Beautiful beauties in the 80s courtyard

Chapter 455 Half a pot of dumplings were quickly cooked.

Meng Xia didn't have time to worry about it anymore; the whole family was mobilized to prepare for the New Year.

She and her family started steaming pot after pot of buns and making frozen dumplings, and also had to prepare chickens, ducks, fish and meat.

In the evening, Secretary Lin from Guzitun brought him a basin of filled blood sausage and half a bag of sticky rice cakes, while Mengxia packed him half a bag of steamed buns and ten catties of pork.

When Secretary Lin left, he also took a couplet written by Qin Hengzhi.

The back-and-forth exchanges were full of human warmth and the spirit of the New Year.

However, this festive atmosphere will gradually fade in the future.

But now it's very intense, and even Lu Qiaoge is getting excited.

The neighborhood office is on holiday, so Lu Qiaoge doesn't have to get up early for work.

Actually, she didn't plan to work at first. It would have been better to be a couch potato and go to university when the college entrance exam was reopened.

If she were to stay home all the time, Meng Xia's hair would probably turn white from worry.

Having a formal job is essential for a fulfilling life.

This is the most basic thought in the hearts of our elders.

But in fact, this idea will remain mainstream for the next few decades.

Chinese people are inherently inclined to seek stability.

That's why Lu Qiaoge gave up the idea of ​​becoming a lazy bum.

Now, when Mengxia chats with people at the gate, she says things like, "Oh dear, my eldest son is still working overtime. His workplace is so busy every day."

"My second daughter just started her vacation. There's so much going on at the end of the year at the food factory, and they're opening a branch factory. It's so busy every day that it's hard for me to even say a word to her."

Someone chimed in, "Qiao Ge achieved such outstanding results; you can imagine how much hard work she put in. She should take a good rest during these few days off."

Meng Xia added, "That's how it is. She still has to go to the factory on New Year's Eve. The food factory has too many orders. Qiao Ge said she was going to give everyone three days off, but the workers didn't agree."

It's not about the overtime pay; it's just that everyone is very conscientious. They said that with so many orders, how could they have the nerve to take a holiday if they didn't hurry up and finish them?
So the canteen continued to operate as usual, and even prepared a sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner. The workers on duty that night also made dumplings for themselves.

The other party echoed, but it was also genuine: "Although it's a small factory run by the neighborhood committee, their treatment is no worse than that of big factories."

"Yes, the pay is good, but it's also very busy. My eldest daughter-in-law and my youngest daughter are also very busy. Fortunately, my second sister-in-law is here this year, otherwise we really wouldn't be able to manage."

Meng Xia's voice was also quite loud. She was speaking from the doorway. Lu Yun, who was making dumplings with her mother in the kitchen, smiled and said in a low voice, "In my memory, my sister-in-law was very shy. She's so cheerful now."

Grandma Lu sighed and said, "Actually, your sister-in-law has always looked worried these past few years. Her brows are always furrowed."

Xiao Si is in poor health. Your eldest brother is the only one in the family who works. Even buying a painkiller for Xiao Si costs money. He coughs every day in winter, and when he coughs, it's so bad that we have to give him herbal medicine.

Chinese medicinal herbs are so hard to find these days. Pharmacies don't sell them anymore, so you have to buy them from doctors at high prices or secretly collect them from the countryside. The debt is snowballing, and there's no way to pay it off.

Are you chatting and laughing with someone like that at the door?

That's never happened before. Your sister-in-law doesn't dare talk to anyone about it, afraid they'll ask her for money next. She doesn't even dare raise her voice; she lacks confidence.

Lu Yun said with some melancholy, "It's very difficult to support a family. There are too many problems to face. My sister-in-law, who is usually so shy, seems to have been transformed by life."

Grandma Lu said, "Yes, people say that revolutionary work doesn't distinguish between high and low status, but how can it not? Farmers and workers are just different, and there's nothing we can do about it. Everyone in the family works and gets a salary, so their conditions are definitely better. Like your sister-in-law, she finally dares to stand at the front door and talk loudly with the neighbors."

At this moment, Qin Hengzhi finished writing the couplet, and Lu Qiaoge placed it on the back of a chair to prevent anyone from accidentally touching it.

This needs to be applied tomorrow morning.

Lu Xiaosi, also known as Lu Zhiyu, was watching with sparkling eyes from the side.

After finishing writing a piece, he would read it aloud next to him.

Lu Da sat in the corner, smiling as he drank water. There was nothing he could do; the living room was simply too small.

He was sitting on a small stool.

When the factory starts building new houses in the spring, he'll definitely be assigned a large one based on his rank. He's a level 8 worker now.

It's just that he's fallen a little short in the last two years. A few years ago, he wouldn't have been replaced by a factory manager even if he were given a factory level 8 worker position.

Lu Qiaoge took Qin Hengzhi to wash his hands.

The handwashing area is right next to the kitchen. In the summer, you can wash your hands outside, but not in the winter.

Qin Hengzhi said, "Auntie, I'm not eating here. I'm going back to my workplace."

After checking the time, Mengxia said, "I'll cook you some dumplings right now. You should at least eat them before you leave, okay?"

Qin Hengzhi could not refuse.

The main thing is that Mengxia is very quick. There was already water boiling in the pot, and she quickly put half a pot of dumplings in, cooked them, and flipped them over.

If you press the dumpling skin with chopsticks and it bounces back up, it means the filling is cooked.

Lu Qiaoge ate with them.

She also wants to go to her workplace for a visit.

She doesn't need to manage the neighborhood office; her main responsibilities are with the food factory and the handicraft factory.

Then let's see what new ideas Fan Xiaoyu has for the branch factory.

There are many young people in her factory, and many of them are unmarried.

These people all voluntarily stayed to work overtime.

Lu Zhiyu, standing beside her, asked expectantly, "Second Sister, can I go with you?"

Lu Da, standing nearby, glared at them and said, "Your second sister and your brother Hengzhi are going to work. What are you doing getting involved?"

Lu Zhiyu sat beside him without daring to speak.

Hua Hua came into the house at this time. After eating two dumplings, she was picked up by the aggrieved Lu Zhiyu.

Qin Hengzhi glanced at Lu Zhiyu and said gently, "Xiaoyu, take your second sister to the food factory first, and I'll take you and Huahua to the shooting range."

The Lu family now calls him Hun, sometimes Xiao Si, sometimes Xiao Yu, but when Lu Zhiyu comes, they all call him Xiao Yu.

Qin Hengzhi called Xiaoyu from beginning to end.

At this moment, Meng Xia, who was standing next to her, really wanted to ask, "Why go to the shooting range in the dead of winter?"
And what kind of place is that?

We mustn't let Hengzhi make a mistake.

Since this child started dating his daughter, he has truly treated them all as family.

There was nothing he couldn't think of that he needed for food, drink, daily necessities, and even firewood and coal that winter.

As soon as I thought of it, it was delivered.

For the first time in years, she was living a life free from worries about daily necessities.

I've already forgotten what it was like when Liang Aishu and his second daughter were dating.

But it certainly won't be like this now.

Liang Aishu looked down on the Lu family deep down.

I came twice and then never came back.

Therefore, she was even more reluctant to trouble Qin Hengzhi.

Qin Hengzhi shook his head and said gently, "It's alright, it won't affect anything. The work tasks have been basically completed, and we can relax before the Spring Festival."

(End of this chapter)