Chapter 224 Snowstorm
Lu Changzheng did not drive home that day, but took a transport bus. He got off the bus on the main road and took a small road to walk home.
As he was walking, he suddenly heard someone crying. When he got closer, he saw that it was Lu Fubao.
"Lu Fubao." Lu Changzheng called.
Hearing someone calling him, Lu Fubao quickly wiped his tears and stood up. When he saw Lu Changzheng, tears were about to fall again.
Lu Changzheng frowned, "A man bleeds but does not cry. Why are you crying? Tell me, what happened?"
Originally, his father said that Lu Fubao looked more decent, but he didn't expect that he was still so effeminate and would only cry when something happened.
"Brother Changzheng, my mother is back."
"It's time, she will be released naturally." Lu Changzheng frowned. Zhao Jiuxiang was a troublemaker. With her back, his second brother's house would probably be lively again.
"My mother..." Lu Fubao told Lu Changzheng what Zhao Jiuxiang had done in the past few days.
"Brother Changzheng, what do you think I should do?"
Maybe it was because Lu Changzheng helped him deal with those gangsters last time and taught him how to deal with things. Lu Fubao was particularly convinced of Lu Changzheng and felt that he could solve the problem by asking him.
"Do you still want your sisters?"
"Yes!" Lu Fubao nodded.
"Then you should send the food back and buy some gifts to apologize. Tell your mother clearly that if she goes to your sister's house to ask for things again, you should cut off all ties with her."
"But, then my mother..."
"There is no such thing as a perfect solution. If you want to take care of your mother, then ignore your sister. If you want to think about your sister, you can't be too obedient to your mother."
Unexpectedly, Zhao Jiuxiang, after all the hard work, actually gave up and didn't care about anything. It is estimated that only Lu Fubao can deal with her.
"But I didn't listen to her, so she sat on the ground and rolled around, attracting everyone to watch, and I..." It was embarrassing.
"We've already gone through the most embarrassing things, so I don't care about this one more. Let her make her own noise, and you do yours. As a man, you must first stand up for yourself and take care of this family, then others will listen to you."
"Think about it carefully, I'm going home first." Lu Changzheng waved his hand.
It's difficult for an honest official to settle family affairs. If he wasn't the second brother's brother-in-law, he would have been too lazy to care.
Lu Fubao squatted on the side of the road and thought for a long time, until his feet were numb, and then he stood up and limped home.
Zhao Jiuxiang saw that his son had not returned for a long time after leaving, and he was a little anxious. Just as he was about to go out to look for him, he saw Lu Fubao coming back again.
"Fubao, where have you been? Mother is worried about you."
Lu Fubao didn't answer. She looked at Zhao Jiuxiang and said seriously, "Mother, if you still want me as your son, don't go to your sister's house to ask for things in the future."
"Yes, yes, mother won't go." Zhao Jiuxiang saw that Lu Fubao didn't look like he was joking, so she quickly responded.
Asking for food is indeed too conspicuous, and I will ask for money in the future.
"Mother, I'm serious! Our family still has money, and I have bought food. I will eat less in the future and won't let you go hungry."
"Which sister's family did you ask for your food today? I'll send it back tomorrow."
"Fubao, we won't send it back. Mother won't ask for it in the future." Zhao Jiuxiang was negotiating, and she always felt that her son seemed a little different after going out.
"It's okay if you don't send it back, mother. Just give me the money and I'll send the food money over tomorrow."
Zhao Jiuxiang almost jumped up, "Fubao, your sister used to bring things home a lot, so you don't have to give money for a little food. Today's food is given to me by your third sister on her own initiative. Mother really didn't make a fuss. If you don't believe me, you can go and ask."
Zhao Jiuxiang went to the third girl's house and really didn't make a fuss. She just caught the third sister Lu and scolded her severely.
She made a fuss at Lu Guihua and Lu Guimei's house because she had been resentful of Lu Guihua for a year. She had to vent her anger when she had the chance. Lu Guimei has been disobedient since she was a child. If she didn't make a fuss, how could she get anything?
The other three girls have always been very obedient, and she didn't want to make things difficult for them.
Lu Fubao went to work this year and heard all kinds of gossip about the family. He was no longer like before, believing everything Zhao Jiuxiang said.
When he was free in the farm, he also went to the homes of his first three sisters and found that they were not living well in their husband's family. His brothers-in-law were very resentful of their family. It was not like what his mother said, these were the gifts taken by the sisters and brothers-in-law.
"Mom, there are two choices, either return the grain or give the money." Lu Fubao didn't want to say anything more. Brother Changzheng was right. A man should be tough when he needs to be tough.
Zhao Jiuxiang slapped his thigh and wanted to cry: "Mom, if you want Lao Shi to move in, you have to listen to me, otherwise he will never move in in his lifetime."
Zhao Jiuxiang choked and stopped crying, "Okay, Mom listens to you."
It has only been a year and her son is no longer obedient. Forget it, just go along with him for now, and when Lao Shitou comes, they will slowly teach him.
The next day, Lu Fubao asked Zhao Jiuxiang for a few dollars and went to the brigade to buy a few pounds of eggs.
Lu Guimei's in-laws' house was closer, so Lu Fubao sent her food back first, and left without saying anything after putting down the eggs and food.
Lu Guimei chased out, and saw Lu Fubao's back as he walked away, and she sighed in her heart.
Her brother was not a bad person, and she hoped that her mother would not lead him astray again after she came back.
After sending Lu Guimei, Lu Fubao went to Lu Sanjie's house. Lu Sanjie had some scars on her face, and it was obvious that she had been beaten.
Lu Fubao felt very upset. After putting down the food and eggs, he just said that his mother would not come to ask for things again. Then he stuffed the two yuan he had left into her pocket and left.
He knew that his third sister's in-laws did not like them, so he did not bother them.
After returning, he took the remaining one pound of eggs to Lu's house and apologized to Li Yue'e.
Li Yue'e was a little surprised to see him like that. She said to Lu Qing'an, "This Lu Fubao really makes me look at him in a new light. I thought that his mother had returned and he would become a wet nurse again."
Li Yue'e did not want the eggs, but took them to the second room and asked Lu Guihua to cook them for the two grandsons.
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November passed quickly, and December came in the blink of an eye.
As soon as December arrived, the snow suddenly became heavy, with heavy snowfall almost every day. In order to prevent the road from being closed due to heavy snow, the Lujia Village Brigade sent people to shovel snow every day. Even so, the snow on the road was still up to the calf.
The transport vehicles in the mining area also stopped. It was on the mountain, and they had to prevent the risk of avalanches. Lu Changzheng did not come back during this period, and he and Tao Peisheng had been guarding there.
Lu Qingan was also very busy. Every day, he and Lu Baoguo would go to the brigade to check on the lonely elderly and orphans. They were worried that they did not have enough firewood and would freeze to death in the middle of the night, or that the heavy snow would collapse their houses.
They also had to organize people to clear the snow from their roofs.
Most of the snow on the roof of Su Mo's house was cleared by Lu Xingjun, and occasionally Lu Guoping would come to help.
The treatment at that time was not as good as in later generations. We had to go to work even in a blizzard, and we had to overcome all difficulties to carry out the revolution.
Su Mo and Lu Xiaolan walked to work every day, and deeply felt the hardships of the northern people.
Every time they walked, their shoes and pants felt wet.
Su Mo put cotton shoes and cotton pants in the office, and changed into them when she got to the office. After the wet shoes were dried, she changed back before leaving work.