Chapter 67 Chapter 67 Uncovering the past again.
Facing all the gazes, Mu Mian pulled at her hair and said, "It's not important."
The Mu Zhuo couple were also very amused by the little girl and laughed so hard that the wine almost spilled out of the glass.
Mu Mian quickly helped him up, "Don't waste it, don't waste it. Dad won't tolerate wine spilling on the ground."
Liu Dezheng, who was so happy just now, immediately followed up with his niece's words, "That's true. Your father is very open and honest in other aspects, but when it comes to these two things, he is very stingy."
"I remember when he and Shuangcui were still together, he got a small bottle of Erguotou from somewhere, and I saw it. I was a little greedy for it, so I said we should drink some of the peanuts together."
"He agreed readily, but then he turned around and poured out half a bottle and hid it, and diluted the rest with water."
"The more I drank, the more I felt something was wrong. It didn't taste as strong as before. Then this guy made up a story and said that it was because I hadn't had it in a long time and my tongue couldn't tell the difference between strong and light."
"But this guy, halfway through drinking, told me he was going to the toilet, then he turned around and went into the room to take two sips of the original beer. I saw him in the act."
"Really, if I hadn't found this boy impeccable in other aspects, I would have asked our eldest sister to think more about this marriage."
Mu Xingwang was so excited that he just wanted to watch the fun. He stared with his eyes wide open, "There's even such a thing? How come I didn't know about it?! Big brother is so brave! He dares to offend his brother-in-law before his wife even gets married."
Mu Fugui was a little embarrassed after being exposed by his brother-in-law. "Hey, brother, look at you, why are you saying this now?!"
Liu Dezheng laughed, "Why can't I tell you now? I didn't tell my father at that time, otherwise your marriage with my elder sister would have to be postponed for a month or so."
Liu Shuangcui: "You didn't tell me and Dongping either."
Liu Dezheng took a bite of food and said, "What are you talking about? You looked like you were attracted to this guy at that time. If I told you, you would probably think I was deliberately making up a story about him."
Liu Shuangcui narrowed her eyes and asked suspiciously, "Really?"
Mu Fugui sold it to his brother-in-law without hesitation, "It's fake. Later I went to great lengths to buy two bottles for you, brother."
After saying this, he emphasized, "Original!"
Liu Dongping looked as if she had remembered something. "I told you, when my sister had just gotten married, my brother always smelled a little like alcohol. He said he got it from somewhere else. It seems like he was drinking secretly by himself."
Xu Yongshou laughed so hard that tears came out, "Brother, don't talk about second brother. You two are supposed to be a family."
The adults' table was noisy, but in comparison, the children's table was all focused on eating.
Just kidding, this is better than what we eat during Chinese New Year, so of course I have to eat more.
Mu Mian chewed something and pricked up his ears, listening attentively.
Next to her, Xu Lele looked eager to try it, "Is it really that delicious? I really want to try it."
Mu Mian had the words on his lips but hadn't uttered them yet.
Liu Guizhi, who was sitting at the table next to her, heard exactly what her daughter said, "What are you trying to taste? You want to try everything. If the little kid drinks this, he'll become a fool."
Xu Lele snorted, "That's all I said, Dad won't let me taste it."
Apparently, the little girl had tried to have it before.
Mu Mian understood her little sister very well, "Anyway, it's much more unpalatable than sugar water, and it's extremely spicy."
Xu Lele immediately showed a look of disgust and said "Eh" loudly, "My Lord, you are really weird."
Xiao Chengzi, who was sitting a few seats away from them, raised her head from her rice bowl and said, "My dad used chopsticks to dip it in my rice and it tasted bitter."
Xiao Miaomiao next to him immediately grasped the point, "No wonder you are not smart."
It was obvious that the little girl had taken to heart what her aunt Guizhi had just said.
Little Chengzi stretched out his hand and rubbed his little sister's hair into a mess, "You are the stupid one, you little idiot."
Little Miaomiao was rubbed so hard that she screamed and cried.
Amid the noise, the banquet was unknowingly coming to an end and there was no food left on the table.
In addition to our own family members, the people who came to the banquet were all from good families, and they were not in a hurry to leave after the banquet.
Some of them sat there and continued to chat, looking like they were still enjoying three rounds of drinks, while the others helped to clear the tables, chairs and plates.
After all this work, there is a lot to clean up.
Mu Mian was like a hardworking little bee, busying around, moving the borrowed table to the east family and returning the borrowed plate to the west family.
There is strength in numbers. Although there is a lot to clean up, if everyone lends a hand, we will soon be done.
Fellow villagers from the brigade, such as Liu Guizhi and Cao Chunfeng, did not stay in Mu Mian's house for long. They went back after helping out, and the rest were all family members.
In the afternoon, Liu Dezheng and Liu Dongping's families planned to go back, and Wen Zhan also went with them.
The families of Second Aunt Mu and Third Aunt Mu are not leaving today. They have asked for leave to come here. Tomorrow happens to be Sunday, so they can stay one more night. It won’t be too late to leave tomorrow morning or noon.
After all, it's a rare opportunity for them to come here. Usually they can only come and stay for two or three days during the Chinese New Year.
Wen Chen was going back today, and Liu Shuangcui packed a lot of things for him, all of which were
The old lady made some snacks herself.
Liu Shuangcui smiled and pulled the person, "Xiao Wen, take it back and have it as a snack with Xiao Ying and the others."
Wen Chen didn't pretend to be polite and took it with a smile, "Thank you, auntie."
Liu Shuangcui waved her hand, "No thanks, no thanks, it's not worth much, just don't mind it."
Mu Zhuo drank a little too much at noon today, and he still reeked of alcohol. He hooked his arm around Wen Zhan's shoulder and said, "How could Old Wen dislike it? He and Old Dong eat a lot of the mountain products you send me every year."
Liu Shuangcui smiled brightly, "If you like it, I'll send you more in the future."
A few adults got together and chatted for a while.
Because Wen Zhan still had to go to the commune to take a bus, Mu Zhuo didn't invite him to chat any more.
Mu Fugui pushed his bicycle and waited at the gate of the yard. He wanted to take Wen Zhan to the commune.
People have come all the way here, we can't let them walk back. Besides, if they just walk, it will be too late.
At the gate of the yard.
Wen Chen hung the things on the front of the bicycle, turned his head and looked at Mu Fugui, "Uncle, how about I take you?"
Mu Fugui didn't bother to be polite, "Okay, you youngsters are strong and healthy, you can definitely ride faster than me."
The old lady smiled kindly and said, "Xiao Wen, come back when you have time."
Wen Chen: "Okay, I'll definitely come when I'm free."
Mu Mian followed suit and waved, "Brother Wen, take care and come often!"
Wen Chen smiled at the little girl, but what he was thinking was...
When I get back to the army, I will have a good talk with the boss.
This person would keep saying 'our little sister is so sensible' on the left and 'our little sister is so well-behaved' on the right.
I don’t know what Mr. Dong’s expression was when he found out that the little girl could kick the wild boar out of a pit with one kick.
Come to think of it, it's really something to look forward to.
Mu Mian didn't know that the good man in her mind, Captain Wen, had also picked up some of Mu Zhuo's bad habit of showing off everywhere. She sat next to Liu Tao, and the two sisters chatted casually.
We didn’t talk for too long as we were all in a hurry to go back.
With half of the people gone, the yard suddenly became a lot quieter.
Second and third aunt Mu sat next to the old lady, and the three of them, mother and daughter, were chatting.
These two men had just met Nie Sihui today. They were very satisfied with their niece's wife and started chatting with her about this and that.
Liu Shuangcui was busy making some tea for everyone.
Then, when he turned around, he found that his daughter and boy were laughing together, and the little girl was laughing so happily.
Liu Shuangcui poked her head out, "What are you two talking about? You're laughing."
Mu Mian raised the red envelope in her hand to her mother, "Look! The red envelope given by big brother is so thick."
Liu Shuangcui became interested, "How much did you give? You're laughing like an idiot."
Mu Mian gestured, "Eighty-eight!"
Liu Shuangcui uttered a "wow" and joked, "You are too expensive to be a matchmaker. You ask for an exorbitant price."
Mu Mian raised his eyebrows. "It's worth the money. Look how satisfied my brother and sister-in-law are, right?"
Mu Zhuo's alcohol smell had dissipated a lot, "Satisfied, satisfied!"
When family members get together, there is always endless things to talk about, and before the blink of an eye, it’s evening.
Everyone ate a lot at noon and had a simple meal at night.
After dinner, when it was almost time to rest, Mu Mian discovered something interesting.
First of all, her mother and grandmother were mumbling something behind her back.
After a while, she even pulled her newly-married sister-in-law over to whisper to her.
Then, a few minutes later, when her sister Sihui came out of the room, her face was so red that it looked like it could heat eggs.
Comrade Mu Fugui also pulled Mu Zhuo outside and whispered a few words. When they came back, both father and son looked visibly uncomfortable.
Mu Mian pretended not to understand.
Tsk, that’s the kind of education we get. It’s really subtle. We only say it before the bridal chamber.
What’s funny is that her mother, as a mother-in-law, has to say these things to her daughter-in-law. Just now in the room, the expressions of several people must have been extremely interesting.
Too bad they didn't let her listen.
It can be expected that if everything goes well, she will soon be promoted to an aunt like Lele.
I don’t know whether it will be a boy or a girl. If it is a girl, I hope she will look more like Sister Sihui.
Mu Mian, who was excluded from adult topics, had a very rich inner drama. While washing his feet, he even thought of the names of two nephews and nieces.
It’s just that it’s hard to say it now.
At night, Mu Mian slept in the same room with his mother as usual.
The second and third aunts of Mu squeezed into the same room with the old lady, and Mu Mian's two uncles slept with Mu Fugui with their children.
This time, both families only brought their youngest child; the older children were all grown up and did not come along.
It wasn't particularly crowded, as the big kang could accommodate everyone.
The next morning, the newlywed couple woke up late as expected.
The adults exchanged glances with each other, trying hard to pretend that they knew nothing, which made Mu Mian very amused.
But she could only be happy in her heart, and her face looked confused.
In the middle of the morning, the families of the second and third aunts Mu also left with their families.
Everything returned to its former calm.
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In a blink of an eye it was August 11th, which was also a good day.
The Mu Zhuo couple had already agreed beforehand that they would hold the wedding ceremony on the 7th and get the marriage certificate on the 11th.
Nowadays, many people don’t even have a marriage certificate.
People in the countryside pay more attention to whether or not a wedding banquet is held. If a wedding banquet is held and witnesses are invited, then they are husband and wife.
But for people like Mu Zhuo and Nie Sihui, they must get a marriage certificate.
In addition to the army having its own system, there is another one. When Mu Zhuo's rank is promoted, he still needs a marriage certificate to get a house. Without a certificate, it won't work.
The eleventh.
In the morning, the young couple decided to go to the commune to get the certificate.
Mu Mian didn't go with the old lady to be a third wheel. She followed the old lady to the river to wash clothes.
After coming back, Lele called him to go for a walk in the mountains together, but Shiyi had already run away with the Xiaomaimiao sisters.
As the two men reached the foot of the mountain, they caught a glimpse of the team leader and a female comrade in her forties talking outside the cowshed not far away.
The female comrade looked in good spirits. She was wearing a gray outfit with many patches on it and was carrying a small bag.
Following Mu Mian's line of sight, Xu Lele also poked his head over and muttered softly, "Someone else is here. I wonder where they came from?"
Mu Mian blinked. If nothing unexpected happened, this should be Captain Wen’s teacher.
She came from the capital, her elder brother had told her quietly before.
Mu Mian knew, but she said nothing. She just pulled Xu Lele and said, "Don't worry about others. Go find Li Zi."
Xu Lele's curiosity only lasted for a few seconds. He turned around and immediately followed his sister Mianmian's pace.
The two little girls held hands and ran up the mountain.
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