Naturally, Geng Biao who was standing next to her also attracted people's attention. No need to guess, everyone knew that this was the city guy that Xiao Fangfang was looking for.
Everyone looked at Xiao Fangfang with envy. I felt that although Xiao Fangfang couldn't speak, she was very loyal. I went for a walk in the city and actually let her stay there.
If there is a high-ranking official in the family, it's him. Even a mute can find his family!
Xiao Xiaocui came back with Xiao Fangfang. Seeing Xiao Fangfang being surrounded by people like a star, she felt jealous. But when she thought of Gao Zhe, she felt better. If she could bring Gao Zhe back in the future, wouldn't she be even more glorious than Xiao Fangfang?
Xiao Xiaocui was too lazy to watch Xiao Fangfang show off, so she took a smaller path and walked home.
Xiao Fangfang quickly got rid of the crowd of onlookers and couldn't wait to go home.
Xiao Mancang had already heard the news that his daughter and son-in-law had returned, and was standing at the gate looking out.
When Xiao Fangfang saw her father from afar, tears started streaming down her face.
She didn't care about Geng Biao and hurried towards Xiao Mancang, threw herself into Xiao Mancang's arms, and cried silently.
Xiao Mancang also wiped his eyes.
When it comes to his feelings towards his children, Xiao Fangfang is definitely ranked first in his heart, because Xiao Fangfang lost her mother when she was a child, and he brought her up with great difficulty. In his twenty years or so, this is the first time that Xiao Fangfang has been away from him for so long.
Thinking that Xiao Fangfang would live in the city in the future, and that she would come back to see him less and less, and that the number of times the father and daughter had met could probably be counted on one's fingers, he felt even more sad.
Geng Biao waited until the father and daughter calmed down before he stepped forward and said, "Dad!"
The word "Dad" sounded full of energy, and Geng Biao looked strong and sturdy. Xiao Mancang nodded with satisfaction, "Come in first, we'll talk inside."
After some pleasantries, Xiao Mancang asked about Geng Biao's family situation. In fact, he already knew all this, as Xiao Fangfang had mentioned it in the letter. However, in front of Geng Biao, Xiao Mancang asked many more details, such as what his ancestors did, why his parents died, whether there were no brothers and sisters in the family from the beginning, or whether all the brothers and sisters had moved to live somewhere else, etc.
"...Actually, I have an older sister, who is much older than me. She got married before liberation, and we lost contact due to the war. Now I am pretty much alone."
Xiao Mancang nodded and asked, "How many days do you plan to stay this time? When will the banquet be held?"
Geng Biao glanced at Xiao Fangfang and said, "I have discussed with Fangfang that we should stay as long as possible this time so that we can accompany Dad. We can go back in early December. As for the date of the banquet...we will listen to Dad."
Xiao Mancang smiled and said, "Okay, I'll calculate an auspicious day for you."
Geng Biao was surprised, "Dad, you can calculate this? And now is a special period, you......"
Xiao Mancang said mysteriously: "There is a perpetual calendar at home. I can tell which day it is by just flipping through it. As for the people outside, if I don't tell them, who will know?"
Geng Biao smiled and said, "Okay then."
Xiao Mancang went into the house for a while, and came out after about ten minutes, looking worried: "The next holiday is the day after tomorrow, isn't it too rushed?"
Geng Biao looked at Xiao Fangfang, and when he saw Xiao Fangfang nodding at him, he said, "Don't rush, don't rush. Leave everything to me to prepare. However, I am not familiar with the situation here, so I have to find someone to help me."
Xiao Mancang wanted to do it himself, but he was lame and couldn't do it, so he said, "Thank you for your hard work, son-in-law. If you need any help, go find Captain Wang Jinshui. He and Tiezhuzi used to play together when they were young, so he's not an outsider."
Geng Biao agreed with a smile.
After listening to Xiao Fangfang, he did not bring those beautifully packaged cigarettes and alcohol when he came back. He felt that a wedding banquet cannot be without alcohol. After telling Wang Jinshui about it, Wang Jinshui suggested that he change to some sweet potato cake.
Sweet potato liquor is made by farmers themselves, and sometimes they would exchange it for salt and matches. Geng Biao could exchange it with money, and he believed that the farmers would be happy to do so.
Although Xiao Fangfang said that her family members were not people who cared much about face, Geng Biao still wanted to prepare the banquet as grandly as possible so that Xiao Fangfang and Xiao Mancang would receive envious glances from others.
So in addition to wine, there must be meat.
When Wang Jinshui heard that he wanted pork, he sucked his teeth in embarrassment.
Geng Biao took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and calmly put it into Wang Jinshui's pocket.
Wang Jinshui quickly said, "Geng, that's not what I meant. Commander Xiao and I have known each other since childhood. His children are my children. There's no need to do this. I will do my best to handle it."
Geng Biao pressed Wang Jinshui's hand and said, "This is just a small token of my appreciation. Otherwise, I would feel bad for bothering you so much."
After refusing several times, Wang Jinshui reluctantly accepted it. However, he had a good opinion of Geng Biao's way of dealing with people, and was indeed more willing to do the favor.
I don't know how Wang Jinshui operated, but in the end he got Geng Biao half a pig and a whole pig head. The pork alone weighed about 30 kilograms.
Just when the wedding banquet was being held in his hometown, Xiao Zheng received some unfortunate news.
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