It was already very late when Han Zhenyu and Li Shaohua finished processing the goods they brought.
After the two of them divided the money, Li Shaohua looked at his watch and it was almost ten o'clock.
He said, "Why don't you stay in the dormitory for one night and leave early tomorrow morning."
"I'd better go back to the village. My family is building a house. I can help out if I go back early."
Han Zhenyu put a bag on the bicycle next to him and said to Li Shaohua without any hesitation: "Lend me your bicycle, you can walk back to the factory."
He pointed to a pocket next to him and said, "Don't forget to take your things."
Li Shaohua: "…………You should at least see me off. It will be so late when I go back, and my wife is still waiting at home."
"If you run faster, it won't take you more than a few minutes to get to the factory. It's a good time to warm up on the way, and it won't delay your battle when you return."
Before Han Zhenyu finished his words, he rode away on his bicycle, leaving Li Shaohua there cursing.
"I've never seen you so eager to go home before. It's different now that you're married. You always run home in the middle of the night."
He picked up the bag on the ground and said, "Fuck, why is it so heavy?"
The things were left by Han Zhenyu, who said he should share them with his second uncle's family.
Li Shaohua opened it and took a look. There were two strips of bacon, seven or eight dried fish, and some canned food produced in the south.
There were half a bag of miscellaneous things...all of which they brought from the south this time.
"You are really willing to give it up." Li Shaohua couldn't help but sigh.
He has been working with Han Zhenyu for a year and thinks that this guy is impeccable in his handling of matters.
I am obviously older than him, but I feel safe when I am with him. This man is really powerful.
His second uncle often praised him in front of him, and even his arrogant second aunt praised Han Zhenyu highly.
He said that he was a magnanimous person with quick thinking, and was definitely not an ordinary person. He also asked him to learn more from Han Zhenyu about how to behave and deal with people.
Li Shaohua didn't care that much about what his second uncle said, but he would definitely take his second aunt's advice to heart.
Now when he goes out with Han Zhenyu, he likes to ask for his opinion on everything, and now their relationship is getting closer and closer.
He was planning to find an opportunity to become sworn brothers with Han Zhenyu, but he didn't know if that guy would agree.
Han Zhenyu rode very fast and arrived at the village in more than 20 minutes.
He didn't go back to the brigade headquarters, but went directly to the new house.
When he left, it was still a flat land, and now a small courtyard stands there.
The outer gate had not been installed yet, so Han Zhenyu pushed his bicycle directly into the yard.
The doors and windows of the main room have been installed, and a lock is hung on the door.
He stood in the yard for a while, then went to the adobe house where his grandfather and uncle lived, preparing to squeeze in with his uncle tonight.
Grandpa Du and Uncle Du had already fallen asleep. When they heard the noise outside, they thought someone was trying to steal something, so they got out of bed immediately.
Uncle Du picked up the hatchet on the table, and Grandpa Du picked up the stick behind the door and shouted loudly, "Who?"
"Grandpa, uncle, I'm back."
"Zhenyu?" Uncle Du immediately opened the door and asked in surprise when he saw his nephew, "When did you come back?"
Han Zhenyu brought his bicycle into the house and said, "Uncle, I arrived at the factory this afternoon. I did some work in the city and just came back."
Uncle Du was just about to ask, why are you coming back so late? The road is not safe.
It would be better to stay in the factory for one night and come back tomorrow.
But suddenly I thought that my nephew had only been married for half a year, and the couple hadn’t seen each other for such a long time, so how could he stay in the factory?
He said, "Why are you coming here instead of going home to rest?"
Han Zhenyu paused and said, "I want to see how the house is being built."
Grandpa Du said with a smile, "It's almost done. Tomorrow we'll build the stove, level the yard, install the gate, and after a few days of drying we can move in."
"How come it's so fast? I thought it would take several days to finish." Han Zhenyu said again: "Grandpa, uncle, thank you for your hard work."
"It's not hard at all. I'm so happy." Grandpa Du pulled him to sit on the bed. "Are you hungry? I'll get you some snacks."
Uncle Du had already lit the kerosene lamp and poured him a bowl of water.
"Grandpa, uncle, stop busying yourself. I'm back after dinner."
Grandpa Du took down the basket hanging on the beam, lifted the cloth covering it, and took out the cookies and peach cakes inside.
"These were all bought for me by your wife. I said I didn't like them, but she didn't listen. She always brought me a bag of food every time she went to the city."
Grandpa Du was smiling as he spoke, with a hint of boasting in his tone.
He took a cookie and gave it to Han Zhenyu, "Try this, it's fragrant and crispy, and tastes really good, even better than the ones you bought before."
Han Zhenyu felt a little amused and a little surprised after hearing what his grandfather said.
It hasn't even been twenty days since he left, and Su Xieqiu is already getting along so well with his grandfather?
He took the biscuit with a smile and took a bite. It had a rich milky flavor and a soft texture. It was indeed better than the ones he had bought before.
They couldn't buy snacks of this quality at the supply and marketing cooperatives in a small county like theirs, and they were rarely seen on the black market. I wonder where that woman bought them?
Uncle Du couldn't help but take a piece and put it in his mouth, praising Su Xieqiu while eating.
"Zhenyu, your wife is great. She's filial and hardworking. She cooks delicious meals and doesn't hesitate to do chores. Now that the house is built, you two should live a good life. We'll be relieved when you have a baby next year."
Han Zhenyu didn't say anything, just smiled.
Uncle Du saw that he had eaten the snacks and drank the water, but didn't even mention leaving.
I thought this kid was stupid and didn't understand anything, so I started to chase him out.
"It's getting late. Go back and get some rest. Your grandfather and I are going to sleep too. We have to get up early tomorrow to build a stove."
Han Zhenyu wanted to squeeze in here, but there were only two narrow beds in the room.
Grandpa and uncle didn't ask him to stay, so he didn't dare to ask and prepared to find a place to stay for the night.
He took the bag off the back seat of the bicycle and said, "Grandpa, uncle, this is the specialty I brought from the south. I put it here. Let my uncle take some tomorrow. You can also take some when you go back."
"I got it. Let's go back quickly." Uncle Du opened the door and let him push the cart out.
Seeing that his uncle was so anxious to get him out, Han Zhenyu sighed lightly and had to push his bicycle out.
"Grandpa, uncle, I'm leaving now."
"Let's go, let's go." Before Uncle Du finished his words, the door slammed shut.
Han Zhenyu looked at the door in silence for a while, then rode his bicycle slowly towards the village.
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