February 14, 1985, was Valentine's Day in the West, and the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month in the Chinese calendar.
In Xiao Wu's home, Wan Feng was probably the only one who knew about Valentine's Day, but he never spoke out or spread the knowledge.
Wan Feng should be a nationalist and has never had a good impression of these Western festivals and customs.
In the eyes of those who worship foreign things, he should be considered a conservative and stubborn person.
In his previous life, when everyone on the street was celebrating Valentine's Day, April Fool's Day, and Christmas, he never joined in the fun.
I especially look down on those who celebrate Christmas. How can you, a person who can't even tell the difference between Christianity and Catholicism, celebrate Christmas?
In his previous life, he looked down on the festivals of these foreigners, and he couldn't change his temper in this life.
So he didn't take February 14th seriously at all.
When He Xiao got up in the morning, he took a bus back to Fulaerji without even having breakfast.
He Yanfei came to see He Xiao off to the car in high spirits wearing a small cotton jacket. By the time He Xiao got in the car, she was already freezing cold and her nose was running.
"You deserve it! Although it is said that a gentleman dresses to please himself, but at least you should take a look at the weather! Wearing shiny little leather shoes and such a thin cotton jacket, who else would be cold if not you? Look at me, why am I not cold?"
Wan Feng was wearing a thickened ski jacket, which Zhang Xuan had made specially for him. He forced Wan Feng to put it on when he came back yesterday.
This ski jacket is twice as thick as an ordinary ski jacket, and it's still cold there.
He Yanfei was so angry that his face turned blue.
This bastard, she was freezing and he was still making sarcastic remarks.
She was about to give Wan Feng a crotch-kicking whirlwind kick.
"Tsk! Don't get so impatient. The snow is slippery here. If you can't kick me and I get a concussion or something, don't blame me for not warning you."
When He Yanfei heard this, he thought it made a lot of sense, so he gave up the idea of kicking Wan Feng in the mouth and biting the snow, but he still took small steps to chase Wan Feng all the way to the garment factory.
"Hurry up and catch your aunt. She's gone crazy because of the shock she felt after He Xiao left."
Zhang Xuan was unmoved: "If He Xiao leaves, Auntie will go crazy, so why would she chase you? You must have offended Auntie."
Zhang Xuan was preparing to pay the employees and then give them a day off. The task that was supposed to take the whole morning to complete was kicked out last night because the employees got angry. Now she was preparing to pay the employees and give them a day off.
He Yanfei, who was determined to be at odds with Wan Feng, ignored Wan Feng after seeing the stacks of money in front of Zhang Xuan and ran to help Zhang Xuan collect his salary.
Among the employees of the garment factory this year, some are high school graduates, most of whom are from the local area.
Few of the graduated employees from the second and third fields come here to work because of the distance and accommodation issues.
Another group of them were girls from the new senior year, students from Wu Junyan and You Mingsheng's class, and there were also a few students from Wan Feng's class.
There were more than eighty people, and each person's monthly salary was between forty and fifty yuan. Zhang Xuan spent an hour reading out the names one by one and distributing the wages.
Then a holiday was announced.
"Didn't you give them anything for the New Year this year?"
He asked this question while Zhang Xuan was paying salaries, without interfering or interrupting.
"We've distributed them all in advance. Each person has a set of clothes. You can make them yourself. Didn't you see the new cotton-padded jacket my aunt is wearing?"
"Ah! I saw it. I was praising this cotton-padded jacket just now." Wan Feng raised his voice.
He Yanfei snorted and rolled his eyes.
After paying the employees' salaries, Zhang Xuan gave 20,000 yuan to Wan Feng.
Wan Feng counted out seven thousand four hundred and fifty yuan and gave it to He Yanfei.
"He Xiao asked me to give you this money so you can buy something for your family during the New Year."
He Yanfei's voice changed in surprise: "Really!"
"Look at you, what's your last name?" Wan Feng dared to bet that she would not be able to remember her last name within a second.
He Yanfei snatched the money and said, "I'm going to ignore you two. I'm going home. Xuan'er, are you going to visit your grandma?"
"Didn't you see it a few days ago?"
"Then I'll go." He Yanfei walked out with his head held high.
When Wan Feng was about to give money to Li Mingdou, this guy came over mopping the floor.
"Our East Team's tractor is going to the county town to buy New Year's goods. Do you want to take a ride?"
Shopping for New Year's goods when you're already 25? That's ridiculous!
There are still six people in this room which has been converted into a dormitory, namely Wang Wenmin, Ji Chun, Li Qiuli, Mi Yang, Zhang Xuan and Wang Hua. As they have no car, they can only leave tomorrow.
Now when I hear that there are tractors coming to the county town, I get excited.
"It's too cold. If I ride in the truck bed, I'll probably turn into a popsicle by the time I get to the county town. I won't ride it." Wan Feng rejected it immediately. What a joke! Riding a tractor in -20 degrees Celsius outside?
"There's a carport. Every year our team sends a tractor to the county town to buy New Year's goods. We built a special canvas carport with a cotton mat under the car and straw mats covering our bodies. It's not cold at all to sit inside. I sat in it last year. This year, the tractor broke down and was repaired, so we went today. That's why there are fewer people going this year and there's room. Otherwise, you wouldn't be able to sit here."
There are canvas tents, cotton mats and coverings, so this is something you can consider.
Wan Feng looked at the time. It was only a little after eight o'clock, so it seemed like there was still time.
Wan Feng is away from home all year round and it makes no difference whether he comes home a day earlier or later, but these girls are obviously eager to go home.
"Are you guys planning on leaving? If you want to leave, pack your things quickly."
Several girls immediately started to pack up their things in a panic.
Wan Feng didn't have much to pack. He didn't plan to take his luggage back, and it seemed like there was nothing else he could pack.
While everyone was packing up, Wan Feng handed the keys to the garment factory and the key to this house to Li Mingdou.
Li Mingdou still has to look after us here during the Chinese New Year.
Wan Feng gave the remaining money of Li Yong to Li Mingdou, and then gave him an extra hundred yuan.
"This money is for buying firecrackers and couplets. When the time comes, the garment factory will put up the couplets and set off the firecrackers and leave it to you."
Li Mingdou’s favorite thing to do is to set off firecrackers, and he will never forget this.
After finishing the packing, Li Mingdou sent them to the tractor assembly point.
The cab of the tractor was packed with six or seven people. There were not many people in the trailer, also about six or seven people. Adding Wan Feng's group of seven people, the whole group was complete.
Once everyone was gathered, the tractor started to work.
It takes two and a half hours for the tractor to reach Wuxian at a speed of more than 20 kilometers per hour, which is too slow.
Therefore, when Wang Wenmin and Ji Chun got off the bus in Chaoshu, Wan Feng and Zhang Xuan also got off. There are buses from Heihe to Wuxian, Xunke and even Longzhen in Chaoshu, and there are many passenger buses passing by.
Wan Feng is preparing to take the bus here.
Fortunately, a private bus arrived shortly after they got off the tractor.
Zhang Xuan waved goodbye to Wang Wenmin, Ji Chun, and Wan Feng and boarded the bus.
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