"Xiao Hei!" When Funiu saw her brother and Xiao Hei walking out of the woods, the worried expression on her face immediately disappeared, and she ran towards them with a smile.
Xiao Hei let go of the corner of Xu Jianguo's clothes and let Fu Niu hold him tightly until Xiao Hei rolled his eyes.
Xiao Hei, who successfully escaped from Funiu's death embrace, rushed to Wen Sitian's side. He first rubbed against her, Daya and Erya respectively, to show that there was no need to worry. Then he put his dog head in Wen Sitian's arms and nudged her steady little hand with his nose.
The furry touch immediately made the little guy giggle, and the family's mood, which was infected by Xiao Hei's sadness, suddenly disappeared, and the clouds cleared and the sun came out.
Xu Jianguo looked at his watch. It was almost 3:30 in the afternoon. After he said hello, the few of them set off again. Finally, they arrived at the entrance of Sandaliang Village before 4 o'clock.
A few people stood halfway up the mountain, looking at the small village with smoke rising from chimneys below, feeling extremely peaceful and calm in their hearts.
But this feeling of tranquility did not last long and was soon drowned out by the chattering of our tour guide, the little girl Funniu.
She was seen standing halfway up the mountain, pointing left and right with her little hands, constantly introducing to Daya and Erya the places she had visited when she was a child.
"Look, sister Daya, that's where my brother and I farm!"
"That big tree is where Brother Stone and I play in the mud."
"there……"
Xu Jianguo looked at the beautiful scene before him, put his arm around Wen Sitian's shoulders, and said with a smile, "Let's go home!"
"Well, let's go home!" Wen Sitian and Xu Jianguo looked at each other, smiled and nodded.
When the family appeared in the village, the news spread quickly. Sandaliang Village is surrounded by mountains and has a total population of only more than a hundred people. There is only one road leading to the village. Anyone entering the village will be discovered by the villagers at the first time.
"Second Uncle, Third Aunt, Uncle Lao Ga, Sister Chunni, Brother Dazhuang..." Xu Jianguo walked towards home while greeting everyone he met on the way, including the three girls, and everyone was carrying a lot of things in their hands.
Even Xiao Hei could not escape. It was like a camel on the Silk Road, carrying several cloth bags on its back and following Wen Sitian.
"Are you Jianguo?"
"Oh my god, Xu Jianguo is back!"
"Jianguo is back!"
At this time, Li Mancang was preparing to eat at home. The village's autumn harvest this year had been completed. With the help of the new composting method invented by Xu Jianguo, the grain harvest in Sandaliang Village was better every year.
There is a custom in Sandaliang Village. After the autumn harvest, when there is not much work to do, the villagers usually only eat two meals a day. Over the course of a few months, they can save a lot of food and firewood.
If I really feel hungry at night, at most I can just boil or roast a sweet potato or potato, or nibble on a radish or something. Anyway, I won’t be hungry when I fall asleep.
Nowadays, in the northeastern region of Longxia Kingdom, many families still retain this custom.
Li Mancang had just picked up the chopsticks when he heard the sound of "bang bang bang" banging on the door in the yard.
He frowned, immediately got off the kang, and ran to the yard in his cloth slippers. The reason he was anxious was because he was worried that something might have happened to Li Dashan.
Ever since the old man had health problems, he and Li Erniu's families have been taking care of him, and each family cooks for the old man every day.
In the countryside, if someone dares to knock on the door like this, something big must have happened, so he unconsciously thought of Li Dashan and worried that something might have happened to the old man.
As soon as Li Mancang left the house, his eldest son Li Xin and youngest son Li Lei followed him out.
With a "crash", Li Mancang opened the courtyard door and found that the person standing outside was Li Yuqiang, the youngest son of the brigade accountant Li Changxing, who was also the one who patrolled the night with Xu Jianguo when the millet was drying.
Li Mancang asked anxiously, "Yuqiang, what happened?"
"Uncle Mancang, Jianguo is back!" Li Yuqiang said with surprise.
"Who? Who did you say is back?" Li Mancang asked with his eyes wide open and a trembling voice.
"Jianguo, Xu Jianguo is back!"
"Really, don't be mean to me, kid!"
"How dare I? It's really Jianguo. I didn't even have time to greet him, and he came to inform you!"
"Come on, come on, take me to see it!" Li Mancang's face suddenly showed excitement. He dragged Li Yuqiang out, but after a few steps, he returned to the yard again and said to his two sons who were still stunned, "Shitou, go tell your mother to cook a few more dishes. Jianguo is back!"
"Jinzi, hurry to your grandfather Dashan's house and tell your uncle Erniu!"
"Okay, I'll go talk to Mom right now!" Li Lei was the first to agree, then turned and ran into the house.
Li Xin also said: "Okay, I'll go right away!"
After saying this, Li Mancang held the door frame with one hand and held his shoes with the other, then trotted towards the village entrance.
At this time, Xu Jianguo and his family had already walked to the entrance of the brigade office. Behind them was a team of dozens of men, women, young and old. Many people in the team even held large bowls and ate while watching the fun.
Along the way, Xu Jianguo was responsible for distributing cigarettes to the men, while Wen Sitian was responsible for distributing candies to the women and children. The entire Sandaliang Village suddenly became lively.
And as the news spread, more and more villagers gathered here.
If we talk about the people who spread the news the fastest, it would be the children in the village. The year was 1962, and the people's lives were still hard. It was a luxury for the children to have a piece of candy. But Wen Sitian gave them White Rabbit milk candy, and the children were as happy as if it were New Year's Day. The children who received the candy shouted all over the village, and soon all the children were out, and the parents couldn't stop them even if they wanted to.
Funiu also found a few of her former friends among the group of children. When she introduced Daya and Erya to everyone, the children quickly became friends, chattering non-stop and laughing from time to time.
The population of Sandaliang Village is not large, and it is considered a very small village today. Except for a few bastard families like Li Jinlong and Li Jinhu's, the rest of the villagers have a good relationship with each other.
Therefore, Xu Jianguo is also willing to let everyone share in the glory after he becomes capable.
Just as he took out the fourth box of Zhonghua cigarettes from his pocket and was about to unwrap it, Li Mancang and Li Erniu came running over from the west and north ends of the village respectively.
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