Chapter 250: Local Water and Soil Nurturing Local People
Gao Xiulan reacted and smiled, "This is a good thing. It's not easy for relatives from such a distant place to come all the way here. We need to treat them well. When your uncle and I come over later, you don't have to greet us. Just greet the good family."
After saying that, he took Chuyi away first.
Zhang Hongying asked Lu Dongping: "Where is he? Is he in the house? Should I go and say hello to him first?"
Lu Dongping glanced at her and said, "Wanwan took her out for a walk, probably to the educated youth camp." As he said that, he went into the kitchen, where there was still food being cooked in the pot!
Zhang Hongying washed her hands with water and reached out to hold Dandan: "Come here, grandma, hold our little cub for a walk."
She didn't even enter the house. As soon as Gao Xiulan left, she followed her with the child in her arms.
Everyone who had been working at home had returned, and the Lu family yard, which had been quiet for a day, became lively again.
Gao Xiulan put the child down from her back.
Lu Jiahua was born just after the beginning of autumn the previous year, in mid-September of the Gregorian calendar. Shengxia had a job, and Gao Xiulan had to go to work. She was worried about home and couldn't go to the county town to take care of the child. She stopped breastfeeding the child after three months and took care of him at home.
Fortunately, Chuyi can already run around. He is almost five years old now and he is four years old. Otherwise, it would be hard to cope with having two more children in the family.
However, I still owe Lu Dongcai and his wife, and Lu Qingqing has to raise this child herself.
Fortunately, she is a person who can take things easy.
Zhang Hongying came over with the child in her arms. Gao Xiulan called out to her, "Why are you here? Aren't you at home to greet us?"
"She's not home. She said she went out for a walk. I called her, but she didn't come. Sister-in-law, my heart is pounding. I'm so anxious. You said it's so far away, how come her family came here without saying anything? Are they trying to take her back or something? Look at our team, in the past two years, all the educated youth who came here have left, even those who lived in the cowshed have gone back."
Jiahua groaned a few times and peed. Gao Xiulan wrapped her up again and then said, "What are you thinking about? How can you not visit each other after getting married? Wanwan was married to Dongping openly and honestly. They did it no worse than anyone else. It's not like they abducted her secretly. What are you afraid of? Besides, this is their life together. As long as her heart is with Dongping, no one can take her away. If her heart is not with him anymore, you can't keep her even if someone comes from your family."
Zhang Hongying sighed. She knew the reason, but she just felt uneasy.
As soon as his butt touched the bench, he stood up again: "I'll go back and take a look first."
Everyone here had finished work, and Xu Qingming was walking back with a hoe on his shoulder. Before he reached the educated youth site, he saw someone who looked like Wen Wan from a distance, and he couldn't help but quicken his pace.
Wen Wan also saw him and raised her hand to point at Wen Shihua: "You're off work, you're back!"
Wen Shihua looked up and saw several young men carrying farm tools walking towards him. The one walking in front was Xu Qingming.
I haven't seen him for several years. The boy who used to be a little immature has now grown into an adult.
Seeing that he was about to reach the front, Xu Qingming paused. The two people behind him didn't know what he was doing. Just as they were about to ask, they saw him stride forward quickly. Looking at the person standing at the entrance of the educated youth station, he shouted, "Uncle!"
Wen Shihua smiled and waved: "I haven't seen you for several years. You have really grown up." They have grown up, and he has also grown old.
"Uncle, is it really you? Why are you here? From so far away!"
As he spoke, he couldn't help but glance at Wen Wan.
Wen Shihua said, "I just happened to come here for some work and came to see you and Wanwan."
Wen Wan also said: "Seventh brother, go return the hoe, wash your hands, and come home for dinner tonight."
Xu Qingming responded, and even forgot to introduce himself to the educated youth he was with. He ran away with his hoe on his shoulder.
Zhou Guoping and Huang Wancheng, who were behind, greeted Wen Shihua and were not in a hurry to return the farm tools. They greeted Wen Shihua warmly.
"Wen, Uncle Wen, hello. My name is Zhou Guoping, and I'm an educated youth who came here with Comrade Xu Qingming."
"Uncle Wen, my name is Huang Wancheng. We were both educated youth who came here together in 1972."
It's impossible not to be polite. They had heard that Wen Wan and Xu Qingming's families were powerful in the capital. In the past two years, most of the people in the educated youth camp had left, and there had been no news from the brother and sister, so they thought it was probably a rumor. They never thought that this person would come to Lujiazui from thousands of miles away.
It's impossible not to envy them. Building relationships is a must. Although they know they can't borrow much power from a mere chance encounter, they still have to exert their strength.
Wen Shihua nodded with a perfect smile on his face: "You are all great."
Zhou Guoping and Huang Wancheng were both quite talkative, and Wen Shihua, sympathetic to their difficult situation, readily answered any questions he could, creating a harmonious atmosphere. However, they didn't exchange many words, as Xu Qingming was incredibly quick. He returned the farm tools, washed his face, and even changed his clothes without wasting too much time.
"Uncle, Wanwan, I'm fine. Let's go!" Then he said hello to Zhou Guoping and the others, "I'm going to Lu's house for dinner tonight. Don't cook for me."
The two agreed and watched the three of them walk away along the wheat field.
"Xu Qingming, are you going back too?"
Huang Wancheng sighed, "It's time to go back. We'll be the only two left at the educated youth center from now on."
Zhou Guoping said: "And Xu Wenfang!"
Huang Wancheng shook his head: "She is different from us. She has a job here. Even if she returns to the city, it may not be better than here."
Zhou Guoping didn't say anything, but an idea he had never had before was quietly growing in his mind.
Wen Wan walked in front, Wen Shihua walked in the middle, and Xu Qingming walked at the end. The two chatted as they walked, and their topic was nothing more than the current situation at home.
"I came here on a whim and didn't tell your father before I left, but I think he probably wants you to come back. He wrote you a letter, right?"
Xu Qingming nodded: "I mentioned it in a letter a few months ago."
"What do you think? You're already twenty-four this year."
Xu Qingming didn't answer and abruptly changed the subject: "Let's not talk about this. Uncle, how many days can you stay here?"
"Tomorrow is a day, and we have to return the day after tomorrow."
Xu Qingming raised his eyebrows slightly: "That's fine, let's take a good look around here tomorrow. This place is different from the capital."
Wen Shihua turned around and asked him, "Is this place better or the capital city?"
"How can we compare?" Xu Qingming said with a smile, "Home is where it's at. Just looking at the location, each has its own merits. Local climate and soil nurture local people."
Wen Shihua smiled and nodded, but said nothing else.
As soon as I entered the yard, it was bustling with activity. It was time to get off work, Lu Mingjiang came back, and Lu Minghai was also here.
Wen Wan introduced him: "This is Dongping's father, and this is his uncle."
Lu Mingjiang called him "relatives" and then said to him, "Come, sit down and rest for a while. It's not easy to come all the way here!"
Wen Shihua readily sat over and said, "It's indeed far. If it weren't for my work here, it wouldn't be easy to come here." After saying that, he glanced at Wen Wan who had returned home and entered the kitchen and said, "Wan Wan, this girl, has been spoiled since she was a child and has a strong mind. She has caused you a lot of trouble by coming here."
"Hey, that's out of the question. Wanwan is the most sensible child, hardworking and capable, smart and filial. Our family must have burned a lot of incense to have such a girl fall in love with her."
After hearing this, Wen Shihua couldn't help but laugh.
Lu Minghai also laughed.
His younger brother has been a good talker since he was young and never suffered any loss. Later, when he got a wife, he gradually restrained himself and he almost forgot that he was actually a good talker.
Hearing the laughter outside, Wen Wan breathed a sigh of relief and talked to Zhang Hongying in the kitchen.
"I'll stay all day tomorrow, but I have to leave the day after tomorrow. I need to stay overnight."
Zhang Hongying said, "That's not right. This is a distinguished guest who is hard to invite. Let alone two nights, I'm happy to let him stay as long as he wants."
Lu Dongping interjected, "I asked Donglin to go to the commune and bring back the quilt from your dormitory for you to use."
Zhang Hongying turned to look at him, blinking for a long time before saying, "Why bother with so much trouble? I'm going to tell your aunt that there's a spare quilt in Dongcheng's room. I can just use it."
"I have arrangements for this, so don't worry about it."
Zhang Hongying lowered her eyes and thought, "Just ignore it." It would save her worries and troubles, how great.
It was also a coincidence that Lu Dongping went to the county town today. The bacon was not cooked, but the meal at home was very rich.
A big pot of mixed grain rice, stir-fried meat with garlic sprouts, stir-fried pork liver and pork intestines, and a big pot of heart and lung soup, all filled with aroma.
As soon as the dishes were on the table, Lu Mingjiang called out to Lu Dongping, "Dongping, go get some wine. I want to have a nice drink with Wanwan's dad. You should also give your father-in-law a toast. Without him, there would be no Wanwan, and without him, there would be no family."
Lu Minghai agreed, "Yes, that's right." Then he looked at Wen Shihua and said, "Well, my dear, can you drink something?"
Wen Shihua said, "I haven't drunk for a long time. I don't know if I can still drink. As long as we have the intention, it's fine. Let's stop at a certain point, okay?"
"Okay, okay, then let's at least show some appreciation. It's so far away, it's not easy to see each other! To be honest, when Dongping and Wanwan liked each other, we should have visited each other, but there's really no other way."
Wen Shihua nodded: "I understand." He looked very easy to talk to.
Lu Dongping brought over some wine, filled everyone's glasses, and asked Zhang Hongying, "Mom, would you and your aunt have some too?"
Zhang Hongying said, "Take care of Wanwan's father, and leave us alone."
Lu Mingjiang said, "Fill your mother and auntie's glasses. Will they drink? That's what I mean."
Everyone at the table was talking and laughing around Wen Shihua, and the atmosphere was extremely harmonious.
To be honest, Wen Shihua was a little surprised.
He was born in the countryside and knew very well what the people there were like. Wen Wan always wrote back with all kinds of good things, asking him not to worry, but he always felt that this girl only reported good news and not bad news, so how could he really not worry about her?
Now that he had come to see it in person, he realized that the Lu family was indeed different. At least on the surface, they were considered quite wealthy and well-off in the local area, and seemed quite generous in their dealings. They were unlike those rural people he had met before, who were timid and fawning when they saw people from the city. As for what the inland areas were like, he couldn't judge, but he felt that since his daughter had lived there for so many years, she must be doing well.
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