Chapter 93 Selected as Advanced Brigade
In the afternoon, Lu Qingan and Lu Baoguo came out of the meeting, smiling so much that the wrinkles at the corners of their eyes could kill several mosquitoes.
The two responded to the people who came forward to congratulate them, and Lu Baoguo quickly rode his bicycle, carrying Lu Qingan, and rushed to the brigade at lightning speed. He pedaled the bicycle so hard that it was almost smoking.
After returning to the brigade, the two went straight to the brigade headquarters and arrived at the radio studio. After calming down for a long time, they began to let each other speak.
In the end, it was decided that Lu Baoguo would speak.
Soon, Lu Baoguo's excited voice came from the loudspeaker of the radio, conveying three exciting news.
First, their brigade was selected as the advanced brigade.
Second, the commune will provide funds to install a telephone as a reward, so their brigade will have a telephone in the future.
Third, the county will reward a tractor next year, so their brigade will have a tractor in the future.
Instantly, the whole brigade was excited.
You know, Qingxi County only selects advanced brigades every two years, and there are only three vacancies each time. There are a total of 9 communes in Qingxi County, and each commune has more than a dozen production brigades. It is not easy to be selected.
The Lujia Village Brigade is the first advanced brigade in their commune.
This is really a very honorable thing.
Lu Qingan and Lu Baoguo were also very excited, and tears welled up in their eyes.
They were able to lead the brigade to an advanced brigade during their tenure, which was also a matter of honor for their ancestors.
They lived up to their parents and the expectations of their leaders. They really did it.
The two old men, who were over 50 years old, held each other's hands tightly, wishing they could cry.
The difficulties of the past few years flashed through their minds one by one, but now everything is worth it.
"Old man, you have worked hard." Lu Qing'an patted Lu Baoguo on the shoulder.
Lu Baoguo also patted Lu Qing'an, "You old man, you have worked hard too."
The two smiled at each other, and everything was said without words.
After Lu Qing'an returned home, he went to Lu Boying's room, walked up to him and said, "Dad, our brigade has been rated as an advanced brigade."
Lu Boying smiled, took Lu Qing'an's hand and patted it, "Our Qing'an is great, he has done what Dad can't do."
Hearing his father's praise, Lu Qing'an suddenly squatted down, holding his head and crying like a child.
Lu Boying is a great hero, and his status in Lu Qing'an's heart is very high. He always thought that he was too mediocre and had never done anything to make his father proud, which seemed to have tarnished his father's reputation.
Now, he finally did something that made his father proud.
He was really glad that his father was still alive, that he could see this scene today, and that he could still hear his father's praise.
Tears welled up in Lu Boming's eyes. He stroked Lu Qing'an's head and said, "Our Qing'an has always been great."
Lu Boming owed a lot to his only child. He had never educated him since he was a child and could only come back to visit him occasionally. By the time he was injured and retired, he had already married and had children.
Fortunately, he was kind-hearted and never resented him.
After hearing this, Lu Qing'an burst into tears.
No matter how old he was, in front of his parents, he was still the little boy who hoped to be praised.
So, when parents are alive, life still has a place to go, but when parents are gone, life only has a way back.
Lu Qing'an cried for a long time, and after releasing his emotions, he felt embarrassed again. He felt that he was so old and a father, but he was still crying in front of his father.
It was really embarrassing. Seeing that Lu Qing'an was squatting on the ground for a long time after crying, Lu Bo Ming knew that he was embarrassed. He
handed him a handkerchief and said, "Wipe your face. Xiaomo made pancakes at noon. They are delicious. Your wife left two for you. They are warm in the pot. Go and eat them quickly."
"Hey!" Lu Qing'an took the handkerchief quickly, wiped his face, got up and went out.
He went to the kitchen, scooped a spoonful of water to wash his face, and then took out the stuffed pancakes from the pot to eat.
After eating this, Lu Qing'an's eyes began to moisten again.
He had never eaten such delicious stuffed pancakes since his mother left.
He missed his mother!
So, this man in his 50s, who was the grandfather, silently dropped a few golden beans in the kitchen.
In the evening, the brigade's peanut oil was pressed back. The brigade cadre in charge of pressing the oil notified everyone to bring their oil bottles to the brigade headquarters to collect the oil and cotton.
Su Mo went there with a small bottle. She only had 3.6 kilograms of oil. If she didn't have space to stock up, she would have to use it up in less than a month.
She was looking forward to the cotton.
After receiving the cotton, she could make a few pairs of cotton socks and cotton shoes and take them to the cowshed for her parents to wear. Otherwise, it would be so cold and they would have to work frequently, and their feet would definitely get frostbite.
When she went to get the soles, she asked Aunt Chuncao to make two pairs of shoes for men, saying that she wanted to make shoes for Lu Changzheng.
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The next morning, Su Mo was writing a manuscript at home, and Li Yue'e came over with flour and meat, asking Su Mo to teach her how to make stuffed buns.
"You don't know, your grandma's stuffed buns are so delicious, your dad loves them especially. It's a pity that I don't know how to make them, and they are always hard. The stuffed buns you made yesterday were no worse than your grandma's." Li Yue'e said to Su Mo.
When she came back yesterday, she saw Lu Qing'an alone in the kitchen with red eyes and he had finished eating the stuffed buns. She guessed that he missed his mother. So she went to the commune to cut meat early in the morning and came back, thinking that she would learn so that she could make buns for him in the future.
Su Mo curled her lips and smiled secretly. Li Yue'e said that she loved men, and she herself was not bad either.
Su Mo started by teaching how to mix the dough, then to mix the fillings, then to wrapping, and finally baking. After going through the whole process, she still found some problems. First of
all, the dough that Li Yue'e mixed was relatively hard, but the dough for wrapping stuffed buns actually needs to be thinner, and after wrapping, just dip the outside in flour.
Secondly, when mixing the fillings, Li Yue'e was reluctant to add seasoning, and the fillings she mixed were a bit dry.
Finally, when baking, Li Yue'e had a hot-tempered personality, so the fire burned and burned, and it became strong unconsciously, which caused the moisture in the buns to be quickly baked dry, making the buns look hard.
After finishing, Li Yue'e touched her forehead where there was no sweat. "This is really a delicate technical job, not suitable for a rough person like me."
She couldn't keep her energy when she watched the pancakes being baked slowly in the pan. She always wanted to increase the fire and bake them all at once.
Su Mo smiled, "It's okay, mom, if you don't like to bake, next time dad wants to eat, just tell me and I'll bake it for him."
"Okay." Li Yue'e didn't refuse. "Then next time he wants to eat, mom will bring the ingredients and you can help bake it. Mom can't do this delicate job."
Li Yue'e sighed. It seems that she is really not the type to love men. She gave up after only one morning.
Forget it! There are already several grandchildren. Whether they feel pain or not will be a lifetime.
Let's just live like this!
Li Yue'e brought a pound of meat and more than two pounds of flour, cut some leeks from Su Mo's vegetable field, and baked about twenty or so stuffed buns. She left four for Su Mo to eat at noon, and took the rest home.
She didn't have to cook for lunch or dinner.