Chapter 91 Chapter 91 Object topic.
In the yard, Mu Xi sat on a small stool and sorted the locust flowers that she and Mu Dong had picked up.
It is too late to steam buns at noon, they can only be steamed at night. You can make some pancakes at noon.
Nie Sihui also came back from get out of class. She put down her textbook and came over to help with the cooking. Mu Xi saw her biological mother and asked with an expression as if she remembered something, "Why hasn't Dad called yet?"
Nie Sihui was very calm, "Wait a little longer, it should be within the next two days."
The brigade had set up a phone number as early as the end of 1968. If Mu Zhuo called back, they would be able to answer the call immediately, which was very convenient and they didn't have to worry about missing the call.
I'm not calling now, probably because I'm still busy.
The old lady said: "You are just like your father, so impatient."
Mu Xi smiled, "I miss him~"
I really miss it, but there's no point looking at photos, as photos can't speak or move.
Nestled in Mu Mian's arms, Mu Nan babbled, "Daddy~Daddy~"
Mu Mian shook the little niece in his arms, "You miss your dad too, your parents will be back in a few days."
Mu Dong, who was teasing Eleven, shouted loudly, "I don't miss them! Not at all! Especially my dad! I hope he doesn't come back on Sunday!"
Several adults laughed out loud. The little boy was beaten by his father last Sunday for being naughty, and he still holds a grudge against him.
Eleven is already an old dog of more than ten years old. He doesn't like to move as much as before and prefers to lie at Mu Mian's feet.
Mu Dong teased him for a long time, but Shiyi didn't even glance at him.
The little boy thought it was no fun and came over to help. He said to Mu Xi, "Sister, are you really not coming back after you go to look for uncle?"
Mu Xi acted like a little adult, "Are you stupid? I will definitely come back, it just takes a long time."
Mu Dong was a little embarrassed and turned to look at Mu Mian, "Third Aunt, will it take a long time for you to come back?"
Mu Mian:
"It won't be long. Your grandmother and I will send Xixi and the others over and come back soon."
This matter had been discussed before. Xixi was still young, and her sister-in-law had to carry the luggage, and the journey would take such a long time, so she definitely wouldn't be able to take care of it, so she went with her mother this time.
It's a good opportunity for me to go to the capital and come back after I've delivered the goods.
In fact, she thought it was okay for her to go alone, but unfortunately she felt this way and the other people in the family were worried about her coming back alone.
Upon hearing what his third aunt said, Mu Dong immediately became happy. He liked playing with his third aunt!
Then it was Mu Xi's turn to be unhappy. The little girl pouted and said, "Can't we go together? Grandpa, grandma and great-grandmother all go together."
The old lady is old, and at this age she feels a little reluctant to leave her hometown. In recent years, many uncles and aunts of her age have passed away one after another, and the remaining ones are rarely seen.
But the old lady has a good attitude and doesn't have any worries. She looks healthier at over 70 than people in their early 60s.
Hearing what her great-granddaughter said, she didn't refuse to go. She just said, "After you have settled down there, we will find time to go and live there for a year or two."
Mu Xi's round eyes sparkled, "Then I'll settle you down right away once we get to Dad's place!"
The childish talk made the adults laugh.
Mu Mian: "How do you want to settle down?"
Mu Xi said seriously, like a little adult, "It's very easy to settle down. Just make the bed, and then let Dad go get some food."
The little girl thinks things very simply. As long as she has a place to sleep and something to eat, everything will be fine.
Nie Sihui rubbed her daughter's furry little head and said, "You are quite good at making arrangements."
Mu Xi raised his chin, looking a little proud.
Mu Mian was teasing his younger niece with his hands and his older niece with his mouth, "We have four rooms in this house, but your father's only has three. How are you going to accommodate us?"
Mu Xi paused for a few seconds, then said with an expression that said 'I'm so smart', "It's very easy to arrange. Let Dad sleep with Grandpa, Grandma sleep with Great Grandma, and then you, Auntie, sleep in the same room with Mom and me. What do you think?"
Mu Mian didn't know what he was thinking about, he burst out laughing, "I don't have any objection."
The old lady was also overjoyed, and added in a somewhat ambiguous tone, "Your father will probably be very dissatisfied."
The young couple have been married for so many years, but have only been together for a total of three or four months. They have been single for several years at such a young age. If they really sleep like this, it would be a miracle if they don't have any objections.
How could the little girl understand what was going on between adults? She opened her eyes in confusion and asked, "Why does Dad have an opinion?"
Mu Mian, who is almost twenty years old, is no longer the little girl who had to pretend not to understand when she heard adult topics. She glanced at her sister-in-law and laughed like a goose.
Nie Sihui's face didn't turn red. She changed the subject naturally and instructed her daughter, "Go see if the chicken has laid eggs?"
Mu Xi was a curious little girl since she was young. She pretended not to hear her mother's words, "Aunt, what are you laughing at? Tell me why Dad has an objection."
Mu Mian said nonsense casually, "I'm afraid your grandfather will kick him when he falls asleep at night."
Mu Xi completely trusted his aunt and said seriously, "What's the big deal? Just don't get close to her."
Mu Mianpi was very happy and came up with a bad idea, "Just tell your father this when the time comes."
Mu Xi puffed out her chest and said that she would definitely complete the task well and settle her father's place as soon as possible, and then everyone could move in!
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The family was having a lively time, and soon it was evening.
The remaining locust flowers were steamed into big white buns, which were delicious.
After eating, Mu Mian did not help with the dishwashing, but went into the house to tidy up things.
Lele will go for the selection the day after tomorrow. It was agreed before that she and Shi Xiaolian will go together.
This time, the place where the art troupe recruited soldiers was not in the provincial capital, nor in their county, but in the neighboring Yujin County.
Their commune belongs to Nanxi County. The distance between the two counties is not particularly far, at least not as far as the provincial capital.
However, you still need to take a shuttle bus, as the commune does not have direct buses to the next county.
The selection time is the day after tomorrow morning, and it would definitely be too late to go on the same day, so they will go tomorrow and then stay in a guesthouse in Yujin County for one night, so that they can rush to the selection place the next morning.
Transportation was not well developed these days, so this was the case if you went to a place a little far away, with the bus going back and forth.
The selection results would not be announced until the afternoon of the day after tomorrow at the earliest. They were expected to stay there for two nights. Mu Mian grabbed a piece of clean clothing and stuffed it into her bag, and also brought a little more money.
She had just finished tidying up when Liu Shuangcui pushed the door open and came in, holding a large lunch box filled with locust flower buns. "Just happened to bring it over for Xiaotao on the way."
Mu Mian laughed, "I almost forgot, Sister Taozi was telling me last time that she was craving for this."
Liu Tao was promoted to the county public security bureau a few years ago.
The marriage issue that the sisters Liu Shuangcui and Liu Dongping had been worrying about for their eldest niece was also resolved.
Liu Tao's husband is Si Chengfu, who is five years younger than Liu Tao. He is a gentle man and works in the county textile factory.
The process of their acquaintance can be summarized as "a hero saves a beauty" and love at first sight.
Of course, this love is one-sided on Si Chengfu's part.
The cause was that when this man went to visit relatives in the countryside, he encountered a cow in the brigade going mad. When Liu Tao and his colleagues arrived, Si Chengfu was being chased by the mad cow.
Liu Tao fired a shot and the cow fell half a meter away from Si Chengfu.
Later, the two met again in the county. Si Chengfu was 22 years old and Liu Tao was 27 at that time.
Si Chengfu had met a lesbian through a matchmaker before, but the relationship didn't work out because the lesbian disliked the fact that he liked to fuss with sewing stuff all the time and didn't have the spirit of a gay man.
Liu Tao doesn't mind, she just wants to find someone who can take care of the family.
The two hit it off immediately and got married after dating for a month. After marriage, they had a boy named Si Yingyao, who is now two and a half years old.
It's far away, so the chances of seeing it are not very common.
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In the bedroom.
Mu Mian put the lunch box into the cross-body bag he often carried. The temperature was low in the mornings and evenings this month, so the food would not go bad if left overnight.
Liu Shuangcui thought for a moment and asked, "Have you brought enough food coupons? Can I get you a few more?"
Mu Mian patted the bag and said, "That's enough. It's enough for a week."
Just going out for two days.
Liu Shuangcui was still very relieved about her daughter and didn't say anything else.
He had to go out tomorrow, so Mu Mian packed up in the evening and went to bed early.
The next day, the sun rose as usual.
Mu Mian wore a woolen vest with a shirt inside and a thin coat outside, which made him very warm.
The woolen vest was crocheted by her sister-in-law. The pattern is very beautiful and it is also very slimming.
Mu Mian had just finished breakfast when Xu Lele came with a bag on her back, followed by Liu Guizhi.
Xu Lele was very excited. As soon as he came in, he jumped in front of Mu Mian and said, "Let's go, let's go find Shi Xiaolian!"
Mu Mian tilted his chin back, motioning Xu Lele to look back, "It's already here."
The two of them moved one after the other.
Xu Lele turned around, "Eh?! Why didn't I see you just now?"
Shi Xiaolian tilted her head slightly and said, "It came from over there."
Mu Mian had also packed everything and was ready to go as long as he put on his bag.
Liu Guizhi was obviously not very confident about her daughter, "You really don't need me to go with you?"
Xu Lele said nonchalantly, "No, no, there are three of us here together, mom, are you afraid that we will get lost?"
Liu Guizhi: "Mian and Lian will definitely not be lost, but you may not be."
Xu Lele: “………………”
She's really her biological mother!
Mu Mian smiled and said, "Don't worry, Auntie, we will definitely take good care of Lele."
The small figure Mu Xi stood beside her and said in a serious tone, "Don't worry, Grandma Liu. If there are bad guys, my aunt will definitely beat them up so badly that they will piss and cry!"
The little girl has a bit of blind worship for her aunt.
Because they had to catch the bus, the adults didn't bother the three of them for too long.
When Mu Mian and the others arrived at the commune bus station, it was not particularly late, just after eight o'clock.
There were as many people waiting for the bus as usual. Mu Mian was very good at squeezing in. As soon as the door opened, he pulled Shi Xiaolian, bought tickets, squeezed in, and successfully sat in the front row.
The ticket seller stood in the corner of the door, shouting at the top of his voice to maintain the non-existent order.
"Go inside, don't block the door!"
"Hey! Comrade, why are you squeezing in here without even buying a ticket? Buy a ticket first, then get on the bus!"
"Oh my, ma'am, your legs and feet are in such a state, why are you squeezing in here?"
“
Just go to a big hospital to see a doctor for your legs and feet? No wonder. ”
The ticket seller helped the disabled lady, and after a quick glance, he landed on Mu Mian's row. He looked at Xu Lele and said, "Girl, the one sitting next to you is your sister, right? Pick up your sister and move a seat for this lady, okay?"
The younger sister Shi Xiaolian: “………………”
The position can be moved, but how does she look like Xu Lele's sister? !
Xu Lele and Mu Mian both burst out laughing at the same time.
It's no wonder that the ticket seller made a mistake. When Shi Xiaolian sat there, she was visibly shorter than Mu Mian and Xu Lele sitting next to her.
Mu Mian grew a little in the past two years and is now 1.68 meters tall, and Xu Lele is also 1.66 meters tall.
Shi Xiaolian hasn't grown in several years and is only 1.55 meters tall. When she stands in the middle, the three of them form a perfect Chinese character "C".
Mu Mian once asked quietly, Shi Xiaolian was not as tall as she is now in her previous life, and she has grown two centimeters taller in this life.
That’s a huge improvement! !
Xu Lele patted her thigh, "Hahaha, sister Shi, come on, come on, sit on your sister Xu's lap."
Shi Xiaolian looked at the two of them dimly with her dead fish eyes.
Mu Mian opened her innocent big eyes and smiled brightly, "If you want to sit on my lap, that's fine too."
Shi Xiaolian's mouth twitched, "Thank you so much."
Mu Mian raised his eyebrows, "You're welcome."
Shi Xiaolian didn't hesitate to hand the bag that had been on her lap to Mu Mian. She held the backrest of the seat in front of her with both hands.
The bus swayed along the way and soon arrived at the county.
The Public Security Bureau where Liu Tao works is very close to the county bus station, so close that it only takes ten minutes to walk.
The bus to the next county would not leave until more than half an hour later, so they arrived at the right time.
Mu Mian led the way and walked to the front. This was not her first time to look for Liu Tao, so she was familiar with the place.
The county public security bureau is much larger than the commune one. It is working hours now and the hall is full of chatter. Mu Mian turned into the corridor next to it and went straight to Liu Tao's office.
Just as he reached the door, a young man came out. When he saw Mu Mian, he paused for a second and said, "Comrade, please go to the hall to do business."
Mu Mian smiled at the people and said, "I'm looking for Liu Tao."
She hadn't seen this person the last time she came here. She thought he was a new employee.
The office door was open. While talking, Mu Mian saw a familiar person, an old policeman named Zhang.
The originally polite smile instantly brightened by two points, and Mu Mian waved his hand, "Uncle Zhang, isn't Sister Taozi here?"
Some people may look different when they are young and when they grow up.
Mu Mian didn’t have that. She was proportionally bigger, and her face was still round. When she smiled, she looked very blessed and very contagious. She was truly brighter than the sun.
The young man next to him couldn't help but take a few more glances.
Zhang Gongan smiled and said, "She's out on a business trip and won't be back until noon. What's the matter? I promise to pass on the message to you."
Mu Mian wasn't too surprised, it was just a weekday.
She took out her lunch box and said with a smile, "It's nothing serious. I brought her some locust flower buns from home. They have pork in them and are very greasy. Uncle Zhang, please remind Sister Taozi to take them to the cafeteria to heat them up before eating."
It’s no wonder that she had to say this. Sister Taozi is the kind of person who often eats cold biscuits when she is busy.
Uncle Zhang took the lunch box and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely remind her."
Mu Mian: "Hey, thank you Uncle Zhang, you are busy, I will leave first!"
Uncle Zhang waved his hand.
Xu Lele and Shi Xiaolian followed behind Mu Mian and waited for the three to walk a few meters away.
The young man who had been standing at the door looked at Uncle Zhang and asked curiously, "Who is this woman?"
Uncle Zhang picked up the enamel mug and took a sip of tea, "Cousin Xiao Liu."
Before the young gay man could say anything, Uncle Zhang raised his eyebrows and jokingly asked, "Do you still want to ask if the lesbian has a boyfriend?"
The young gay scratched his head embarrassedly.
Uncle Zhang, who knew a little bit about the little girl's deeds from Liu Tao, said with a "tsk". "You should first think about whether your body can withstand a beating."
The young man was shocked. "What, what do you mean? Sister Liu is not happy about her cousin getting married?"
Uncle Zhang moved his chair and said, "It has nothing to do with Xiao Liu. This little girl..."
There was a lot of chatter in the office, and within a minute, the young man was stunned on the spot.
On the other side, three people came out of the Public Security Bureau.
Xu Lele held Mu Mian's arm and whispered, "That guy just looked at you a few times."
Mu Mian raised his eyelids and said, "Look, I am a handsome man who is famous in the whole area!"
Shi Xiaolian: “………………”
Shi Xiaolian's tone was a little speechless, "Who made the list?"
Mu Mian: "Of course I ranked them. My father and brother are both on the list. Do you want to be on the list? I'll add you on too."
Shi Xiaolian: "Thank you, but no thanks."
Xu Lele squeezed Mu Mian and said, "I'll use it, I'll use it!"
The three of them chattered all the way, and after walking for a while, the topic came back again.
Xu Lele: "My sister-in-law was saying last night that there was a matchmaker in the Red Flag Brigade who was asking if Sister Mianmian had a boyfriend."
Mu Mian said with understanding, "I guess she won't ask about it after a while."
Just like their team, no one ever asked about it.
Shi Xiaolian echoed: "How normal."
These days, it is normal to discuss marriage at the age of eighteen or nineteen, but no one in the Qingfeng Brigade dared to ask Mu Mian.
After all, over the years, everyone from those who are ten years younger than Mu Mian to those who are five or six years older than Mu Mian have called her Sister Xiao Mian.
Others didn't dare to ask, and Mu Mian had no interest in dating for the time being.
Mainly.
She saw that some of the male comrades of the same age in the brigade always had a sense of superiority. In a common saying, it was...
She watched them grow up! !
Not to mention other aspects, the age alone is not suitable.
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