Departure (3)

After walking for a while, Lu Xiaoxiao saw the state-owned restaurant. As soon as she entered, she saw Liu Wei, Chen Zhaodi, and Zhao Yan sitting there eating noodles. Lu Xiaoxiao ignored them and walked to the window. She saw that there were egg noodles, dumplings, meat buns, and steamed buns served that day, so she ordered a set of dumplings, five meat buns, and five steamed buns. She spent one yuan and 20 cents, one catty of food stamps, and half a catty of meat stamps.

Lu Xiaoxiao carried the food to an empty seat and was about to eat the dumplings when she heard Chen Zhaodi say, "Some people have started to be wasteful at a young age. They don't have know to be thrifty at all."

Lu Xiaoxiao picked up her chopsticks and ate the dumplings. She ignored the other party and pretended that she did not exist. Speaking of which, people those days were really honest. The dumplings were big and filled with filling. When she took a bite, it was filled with juice and the storeowner did not cut corners at all.

When Chen Zhaodi saw that Lu Xiaoxiao did not react at all after hearing her words, she was furious. She felt that she had been undermined, but she did not know what to do with Lu Xiaoxiao. Therefore, she could only stare at Lu Xiaoxiao, as if she wanted to skin her alive.

Under Chen Zhaodi's eager gaze, Lu Xiaoxiao slowly finished the dumplings. Then, she took out two pieces of oiled paper and wrapped the steamed buns and meat buns in two portions. There were two steamed buns and one meat bun in one portion for Uncle Liu.

Lu Xiaoxiao carried her things out of the state-owned restaurant and walked in the direction of the ox cart. When she arrived at the ox cart, not only did Lu Xiaoxiao see Uncle Liu, but she also saw Chen Qiping, Guan Jinmei, and Liu Xiaomei sitting on the ox cart. Hence, she smiled at them as a greeting.

Lu Xiaoxiao handed him the lunch she had prepared for Uncle Liu and said, "Uncle Liu, this is for you. There's still some time before we go back. Eat something."

When Liu Jianguo heard Lu Xiaoxiao's words, he did not take the thing she handed over, he thought to himself, How could an adult like him eat something from a little girl!

Seeing that Liu Jianguo was not taking her things, Lu Xiaoxiao could only say shamelessly, "Uncle Liu, if you don't want to eat, I don't want you to help me move my things. You are willing to help me move my things, but you don't allow a junior like me to buy some food for you."

Lu Xiaoxiao used Wang Gang's move and silently praised herself.

When Liu Jianguo heard Lu Xiaoxiao's words, he finally took the things. He opened the oiled paper and saw two white steamed buns and a meat bun inside. He hurriedly said, "One steamed bun is enough for me. Hurry up and put the rest away and take them home to eat slowly."

Lu Xiaoxiao raised the other large oiled paper bag in her hand and said, "Uncle Liu, look, I still have a big bag here. It's enough for me to eat for a long time. Don't worry and eat."

When Liu Jianguo heard Lu Xiaoxiao's words, he did not hand over the food again. However, he only ate a steamed bun before wrapping the oiled paper again and putting it in his coat pocket. He thought to himself that he could give his grandsons something good to eat when he got back.

Also, when he returned, he was going to ask his wife to take care of Xiao Xiao more. This child was a good one. He had been driving the carriage for so many years, but no one had ever thought of buying food for him when he was hungry.

When Lu Xiaoxiao saw that there were still people who had not returned, and she was not familiar with the three youth workers, she stood beside Uncle Liu and chatted with him. At the same time, she learned about the situation in this village from him, in case she encountered anything in the future and did not know anything. As the old saying went, "Know yourself and know the enemy and you will never be defeated."

Time passed quickly as they chatted. The remaining five youth workers also returned one after another. Lu Xiaoxiao saw that they were carrying many bags and probably bought more because it was not easy to come out in winter.

Seeing that everyone was already here, Uncle Liu prepared to drive back. He asked Lu Xiaoxiao to sit behind him so that the wind would be less. Lu Xiaoxiao naturally smiled and sat over. Not everyone received such treatment.