Lu Ye just followed behind, one old and one young, one in front and one behind, and walked back home.

"Master, how are you doing? Is it done?"

As soon as Lu Aiguo entered the door, Song Shufen bumped into him and asked with joy on his face.

"Whatever it is, hurry up and cook!"

Lu Aiguo's face was ashen. Song Shufen's questions aroused Lu Aiguo's suppressed anger again. He waved his hand and walked angrily towards the back room.

When Song Shufen saw the master's appearance, she understood clearly that not only did the matter fail, but it seemed that the two of them had suffered a lot of grievances.

Looking outside the house, Lu Ye just walked into the yard.

Song Shufen went out, grabbed Lu Ye, and asked: "Boss, your dad is like a gunman. He doesn't say anything to you. What's going on?"

"The section chief confiscated the money and scolded my father, saying that not everyone can enter the Security Section..."

Lu Ye told Song Shufen truthfully.

When Song Shufen heard this, she didn't say anything else. She just sighed and rubbed her hands on her apron unconsciously.

After being stunned, he turned around and went to the sauerkraut jar, took out a sauerkraut and soaked it in an iron basin.

Instead, there was deep disappointment on his face.

In this era, the iron rice bowl system in major factories is coming to an end.

A large number of state-owned enterprises are inefficient and triangular debts are frequently issued. Life in various factories is miserable, and it is not uncommon for them to even be unable to pay wages for several months.

But despite this, working in a factory was still the best option in the Northeast at that time. At that time, people's concepts and thoughts were very backward. Doing business in the sea was regarded as "speculation" and was looked down upon by people.

Although the crisis has arrived, many people still choose to pretend to sleep.

Lu Ye saw the disappointment on his mother's face.

Lu Ye unconsciously pressed his hand on the trouser pocket containing the two thousand yuan, and Lu Ye became more determined in his thoughts.

'Stir-fried shredded potatoes with pickled cabbage' is the most common dish in Northeastern people's homes. It is sour and very appetizing.

Put potatoes in the vegetable cellar and they can last all winter without going bad.

Every time Lu Ye eats this dish, he can eat two big bowls of rice.

After the meal, Lu Aiguo did not go out. He stayed at home, lying on the kang.

I don’t know why, but it seems like this happens everywhere, good things don’t go out, and bad things spread thousands of miles.

In just one afternoon, the news came out that Lu Aiguo gave a gift to the security section chief of the mine office, but was rejected when he asked someone to go through the back door.

Not far to the north of Lu Ye's house, there is a family named Zhao, also a family of four. I don't know who told me that Lu Ye didn't go into the security department, and even asked the section chief to give him a slap in the face.

ran to the Lu family.

"Oh, I just didn't go into the security department. This is not a big deal. Lao Lu, you still deserve to be so angry. Later, I will ask someone to introduce Lu Ye. Isn't it good to let Lu Ye go to the mine to look at the belt?

"

Aunt Zhao is not tall, but she is very diligent. She walks here and there. She has never been to work. Every day she is either busy with her parents or playing mahjong.

This kind of person is the best example of "no business" in Northeast China.

Lu Aiguo didn't answer, and he didn't even get up from lying on the kang.

Song Shufen didn't answer the call, ignored Aunt Zhao, and was busy cooking in the outer room.

Seeing that no one was paying attention to her, Aunt Zhao didn't know what to do.

It didn’t matter whether people were willing to listen to what she said or not. Anyway, she talked a lot, talked about herself happily, and walked away in a hurry.

Lu Ye was really annoyed.

As soon as the sky turned dark, Lu Hao returned home from school and clearly felt that the atmosphere at home was very wrong.

Not daring to offend his father, Lu Hao quietly returned to the west room and saw Lu Ye sitting in the corner with a small notebook, not knowing what he was writing.

"Brother, didn't dad take you to the security department to talk about work? Didn't it work?"

Lu Ye turned around and glanced at his younger brother. No matter how he looked at it, he felt that Lu Hao was not his father. Lu Aiguo was 1.72 meters tall, his mother Song Shufen was 1.65 meters tall, and he was 1.78 meters tall. The three of them would definitely not be tall in the Northeast.

He's short, but not tall. He's average height at most.

But Lu Hao is a tall man of over 1.90 meters and almost 2 meters tall. He has a good mind and has studied very well since he was a child. He has never fallen out of the top three in exams.

He is someone else's child as described by many neighbors.

The key is that this boy has good looks and attracts girls. Lu Ye has found several letters in Lu Hao's schoolbag many times, but they are not the notes of the same person.

"Go do your homework, study hard and get into a good university. Your path and my brother's path are different!"

Lu Ye said angrily, stopped talking to Lu Hao, and continued to calculate.

16-year-old Lu Hao is already in his first year of high school. He is currently the most knowledgeable and cultured person in the entire Lu family, and he is also the hope of the Lu family.

When Lu Hao saw that his brother had his back turned to him and from the tone of Lu Ye's words, he knew that Lu Ye was fine and felt relieved.

Put down his schoolbag, lie down on the wooden table handmade by Lu Aiguo, take out his book, and start doing homework.

"Is Brother Lu at home?"

Outside the door, a voice like a duck's voice sounded. Just by hearing the voice, Lu Ye knew it was his old neighbor who lived in the backyard, Uncle Kang.

Uncle Kang's family and Lu Ye's family are very close. Uncle Kang had a flat conductor removal operation in his early years, which caused sequelae and damaged his vocal cords, so he speaks like this.

"I'm at home. Brother Kang, come in quickly."

Mom, I shouted out through the window, but Lu Aiguo didn't say a word. It was obvious that the energy had not passed yet.

Uncle Kang opened the door and walked in. He went directly into the east room and saw Lu Aiguo lying on the kang. He knew that Lu Aiguo was still angry.

The affairs of the Lu family were known to several surrounding families. Aunt Zhao's legs were very diligent.

Uncle Kang stopped predicting, and there seemed to be something unspeakable on his face.

"Master, Brother Kang is here, get up quickly, that guy is pretending to be dead."

Song Shufen nudged Lu Aiguo. Northeastern women are always more straightforward and rarely use circumlocutions when speaking.

After calling Lu Aiguo, Song Shufen picked up the big teapot, grabbed a handful of tea leaves, then went to the stove in the outer room and poured a full load of hot water from the hot water kettle.

Lu Aiguo turned over and sat up, pushed the quilt on the kang inward, and sat cross-legged on the kang.

It's not that Lu Aiguo doesn't respect his guests, but that every household does this. Visitors sit directly on the kang. This is a very intimate etiquette in the Northeast.

Lu Aiguo also saw Uncle Kang's face. It was obvious that something was wrong, and he immediately asked:

"What's up, Brother Kang, if something happens to you, just tell me."

Uncle Kang sat on the kang, opening and closing his mouth, closing and opening it again, but did not say a single word several times.

Lu Aiguo probably guessed the purpose of his visit. In order to find a job for Lu Ye, he borrowed 300 yuan from the other party. This amount of money was not small in this era.

He glanced back at Song Shufen and gestured with his chin.

Song Shufen dug out the two thousand yuan she had given Lu Ye, counted three hundred, and handed it to Lu Aiguo.

"Brother Kang, I originally thought I would deliver it to you tomorrow, but you happened to be here today, which saves me another trip. You can count the money."

Lu Aiguo handed the three hundred yuan to Uncle Kang with both hands.

Uncle Kang raised his head, still with a silly smile on his face, and then took the three hundred yuan with a look of shame on his face.

"I lent you the money just the day before yesterday, and I'm here to ask for it today. I can't help you."

Uncle Kang put the money into his coat pocket without counting whether it was correct or not. He lowered his head as if he had done something wrong. He didn't even drink a sip of tea. With these words on his lips, he got up and walked out of the house.

In its simplicity, it reveals an almost pedantic sense of generosity.

Uncle Kang walked very quickly, and Lu Aiguo and Song Shufen were out of the house before they could react.

The two families have known each other for so many years and have a very clear understanding of Uncle Kang's character.

Lu Aiguo stood up and began to put on his clothes. He greeted Song Shufen and said, "Brother Kang's family must be in trouble. Let's go over and see if we can help."

Lu Ye was in the west room and heard his father's words.

Uncle Kang's family has a son named Kang Jian, who is the same age as Lu Ye. The two have played together since childhood.
Chapter completed!