Chapter 28 Chapter 28 Going to my uncle’s house.
Two people went up the mountain, and came down as a group of three.
Mu Mian took Shi Xiaolian home to get the books, but Xu Lele was not interested in the books and turned back to his home.
She exchanged an old book for two new books. Although she was just reading them, Shi Xiaolian still said thank you seriously.
Mu Mian narrowed his eyes and smiled, then moved closer to Shi Xiaolian. Although they were in her own home, she whispered like a thief, "Do you really want to thank me? Then do you know where I can find deer antlers and Ganoderma lucidum?"
Since there is no ginseng left, she can just settle for the next best thing.
She is not picky, she accepts anything, she accepts everything, the more the better, good, good, good...good ...
Shi Xiaolian: “………………”
Shi Xiaolian chuckled and looked at Mu Mian dimly, "Do you think I look like a Ganoderma lucidum?"
Mu Mian: “………………”
Could it be that Shi Xiaolian lived to her mother's age before coming back to her own world?
Just for a moment, she really seemed to see her mother's shadow.
However, it is difficult to ask such detailed questions, as they are not familiar enough to talk about the past.
Mu Mian chattered, "You are so young, why are you imitating those old ladies' way of talking? We don't have deer antlers or Ganoderma lucidum, but something else will do. Even a fly is meat, no matter how small it is. Let's cooperate, fifty-fifty!"
Although Mu Mian said this, it was actually just a joke and he didn't take it seriously.
Of course she knew that good things didn't come often, and she was very lucky to find one.
But who would have thought that as soon as she finished speaking, she found that Shi Xiaolian did not refute immediately, and her expression even seemed to be thoughtful.
Mu Mian's eyes lit up for a moment. What does this mean? ?
Something is happening!
Mu Mian got excited and moved closer. "Really? What is it?"
Shi Xiaolian staggered due to the squeeze, "………………"
Shi Xiaolian held onto the table next to her and stood still. "It's not time yet. Let's talk about it later."
Mu Mian had a lot of questions. "What do you mean it's not the right time yet? It hasn't grown well yet? Is it medicine?"
Shi Xiaolian: “No.”
Mu Mian opened his eyes wide, "What is that?"
Shi Xiaolian: "You will know when the time comes."
Mu Mian made a "tsk" sound, "You're halfway through your sentence, don't you know that what you're doing is very immoral?"
Shi Xiaolian was ruthless, "I don't think so."
She really hasn't thought about it yet. It's actually a bit dangerous. She needs to think about it again.
In the end, Mu Mian still failed to find the answer, and Shi Xiaolian left with the book.
Mu Mian was a carefree person. He worried about it for a while and then stopped worrying about it.
The main thing is that it's useless to worry about it. If the other person doesn't say anything, she can't ask him every day.
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Time flies, and it is already mid-August, and there is still no result for the manuscript I submitted.
Mu Mian had nothing better to do and started tinkering with some useful stuff.
This season is the time to go up the mountain to pick hazelnuts.
Mu Mian has an older brother who lives in the south, so of course the more of these dry goods the better. So she runs to the mountains every day. Sometimes she runs very far, because the ones nearby have been picked up long ago.
That day she and Xu Lele ran a little further and had a good harvest, picking a full small basket. When they walked back, the sun was almost setting.
Xu Lele was small and not very strong, so he found it a bit difficult to carry the small backpack. Mu Mian helped him from behind.
Not long after the two of them left, Xu Lele suddenly pricked up his ears, "Why do I seem to hear someone shouting?"
Mu Mian stopped walking after hearing this and listened carefully. "It seems so. It sounds a bit familiar."
It was intermittent, she didn't actually hear it clearly, she just had a feeling.
Xu Lele pulled the person away and said, "Let's go and take a look!"
His curiosity is quite strong, like a reincarnated cat.
The two of them walked towards the direction where the sound came from. After a while, Mu Mian pulled Xu Lele and quickened their pace.
This time she heard it clearly; the voice was clearly Nie Sihui's.
I don’t know if the person fell or something?
On the other side, Nie Sihui did fall and was unable to move. Her feet were not injured, but her legs were stuck.
She didn't know where this place was, and she was not familiar with the mountains here. She just walked a little further today, but when she turned around, she couldn't find the direction.
Nie Sihui was a little desperate. She watched the sun getting lower and lower. Although she had never experienced the night in the mountains, she thought of
I also know that there must be danger.
As she thought about it, Nie Sihui's eyes turned a little red. At this moment, she suddenly heard two childish voices.
"Sister Sihui!"
"Why did you fall?"
Nie Sihui looked up in surprise, "Xiao Mian, Lele!"
Mu Mian put down the backpack and ran forward a few steps.
Only then did they realize that not only had Nie Sihui fallen, but there was also a bundle of firewood pressing on her body. It was probably because the rope on her shoulders became tighter and tighter as she moved, and because it was a steep slope, there was no force point for her legs, so she couldn't break free for a while.
Mu Mian held a small sickle in one hand and pulled the sapling next to him down the slope with the other hand. "Sister Sihui, why are you running so far to collect firewood?"
They usually collect firewood at the foot of nearby mountains. Only when they need firewood for heating the kang in winter will the men in each household go a little further and bring back some coarse and durable firewood.
Nie Sihui: "I was lost, and when I came to my senses I realized I was getting further and further away."
Xu Lele also came over and said, "No wonder, you educated youth are prone to getting lost in the mountains."
Teacher Qian, their math teacher, had experienced this once before, and it was her father who brought people to look for him late at night.
However, Teacher Qian was not collecting firewood, but chasing a pheasant. In the end, he not only failed to catch the pheasant, but also lost himself.
Mu Mian had already gone down to Nie Sihui's side, and then she found that it was a little different from what she had just thought. Not only did Nie Sihui's leg have no force point, but it was also stuck.
Mu Mian looked around and asked, "Is he not hurt anywhere?"
Nie Sihui shook her head, her tone full of gratitude, "No, luckily I met you guys. I called for a long time but no one came. If it was night..."
She didn't dare to think about what happened next.
Mu Mian comforted him, "It won't be a big problem at night. There won't be any bears or wild boars on the hillside. There aren't many poisonous snakes here. At most there are some insects..."
Now it was Mu Mian who hadn't finished speaking. She suddenly remembered that this man was extremely afraid of insects.
Before, I would take a step back just by looking at the liquid in her bottle. Now, if it crawls onto my body, I would definitely jump three feet high.
As expected, Nie Sihui trembled as if she had thought of something, with an extremely terrified expression.
Mu Mian stuck out his tongue, and it seemed to pierce his heart directly.
If she fell into some hollow space with a height of ten meters, she would probably tremble with fear.
Mu Mian didn't say anything else. He picked up the small sickle and started cutting the rope on Nie Sihui's shoulder. After cutting, he pulled the bundle of firewood to the side.
Nie Sihui came back to her senses, "Is it a bit heavy? If you can't move it, then..."
Nie Sihui was halfway through her words when she turned around and discovered that the little girl had casually carried dozens of kilograms of firewood to the side.
You have to know that when she carried it on her back, she even put it on a big rock before carrying it.
Xu Lele chuckled, "Don't worry, Sister Sihui, my sister Mianmian is very strong."
Nie Sihui had already seen that it was indeed big, and the little girl easily lifted up the big rock that was stuck on her leg.
Mu Mian finally helped people drag the firewood up from the slope. After all, he had already picked it up, and if he just threw it here, it would have been a waste of work and what a shame!
Nie Sihui's mouth widened slightly, "Are all the people in your family so strong?"
She had discovered before that Aunt Shuang Cui was very capable. Even in the hottest weather, she could wield the hoe with great vigor and was more capable than many of the men.
She had heard a little about Xiaomian's deeds, but seeing is believing.
The two children and one adult walked and talked. Mu Mian nodded, "My mother is stronger than some other aunts. My father is also stronger. If he didn't have some strength, he couldn't hold down those pigs. My brother is the strongest, even stronger than my father!"
Nie Sihui had heard a little about Mu Zhuo. She heard it from other aunts at work.
It is said that he is smart, capable, and loves his sister.
When those aunties talked about this, the envy in their voices was overflowing, as if they wished that this guy was their own child. It can be seen that he is indeed an outstanding gay man.
Nie Sihui was curious, "How do you compare with your brother?"
Mu Mian was immediately asked, "I haven't competed before."
Xu Lele boasted without thinking, "It must be Sister Mianmian who is awesome!"
Mu Mian conservatively estimated, "It's hard to say now. I'm still young. It will definitely be me in the future! When my brother comes back, maybe we can compete."
Thinking of his eldest brother, Mu Mian curled his lips, "He used to hold me and toss me around. Maybe next time, I can lift him up and toss him around too."
I don’t know if Xu Lele was thinking of that funny scene, he laughed like a duck, quacking for a long time.
Nie Sihui was also amused, and there was a hint of envy in her laughter.
It seems like she was born without any affinity with brothers and sisters, and isn't very close to either the two above her or the two below her.
As we walked and talked, we arrived at the foot of the mountain without realizing it.
After separating from Nie Sihui, Mu Mian and Xu Lele continued walking home. Before they reached the door, they ran into Liu Shuangcui and Liu Guizhi.
Liu Guizhi ran over with a loud voice, took the basket from her daughter's back and asked, "Where have you been? You came back so late, I was so scared that I thought there was another kidnapper in the mountains."
Liu Shuangcui also took over from Mu Mian's back, "Guizhi and I were just about to go to the mountains to look for you guys."
If the child hasn't come back by dark, they won't go looking for him/her. They will probably think that the child is playing at someone's house and will come back on his/her own.
But ever since what happened last time, I can’t let it go.
Mu Mian held her mother's arm and said, "We ran into Sister Sihui on the way, so we were delayed for a while. We know the way, so we won't get lost."
Xu Lele was chattering on and on about Nie Sihui falling.
When they reached a fork in the road, the group separated and went back to their homes.
Mu Mian walked in front of her mother and as soon as she entered the house, she found two sieves of hazelnuts drying on the bamboo sieves.
Mu Mian looked at her grandmother and said, "Where did you pick them? You picked so many!"
Zhao Meihua: "Your mother picked them. Where did you go?"
Mu Mian repeated what she had just said, and everything in her backpack was poured out.
Mu Mian squatted on the ground and rummaged around, trying to separate the things that were piled together.
Liu Shuangcui smiled, "These wild hazelnuts are growing well this year."
Mu Mian looked very happy and asked casually, "Will you bring some for them when you go to your uncle's house in a few days?"
Liu Shuangcui shook her head. "No need. They have some on the mountain. Your cousin likes to go to the mountain every day. He will definitely take Nidan around the mountain when he has time. It doesn't matter."
Nidan is the boy from Mu Mian’s eldest cousin’s family.
Mu Mian smiled and said, "Hehe, then we'll eat it ourselves and send some more to Big Brother later!"
I'm going to Yangliu Brigade in a few days not because of any big event, but mainly to go to the mountains to visit Mu Mian's grandparents.
The two old people passed away on the same day. Mu Mian was not even born at that time.
Because of heavy rain, the nearby mountain collapsed and many people were buried. Some of those who were buried shallowly were rescued.
The two old men were still breathing when they were dug out, but they were too old to survive.
Mu Mian had never experienced these things and only heard about them from adults.
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The day when the two old people passed away happened to be a Sunday.
Except for Zhao Meihua, the family of three planned to go. Liu Shuangcui took a bag and filled it with some yellow paper that she had bought before.
The atmosphere outside is not tense at the moment, so it is okay to worship the elderly.
Only Mu Mian knew that in a few years, these things would have to happen quietly, otherwise they would easily be accused of being feudal and superstitious.
Yangliu Brigade and Qingfeng Brigade are in two directions of the commune, and are quite far apart. If you don’t have a bicycle at home, you have to walk.
Mu Mian squeezed in the back with her mother as usual. After the family talked for about an hour, they finally saw the entrance to the Yangliu Brigade.
Liu Shuangcui grew up here and was familiar with most of the villagers she met along the way.
"Hey, Dacui, did your family buy a bicycle? When did you buy it?"
"It looks brand new. It must have cost a lot of money, right?"
"Is this your little girl? I haven't seen her for a long time. How come she is getting prettier and prettier?"
"Where's your eldest? Oh yeah, look at my memory, your kid is in the army, I remember now."
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Chatting all the way, the bicycle was finally pushed to the home of Mu Mian's uncle Liu Dezheng.
Liu Dezheng now lives with his eldest son Liu Cheng's family. After his wife passed away, he never remarried and lives alone, and he lives a very comfortable life.
Liu Tao usually lives in the dormitory and only comes back occasionally.
Of course she is at home on weekdays.
They were still about ten meters away. When Liu Tao saw her second aunt and her family, she came over and said, "I saw you standing there for a long time from a distance. What were you talking to people about?"
Liu Shuangcui: "She didn't say anything. You know that Goudan's grandmother is a talkative person. She kept saying the same few words over and over again."
Liu Tao didn't ask any more questions. She turned around and took Mu Mian's hand. "Your butt must be sore from sitting all the way here, right?"
If you don't tell me, I wouldn't feel it. As soon as Liu Tao said it, Mu Mian immediately touched her little butt and said, "Yes, a little bit."
We were squeezed for an hour and the road was bumpy.
Liu Tao: "I'll make you something delicious at noon."
Mu Mian's eyes sparkled, "Then I'm in for a treat!"
After a few words, they entered the house. Liu Cheng stopped what he was doing and called out, "Second Aunt."
Liu Shuangcui glanced around and said, "Brother is not at home? Why are you running out at this time?"
Liu Cheng's wife is Mei Haoli, she is from Yangliu Brigade and is very close to Liu Shuangcui. "Second aunt, please sit down for a while. Dad went to the captain's house to discuss something and will be back in a few minutes."
Nowadays, a brigade only has a few cadres including the brigade leader, the village party secretary, the accountant and the women's director.
The team leader is in charge of production, and the village party secretary is responsible for other miscellaneous matters. In any case, they are all concerned about the team and are busy every day.
Liu Shuangcui was also used to her elder brother's behavior. After responding, she went to help Liu Cheng prepare the things for worship.
These are all jobs for adults, and Mu Mian has nothing to do, so she just squats in the shade and amuses her little niece.
Liu Cheng and Mei Haoli have two children. The eldest is a son who is five years old and his nickname is Nidan.
There is also a daughter, who is only two years old, and her name is Xiao Xuehua.
Children of this age are just learning to speak, and it is a time of fun.
Xiao Xuehua's hair was very thick. Mei Haoli tied it into a small bun in the middle, which trembled when she walked. She was so cute.
The little girl looked at Mu Mian curiously. The last time the aunt and niece met was during the Chinese New Year, and the child had long forgotten who was who.
Little Snowflake showed a few small teeth, "Sister~"
Mu Mian hugged her and said, "You are wrong. I am your cousin."
Xiaoxue didn't listen and called out to herself, "Sister, let's go and play~"
Mu Mian held the child in his arms and took out a candy from his pocket, "Come, learn from me, cousin, cousin..."
The little girl had sharp eyes. As soon as she saw the candy, she reached out to take it, "Candy, eat candy."
Mu Mian dodged for a moment, "You can only eat it if you call me right."
Upon hearing this, Nidan came over immediately and said, "I can call you! I'm right to call you! Cousin, cousin, cousin..."
Mei Haoli passed by and patted her boy on the back. "You are only three years younger than your cousin. You are so shameless."
Nidan is also a tough kid, "It's embarrassing, why should I be embarrassed?! My cousin is only three years older than me, but she is still my cousin! My dear cousin, really dear! Isn't that right, cousin?"
Mu Mian chuckled, "Yes, yes."
As she said this, she took out two hard candies and gave them to Nidan. These candies were given to her by Nie Sihui.
When Xiao Xuehua saw her brother got the candy, she immediately became anxious and called out in a clear and loud voice, "Cousin!"
Mu Mian rubbed the little girl's head in surprise and said, "Don't worry, I'll make it thinner for you. If it gets stuck in your throat by accident, you'll be dead."
You still need to be careful when letting a two-year-old child eat sweets.
Mu Mian twisted the candy this and that, trying to break it into two small pieces. Xiao Xuehua stood by, looking on eagerly, her saliva almost dripping.
Mu Mian divided it into two pieces before handing it to his niece, reminding her to eat slowly.
Little Snowflake eats really slowly. How slow is she?
She took two bites, took it out and looked at it, then took two more bites and looked at it again.
When the little girl's face and hands were covered with sticky saliva, Mu Mian calmly released his hands around his niece.
Well, he's quite cute when he's clean, and when he's dirty... he's just a normal child.
Mu Mian called Mei Haoli, "Cousin, do you have a handkerchief? Wipe Xiao Xuehua."
Mei Haoli was obviously used to it. She only took a glance and said, "It's okay. Wait until she finishes eating. Stay away from her so she doesn't get all over you."
As an eight-year-old girl who has always been known to be well-behaved and sensible, Mu Mian listened to her cousin's words without hesitation and immediately stood three steps away from her little niece.
When Xiao Xuehua finished eating and was cleaned up by her mother, Liu Dezheng finally returned from the captain's house.
Liu Shuangcui said in a disdainful tone, "I've been waiting for you. Why do you have to talk about it now?"
Liu Dezheng looked at the sun and said, "Oh, there's still time. Don't learn from Dongping, who is always in a hurry."
The three siblings grew up quarreling all the time, and Liu Shuangcui was not polite to her eldest brother, "I want to learn more from you, right? You are always so slow about everything."
Facing two strong sisters, Liu Dezheng was used to giving in. He looked at his son and daughter, "Are you done? If you're done, lock the door and go."
Liu Dongping has been traveling with the car again these two days. This is the job of a buyer at the purchasing station. She is often away from home. There is nothing she can do about it.
I've said before that she will come back alone in a few days.
Liu Cheng came out of the kitchen carrying a basket, "Okay, let's go."
Mei Haoli took a piece of clean cloth and covered it, "Block it. If dust gets in, you won't be able to eat it for a while."
Supplies are in short supply these days, so after worshiping the elders, the dishes usually have to be brought back and eaten, otherwise if they are left on the mountain, they will be taken away and eaten by others.
The customs here are quite simple. They just shovel the grass in front of the grave, burn some paper, pour some wine, and chat, and that's it.
Brother and sister Liu Shuangcui and Liu Dezheng took the lead in cleaning up. The two old people had passed away many years ago, and as time passed, the sadness faded.
Mu Mian didn't have much affection for her grandparents, after all, she had never met them. Her brother used to be quite close to the two old people, but unfortunately he is no longer here.
Liu Dezheng straightened up and took a rest after working for a while, and mentioned Mu Zhuo, "Next time when Xiao Zhuo comes back, I will bring him here too."
Liu Shuangcui didn't even raise her head, "I know."
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On the other side, the atmosphere at the Ningzhang City Army Base was extremely hot.
The joint training has ended and the competition was won, so the leaders organized a swimming competition for the soldiers to relax.
Anyone can participate, and there are rewards for those who win places.
Mu Zhuo was now wearing the dark purple shorts that his grandmother had just made for him, and was panting at the finish line.
There were too many people, so I had to swim several laps to compete, but the rewards were quite generous.
Mu Zhuo set his eyes on the third prize, which was a ten-foot-long red cloth, five pounds of meat and some tickets.
The red cloth was hard to come by and he wanted it very much.
My little sister is so fair, she will look good in bright red.
After making a set for my little sister, I can use the remaining pieces to make a small waistcoat for my grandmother. She will definitely think it is too conspicuous and won’t want to wear it outside.
It’s also good to wear it inside, and during the Chinese New Year you can sew some cotton inside, it will be festive and warm.
If you can’t send the meat back, you can ask the chef in the canteen to help you make it, brothers, it will be fun.
Mu Zhuo was still fantasizing about the reward he hadn't gotten yet when his platoon leader Dong Qie patted him on the shoulder and said, "You're so brave. You can throw someone ten meters away with just a few steps. Have you practiced this before?"
Wen Zhan followed behind Dong Qie, both of them were also shirtless and wearing shorts, and sat down next to Mu Zhuo.
Those who are still at the finish line need to take a rest and wait for the next round.
Mu Zhuo scratched his head and smiled a bit foolishly, "I didn't practice it specifically. There is a river next to our brigade. I used to go down to the river to fish all the time. I got the hang of it by swimming."
Dong Qie laughed, "Your butt has been beaten up a lot, right?"
Mu Zhuo also laughed, "That's right, my father's hand is very strong, one slap on the face can make half of my butt swell up."
Wen Chen also talked about the mischievous things he did in his childhood, and his eyes fell on Mu Zhuo's trouser legs.
Wen Chen said, "Are there words on your pants?"
Mu Zhuo looked down and saw that the edge of his trouser leg had rolled up a little at some point, and half of the safety belt that his younger sister had sewed for him was exposed.
When he heard someone ask, Mu Zhuo turned his entire trouser leg over and said, "My little sister specially sewed it for me. Doesn't it look good?"
"My family wrote to me saying that when my grandma turned 60, my little sister sewed a longevity card for her. My dad said it was very beautiful. It's a pity that I can't see it now."
When talking about his sister, Mu Zhuo couldn't hold back his words. "Look at the stitches, they are so dense and tight. I think in less than two years, my sister will be able to become a great tailor."
Wen Chen raised his eyebrows. The more he listened, the more he felt something was wrong.
Thinking about what happened in the message room before, Wen Chen asked doubtfully, "How many sisters do you have?"
Mu Zhuo shook his head, "No.
, I only have one biological sister. ”
Dong Qie: "The eight-year-old one?"
Mu Zhuo nodded, "Yes, my sister is amazing!!"
Dong Qie heard the two people talking, "………………"
It’s quite impressive, but from this description, I feel that the girl doesn’t look like eight years old.
Last time Mu Zhuo made him look like he was eight months old, this time he made him look like he was eighteen years old.
I don’t know if there’s something wrong with the brother’s description, or if this girl is just so magical?
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