Father's Land Mother's River

Chapter 109

Guan Xiaoyun's wedding was approaching day by day, Liu Xiaonan decided to go home two days early, because the third uncle's family had a wedding, he had to be there to help.Arrange the vehicles in advance, because the distance is long, and there is a return trip. At five o'clock in the morning on the "October", two vehicles set off from Bincheng at the same time, and went to Liuzi Street to pick up the relatives.

The van in the textile factory was led by Zhiyong and Wang Ping, and the van in the rest house was led by Yue Xuelian and Meng Xiangxiang. The two cars met in front of the textile factory club and set off together.

Meng Xiangxiang originally planned to go back to Liuzi Street with Liu Xiaonan, visit his aunt, and help Sister Xiaoyun with something.Liu Xiaonan did not agree, one is that No.30 still has classes this morning, and the other is to ensure that the two cars leave at the same time and arrive at Liuzi Street on time, so that she can help Yue Xuelian maintain contact with Yu Zhiyong.

At noon on the 29th, Liu Xiaonan took a long-distance bus to Fuzhou City alone to visit his teacher Yue.This National Day, he and Yue Xuelian are both busy with Guan Xiaoyun's wedding, and they can't go home for the holidays. Afraid that Teacher Yue is looking forward to it, they come to sit down and explain the situation in advance.

The teacher and the student exchanged a few words briefly.Yue Zifan is most concerned about the progress of the relationship between the students and his daughter. Liu Xiaonan said frankly that he and Yue Xuelian are already living together, and their study, writing and life are kept in sync.

Yue Zifan was very relieved, he didn't need to ask too much, he just looked forward to Liu Xiaonan's early graduation and witnessed the two closest juniors stepping into the marriage hall.

Saying goodbye to Teacher Yue, Liu Xiaonan returned home before dinner, picked up a few mouthfuls of rice, and went to Guan Deyu's house without stopping.The third uncle and Guan Xiaoyun must be waiting for his news, but that is a big issue related to whether Guan Xiaoyun can get married smoothly.

In the courtyard of Guan Deyu's house, there was an oil pan, Liu Zhixin was frying some food for the next day's banquet, Guan Deyu and several women were helping each other.

When Guan Deyu's youngest daughter got married, Liu Zhixin volunteered to hold the spoon herself.When Liu Xiaonan walked into the courtyard, the aroma of fried sweet potatoes and fried peanuts wafted all over the courtyard.

Seeing his son coming, Liu Zhixin opened his mouth and asked, "Is everything done for your third uncle fulfilled?"

Liu Xiaonan said to Guan Deyu: "Don't worry, third uncle. The two cars arrived at Liuzi Street on time at seven o'clock the morning after tomorrow, departed on time at eight o'clock, and arrived at Bincheng at ten o'clock. In order to deal with special circumstances, there is another A spare car."

Guan Deyu nodded and said, "That's all. You go into the room and tell Xiaoyun, she is very anxious, and she is afraid that something will go wrong on your side."

Liu Xiaonan walked into the house and saw Guan Xiaoyun and Wu Yanli coming out of the house together.Liu Xiaonan froze for a moment, and that deer-like figure jumped before her eyes again.

I haven't seen each other for a long time. Everything in the past is stored in the white mohair scarf and the light gray sweater with sweetheart neckline. When I open the cabinet, I will occasionally think of it. I just think of it. Like the books that Gu Yu left for him, the contents have been changed. It doesn't matter anymore.

It was too unexpected to meet at Guan Deyu's house, if Guan Xiaoyun hadn't suddenly yelled, "Why did you come back?" Liu Xiaonan's eyes would have remained fixed.

Wu Yanli lowered her eyes slightly, turned her body slightly, smiled and said nothing, as if such a meeting had been expected.

Liu Xiaonan didn't answer Guan Xiaoyun's question, and passed her to shake hands with Wu Yanli, and said calmly, "Welcome to Liuzi Street. Guan Xiaoyun is so arrogant, his apprentice is getting married, and he will move in a master to see her off."

Wu Yanli said softly: "Don't mention the master and apprentice, they are all sisters. I have never been to the countryside, so I just took this opportunity to take a look."

Liu Xiaonan said: "I boldly predict that in a few years or more, people in the city will love to go to the countryside."

Guan Xiaoyun kicked Liu Xiaonan: "Let's talk about business, hurry up and talk about business."

Liu Xiaonan let go of Wu Yanli's hand, and said to Guan Xiaoyun, "Even if I break my leg, I don't dare to delay your important event. Put your heart in your stomach and be your bride with peace of mind."

Guan Xiaoyun pulled Liu Xiaonan aside and said in a low voice, "There is something else I need to trouble you with. My master doesn't know anyone, so you can talk to her and arrange to sleep in your two rooms at night."

Liu Xiaonan glanced at Wu Yanli, and asked Guan Xiaoyun in a low voice, "What the hell are you trying to do?"

"Where is the trick? You have also seen that there are so many relatives at home, and she will not be used to sleeping on the kang. Do you have the heart to watch her suffer and sleep well?"

"You shouldn't have dragged her here."

"She wanted to come by herself. The master kindly came to see me off, how can I refuse?"

"If your sister-in-law finds out about this, I won't be able to tell clearly."

"At that time, I will testify to you and say that I begged you."

"You testify ass, marry you off, and don't care about your business."

Liu Xiaonan walked up to Wu Yanli and invited her, "It's rare to come to Liuzi Street once, so come to my house and sit down. I'm afraid I won't have such an opportunity in the future. Xiaoyun's family has a lot of guests, and they live in my house at night. The conditions are not as good as those in the city. The building is poor."

Wu Yanli looked at Guan Xiaoyun noncommittally, and Guan Xiaoyun said, "Master, my relatives won't be leaving tonight, and it's very crowded. Xiaonan's house is big and has a bathroom."

Wu Yanli stopped thinking about it, and said to Liu Xiaonan, "I'm causing you trouble."

It was getting dark, so Liu Xiaonan took Wu Yanli directly to her home, met with her mother and younger sister, and asked her to watch TV first.He went back to his room and touched the kang, which was hot.Knowing that he likes to sleep on a hot kang, his mother lit the fire ahead of time.

He took out a new set of quilts from the cabinet and put them on the bed in the inner room. After thinking about it, he picked it up again and spread it on the kang in the outer room.

Liu Xiaonan went back to her mother's room, made a cup of tea for Wu Yanli, and said to her, "There is also a bed at home. You have never slept on a kang, do you want to experience it? It is very comfortable and relieves fatigue."

Wu Yanli said, "I will follow your arrangement."

Liu Xiaonan said: "If you are sleepy, you should rest early, tomorrow you have to work all day."

Wu Yanli was indeed a little sleepy.Early in the morning, I took the train with Guan Xiaoyun to the countryside and helped Guan Xiaoyun organize her dowry.There are many people in Xiaoyun's family, but few can talk, and it's not easy to sit all the time, very tired and boring.

She followed Liu Xiaonan to his two rooms, took a look inside and out, and secretly admired that the conditions were better than urban housing.

Liu Xiaonan brought a plate of fruit, including apples and pears, all of which were grown by himself.

Wu Yanli had already sat on the kang, stretched her legs, looking very relaxed.She noticed that the bed in the back room and a stack of books on the bedside table must have been left by the university teacher.That bed has a hostess, and he is just a passerby, not qualified to sleep there.

Liu Xiaonan put the fruit plate on the kang, sat on the edge of the kang and peeled a noble concubine pear, and handed it to Wu Yanli: "The countryside is a little bit good, and all the food is homegrown, so you don't need to spend money to buy it."

Wu Yanli bit her Guifei pear, "Your two rooms are no worse than those in the city, and this kang is comfortable to sit on."

Liu Xiaonan said: "You'll know after one night's sleep, the kang really relieves fatigue."

Wu Yanli paused for a moment and said, "I've always wanted to say thank you. All I know is that you moved the job for me."

Liu Xiaonan waved his hand and said, "It's not worth mentioning. As you said, we all need to be fine."

"It should be good. My initial plan is to get married on May [-]st next year. Where are you?"

"I may have to postpone it for a while, at least two years later, after graduating from university."

Gossiping for a while, after Liu Zhixin came back, Liu Xiaonan asked Wu Yanli to go to bed early, and went back to the east room to sleep on the kang with her parents.He originally wanted his younger sister to accompany Wu Yanli, but her younger sister watched TV very late, which would affect Wu Yanli's rest, so it's okay to think about it.

Jiang Changling asked her son: "This girl is clean and refreshing. Do you also know Xiaoyun's master?"

Liu Xiaonan secretly marveled at her mother's gaze, the cleanliness in her mouth must be another expression for spotless.He said: "When I first came to the textile factory, I worked in the same team and the same machine as Wu Yanli. Strictly speaking, she was also my master."

Jiang Changling smacked her lips and said, "No wonder you serve tea and water, and take them to your own room. Usually you are not at home, and your sister won't let you go to sleep if you want to. You have a wife. I can tell the difference."

Liu Zhixin interjected, "You don't understand things in the factory. The relationship between master and apprentice is closer than the relationship between workers."

Because he had to go to Guan Deyu's house to help tomorrow, Liu Zhixin turned off the TV, and the family went to bed early.Liu Xiaonan opened her eyes in the dark, and fell asleep without too much effort.

When Liu Xiaonan woke up, her parents had already got up early, one was making breakfast and the other was sweeping the yard.He quickly put on his clothes and jumped off the kang, only to see Wu Yanli squatting in front of the stove watching her mother burn the fire, asking questions about this and that.The red stove fire reflected her face, flickering.

Liu Xiaonan took Wu Yanli for a walk by the river, and when they walked into the yard, Liu Zhixin said, "Come back early, your third uncle's family matters are important."

Liu Xiaonan said to her father: "Third Uncle has made arrangements, let me write the favor account, there is still time."

On the way to the river, Wu Yanli said, "Why don't you go, let's go to Xiaoyun's house early."

Liu Xiaonan said: "There are plenty of helpers, we can't intervene. If you don't see the big river, don't walk on the land, and don't sleep on the kang, it doesn't count as having been to the countryside. How did you sleep last night?"

"Slept very well. In the past, Master Wang Aiqing always praised the various benefits of the countryside, saying that sleeping on a bed is not as comfortable as sleeping on a heated kang. We thought she was boasting that the heated kang is so hard, how can a bed be soft. If you don't experience the truth I don’t know, when I woke up, my whole body was warm and light. Besides, the heated kang in your house is different from other people’s houses. The floor is covered with floors, which is clean and comfortable.”

"I like to sleep on the kang, so come to my house tonight. Return to Bincheng tomorrow, and there will be no chance in the future."

"Yes, there will be no such opportunity in the future."

The morning glow of autumn spreads on the branches of willows, on the harvested land, and on the misty river.The river flows quietly in the sun, the dew on the tip of the grass is crystal clear, and the birds in the bushes sing crisply and melodiously.In the clear air, there is a charming atmosphere.

In this situation, Wu Yanli is like a happy deer, jumping around in the forest by the river, her light figure constantly changing in the mist.

If the little deer next to the loom table is artificially restrained and free, then the little deer jumping in the forest by the river seems to have returned to nature, completely releasing her due nature.

Liu Xiaonan's eyes were covered with mist. He stood silently by the river bank, admiring the autumn scenery on the river bank hazyly.The autumn colors are similar every year, but they can bring people different moods. He feels that this autumn has rich and varied colors.

Wu Yanli ran back to Liu Xiaonan's side, her trouser legs and shoes were wet with dew and she didn't know it, panting slightly: "There is no such fresh environment in the parks in the city, it's so fun and happy."

Liu Xiaonan said: "Let's play for a while longer." I said to myself, I hope you can remember that there was such a morning.

When they got home, Liu Zhixin had already had breakfast and left, and Jiang Changling was still waiting for the two of them at home.Breakfast is millet porridge, salted duck eggs and freshly pickled radish strips.Jiang Changling put the food on the table and left, telling them both to go to Guan Xiaoyun's house early after breakfast.

The two had breakfast facing each other.The millet porridge is thick and golden; the salted duck eggs with skin are cut into pieces like boats, and the yolk is oily; the radish strips are salty and sweet, crisp and refreshing.Wu Yanli ate a bowl of millet porridge and looked at Liu Xiaonan with the empty bowl.

The millet porridge was still hot in the big straw pot, Liu Xiaonan stood up and said, "I'll get you some rice."

Wu Yanli shook her head lightly: "I'm full, but my stomach is full and my mouth is not full."

The rice bowl in his hand was not put down, the chopsticks were in his mouth, and his clear eyes were filled with a touch of anticipation.

"Let me serve you a meal." Liu Xiaonan reached out to take the rice bowl in Wu Yanli's hand, her palm hanging in the air: "Today's lunch will be very late, eat more to avoid starvation."

Wu Yanli put the rice bowl in the palm of that hand, her fingers trembling slightly, and slowly retracted.

The banquets in the countryside are adapted to local conditions and simple, and the weather is fine and windless, and tables can be placed in the yard.The men carried water and chopped firewood, and the women washed vegetables and dishes; Liu Zhixin was cooking vegetables in a large iron pot standing in the yard, while Jiang Changling and several women helped him.The children were laughing and playing outside the yard; a few boys were sitting under the tree playing poker, and they were assigned to serve food on a square plate when the meal was opened.

Liu Xiaonan occupies a room and a table to herself. On the table are brushes, ink, paper and inkstone. The paper is red paper, and the inkstone is an old item left by Mr. Guan.When someone entered the favor account, Liu Xiaonan used a brush to record the name and amount on the red paper, ranging from five yuan to ten yuan.

Wu Yanli sat aside to collect the money, declaring the amount, watching how Liu Xiaonan wrote those words with a brush.

When no one paid the bill, Wu Yanli said: "Your handwriting is really beautiful, and you look like the accountant on TV."

Liu Xiaonan said: "When you get married, how about I come to be your accountant? I'm afraid you won't tell me then."

Wu Yanli said: "I will definitely invite you to my wedding, and your handwriting will definitely add luster to my wedding."

"I hope so."

After a lively and busy day, at night, there were only a dozen relatives left in Guan Deyu's family who were sending them off tomorrow.Liu Xiaonan finally confirmed the specific matters for tomorrow with her third uncle, third aunt, and Guan Xiaoyun, and then she prepared to leave.

He glanced at Guan Xiaoyun, Guan Xiaoyun immediately knew to find Wu Yanli, and asked Wu Yanli to stay at Liu Xiaonan's house for one night.

Wu Yanli followed Liu Xiaonan into the yard, stopped and said softly, "Xiaonan, thank you. One night stay is enough, we can't have extravagant expectations."

(End of this chapter)