Chapter 92 Return
"Hahaha~ That's right, a gift from an elder cannot be refused, cough, cough~"
After being ill for such a long time, Qu Feng laughed so happily again. His mood improved and his whole body and mind felt relaxed.
When she was in the mood, she would read the two books and teach her how to carve just as her father had taught her.
Suning was learning with great interest while flipping through the book and listening to the old man's patient explanation of what he was doing bit by bit.
From just wanting to carve a few pieces of jadeite from the bottom of the spring to wear for fun, now he is really interested in it.
Even little Qu Hui listened attentively and was full of curiosity about what his grandfather said.
It turns out that such beautiful treasures can be produced from inconspicuous or even ugly stones; it turns out that treasures can become anything in the world according to one's wishes!
There are a bunch of similar looking small tools in the wooden box, each with its own name, and it turns out that each has a special function.
"As the saying goes, practice makes perfect. Carving requires constant practice. Don't be afraid of damaging the material..."
As he was talking, Qu Feng recalled the room full of stones passed down from his ancestors that his father had shown him, and a trace of melancholy crossed his face.
It would be great if my son could really come back...
Given his current physical condition, it would be difficult for him to travel through mountains and rivers to return and let them see the light of day again.
Glancing at the unconcealed interest in his little grandson's eyes, he couldn't help but think to himself: Maybe one day the Qu family's craftsmanship can be restored in him.
"Ning girl, you..."
"Grandpa Qu, I have stones that are enough for me to practice."
Su Ning did not miss the expression on the old man's face. As if knowing his worries, he comforted him lightly, "There is more than enough material for practice."
"That's good, that's good. When his father comes back, Grandpa Qu will be able to give you some good materials."
"Then I have to hope that Uncle Qu will come home early~"
"Hahahaha, great, great! Let him come back soon to work as a porter for our Ning girl!"
Huang Shufen, who was making a fire in the kitchen to cook lunch, wiped away her tears with a smile. How long had it been?
I haven’t seen the old man so happy before. It’s great, so great.
"Son, we are all waiting for you to come back safely... You... must really come back!"
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Gushi Bus Station.
Carrying the objects on his back, his legs were the only free space on his body, but Zhang Ze's face was filled with excitement.
"Mom, this is Gushi, my wife!"
"It looks a little different from the one we have at home!"
Zhang's mother kept looking at the green mountains surrounding them. "These mountains are so high that they are even in the clouds."
Tian Xiang, who was holding a child in one hand, was afraid that the child would disappear if she glanced at him, and only looked up after hearing her mother-in-law's words. When she found the mountain she mentioned, she couldn't help but be filled with surprise.
The mountains in my hometown are more like dirt bags compared to this one.
"Dad, where is our home? How far is it?"
"It's on the other side of the river. You two brats, don't run around. Hold your mother tight, you hear me?"
"Ang, I know, Dad!" "Okay!"
Following closely behind the Zhang family were Mao Qianjin and his mother. He also had a bag full of decorations on his shoulders, and with a silly smile on his face, he carefully reminded his mother to be careful on the steps.
It was an hour later when the group returned to the Su family compound on Nanmen 1st Street.
Mao's mother, who was prone to motion sickness, walked for a while, but after seeing the big yard in front of her, her dizziness and nausea symptoms disappeared. She followed Zhang's mother and her two old sisters and happily walked around the yard, discussing how to plan the front and back yards.
After putting away their things and tidying up the room, Zhang Ze said something to his wife, then he and Mao Qianjin walked briskly towards the small courtyard not far away.
"Oh, Ningning looks pretty good!"
After only a few steps, Zhang Ze arrived at the gate of the courtyard and looked at the lush green vines on the wall. His eyes lit up and he smiled and praised.
Mao Qianjin followed his lead and nodded with a smile, "It looks comfortable this way. We can plant some vines in our yard tomorrow!"
"I think so!"
As he spoke, he leaned forward and knocked on the door, but after waiting for a while, no one came to open the door.
The two looked at each other. Mao Qianjin touched the back of his head and guessed, "Could it be that Ningning didn't come back for lunch because she thought it was too much trouble?"
Shaking his head, he thought if he remembered correctly, Ningning had said when she signed up for employment that she had not applied for a dormitory at the factory.
What about the two and a half hour break? Are you going to just stay in the office?
"Brother Zhang, Brother Mao?"
Just as they were wondering whether or not to go to the factory to take a look, a familiar voice sounded behind them.
When they turned around, they saw a man holding a wooden box in his arms and smiling at them. Who else could it be but Suning with a look of surprise on his face?
"When did you come back? Where are your family members?"
“Ningning!”
He took a few steps forward and took the things from her hand. Mao Qianjin smiled so hard that his eyes, which were already small to begin with, became narrowed into lines. "They are all in the compound now!"
“That’s right!”
Suddenly thinking of something, Su Ning quickly took out the key and opened the door, "Brother Zhang and Brother Mao, come with me!"
As she stepped into the courtyard, Zhang Ze and Mao Qianjin were both surprised. It had only been a short time since she tidied the yard into this state. It was totally unrecognizable from how it looked at that time. It felt warm and comfortable just looking at it.
"Of course, Ningning, your courtyard is so beautiful inside and out!"
"I like the grape vine trellis. I can lie on the vine chair to bask in the sun or sit on the porch to drink tea and watch the rain. Just thinking about it makes me feel comfortable and relaxed!"
"Haha, I never knew Brother Zhang was so artistic."
Taking the wooden box from Mao Qianjin's hand and placing it on the low flat table on the corridor, Suning smiled and joked with Zhang Ze who made such an exclamation.
"If Brother Zhang likes it, I'll cut a few branches for you. I heard that this grape is a new variety from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences and the fruit is very sweet."
"Then I won't be polite. Your sister-in-law Tian is really nice!"
"OK."
She didn't know what the new grape variety from the Academy of Agricultural Sciences tasted like, but the grape vines in the academy were transplanted from Taoyuan Fruit Mountain and tasted really sweet.
Leading the two people into the kitchen, Suning couldn't help but secretly feel fortunate that he had specially customized a long, half-person-high grain cabinet for the convenience of storing grain.
This cabinet alone takes up an entire wall. Fortunately, all kinds of food can be stored in the cabinet, and a lot of useful kitchen utensils can be placed on top of the cabinet, so it doesn't waste space.
He bent down and opened the cabinet door on one side, avoiding the outermost rice jar and flour jar, and reached into the cabinet to smuggle out bags of food from the space.
"Ningning, what are you doing? Get something? Let me do it!"
The things were already stuffed, so she smiled and agreed to move aside a little. "Some time ago, I happened to encounter the task of purchasing factory welfare, so I took the opportunity to buy more. The bags in here are all prepared for you."
"so much?"
As bag after bag of sacks were dragged out of the cupboard, Zhang Ze and the other man couldn't help but be dumbfounded.
How much food does this require?
At this moment, no one would be unhappy to see the food, so the two of them were naturally happy, but they were also worried at the same time.
Nowadays, fine grains such as rice are sold at a high price of more than one yuan and twenty yuan per pound on the black market. Even if these sacks are filled with coarse grains, it is still a huge sum of money.
This...food is not included in the welfare benefits they agreed upon in the first place!
But the food has already been bought, and it is so rare to buy so much.
After looking at each other and thinking of their families, Zhang Ze and Mao Qianjin made the same decision.
"Ningning, I won't say thank you, it's too distant, but we have to pay for the money these grains cost!"
"Okay, it's only a little more expensive than the grain station. I'll deduct it from your wages then."
"Hehehe, okay!"
This price was a great bargain no matter how much grain there was, and the two of them were immediately very happy.
A bag of 100 kilograms of rice, 50 kilograms of sweet potatoes, 20 kilograms of flour, 20 kilograms of cornmeal, and 10 kilograms of various beans.
I'm happy to spend more money~
"And these seasonings, oil and salt, but this is my house-warming gift for my two brothers."
He took out an extra portion of oil, salt and seasoning and handed it to them, and promptly stopped the two from saying anything, "You are not welcome to refuse."
"Okay, okay, then we will shamelessly thank Ningning for her kindness!"
"Hahahaha! Let's go, let's have a lively house-warming feast today."
"I think it's okay. I'll go to the grocery store now to see what other vegetables I can buy."
…
After delivering the food back to the compound, Zhang Ze borrowed her bicycle and immediately went to the grocery store to buy vegetables.
Suning accompanied Mao Qianjin to chat with the two families, talking about family matters, and waiting for the house-warming dinner that Zhang Ze had mentioned in the evening.
(End of this chapter)
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