At the same time, the entire Lu family was also preparing to have dinner.
The staple food is Erhe noodle steamed buns, corn flour mixed with white flour. Because Lu Changzheng came back, more white flour was mixed with it.
There is also a large pot of egg drop soup, a pot of eggplant and beans stewed with some lard residue in it, and a pot of radish and fish braised on the table. The fish was brought back from the river by Lu Changzheng this morning.
Li Yue'e divided the steamed buns among everyone, two adults and one child. It was rare for Lu Changzheng to come back, so he gave one more.
Although her family's life is pretty good in the team, she doesn't dare to eat openly and has to plan her visit.
She was afraid of the three years of famine. She had to save some food every year at home so that if there was another natural disaster, the whole family would not have to eat turf and tree roots.
The Lu family has a large population, including Lu Changzheng's four grandsons, Lu Changzheng's eldest brother Lu Xingjun's family of five, Lu Changzheng's second brother Lu Weiguo's family of four, a total of 13 people, gathered around a large round table and were busy cooking.
The Lu family's house is one of the few blue-brick and large-tiled houses in the village. There are five rooms in a row on the front, three on the east and west sides, and the open space in the middle is also paved with green bricks for drying things. Near the kitchen, a well was drilled.
There is also a large private plot for growing vegetables in front of the door, and a toilet is built with soil embryos next to the vegetable plot.
There are five rooms on the front. The one in the middle is the main room, where guests usually eat. There are two rooms on the left, one where Lu Qingan and his wife lived, and one where Grandpa Lu and Lu Boxing live. There are two rooms on the right, one where Lu Xiaolan lived before, and one where Lu Xiaolan lived before. kitchen.
The three rooms on the left are for the eldest son and his family of five; the three rooms on the right are for the second son and his family of four.
The Lu family's house was also newly built two years ago.
There were originally three more rooms to be built, but the space was not enough. During the construction, Lu Changzheng's consent was obtained. His three rooms would be built in other places for him when the time comes.
At that time, the conflict between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the regiment leader Lu Changzheng was in full swing. They had heard to some extent that there was an opportunity for them to live separately, so he naturally had no objection to it.
Therefore, just this year, three brick houses were built for Lu Changzheng not far from Lu's house. During the construction, Lu Changzheng sent extra money back, and the building was naturally more grand than this one.
The floors of the houses over there are all paved with cement floors, cement and fine sand are mixed with lime, and the walls are whitewashed. The whole house looks clean and bright, and there is no dust. The roof is also made of wooden planks, which is really insulating in summer and keeping warm in winter. It is the first in the village.
On the right side, a large room was built with adobe, which was divided into two rooms, one large and one small. The larger one was used to store firewood and sundries, and the smaller one was used as a toilet. The toilet is still an aqua toilet, not dirty.
A well was also drilled in the yard.
At that time, the villagers advised Lu Qing'an that since Lu Changzheng didn't come back often, he would probably take his wife with him to the army if he married her. There was no need to dig another well, which would be expensive and laborious.
But Lu Qingan had different ideas. The third child is an officer after all. He will have to visit relatives and go home, and he will also have to fetch water from other houses. This is very inappropriate.
After dinner, the children all went to play, and Sister-in-law Lu and Sister-in-law Lu also collected the dishes and washed them. After washing, they had to do laundry.
"I heard from your mother that you and Su Zhiqing are in a relationship." Lu Qing'an asked Lu Changzheng.
"yes."
"Have you thought clearly?" Lu Qing'an asked again.
He could guess that Su Mo came here to seek refuge after something happened at home. He didn't believe that his son couldn't figure it out.
But I was afraid that my son really didn't know, so I added another sentence: "When Su Zhiqing came, he brought two suitcases."
These days, ordinary people are not the ones who can afford a suitcase. It's not just ordinary people who come to the countryside, it's probably because something happened.
"Think it through." Lu Changzheng said firmly.
Everything he has now is achieved through his own hard work, and no one can erase his solid achievements. Moreover, he does not think that this situation will last for a long time. If the country wants to develop, the big leaders will definitely not let the situation continue to be chaotic.
"Okay, just think about it clearly." Lu Qing'an took a puff of dry cigarette, "Then what are your plans?"
His father's body may not last much longer.
"Don't worry about me, just follow your own plan. Seeing that you have a partner makes me feel at ease." Lu Boming said.
This strong-willed man, even though he is old and suffering from illness, still tries to sit as straight as possible.
Lu Changzheng is his favorite and most optimistic grandson. It was only in the past that he saw him focusing on his career and was afraid that he would be alone all his life, so he said that he wanted to see him get married before leaving.
He understood the temperament of the third child. If he didn't really like Su Zhiqing, he wouldn't date someone just to save someone.
"We still plan to get married before returning to the team." Lu Changzheng said.
He returns to the team this time, and he will not come back until next year. He's been away all this time, and with his partner's appearance, what if someone cuts him off? He must confirm his title before leaving.
"Then you have to get ready." Lu Qing'an said, "What do you mean? Are you just going to invite a few close friends to come over for a meal, or are you going to invite the entire brigade?"
The Lujiacun brigade is considered a large brigade. There are more than 150 households in the village and a population of more than 1,000 people. Even if one person from each household came, there would probably be about twenty tables.
"The whole brigade." Lu Changzheng said.
He couldn't let others think that he had to marry her as a last resort, and he must give her the dignity he deserved.
Lu Xingjun and Lu Weiguo were just listening, but they couldn't help but frowned when the third brother said that they wanted to invite the entire brigade.
With so many people, it would cost a lot of food.
"I will think of something for the banquet. Parents, you just need to find someone to help." Lu Changzheng said.
"That's not possible. Your two brothers are getting married, and there are ten tables set up at home. How can I ask you to prepare everything." Li Yue'e immediately objected.
Over the years, the eldest brother and the second child's family have taken advantage of the third child.
"In this way, you only need to be responsible for the meat. The food and vegetables will be prepared for you at home." Li Yue'e said, "Boss and second child, do you have any objections?"
"no no!"
Lu Xingjun and Lu Weiguo waved their hands repeatedly, not looking at the cannibalistic look in my mother's eyes. They didn't dare to have any objections.
"Then it's settled." Li Yuee made the decision directly.
"As for the betrothal gift, when your eldest brother and your second brother got married, the betrothal gift was 50 yuan. But it was a difficult time at that time, and a 50 yuan betrothal gift was extremely expensive in the countryside."
"Over the years, you have also sent a lot of money to your family. Most of this house was built with the money you sent back. Therefore, I discussed with your father and the family will give you 200 yuan as a bride price."
"Boss, Second Brother, do you have any objections?"
Lu Xingjun and Lu Weiguo shook their heads like rattles. Just kidding, the house was built with the money sent back by the third child, so I don’t dare to have any objections. It cost nearly a thousand yuan to build this house.
"Also, in the past few years, my family has successively bought a bicycle for your eldest brother and second brother. When you get married, your family will also buy you one."
"That's all my family can prepare for you. If you need anything else, it's up to you." Li Yue'e said.
In fact, she had prepared all the tickets for bicycles, sewing machines and watches for her younger son.
She had inquired about it, and found that these were the three most fashionable items for weddings in the city right now, and families with little strength would not be able to prepare them.
The person I was thinking of photographing at that time was a female soldier from the art troupe, so I couldn’t be stingy. Now that someone else has changed, she is angry and doesn't want to show off her anger.
