Zhang Xudong returned to the county town and talked to his grandmother about the food issue.
Grandma sighed and said, “Dongzi, if they really want to give it to us, just accept it.
Some things should be let go. Those things about grandma happened in the old society, and those people are long gone.
There is no point in us competing with their descendants.
What happened in the past few months were all trivial matters, and we didn’t suffer any loss, so let it go.
Life must go on, and we'll make friends with those we can. As for those we can't, we'll just nod and laugh it off when we meet.
"Okay, I'll listen to you and we won't bother with them.
I'll find a way to compensate them later, and we won't take advantage of this.
Grandma, where is Xiaojing? "
Zhang Xudong asked when he didn't see He Jingxian.
"She went to send Yanyan to school and said she wanted to call his parents on the way.
We've been gone for quite some time now, shouldn't we be back soon?"
Grandma said this while looking at the road.
"Look, Jing is back. What happened? Did someone make her unhappy?" said grandma.
Zhang Xudong looked at He Jingxian who was walking on the road.
I saw her with her head down and her hands in her trouser pockets.
He kicked the clods of dirt on the road as he walked, looking unhappy.
Zhang Xudong quickly went up to him and said lovingly:
"What's going on? Who made you unhappy? Tell me and I'll help you get revenge."
"My parents pissed me off, go find them!" He Jingxian said with a pout.
Zhang Xudong suddenly became dispirited after hearing this.
"Then I really don't dare to go. But, they are thousands of miles away, how can they offend you?"
"They wanted to come and pick me up, but I said I couldn't go back on my own. They insisted on coming because I really didn't want to take that train."
"Why? Weren't they quite relieved when you came alone?" Zhang Xudong was a little confused.
"Isn't it because of that calligraphy?
I originally wanted to tell them and make them happy.
But their two loud speakers started shouting while answering the phone.
This was a big deal. The people in the farm reclamation group were immediately furious.
The head uncle asked them to come and pick me up tomorrow, saying that he was worried that I couldn't protect the calligraphy by myself.
I was thinking of asking them to take time off to come here for the New Year, but now I have to go back early."
He Jingxian said this with an unhappy look on her face.
"They still have three or four days to arrive. By the time they get here, it will be time for us to take the exam.
Your student status is still like this, yet you say you want to take the exam.
We can delay it for a day, maybe we can even keep them here for the New Year."
In order to make He Jingxian happy, Zhang Xudong gave her a bad idea.
"Yes, let's do it. It's so lively here! It would be so lonely and boring to go back."
He Jingxian was indeed happy to hear this, and was still thinking about how to delay it for a few more days.
Zhang Dazhuang arrived in the evening driving the mule cart.
It was said that everyone worked hard to grind the corn kernels into flour before sending it over.
Zhang Xudong didn't bother to be polite with him anymore and gave him two bottles of wine to drink at home.
The next day, Zhang Xudong went into the mountains early in the morning.
He was too lazy to catch the wild boar, so he ran to the top of the mountain and caught two sheep.
It’s still good to drink some mutton soup to warm yourself up in such cold weather.
When he returned to the county town, the open space in the west was already bustling with activity.
Everyone from the factory's infrastructure department came over. They worked overnight to produce a simple blueprint and will start digging the foundation today.
Originally, this kind of small courtyard was not a big deal in their eyes, but this time they took it very seriously without any explanation.
If they make any mistakes in this job, they will be too embarrassed to face anyone.
A large group of men, women, young and old, carrying shovels and pickaxes, were waiting for them to mark the lines and divide the work.
Several people were busy working in the middle of winter and were sweating profusely.
Bricks, sand and cement are being brought here in truckloads.
Originally, these materials not only required planning, but also waiting in line.
But the local committee issued a notice to the cement factory; the county also issued notices to the brick and tile factory, sand and gravel quarry, and timber yard, requiring them to use everything here first.
This is great now. As long as we report the quantity of all the materials, the factory will deliver them over.
All these materials have been paid for. Doesn't your county only allow each person to donate ten cents?
Since we workers can't donate more money, we can donate materials. This does not violate the county's regulations.
Zhang Xudong handed the sheep to his grandmother and left them alone.
He quickly found Director Feng and said:
"Uncle Feng, please tell the county to stop allowing donations. There's nowhere to use the money!"
Director Feng said with a wry smile:
“It’s too late, I’m afraid the money from various units has already been collected.
People's enthusiasm is so high, higher than you can imagine.
The Chairman's personal charisma is truly immense! This is undoubtedly unprecedented.
In everyone's eyes, he is a savior.
This enthusiasm is unstoppable, and this is just the beginning.
Hehe, look at this bunch of old men and old ladies, can they obey the county's regulations? "
Zhang Xudong looked in the direction Director Feng pointed and saw a group of old men and women from the retirement home walking towards them.
Zhang Xudong quickly turned around and tried to run. These people would definitely start cursing if they saw him. He couldn't afford to offend them, so he'd better stay away.
"You little monkey, why are you running away when you see us? Come back here."
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