Recently, the Changhe Brigade has been experiencing one happy event after another.
First, Lu Jiefang got engaged to the daughter of Zhong Zhidong, the director of their brick and tile factory, who was also Zhong Quanyong's cousin.
The woman is learning accounting at the brick factory. She is 20 years old this year, three years younger than Lu Jiefang.
The two were in a free-love relationship and had been dating for two or three months. They felt that the other was a good person and started to talk about marriage.
The Lu family was overjoyed and, following Lu Yuan's example, distributed candy whenever they had something to say, weighing out a lot of candy and scattering it around.
Everyone was happily enjoying the engagement candy from the brigade leader's family when they suddenly heard that Hongxia had given birth to a big, healthy daughter.
At 7.8 jin (approximately 3.4 catties), it was indeed considered large and fat in those days.
The couple was so happy that they didn't hold a banquet, but they still scattered a lot of sweets on the day of the full moon celebration.
At this time, good news also came from Lu Yuan's family: Xiao Biyun gave birth to a daughter, and Lu Yuan now had a younger sister.
He was even more extravagant, giving candy to everyone he met.
The kids in Changhe Brigade are so happy they're practically dying of joy; their mouths have been feeling sweet all the time lately.
Even when the two families from the cowshed came to his house to sell herbs, Lu Yuan generously gave them two handfuls of candy.
The two families declined, but Lu Yuan said, "Today is a day of great joy as our family welcomes a new member. Please don't stand on ceremony."
"Thank you! Congratulations!"
Congratulations to you!
Lu Xiaojun was enthusiastically helping to weigh and record the herbs, and when he saw that they were from the cowshed, he couldn't help but take a second look.
He vaguely knew that his elder brother had been entrusted by the Yu family to secretly take care of the Wei family.
“Wei Wenbo, 11.6 jin of safflower.”
Lu Yuan praised the herbs and called out to Lu Xiaojun.
Lu Xiaojun, who was observing the Wei family, was a little distracted and misheard 11 as 17, so he made a mistake in recording the accounts.
Wei Wenqi, who was watching from the side, pointed to his notebook.
"You're mistaken, it's 11 jin, not 17 jin."
Lu Xiaojun looked down at the numbers and asked Lu Yuan for confirmation, "Brother, did I remember it wrong?"
Lu Yuan repeated, "11 jin and 6 liang."
Lu Xiaojun quickly changed the numbers, looked up at Wei Wenqi with a smile, and said, "Thank you!"
I didn't expect this kid to be so straightforward. He refused the extra notes I gave him. My first impression of him was pretty good.
"You're welcome!" Wei Wenqi scratched his head.
He glanced enviously at the pen and paper in the other person's hand. The other person looked to be about his age, probably in fifth grade.
If his family hadn't been sent to the countryside, I should have been in the same grade as him.
Wen Moxue, heavily pregnant, was about to pack up the safflowers she had just weighed when Lu Yuan quickly stopped her.
"Wife, don't move. You're pregnant, don't touch this red flower."
Wen Moxue smiled lightly, "Don't worry, I just put it aside. There was no contact or eating, so it's fine."
"No, that won't do. I'll do the physical work. You can go inside and rest."
Lu Yuan helped the person into the house before coming out to continue weighing the medicinal herbs for the Jia family.
Lu Pingru, carrying a basket of red flowers, glanced at Lu Yuan and asked him a few questions.
"Comrade Lu, I just heard you say that Comrade Wen is pregnant and shouldn't touch safflower. Is safflower poisonous?"
Lu Yuan explained, "Safflower is not poisonous, but it has the effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis. It can stimulate the uterus and promote uterine contractions. If pregnant women are exposed to it too much or take it, it can easily cause miscarriage or premature birth."
Lu Pingru's mind stirred, her knuckles turned white as she gripped the basket, and her heart began to pound wildly, faster and faster.
"Give me the basket, let's weigh it."
No response.
Lu Yuan repeated, "Give me the basket."
"Oh, here you go!"
Lu Pingru snapped out of his daze and hurriedly handed over the basket.
Lu Yuan glanced at her, said nothing, and took the basket to weigh it.
After weighing the herbs, the two families took the money and exchanged it for some grain before returning to their thatched huts.
Lu Pingru was distracted the whole time, and everyone could tell.
Jia Liqin asked her, "Mom, what's wrong?"
"No, it's nothing."
Lu Pingru forced a smile, trying her best to maintain her composure.
What you are thinking must never be known to anyone, absolutely not.
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