Xia Linsheng smiled and turned to go to Yu Sui's house.
Yu Sui was busy making lunch. Xia Linsheng came into the kitchen and put the meat down. He wanted to leave immediately, but when he saw his young wife, he couldn't walk anymore.
"Sui, we're having a feast tomorrow, so I went to get half a pig today. Today is Mid-Autumn Festival, so I brought some over for you to cook for your parents. You want to cook? It's so hot, let me help you light the fire!"
Xia Linsheng said this and sat down under the stove.
Yu Sui was scooping water, so she followed him and asked, "Why did you come all the way here?"
"It's a festival after all, so I definitely have to come. It's just that the mooncakes... the mooncakes from the commune don't look good, not as good as the rice cakes you make, so I didn't buy any."
"It's right not to buy it. Since you brought the meat, I can make some fresh meat mooncakes for myself this afternoon."
"Ah, you can also make mooncakes?"
"It's just that the crust is crispy, it's not difficult."
"My wife is so capable! Then, shall I stay and help you?"
Yu Sui was confused: "Isn't the family busy?" They are getting married tomorrow!
Xia Linsheng scratched his head: "Busy... that's fine, at most I can just make the dishes a little later in the evening."
"You better go ahead. I'll have Yu Cheng bring it to you when it's ready."
"Then I'll come over tonight."
"Come on, you should stay. You cook, and I'll go make the dough. When it's ready this afternoon, you can take a few to eat with...your parents."
"Hehehe, Sui, you're so nice!"
What should I do? I’m about to leave. It would be nice if I could just take a look at my wife one more time.
Xia Linsheng concealed his reluctance and quickly helped Yu Sui cook.
In the evening, Xia Linsheng went there carrying a big package, looking up and down with every step.
As I walked, I reviewed what Yu Sui said today:
"...You can wear a military uniform for your wedding. I really want to see you in one... The three sisters from my uncle's and aunt's families are accompanying you. Mom said that there should be four of you, too, so there will be eight in total, which is auspicious. And my mom has prepared some things for my uncle's family.
...These things are for you to take to the army for distribution. I have written down a list of candies and cakes. You can give them out according to the list when the time comes. I also made a special rag doll for the child of your battalion commander. It's not for the sake of selling cakes at the supply and marketing cooperative, and that's not the reason. But the battalion commander and his sister-in-law take so much care of you subordinates, so it's only right that you give them a handmade little toy, right?
...I made this package just for you: a pair of slippers, two pairs of shoes, a pair of cotton shoes, five pairs of pants, and five vests. You can take them and keep them separately for now, so that those cabinet painters won't be in a hurry and the paint smell is too strong. If I leave them in the cupboard and move them to your place tomorrow, the food and clothes will be tainted by the smell..."
Xia Linsheng was riding his bicycle, Yu Sui's voice lingering in his mind. When he reached an empty intersection, he got off the bike.
I secretly wiped away my tears and sniffed my nose.
It is said that men don't shed tears easily, but they do when they are heartbroken.
He had been away from home for so many years, and this was the only year when someone prepared something for him when he was in the army.
In the past, he would feel that his family was constantly asking him for wages and things;
Only now does home have meaning.
It is care, love, endless understanding and consideration; it is a place where you don’t want to leave once you come, and want to come back sooner after you leave.
My young wife is so nice.
She is beautiful, intelligent, well-behaved and capable.
When he gets there, he must work hard, strive to get promoted soon, and be with his young wife sooner.
Mother, if you are still in heaven, please bless my son and help him find a wife smoothly tomorrow.
Yu Sui didn't take what he said to heart.
She just felt that she had to tell Xia Linsheng what Sun Yuying had instructed, and prepare gifts for her comrades in the army, just in case she could really get an order from the north.
Care for Xia Linsheng?
A little bit.
But not much.
Anyway, she would never admit that she was a considerate young wife.
In the evening, close relatives came one after another to give gifts.
Sun Yuying cut the mooncakes Yu Sui had made into pieces and distributed them in half: "Auntie, come here and have a bite. Xia Linsheng brought a piece of meat this afternoon, but we couldn't bear to eat it, so Yu Sui made a few mooncakes for him to take away. There are only one or two left. We are all family, so I'll give you half."
Ma Yu, the aunt, was reluctant to eat it either. She held it in her palm and looked at it: "Oh, is this made by Yu Sui? Fresh meat mooncakes? Oh, such a delicate thing! I... will take it to Yang Miao and Dao Miao to try. They have never tasted it before."
My mother gave birth to four children, two sons and two daughters. The two daughters were twins. My mother's mother Yu Hechao was quite rare.
Sun Yuying smiled and handed over the other half: "Then let's split this half. To be honest, it's just too delicate, I can't bear to taste it yet!"
Ma Yu took a bite and was deeply moved. "Oh, thank you, Third Aunt. It's really you who thought of us when you had something delicious. The other day, I went to the eldest brother's house to give him a gift, and he frowned as if I had given him a bomb. It's really heartbreaking! It was several months' work points for us!"
"Ah, he... probably has a hard time too."
"What's so difficult? Normally, even if there's no wedding banquet, you should at least give a gift, no matter how good or bad. Bullshit, you didn't even give me a single piece of wedding candy!"
"It's really unbearable for a family to be without a woman. This is unimaginable."
"He couldn't think of it, and Yu Qiu couldn't think of it either? It's nothing but stinginess!"
"Oh, forget it. Come to our place early tomorrow. We are family. Help prepare the dishes. If there is any extra, I will share it with you."
"Hey, then I won't be working tomorrow. I'll come early to help you here."
"Thank her, aunt."
Yu Haichao, who was sitting in the kitchen, waited for Ma Yu to leave before asking Sun Yuying, "Why aren't you showing off today? In the past, you would have told the whole village that our Sui'er made such a delicious meal."
Sun Yuying curled her lips. "Don't you think I'll learn from my mistakes? I think about it now. Yu Qiu actually wanted to steal the money and put the blame on us Yu Sui. It was because I kept saying how good Xia Linsheng was and how easy it was to mess with him. I won't tell anyone about it casually in the future. I'd rather eat three buns by myself than give them to others. They are all the same people who eat meat when they pick up the bowl and curse when they put it down. I finally see the light!"
After saying that, Sun Yuying casually took another cake from the cupboard, took a bite, and stuffed it into Yu Haichao's mouth: "Eat it! You have to eat it secretly from now on!"
Yu Haichao chuckled: "After half a lifetime, you finally learned it."
Sun Yuying: "It's not that I can't learn, I just think that people can't be that bad. I can't believe that people can really be that bad. Forget it, let's not talk about it, let's get over it early. Yu Qiu is getting married today, and it's our Sui's turn tomorrow. I don't want her to go out miserable without anyone to accompany her to the man's house. What a shame!"
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