Chapter 33: Phoenix Man? Play around!
“Crash—”
Xiaobai pulled the hemp rope on the wall, and clear water poured out from the water tank, making the ceramic toilet bowl shiny.
The villagers who were watching burst into exclamations. Several half-grown children excitedly pulled the rope back and forth and were carried away by their parents by their ears.
"This is a hundred times better than a pit toilet!" Production team leader Lin Wang squatted at the outlet of the biogas tank and lit a pipe with a snap. "Look, even feces can turn into fire!"
"Brother, I didn't expect you to have such a skill. Ceramic chamber pots are special products, only available in foreign-related hotels and newly built dormitories for high-ranking officials. You..."
Gu Zhongzhang asked Tang Jingmo in a low voice. He was a little worried that this boy was blinded by love and - although it was unlikely - did something illegal.
Tang Jingmo shook off Gu Zhongzhang's embrace and said, "It has nothing to do with me. Just be a blind man and don't say anything."
"Ugh...you..."
Forget it, less trouble is better than more. Gu Zhongzhang sniffed the meaty aroma in the air, patted his stomach, and decided to go and pay tribute to his five internal organs.
The aroma of braised pork wafts through the newly built courtyard house.
In the east wing kitchen, Lin Guohua was putting the last silver carp into the wok, the hot oil made a sizzling sound; in the west wing guest room, Lin Xiaoan was standing on a stool hanging New Year pictures, the festive scene of a fat baby holding a carp looked as if it was copied from Xiaobai's painting.
"Sister!" Lin Shuhua poked her head out from the second floor, holding a tin box in her hand, "This is a room-warming gift from Brother Tang!"
Xiaobai ran up the stairs in two or three steps, and his new shoes made crisp sounds on the concrete steps.
The moment she opened the iron box, her eyes lit up - lying on the neatly stacked remittance vouchers was a brass key with a label that read "Locker at the Friendship Store in the Provincial Capital."
Suddenly there was a sound of breaking dishes downstairs.
"Oh my, this porcelain bowl is so slippery~" Old Mrs. Lin twisted her waist and got up from the ground, with the spilled eight-treasure rice lying at her feet.
Her slanted eyes were rolling around, glancing at the wardrobe in the main room.
All the guests in the courtyard suddenly became as quiet as chickens.
"Grandma." Xiao Bai leaned against the railing on the second floor, throwing an apple in his hand, "The camphorwood box you are looking for is in the County Public Security Bureau's Evidence Division. Do you want me to help you get a visitation permit?"
Mrs. Lin's face turned pale. She knew what was in the box - Mr. Lin's code book, which had been confiscated last month.
"Xiaobai..." Old Mrs. Lin suddenly beat her chest and stamped her feet, "Your Third Uncle..."
"The food in the labor camp is pretty good." Xiao Bai took a bite of an apple. "I heard that he got into a fight there last week and actually won. I guess he gained weight and got stronger."
I don't know who laughed first in the yard, and then there was a burst of laughter.
Several young wives deliberately discussed loudly: "Mrs. Lin, I heard that your second wife, Shen Cuihua, married into a very wealthy family, and the betrothal gift was more than that of a young lady?"
"Of course! It's just that the groom's legs are not very good, so he has to use a cane to chase and beat his wife~"
"You gossipy woman, let me spoil your gossip!" Old Mrs. Lin had no shame. She stared at people with her drooping eyes, making people feel annoyed for no reason.
Lin Dazhuang hid in the crowd and drank alone. He wanted to scare Chen Cuihua with divorce, and also give an explanation to the Li family. Maybe the Li family would calm down and accept his third brother.
Unexpectedly, the Shen family had already found a new husband. Shen Cuihua had just returned to her parents' home, and the next day she put on a red veil and became a bride.
He couldn't help but wonder if he had been living in the Green Grassland for a long time.
Thinking of this, I drank another bowl of wine!
Suddenly, a strong roar came from the west wing: "The feast has begun!"
Tang Jingmo came out of the kitchen carrying a braised pork elbow. He had taken off his military jacket long ago, and the cuffs of his white shirt were rolled up to his elbows, revealing his well-defined forearms.
He glanced at Old Lady Lin and her family who were huddled in the corner dejectedly, then turned to Xiaobai and shook his head, signaling her to stop making trouble.
Xiaobai curled her lips. She was too lazy to pay attention to them.
The housewarming wine party ended successfully amidst the noise and the villagers left one after another.
However, the Gu brothers and sisters stood in the corner like two door gods.
Two buttons of Gu Zhongzhang's military uniform were torn, and Gu Mingyue's half-new skirt was full of wrinkles because she had pulled it herself - they looked like two defeated roosters.
"Brother!" Gu Mingyue suddenly slammed the enamel cup onto the table, splashing soda onto the hem of her dacron skirt. "You are just jealous that Brother Aihua is more knowledgeable than you, and you are afraid that he will steal your limelight! Otherwise, why don't you let him come with me!"
"I'm jealous of him?" Gu Zhongzhang was so angry that he took out a stack of bills and threw them on the table. "I used all the cloth coupons I sent you last month to make him two new sets of clothes! Look for yourself -" He shook out a remittance slip, "even the dowry money you saved..."
"I voluntarily funded him to buy reference books!" Gu Mingyue snatched the receipt, but accidentally took out a red-covered diary.
On the page that was flipped open, it was clearly written "Battle Plan for Pursuing Gu Mingyue", and it was signed by Wang Aihua.
The air suddenly became quiet. Xiaobai and Song Wan looked at each other - the timing was just right, and she lived up to her chance to be a "master thief".
Song Wan picked it up quickly and blinked: "Phase One: Pretend to meet by chance...Phase Two: Create an opportunity to be alone..."
She suddenly burst out laughing, "The third stage: changing the composition through marriage?"
Gu Mingyue's face turned from red to white, and she suddenly reached out to grab it.
Xiaobai stepped forward and snatched the diary away, then turned directly to the last few pages:
"November 5: Successfully got Mingyue to persuade her brother to help me get the recommendation form for the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University"
"November 20: We must get the marriage certificate before the Gu family finds out about my relationship with Qian Moli."
"Oh my~" Xiaobai threw the book to Gu Zhongzhang, "Where's Phoenix Man's "The Art of War"!"
Gu Mingyue was trembling all over, clenching her fists, and she didn't know what she was holding in her hands, but it broke in her palm with a "snap".
Gu Zhongzhang seemed to think that his sister had not been hit hard enough, and he directly threw out a photo, "Open your eyes and look, this is the man you went to the countryside to pursue at all costs!"
Gu Mingyue bent down mechanically and picked up the photo on the ground. It was a photo of Wang Aihua and a woman with a bright smile. On the back was written "Engagement Souvenir".
Tears blurred her eyes and her strong self-esteem made it difficult for her to accept it, but the facts were right in front of her.
"Comrade Mingyue!" Wang Aihua appeared at the door without knowing when, holding a copy of "Selected Works of Mao Zedong" in his hand, "Let me explain..."
Gu Mingyue suddenly grabbed the cold soup on the table and splashed it directly on Wang Aihua's face. The sticky liquid dripped down his carefully styled middle-parted hair, making him look like a drowned chicken.
“Gu Zhongzhang!” She turned her head and yelled, “You just watch your sister get bullied?!”
Gu Zhongzhang had been waiting for this sentence for a long time, so he rolled up his sleeves and rushed forward.
Wang Aihua turned around to run, but was tripped by Tang Jingmo's leg. A stack of letters fell out of his pocket, all in the handwriting of different female educated youth.
Xiao Bai picked up one slowly and said, "Oh, a hot love letter, the date was yesterday~"
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