Chapter 12

Upon learning that his son-in-law had 'come back from the dead', Lu Shengli, at the urging of his wife, borrowed the brigade's carriage.

The carriage was not only bumpy but also very cold.

Ruting was wrapped in a windproof blanket and huddled behind her father and brothers, but she was still freezing.

Fortunately, riding in a carriage is not entirely bad. At least the journey that would normally take nearly an hour to walk was reduced to just 20 minutes.

These days every household in the village is warm and friendly. Even if there are some people who love to quarrel occasionally, they can get along well as soon as they get over it. It is normal for them to get together to eat and drink.

Therefore, when she saw from afar that the entrance of the Huo family was crowded with people who were looking for fun, she was not surprised at all.

At the same time, the sound of horse hooves clattered into the ears of the villagers, and someone shouted, "Huo Xiao's wife is back!"

Then, when the Lu family just stopped the carriage at the door, Hu Xiu had already come out to greet them.

Ruiting was helped out of the car by her second brother. She stomped her numb feet and then looked at her mother-in-law.

The other person's eyes were a little swollen, probably because he had been crying.

But he looked very good, and his eyes were sparkling when he looked at people.

Seeing her mother-in-law like this, Li Ting, who had been feeling mixed emotions since she got the news, also became happy.

No matter what, it’s good to be alive.

Thinking of this, she smiled and quickly walked forward to hold her mother-in-law's hand.

Hu Xiu's eyes turned red again.

There was no way, she was too excited. She held her daughter-in-law tightly and wanted to say something, but her lips stammered a few times and she couldn't utter a word. Her throat seemed to be blocked by something, and it felt sour and bitter.

Chen Guilan, who was standing by, greeted him warmly, "Sister-in-law, please come in and warm up first. It's so cold sitting in this carriage."

As he said this, he turned around and waved to his eldest son, "Zhu Zi, drive your uncle's carriage to Mapeng. Don't let it freeze."

Lu Shengli also had a smile on his face. He waved his hands when he heard it and said, "I'll go by myself, I'll go by myself." Horses are important assets of the production team. He would not feel at ease until he settled them down himself.

Hu Xiu, who finally calmed down, decided: "Let's go together, and ask Zhuzi to show the way to my in-laws."

So, Lu Shengli and Zhuzi went to settle the carriage, while the rest of the Lu family went into the house surrounded by the crowd.

"If you ask me, Tingting should be the wife of our Xiao boy. She was the only one who didn't believe in Xiao boy in the past few months. She had to go find him to get a result. Look, the result came out immediately. My nephew is fine. Sister-in-law, you are so lucky to have such a daughter-in-law..." It's good that Chen Guilan likes to criticize people when she speaks, but when it comes to praising people, she is also very knowledgeable. Look, as soon as their butts touched the edge of the kang and they didn't have time to take off their thick clothes, she started to praise them in a loud voice.

I have to exaggerate. After all, when Secretary Wang of the commune came to inform me today, he vaguely revealed that my nephew had been in the same situation before. He was on a secret mission. Now that he has returned, how can it be called a glorious return? Anyway, maybe his position can be promoted.

Her son Zhuzi is already 18 years old, and he is still counting on his eldest nephew to arrange a good place for him.

If you don't say something nice at this time, are you going to follow the example of that idiot Third Brother, who can't even make someone fart after being hit with three sticks, and just keeps grinning like an idiot?

Yesterday she was still Xiaolue, but today she is Tingting. Although Hu Xiu was not happy that Guilan had said all the things he wanted to say, he quite agreed with her point of view!

A daughter-in-law brings good luck to her husband!

So when her daughter-in-law took off her thick clothes, she took her hand again, looked at her mother-in-law and said gratefully: "My mother-in-law has raised a good girl."

Li Taohong was drinking sugar water from a ceramic bowl. She was very proud when she heard this, but she said, "It's a blessing for Tingting to have such a good mother-in-law."

Hu Xiumei smiled and said: "Everyone is blessed, everyone is blessed."

The villagers rarely saw her showing such emotions, and they laughed so hard that their teeth burst out. They joked: "That's right, I think Xiao is also a lucky boy. People say that those who survive a disaster will have good fortune in the future!"

"Yes, yes, yes, this couple is both very handsome. When Xiao comes back, he will give you a grandson, who will surely be prettier than the dolls in New Year paintings."

"Oh my, that's incredible, I'm afraid it's the golden boy and jade girl sitting under the Bodhisattva."

Everyone was talking at once, and Hu Xiu and Li Taohong were laughing so hard that they couldn't stop.

It was at this time that Ruting finally realized that Huo Xiao was fine and they were just a normal couple.

Thinking of the intimacy between husband and wife, Ruting, who had been sitting next to her mother-in-law and acting as a mascot, blushed with discomfort.

"Hey, hey, hey, look, look, the new bride is shy!"

Hearing this, everyone in the room looked towards the girl on the kang.

Then, the moment she was stared at, the slightly uncomfortable Ruting's face flushed. Her mind twitched and she said in a hushed voice, "It's hot in the room."

People...

"Ha ha...."

Joy is contagious, but there are exceptions.

When everyone inside and outside the house was immersed in a sea of ​​joy, only Wang Xiuqin, who was squeezed in the corner and secretly observing Ruiting, was in a bad mood.

That's not true. She was naturally happy that Huo Xiao had returned.

But what she couldn't understand was why that bad woman, Lu Ting, hadn't run away yet?

I still remember that yesterday when she heard people say that Ruting had returned, she was shocked and unbelieving at first, and then she became terrified and worried, suspecting that the other party had suffered the same fate as her.

He was also worried that his recent frequent visits to the Huo family might have been noticed by the other party.

He just hid at home with his head down and dared not come out.

But when she calmed down, she began to doubt whether her memory of her previous life was wrong.

Otherwise, if Lu Tingruo had lived her life again, why didn't she grab her hair and teach her a lesson for trying to steal a man?

These days, if you try to have an affair, you will be beaten and sent to jail.

But after being scared, Wang Xiuqin felt that she was thinking too much.

Not to mention that she never expressed any opinion from beginning to end. Even if the other party is really the same as herself, she has the upper hand over him. Why should she be afraid?

So, when everyone ran to the Huo family today, Wang Xiuqin gritted her teeth and followed.

But he felt guilty and did not dare to step forward. He just hid behind and observed secretly.

In fact, she and Lu Ting were elementary school classmates.

But she only studied for a few years and couldn't continue her studies before graduating from elementary school.

We hardly met each other afterwards, but I vaguely remember that she was pretty since she was young.

But when she saw people this time, she felt normal.

Ruting has charming eyes and eyebrows, and is so charming that she doesn't seem like a serious person.

Unlike her, she looks like a good wife and mother.

However, she also observed that the other party probably didn't have any adventure, otherwise he wouldn't have smiled at her when they looked at each other just now.

Thinking of this, Wang Xiuqin couldn't help but recall the smiling face of Er Tingyan, and felt depressed again.

I heard that some men like this kind of vixen. If Huo Xiao is also this kind of man, then what hope does she have?

But then again, what’s the matter with this bad woman, Lu Ting?

You ran away, why are you back?

Could it be that this happened in my previous life?

So, when will this bad woman, Ruiting, leave?

Or... before Huo Xiao comes back, should she think of a way to get him away?

Tingting had no idea of ​​the anxiety in Wang Xiuqin's heart.

After the villagers saw enough of the excitement and left, I also said goodbye to my parents, brothers and sisters-in-law.

There is a happy event in the family, and the Huo family gathers together tonight.

Chen Guilan brought a large pot of pork, cabbage and vermicelli stew, and led her husband and six children to come early to help her sister-in-law prepare dinner.

The third son's wife, Zhang Meihua, arrived a little late, but she was not empty-handed.

Not only did I cook a large pickled fish, I also stewed the lamb leg that my mother's family sent me a few days ago.

In addition to the bacon, blood sausage and other items that Hu Xiu had prepared to save for the New Year, the entire kang table was filled to the brim.

If there is no seat, you can stand with your bowl and still enjoy a delicious meal.

Compared to the dozen or so half-grown children, Tingting can be considered an elder.

So she was arranged to sit next to the kang, with little Miaomiao sitting in her arms.

We were all drinking and chatting, it was really lively.

The sumptuous dinner did not end until two hours later.

After seeing off her uncle, aunt, and nephew, she arrived at the door and found her mother-in-law's bedroom.

I found that the little ones had fallen asleep on their stomachs.

And my mother-in-law was taking out a tin box of dried biscuits from the drawer.

When she saw her daughter-in-law, she smiled and said, "Come and sit down."

Ruting sat down next to the kang bed: "What are you busy with?"

Hu Xiu took out a small stack of coupons from the box and said happily, "See? They are all cloth coupons that Mom saved. I have to go to the commune to call Xiao Xiaozi tomorrow morning. Mom is thinking of stopping by the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some cloth for you to make some clothes."

As she spoke, she glanced at her daughter-in-law's navy blue printed coarse cloth double-breasted jacket and said critically, "Make it fashionable. I think the educated youth from big cities at the end of the village wear Lenin suits that are very good, neat and energetic."

After that, she still felt it was not enough, so she looked at her daughter-in-law's feet again: "Change these shoes too, buy a pair of cowhide, which is waterproof and decent. Mom has industrial coupons."

Seeing her mother-in-law looking at her wrist again with a regretful expression, she thought that if she didn't already have a watch, she might have given her another one. She was a little amused and said, "Mom, just wait. I'll go to the supply and marketing cooperative and bring back all the watches tomorrow."

Hearing this, Hu Xiu realized that he was too eager to express his gratitude.

But now she firmly believes that her daughter-in-law is a blessed person, and can't help but want to be nicer to her, even better.

So he waved his hand, pretending to be rich and powerful, and replied with a smile: "Okay, carry them all back, mom has money."

The next day.

There is wind but no snow.

Early in the morning, just after breakfast, Tingting and her mother-in-law took the twins and boarded the tractor to the commune.

Although the tractor was also bumpy and old, it had a windshield in the front.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law each held a baby in their arms, and were squeezed in the middle by villagers who were going to the town to prepare New Year's goods, but they didn't feel it was a torture.

The old secretary had specifically instructed them, so the tractor driver Xiao He went straight to the commune and dropped the two people off first.

After agreeing on the return time, he held the handle and drove away with the rest of the group.

The commune office was a two-story building, a rare sight in that era, and had a gatekeeper.

Hu Xiu had never been to such a place and felt uneasy.

It was still Ruiting who pulled down her scarf, walked forward and explained her purpose with a smile.

The old man had a very long face at first, but after listening to her, he stared at her again and again, and then he smiled: "I know, you are the young wife who traveled thousands of miles to find her husband."

I didn't expect that I'm already so famous. I was embarrassed: "...Then, sir, can we go in?"

The old man smiled and said, "Why not? Secretary Wang told us yesterday. Come in."

Tingting: "Thank you, Master!"

This time the master didn't say anything, he just waved his hand.

After the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law entered, a voice suddenly came out: "Uncle Chen, whose family are those two people from?"

Chen Sanping lifted his drooping eyelids and looked at the person who came. He sneered in his heart: "No one, you wouldn't recognize him even if I told you."

Qian Revolution secretly hated the old man's ignorance, but he did not show it on his face.

He just pushed up his black-framed glasses and said in a rather sanctimonious tone, "You can't say that. Not everyone can enter the commune. I only asked a few more questions for the sake of the organization."

Since when has the organization ever needed to worry about a rebel like you who earned a small position as a cadre by smashing, looting and ransacking houses?

However, no matter how much he looked down on her, Chen Sanping would not openly offend such a villain. Besides, the man of the girl just now was not without status, and Qian Revolution would be thwarted no matter how dirty his thoughts were.

So Chen Sanping took a puff of his cigarette and said slowly, "She's a military wife, she's here to call her man."

At this point, he smiled at the other person with his yellow teeth again: "I almost forgot, he is a regimental-level officer, and I heard that he is a buddy with Minister Hu of the Armed Forces."

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