A few days later, the Lu family received a package sent by military mail from the post office. Lu Shicheng carried the big package home, and many people in the yard looked at him.
"Old Lu, who sent you this package?" Lu Shicheng greeted his colleagues, listened to their questions, and cheerfully replied, "My daughter-in-law prepared it. That brat of ours hasn't even written to you much since he went to Northeast Province."
Colleagues looked at her with envy. Everyone had a daughter-in-law, but no one was like Su Jin, who could mail the family's food rations to the elderly.
"I heard he's from the country?" someone took the opportunity to provoke.
"They were educated youth sent to the countryside from a big city. The child is a hard worker and was originally admitted to the county junior high school. But because the couple got married, the daughter-in-law had to teach at a junior high school in the military district." Lu Shicheng said proudly, "The children are far away in the Northeast, and I am in the imperial capital. I just hope that the children are safe."
After exchanging a few words with his colleagues, Lu Shicheng left with the package.
He even left the guards behind. Several colleagues gathered together, staring at his back and talking about him.
"Xiaoyi has always had good taste. He doesn't like the girls in the courtyard. It seems that Mr. and Mrs. Lu also like their daughter-in-law." Several colleagues became envious. They all had daughters-in-law who were troublesome.
The Lu family is different. The sisters-in-law get along like sisters. You can often see them going shopping together with Lu Bairen's wife Du Ruo, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law get along like mother and daughter.
Many families in the compound hope that their daughters can marry into the Lu family and live a happy life with their husband's family.
"There's one less good candidate in the courtyard now." After talking for a while, they dispersed and went home.
Lu Shicheng came in carrying a package, and Lu Boren and his wife looked at their son in surprise.
"Boss, why are you carrying the package here?" Lu Boren asked curiously.
"It was sent by Xiaojin. In addition to food and bacon, there is also a letter." Lu Shicheng handed the letter to Lu Boren.
Jiang Shan heard Lu Shicheng's voice, handed the kitchen to Aunt Ran and came out.
"Xiaoshan, my daughter-in-law sent me a lot of things." Lu Shicheng and his wife murmured, "Xiaoyi has been waiting there for several years. When has he ever thought about home?"
Lu Boren watched Su Jin write about some things in the family compound, and specifically mentioned that there were traitors and human traffickers in the compound, asking the family to pay more attention.
"Boss, go back and secretly follow up on the people that the patrol team is investigating. They were arrested from Ayi's side." Lu Boren disliked traitors and hated human traffickers even more.
Lu Shicheng nodded in agreement, and was about to speak when he was interrupted by Jiang Shan's call.
"Xiao Jin actually sent so much meat!" Jiang Shan took out the oil-paper package from the grains and found cured duck and bacon inside. "This piece of meat is almost five pounds. Did the two kids send the meat for the New Year?"
Lu Boren and Lin Ruo looked at each other and found that there was quite a lot of bacon on the coffee table.
"There are still 50 kilograms of miscellaneous grains of rice." Lu Shicheng picked up the bag of grains.
"Xiao Jin said that the old masters persuaded them to grow more vegetables this year. When they have a break, they can clean up the backyard at home and grow vegetables too." Lu Boren and Lin Ruo have been staying at home recently, so it would be nice to grow vegetables when they have nothing to do.
Lu Shicheng looked at his father and said, "Dad, do you think Xiaojin is reminding us that the harvest has been poor for a few years?"
"The capital hasn't snowed since winter began, and now it's spring, but there hasn't been a single rain." Lu Boren has been farming with his parents for over a decade, so he's considered an old hand. "Also, old lady, raise a few more chickens. Since we don't pay per head, can each of us raise two? Ask Dazhuang and Xiaoran if they want to raise them together."
"Commander, they must be kept together." Tong Dazhuang said, holding the seasonings he bought from the supply and marketing cooperative. "I heard from some old friends today that the cells over at the patrol brigade are slow. The three families near the west side of the compound have all been locked up."
Lu Bairen was stunned, and after a long time he sighed: "If Laojiu were still alive, he would probably be mad to death."
Wang Jiu is Lu Bairen's old comrade-in-arms. The two fought side by side. He died of illness three years ago, and the eldest son became the head of the family.
"Talk to everyone else in the family on the phone, and tell Xiaoyi to stop interfering in Lu Shiyuan's affairs." When Lu Bairen heard Lu Shiyi calling back to complain, he could understand Lu Shiyuan's actions, but he did not agree with him plotting against Lu Shiyi.
"Yes!" Lu Shicheng laughed secretly. Lu Shiyi would never suffer in vain. "Xiao Jin's household registration has also been transferred. The village can no longer control their affairs."
Jiang Shan took the things sent by Su Jin into the kitchen, poured the mixed grain rice into the rice jar, and found two or three small packages inside.
"Xiao Jin is smart. She brought some seasoning to repel insects." Aunt Ran looked at the small tea bag and laughed.
"Auntie Ran, Xiaojin is a good person. Ayi wouldn't send this home." Jiang Shan and Auntie Ran are in charge of the family's food supply. Food is hard to come by in the city these days, and the military district limits its food purchases daily. "This can only last for two or three months. We buy food every three days. It doesn't hurt to store more."
Aunt Ran also agreed with Jiang Shan's opinion. She went shopping with her good sisters in the compound and heard a lot of rumors. Some people even went to the black market to exchange food. Although it was risky, they only wanted to make sure their family had enough food and clothing.
Lu Bairen and Du Ruo have pensions and retirement benefits, Lu Shicheng and Jiang Shan also receive allowances and wages, and the family is not short of tickets. Now they have tickets but money but cannot buy goods.
"Xiaoshan, buy some lettuce today and cut some bacon. Let's stir-fry the lettuce and bacon?" Aunt Ran thought that the old man hadn't eaten bacon for a long time.
Every time she buys meat, Aunt Ran will make sweet potato and pork belly.
"Xiao Jin's bacon is really delicious, and he uses a lot of ingredients." Aunt Ran and Tong Dazhuang are from western Hunan, and Aunt Ran likes to cook Hunan dishes.
The Lu family all loves spicy food, even Grandpa Lu still likes spicy food.
"I'll make some mixed grain rice today. Mom, Dad, Uncle Tong, and you've all been eating porridge lately." Jiang Shan felt sorry for the four elderly people. She and her husband also looked up to Tong Dazhuang and Ran Ran as their elders. "My husband and I can't afford to buy food, so I'm sorry you've suffered."
All of their children died in the war. When Lu Bairen married Lu Shicheng and Jiang Shan, he asked for the elderly care of Tong Dazhuang and his wife.
Ran Ran hummed with a choked voice. The two felt the warmth in the Lu family. The younger generations of the Lu family respected them very much.
The couple often said privately that following the old leader and his wife for the rest of their lives was the best thing they had ever done.
When they retired, the hospital wanted to allocate a house to Tong Dazhuang and his wife, but they refused, saying that it would be better for them to live in the old leader's house so that they could spend more time with the old leader and his wife.
After discussion, the above-mentioned people finally agreed to the request of Tong Dazhuang and his wife, and Lu Bairen also had to recognize Tong Dazhuang as his younger brother.
"Xiaoshan, thank you for your concern!" Aunt Ran knew the current situation well. Many families had run out of rice.
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