Dodo and Guoguo: "Brother, are you going hunting tomorrow?"
Luo Xiaoqing picked up two duck wings, stuffed them into Dodo and Guoguo's hands: "No hunting tomorrow!
Brother promised you that when we come back from hunting, we'll take you to Dong Laishun for hotpot, have you forgotten?"
"No! Great, we can go to Dong Laishun for hotpot tomorrow!"
Luo Huizhen: "Xiaoqing, we've spent too much money on house repairs and buying a house lately, let's not go to hotpot, we still have plenty of meat at home."
Luo Xiaoqing whispered to Luo Huizhen: "Mom, we sold the hunted animals for over eight thousand yuan, plus the money we got from selling fish and the previous hunting, it's over ten thousand."
"Ten thousand?"
Luo Huizhen's voice trembled.
Yi Zhonghai's monthly salary of seventy or eighty yuan was something everyone could only dream of.
Xiaoqing had actually earned ten thousand yuan? How could this be possible in such a short time?
Luo Xiaoqing: "Mom, eat!"
"Alright!"
The whole family enjoyed a happy dinner.
That night, Dodo and Guoguo held their small pillows and snuck into Luo Xiaoqing's room while Luo Huizhen wasn't paying attention.
"Brother, hug us to sleep!"
"Okay! Brother will hug you to sleep!"
Dodo, being sensible, first made Luo Xiaoqing's bed before lying down beside him obediently.
Guoguo was mischievous, as soon as he entered the room, he squeezed into Luo Xiaoqing's arms and wouldn't let go of his neck.
Dodo: "Brother, Rain Sister taught us to recognize characters and count today, now I can count from one to twenty."
Guoguo: "Me too! One, two, three..."
They spent the night in silence.
The next morning, Luo Xiaoqing woke up early and helped Dodo and Guoguo get dressed.
He also put on his woolen Lenin jacket, black leather shoes, and combed his hair into a three-seven split, his hair shiny and black after being dampened.
When Luo Xiaoqing opened the door, he saw Shen Youtian wearing a patched-up set of clothes, cleaning the house.
The windowsill and windows were sparkling clean thanks to her efforts.
"Cousin, pack up, we're leaving."
"Okay!"
Shen Youtian tied her long, black hair into a pair of pigtails that hung down to her chest, her head still lowered, as if she wanted to bury herself in her chest.
Luo Huizhen also wore a new set of clothes for the first time in a while.
Luo Xiaoqing carried Dodo on his left shoulder and Guoguo on his right.
Behind them followed the thin Shen Youtian and Luo Huizhen.
The family walked out of the backyard, full of joy.
Qin Huai'ru looked up and saw Luo Xiaoqing in his brand-new woolen Lenin jacket and black leather shoes.
He looked particularly energetic and handsome.
That natural aura completely eclipsed Jia Dongxu.
Jia Zhangshi watched the Luo family walk away, spat viciously: "Bastard! Show-off all day long, and even adopts a rural girl!
He'll show off all his money, and wait to drink the Northwest wind! So much meat, and he won't help our Jia family, sooner or later he'll get struck by lightning!"
In the front yard, Yan Bugui saw Luo Xiaoqing about to leave and quickly put away his broom: "Xiaoqing, you go first, don't let the dust from my sweeping get on you,"
Luo Xiaoqing left the courtyard and went straight to the department store to start buying furniture.
An eight-immortal table, eight chairs, a double bed, a large wardrobe, a writing desk, a rice cabinet, a bookcase, and a high and low cabinet.
These were the most famous "thirty-six legs" of this era, without them, it would be difficult to get married.
Today, Luo Xiaoqing not only bought all of them, but he even bought several sets of many things.
New Year's was just around the corner, and at Luo Huizhen's request, Luo Xiaoqing also bought a calendar and a perpetual calendar.
Because there was so much stuff, Luo Xiaoqing found a man named Cai Quanwu at the department store, a guy with a short neck, and asked him to deliver the goods to their door.
"There are many people in the courtyard, after delivering them, take them directly to the back yard to Luo's house, don't let anyone else touch them!"
Cai Quanwu: "As you wish! I guarantee that I will deliver the items to your courtyard intact!"
After arranging for the delivery, Luo Xiaoqing also bought a jar of Vaseline and a bottle of almond honey for Shen Youtian.
Shen Youtian held the fragrant ointment, her eyes lit up.
Luo Huizhen whispered: "Sweet, how's Xiaoqing?"
Shen Youtian's cheeks flushed red: "He's.. he's fine!"
Luo Huizhen knew the little girl was shy, so she didn't ask further.
Next, the family of five went to Dong Laishun, found a window-side seat, and ordered two hotpots.
Luo Huizhen, Dodo, and Guoguo preferred the clear soup pot.
Luo Xiaoqing and Shen Youtian preferred the spicy hotpot. At first, Shen Youtian was a little hesitant, but after a while, the spicy and flavorful lamb meat opened up her appetite.
The family ate their fill.
Outside the window, Yan Jiefang, who was looking for a job, looked at the people eating hotpot inside, swallowed, when would he be able to have a meal at Dong Laishun.
Those who could afford to eat here must be from leading cadres' families, right?
"Huh?"
Yan Jiefang took a closer look, wasn't that Luo Xiaoqing and his family?
This family was going crazy, weren't they?
Ever since Luo Xiaoqing recovered from his illness, he started buying houses, fixing houses, buying bicycles, sewing machines, and half-steel watches.
Now he's also eating hotpot at Dong Laishun, this guy really knows how to spend.
"You won't be poor from eating or drinking, you'll be poor if you're not careful! This Luo Xiaoqing is so extravagant, he'll be back to his old ways sooner or later, too poor to afford a meal."
Yan Jiefang spat viciously and turned to leave.
By the time Luo Xiaoqing returned to the courtyard, Cai Quanwu had already delivered the furniture.
The neighbors in the courtyard gossiped: "When people get married, they usually have thirty-six legs, but this Luo family has seventy-two legs!"
"Who says not, look at that bright room, then add that eight-immortal table, these new pieces of furniture, even a celestial maiden could be wooed!"
"I wonder who will be lucky enough to marry Xiaoqing in the future."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked at Qin Huai'ru.
"Qin Huai'ru, how many legs did your family have when Dongxu married you?"
Qin Huai'ru's eyes were filled with tears, when Jia Dongxu married her, they didn't even have a bed.
To this day, she, Jia Dongxu, and Jia Zhangshi all shared one bed, and if they wanted to do something at night, they had to pull the curtain and lower their voices.
But look at Luo Xiaoqing's house, each person has their own room, bright and spacious, with new beds and new furniture.
Why didn't Luo Xiaoqing tell her about his hunting skills?
If she had known that Luo Xiaoqing was such a good hunter, why would she have chosen Jia Dongxu?
"Huai'ru is also good at planning things, hunting isn't a long-term solution, at least Dongxu has a job!"