The Era of Hard Work

There were no customers in the store at the moment, so she found a place to sit down, Liu Jie asked someone to pour water for Lu Dong, pulled a chair over, and sat with her at the reception area to talk.

Lu Dong thanked the person who brought the water, and looked at Liu Jie: "I just came back from the company on Jiefang Road. I heard from Qin Ya that you are getting married soon? Congratulations."

Liu Jie said with a smile: "Originally scheduled for May 1st, the company is newly opened, and there are too many things to do, so I can't handle it. I discussed it with my partner and postponed it to 11th."

Lu Dong's interpersonal relationships are clear: "You must send me an invitation when the time comes."

"I can't forget it." Liu Jie and Lu Dong were also familiar, and deliberately joked: "I can't forget you, the big boss, even if you can't get people, the gift money will still come."

If the relationship is not in place, it is impossible to make such a joke. Liu Jie was born in real estate sales and is good at dealing with people.

She asked at the right time: "Song Na is graduating now, right? When are you two going to have a wedding?"

Lu Dong said: "Her school will hold a graduation ceremony in a few days. It's been four years, it's not easy."

Liu Jie smiled: "Finally able to marry back?"

"I haven't talked about it yet." Lu Dong thought that Liu Jie was about to get married and should have experience, so he asked, "Sister Liu, I want to ask you something, what kind of marriage proposal do girls like?"

Liu Jie looked as if she was doing her part: "Then you are asking the right person. I have studied it specially. At that time, my wife made a lot of preparations in order to propose to me."

Lu Dong waited for her to continue talking.

Unexpectedly, Liu Jie went straight to the anticlimax: "This kind of thing, I personally think that it is mainly to express sincerity, and then a little surprise, that's fine."

Lu Dong nodded slightly: "Sincerity? Surprise?"

Liu Jie said: "You and Song Na have such a good relationship, just give her a ring, and she will agree."

It is true to say so, but Lu Dong felt that some things must have a sense of ceremony.

Lu Dong chatted with Liu Jie again about work matters, learned about the situation in the university town, and also told Liu Jie that if he did well, he might be an agent for the sales of Tianxiang-Taifengyuan Community in the future.

Although Qin Yajia and Liu Jie's shares are not less than those of Lu's Catering, Lu's Catering is the largest shareholder of Anju Real Estate Agency.

This industry has great development in the future, and Lu Dong certainly wants to get more returns from his investment.

The sales outsourcing of Tianxiang-Taifengyuan Community is also an incentive for people to work hard.

After get off work, Lu Dong made a special trip to the gold shop in Ginza Mall and bought a small gold bar.

Back in Lujia Village, Lu Dong went directly to the market street of the old village and found Lu Zhending, who was going to participate in making two gold rings by hand.

Lujia Village Daji reopened on Laoji Street. Lu Zhending's original casting stall was transformed into a handicraft workshop with a curtain facing the street after a period of renovation.

When Lu Dong arrived, he found a Cherokee parked at the door.

Uncle Seven's car.

In the manual workshop, Lu Jianren squatted in front of a furnace, staring at the crucible above.

Lu Zhending took a hammer and jingled things.

"Master Zhen Ding." Lu Dong greeted, "Seventh Uncle."

Lu Zhending put down what he was doing: "Dongzi, why are you here?"

Lu Jianren didn't speak, picked up the crucible, poured the melted metal into the mold, and then said: "He has no conscience, can he think of us?"

Lu Dong came to the front: "Uncle Seven, you are wrong to say that. You had to drive off-road two days ago. You had a flat tire and didn't bring a jack. Who traveled so far to give it to you?"

Lu Jianren pointed to Lu Kun who came in with Lu Dong: "Tell me, did Lu Kun drive there?"

It was indeed Lu Kun who was driving at that time, but the problem was that he was in the car. Lu Dong shook his head: "I can't say no to you, you have a reason."

Lu Zhending felt a little helpless: "You two, if you meet each other, if you don't say a few words to each other, you will feel bad?"

Lu Dong stopped chatting with Seventh Uncle and asked, "What is this made of?"

"It's used to renovate the houses in the old village." Lv Jianren has been leading people to renovate the old village under the supervision of Lu Zhenfei recently: "There is so much work in the village, and you will be lazy all day long if you don't tell me to come back and do it!"

Lu Dong was helpless: "Seventh Uncle, I heard that you take a Maza, sit on the street, and do nothing all day long except yelling."

Lu Jianren drooped his shoulders and said, "I'm in charge of the overall situation, and I guide myself, do you understand?" He stretched his legs and feet: "Those young people, one counts as the other, and the clumsy ones don't dial or turn around. , stupider than you were when you were a child."

Lu Zhending interjected: "Dongzi is doing big things, isn't this another big project for the village? Zhao Laogen, his TV series is being filmed here, what a chance to show his face."

Speaking of this, Uncle Seven came to his senses: "Dongzi, are you familiar with Zhao Laogen?"

Lu Dong nodded slightly: "It's okay."

"Your conscience says, Seventh Uncle treats you very well, right?" Lu Jianren, this is not the time to dismiss Lu Dong.

Lu Dong's eyes were full of defense: "Uncle Qi, can we just speak up if we have something to say?"

"Let me ask you." Lu Jianren was full of confidence: "Is your seventh uncle good at playing, playing and singing?"

But Lu Dong said: "Eat, drink, and play, you can count everything."

Lu Jianren's nose was twisted with anger: "How about your seventh uncle leading Longquan Temple, Li Qingzhao's hometown, Jiaxuan Temple, Qushuiting Street, as well as the Luozhuang Han Tomb Museum under construction and the project in our old village? , can it go so smoothly?"

"Speak with a conscience!" He pointed at Lu Dong's heart: "There is no other major matter. When Zhao Laogen's crew comes over, I will find a role for your seventh uncle who can show his face! I promise, I will never give it to our Lujia Village. Lose points!"

Lu Dong replied: "Okay, okay, I'll talk to people when the crew arrives."

There should be many such small roles as the background board, and it is estimated that there is no need to know how to act.

Lu Jianren checked the time, opened the mold on one side, and revealed a golden inside, which was a small bronze clock.

Lu Dong looked familiar in appearance, but it was more than one size smaller.

Lu Zhending came over and flicked lightly: "It's okay."

"This thing?" Lu Dong went to look at it. The patterns on it were indeed familiar. After thinking about it carefully, he asked, "This is like the copper bell that rang the school bell when I was in elementary school? It's just too small."

Lu Zhending took out a black-and-white photo from the side drawer: "It's based on that. The old school is being renovated. The bronze bell at the entrance of the office was going to be reinstalled. At the earliest time, there was still a hanging on the big screen wall behind the big stage. The two are several years younger, and they have been passed down in the village for an unknown period of time."

Lu Dong gradually remembered: "I remember someone stole it."

It seems that it happened when he was in the third or fourth grade. I remember waking up in the winter morning to find that the school bell was gone.

At that time, the village didn't think too much about it. They thought that a few pieces of copper bumps were lost, and there was nowhere to find them. They didn't even report to the police. Now that I think about it, they are considered antiques.

Lu Jianren shook his head and said, "The bronze bell must have been stolen by our village. We were so poor in the 1980s, who would come to our village to steal things? Who valued this thing at that time? It was heavy and stupid, and it was too far away Car transport, there are foreign cars entering the village, it is impossible that there is no news at all."

Lu Dong said, "It's been so many years, where can I find it?"

"Who will look for your score! Who is your seventh uncle? There is nothing you can't do." Lu Jianren looked very confident: "If you want me to say, 80% of them are guards and robbers."

Lu Dong deliberately added: "Oh, Uncle Qi, you can use idioms now."

Lu Jianren glared at him, and continued: "This matter can't get away from the teacher in the elementary school at that time! At that time, did Jiansong enter the school to be a teacher?"

"You, don't talk nonsense." Lu Zhending relied on his seniority and said to Lu Jianren: "Old Seven, there is no basis for this kind of thing, you can talk nonsense."

Lu Jianren is much more familiar than before: "Okay, I won't talk about it." He went to get the small copper bell in the mold, and chanted a catchphrase while working: "Vice-principal Lu Jiansong planted six acres of onions this year, and hired workers as soon as he did the work." , Hired five laborers to carry the work, earning a lot of money, and teaching students is a fool!"

Lu Zhending warned: "Lu Kun, Dongzi, don't tell anyone about your seventh uncle's nonsense."

Both Lu Dong and Lu Kun responded.

After Lu Zhending and Lu Jianren finished their busy work, Lu Dong said the purpose of this trip: "Master Zhen Ding, I want to make two rings, and the simple ones will do."

Lu Zhending asked: "Same as that silver bracelet, can you reach out your hand?"

Lu Dong said: "Yes! I can help a little bit. On the inside of the ring, engrave my name and Song Na's name."

Lu Jianren asked: "You want to marry a little Heidan after making a ring? I just said, marry such a good wife as soon as possible. After passing this village, there will be no such shop. Dongzi, you are the only ones like you, except for Little Heidan. Who can see you?"

Lu Dong didn't bother to talk to Uncle Qi, and the more he talked about it, he followed Lu Zhending to the shop to choose the ring style.

In the end, I chose two simple light rings.

Lu Dong actually checked the thickness of Song Na's fingers, and told Lu Zhending that Lu Zhending wanted to show off and asked him to come back at night.

When returning to the new village, Lu Jianren walked together and pulled Lu Dong into his Cherokee.

Sitting on the co-pilot, Lu Dong looked back and saw that there were all kinds of things on the rear seat, including rabbit covers, bird nets, wooden handle slingshots, and a box of small steel balls.

The old god Lu Jianren was there, and said: "You have to practice often, or your skills will become rusty."

Lu Dong didn't say anything, anyway, Uncle Qi has been used to playing for so many years.

"I remember that little black egg is graduating soon." Lu Jianren was talking about this matter: "Don't be joking all day long, just do what needs to be done quickly, your mother has been looking forward to it."

Lu Dong replied, "This is not preparation."

Lu Jianren asked again: "Will I have to find a matchmaker to go to Xiao Heidan's house to talk about it? Every village has its own custom. How about the specific process? It has to be unified in advance, or should I go?"

Lu Dong tilted his head and looked at him.

Lu Jianren said: "Who can be more reliable than your seventh uncle in this kind of thing?"

Lu Dong said, "I'll talk about it after I ask Song Na."

After returning home, after dinner, Lu Dong went to the old village again, and it took two nights to get the ring up.

As the days wore on and the weather got hotter, it was another sad time of year on college campuses.