Lu Yuan asked, "Are you sure the only men who didn't go to work this morning were my uncle and the team leader?"
Lu Yuanchao nodded firmly, "I'm sure. I asked around, and everyone else can vouch for each other while they're at work. Only my dad and the team leader aren't there."
This time, not only Lu Yuanchao found it strange, but everyone else also found it odd.
Lu Yuan stroked his chin. "Could this man not be from our brigade?"
The others suddenly realized.
Lu Yuanchao clapped his hands. "That's right, how come I didn't think of that? I've always been thinking about the people in our brigade."
Immediately, he began to worry again, "If this person isn't from our brigade, how are we going to find them?"
Lu Yuan wanted to say that there was nothing to worry about, as Old Man Liu was not seriously injured and would know who hurt him once he woke up.
However, the police had instructed him not to disclose the matter for the time being, so he had no choice but to keep it a secret for now.
"Don't worry about it. The police are already investigating the case, and I believe there will be results soon."
After Lu Guoan and his three sons left, Wen Moxue came out of the house.
She asked, "Is Grandpa Liu still out of danger?"
I was a little worried. Her medicine was good, so she shouldn't be in any danger.
Lu Yuan nodded slightly and brushed it off.
Remembering what Dr. Gao from the health center had said, he said, "The medicine you used for Grandpa Liu is good. A doctor from the health center wants you to take the medicine to them for a look and ask if you'd be willing."
"They want my medicine?" Wen Muxue asked.
"No, I just wanted to take a look."
Wen Moxue understood, "Then they probably want to see the ingredients."
Her medicine is a Chinese herbal powder; it's not impossible for someone with good knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine to identify the ingredients.
"Okay, take me with you when you go to the commune later."
Lu Yuan said, "Then give it to me later, and I'll go over tonight."
"Are you going to the commune again tonight?"
Lu Yuan subconsciously looked around.
"Yes. But if anyone asks, just say I'm sleeping in the house."
He Shenghua was originally supposed to keep watch tonight, but he wasn't entirely at ease with him.
The murderer has not yet been caught. Knowing that Old Liu is not dead, there is a high possibility that he will kill him to silence him at night.
The police hadn't said before whether they would send someone to guard the health center. Tonight is crucial, so he'll have to put in the extra effort.
Wen Muxue didn't know his intentions and didn't ask further. They were business partners; if he needed anything, he just needed to let her know and cooperate.
Before the rest of the Lu family returned, she went into the kitchen to cook dinner, so she wouldn't have to fight them for the kitchen later.
Lu Yuan offered to help, but he couldn't even start a fire, let alone do anything else.
I had no choice but to lean against the kitchen door with my arms crossed and chat with the other person.
"We're about to build a new house, do you have any ideas?"
Wen Moxue actually had many ideas about building a house.
For example, she wants to use tap water, the toilet shouldn't be too far away, preferably a flush toilet, and a separate washroom, etc.
But these are simply impossible to achieve.
“I think carrying water is too much trouble. It would be best to dig a well in the yard.”
Needless to say, the toilets...
"Also, could you please make a separate washroom? That would make showering and such more convenient."
Lu Yuan nodded, "No problem."
As expected of a sent-down youth from the city, used to a good life, he found the conditions in the countryside very difficult to adjust to.
"Is there anything else?" he asked.
Wen Moxue thought for a moment and said, "You pay for the house, and I'll take care of the furniture and other necessities."
"Okay, take a hundred to buy some things, but I don't have many coupons."
As he spoke, he took out the 200 yuan that Lu Qianjin had given him earlier, counted out 100 yuan and gave it to her.
Wen Moxue didn't have much money, but she accepted it generously. She even said something...
"Okay, that's perfect, I only have tickets, not money on me."
Zhang Yuping, who had just returned from work and was cooking, saw this scene and her eyes turned red.
Jealousy!
I never expected these two to have so much money.
She immediately felt much more at ease when she realized that some of the money would soon be hers.
"Wow, all those good things you took out last night, you got so much money back?"
Lu Yuan glanced at her sideways, then ignored her.
Wen Moxue quickly stuffed the large sum of money into her pocket, didn't say anything, and continued cooking.
Zhang Yuping went into the kitchen to see what they were making.
The pot was covered, so she couldn't see what was inside, but the aroma of rice wafted into her nostrils, almost making her dizzy with its fragrance.
He swallowed hard. "You cooked white rice?"
It was indeed cooked white rice. Wen Moxue's large wooden box contained a lot of rice and flour, so Lu Yuan wasn't surprised to see her cooking white rice.
Now that it's been discovered, there's no point in hiding it anymore.
"Yes, my wife heard that I had never eaten rice before, so she specially cooked a meal for me to try."
Zhang Yuping's twitching nose paused. This ingrate had been speaking with veiled barbs these past few days, subtly implying that she hadn't treated him well.
These days, who can afford to eat rice? Even plain porridge is a luxury.
Even his own mother couldn't do that.
Zhang Yuping has nothing to be ashamed of about this.
Only those educated youth who couldn't distinguish between the five grains and lazy good-for-nothings dared to squander food like this.
If they continue like this, it probably won't be long before they squander all the food they have.
What a spendthrift!
It would be better to give the grain to her; it would be a waste for those two spendthrifts anyway.
Thinking of this, her eyes flickered. She turned and left the kitchen, walking towards the fenced yard.
She was going to find that damned guy and tell him to hurry up and get the stuff as soon as possible, otherwise those two spendthrifts would squander it all.
In the kitchen, Lu Yuan gave Wen Moxue some instructions.
"When I'm not home tonight, make sure to lock the door and hide your money and tickets."
Wen Moxue nodded, "I understand."
She's an expert at hiding things; once something is in her hands, no one can find it unless she wants it to.
Zhang Yuping went to the brigade leader's house, but no one was home.
After wandering around the village again, they still couldn't find anyone, so they had no choice but to go home.
At this time, all the workers returned to work.
The rest of the Lu family members looked pale when they saw that she hadn't cooked anything and they were starving.
"Didn't you go home early to cook? Why are you only coming back now?" Lu Guoqing said with a stern face.
Zhang Yuping glanced into the kitchen, but it was empty. Presumably, those two spendthrifts had already finished eating.
She explained, "When I came back, A Yuan and the others were cooking rice. I couldn't stand the smell, so I went out for a walk."
Not to mention that she, who could actually smell the aroma, couldn't resist it, anyone else who heard the word "rice" would automatically picture bowls of white, fragrant rice in their mind.
He couldn't help but start swallowing.
Everyone's attention was diverted, and no one cared that she hadn't cooked; they were only thinking that Lu Yuan and his wife actually had rice to eat.
My heart felt sour, bitter, and extremely unbalanced.
The youngest, Li Xiaojun, couldn't resist the temptation and started clamoring for rice as well.
"Father, Mother, I want to eat rice too."
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