Lu Yuan and Wen Moxue didn't feel much about going to the provincial capital to acknowledge their ancestors, but Gao Weishan and Xiao Biyun were extremely excited.
The couple told the young couple a lot about their two families.
The Gao family is a large family. Although Gao Weishan has few brothers and sisters, only one older brother, whose family has two sons and one daughter, he has an uncle, two other uncles, and two aunts.
My eldest uncle's family has four cousins, my two uncles' families each have three, and my two aunts' families each have five and three.
These cousins each have two to four children, and half of these children have also started their own families and have children of their own.
In short, the Gao family is a large family, with at least sixty or seventy members, not counting the Gao family women who have married out.
However, Gao Weishan's parents passed away a few years ago, and their branch of the family is not as close to the other branches.
Compared to the Gao family, the Xiao family has a much simpler population.
Xiao Biyun has only one older brother, and his family has two sons: Xiao Fan and Xiao Fan's older brother, Xiao Jue.
Her father didn't have many brothers and sisters either; he only had one married sister.
Xiao Biyun's parents, like Gao Weishan's parents, both passed away a few years ago.
Lu Yuan and Wen Moxue also wanted to prepare a gift for all the relatives they hadn't met yet. Whether they would actually give them a gift or not was another matter; they just wanted to prepare one first.
Upon hearing that they had so many relatives, the two abandoned the idea and decided to only prepare gifts for their uncle and maternal uncle's families.
While they were preparing gifts at home, Xiao Fanyu, Shao Heng, and many other educated youths went to the commune again.
After returning from the commune, the two of them excitedly ran to find Lu Yuan.
Yu Shaoheng had barely tucked the 300 yuan he had just withdrawn before giving most of it back to Lu Yuan, and before he could even put the rest in his pocket, he had already spent half of it.
Xiao Fan was speechless; this guy really knows how to spend money.
Lu Yuan told the two of them, "We're going to the provincial capital in a couple of days. You two can come over and help look after the house, and also take care of Grandpa Liu."
"good!"
The two readily agreed.
In fact, Xiao Fan also wanted to go back to the provincial capital with them, but he had just been sent to the countryside and did not have any leave to visit his family, so he could not go back.
"I'll have my sister come over every day to help with cooking, so you don't have to worry about not having food."
The sister he was referring to was Lu Xiaoqin. If he didn't take his anger out on the siblings, then Lu Guoqing's actions really couldn't be traced back to them.
Actually, it's unfortunate that these two had such an unreliable father as Lu Guoqing. He always hid away when something happened, never considering his children at all.
Just as I finished discussing things with the two of them, Mo Lijuan arrived again, also to return the money.
She thought she could get away with the 50 yuan, but who knew they would make her pay it back? But she didn't lose out; even if she had to pay the 50 yuan, she would still have an extra 100 yuan.
When she was sent to the countryside, her mother wouldn't even give her 100 yuan, only 50. What could 50 yuan do?
So she decisively kept the money her aunt's family was giving to her cousin. Although her mother scolded her a few times, she still sent her one hundred yuan in the end.
Now that she has 150 yuan in her hand, she feels much more at ease.
When she finally got the chance, she asked Lu Yuan about the treasure, but Lu Yuan only said that she had to wait.
She also learned that Lu Yuan was going to the provincial capital to acknowledge his ancestors. Lu Yuan did not deliberately hide it; there was nothing to hide.
"You're going to the provincial capital with me this time. They're going to take you to see the treasure, right? Don't forget my share then."
Lu Yuan looked at her like she was an idiot. "You didn't even check the key, what kind of treasure are you talking about? This trip is just to acknowledge your ancestors."
"You can also go and check it out."
Lu Yuan remained noncommittal. He wasn't just going there to check on things; he planned to take the opportunity to settle the matter of the treasure and save his relatives and outsiders from constantly worrying about it.
Once he's dealt with it, he won't care what others say anymore; if they say the treasure can't be found, it's just a fabrication.
Gao Weishan and Xiao Biyun donated all their family property back then. In addition, given Gao Weishan's military achievements over the years, even if the higher-ups suspect that their family still has hidden assets, they would have to provide evidence and would not easily convict them directly.
If they can't produce evidence, it's slander, and they can even turn around and bite back.
Seeing that he was silent, Mo Lijuan assumed he had listened and asked again tentatively.
"Will you live in the provincial capital from now on?"
"My household registration is here, and my wife's is here. How can I go live there?"
Hearing him say that, Mo Lijuan felt a little relieved.
That evening, Lu Yuan and Wen Moxue went to Lu Guoan to get a letter of introduction, and left the village the next day.
Seeing the young couple carrying large bags and small packages, Gao Weishan and Xiao Biyun asked.
"What did you bring? So much stuff!"
"It's just some wild game, for my uncle's and my maternal uncle's families," Lu Yuan replied.
The couple was happy because their son recognized their approval, which is why he thought of bringing gifts for their relatives.
They first rode bicycles to the commune. Lu Yuan and Gao Weishan each took their wives and left the bicycles in the health center's dormitory before the four of them took a car to the county town.
Gao Weishan went to buy a train ticket with his work ID, and unexpectedly, he even managed to buy a sleeper ticket.
The train was at 2 PM, so we could have lunch in the county town. The four of us went to a state-run restaurant.
After the meal, seeing that there was still time, Lu Yuan asked the others to wait at the restaurant while he took a rabbit and a pheasant to the machinery factory.
Relationships need to be maintained regularly; you can't wait until you need someone to think of them.
I knew the gatekeeper, and after a cigarette and a few casual words, I entered the machinery factory without any problems.
He arrived at the production workshop familiarly and found Director Liao. The three tufts of hair on his head looked precarious, indicating that he hadn't been idle lately.
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