Admission notice for new students
Congratulations on your admission to the Department of Agriculture, Plant Science, of our university. From now on, you will be a university student. We hope that you will follow the principles of..., study hard to acquire professional knowledge, exercise actively, and develop in moral, intellectual, and physical education, becoming a... person.
Please bring this notice and follow the instructions for new student registration at our school to prepare for enrollment and arrive at the school on time to register.
The notice also included a note with the reporting dates. Yan Xiaonan glanced at the reporting dates: August 29th to August 31st.
Everyone fell silent as they watched Yan Xiaonan carefully folding the notice. This child was only two and a half years old, yet he could already recognize words, and he recognized them all so well.
Southeast cleverly spoke up: "My Nannan is quite smart. I started teaching her to recognize characters when she was one and a half years old, so she knows a lot of characters."
After Southeast's explanation, everyone understood. It turned out that the child was taught by a college student, and it seemed that he would become a college student in the future.
Everyone congratulated Grandma Yan, saying that her family would soon have another college student.
Grandma Yan thought to herself, "Why are you congratulating me? I knew all along that my baby would definitely become a college student."
The village party secretary took out twenty yuan from his pocket and handed it to Dongnan: "Dongnan, when you took the exam in June, the commune decided that if you passed, this would be a reward from the commune for you."
Yan Dongnan accepted the money and bowed to the village party secretary and village head: "Thank you for the commune's support, thank you for the village party secretary and village head, and thank you accountant, thank you all."
When Grandma Yan saw that they had come to give money, she became even more enthusiastic. "My eldest grandson has been admitted to university today, and my in-laws have also come. Village secretary, you should all stay for a celebratory meal."
Families with better means would hold celebratory meals for happy occasions, and Grandma Yan's insistence on staying made the village secretary and others very happy; the Yan family was indeed very impressive.
Grandma Yan spoke up again: "Beinan, go to Uncle Village Chief's house and ask Sister-in-law Ma to bring the children over to help with the fire, and also borrow a few stools."
"Southwest, go to the village secretary's and the chief accountant's houses and ask your aunt and children to come over and have some fun."
"Southeast, you and your dad go to the village committee and borrow some tables and chairs. We definitely won't have enough tonight."
Cuihua's second brother, eldest brother, and younger brother also ran out. They were originally going to borrow tables and chairs tomorrow, but since there were so many people today, they borrowed some to use first.
Cuihua's two sisters-in-law were also capable people. When they learned that Cuihua wanted to kill the hens, they did not agree. Cuihua smiled and told them that these three hens had stopped laying eggs.
Oh, since they're not laying eggs anymore, keeping them is just a waste of food. Let's kill them then. We'll kill the other two tomorrow.
The roe deer's internal organs also need to be cleaned thoroughly. Later, we'll stew a big pot of vegetables with some wood ear mushrooms.
Cornmeal and wheat flour were mixed together to make steamed buns, and white rice was also cooked.
We also took out some rabbit and wild boar meat from the cellar. Today's dishes should be more sumptuous, after all, there's such a big happy occasion in the family.
Yan Xiaoqiang took out four bottles of Lao Bai Gan liquor and two packs of Fengshou cigarettes. This time, Zhao Weiguo and his brother were very thoughtful; there were definitely enough cigarettes and liquor.
The village secretary's eyes lit up when he saw the Lao Bai Gan liquor and Fengshou cigarettes. These things weren't available in town, so it must have been Daqiang who got them. Having connections in the city is really convenient.
The main room of the house was the children's and women's quarters, while the men had all gone to the courtyard to eat.
Fortunately, the stars were shining brightly that night, and the moonlight was as bright as a plate. The silvery moonlight shone on the earth, and these men, who were talking loudly, did not disperse until their wine was finished and their cigarettes were extinguished.
The newly built house in the backyard has three rooms. In addition to the new house in the southeast, the other two rooms were used by Cuihua's family members, one for the men and one for the women.
Before dawn the next day, Cuihua and Xuemei were already up. Cuihua told Xuemei to go back to sleep for a while, saying that she was a new bride and shouldn't be doing any work.
Xuemei didn't care about that. Besides, today was just a formality; they wouldn't actually consummate their marriage until she graduated from Southeast University.
Xuemei first boiled water in the kitchen. Today she was going to kill a chicken and a roe deer, so she needed to have enough hot water. She also needed to wash the clothes that she hadn't had time to wash yesterday.
Seeing Xue Mei's insistence, Cuihua didn't say anything more. She went to the yard to feed the rabbits and chickens, so that she wouldn't forget them when things got busy.
They killed two old hens, and then had Bei Nan pluck their feathers. Finally, they swept the yard clean, set up tables and chairs, and prepared to receive guests.
Southeast had also gotten up and put up all the big red "double happiness" characters he had bought from the town, from the door to the window, leaving none out.
He then neatly placed his and Xuemei's new clothes on the bed, waiting for the auspicious time to put them on.
Bei Nan and Xin Nan had already taken a cold shower in the yard; they both had to wear new clothes today for their eldest brother's wedding.
Yan Xiaonan also got up early today, and it was only then that she remembered that her older brother hadn't asked for a best man or bridesmaid.
But it seems they don't need to. They just ride a bicycle around the village. What about the best man and bridesmaid? Do they have to run after them?
Sister-in-law Ma came knocking on the door with several close village women. Today, the Yan family had set up four tables of wine and drinks in their courtyard, inviting their close childhood friends and relatives.
Four tables have been set up outside the courtyard, for representatives from each household. There are more than 30 households in the village, so four tables are enough.
So they came today to help with cooking. As soon as they entered the courtyard, they saw that Cuihua's sister-in-law was already kneading dough. The group of them didn't hesitate and started working together after washing their hands.
Yan Xiaoqiang and several of his brothers-in-law worked together to process the roe deer. They also had to set up a large pot at the door, as the two pots at home were not enough.
The big pot was borrowed from the village. Villagers use this pot to make dishes like stewed pig. Two men set up the stand, put the pot on it, and all they need to do is add a few handfuls of firewood.
Tang Jianjun and several childhood friends also arrived, each carrying firewood and baskets filled with gifts collected from several families, as well as many firecrackers and double-bang firecrackers.
The meat has been prepared, the big pot is burning, the steamed buns are being steamed, and Grandma Yan and Yan Xiaonan have also prepared the candies.
The village and the village secretary were already drinking tea and chatting in the courtyard; they couldn't just stay at home and do nothing on such a lively day.
At ten o'clock in the morning, the auspicious time arrived. Dongnan and Xuemei, dressed in brand-new shirts and leather shoes, walked out of the main room with big red flowers on their heads.
Southwest had already placed his gleaming bicycle in front of his house, and Yan Xiaoqiang's childhood friends had also prepared firecrackers.
When the newlyweds came out, firecrackers and other fireworks were lit. In an instant, the crackling sound of firecrackers told everyone that the newlyweds were about to come out.
Southeast took Xuemei's hand and walked outside, then got on the bicycle. Xuemei, carrying a basket full of candy, also got on.
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