No matter what the loud noise in the mountains was, Mu Huaixi enjoyed the gorgeous fireworks on New Year's Eve.
Ying Mingcheng had to wait until he had inspected the camp and arranged all the big and small matters before he could come back. That night, she ate dumplings with everyone in the cafeteria, and also had the smoked hairtail specially made by Master Bai. She also went to Sister Yu's house to drink a cup of tea, and then followed the large group of people from the family compound to Yinjiao Mountain and found a place sheltered from the wind to wait.
"Bang!"
When the first loud bang came, the darkness in front of everyone's eyes was dispelled by the shining colorful light, and the warm fireworks bloomed in the cold wind. Adults and children around them exclaimed and gave even more enthusiastic praise.
"Bang, bang, bang~"
Brilliant fireworks exploded one after another in the sky, turning into brilliant meteors, awakening the mountains that had been sleeping for many years. Even in Maidiping or even farther away, one could get a glimpse of the beauty of the shooting stars.
The rumbling sound of fireworks shook the sky. Amidst the joy and noise, Mu Huaixi suddenly turned around to look into Hulu Valley. If she heard correctly, there was also a deafening rumbling sound in Hulu Valley, very similar to the earthquake that shook the mountains in the afternoon.
However, it was obscured by the fireworks and not many people noticed it.
She counted carefully in the midst of the splendor. A total of nine rumbling sounds were heard in the valley, each with the power to shake the mountains and rivers. Finally, silence returned with the ending of the fireworks.
She kept looking back, and in the eyes of Sister Hongxia beside her, she showed a different expression. However, just now, the fireworks were brilliant, and everyone was cheering and screaming. Wang Hongxia waited for the noisy voices to fade away before she slyly bumped into Mu Huaixi and said, "Xiao Mu, you want to meet the deputy battalion commander, right?"
"......" Mu Huaixi did think of Ying Mingcheng the moment the fireworks rose, and wanted to watch the beautiful scenery with him, so she nodded without hiding it.
"Oh, you're still young, and you've all been through this." Sister Hongxia didn't tease him as usual. She just called her son and daughter, picked up the sleepy child, and followed the crowd back. "Soldiers earn a lot, but they're also very busy. Every day is either training or on missions. Especially when everyone else is reuniting, he doesn't see anyone."
Tonight is New Year's Eve. Even though they are right next to the military camp, they cannot reunite with their husbands.
The discipline in the military camp is extremely strict. Only a few people can take leave to go home and visit their families. Others still have to stay in the camp except for training. Therefore, not only Ying Mingcheng has to be on duty, but other battalion commanders and company commanders are also busy during this festive season. In addition to caring about whether the brothers in the camp have enough food and clothing, they also have to pay more attention to their emotions.
Therefore, tonight, most of the people on the mountain are families gathered here to watch the fireworks.
"Actually, we did watch the fireworks together." Mu Huaixi saw that she was a little sad and hurried to comfort her.
Wang Hongxia grabbed one of her twin sons, who was running fast, and the resentment in her eyes disappeared. "Sister, what you said is true. People are easily dissatisfied. In the past, when my husband was not around, I could handle everything by myself. Why is it that this year, with him by my side, I am dissatisfied?"
"People are all made of flesh and blood, Sister Hongxia, this is all normal," Mu Huaixi comforted her seriously, which actually made her laugh.
But Mu Huaixi really thought so. She originally just wanted to find a normal husband to entrust her life to, as long as he didn't torture her like Zhang Hongwei. But after being with Ying Mingcheng, she gradually felt that men should be stronger. She couldn't let go of his muscular body. She didn't know if it was because she had lustful thoughts and was still not satisfied. Now she was happy because of the little bit of mutual understanding between them, and hoped to understand him better and have a better understanding with him.
Wang Hongxia immediately became nonchalant when she saw her shy face. "Think about it, you two still have a wedding ceremony tomorrow. If you work hard tonight, you won't be alone on next New Year's Eve!"
Mu Huaixi had heard so many teasings from her sisters-in-law that she no longer took it to heart. However, she had never imagined that the group wedding on the first day of the Lunar New Year would be so lively!
The group wedding started out normal. The families and soldiers performed choruses respectively, which instantly heated up the atmosphere in the cafeteria hung with lanterns and colorful paper.
The host of the wedding was Political Commissar Li. Mu Huaixi thought it would be an extremely serious group wedding, but she didn't expect that after entering the venue and taking the oath, Political Commissar Li directly announced that the couple would enter the heart-to-heart stage.
Mu Huaixi was standing in the crowd, still curious about what it meant for a couple to be heart-to-heart, when she saw a few young men running up excitedly, climbing onto the dining table nimbly, and taking out apples tied with ropes.
"Could this be..."
Before she could be surprised, Political Commissar Li's laughing voice echoed throughout the cafeteria, "A united husband and wife can achieve great things. Hey, whoever bites the apple first gets a piece of pork belly. There are five pieces in total, first come, first served!"
Pork belly!
Pork is hard currency these days. Although every household received some meat before the New Year, who would complain about having too much meat?
As soon as Political Commissar Li finished speaking, many newcomers rushed out and scrambled to stand under the apple.
Before Mu Huaixi could react, Ying Mingcheng pulled her out, but the moment she got a seat, Ying Mingcheng hugged her and pulled her aside, giving her place to another couple.
Each family had just been introduced. Mu Huaixi recognized that this was Captain Sha from the first battalion. He was originally at a sentry post on the plateau, and now there were still two red spots on his cheeks.
Mu Huaixi saw Ying Mingcheng's mouth moving, so she squeezed his hand. She understood.
Captain Sha's family is not well-off. He has four or five younger brothers and sisters who are still minors, but he already has a son and a daughter, so he needs this piece of meat even more.
Seeing that she understood his feelings, Ying Mingcheng tried to hold back, but still couldn't help but curl up the corners of his mouth.
Since it was a united game, naturally, these newcomers would not be allowed to bite the apple easily. The soldiers standing on the table lifted and lowered the apple, dancing like a juggler at a fair. The newcomers standing by the table stood with their hands behind their backs, staring at the apple above, jumping and dancing, as jubilant as koi in a fish pond.
"Ouch, ouch, ouch, bite!"
"Xiao Li, Xiao Li, don't be so anxious! Wait for your wife to jump again!"
"Kiss, kiss!!"
Before they even got the pork belly, the newlyweds started kissing each other on the mouth. The couple's faces instantly turned redder than apples, and the atmosphere in the cafeteria instantly reached its peak. The joyful cheers almost blew the roof off.
In the end, five couples got a bite of the apple and a long piece of pork belly from Political Commissar Li, while those who didn't get any also had smiling eyes and a deep affection, holding hands with blushing faces, and returned to their original positions amid the applause of the crowd.
After that, there were games like the three-legged race to win a big bone and squatting with his wife in his arms to win a salted fish. Ying Mingcheng always pulled her to actively grab a spot but gave it up at the last minute. It was not until there was an activity where he had to carry his wife back and forth to win the fried peanuts that he finally pulled her to take a seat.
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