Letters went back and forth between Qingshuihe and the army troops, and in a blink of an eye, July passed and August entered.
The rice in the field has been filled, and the ears of rice are getting fuller day by day. The rice is slowly bent down. Many wild fruits in the mountains are beginning to mature. The persimmon tree in the backyard of the house is also covered with small green persimmons. You can eat it before or after the frost.
On August 15th, Wang Chunhua went to the supply and marketing agency to buy two catties of moon cakes, five-core moon cakes, this kind of moon cakes that were miserably rejected in later generations. Now, children are looking forward to it, for they can only eat it once during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
A few days before the holiday, Li Yuegui gave a talk to her two daughters. Their uncles and aunts are going to make an appointment for their future daughter-in-law. This kind of thing is usually not visited by the elders, regularly, it's the matchmaker and the father of the younger generation. The maiden’s family is not prosperous, and the sister-in-law has few relatives, so Li Yuegui wants her daughter to go with her.
When that day came, He Xiaoyun got up early in the morning, finished cleaning herself, and told Wei Yuanhang that he should not throw a temper at home, and then went to the commune to meet with her sister, the two sisters continued to rush to their uncle's house.
It's rare to not bring the child. ren He Xiaofen is relaxed, even walking with brisk footsteps. She asked He Xiaoyun: "Xiaoyuan has been handed over to your mother-in-law?"
"Well, Jianhua is at home, he will take the child to play." He Xiaoyun said.
"Your family members are good." He Xiaofen is not without envy, "Unlike my mother-in-law, All she do was urge me to give birth to a son."
Her husband has only one sister and no brothers. Her mother-in-law stared at her belly all day long, wishing her daughter-in-law would give birth to a grandson right away.
He Xiaoyun frowned slightly. Her elder sister's two children are both young. If the family members are unwilling to help, even if the next child her sister can give birth to is a boy, then the other children won't be taken care of.
"What did brother-in-law say?"
"Him?" He Xiaofen snorted, "He stood on his mother's side at the beginning and said he wanted a son. Later, I had a showdown with him. If he wants a son, I will bring our two daughters away. When I go back to our natal house, he can find another woman to give birth to, any number of them will be fine! All he did was just bluffs, he's as good as a quail."
He Xiaoyun wanted to laugh, "Brother-in-law still values you. I think he loves Xiaohua and the other. If there is such a thing next time, you can ask your brother-in-law to tell your mother-in-law that she should stop arguing with you."
He Xiaofen said strangely: "I didn't expect you to understand it well. It seems that when you married, you have grown mature more than before."
"Did you think that I'm so stupid?" He Xiaoyun feigned anger.
"You're not." He Xiaofen slowly smiled. He Xiaoyun made a gesture to beat her, and the two sisters were making trouble on the road.
After making a fuss for a while, He Xiaofen sighed with a smile: "Actually, I know that your brother-in-law has no great skills and has soft ears (soft temper), but I have a bad temper. I want to find someone who is as bad-tempered as me. As for my mother-in-law? She can talk until her mouth broke."
You have to live it by yourself, and only you can know whether it's appropriate or not.
He Xiaoyun nodded, and after a while, hesitated: "Sister, I may be with the army in the future with Xiaoyuan."
"Really?" He Xiaofen was surprised.
"Last time, Jianwei mentioned it before returning to the army, but I haven't told mom yet."
"Isn't that good?!" He Xiaofen patted her hand, "I went to the army once, there were small families there, there are also no elders on it, it is so comfortable."
Mother should be at ease, but what is embarrassing for He Xiaoyun is, what stage is she and Wei Jianwei on now? When it comes to the army, do they have to sleep on the same bed? Although in the eyes of others, it's only natural for a couple to sleep together, this is not the situation for her.
Even if she is in a relationship, their progress is not fast enough to be able to lie down in the same bed, right?
In the eyes of a single dog, holding hands, hugging, and kissing need time. As for things like rolling on the sheets? She has no idea.
Seeing her not speaking, He Xiaofen said, "What do you think? Can't you bear at home?"
He Xiaoyun couldn't explain the real reason, so she nodded vaguely.
"Then, you're not willing to go?" Her sister teased.
He Xiaoyun glanced at her helplessly.
"Alright, I won't make fun of you." He Xiaofen said happily, "Looking at what you said to me just now, I thought you had understood it very well, why is it that you turn childish again? What's wrong with going to live so far? Maybe, it's even better."
He Xiaoyun sighed lightly, nodded, and temporarily put the matter down.
After chatting all the way, they finally arrived at their uncle's house. The small courtyard was quite lively. Their Aunt stood at the door with joy on her face. When she saw them, she kept saying, "Welcome! Come in and eat something."
The matchmaker looked at the two He sisters and hurriedly asked their aunt: "Are these your sister's two daughters? Oh yo... They are so beautiful. Are they married?"
Their Aunt smiled, "These two are married, stop that abacus on your mind."
The matchmaker couldn't help but give a look of pity. If such beautiful girls asked for a matchmaker, wouldn't the young guys in the nearby villages choose them?
In addition to the He sisters, two lads from the clan also came to help pick the betrothal gifts. Seeing that the time was almost coming, a few people set off for the woman's house.
He Xiaoyun and He Xiaofen came to gather the number of people, and they talk as they walk. When they arrived at the woman’s side, they followed the matchmaker through the process and saw the future bride. What surprised He Xiaoyun was that she was still very young, just seventeen or eighteen years old.
Leaving the woman's house, their aunt feeds them for lunch before letting them go back.
It was already afternoon when the two rushed back to Qingshuihe. Wei Yuanhang had just woken up from a nap, and when he saw He Xiaoyun coming home, he was so happy that he hurried up to hug her.
He Xiaoyun really couldn't hold him now, so she gave him a small hug, and then took out the dried fruits she brought back, "Hey, this is what my aunt gave you to eat."
"Is the bride beautiful?" Wang Chunhua popped in the hall and asked.
"She's pretty. She was still feeding the chickens when we went. She was very diligent at first sight." He Xiaoyun peeled an orange for Wei Yuanhang.
Feng Qiuyue also said: "When I went back to my natal home, my mother often said that there is no one that is more diligent than the daughter of Xiao's. If her brother hadn't needed to marry, the family wouldn't let her marry so early."
When Wang Chunhua heard this, she said: "I think her parents are very biased, their daughter is so clever and sensible, why marry her off so early? "
"There are too few people who can think like that." Feng Qiuyue sighed.
"Your Aunt Zhang often said that since I have three sons, I don't get back pain. I don't think so, whether If I gave birth to boys or girls, I will feel the same pain."
He Xiaoyun and Feng Qiuyue looked at each other and laughed.
On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the family sat in the courtyard to admire the moon and eat moon cakes.
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Earlier today, they received a letter from Wei Jianwei stating that his application for the family to join the army had been approved.
But He Xiaoyun thought about it and felt that it was not the right time to look for Wei Jianwei for the time being. She was hesitant in her heart. More importantly, the autumn harvest was about to come, and Feng Qiuyue was about to give birth. At this time, her sister-in-law needs someone to take care of her. How can she leave during this busy season?
Hearing her concerns, Feng Qiuyue hurriedly said: "I'm okay,. I can let my mother come and help."
"Your mother is getting older, how can her energy be as good as us, young people? And when Xiaoyuan was born before, eldest sister-in-law also took care of me." He Xiaoyun righteously said.
Feng Qiuyue smiled, "Isn't this because I'm afraid that Jianwei will be anxious?"
Wang Chunhua said: "That child won't be anxious for a while, since Xiaoyun is interested, just do what she said."
Wei Yuanhang gnawed on moon cakes and asked his mother: "Mom, are we going to find Dad?"
"Yes, but not now. We have to wait for the birth of your little brother or sister."
"When the little brother or little sister comes out, are we going to find dad?" The child asked again.
He Xiaoyun nodded, "Why? You don't seem very happy?"
Wei Yuanhang lowered his head and thought for a while, and said astonishingly: "Are we going to bring Yanyan with us?"
When the others heard it, they were all overjoyed. Wei Jianhua directly squeezed his face and teased: "What would you do with Yanyan? Will she be your little wife?"
The child’s idea is very simple, "Yanyan can play with me."
He Xiaoyun shook her head helplessly and said: "Don't worry, there will be new friends to accompany you to play."
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When Xiaoyun returned to the room at night, she took out Wei Jianwei's letter and read it again. Although the other party didn't say it clearly, she could tell from the words that Wei Jianwei was in a good mood.
He Xiaoyun murmured, you're so happy, but I didn't plan to look for you immediately.
The letter said that the dried peaches sent to him last time were robbed as soon as he arrived in the army, and he only tasted it once.
He Xiaoyun felt that he was a little stupid. Wasn't it a terrible thing to bully her at home? There are no peaches left at home. Wei Yuanhang’s portion has just been eaten two days ago, but the hawthorn is almost ripe recently, so she can give him a little hawthorn at that time.
If Lin Yuefei knew what Wei Jianwei had written, he might have indignantly vomited blood and shouted 'shameless'!
Whether it's Lao Wang or Lao Wei, the former who goes along and puts blame on him is shameless to the end! The latter was stingy and can train people until they can't get up, and are also calling others to learn from each other! And the latter even pretended to be pitiful at his letters!
Lin Yuefei felt that his fate was very bad and very pitiful, why did he meet this group of rascals?