As heavy snow fell one after another, only a few households had stoves and charcoal, while the majority of households had neither stoves nor charcoal. Finally, those who could not bear the cold regretted their efforts and came to Qiu Jianjun for help.
But the team leader is not omnipotent. Previously, there was support from all levels, and it was a good opportunity, but those who could afford it had to pay a certain amount for the stove.
These people, on the other hand, thought that firewood was free and were unwilling to spend extra money. They even resold the industrial tickets they had worked so hard to get. Where could he get them now?
I can only advise them to collect more firewood, lie on the kang and rest when they have nothing to do, and think of a solution next year.
The ignorant man insisted on asking if he could pick up firewood from such and such place. Qiu Jianjun sent him away with a sullen face.
The melon has already been brought home, it's already this critical moment, what are you still asking? If you ask, it's not allowed, but if you don't ask and pick it up, no one will follow you around and tell you that you can't do it.
Qiu Yuling originally thought that the two coal stoves that Qiu's father had fought for were for one in the main room and the other in her eldest brother's room.
It was not until Tiegeda officially moved in that she found out that one of the tickets was specially exchanged for her.
"I'll just sleep there, so just put it in the main room." Originally, I didn't have to argue about it, but I felt that since I came to this family and became their daughter, I have been wholeheartedly caring for everyone. When I heard Mrs. Qiu's arrangement, although I understood it, I felt uncomfortable.
But now that everything was really in place, she realized that her share was originally part of the plan, and it was Mother Qiu who told Father Qiu about it in advance, which is why he took it seriously.
Now that she was reminded of him, all the discomfort in her heart disappeared, and she felt sincere in her rejection.
"Just put it in your room. You can study or review your lessons during the day without feeling constrained." The point is that the main room is full of things this year, and she doesn't want to move in and sleep with them anyway, so her room is the most suitable.
"Another thing is, the stove is burning in this room during the day, and the fire is burning on the kang. In the room, people come and go, eat and drink, and it's full of people, so it's warm." Li Qingmei explained to her that since she had already bought the things, she shouldn't do anything embarrassing.
At that time, except for Qiu Yuling's room, the other three rooms all had suites, which were about the same size as the main room of Qiu's father and mother. They also had kangs inside and outside, so that it would be convenient for the sons to get married and have children when they grew up.
At that time, Qiu Yuling was eager to have an independent space, so she didn't care too much about these things.
But as parents, unless things really get out of hand, Mr. and Mrs. Qiu try their best to treat their children equally, and even secretly feel that they should love their little girl even more.
After a lot of arguing, Qiu Yuling finally didn't push the coal stove out. Qiu's father also said that the house was smaller than the one her three brothers had, and it was already unfair to his daughter. When it came to things, her brothers had to give in to her.
On the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month, the family was discussing who to invite and how to divide the proceeds, when the door was pushed open and a dusty man came in.
"Dahe? Dahe!" Li Qingmei was so excited that she almost fell off the kang.
She dived to the ground, hugged her second son, and burst into tears. Upon hearing this, Qiu Dashan came over from his room. When he saw that it was his second son who had returned, he also hugged him and cried excitedly.
Except for Qiu Dashu who was still in school, the remaining five-sixths of the Qiu family were reunited, with five people in the family. Four of them were crying and hugging each other, and only Qiu Yuling was left on the periphery, unable to squeeze in.
It wasn't that she wasn't excited, it was that these people were too excited, leaving her with no chance of taking advantage. She could only silently take the chicken soup from the clay pot and warm it over the fire.
After they had cried enough, the chicken soup was hot and just right for soaking some pancakes in it.
She went to the apartment to get some pickles. It was too cold, so Qiu's father had moved the pickle jar inside the apartment.
"Silly child, why are you in such a hurry when it snows so heavily? Stay overnight at the guesthouse in town, and come back together tomorrow when Dashu has a holiday." Li Qingmei wiped away her tears and complained with a smile.
"I can't wait any longer." Qiu Dahe gulped down two bowls of chicken soup with pancakes. He realized that even in the twelfth lunar month, the door was always locked and food was always left for his family, just in case he suddenly returned one day and the kitchen was empty.
Father Qiu hurried out to move Qiu Dahe's bicycle into the main room.
"Where are you from?" Another two-fifths of the group gathered around. Qiu Yuling did not move from the kang. Mother Qiu held her second son's hand tightly and was reluctant to let go, but she stretched her neck and asked the question first.
"The ticket was issued for completing a mission and performing meritorious service, and the money was borrowed from my comrades." Qiu Dahe said this with some embarrassment. He didn't have enough money, but he couldn't wait to save enough. In order to give his parents and brothers and sisters a surprise, he reluctantly borrowed money from several of his comrades.
"How much did you borrow?" Li Qingmei's forehead twitched. She couldn't understand why her children were so keen on spending money. They were the kind of people who would do anything even if there was no difficulty and would create one.
"I borrowed 72 yuan from ten comrades, hehe." Qiu Yuling almost choked to death when the seeds of the saxaul seeds were sucked into her throat.
Except for Qiu Dashan, who didn't know the specific surplus of his family's dividend this time, the other two had different expressions and were shocked in their hearts. He was so far away, how could he know that the family had earned so much this year? Was this calculated as a loan?
Qiu Dahe thought his parents were shocked that he owed so much, so he hurriedly comforted them, telling them not to panic, and that he would pay it back by completing a few more missions and making more contributions.
Mother Qiu said nothing. She went into the kang hole of the apartment and rummaged around for a long time before pulling out a can. She counted out 72 yuan from inside and stuffed it into Qiu Dahe's arms, saying, "Pay it back as soon as you get home."
Qiu Dahe was surprised that his family could still come up with the money.
Li Qingmei and Qiu Jianshe simply told Qiu Dashan about the brigade's year-end items one by one. Qiu Dashan went back to his future father-in-law's house. This was the first time he heard it, and he was very happy in his heart. He felt that this year's work was not in vain.
"Since we already have bicycles, why don't we not worry about the sewing machine for now?" Li Qingmei was thrifty and afraid of making a fool of herself.
"The sewing machine is a betrothal gift for my new sister-in-law, and the bicycle is a gift from my second brother to the family. They are separate things, why are you mixing them together?" Qiu Yuling saw that Li Qingmei was trying to smooth things over again, and she couldn't help but want to say a few words.
"That's right, let's put things one way or the other. It's not appropriate for a brother-in-law to earn betrothal gifts for his sister-in-law." Qiu Jianshe followed closely. He always felt that his daughter had some flaws in her heart, and this time he felt that it was right again.
"Well! That's what I said, let's put things one way or another." Li Qingmei saw that except for the second brother, everyone else looked confused. The truth was on the tip of her tongue, but when she thought of Qiu Yuling's set of big truths, she didn't want to argue anymore.
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