Chapter 689 Receiving a Pair of Geese
There weren't many guests today; they were all old acquaintances of the Zhou family.
Mianmian and Zhouzhou had been sitting inside. She curiously peeked out and said, "It's so lively outside, why don't we go take a look?"
Zhouzhou quickly shook his head and said, "Mianmian, my brother and sister-in-law told me that you can't run around today."
Mianmian sat down and whispered, "I saw them carrying two geese today. Shall we go and take a look?"
"Wild geese?" Zhouzhou immediately became interested. "Why are there wild geese during the betrothal ceremony?"
Mianmian explained, "People say that wild geese are extremely loyal to their lovers, remaining faithful to one another for life. If one of them passes away, the other wild goose will stay in the same spot and never leave again."
"Therefore, when the betrothal is made, the groom's family will bring a pair of wild geese, which symbolizes that the couple will be of one heart and never leave each other."
Zhouzhou seemed to understand, but not quite.
Mianmian grabbed her arm. "Come on, let's go take a look."
Zhouzhou, filled with curiosity, actually followed Mianmian.
Mianmian secretly led her towards the backyard.
Two geese were placed in the front door and carried into the house. After the parents of both sides agreed on the marriage and chose a date, the geese were carried to the backyard for feeding.
Mianmian had just arrived in the backyard when she bumped into two little kids who seemed to have appeared out of nowhere, hitting the geese in their cage with sticks.
She quickly stepped forward to stop them, saying, "What are you doing?!"
The two little children immediately let go of the sticks they were holding and ran away.
Mianmian quickly went to check on the geese, and seeing that they were alright, she stopped chasing them.
Zhouzhou looked in the direction the two children had left and breathed a sigh of relief. "Luckily we came today, otherwise the wild goose would have been killed by those two."
Mianmian had only moved here with Du Wanchun not long ago and didn't know the two little children.
At this moment, Zhang Qiuhe walked over and said, "Mianmian, why did you come out?"
Mianmian told Zhang Qiuhe what had just happened.
Zhang Qiuhe immediately understood and said, "Those are probably the two children from the Meng family in the south of the village."
Mianmian suddenly remembered.
When she was young, the Meng family in the south of the village rarely had any contact with her family. She had heard that the Meng family had a feud with her grandmother, and she never expected that there would suddenly be two little children in her family.
Zhang Qiuhe said, "Aunt Meng and Uncle Meng of the Meng family passed away a few years ago. After Uncle Meng was deposed, he never forgot to take a concubine. When he was old, he insisted on taking a young concubine, which angered Aunt Meng to death. Later, the concubine seized all the money in their house, drove the Meng family's sons out of the village, and starved Uncle Meng to death."
"That family brought this upon themselves. At their age, they still want to take a concubine. Don't they realize what a beautiful young woman would want from marrying a decrepit old man like him? It's nothing more than the family's money and land."
After hearing this, Mianmian asked again, "Where did these two children come from?"
Zhang Qiuhe whispered, "Before Master Meng died, that concubine had an affair with a man from the next village and had two children with him."
"That man is married; this is going to be quite a show."
Mianmian understood and smiled, "After the engagement is over today, I'll talk to my mother to prevent those two kids from coming to our house to cause trouble again."
Zhang Qiuhe smiled and said, "That's fine too."
Mianmian and Zhouzhou stayed behind to continue watching the two geese.
As night fell, the guests gradually left.
Wu Niangzi and Wei Xun were not in a hurry to leave. Their wedding date with Du Wanchun was set for the tenth day of the fifth month next year.
With more than half a year to go, the two decided to stay here for two days before returning home.
Two days later, Wu Niangzi and Wei Xun reluctantly left Changliu Village.
Du Wanchun brought Mianmian and Qing'er to the dock to see them off.
Before leaving, Madam Wu held Du Wanchun's hand tightly, reluctant to let go, saying, "The next time I come will only be when Qing'er and Mianmian get married."
Du Wanchun smiled and said, "Don't worry, Qing'er is here, we will take good care of him."
Madam Wu wiped her eyes with a handkerchief and looked at Qing'er beside her.
Qing'er stepped forward and said, "Mother, I will bring Mianmian to visit you often."
Madam Wu smiled and nodded.
Wei Xun supported her and said softly, "Let's go. Qing'er is so sensible, we don't need to worry too much. Besides, with Wan Chun and Rui Yuan here, he'll feel just like he's at home."
Wu Niangzi slowly released Qing'er, turned around and boarded the boat, saying goodbye to Du Wanchun as she walked.
Du Wanchun waved to them, "Be careful on the road."
Madam Wu waved back, "Wan Chun!"
Thank you!
The two stayed in the village for a few days, and their relationship returned to normal.
Du Wanchun still cherishes Wu Niangzi as a friend. If it weren't for Wu Niangzi, her Yi'er, Yu'er, and Mianmian wouldn't have grown up so well.
As Wu Niangzi and her companions' boat gradually sailed away into the distance.
She slowly turned around, holding Mianmian's hand, and said, "Mianmian, what do you want to eat today? Mommy will make it for you."
Mianmian turned her head and glanced at Qing'er, who was following beside her.
"Mommy, I want to eat corn cake."
Corn cake is Qing'er's favorite food.
Du Wanchun knew this, and she smiled and said, "Okay, Mother will make corn cakes for you later, and also make some hawthorn candy."
As she finished speaking, she slowly released Mianmian's hand.
Now that the children are grown up, it's time for her to let go.
As she let go, Qing'er secretly took Mianmian's hand.
The two walked along the path and reunited with their childhood selves.
Du Wanchun walked ahead, as if in another world.
At this moment, her hand was being held by Zhou Ruiyuan.
"Brother Wei and the others have left?"
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