Lu Xiaotang looked at the sewn bag and knew that she was not going to let him take it out, so he just took it with him and let those little bastards get away with it.
Seeing that it was getting late, Xu Ning decided to go to bed early as he had to get up early tomorrow. Today, Xu An had already said hello to Old Chen when he was leaving school, so he would ask him to help send him off tomorrow morning.
Lu Xiaotang wanted to go talk to Xu Ning, but maybe because he was leaving, Xu An was particularly talkative today, and he pulled him to sit on the kang and talked nonstop.
After Xu An fell asleep, he went out and saw that the lights in Xu Ning's room were off. He sighed in disappointment and took a basin to wash up.
The next morning, when Xu Ning got up, Lu Xiaotang was already cooking.
Xu Ning was surprised to see that he was already sitting there lighting the fire, and asked, "Brother Lu, why are you up so early? It's only five o'clock now, what are you cooking in the pot? I prepared the meat filling yesterday, and I planned to make dumplings this morning."
Lu Xiaotang saw her come in. There was still a tuft of hair sticking up. She probably didn't have time to comb her hair before she came out. He smiled and said, "Just eat something in the morning. Go back and sleep for a while. I'll call you when the meal is ready."
Xu Ning couldn't sleep anymore. He opened the lid of the pot and saw the sweet potato porridge inside. How could this fill him up? I went out to wash up first and planned to make some pies on the stove.
Seeing that she was busy again, Lu Xiaotang said, "Xiao Ning, stop busying yourself. Just have some porridge in the morning. You prepared so much dry food for me. I'll eat that when I'm hungry."
"It will take several hours for you to get to Qi City by bus. You won't even know what time it is once you get on the train! How will you have time to eat?" Xu Ning said as he kept rolling the dough to make pies.
Lu Xiaotang just listened to her chattering with a smile, and his heart felt like he had drunk a bowl of hot soup in a cold winter.
After Xu Ning finished wrapping the pies, he remembered that there was only one casserole that could be used on the stove. He scooped the porridge from the pot into the casserole and kept it warm on the stove, and fried the pies in a large pot.
Seeing her busying around, Lu Xiaotang sighed and thought that he would rather make dumplings.
After the two of them had finished their meal, Xu An was still asleep. Xu Ning wanted to see how long it would take until the time he had agreed to meet with Old Chen. He looked up and saw that he didn't have his watch with him. He must have gotten up too hastily in the morning and forgot about it. So he took Lu Xiaotang's hand and looked at his watch. There was still half an hour left.
Just as he was about to withdraw his hand, Lu Xiaotang stretched out his big hand and held it. Xu Ning looked at him and suddenly felt like crying. Tears really flowed down his cheeks.
Lu Xiaotang held her in his arms and said, "Xiaoning, don't cry, don't cry, I will come again next year. I have already told my father and Uncle Xu yesterday that if there is nothing to do in the cowshed, you and Xiaoan should not go there. If you want to send something, go later, or ask Grandpa Qi to find an excuse to come and get it. If there is anything, go to find the person I told you last time."
Xu Yining buried her face in his arms and nodded with sobs. Lu Xiaotang touched her head and continued, "Be careful of those people in the Youth Academy. I will also find out their backgrounds when I return to Beijing this time, just in case. The military academy is completely closed and you can't come out at any time. I will give you the addresses of Zhenting and Wenqing later. Send a telegram to them if you have anything."
After a pause, he continued, "Don't go to the black market in the future. I will send you food coupons when the time comes."
Xu Ning stopped crying when he heard this. He raised his head and said confidently, "I didn't go to the black market. I went in two years ago to ask about the prices, and I never went there again. I really bought those things by using my connections. Humph, if you don't believe me, forget it."
Seeing her angry, Lu Xiaotang thought that he might have wronged her, so he coaxed her, "Okay, I'm sorry, I wronged you, but the black market is really dangerous, and I was afraid that something might happen to you."
Xu Ning knew that he was worried about her. Besides, she couldn't explain where her things came from. Thinking that he would be gone soon and they would not meet again until a year later, she stopped being pretentious.
"Brother Lu, don't worry, I won't go to the black market. I bought the things through connections. Because I don't have a ticket, the price is a little bit higher, but the places I came from are very safe,"
"Just keep it in mind, Xiaoning. Remember, your safety is the most important thing. I will find a way to help you if you need anything."
Xu Ning nodded and indicated that he would write it down.
When Xu An got up, the two of them had already left with their things. He put on his clothes and ran out. Seeing Lu Xiaotang already sitting on the ox cart, he quickly ran over and said, "Brother Lu, I'm sorry, I got up late today. I said I would send you off yesterday, but I slept until now."
Lu Xiaotang came down, touched his head, and said with a smile, "It's okay. Listen to your sister at home and study hard. I will come to see you next year. Go back quickly." After that, he got on the ox cart again and told Old Chen that they could go.
Lu Xiaotang sat on the ox cart, looking at the people getting farther and farther away, and thought to himself that for her and his family on both sides, he had to work harder and be better.
Xu Ning looked at the carriage going away, feeling extremely melancholy. Her long-distance relationship began from now on.
After Xu An had his meal, he went to school. Xu Ning sat on the kang and continued to make shoes. He sewed a few stitches and looked at the small room. Why did it feel so empty? Alas.
Xu Ning took his shoes and locked the door, intending to go talk to Wei Lanlan and Yang Xiaomei. Ever since Lu Xiaotang came, the two of them had not felt comfortable enough to come over to visit.
Wei Lanlan opened the door and saw that it was her. She said exaggeratedly, "Oh, who is this? Why are you willing to go out?"
Xu Ning pushed her aside and went straight into the house, smiling and saying, "I'm just afraid that if I come here too often, I'll disturb others from building revolutionary friendship. I'm not the kind of person who doesn't know how to behave and comes here every day to annoy others."
Wei Lanlan was about to tear her mouth, Xu Ning quickly hid behind Yang Xiaomei, and the three of them played hide-and-seek in the room.
Yang Xiaomei didn't have the same physical strength as the other two, and she panted and said, "Wei Lanlan, can't you be more generous? What are you afraid of? You and Chen Xiangdong have been together for more than a day or two."
Although Wei Lanlan is usually carefree, she blushed when talking about this kind of thing. She didn't bother to deal with Xu Ning and said, "Little sister Yang, you are still laughing at me. I haven't told you about you and Sun Hao. You two are still dating."
Xu Ning felt that he had come to the right place today. He had eaten another big melon. Seeing that the two of them were almost cross-eyed, he stood between them and asked, "What's going on? Little sister and Sun Hao, when did this happen?"
Yang Xiaomei blushed and said, "Don't listen to Wei Lanlan's nonsense. I haven't agreed yet."
Xu Ning looked at her shy expression and thought.
Although I haven't agreed yet, it's only a matter of time.
The three of them were laughing a little too loudly when someone knocked on the door again. Wei Lanlan opened the door and saw two young women who had just arrived that day.
Wei Lanlan greeted them warmly, "Chunhua, Jiaohua, it's you two, come in and sit down."
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