After hearing the gossip, Lu Yuan decided to go back to the brigade headquarters. Xiao Fan quickly put Sanbao down and said, "I'll go with you."
Yu Shaoheng also said, "I'll go too."
Lu Yuan looked at the table full of peanuts, melon seeds, and spade shells, and instructed the two men, "Clean it up before we leave."
Xiao Fan and Yu Shaoheng had no objections and busied themselves with tidying up.
Wen Moxue stopped them, saying, "Alright, you can go now. I'll take care of the cleanup."
"Sister-in-law, don't move, we'll get ready quickly," Yu Shaoheng said.
He's really good at tidying up and organizing things now.
Just as he finished praising himself in his heart, he accidentally shoved a lot of sunflower seed shells onto the kang (a heated brick bed).
"Can you do it?" Xiao Fan asked impatiently.
"Of course I can do it. It was just a mistake. Also, you were blocking my way, which affected my performance."
Xiao Fan said irritably, "Then why don't you come alone?"
Yu Shaoheng readily agreed, "Okay, you can watch from the side, I can handle it by myself."
Xiao Fan didn't actually lift a finger, but instead of just watching obediently, he said to Lu Yuan, "Cousin, let's go. Let Aheng handle it by himself."
Yu Shaoheng was dumbfounded and cried out anxiously, "No, no, Brother Yuan, Brother Fan, don't go, you must wait for me."
Then she pulled Xiao Fan back, saying, "Brother Fan, why don't you come and help us clean up?"
Lu Yuan chuckled when he saw his anxious look.
"Alright, alright, I'll wait in the car. Come out when you're ready."
Lu Yuan planned to drive the jeep there. If Qian Weixin returned to the commune, he could drive them back, since it was too cold to ride a bicycle in this freezing weather.
The three arrived at the brigade headquarters, just as Luo Yaoguo, Feng Tao, Qian Weixin, and the others had finished eating. However, they were still chatting enthusiastically with the commune members around a stove, their empty bowls still in hand.
Perhaps because the leaders seemed easygoing, the members were neither afraid nor reserved, and answered whatever the leaders asked.
Luo Yaoguo was a good conversationalist, asking questions that the commune members were familiar with, such as the work and harvest in the fields, and the situation at the rabbit farm.
The members not only understood these issues but were also very interested in them, and they talked about them at length.
When Lu Yuan arrived, he happened to overhear them talking about the pig farm.
“Our A Yuan is really capable. He brought back a feed mill, and we’ve already produced dozens of tons of feed, but we still don’t have any piglets yet.”
"Oh? Your brigade even built its own feed mill?" Luo Yaoguo asked in surprise.
"Yes, there are several!"
Luo Yaoguo happened to see Lu Yuan and waved to him, "Comrade Lu, I heard you got some feed mills."
Lu Yuan went over and found a stool to sit down next to him. "Yes, it's all thanks to Director Liao from the machinery factory for his help."
Luo Yaoguo suddenly realized that he knew Liao Yongchang from the county machinery factory. It seemed that Lu Yuan really did have acquaintances everywhere.
Lu Yuan also took the opportunity to bring up the matter of piglets, "Could County Chief Luo help urge them to see if a batch can be allocated to our brigade first? It would be a waste of resources if we prepared everything and it just sat there empty."
Luo Yaoguo couldn't agree immediately, but said, "Don't worry, I'll keep this in mind. As long as we can allocate piglets, we'll definitely consider your pig farm first."
Lu Yuan smiled and said, "Then I'll trouble County Chief Luo to take care of it."
After chatting for a few more minutes, Luo Yaoguo looked at his wrist and said goodbye.
"It's getting late, I'll head back now."
Xiao Fan drove when they arrived, but he had already given Xiao Fan a day off, so Feng Tao offered to drive him back to the county town, saying, "I'll go home for a bit too."
Luo Yaoguo asked Qian Weixin, "Little Qian, do you want to come home and visit too?"
Qian Weixin had originally planned to go home, but seeing that Feng Tao was also going back, he refused, saying, "No, Uncle Luo, I still have some work to take care of."
Luo Yaoguo then said, "Then I'll give you a ride back to the commune on the way."
Qian Weixin still refused, saying, "No, it's inconvenient for us to ride bicycles."
"It's not inconvenient at all, just tie the bicycle to the roof."
"Let's forget it, we can get there faster by bicycle."
Seeing that he was truly unwilling, Lu Yaoguo didn't press him any further, nodded slightly, and got into the car.
Feng Tao smiled and said goodbye to everyone, even Lin Pengfei, but he didn't give Qian Weixin a single glance.
Qian Weixin ignored him, always turning his face to the side or the back of his head.
Feng Tao chuckled and said to Lin Pengfei, "Officer Lin, riding a bicycle in this awful weather is torture. Why don't you come with us? We're going to the commune to drop off Director Cai anyway, it's on our way."
Lin Pengfei glanced at Qian Weixin and quickly declined, "No need, thank you for your kindness, Secretary Feng, I'll just ride a bicycle."
Feng Tao chuckled, "Officer Lin, why are you looking at others? Can't you even make your own decision about getting a ride? If they don't care about their subordinates, you don't need to suffer along with them."
"No, Secretary Feng..."
"Xiao Lin, you take the car." Before Lin Pengfei could finish explaining, Qian Weixin interrupted him.
"Director, I..."
"You take the car!" Qian Weixin ordered directly, determined not to take the blame for not being considerate of his subordinates.
Lin Pengfei was in a real dilemma. Although he wanted to take the car, he wanted to share the hardships with his leader even more!
But now that his superiors have given him orders, he has no choice but to obey.
Finally, he could only reluctantly get into the car, looking back every few steps.
The car drove away, leaving only Qian Weixin, who also asked to leave.
Lu Yuan said, "I have to go to the commune for some business. Let's go together."
Qian Weixin was taken aback and looked at him suspiciously. "Something wrong? Why didn't you say so earlier?"
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