Chapter 194 Bread Will Be Available
"Get up and come in and sit down." Xu Lingjun hurriedly welcomed him in. This was the matchmaker between him and Li Xiuzhi, so he had to thank him very much.
Guo Chenzi came in and saw Li Xiuzhi busying herself behind the stove. He nodded with satisfaction and said, "Home feels like home only when you have a wife. Old Xu, you have suffered so much for so many years. It is finally time for happiness to come to you."
He was holding a pot in his hand, and he stuffed it directly to Xu Lingjun, "Before, you were alone, and you just used a small aluminum pot to make do with your meals every day. Now there are two of us, and the aluminum pot alone is definitely not enough. It just so happens that I have an extra pot at home, so I'll give it to you. Just consider it a congratulations to you."
"You have helped me so much, how can I still ask for your things? Logically, I should give you a gift." Xu Lingjun quickly declined. In this day and age, who would have an extra pot in a family like theirs? This must have been bought by Guo Zizi for him.
"It's a new society now, let's not talk about the old ways of thanking matchmakers." Guo Zizi waved his hand, "Just take it if I tell you to. Live a good life with Xiuzhi in the future, that's better than anything else."
After some reluctance, Xu Lingjun finally accepted it. Firstly, he really needed this thing, and secondly, Guo Chenzi was determined and it would be impolite if he refused again. He would try to make up for it in other ways in the future.
Guo Chenzi was satisfied. "Well, that's right. A grown man should act decisively. What's the point of dithering? Hurry up and get ready. People from the production team will come over to congratulate you later."
After saying that, he left, as briskly as when he came. Perhaps he was used to the wind on the ranch, so he did things as efficiently as the wind.
Xu Lingjun quickly found all the stools in the house and rummaged through the drawers to find some food. Just as he was ready, he heard a noisy sound outside the door. Guo Chenzi came over with the people from the production team.
Everyone had something in their hands. Some carried small bags of grain, some carried a few feet of cloth, and some brought red paper left over from the Chinese New Year. After he came in, everyone happily stuffed things into his hands, saying the same thing as Guo Yuzi, "Lao Xu, congratulations on your marriage. I congratulate you. It's not a good thing, so please don't be shy."
Xu Lingjun was deeply moved by this simple emotion. He accepted the things with thanks, and kept this moment firmly in his heart. He was determined to repay these lovely people in the future.
Without being told, everyone started to work. They skillfully cut the red paper and used scissors to cut out the word "happiness" and pasted them on the doors and windows. The remaining scraps were not wasted. They were glued together to make flowers, inserted on thin wooden sticks, put in bottles and placed on the windowsill, adding a bit of festive atmosphere to this shabby little earthen house.
Those who are good at cooking also started to get busy. While cooking, they kept asking Li Xiuzhi what delicious food there is in Sichuan, and asked her to show off her skills to everyone.
The men took over Xu Lingjun's work and helped him feed the horses. "According to the regulations, you have three days off after getting married. You don't have to work during these days. Just stay at home and accompany Xiuzhi."
Aunt Dong liked the diligent Xiuzhi more and more, so she said to Xu Lingjun, "After this meal, take Xiuzhi to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy her two new clothes. This is a major event in her life, and you can't let Xiuzhi suffer any injustice."
"Auntie, no, no." Li Xiuzhi waved her hands repeatedly.
The young veterinarian Haisheng thought she might be worried that Xu Lingjun didn't have money, so he secretly pulled Guo Chenzi aside and whispered, "How about we get some money together for Old Xu? It doesn't have to be much, 50 cents from each family can make up about 20 yuan, so that the two of them can get through this difficult time first."
"You are quite clever, let's do this!" Guo Zi immediately took out fifty cents and handed it over, "This is mine, let's split up and look for other people, and you give the money to Lao Xu later."
"You should go. You are familiar with him. He will feel embarrassed to refuse if you give it to him. I am young, so how can I give him money?" Haisheng thought it through carefully. He took out fifty cents from his pocket, put it together with Guo Chenzi's money and stuffed it over.
After working for a while, Guo came back with a stack of change in his hand, and stuffed it all into Xu Lingjun's hand. "This is fifty cents from each family in our team seven, a total of twenty-two dollars and fifty cents."
"How can this be possible?" Xu Lingjun quickly declined.
"Lingjun, take it. This is everyone's gift. It's a small gift but the sentiment is great. It would be bad if you don't accept it." Dong Kuan, who was from the same production team, advised.
Xu Lingjun accepted it, and then hurried to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some wine and candy. Everyone shared happily and made a lot of noise until noon before leaving. Before leaving, Guo Chenzi said, "The projection team will come to the drying yard to show movies in the evening. Remember to bring Xiuzhi to watch it. You two are lucky that the projection team didn't come earlier or later, but came just when you got married, as if they were showing the movie specially for you."
After everyone left, Xu Lingjun took a short rest and then took Li Xiuzhi to the supply and marketing cooperative. After spending the night together, they both felt that the other was a very good person and had decided to get married.
The two of them each bought a new set of clothes, took photos after putting them on, and bought some stamps and stationery. They planned to wait for the photos to be developed in a few days, then write a letter and send it to Li Xiuzhi's family together with the photos.
So that they would also know that Li Xiuzhi had met good people and was living a good life here. Please rest assured that when the time is right in the future, the couple will go to Jiangyou to visit them together.
After dinner, the people in the production team each brought their own small stools and went to the drying yard in groups of three or four. Watching a movie was a rare entertainment activity for them, and along the way they were happily guessing what movie would be shown in the evening.
Li Xiuzhi is no exception. After all, she is only 19 years old. In the future, she would still be a freshman in college and she is full of yearning for watching movies.
When we arrived, the projectionist quickly started the machine and began to play the movie. This time it was "Lenin in 1918", which many people had seen, but no one got up and left. Everyone was still watching with great interest.
It was the first time for Li Xiuzhi to watch this movie. She was very curious about the foreign scenery on the screen. She didn't remember other lines after watching it, but she remembered Vasily's words, "There will be bread, and there will be milk."
On the way back, she kept saying, "Lingjun, our family will definitely get better and better in the future. We will have bread and milk."
"Well, I believe it too, and this day will come sooner than you think now." Xu Lingjun firmly believes in this.
After returning home and washing her feet and lying on the kang, Li Xiuzhi's face suddenly became hot because she realized what was going to happen next.
(End of this chapter)
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