After Ruan Yunxi and the others had eaten and drunk their fill, they drove back.
It was already dark.
When they drove back to the residential compound at night, it was already eight or nine o'clock. The compound was quiet, and everyone was asleep.
These days, everyone goes to bed early.
If the residential compound doesn't show movies, people just eat dinner, wash up, and go to bed.
Moreover, in this weather, I don't shower every day. I usually only go to the public bathhouse every three to five days. I just wash my face, wipe myself down, and soak my feet at home with hot water.
I'm afraid of catching a cold.
It's not that particular.
No matter what, Ruan Yunxi still needs to take a bath every day.
They returned the car, and Gu Weizhou carried bags and bags of food he had bought that day, including candy, biscuits, melon seeds, peanuts, pine nuts, and hazelnuts.
Pine nuts and hazelnuts are common nuts in Northeast China.
There's a hazelnut patch on the mountain behind their residential compound. Every year, the women in the compound would go together to pick hazelnuts. When mushrooms were in season, they would also go up the mountain to pick mushrooms and make a chicken stew with mushrooms, which was a favorite dish in the compound!
Gu Weizhou carried a lot of bags, while Ruan Yunxi only needed to carry a flashlight.
Seeing that the lights were still on at Sister Sheng's house, Ruan Yunxi and Gu Weizhou went to knock on the door.
Sister-in-law Sheng was still awake. Knowing it was them knocking, she opened the door with a smile and warmly invited them in: "Have you eaten? How about I cook you two bowls of noodles?"
Ruan Yunxi waved her hand, took a bag of candy and a bag of peach shortbread from Gu Weizhou, and gave a twisted dough stick to Sister-in-law Sheng: "We got our marriage certificate, sister-in-law, share in the joy and give the children some sweets."
"Congratulations, this is too much!" The family compound gives out wedding candies in groups of three or five candies, along with melon seeds and peanuts. It looks like a big bunch, but there are actually only a few candies.
However, everyone is struggling, and being able to eat a piece of candy is enough to make them happy; no one is picky.
Ruan Yunxi was very generous, giving away a pound of candy, a pound of peach shortbread, and some fried dough twists. How could Sister-in-law Sheng accept that?
Ruan Yunxi smiled and said, "This is only for you, sister-in-law. Please accept it. If you hadn't told me today, I wouldn't know what had happened!"
Since she had already said that, Sister-in-law Sheng felt embarrassed to refuse her kindness and accepted it with a smile: "Okay, I'll take it. You two go back and find some rest. I've boiled some hot water for you. Add some firewood when you get back and it should be enough. We can talk about it tomorrow."
Ruan Yunxi nodded.
The young couple walked uphill one after the other, back to their yard.
I noticed the lights were on in the yard, and there was a pile of things on the small dining table in the yard.
Ruan Yunxi was puzzled: "I didn't leave anything with me when I went out!"
Gu Weizhou laughed and said, "It must have been sent by someone from the family compound. Check if it has a name on it."
Ruan Yunxi picked them up and saw that the pair of enamel basins were a gift from Sister-in-law Sheng. The basins were inscribed with wishes for the couple to be of one heart and have a long and happy marriage. Inside the basins were red envelopes containing 9.99 yuan, wishing them a long and happy life together.
A red envelope with the political commissar's name on it was placed on top of a pair of plastic thermos flasks, wishing them a happy marriage and a blissful life together.
The red envelope contained 16.6 yuan, symbolizing a smooth and successful life for them.
Another large item was a steamer set with three layers, which could be used to steam buns, steamed bread, fish, and seafood. Inside the aluminum pot was a red envelope with the words "Happy Wedding, May Your Life Be Prosperous" written on it, signed by the leader.
It contained 29.9 yuan, a wish for the two of them to be together forever.
Besides them, there were also wedding gifts from the wives of other regimental commanders who had some connection with Gu Weizhou. Some gave pillowcases, and others gave a red envelope containing 6.66 yuan.
Some also give away enamel mugs, and the red envelope is also worth 6.66 yuan.
Some people give eggs, a piece of cloth, or even fabric containing red dates and goji berries, and they usually put a red envelope underneath.
It seems everyone agreed on the price: 6.66 yuan.
Ruan Yunxi offered a red envelope to Gu Weizhou, but he refused to accept it, saying, "From now on, you will be in charge of the money at home, and you will also be in charge of social interactions."
Ruan Yunxi had no objection, knowing that Gu Weizhou was letting her make the decisions and be the mistress of their little family.
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