Early days, various childhood joys. Bird hunting, fishing, catching toads. Mid-phase, uplifting the small mountain village. Later phase, rolling in wealth, mastering technology, eliminating enemies...
Li Sanpang gently placed Wang Ling on the oxcart and was about to lead the cart forward when Li Dazhuang stopped him.
"Where is Xiao Weimo? Quickly call Xiao Weimo here. We need him to escort the cart. You should also have a smart child like Weimo in the future. Go find him now."
Wei Mo managed to squeeze through the crowd. When Li Dazhuang saw him, he quickly ran over, picked up Wei Mo, and put him on the oxcart.
Li Sanpang scratched his head awkwardly, realizing he had been too hasty, before leading the old ox toward his home.
The villagers, regardless of age or gender, followed behind the oxcart, creating a lively scene.
Wei Mo is now sitting on the new red quilt, next to his bride, Aunt Wang Ling.
As Wang Ling got married, the old man and Grandma Yu didn't feel any reluctance. After all, they were still in the same village, and they were going to Li Sanpang's house for dinner later.
Most of the villagers carried their own tables or benches and walked towards Li Sanpang's house.
They also carried a lot of dry food or vegetables.
The old man was also preparing to go, and Qian Manman gave instructions to Wang Zhenhua beside him.
"Zhenhua, Manman, Xiuxiu, go and take that half a pig leg and that bag of flour, the ones the secretary brought, and also two pheasants."
"We need to show Wang Ling the prestige of our family."
The old man spoke with great confidence, knowing that his family had handled such things before, which would definitely dazzle all the villagers.
The villagers also knew that a few days ago, city leaders had driven a car to deliver things to the old man, so there was absolutely no problem with taking out these things.
Wang Zhenhua, who was standing to the side, nodded. He was also happy for his younger sister Wang Ling's marriage and did not feel the slightest bit of reluctance.
She, Li Xiuxiu, and Qian Manman went to the warehouse outside to get the items.
Then the three of them led the way, followed by Grandpa Yu and Grandma Yu.
Grandpa and Grandma Yu each led Wei Xiaomin and Wei Xiaohui, and the entire maternal family came out.
They went to Li Sanpang's house, where the villagers stared wide-eyed at the sight of Li Xiuxiu carrying a bag of flour and Wang Zhenhua and Qian Manman carrying a pig's leg.
"Wow! The Yu family is really generous. Look at all the things they brought as dowry, including several thick cotton quilts."
"There's so much good food, this is really making Wang Ling proud!"
"That's right, that's right! We're going to have meat to eat today!"
"It's top-quality pork. Look, that's a pig's hind leg, all fat."
"Oh my, just talking about it makes my mouth water. Everyone, let's go to Li Sanpang's house!"
When the villagers saw what Wang Zhenhua, Qian Manman, and the others were carrying, their mouths watered, and they rushed towards Li Sanpang's house.
Li Sanpang, Wei Mo, and Wang Ling had already gotten off the oxcart, and Wei Mo had started playing with the other children.
Wang Ling was carried by Li Sanpang to the kang (a heated brick bed) in his house. Looking back, Xiao Weimo was nowhere to be seen. He slapped his forehead and gave instructions to Li Fu beside him.
"Xiao Fuzi, go and quickly find Wei Mo. He's the sedan chair escort, and he's going to make me roll around on the bed!"
Upon hearing this, Li Fu took off running and saw Wei Mo playing happily at the door. He quickly pulled Wei Mo back into the house.
Wei Mo was unaware of these rules. After hearing what the brigade leader and his wife said, he quickly climbed onto the kang (a heated brick bed) and rolled around on it a few times.
Once Wei Mo had finished his work, he ran out of the house and played freely in the yard with his gang of followers.
The villagers arrived one after another, each bringing a lot of food, and two large pots were set up outside the courtyard.
The captain stared in astonishment at the pig's leg and flour that Li Xiuxiu and the others had brought, his face blank. These things were very valuable.
However, she still warmly stepped forward and welcomed her family into the house.
Thanks to the white flour brought by Grandpa Yu, today's banquet was exceptionally lavish, featuring steamed buns made from a mixture of wheat and flour. It's worth noting that steamed buns made from a mixture of wheat and flour were quite delicious even in the 1970s, let alone now in the 1960s.
The outside is white steamed bun, and the inside is cornmeal, which can be considered a very good staple food.
Most stir-fries consist of dried vegetables with a few slices of pork added.
Everyone was eating with their mouths full of oil.
After the banquet ended, Wei Mo followed Li Xiuxiu and her family back home.
In Northeast China, there is a custom of making a ruckus in the bridal chamber, but Wei Mo, as a member of the bride's family, cannot participate, so she has no intention of going.
In some parts of Northeast China, the wedding night pranks are particularly intense and can be offensive to others, but there are no such rules here.
It's just playing some little games between couples to enhance their relationship.
Wei Mo wanted to go, but his mother held him back tightly, preventing him from going.
Wei Mo also knew about this custom here. The bride's family members could not go to make a ruckus in the bridal chamber. Most of the guests were Li Sanpang's relatives or other people from the village. They were all teenagers who went to play.
Wei Mo could only stay at home with Li Xiuxiu. Wei Xiaomin and Wei Xiaohui played in the yard for a little while.
Feeling a bit bored, Wei Xiaomin pulled Wei Mo aside to discuss something.
"Little brother, little brother, can you get some more toys? Let's go out and play, okay?"
Wei Xiaohui, standing to the side, also had excitement in her eyes. After all, she was a child and had a playful nature. Qian Manman and Li Xiuxiu were the same.
They too will live in later generations, and at that age, they will also be playing, but it's just that they live in a different era.
Wei Mo thought for a moment, what games could be played in winter, and what games could be played by both adults and children?
After thinking for a while, Wei Mo slapped his forehead and ran into the house to get his carpentry tools.
When Wei Xiaomin saw her younger brother run into the house and take out tools, her small eyes revealed excitement, and she asked Wei Mo a question.
"Little brother, what are you going to do? Is it something fun?"
Wei Mo nodded to the side, then spoke to the crowd surrounding him.
"I'll ride a few ice sleds, and then we can go ice skating on the river!"
Hearing Wei Mo say that, Li Xiuxiu and Qian Manman, who were standing to the side, also looked excited.
The two clearly wanted to go too, but Li Xiuxiu was too shy to speak up. Qian Manman, however, walked over to Wei Mo and bluntly said so.
"Little Wei Mo, you little brat, make one for me too, I want to go too. Okay?"
When Wei Mo heard Qian Manman say this, he nodded and then smiled gently at Li Xiuxiu.
"Aunt Xiuxiu, you should go too, let's go together!"
When Li Xiuxiu heard that Wei Mo had actually seen through her little secret desire to go, her face turned slightly red, and then she nodded.
The ice sled was very simple to make, and Qian Manman and Li Xiuxiu were there to help.
Wei Mo's family has many wooden planks, all of which were brought back for Wei Mo by the old man.
Li Xiuxiu was in charge of sawing the wooden boards, while Wei Mo was in charge of assembling them. The two worked together very well.