Wei Wenqi returned to the cowshed in a cheerful mood, unable to suppress the smile on his face the whole way.
However, since someone had died here today, he tried to restrain himself a bit after arriving at the cowshed, but his family noticed something was off.
"Little brother, what made you so happy? Your mouth is practically stretched to your ears," Wei Wenhao asked with a smile, putting his arm around his shoulder.
The others stared at him curiously, waiting for his answer.
Wei Wenqi carefully took out two comic books from his pocket.
It was getting late, and there were no lights in the shed, so no one could clearly see what he was holding.
Wei Wenhao took the book and touched it, then looked at it closely in the moonlight, surprised.
"A comic book? Where did you get that?"
Wei Wenqi took the book back from him and put it away carefully before answering his question.
"It was lent to me by Comrade Lu's younger brother, Lu Xiaojun."
"Comrade Lu's younger brother?"
"Yes, that's him."
"You two have a good relationship?"
"Brother Lu asked him to take care of me, and now we're friends."
"Take care of them? It seems the Yu family really did ask them for help," said Old Master Wei.
Wei Wenqi continued, "Comrade Lu said he would find me books later so that I could read and study more, and if I can't go to school, I can study on my own."
"Really, that's wonderful!" Chen Xinying exclaimed happily.
The youngest son hasn't graduated from elementary school yet. They've thought about teaching him themselves, but they don't even have textbooks, so they can't teach him.
That's great! Lu Yuan can help get the textbooks so they can study at home. Even if they don't get a graduation certificate, they'll still be well-educated.
Lu Yuan offered to help with the textbooks, and he really took it to heart, going to ask Lu Yuanchao to borrow the books.
"Brother Yuan, what do you need to borrow books for? I graduated so many years ago, and I've already used up most of my books just to wipe my butt."
In the end, not a single complete book could be found.
"What a spendthrift!"
Lu Yuan cursed at him.
This book is probably hard to borrow from the brigade.
There aren't many people who go to school in the countryside to begin with, and people don't have the habit of treasuring books. After they stop reading, they feel that textbooks are useless, and it's a waste not to tear them up and use them to wipe their bottoms.
There probably weren't many people at the educated youth settlement who brought books with them, and even if they did, they probably didn't have a complete set.
After thinking for a moment, Lu Yuan called Xiao Fan.
"Could you help me get some textbooks? I need them for elementary, middle, and high school."
Xiao Fan readily agreed.
He thought it was the brigade's literacy class that needed it, but he was puzzled as to why the literacy class would need junior and senior high school textbooks.
Regardless of everything else, if Brother Yuan asks for it, then it must be done.
He approached many colleagues, visited bookstores, went to all the primary and secondary schools in the county, and even went to recycling stations.
In the end, I successfully acquired thousands of textbooks for primary, middle, and high school students, as well as many extracurricular books with distinctive characteristics of the times, and even a complete set of high school math, physics, and chemistry books.
Lu Yuan looked at all the books Xiao Fan had brought back and sighed.
It's his fault; he didn't explain the quantity clearly.
But books are good things, so I'll have plenty. Besides, there's that set of math, physics, and chemistry books.
This is a treasure.
Lu Yuan selected the set of math, physics, and chemistry books and put them into his space, and then selected a set of primary, junior high, and senior high school textbooks.
He had Sun Dadou build a row of bookshelves and put them in the literacy class area, which was the old house of the Lu family. He also cleaned up the east front room where he used to live, specifically to store books.
It will be kept by Jiang Yundong and Wang Liang. You can read it in the classroom or borrow it. However, you need to register if you borrow it, and you will need to pay for any damage.
And so, the Changhe Brigade's borrowing library began to take shape.
Lu Yuan had Lu Xiaojun secretly deliver the set of primary, junior high, and senior high school textbooks he had compiled to the cowshed, along with two notebooks and two pencils.
The Wei family was overjoyed, as the three siblings, Wei Wenshu, Wei Wenhao, and Wei Wenqi, who had not completed their studies, could now learn on their own.
There's also Jia Liqin next door; she only studied high school for half a year.
Fortunately, the elders of both families are knowledgeable and cultured people, and they can offer some guidance when the elders have questions about things they don't understand during their self-study.
The two families solemnly recorded this kindness once again.
The baby girl born in the cowshed turned one month old, and the two families secretly gathered together to celebrate.
They brought out their best food: white rice porridge with eggs, and stir-fried cured pork with wild scallions.
The cured meat was given to me by Lu Yuan on the day the little girl was born. At that time, Lu Pingru cut half of it and gave it to Tang Fenglin to eat, and the other half has been kept ever since.
Sliced thinly and stir-fried with wild scallions, the aroma, unique to the cowshed, almost made both families swoon.
Actually, each person only gets one slice of cured meat, but the oldest person, Grandpa Wei, ate two slices.
And so, everyone was extremely satisfied.
With goat milk to drink every day, the little girl grew plumper and fairer day by day, and by the time she was a month old, she had grown to half a pound and a half.
Since the birth of this little girl, the cowshed has enjoyed a period of peace. The two families get along very well, and life seems to have become much easier.
Regarding Tang Fenglin's death, perhaps Lu Pinru was not the only one who knew the truth, but everyone remained silent, not mentioning her death, and even tacitly avoiding mentioning her.
The atmosphere in the cowshed improved, and everyone smiled more. The daily toil no longer seemed as tiring as before.
Before, I was physically exhausted and mentally broken. Now, although I am still physically exhausted, I am mentally fulfilled and life seems to have a purpose.
The grandfather, Jia Mingquan, gave the little girl a beautiful name: Jia Chenxi.
Morning symbolizes a new beginning in life, representing vibrant vitality and limitless possibilities.
Xi, the morning sun, symbolizes the messenger of light that dispels darkness, implying that life's path is open and bright, and that even if one encounters difficulties, they are only temporary, and darkness will always be dispelled and gloom overcome.
This name is a blessing and expectation for the child, as well as a spiritual sustenance and vision for those of them living in cowsheds.
This name can be said to represent the hopes of the Jia and Wei families for the future.
Wei Wenqi shared this good name with Lu Xiaojun. Although Lu Xiaojun didn't understand the meaning of the name at the time, it didn't stop him from thinking it sounded nice.
When she got home, she said to Lu Yuan and Wen Moxue, "Brother and sister-in-law, the name Chenxi is so nice. If my sister-in-law has quadruplets and there is a little niece, how about naming her Chenxi too? Lu Chenxi sounds much better than Jia Chenxi."
The young couple were both amused and exasperated. That's just how it is these days; many people share the same nice-sounding name, and there aren't many taboos about it, as long as the surnames are different.
To be honest, when Lu Yuan and Wen Moxue were thinking about names, they had actually considered the name Chenxi. Now that they heard that the little girl in the cowshed had that name, the couple immediately crossed it off their list of names.
Speaking of names, the couple recalled the name their parents had given their younger sister, and they both looked at the little girl, who was being held and teased by Gao Weishan, with sympathetic eyes.
The old father's half-gray hair has completely disappeared, turning black and thick, and his buzz cut has been replaced with a side part.
The changes are considerable.
He was grinning as he gently poked the little girl's chubby cheeks, calling her "Mingzhu" repeatedly.
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