Chapter 55 Chapter 55 Ever since I married Liang Xin, I have never...
Liang Xin exchanged a few words with President Liu.
President Liu left without saying anything.
It seemed as if he was afraid that Liang Xin would bring up the previous conflict.
"Why is Xiao Liu becoming more and more impetuous?"
Hu Fenglian looked at the two plates of wintersweets and phalaenopsis orchids and said in surprise, "These flowers are beautiful! Are they already selling flowers outside?"
"President Liu saw it but didn't say anything."
Lu Chongfeng walked towards the restaurant carrying the winter plums, but found that the table was already piled with New Year gifts, with no place to put them. "Where did all this come from?"
“I bought it!”
Hu Fenglian instructed Lu Heping to place the Phalaenopsis orchid on the coffee table next to the sofa and waved to Liang Xin, "Liang Xin, come over and take a look. Is there anything missing?"
Liang Xin looked at the presents piled up like a mountain on the table and under the table, "...Mom, there are too many."
Hu Fenglian took out two bottles of red wine from the cabinet, "I heard that this stuff is more scarce than the limited edition Maotai. Your father asked me to prepare two bottles and send them back to your father and brothers to taste. Unfortunately, your father didn't get much. There was only one bottle, and he went to Commander Zhao's house to get another bottle to make up the number."
Liang Xin's nose felt sore, and she walked over to help her mother-in-law sit down. "Mom, I was just about to tell you about this. Dad has to go to work on New Year's Day. He hasn't had a day off all year. We're going back to my mother's house tomorrow, so you don't have to go."
"How can this be possible!"
Hu Fenglian shouted, "I haven't seen my in-laws for a year. I've felt bad all this year. The college entrance examination has finally been resumed, you passed it, and Chong Chong has also applied for a family visit leave. How can we not go together? We must go!"
"You guys are going too grandly."
Liang Xin pulled out a chair and sat down. "Dad is the deputy commander of the military region and a powerful cadre. If he shows up in Huaihua Village, all the cadres from the city, county, and commune will definitely come over. It will have a bad impact."
Hu Fenglian pondered, "Then let's not drive the military vehicle, but take the bus!"
"The commune cadres made a phone call and arrived at the county in minutes." Liang Xin said, "Mom, I know your intentions, and you don't have to feel any guilt or regret. This time, Chongfeng and I will go back and stay one more night. I will arrange for the two parents to meet again when there is a chance in the future."
Hu Fenglian was still thinking. Lu Chongfeng received a hint from Liang Xin's eyes. Just as he was about to speak, he received another threatening look from Liang Xin. He was stunned for a moment and scratched his head, "Mom, then you don't have to go."
After Lu Chongfeng finished speaking, he saw Liang Xin's shoulders relax slightly and her eyes changed from threatening to encouraging. He immediately became excited, "Don't worry, when I go back to see my father-in-law, I will help you explain it clearly. My father-in-law is the brigade secretary. He has party consciousness and will definitely not have any random thoughts!"
Hu Fenglian was still hesitant, "I just think it's too rude."
"Oh, Mom, just listen to your second sister-in-law."
Lu Yueji made a cup of hot malted milk and drank it. "If we really attract those cadres over, my second sister-in-law's whole family will have to be busy entertaining them. Isn't it causing trouble during the New Year? It's better to invite my second sister-in-law's whole family to come home after the New Year."
"Go, what do you know!"
Hu Fenglian said: "According to the old rules, the man should go to the woman's house. How can it be the first time to invite the woman's parents to the man's house?"
Lu Chongfeng added: "When Liang Xin married me, I didn't see you following the old rules."
Hu Fenglian was speechless.
Liang Xin chuckled and said a lot of words to comfort her mother-in-law, finally getting her to nod.
Hu Fenglian held Liang Xin's hand again, said a lot of nice things, turned around and went into the room to take out a bunch of gifts.
"Heping, now that you've passed the exam, hurry up and find a partner in college."
Hu Fenglian looked at Lu Heping who was sitting on the side making tea, "Mom is saving all the money and bills for your wedding!"
Lu Heping was stunned. "Mom, I'm not in a hurry. I'll finish reading the book first."
"Don't worry, you're almost 30!" Hu Fenglian muttered, "I haven't heard that you have a girlfriend yet. Don't you have any educated youth comrades in the Corps? Don't you have any female comrades who came back with you?"
Lu Heping looked at Lu Chongfeng for help.
Lu Chongfeng asked, "Without educated youth comrades, are there no old classmates?"
Lu Heping: “….”
Liang Xin couldn't help laughing.
"Of course I have to study hard after I get into college." Lu Yueji pulled Lu Heping and carried a recliner to the yard to bask in the sun. "Mom, I want to eat sweet-scented osmanthus rice cake. Brother Heping must want to eat it too. He ate raisin rice cakes in the Corps and hasn't eaten sweet-scented osmanthus rice cakes for a long time."
Liang Xin saw Lu Heping's expression pause, then he said "hmm".
Hu Fenglian's attention was immediately diverted. "I mixed the glutinous rice flour and stalk flour the day before yesterday. I'm going to steam it now."
Liang Xin stood up and said, "Mom, I'll help you."
Lu Chongfeng: “?”
Lu Chongfeng followed, leaning against Liang Xin's back, and asked her quietly, "Why don't you tell me what to do when you come back this time?"
"You've worked hard for more than two months since the exam."
Liang Xin explained: "You haven't had a rest for a year. It's rare to have a few days off. You should have a good rest."
Lu Chongfeng subconsciously raised his hand and wanted to hug Liang Xin. Liang Xin understood his body language, rolled up her sleeves and walked forward a few steps, "If you don't want to rest, come and help."
"Mom, go out and have a rest."
Lu Chongfeng helped his mother out and closed the sliding door of the kitchen.
"Kid, why are you closing the door?"
"There's smoke, and I'm afraid it'll stink you up."
"What smoke can come from steaming rice cakes?"
"Go and get busy!"
"Didn't you just tell me to take a rest?"
“.......”
Liang Xin laughed out loud. Lu Chongfeng put his hands around her waist and hugged her, resting his chin on her shoulder. "It's better to stay at the 11th Division's home."
Liang Xin glanced at him sideways and took out the steamer. "What's good about it?"
Lu Chongfeng took a deep sniff of Liang Xin's hair and said, "At most, we can just watch out for the family of Deputy Battalion Commander Lei next door and see if they suddenly climb over the wall. Once the door is locked, no one will disturb us."
Liang Xin nudged him with her elbow and said, "Go light a fire and boil a pot of water."
Lu Chongfeng was reluctant to let Liang Xin go. He held her for a while longer before letting her go and using a ladle to scoop water into the big stove pot.
Liang Xin took down the bamboo sieve from the nail on the wall and placed it at the bottom of the wooden barrel. Then she smeared a layer of soybean oil on the barrel wall and the bamboo sieve, and then spread a layer of cake flour that had been left to stand for 24 hours.
When Lu Chongfeng saw that she was going to take the bucket, he stood up and took the bucket to the boiling water pot to steam it.
“You can do anything.”
Lu Chongfeng added firewood to the stove and said, "I am really curious about Huaihua Village."
Liang Xin paused.
"Don't tell them what I will do when you go back."
Lu Chongfeng turned around to get the fire tongs, "Why?"
"No reason. I seldom talk about my own affairs with them."
Liang Xin looked at Lu Chongfeng, "They know me much less than you do."
Lu Chongfeng was suddenly stunned, then slowly raised the corners of his mouth, "I understand, don't worry, I definitely won't tell them, or they'll be sad."
After he finished speaking, he saw Liang Xin standing silently in front of the stove, her long eyelashes drooping, looking timid and pitiful.
The corner of Lu Chongfeng's mouth paused slightly.
I just remembered that Liangxin lost her mother when she was only two or three years old...
Thinking back to the six chickens mentioned before the wedding... Lu Chongfeng stood up and walked over, hugging Liang Xin tightly, "It's okay, I'll be with you from now on."
Liang Xin moved closer to his arms at the right time.
Lu Chongfeng's heart softened immediately. He touched the back of Liang Xin's head and kissed her forehead. "I won't tell anyone about your affairs. We are family!"
Liang Xin almost couldn't hold back her laughter, and just as the steam was rising through the cake flour, she stood up straight.
When you see holes appear in the cake flour, add another layer of cake flour and steam it. Repeat this process until all the cake flour is added and then cover the bucket with the lid.
The kitchen sliding door was opened.
The gifts on the table have been cleared away and placed on the chopping board.
Liang Xin took a wet white cloth and spread it on the chopping board, and Lu Chongfeng took out the cooked cake flour and poured it on the wet white cloth.
The rich aroma of rice attracted Lu Yueji and Lu Heping from the yard.
Lu Yueji walked quickly to the table and said, "Wow, sister-in-law, why do I feel that the rice cakes you steam are more delicious than those sold outside!"
"I asked you to work, but you always used your sister-in-law as a shield." Hu Fenglian came out holding a stack of green military cloth, "but your sister-in-law can do everything!"
“It doesn’t matter if you can’t do it.”
Liang Xin poured sweet osmanthus into the cooked cake flour, and turned the cake over by grasping the corner of the cloth with both hands, "Yue Ji will be the one who shines brightly on the stage and on the movie screen in the future."
“It’s a really good performance.”
Hu Fenglian also praised: "I went to see several of Yueji's performances in Jiangjing. People in the compound said that she played you very well."
Lu Heping suddenly said: "I didn't see it."
"It doesn't matter. There will be performances after the Spring Festival." Lu Yueji smelled the fragrance of osmanthus rice cakes, "The film will also start shooting soon."
"Wasn't Yueji admitted to the Performance Department of Jiangjing Art College?"
Liang Xin kneaded the dough repeatedly and vigorously until it was smooth and not sticky. "There are a lot of performances in school, right?"
"That's right."
Lu Yueji looked at Lu Heping, "Brother Heping, you will have endless performances to watch in the future!"
Hu Fenglian suddenly sighed, "Heping has worked hard."
“It’s not hard.”
Lu Heping pressed Lu Chongfeng's shoulder and said, "Chongfeng is the hardest."
Lu Chongfeng raised his chin and said, "Since I married Liang Xin, I no longer feel tired."
Lu Heping: "......"
Lu Yueji: “…”
Liang Xin's ears felt hot.
Hu Fenglian added: "Look what a wonderful wife your mother has found for you!"
Then, the topic turned to Lu Heping getting married.
Lu Heping was slightly collapsed.
After spreading a layer of salty osmanthus evenly on the surface of the cake, Liang Xin took out a string, tied a small circle at each end, held it with both hands, embedded the string into the bottom of the cake, and pulled it alternately from bottom to top to cut it into a rectangular cake. Her family members who were watching her intently around the dining table couldn't help but exclaimed at the same time.
Hu Fenglian picked up the exquisite osmanthus sugar rice cake and said, "You are worthy of being the one who opened the 11th Division Pastry Shop! I have never seen this osmanthus rice cake outside in all my years of life!"
"What pastry shop? It's a bakery!"
Lu Yueji picked up a piece of osmanthus sugar rice cake, admired it for a few seconds, and then took a bite. It was sweet and soft. "It's delicious! Second sister-in-law's cooking skills are really good!"
Liang Xin put a piece on a plate and handed it to Lu Heping, "Mom mixed the flour and soaked it, I just made it into shape."
Lu Heping was not in a hurry to eat.
Lu Chongfeng took a bite and said, "Mom can't make your food taste like this."
Lu Yueji wanted to nod, but held back.
"Indeed." Hu Fenglian took two bites in a row, "You control the heat well. I really can't make this taste. In fact, I'm not good at cooking either. So your father, who is so frugal, couldn't help but arrange a cook to come to our house."
Laughter rang out in the Lu family's living room.
Lu Yueji said confidently: "So I don't need to learn to cook seriously. I don't have the genetic talent for it!"
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Liang Xin laughed many times.
I laugh more times a year than when I was in Huaihua Village.
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, under the arrangement of Chief Lu, Lu Chongfeng drove Chief Lu's military vehicle, carrying Liang Xin and a car full of New Year gifts, to Huaihua Village.
In Huaihua Commune, there is not a single car to be seen all year round.
The appearance of military vehicles immediately attracted attention.
When the commune cadres told the commune director, the director guessed that Liang Xin had returned to her parents' home, and immediately made a phone call to the brigade headquarters in Huaihua Village.
Therefore, when the military vehicle arrived at the entrance of Huaihua Village, the entrance was already surrounded by people.
Lu Chongfeng turned to look at Liang Xin in the passenger seat, "Is this the place?"
Liang Xin nodded, "Stop for now."
The car stopped and Liang Tiezhu leaned over the driver's window and saw Lu Chongfeng inside. He had thick black hair, broad shoulders under his military uniform, a strong frame, and no sign of sickness. He was even more handsome than the male stars in magazines. He smiled from ear to ear and waved his hands continuously.
The eldest sister-in-law, the second sister-in-law, and all the women in the village were looking at the people in the car nervously.
When they saw Lu Chongfeng park the car, open the door and get out, with his tall and strong figure, as if he could lift a 200-pound sack with one hand, they all breathed a sigh of relief.
The sick child really got married!
As soon as the sister-in-law saw Liang Xin, she rushed over, "Liang Xin!"
The second sister-in-law followed closely behind.
The two nephews also rushed over, "Aunt!"
Liang Xin supported her tearful sister-in-law and touched the heads of her two nephews, "You have grown taller."
"It has grown quite a lot this year."
The second sister-in-law was still looking at Lu Chongfeng, her eyes full of surprise, "This, this look, there is nothing wrong with it from head to toe!"
The second brother suddenly appeared behind Liang Xin and whispered, "Xinzi, the bet won!"
"Oh, look at our son-in-law!"
Liang Tiezhu's voice rang out, and he pulled Lu Chongfeng's hand and showed off to the crowd, "Looking back three generations in Huaihua Village, there has been no son-in-law as handsome and manly as this one in a hundred years!"
"He really looks good. He doesn't look like someone who was sick before. He is much stronger than us!"
"You can't even compare to someone's fingers!"
"I guess I can knock you down with just one finger!"
Liang Xin wanted to go forward, but seeing Lu Chongfeng smiling with a look of enjoyment, she stopped and said, "Let's go back first."
“Yes, yes.”
Liang Tiezhu opened the driver's door and saw that the trunk and back seat were filled with things. He was shocked and smiled even more brightly. "Let's go home first. The meal is ready. You must be hungry on the way. Let's go back and eat."
Lu Chongfeng got back into the car.
Liang Xin said to his two nephews, "Qingjun, Huzi, go to the front of the car and lead the way."
The two children ran forward immediately.
Lu Chongfeng glanced at Liang Xin before starting the car again.
"Oh, it seems like you can't bear to leave your little sister!"
The second sister-in-law laughed and looked at Liang Xin, "My little sister's spirits have improved too!"
The sister-in-law observed Liang Xin's face carefully and said, "It seems that her face has a little more flesh than before. She looks more blessed."
Liang Xin smiled slightly, but when she saw Liang Tiezhu walking over, her smile immediately disappeared.
Liang Tiezhu, who had just come up to speak, said: "......"
"What? I haven't seen you for a year, and you didn't come back for three days. As soon as you saw me, you put on a cold face?"
Liang Xin asked directly: "Where is Lu Wei?"
"Lu Wei, Lu Wei, I haven't seen you for a year, and you didn't care about me at all!"
Liang Tiezhu said: "Originally, when I saw my son-in-law coming, I didn't want to say anything and didn't want to care about anything..."
Liang Xin interrupted him, "What are you fussing about?"
"What do I care about? I care about you not returning home after three days of marriage, not telling me you went to join the army, and the newspapers all wrote that you were a hero, but you didn't tell your family!"
Liang Tiezhu blew his beard and glared, "You have passed the county exam and become the top scholar. If the director of the commune had not received the news, we would not know about it. I think even if you go back to Jiangjing to attend university, you will not come back to see us!"
Liang Xin said slowly: "So you shouldn't reflect on yourself?"
Liang Tiezhu choked, "I raised you to this age, is that wrong?"
"How you raise me is how I treat you." Liang Xin said, "I have never complained to you. It's just the beginning. Why are you complaining so much?"
Liang Tiezhu choked again, and it took him a long time to find his voice, "Forget it, the past is over."
Liang Xin said calmly: "You can turn the page, but I can't. If you have any opinions about my approach, scold yourself in the future, and don't complain to me. I don't want to hear a word from you."
Liang Tiezhu was stunned. "You are so tough now? You can be so tough, but don't you think about who it is for! If I hadn't pushed you in the beginning, you would have been able to marry into the military compound, and how could you be where you are today?"
Liang Xin looked at the four-pocket People's Suit her father was wearing and said, "So, now that I have come to this, don't show off in front of me again."
Liang Tiezhu was furious: "You..."
Just after he shouted two words, Liang Xin glanced over indifferently, and Liang Tiezhu's throat was immediately strangled.
After a year of no contact and not visiting his parents for three days after his marriage, everyone in China knew that Liang Xin had become a hero, but he, as a father, was not even close to being a hero.
Even after he passed the imperial examination and became the top scorer in the county, he didn't even notify his family.
He knew too well whether this cold-hearted daughter could do such a thing as stripping him of his official hat as the brigade secretary!
Liang Xin saw Lu Wei running from the village, "Lu Wei, with only junior high school education, ranked second in the county. If you really want to do something with the political review..."
Before he could finish the rest of the sentence, Liang Tiezhu said with full momentum: "Who do you think I am! The whole village has such a promising child, would I hold her back? The team paid for Lu Wei's 50 cents registration fee. In addition to the registration fee, the team also paid 10 yuan as travel expenses for her to go to the county town for the three-day exam with good food and accommodation!"
Liang Xin glanced at her father and asked, "So you sent the telegram just to threaten me?"
Liang Tiezhu said confidently: "If I don't do that, can you come back?"
Liang Xin asked: "Why am I not coming back?"
Liang Tiezhu: “….”
Liang Tiezhu was defeated again, and finally softened his voice and said: "I am not..."
Liang Xin didn't give him the chance to say anything soft, and walked towards Lu Wei, "How are you?"
Lu Wei turned around and stood shoulder to shoulder with Liang Xin. "You ranked second in the county. I heard that you are the top scorer in the county. I was just cutting grass for pigs and didn't know you were back."
Liang Xin heard this and realized that she knew about the telegram about the political review. "Did you receive the admission letter?"
"I was admitted to the Department of Agronomy of Jiangjing Agricultural University." Lu Wei's voice trembled slightly. "After I was shortlisted for the preliminary selection of the college entrance examination, the commune assigned our junior high school class teacher and the party secretary to participate in my political review. The class teacher was delayed for two days, and the party secretary contacted the commune, and he wrote a relatively good comment on me and recommended me for submission."
Liang Xin asked: "Teacher Liu?"
"Yes." Lu Wei nodded. "The secretary said that the daughter of a relative of Mr. Liu who is an official did not get into university, and he wanted to do something about it, but Mr. Liu was afraid of you, so he was hesitant. He only wrote the comments after the secretary came to him. Otherwise, he would have used my previous experience of dealing in manure water and stealing willow bark from the brigade to replace my university admission quota with someone else."
Liang Xin breathed a sigh of relief. As the saying goes, little devils are difficult to deal with.
When it comes to political review, many people cannot bear to see others succeed and deliberately create obstacles for them.
If Lu Wei's comments were not written well, even if she ranked second in the county, she might be rejected because of failure in the political review and miss out on the opportunity to go to university.
"Thanks so much to you."
The second sister-in-law came over and said, "If it weren't for your heroic reputation and Chief Lu, Teacher Liu would have definitely done something secretly."
"It's also because you passed the county exam and became the top scholar." The second brother suddenly appeared from behind, "College students become government officials upon graduation. You have such a good relationship with Lu Wei, so Teacher Liu is very scared."
"Anyway."
Lu Wei looked at Liang Xin and said, "Thanks to you."
Liang Xin said, "It's good as long as you pass the exam."
Lu Wei was just about to thank Liang Xin again for the money she sent when she suddenly saw the man standing at Liang Xin's door. When she got closer and saw his appearance clearly, she was slightly stunned.
When Lu Chongfeng saw Liang Xin arriving, he opened the trunk and it was as if he had moved the entire supply and marketing cooperative counter in. The dazzling array of gifts stunned the members' eyes.
After the eldest and second brothers reacted, they immediately stepped forward to help Lu Chongfeng carry the pork.
Liang Xin was about to speak when she suddenly heard Lu Wei's surprised voice: "Lu Chongfeng?"
Lu Chongfeng turned around when he heard the voice and saw Lu Wei next to Liang Xin. "Hello, I am Liang Xin's family member."
After saying that, he turned around and continued to carry the gifts.
"You didn't expect it, did you?" The second sister-in-law said with a smile, "I didn't expect that the person I found for my younger sister would be so good-looking!"
All the villagers gathered around the car, looking at it and making a lot of noise.
Lu Wei looked at Liang Xin, "You didn't recognize me?"
Liang Xin glanced at Lu Wei indifferently.
Lu Wei suddenly laughed, "No wonder."
In 1969, after the Zhenbao Island Sino-Soviet border war broke out, a photo of a heroic-looking 17-year-old soldier appeared in the tofu-shaped layout in the lower right corner of the front page of the Liberation Daily, focusing on his combat deeds for which he was awarded the title of combat hero.
The little warrior is the youngest hero among the thirty fighting heroes.
The name is easy to remember, it’s Lu Chongfeng.
During that period, Lu Wei heard the name Lu Chongfeng countless times every day.
Liang Xin also put newspapers on the head of the bed. Her family thought she was just a clean person and put up the newspapers to prevent the soil and mud from falling down.
In fact, she did it so that she could see it the first thing she did when she opened or closed her eyes every day.
Lu Chongfeng was a red flag bearer in school.
Liang Xin put in a lot of effort and strived to become a red flag bearer.
Lu Wei also knew that Liang Xin had wanted to change his name to Liang Xianzhen after the hero, and had the idea of going to the county armed forces department to sign up to join the army and go to the battlefield.
Lu Wei remembered that she asked Liang Xin: "Aren't you afraid of death?"
Liang Xin raised her young and tender face and looked at the red flag rising high on the school playground: "Lu Chongfeng said that the red flag bearers under the sun will defend the country to the death and will not be afraid of sacrifice!"
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