Chapter 47
On a happy day, Lin Yao could not be suspicious of others, but she could not be careless.
The big courtyard was full of joy at the moment. Although there could not be a wedding banquet at home, the neighbors who came to congratulate could still have some tea, melon seeds and candies.
In the old Gu's kitchen, everything was busy. After Zhang Cuilan entertained the guests in the front yard, she was busy boiling water and making tea with Zhang's eldest aunt, second aunt, and several aunts.
The kitchen was really too busy. A group of little radishes were crowded at the door, looking inside, holding their fingers and wanting to eat something delicious.
Where can you find delicious food now? Aunt Zhang was afraid that the hot water inside would scald the children, so she shouted several times in a hurry. Lin Yao couldn't rest, so she picked up the tray to add some melon seeds and peanuts, and came over to scatter them, giving each of the children a handful of peanuts and melon seeds. The little kids were laughing like birds and beasts.
The kitchen was short of people, and the second aunt just said she would go outside to ask a few sisters-in-law to help.
Liu Ercui, with a smile on her face, changed her previous scolding face, and came over to help boil water.
"Hey, Aunt Cuihua, why didn't you call me when your family was short of help? We are from the same village. Chunmei is getting married, and I have nothing to do at home. At least I can help carry two buckets of water, right?"
The Zheng family has always been at odds with the neighbors in the courtyard, and Liu Ercui has bad intentions. In the first few years after she got married, things were always lost in the courtyard for no apparent reason, such as two eggs from the west family and a bunch of vegetables from the east family. They were not valuable items, but were thrown here and there all day long, just like stinky flies in summer, popping up every few days and making people feel disgusted.
Later, everyone was careful and would close the windows and lock the doors when they went out. Only Auntie Sun's house in the front yard did not lock the door. After all, Auntie Sun had lived in the compound for half her life and knew the neighbors well. It was so comfortable to open the door in the hot summer.
The bad thing was that Auntie Sun didn't like to lock the door. That summer, when Grandpa Sun turned 50, relatives from his hometown specially gave him a piece of gray plaid old coarse cloth woven by themselves to make new clothes for him.
At that time, Yunshui County was still a liberated area, and there were troops stationed in the county. Grandpa Sun's family lived a much worse life than they do now, and they couldn't make a set of clothes for several years.
Auntie Sun kept the cloth in a carved wooden cabinet in the house as a treasure, with a brick on top.
But when the old couple went out for a walk and came back, the cloth in the cabinet suddenly disappeared.
Auntie Sun almost fainted, and when she woke up she burst into tears. Grandpa
Sun was furious. At that time, the incident was a big deal and had alarmed the troops in the county. The people
in the liberated areas were simple and honest, and they hated the act of stealing the property of the common people. It also had an adverse impact on political stability and unity. If the thief who stole the cloth was not caught, at the very least he would be paraded through the streets with a wooden sign hanging on his head as a warning to the public, and at the worst he might be sent to labor reform.
The thief was also scared, and sent the cloth back that night under the cover of darkness. In addition, the remnant bandits of the Kuomintang counterattacked the county town that night...
At this point
, the matter was left unresolved. Later, the rich lady let slip during a chat with Zhang Cuilan that she had come back from her mother's house that night and happened to see the thief who stole the cloth carrying the cloth to the door of the grandson's house. The thief groped his way into the door of the old Zheng's house. From the back, the person dressed up was none other than Liu Ercui. As
the saying goes, don't let the family's disgrace be exposed outside, and the same is true for the big brothel. If there is a dishonest person in the brothel, the people in the county will never say a good word about the brothel in the future.
The two daughters of the wealthy aunt were still in school. For the sake of the good reputation of the brothel, Liu Ercui changed the cloth back. She should have known that she was wrong.
It is a great virtue to know one's mistakes and correct them.
The wealthy aunt and Cuilan aunt kept the matter under wraps for many years for the sake of the brothel's reputation, but that doesn't mean they have forgotten it.
Liu Ercui came to help with a flattering face, but Zhang Cuilan was indifferent and blocked her with a few words.
The other aunts also followed suit.
"Mr. Dacheng, I know you are kind-hearted. There are many things to do at home. You should go back first."
"Let's go outside to eat a piece of candy and enjoy the good fortune."
"That's right."
Liu Ercui's face twitched, and the smile on her lips almost disappeared. She wanted to beat up the old women in front of her. She couldn't leave. If she left, how would the croton powder hidden in her belt spill into the Gu family's bucket...
Liu Ercui was shameless and refused to leave. Lin Yao was so annoyed with her that she took the bucket to fetch water without saying a word, and pushed Liu Ercui out of the door.
Liu Ercui was originally holding back a lot of anger, and when she saw Lin Yao fetching water, she followed with a grin.
"Yaoyao, go outside to get some water. The sun is so strong outside. Don't let your tender skin get sunburned. Auntie has thick skin and thick flesh. You take a rest and Auntie will fetch water for you."
Liu Ercui was about to grab the bucket of water. Lin Yao turned around and evaded to the side with the bucket. Hu Tou came over chewing candy. Seeing Liu Ercui entangled with his sister Yaoyao, he thought that the bad woman was bullying Lin Yao.
Hu Tou immediately rushed over, a pair of small black hands rushed over, grabbed Liu Ercui and shook her.
"Why did the bad woman bully Sister Yaoyao!"
Gu Shidong, who was spreading candy in the yard, heard it and led a group of friends to question Liu Ercui.
Liu Ercui was besieged by the kids and couldn't stand it. She retreated in a panic and could only curse twice and walk away in shame.
Lin Yao waved and called Dongzi and Hutou over.
The three of them chatted with each other, Gu Shidong and Hutou smiled and followed Liu Ercui quietly.
When the two brats came back, Liu Ercui had been locked in the house. She couldn't get any help from heaven or earth. What was worse was that she was cursing in the house and didn't notice that the bag of croton powder in her belt had fallen at the door. Hutou, who was very brave,
picked it up, took it in his hand and smelled it, and it smelled like stinky powder.
Hu Tou curled his lips and threw the croton powder into the air. It happened to fall into the bucket of water used by Zheng Dacheng's family. Outside the alley, Xu Xiangqian, dressed in joy, rode a bicycle with the young men from the Public Security Bureau, holding red flags and beating gongs and drums to welcome the bride. People
were coming and going in the big courtyard. Two rows of tall firecrackers were lit at the gate of the big courtyard, crackling and leaving red crumbs all over the ground.
Lin Yao saw a wedding in the 1960s for the first time. Zhang's uncle drove a donkey cart to pull the dowry for his niece. On it were bedding, thermos bottles, washbasins, enamel pots, and buckets for children and grandchildren.
Gu Shian carried his sister out of the house, and Gu Mancang personally handed his daughter to his son-in-law. The couple bowed and said goodbye to their parents at the door.
"Thank you for your hard work, Mom and Dad."
Zhang Cuilan and her husband couldn't stop crying. The aunts who were congratulating them all encouraged them. The auspicious time for the wedding had arrived. A young man from the Public Security Bureau grinned with dazzling white teeth and started singing revolutionary songs.
"The East is red, the sun is rising, something has happened in the East..."
A group of energetic young people also sang along with passion. Xu Xiangqian rode his bicycle with Gu Chunmei in front, and a group of children in the alley followed him. Gu Shidong was still crying and sniffling. The crowd was clamoring to go to Old Xu's house to ask for red envelopes. The little boy
stopped
crying immediately and ran after him.
Zhang Cuilan looked at him and scolded him with a smile, "You little bastard, your sister and mother are not as close as the red envelope."
This made the eldest and second aunts laugh.
The alley was bustling all day when Gu Chunmei got married, until it got dark in the evening, and the neighbors who came to congratulate her gradually dispersed.
In the evening, the Gu family went to the old Xu's house for a reunion dinner. The tables, chairs, benches, tea and teapots in the house
were in a mess. Everyone helped to clean up. Uncle Zhang drove the donkey cart to take his family back to the countryside. Auntie came to the county this time and brought a basket of chestnuts. The family was busy until nine o'clock, and then they could go back to the house to rest. The
Gu family was very happy today. Dongzi grabbed several red envelopes, and the big-headed brother-in-law secretly stuffed five or six for him. There was a dime in each red envelope, and more than a dozen red envelopes were more than a dollar!
Xu's father invited the Gu family and his son to drink. Seeing that it was almost ten o'clock, the grandfather and his son had not returned.
Zhang Cuilan was anxious and walked around the yard, "You old man, you don't know what to do after drinking some cat urine. It's already so late and you haven't come back yet! Dongzi, go to your brother-in-law's house and call your father back. And your elder brother, you are a bad boy, you learned to drink from your father!"
Gu Shidong said "Oh" and ran to Guihua Hutong.
In a few minutes, Gu Mancang, who was drunk and staggering, came back with his two sons.
Gu Mancang drank a lot of wine, and his tongue was slurred. He kept saying Cuilan and I'm fat. Comrade Cuilan's eyelids jumped when she heard it, and she grabbed the old man's ear and went back to the house to teach him a lesson.
Gu Shidong jumped onto his own bed, covered himself with a quilt, and counted the red envelopes happily.
Gu Shi'an's eyes were clear, and he walked steadily with his long legs, not like Gu Mancang, who would have fallen if he had no one to help him walk.
Lin Yao snorted, glanced at the man fetching water to wash in the yard, and slammed the window shut.
The two quilts on the wooden bed in the east room were tightly together and neatly laid out.
It was obvious that the girl had folded them early, but when Gu Shi'an entered the room, his quilt had a few more footprints.
Lin Yao heard the footsteps and closed his eyes and pretended to sleep.
The candles in the east room were still lit. Gu Shidong from next door came over with a bed and quilt, saying pitifully that his second sister was married and he missed her so much that he couldn't sleep, so he wanted to sleep with his brother.
No, he could sleep on the floor in the room.
Lin Yao's heart softened when he heard this, and he didn't pretend to sleep anymore. He just came out of the quilt and wanted Dongzi to sleep on the floor in the room, but Gu Shi'an's strong arm hugged his waist and said, "Go to sleep, I'll take care of it."
With a cold face, Deputy Director Gu threw his brother out.
He also pushed Lin Yao onto the bed and kissed her. Lin Yao almost couldn't hold it in, and punched him with a fist in anger.
"Kiss me again, and I'll beat you up."
"Well, I'll let you beat me up."
Gu Shian looked a little excited, his deep voice was a little hoarse, and inexplicably seductive.
As a result, that night, Lin Yao was forced to hold hands and fight with someone for most of the night.
The next morning, the dog man still whispered in her ear that he felt very comfortable after being beaten last night, and asked if he wanted to fight again tonight?
Lin Yao: "..."
Are you sick?
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