That evening, after Uncle Mo's family and Wen Qihang and his wife left, Lu Yuan drove Xu Dong and Lu Yuanchao back to the guesthouse. When they returned to the courtyard, Lu Yuan took out a lot of supplies from his spatial storage.
There were 300 jin of rice, 200 jin of flour, five or six large pieces of cured meat, and other things such as fruit, which almost filled the entire small storage room.
Wen Shengtao and Mo Yitao were both startled when they saw so many things.
"So many, where did they come from?"
"I asked Dongzi and Yuanchao to help bring them," Lu Yuan explained.
The elderly couple were so shocked that they didn't even consider whether it would be convenient for Xu Dong and Lu Yuanchao to bring so many things by train.
"That's too much."
"It's not much, give some to your eldest uncle and brother."
Lu Yuan and Wen Moxue called the elderly couple to their room again, gave them the local tickets they had taken from the Liang family last time, and 2,000 yuan.
What are you doing?
Mo Yitao immediately pushed the money back when she saw it was a banknote.
"Mom and Dad, you keep these money and tickets. They're all local tickets, so we don't need them."
Mo Yitao took a look and it was indeed true, so she took the receipts and said, "I'll keep these receipts, and you can take the money back yourselves."
"Mom, please take this money. Xiaoxue and I can't be here to fulfill our filial duties, so please accept it as a token of our respect." Lu Yuan said.
He had swindled 10,000 yuan from Liang Guobin's basement for them and his brother-in-law, but since they didn't need that much money right now, they decided to keep it in their storage space for the time being, as it would be safer that way.
Wen Moxue also urged them to accept the gift, and the elderly couple finally accepted it with tears in their eyes.
“That’s right, Mom and Dad. From now on, just buy whatever you want. If you don’t have enough money, just tell us.” Lu Yuan said generously.
The elderly couple looked very pleased; their daughter had truly made the right choice in marrying this son-in-law.
"That's enough, that's enough. We can't spend 2,000 yuan in our lifetime, and we also have our own salaries."
Lu Yuan and Wen Moxue exchanged a smile. How could they possibly spend 2,000 yuan in a lifetime?
Wen Moxue took her mother's arm and said, "Mom, you can spend the money without worry. Your son-in-law is rich. Just ask him for more when you run out."
Mo Yitao patted her hand lightly and said reproachfully, "You child, you never talk nonsense."
How can you ask your son-in-law for money when you're short of cash? What kind of talk is that?
The family chatted for a while longer, and the elderly couple adored their three grandchildren before returning to their room to rest. Looking at their three eldest grandchildren, they were both very reluctant to part with them.
The next morning.
Xu Dong and Lu Yuanchao waited in the truck at the entrance of the courtyard, while Mo Yitao, Wen Shengtao, and Wen Qihang each held a child and were reluctant to let go.
Mo Yitao repeated her words of advice countless times, and little Yu Zhenghui, whom Qu Wenjing was holding, seemed to know that his playmate was leaving, and kept crying loudly.
The three babies cried so hard their little brows furrowed.
"Mom and Dad, eldest brother and sister-in-law, we're leaving now. We'll come back to see you again next year when we have some free time."
Lu Yuan and Wen Moxue took the child.
"Say goodbye to Grandpa, Grandma, Uncle, and Aunt!" Wen Moxue said to the three children.
The triplets waved their little hands obediently at the group, their voices sweet and childlike, "Bye!"
Mo Yitao couldn't hold back her tears and they welled up in her eyes. Wen Shengtao's eyes also reddened, which made Wen Moxue's nose tingle as well.
The truck disappeared at the alley entrance, and Wen Shengtao patted his wife on the back.
"Alright, Xiaoxue and Ayuan have both said that they will bring the child back every year from now on."
On the truck, Lu Yuan was also comforting his wife, who was feeling down, "Honey, if you can't bear to leave, we can come back and stay for a while in the spring."
Wen Moxue sniffed, "It's only been a few months since spring started. It'll be at least a year and a half before we can come back. Let's talk about it in the second half of next year."
Lu Yuan didn't care; as long as he was with his wife and children, he didn't mind how often they came over.
Now, he's more concerned about his younger brother and sister in his mother's belly. Although he's not as excited as he was when his wife was pregnant, it's still second only to that.
"Honey, do you think Mom will give birth to a brother or a sister for us?"
"Do you prefer a younger brother or a younger sister?" Wen Muxue asked in return.
Lu Yuan thought for a moment, "I like them both."
"Then why are you asking?"
Unlike the journey there, the trip back was much smoother. Everyone was eager to get home, and the weather was getting colder as we went further north, so it wasn't convenient to linger on the road.
The truck was furnished the same as when they arrived, but the blankets were thicker and warmer. Most of the truck was loaded with supplies, which Lu Yuan said he'd gotten from Hangzhou. Xu Dong and Lu Yuanchao didn't suspect anything.
In their eyes, Yuan Ge could get all kinds of supplies no matter where he was.
One afternoon a week later, the truck finally drove slowly into the Changhe Brigade.
"He's back! He's back! Brother Yuan (Uncle Yuan) is back!"
A group of teenagers who were waiting at the village entrance saw the big truck in the distance and ran into the village as they ran, shouting as they went.
At this time of year, when it's not busy with farming, most people stay home to hibernate. When they hear the shouts, every household gets excited, jumping off the kang (a heated brick bed) and running off in their shoes.
Everyone moved as fast as if the Japanese were entering a village on high alert, the only difference being that everyone's faces were beaming with excited smiles.
How could I not be happy? The team leader said that as soon as Lu Yuan returned, the rabbit farm would produce another batch of rabbits, and all the money from selling the rabbits this time would be distributed to everyone for the New Year.
Not only that, the men in the village were also waiting for Lu Yuan to return so they could go to the back mountain to hunt some wild boars and have a prosperous New Year.
It can be said that all the members of the brigade were looking forward to Lu Yuan's return. Without Lu Yuan, they could hardly eat or sleep.
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