There are few adult males in the family compound.
There are many heavy tasks like moving things, and help is needed regardless of gender.
Hearing Wang Zhijian's call, Su Xiannuan asked Ye Yuhong to go home first.
She walked over with Qin Mu.
Wang Zhijian acted friendly, giving cigarettes to Qin Mu and candy to Su Xiannuan.
The two refused.
Qin Mu said he doesn't smoke.
Su Xiannuan said she doesn’t eat candy.
Wang Zhijian cursed in his heart, "What a pretentious guy! He didn't insist on giving it to me."
These days, most people would insist on giving, thinking that being rejected is a loss of face.
But Wang Zhijian doesn't think so.
The cigarettes and candies in his hand were all good, and he was reluctant to give them to them.
It would be better not to.
Wang Zhijian called Su Xiannuan and Qin Mu to the car.
Su Xiannuan and Qin Mu looked at each other and walked over.
Wang Zhijian said, "Could you please help me move the TV down?"
Wang Zhijian bought a 14-inch black and white TV.
The TV is not very big or heavy, and one person can carry it around.
But the TV set for the wedding had a big red flower tied on top and two bamboos tied at the bottom, so it needed two people to carry it in.
According to local customs, all large appliances and furniture brought by the groom must be delivered to the bride's home in pairs.
Su Xiannuan and Qin Mu went forward and checked the TV. Finding nothing wrong, they agreed to help.
They took the TV out of the car and carried it towards Su Limei's house.
By 1985, everyone in the city was using color televisions.
But the mountains are backward and black and white televisions are rare.
Today is the weekend and the children in the staff housing complex don’t go to school.
Groups of children, big and small, were jumping and making a lot of noise as they chased after the people carrying the gifts.
Firecrackers were set off in front to clear the way.
Su Xiannuan chats with Qin Mu.
"Why did he ask us to carry the TV in?
Was it random or intentional?"
"No matter what, we have to be careful..." Qin Mu didn't finish his words.
Su Xiannuan was bumped into by someone.
The whole person staggered forward, and the TV tied to the bamboo pole also fell forward.
Qin Mu was quick to grab the TV.
Almost at the same time, Su Xiannuan steadied her body and reached out to steady the TV.
Because she was trying to keep her balance, she was a little slower than Qin Mu.
His hand snapped onto Qin Mu's hand.
Qin Mu suddenly looked at Su Xiannuan.
The two of them clasped their hands together, their passions blending together, forgetting the danger of the TV almost falling.
"Are you all right?" someone asked.
Su Xiannuan and Qin Mu suddenly came back to their senses.
Su Xiannuan tried to withdraw her hand naturally.
Qin Mu looked at Su Xiannuan, silently straightened the TV, and replied, "It's okay."
Su Xiannuan looked over and found that the person asking the question was the young man who came with Wang Zhijian to pick up the bride.
The young man who asked the question got the answer and shouted, "Everyone, be careful and don't push.
Children nearby, please stop making noise, or you might bump into someone."
Su Xiannuan and Qin Mu looked at each other.
Although there are many people and chaos.
But Su Xiannuan knew that the young man who had just shouted had deliberately bumped into her.
So this is Wang Zhijian’s purpose?
If she and Qin Mu hadn't been on guard, they would have smashed the TV to the ground.
It is a bad omen to break the TV that was given as a betrothal gift to someone else.
Not only did they have to compensate for the TV, but they also had to face Zhang Daya's anger and accusations from others.
Wang Zhijian didn't come to ask.
The groom, Wang Zhijian, walked in front, looking as if he didn't notice what was happening behind him.
Su Xiannuan exchanged glances with Qin Mu, then continued walking with the TV in hand.
The line of people moving things was very long and huge.
Zhang Daya brought a group of people and Su Limei to the door to greet them. Seeing such a grand scene, they couldn't stop smiling.
According to the custom in the mountains here, the bride will come out of the house to greet relatives when they come.
When the groom arrives with the wedding party, the bride must also go to the gate of the courtyard to greet them.
Of course, in front of the bride there was a row of aunts and young wives blocking the door.
Wang Zhijian and several of his brothers were stopped outside the door and given red envelopes to drink.
After a lot of excitement, he was finally let into the yard.
Su Limei and several aunts invited Wang Zhijian and others to sit at the table and have some candy bean soup.
Zhang Daya asked the people who were moving things in to go to the utility room.
Wang Zhijian and his friends sat at the guest table in the right corner of the yard.
Su Limei greeted them while watching the people moving things in.
Finally, Su Limei saw Su Xiannuan and Qin Mu carrying the TV in.
Su Limei and Wang Zhijian looked at each other and followed him into the main room.
Su Limei watched Su Xiannuan and Qin Mu carrying the TV to the door of the utility room and quickly squeezed over.
Because the utility room is not big, things have to be placed one by one.
Let one go out and then let another one in.
The last person moving furniture came out and the first of the four new items, a television, went in.
Su Limei followed him in and looked at Zhang Daya who was standing inside arranging things, standing under the piled bed frame, benches and wardrobe.
She thought of her plan and quickly played it out in her mind.
Su Xiannuan and Qin Mu carried the TV to the rice basket.
She stood behind the basket and pretended to help kick the mousetrap out from behind it.
The mousetrap might have caught Su Xiannuan and Qin Mu's feet, or even tripped them.
The TVs in their hands fell out.
Zhang Daya cursed anxiously and rushed over to pick up the TV.
Seeing that the TV was about to fall, Su Xiannuan and Qin Mu rushed forward to catch it.
But because the space was narrow, Qin Mu couldn't bump into Zhang Daya.
He avoided Zhang Daya and bumped into the wardrobe, causing the table on which the wardrobe was placed to collapse and break.
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