Li Yuegui's birthday was lively, and some neighbors came to visit curiously. Knowing that it was He Xiaoyun and sisters who started it, to celebrate their mother's birthday, they all praised Li Yuegui for giving birth to two good daughters, which made her face more radiant.
It was not until the afternoon that the two young couples went home with their children.
The next morning, when Wei Yuanhang woke up, he asked his mother, "Mom, when are we going to Auntie's house?"
"What?" He Xiaoyun dressed him, "Didn't you just see Auntie yesterday?"
"I made an appointment with Xiaohua's sister, and I want to lend her my building blocks to play with."
Xiaohua is the eldest daughter of He Xiaofen.
He Xiaoyun smiled: "Hey, you are not stingy this time? After a while, next time I go to my aunt's house, I will take you with me."
The child said with a serious face: "Then mother must count on what she says."
"Know it."
After breakfast, the family members were busy. He Xiaoyun sat at the door picking soybeans while watching Wei Yuanhang, not letting him run out. Now the sun is getting hotter and hotter. If you are not careful, the child's delicate skin will be sunburned.
"Excuse me, is this Wei Jianwei's house?"
Suddenly a strange voice came from outside the courtyard door. She looked up and found that it was a man in military uniform, about thirty years old.
"Yes, you are?" She stood up.
The other party smiled brightly: "I am his comrade-in-arms, my name is Lin Yuefei, Shuangmulin, Yue Fei's Yue, Yue Fei's Fei."
He Xiaoyun was a little wary at first, but when she heard his self-introduction, she couldn't help laughing. She asked Wei Yuanhang to call at the back door, and called Wei Jianwei back. He was in the bamboo forest, and invited Lin Yuefei into the main room, and poured him a bowl of tea.
"Are you Lao Wei's younger sister?" Lin Yuefei asked tentatively.
He Xiaoyun hesitated for a moment, not knowing how to answer, whether it was "I am his wife", "I am his lover", or "I am his wife", she was too awkward to say it.
"Mom, Dad is back!" Coincidentally, Wei Yuanhang found someone and ran in through the back door, and Wei Jianwei followed behind him.
Hearing his address, Lin Yuefei's eyes widened in surprise, and his eyes fell on He Xiaoyun again.
He had known for a long time that Wei was married, but when he was in the army, he never heard him mention his other half, and even when someone joked occasionally, he never picked up the conversation. tiger.
Who would have thought that his daughter-in-law is not only young and beautiful, but also has a good personality, what kind of blessing is this old Wei? No wonder you have to hide it!
Seeing Wei Jianwei come back, He Xiaoyun breathed a sigh of relief, exchanged some pleasantries with Lin Yuefei, and took Wei Yuanhang away.
She entered the kitchen, hesitating about what to do to entertain the guests. Wang Chunhua and Feng Qiuyue happened to be away, so there was no one to discuss.
Just as he was thinking, Wei Jianwei also walked into the kitchen.
"Why don't you talk to your comrades?" Isn't it too negligent to leave him alone in the main room
"It doesn't matter." Wei Jianwei said, he opened the cabinet and didn't know what to look for.
He Xiaoyun watched him rummage through for a while, found a bottle of wine, filled it with Panwang Chunhua fried peanuts, and was about to go out.
She quickly called him to stop, "Hey...you just take this to drink? Has your comrade in arms had breakfast?"
Seeing what she was thinking, Wei Jianwei said, "You are busy with your work, don't worry about him."
Judging from his tone, friendship with that comrade-in-arms is very good, but he has a heart and comes all the way, so he can't just let him eat peanuts, right
He Xiaoyun said helplessly: "Go out and talk to people first, I'll see what's in the house, at least prepare two appetizers."
She took out a few eggs, scrambled the eggs, cut off a piece of bacon, and fried them with garlic sprouts.
The dishes were half done, and Wang Chunhua came back. She heard someone told her that there were guests at home, so she rushed all the way back. Seeing the vegetables in the pot, she nodded and said, "I wanted to say that when I planted the seedlings last time, your dish of stir-fried bacon with garlic sprouts is very good."
He Xiaoyun was embarrassed, "My little three-legged cat kung fu, I don't mind my mother."
"I'm not the only one boasting, your father also agreed." Wang Chunhua said.
When the dishes are ready, He Xiaoyun brings them to the main room.
Although it was drinking, Wei Jianwei drank quite quietly with his comrades-in-arms, and most of the time they talked in a low voice, unlike some men who are usually cowardly and drink five or six times as soon as they are at the wine table, which makes people upset.
Seeing her come in with a plate, Lin Yuefei hurriedly said, "Sisters and sisters, stop talking."
He Xiaoyun smiled, "There is nothing to eat at home, so I made something casually."
Wei Jianwei got up to take it, and asked her, "Do you want to sit down?"
"I don't know how to drink, can I sit and pretend to be a wooden fish?" He Xiaoyun joked, and then said: "Eat slowly, and call me if you need anything."
Watching her leave, Lin Yuefei gave Wei Jianwei a thumbs up, "Old Wei, this brother and sister are really like this."
Not only does she look good, but she also treats people generously and decently. She can go to the living room or go to the kitchen, so she really doesn't have to be picky.
Wei Jianwei glanced at him and said, "Drink your wine."
Lin Yuefei chuckled, "Why, you won't be happy if I look at you twice? I can't see that you still have the potential to be a jealous husband. I really opened my eyes. No wonder I kept hiding it from others before... OK, okay. Don't say it, I won't say it, don't look at me like that, it's weird."
Lin Yuefei came today mainly to talk to Wei Jianwei about his departure. The two of them came back from the army together, so of course they went together.
He didn't stay at Wei's house for too long, and he left before noon, and Wang Chunhua couldn't keep the meal no matter what.
"Xiao Lin still bought so many things, what a waste." Wang Chunhua looked at the gifts brought by Lin Yuefei, including two bottles of wine, two boxes of cigarettes, and a pack of glutinous rice cakes. It was a lot of money.
She put away the wine and cigarettes, and handed the glutinous rice cakes to He Xiaoyun, saving them for Wei Yuanhang to eat when he was hungry.
"What time did you agree with Xiao Lin?" She asked Wei Jianwei.
"The morning after tomorrow." Wei Jianwei said.
"Oh... that's only tomorrow." Wang Chunhua turned around and wiped the table to hide her red eyes.
Her son has been in the army for eleven or twelve years, coming and going every year, getting together less often and leaving more. It stands to reason that she is used to it, but every time she still feels reluctant.
He Xiaoyun stood by, and Wei Yuanhang leaned against her. The child seemed to be able to feel the emotions of the adults. Although he was envious of the glutinous rice cake in his mother's hand, he was quiet for a while.
After dinner, after finishing the housework, and seeing that it was still bright, He Xiaoyun took the children out for a walk, and Wei Jianwei went with them.
The sky was decorated crimson by the sunset, and the white figure of the egret flashed in the grain field. The seedlings have been planted for nearly a month, and they have grown lush and strong.
From nowhere came the barking of dogs, the sound of adults calling their children home, and the sound of frogs croaking in the paddy fields. The evening in the countryside is so lively and peaceful.
The child bounced and walked in front of the two, stopping from time to time to look at a grass or a bug by the roadside. In his little head, he still didn't know what the sorrow of parting was.
"You..." He Xiaoyun cleared her throat, "Do you have to start packing at night?"
Wei Jianwei glanced at her and said, "There aren't many things, I'll clean them up tomorrow."
It's true, he's been back for so long, and all she saw was two sets of clothes and a drawer of books.
Wei Jianwei also happened to think of his books, and asked, "Will you keep the books in the drawer for me? Don't let him flip through them when Jianhua comes back."
He Xiaoyun said half-jokingly: "I need to be paid for safekeeping, and I will take all your books to read."
"Just look at it," he curled his mouth, "the drawers are not enough to look at, and I will show you the suitcase."
The things of the two are separated in the room, and the suitcase is full of his personal belongings.
"Who wants to see your things." He Xiaoyun pretended to be disdainful.
Wei Yuanhang pulled a few stalks of dog's tail and ran over, "Mom, I want a puppy."
He Xiaoyun made one for him before, and after that, whenever he sees a dog's tail grass, the child must read it once.
The few pieces of grass he picked up were long and short, like the ones gnawed by a puppy, and they were useless at all. He Xiaoyun folded some other ones and weaved them skillfully.
Wei Yuanhang looked up for a while, probably feeling tired, so he opened his hands and said to Wei Jianwei, "Hug, Dad."
Seeing that He Xiaoyun didn't object, Wei Jianwei picked him up.
The child turned around in his arms, almost put his head on his mother's shoulder, and flattered him without hesitation, "Mom is so amazing."
"I'll tear up the puppy again this time, so I won't make it up for you next time." He Xiaoyun was unmoved by his rainbow fart.
"The puppy broke it by itself..." Wei Yuanhang muttered softly.
"Yeah, the puppy has grown hands, and it tore itself to pieces." He Xiaoyun snorted softly.
The little fat man didn't quite understand what she said, but he could tell that his mother's tone was not good, so he didn't dare to continue to argue.
Wei Jianwei didn't speak, but looked at their mother and son with a smile in his eyes.
He Xiaoyun asked him casually: "How long does it take to get to your army by train?"
"Two days and one night," he said.
She did the math, two days and one night is more than 30 hours. According to the current speed of the green leather train, it is about more than 1,000 kilometers. In her era, the transportation was convenient and the communication was developed. This distance is not too far, but here It is almost an impassable distance.
The puppy was compiled very quickly, and Wei Yuanhang took it into his hand, looking very cherished, but children's love often does not last long, and it is hard to say whether this puppy can stay overnight safely.
Wei Jianwei looked at her, as if he was about to put the child down.
He Xiaoyun said: "Let's hug him. You won't be at home in two days, and I won't be able to hug him. He won't be treated so well."
Hearing this, he raised his eyebrows slightly and said, "Reluctant to part with me?"
He Xiaoyun cut it, "Stop putting gold on your face."
Even if there is indeed such a little bit of reluctance, she will not admit it.
Wei Jianwei hooked his lips, with a half-smile on his face.
"Why?" He Xiaoyun asked with a bit of bluff, "You don't speak, what do you mean by making such an expression?"
"It just means laughing," he said.
"What are you laughing at, I think it's right, don't go, tell me why you want to be haha."
"No hehe."
"Yes, you're all right now."
"No."
"There is."
"No."
"There is!"
"Okay then, yes."
He suddenly came to say hello, unexpectedly, He Xiaoyun had two words on her lips, so she had to swallow them and stare blankly.
He looked at her, and there seemed to be something else in his eyes, "Admit it, there's nothing to be ashamed of."
"What do you mean..."
But he didn't explain again, and said maliciously: "You guess."
He Xiaoyun felt that the smile on the corner of his mouth was so hateful, and wanted to hit him.