Chapter 18 Going to the Supply and Marketing Cooperative to Buy Meat
Old Mrs. Lu's eyes trembled, and when she thought of her son, a layer of moisture appeared in her old eyes.
She sighed and said earnestly, "Your father must still be alive, he's just missing. I'll wait here for him to come back."
Lu Jinkun sighed softly, a hint of helplessness in his tone, "Grandma, it's been more than ten years. If Dad were still alive, he would have come back long ago."
Old Mrs. Lu was very persistent. "I want to see him alive or his body dead. This is his home. Even if your father is really gone, his soul should come back."
Lu Jinkun finally understood his grandmother's persistence. She would wait for her son to come home no matter he was dead or alive.
Lu Jinkun put down his bowl and chopsticks, reached out and patted Old Lady Lu on the shoulder, and said in a gentle voice, "Okay, I'll wait with you, grandma."
Even though he knew that his father would never come back.
Only when grandma had obsession did she have the belief to live.
He was willing to uphold his grandmother's obsession and accompany her in deceiving herself for the rest of her life.
After dinner, Lu Jinkun took Yang Yuejin and Hu Tiezhu into the mountains.
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Wen Sining took Xu Zhiyi back home. She helped her grandmother tidy up the house. After everything was settled, it was already dark outside.
Wen Sining ran to the kitchen and searched every jar and can, but couldn't find even a grain of rice!
There was only half a can of cornmeal and a few cabbages on the ground!
How could she feed her grandma such shabby food on the first day she came to her house?
Wen Sining was stamping her feet anxiously in the kitchen. Xu Zhiyi saw that she had not returned for a long time, so he went to the kitchen to look for her.
As soon as I entered the kitchen, I saw Wen Sining staring at the half can of cornmeal in a daze.
Xu Zhiyi walked forward with a smile and reached out to take the half can of cornmeal.
"Let me do it. You wait on the side. We'll be eating soon."
Wen Sining watched her grandmother skillfully light the fire and start cooking. She said a little embarrassedly, "Sister Xu, I'm sorry, I didn't prepare enough. There's nothing to eat at home."
Xu Zhiyi looked at Wen Sining, who looked remorseful. She put down the work in her hands and walked up to her.
He reached out and touched the top of her head, and said to her softly, "It's good enough to have these things to eat. Don't say that. I'll start working tomorrow and try to earn more work points. Then we can have a good meal."
Wen Sining knew how miserable her grandmother's childhood was, so she wanted to give her grandmother a good life.
She nodded and secretly swore in her heart that she must bring back some meat tomorrow to improve her grandmother's food!
"Sister Xu, let me help you wash the vegetables!" Wen Sining instantly became full of energy.
In the small kitchen, two busy figures were talking and laughing, the sound of running water, the crackling of fire, the curling of smoke, and the full smell of fireworks.
The dinner was simple, two bowls of corn porridge and a plate of stir-fried cabbage, but they ate it with gusto.
Wen Sining glanced at Xu Zhiyi from time to time.
This was the first meal she had with her grandmother since she came to this era. There would be countless wonderful meal times in the future, and she would cherish them all.
Xu Zhiyi looked at the porridge and side dishes in front of him, and a happy smile appeared on the corner of his lips.
No one would know that the porridge and side dishes in front of her were what she had dreamed of for the past five years.
It was also the best meal she had eaten in the past five years.
There are two rooms in the Wen family's house. When Huang Juan and Zhang Xiaoli were here before, Huang Juan lived in one room, and my aunt had to share a room with Zhang Xiaoli.
Now that the two minions have been driven away, the room is much more spacious.
Wen Sining and Xu Zhiyi each lived in a room.
When she goes to bed at night, Wen Sining can fall asleep peacefully as long as she thinks of her grandmother living next door to her.
Early the next morning, smoke rose from every household, and after breakfast everyone had to rush to work in the fields.
Wen Sining got up early on purpose, and as soon as he opened the door, he saw that the door of the next room was open.
She quickly ran to the next room and looked inside. The quilt was neatly folded and the bed was flat and clean, as if no one had ever slept in it.
Wen Sining seriously suspected that she had a dream. In the dream, she saw her grandmother when she was young, but now when she woke up, nothing was there!
She walked out of the house in a daze.
The next second, a gentle and familiar voice came from the kitchen.
"Hello, are you awake? Go wash up and have breakfast."
Wen Sining turned around suddenly and looked towards the kitchen.
Xu Zhiyi was holding two bowls of rice in his hands and looking at her with a smile.
"Grandma, Sister Xu, you didn't leave?" Wen Sining was a little dazed.
Xu Zhiyi was stunned for a moment, thinking that when Wen Sining said "leaving", he meant going to work.
She explained, "It's still in time. Today is our first day of work, and the team leader said he wants to teach us about farm tools and familiarize us with the site."
Wen Sining smiled and nodded, "Okay, let's eat first."
It’s not a dream, it’s real, grandma is still here!
After breakfast, Xu Zhiyi wanted Wen Sining to go with her, but Wen Sining made an excuse and asked her grandmother to go with the main group first and she would follow later.
After watching his grandmother leave, Wen Sining ran into the room and under the bed and took out the bundle he had hidden in the ground a few days ago.
She opened the bundle, took out meat coupons, vegetable coupons and some money, then ran out of the house.
Although there were no large supermarkets in that era, there were supply and marketing cooperatives similar to convenience stores.
She can go to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy meat!
But she had just taken a few steps when she suddenly thought of something and stopped.
No, even though the money belongs to grandpa, it was earned by her after all. Outsiders don’t know that she is rich, and she cannot let others know that she is rich!
She couldn't spend the hidden money on her, but the visible money hadn't entered her pocket yet.
It seems I have to find time to go to the town’s public security bureau.
Yesterday, the village chief told Wen Sining that Huang Juan was willing to return the money she had embezzled over the years in order to reduce her sentence, but the amount was too large and she needed time to raise the money.
But now she can't use the money, how can she buy meat to nourish her grandmother?
Just as Wen Sining was thinking hard, footsteps were heard not far away.
She stuck half of her head out to look, and saw the two men following Lu Jinkun!
She quickly bent down and hid in the corner.
The sound of footsteps came from far away, and the conversation between the two people also faintly reached Wen Sining's ears.
"Brother Kun is really awesome! He hunted five rabbits and a big wild boar in one night. He can sell them for a lot of money today!"
Yang Yuejin kicked Hu Tiezhu and said, "Keep your voice down. Are you afraid that people won't know what Brother Kun is busy with?"
Hu Tiezhu grumbled, "What are you afraid of? Everyone in the village has gone to work anyway. Who would hear it?"
He patted the pig's foot in his hand and said dissatisfiedly: "You kicked the hoof so dirty, I have to take it home to make soup for my mother!"
Yang Yuejin snorted angrily, "You're the only one being so pretentious! Brother Kun distributes meat and money to us every day without blinking an eye, and look at you, you're such a loser!"
Hu Tiezhu chuckled, "How can I compare with Brother Kun? I was hoping to make a living by following Brother Kun!"
The two of them played and joked as they passed by Wen Sining's house until their backs gradually walked away.
Wen Sining finally came to his senses.
It turns out that people with the surname Lu make a living by hunting!
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