Chapter 317: Heading South
Zhang Hongying was stunned for a moment, then burst into tears: "This little bastard is so mad at me! He's driving me crazy! How could I have given birth to such a disobedient child? Everyone else can get by, but he can't. I don't know who taught him these crooked ways."
Gao Xiulan called out to her, "Hongying, what are you doing during the New Year? It's good news that Donglinwa has been found. The children are watching us, and we can't let the younger generation laugh at us at our age."
Lu Dongping ignored her and spoke to Lu Minghai and the others nearby: "I'm going to the brigade tomorrow to find Zhao Ping'an and register her. She won't be registered in our household registration book, but will be given a separate household. If she wants to stay at home, you can treat her like Chun'e. If not, then she can go wherever she wants."
Lu Mingjiang sighed, "You decide. Donglin, what's going on? It's not a good idea to stay there all the time."
"Stay over there for the time being. He's covered in wounds and unconscious from the fever. He was only slightly better when I left. If it weren't for the situation at home, I wouldn't have been able to leave or come back. Tell him to stay over there for a while. You won't be able to control him when he comes back. I'll keep an eye on him for now."
Lu Mingjiang sighed: "Just watch, just watch, you quit a good job."
Lu Dongping asked, "How can a living person starve himself to death?"
Lu Dongcheng asked him, "How long can you stay at home this time?"
"I can't stay for a few days. I'll be delayed too long on the road. I'll go with Chun'e and the others."
Lu Dongcheng asked Zhou Mingli: "When do you plan to go back?"
Zhou Mingli said: "I originally planned to leave tomorrow, but my brother still has things to do, so let's wait for him for another day." That is the third day of the Chinese New Year, and there is still one day left tomorrow.
Once he leaves, another year will pass. It’s hard to say whether he can be seen by the end of the year.
Lu Dongcheng coughed lightly and said, "Well, I shouldn't ask this. Dongping is over there worrying about it, but my home is far away, so I'm just asking you and Chun'e, what are you going to do about this?"
Zhou Mingli glanced at Lu Chun'e and smiled: "I thought that we should get engaged first when we return to the capital this time, and then the marriage depends on Chun'e's opinion. She is still in school now."
If you are getting married, someone will definitely have to come over here.
All aspects must be arranged.
He even thought about it. If he had time, he could hold it once in the capital and once here, but it would not be as lively as having two families together. Although, the Zhou family only has one old man, Zhou.
Lu Mingjiang glanced at Lu Chun'e and said, "You are all grown up, and we are old too. We live far away from each other, so we can't worry about you even if we want to. Just be well and be well."
Lu Dongping sighed softly: "Just stay home with your mother and be good. I'll take care of their affairs over there. If possible, I'll take you over."
Lu Mingjiang waved his hand. "I'm happy that you have this intention. I can't go to a big place, so I'm fine here. You go out there, take care of yourself and the children, don't rely on Wanwan for everything, after all, you are a woman."
After resolving the issue with Cui Hongying, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Lu Dongping went into the house and moved the tables over. The two tables were put together, and the whole family gathered around them. With the addition of a few children, it was very lively.
Cui Qinghong still didn't dare to sit at the table. She ate with her bowl behind the stove and went to bed early.
Lu Chun'e called Chuyi and sat by the fire to braid her pigtails: "What do you do at home, Chuyi?"
"Take care of my younger brother and sister, feed the chickens, and pull grass."
"Really? You're really capable."
I was born on the first day of the lunar calendar in 1972. I am now six years old. I will be eating the food of a seven-year-old in the spring. At this age, it is time for me to go to school.
Lu Chun'e bought a pair of new hairbands and re-braided her hair, then looked back at Lu Dongcai and Hu Qingqing.
The two of them had a good relationship. Hu Qingqing was a capable and capable woman with a good temperament, so she wouldn't mistreat Chuyi. However, Lu Chun'e felt that there was always a difference between someone else's child and her own. However, this was not something she could worry about.
The next day after a lively reunion, Lu Dongping and Lu Chun'e took Cui Qinghong to register their household registration. He hadn't told anyone about Lu Donglin's household registration transfer. He wasn't going to the capital at the moment, and he wouldn't issue the certificate until he had completed the procedures there.
Early in the morning on the third day of the Lunar New Year, after having breakfast at home, the three of them walked to the county town.
Zhou Mingli went to buy the ticket, and Lu Dongping went with him: "Don't worry about me, I won't go with you."
Zhou Mingli raised his eyebrows: "You're not going back?"
Lu Dongping nodded: "I plan to go to the south to take a look."
"You're going a long way." Zhou Mingli glanced at him and said, "The policy has just been issued and hasn't been fully implemented yet. It's not safe over there, and the water there isn't easy to cross."
Lu Dongping bought the ticket and said, "You're overthinking it. I'm really just going to take a look."
Zhou Mingli didn't believe it at all: "Have you told Wen Wan?"
"Yes."
"She trusts you."
Lu Dongping pursed his lips and said, "She always supports what I want to do. So, I will definitely not let her down."
Zhou Mingli said no more, bought two sleeper tickets, and boarded the train back to the capital with Lu Chun'e.
Lu Dongping arrived two hours late and took a bus to the provincial capital, and then changed buses.
It's snowing in the capital, and everything is white again.
This year, Wen Wan came back to celebrate the New Year, and Wen Shihua gave Zhang Qianfeng a vacation early, allowing him to return to his hometown and settle his lifelong affairs.
So, here in the compound, there are only three generations of their family.
Wen Shihua won't have any free time until New Year's Eve.
Wen Wan took her children to the department store several times to buy New Year's goods. Fortunately, she started early, because on the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, things suddenly changed. The first night was cold and windy, and the next morning, when she woke up, it was white outside.
After breakfast, Wen Wan said to Wen Shihua, "I'm going to Tonghua Lane. Dongping has been gone for several days, and his brother is alone there. I'm going to go and see if he's missing anything."
Wen Shihua said, "Tomorrow is New Year's Eve. You're alone over there. Go over there and call them over. We can celebrate the New Year here. It will be more lively with more people."
Wen Wan nodded: "Okay, you can come over, it's just an extra pair of chopsticks."
Wen Shihua stood up and said, "I'll go get busy first. You should be careful with the child and go early and come back early."
Wen Wan stood up, told her aunt, put on her hat and wrapped herself tightly with a scarf before going out.
The branches and grass outside were already covered in white. If she hadn't been worried about Lu Donglin, she would never have been willing to go out in such weather.
It's really cold here in Tonghua Lane. The bluestone slabs are wet and the snow won't melt even if it falls on them.
The yard door was locked from the inside, and no one knew what Lu Donglin was doing.
Wen Wan knocked on the door, but there was no movement from inside for a long time.
Lu Donglin came out wearing a hat and a thick cotton coat and opened the door: "Sister-in-law, it's snowing, why are you here?"
Wen Wan looked at his sallow face, her deep eye sockets slightly frowning, and then she said after entering the house, "You haven't eaten in the past few days? Why do you look worse than the past few days?"
Lu Donglin scratched his head: "I ate it, why didn't I eat it?"
"Are you bored staying at home all day? Tomorrow is Chinese New Year. I'll come pick you up and celebrate with us."
Lu Donglin was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "No, no, I'm fine here. I have food and drink, and I won't starve. I won't go over and cause you any more trouble."
Then, he poured Wen Wan a cup of hot water and said, "Sister-in-law, warm your hands."
Wen Wan took it and continued, "What trouble is there? Isn't it troublesome for you to cook by yourself? Go, clean up, and go over there later. It's warmer over there than here. I'm freezing."
Lu Donglin pursed his lips and walked into the house.
There was nothing much to pack. He had just changed his clothes yesterday, so he just needed to change his shoes and wash his face.
When he came out, he looked more energetic and had an army green bag slung over his body.
Wen Wan glanced at his head and asked, "Why are you wearing a hat all of a sudden? Are you cold?"
Lu Donglin was embarrassed: "I shaved my head, it's a bit cold."
Wenwan:——
After locking the door and leaving Tonghua Lane, Wen Wan went to the rented house to get some things.
Lu Donglin followed her over and ran up and down the stairs. "Sister-in-law, this place is so spacious. The yard at the back is quite big. I'll come clean it up after the New Year and dig up some dirt in the back to plant something."
Wen Wan packed up her things and said, "Okay, as long as you have time. After the New Year, I plan to enroll you in night school. You have to study hard. If you don't listen this time, I really won't care about you anymore."
Lu Donglin nodded hurriedly: "Be obedient, I will definitely be obedient." But he sighed in his heart, thinking that studying was not something he was cut out for. What would he do? It was so frustrating.
Wen Wan didn't say anything else. Lu Dongping was going to the south after the New Year and it was uncertain when he would be back. She couldn't keep Lu Donglin locked up in the house forever, so she had to make arrangements for him.
As for work matters, she would have to wait until Lu Dongping came back. She couldn't really get anyone into the cement factory to move cement.
She still has the final say on studying. She goes to study in the evening. During the day, she looks at the sign not far away. The policy has changed, so maybe she should change too.
There is a bus stop not far from Tonghua Lane. The two of them got on the bus. This was not Lu Donglin's first time riding a bus, and he was very unfamiliar with it. He sat on the seat and looked around through the window.
"Have you been staying at home for the past two days?"
Lu Donglin shook his head: "No, I've been feeling better these past two days. I've been walking around."
"I also know that you can't stay at home all your life. Are your injuries healed?"
Lu Donglin said: "Okay!"
He couldn't see it on his back, but he could see it on his legs. The bleeding stopped when he moved. The thin flesh inside the scar should have grown back.
Wen Wan knew his character too well, so she didn't ask any more questions.
Get off the bus and walk into the compound.
Lu Donglin followed her to the guard room to register, and then looked around all the way, feeling that his eyes were not enough.
When he entered the Wen family's house and felt the heat that was different from that outside, there was only one thought left in his mind: he must work hard, and sooner or later he would live in an apartment building, a small Western-style building where he would not feel cold in winter.
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