Return to the small mountain village in 1986

Many beauties were preparing red envelopes, and Gao Mingcheng took on the important task of giving Xiao Xuxu a bath.

First plug in the electric water heater, and then prepare a change of clothes and diapers.

Since this summer, when playing during the day, Duomei has not put diapers on little Xuxu. Instead, she has put him in open-crotch pants and taught him to say when he wants to poop and pee, and an adult can help him. Peed.

This has the advantage that it will be much easier for adults to clean up, saving a lot of trouble, and the children can stay cooler without diapers in the summer.

Now, little Xuxu is one year old, and she still wears open-crotch pants during the day, and is only given diapers when she goes to bed at night.

After preparing the clothes, Gao Mingcheng took out another magic tool. This is a magic tool for bathing in winter. After using it, it can effectively keep warm and prevent colds and illnesses.

He took out a large piece of white plastic, unfolded it, hung the top on a hook at the top of the bathroom, and then placed a tub for bathing. At this point, all the preparations were done.

At this time, many beauties had already wrapped their red envelopes, each containing a dollar.

A dollar now is not that small.

Duo Mei looked at Gao Mingcheng and said, "I have packed more than fifty red envelopes and some spare red cloth. If it is not enough, I will pack more."

Gao Mingcheng calculated in his mind and said: "There's no need for fifty! But it doesn't hurt to be prepared for any emergencies."

"By the way, Duomei, I will go back to the village to pick up someone early tomorrow morning. As for you, remember to buy some fried melon seeds, peanuts and candies in the morning. You should put some in the store and some in the restaurant. This neighbor Neighbor, please spread some candies too.”

Duo Mei nodded and said: "Okay. I have made an agreement with the people selling fried melon seeds on the street before, and let them each fry ten kilograms of melon seeds and peanuts tomorrow morning."

The melon seeds and peanuts fried on the same day are naturally more fragrant.

Many beauties saw that Gao Mingcheng had prepared a change of clothes and a bathtub, so they said, "I'll give my son a bath. You go to the kitchen and boil a pot of boiling water. Use the remaining hot water in the thermos bottle for bathing." ."

So Gao Mingcheng went to the kitchen to work. The house mainly burned briquettes, but there was also some firewood. Since he only used the rice cooker to cook porridge in the morning, Gao Mingcheng didn't burn briquettes. He simply opened the door and burned the firewood stove in the backyard.

It doesn't take long to boil a pot of water. If you start a fire and burn briquettes, it will take a lot of time.

While Gao Mingcheng was guarding the stove to boil water, Duomei had already poured the boiling water from the thermos bottle into the bathtub, and then connected the hot water from the electric water heater.

After the bathtub had hot water, it was immediately covered with white plastic. The hot air was trapped in the plastic cover and gradually bulged.

This is the currently popular way to keep warm when taking a bath in winter!

With the plastic cover to isolate the cold air outside, it won't be so cold when people take a bath in the tub.

Of course, this also has disadvantages. If you wash it for a long time, it will look boring. And the plastic cover is relatively thin and easy to break.

But in general, it is still quite necessary.

After the hot water in the bathtub was suitable, Duomei bathed little Xuxu. Her movements were extremely familiar and she quickly washed her from head to toe. Unfortunately, the child was naughty and wanted to play in the water, so he cried and refused to follow. He came out of the water and splashed water all over the floor.

Many beauties did not tolerate him, so they slapped the little butt mercilessly with their big hands and said: "Come out and put on clothes. If you wash for a long time, you will get sick. I will give you bitter medicine when the time comes!"

The words "bitter medicine" scared Xiao Xuxu, and he immediately said: "I won't drink it, I won't drink it."

Although Xiao Xuxu didn't suffer from any serious illness during this year, he still had some minor colds and sometimes needed to boil water with herbs.

Therefore, Xiao Xuxu is afraid of drinking bitter medicine.

One sentence calmed people down, and the rest of the matter became easier. Many people put on their clothes neatly, and when they came out of the plastic cover, they felt the cool breeze blowing on their faces and the air was very fresh.

She carried little Xuxu directly into the bedroom, ready to play for a while and then put him to sleep.

At this moment, Gao Mingcheng had boiled water, filled the thermos bottle, and made himself a cup of tea. He sat on the sofa and enjoyed a moment of silence.

He didn't take a shower and go into the house to rest until he thought the child was asleep.

When Du Mei put the child to sleep, she also put herself to sleep. However, her own quilt was not covered well, and a little of her shoulders were exposed. Gao Mingcheng quickly covered it and then lay down next to her.

Gao Mingcheng got up early the next morning. He had to be busy all day long. After breakfast, he sent Duo Mei and Xiao Xuxu to the clothing store, and then went back to the village to pick them up.

Just like before, this time Gao Mingwan will be responsible for driving a pickup truck back to pick up people.

Gao Mingcheng wanted to pick up the grandmother's family, Zhang Chengyuan and Chen Dasong, as well as the eldest sister and brother-in-law. As for the third sister and third brother-in-law, when they called to inform them before, they were told that they would not be picked up and they would take the shuttle bus themselves.

The couple have been to the county for many months, and they are familiar with each other. Plus there is a shuttle bus, which is really convenient.

Although the banquet starts at twelve o'clock, the sooner the host prepares it at the hotel, the better. Because he also has to entertain other guests, Gao Mingcheng sets out at seven o'clock in the morning and picks up the guests at eight o'clock. I rushed towards the county. When I arrived at the county, it was only half past nine, so there was still plenty of time.

Although Gao Mingcheng's social circle in this life was small, it was not impossible. He opened a clothing store here, and many of the customers who came and went had some connections.

But the most important ones were those called by Gao Guobing. In addition to people from the police station, there were also people from the county committee and other bureaus, such as Director Wang, who had dealt with him before, Bureau Chen who had hunted with him, and Zhao Dongmei's Bros.

All in all, there are about eight tables of guests, but the host who is preparing the banquet had better ask for two more banquet tables, in case there are too many people and there will be no place to sit.

Gao Mingcheng was not short of money, and he was not averse to people bringing their families, so he was fully prepared. If no one touched the two banquet tables, then he could invite some closer people to come over for dinner in the evening. .

When Gao Mingcheng picked the person up, Gao Mingwan had already picked him up. Because the clothing store had to do business, it was inconvenient for too many people to stay here, so he sent the person directly to the hotel. Although the meal hasn't started yet, there are melon seeds, peanut candies and oranges on the table, allowing people to eat snacks and chat at the same time.

Gao Mingcheng went back to the clothing store first, and after asking about today's situation, Gao Mingcheng said to Gao Shufang: "At eleven o'clock, you closed the store and went to the restaurant with everyone. "

Gao Shufang nodded, indicating that she understood.

Although we are still open for business today, the focus must be on the anniversary party.

Gao Mingcheng asked Grandma Xi and the others to stay at the clothing store first, and then go there with Gao Shufang and the others.

As for the hostess Duomei and the birthday girl Xiaoxuxu, they naturally have to go to entertain the guests early.

Gao Mingcheng tidied up his clothes and went to the hotel with Duo Mei and his son first. He had to see how the dishes for the banquet were being prepared and entertain the guests there.

What Gao Mingcheng didn't expect was that at around eleven o'clock, a familiar figure hurried to the hotel.

"Gao Yue! Why are you back? Aren't you on winter vacation yet?" Gao Mingcheng was quite excited when he saw Gao Yue. Since Gao Yue went to the provincial capital to study at university, the two of them didn't have much contact.

Gao Yue laughed, stepped forward to give Gao Mingcheng a hug, and said, "Today is my nephew's first birthday. I must come back to celebrate!"

"I took the train early in the morning, got off the train, and came here. Fortunately, I made it in time!"

Gao Mingcheng heard that Gao Yue came back by train, so he quickly pulled him to sit down and poured him water.

The trains at the moment are very slow. After the high-speed rail is introduced in later generations, it only takes forty minutes to take the high-speed rail from here to the provincial capital.

But now, it takes more than three hours!

The point is, most trains are crowded and crowded, and pickpockets and scammers are everywhere.

Gao Yue drank a glass of water to moisten his mouth and said with a smile: "Not long ago, my brother called me and mentioned the matter of Xiao Xuxu's first birthday. He said that he was in the army and could not come here, so I had to rush. Just come over and participate, oh, by the way, he even asked me to deliver gifts on his behalf."

Gao Mingcheng said hurriedly: "You are not married yet, what gift do you want to give?"

On their side, people who are not married do not need to give gifts when they go to relatives' homes for banquets. For example, the two brothers Gao Hong and Gao Yue have not yet married, so Gao Guobing only needs to give a gift.

Gao Yue said: "My brother said that he has a fiancée, and he is married. In short, just accept it!"

Gao Yue was firm and Gao Mingcheng couldn't refuse, so he accepted.

He is not in a hurry, this is how domestic relationships are. If he accepts it today, he will give some back tomorrow.

There were many visitors, and Gao Mingcheng couldn't keep talking to Gao Yue, so he said: "You can find a place to sit by yourself, and I won't greet you all the time. Oh, by the way, when will you go back?"

Gao Yue said: "I originally wanted to go back in the afternoon, but I don't have a ticket, so I'd better go back tomorrow morning."

Gao Mingcheng nodded and said, "Okay, let's talk tonight!"

After the agreement was made, Gao Mingcheng went to greet other guests.

I just mentioned Gao Hong before, and now Gao Hong's fiancée Li Fei is here.

Not only Li Fei came, but their uncle who worked in the Education Bureau also came together. Gao Mingcheng came forward to say hello and then arranged to sit down.

As noon approached, the restaurant was already bustling with people. Everyone took their seats, and all ten tables were filled.

It can be seen that it is necessary to have a few extra tables during preparation.

After the meal started, there were ten dishes on each table, all of which were meat and vegetables, and all of them were delicious, delicious, and applauded by the guests.

Ten dishes are actually not a lot. For people in later generations, a banquet usually requires more than ten dishes. In many cases, there can be more than twenty dishes. When the banquet is over, the table is often full. Half of the dishes on the plate were still untouched.

In addition to Gao Mingcheng who was busy chatting with people, Gao Guobing and Zhao Dongmei also helped him entertain the guests. They were as active as Gao Mingcheng's parents. On the other hand, Gao Yuanyuan and Luo Xiaohua sat there eating and drinking as expected. Dare to say anything more.

This kind of occasion makes them feel very pressured, so they don't want to compete for the limelight at all.

After three rounds of wine and five tastes of food, Dumei got up and began to put red clothes on the women among the guests, and then hung the red cloth with red envelopes tied on the children.

No matter how close the family is, as long as there are children present, each child will get a red envelope. After receiving the red envelope, the children will naturally become more and more happy.

The meal ended in excitement.

Some people left after eating, but some people stayed there, talking with friends, and some were drunk, their faces turned red, and they started talking nonsense.

Today's food is good, and the wine is also good. I use Site wine. The sauce-flavored wine is very fragrant. It is easy for people to drink too much, and naturally it is easy for people to get drunk.

As the number of people staying in the hotel became less and less, Gao Mingwan came to Gao Mingcheng with a notebook and bag. It turned out that he was entrusted with the important task of registering gifts.

Gao Mingwan has a junior high school education and has been racing cars for two years. He has a sophisticated personality and is very good at socializing. Gao Mingcheng is relieved to entrust him with the important task of collecting gifts.

"Second brother, the gift money is all here. I see you drank a lot. Can you still drive later?"

Gao Mingcheng was the host, and he was indeed a little drunk after the table after table of loose cigarettes and toasts, but he thought it would be okay to drive.

But before he could speak, Xiao Jinfeng had already walked over and said to them: "The company still has an empty truck. Let Mingwan drive the truck to take the people back to the village later."

"Mingcheng, please don't go. I heard Director Chen and the others wanted to ask you to play cards in the afternoon."

After hearing this, Gao Mingcheng looked towards Director Chen.

Today is not a day off, but for some people, working hours are flexible, and as long as there is nothing urgent or busy, they can do whatever they want.

Gao Mingcheng thought for a while and realized that he really had to entertain these guests today, so he looked at Gao Mingwan, who nodded and said it was okay.

Gao Mingcheng said: "Then when you come back, remember to bring me two bags of goods from Uncle Shouwang."

Gao Mingwan agreed: "Okay. Second brother, let me send my parents back now. I will drive to the company to pick them up first."

After Gao Mingwan left, Gao Mingcheng gave Duomei the bag containing the gift money, and then went to Bureau Chen and the others with Xiao Jinfeng.

Gao Guobing is also here, but Zhao Dongmei has already left and went to work.

Although Zhao Dongmei has a very energetic personality and is good at getting along well with others, she doesn't smoke and doesn't like playing cards, so there's no point in staying here.

Seeing Gao Mingcheng coming over, Gao Guobing said: "Mingcheng, I will go to your house to play cards in the afternoon. The living room there is big and can accommodate so many people."

Gao Mingcheng naturally nodded in agreement.

Taking Bureau Chen and the others to their new home is actually showing them their financial resources and taste. Presumably these people are also willing to associate with someone with financial resources and taste.

Next, Gao Mingwanhui will be responsible for sending the people of Gaojiacun and his eldest sister and brother-in-law back. Gao Mingcheng only needs to play cards with others and get along better.

Gao Yue will return to the provincial capital tomorrow. Naturally, like Gao Mingcheng, he is playing cards and chatting with various people. (End of chapter)