() In 1995, the public transportation in Nanlong County has developed much better than in the 1980s. There are hundreds of buses running from the county bus station every day. Yaoquan Township is located at the necessary link between Nanlong County and the county seat in the next door Qianzhou Province.
There are also many shuttle buses passing by.
However, employees of the Red Shipyard rarely go there, because the factory also has its own fleet of buses, which run from the gate of Yaoquan Township to the county town every morning and evening, taking two hours and back.
Although external tickets are twice as expensive as bus companies and are not popular among locals, the condition of the buses is much better than those in the county town, and factory employees pay half the price internally, so it is naturally the first choice of employees.
At around five o'clock in the afternoon, a relatively new Chongshan passenger bus swayed from the gravel road to the cement road in front of Yaoquan Township and stopped on the concrete road.
The door opened, and a dozen employees or their family members who had returned from the main factory got off the bus one after another.
Zhang Shufen got out of the car with her luggage, stood still, turned her back to the sun, and covered her forehead.
She was in good health, but after coming back from the city for such a long time, she felt a little motion sick and felt a little nauseous.
"mom!"
The familiar voice of her son made Zhang Shufen raise her head suddenly.
Then she saw her son, whom she had not seen for more than ten days, standing not far away in shorts and a vest, leaning on her Phoenix bicycle, waving happily, and then rushed over.
In an instant, Zhang Shufen's heart felt as warm as the surrounding sunshine.
The fatigue of long car rides and the grievance of borrowing money to pay for a smiling face were all gone at this time.
Lu Yang rushed up and stood in front of Zhang Shufen.
He looked greedily at the melon-seed face that still had charm. There was not a single wrinkle on the skin on the face. There was not a single silver strand in the black hair that was combed into a ponytail. There was no sign of a straight, stooped waist.
Lu Yang smiled and smiled with all his strength. He suddenly stepped forward and hugged Zhang Shufen.
Although he tried hard to hold back the mist in his eyes, Lu Yang buried himself on Zhang Shufen's shoulder, the expression on his face could no longer tell whether he was laughing or crying.
"Mom, I miss you so much..."
"Yeah, what are you doing?"
Zhang Shufen had a tender face, but her son acted unscrupulously in front of acquaintances around her, which made her feel a little uncomfortable.
"Oh, Shufen, your son is so filial, and he came to pick you up."
"That's right, whenever my child has such thoughts, I can wake up from sleep!"
Surrounded by family members of employees, most of whom are neighbors, it is inevitable to laugh and envy you at this time.
Zhang Shufen smiled and greeted her neighbors.
The people around him had almost left, and Lu Yang finally held back the mist in his eyes. He raised his head and smiled sheepishly.
Zhang Shufen has a delicate mind and is naturally surprised.
My son has entered a rebellious stage since he entered junior high school, and mother and son have rarely been so close.
However, Lu Yang was her biological son, and Zhang Shufen naturally felt warm and affectionate for her son.
"Let's go home. Are you hungry these days? Does your dad let you go to the cafeteria to get food every day?"
Zhang Shufen smiled slightly, touched her son's head, and was about to get her luggage.
"Mom, I'm coming!"
Before Zhang Shufen could take action, Lu Yang had already picked up his luggage, which was quite heavy.
Zhang Shufen attaches great importance to etiquette. Every time she goes to Chongshan, she will bring Yaoquan specialties to give away. When she comes back, she will also bring gifts bought in the city to give away.
However, Lu Yang quickly tied up all the luggage on the bicycle, so naturally there was no way for two people to do it. However, it is not far from home, and it only takes ten minutes to walk with a pushcart.
The mother and son walked home in perfect harmony. On the way, Zhang Shufen looked at Lu Yang's face and said that he had lost weight.
Lu Yang laughed and said, "It's not like you don't know about dad's cooking skills. I want to eat sweet and sour pork ribs tonight!"
"Okay, eat the ribs, eat the ribs!" Zhang Shufen naturally had no objection.
The two quickly walked to the vegetable market outside the family area, which was originally the warehouse of the factory's supply and marketing department.
In the years when supplies were tight, every time the supply and marketing department got truckloads of big fish and meat, there would be spectacular sales here.
Every household of factory workers would come here with their whole families to queue up to buy hundreds of kilograms of large Northeastern fish and half a pig, and then carry them back to share.
Since the cancellation of tickets such as meal tickets and meat tickets, the supply and marketing department no longer dominates here. The warehouse has been transformed into a semi-open market. Most of the people who can occupy a place in it are self-employed fish and meat sellers in Yaoquan, while ordinary local farmers
They only set up stalls outside along the road selling vegetables, chickens, ducks, and eggs.
After the township government was established, the local streets gradually developed, and the residents of the streets also came here to buy vegetables, and the vegetable market became even more prosperous.
It is impossible for employees to buy vegetables and bring them into the workshop when they are at work. The vegetable market has always been the busiest after get off work.
However, the vegetable market seemed very lonely at this time. There were only a few vegetable stalls outside the vegetable market, and only one-third of the self-employed stalls inside.
Zhang Shufen has been shopping here for many years, so there are naturally familiar stalls. Lu Yang was pushing a cart outside and watched her enter the vegetable market.
"Wednesday, two pounds of ribs!"
"Hey, Aunt Zhang is back, great, just wait!"
The meat seller is a young man in his twenties. He cuts and weighs the meat skillfully, ties a knot with a hemp rope, and sends the other end that is not stained with oil to Zhang Shufen. Plastic bags are still rare in Yaoquan these days.
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"Wednesday, is business okay during this time?" Zhang Shufen picked up the ribs and asked casually.
"It's getting worse and worse. Aunt Zhang will wait until all your factories are moved away, and we people will have no choice but to drink from the northwest wind." The young man who called Zhou Zhou had a wry smile on his face.
"It'll be fine, don't worry!"
There was nothing Zhang Shufen could do about this matter. At this moment, she secretly blamed herself for talking too much, so she comforted her and left, carrying the ribs.
Zhang Shufen stopped bargaining with the listless farmers outside, bought some vegetables, and went home with Lu Yang.
Naturally, there was no one at home. Zhang Shufen originally wanted to pack her luggage, but Lu Yang waved her hand and rushed her to wash her face.
The water in the kettle on the briquette stove in the kitchen was hot and the thermos was full. Zhang Shufen felt even happier.
After washing up, her whole body felt refreshed. Zhang Shufen came out of the kitchen and saw Lu Yang busy at work, so she picked up the ribs and prepared to cook.
"Mom, I've cooked the porridge. Just prepare the ribs and make two side dishes!" Lu Yang suddenly remembered and mentioned it.
The briquette stove in the old factory kitchen only has one burner and cannot cook two pots at the same time, so you usually have to cook the rice first.
Looking at the pot of porridge with cold water on the dining table, Zhang Shufen felt happy, but even more strange.
"Yangyang, why did you perform so well today?"
Zhang Shufen walked up to Lu Yang and asked in a questioning tone, "Did you get into trouble?"
"Mom, what, I've grown up!" Lu Yang responded with a sweet smile.
"Humph, you kid will never grow up in the eyes of your parents!" Zhang Shufen curled her lips. She would not fool him so easily. She twisted Lu Yang's ears with her delicate hands and said, "Hurry up and tell the truth!"
"You really didn't cause any trouble!"
Lu Yanghun didn't care about the pain in his ears, but enjoyed the intimacy.
"But I have something very important to tell my parents later!"
"What's the matter?" Zhang Shufen looked confused, why was this kid Lu Yang so busy talking today?
"Let's wait until dad comes back and have dinner!"
"You kid, you've grown a lot since I haven't seen you in a few days!"
Zhang Shufen tried to coerce her, but Lu Yang just smiled and said nothing, so she had to cook first.
After Lu Yang packed his luggage, he also ran to the kitchen and shouted for help.
Zhang Shufen originally didn't allow it. After all, the kitchen is more dangerous for children.
Lu Yang is an out-of-the-box person. There had been a "glorious" incident in the kitchen where he snatched the sausage from Lu Jiang'an's kitchen knife and was scratched and bled.
But this time Lu Yang was very honest and just silently did some basic tasks such as picking up plates.
Seeing his steady movements, Zhang Shufen thought that the child had grown up because he didn't eat well during this period, and she felt a little resentful of Lu Jiangan for taking care of his work.
Fifty minutes later, the sweet and sour pork ribs were ready. When Lu Yang smelled the aroma, he couldn't help but relapse into his old ways and wanted to grab a piece without washing his hands.
But under the threat of Zhang Shufen's spatula, Lu Yang still didn't dare and had to wash his hands first.
Zhang Shufen cooked two more side dishes. It was already half past six, and Lu Jiangan had also arrived home.
Today is the day when his wife comes home. Naturally, no matter how busy he is, he has to go back to the house first.
"My lady is finally back! Let me see if it is clear?"
Lu Jiangan walked in and saw Zhang Shufen coming out of the kitchen with bitter melon and scrambled eggs, so he came over with a smile.
"Go, go and wash your face!"
Zhang Shufen rolled her eyes, and Lu Jiangan didn't dare to make any mistakes and walked into the kitchen honestly.
Lu Yang looked at it with a smile on his face and warmth in his heart.
Does this feel like a home?
Three dishes and one soup were very simple, but both Lu Jiangan and Lu Yang ate with great concentration, and occasionally had chopstick fights over the ownership of a certain piece of ribs. Of course, under Zhang Shufen's fair decision, they both belonged to the younger one.
While the two father and son were eating, they scolded the chef in the cafeteria for being heartless and kept flattering Zhang Shufen's craftsmanship.
The meal was a pleasant one. After the meal, Zhang Shufen put away the dishes and Lu Yang rushed to wash the dishes.
Lu Jiangan was also rare and did not rush in to work overtime. Instead, he made a pot of tea. Since the furniture was packed, the TV could not be watched, but it was very pleasant to drink tea and read the newspaper.
At seven o'clock, it started to get dark. Lu Yang washed his hands and sat at the table, picked up the newspaper and read it.
After Zhang Shufen wiped the table, she took out an envelope from her luggage bag, walked to the table, and placed it in front of Lu Jiangan.
"How much did you borrow?"
Lu Jiangan put down the newspaper, picked up the envelope, and spoke without reading. However, when he saw Zhang Shufen's face, he knew the result was not good.
"Two thousand, I said I have no spare money."
Zhang Shufen had a bad face. After several delays in the delivery of the house, she happily went to choose a house, but then she came out with a new policy and said she had to pay more.
She had no choice but to go to her relatives' house in Chongshan to find a solution, but Zhang Shufen could only borrow 2,000 yuan despite all her kind words, and there was still a shortfall of more than 2,000 yuan.
Zhang Shufen also knew that Lu Jiangan didn't want to talk to the Wei family. She was a smart woman, so naturally she would not disobey on something that hurt a man's self-esteem.
Lu Yang didn't speak, just listened quietly. Then he stood up and took out an envelope from under the bed, and put it on the table under the questioning eyes of his parents.
Originally, Lu Yang wanted to give the money directly to his mother, Zhang Shufen, but now he has changed his mind.
