Chapter 27 My Brother’s Lifetime Event

The winter vacation is here.

The saying that one thing is inferior to another is good. Xu Yijie was very obedient in front of Liu Xiaomei. In fact, Liu Xiaomei has a good temper, speaks softly, never gets angry, and is very capable in doing things. Han Qing'e has seen the photo of Liu Xiaomei, and is so happy that she can't stop. If Xu Lan hadn't been nervous about studying, she would have come to the provincial capital long ago.

Xu Shaojie often went to the construction site, and the food made by Liu Xiaomei was very good. Recently, Liu Xiaomei made a lot of pickles and served very well. Therefore, as long as there was time, Xu Shaojie would run to the construction site. Later, this secret was discovered by Ma Jianhua, Du Yuxin, Sun Yong and others. On Sunday, a group of people took Xu Shaojie to the construction site to eat the food made by Liu Xiaomei. Xu Yijie and Ma Jianhua and others were also familiar with Xu Yijie. Everyone knows that Xu Yijie has no opinion at all. Once, Sun Yong drank too much and scolded the children of cadres, either things, or because of these little things.

Xu Yijie's mood was gradually cheerful. At first, in front of Xu Shaojie's classmates, Xu Yijie was a little cramped and inferior. Later, he became familiar with him and let go, so he often caused each other to drink. Du Yuxin's alcohol tolerance was a little worse and was often filled with nonsense. Everyone laughed. Sun Yong suffered the most losses. The reason for causing trouble was his broken gong. After drinking, Sun Yong liked to sing loudly, and everyone couldn't bear it, including Xu Yijie. Xu Yijie thought he was incomplete in his voice, but he was still confident in front of Sun Yong. Therefore, everyone worked together to make Sun Yong drink with the purpose of shutting up.

When Xu Shaojie walked out of the school gate, Zhang Shaocai was waiting outside the school gate.

The more the year is, the busier Zhang Shaocai is. He has to visit countless places. The best opportunity for New Year greetings during the Spring Festival is of course, but it cannot be done on the first lunar month, but it starts on the twelfth lunar month, and it is not to ask for New Year’s money. Therefore, Zhang Shaocai has no chance to go home at all. Some leaders are too busy and have to pay New Year greetings in the first lunar month. Relationships must come and leave. Businessmen cannot do without these things. Things on the construction site also need to cross the New Year. During the Spring Festival, workers have to go home, so construction will officially start again after the fifteenth lunar month. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Xu Shaojie asked his brother to take Liu Xiaomei back to the county town and meet his mother. Xu Yijie was a little hesitant, but Zhang Shaocai, Yan Yuhuan and Xu Shaojie insisted. Liu Xiaomei was embarrassed, but he did not object.

Xu Shaojie knew that the relationship between his brother Xu Yijie and Liu Xiaomei had been stabilized. The reason why it was so fast was closely related to Yan Yuhuan. In addition, Xu Yijie really felt sorry for Liu Xiaomei, so there was no problem with this matter. Xu Shaojie also knew that Xu Yijie and Liu Xiaomei had broken through that relationship. It would be strange if they were alone and widowed. They were together for a long time and there would be no problems.

Today is the day when I left the construction site and went home. Xu Yijie drove back the car. Liu Xiaomei agreed to follow him. The reason for driving was that Xu Yijie had to go to Liu Xiaomei's house to pay New Year's greetings.

"Brother, Sister Liu, are you ready?"

"Okay, Xiaomei always says she wants to bring more things. It's really troublesome. She's still packing things."

"Brother, don't forget to prepare the gifts. When you go to Sister Liu's house, the gifts will not be too cold."

"Shaojie, I almost forgot. Xiaomei said, their rules are similar to ours. The first time I went to the woman's house, I can't go alone. The man's house needs a representative. I have to think about it. You are the only one who is the most suitable. So, you have to follow me to Xiaomei's hometown during the Spring Festival."

Xu Shaojie was stunned. He really didn't know such rules. In fact, it was very complicated to do such things in the countryside. Liu Xiaomei was not very particular because her family was not in a good place, so she was not so particular. Everyone knew about Liu Xiaomei. She was very happy to learn that Liu Xiaomei could establish a family in the provincial capital. This time, Xu Yijie went to pay New Year's greetings, which was actually a family visit, that is, the man whose family formally recognized her daughter. This ceremony was paid more attention to in the countryside, so Liu Xiaomei's family had already prepared.

Before getting on the bus, Zhang Shaocai gave Xu Yijie 2,000 yuan.

"Go back and tell our mother that I can't go back during the Spring Festival. Help me burn more paper in front of my father's grave. The firecrackers are ready. I guess you will arrive in the evening. I will take the money back to celebrate the New Year. I know that you have to go to Xiaomei's house. Xiaomei's family is not in good condition. Buy more things. Don't be shabby. I know Yijie's temper. I don't know how to buy things. Ask Xiaomei more. There is 1,000 yuan in it, which I gave to my mother and sister."

At 11 o'clock in the evening, the car entered the county party committee compound. At this time, there were not many cars in the county, and many people in the county party committee knew about it. The two sons of the Xu family, one of whom went to college in the provincial capital and the other made a lot of money in the provincial capital, were envious. It was even more important to say that when the two brothers came back in the small car, they were all talking about it. Everyone's discussion was that Old Xu must be in the spirit of heaven, blessing the two brothers, and now they are so glorious.

Han Qing'e didn't sleep at all and was waiting. Today, Liu Xiaomei was going to come to her house. This was a big deal. The family had already prepared a room for Liu Xiaomei, Xu Lan and her mother lived in, and the two brothers had a room.

Xu Lan was the first to meet Liu Xiaomei. After she was in the evening study, she had been waiting at the door of the county party committee compound. She knew the small car. Xu Yijie drove most of the time. Xu Shaojie tried to drive. After entering the county town, there was no one on the street, so Xu Shaojie continued to drive. After Xu Lan got in the car, she found that it was Xu Shaojie driving and Zhang Shaocai did not come. She was a little surprised.

Xu Lan pulled Liu Xiaomei into the house, and Xu Shaojie and Xu Yijie carried packages of all sizes behind.

As soon as he entered the door, Han Qing'e grabbed Liu Xiaomei. Liu Xiaomei looked pretty and was completely worthy of Xu Yijie. When Xu Shaojie and Xu Yijie entered the door, Han Qing'e didn't pay attention.

After getting up early in the morning, Liu Xiaomei was busy and prepared to start washing clothes. Xu Shaojie changed the sheets, clothes, etc., and Han Qing'e would not ask Liu Xiaomei to do it, but in the end he did not persuade Liu Xiaomei. In the next few days, Liu Xiaomei would cook and wash dishes and do everything. Han Qing'e had a smile on her face when she slept.

Liu Xiaomei is a high school graduate and has something to say to Xu Lan. The two soon got familiar with each other. Xu Lan was straightforward and called Liu Xiaomei's sister-in-law. Liu Xiaomei was a little shy at first, but later agreed. Han Qing'e felt particularly sorry for Liu Xiaomei. Liu Xiaomei was relatively thin and her family was not in good condition when she was a child. After she arrived in the provincial capital, she did not deliberately compensate for nutrition. Han Qing'e prepared a lot of good dishes, mainly pork, fresh fish, roosters, etc. There were only these things in the small county town. Every time she ate, she had to eat more. Liu Xiaomei habitually picked up vegetables for Xu Yijie. Han Qing'e saw it and was happy in her heart.

During the reunion, Han Qing'e gave Liu Xiaomei a pair of bracelets, which were passed down from ancestors. Originally, this pair of bracelets were left for Xu Shaojie, but Xu Shaojie's conditions must be better than Xu Yijie. In addition, Liu Xiaomei is so sensible, Han Qing'e decided to give them to Liu Xiaomei. At this time, Han Qing'e had already decided that she must go to the provincial capital. Looking at Liu Xiaomei's health, it would be not very good. She will definitely suffer when she gets married and has children in the future. She still has to go to the provincial capital to take good care of her.

According to the rules, on the second day of the first lunar month, Xu Yijie was going to Liu Xiaomei's house. Liu Xiaomei's house was in the countryside, more than 600 miles away from the small county town. He had to set off early in the morning and the gifts were ready. Xu Shaojie gave his mother Han Qing'e 2,000 yuan. He didn't keep any money. He also had daily expenses. Han Qing'e went to buy gifts for Liu Xiaomei's family for three days. Rural people pay attention to affordability and there is no need for flower arrangements. Therefore, Han Qing'e mainly bought daily necessities. Liu Xiaomei kept dissuading her and said that she should not buy too much. The more Liu Xiaomei said, the more she was, the more she was, and later, Liu Xiaomei simply stopped talking.

The car sets off at six o'clock in the morning and will not return on the fifth day of the first lunar month.

Han Qing'e almost reminded Xu Yijie in the middle of the night and told Xu Yijie what to pay attention to. Xu Yijie nodded and agreed. Han Qing'e felt that such a good daughter-in-law would succeed no matter what.

In the car, Xu Shaojie, Xu Yijie and Liu Xiaomei were all wearing new clothes and drove back in a small car. Liu Xiaomei's home is in the countryside. Such a style will definitely cause shock in the village. In addition, Xu Shaojie is a college student and a person in the village respects educated people very much. Therefore, Liu Xiaomei always had a satisfied smile on her face. This time she went home, she had to issue a certificate in the village. The two were preparing to apply for a marriage certificate. Both of them met the age requirements. As for when the ceremony was held, they had not yet considered it, at least after Xu Lan graduated from high school.

When the car entered the village, the village caused a sensation. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, there were few such cars in the mountain villages. Many units in the county were still jeeps, and the leaders of the county took such cars. Liu Xiaomei's father, mother, brother and sister-in-law were waiting at the entrance of the village. Xu Yijie drove the car, Xu Shaojie and Liu Xiaomei got out, and Liu Xiaomei's parents entered the car and experienced the feeling of riding.

This time, Xu Shaojie went to the countryside and saw the difficulties in the countryside.

Liu Xiaomei's home was obviously temporarily cleaned up, but after entering, she still felt the difficulty. The house was a mud wall house, and there was a house with thatch. This was almost invisible in the county town. There was no decent furniture in the house. In the main hall, there was a square table, and the paint on the door was almost invisible. A lot of soil could be seen around the corner of the wall. The main halls in rural areas were used to store farm tools. In the house, except for the old-fashioned cabinet beds, there was no other thing. In a house where Liu Xiaomei lived, there was a table with glass plates on it. There were several photos below, including a group of Shaocai, Yan Yuhuan, Xu Shaojie, Xu Yijie and Liu Xiaomei, which was particularly prominent. Xu Shaojie felt the most deeply that the toilet and kitchen, and the toilet and kitchen were tight.

Next to each other, there is almost no cover. You can smell the stench in the kitchen. The toilet is semi-open and you can see on the hillside behind. Using the toilet in such a place can be said to be a return to nature. When entering the kitchen, the first feeling is black. It is black all around. The walls, ceilings, and floors are all in this color. In the middle of the kitchen, a earthen stove that Xu Shaojie had never seen before was very large. A large iron pot was on the stove. Next to the stove hole, there was firewood and dry straw. This was the place to cook. Next to the kitchen, the house where the meal was also black, with only a few chairs, empty. In the countryside, after guests came to the family, they ate in the main hall. Xu Shaojie found that there was burnt firewood in the middle. After Liu Xiaomei introduced it, Xu Shaojie learned that the family would eat here in winter and roast the fire.

Liu Xiaomei's parents, elder brother and sister-in-law are all authentic farmers, and two older brothers and sister-in-law have gone out to work. All the land at home is planted by elder brother and sister-in-law. Liu Xiaomei's four nephews are at home. The eldest is in junior high school and the younger is still crawling on the ground. Among the gifts Xu Yijie brought, there are a lot of milk candies. At this moment, the youngest nephew was chewing milk candies with dirty faces and snot flowing into his mouth.

Xu Yijie and Xu Shaojie both brought gifts. Liu Xiaomei knew the situation. Everyone in the family worked hard for a year but couldn't earn them. The gifts were all for Liu Xiaomei's parents. The three brothers and the family cost 200 yuan, which were all red envelopes. Xu Yijie originally prepared 400 yuan, and Han Qing'e also supported it, but Liu Xiaomei disagreed. She knew that the Xu family had already spent a lot of money.

When eating, women don’t go to the dining table because Liu Xiaomei’s identities are different. Sitting next to Xu Yijie, Xu Shaojie sat alone in the same direction. Liu Xiaomei’s father and brother all had a humble smile on their faces, because Xu Shaojie was a college student, and Xu Shaojie and Xu Yijie were both from the city.

Xu Shaojie was shocked for the first time. He and Xu Yijie went to the primary school in the village to see it. It can be described as a terrible sight. There were no walls, several earthen houses, and a broken washbasin was hanging under the tree. The film on the windows of the classroom was broken. A gust of wind blew, and a rustling sound. In the classroom, there were large pits and small nests on the ground, and the blackboard with wooden boards was leaning against the earthen wall. The quality of the blackboard was obviously not good, and you could also see the chalk words that were not cleaned. The ugly thing was the tables and chairs, and they were short-sized, as if they were weak patients who were about to fall to the ground at any time.

All the things you can see around are earthen wall houses, and there are very few stone wall houses, let alone brick houses. Liu Xiaomei's home is reluctant to use electricity. Xu Shaojie heard that the home had just been powered on, and because Xu Yijie was about to pass the door, he gritted his teeth and connected the wires. Because there was no electricity, the electricians in the village still had some opinions. Liu Xiaomei's elder brother was very pleased this time. After Xu Yijie and Xu Shaojie came, the electricians would never talk nonsense anymore. Everyone around him saw the style of Xu Yijie and Xu Shaojie. Moreover, the cigarettes that Xu Yijie and Xu Shaojie were smoked were shocked after seeing them and said that they had never smoked in their lives because they were smoking Zhonghua cigarettes. This was not a show. During the Chinese New Year, both of them smoked good cigarettes.
Chapter completed!