Grandma Yan shook her head: "They don't have a holiday at this time either, so let's not notify them this time. Besides, that boy of his always gives me a headache whenever he comes over."
Xuemei nodded repeatedly. She knew she would be very busy with her wedding those days. What if she couldn't take care of anything and her second uncle's wife stole something from her?
"Southeast, take Xuemei to the photo studio in town tomorrow to have her picture taken, then enlarge it and put it in the new house."
Grandma Yan started taking out her handkerchief again, but Dongnan quickly stopped her: "Grandma, there's still some money left over from last time. You wouldn't take it, so we can use it to take pictures."
On August 27th, Yan Xiaoqiang took Southeast and Zhongnan up the mountain to hunt; a wedding always requires some meat.
Southeast was extremely reluctant to go; the two wild boars from last time had left him with a lingering fear.
But Grandma is right. If we don't go up the mountain, people will criticize the meat you bring to your wedding.
Seeing the two people and the dog go up the mountain, Yan Xiaonan closed his eyes and wondered what kind of animal they should hunt this time. His consciousness spread outwards.
A Siberian tiger had its jaws on a roe deer's throat, and the roe deer was still kicking its four legs wildly. Maybe we should just take the roe deer.
Sensing Yan Xiaonan's consciousness, the Siberian tiger angrily released the roe deer. As soon as the roe deer was released, it immediately fled down the mountain for its life.
Yan Xiaonan was a little embarrassed: "Brother Hu, I'm sorry, my brother is getting married, so I had to snatch the food from the tiger's mouth. I'll pay you back next time."
The Siberian tiger roared, turned and disappeared into the grass, vanishing in the blink of an eye. "You still want it? I can't catch it myself."
Yan Xiaoqiang and his son, who had reached the halfway point of the mountain, were startled by the roar of a tiger and stopped in their tracks. They looked at each other and decided to descend the mountain immediately, abandoning their hunting plans, as it was too dangerous.
Zhongnan rushed forward, but instead of barking like a dog, he let out a wolf howl.
Seeing Dongnan rush upwards, Yan Xiaoqiang gritted his teeth, gripped his machete tightly, and followed. Dongnan closed his eyes; for Xuemei, he would risk it all.
Zhongnan pounced and knocked down the panicked roe deer, biting its neck and refusing to let go. The already injured roe deer was no match for the attack of a fully grown wolf and collapsed to the ground, dying shortly afterward.
When Yan Xiaoqiang and his son arrived, Zhongnan was lying next to the roe deer, panting heavily with his tongue lolling out.
Overjoyed, the two rushed over to check. Yan Xiaoqiang then noticed different teeth marks on the roe deer's neck. He recognized the teeth marks from Zhongnan, but there were several larger ones.
Yan Dongnan's first thought was of tigers: "Dad, could it be that this roe deer escaped from a tiger's mouth and was killed by Zhongnan?"
Yan Xiaoqiang nodded, picked up his machete, and hacked the tiger and wolf teeth marks on his neck until they were blurred, making it look as if he had fought with Dongnan.
The tiger was about to eat something, but it still managed to escape. It must have been the little girl who did the work and snatched the food from the tiger's mouth. That's why the tiger roared so angrily just now, Yan Xiaoqiang thought to himself.
The two men tied the roe deer securely with ropes and carried it down with a shoulder pole. Zhongnan, meanwhile, jumped and pounced around, catching a pheasant before hiding in the bushes to eat.
The news that the Yan family had caught a roe deer spread like wildfire, and men, women, and children from the whole village rushed to the Yan family's doorstep, waiting for Yan Xiaoqiang and his family to return.
Yan Xiaonan marveled at how these villagers spread information faster than modern mobile phones and WeChat, and he really didn't know how they did it.
Yan Xiaoqiang and Yan Dongnan carried a roe deer weighing about 80 or 90 pounds home, and the villagers automatically made way for them.
The villagers were very well-behaved today; no one asked for a share of the meat, because everyone knew that the roe deer was for Southeast's wedding tomorrow, so everyone would get some.
After putting the roe deer in the yard, Yan Xiaoqiang washed his hands and face and went into the main room. He was worried that something might happen if his daughter tried to snatch the food from the tiger's mouth.
Yan Xiaonan was sitting on the kang (a heated brick bed) peeling and eating pine nuts. These pine nuts were all brought by the little golden squirrel, which Yan Xiaonan named Golden Cudgel.
The arrival of the Golden Cudgel delighted the North, South, and Southwest. After Yan Xiaonan's introduction, the Golden Cudgel also accepted Yan Xiaonan's family, including the Central South, the mother rabbit, and the chick.
The Golden Cudgel was loved by children and adults throughout the village because it would take people north, south, and southwest to find pine nuts, hazelnuts, sweet wild fruits, black fungus, and mushrooms.
Everyone knows that as long as the Golden Cudgel leads the way, no one will return empty-handed. So whenever the North, South, and Southwest go out with the Golden Cudgel, a long string of children will follow behind them.
The mailman's bicycle bell jingled, and his rough voice shouted loudly.
"Yan Dongnan, your university admission notice has arrived. Bring your household registration book and a pen, and come out to sign it."
Well, the villagers on their way home turned back again. Yan's son, Dongnan, got into university and is getting married tomorrow. It's double happiness!
This time, not only did Southeast come out, but Grandma Yan also came out, holding her household registration booklet. Cuihua carried Yan Xiaonan and followed behind.
A large, yellowish-brown envelope with the words "Agricultural University" printed on it was in the postman's hand. He took the household registration booklet, compared it with the original, and then took out a receipt for Southeast University to sign.
Yan Dongnan's three characters were written in a vigorous and elegant style. The postman praised him repeatedly, saying, "No wonder he was able to get into university; his handwriting is so beautiful."
After receiving the university admission letter, Yan Xiaoqiang offered him a few fruit candies: "Thank you so much. This kid is getting married tomorrow, so I'll give him some wedding candies to sweeten his mouth."
"Oh my, double happiness! That's wonderful! I'll take this candy. I wish you success in your university entrance exam and that you have a baby soon!" The postman also offered his congratulations happily.
The village chief, the village party secretary, and the brigade accountant all came. Yan Dongnan was the first college student in Mushroom Village, bringing honor to the village and deserving to be commended.
Just as things were getting lively, an oxcart came mooing by. It turned out that Cuihua's parents, brothers, sisters-in-law, and younger brother had all come.
Grandma Yan hurriedly went to greet them, saying, "Father-in-law and mother-in-law, please come in and sit down. Party Secretary, village head, and chief accountant, please come in and sit down too. It's too hot outside."
Xuemei and Cuihua were busy pouring water and serving tea, while Beinan and Xinan, being quite perceptive, brought in water so they could wipe their sweat.
Southeast, Yan Xiaoqiang, and Cuihua's younger brother were busy moving things off the oxcart and feeding the old ox grass and water.
The family got busy, but Yan Xiaonan was thinking about the college admission notice in Dongnan's hand. What were admission notices like in this era?
Southeast gave the notice to Yan Xiaonan. The village chief, village party secretary and others were shocked. How could such an important thing be given to a baby?
Yan Xiaonan carefully opened the envelope, and a thick sheet of white paper printed with bright red traditional Chinese characters appeared before her eyes. Yan Xiaonan's childish voice read the notice aloud.
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