Chapter 98

On October 3, the short-distance bus between the county and the town was opened.

The first day, it was Master Song who started from the town.

Master Song drove over and saw from a distance that there were many people waiting for the bus at the station, as well as a gong and drum team. When they saw his bus, the drums started beating, the cymbals started cleaning, and the percussion instruments started blowing.

The people waiting for the bus cheered: "Here it comes, the bus is really here!"

It was lively and noisy, like a wedding.

Master Song: "..."

He parked the bus at the station, and as soon as the door opened, someone rushed up and carried him down.

A red ribbon was put on his head and a big red flower was pinned on. Someone who looked like an official shook hands with him, holding his hands tightly and shaking them up and down: "Master Song, right?"

Master Song looked confused: "Yes, yes!"

"Oh, we have been looking forward to this car for a long time. It was too hasty to know that it was opened suddenly, and we didn't prepare anything. Master Song, these things are a little gift from our town government, please don't mind."

A ham, a bag of rice, a bottle of oil, and two pairs of labor insurance gloves.

Not shabby, it was very rich for the driver.

And it fell from the sky for free.

Master Song picked up the things, and knowing that they were for him, he was so happy that his mouth was grinning from ear to ear.

As for the demands raised by the town, Master Song patted his chest and guaranteed: "As long as I, Song, drive the car, I will never be late. In the wind and rain, everyone can look at the time and don't have to freeze outside!"

Qiao Wei hugged Yan Xiang and laughed secretly behind the gong and drum team.

By taking the bus to work, her working hours are consistent with those of others in the county.

This is not a big deal, compared with the future, it is still a very relaxed time. Not to mention that she has no nightlife now, and wakes up at dawn every day.

It's just that the time in the morning is a little tight, but now she has a bicycle, she rides to the market to buy vegetables, which is faster than walking before.

Generally speaking, considering the cold winter and the bad weather with wind, rain and snow, switching to the bus has reduced the difficulty of her commuting and improved the quality.

Especially after the bus enters the county town, it will stop at the gate of the county government. You almost don’t have to walk after getting off the bus. You just take the bus when you get off work.

After the holiday, you only work two days and then have Sunday off.

Although there is only one day off for the holiday, there is no need to adjust the day off and there is no need to work such a long time in a row. Qiao Wei especially hopes that those who make holiday plans in the future can look at how their predecessors did it.

On Sunday, Director Lu of the supply and marketing cooperative, who is also Lu Manman’s father, brought Lu Manman and carried a lot of things to visit.

Lu Manman’s blind date was successful.

She is now dating the company commander introduced by Yan Lei.

Yan Lei is not only the introducer and matchmaker, but also the man’s superior. Director Lu brought Lu Manman to visit.

Two men sat in the yard smoking and chatting.

"Introducing so many people, when I saw Xiao Li, I knew that Captain Yan was really interested in you." Director Lu sighed, "Man's mother didn't really want to be a soldier at first, but when she saw Xiao Li, she nodded like a chicken pecking at rice." Captain

Li showed talent and spoke generously. Although my family is from a rural area, I have gone to elementary school and am very motivated in the army. I am masculine and cheerful in every move.

Lu Manman’s mother took it in her eyes!

Therefore, face control is not an attribute that appears for free. It must have been inherited from someone.

Director Lu was born as a buyer in a supply and marketing cooperative. He traveled extensively and never met anyone. One look and you can tell that this young man has a promising future.

When asked, there are several older brothers in the family. According to the rules, rural parents should live with the eldest son, so it is not Captain Li's turn. In the future, Lu Manman will not have to serve her mother-in-law.

He gets a salary of 20th level, 72 yuan a month. It is about the same as two and a half months of ordinary workers. He took the initiative to tell his family to save ten yuan every month.

In this way, he can still use 62 yuan.

Director Lu is satisfied with this distribution ratio.

Turning back to look at the mother and daughter, they can only smile foolishly at the young man.

Lu Manman's mother likes him more and more. If she could find such a handsome man in her time, her daughter's face would be more beautiful.

But it doesn't matter. With such a son-in-law, her grandchildren will be good-looking in the future.

When Lu Manman saw that Xiao Li couldn't move, she wanted to get married right there.

This is exactly the younger version of Captain Yan!

That's what she wanted!

Thank you, my sister!

Qiao Wei and Lu Manman talked privately in the house for a long time, and took the opportunity to popularize some physiological and health knowledge to the younger sister.

Lu Manman blushed and nodded repeatedly: "Okay, I know, yeah, yeah!"

Outside the house, Lu Manman's father's voice called her: "Man, Man!"

The two went out.

Outside, Director Lu held Yan Lei's hands with both hands: "Brother Yan, then I'll leave it to you!"

Yan Lei said: "Don't be so formal."

Director Lu called his daughter: "Let's go, let's go home!" He

looked a little anxious.

Qiao Wei pretended to keep the guests for a while, but they didn't keep them and left in a hurry.

Qiao Wei asked, "What happened?"

Yan Lei said, "I suggested that they get married this month. He went home to discuss it with Xiaolu's mother."

Qiao Wei: "Huh?"

Qiao Wei was a little confused: "You've only known each other for a few days?"

Yan Lei glanced at her and said, "We also got the marriage certificate after knowing each other for a week."

Qiao Wei paused.

Really, it was true.

They met for a blind date and got a reply within three days. After confirmation, he took a leave and the two of them got the marriage certificate and took photos.

Generally, a blind date marriage will take several months. It is mainly because the woman has to prepare a dowry, make a new dress, sew a bed quilt, etc., which takes time. The man cleans up the new house and prepares furniture. The more decent one is "36 legs". Once everything is ready, they can get married.

But for someone like Qiao Weiwei, she is alone, her family has died, and there is no one to take care of her dowry.

Especially since her house is in the factory compound, she has no property rights to it. Although the whole family lived here before, it is actually the factory's property. If she took over her father's job, she could live there forever, and the factory would not take it back.

But she couldn't do it, so the factory came to talk to her. If she

can't do this job, she can't live in the house.

It used to be a problem for three generations of a family to live there, but now she is a non-employee and there are so many people waiting in line to apply for houses. Who can tolerate an orphan like her occupying several rooms alone?

Qiao Weiwei chose marriage. After the blind date, she got the marriage certificate within a week. She packed her luggage and was picked up by her new husband from Linshi to Xiahekou Town.

Qiao Wei reviewed this memory, paused, and said, "Then don't interfere in other people's affairs."

Yan Lei hesitated.

Qiao Wei noticed it and asked, "What's the situation?"

Yan Lei looked at Qiao Wei's face and said carefully, "A house will be vacated in the compound soon. It's... the one that is being cleared out... Not many people know about it now. If Xiao Li can get married this month, I can help him..."

The houses are limited, and the battalion commander involved in the leak will definitely pack up and go home. His house will be vacated. Not many people know about it now. Yan Lei is sure to get it now if he takes action.

There will be no such shop after this.

If they missed this house, if Lu Manman and Captain Li wanted to apply, they would only have the old houses in the old district.

"Marrying for a house..." Qiao Wei had mixed feelings.

It sounds a bit sad. But such is life. This is the objective condition.

We cannot compare it with the requirements of love and marriage in the affluent society of later generations.

"Well, we are just suggestions anyway." She said, "Anyway, Manman and the others decide whether to get married, right."

"Yes, in the final analysis, it is their decision." Yan Lei became happy, "We are just suggestions."

Having said that, Qiao Wei felt a little better.

After all, you can't decide other people's life events.

But she glanced sideways at Yan Lei: "Why were you nervous just now?"

Captain Yan's face tightened: "No, why am I nervous."

Qiao Wei rolled her eyes at him.

"The house has been given up, and we have done a good thing, so we should do it to the end. We can't give up halfway, we have to see it through to the end. Otherwise, all the efforts before will be in vain." She turned and walked into the house, "Don't worry, I am very comfortable living in this house now, and I don't want to move."

Captain Yan followed behind her like a sycophant: "Yes, I know you are a conscious person."

He even flattered her.

Qiao Wei's mouth twitched slightly.

She didn't dare to compare her consciousness with people of this era.

When faced with good things, she would definitely fight for herself.

But Yan Lei's highly conscious personality has been established. No, no, of course he is really conscious, not for the sake of establishing a personality, but from Qiao Wei's point of view, anyway, the actual interests have been given up, and the personality has been established. In the long run, this is definitely politically correct for his career.

There is no need to ruin all the hard work for a red brick house.

Each family in the compound does not have its own toilet, but a unified public toilet. They are all dry toilets, with no difference. If you have a stomachache in the middle of the night, you have to go out to defecate, which is not as convenient as the private dry toilet in your own yard.

The tap water is not accessible to every household, but in the public area, which is not as convenient as the hand-operated well in your own home.

If tap water could be accessed to every household, Qiao Wei might consider it, but in this case, there is no need, absolutely no need.

She is still thinking about Lu Manman: "Will they really get married so soon?"

It is one thing to introduce someone to a partner, but it is another thing for the two people you introduced to get married after knowing each other for three days.

The pressure is quite high.

On the way here, Director Lu told Lu Manman what Yan Lei said: "Don't spread it around. No one knows about this house now. If you spread it, and someone takes it away, you won't have anywhere to cry."

Lu Manman's face flushed and her head felt dizzy: "Are you really going to get married?"

Director Lu said: "If you miss it, it's gone. The compound is a big red brick and tile house. There is a nursery right outside the door. You can throw the baby there after giving birth, and it won't affect your salary. There is no other place like this. It's convenient."

Lu Manman stammered, "But, shouldn't we discuss it with Li Aiguo? What if, what if he doesn't want to get married so soon?"

Director Lu was amused by this silly girl: "He doesn't want to? Tell him about this, he'll want it more than anyone else."

The leader introduced her to him. She's the daughter of the director of the supply and marketing cooperative. She's not ugly. She's also a broadcaster at the town committee radio station. If they get married right away, the leader will help him find a house.

If Li Aiguo wasn't stupid, he would have wanted to get married overnight.

"I didn't expect..." Director Lu said with his hands behind his back, sighing as he walked, "Captain Yan's house is like this..."

The topic changed, Lu Manman calmed down and said, "I didn't expect it either."

Qiao Wei is so good at taking care of herself. As the family of a regimental-level cadre, Lu Manman imagined how magnificent Qiao Wei's house would be before she went there. The result... a yellow mud adobe house?

Indeed, I heard that the old family area is full of old houses, which are not very good.

I heard that when the new compound was completed, many people fought openly and secretly for the distribution of houses, used connections to get in through the back door, and blocked the leaders to cry about the bad sales... The people in the town were very excited.

But I really didn't expect the houses in the old area to be like this.

Lu Manman felt a little sad for her sister Wei.

"Or... let's not apply for it." She said, "Since there is a vacant house, let's keep it for the two of them."

"Don't be silly." Director Lu said, "Since Yan Tuan has told us about this, he won't apply for it himself."

The yellow mud house does look a bit sad, but Director Lu has a sharp eye. The yard is tidy, the white walls in the house are clean, and all kinds of furniture and utensils are available. Although the house looks a bit shabby, it can be seen that life is comfortable.

"He became such a big cadre at a young age, doesn't he know better than you?"

"You just need to accept this kindness."