Rebirth 84, starting from fish farming

Chapter 67

Lu Changhua's current hidden dangers have been temporarily eliminated.

There are more important things waiting for him to do in the future.

On December [-]th, it snowed heavily.

Early in the morning, it was clear after the snow, and the morning glow reflected the sky red.

Hu Dagui was still lying on the kang and didn't want to get up.

Lu Changhua stood in the courtyard holding an iron pot.

The fiery red morning glow is a bit dazzling, and the undulating snowfields are covered with glow and glow with light red.

The glacier in the south shines with colorful light, like a dragon dormant in the ice and snow.

"Frozen again?"

Lu Changhua stepped on the white snow, making a crunching sound, and walked towards the glacier not far away.

Ice walls tens of centimeters high are piled up on both sides of the glacier. There is a layer of ice more than ten centimeters deep at the bottom of the river, and the shape of the flowing water is frozen in time as if cast by magic.

"It's really freezing."

Lu Changhua turned around and walked back, took out Bingchuan from the warehouse and put it on his shoulder. The iron pot was meant to be carried with him.

He had to go to the source of the glacier and break open the spring, otherwise they would have no water to eat.

This morning, there was no wind or snow, but a biting chill hit my face.

Lu Changhua had only been outside for five or six minutes, and his cheeks were already sore from the cold.

The white breath he exhaled hung on his hat.

Every breath of air was like inhaling a handful of iron filings, which stung his lungs and forced him to cover his mouth and nose with a scarf.

When we came to the spring, the water outlet was frozen, and if we didn't break it open in time, we would freeze to death soon.

He put down the iron kettle, took off the ice piercing on his shoulders, held the horizontal wooden handle with both hands, and plunged it into the original water outlet.

tuk tuk tuk~
Three small white dots were produced with three hits.

The temperature last night was too low and the freeze was too hard.

He had to use all his strength to fight against these white spots.

The sound gradually changed from click to click, then to pop, pop, pop, pop.

The spring water finally soaked the ice surface at the water outlet.

The rushing water finally flows in the glacier again.

Lu Changhua used an iron kettle to pull away the broken ice in the spring water, and tilted the kettle to make a pot of ice water.

As soon as it was lifted up, the dripping water dropped from the wall of the pot. Before it hit the ground, it turned into ice beads and landed on the slope. It was like an exploding bracelet, jumping and escaping on the ice.

A thin layer of ice instantly hung on the wall of the iron pot, reflecting the fiery red morning glow, emitting circles of halos.

When Lu Changhua crunched back to the duty room, Hu Dagui had already gotten up.

He was squatting by the stove lighting the fire.

"It was frozen again last night?"

Hu Dagui looked down at the furnace eye, and stuffed the birch bark with black smoke in his hand through the furnace eye.

The birch bark inside the stove was ignited by the flames, and a burst of black smoke billowed in the furnace.

"No, it's freezing again."

Lu Changhua sat the iron kettle on the stove. After a while, the thin ice on the iron kettle showed signs of melting.

"I'm going to break open the reservoir."

After saying this, Lu Changhua left again.

"Oh, too much water is a problem."

Hu Dagui clapped his hands and stood up, picking up a broom and sweeping the floor.

indeed.

The current spring water not only brings them convenience, but also adds trouble to them.

With spring water, the amount of water in the reservoir has increased, and they can drink living water in winter.

But too much water can cause trouble.

Every day, the ice surface of the reservoir is cut open to create a channel for the spring water.

But because of this, the water surface always lifts the ice surface, causing the ice surface of the reservoir to not freeze solidly yet.

We could skate at this time last year, but now the ice rink is not.

Half an hour later, Lu Changhua came back panting.

The corners of the coat were stained with broken ice and water stains, and they were all frozen solid.

"I think we will stop smashing ice tomorrow, it's time to open the ice rink."

"What should I do with water?"

Hu Dagui was worried that there would be no water.

"I took a look today. The water in the spring is not strong anymore. It must have reached its limit. If I open the spring eye again, it will not flow out."

"That's the best, otherwise it will be too tiring to dig the ice of the reservoir every day."

The iron spout spits out steam and makes a humming sound.

The two of them mixed some cold water in the washbasin, then added some hot water, and started washing.

Since what happened to Yu's second child, Lu Changhua and Hu Dagui have been living in the duty room together, and it's safer to be each other's companions.

Hu Dagui picked up some wooden stumbling blocks and continued to heat the stove.

Lu Changhua wanted to go home for breakfast, so he put on his coat and walked back.

As soon as he entered the house, Xiong Bao did his usual cuteness duty and ran over to make out with him.

At this time, the baby bear has grown thick down, which is filled with yellow fur.

At first glance, it looks a bit like a little Shiba Inu.

Lu Changhua had breakfast at home, packed his lunch box, and prepared to return to the reservoir.

The eldest brother Lu Changzhong suddenly opened the door.

Xiong Bao came up to him and made love. Lu Changzhong called out "Xiong Bao" and took off his coat.

"Mom, I'm back."

"Brother? Why are you back so early?"

"Hey, son, why are you back?"

Mother Lu was about to clear the table when she saw her eldest son coming back, so she put down the bowls and chopsticks in her hands.

"You haven't eaten, have you? Eat something."

Lao Lu sat on the edge of the Kang and looked at Lu Changzhong and said.

"Hey, I really haven't eaten, I'm starving to death."

Lu Changzhong pulled up a stool and sat at the table.

Lu Changhua opened the lunch box in his hand and pushed it in front of his eldest brother. "Eat this first."

He also pulled up a stool and sat down.

Lu Changzhong started eating with big mouthfuls.

"Mom, bake some cakes for Dagui."

"Eh."

Mother Lu quickly went to the kitchen to make pancakes.

Lu Changzhong ate all the food in the lunch box, then pushed the lunch box, took a break, and said, "Dad, Zhao Yan said that we should go to the field department and meet the two families."

"When?"

Lao Lu asked.

"NO.15."

Lu Changzhong took out cigarettes, handed one to his father, and lit one himself.

"Hey, congratulations, big brother, it's time to get married!"

"What conditions did her family impose?"

Lao Lu blew out the smoke from his mouth and asked.

"I haven't mentioned it yet. Isn't it time for you to meet? Maybe we will mention it when we meet."

Lu Changzhong said.

Lu Changhua saw that his eldest brother looked a little melancholy and knew the worry in his heart.

"Brother, no matter what conditions her family proposes, as long as they are reasonable, they can be negotiated!"

"It's okay, let's discuss it."

Lao Lu speaks much more forcefully now than before.

Think about it, for a household worth 2 yuan, how can he not be tough?

"Does your unit have a house?"

Lu Changhua asked.

"Our work unit? We are so poor that we can't even have a house!"

Lu Changzhong frowned and said.

"Zhao Yan did mention that her unit can handle the house."

"That won't work. If you don't have a house, she will look down on you."

Lao Lu frowned.

"There's no way. I asked the station manager. The radio station's house needs to be solved by the agency. But the agency is too busy with the house now, and I can't get in line at all."

Lu Changzhong said.

"Have you found Minister Sun?"

"How can I feel embarrassed about this kind of thing!"

"You, you didn't find the right temple."

Lu Changhua saw the problem at a glance.

"Well, brother, you go to the deer farm and buy two more deer, one for Minister Sun and one for your father-in-law."

"Huh? Will you give it away this year?"

"What do you think? As long as you open the door, you have to give it away every year."

Lu Changhua thought for a while and said, "You can go to the deer farm after a short rest. You can ride a motorcycle there. It's convenient to go back and forth, but it's just a bit of a hassle."

"I'm not afraid of suffering, I'm just afraid of breaking the motorcycle."

Lu Changzhong is still thinking about this.

"It's okay, ride boldly, if it breaks, let's fix it, what are you afraid of?!"

"Row."

Lu Changhua poured a glass of boiling water for his eldest brother to warm him up.

"Prices may have increased this year, so you should go with the money first."

Lu Changhua took out a stack of banknotes, more than 300 yuan, and placed it directly on the table.

Lao Lu nodded and said, "Take it, your salary will be enough for food."

"Brother, this is so embarrassing, I have money."

"Pull it down, it will be more comfortable on the road."

Lu Changhua grabbed the stack of money on the table, stuffed it directly into his eldest brother's pocket, buttoned it for him, and patted it with his hand.

"Brother..."

Lu Changzhong's voice was a little choked.

"Don't say anything, pack up and go."

Lao Lu pretended to urge.

Lu Changhua went to the kitchen.

Mom has already baked the pancakes and is frying Chinese cabbage.

He returned to the living room, took the lunch box to the kitchen, and washed it.

Mom put the fried cabbage into the lunch box, then brought a cloth bag and put four noodles in it.

Lu Changhua entered the house, said hello to his father and elder brother, and left.

"If it weren't for your brother making a lot of money, our family would still be in a difficult situation now."

Lao Lu took a sip of tea and said.

"You go buy it first, and we'll go to No. 15."

Mother Lu entered the living room and was a little nervous when she heard that they were going to meet.

"Son, their family is an official, can they think highly of us?"

"Mom, don't think so much. Zhao Yan told us not to burden our family."

"That's what you say, but..."

"The boat will go straight when it reaches the bridge. Don't think too much about it. Let's go quickly."

Lu Changzhong agreed, put on his outfit, picked up the motorcycle key, and went out.

"Old man, my son's marriage will cost a lot of money. Our family is afraid..."

"It's still a lot of money."

Lao Lu said with a frown.

Although he keeps dozens of stacks of banknotes at home, they all belong to his younger son. As an old man, you can't just focus on the older ones and spend all the money earned by the younger ones. That will make you feel uncomfortable!

(End of this chapter)