Chapter 321

Returning Home in Glory 2 After finishing today’s task, Li Yue’e recorded her work points with the team leader and hurried home to cook.

Although the children kept telling her not to do such tiring work anymore, she still had to do what she could, and she received seven work points today.

There are not many laborers in her family now, and only she and the second oldest child work in the production team.

The eldest child works for a credit station, and every week, he has to take half a day off to attend meetings. If there is something going on with the credit union, they can call at any time, and he has to take time off to work, after all, he is paid by them.

Although Dad also earns work points in the sideline team, he is old after all, and he has been sick twice. Although he has recovered, his body is not as strong as before, and there is limited work he can do.

Not to mention the old man, who was a retired cadre, and the brigade had various things for him to deal with from time to time. It was already very good if he could do farm work for half a day.

But there were many people in the family who needed to share the grain, and everyone was watching. If there was no capable worker in the branch secretary's family, people would talk about it.

Moreover, her family now had not only the third child who was a military officer, but also two college students. She had to set an example and not leave any excuses for her children to be talked about.

Therefore, as long as she was not feeling unwell, Li Yue'e basically worked for seven or eight work points.

When she returned to the village, Li Yue'e looked at the smoke coming out of the chimney at home from a distance and felt a little strange. Could it be that the old man went home early today and cooked first?

Thinking back, it was probably Guodong Aiqin and the others who were helping to boil water after school.

Lu Fengqin had already started junior high school last year. There was no middle school in Lujia Village, so she had to go to the commune. She had always been a commuter student before, and Liu Yuzhi would take her to work every day and take her back after work. After

Lu Xiaolan and the others were admitted to university, Lu Xingjun and his wife let her live in the school when she started the second year of junior high school so that she could study more at ease, and only picked her up every Sunday during the rest time.

Otherwise, she would have to rush around every day and waste a lot of time on the road, not to mention that there were other children at home, and the learning environment was not as good as that of the school.

As for food, they brought their own food and firewood. The school had janitors to help steam rice, and Liu Yuzhi would send some cooked dishes every other day. The food was basically the same as at home, and even better. After all,

Lu Xingjun and his wife had different expectations for their children now. They were afraid that the children would not eat enough and affect their studies. The food they brought was mainly rice, but they mixed it with corn grits, which were all broken into pieces, not the big grits that they usually ate at home.

Before entering the yard, Li Yue'e heard the children shouting "Auntie" and "Auntie", and ran in quickly. It was indeed Lu Xiaolan who came back.

"Child, didn't you say you would send a telegram to your brother to pick you up? How come you came back by yourself?" Lu Xiaolan hadn't sent a telegram, so they thought she had stayed in Beijing for some special reason.

"Mom, I'm not a child anymore. Now there are buses and transportation is convenient. I can come back by myself. When I got to the commune, my sister-in-law was there. Look, my sister-in-law brought me back." Lu Xiaolan went to greet her.

Seeing that Li Yue'e was covered in mud, she said, "Mom, the water is ready. Go wash up. My sister-in-law has cooked dinner. We will all eat together tonight."

Liu Yuzhi heard Li Yue'e coming back in the kitchen, and hurried out to let her wash up first, and the dinner would be ready soon.

Since the old lady had cooked, Li Yue'e was not in a hurry. She took the clothes and went to wash them. Lu Xiaolan poured hot water for her.

When it was dark, people who went to work came back one after another, and everyone was very happy to see Lu Xiaolan back.

The family had dinner together.

After dinner, the family sat in the living room and chatted. Lu Xiaolan took out the gifts she brought back and distributed them to everyone.

The children each got a metal pencil case with a pattern printed on it, and multiplication formulas were printed inside the box.

This pencil case is new in Guangzhou, let alone a place like Lujia Village. After the children got it, they really couldn't put it down. They were happier than receiving New Year's money during the Spring Festival.

The two sisters-in-law each got a piece of khaki cloth so that they could make their own clothes. The two brothers each got a pair of Jiefang shoes.

In addition to nutritional supplements, the three elderly people also got a set of warm clothes.

This thermal clothing came from Hong Kong. It is light, comfortable and warm. It is not available in China. She bought it from a second-hand dealer. It is not cheap. One set costs more than ten yuan. Three sets cost her more than one month's salary.

Her own set was given to her by Su Mo, otherwise she would not be willing to buy it. After all, this clothing can only be worn inside, not outside. But it is indeed very comfortable and warm to wear, and you don't have to wear bulky clothes in winter.

Li Yue'e looked at the thin thermal clothing and asked, "Xiao Lan, can this thing keep you warm?" It weighed less than two taels.

"Yes." Lu Xiaolan smiled, "Don't look at its thinness. It is as warm as a sweater. Look, it is velvety inside." As she said that, she turned the clothes over for Li Yue'e to see.

"Oh, it's true. It's so thin, and it's even velvety. Things from Guangzhou are really different."

"These things are not from Guangzhou, but from Hong Kong. We can't buy them in our country."

When Li Yue'e heard this, she immediately felt that the things in her hand were not so attractive. "How can you take the risk to buy these things, kid?" If she was caught, she might not be able to go to college.

Lu Xiaolan waved her hands, "Mom, don't take the risk. Guangzhou doesn't care about those things anymore. There are second-hand vendors everywhere on the street. You don't have to hide when buying things. Just call them over to buy when you see them."

"The sisters-in-law in the family compound often buy things outside, so there's nothing to worry about."

Unlike Guangzhou, speculation and profiteering are still regulated in other places, and you still have to be sneaky to buy things.

Since the liberalization of the policy, the commodities in Guangzhou have been enriched a lot, and many things have been secretly circulated from Hong Kong. Those things are really much more exquisite and advanced than those in China.

Lu Xiaolan said, and took out a palm-sized pocket radio and handed it to Lu Boying, "Grandpa, this radio was bought for you by my third sister-in-law. It can be powered by batteries, and you can listen to it wherever you go. It's very convenient."

Li Yue'e looked at such a small radio and asked, "Is this thing also from Hong Kong?" "

Yes." Lu Xiaolan nodded.

"You two kids, how can you be so brave? Don't do this next time. You are college students. If someone reports this, what will the school do if you are not accepted?" Li Yue'e disagreed.