In the evening, Li Chunli's brothers and sisters-in-law also came. They had the same surprised expressions as Li's father and mother when they saw Yuan Fangguo.
Li Chunli's sisters-in-law were whispering in the corner of the yard.
Yuan Fangguo felt a little embarrassed. He smiled bitterly in his heart. If he had known this would happen, he would not have come to stay at Li Chunli's house.
Although it was a bit awkward, Li Chunli's parents and brothers were very enthusiastic towards Yuan Fangguo. Even her brothers' children liked Yuan Fangguo very much, and each one called him uncle sweetly.
Niu Niu seemed a little afraid of Yuan Fangguo. She hid behind Li Chunli and looked at the stranger with wide eyes.
A little boy took Niuniu's hand and said loudly, "Don't be afraid, sister Niuniu. He is not your father and he won't hit you."
Yuan Fangguo became even more embarrassed. Li Chunli also noticed something was wrong and quickly explained to Yuan Fangguo, "Fangguo, Niuniu is a little afraid of you because Xiao Mingliang used to beat her often."
Yuan Fangguo was shocked. He never expected that Xiao Mingliang would hit such a cute girl like Niu Niu, not to mention that Niu Niu was his biological daughter.
"It's okay, Niu Niu, uncle will hug you." Yuan Fangguo opened his arms and said to Niu Niu with a smile.
Niuniu hesitated for a moment, and Li Chunli smiled and said, "Niuniu, don't you want to ride a big horse? Uncle can take you for fun."
When she heard that she could ride a big horse, Niu Niu's eyes lit up, she giggled, opened her arms, and jumped into Yuan Fangguo's arms.
"Let's take a plane." Yuan Fangguo said with a smile while holding Niuniu.
"Hehe..." Niu Niu's smiling face was like a flower.
When Li Chunli's nephews saw that Niu Niu was having fun riding a plane, they all asked their uncle to take them on a plane as well.
Yuan Fangguo was full of energy. He took Niuniu on the plane for a while and then picked up another child.
The child roared with excitement in the air.
It was not until his mother scolded him that he came down from Yuan Fangguo's arms with a look of reluctance.
The evening dishes were quite rich, including bacon, sausages, fish... These were dishes used to entertain guests during the New Year in rural Bashu. Yuan Fangguo picked up a piece of food with chopsticks and it seemed that he had not tasted the delicacies of his hometown for a long time.
The rural people also liked to drink, and they took a large earthen bowl and poured a full bowl for Yuan Fangguo.
Yuan Fangguo also accepted everyone's offer and started drinking with Li Chunli's father and brothers.
Although the atmosphere during the meal was good, her sister-in-law's voice could be heard scolding her brother from time to time.
"Drink less, Qiangwazi."
"Oh, I'm happy today."
"Drink it. If you drink too much, you'll have to sleep in the pigpen tonight."
"Just sleep, it's not like you haven't slept before."
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Li Chunli's second sister-in-law was so angry about what her second brother said that she took her children and went home without looking back.
"Erwazi, drink less." Seeing that the couple had some conflicts, Li's mother hurried to persuade them.
"I'm so happy today, my fourth sister is back."
"She's not leaving tomorrow, so drink less." Mother Li winked at Li Chunli.
Li Chunli also knew that her sisters-in-law were not easy to deal with. Even though her second brother acted like a man now, he would probably have to endure the anger of his second sister-in-law when he returned home.
"Second brother, drink less. Xiao Yuan can't drink much either."
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After much persuasion, Li Chunli's second brother finally finished the bowl of wine and stopped drinking.
When I was washing my feet before going to bed at night, I heard a series of ping-pong sounds outside the house. It was obvious that the couple was arguing.
"Don't go and see, they are used to it." When Li Chunli was about to go out to mediate, Li's mother quickly shook her head.
Li Chunli sighed helplessly.
The adobe house was not solid, just like the house in Yuan Fangguo's hometown. In the middle of the night, he heard the rustling of dirt falling from the wall. Yuan Fangguo pulled the light cord and saw a fat rat climbing onto the cabinet in the corner. Its pair of green bean-sized eyes met Yuan Fangguo's confused eyes unexpectedly.
The mouse didn't seem to be afraid of Yuan Fangguo. It even crawled forward a few steps. Then it turned its head and slid down the wooden cabinet, disappearing without a trace.
Yuan Fangguo was used to this kind of life being harassed by mice. After pulling the light cord, he continued to sleep soundly.
The next day, after having breakfast at Li Chunli's house, Yuan Fangguo prepared to leave.
Li Chunli was planning to take Niu Niu to the park in the county town for fun, so they went together.
Along the way, they met many people from the village. Without exception, they all looked at Yuan Fangguo with strange eyes. In their eyes, Yuan Fangguo was Li Chunli's boyfriend or second husband.
So when Li Chunli came back in the afternoon, some women in the village who were on good terms with her asked her why her husband didn't come back with her.
Li Chunli was at a loss for words and quickly began to explain.
However, her explanation did not seem to work. In less than two days, several production teams knew about it.
It takes about an hour to get from the county town to his hometown, and then Yuan Fangguo has to walk for about two hours to get home.
When he was in town, he bought a backpack and went to the farmers' market to buy some fresh vegetables before going home.
At half past twelve in the afternoon, the big willow tree at the entrance of the village was faintly visible.
"The college students are back?"
"Is Fang Guo back?"
Yuan Fangguo's parents were also quite popular in the village. When they saw that it was Yuan Fangguo who had returned home, they greeted him warmly.
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