Free Web NovelChapter 1216: Chapter 1216: Preparations
Lantian found the director and handed over four letters of introduction.
"As long as the village agrees, it’s fine. Actually, this is a mandatory regulation. Our situation here is evident, and the winter idle period is too long."
"Yes, I understand."
The four of them watched Lantian come out with a smile and knew that the matter was settled. They were relieved after seeing the stamp on it.
The four also collected several months of allowances together.
"Sister Xiaoli, should I take you home or go to the city with us?"
"Take me home."
"Brother, I’ll go home with you too."
"Alright."
The couple took the fried dough twists and bread Jiang Xinyu brought back to the city.
When they got home, Li Yunqiao was about to go to work.
"Dad, wait a moment before leaving."
"What’s up?"
Li Yunqiao looked at his daughter and son-in-law with a smile. He sat in the living room to listen to them.
"Dad, Teacher Jiang and her family are going to the Capital for the New Year, and I want to go with them. Teacher Jiang has already agreed."
"Is Guodong also going back?"
"Yes, Dad, I want to take Xue’er to visit my family. It’s only two or three days from the Capital to my hometown."
"Okay. Go ahead and be careful on the way." He then stood up and returned to the study.
He took out a hundred yuan and gave it to Li Xue, "Take it. Buy something you like."
Li Xue accepted it with a smile, "Dad, we’re leaving in a few days."
Lu Fengzhen came out of the kitchen and called them to eat.
"Aunt Lu, this is the fried dough twists and bread Teacher Jiang brought for you."
"Teacher Jiang is amazing."
"Are you going back after dinner?"
Li Xue shook her head, "Dad, we should go back. The house is quite busy. We’re chopping firewood now, but my second uncle will come to the city tomorrow."
"Okay, tell your second uncle to come home for dinner."
Li Yunqiao went to work, and after the two had eaten, Li Xue took one last look at her two sleeping children and left.
Qu Xiaoli helped Jiang Xinyu make bean curd slices and also made two pots of tofu pudding, one pot for each family.
"Xiao Jiang, are you going away for such a long time?"
"Yes, I also want to go back to my hometown to have a look."
Qu Xiaoli understood this.
After Qu Xiaoli went home, Jiang Xinyu tidied up and went to find Wu Jiucheng and Zhu Mingbao. Since she was leaving, someone had to substitute for her classes, and fortunately, she didn’t have to teach the high school classes. Otherwise, she would worry about the two being overwhelmed.
"Professors, I’m entrusting my classes to the two of you." She split her credits between the two of them.
"Go ahead, it’s a rare opportunity. Go back and see. We can each handle a class, so don’t worry."
They were truly satisfied, just teaching children in winter, and during busy farming times, they did what they could, and nobody complained.
The grain and money were not a penny less, and everyone was content.
All eight of them cherished the opportunity and were grateful to the Li Family Village and all villagers for their kindness.
"Thank you, both."
Jiang Xinyu felt she had explained everything and returned with a smile, planning to leave the day after tomorrow.
There were still many things unprepared. Tomorrow, Wei Kaiyun would stay in the city to light fires and tidy up the house, while Old Yang would be responsible for picking people up.
It would probably take four trips, especially with Li Xue and Guodong with them tomorrow.
Early the next morning, Old Yang drove, with Wei Kaiyun in the passenger seat, and Li Yunqiang, Li Yungui, Guodong, and Li Xue in the back.
In the city, Old Yang gave the keys to Guodong, and the couple went to tidy up and lit the fire.
He went to buy sleeper tickets, not just a few, but dozens.
Wei Kaiyun carried the money and went to the bank with the Li Family Brothers.
Thirty thousand yuan was not a small amount, but the bank’s speed was prompt. It was deposited under Li Yungui’s name, with the passbook in his hand.
After depositing the money, the two brothers felt relieved. Wei Kaiyun drove them to Li Yunqiao’s house.
"I’m going to pick up Master Shang and the children, and I’ll come back for you next round."
"Alright." The two had no objections; if it wasn’t convenient, they planned to take the bus back.
Wei Kaiyun couldn’t find Old Yang, told Guodong, and drove off.
They hadn’t been to the city in a long time, so the couple took three hours to get everything in order.
They hurriedly returned home, fearing that if Master Shang and Feifei came over, there would be no one at home.
Guodong mentioned this, so after eating, they rushed back, wary of the furnace going out.
Li Xue didn’t go along, as Li Yunqiao called her.
"Xue, be sure to be careful when you’re out."
"Dad, don’t worry. I’ll just listen and behave."
Li Yunqiao smiled. His daughter was the kind who went along easily with circumstances, and there wasn’t anything wrong with that.
"Alright, make sure to listen to Teacher Jiang."
Li Xue nodded, "I know."
"Are all your belongings packed?"
"Yes, just some change of clothes and personal items."
Seeing his daughter’s eagerness to leave, he let her go.
At home, only the three brothers were left.
Li Yunqiao still didn’t know about Li Yunqiang’s divorce.
"Brother, I divorced Liu Cuilan."
"Divorced?"
"Yes, and I separated the family too."
"You’ve got some nerve."
Li Yunqiang lowered his head and remained silent.
Li Yungui explained the situation.
"Old Fourth, you’re just selfish; your child ended up the same way."
Li Yunqiang still kept his head down, silent.
Li Yungui glanced at his big brother, and Li Yunqiao said no more.
"Brother, do you think Xiao Jiang and the rest will come back? Xiao Jiang had me deposit all the money in the bank."
"They will certainly come back. Their household registration is still here, isn’t it? What are you worried about?"
"Brother, only Xiao Wei’s household registration is in the village, but their children’s is registered directly in the Capital."
"Don’t worry. They will come back."
"Sigh, it’s just that I feel uneasy when they leave."
"They were bound to leave eventually."
Li Yungui nodded, "I know. This small place can’t hold them."
Li Yunqiao took the afternoon off from work, not attending to make his brothers comfortable staying at home.
Old Yang managed to buy 16 sleeper tickets with some effort, spending nearly twice the usual amount.
Nevertheless, getting the tickets was satisfying enough.
It turned out perfect. They didn’t have to mix with others and could travel conveniently as a family.
Their family of four had one compartment. Shang Zhenkun and the three kids had one compartment, Xiao Wei and their family of four had one compartment, and the remaining four had another compartment. That was the arrangement.
He went straight home and found the doors locked. He took out his key to enter, stoked the fire, and felt a bit hungry, but didn’t want to go out. The couple was surely out for food, and Xiao Wei went to pick up the children. He lay on the bed, and after a long day, it finally felt warm.
Guodong arrived at the door and found it latched, guessing it meant Uncle Yang had returned.
