Chapter 39 A cooked duck will fly
Lu Dongping felt he had to work harder to earn money. The meager work points from the production team were unreliable, and the salary from the armed forces department wasn't enough.
His family is easy to talk to. He earns 17.5 yuan a month, plus some subsidies. He gives the 10 yuan and the subsidies to his mother, and keeps the rest of the money for himself.
He didn't spend much, but with the savings of the past two years and his black market tinkering a few years ago, he had a bit of money. No, in Lujiazui or Xihe Brigade, he was considered wealthy.
But at this moment, he fell in love with such a small thing, and this little money was not enough.
Since he joined the armed forces, he has rarely gone to the county town and seldom mingled in the black market, but now it seems that this path cannot be cut off.
Wen Wan had no idea what he was thinking and followed him to the department store.
The Xu family had someone specially prepare milk powder for her. She was a premature baby and had always been weak. Xu Ruyin was injured during childbirth and had no milk. When she left the hospital, the Xu family had someone issue a certificate so that she could get a bottle of milk every day, and this was how she fed Wen Wan.
How could a small county like Xinxi County have such a thing as milk powder? She even only bought one can of malted milk.
It's over, she really needs to be weaned, and even buying White Rabbit Milk Candy and Red Shrimp Pastry couldn't make her feel better.
I went into the department store in high spirits and left with my hands full, but I didn't look very happy.
Lu Dongping raised his eyebrows and looked at her. Aren’t you happy with all the shopping?
"Tired?"
Wen Wan nodded: "How boring, there is nothing."
The backpack is bulging and I'm holding something in my hands. How can you say I have nothing?
Lu Dongping felt that he could not keep up with her pace at all.
"What do you want to buy?"
Wen Wan wrinkled her nose: "Buy milk powder, they don't sell it here."
Milk powder, what is that?
"Are you hungry? Let's go to the state-owned restaurant for dinner?"
Wen Wan nodded and followed him across the street.
In Xinxi County, whether in the city or in the countryside, people have two meals a day. In the summer, they eat at five or six in the morning, and then at three or four in the afternoon when it is hottest. In the winter, they eat at nine or ten in the morning, and then at five or six in the evening.
Except for employees of steel mills and textile mills, government departments or schools, they all eat in the canteen and have three meals a day, regardless of whether it is dry or liquid.
It was already past dinner time, and there were several square wooden tables in the restaurant, but no one was there.
Lu Dongping parked the car at the door and walked in with his things.
"What do you want to eat?"
Wen Wan thought for a moment and asked, "I pay and you pay?"
Lu Dongping laughed through his teeth: "I'm a man and I'm taking my girlfriend out for dinner, and I want her to pay for it?"
Wen Wan's face flushed red as she found a table and sat down: "Then, I'll eat noodles!"
She actually wanted to treat Lu Dongping to a meal. If she was the one to treat, she wanted a fish and something else, but she felt that she might not be able to spend money as quickly as Lu Dongping.
So, she asked first, and sure enough!
So, let’s just eat noodles. After all, noodles are a very precious thing here.
Lu Dongping ordered two bowls of pulled noodles with meat sauce, which were greasy and sprinkled with some green chopped green onions. They looked very fragrant.
Two bowls of soup, sour soup, were also served.
Wen Wan looked at the bowl in front of her, which was as big as her head, and felt very pressured.
She ate less than half of the bowl of noodles and pushed the rest to Lu Dongping.
However, she particularly liked the sour soup and drank it all up.
Lu Dongping ate a lot and ate quickly, but his attention was all on her while he was eating. He watched her pick up the noodles one by one and put them into her mouth, and drink the soup in small sips. He thought she looked pretty no matter how he looked at her, and he liked her so much.
He felt that this was a gift from God to him, sending such a lovely little girl to him. If he didn't seize the opportunity and cherish her, he would be struck by lightning.
As for the gap between the two people, he will try his best to fill it.
Having missed the little girl in front of him, he didn't know if his heart would ever beat so hard and passionately for another woman again in his life.
After dinner, he asked Wen Wan, "Where else do you want to go?"
Wen Wan leaned over and asked him quietly: "Do you know where I can buy food in the county? Fine grain!" The little girl still wanted fine grain.
Lu Dongping's heart was beating wildly because she was close to him. He managed to calm down and answered her: "I bought it when I went out. Besides that thing, what else do you want?"
Wen Wan shook her head: "There's nothing I want anymore."
She couldn't buy milk powder, but she bought malted milk, biscuits, candy, a piece of white Dacron cloth, and wool yarn. She thought that the trip was not in vain.
"Then, shall we go back?"
Wen Wan nodded and followed him out of the state-owned hotel.
Lu Dongping stuffed all the things he could fit together and tied them to one side of the shelf with a thin brown rope. This time he didn't let Wen Wan jump out of the car. He got on first, supporting himself with his feet on the ground. After Wen Wan grabbed his clothes to gain leverage and sat on the car, he stepped directly on the pedals and set off.
The sun didn't seem as bright as yesterday, appearing and disappearing, pale and pale, with no real warmth. Sitting in the car, a cold wind blew, and it felt even colder in the middle of the day than when I arrived this morning.
Wen Wan's nose was itchy and tears were rolling down her face. After holding them in for a long time, the tears finally came out, followed by several sneezes.
Lu Dongping parked the car with his feet propped up on the ground and turned to look at her: "Are you cold?"
Wen Wan sniffed, took out a handkerchief and wiped away the tears that rolled down her face. Her eyes were slightly red. "No, I'm not cold. I just can't help sneezing."
Lu Dongping got off the bike without saying a word, reached out to carry her down, parked the bike on the side of the road, and reached out to take off his military coat.
"What are you doing? Why are you taking off your clothes? Hey..."
Lu Dongping wrapped his military coat, which was warm from his body temperature, around her, wrapping her completely inside.
"Lu Dongping, you're crazy! You're riding a bike in so little. Do you think you're going to get sick? Do you want to freeze to death?"
Lu Dongping said, "How can I, a grown man, care about the cold? Come up, let's go!"
Wen Wan looked at him angrily and stood there motionless.
Lu Dongping smiled: "Don't move, then I'll hold you!"
Wen Wan's hands were wrapped in her coat and she couldn't push him away, so he picked her up and put her on the shelf like a sack.
As soon as she was put on, she slid down again with a kick of her legs.
Lu Dongping gritted his teeth: "Be good, stop making trouble, let's go back early!"
Wen Wan took off her coat and threw it at him fiercely: "Hurry up and put it on!"
"Alright! I can't beat you. Put it on, put it on and sit in the front, and I'll wrap you up."
Wen Wan hesitated for a moment as she looked at the large bar in front of her. Lu Dongping stepped over the bar with his long legs, supported his feet on the ground, and with a big hand, he grabbed her. His strong and powerful arms directly circled her and lifted her up and brought her onto the large bar in front.
Wen Wan instinctively put her hand on his chest, her little face instantly burning hot and red, they were too close.
The corners of Lu Dongping's mouth curled up wildly. He pulled his coat towards her and wrapped her up. "Isn't this much warmer? Hmm?"
After saying that, he added, "I took a shower, and I changed my clothes this morning, so they don't smell. I've also brushed my teeth..."
Wen Wan poked him hard: "Shut up, are you going to leave or not? What does it have to do with me whether you changed your clothes or took a shower?" How embarrassing, why did she say such words to herself?
Lu Dongping couldn't help laughing out loud, he was so happy that he almost flew up. The road below was downhill, he stepped on the pedal without even braking, and just rushed down.
Wen Wan was so scared that she reached out and grabbed the sweater he was wearing, and buried herself in his arms: "Lu Dongping, slow down, slow down, be careful!"
The soft voice and the soft person made Lu Dongping so happy that he was on high, and there was no way he could slow down.
When he arrived at the commune, Lu Dongping put down all the things he had bought and returned the car himself.
Lin Chenghai, the head of the armed forces, tapped his hand on the table. "Are you happy with the few days off?"
Lu Dongping scratched his head: "Not bad!"
"Alright?" Lin Chenghai raised his thick eyebrows. "Hurry up and deal with your personal problems quickly. Come back tomorrow or the day after tomorrow and do what you need to do."
Tomorrow or the day after tomorrow?
Lu Dongping thought for a moment and said, "I see. I'll come over tomorrow!"
Lin Chenghai was now satisfied: "When will we have the wedding banquet?"
Lu Dongping said, "How about I take another month off to work harder?"
"Get out of here! Don't you want to do this anymore? I still have a month off. You're not beautiful, but you think you're beautiful!"
Lu Dongping smiled and said, "You have to think about it. Maybe your dream will come true."
Lin Chenghai sat there, leaned back, and sighed, "Look at you, why are you so picky? There are so many teams in our commune, and there are good girls. Why can't we find one that suits your taste? You have to choose a girl from the city. Girls in the city are all so spoiled. If it weren't for the Down to the Countryside Movement, they would never have come to a place like ours. They say a good girl is afraid of a man. Even if you really get her, your future life will be uncertain."
Lu Dongping said, "There's nothing wrong with that. If you want a bed for your whole life, you have to choose one you like and never settle for anything less. As for the future, let's focus on the present. If I can win her over, I can make her willingly stay with me for the rest of her life."
Then he said hello to Lin Chenghai: "Okay, I'm leaving now. I'll come on time tomorrow."
Lin Chenghai didn't move, leaned back in his chair and waved.
Watching him walk out the door and disappear, he was in a trance. A back figure suddenly appeared in his mind, with braids hanging behind his head and a smile looking back. The beauty that he thought he would never forget in his life is gradually becoming blurred today.
Once upon a time, he was also such a high-spirited person, and he also thought that as long as he had a wife and children and a warm bed, he could live like this for the rest of his life.
But this life is too long, and people's hearts will always change.
Even a cooked duck can sometimes fly.
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