Lu Changhua had lunch with Wang Yao, and he caught the afternoon bus back to the farm.

It took more than two hours to walk back to the three-point field from the fork in the road.

Today it can be said that the wind and dust come and go like the wind.

I went to catch the car early in the morning, and when I arrived at the county seat, I implemented the fish fry, and I had dinner with Wang Yao, and I rushed back in the afternoon.

The efficiency is extraordinarily high.

When I got home, Lu's mother was sitting in the pot for dinner.

He ate some indiscriminately, and then went to Hu's house to discuss with Hu Dagui how to melt the ice in the reservoir as soon as possible.

The two brothers chatted for more than an hour, and made an appointment to go to the reservoir early tomorrow morning to investigate the site, and then they rested.

As soon as he came home, he saw that his parents had not slept yet, waiting for him.

"Mom and Dad, you haven't rested yet?"

"How's the fry going?"

Lao Lu was very concerned about this.

The weather is getting warmer day by day, and the ice is clearing, so if you don't get any more fry, you will lose time.

"Don't worry, you've got it done."

Lu Changhua brought a basin of foot-washing water and sat on a stool to soak his feet.

briefly said today's experience, but did not mention Wang Yao's matter. It's nothing, but if you bring it up separately, it will worry your parents.

"It's good that it's settled, I'm still hanging on to it."

Lao Lu began to unbutton and prepared to go to sleep on the kang.

"Today, Director Han also asked about the fish fry, and I said that you went to Bac Ninh for this matter, and he was still worried."

Old Lu spoke, and put his padded jacket on the quilt.

Lu's mother dragged Lao Lu's cotton trousers with her hands, and the two worked the kang, so Lao Lu took off the cotton pants, folded them in half, and put them under the pillow.

Seeing that her son had washed his feet, Lu's mother brought a footcloth, handed it to Lu Changhua, bent down and lifted the footwashing water to pour it.

"Mom, I'll come by myself, you can rest."

"Hey, that's easy."

Mother Lu opened the cotton curtain, pushed the door and went out.

Xiong Bao was used to sleeping in the house, and he had long been lying under Lu Changhua's kang root, squinting his eyes and enjoying his own world.

"By the way, Dad, when will your cafeteria be disbanded?"

"There is no specific time yet, but it is estimated that it will be soon."

Lao Lu got into the quilt, kicked the tail of the quilt with his foot, tucked the corners of the quilt, and then retracted into the quilt, his head rested on the pillow, looked at the ceiling, and said, "Han Ying asked you again today." ”

“……”

Lu Changhua did not answer the question, but pulled the cotton shoes to the side of the kang, threw off the shoes and went to the kang.

"Han Ying is a good girl, but unfortunately, his father won't agree."

Old Lu muttered to himself.

Lu Changhua lowered his head and unbuttoned it, but still didn't answer.

What can he say?

Director Han is interesting enough to himself, we can't make Director Han sad.

In fact, Han Ying's friendship with Lu Changhua, their Han family knows it, but they just don't let it go, this is their attitude.

No matter how good a child from a working family is, in the eyes of the cadre family, it is just a cut behind the boss!

It's not an exaggeration to say that it's a different world, at least that's what they think in their hearts.

In addition, Lu Changhua had little intersection with Han Ying in his previous life, and he was not interested in Han Ying, so why bother himself.

Lying on the kang, the residual temperature of the kang warms the quilt through the cotton mattress.

Mom and Dad fell asleep in a short time, snoring higher than the other.

Lu Changhua couldn't sleep.

Although the matter of the fish fry has been settled, it is still unknown what will happen next.

Although he has skills and a so-called golden finger, the golden finger is not omnipotent. For example, in the case of fish fry, if you hadn't met Wang Yao, you would have to be blind.

It's not easy for people in the 80s to do something.

It's not a previous life, the information is unimpeded, and the supply of materials is sufficient. Now it can be said that the supply side is weak, and there are so many resources in the society, and you don't have others when you use them, so you have to pay attention to human feelings and relationships at this time.

Thinking about these things and not, Lu Changhua gradually fell asleep.

As soon as it was dawn, Lao Lu got up. Lu's mother boiled the washing water, and Lao Lu washed his face first, put on his coat and went out.

He had to go to the cafeteria early to prepare the leaders' meals.

Lu's mother boiled the pot of boiling water again, filled the iron thermos at home, and put the remaining water into the washbasin, put it on the washstand, and waited for Lu Changhua to get up.

Then add a few scoops of cold water to the pot, put the steamed buns on the iron curtain, and put the leftovers from last night on the plate.

Cover the pot, add a few handfuls of straw to the stove pit and light the fire.

A wisp of fire licked the bottom of the pot.

When the fire was burning, the bean straw was stuffed in, and the crackling flames were in the pit. Soon, the steam in the iron pot was rising.

The kitchen became foggy.

As soon as Lu Changhua opened his eyes, he saw steaming hot water on the basin stand under the windowsill.

He knew it was time for him to get up.

He got up and sat on the kang, moved his arm, pulled the cotton pants, turned around and sat on the edge of the kang, threw the cotton trouser legs out of the kang, stretched his legs into the trouser legs, pulled the waist of the trousers with both hands, and put on the cotton pants.

Lu Changhua pulled his feet on the ground, stood on the ground with cotton shoes, and pulled up the waistband of his pants before tying his belt.

Bend down and pull the padded jacket over, throw it behind you, put it on, and fasten the buttons.

Then he pulled on his cotton shoes to wash his face.

I squeezed the toothpaste skin again, dipped some toothpaste on the toothbrush that had curled hairs, drank the warm mouthwash in the mouth jar, and brushed my teeth like a see-saw left and right.

It's not that he doesn't want to clean his teeth properly, it's that he doesn't. It's nice to be able to brush your teeth, but still want to change your toothbrush in three months? What about dreaming?!

Lu Changhua remembered that he didn't seem to have worn socks until he was 14 years old.

After washing, he first let Xiong Bao out to poop and pee, then turned around and came to the kang, folded the futon, put it on the futon rack, and then cleaned the kang mat.

It looks a lot cleaner now.

He went into the kitchen and saw Lu's mother cooking up.

"Mom, I'll come."

"Don't be busy here, go set the table."

"Huh."

Lu Changhua turned around and entered the living room, opened the side stand, and propped it on the edge of the kang.

He went to the kitchen again and got the dishes and chopsticks.

At this time, Xiong Bao was already calling the door outside the door.

Lu Changhua still has to put this little ancestor in.

Xiong Bao was wet, and he was shaking his hair vigorously at the door, so he came in with a grin and fell directly under the table.

Mother Lu came in with steamed buns and cabbage and potatoes left over from last night and placed them on the table.

"You eat first."

Mother Lu explained, turned around and went to hot pig food again.

When Lu Changhua had almost finished eating, Lu's mother came in, came to the basin stand, and began to wash.

To say that at this time in the Northeast, the family washes their faces with a basin of water, especially in winter.

Now it's April, it's better, if there is a condition, it will boil more water, each wash its own, and if there is no condition, it is still a basin of water to wash the family.

Why is bathing particularly popular in the Northeast? That's why. It's hard to wash your face at home, let alone take a shower.

Lu Changhua was eating breakfast, and Hu Dagui chewed steamed buns in his mouth and pushed the door in.

"Changhua, just eating?!"

"Have you eaten?"

Lu Changhua asked.

"Hey, hey, I'm eating."

The kid swallowed the steamed bun in his mouth and sat on the edge of the kang.

"I've eaten too, let's go."

Lu Changhua got up and grabbed his schoolbag, put the key to the duty room into the bag, and left on his back.

Hu Dagui hurriedly got up and followed.

Xiong Bao is extremely aggrieved, I haven't eaten yet, and you will leave by yourself?! Interesting enough?!

Hum!

Xiong Bao stood up, looked at Lu's mother, and then looked at Lu Changhua who pushed the door out, and was in a dilemma.

Lu's mother scolded with a smile, "You still want to occupy it all!" ”

So he broke a piece of steamed bread and handed it to it.

Xiong Bao immediately came to his senses, grabbed the steamed bun in his mouth, lowered his head and ran out, chasing Lu Changhua.

The April morning is still cool, and the grass on the roadside is spitting crystal dewdrops. As soon as I walked, the dew wet my shoes and trouser legs.

The morning glow dyed the clouds in the east, and the reservoir duty room was under the red glow, and the red walls and red tiles were lined with bright and dazzling.

The two were walking, and Xiong Bao was chasing after him at a trot all the way from behind, with a piece of steamed bun in his mouth.

Lu Changhua stopped and waited for it.

Seeing this, the tail dog ran over, swallowed the steamed bun in front of Lu Changhua, and then jumped in front to lead the way.

When I arrived at the duty room, the sun jumped out of the clouds and shone brightly.

Lu Changhua opened the door of the duty room and hung his schoolbag on the wall.

The two came to the shore.

I saw that the ice and snow on the shore had melted, and the width of the water was 145 meters.

The ice in the middle of the reservoir is also partially covered with snow.

Lu Changhua greeted Hu Dagui and pushed the iron boat into the water together.

It took a lot of effort for the two of them to push the boat into the water.

Lu Changhua jumped into the boat first.

"Dagui, take two shovels, and ice to wear, let's go to the middle to dig the ice, so it should be able to melt faster."

When Hu Dagui came back with the tools, he also jumped on the boat.

Seeing this, Xiong Bao was willing to stay alone, and also squeaked and begged.

Lu Changhua had no choice but to pull Xiong Bao onto the boat.

Once docked at the edge of the ice, pull a rope off the boat, tie the oar to the rope and throw it on the ice.

The two of them walked carefully on the ice for a while, then demarcated a range, and began to cut through the ice with ice.

First, dig out the ice holes, which are either round or square.

This job tired the two of them like dogs.

They made more than a dozen holes in the morning.

When the sun is three poles, the sun is hot.

There was a change on the ice.

The place where the ice hole was carved was strange, it didn't melt around, but it slowly melted out where they had stepped on it.

Lu Changhua and Hu Dagui studied carefully and found that there was some sludge in the places they stepped on, and it was the places where the mud melted the fastest.

"Let's go, we've been busy all morning, I have a way, go back."

"What's the solution?"

Hu Dagui still hasn't caught his breath.

"Isn't there a lot of floating soil on the dam?"

"yes."

"Put it on the boat and sprinkle it on the ice."

"Huh? Is that okay? ”

"If it doesn't work, just try it."

The two jumped on board again and rowed to the shore.

Basket by basket of earth began to be hauled into the tin boat.

After loading the small half boat, it came to the side of the ice again.

The two of them stood on the boat, throwing dust on the ice with shovels and shovels.

Soon, the ice five or six meters deep next to the water surface became dark and dirty.

At noon, Lu's mother came to deliver the meal, and the two of them and the dog ate happily.

Just as they had finished their meal and rested for another hour, the black ice began to trickle.

This will be the time when the sun is at its most poisonous, and the two of them will stand against the sun and watch from the dam.

"You see, the dark place has melted, and there is no change in the place where we made the hole."

Lu Changhua pointed to the ice in the distance and said.

"Changhua, you also let you do it."

Hu Dagui said aggrievedly.

"Yes, we know that we can change our mistakes! In the future, I will use the soil method, this trick is so good! ”

"Well, it's really good."

Hu Dagui also nodded.

Xiong Bao sat on the dam, looking at the ice in the distance, looking deeply in love, as if he also had its credit.