"Ah, I've been idle all day. I should have brought some books when I came, so I wouldn't have to sleep after eating and eat after sleeping all day." Lu Qingyan watched her father wash the dishes, but she didn't fight for it. After wiping the table, she walked around the living room holding her belly, mumbling.

"Why didn't you tell me earlier? Now there's nowhere to find it for you." When Father Lu heard this, he thought that there was no place to find the book now, so he let his daughter bear it.

"I just didn't remember it either." Lu Qingyan pouted and said, "Well, if there's nothing, then there's nothing. As long as I can eat and wear warm clothes, what else do I need books for?"

She thought that it was good enough to have enough food and drink now, so why did she need a bicycle?

"You're the only one who thinks about this and that all day long." After washing the dishes, Father Lu came out and heard what his daughter said. He glared at her and said

"Boom, boom, boom."

Section 41

"I'm here." Lu Qingyan was just at the door. She pursed her lips at her father, then reached out to open the door a crack. She pouted her head and saw a woman with patches on her body but very clean. She smiled and asked, "Who are you looking for?"

Lin Chunhua had just arrived, and although the logistics department had delivered honeycomb coal, she had no fire, so she thought of borrowing a piece of coal from next door.

It wasn't a free loan. She exchanged it for a piece of unused honeycomb coal, but no one wanted to lend it to her.

I had no choice but to go to this house again and knock on the door. I didn't expect that the person who opened the door would be such a beautiful girl. I stammered and didn't know what to say.

"Tell me slowly, what's the matter?" Seeing the woman so restrained, Lu Qingyan asked her to speak slowly.

"I just moved here and live there, so I can be considered your neighbor." Lin Chunhua exhaled and pointed to her home.

"Okay, I understand. We are neighbors, so what do you want to say?" Lu Qingyan nodded obediently, indicating that she understood. If you have anything to say, just tell me quickly.

"The logistics department sent me some honeycomb coal, but I don't have any matches. I was wondering if I could exchange them for some good-burning coal from you." Lin Chunhua said, staring at the pretty girl in front of her, hoping she wouldn't refuse.

"Then wait a moment, I'll ask dad to get you a piece." Lu Qingyan said and asked her father to get a piece of burning honeycomb coal for the neighbor.

She knew that there was burning coal in the stove at home every day to save the trouble of lighting the fire.

"Thank you, thank you. I'll go home and get you some honeycomb coal." When Lin Chunhua heard that the girl was willing to lend it to her, she thanked her happily and ran home to get out a piece of useless honeycomb coal.

"Xiaoyan, get out of the way. Don't let it burn you." Father Lu came out with a piece of red honeycomb coal and told his daughter to get out of the way quickly. Don't let it burn you.

"Thank you, uncle. Please give it to me. I'll return the hook to you later." Lin Chunhua looked at an old man coming out, suppressed her surprise, and was about to reach out to take it.

"Where is your home? I'll take you there." Father Lu looked at the man and said,

"Here. Sorry to bother you." Lin Chunhua pointed to her home and handed the honeycomb coal to him.

Lu Qingyan waved her hand and said, "It's just a small piece. You can use it. You're at a disadvantage by exchanging it like this."

Lin Chunhua did not agree. Looking at the girl's white and tender hands, she placed the honeycomb coal directly at the door where it was not exposed to the rain, thanked her again, and then turned around to go home.

"I've lit the stove for you. You can put more coal in it after you use it so you don't have to keep lighting the fire." Seeing that someone had returned, Father Lu walked out of the house and said,

"Thank you, uncle. If it weren't for your help, I really don't know what to do." Lin Chunhua looked at the burning stove and thanked him sincerely.

She originally thought that if no one would lend her money, she would go to the logistics department in the rain, but she didn't expect to meet such a nice family.

"Old man, what are you doing here?" Mother Lu just came down from upstairs and saw her old man talking to a woman, so she wondered.

"You are the aunt, right? My name is Lin Chunhua, and I just moved here. The logistics department sent me some honeycomb coal, but I didn't have any to start the fire, so I went to your house to exchange it for a piece of ready-burned coal.

Your uncle is a good man. He lit the stove for me. "Lin Chunhua heard this and smiled at the old lady who came over.

"Hey, it's my duty. It's nothing for neighbors to help each other." Upon hearing this, Mother Lu waved her hand, then looked at the old man and asked, "Is our daughter up? Has she eaten yet?"

"I just finished eating and am walking around the house." Father Lu said, and went home with the stove hook.

"Then you go ahead and do your work. I'll go home first." Mother Lu watched the old man go home, and she said hello and went home too.

Lin Chunhua looked at the two men's backs, and then thought of the fair-skinned girl just now. She suppressed her curiosity and cooked.

She was also lucky because her boss bought the coal stove and pots and placed them in the logistics department before going on a mission.

There was no water when I came yesterday. But this morning, there was a little water dripping in.

She collected the steam in a basin, and spent the whole morning collecting it. When she had finally filled a basin, she thought about steaming a pot of steamed corn bread.

It’s a cool day and the food won’t go bad. It’s enough for her and her son to eat for two days.

Wait for a basin of water. If she and her mother use it sparingly, it will be enough for them to drink for a few days.

"Mom, you're back." Lu Qingyan looked at the two people who came back one after another and asked with a smile.

"Well, I went to the fourth floor and stayed there for a while. You know what, the captain's wife is quite nice. We chatted for the whole afternoon." Mother Lu thought about waiting for the day to go find that old sister, so that she wouldn't have to stay at home alone and get bored.

"She's a nice person. If you have nothing to do, you can go visit her every now and then." Lu Qingyan looked at her mother's unsatisfied look and shook her head helplessly.

In this way, half a month passed slowly.

Lu Qingyan lay in bed listening to all kinds of noises in the building. She felt very uncomfortable, but she could only take care of her own family and could do nothing for others.

"My daughter, get up and eat something." Mother Lu covered the door with a quilt so that there was no gap at all, for fear that the smell of her cooking would spread out through the door.

"Mom, please cook more. Don't let my dad and I go hungry." Lu Qingyan walked into the living room and said what she would say every day when it was time to eat.

"Look, we did it. Don't worry. If we don't have enough to eat and fall down hungry, who will take care of you?" Mother Lu touched her daughter's head and sighed.

"We can't control others. We still have the army. Don't get angry." Lu Qingyan glanced at the steamed bread and corn porridge on the table, nodded, and then sat down to drink the dumpling soup, persuading her mother not to think too much.

"I can't say I'm angry, but when will this end? We have food and drink here, and I don't know what's going on at home." Mother Lu has been thinking about her family these days while lying in bed, fearing that they will run out of food after she leaves.

"Don't worry about it. Those boys have already bought food. Besides, they have all been through hard times. Who would be willing to eat all the food in one go?" Father Lu knew what his sons were like, so he didn't worry about it at all.

"Boom, boom, boom."

"Auntie, please open the door. I know you have food at home. Please lend us some. I beg you..."