"Am I not cooperating with you? I'm afraid your family will force you to get married and have children." Yu Jingjing explained to Lu Yunxiao.
"So, you said that on purpose?" I see.
This time, Yu Jingjing was confused: "Comrade Lu, do you want to be better? Shouldn't I cooperate with you?"
"Of course not, I definitely hope I'm bad." It doesn't seem right to say that, who wants to be bad: "I say, I don't care whether I'm good or bad, I think you're a good match, you're really my soulmate."
Looking at Yu Jingjing's expression, you can tell that she is still a tomboy. If I were to show any sign of liking her, she would probably chase me away.
Anyway, if Yu Jingjing and I can't be lifelong lovers, we can be lifelong brothers, and I will accompany her to the best of my ability.
"Comrade Lu, it's time for us to go catch rabbits."
"Walk."
They walked to the first rabbit hole and took out three full-month-old rabbits and a mother rabbit.
"I don't know where the male rabbit went. How irresponsible. He must be a scumbag." Yu Jingjing complained casually.
The little rabbit's mother: If its father was here, wouldn't you have caught him?
But it didn't say that its rabbit husband was now at another female rabbit's house, sleeping with her.
They put the rabbits in the backpack, because there is a rule that a family cannot keep too many rabbits. Yu Jingjing had enough and asked Lu Yunxiao if he wanted any: "I think girls should like animals like rabbits. Do you want to find another nest and catch it for Yunduo?"
"껩OK."
We found another nest, this time with two little rabbits and a pair of big rabbits.
The two big rabbits were different in size. "The big one must be a male. I wonder if he is the father of that litter of little rabbits. You jerk, you have two families all of a sudden."
"Two of my families are really scumbags. I will definitely have one family in my life."
Yu Jingjing said "Hmm?" and asked, "Which home are you referring to? You don't plan to get married, so it should be your parents' home."
"I will get married, and I will never have that kind of home."
"Then you are not a scumbag at all." Yu Jingjing joked.
The two men went down the mountain, and Lu Yunxiao sent Yu Jingjing home. Yu Jingjing left behind a litter of rabbits and asked Lu Yunxiao to take the other litter away.
"I'll come over tomorrow and make a nest for the rabbits."
"OK."
Lu Yunxiao walked outside, feeling as if bathed in the spring breeze. He had never expected that he would be able to learn the truth that he was not bad after going to the mountain last time. He was in a very happy mood.
Yu Jingjing put the rabbits directly into the space and let them out tomorrow, letting them eat grass inside all night.
Xiao Caicai has collected a lot of food and asked Yu Jingjing: [Host, when are you going to sell the food? 】
"I think we'll be able to go in two days."
[Okay, let’s sell more grain and make more money, hehe. 】
"You are really a money-grubber."
After breakfast the next day, Lu Yunxiao came over to make the rabbit nest, and Lu Yunduo followed to see Yu Jingjing's rabbits.
The rabbit nest is built with bricks or adobe and surrounded by branches.
The landlord had many houses and there were some broken bricks in the yard. Lu Yunxiao used those broken bricks and some wooden sticks to make a nest for the rabbits.
Yu Jingjing asked about the progress of the basket weaving over there, "We have already made 5 baskets."
"Then I'll go to the supply and marketing cooperative and give it a try."
"My dad and Yunyang have already gone."
After making the rabbit nest, Lu Yunduo asked Yu Jingjing to go to their house, and the three of them went to Lu's house together.
Not long after, the captain and Lu Yunyang came back with the baskets, and the two got out of the car dejectedly.
"What happened? Why did you take all the baskets back? Not a single one was left behind." Mother Lu ran over and asked.
The captain sighed, his face full of sorrow. Lu Yunyang said, "We found a purchaser at the supply and marketing cooperative. The purchaser was responsible for purchasing baskets and other things. She said that the quality and style of our baskets could not match what we already had. My father and I talked our lips off, but she refused to buy anything."
"You won't accept it?" Yu Jingjing frowned in confusion. "Since the basket is better than what we have now, why don't you accept it? There must be something fishy going on."
"The purchasing agent said she was in charge of this. We wanted to find the director of the supply and marketing cooperative, but she stopped us. We found the director, and she said she was too busy and handed it over to the purchasing agent. The purchasing agent didn't agree to accept our baskets, so we came back."
"You guys are passing the buck here. The director of the supply and marketing cooperative does have a lot of things to do, but he is a bit irresponsible."
"Oh, the director of the supply and marketing cooperative doesn't care, what should we do?"
Yu Jingjing said: "We have to take care of this matter. We can't talk to the director of the supply and marketing cooperative. How about we go find the secretary of the commune?"
"Will you take care of it?" The captain hesitated.
"Uncle, how do we know it won't work if we don't try? At worst, we can just ignore it and come back. There's nothing to lose. Opportunities need us to fight for them, not others who give them to us. We have this opportunity, so why not seize it?"
The captain felt a little ashamed: "Xiao Yu Zhiqing is right, but my brain is not working well."
Yu Jingjing didn't think much of it. Now it was a planned economy and everything was done according to plan. Sometimes, if one's thoughts or actions were too radical, one would be labeled. The captain had never done business before, so it was normal for him to not think so.
She asked the team leader another question: "Besides our team, which other team in this commune has more wicker suitable for weaving?"
"Our brigade has the most, and other brigades have almost none. The brigades in other communes around us have this kind of willow trees, but not as many as here."
"In that case, will the baskets sold by the supply and marketing cooperative be different from those of the commune?"
"We don't sell our own commune's products, but we sell those from other communes?"
"Yes, this is about connections. If the purchasing department is not giving a backdoor to that brigade, then the purchasing director is doing it. We have to find the leader to talk to him. Let's go again. The commune director has a good impression of Comrade Lu. Comrade Lu will go this time. I, the designer of the basket, will go with you."
"Okay, let's go now. At worst, it won't be a wasted trip. We can just think of it as going to town to have fun."
"놆."
"I'm going to harness the bullock cart. I'm going there now. When we get there, they probably haven't finished get off work yet."
"Hey, you have to take me with you when you play." Old Mrs. Lu ran out of the house.
Lu Yunduo shook her head. She was not in a hurry to go because her grandmother loved to play much more than she did.
Several people got on the ox cart and arrived in the town after about twenty minutes.
Yu Jingjing first went to the supply and marketing cooperative alone to look at the baskets sold there. They were all wicker baskets, and their quality and style were indeed not as good as those woven by them.
The salesperson wanted to buy a basket for her, so he said, "These are made of pure willow branches. They are very strong."
"Which brigade of ours made this? I heard that the willow branches grown on the mountain of Willow Brigade are the best. Are these baskets supplied by our brigade?" Yu Jingjing asked.
"The Willow Brigade? No. This is the Qingshan Brigade. This brigade is not from our commune. Our commune does not have a brigade that supplies willow products. We can purchase from brigades in other communes. Two people from the Willow Brigade came the other day, and the purchaser said that their samples did not meet the quality standards, so he did not accept them."
Yu Jingjing picked up a basket and looked at it. "This braided fabric is not very good. Look, there are signs of breakage here."
The salesperson smiled and said, "The purchasing department is responsible for purchasing the goods. I am in charge of selling the goods. They are not responsible for that."
Anyway, it's a stable job with a fixed salary, so who cares?
Yu Jingjing understood everything, pretended not to like the basket, and walked out.
The other three were outside. Yu Jingjing went out and said, "Let's go to the commune to find Secretary Wan. I guess the people in the office here have close ties with that brigade."
We went to the commune together again, and happened to meet Wan Ximin holding a meeting with his cadres. By the time the meeting ended, it was time to get off work.
The captain and his men had no intention of taking up Wan Ximin's office time, so this was just right.
Wan Ximin came out and not only met the captain, but also Yu Jingjing. He smiled and said, "Sorry, I just had a meeting and kept you waiting here for a long time."
"No, no, Secretary Wan's work is more important. We are afraid of disturbing Secretary Wan's work." The team leader said politely, "If we talk to Secretary Wan now, it will disturb his life."
"No, no, well, I just happen to have something I want to ask this young educated youth for help." Secretary Wan looked at Yu Jingjing a little embarrassedly.
"You want my help? Secretary Wan, just tell me what you want."
"My mother hasn't eaten well for a long time. She went to the hospital and was told that her stomach was not in good condition. She took some medicine to stimulate appetite and help digestion, but it didn't help. I wondered if the food my wife and I cooked was not tasty, and she didn't eat much of the food I bought for her from the state-owned restaurant.
To be honest, the food cooked by this young educated youth is the most delicious I have ever eaten. I would like to ask him to cook a meal for my mother. I wonder if it is convenient? ”
"It's not inconvenient." Yu Jingjing said, "It's noon now, why don't we go cook for Grandma Wan."
"Then it's your business."
The team leader quickly said, "Don't worry, don't worry. It won't be too late to talk about it after Xiao Yuzhi finishes cooking."
"Well, let's go to my house first."
The team leader and his entourage cannot all go to Secretary Wan's home. If they do, it will be inappropriate for them to invite them to dinner.
Then he said to Lu Yunxiao, "You go with Xiao Yu Zhiqing. Yunyang and I will wait here."
Secretary Wan apologized: "It's so embarrassing to have you two here."
"Nothing, go ahead."
"Let's go to the state-owned restaurant and have something to eat." Lu Yunxiao said to them.
"We will."
Secretary Wan made some pleasantries, and the team leader decided to go to the state-owned restaurant with Lu Yunyang to eat so as not to cause trouble for others.
Secretary Wan brought Lu Yunxiao and Yu Jingjing to his home. As soon as Yu Jingjing entered the house, she saw an old man with completely white hair sitting in the living room. The old man was dressed neatly, but was skinny and had no energy in his sunken eyes. The whole house seemed dead silent.
Yu Jingjing walked over and called out, "Grandma."
The old man looked up at her and immediately laughed: "Little girl, who are you?"
"I'm here to cook for you."
The old man waved his hands and said, "I don't want to eat anything. I'll be happy if you can sit down and chat with me. I'm almost bored to death without anyone to accompany me every day."
Yu Jingjing immediately understood that the main problem of the old man was not physical problems, but psychological loneliness, which led to depression and loss of appetite. Over time, psychological unhealthiness affects physiological functions, and physiological deterioration will further affect mental health.
When the old lady saw her, she didn't even ask who she was. She just wanted her to chat with her. It was obvious that she was too lonely and depressed.
"Grandma, let me make you something to eat first. I'll chat with you when I'm done."
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