The three of them finished their meal in a lively atmosphere, and Lu Xiaotang prepared to go to the cowshed to sit for a while. Xu Mo also wanted to go back with him because Grandpa Qi would take him to school the next morning.
Xu Ning sent the two to the door, touched Xu Mo's head, and said, "Little Mo is really smart. He can even recite poems."
Xu Mo said proudly, "Sister, I can recite a lot of poems. Dad teaches me to recite poems and recognize words every night. I learn very quickly."
Xu Ning smiled and said, "You little jade-faced tiger are really capable. Go back quickly and listen carefully to the teacher's lecture tomorrow, okay?"
Xu Mo nodded and followed Lu Xiaotang to the cowshed.
Xu Ning checked Lu Xiaotang's luggage bag again to see if there was anything he had forgotten.
One bag contained pine nuts, hazelnuts, dried meat and meat paste, as well as dried vegetables and mushrooms for his aunt.
In another bag was his luggage, and in a small bag was a small bag of dry food for the journey.
Xu Ning looked at these things, sighed, and had to leave again tomorrow.
When Lu Xiaotang came back, she was sitting under the lamp reading a book. Seeing him coming back, she said, "Brother Lu, go to bed early. You have to get up early tomorrow morning."
As she was about to go back to the house, Lu Xiaotang held her hand and sent her to the door. He then patted her head and said lovingly, "Go to bed early! You don't have to get up so early tomorrow. Just eat something."
Xu Ning hurriedly said, "Brother Lu, I have already mixed the dumpling stuffing. We must make dumplings tomorrow morning. You are not allowed to cook anything else!"
Lu Xiaotang remembered that he had spent all his time preparing breakfast the last time he left, and said with a smile, "Okay, let's eat dumplings tomorrow morning. I'll get up and make them, and you can sleep a little longer."
Xu Ning also remembered this, nodded with a smile, and went back to his room to sleep.
When she got up, she saw that the dumplings had been wrapped, the water tank was full, and Lu Xiaotang was making a fire.
Xu Ning asked, "Brother Lu, why don't you get some more sleep? You'll be sitting in the car for several days, so how can you get a good rest?"
Lu Xiaotang smiled and said, "It's okay, you can rest in the car, go wash up, I'll cook dumplings."
After they had breakfast, Xu Ning was washing the pot while Lu Xiaotang stood in the yard looking around to see if there was any unsafe area.
When Xu Ning came out and saw him like this, he knew that he was worried, so he comforted him, "Brother Lu, don't worry! It's okay, it's safe here, I'm very strong, no one dares to come in."
Lu Xiaotang warned her again, "Xiao Ning, you are not allowed to go into the mountains when it snows, understand? If I find you hunting in the mountains again, I will have to retire and come back to watch over you."
Xu Ning nodded with red eyes. Perhaps because she felt that they would be separated again soon, her tears could not stop flowing.
Lu Xiaotang held her in his arms, touched her forehead with his lips, and said, "Don't cry, Xiaoning, don't cry, I will try to get you back next year."
Xu Ning sobbed and nodded in his arms.
Lu Xiaotang added, "I'll file a marriage report when I get back, and we'll get married next time I come back, okay?"
Xu Ning, who was feeling sad in his arms, was stunned after hearing this. No, why are they talking about getting married? How long have they been dating?
Xu Ning raised his head and saw his serious face. After thinking for a while, he said tactfully, "Brother Lu, I'm only eighteen years old this year. I'm still young."
"Xiao Ning, I'm not saying we'll get married this year. I'm saying we'll get married when I come back next time. If I can't come back next year, it might be the year after next. By then you'll be 20 years old. The current marriage law stipulates that you can get married at 18 years old."
Xu Ning looked at him blankly. Twenty years old is still young, okay? She didn't want to get married so early. She planned to get married after going to college.
Just as she was about to speak, Old Chen called out from outside, "Xu Zhiqing, Comrade Lu, have you packed up yet?"
Lu Xiaotang immediately responded, "Grandpa Chen, it's all ready. Please wait a moment, I'll be there soon."
After that, he hugged her again and said, "Xiao Ning, I'm leaving now. You must be well at home. Remember what I told you. Don't go hunting in the mountains alone. It's very dangerous. Do you understand?"
Xu Ning felt sad again, nodded, and was about to help him with the luggage.
Lu Xiaotang handed the small bag to her, and he walked in front with the two big bags, putting all the luggage on the ox cart.
Then he turned to her and said, "I will file a marriage report when I get back, and try to come back next year, and then we will get married."
Without waiting for her to respond, he quickly got on the ox cart and said to Old Chen, "Grandpa Chen, let's go."
Old Chen drove the ox cart forward with a smile on his face. Lu Xiaotang waited until the ox cart had gone a few meters away before he dared to look up at Xu Ning.
The girl looked like she was struck by lightning, and she still hadn't reacted. Lu Xiaotang felt a little guilty, so he waved his hand at her and said, "Go back quickly."
Old Chen said with a smile while driving the ox cart, "Comrade Lu, you will marry Xu Zhiqing when you come back next year."
Lu Xiaotang paused, then said firmly, "Yes, Grandpa Chen, I will marry Xu Ning when I come back next time."
Old Chen said with a smile, "Okay, okay, it's better to get married soon. Xu Zhiqing is a rare good girl."
Lu Xiaotang said, "Yes, she is very good." He added in his heart that no one is better than her.
When the good girl Xu Ning reacted, the ox cart had already gone a long way. She stomped her feet in anger and said, "Who promised to get married with you next year? You really like to talk to yourself."
What she didn't know was that when Old Chen came back in the afternoon, almost everyone in the village knew that Xu Zhiqing was going to marry her girlfriend next year.
She returned home angrily, looked at the empty house, and felt sad again. Before, Xiao An was the only one she could talk to, but now she was alone.
She took the backpack, locked the door, and prepared to go up the mountain to collect mountain products. It was still a little early and no one had gone up the mountain yet, so she didn't go inside, but looked around the foot of the mountain.
After picking up mountain products all day, I didn’t have much appetite to eat alone. I had a few dumplings leftover from the morning, so I heated them up and ate them.
After dinner, I had nothing to do, so I sat on the kang, listened to the radio and made shoes.
There was a soft knock on the door outside, which scared Xu Ning. After thinking about it, he thought it should be someone from the cowshed.
She opened the door and asked quietly, "Who is it?"
There were two meowing sounds coming from outside the door, and then a soft voice answered, "Sister, it's me, the little jade-faced tiger."
When Xu Ning heard that it was Xu Mo, she quickly ran to open the door. Xu Mo at the door was holding a small bundle and a schoolbag, and was looking at her with a smile. There were two men standing on the road, they were Xu's father and Lu's father.
When Xu's father and Lu's father saw her open the door, they waved over here and went back. Xu Mo had already run into the house, and Xu Ning locked the door and went in as well.
Xu Mo lay on the kang and said, "Sister, I will come to accompany you at night from now on to give you courage. You don't have to be afraid. I am a man now and can protect you."
Xu Ning...why are you giving me the courage? I'm not afraid.
But she couldn't let him down, so she sat on the kang, hugged him and said with emotion, "Xiao Mo, you are really a good brother to me."
Xu Mo got up, patted her hands and said, "Sister, don't worry, your brother will be here for you."
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