Lu Yong patted Lu Yuan on the head and said, "Take good care of yourself when you are out there. Eat when you need to. Don't forget to eat because of studying.
Don't worry about home, my brother and I are here for you."
The string that had been tense in Lu Yuan's heart suddenly broke, and a strong feeling of parting surged in his heart.
It made her nose sore and her eyes red and she wanted to cry.
"Alright, alright. It's getting late, didn't you say you had a train to catch?
Dachuan, drive the tractor to take your sister to the county."
Zhou Jiandang's train ticket is for seven o'clock tomorrow morning, so they have to stay in a state-owned hotel for one night.
Fortunately, there is a train station in their small county town. In some places, there are no train stations at all.
When the educated youth returned to the city, they had to take a bus to the city first before they could take the train home.
"Oh, oh, okay."
Dachuan ran into the house, took out the only ten dollars he had and walked out.
He pretended nothing had happened and went out, putting the money into his pocket.
I'm going to give it to Lu Yuan when I leave.
Because they did not separate, Captain Lu's salary usually went to Captain Lu's wife.
At the end of the year, his mother only gave each family 20 or 30 yuan.
All meals and other expenses are paid by the public, and the main money in their family is still in Sun Meiying's hands.
These ten dollars were the money he had saved over the years.
Lu Yong volunteered to get on the car and help the two people carry their luggage, preparing to send them to the county.
Lu Yuan pulled Qiao Qianqian into the house with an apologetic look in his eyes.
"Sister-in-law, I didn't know my brother bought so many things. This is what I saved up. It's not easy for you to build a house. Take it all."
Lu Yuan took out 30 yuan from her pocket, which was the money she had saved from her daily frugality.
They go to college with subsidies from the school and food coupons from the state.
So she didn't use much of the money that Captain Lu gave her.
Qiao Qianqian quickly pushed the money over.
“I know that your brother is going shopping.
We are also worried that you won’t have a good life over there, so take this money and don’t save on food and other things.
If you need anything, just write back and we will take good care of your parents."
Lu Yuan was so moved by Qiao Qianqian's words that tears welled up in her eyes. Finally, when Qiao Qianqian wasn't paying attention, she stuffed the money under her pillow.
"Okay, then sister-in-law, I'll leave first."
"Ah, have a safe journey."
Lu Yuan sat on the tractor, trying hard not to cry, forcing a smile on her face and waving to her parents.
"Dad, Mom, sister-in-law, it's cold outside, let's go back quickly."
Many people in the village heard the noise of the tractor and came out to watch the fun.
When they saw clearly that there was Lu Yuan and an unfamiliar boy in the car, they all widened their eyes in surprise.
"Mr. Lu, what's wrong with your daughter?"
"You haven't been at home for the whole year?"
Captain Lu's wife didn't want to answer the questions one after another, but for the sake of her daughter's reputation, she still explained a few words.
"The school teacher sent a letter urging us to go back. Our Yuanyuan is a good student, and this is her classmate. We live close to each other, so we plan to go together so that we can take care of each other."
Captain Lu’s wife believed that if she didn’t explain today, the whole village would spread the news tomorrow that her daughter had run away with a man.
Everyone suddenly realized what was going on. Auntie Yuan-Faced said solemnly, "Yuan-Yuan has always had good grades since she was young. Even in college, the teachers still value her so much.
There is a bright future ahead of you.”
"Oh, you also know idioms?"
The mole lady laughed and said that she had recovered recently and gradually appeared in public.
"Of course not, I've been going to the educated youth camp quite often recently.
The educated youths Wu and Li taught us a lot. "
When the round-faced aunt said this, there was a hint of pride on her face.
Among the several women who went there, none of them received as much praise as she did.
"Captain Lu, our opera house has been built, and we will have to deal with a lot of people in the future.
Otherwise, you can ask the educated youth to start a class and we can learn to recognize words too.
This way, if there is any work in the opera house in the future, we can also do it, right?"
Aunt Mole has been bored at home recently, and when she heard what Aunt Round Face said, she also became interested.
"Yes, Captain Lu, it's a good thing for us to learn and improve together with the educated youth."
The villagers' conversations helped Captain Lu dispel some of the sadness of parting.
Focusing on what the aunts said, he thought for a moment and said, "Well, I'll discuss this with Secretary He later.
We will open a literacy class in our brigade, and then we will pay the wages of the educated youths so that they can teach us."
"That's great. I like Xiao Wu, the educated youth. We can understand everything he says."
"I like Li Zhiqing."
"Alright, alright, everyone go back first, and I'll let you know when there's news."
Captain Lu waved his hand tiredly and walked towards his home with his hands behind his back.
Captain Lu's wife looked at the direction where the tractor was gradually moving away and wiped her eyes with her sleeve.
Afterwards, he was comforted by the round-faced aunt and walked towards his home.
The road was slippery and not easy to walk on. It usually took an hour for a tractor to reach the county state-owned hotel, but it took nearly three hours to reach it.
Lu Yong quietly pulled Lu Yuan aside and smiled innocently: "Here, this is a gift from me and my elder brother.
Don’t be reluctant to eat and drink when you get there. I still say the same thing, take care of yourself first in everything.”
Lu Yuan didn't want it, but she couldn't stand Lu Yong forcing it on her, so she had to accept it.
While Lu Yong and Zhou Jiandang were moving their things to the hotel, Lu Chuan called out to Lu Yuan awkwardly.
"Yuanyuan, take this money and take good care of yourself."
Only then did Lu Yuan understand that Lu Yong said that because he was afraid that Lu Chuan had no money.
She felt that although the relationship between her two sisters-in-law was not good, her brother was still the same as before.
Lu Yuan's eyes rolled and she took out the money Lu Yong had given her.
"Brother, didn't you give the money to the third brother and ask him to give it to me? Why are you giving it back?
That's fine, we have subsidies for schooling, so you don't have to worry about me."
After Lu Yuan finished speaking, without waiting for Lu Chuan to react, he quickly walked towards the state-owned hotel.
Only then did Lu Chuan realize that Lu Yong had done so many things behind his back.
He sighed heavily, and thinking about the grudge he had against Lu Yong because of Sun Meiying's words, Lu Chuan gradually felt a strong sense of guilt.
After settling Lu Yuan down, the two hurried home before it got dark.
Otherwise it would be dark and the road would be slippery, and I wouldn’t be able to get home in four hours.
Lu Yong was wrapped in a military coat and wearing a thick hat, huddled in the carriage to avoid the wind.
It’s so damn cold. I see Lu Chuan in front of me, wrapped up tightly but still shivering.
Lu Yong felt a little sorry for his brother. It was so damn cold. The biting north wind was like a knife, scraping through his cotton clothes and scratching his skin, causing him severe pain.
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