Two days ago, Mu Jingheng called Kuang Guangzhi to inquire about Xu Mingyang's girlfriend, but Kuang Guangzhi was too tight-lipped and couldn't get any information out of him. Instead, he cheekily brought up the issue of seniority.
seniority in the family?
What seniority is there between Mu Jingheng and Kuang Guangzhi?
It's estimated that even going back eight hundred generations wouldn't bring them close.
Early in the morning, Mu Jingheng, Xu Xinning, and Xu Yaoqiang borrowed the village tractor to pick up the people.
Xu Laosan, Mu Jingshu, Xu Zeyu, Xu Zexin, and Xu Zelei, knowing they were going to pick up their uncle and aunt, insisted on going along.
Grandma Xu was delighted and agreed to everything with a wave of her hand.
Today, my family made steamed buns and dumplings, so as soon as Xu Mingyang and the others arrive, there will be fresh steamed buns and dumplings to eat.
This time, there are many varieties of dumplings, including those filled with red bean paste, and those with a filling made of diced meat, diced dried tofu, diced bamboo shoots, and diced eggs stir-fried together. The wrappers are made with mugwort and rice flour, and also with pure rice flour wrappers.
All red bean paste fillings are coated with a layer of glutinous rice, which makes it easy to distinguish between sweet and savory fillings.
When things are going well at home and there's a happy occasion, they'll make a little more of these pastries.
Besides steamed buns and dumplings, we also make layered cakes, which is a pastry that almost every family makes during the Chinese New Year. Those who can afford it make more, while those who can't make one or two as a token gesture.
This is mainly related to the symbolism of layered cake.
The distinct layers of the mille-feuille cake symbolize continuous progress and prosperity in life and work.
It also symbolizes good fortune, happiness, and fulfillment. It is an indispensable food for festivals, celebrations, weddings, and other occasions.
Layered cake also symbolizes abundance and increased income year after year.
So, Xu Mingyang definitely had to prepare this layered cake when he brought his girlfriend back.
In addition, they made all sorts of pretty-looking buns. Actually, the filling is similar to that of savory dumplings; it's just that they look nicer. These buns are all made using molds.
When there's a happy occasion in Old Xu's family, the neighbors come to help. They also bring their own materials to help with the preparations, hoping to share in the joy.
The tractor drove directly to the provincial capital's train station to pick them up. The younger children were shivering from the cold, but they were still very enthusiastic, imagining what their future aunt would look like.
When they arrived at the train station, Xu Xinning was worried that the younger children would get cold, so she took out two large tea mugs and led them inside the station to ask for hot water.
There was no hot water supply in the lobby at that time, but there were hot water bottles in the luggage storage area and ticket office, and they would provide hot water if customers asked for it.
Of the younger ones, only Mu Jingshu and Xu Laosan had ever ridden a train before, while the other three had never ridden one. So they were all very excited to be at the train station.
"I saw the train coming into the station, it's so long!"
"It should be quite stable sitting on the train, right?"
"Not necessarily, train tracks also have uphill and downhill sections."
"Since there are no potholes on the road, it must be very stable."
"How can it be stable with uphill and downhill slopes?"
"Stop arguing, ask Lao San and Jing Shu. They've been on the train before, they know."
At this moment, Xu Laosan and Mu Jingshu suddenly felt a bit proud, after all, they had been on trains before!
Xu Laosan: "Of course it's very stable on the train. There are seats and beds on the train."
"Why is there a bed?"
Xu Laosan: "Those who take the train must be going far away. In some places, it takes several days and nights. How can they stand it if there is no bed?"
"Third brother, tell us about the beds on the train."
Xu Laosan: "On the train, the ones with only seats are called hard seats, and the ones with beds are called sleeper berths. They are divided into small compartments with six beds in each compartment, distributed on both sides. There are three beds on each side, one upper, one middle, and one lower, and a table is placed between the two beds. There are also soft sleeper berths on the train, with four beds in a small compartment, two on each side. However, soft sleeper berths are for people of high status, such as high-ranking leaders and foreign guests."
"Really? Third brother, have you ever seen foreign guests? What do they look like?"
Xu Laosan: "Blue eyes, high nose, fair skin, and blond hair."
"Hahaha, isn't that a monster?"
Xu Laosan laughed along with him.
Mu Jingshu added, "Foreigners also have black hair and dark skin, the kind that are so dark you can't even find them at night."
"Is there any coal black?"
Mu Jingshu shook her head: "No, actually it should be described as brown."
"People outside are terrifying!"
Xu Laosan didn't lie and said, "What's so scary about it? Aren't we all just two eyes, a nose, and a mouth?"
"Fourth Brother, don't they have ears?"
Xu Xinning felt like she was going crazy trying to hold back her laughter; she never expected her cousins to be so funny.
Old Xu gave him a flick on the forehead and said irritably, "Aren't all people's ears the same all over the world? What's there to say?"
The old man and the young man thought that this made sense, so they stopped talking. However, they were secretly planning to take a train ride sometime in the future, preferably in a sleeper car.
After getting two large cups of hot water, the group went to the platform to wait for others.
This was the first time the three boys had seen a train up close, and they were so excited that they looked around and almost reached out to touch it.
It's not that they don't want to touch it, but that they dare not, for fear of being seen and arrested.
The group waited for a long time before the train carrying Xu Mingyang and his companions finally arrived.
Xu Mingyang never expected so many people to come and pick him up, and he was very moved.
Xu Mingyang's girlfriend is Kuang Guangzhi's younger sister, Kuang Meizhu.
When Kuang Meizhu returned from Xu Mingyang's unit, she thought that it was impossible for her and Xu Mingyang to be together. So she followed her parents' arrangements and waited for blind dates. At that time, she was depressed and thought that she would live her life numbly like most people.
On the day she went on her blind date, Xu Mingyang suddenly rushed over, grabbed Kuang Meizhu without saying a word, and ran away. The matchmaker chased after them, shouting, but Xu Mingyang didn't care and just kept running wildly with Kuang Meizhu in his hand.
The two ran for a long time, until Kuang Meizhu could no longer run, and Xu Mingyang finally stopped.
By this time, they were already quite far from the place where they were supposed to meet.
This was the most outrageous thing Xu Mingyang had ever done in his life, but he didn't regret it. On the contrary, he was quite glad that he had made it.
Ever since Kuang Meizhu returned from the army, Xu Mingyang has been looking for an opportunity to ask for leave, as he wants to go to Kuang Meizhu's house to propose marriage.
When his wife in the army found out, she even bought him a lot of things for the marriage proposal.
When Xu Mingyang arrived at the Kuang family home after everything was ready, he was told that Kuang Meizhu had gone on a blind date. Xu Mingyang was very anxious. He had only one thought in his mind: he had to win his wife back.
This led to the scene where he dragged Kwong Mei-chu along.
At first, Kwong Mei-chu was dizzy. Even after running a long distance, she still couldn't come to her senses. But when she saw the two of them holding hands tightly, Kwong Mei-chu smiled, and then she started to cry.
Xu Mingyang was at a loss when he saw Kuang Meizhu crying, and thought that Kuang Meizhu didn't want to be with him anymore.
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