The person whose arm was broken by the wild boar was not from Qingshan Brigade, but a young intellectual from a very poor village not far from Qingshan Brigade.
It is said that he was so hungry that he went into the deep mountains to find food, but he ran into a wild boar that was out foraging for food. Before he could run away, the wild boar gored him and broke his arm.
He eventually survived by climbing a tree despite the excruciating pain.
Those who weren't working in the fields all went to check on the situation.
After all, the saying that there are big guys in the mountains is a tradition passed down from the older generation, and many people don't really believe it. This is the first time in many years that someone has been gored by a wild boar.
Xu Yan only stood outside the gate for a while and didn't join in the fun.
However, upon seeing the visibly surprised look on the aunt's face, he interrupted her and asked, "Didn't the people in the village believe there were wild boars in the mountains before?"
“Hey, so many people have gone into the mountains over the years and nothing’s happened,” the aunt said. “We’re not even sure if it’s a wild boar. I was just about to go check it out.”
Xu Yan nodded and didn't say anything more.
As she turned to walk back, she remembered Xie Zhuo's words from that morning.
Could it be that Xie Zhuo really encountered wild boars in the mountains before?
Or was he just using the old sayings to scare her?
"Third Aunt," Da Bao called out to Xu Yan when he saw her standing at the door without moving.
“They’re here,” Xu Yan said, snapping out of her daze.
After telling Da Bao and Xiao Bao a story and teaching them a few simple words, Xie Zhuo returned.
“I’m back,” Xu Yan said, standing up.
"Hmm," Xie Zhuo nodded, pushed the bicycle into the yard, turned around and bolted the gate before carrying the basket into his house.
Seeing that Xu Yan was still standing there, he tilted his head towards her and said, "Come here."
Seeing his expression, Xu Yan knew that the 50,000 was a sure thing.
She turned around and put the book she was holding on the table. Seeing that Da Bao and Xiao Bao's attention was already on the bicycle, she patted them on the head and said, "Go play."
Da Bao and Xiao Bao ran off laughing.
When Xu Yan entered Xie Zhuo's room, he saw that Xie Zhuo had a solemn expression.
"What's wrong?" Xu Yan walked over. "The money they gave you wasn't enough?"
Xie Zhuo paused as he reached for his money.
"It should be around 30,000," Xu Yan said, sitting on the stool. Back then, even Han Xiaoyu's house sold for 30,000. They handled things much more carefully than Han Xiaoyu.
Xie Zhuo glanced at her again, then took out all the savings passbooks and the thick stacks of money wrapped in his clothes from his pocket and placed them on the table.
Xu Yan took the passbook and flipped through it a few times, then looked at the cash. After roughly calculating it in his mind, he was somewhat surprised, "How come there's so much?"
Xie Zhuo didn't know what Xu Yan's family background was, and he remained calm when talking about 30,000 or 50,000.
It was as if this money wasn't a big deal to her.
Even if one is reborn, one shouldn't be this calm.
Seeing her finally show a hint of surprise, I couldn't quite tell whether I felt a little relieved or something else.
“The wild ginseng was of very good quality in all aspects, so I added another 15,000 yuan to the price,” Xie Zhuo said.
Xu Yan nodded and looked at the passbooks again.
She had never seen a savings book from this era before.
I don't know if it's because 65,000 yuan is too much to deposit together, or for some other reason, but the money was split into different savings accounts.
The small, orange notebook had a record of how much money had been deposited, and then it was stamped with a big red seal.
Xie Zhuo also sat down.
We'd been saying we'd discuss some things about the wedding, but we kept putting it off until now. Now's the perfect time to talk about it.
However, after just getting started, Xu Yan said that anything was fine.
You don't even have to hold a banquet.
Xie Zhuo frowned.
"You don't even have to hold a banquet?" He stared at Xu Yan, his tone unusually stern.
These days, very few people in the countryside get married and register their marriage, but almost none of them don't hold a wedding banquet, unless it's to save money or they bring in some shady women from outside, in which case they'll just live together without a banquet.
People who do this are generally looked down upon.
They have no official status or recognition.
Let's not even talk about this era.
Even in later generations, people who only register their marriage but don't hold a wedding ceremony will be criticized.
"Is it because the woman is pregnant before marriage and her belly is big that they're not having a wedding?"
"Huh? They're not having a wedding? Why? Is it because the bride is ashamed? Or is it because the groom is ashamed?"
"No wedding? Her mother-in-law probably doesn't approve of her, but her parents agree?"
"How shameless must one be to not even have a wedding and just run off with someone else? It's utterly disgraceful."
"..."
Such as these.
Moreover, now.
What does Xu Yan mean?
Xie Zhuo thought that through the past few days of their time together, and the things Xu Yan said and did from time to time, she was not entirely without any other thoughts about him.
Although the time was a bit short, but...
She asked him if he would follow his wife wherever she went, even though it didn't sound quite right, since she was the one getting married. But that didn't matter; what mattered was her opinion.
She was asking him if he would go with her.
If you asked him this question in his entire life, he would definitely ignore it and think it was just a joke. He would then just do what he was supposed to do and wait for Xu Yan to get into university and leave two years later, while he would continue to live his life with his two nephews.
But he is not the same person he was at this age in his previous life.
He was not the kind of person who couldn't survive without earning work points.
He wanted more now.
“That’s not what I meant,” Xu Yan noticed Xie Zhuo’s change in attitude and his expression became a little serious. After thinking for a moment, he said, “It’s not that we’re not going to have a banquet, it’s just that I don’t really understand the customs here.”
"I understand."
Before she could finish speaking, Xie Zhuo interrupted.
Xu Yan looked at him, opened her mouth, but couldn't say anything more.
“Go on,” Xie Zhuo said, looking at her.
"I……"
What else can I say?
Brother, why don't you go look in the mirror and see your expression first?
Xu Yan paused for a long time before clearing her throat and continuing, "I just find it troublesome. Besides, your parents aren't here, and neither are my parents. We need someone to officiate at our wedding banquet."
"Also, I don't really know how to arrange the banquet, who to invite, or what the procedures are, which is why I said it's okay not to have it, not that we're just not having it at all."
Xie Zhuo understood this time.
Xu Yan just wanted to be a hands-off manager; he only needed to attend the wedding banquet and didn't want to bother with any of the other things.
He looked at Xu Yan for a moment, then nodded. "Okay."
"Hmm?" Xu Yan's eyelashes curled upwards as she stared at Xie Zhuo.
You agreed?
“You don’t need to worry about any of these things,” Xie Zhuo said. “When that day comes, just wait for me at the educated youth settlement wearing your new clothes.”
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