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Chapter 578 There's hope for the future! (Seeking monthly votes)

In truth, it's just bad luck for the Swallow Sect's experts.

Although workers had a high social status in this era, they had very few holidays.

The Gulou Repair Shop didn't completely shut down its machines and go on holiday until the afternoon of Lunar New Year's Eve, the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month.

Work will resume on the morning of the third day of the Lunar New Year.

The New Year holiday is only three days long!
As the head of the security department, he was naturally the last to leave.

At the very least, he needs to arrange his duty shifts and patrols during the holiday so that he can completely get away to go back to his hometown.

That's right, this year their whole family went back to their hometown for the Chinese New Year.

The stepmother, Zhang Li, did not utter a sound, which clearly meant she acquiesced.

A year ago, this would have been unimaginable.

She was quite proud of her city dwelling background.

In fact, Zhang Li, the stepmother, had made a lot of preparations for this trip back to her hometown for the Spring Festival, because things were different now than before.

Now, she's the factory director's wife.

Imperfect fabrics, canned fruit, and White Rabbit milk candy all need to be prepared.

Fortunately, as the repair shop manager, Wu Zhi actually had quite a few rare receipts, so as long as there were goods available, he could still buy these precious items.

Wu Aiguo found it amusing, but still reminded her, "Buy more hard candy that doesn't require coupons; Grandma probably prefers that!"

The stepmother, Zhang Li, followed the advice and bought about ten pounds of these hard candies from the nearest supply and marketing cooperative.

They and their younger siblings returned to their hometown ahead of time, riding in a semi-enclosed hand-operated tractor driven by their father.

To avoid any safety accidents along the way, Wu Aiguo contacted his uncle Wu Qiang, the village party secretary in his hometown, in advance, asking him to call two cousins ​​to come early on the 29th of the twelfth lunar month so they could ride back in a semi-enclosed hand-operated tractor with a rain shelter already installed.

In fact, this approach is not ineffective!
Wu Aiguo later learned that his father's semi-enclosed hand tractor, which he was driving himself, had been stopped three times on the way back to his hometown.

If it weren't for the three burly men, including my own father, all armed with weapons, I'm afraid I would have had to bleed a bit to get through smoothly.

It can only be said that no matter when the Lunar New Year is celebrated, there are more unexpected events than usual, which is something that can't be helped.

Wu Aiguo took advantage of his night patrol to find a random excuse to go out, and then gave the Swallow Sect expert, who was still recovering from his injuries, a rather unexpected 'surprise'.

I wonder how he'll balance things when he realizes he's short 2,500 yuan. Will he have to resort to a massive financial disaster?
When it comes to food, Wu Aiguo has never skimped on himself.

Not to mention, I spent New Year's Eve in the security office of the repair shop.

Using the good stuff that Wang Hu got his hands on, he directly turned it into delicious dishes, which made the security comrades who stayed behind with him eat to their hearts' content.

This time, they ate to their hearts' content, indulging in a lot of the nourishing medicinal meals that Wu Aiguo usually prepared for them, almost causing them to have nosebleeds.

The effect is truly amazing!
According to those security guards, after eating it, it felt like a fire was burning inside their bodies, and it lasted for quite a while.

If it weren't for the nighttime patrol duties, I doubt I'd be able to get a good night's sleep.

The next morning, just as dawn was breaking, Wu Aiguo and the security guards who stayed behind exchanged New Year's greetings before riding his bicycle back to his hometown.

Unlike later generations, the atmosphere of the New Year is quite strong now.

Once outside the city, the roads in the suburbs are almost deserted.

He's still the same as always, exercising while riding his bike.

And so it was; although he braved the howling wind all the way, by the time he reached the entrance to the mountain path, his whole body was warm and cozy.

When we arrived at my grandparents' house, it was just getting light.

"Patriotism is back!"

"Traveling so early in the morning, are you cold? Are your hands and feet cold?" "Come in and warm yourself by the fire, breakfast will be ready soon!"

"..."

Wu Aiguo happily enjoyed the care and concern of his relatives, and at the same time, he did not forget to wish his elders a Happy New Year. The whole old house was filled with a joyful atmosphere.

Judging from the grandparents' mental and physical condition, they are clearly living a very good life.

that's the truth!
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, apart from the younger generation, there is basically no need to go out to pay New Year's visits.

The family sat in front of the big fire pit, eating sunflower seeds and dried fruit while talking about the positive changes that had taken place in their home and the village in the past six months.

In fact, last year was the final year of the three-year disaster period!
After the turmoil of the past two years, the foundation of our hometown has been completely depleted, and life has become extremely difficult.

If it weren't for the continuous Yanshan Mountains behind it and the Miyun Reservoir, survival would probably be a problem.

Fortunately, Wu Aiguo brought them good news last year.

The Gulou Repair Shop purchased large quantities of mountain produce and dried goods from the villagers of Wujia Village, earning a considerable amount of money.

Especially the batch of radishes, cabbages, and potatoes harvested in early winter; the villagers earned at least twenty yuan each.

With the addition of the newly collected mountain goods, each repair shop earned at least fifty yuan from the repair shop alone.

More importantly, the repair shop provided a lot of tickets and certificates that the mountain village urgently needed, which immediately made the villagers much more financially secure.

And so it was; every household in the village had a good year during the festival.

They have even greater hopes for the new year!

Instead of patting his chest and making grand promises, Wu Zhi subconsciously looked at Wu Aiguo.

He dared not agree to such a thing lightly.

In front of family and villagers, it is a promise that must be kept.

He himself had no idea how far the Gulou Repair Shop could develop.

"Don't worry, there won't be any problem!"

Wu Aiguo readily agreed, saying that the Gulou Repair Shop could easily grow into a factory with at least a thousand employees.

The food consumption of a factory with a thousand employees is so high that it can handle the vegetables provided, not just from Wujia Village, but from the entire township where Wujia Village is located.

Seeing Wu Aiguo's attitude, Wu Zhi naturally had no reason to refute him.

Wu Qiang, the village party secretary's uncle, was all smiles.

When the villagers are living well, he, the village party secretary, also feels proud.

He might even be promoted to a township-level position if given the opportunity.

In fact, Wu Aiguo felt that there was great potential in his hometown.

However, this year should be considered a year of recovery, and there is simply no extra strength to do anything else, so he didn't say much.

The capital city alone can consume any amount of agricultural and sideline products.

If we want to grow bigger and stronger, neither the current size and level of the repair shop nor the commotion we've caused back home is quite enough.

Everyone's in high spirits right now, so there's no need to gossip about these trivial things.

As long as everyone's life gets better and better, it's already a pretty good change for our families right now.

As for anything more, they dared not think about it, nor did they have such great ambitions.

(End of this chapter)