Chapter 66 Chapter 66 The bride and groom are welcomed and the wedding banquet is held.
The next day.
As soon as the day broke, Liu Shuangcui got up.
Mu Mian was awakened by the noise of her mother getting up, and sat up as well.
Liu Shuangcui turned her head and looked at her yawning daughter with frizzy hair, "There's nothing for you to do. Just lie down for a while."
Mu Mian casually brushed away the strands of hair stuck to his face and shook his round head, "I'm not going to sleep anymore."
As he spoke, he picked up the clothes placed next to him and planned to change into them.
Liu Shuangcui: "There are new clothes in the bag that Xiaowen brought over. Bring them over and try them on later."
Mu Mian became interested, "Yeah! I forgot to look at it yesterday. I'll go get it and take a look after they get up."
It's still in her parents' room, and I don't know what it looks like.
I'm really looking forward to it!
The mother and daughter were chatting and getting ready when they heard the sound of scooping water outside. It was obvious that the old lady must have gotten up first.
When the mother and daughter went out and squatted to wash their faces together, Mu Zhuo opened his eyes in the main room. He turned his head and saw Wen Zhuo sleeping upright against the wall next to him, with his legs even slightly tilted towards the wall.
In a daze, Mu Zhuo spoke faster than his brain and blurted out in confusion, "Lao Wen, why are you sleeping here?"
Wen Zhan opened his eyes and upon hearing these words, he subconsciously touched the two places where he was kicked yesterday.
One night passed
It still hurts a little bit now.
But before Wen Chen could organize his words in a tactful way, Mu Fugui on the other side spoke first, "Xiao Wen, I'm sorry, did your uncle accidentally kick you last night?"
It can be said that he is very self-aware and knows exactly what he is like when he falls asleep.
As soon as Mu Fugui's loud voice came out, Mu Zhuo's confused mind suddenly became much clearer. He smiled and patted Wen Zhan's shoulder, "I was wondering why you came here when you were fine."
"My father sleeps with his arms and legs spread out, kicking whatever he touches."
"You don't know. My grandma said that when he was young, he kicked my grandpa's leg and it was blue. At that time, he and my mom were not married yet. If my mom hadn't been kind, he might not have had a wife."
"My little sister and I almost disappeared from this world."
Mu Fugui slapped his boy on the shoulder and said, "You teased your father so early in the morning, why don't you get up quickly? If you dawdle any longer, you might lose your wife."
After saying that, Mu Fugui gave Wen Chen another apologetic smile, "Where did I kick you, Xiao Wen? Is it okay?"
Wen Chen had already stood up and put on his shoes when the father and son were arguing, "It's okay, uncle, it's not a problem."
Even his future father-in-law kicked him, so it was not surprising that he got kicked twice. Anyone lying next to him would probably get kicked twice.
Wen Chen opened the door of the main house first. Liu Shuangcui happened to pass by and said to Mu Zhuo who was following closely behind him, "What are you guys talking about in the house? You've been talking for a long time."
Mu Zhuo betrayed his own father without hesitation, "My father kicked Lao Wen last night, and he crawled over here and slept against the wall in the middle of the night."
Liu Shuangcui looked as if she had just remembered something, and she cried out loudly, "I forgot to tell you yesterday. When your uncle falls asleep, it's like the whole world is his, with his arms and legs lying all over the place."
The old lady interrupted, "It was like that when I was pregnant with him. It really tortured me. It felt like someone was punching me in the stomach. When I was about to give birth, my belly would bulge out from time to time."
"The other kids behind him are not like this, only he is like this. I don't know who he got the style from."
Mu Fugui was a little embarrassed when his past was exposed early in the morning. "Who else can I follow? I can only follow you and the old man."
The old lady snorted, "You are really wronging me and your father. You are the one who grew up crooked. Fortunately, Mian Ya and his sister did not follow you."
Mu Mian raised his little head and said obediently, "I'm very honest!"
Once she fell asleep, she stayed perfectly still and straight, and she looked the same when she was asleep as when she was awake.
Thinking of the kick her daughter gave the wild boar, Liu Shuangcui sighed, "If you were the same as your father, I really wouldn't dare sleep with you."
Her daughter's leg strength is something that not everyone can withstand.
The old lady said: "President Mian Ya, she doesn't want any bad things about you two."
Mu Fugui was not convinced. "How can this be considered a bad thing? Men just need that thing. What's the word for it?"
Mu Mian tried to connect with his father's train of thought, "Brave? Bold?"
Mu Fugui blew water on his face while muttering, "That's about it!"
Liu Shuangcui instructed her man, "Stop pulling it. When you're done washing, use the water to clean the bike."
Mu Mian entered the kitchen and squatted in front of the stove to help her grandmother light the fire.
They had a simple breakfast, and soon after they finished, the yard became lively. Mu Mian's fourth uncle and younger uncle's families came early with their belongings.
Bone Little Orange and the two sisters Xiao Mai Miao surrounded Mu Zhuo and Wen Chan and chattered.
Mu Mian didn't join them in talking about these wild ideas. She went into her parents' room and packed up the things that Wen Chen had brought.
I didn't see or pay attention to it before, but now that I'm cleaning it up, I realize that the things Captain Wen brought are really quite a lot.
The clothes she was given were a complete set, a bit like sportswear, white and blue, and came with a pair of small sandals.
She had seen it in a department store before and wanted to buy it, but then she thought it would be inconvenient for running up the mountain, so she didn't buy it.
I didn't expect that Xiaoying's grandmother would buy it for her.
In addition to these, there is also a bag full of candies and biscuits that children will obviously like to eat.
There was a pot of wine in the bag at the side, and it was obvious that it was prepared by Captain Wen himself.
When Mu Fugui finished wiping his bicycle and entered the house, Mu Mian had just finished cleaning up. She held the pot of wine and showed it to Comrade Mu Fugui, "Look, Dad! Brother Wen gave it to you."
Mu Fugui came back a little later than usual yesterday, and was frightened by his own daughter so much that he didn't even notice what Wen Chen brought.
After seeing clearly what his daughter was holding, Mu Fugui exclaimed loudly, "This wine is good!"
Then he turned around and said loudly to Wen Chen: "Xiao Wen, I have to say something to you. You are too polite. I told you to treat this place as your home. Look at you carrying so many bags. What kind of words are you talking about?"
Wen Chen smiled and said, "I didn't spend any money, uncle. This wine was also filled by my aunt."
"I took my uncle's stock. He likes to have a sip whenever he wants. He drank too much when he was young. My aunt doesn't let him drink too much now. Uncle, just think of this as helping my uncle to reduce his burden."
Mu Fugui laughed heartily, "Hahaha, if you say so, then I won't be polite to you."
"Don't mention it. I've never drunk this kind of drink before. I just heard Lao Pan and the others mention it."
Liu Shuangcui glanced at her man and said, "I was thinking that the lunch I got last time might not be enough. Now it's just enough."
Mu Fugui said with a "tsk" sound, "Why not?! I've seen enough."
"This is what Xiao Wen gave me. I put it in the room and drink it when I have nothing to do. At noon, I let the guests drink what I made earlier. It's just a token of my appreciation. Do you want them to be full?"
The tone was the same as that of the big dog guarding its food.
His usual generosity was gone, and his stingy look was clearly visible.
Mu Xingwang, who was helping to wash vegetables in the yard, revealed the truth, "Brother really becomes stingy when he drinks."
Mu Fugui was rude to his brother, "You know shit!"
His wife can't stand him playing tricks on her from time to time.
He didn't do much! !
While the adults were chattering, Mu Mian in the room had changed into her white and blue suit.
It’s true, it fits me perfectly and I can tell that the person who picked it put a lot of effort into it.
Mu Mian also took off the braids she had tied in the morning and tied a high ponytail at the back, which made her look particularly energetic and youthful.
As soon as Mu Mian left the house, Mu Xingwang exclaimed exaggeratedly, "Whose city kid is this who has come to our house?"
Xiao Miaomiao rushed over and hugged Mu Mian's thighs, "Sister Mian Ya, you are so beautiful!"
Mu Mian rubbed his cousin's head and said, "You will find that the bride is more beautiful in a while."
Xiao Miaomiao's thoughts immediately followed, "When will Sister Sihui come over?"
Little Chengzi had a look on his face that showed he understood everything. "Are you stupid? Big brother has to go pick her up. The bride won't come by herself. And you can't call her sister, you have to call her sister-in-law."
Xiao Miaomiao stomped her feet and said, "Brother, you are stupid. I don't want to play with you anymore!"
Little Orange: "You have to say this eight hundred times a day."
Xiao Miaomiao pouted, "I just like to talk!"
While the brother and sister were arguing, Liu Dezheng came with the child. Liu Dongping had not come yet. She was busy these days and was still running after the car.
As we agreed before, I will come later today.
It just so happens that the car will pass by the commune where Mu Mian’s second and third aunts live, so we can give them a ride along the way.
However, although it is late, it is not that late.
Around eleven o'clock in the morning, sisters Liu Dongping and Mu Chunfen arrived together.
Mu Chunfen spoke in the loud voice inherited from her ancestors of the Mu family, "Hey, our legs are almost burning from all the journey, we are afraid of missing the chance to pick up the bride."
The old lady smiled so hard that her teeth were showing. "Not wrong, not wrong. It's just right."
When there are too many people in the room, the noise can almost make the roof blown off, with everyone talking back and forth.
"What time are we going to pick up the bride?"
"I guess there's still half an hour left."
"Brother, where did you get so much meat? It looks like wild boar meat to me."
"It's wild boar meat. A wild boar ran down here yesterday and Mian Ya killed it."
"What?! Did Mian-Mian Ya hit you?"
“哇！太厲害了吧，表姑你咋打的野豬啊？能教教我嘛。”
“你這小身板，還打野豬呢，被
撅一下估計就得歇菜。”
“表姑身板也不大啊。”
“她力氣大。”
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一邊忙碌，一邊嘴停不下來。
大人那邊，聞谵被柳德正拉着，聊首都的種種。
要不說是穆富貴同志的大舅子呢，兩人問的問題都差不多。
穆綿也被小孩兒包圍了，一個二個對打野豬的好奇都勝過了吃席本身。
不過穆綿也沒跟小娃子們講太久，十一點出頭的時候，她拉着石小蓮跟許樂樂就去了知青點。
這會兒的知青點雖然沒有穆綿家熱鬧，但也喜氣洋洋的。
聶思慧平日算是蠻好相處的一個人，跟同屋的女知青都處得不錯，今天有一個算一個都幫忙操持了一下。
簡木蘭隔老遠便看見了三個小姑娘，她探個腦袋在窗戶口，笑呵呵地大聲打趣道：“小綿你這個時候來算什麽事兒啊，替你哥打頭陣？難道穆卓同志一會兒還怕咱思慧不跟他走了不成？”
有個女知青笑着附和了一聲，“這也太着急啦，還沒到時間呢。”
穆綿一本正經的語氣，扯着嗓子回：“我哥是我哥，我是我，我今天可是思慧姐娘家人，絕對跟思慧姐站一邊！！”
許樂樂興奮地邊跑邊張望，“思慧姐在屋裏嗎？”
石小蓮淡淡道：“必然在啊。”
簡木蘭也覺得好笑，“她這個時候不在屋裏還能在哪啊。”
門虛掩着，發現自己問了一個傻問題的許樂樂憨憨地笑了一聲，擡手輕輕推開了門，然後大大地‘哇’了一聲，“思慧姐真好看！”
穆綿點頭如搗蒜，“果然是最最最漂亮的新娘子，一會兒我哥肯定要看呆！”
床沿邊邊上，聶思慧穿了一身大紅的裙子，略微修身的設計勾出了一點腰線。
頭發梳成辮子後，盤在了後面，眉毛應該是拿炭微微描過，比平時看着要深一些，嘴巴也拿紅紙抿過。
雖然只是簡單弄了弄，但整個人精氣神看着格外好。
再加上，聶思慧本來五官就長得不錯，這一稍微捯饬一下就更好看了。
被幾個小姑娘誇了又誇的聶思慧臉紅了紅，小聲道：“哪有你們說的那麽好看。”
許樂樂一屁股坐在了聶思慧旁邊，“有的有的，特別好看，比我大嫂那天好看。”
話落，許樂樂忽然反應過來，覺得這話有點不妥，緊接補充道：“你們可別跟我大嫂說啊。”
簡木蘭開玩笑道：“晚了啊，我已經記住了。”
許樂樂伸出手在簡木蘭跟前胡亂晃了晃，“哎呀，忘掉忘掉嘛！”
簡木蘭很配合地扶了扶腦袋，“嗨呀，剛剛樂樂說了什麽來着，我怎麽想不起來了。”
許樂樂嘎嘎笑，“想不起來就別想啦。”
簡木蘭放下手，“行，不想了。”
穆綿拉着石小蓮坐在了聶思慧另一邊，挽着聶思慧笑得甜滋滋的。
簡木蘭視線落在小姑娘的白藍套裝上，“小綿這一身也好看，你們姑嫂倆真是個頂個的好看。”
穆綿笑眯眯，“這叫不是一家人不進一家門！”
聶思慧顯然對未來的這個家很期待，眼角一直帶着笑。
石小蓮默默瞟了瞟旁邊的姑嫂倆，她都已經有點沒辦法把現在的聶思慧跟上輩子剛收到錄取通知書時的聶思慧對上。
那個時候的聶思慧一個人苦撐着，精氣神都透着老态。
明明只差了十年，那模樣卻像是差了二三十歲。
穆綿注意到視線，扭頭跟石小蓮對視了一眼，“看什麽呢？”
還沒等石小蓮說話，門口忽然傳來了喊聲，“新郎官來啦，來接新娘子啦！”
穆綿‘咻’地一下竄了起來，探着個腦袋往窗戶口張望。
石小蓮也被許樂樂拉着，三個小姑娘跟三只屋檐下的小燕子一樣，排排站，杵着個小腦袋在那。
知青點不遠處，被擦得锃光瓦亮的自行車頭上綁了一朵大紅花，穆卓穿着一身板正的軍裝，是他回家時穿的那一套。
他那健壯高挑的身板搭配上這一身行頭，看着真是再俊朗精神不過了。
就是吧，臉不太能看。
那個大個男人咧着個大牙，笑得憨得不行，跟誰家傻小子跑出來了似的。
穆綿隔老遠就看見了自家大哥咧出來的大白牙，相當顯眼。
後面還跟了兩輛自行車，一輛是聞谵騎的，車是借的大隊長家的，橫杠和後座上一前一後坐着骨頭和小橙子兩人。
再後面就是柳桃了，她今天也是騎了自行車來的。
三輛自行車駛來，還挺有氣勢。
穆綿揮個手的功夫，穆卓已經到跟前了，大着嗓子就喊：“聶思慧同志，我來接你啦！”
他一出聲，旁邊湊熱鬧的鄉親立馬哈哈笑了起來。
“都處這麽久對象了，還叫得這麽生分呢？”
“哈哈哈不好意思了嘛！”
“新娘子嘞？快出來看看嘛。”
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這兩年受大環境的影響，婚禮流程簡化了很多。
說說笑笑幾句間，門便開了。
穆綿挽着聶思慧在門後高聲喊，“來啦來啦，新娘子來啦，大哥你快來接呀！”
她人小，聲音還帶着點稚氣，刻意拔高的語調跟那報喜的百靈鳥一樣。
被這麽多人看着，聶思慧臉微微紅了紅，但也還算穩得住，走出去的時候大大方方的。
她是穩住了，但穆卓沒穩住，面對着一身大紅裙子的對象，直接呆了好幾秒。
一些老婆子大嬸子就喜歡看小年輕的笑話，一看人這樣，一個二個立馬笑開了花。
“哈哈哈哈哈卓小子這是看呆了嘞！”
“愣着幹啥啊？！領回家再好好看啊！”
“哈哈哈就是，以後想看多久看多久。”
“該說不說，小聶知青今天這身真好看嘿。”
“不好看新郎官能看呆啊！”
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穆綿也在一堆七嘴八舌中跟着打趣道：“喔吼~我大哥傻了嘿！”
許樂樂嘎嘎笑，“像個呆頭鵝。”
石小蓮一本正經，一副她很懂的模樣，“這樣才正常。”
穆卓在三個小姑娘的你一句我一句中回過神，古銅色的膚色下微微透出了點紅，也就是他黑，不然紅得更明顯。
穆卓伸出手牽住了聶思慧的，“走，我接你回家。”
聶思慧微微點了點，應了一聲，“嗯。”
那聲音不算小，透着堅定。
這年頭人都含蓄，兩人就牽個手而已，立馬引來了一堆起哄聲，惹得兩個新人都臉紅彤彤的。
穆綿在旁邊露出了個大大的姨母笑，嘴裏還發出了一些怪腔怪調。
石小蓮看了眼嘴角快咧到後腦勺的穆綿一眼，“小小年紀的，幹什麽笑得跟那些媒婆大嬸兒一樣。”
那語氣，跟之前穆綿說人不要老學大嬸子們說話時一模一樣。
穆綿開心着呢，笑得跟個太陽花似的，“什麽媒婆大嬸兒，分明是小媒婆！”
話落，拉着石小蓮跟許樂樂就追到了穆卓和聶思慧身後，“走走走，我們坐桃子姐的車。”
知青點到穆家并不遠，當然不可能就這麽回去。
一般家裏有自行車的話，接到新娘子後會繞着大隊騎一圈。
柳桃拍了拍自行車前面的橫杠，“來，你們三個小丫頭誰坐前面？”
許樂樂‘咻’地一下竄了過去，“我坐我坐！”
她喜歡坐前面，沒有大人的後背擋着，可以看很遠。
柳桃頂着一頭短發，笑得爽朗，“行，那你可得抓穩了啊。”
許樂樂露出個憨憨笑，“我可會抓了，保證穩穩當當的，以前我爹帶我的時候，我從來沒掉下來過，不過有次我坐後面，被我爹一腿就給掃下來了。”
柳桃發出一聲爆笑，“哈哈哈這也忒粗心了。”
許樂樂哼哼，“可不是。”
柳桃一邊哈哈笑着，一邊還沒忘撐好自行車，她扭頭看向穆綿，“綿綿你們倆也趕緊上來，小卓跟弟妹都要走
了。”
穆綿笑眯眯，“就來就來。”
說着，她一擡手便提溜起石小蓮放在了後座的前面，然後自己一擡腿便擠在了後面。
那動作，絲滑到石小蓮都沒反應過來。
再次被像個小雞仔提溜了一遍的石小蓮，“………………”
果然力氣大就是可以為所欲為，她都習慣了。
穆綿拽着自己表姐的衣服，“走啦走啦，追上我哥！”
前方，聶思慧側坐在穆卓身後，也輕輕拽着人衣服，旁邊一堆小孩兒跟着車跑。
穆卓時不時還從兜裏掏出來一些糖撒撒，惹得小娃子們歡呼不已。
在聞谵車上的骨頭小橙子走到半路，又覺得跟在下面跑更好玩兒，跳下去跟着小夥伴們追追搡搡的。
清風大隊雖然挺大，但騎自行車轉一圈其實也要不了多久，沒一會兒便繞了回來，在小娃子們的簇擁下，自行車緩緩到了穆家大門口。
小麥苗姐妹倆一左一右站在旁邊，一人手裏拿着個點燃的柴火棍。
一看見自行車的身影，衆人便七嘴八舌地喊了起來。
“來啦來啦，新娘子進門啦！”
"Quick! Fire the cannons! Fire the cannons!"
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The two sisters, Xiao Mie Miao, who had been waiting for a long time, each ordered a skewer, ordered them and ran away.
There was a crackling sound at the gate, and Mu Zhuo and Nie Sihui were escorted in.
The wedding process is very simple. Under the leadership of the master of ceremonies, everyone recites quotations together, and the ceremony is completed after they are finished.
Mu Fugui was sitting next to the old lady. When the two of them finished reading, he took the lead in clapping his hands, "Good, good, good!"
He looked like he was joining in the fun, as if he was attending someone else's wedding, which made others' eyes twitch.
Although Comrade Mu Fugui seems a bit unreliable, he has a reliable wife.
Liu Shuangcui invited everyone to eat and drink, and Tang Cuixiang and Zheng Xialan were also busy running around.
The yard was more lively than ever today, with three tables set up.
There is one table for gay men, one table for lesbians, and also... one table for children.
There's no way, just the number of children from their two families is enough.
Mu Mian was naturally at the children's table, greeting a group of brothers and sisters.
Because there was suddenly an extra fifty kilograms of meat, today's banquet was quite spacious. There were three or four meat dishes on each table, and the meat was served in large slices.
The little kids were eating so much that they couldn't even lift their heads. They picked up the food so quickly.
They were enjoying the meal, while at the adults' table, Mu Zhuo and Nie Sihui toasted the elders one by one.
After toasting, Mu Zhuo came towards Mu Mian with a cup in his hand, smiling, "We can't forget our little matchmaker."
Mu Mian stood up holding his enamel pot, "Hey, we are siblings, why are we being so polite?"
Having said that, he still touched his brother and sister-in-law seriously, with a heroic look on his face, "I did it, you guys can do whatever you want!"
Xu Lele, who was sitting next to her, said innocently, "Sister Mianmian, isn't your jar empty?"
The adults at the nearby table burst into laughter instantly.
Mu Mian: “………………”
It's just... a ritual.
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