Chapter 18

As a cultural output used by local governments to promote social righteousness.

The status and artistic level of Errenzhuan reached its peak in the 1960s.

Although the theme of the performance revolves around positive themes such as education and encouragement, there is also a lot of humor in it.

Ruiting had never paid much attention to this aspect before, but she, who was extremely afraid of the cold, actually stayed up all night in an open-air environment.

And when it ended, I felt a little reluctant to leave.

As a local born and raised here, Huo Xiao was not unfamiliar with Errenzhuan. However, seeing his wife's bright eyes, he asked, "Do you like it?"

This was a completely different duo act from what she had learned from the fragments of it in later life. She nodded sincerely, "I quite like it."

Huo Xiao: "Their performance team will go to each village in turn. Tomorrow it's the Victory Brigade's turn. Do you want to go?"

Ruting hesitated: "Is it a new story?"

Huo Xiao shook his head: "It should be the same as today."

Tingting: “Forget it.” How cold.

Hearing this, Huo Xiao said nothing more. He bent down, passed the shoulder pole through the rope on the basket, picked up the children, and followed his wife in silence.

Seeing this, Hu Xiu, who had been silent, wanted to kick his son to vent his anger. If Tingting didn't want to go to see the Errenzhuan, couldn't he take her to the county town to buy things?

It's so stupid!!!

Fortunately, Huo Xiao did not really have no plan.

So, when he got home, before his mother could even kill him, he suggested going into the back mountain.

He could only stay at home for four or five days, and he was not even close to his newlywed wife. Hu Xiu said that she was no longer the loving mother who had been away from her son for a long time. She squinted at people and said, "Now? Is it snowing?"

Huo Xiao could sense that his mother was unhappy, but he just thought she was worried about him freezing: "The snow isn't heavy. I've made an appointment with Dahai and Dazhu, so I'm not going alone. Don't worry."

Hu Xiu...Who is worried about you: "Do you have to go today?"

Huo Xiao glanced at his wife who was taking off the thick lining of the dragon-phoenix fetus, and his eyes softened: "Well, I have to accompany Tingting back to her parents' home on the second day of the Chinese New Year. I'm thinking of going into the mountains to hunt for something."

Although it was cold and the most he could catch were rabbits or roe deer, but with the good stuff he brought back from Chengdu, it was definitely decent.

Upon hearing this, Hu Xiu immediately smiled and said, "That's right, that's right. You are very thoughtful."

Instead, the silent Ru Ting frowned and said, "Mom has already prepared everything for us to take back to my mother's house. We don't need to go into the mountains again. How dangerous is that?"

Huo Xiao insisted, "It's okay. We usually go deep into the mountains for training, and the sea will bring you warmth." His wife had been subjected to a lot of rumors because of him, and he wanted to compensate her as much as possible.

Hu Xiu also said, "Yes, Xiao went into the mountains to hunt when he was a teenager. Don't worry, Tingting."

Having said this, it would be difficult for Ruiting to insist on anything more.

But when I sent him off, I couldn't help but remind him, "Safety comes first. Prey is not important. We'll wait for you to come back for the reunion dinner."

Huo Xiao, who was outside the door, looked down at the man and said, "Well, come back before five o'clock."

After saying this, he looked at his wife deeply before turning around and walking away.

I felt a little excited in my heart.

He thought that the brigade commander was right, his wife must like him!

Next time... maybe he could try calling her 'Tingting' next time.

Tingting had no idea that her few instructions were being endlessly ignored by her cheap husband.

She bolted the door, turned around and looked at her mother-in-law, who was smiling, and asked in confusion, "Why are you so happy?"

Of course it’s my son who has finally figured it out!

You know your own daughter-in-law well. If the boy didn't care about his daughter-in-law, he wouldn't have taken the initiative.

In fact, before her son came back, Hu Xiu was worried.

After all, he had never been in a hurry to get married.

If she hadn't given the ultimatum, I don't know how long it would take.

But Hu Xiu knew better that she was the one who chose her daughter-in-law and had no feelings for her son at all.

Although the general environment is like this, she had a good relationship with her deceased husband and naturally hoped that her children would love each other.

Now that she sees her son likes his daughter-in-law, it would be strange if she wasn’t happy!

Thinking of this, Hu Xiu became excited again: "You go play with Guoguo and Miaomiao, and I'll go check out the gifts I brought for my in-laws."

Prepare a few more things. It's the first time that the prospective son-in-law comes to visit. I don't know how many people will go to his house to watch the fun. I have to give my daughter-in-law face in every way.

1. The...

Are you going to move your entire home?

Ruiting was both moved and a little amused.

However, she could see that her mother-in-law was really happy, so she didn't say anything to spoil her mood and turned to go back to the children.

Children over three years old are full of energy.

Look, I went out to play for two or three hours and I don’t look tired at all.

As soon as he entered the house, Guoguo rode on the wooden horse and started "driving" again. He was extremely excited.

The little girl Miaomiao was relatively quiet. She was standing on a low stool by the window, picking at the frost flowers printed on the glass with her little hands.

Ruting took out a handkerchief from her pocket, took the little girl's chubby hand, wiped the water stains, and said angrily, "Aren't you cold? You'll catch a cold easily. If you catch a cold, you'll need to take medicine!"

Thinking of the bitter medicine, Miaomiao, who was originally planning to touch the frost flower with her other hand, was so scared that she immediately wrinkled her face and said, "No medicine!"

Seeing this, Ruiting felt no guilt at all for scaring the child. She held back her laughter and wiped the kid's hands dry before picking him up from the stool.

When I was about to go painting with my child, I caught a glimpse of a figure in the distance through the window.

She took a closer look, then called out to her mother-in-law who had entered the west room, "Mom, the second aunt is here."

"Didn't we just separate?" Hu Xiu responded as she walked out.

Ruting was pulling the bolt on the door. Hearing this, he didn't even turn around and said, "He must be in a hurry. He ran here."

Hearing this, Hu Xiu was stunned for a moment, then quickly walked to the door.

Chen Guilan ran over and saw her eldest sister-in-law. The smile on her face became even brighter. She said with a breath, "Sister-in-law... huhu... Erwang's wife is helping my eldest daughter find a match... huhu... I thought of asking my eldest nephew to go and take a look."

Hu Xiu was a little confused: "Come in and take a breath first. Why would Erwang's wife be a matchmaker for Dani?"

Erwang is a child from the village, but his family relatives have connections, so he went to the county transport team to work as a driver early on. He is the most successful young man in the village except Huo Xiao.

Because he ate food from the city, he later married a woman from the county town, who was a worker in a textile factory.

As far as Hu Xiu could remember, the young wife seldom returned to the village. When she did come, she usually looked down on others. How could she be so kind as to act as a matchmaker for Dani?

Chen Guilan walked in, scraping the snow and mud off her feet with a bamboo stick, and said happily, "What's the big deal? My daughter is pretty, has a stable personality, and is in junior high school. It's only natural that she's favored by people in the county."

Having said that, Chen Guilan couldn't contain her joy when she thought about the fact that the man's father was the workshop manager of a textile factory. If she could marry a son-in-law from the city, she would feel much more relieved.

"Isn't Dani only 17 years old?" Is it too early to go on a blind date?

Ruting had met Dani several times. She was a very hardworking girl. She looked like her second aunt, petite and pretty, but a little shy. When talking to her, her face always blushed and she hardly dared to look at people.

Although many people get married at the age of 17 or 18 in this era, it was still difficult for Li Ting to accept that it happened right under her nose.

Chen Xiulan was completely immersed in the joy of having a son-in-law from the city. She didn't care when she heard this and said, "What's the big deal? We can't get married right after meeting each other. It will take at least a few months. By then, Dani will be 18. Why can't we get married?"

At this point, when her eyes met the enchanting face of her nephew's wife, the smile on her lips faded a little, and she said jokingly, "When Dani goes on a blind date later, you are not allowed to go."

Although my own eldest daughter is not bad looking, there is really no comparison when she stands next to my nephew's wife.

Thinking of this, Chen Guilan looked at her sister-in-law anxiously: "Where's my nephew? Hurry up."

"He went to the back mountain with Zhuzi and the others, didn't you know?" Hu Xiu grabbed a handful of peanuts for her sister-in-law and motioned for her to eat while chatting.

Chen Guilan was in no mood to eat these, so she put them in her pocket and said anxiously: "Hey, Zhuzi, you little brat, at this critical moment..."

Hu Xiu'an said, "Why are you so anxious? How can you say that everything is just a wind? You haven't told me why Erwang's wife was introduced to Dani, and what the man's situation is like?"

It's not that she is suspicious, it's just that the population in the city is precious these days. They are people from the county town who eat public food. If the man doesn't have any major flaws, how could she be willing to find a country girl?

Besides, she had a very bad impression of Erwang's wife.

Knowing that her sister-in-law was doing this for her own good, Chen Guilan patiently repeated the matchmaker's conditions, and at the end she said shrewdly, "I'm not stupid. In the past, my relationship with Erwang's wife was just average. She came here all of a sudden, most likely for my nephew. Isn't it rumored that my nephew got promoted again?"

Of course, Chen Guilan knew very well that because her eldest nephew was an only child, if he had a younger sister, her eldest daughter would not have the chance to enjoy this good fortune.

Hu Xiu and his daughter-in-law exchanged a glance and said, "Didn't I tell you not to spread the news of Xiao's promotion?"

Chen Guilan quickly waved her hands: "It's not us, we are all just guessing."

"There are no absolute secrets in the world. Many people in the commune must know about Huo Xiao's promotion, so it's normal for it to spread out." Li Ting explained her guess to her mother-in-law.

“Yes, yes, yes!” Chen Guilan nodded repeatedly. She was not afraid of anyone in her life except her eldest sister-in-law. There was nothing she could do. She was small-boned and her eldest sister-in-law saved her life every time she gave birth.

Especially since her mother-in-law passed away early, her sister-in-law, who was nearly 10 years older than her, could be considered half a mother-in-law, so being afraid of her had almost become an instinct.

After hearing his daughter-in-law's explanation, Hu Xiu really didn't pursue the matter any further and asked, "When will we meet?"

Chen Guilan said happily, "We haven't made a specific date yet, but I'm not stupid. I told Erwang's wife to postpone the date. I thought of asking my nephew to find someone to inquire about the man. We can't just accept what the matchmaker says. If the situation is true, how about arranging the date on the third day of the Chinese New Year? My nephew's wife has to go back to her parents' home on the second day, and Xiao has to go back to the army on the fourth day."

"At least you're not carried away by it and you act like a mother...Okay, I'll tell that kid when he comes back." As she spoke, as if she remembered something, Hu Xiu pointed to her sister-in-law and said, "Don't shout about this." If something goes wrong, it would bring bad reputation to Dani.

Hearing this, Chen Guilan looked shrewd: "Don't worry, sister-in-law. I'm not stupid. If I tell others, what if some shameless family tries to snatch our Dani away?"

She didn't even mention the idiot third son's wife. The Meihua family also has a 16-year-old girl!

Hu Xiu...is this what she meant?

1. The...

Huo Xiao always keeps his word.

Sure enough, he returned at five in the afternoon.

Li Ting felt numb as she looked at the roe deer and two rabbits lying stiff on the ground.

"Is it so easy to hunt prey in the mountains?" When handing the warm water to her husband, Li Ting couldn't help but ask.

Huo Xiao reached out to take the teacup, and after drinking it in one gulp, he suddenly felt his heart, liver, spleen and lungs all warmed up. "It's not an easy hunt, mainly because I borrowed the hunting dog from Uncle Dagen's house...Uncle Dagen is a hunter in the village."

Of course, what he didn't say was that he took the lion's share of the prey, while Dahai and Dazhu each only got a rabbit.

Ting Ting didn't understand these things, so after being explained, she stopped asking questions and just picked up the kettle to pour hot water into the basin. Then she said, "Come over and soak your hands. I thought I touched some ice just now."

Hearing this, Huo Xiao was stunned, and his frozen fingers seemed to suddenly burn.

Just now...Tingting touched his hand?

"What are you daydreaming about? The water will get cold in a while. By the way, change your shoes. I'll get you a foot bath." Ruting took a pair of clean, brand new men's cotton shoes from the shoe storage place and threw them beside the kang. Turning around, she found the man still standing there in a daze. She simply walked up to him, grabbed his sleeve and walked towards the basin.

Huo Xiao, who had not yet recovered from his shock, was dragged and staggered, bumping into his wife in front of him.

The defenseless Ruiting screamed in surprise, and then fell forward.

Fortunately, Huo Xiao reacted quickly. He stretched out his long arms, hooked his wife's slender waist, and pulled her back in an instant.

But he seemed to have underestimated the opponent's weight. With a muffled "bang", he pulled the person into his arms.

So soft!

Tingting's whole body seems to be soft and fluffy.

"Hiss~" Tingting felt as if her ear scraped against the button on her husband's chest. She gasped in pain. Also, is this man made of iron? His whole body was stiff.

Huo Xiao, who was a little confused, came back to his senses in an instant, bent down to stare at the man, and asked worriedly: "Did you sprain your ankle?"

Li Ting covered her ears, the pain was so severe that tears came out of her eyes. She complained: "I hit the iron plate."

Huo Xiao...?

On the other hand, Hu Xiu, who had been hiding in the west room, wanting her son and daughter-in-law to cultivate a good relationship, hurriedly put on her shoes and got off the kang when she heard her daughter-in-law's cry.

But unexpectedly, as soon as I rushed out the door, I saw the two of them hugging each other affectionately.

Hu Xiu exclaimed in her heart, "Ouch!" and happily turned around and rushed into the house.

But perhaps he was too arrogant. Hu Xiu, whose mind was full of the thought of having a grandson soon, bumped into the door frame with a "bang".