Three or Two Things about Rebirth

On April 1st, Qin Huifang's daughter Lu Bingbing turned ten months old, and she finally returned to work in the Propaganda Department of her unit.

If it were someone else, they would have lost their job long ago after taking such a long break, but she is different. She is the director's daughter, and if she wants to return to work, others have no choice but to make room for her.

Qin Huifang was quite active in facing the upcoming May Fourth Gala and Sports Meeting. Both the bureau and the department strongly supported her work, so within a few days, the Grain Bureau's literary and artistic propaganda work was carried out in full swing under Qin Huifang's arrangement.

Compared with Qiu Luming's emotional low period and Qin Huifang's emotional flat period, Han Meifen was in the period of passionate love.

She had just gotten engaged to Fu Xinyang, and the wedding date was set for June 5th. I heard that Fu's mother was planning on decorating the house.

After work that day, Qiu Luming and Han Meifen met at the Binjiang intersection.

Han Meifen was visibly energetic. She couldn't help but smile every time she spoke. Her eyes often drifted off into the unknown distance, as if she was looking forward to a happy life.

People in love have no space in their minds to remember past conflicts, nor do they have the energy to care about the feelings of someone who has just broken up.

She smiled at Qiu Luming with great joy.

Han Meifen had never been so happy since she was a child. Qiu Luming was also happy for her and asked her if she had prepared all the wedding supplies and if there was anything else she wanted. He would buy it for her when he went to Beijing at the end of the month.

"No, no, after May Day, we will go to Harbin to buy things and take a wedding photo, a big one that will be hung on the wall." Han Meifen smiled again, probably because she had decided where to hang the photo.

"Then I'll buy you a skirt. What color do you want?"

"No, no! Really! It's not necessary! It's not a bother!" Han Meifen was so anxious that her face turned red. She seemed to be very embarrassed that someone went out of their way to buy her a gift.

"Okay, don't worry, I'll buy it if I have time, and if I don't have time, I won't buy it."

Han Meifen finally calmed down, "Luming, you really don't have to buy anything for me, not even a gift. Otherwise, you can be my bridesmaid!"

"No problem!" Qiu Luming agreed readily.

"They say that girls who serve as bridesmaids will soon find love and get married!" Han Meifen smiled, as if marriage would definitely bring happiness. She said sincerely, "Luming, I hope you can find true love again, and then have a very, very happy family!"

——You almost said it directly, you are as happy as me.

"Okay! I'll try my best!" Qiu Luming also smiled.

"Hey? What are you doing outside your house?" Han Meifen arrived at the door, stopped and looked ahead, "It seems to be Ma Mingjun and Zheng Wei."

"It seems to be true." Qiu Luming also saw it. He got off his bike at the doorstep and saw Qiu Jiashu, Zheng Wei and Ma Mingjun standing by the drainage ditch next to the steps at the doorstep, discussing something. Zheng and Ma were talking to each other in a brotherly manner, saying that they should build a gentle slope from the east side of the steps, and then build a stone bridge across the drainage ditch from the bottom of the slope. This way, it would save effort to push the bicycle in and out.

"Brother, there is a pile of bricks in the yard of our unit. I'll bring them to you and lay the foundation. I also have two bags of cement left in the yard that are not being used. I'll bring them to you too. The weather is getting warmer now, and we can finish building this gentle slope this Sunday!" Zheng Wei gestured and measured the height and width of the steps with a tape measure as he spoke.

"No, I have the materials myself, and I don't need you two to work for me. I can't afford to hire those electric tigers and postal masters in suits and ties!"

"Don't say that, second brother. Our teacher He can afford anyone except the county magistrate!" Ma Mingjun said with a smile, "Second brother, you don't even smoke. Really, let's go have a barbecue tonight. I'll treat you!"

"Why are you two here? Are you off work so early?" Qiu Luming rang the bell.

Qiu Jiashu had seen her a long time ago, and then he said, "Yoyo, you're back. Your two friends are very enthusiastic. They insisted on helping our mother build a gentle slope here." He deliberately emphasized the word "our mother".

Zheng Wei had already stepped over from the gutter, quickly took back the measuring tape and put it in his pocket, "I'll do it!"

Without saying anything, he snatched the bicycle from Qiu Luming, held the handlebars with one hand and the seat with the other, and went up the stairs. Ma Mingjun was even faster, jumping up the one-meter-high step, "Come, I'll open the door for you!"

The brother and sister looked at each other, and Qiu Luming spread his hands helplessly.

Early on Sunday morning, Zheng Wei and Ma Mingjun really showed up. They drove a "Grasshopper" that was rumbling and emitting black smoke. The back of the truck was carrying a cart full of bricks and two bags of cement. At the bottom was a nearly two-meter-long stone slab. No one knew where they got all these from.

To be honest, the three brothers of the Qiu family were good at studying and fighting, but they were not good at such detailed work. Qiu Jiashu even had difficulty repairing the hinge of a door.

In less than ten minutes, the protagonist's ability was revealed. Zheng Wei was carrying a cowhide bag full of various tools. He asked He Manshu and Qiu Jiye for their opinions in a very serious manner, and then told them his ideas. The old couple nodded.

"That's settled then!" Zheng Wei put away the drawings in his hand, raised his chin towards Qiu Luming in the yard, meaning that you just hold it, and then called Ma Mingjun to unload the truck and start work.

Qiu Luming felt that she had to show up. She came out of the yard, pointed at the steps in front of the door and said, "Put a few bricks in the middle of the steps, apply some cement, and build a slope of 20 to 30 centimeters wide. Why bother with so much trouble?"

Zheng Wei and Ma Mingjun were both stunned.

Qiu Jiashu laughed out loud, "Yoyo's idea is great! This way, people can continue to walk up the stairs, and the bicycle wheels can go on the slope, which saves effort when pushing! Hahaha!"

In this way, the big project was turned into a small job. An hour later, the work was completed. Zheng Wei's bricklaying work was okay, and it was obvious that he had done it before.

With a mud spot on his nose, he scratched his hair and looked around at the project he had just completed. "Shh, it's such a simple thing, why didn't I think of it!"

He Manshu smiled, "Because there are very few people in our county who have such steps in front of their doors. Our house was washed away by a flood, so we dug the foundation and rebuilt it. The foundation was high, so the gate was also high. Among these ten or so families, no one thought of building a slope, so we just carried it around every day for more than ten years."

"You are so smart!" Zheng Wei gave Qiu Luming a thumbs up.

"Let's go inside and have dinner!" He Mansu called.

Zheng Wei and Ma Mingjun looked at the truckload of materials that had barely been touched, feeling a little embarrassed to eat. "No, Mr. He, we didn't do any work, so we don't need to eat! We have to hurry and get the stuff back!"

"No, we must eat!" He Mansu reached out to pull Ma Mingjun.

Xia Yanjing came out to empty the swill bucket, saw it, and walked over in her slippers, "Oh my god, this is Gaha, why is there cement in the middle!"

Zheng Wei enthusiastically explained, "After this is done, it will be much easier to push a bicycle up and down the stairs from here."

"Oh! Oh! Why didn't I think of that!" Xia Yanjing put down the swill bucket and began to look around.

She turned her head and stared at the bricks and cement on the "grasshopper", and said to He Manshu with a smile, "Oh, this girl is so good when she grows up. She is your son-in-law, so thoughtful, and he even knows to help you build the stairs!"

Zheng Wei said quickly, "We are both Mr. He's students. Isn't it our duty to help the teacher?"

"Well, then you can build one for my house too! I don't think it will take much materials!" Xia Yanjing immediately blinked and said to Zheng Wei.

Zheng Wei was embarrassed. He didn't expect that someone could make such a direct request.

"No!" It was Qiu Luming who spoke.

"You kid, you're already over 20 and you can still make people fall head over heels when you talk!" Xia Yanjing glared at Qiu Luming, "Auntie will give you money! Okay!"

"no!"

"You kid! Your parents are such nice people!" How could they give birth to something like you!

The noise attracted the Shang family next door to come out and watch. Xia Yanjing spoke first, "Brother Shang, please calculate how much it will cost to repair this small slope. Lu Ming won't let these two guys repair it for me no matter what!"

"You're asking for money for something that costs only a few dollars!" Qiu Luming waved his hand, "Aren't you two going home? Hurry up and leave!"

Zheng Wei looked at He Manshu, implying that he wanted to eat more. Qiu Luming continued to chase him away, "Didn't you say to return the borrowed materials? If you leave it at my doorstep, who will be responsible if it is lost?"

"Let's go, let's go, ancestor, I'm leaving now!" Zheng Wei immediately carried the tool bag on his back, and Ma Mingjun took a big crank and shook the "Grasshopper" hard. The engine started, and the two of them used their eyes to express that they were ready to kill the donkey, and then they drove away with rumble, rumble, rumble.

"Hey, this is a good idea! I can fix it to look better!" Uncle Shang took a few glances at the door and went home.

Xia Yanjing went home angrily carrying the swill bucket.

"You kid, why don't you keep us for dinner? I've prepared everything!"

"We've been brothers for more than ten years. It's okay. If not, let my second brother treat them to some skewers." As Qiu Luming spoke, he took down the spring bow on the gate and opened it wide.

"Open the door, huh?"

"Prevent villains from destroying it!"

The door was open and could be seen from the living room. Qiu Luming was worried that Xia Yanjing would step on the freshly applied cement with her old shoes that she had worn all year round.