As soon as Gu Tiechu's wife finished speaking, the second son of the Gu family took out a string of firecrackers, lit them and threw them out, not forgetting to remind Gu Qingqing: "My dear niece, stay away."
Gu Qingqing hid beside Chu Dai, covered her ears, and walked into the yard in the billowing smoke.
The Gu family's yard was very lively. There were only a dozen or twenty people there, not to mention that Gu Tiechu also had a lot of sons and grandchildren.
When the weather is cold, everyone likes to go to the kitchen. Shi Rushuang put the sugar-coated sweet potatoes and other things she brought on the stove and started chatting with the second daughter-in-law of Gu Tiezhu's family.
Gu Laoer's wife just saw Gu Qingqing taking Chu Dai to the main hall, and couldn't help but say to her, "Rushuang, your son-in-law looks good. Do the two guys next to them have a partner?"
She has a niece on her mother's side who she hasn't talked to yet, so she's thinking of pulling some strings.
"No." Shi Rushuang sat in front of the stove and helped add firewood: "Those two guys are from the military region, and their marriage is arranged by the organization."
Gu Lao Er's wife sighed, "That's right, they are soldiers and they look down on us ordinary people."
Shi Rushuang didn't know what to say, so she just kept silent.
They sat in the main hall of Gu Tiezhu's house for a while, roasting fire and eating melon seeds, then went to the homes of several other young masters. Finally, they split into five groups and had lunch at these homes before going back.
Gu Qingqing went for a walk outside and felt very cold, so she went back to her room and brought a stove from the kitchen. When Chu Dai came in, she was sitting on the edge of the bed, with dried sweet potatoes and oranges placed next to the stove.
There are also melon seeds and peanut candies on the small stool next to it.
Chu Dai sat down on the chair opposite her and smiled, "Didn't you say you were tired?"
Gu Qingqing said without any guilt: "I'm hungry again."
The man didn't say anything to her, just looked at her. Gu Qingqing hesitated for a moment, broke the orange in half and put it in his hand.
Chu Dai really laughed this time.
The next morning, after breakfast, the sisters-in-law of the Gu family were about to return to their parents' home. Zhang Cuifen sorted out all the things she had brought for her in-laws and distributed them to them: "This is dried cabbage, this is sour radish, and there are also some pieces of bacon and salted fish. You all get the same. Remember to tell your in-laws that you want to invite them to the wedding banquet."
"Got it, mother." Shi Rushuang packed up her things, pulled Gu Jin, who was still chatting with Chu Yuan, over, and said to Chu Yuan with a smile: "Father-in-law, you can live here with peace of mind. A'dai will go with us to his grandfather's house for a day, and we will be back tomorrow."
"Okay," Chu Yuanba had to meet the brat, "I still have some tickets here, which I don't need on weekdays. Mother-in-law, please help me bring them to my uncle and aunt."
He also heard about the situation at his daughter-in-law's grandfather's home, which was poor in soil. He thought that he still had some grain and meat coupons on hand, so he might as well give them out.
Shi Rushuang declined at first, but finally had to accept it.
Gu Jin had nothing to do in the team, and it was a rare opportunity for him to accompany his wife back to his father-in-law's house. He said hello to the team and took them with him when he went to the Ministry of Agriculture to buy fertilizers and seeds.
So we arrived in town smoothly.
Han Lianxin's parents' home is from Annan Province, so they took a different bus from them. Shi Rushuang and Zhang Yuqing were both from the next city, so they took the earliest bus within the province.
There are six people including Gu Jin, including the couple, two sons, and their daughter-in-law and son-in-law.
The bus conductor was still Zhang Dahong. She even greeted Shi Rushuang when she saw her: "Girl, are you going back to your parents' home again?"
"Yes, Sister Dahong, this is the money." Shi Rushuang counted the money for the six people in her family and the six people in Zhang Yuqing's family from her pocket and replied with a smile.
"Oh, is this your crush?"
She saw a stranger sitting next to Shi Rushuang's daughter, and the two of them were leaning against each other, and she couldn't help asking.
"Yes, I'm getting married in a few days. Sister Dahong, if you return to the Red Flag Production Team, remember to come and attend the wedding."
"Of course, of course."
Shi Rushuang and Gu Jin sat in the front, Zhang Yuqing and Gu Yin sat in the aisle next to them, Gu Qingqing and Chu Dai sat behind their father and mother, and Gu Qinglie and Gu Canyang sat behind them.
When Zhang Dahong went to the back to collect the ticket money, he was delighted to see these two spirited guys.
The two men stood straight and looked like soldiers. They looked familiar. After looking at them carefully for a while, she asked in surprise, "Qing Lie?"
"It's me, auntie." Gu Qinglie grinned, "You still remember me."
Zhang Dahong laughed dryly: "Yes, I haven't seen you for a long time. Have you been doing well in the army these years?" How could she not remember that this brat had a fight with her son?
"Very good," Gu Qinglie said without hesitation: "Auntie, where is Xiao Gu working now?"
"... do some idle work in the team," Zhang Dahong said with a sour taste in her mouth. She didn't want to talk to him anymore. The contrast was too great. There was nothing to talk about. "Auntie still has to sell tickets. You can come to my house and play when you have time."
"Okay." Gu Qinglie smiled even more brilliantly, as if he didn't realize that the other person was just being polite.
Gu Canyang bumped him with his knee and said, "Sit closer, not next to me."
He then calmed down a bit and muttered, "Well, you just like Qingqing and have no brotherly feelings towards me, your twin brother."
Gu Canyang turned his head and looked out the window.
The road in the town was full of bumps and we staggered all the way out of the city. It was almost half past twelve when we arrived at Shi Rushuang's hometown.
It took another half an hour to reach the village entrance. The last time Gu Qingqing came, she was still thinking about rushing to the Corps to meet Chu Dai, but now she has brought him back. She couldn't tell what she felt in her heart, but she couldn't help but sigh.
Time passed too quickly and she was a little overwhelmed.
The man seemed to know what she was thinking. He held her hand tightly and led her along the frosty path along the field.
"It's even colder here than in Datunzi Village." Gu Qinglie couldn't help but mutter, "Grandpa and grandma should know we're coming today, right?"
"In previous years, you always come to pay New Year's greetings on the second day of the Lunar New Year. How could I not know?" Shi Rushuang and Gu Jin walked side by side and looked back at the children behind them: "I just didn't expect you to come. Normally, your troops don't have holidays, so your father and I always bring Qingqing here. Now your father is the leader of the production team and is very busy. Only Qingqing is willing to accompany mother back to visit grandpa and grandma."
Gu Jin scratched his head and said, "I'm busy. If I have time, I will definitely accompany you back to visit your father-in-law. As you know, the whole team didn't rest last year, so we took advantage of the New Year to take a break."
Shi Rushuang shook her head. "Anyway, I will probably come here alone in the future. Their brothers' family is in the army, and you need to take care of the army's affairs. Qingqing and Adai went to the island. Forget it. If it doesn't work, call Xiongwa and Yuanchao."
These words completely touched the hearts of the four members of the Gu family, and Chu Dai didn't even dare to say a word.
Finally, Gu Qingqing let go of his hand, walked over to hold Shi Rushuang's arm and said coquettishly: "Mom, if I were at home, I would definitely come with you. Dad is not always busy. Now the team's work is almost done, and this year will not be as busy as the second half of last year."
Shi Rushuang tapped her little head, her eyes reddened: "Mother knows, you don't need to coax me."
"Rushuang? Qingqing!" Shi Lianyun knew that his sister would definitely come back today to pay New Year's greetings, so she had been wandering around here waiting for them after breakfast. When he heard the voice, he couldn't help but come over to greet them.
"Canyang and Qinglie are back too, come and show them to uncle." Shi Lianyun patted the two guys on the shoulders, "Qinglie has grown stronger, but Canyang hasn't gained much weight."
"His diet is much better than mine!" Gu Qinglie couldn't help but say, "I'm training. Do you know what muscle is, uncle?"
"I only know spicy chicken. Do you want to eat it? Your second uncle has already killed a chicken at home."
When he arrived in front of Gu Qingqing, Shi Lianyun was not so rude. He smiled and stuffed a red envelope into Gu Qingqing and Chu Dai's hands, "Good children, come on, let's go home."
Gu Qingqing raised her eyebrows, "Thank you, uncle!"
Gu Qinglie curled his lips: "Treat them differently."
"Here are some for you." Shi Lianyun took out two more from his pocket and stuffed them into their hands. "Why are you in such a hurry? Don't stay outside. Go home and warm yourself by the fire."
Following Shi Lianyun, they returned to the Shi family's yard, which was much smaller than the Gu family's, and the yard was made of yellow soil, not bluestone slabs.
When I opened the kitchen door, a wave of hot air hit me in the face.
The Shi family is a simple family, consisting of Shi Ji and Zhou Man, the eldest son Shi Lianyun and his wife He Qiushui, who have a son Shi Qingzhou. The second son Shi Liancai and his wife Gao Haiyue, who have a son Shi Chongshan.
There were only eight of us in total, all busy in the kitchen, and it wasn't crowded.
Gao Haiyue was holding her son who was sucking his fingers in her arms. When she saw them coming, she wanted to stand up and greet them, but Shi Rushuang held her back, saying, "I'm going back to my own home. I don't need any entertainment."
Gao Haiyue smiled, and when she saw Gu Canyang and Gu Qinglie, she was a little dazed: "I haven't seen these two children for two or three years."
"That's right. As a mother, it's hard for me to see them. If it weren't for the holiday, it would be hard to have a reunion dinner."
Zhou Man grabbed some melon seeds and peanuts from the inner room and said, "Sit down and chat. I'll make you some tea."
Gu Jin hurried up, "Mom, I'll do it, I'll do it."
Gu Qinglie poked Chu Dai's arm and nodded towards his father: "See? Learn from this."
Upon hearing this, Chu Dai also stood up and said, "Father, I'll do it."
The people in the room were stunned for a moment, then they all laughed.
"Is this our aunt? She's so pretty," He Qiushui brought in a few chairs from outside, "Sit down, you don't need to help, just wait for the food."
Despite saying so, Chu Dai still went to make tea with Gu Jin. Gu Jin took the bowl to put the tea leaves, and he took the thermos to add water.
Gu Qingqing and her aunts huddled around the stove, warming themselves by the fire and teasing their little cousin in their aunt's arms.
"Rushuang, when are you going to have the wedding banquet and get the certificate?" Gao Haiyue asked with gentle eyes as she looked at the baby in her arms who was waving his hands and babbling.
"The wedding banquet will be held on the fifth day. Today she came to pick up our family for the wedding banquet. We have to go to get the marriage certificate on the tenth. Qingqing will be eighteen in a few days. When she and A'dai return to the southern military region, her father will take them to the commune to get the marriage certificate." Shi Rushuang saw that the young lady liked her nephew so much. She glanced at her son-in-law who was serving tea to Gu Jin, and started to make plans in her mind.
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