"Qiao, this kid is so bad, tell me what's going on."
Li Huan was a little anxious. He was worried that Cheng Qiao would tell others about her brother's injury. He blinked at her hard, but Cheng Qiao didn't seem to see it.
Li's mother was so angry that she walked to the door and picked up a broom. "You damn child, if you dare to do anything wrong again, I will beat your butt until it blooms today."
Cheng Qiao finally couldn't help laughing out loud, and then praised Jiang Meili highly. Of course, the point was that Jiang Meili took care of the injured Li Bing.
"What? Bing'er is injured."
"Well, it's just a scratch, but Jiang Meili was so nervous that she didn't dare to neglect it. She borrowed money from people everywhere to buy meat and nutritional supplements for big brother. She fed big brother until he got fat. Big brother even complained to Meili that he needed to exercise more."
"This damn boy doesn't know what's good for him. The girl is devoted to him, but he still blames her. I'm going to give him a good beating when he comes back."
"Well, mother, my eldest brother said that there is no need to prepare a wedding room. They will only come back to stay for a few days, and they will have to return to the army in the future."
"But your elder brother is a company commander, how can he be qualified to accompany the army?"
"Mom, my brother has made great contributions. He should be promoted to deputy battalion commander this year. Jiang Meili is a local and her parents are also there, so it is very convenient for us to live there."
"I see. Marriage is a big deal. We have to get some new furniture and stuff. Otherwise, the girl will think my family doesn't like her."
Cheng Qiao nodded, thinking about the gold bracelet that Li's mother gave her when she came home, and wondered what Li's mother would give Jiang Meili when she came home.
"Qiao, mother wants to discuss something with you."
"Mom, tell me."
"I'll give you 200 yuan. Can you buy me a gold bracelet?"
"you mean… "
"Mother cannot favor one over the other. They are both sons. Mother did not pay a penny for your marriage gift. Huanzi earned all the money himself. Mother only gave you a gold bracelet. As for Jiang Meili, mother is also going to give her a gold bracelet."
"Okay, I'll go and help you check it out. Gold is worthless right now. You can pay me when I get it back."
"Okay, let's eat first. After dinner, I'll go tidy up the house."
Xuhui's grandmother was also happy to help, and the two of them went to clean up the house happily. Li Huan rode his bicycle and went to find Shouhou to get a gold bracelet.
Two months later, when little Cheng Li turned one year old, Li's mother invited some of her good neighbors to have a birthday dinner. The meal was simple, a steamed bun made of two grains of flour with a thick slice of salted pork in it, and a bowl of thick white rice porridge.
Even so, Aunt Wang ate with relish. The white rice porridge was fragrant, the salted pork tasted good, and even the steamed buns made of two-grain flour were chewy.
Several educated youth from the educated youth point also came, and Han Chunmei happily announced that Zhang Yuefang would marry Chen Damao in August.
Cheng Qiao smiled and looked at Zhang Yuefang. Zhang Yuefang blushed and lowered her head. She finally bowed to fate and was ready to marry Chen Damao. Fortunately, he was a student at the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University.
Cuihua was also laughing dryly on the side. She actually disliked Zhang Yuefang a little, not because she was poor, but because her family had no support. Everyone knows that a woman with no support from her family will always have less blessings.
If Zhang Yuefang's parents' family was half as good as Cheng Qiao's, she would be satisfied. Unfortunately, her son had chosen Zhang Yuefang, so she had to accept it.
Wang Xiangyang's excited voice came from the door: "Brother Huan, Auntie, Brother Li Bing is back, and he brought back a little girl."
Li's mother was excited and quickly pulled Cheng Qiao to ask her to check whether her clothes were tidy and her hair was messy. Cheng Qiao smiled and shook her head, picked up little Cheng Li, and pulled Li's mother towards the village entrance.
Not long after, a pair of green men approached. Li Bing and Jiang Meili were both wearing green military uniforms. They walked towards the house with a proud look, and each of them was carrying a military backpack in their hands.
"Mom, why are you here? Let me introduce you. This is Jiang Meili, your eldest daughter-in-law. Meili, this is my mother."
"Hello, Auntie. I'm Jiang Meili. I'm 22 years old and work in the art troupe."
Mother Li seemed to hear a lark singing. Why did this girl have such a beautiful voice? No wonder she worked in the art troupe.
"Hey, Meili, let's go home."
"Stop, Li Bing, where is my daughter?"
Just as a few people were about to walk home, a voice was heard. Everyone turned around and saw that it was Fenqiu holding an axe and glaring at Li Bing fiercely.
Mother Li felt nervous. Yes, Li Bing had taken Miao Qing with him at the beginning, and now he brought back Jiang Meili. It was her family's fault no matter what.
"Are you asking about Miao Qing?"
Fenqiu rolled his eyes and said, if he doesn't ask Miao Qing, then he should ask that vixen beside you.
"Uncle Fenqiu, this is a letter from Miao Qing to you. By the way, since you can't read, you can ask Chen Weidang to help you read the letter."
Chen Weidang immediately stood up, took the letter and began to read:
"Dad, Mom, you wanted to sell me to an old bachelor in the mountains for 200 yuan, so I asked Li Bing to pretend to marry me and take me away. Now I'm married, and we will never have any contact with each other again. I wish you a speedy death."
After reading this part of the letter, Chen Weidang looked at Fenqiu in disbelief. Fenqiu's old face turned red. This was something he had discussed secretly with his wife, so how did this damn girl know about it
"She got married. Who did she marry? Where is the bride price?"
"Dowry, didn't I give it to you at the beginning? Her husband returned the money to me."
Li Bing's mocking look irritated Fenqiu. He looked at Jiang Meili sinisterly, then suddenly raised the axe in his hand and chopped towards Jiang Meili's face.
Jiang Meili was so scared that she wanted to escape, but her legs were out of control. Li's mother was also worried. She thought the girl had just arrived and must not get hurt.
Just when the blade was about to touch Jiang Meili, Li Bing moved. With one hand he tightly grasped Fenqiu's knife-holding hand, and with the other hand he clenched into a fist and punched Fenqiu hard in the stomach.
"ah… "
How could Fenqiu endure Li Bing's full-strength attack? He flew out, and the back of his head and back happened to hit a tree trunk. There was a "bang" sound, and countless little stars appeared in front of Fenqiu's eyes.
"Dad, what's wrong with you?"
Fenqiu's wife ran over. Fenqiu looked at his wife, blinked, and then closed his eyes. Fenqiu's wife didn't understand at first, but when she saw her husband fainted, she immediately understood.
"Murder, death, the People's Liberation Army is killing people, help, someone come and save my man."
Li Bing was also shocked. If the head hit too accidentally, it might really be fatal. Ye Jun came out and put his hand on Fenqiu's wrist. In just a few seconds, he took out a silver needle from the medicine box.