Chapter 53 The Banquet Ends
Although Aunt Lin made quite a commotion, the villagers who were at the banquet knew that this was a matter between relatives, so they pretended not to notice.
The yard was bustling as soon as they arrived, as if the incident had never happened. Political Commissar Jiao and his men had returned to normal and were having a pleasant chat with Song Yiyuan and Lin Qingqing.
Soon the first banquet ended and people left one after another. Political Commissar Jiao and his companions also had to rush back to the army. Today, Political Commissar Jiao and his companions did not come empty-handed. Political Commissar Jiao prepared various tickets, which were all useful for the army to buy furniture in the future. Liu Kening brought two pieces of cloth and Tian Wei brought three pounds of sugar.
After seeing off Political Commissar Jiao and his companions, the second round of banquets began. The second round of banquets consisted of family members, relatives, and people who came to help with the banquet.
After Song Yiyuan and Lin Qingqing toasted, they finished their work for the day. Song Yiyuan was pulled to his uncle's table, while Lin Qingqing followed her mother in the room to count the gifts.
Most of the gifts were one yuan, but those given by Political Commissar Jiao and his friends were more generous, with some giving one hundred and some fifty yuan.
The final total was two hundred and sixty-eight dollars and fifty cents.
Lin's mother said that the two hundred yuan was given by Political Commissar Jiao and others to Lin Qingqing.
Taking advantage of this free time, Lin Qingqing told her that she wanted to bring Xiaomei to the army.
"Mom, I was just chatting with my second aunt and she told me that Xiaomei can do everything at home. I met Xiaomei today and we got along well. I'm in the army and I don't know anyone here. I want her to stay with me for a while and keep me company."
Mother Lin: "Xiaomei? This child has good character and is not weak. Have you told your second aunt about this?"
"I just told Second Aunt, she and Xiaomei are both happy with it. Now I want to ask you and Dad if you agree."
Mother Lin smiled and said, "What can I object to? You're going on a long journey alone, and I'm worried when I get back. Although I haven't seen Xiaomei in the past few years, I heard your eldest aunt say that she can do everything at home. So I'll tell your second aunt later to let Xiaomei go back home to pack her things and sleep in your room tonight."
"good."
Lin Qingqing now had 10,600 yuan in cash in her hand. She said it was difficult to withdraw money at the army, so she told her mother that she had withdrawn all the money. Since she was going to travel with so much money, her mother was worried and gave her some more instructions.
"Nier, you have quite a bit of cash and notes on you. Separate your money and don't put it in just one place. That way, if something goes wrong, you won't lose everything. Don't put money in a suitcase because it's easy for people to find. I'll pack all the food for you tomorrow. Don't show off your wealth by paying for food on the road."
"Okay, Mom, don't worry. I sewed a few inner pockets on the clothes. They are all closed. I also put on another piece of clothing outside. I can feel if there is anything wrong."
Mother Lin nodded repeatedly, feeling that her daughter was more cautious than she thought.
After giving a few more instructions, Lin's mother left. She had to sit down with Lin's father and second aunt to talk about Xiaomei.
The eldest aunt, the second aunt, the third aunt and several distant relatives were eating at the same table. They had just finished eating and were sitting down chatting when they saw Lin's mother coming over to call for help.
"Her eldest aunt, second aunt, third aunt, have you finished eating? Let's go inside and talk."
The aunts were confused and hurriedly dropped the children in their hands. The eldest aunt replied, "Baojun's mother, I'll be right there."
The children were left in the yard to play, and several aunts followed Lin's mother to Lin Zhiqing's room. The room was full of people, including Lin's mother and several daughters-in-law of the Lin family.
Mother Lin warmly invited everyone to sit down: "Auntie, come and sit on the kang."
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