Chapter 55 Chapter 55 The Liu family gathers together.
Wen Chen was enjoying the fun and said in a serious tone, "Next time you write to your aunt, you can tell her about this."
After he finished speaking, he added: "If you can't say it, I can help you say it."
Dong Qie turned his head and looked at Wen Chen, and said with a "tsk", "Old Wen, you are so mean!"
That's what he said.
If he really dared to say this in front of his parents, he would definitely get a few beatings from the old man, and he would be chased and beaten.
Wen Chen: "It's just a reasonable suggestion. You should speak up and my uncle should be beaten."
Dong Qie ignored his best friend's advice, and put his arm around Wen Chen's shoulder, "I finally understand. I'm not destined to have a sister. I might as well think about having a daughter in the future."
"My daughter is so wonderful, isn't she? From now on, she will come to me and call me daddy as soon as I get home. When I'm not at home, she will definitely look for me all over the house!"
"Oh my, it's so beautiful just thinking about it!"
Wen Chen chuckled, "You're thinking pretty far ahead."
Then he turned sideways and shook the big hand off his shoulder.
Dong Qie: "What do you mean by far? Look at Old Mu. How long has he been back? He already has a partner. If he has a partner, how can his daughter be far away?"
Wen Chen: "His daughter may not be far away, but you may not be sure."
Why would someone who doesn’t even have a partner want a daughter?
Dong Qie said with a "tsk", "You really deserve a beating for what you said, I just thought about it!"
Wen Zhuan gave Dong Qie a look and said calmly, "The truth is rather unpleasant to hear."
Dong Qie: “………………”
Dong Qie was so choked that he was speechless.
Probably because he was used to being choked, within a second, Dong Qie acted as if nothing had happened and did not mention his daughter again, whose whereabouts were unknown.
He put his hand on Wen Zhuan's shoulder again and said with interest: "It's just right. Aren't you going to the provincial capital with Lao Mu? Maybe you can catch up with his wedding banquet."
"You can take a look at our sister while you're at it. I'm really curious, what does that girl look like? Old Mu is praised to the heavens by others every day."
When Mu Zhuo was not around, this guy always called her "our sister, our sister". I'd have thought he really had a younger sister.
In fact, this man has an older brother and a younger brother, and with him in the middle, there is no girl!
Wen Chen: "Didn't Old Mu say that when they stood there, they looked like siblings."
Dong Qie snorted, looking mysterious, "I suspect he is just kidding. He said my sister looks like him, and he also said my sister is very pretty."
"Tell me, what a contradiction! He looks so big and rough, how can a girl be good-looking if she looks like him?"
Wen Chen: "Who knows, maybe it really exists."
Dong Qie: "I can guarantee that there is no such girl. Do you believe it? He must be talking nonsense."
Wen Chen: "Does it matter what you look like? People can write articles at the age of eight or nine."
Dong Qie: "That's right. Didn't Old Mu say before that he was going to take the high school entrance exam? My sister is not even thirteen, right? It's amazing. How come you guys are so smart?"
As Dong Qie was talking, he suddenly stopped smiling as if he remembered something. He leaned closer to Wen Chen and said in a low voice, "I think the atmosphere in Old Mu's team seems to be pretty good. If Teacher Yang could go there..."
Dong Qie didn't finish the rest of his words.
A good atmosphere means that there isn’t all that mess going on outside.
The cow sheds of this brigade are much better than those on some farms.
Wen Chen's expression calmed down, "Let me think about it."
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Mu Zhuo didn't know what the two people in Ningzhang City were whispering about. As long as he finished the report and made the phone call, he was done.
Mu Zhuo happily took another walk around the machinery factory, wanting to see if the recruitment results had come out.
His three younger brothers and sisters from his fourth uncle's family all participated.
Only one day had passed, so naturally the result wasn't out yet. To be exact, it was only half a day. How could it be that fast?
Recruiting workers is a big deal, so naturally we have to be cautious.
Without seeing the recruitment results, Mu Zhuo did not stay long and went back to the team.
However, when he went back, he still chose to take the small road.
The main hit is here.
What if?
He walked and stopped along the way, which took a lot of time, but he didn't see any broken boxes or jars.
Because the path was difficult to walk on, my clothes were accidentally scratched.
When Mu Zhuo came back, Mu Mian was no longer working on her picture books, but was helping the old lady make sauerkraut.
Mu Zhuo came over and reported the situation to his younger sister, "Lao Wen said he still has the tickets and is willing to exchange them!"
Mu Mian's eyes widened slightly, "Really?!"
This Captain Wen is really a good man. A really good man! !
I exchanged all three big tickets. I couldn’t ask for a better person! !
Mu Zhuo: “It’s true!”
The brother and sister are happy together.
Zhao Meihua also felt that her grandson's comrade-in-arms was truly a generous person. "This young man is coming to our provincial capital. When the time comes, see if he is free and invite him to our home."
Mu Zhuo: "I'll ask him then. Lao Wen has relatives in the provincial capital, so he may not be able to come to our team."
Mu Mian was curious, "What relatives?"
People from the capital have relatives here, but they are quite far away.
Mu Zhuo said: "It should be from his eldest brother's side, I am not sure about the details."
Mu Mian tilted his head and looked at Mu Zhuo in confusion.
Mu Zhuo explained in a low voice, "Lao Wen and his third brother have the same mother, and his older brothers have the same mother."
Zhao Meihua said in a knowing tone, "So the relationship between the brothers should be pretty good, right?"
Mu Mian agreed, "I think so."
He and his eldest brother do not have the same mother, but he has contacts with relatives on his eldest brother's mother's side. This can explain a lot of problems.
Mu Zhuo nodded, "Yes, I am fine. I often send things to Lao Wen, big and small packages."
Zhao Meihua sighed, "Whether people can get along well or not depends on fate. The same is true for family members. Some brothers may not get along well with each other."
Mu Mian leaned towards the old lady sweetly, "We get along well! Grandma and I are the best in the world!"
Mu Zhuo pretended to be jealous and said, "You said before that you were the best person in the world with me."
Zhao Meihua: "You know she's got that kind of mouth. She says that to everyone."
Mu Mian was not embarrassed at all and said with a smile, "It's all good~"
Zhao Meihua smiled as she watched the little girl play tricks. When she looked back, she paused on Mu Zhuo for two seconds and asked, "Where did you get so much dirt on your shoes?"
As soon as Mu Mian saw her brother like this, she knew what was going on. She said in a low voice with understanding, "Brother, did you come back by the small road?"
Mu Zhuo: "You are so sharp-eyed? There is a lot of dirt on the road."
Mu Mian tugged at his eldest brother's clothes and said, "Look at how it's been scratched. How could you get scratched like this just by walking on the road?"
Mu Zhuo, who had been immersed in looking for broken boxes and jars, had not noticed it at all. He only saw it now and asked, "Where did you get this?"
The old lady: "Take it off and I'll give you two stitches."
Mu Zhuo: "It's okay, I can sew it myself."
Military life can really change a person.
Gay men who have lived alone for several years have also learned to sew their own torn clothes.
But the sewing is not very nice.
Mu Mian stared at the stitches that looked like centipede legs for several times, and said tactfully: "Brother, how about I help you sew it again?"
Mu Zhuo actually felt a little disgusted with his own skills, "Okay, I'll learn."
The old lady also laughed at the stitches, "Just like your father, your hands can't do delicate work."
Mu Mian: "That's perfect. Big brother and Sister Sihui complement each other perfectly. Sister Sihui is really good at sewing."
The old lady said: "That girl Xiao Nie is indeed very skillful."
The three generations of grandparents and grandchildren talked about the marriage report again, and they all hoped that the report would come out as soon as possible.
It's all in vain if you don't report your marriage.
However, this thing won't come down as early as they expect.
Just wait.
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The next day was Sunday.
As agreed before, we will go to Yangliu Brigade today, and Liu Dongping will also take her children and husband back.
The whole family got up very early that day, thinking that if they arrived earlier they could stay there longer.
Of course, a family of four cannot fit on one bicycle.
Comrade Mu Fugui went to the team leader's house again and borrowed Xu Yongshou's bicycle.
Finish breakfast.
Mu Mian helped Comrade Liu Shuangcui tie the things that were to be sent to her uncle's family onto the bicycle.
The things her eldest brother brought to their aunt and sister Taozi had already been taken over by Comrade Mu Fugui on the way. Now they were all for Liu Cheng's family and their uncle.
After Liu Shuangcui tied it up, she pulled it a little to make sure it wouldn't fall off, then she looked left and right and asked Mu Mian, "Where's your brother? Is he in the toilet? I haven't seen him for a long time."
Mu Mian pointed his chin outside and smiled like an auntie, "The toilet can't hold my brother, only Sister Sihui can."
Liu Shuangcui: "Did you go to look for that girl Xiao Nie?"
Mu Mian: "That's right, otherwise why would you go out so early in the morning?"
Speak of the devil, and here he appears. The mother and daughter were just talking when they turned around and saw Mu Zhuo coming back.
Mu Mian winked and said, "Hey, brother, what are you doing looking for Sister Sihui?"
Mu Zhuo scratched his head and said, "Just say we're going out today."
Comrade Mu Fugui interrupted, "Didn't you say that yesterday?"
Mu Zhuo paused for a second, "I said it."
Mu Mian raised an eyebrow at her father, "Dad, you don't understand this? When you're dating, you just like to make small talk, right, big brother?"
Liu Shuangcui tapped her daughter's forehead and said, "She's doing something weird again."
Mu Mian smiled and hid behind his elder brother.
Comrade Liu Shuangcui waved her hand and said, "Once everything is done, leave quickly."
Mu Mian: "My brother and I are in one."
Mu Zhuo put his long legs on the bicycle and said, "Hold on, let's go!"
Mu Mian sat in the back seat and waved towards the yard, "Grandma, let's go~"
The old lady said: "Let's go, let's go, don't waste any more time, it will be noon soon."
Mu Mian turned his head and looked at the sun which had just risen.
Hmmm…redefine noon.
So, it’s not her fault that she can’t understand the sun, it’s just that her mom and grandma always exaggerate when they talk about it.
To be exact, adults are like this.
In fact, it is still very early, and some families may have just finished breakfast.
The two bicycles left the Qingfeng Brigade one after the other. Mu Mian sat in the back and chatted with her brother all the way, and before they knew it, they arrived at the Yangliu Brigade.
For the folks of Qingfeng Brigade, it is no longer a strange thing that Mu Zhuo has been back for more than a week.
It was quite rare for the folks in Yangliu Brigade.
Before Mu Zhuo joined the army, he came here often, every New Year and other holidays. He knew many people, and many people knew him.
After joining the Yangliu Brigade, the bicycle always stopped and started.
It should be said that this is the case every time they come back.
I always meet some familiar folks on the road. Today, Mu Zhuo is here, so I stay a little longer.
Just then, when he met a familiar old woman, Mu Zhuo put his legs next to the bicycle again.
"Hey hey hey... who are you? Who is that? The nephew of the village party secretary, right? Didn't he go to the army? Why are you back?"
"It's vacation time. Grandma Zhao is going up the mountain?"
"That's right, let's go for a walk in the mountains. How long will your vacation be? I remember you haven't been back for many years. Do you have a partner?"
"Yes, yes, the marriage report has been filed!"
"Oh, you just came back not long ago, you already have a girlfriend? Whose girlfriend is she?"
"No, no, it's time for me to find a partner at my age. If I don't find one now, the other person's children will be all over the place, and I will still be alone. Don't you think so, Grandma Zhao?"
"Ah, yes."
"Grandma Zhao, we're leaving first. My uncle and the others must be waiting anxiously."
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As soon as he finished speaking, the bicycle rushed out with a whoosh.
Mu Mian sat at the back and grabbed Mu Zhuo's clothes, "Brother, you can answer the questions quickly."
She has heard the saying "If you don't find a partner soon, other people's children will be running around everywhere" countless times during this period.
Mu Zhuo was pleased, "Isn't my elder brother smart?"
Mu Mian gave him a thumbs up, "Very clever!"
It greatly shortens the time spent on random conversations.
Mu Zhuo: "If you keep talking, my uncle will get impatient."
Mu Mian smiled and said, "You are so popular. I want to talk to you."
When the brother and sister arrived, the gate of the yard was already full of people.
Liu Dongping's family and Liu Tao had arrived long ago.
Liu Shuangcui: "What are you doing back there? It took you so long to walk such a short distance."
Mu Mian jumped down from the car as nimbly as a little monkey. "What else can you do? You're all asking if my eldest brother has a girlfriend. Didn't anyone ask you?"
Liu Shuangcui: "Why didn't you ask? I asked all the way."
The mother and daughter were talking here.
Liu Dezheng patted Mu Zhuo on the shoulder and said something similar to Comrade Mu Fugui, "Good boy! You look a lot stronger than your father!"
Comrade Mu Fugui was not convinced. "Brother, what you said is wrong. He is only in his twenties, and I am over 40. How can we compare? I was not bad when I was in my twenties."
Liu Dezheng: "That's right, otherwise how could he have kicked our father's leg so hard that it turned blue?"
Mu Fugui: “………………”
The others burst into laughter at the same time.
Liu Dongping: "Don't stand at the door and talk. Aren't you tired after riding for so long?"
Liu Shuangcui: "Why would riding a bike make you tired?"
Liu Dongping: "Of course you won't feel tired if you sit down."
Whenever the two sisters get together, they always talk to each other, as if they would feel uneasy if they didn't quarrel.
While they were quarreling over there, Mu Mian and Liu Tao were quite harmonious.
A small snowflake was added.
The six-year-old Xiao Xuehua was a little confused, "Aunt, why haven't I seen my uncle? Where did he come from?"
Mu Mian: "You haven't seen him, but he has seen you and even held you in his arms when you were a child."
When Xiao Xuehua was a few months old, her eldest brother did hold her in his arms.
Little Snowflake: "Why don't I remember?"
Mu Mian teased the child, "You really don't remember? Think about it again."
Xiao Xuehua immediately showed an expression as if she was racking her brains.
Liu Tao was so amused that she said, "Your cousin is teasing you. How can you remember something that happened when you were just a few months old?"
Little Snowflake: "Why don't I remember?"
Liu Tao: “………………”
No wonder I get teased every time.
Nine-year-old Nidan came over and said, "How stupid! No one remembers things from their childhood."
Little Snowflake stamped her feet angrily, "You are the stupid one, stupid brother!"
Mud Egg: "Lululu... Stupid sister!"
The two little brats started quarreling and chasing each other and fighting.
Liu Tao was used to it, so she pulled Mu Mian to sit next to her and asked while watching the show: "What's the situation with Xiao Zhuo's girlfriend? How did you get together?"
When it comes to this topic, Mu Mian really has a lot to say. She moved her butt a little closer to her cousin, and her little mouth went close to her and she couldn't stop chattering.
There were many people in the yard, and adults and children were all talking to each other, and the chatter was really noisy.
Liu Tao cooperated by stretching her ears over and followed suit while listening. "Then theirs is not that fast. We already knew about it before."
Mu Mian held his head high and said, "So, I have made an indelible contribution!"
Liu Tao cooperated very well, "Yes, great hero!"
Liu Dongping came over at some point and said, "Learn more from Xiao Zhuo. You are still half a year older than him. Where do you find your partner?"
Liu Tao said seriously, "It must be somewhere. Where else can he put it?"
Liu Dongping ignored her niece's nonsense and suggested seriously: "You look down on these male comrades in the commune. Maybe some of Xiao Zhuo's comrades can get along with you. Let him talk to you."
"You two are in the same system anyway, so you can definitely talk things over."
Mu Zhuo, who was given a job for no reason, hasn't said anything yet.
Liu Tao shook her head like a rattle and said, "No, no, I want to find someone who can accommodate me. A gay man's job is a job, and a lesbian's job is also a job. I can't give up my job here and go somewhere else."
Mu Mian gave her cousin a thumbs up and said, "We women hold up half the sky!"
Her cousin Taozi has been promoted now, and is in charge of several people. She is really devoted to her work, so it's no wonder that her aunt is anxious.
Liu Dongping snorted, "You two sisters are talking out of the same accusation. I am the only bad guy, right?"
Mu Mian smiled and took his aunt's arm, "What evil person? My aunt is obviously the best aunt! There is no better aunt in the world!"
Liu Tao held the other side and imitated Mu Mian's words, "Yes, yes, the best aunt~"
Liu Dongping said in disgust, "Don't talk like Mian Ya, it's disgusting."
Liu Tao said with a "tsk tsk". "Just because you have a younger niece, you dislike your older niece."
Mu Mian had a look on his face as if he had seen through the truth, "Now it's clear that the eldest nephew is the first in line."
Liu Tao immediately agreed, with a deliberately weird tone, "We lesbians are not welcome!"
Liu Dongping: "You are already an adult, but you are still acting funny."
Mu Mian: "Not too old, our sister Taozi is still young!"
Little Snow Flower finally finished her quarrel with her brother. The little girl raised her head and said, "I'm young too!"
The way the kid spoke was really funny, making the adults laugh.
When there are a lot of people around, time passes especially quickly with everyone chatting away.
As usual, Liu Tao was in charge of cooking lunch, and the meal was so sumptuous that it almost rivaled the Chinese New Year’s Day.
After all, the three families finally got together. In the past, everyone was always busy and had no time.
Even without counting Mu Zhuo, it would be hard to get all the people together.
This is the first time in five or six years that everyone is here.
It was a rare opportunity for us to have some free time, so we spent almost two hours chatting and laughing during the meal, and by the end the food was already cold.
Wait till you finish cleaning up.
Mu Zhuo went up the mountain again. After finally coming back, of course he had to go and see the two old people.
The adults didn't follow, only Mu Mian and a few other children went along.
When passing by the ditch where he picked up the copper bowl, Mu Mian couldn't help but take two more glances.
Speaking of which.
Over the past three years, every time she came to her uncle's house, she would come here to hang out.
But I didn't find anything. There was only that one copper bowl.
However, when I go back later, if it is still early, I can go to the scrap collection station and pick up two to bring back to keep the copper bowl company.
She is really good at acting.
Things like an antique appearing among a pile of junk can be prepared early on so that it won't seem so abrupt later.
She is such a clever little girl! !
Little Snowflake tilted her head and looked at her smiling cousin, very confused, "Cousin, what are you laughing at? Do you want to jump into that ditch too?"
Mu Mian shook his head, "If you don't want to play, why don't you jump over it?"
Little Snowflake: "Yeah! I can jump over it in one go, isn't that awesome?!"
Nidan mercilessly exposed his sister's shortcomings, "She jumped over, but then she lost her balance and hit her head on the ground. That's how she lost her tooth."
Little Snowflake was very angry, "Brother, you are so annoying!"
Mu Zhuo: "Didn't Xiao Xuehua's tooth fall out on its own?"
Nidan: "It didn't fall off completely. It fell off after being knocked off."
Seeing that Nidan was still talking, Xiao Xuehua got angry and ran away, saying that she would not go up the mountain with them.
Nidan Luelulu ran behind, saying that his sister was a stingy person as he ran.
Mu Mian's eyes twitched when he saw this.
This little boy who looks like a piece of charcoal is always annoying his sister.
Although two children were missing along the way, the two old people still wanted to go and take a look.
It was similar to the time when he was clearing the grass on their grandfather’s grave. Mu Zhuo talked for quite a while.
It was actually still early when they went down the mountain, but since he hadn't been back for a long time, Liu Dezheng talked to people for a long time, and he kept talking until the sun was about to set, but he still felt unsatisfied.
Liu Shuangcui looked at the sky and said, "If we don't leave now, it will be dark soon. You two can talk it out when we have the wedding banquet."
Liu Dezheng: "When the wedding banquet was held, his mind was totally distracted. He couldn't even think about an old man like me."
This was a bit frivolous. The men present were all experienced people, and they all laughed in a non-serious manner.
Liu Shuangcui didn't really want to see them behave like this, so she acted decisively and said directly, "Xiao Zhuo, just sleep here with your uncle."
They are going back.
Everyone has to go to work on Monday, so they can't not go home.
Liu Dezheng: "I think it's fine, let's have a chat at night!"
Liu Dongping: "You even brought up the word."
Liu Dezheng: “………………”
Liu Shuangcui ignored the bickering elder brother and younger sister and asked Mu Mian, "Will you stay here with your brother or go back with us?"
Before Mu Mian could say anything, Liu Tao hugged him and said, "Mian Mian, sleep with me tonight."
Mu Mian: “Okay!”
Her sister Taozi is too busy and it is not easy for her to find some free time.
Liu Shuangcui: "Then I'll leave your father's bicycle to you."
Mu Mian: "No need to stay, Sister Taozi has it, we can just walk back when we get to the commune."
Her father still has to go to work.
They are free and have nothing to do, so they just take a walk.
Liu Shuangcui: "That's fine too."
Liu Shuangcui gave a few more instructions and then left, and Liu Dongping and her family also left with her.
Wait until after dark.
After Mu Mian finished showering, she lay down together with her cousin. The last time they slept together was during the Chinese New Year. The two sisters hadn’t spent time together like this for half a year.
While Mu Zhuo and his father were having a long conversation, Mu Mian also spoke to her sister Taozi for a long time.
Finally, considering that Liu Tao had to get up early to go to the commune, the two sisters fell asleep reluctantly.
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the next day.
Mu Mian also got up early.
Liu Tao bought her bicycle last year. It is exactly the same as Comrade Mu Fugui’s, and both are of excellent quality.
Mu Zhuo was responsible for riding the bike. He was riding with his younger sister in front and his cousin behind, and they were riding quite fast along the way.
Mu Mian put his hands on the handlebars.
Fortunately, Yangliu Brigade was not far from the commune, so her butt didn't have to be in the pain for too long.
When the bicycle passed by the machinery factory, Mu Mian noticed with his sharp eyes that someone seemed to be pasting something.
Mu Mian's eyes lit up, "Brother, it seems the recruitment results are out!!"
Mu Zhuo immediately stepped on the brakes and said, "It seems to be true."
Liu Tao said in a hurry, "You guys go and have a look, I'm going to work!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the bicycle disappeared in a flash.
Mu Mian didn't even have time to sigh that her cousin was such a free-spirited lesbian. She pulled Mu Zhuo over quickly.
There were quite a few people participating in the recruitment of workers in the commune. In just a short while, several ladies had already appeared under the notice board.
I guess they all came to watch it for their own children.
Mu Mian jumped and ran over in just three or two steps.
It is really better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early.
The early bird catches the worm, and the early bird gets the worm, and the early bird gets to see the job results!
Mu Mian: "Brother, please check to see if Brother Daqing is there in the workshop. I'm looking for Sister Xiaowan and Sister Xiaoqiu."
Mu Zhuo had sharp eyes and saw it as soon as he leaned over. "It's Daqing."
Mu Mian smiled and narrowed his eyes. "I also saw Sister Xiaoqiu and Sister Xiaowan. Sister Xiaozhu is here too!"
What a good day today is! !
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