Lu Yuan raised an eyebrow slightly. "Comrade Liqin?"
Calling her by her first name, when did Lu Yuanchao become so familiar with this girl?
Tsk, look at how excited he is now, just like a young boy in love.
He wasn't this excited when he saw me coming; this kid's intentions are crystal clear.
But that girl's current status...
It doesn't matter. As long as you like it, what does it matter if you're in a cowshed?
He had dealt with the Jia family before, and judging from their character, he knew it was only a matter of time before they were exonerated.
However, these kinds of things depend on mutual consent and also on the girl's wishes.
Lu Yuan wasn't in a hurry to go home. He leaned against the counter of the supply and marketing cooperative and watched with great interest as Lu Yuanchao fawned over him.
Hongxia seemed to have seen through his intentions, and even grabbed two handfuls of melon seeds and placed them on the counter in front of him.
Thanks!
Lu Yuan smiled and thanked him, then began to eat the melon seeds earnestly.
"Comrade Liqin, you have picked the herbs very well and even prepared them, which has saved us a lot of trouble."
"Comrade Liqin, here's the money for your medicine today, please take it!"
"Comrade Liqin, the Schisandra berries on the mountain will be ripe in a few days. I'll take you to identify them later. You can pick whichever one is valuable, it's four cents a pound."
The person who had been blushing immediately forgot their shyness when they heard that herbs were 40 cents a pound and looked up in surprise, "Really?"
"Of course it's true. In previous years, when the Schisandra chinensis ripened, the brigade would organize people to go up the mountain to pick them and then take them to the purchasing station to exchange for money, which was 40 cents a pound."
"As you know, the price here is the same as the purchasing station, which is 40 cents."
Jia Liqin was not blinded by the high price of 4 mao per jin, but instead caught a piece of information in his words, which was that the brigade was organizing to go up the mountain.
It seems that because these herbs are valuable and profitable, they are not allowed to be picked privately. Instead, the entire production team must pick and sell them together and then distribute the profits.
"Comrade Lu, since the whole team is going up the mountain to pick herbs, there's no need for you to take us. We can just go with everyone else."
Lu Yuanchao was disappointed. "Alright then."
Jia Liqin and the Wei siblings exchanged money and left in a hurry. Lu Yuanchao escorted them directly out of the courtyard, and even after they had gone quite a distance, he still craned his neck to watch.
"Alright, we can't even see a shadow of them anymore. If we keep looking, our souls will follow them away."
Lu Yuan spat out the sunflower seed shells from his mouth and joked with a smile.
Hong Xia laughed and replied, "My soul has already been stolen!"
Xu Dong also said, "You shouldn't just drop them off at the door; you should take them back directly."
Lu Yuan clapped his hands and walked towards Lu Yuanchao, circling him twice with a playful expression.
"Tsk, look how long his neck has grown."
"Pfft, goose goose goose goose..."
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Hong Xia and Xu Dong both laughed, which was rather unkind.
Lu Yuanchao was a little embarrassed by the teasing, but he didn't shy away from it. He added, "Don't say that, I wanted to send the person back, but I was afraid they wouldn't agree."
"Don't scare the ladies." Joking aside, Xu Dong still offered a word of advice.
"Am I that scary-looking?" Lu Yuanchao asked defiantly.
Xu Dong nodded, "Yes, a little bit, the neck is too long!"
"Goose, goose, goose, goose..."
Hongxia laughed heartily.
Lu Yuan chuckled a few times, but then became serious.
"If you really have feelings for that woman, don't be ambiguous. Go back and tell your aunt and uncle, and ask them to find someone to properly introduce you to her, and then you can get to know her properly."
He'll likely be shut out forever if he relies on himself.
The fact that the girl blushed with shyness before shows that she was aware of Lu Yuanchao's feelings, but she deliberately kept her distance. She had too many concerns, probably because she was concerned about his status and could not easily have any involvement with him.
If the matchmaking is formally arranged by elders, it means that the man's family doesn't mind the woman's background, which makes it more likely that the other party will seriously consider the matter.
Lu Yuanchao thought about it and felt that what Lu Yuan said made a lot of sense, so he ran out of the yard.
"Dongzi, I'm leaving this place to you. I'm going back to find my father."
Xu Dong naturally had no objection, and at this time there were hardly any people coming to exchange herbs.
Hong Xia sighed and shook her head; Comrade Lu Yuanchao was probably going to leave disappointed.
Even if the brigade leader's family likes Jia Liqin, they probably won't be able to accept her identity for a while.
They can't possibly not care about this.
Nowadays, who would dare to associate themselves with "bad elements"? Isn't that just openly telling people that they are also "bad elements"?
Hongxia was certain that the brigade leader's family would not agree.
Lu Yuan didn't think much of it, only considering Jia Liqin's attitude, but he forgot that Lu Guoan's family was different from him and his wife. Even if they were open-minded, they were not willing to get involved with bad elements.
Lu Yuanchao ran home excitedly, but didn't find an opportunity to talk about it.
Lu Jiefang was off work today and brought his girlfriend, Zhong Yanling, home to visit.
This was the first time Lu Jiefang had brought people back since the two got engaged, and the whole family took it very seriously.
Wang Hongmei even specially killed a chicken, stewing half of it into chicken soup and braising the other half.
He was currently busy in the kitchen, and since Lu Guoan wasn't home for the time being, Lu Yuanchao had no choice but to suppress his excitement and decide to talk about it later.
They waited until it was time for dinner.
The Lu family's life has improved a lot in the past two years. The sumptuous meal on the table surprised Zhong Yanling, as it was even better than what her family ate.
It's not surprising that Lu Qianjin, who works at the business office, could afford to buy some pork for his family, and it's also understandable that he would slaughter a chicken if he raised one.
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