books44 Chapter 60 Guarding the Warehouse
Chapter 60 Guarding the Warehouse
"I turned down the engagement. I told the other party that you need to focus on your studies and not think too much about it." Lu Yuanqing told Lu Yuanhuan the answer directly.
Upon hearing this, Lu Yuanhuan was first delighted, then stunned. "Third Brother, taking the college entrance exam?"
Tell others you're going to take the college entrance exam? What if you don't get in?
Lu Yuanhuan's vision went black!
Lu Yuanqing, however, was completely oblivious to her breakdown and said, "Yes, that's what I said. Little sister, you're so good at studying, you'll definitely get into university. Your third brother has faith in you!"
Lu Yuanhuan's vision went black, and he felt like he was about to faint.
She really wanted to ask her third brother where that trust came from.
She herself never thought she would be able to get into university.
Lu Yuanqing was very confident. He patted her on the shoulder and encouraged her, "Little sister, you must get into university. You must become the first university student in our family and our production team."
If you pass the exam, go out and see more of the world; don't fixate on this remote and isolated place.
Of course, Lu Yuanqing wasn't that stupid. He wanted Lu Yuanhuan to get into university, but he wouldn't announce it everywhere.
That's not confidence, it's just using topics to gossip about.
He didn't tell Aunt Zhu that Lu Yuanhuan wanted to take the college entrance exam; it was just the first time he had shared this idea with Lu Yuanhuan.
His younger sister, even though he sent her back to school, doesn't study properly. She's preoccupied with her thoughts, always thinking about this and that. Perhaps because of the pressure, she's always busy at home, either doing chores or something.
Lu Yuanqing had wanted to have a good talk with her for a long time.
This is a good opportunity to let her focus all her attention on her studies and do her best to get into university.
Lu Yuanqing now understands Lu Yuanhuan quite well.
Knowing that Lu Yuanqing had boasted so much, this young girl would probably study her heart out of fear of being gossiped about.
Lu Yuanqing felt sorry for her in other ways, but not for the hardships she endured while studying.
Born into such an environment and in such an era, if you don't endure the hardship of studying, you'll have to endure other kinds of hardship.
Although it is said that studying is not the only way out, and that there are outstanding individuals in every profession, for rural children, studying is the only way to change their destiny.
Study until you drop dead!
Lu Yuanhuan instantly felt immense pressure.
As they were talking, Lu Yuanbo, Lu Mingxi, and Lu Mingdong returned, each carrying a full basket of firewood on their backs.
Lu Yuanqing and Lu Yuanhuan didn't have time to talk and quickly helped them put down their baskets.
"Xiao Dong told you to carry less each time. What if your back gets too heavy and you don't grow tall?" Lu Yuanqing said with some concern.
People in the Southwest region are generally shorter than average. If Lu Mingdong doesn't grow to 1.7 meters tall, won't he be called a dwarf?
"We can't just throw it away now that we've picked it up!" Lu Mingdong said nonchalantly.
Lu Yuanqing glared at him, annoyed. The way he said it made him seem like he was meddling.
"Silly boy, don't take height lightly. It'll be too late when you start caring about it. If you're not even as tall as a girl when you're looking for a wife, that'll be embarrassing!"
Lu Mingdong was speechless. "Third Uncle, judging from your and Fourth Uncle's heights, there's no way I could be shorter than a girl!"
He's at least 1.7 meters tall, which is quite impressive in the village.
"What, you don't think 1.7 meters is tall? Let me tell you, men in Shandong are generally over 1.8 meters tall. If you don't take this seriously, you'll be shorter than the green onions they grow in the future." Lu Yuanqing immediately raised his eyebrows.
You know, he was over 1.8 meters tall back then! He was never bothered by his height.
Now he's only a little over 1.7 meters tall, which is really sad.
Again!
Lu Mingdong rolled his eyes. If he didn't go along with him, he would be lectured endlessly. "I understand, Uncle. Thank you, Uncle. I will be more careful in the future!"
The Three-Step Compromise Method!
Lu Yuanqing nodded in satisfaction.
Lu Yuanbo, who had just put down his basket and rushed back into the house to drink water, came out after finishing his drink and said to Lu Yuanqing, "Brother, I ran into the brigade leader on my way back. He said it's your turn to guard the warehouse tonight."
Lu Yuanqing's smile froze on his face. "Oh!"
Listless!
“Brother, I’ll go with you!” Lu Yuanbo said.
"No need!" Lu Yuanqing immediately refused!
With one more person, what if that person becomes afraid to act?
Wouldn't his plan to wait until after the sweet potatoes were harvested before distributing the grain be a waste?
He had already worked hard, taking turns guarding the warehouse for two days, and seeing that some cowardly guy had already started to make a move, how could he let go of this rare and excellent opportunity!
“I’ll go alone then. You just stay home and take good care of Huanhuan and the others!” Lu Yuanqing said.
Lu Yuanbo thought about it. His family consisted of either a young boy or a girl, so he definitely needed to stay home and look after them for their safety.
"Alright!" Third Brother is a grown man, nothing will happen to him, so Lu Yuanbo quickly compromised.
"Then I'll cook a few more sweet potatoes later, Third Brother, you can take them to the warehouse to eat when you're hungry while keeping watch!" Lu Yuanhuan said.
The sweet potatoes in our own plot of land grew very well; each one was very large, making it a bumper harvest.
“Alright…” Lu Yuanqing said.
He's on night watch, working so hard, why can't he get something good to eat? A few sweet potatoes are all he gets?
Never mind! This was just something he was thinking about.
This time I should be able to complete a hidden system mission. I must ask the system for more food.
The villagers were busy harvesting sweet potatoes and were also thinking about earning more work points, as the grain distribution was coming soon and more work points would mean more grain. So everyone was focused on the fields.
As a result, the job of guarding the warehouse was repeatedly postponed.
No one wanted to take on the job just to earn a few night watch points and thus miss out on the full daytime work points.
But we can't just carelessly leave the grain in the warehouse lying around!
Corn, and freshly harvested sweet potatoes.
What if someone with ulterior motives targets so much grain?
Just as Lu Yuanqing had predicted, Captain Zhao Zhongcai came up with the idea of having several cadres take turns keeping watch at night.
The village warehouse was originally the ancestral hall of a landlord in Shihua Village. After liberation, the landlord was denounced, and the villagers, incited by people with ulterior motives, smashed the ancestral hall.
The brigade leader at the time stopped the group of people who had gone mad from destroying the house, so it was preserved, except that the furnishings inside were smashed to pieces.
In the end, the ancestral hall was confiscated and became public property.
Because the landlord's family spent a lot of money to build and maintain it, it still looks very good on the outside.
The grain harvested by the village each year, or important items such as seeds and fertilizers brought back from the commune, are all stored here.
Next to the ancestral hall is another building, which used to belong to a landlord, but it has now been confiscated and turned into an office and meeting place for cadres.
There are people in the warehouse during the day, but in broad daylight, any suspicious figures are easily spotted, so older people are preferred to guard the warehouse.
However, at night, it is inconvenient for the elderly or women to keep watch.
This job can only be done by men.
After dinner, Lu Yuanqing took Lu Yuanhuan's "gift" to the warehouse.