The Era of Hard Work

The small trucks of the brigade drove all the way into the brand-new village branch compound. Accountant Li sat in the truck, his stocky buttocks pressed down on the two boxes containing documents and ledgers to prevent any possibility of being lost on the road. Lu Dong rode a tricycle and followed In the back, after driving through the square at the entrance of the village, turn into the third row from the north-south main road, pass by the door of Uncle Qi's house, and stop in front of the gate with verandas.

After parking the car, like a young couple moving house, Lu Dong and Song Na unloaded the boxes from the car and carried them into the yard.

"Where to put it?" Song Na asked.

Lu Dong placed it at the main entrance of the small building: "Pile it here first."

The two of them had just put down the box when they heard footsteps at the door, and Uncle Qi came in with a bag in one hand.

Song Na hurried to pick it up: "Uncle Qi."

Lu Jianren glanced at Lu Dong, opened his mouth and said, "Look at you, you don't even wink at all, learn more from the little black egg."

Song Na took a big bag and put it in front of the box, she couldn't help laughing, the rising sun shone on her face, and she was brighter than the sun.

Lu Dong refused to answer Seventh Uncle's nonsense, and asked, "It's over with you."

"Everything has been moved here." Lu Jianren casually pointed to the yard next to the east: "Your aunt is packing things, this kind of work is not suitable for big men."

Knowing that Lu Dong and Seventh Uncle were talking about running the train, Song Na gave Lu Dong a hug: "Let's unload the car quickly, don't keep your mother waiting."

Lu Dong said, "Uncle Qi, let's talk about it after the move."

The three walked outside, and Lu Jianren said: "You two unload the car directly, and go back after unloading, I will move the things in, hurry up, let's try to finish the move in the morning, and have dinner together at noon."

Lu Dong was not polite to Uncle Qi, and unloaded the cargo on the trailer with Song Na, and took her back to the old village.

For rural people, when things are scattered in various places in the house, they don't feel too much at all. After all, the yard is big enough and there are enough houses.

They packed up piles, even if Lu Dong’s house was basically replaced with new ones, he pulled the trailer and ran three times. When he came back from the last trip, there were rags and rags blocking the street, and he waited for a long time before arriving in front of the house.

When Lu Dong entered the house, he saw Hu Chunlan climbed onto the ladder in the main room, and hurried over to hold the ladder: "Mom, be careful."

Song Na quickly followed in, while Hu Chunlan was taking off the black and white photo frame in military uniform.

"It's okay." Hu Chunlan hugged the photo frame tightly with one hand and got off the ladder.

Song Na reached out to help her down.

Hu Chunlan nodded to Song Na, and said, "Xiao Song, take the incense burner on the case. Lu Dong, take off the sign at the door and take it to your new home."

Lu Dong took the last two bags, put them in the cart when he went out, and put another mat on it, and Hu Chunlan got on the cart and sat on the mat.

Song Na came up with the censer in her arms. Maybe she had lit a lot of incense in the past two days. There was a lot of ash in the censer. When she went out, there was wind, and a lot of ash fell on her hair.

Seeing Hu Chunlan sitting in the back of the car, holding the photo frame, Song Na didn't touch the ashes in her hair.

"Give it to me." Hu Chunlan asked for the incense burner and put it under her feet.

Song Na turned her head and went to look at Lu Dong. Lu Dong was tall and didn't need to step on a stool. He slowly took off the wooden sign hanging on the door frame, blew off the dust on it, and wiped it with his sleeves. It was red and yellow on the ground. The words became clearer - Glory Home!

"I have it?" Song Na asked.

Lu Dong handed it to Song Na, sent it to the gate of the old house, got on the motorcycle and kicked it on fire, waited for Song Na to get on the back seat, and stepped on the gas.

Hu Chunlan said: "Dongzi, drive slowly, your father doesn't know the way to Xincun."

"En." Lu Dong responded, slowing down.

Hu Chunlan held the photo frame in one hand, and grabbed the incense burner ashes in the other hand, and stretched it out of the cart.

The censer ash was blown by the wind and fell to the ground, leaving a long line.

This line is getting longer and longer, farther and farther, out of the old village, into the new village, into the gate, until the front of the living room.

Like chains, the old and new villages are closely linked together.

On the front wall of the living room, a place had already been reserved. Lu Dong took the photo frame and hung it on it with his own hands. Then he went out the door and hung the wooden sign on the nails he had nailed.

When Lu Dong came down, Song Na wiped the stool with a rag and put it back in place, so she had time to look at the layout of the new house.

The living room is very large, more than 40 square meters, and the furniture, home appliances and various decorations are all arranged. The sofa with mahogany frame matches the decoration and the exterior architectural style very well.

These are actually her choices.

Although she prefers the European style, Song Na knows that Hu Chunlan likes the Chinese style after all, and the furniture she chooses are all newly designed Chinese style.

Because it is a new design that accommodates some traditional elements, it is not very old-fashioned.

The style of the second floor is similar to that of the first floor. In addition to two bedrooms and a large living room, there is also a study.

The third floor is a ridged attic. Because of the heating, it is not too cold. The two bedrooms are also equipped with basic furniture.

Song Na looked around upstairs and downstairs, and she knew very well in her heart, maybe this is also to adapt to the environment in advance?

Back downstairs, Hu Chunlan began to pack things, Song Na went to help, and Lu Dong put unused items such as the Eight Immortals table that could not be thrown away into the storage room next to the garage.

After moving, Lu Dong went into the house to help, and Hu Chunlan said, "Xiao Song and I can do these things. You can go to Sun Qinghai's to the west to order food, and call your seventh uncle and aunt to come over for dinner at noon."

Seeing that all the things packed were small, Lu Dong said, "Okay, I'll go right away."

Before going out, tell Uncle Qi that Lu Dong rode his motorcycle and headed west. To the west is Li Wenyue's house. His house was simple and moved out early. Li Wenyue was working in the brigade, and his father was on the construction site of the Han Tomb Museum in Luozhuang. , Now the door is locked.

When I came to Sun Qinghai Hotel, I was far busier than usual.

Sun Qinghai used to hold banquets for weddings and ceremonies in the village. Later, two companies opened in the village, and more and more people came from outside. He built a restaurant on the west side of the land. Many people who come to Lu's food company for business will come to eat in the big restaurant.

Many receptions from Lujia Village will also be placed here.

There are a lot of people moving in the village today, and it is inconvenient to start cooking when they just move. Even if they want to warm the pot, they will not put it on this day. Many people come to order food and wine.

Lu Dong ordered six dishes and two soups, and when he was about to leave, someone hurried over.

"Hello, Lu Dong." The visitor was in his forties, carrying a leather bag: "My name is Yuan Dong, and I'm from Linzi."

As he said that, he took out his business card and handed it over: "I opened a factory, specializing in making old bricks and tiles and various glazed products."

Lu Dong next asked, "What do you need from me?"

Yuan Dong's face was full of smiles: "I heard that Lu's Village established a tourism development company, preparing to fully develop the tourism business of Lu's Old Village, which will use a lot of antique building materials..."

Lu Dong understood what he meant, and pointed directly to the southeast: "Next to the courtyard of the village brigade is the tourism development company, just go there."

Seeing that he was about to say something again, Lu Dong raised his hand to stop him, and said, "Mr. Yuan, I have false positions in tourism development companies and construction companies. If you want to be a supplier, you should go to the relevant person in charge."

Lu Dong didn't say any more, and got on his motorcycle to go home.

There are more and more businessmen from outside looking for opportunities, Lujia Village has gradually become famous in the whole province, and many people come to look for opportunities.

For example, the reconstruction and construction of the old village of Lujia Village has been planned and will start after the Chinese New Year.

When going back, Lu Dong took the road north of the small square of Xincun, and went into the courtyard of the brigade to have a look. There were many people here and the movement was fast, and the move was basically over.

Because he holds the title of deputy director of the village committee, Lu Dong also has an office on the second floor.

However, Lu Zhenlin is still the leader in the village. With his physical condition, it will not be a big problem to work for another five years.

In rural areas, one person may be the leader for a long time, which may cause all kinds of disadvantages, but stability is not a bad thing.

As long as Lu Zhenlin is around, Lujia Village will not lack a backbone.

Lu Dong has also gradually developed a posture in this regard, but compared with Lu Zhenlin, there is still a certain gap.

Age and seniority have a great influence in rural areas.

Back home, Hu Chunlan and Song Na were still busy, while Lu Dong went to boil water and make tea.

By eleven o'clock, the items in the living room had been generally regulated. While Song Na and Hu Chunlan were sitting down to drink water, Lu Dong cleaned the floor and went to the dining room to prepare bowls and chopsticks.

Song Na came in at this moment: "Let me do it, you go and call Uncle Qi."

"Okay." Lu Dong went next door to call Seventh Uncle and Seventh Aunt.

As soon as the two of them entered the door, the food from Sun Qinghai's side was delivered. There were so many people and strength, five people brought in the lunch box containing the vegetables in one trip.

In the dining room, five people sat at a table, and Lu Dong asked, "Won't the nail come back?"

Seventh Aunt said: "I moved today, and I didn't ask him to come back. I gave him money to eat in the school cafeteria."

Nail went to the first grade of junior high school after the summer vacation, and Ning Xiu's class is tight, and the central middle school only has one day off every weekend.

Lu Dong opened a bottle of white wine and poured a glass for Uncle Qi.

Aunt Seven said, "I still have to work in the afternoon, so I can only have one drink."

In the past two years, Uncle Qi has changed a lot, saying: "One cup is one cup."

Lu Dong came over with a teapot, and the rest poured a cup of tea each.

Song Na, Seventh Aunt and Hu Chunlan got together to talk about women's affairs, while Lu Dong talked to Seventh Uncle.

Lu Dong asked, "Have you visited the foundry recommended by Senior Brother Ma Ming?"

"I've gone to see it. Master Zhen Ding said it's okay." Lu Jianren took a sip of wine, took a small sip, and sipped it, as if he was savoring it carefully, and said, "Dang Lu's work is very good, and Party A is very satisfied. , The other casting projects have also been handed over to our company, and we have basically negotiated with the foundry, and we will start work in a few days."

While talking, Seventh Aunt suddenly asked, "Dongzi, when will you marry Song Na?"

Before Lu Dong could answer, Song Na answered, "Seventh Aunt, I haven't graduated yet."

She said it openly, without being coy.

Lu Dong glanced at Song Na, smiled at her, and said, "Wait until she graduates."

Seventh Aunt came to a sudden: "I almost forgot, Song Na is still a student at school."

It didn't take long to eat a meal, so Uncle Seven did what he said, so he drank a glass of wine.

After eating, before the dishes and chopsticks were cleared away, Lu Dong's cell phone rang.

"Brother Dong, it's not good, the two trash collectors are fighting!"