After Ma Tou arrived in Guangzhou, he did call once.
But by that time, Fu Jingyou had already packed his things and set off back to his hometown in the south with Shi An.
The person paged by the post office to answer the phone was Lu Miao.
Listening to Lu Miao's voice, Ma Tou was stunned for a while.
He hesitated for a long time before he clearly explained the purpose of the call.
He said it was the braised eggs that Lu Miao packed for him, and his grandma ate them and said they were delicious.
Ask Fu Jingyou if he can make a few and send them to him next time he goes to Guangzhou.
Lu Miao smiled and said "ok".
On the other side of the microphone, Ma Tou was as happy as anything and kept saying thank you.
Lu Miao smiled and told her a happy New Year in advance. After saying a few words, she hung up the phone.
On the way back from the post office, the sky was foggy and it started to snow again.
Lu Miao tightened her clothes and looked up at the snow, secretly wondering if the child's father had gotten out of the car?
——Thousands of miles away.
It is different from the darkness in winter in the north.
In the south, dark green camphor trees, pine trees, four-season greens, etc. can be seen everywhere in winter.
It was the first time Shi'an came to the south to spend the winter. Along the way, he lay on the car windows and looked out, curious about everything.
When Lu Miao was thinking about them, they happened to get off the car.
I thought I would have to walk back against the wind, but unexpectedly I was surrounded by a group of people as soon as I got on the train.
Fu Jingyou did not go to his hometown to ventilate the matter before the work assignment was finalized.
But what he didn’t know was that at Lu Yuanzheng’s side, the school followed procedures and had already spread the good news to his hometown.
Counting the time, it was almost the time when he and Hu Zhiyuan finished talking on the phone for the first time.
State-owned deputy factory director, deputy department-level cadre!
Equivalent to senior township party officials and township chiefs.
There is someone higher and bigger than him in the county.
But he is a little older?
He just graduated.
In contrast, the future is even more hot and promising.
The entire county has such a talent.
Knowing that he was coming back, both the county department and the town department sent people to pick him up.
There is no need to walk back.
Not only did we not have to leave, but all parties also gave us gifts.
Rice, food, oil, tickets, and even money.
It is said to be a reward for him.
Fu Jingyou couldn't shirk it, so he had to accept it as ordered and write down which items were given by whom.
People in the county behind heard that he came back this time to repair his ancestral home.
I'm afraid that if he changes his household registration, he won't come back.
The county quickly arranged for him to approve all bricks and tiles clearly.
This type of note is the most difficult to win.
Fu Jingyou thought it would take a lot of effort, but how could he know that it would be settled so easily?
Then there is the matter of repairing the house.
He was ready for a big fight, and as a result, people from the county and town also arranged for help.
What really kept him busy in the end was the various dinner parties in the brigade, town and county.
This is how human nature works.
Once a person gains momentum, the world and surroundings will appear to be particularly gorgeous and tolerant.
During the time when Fu Jingyou returned home, the threshold of the He family was almost trampled to pieces.
Not to mention the captains of the nearby production teams and the secretaries of the town communes often come to the house.
Members from the same village and surrounding production brigades also come to visit me every day.
There is no one who does not praise Fu Jingyou for his future.
Everyone in that formation has stars in their eyes.
That enthusiasm, that welcoming smile, I wish Fu Jingyou was their own son and son-in-law.
The old couple of the He family heard it and saw it in their eyes. They were so relieved that their faces shone with light and they were so happy that they couldn't close their mouths.
Only in the dead of night, I couldn't help but sigh that Lu Miao and the three children could not come back with them. After all, it’s New Year’s Day, how nice would it be to come back?
The whole family is reunited and lively, it is a joy just thinking about it.
……
Time passed, and the south side was noisy.
North.
Last year, the Ling family jumped in the queue to grab the wine, but this year it fell back to the Lu family.
Lu Yuanzheng had discussed with his family early on to see how to make this matter appropriate.
Tang Mei always has no ideas.
Lu Miao thought about it one by one, talking about shabu-shabu and then roasting mutton.
In the middle of winter, it’s nice to sit around a warm stove. It’s warm and delicious.
But she swore that all she wanted was a little show.
It is definitely different from what her father thought.
If she had known that her father would bring back a live sheep the next day, she would never have said those words.
What I originally thought was that whether it was hot pot or barbecue, I would save a few dishes to wash.
It’s a good thing now. It has to be slaughtered and skinned, which is not enough.
But it was Lu Yuanzheng who was mainly tired of this matter.
After all, Lu Miao and Tang Mei couldn't help much with the job of killing sheep.
This was also the first time for Lu Yuanzheng. He tried it in the yard early the next morning, and ended up struggling with the sheep all morning.
Not only did he not kill the sheep, he was also thrown into the snow by the sheep's various struggles and kicks.
Really unable to do anything, Lu Yuanzheng sat at the long table in the main room with his head covered in mud, sulking with a straight face.
Tang Mei was nagging him next to him:
"The place where you buy the sheep can't kill the sheep? You can't tell them, just give them two yuan more." . ”
“The courtyard is so smelly now!”
"..."
Lu Yuanzheng pursed his lips, frowned and glared at Tang Mei sideways.
Seeing that he couldn't frighten her, he stopped staying at home, changed his clothes and went out.
Tang Mei picked up the clothes he changed and washed them. No one listened to her nagging, so she just nagged at the sheep in the yard.
“What a worry-free thing...”
Lu Yuanzheng went out not to go somewhere else.
I'm looking for help.
He can't kill the sheep alone, the sheep must be dealt with.
Otherwise, it’s just like the child’s aunt said.
Grabs of sheep feces were scattered all over the yard, and there were children at home.
Lu Yuanzheng found Chen Rivet.
Chen Rivet Ding is originally from Shandong.
There are places where they make particularly good mutton and mutton soup. Lu Yuanzheng found the right person when he found him.
The two men worked for two or three hours and worked together to slaughter the sheep.
After Chen Rivet's guidance, the internal organs, which I was not very good at cooking, were also sorted out.
In the evening, it is soup cooked with haggis.
With white pepper and coriander leaves, it tastes slightly spicy in the throat, but the taste is not that good.
It’s very cold in the north in the winter. Whether you make dumplings or buy meat, you can freeze them directly by putting them in a natural refrigerator outside your house.
Things could not be put away at this time, but the small yard could not consume so much, so I cut a lamb front leg and gave it to Chen Rivet to take back.
I also gave half a pair of haggis.
After dinner at night, it was time to see Chen Rivet off and leave.
Lu Yuanzheng repeatedly asked the time for He Nian wine.
He said that all the children at home were here and asked him to bring his grandchildren over when the time comes.
Chen Rivets smiled and patted him on the shoulder, and agreed cheerfully. (End of this chapter)