Chapter 156: I won't let you down
Lu Changhong only has his mother at home. He carried two pheasants and a wild rabbit, and asked for 30 kilograms of wild boar meat. He hurried back home in the middle of the night. Lu Jiasheng rubbed his hands, feeling very embarrassed. He didn't do much, especially this wild boar, which was basically caught by Changhong and his elder brother. He really got too much today. He didn't dare to split up before, for fear that he couldn't make ends meet.
He didn't expect that he and Jinghao could live so well. He carried a pheasant and three wild rabbits, and carried a pig leg. He hurried back home at night. His heart was warm and his steps were very brisk. He could imagine how happy Jinghao would be when he saw it.
"Xiaobin, there are so much left. I'll give you a front leg. You can cut the meat and ribs here as you like. You can take the rabbit and pheasant as well."
"Thank you, brother-in-law. I won't take the pheasant. Just take two rabbits, one for mine and one for Xiangxiang's. I'll keep the front leg for myself. I'll cut thirty kilograms of meat, fifteen for Xiangxiang's family and fifteen for me."
Lu Zhenping didn't say anything. After Shen Xiaobin finished cutting the meat, he chopped a few ribs for him.
"Be open and generous. There is no such thing as too much good stuff. You have to let Xiangxiang's parents know that you can let Xiangxiang live a good life. Also, the yard is smelly and it's getting late. Hurry up and send Xiangxiang home. Go early and come back early. Your sister is looking for you!"
"Hey, thank you, brother-in-law!"
Shen Xiaobin now admires and worships Lu Zhenping very much. He thinks he is a good mentor in life. He not only taught him how to hunt wild game, but also taught him how to please his mother-in-law and father-in-law.
He found a bag and stuffed pheasants, rabbits, and more than ten pounds of meat and ribs into it. He carried the sack and walked out with Lu Xiangxiang. He looked so proud and confident that Lu Xiangxiang could hardly keep up.
There was still a lot of meat left. Shen Meng asked him to cut some and send it to Ah Man and Yu Shirley. He told him to do with the rest. If he didn't send it away, he could cut some cypress branches tomorrow, smoke it and keep it at home for later use.
Lu Zhenping put all the remaining meat in the sand jar in the yard. As for the rabbits and pheasants, he found a rope and dropped them on the beams. He was thinking of sending some of these to the village chief He, the branch secretary, and Director Guo. He didn't plan to send them to anyone else.
Shen Xiaobin went to Lu Xiangxiang's house for a long time before returning. He washed his face and feet with hot water, and went to the room to play with He Mingyang and Mingliang for a while. He heard the door open and knew that Lu Zhenping had entered the room. He knocked on the door and went to find Shen Meng.
Seeing her brother looking so radiant after coming back, she had no doubt that this guy had secretly held Lu Xiangxiang's hand in the dead of night.
"Sister, do you have something to ask me?"
"Well, take a look at this."
Shen Xiaobin took the thing handed over by Shen Meng, looked at it again and again, and then widened his eyes.
"A notice from the textile factory, sister, aren't you going to be a ticket seller at the bus company?"
Shen Meng nodded and explained the cause and effect of why this thing came into being.
"I have a job now, and your brother-in-law also has an allowance, so I don't need this. I'll just give it to you. If you work hard in the future, it will make life better for our family. Besides, if you have a proper job, Uncle Guai and Aunt Juying will value you more. Maybe if you stand in front of them, they will give you their daughter directly."
"Sister, if you really give me this, I don't have the money to buy this job. Also, don't you discuss this with your brother-in-law's parents?"
"No, I have the final say. Your brother-in-law also agrees. You should work hard in the factory and don't embarrass me. In addition to work, if you have time, you can read more books. It will be good for you. I have obtained my primary school diploma now. Teacher Zheng said that he would recommend me to go to junior high school. You should also work hard for your parents, Xiangxiang, and our Shen family. Try harder."
Shen Xiaobin's eyes were a little red. His sister and brother-in-law did so much for him, so he couldn't let them down.
"Don't worry, sister. I will read more books when I get back. I will borrow the books that Mingyang has studied and take them home to read. I will definitely do my best and won't let you and brother-in-law down."
Lu Zhenping saw Shen Xiaobin wiping his eyes when he left, and he felt that he couldn't bear to watch.
"Xiaomeng, don't you have two quotas? What are you going to do with the other one?"
Shen Meng smiled and said, "Don't worry, I can use this."
Early the next morning, Lu Zhenping carried three pieces of meat to the homes of several village cadres, and Zhang Hongfa took the opportunity. Inviting him to his home for dinner, Lu Zhenping's eyebrows moved. He had originally meant this. While he was not at home, Shen Meng and the children had to have someone to take care of them. Since Zhang Hongfa, the branch secretary, had warmly invited him, he could not disgrace him at all.
Zhang Hongfa and Lu Debang not only invited Lu Zhenping, but also prepared an extra table of meals and asked Shen Meng to bring several children over for dinner. In order to take care of her, they also asked their mother to find some old sisters-in-law to accompany her.
Shen Meng was sweet-talking, and soon she had the people at the table so busy that they were at a loss for words. Lu Zhenping smiled dotingly at them from time to time.
Zhang Hongfa saw this and raised his glass to signal him.
"Zhenping, come, I'll toast you. We haven't seen each other for many years. It's not easy for you to come back, but we never have time to spare. Now we can finally get together, let's go one by one."
"It's my turn to toast you. I'm in the army. Many things at home are thanks to you village cadres. Xiao Meng told me that we have a brick and tile house and our children go to school. You have helped with many things. I won't say anything more. It's all in the wine. Come!"
Lu Zhenping's words made Zhang Hongfa and Lu Debang blush. They didn't plan to help at first, but for their children to have a good future.
But the two of them were getting more fond of Shen Meng.
"Come to think of it, Zhenping, you are doing so well now, do you plan to keep doing it?"
The topic came to this point, and everyone at the table looked at him nervously, especially the two young boys, who had been looking forward to this meal for a long time, and wanted to ask only this question.
"The army has plans, and the duty of a soldier is to obey orders. I personally have a lot of feelings for the army, whether in the army or in the local area, as long as I can contribute to the country, it means I am valuable."
Zhang Hongfa: "..."
You don't have any definite information after all!!!
"Brother Zhenping, is the army still recruiting? Is there any news?"
Lu Zhenping looked at the hopeful faces and chuckled, "Leaking army information will be punished. Didn't we just talk about the past? You want me to make a mistake!"
"No, no, Brother Zhenping, that's not what we meant, just, just..."
Zhang Hongfa glared at his brother and hurriedly tried to smooth things over, "Hey, Zhenping, don't bother with him. This brat has been taking you as his role model since he was young. When he saw you join the army, he thought that he could join the army anytime. He was so eager to join the army that he went crazy. Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Eat your food, eat your food."
Lu Zhenping took a few bites of food and said quietly, "It's a good thing to want to join the army and defend the country. Wait for two years, maybe you'll get a letter."
He had wine and food in his mouth, and his words were a little vague, but Zhang Hongfa, who was sitting next to him, still understood what he meant, and his hands were shaking with excitement.
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