Therefore, Xu Zhenzhu only stayed at home briefly, instructing Miao Cuihua and the Xu family to be patient and not ruin her plans.
The Xu family is now counting on Xu Zhenzhu marrying Lu Kai so that the whole family can benefit from it.
They all gritted their teeth and agreed.
After explaining all this, Xu Zhenzhu returned to the county town without stopping.
Er Ya and San Ya wanted to find an opportunity to beg Xu Zhenzhu, but they didn't get a chance to speak before she left.
He couldn't help but feel a little resentful towards Xu Zhenzhu.
Deep down, she secretly hoped that her aunt's marriage to someone from the city would not go through with it.
Two flowers bloom, each representing a different branch.
After the house was built, Xu Ningyan and Gu Zhiyuan ended their vacation and had to go back to work.
Gu Zhiyuan's arm injury has almost healed. He even went to the commune hospital for a check-up. They said it would be fully healed in another ten days to two weeks, but he shouldn't use that arm for heavy physical labor for the next month or two.
For this reason, the brigade still assigned Gu Zhiyuan the job of cutting grass, and the work of clearing land was temporarily suspended until he fully recovered, after which other work would be arranged.
Xu Ningyan has been working normally these past few days. However, before the "double harvest" season, there wasn't much work in the brigade. Families with many members who relied on work points took the jobs away from her. She was too lazy to compete with them, so she simply stayed at home, only going out in the morning and evening to cut two baskets of grass for the cattle to feed them, thus earning work points for Gu Zhiyuan.
I just got back from mowing the lawn, and it's already getting a bit hot.
I washed my hands and face by the river and just got home. I sat under the camphor tree to cool off.
Because her yard was situated on high ground, most of the Tuanjie Brigade could be seen from above the yard wall.
Hearing the commotion coming from the brigade headquarters, she walked to the gate of the courtyard and looked down. She saw a lot of people running towards the brigade headquarters from the fields and their homes.
They seemed to be shouting something, but it was too far away to hear clearly.
Gu Zhiyuan also heard the commotion, came out of the house, and stood next to Xu Ningyan, looking down.
"What happened?"
Xu Ningyan shook her head, indicating that she was not quite sure.
Soon after, cheers erupted from the brigade headquarters. The two men breathed a sigh of relief, guessing it must be good news.
Since it's a good thing, there's no need to join in the fun.
Xu Ningyan lazily plucked a foxtail grass from outside the yard, put it in her mouth, and turned around: "It's so hot, let's have cold noodles for lunch?"
After Gu Zhiyuan went to the commune hospital for a follow-up examination, he secretly brought back a lot of things.
Rice, flour, oil, various seasonings, a large piece of meat, and even a set of bowls, chopsticks, and plates were prepared.
During the day, they hid in the mountains and forests by taking shortcuts, and only brought the things back with Xu Ningyan at night.
So the two of them have been eating quite well these past few days.
Xu Ningyan didn't ask where these things came from; she just did whatever Gu Zhiyuan brought back.
Although there was no heavy meat dish, there were plenty of eggs every day.
If the lackeys come back from hunting, they can eat meat to satisfy their cravings.
Gu Zhiyuan and Xu Ningyan have both gained several pounds in the past few days.
Luckily, they lived far away, and there was no one around.
Otherwise, they would have been reported long ago for eating so well.
Both of them tacitly kept their distance from everyone else in the group.
Therefore, since it doesn't sound like a bad thing, no one bothers to join in the fun.
These days, Xu Ningyan has spoiled Gu Zhiyuan so much that he can make even simple food look amazing.
She really did keep her word from the hospital that day, ensuring he got enough nutrition after they got back.
Not only is he keeping up with the times, but even if he were still in the capital, he might not have had this kind of good fortune and treatment.
Therefore, Gu Zhiyuan couldn't help but swallow his saliva whenever Xu Ningyan mentioned eating cold noodles.
At this time of year, noodles were a rare commodity and impossible to buy. If you wanted to eat noodles, you had to knead the dough first.
Since it was still early, Xu Ningyan estimated the two people's appetites, scooped out two ladles of flour, added water, and started kneading the noodles.
Although Gu Zhiyuan's injured arm is still not very mobile, he can still do some small tasks.
I moved a small stool and sat next to her, picking vegetables and peeling garlic.
Sunlight streamed in, and the breeze carried the fragrance of mountain trees. The two chatted idly, a rare moment of relaxation for Gu Zhiyuan after so many years.
He had never experienced this joyful, relaxed, and peaceful state of mind at home in the capital, or among his relatives.
It was in this remote mountain valley, thousands of miles away, that I felt it.
Gu Zhiyuan wanted to say something.
Before they could even open their mouths, they heard a commotion coming from afar, seemingly heading towards their house.
The two exchanged a glance, put down their work, and came out.
Before they even reached the courtyard, they heard the familiar booming voice of the brigade leader outside: "Siya, Siya, Comrade Xiao Gu, come out quickly! We have a distinguished guest—"
Distinguished guests? Where did she and Gu Zhiyuan get guests from?
Xu Ningyan stepped forward suspiciously and opened the courtyard gate. She saw the brigade leader and the party secretary smiling obsequiously, slightly behind the two men in Zhongshan suits in front of them, gesturing for them to go up the slope.
The two men were carrying a banner in one hand and several bags in the other.
It looks somewhat familiar.
Looking up and meeting eyes, Xu Ningyan suddenly remembered that this was Li Jianguo, the one who lost his briefcase that day.
He said he had urgent business to attend to and only left his name and address, telling me to contact him if I needed any help.
As a result, she got injured because of Gu Zhiyuan, and then got into a fake marriage, and completely forgot about this matter.
I never expected that Li Jianguo would actually come to thank me in person?
As soon as Li Jianguo saw Xu Ningyan, he smiled broadly and said, "Comrade Xu, we meet again! We agreed to visit in person to express our gratitude, but I was delayed for so many days because of work. You're not angry with me, are you?"
Xu Ningyan smiled and said, "I was just doing what I was supposed to do, and you already thanked me, Comrade Li. There's really no need for me to come again today."
Li Jianguo shook his head repeatedly: "Comrade Xu, you don't know, your act of returning the lost money not only saved me, but also saved our department store! Such a large sum of money, anyone else might have hidden it! But not only did you not hide it, you waited for me under the scorching sun for half a day, and finally returned all the money to me without missing a penny. You don't know, at that moment—"
Speaking of this, recalling the despair he felt that day, Li Jianguo, a big man, had tears in his eyes.
The brigade leader and the party secretary standing to the side wondered to themselves, "How much money is this that has made the leaders from the county so excited?"
Unable to resist asking Director Zhang from the nearby commune, "Director Zhang, Si Ya, uh, how much money did Comrade Xu return to Leader Li in the county after picking it up?"
Director Zhang's eyes held a complex mix of emotions and admiration: "Eighteen hundred yuan!"
What?
The brigade leader, the party secretary, and the brigade members who had come to watch the spectacle were all in an uproar.
1800!
That's an astronomical figure!
A family couldn't earn that much money in a lifetime, okay? Xu Siya found so much money and didn't even get greedy, she even returned it to the owner?
An uproar erupted in the crowd.
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