"Thank you, Mr. Lv. I’ll take you to Old Fourth’s house; he should be ho at this ti."
"Thank you, Village Chief Li."
When they arrived at Li Yunqiang’s house, Lv Beiguang also smiled and congratulated him.
After sitting for a while, Lv Beiguang left.
"Why did Xue’er choose an educated youth?" Liu Cuilan was very displeased.
"Big brother agreed to it, so what are we to say? Besides, what’s wrong with educated youths?"
"There’s nothing wrong, but my family would never marry an educated youth."
Li Yunqiang didn’t argue with her; he had no objections to this matter as long as his sons agreed. He supported them.
"That Lv Guodong is just good-looking, what else is there?"
Li Yunqiang thought to himself, if not for your looks back then, would you have married into my family? But he didn’t want to get angry, so he said nothing. Besides, he needed to go to the warehouse to count the goods, and at noon, he had to load a truck with cabbage bound for the county supply and marketing cooperative; it was already agreed upon.
The cooperative had been convenient for them, but there was not much cabbage left in the brigade. After selling this truckload, the rest would be privately owned. It would then be collected uniformly and handed over to the cooperative.
"In the future, Xiang Dong should not find a spouse who is an educated youth."
"Don’t ddle too much; the son is grown, with his own ideas. Besides, he won’t be working in the fields forever, so don’t introduce illiterate girls to him. This is the son’s life. Don’t let it distract him."
"I’m his mother; what’s wrong with finding a wife for him?"
Li Yunqiang heard her voice grow louder and was too lazy to argue, so he turned and left. His son’s ideas were very sound, and a wife was just a one-sided affair; there was no need to worry. She definitely wouldn’t win against Xiang Dong.
This child seed indifferent on the surface, but he was very much aware inside. He would definitely not be swayed by his mother.
Liu Cuilan was angry at ho alone; she’s her own child, why doesn’t he listen? No way, she still wanted to find one for him. Even if he didn’t co back, she could at least set it up first, so that when Xiang Dong returned, he could get married.
Liu Cuilan thought it was a good plan, but when she looked at girls for her son again, she beca more concerned about their education.
Internally, she complained that she herself was illiterate, yet she has four sons. Why be so pretentious?
After Lv Beiguang got ho, he found Wei Kaiyun. "Director Wei, I think two tables won’t be enough. Earlier Village Chief Li and Accountant Li said they would bring the whole family, which would at least require three tables.
Do you know where we can procure items?"
"There’s not much to prepare, is there? We have at at ho, including four hundred pounds of pork.
As for the rest, let’s wait until Xinyu gets back to see what all is needed."
Actually, even if we have money now, we might not be able to buy much.
"I guess Xinyu should make so seafood. We should go fishing in the afternoon. We need at least fish, right?"
"Okay, let’s go now." Lv Beiguang was eager.
"No rush, let’s wait for Xinyu to return and ask her clearly first."
"Alright, they’re taking a tractor to the city."
"That’s great, more people, and the tractor can carry more."
At noon, as Jiang Xinyu returned from class, Lv Beiguang discussed with her that they should prepare at least four tables.
"Xinyu, shall we go fishing in the afternoon?"
"Sure, just be careful not to catch a cold."
"Xinyu, do we need anything else?" Lv Beiguang wanted to prepare things quickly.
"There’s plenty of seafood, make two dishes, and there’s at, braised fish, and boil the pig offal directly; that’ll also make the cold dishes.
At night, find soone to make a plate of tofu and bean slices.
The vegetables will be cabbage, sauerkraut, potatoes, carrots, and that’s about it."
"Alright, I’ll go fishing then. If there’s work to be done, I’ll handle it."
"Okay, tomorrow let’s stew at, marinate the offal, and stew fish at ho.
Once in the city, just steam them; no need to cook at there. It’s too flashy and unnecessary."
"We’ll do as you say, but there should be alcohol, right?"
"For alcohol, there’s still your homade brew at ho. We have plastic barrels at ho; just fill a big barrel and it’ll be enough."
Wei Kaiyun listened on the side, thinking this is for his son’s engagent.
"Alright, Director Wei, let’s go fishing now, otherwise tomorrow will be too rushed."
Wei Kaiyun had no objections, but just the two of them would be too few people. So he thought of calling a few more people to make it quicker.
Eventually, Guodong, Zhao Xiaoqiang, and two young n from the village who had a good relationship with Guodong joined.
Thus, there were enough people to break the ice for fishing. But fishing couldn’t guarantee they’d catch anything; it was about luck.
In the afternoon, Jiang Xinyu continued her classes; the day after and the day after that she’d have to take leave. This was Guodong’s once-in-a-lifeti event, no matter what, she had to go.
However, on Saturday, make sure Du Fengying and Zhang Qiu’e, along with all the food, go first; her family would go later. Wei Kaiyun would have to make at least three round trips to the city, with Li Yungui and his family driving their tractor.
Before going to work, she reminded Du Fengying to thaw the at and offal, which were still frozen.
Wei Kaiyun, Lv Beiguang, and the others arrived at the riverbank. Of course, the manual labor went to Guodong; his two friends joined, and the three young n were full of energy.
Zhao Xiaoqiang was beside them scooping up crushed ice with a net.
After an hour and a half, the ice hole was quite big.
Then they used the fish nets woven by Shang Zhenkun, and thereafter it was just waiting.
"Guodong, you three go ho and change clothes; it’s not good like this, don’t catch a cold."
The three obeyed and ran ho. Lv Beiguang was a bit nervous, worried they wouldn’t catch any fish.
"Let it be, if we catch so, great; if not, there’s no need to force it, alright? Stop pacing; it’s making dizzy."
Lv Beiguang finally cald down. Zhao Xiaoqiang, staying close to him, said, "Uncle Lv, can’t you stay a few more days?"
"I can’t, I only have a forty-day leave. I’d love to stay longer with you guys, but it’s not possible." Lv Beiguang was helpless, but at the sa ti grateful that he could at least co. If his superiors really hadn’t granted him leave, he couldn’t even have co.
"Xiao Qiang, you’re grown up; take care of your sister."
"Hmm, I know. My sister is about to have a baby. Uncle Lv, you wouldn’t know, but the sesa candy you brought back, my sister ate half a pound this morning, and Sister Jiang stopped her from eating more, worried it was too sweet and she’d get sick."
"It’s cold now, so I can bring you so, but when it gets hotter, I can’t."
"My sister has been craving it for a long ti but dared not tell Sister Jiang. Sister Jiang has said not to let her eat too sweet things
The sesa candy and crispy candy you brought this ti are what she’s craving."
"Keep an eye on her a bit; your brother-in-law isn’t ho, better not let her misbehave. What Xinyu says is definitely for your sister’s good."
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