Chapter 54 Chapter 54 Envy and jealousy.
Mu Mian lay on the bed happily for a long time before getting up.
As soon as she went out, Mu Mian discovered that there was a crack in her parents' room.
Her mother was squatting on the ground, digging at the hole that Comrade Mu Fugui had dug.
Mu Mian poked his head in like a little puppy and whispered, "Mom, what are you doing?"
Comrade Liu Shuangcui was frightened and shuddered, "Oh my god, when did you stick your head here?"
Mu Mian told the truth, "Your door is not closed."
Liu Shuangcui pulled her daughter in and slammed the door shut. "Let me see if you still have the gold."
Mu Mian: “………………”
Last night her father was worried and wanted to dig another hole, and this morning her mother was also worried and checked it again.
I can only say that they are truly a couple.
Of course, Mu Mian didn't say that her mother was a little overly worried. She also squatted beside him and asked cooperatively, "Is he still there?"
Liu Shuangcui: "Of course! Stay inside safely!!"
After Liu Shuangcui finished digging, she stuffed the stone back into the hole. "My heart is still floating. I can't sleep well when I think about the gold hidden in my house."
The mother and daughter squatted together in a row.
Mu Mian: "I slept soundly. I even had a dream last night. I dreamed that our house turned into big gold bricks and we lived in this golden house. Hahaha..."
Liu Shuangcui widened her eyes and patted her chest, "Oh my God! You really dare to think that, but you can't tell anyone!"
Mu Mian leaned towards her mother sweetly, "I know, I'll tell mom~"
She is not stupid, how could she say anything?
She is very careful with her words and actions!
After being interrupted by her own daughter, Liu Shuangcui's elated heart finally settled down a little.
After the hole was blocked and the wardrobe was moved over to block it tightly, the mother and daughter opened the door and went out.
Zhao Meihua glanced over here and asked, "What are you doing in the house?"
Mu Mian came close to her grandmother and whispered, "My mother is worried and is looking after the gold."
Zhao Meihua showed an expression of empathy, "Don't mention your mother, I didn't sleep well last night."
Mu Mian looked around at the two busy gay men and said, "I think my brother and father are sleeping well."
Zhao Meihua: "They just fall asleep as soon as they lie down. They are heartless."
Mu Mian recalled her father's past deeds last night and laughed, "Otherwise, how could he kick my grandpa's leg so hard that it turned blue?"
If he hadn't slept so soundly, how could he have kicked his future father-in-law twice!
Mu Fugui happened to pass by and said, "Hey, you're teasing your dad so early in the morning."
As he said this, he rubbed his daughter's hair.
My hair was not combed to begin with, and it became even more frizzy after being rubbed.
Mu Mian had a fluffy head, "Hehe~"
Liu Shuangcui was just looking at the gold in the room at first, but now she was in a hurry again, "Stop making a fuss and take away those cucumbers."
Mu Mian: "I'll come after I wash my face!"
Liu Shuangcui: "I'm talking to your father."
Mu Fugui: "Come on, come on. I think I am the best person to serve in this family."
Liu Shuangcui: "It's easy to use. It just moves when you poke it. How long have I been leaving that cucumber on the chopping board?!"
Mu Fugui: "You didn't tell me, I thought mom was going to use it to make soup."
Early in the morning, the couple started their daily quarrel.
As they were talking, Mu Zhuo came over after feeding the chickens and sat down next to his little sister.
Mu Mian had just scooped water into the basin and was about to wash her face when she turned her head and looked back, "What are you doing? Brother, do you need me for something?"
Now that they have found a partner, doesn't it mean that she, as the matchmaker, can retire?
Mu Zhuo: "I'm not going to use you. I wanted to ask you if you want to go to the commune with me."
Mu Mian: "Shouldn't you ask Sister Sihui to go with you?"
Mu Zhuo: "I just showed her the application report. She said that I can go alone. If she goes with me, she will have to ask for leave, which is a waste of time. It's not necessary."
Mu Mian: “………………”
This is something her sister Sihui would say.
She is as rational as her mother. It is conceivable that after they get married, there will be no conflicts between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
Mu Mian put the towel in the basin and rubbed it. "Sister Sihui is not going, and I don't want to go either. You go by yourself, take dad's bicycle, and go quickly and come back soon!"
Mu Zhuo looked very excited, "Why would I want to ride on my dad's bicycle? I want to walk!"
As he said this, he turned his head and looked at his younger sister with sparkling eyes.
The meaning is quite obvious.
The brother and sister looked at each other.
Mu Mian: “…………”
No wonder he kept asking her to go with him. It seemed that her elder brother was still shocked by the gold last night and hadn’t recovered yet.
Comrade Mu Fugui came over and interjected, "How about we leave now? Leave the bicycle at home!"
Mu Mian waved her hands in front of her eldest brother and father, "What are you thinking about so early in the morning? Let me tell you, this kind of thing is hard to come by, and you will definitely not find it even if you look for it deliberately!"
Unless, you have a friend who has a second chance at life.
She knows where the talent is! !
Otherwise, you'd just be like her, making a little bit of Karami money and picking up some small gold melon seeds or something.
That’s not right, she still has her copper bowl! This doesn't depend on Shi Xiaolian.
Pure windfall! !
Mu Zhuo looked at his little sister's serious expression and was overjoyed. "Okay! You're lucky. I'll listen to you. I'll ride my bike with Dad later."
Mu Mian patted his elder brother on the shoulder and said, "That's right, brother, you have grown up and need to leave your sister and me to live on your own. It's just a matter of filing a report. I'll be back soon."
Mu Zhuo was a man who liked to chat with his younger sister about everything. He squatted on the ground and continued to chatter, "I'll make a phone call after I finish writing the report and ask Lao Wen if he has any tickets. I remember he seemed to have a ticket for the sewing plane."
Mu Mian got excited when he heard about the tickets for the three big items. "Sewing tickets, are they for Sister Sihui as a betrothal gift?"
Mu Zhuo: "Well, I'll prepare it first."
Although Sihui had mentioned it vaguely just now, the general meaning was that she had no dowry and asked him not to prepare a betrothal gift.
But how can we really not have any of them?
Whatever others have, his partner must have too!
Mu Zhuo looked down at his sister squatting next to him, and then said, "Old Wen seems to have some watch tickets. I'll ask him when I call him to see if he's willing to exchange them."
Mu Mian was puzzled, "Why does Captain Wen have so many votes?"
Although Captain Wen was half a level higher than her brother, she remembered that the difference in treatment didn't seem to be that big.
Mu Zhuo: "It seems to be a gift from his family. It was sent two days after I left. I overheard him talking to the boss about it."
Mu Mian was curious, "Why did my family suddenly give me the ticket? Captain Wen is getting married too? Brother, didn't you say that all your comrades are single?"
Mu Zhuo shook his head. "He is single. He doesn't even have a partner, so why would he get married? The leader's sister-in-law usually asks him to introduce a blind date, but he has never gone once."
After saying that, without waiting for his sister to ask again, Mu Zhuo immediately said: "Although Lao Wen doesn't have a partner, his second brother seems to have got married some time ago, and then his parents gave him all the money for his and his third brother's wedding."
Mu Mian opened his mouth slightly and raised his eyebrows in surprise. It can be seen that Captain Wen's parents are quite free and easy.
Mu Mian: "Then would they be willing to exchange this thing they are going to use for their wedding with you?"
No one knew what he was thinking of, but Mu Zhuo laughed out loud, "Old Wen will definitely agree. We don't know when he will get married."
"His older brothers both got married after they were 30, and his third brother seems to be 25 or 26 now, and I heard there is no news at all."
"When the captain's sister-in-law said she wanted to introduce him to someone, he said his third brother was still single, so he wasn't in a hurry and his parents didn't push him."
As he spoke, Mu Zhuo quietly leaned closer to his sister and whispered, "I suspect his family has a tradition of not being able to get married before the age of thirty."
Mu Mian chuckled, "Whose family has such a tradition? I'm just too busy to meet the right person, just like Sister Taozi."
Mu Zhuo also laughed, and his laugh was particularly flamboyant. "So, I am lucky!"
Mu Mian showed an expression of approval, "That's right! Haha, good!"
Mu Zhuo rested his elbows on his knees, "I wonder if Lao Wen has been replaced?"
"I should have asked him to change it when I left. I was in such a hurry that I forgot about it."
"Buy a watch so you can check the time when you take exams."
Mu Mian raised his eyelids and said, "Change it to me?"
Mu Zhuo nodded. "Otherwise, Mom can't use it, and Sihui can't use it either. Besides, she probably wouldn't want it even if I bought it. She said that we should just get the certificate when the time comes, and not get into all that clutter."
Mu Mian took the same posture as her brother, with her elbows on her knees, and said in a knowing tone, "Sister Sihui is a little bit stubborn."
In the past few years, one or two educated youth have gotten married, but their families are not here, so they naturally can't help much.
There is no such thing as dowry or gifts, just getting a marriage certificate means you are married.
Some people didn't even get married, they just had a drink and started living together.
Getting married is very simple these days.
Her sister Sihui's family definitely can't help. Her family certainly doesn't care about dowry or anything like that, but her sister Sihui herself probably still cares a little.
Her eldest brother's sewing machine was well prepared. It was not too conspicuous and would not cause gossip.
As Mu Mian thought about it, she thought about the watch ticket again. To be honest, she had been craving for the watch ticket for a long time.
Unfortunately, it’s really not easy to do.
The watch is really convenient for someone like her who is not very good at looking at the sun.
I don’t know how her mom and grandma saw it. How come she couldn’t understand whether the sun was one point slanted or two points slanted?
Mu Mian chuckled at Mu Zhuo and said, "If Captain Wen is really willing to make the change, I'll pay for it!"
Mu Zhuo rubbed his little sister's head and said, "You don't have to pay for it. I'll buy it for you!"
Mu Mian raised his head, "I have money!"
Mu Zhuo suddenly remembered the six large yellow croakers of his younger sister and stopped talking.
He really does not seem to be as rich as his younger sister now, and his younger sister seems to have more than a thousand yuan in cash.
It’s incredible! Which little girl is as capable as his sister? !
So, is there really no gold on that path? He really wants to go find it!
How about taking a walk along the small path when you come back from writing the report?
As soon as Mu Mian saw his brother's expression, he knew what the other person was thinking and was about to speak.
Comrade Liu Shuangcui's voice rang out first, "What are you two whispering about? It's like a hen laying eggs. You've been squatting there for a long time without moving, but you haven't laid two eggs."
Mu Zhuo was as easy to use as Comrade Mu Fugui. When he heard what his mother said, he stood up immediately and said, "What do you want me to do? I'll do it!"
Liu Shuangcui: "What can I do? It's all done. Let's eat!"
Mu Mian followed closely in his elder brother's footsteps, and even chuckled twice.
The eggs have indeed not been laid, but it’s okay to call a few times.
The key point is that her cry is very similar to the original, which made Comrade Liu Shuangcui laugh. "If you don't know, you might think that our old hen has escaped."
Mu Mian raised his chin and chuckled twice in response to Comrade Liu Shuangcui.
The old hen didn't come out, your daughter is here!
Zhao Meihua: "You're on Taobao with your mom again."
Liu Shuangcui commented, "It's like he never grows up."
While the adults were laughing, Eleven was stunned by what they heard.
The dog tilted its head back and looked at its owner, its big eyes full of confusion.
Maybe he didn't understand why this person, who was clearly his master, sounded like an old hen.
Mu Fugui laughed, "Silly dog!"
Almost at the moment he finished speaking, not knowing whether Eleven understood or not, he barked twice at Mu Fugui.
Mu Fugui said with a "tsk", "You have quite a bad temper."
Eleven: "Woof woof!"
Mu Fugui: "Okay, okay, you're not stupid, you're very smart."
Mu Mian knew his dog very well, "Eleven is probably just hungry."
Liu Shuangcui had already started eating. "Even dogs know how to get hungry, but you two have been sitting on the table for a long time and don't even know how to eat."
Mu Fugui: "Eat, eat, eat. Why aren't you eating?! Boss, hurry up and eat. After you finish eating, let's go. You can ride the bike today, and I'll sit in the back and relax."
Mu Zhuo: “Okay!”
Mu Mian didn't go out, but went to scoop some rice for Eleven first.
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After the father and son left, Mu Mian did not run out either. She cleaned up the house with the old lady and then went to the river to wash the dirty clothes.
Seeing that half of the water in the large vat was gone, he went to fetch two more buckets of water.
After finishing all the work, she sat in the house and started to work on her
Little picture book.
She had stopped writing articles a long time ago, and some of the journals she had submitted them to have ceased publication.
For those that have not stopped, their circulation has also been reduced and the requirements for manuscripts have become much stricter.
Mu Mian’s main focus now is on picture books. She still needs to make money, so she plans to finish the drawings first and invest in them later.
Mu Mian knew two years ago that Nie Sihui had a friend at Shanghai Pictorial Publishing House, and he also learned some internal affairs through Nie Sihui.
For example, the Shanghai Pictorial Publishing House has not been particularly affected over the past year or so, and only a few individuals have been affected.
Manuscripts are still accepted, but the review is correspondingly more stringent.
This is not a big problem for Mu Mian, who has already published three or four books.
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It's very quiet at home.
Mu Mian had just started writing when the voices of Xiao Mi Miao and her sister suddenly came from the gate of the yard.
Mu Mian stretched his neck and saw several little kids following behind the two sisters.
Xiao Miaomiao saw her little cousin through the crack in the window at a glance. The little girl jumped up and down, "Sister Mian Ya!"
Mu Mian stood up and leaned over the window. "What are you doing?"
Xiao Miaomiao, like a happy puppy, quickly rushed into Mu Mian's room with her short legs, "I came to play with you!"
All the little rascals behind her followed in one by one.
"Sister Mian Ya!"
"Sister Mian Ya, what are you doing?"
"Sister Mian Ya~"
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Mu Mian is good-looking, cheerful all day long, easy to talk to, and strong enough to lift children around.
In the eyes of the little kids, their sister Mian Ya is the most powerful kid in the whole team!
The kind that is extremely powerful, even adults can’t beat it! No one can compare! !
So there are always children growing up in Mu Mian's house.
Mu Mian was used to it. After all, everyone from one or two years younger to three or four years older than her had called her sister.
It's common and nothing unusual.
She looked at Xiao Miaomiao who was at the front and straightened her slightly crooked braids. "Are you really here to play with me?"
Xiao Miaomiao raised her teeth and smiled, "Hehe, Wangwang wanted to eat candy, so he insisted that I ask Brother Zhuo and Sister Sihui when they will get married?"
For the little kids, the Chinese New Year and when someone in the team gets married are definitely days worth being happy about.
Because at this time the adults will be very generous and will give out candies, and those who are close to each other will even give each other a few cents of New Year's money.
Mu Mian laughed out loud, "It's still early, at least a month."
Several little idiots opened their eyes wide at the same time as if they had heard something incredible.
Xiao Miaomiao: "Does it take so long? Why does it take so long?"
Mu Mian: "Long? This is already fast!"
Xiao Miaomiao pouted, "Sister Mian Ya is lying, how can it be fast? My dad said that he and my mom will be married in less than a week."
Mu Mian: "Your parents are in a special situation."
Her aunt had nowhere to go at that time, so of course she had to get married quickly.
Xiao Miaomiao raised her little head, "What's the special situation?"
Before Mu Mian could say anything, the little carrot head named Wangwang was confused and asked Xiao Maizi, "Your parents got married so quickly, why didn't we get any candy?"
Xiao Miaomiao: "Yes, why?"
Xiao Maizi really acts like a big sister. Although she is only 20 minutes older than Xiao Miaomiao, she is as calm as if she is two years older. "Because we didn't exist at that time."
Xiao Miao Miao was curious about the baby's possession, "Then where are we?"
Xiaomaizi doesn't know the answer to this question either.
Several little rascals turned their heads at the same time to look at Mu Mian.
Mu Mian: “………………”
Of course, Mu Mian couldn't explain the origin of life to a bunch of little kids in this day and age.
She fished in her pocket, took out a few candies and handed them over, "As usual, one candy per person. If you can dig up a worm, you can have another one."
In the past year or two, her old hen has relied on these little radishes as a snack.
Wangwang was the first to respond, "I'll go dig! Sister Mian Ya, I promise to dig a lot!"
Mu Mian touched the short hair and said, "I believe you!"
The few little rascals immediately ran away with their heads held high, as if they had accomplished some difficult task.
Xiao Maizi didn't leave, she looked at the picture books on Mu Mian's desk, "Sister Mian, can I take another look?"
Mu Mian directly lifted the person up and put him on the chair next to him. "Look at it as you like, just don't damage it."
Xiao Miaomiao realized later that her sister hadn't caught up with her, so she turned around and ran back, "Sister, why don't you leave?"
Xiao Maizi looked like he was saying, "I'm already a little adult, I won't play with you little brats." "I want to read a book, you go with them."
Xiao Miaomiao looked disgusted and said, "What's so good about this book? The words look like little bugs."
An old lady passed by and looked at her little granddaughter with worry: "What are you going to do when you go to school?"
Xiao Miaomiao waved her hand and said with a look of self-righteousness: "Just let my sister take care of my studies!"
The old lady was overjoyed, "It's all over, there's a little idiot in the family."
Xiao Miaomiao stamped her feet in dissatisfaction, "I'm not stupid, Dad said I'm very smart!"
After shouting, she ran to find her friends.
Mu Mian moved another chair in and sat next to Xiao Maizi.
Without the chattering of the little kids, the room suddenly became much quieter.
Of course Xiaomaizi couldn't read, but she was very happy just looking at the pictures. The little girl sat there with a very serious look on her face.
When the two sisters were sitting in a row.
Red Star Commune.
After Mu Zhuo arrived at the post office, he first called the message room.
By the time the soldier on duty went to call Wen Zhan, the report was expedited.
Expedited processing is more expensive, but it is faster.
Just as I was done, the phone call came in.
Without waiting for Wen Chan to speak, Mu Zhuo immediately started blabbering, "Old Wen, you haven't exchanged the tickets your family sent you, have you?"
After fighting side by side for four or five years and experiencing life and death many times, the two men have become so familiar with each other that they speak very casually to each other.
Wen Chen: "No, you called just to talk about this? You want tickets?"
Mu Zhuo: "Yes, yes, yes...Yes! When will you take your vacation? Can you come over in August? I'll go to the provincial capital to find you then!"
Wen Chen: "About early August."
Mu Zhuo: "That should be in time."
Wen Chen: "What do you mean by too late? This ticket will not expire."
In the message room.
Wen Zhuo, who was holding the phone, was just speaking casually, but the next second, Mu Zhuo's laughter, which was raised to a higher pitch, suddenly came from the phone, and there was an inexplicable sense of arrogance in his voice, as if "you finally got to the point".
Wen Chen was very familiar with this laughter; this man always laughed this way whenever he talked about his sister.
Just when Wen Zhuan thought that this person was going to start with "my little sister" again, he suddenly heard someone say, "The ticket will not expire. There are only a few good days to get married."
Wen Zhan was silent for two seconds and didn't speak yet.
Mu Zhuo started blabbering again, "I've already sent the report, please keep an eye on it for me, and don't forget the tickets. When you get married, I'll help you get them and make sure you get everything!"
Wen Zhuan, who had no intention of getting married, replied: "No, who is your partner?"
Mu Zhuo said in a tone of "you finally got to the point", "He was an educated youth from our brigade, thanks to my younger sister. Let me tell you, my younger sister..."
After Mu Zhuo finished talking, he successfully reduced his phone bill to five dollars.
He didn't feel sorry at all and took it happily.
On the other side, Ningzhang City.
Dong Qie heard that Mu Zhuo had called, so he came to the switchboard room a little later.
When he arrived, Wen Zhan had just died.
Dong Qie came over immediately and asked, "Why did Lao Mu call?"
Wen Chen was very direct, "She said she had filed a marriage report and asked us to help keep an eye on it. Oh, and she also said she wanted to exchange some tickets."
Dong Qie was shocked to hear that his best comrade was getting married. "What?! How long has he been back? And he already has a girlfriend?!"
Wen Chen was very good at summarizing, "It must be his sister who pulled the strings."
Then he repeated to Dong Qie exactly what Mu Zhuo had said.
Dong Qie was very moved, envious and jealous, "Where on earth did he get such a beautiful girl?!"
When the man was in the army, the little girl eagerly sent him a lot of things. At such a young age, she could earn money and sew words. It was obvious that she held her brother very dearly.
When you are at home, you can quickly find a good partner for someone.
Why doesn’t he have such a smart and well-behaved sister!
Wen Chen: "He was born by his parents."
Dong Qie had a longing expression, "Lao Wen said, let me
Is it too late for mom and dad to give birth to a child for me now? ”
Wen Chen: “………………”
If his memory was correct, he remembered that Uncle Dong and Aunt Dong seemed to be over fifty years old.
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