Xiao Mo didn't feel sad for long. In the afternoon, Old Chen brought Sandan and Xiaowang to the cowshed to find Xiao Mo, and the three boys reconciled.
Carrying his small backpack, he was digging wild vegetables near the cowshed. Old Chen and Grandpa Qi sat at the door talking and watching the children.
When Xu Ning was at work in the afternoon, he heard Wei Lanlan say that Lin Qiuhua was going to get married.
"He is the youngest son of the head of Xiaowang Village in the next brigade. I don't know how they met. Today they invited a matchmaker to come over, and the date is set after the autumn harvest."
Xu Ning asked, "The matchmaker came once and set the date. Why are you in such a hurry?"
Wei Lanlan whispered, "I heard that their village has a quota for recommendation to go to college next year. I wonder if it's true."
Xu Ning was surprised and said, "Isn't this too crazy? She dares to bet so much on something that hasn't even happened yet. Even if they get married, will the man let her go to college?"
"She has been in the countryside for several years and is not young anymore. Even if she doesn't go to college, it would be nice for her to marry into a family with better conditions.
After what happened with Li Fengjiao, no better-off family in Yushu Village would look for an educated youth. Now that there is someone with similar conditions, she might as well marry him. "Wei Lanlan said and winked at her.
Xu Ning smiled and said, "When do you and Chen Xiangdong plan to get married? I think Chen Xiangdong is a little anxious!"
Wei Lanlan was very calm when she talked about others, but her face turned red when she talked about herself. After a while, she said shyly, "Chen Xiangdong said that he would start preparing after the autumn harvest and get the marriage certificate before the New Year."
After hearing this, Xu Ning wanted to give Chen Xiangdong a thumbs up. This guy is quite fast! Looking at Wei Lanlan's happy smile, I really think these two people are quite suitable.
Chen Xiangdong is more careful in his work, while Wei Lanlan is a carefree girl, and their personalities complement each other.
Xu Ning nudged her with his shoulder and said, "Chen Xiangdong is a very nice person. Congratulations, and don't forget to give out wedding candies."
Wei Lanlan nodded shyly. Xu Ning just found her like this funny.
Suddenly, he thought of another question and said with a smile, "How will you live in the house after you get married? Sun Hao and Yang Xiaomei shouldn't get married so soon, right?"
"Sun Hao said he would move into the housing for the male educated youths and give his house to us first. When he and my younger sister get married, they will live in our house."
The two were talking while working when the village head's wife came over. Seeing Xu Ning, she said warmly, "Xu Zhiqing, the kidney beans that my family has planted in our private plot have grown so much that we can't eat them all these days. Dalin said you like to eat them, so I picked some for you today. You can take them home and fry them."
Xu Ning stood up and said with a smile, "Auntie, how can you be so embarrassed? You worked so hard to grow these crops, but now they are sold out to a foodie like me."
The village head's wife was amused by her. "You are so lucky. Every year when I grow kidney beans, Dalinzi always complains, saying that I insist on growing vegetables he doesn't like. He always asks me where he picked them up and tells me that he wants to go back to his parents."
The educated youth working nearby were amused by her. Xu Ning took his backpack and asked the village head's wife to pour the big beans into it.
The village head's wife took the basket and left. Wei Lanlan said enviously, "You have a really good relationship with the aunts in the village. The village head's wife knows what dishes you like to eat."
Xu Ning looked at her and smiled, "Come on, the aunties in the village don't like you and want to marry you as their daughter-in-law, but you don't want to do it, right?"
Wei Lanlan blushed again. This happened when she had just come to the countryside. An aunt in the village saw that she had a good personality and wanted to marry her to her son.
Wei Lanlan was so scared that she didn't dare pass by that house for several days. She had to walk a little further and bypass her house on her way to work.
The two were chatting and laughing here, and Gu Wenjing, who was working nearby, muttered, "Flatterer."
Wei Lanlan immediately retorted, "Who are you talking about, you flatterer?"
Gu Wenjing was not afraid of her. Wei Lanlan was just a paper tiger. She said sarcastically, "What are you talking about, you flatterer?"
Xu Ning laughed happily and said to Wei Lanlan, "Did you hear that? That's what the flatterer said. The flatterer said it about you."
Gu Wenjing repeated this tongue twister twice before she realized that Xu Ning was scolding her. But she didn't dare to provoke Xu Ning. This little girl was very strong and good at fighting, and she couldn't beat her.
She rolled her eyes at Wei Lanlan and went to work somewhere far away.
The two of them didn't take her seriously at all and continued to chat and laugh.
Lin Miao didn't look up at the side, but she was thinking in her heart, it seems that Xu Ning has a good relationship with the villagers. The village chief's wife even sends her vegetables. Seeing how intimately they talk, they must have interacted with each other a lot.
She actually didn't want to socialize with the villagers. She would be taking the college entrance exam in a few years, and no matter how good her connections were, they would not be of any help to her in the future.
But if I become good friends with the village chief's wife, will her work be easier in the future? They looked at Xu Ning again. It seemed that he was doing the same work as them and did not receive any preferential treatment.
Xu Ningke had no idea that she had so much going on in her mind. After she had done her work points, she took the backpack and went back.
She really thought that the idea discussed by the village chief and several team leaders was a good one. They just measured out the work you had to do, and you could go home after you finished it. It was similar to piecework in later generations.
When Xu Ning returned home, he first collected the dried vegetables that were drying outside. He looked at the water in the jar and found that there was only a bottom of the jar left. He took the bucket and went to fetch water. After the bucket was full, he watered the vegetables in his private plot again.
It was almost dark when Xu An came back. Xu Ning saw that he was dirty and knew that he had gone to work after school.
I told him several times to go home after school and not to work, but he wouldn't listen. He would work two work points every day before coming back. Seeing that his body could handle it, I just let him do it.
Xu Ning put the pancakes and fried kidney beans on the table, and made a dish of stir-fried pork with peppers.
Xu An saw the large kidney beans on the table and said with a smile, "Sister, who gave you these kidney beans? Dalin asks me to go to his house every day to pick them. He hates eating large kidney beans the most, and his mother makes them every day."
Xu Ning picked up a piece of meat for him and said with a smile, "The village head's aunt gave it to me. She said Dalin told her that I like eating kidney beans the most, so she brought half a basket for me."
Both the siblings couldn't help laughing.
As soon as Xu Mo reached the door, he said, "I smelled it. Today's meal is fried pork with chili peppers and large kidney beans."
As soon as Xu Ning and Xu An heard the conversation, they saw a small figure running in to get the bowl and chopsticks. Before they could react, the person was already sitting at the table, picking up a piece of meat, and putting it in his mouth to eat.
Xu Ning looked at him and smiled, "Xiao Mo, is your brother gone?"
Xiao Mo ate a mouthful of meat and sighed, "Let's go! You are so grown up, but you are still like two children, crying all the time. If they hadn't recognized me as their big brother, I wouldn't want to play with them. Now there is nothing I can do. They are my brothers, and I can't just ignore them."
After saying that, he sighed and ate a piece of meat.
Xu Ning and Xu An were amused by him and they watched him sigh while eating meat during the meal.
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