Seventy Buddha Cannon Fodder

When Ma Xiaoxia suddenly appeared at the door of the house, Gu Mingdong only felt impatient.

This day, Gu Erdi and Gu Sanmei had returned to work, and rode their bicycles to the town early.

For the New Year's Eve, Gu Mingdong didn't urge the children to get up, the twins and Gu Yun were still sound asleep on the bed, but Gu Simei got used to the routine and got up early to get busy.

"Xiao Bei, don't wipe it. Our house is clean enough. School will start in half a month. You can go to the village to play with the little sisters." Gu Mingdong stopped Gu Simei from moving.

Gu Simei hesitated for a moment, and asked: "Brother, our family has three sets of first-grade textbooks, can I lend one set to Aihua?"

Some families buy a set of textbooks when several children go to school together, but their family is different. Gu Mingdong thinks there is no need to save on this aspect, so the twins and Gu Yun have their own textbooks.

After hearing this, Gu Mingdong said without hesitation: "Go and get it, A Xing and A Chen's books are all in the cabinet."

"I'll just take Xiaoyun's." Gu Simei had already discussed it with Gu Yun in private.

Now with the elder brother's consent, Gu Simei happily took the book and went out, planning to find a chance to give it to Liu Aihua, and naturally she had to keep it from Widow Liu, otherwise Widow Liu would not let her daughter study.

As soon as Gu Simei left, the three children were still sleeping late, so Gu Mingdong simply went back to the house to study the incense burner.

After several tests, Gu Mingdong was extremely sure that after absorbing the mysterious black ash, he input the ability again, and with the blessing of the incense burner, the ability would sense the existence thousands of miles away.

Eager to try out his abilities, he coquettishly wrapped around Gu Mingdong's fingers.

Gu Mingdong said: "Wait patiently for a few more years, it is inconvenient to go out now."

Now it is difficult to move without a letter of introduction, even if Uncle Gu is willing to open it for him, but he is not sure of the exact location, only a general direction, it is too difficult to operate.

Gu Mingdong Yigao is bold, but he doesn't want to challenge the prestige of the country in a sensitive period.

The ability knew that devouring was hopeless, and he drooped down in disappointment, with a listless posture.

Gu Mingdong smiled and comforted: "What's the rush, it will be yours sooner or later."

At this time, there was a knock on the door outside.

When Gu Mingdong went out, he saw Ma Xiaoxia standing at the gate with her head lowered, looking worried and pitiful.

Today, she didn't wear the new clothes of that day. Instead, she wore an old padded jacket that was obviously too small and didn't fit well. You could still see the blackened and knotted cotton from the tear. Her body was covered with patches, but her feet were still the same pair of shoes.

In this way, the whole person looks more and more desolate and pitiful, even shivering from the cold.

Gu Mingdong frowned: "The third aunt's house is on the east side, you can find it by walking directly there."

Ma Xiaoxia saw that he directly issued the eviction order, and hurriedly said: "I'm not here to find my aunt, I'm here to find you."

Gu Mingdong sighed, and had no choice but to clarify his words: "Comrade Ma, I'm sorry, my third aunt made her own decision that day. In fact, I am living a very good life now, and I have no intention of remarrying at all. Not now, nor in the future, so You should come back, please."

He spoke so clearly that Ma Xiaoxia turned pale and looked embarrassed.

Gu Mingdong didn't want to make such an embarrassing scene, but he was more afraid that it would be bad to procrastinate. After that day, Third Aunt Gu would definitely bring his words to him, but what's the matter with Ma Xiaoxia coming to him now?

Ma Xiaoxia licked her dry lips, tears began to fall: "What's wrong with me?"

"I haven't been married yet. After I get married, I will wash and cook, help you take care of the children, and listen to you at home and abroad. I can also work in the fields and get eight work points a day..."

The more Ma Xiaoxia talked, the more she felt aggrieved in her heart, and she began to wipe away tears as she spoke.

Gu Mingdong's face really darkened, what's this called?

If other men see a girl who is crying so pitifully, most of them will feel sympathy in their hearts, and they will not be able to harden their hearts no matter how bad they are.

But Gu Mingdong is different from others, the most impatient thing in his life is other people crying.

Especially the way Ma Xiaoxia was crying, he couldn't help but think of Wu Mengting, the sympathy in his heart was long gone.

Gu Mingdong interrupted her: "It doesn't matter to me whether you are well or not."

Ma Xiaoxia was startled by his sudden cold face, sobbing was blocked in her throat.

Inside the room, Gu Liangchen had already woken up when he heard the sound from outside, quickly climbed onto the elder brother's bed, and looked out through the window.

Gu Liangxing was woken up by his disturbance: "Ah Xing, what are you doing?"

"Hush!" Gu Liangchen covered his elder brother's mouth.

Gu Liangxing quickly said that he didn't speak, and followed Yigulu to get up and look out. When he saw his father talking to a woman, he opened his mouth wide in surprise.

"Is this the person that the third grandma introduced to our dad? Will she become our stepmother?" Gu Liangxing asked with a suppressed voice.

The twins obviously knew about this too, but Sangu said that their father didn't like him at all, and they won't have a stepmother for a while.

Now that someone came to him, Gu Liangxing began to worry again. The stepmother he had met was bad, and she was not a good person.

Gu Liangchen glared at him: "No, Dad said, he doesn't want to remarry."

"But men have to marry wives." Gu Liangxing muttered.

"My dad is different!"

Gu Liangchen threw a knife at the elder brother a few times, and continued to lie over there to eavesdrop.

"Isn't your dad my dad?" Gu Liangxing murmured in his heart, but he didn't dare to argue with his younger brother.

How could the little actions of the two brothers have been hidden from Gu Mingdong? As soon as Gu Liangchen moved, Gu Mingdong outside heard it.

Looking at Ma Xiaoxia's submissive attitude, like a little daughter-in-law who is being bullied, she immediately became more impatient, pinched the center of her eyebrows and said, "Comrade Ma, if you have any difficulties, you can find the women's director. If the commune is not good enough, go directly to the police station, which is better than coming to me."

Ma Xiaoxia was embarrassed, she lowered her head and said, "How dare I sue the police because of this."

Gu Mingdong gave her a strange look: "Then you'd be ashamed to block my door."

He felt that Ma Xiaoxia's brain circuit was very strange. She didn't want the official to come forward to get rid of her parents in a justifiable way. Instead, she pinned her hopes on a strange man.

Isn't she afraid of going out of the tiger's den and into the wolf's den?

"I was impulsive." Ma Xiaoxia blushed with shame, turned and ran away covering her face.

Gu Mingdong has lived in this world for more than three years, and he knows that this era is harsh on women, especially in closed rural areas, patriarchy is a common problem.

Because of this, he hoped that his two younger sisters would study more and get rid of the influence of the environment as much as possible.

As for the others, Gu Mingdong didn't have the time to take care of them.

If he ran into a gangster bullying a girl today, then no matter who the girl was, Gu Mingdong would do what was right.

But Ma Xiaoxia's problem is completely different. As long as she can stand up, she is fully capable of changing her current situation.

He gave all the methods, but they didn't listen.

As she said herself, she can get eight centimeters from working all day, so it is not a problem to support herself.

Since she didn't even want to save herself, how could Gu Mingdong take up the burden of other people's lives for no reason? He is not a bodhisattva who saves all living beings.

In Gu Mingdong's view, Ma Xiaoxia is already 20 years old, but she is not as good as Liu Aihua, who is in her teens next door. Liu Aihua dared to take her younger brother to separate from her eldest brother at a young age, and she can still study in a planned way after working, which shows that she is amazing.

On the contrary, Gu Mingdong was willing to give such a powerful little girl a hand, but he didn't want to talk to someone who only knew how to beg for help and didn't know how to be self-reliant.

If a person does not save himself, how can he blame others?

Gu Mingdong shook his head, stopped thinking about this matter, turned around and entered the house.

At first glance, the twins were lying on the bed, pretending to be sound asleep, but unfortunately, their sleeping positions were too standard, which betrayed their true nature.

Gu Mingdong raised his eyebrows, and said deliberately: "It seems that Ah Xing and Ah Chen are still sleeping, and the rice cakes that Xiao Bei made in the morning are almost getting cold. Since you are not awake yet, I'll eat them first."

"I'm awake!" Gu Liangxing got up with a grunt.

Gu Liangchen secretly thought that it was not good, and secretly opened his eyes a little, and sure enough, he saw his father crossing his arms, staring at his two sons with a half-smile.

"Dad..." Gu Liangchen couldn't hide it, and got up blushing.

Gu Mingdong rewarded a chestnut by himself: "Since you are awake, get up quickly."

The twins quickly got dressed and ran out. Gu Liangxing wanted to wake Gu Yun up, but Gu Mingdong grabbed him: "Just shout at the door, don't keep messing around in the little girl's room."

Gu Liangxing struggled and shouted: "Dad, didn't you say that Xiaoyun is my real sister?"

"It doesn't matter if it's your own sister. Does your second uncle usually break into the house of your third aunt or fourth aunt?" Moreover, Gu Yun is not a biological sister, and her actual age is two years older than the twins, so she should be more careful.

Gu Liangxing reluctantly stopped, and asked in a low voice at the door: "Xiao Yun'er, are you awake, come out soon when you wake up, we want to eat rice cakes."

After a while, there was a movement inside.

Gu Mingdong shook his head, and went into the kitchen to get busy. Naturally, the rice cake must be cooked fresh to taste, otherwise it would be easy to burn.

In fact, in terms of taste, deep-fried ones are more delicious, but unfortunately deep-fried ones are too oily. Except for making deep-fried food during Chinese New Year's Eve, Gu Simei made some fried rice cakes along the way.

Besides, rice cakes are also a rarity these days. When every family can't even eat white rice, their family can eat rice cakes, which is the new year's goods sent by Gu Erdi's transportation team.

Gu Liangchen came in after his buttocks, busy: "Dad, let me cook for you."

Gu Mingdong smiled and touched his son's head, asking him to help light the fire.

After a while, three bowls of rice cakes were placed on the dining table, with a plate of brown sugar in the middle.

Both Gu Liangxing and Gu Yun like sweet things. They think that the most delicious thing in the world is rice cakes dipped in brown sugar, and they can even drink up the leftover rice cake soup.

Gu Liangchen prefers to eat salty ones. Before serving, Gu Mingdong sprinkled salt into the last bowl, added some pickles from last night, and it looked like pickled vegetable rice cake soup.

Gu Mingdong had already eaten in the morning, and now he was sitting by the side watching the children eat.

Gu Liangchen raised his head and asked, "Dad, you are taking a bite."

"You can eat." Gu Mingdong shook his head and refused, took an orange and peeled it to eat.

"Brother, if my dad doesn't eat it, I'll eat it, so you can give it to me." Gu Liangxing raised his head and said.

Gu Liangchen's answer was to put his head down and eat hard, so he wouldn't give up the pickled vegetable and rice cake soup that his father specially made for him to brother smelly.

Seeing that the children like to eat rice cakes, Gu Mingdong said with emotion: "If the harvest is good this year, then you can ask the production team whether to make rice cakes, and if you can, we will make more."

The second brother Gu sent not much in total, and now he has eaten to the bottom.

After eating a delicious rice cake for breakfast, the twins seemed to have forgotten what they saw in the morning, and Gu Mingdong didn't take it seriously either.

After all, he only met Ma Xiaoxia once, and it wasn't his relative, nor his sister and daughter, so there was no need for him to worry about it.

Compared to this matter, Sun Qiang's marriage is more important.

On February [-], when the dragon raised its head, Sun Qiang, an older man and young man, was finally going to marry a wife.

There is no such thing as a big deal in weddings these days. The two families have agreed on the marriage, and they will issue certificates to their respective factory organizations. After passing, invite relatives and friends to have a meal to witness, and they will go to the city to get a certificate. up.

On the day of the wedding, not only Gu Mingdong's family, but also Gu Sanshu's family joined the battle. They rushed to the town before dawn, and they had to come to help as in-laws.

Gu Mingnan's big golden deer came in handy again. It was rare to tear off the protective layer today, and it was polished to a shiny shine. At that time, Sun Qiang would ride this car and go to the woman's house to pick him up.

Not only did he lend the car to his cousin, but Gu Mingnan also volunteered to accompany him to the door to pick him up.

As a married person, Gu Mingdong stayed to help his aunt and uncle, so as not to cause trouble.

As a result, after he stayed, he found that he was also redundant. There were aunts and third uncles to greet guests, sisters-in-law and sisters to clean up and cook, and Gu Mingdong became an idler.

Gu Mingdong wandered around the room for a few times before being caught by Gu Xiuxiu and asked about a blind date, which made Gu Mingdong feel uncomfortable.

He simply took a few children to play downstairs, so as not to disturb the guests above.

So when Gu's second brother came back after receiving the kiss, he saw a group of children playing eagles and catching chickens in the yard. The fierce eagle thought it was his family's always serious elder brother.

Seeing the bridegroom come back, Gu Mingdong quickly grabbed the chicks: "Stop, the bride is here."

The laughing and flushed children stretched their necks curiously towards the gate of the courtyard.

Soon, with the sound of a bicycle bell, Sun Qiang, who was in good spirits on happy occasions, blushed, and returned with the bride.

Both Sun Qiang and the bride were wearing army green suits, looking fashionable and decent, a little less joyful, but more unique to this era.

"Look at the bride!" A group of children cheered and surrounded the two brides.

Sun Qiang had no choice but to take out the candy he had prepared earlier to send the children away, otherwise the two of them would never even think about going upstairs.

Second brother Gu came over and bumped his elder brother on the shoulder: "Brother, does your cousin look familiar to you?"

Gu Mingdong took a closer look at the bride. She had a festive apple face, flushed, and her figure was rounder than what is common these days. She wore the most common braids, aiming for a very pleasing appearance in this era.

At this glance, Gu Mingdong really felt a little familiar: "The big golden deer of the supply and marketing cooperative?"

Second brother Gu laughed: "I was shocked when I saw it just now. You said it was such a coincidence that the salesman who sold us the bicycle is the future cousin."

"It's really a coincidence." Gu Xiuxiu also mentioned before going back that her future daughter-in-law works in the supply and marketing cooperative, but there are many people in the supply and marketing cooperative, and Gu Mingdong didn't expect to know her.

The brothers of the Gu family recognized it, so Zhu Yan naturally remembered it better.

At first glance, even a handsome young man became his cousin, Zhu Yan was a little embarrassed at first, but soon came back to his senses, and greeted him generously.

Avoiding people, Zhu Yan whispered to Sun Qiang: "The people in your family are really good-looking, Shumei is good-looking, and these cousins ​​are also good-looking."

It's just that the third uncle's family is a little worse, and his face is too square, Zhu Yan dare not say that.

Sun Qiang knew about his wife's little hobbies a long time ago, so he wasn't ashamed, but rather proud: "It must be. In terms of appearance, my two cousins ​​stood out, and the top three directly took up all of them."

"Only two, where did the top three come from?" Zhu Yan was amused.

Sun Qiang patted his chest: "Your man, I can occupy No.3 no matter what?"

If it wasn't for just entering the door, Zhu Yan would have laughed so hard that she would have slapped the man with a blushing face: "Ah."

"If I don't even have a third, wouldn't it appear that you have bad vision?" Sun Qiang insisted.

Before entering the door, the two started to whisper, which made the relatives burst into laughter, which made the young couple blush.

Gu Mingdong walked at the end, but he heard his cousin's private room clearly, he touched his nose in embarrassment, he really didn't expect that Sun Qiang's so-called surprise was this.

Looking at his cousin's happy posture again, Gu Mingdong thought, Sun Qiang probably likes this kind of person, he is careless and heartless, and he smiles like an optimist like a red apple.

Next, Gu Mingdong once again witnessed the unique wedding ceremony of this era.

The witnesses were impassioned, holding a gun in their hands, and the posture of reciting was almost as if they were about to go to war.

The newlyweds who were witnesses also had serious faces, and they had to swear oaths to each other under the witness of **.

"The establishment of the socialist system has opened up a road for us to reach the ideal state, and the realization of the ideal state depends on our hard work."

"From now on, our husband and wife will share weal and woe, contribute to the great proletarian cause, and serve the people wholeheartedly."

In the serious scene, Gu Xiuxiu and his wife were already moved and began to wipe tears, and Gu Sanmei and the others were even more moved to tears.

Gu Mingdong really couldn't get into it, so he had to pretend to be serious and watch.

However, everyone except him obviously talked about this wedding with great interest.

On the way back from Xiyuan Town, Gu Sanmei and Gu Simei held hands and said, "You have to be like your cousins ​​and sisters-in-law when you hold a wedding, so that it looks formal, not just a casual meal in the countryside." pass."

The second brother Gu also directly said: "When the time comes, I will hold a wedding with Xiaoru, and I will follow their instructions."

Upon hearing this, Gu Mingdong reminded: "Then you have to save money from now on."

Gu Erdi was surprised: "Just a few tables of banquets, a little candy and peanuts, do you have to spend a lot of money?"

Gu Sanmei rolled her eyes at the side: "That's what you see, it costs more money if you can't see it."

As he spoke, he counted with his fingers: "My cousin married 36 legs when she got married, and it cost one or two hundred. She also brought a sewing machine and a watch. The clothes they wore to get married today are not cheap, and there are also banquets. No matter what, it costs more than ten yuan per table."

"Calculated piecemeal, there is no six or seven hundred yuan for this wedding."

Gu Erdi was taken aback by this horrific figure. He has a monthly salary of 22. Even if he doesn’t eat, drink or spend a penny, it will take more than two years to save up to 600 yuan.

Seeing that Gu's second son was about to jump up in fright, Gu Sanmei laughed, "I lied to you."

"My aunt said that when we were talking about the dowry, my cousin's family asked for 100 yuan, and it was estimated that they brought them back with 36 legs. Not a cent was left. Not only that, the cousin's family also married a sewing machine and a watch. .”

Upon hearing this, Gu Laoer patted his chest and said, "It's okay, it's okay, otherwise I don't think I will be able to marry a wife in five years."

Even though they knew that Sun Qiang's future daughter-in-law had a good family background, the brothers and sisters were still surprised. Whether it was a sewing machine or a watch, they were both expensive and seemingly unnecessary things.

But Zhu Yan's family was willing to give her as a dowry, which shows that he really loves his daughter very much.

Seeing Gu Sanmei's envious look, Gu Erdi smirked and said, "Why, seeing my cousin getting married, you want to get married too?"

Gu Sanmei glared at him angrily.

The second brother Gu continued to provoke her: "Third brother, then you have to save money and save it for yourself to buy a dowry, otherwise you are so fierce, no one will marry you without a dowry."

Following Gu Erdi's words, Gu Sanmei's eyes showed fierceness, and she reached out to pinch him, but unfortunately Gu Erdi had already guessed what she would do, and ran forward in a hurry.

The two brothers and sisters are chasing each other on the road, so lively.

Gu Mingdong held a son with one hand, and after a while, Gu Liangxing let go of his hand, ran to Gu Yun who was being held by Gu Simei, and whispered in her ear: "Xiao Yuner, wait until I go to work to make money. , I will save money to buy you a dowry, and I will buy you all kinds of sewing machines and watches."

Gu Yun smiled and narrowed her eyes.

Gu Simei also held back her laughter, and couldn't help but look at the elder brother who was walking in front, thinking in her heart that Ah Xing and Achen took care of the new younger sister so much, she must be imitating the elder brother, because the elder brother has been taking care of them all the time. , so my nephew would do this.

Gu Mingdong doesn't have as many thoughts as his younger siblings, but he just thinks that weddings these days are very characteristic of the times.

After Sun Qiang's wedding, the production team became busy visibly.

With the successful foundation of the previous year, this year Gu Jianguo is gearing up and planning to do a big job.

Unexpectedly, rice breeding has just started, but God is making a big effort to rain. It was still drizzling at first, and everyone happily went up the mountain to pick mushrooms.

Then the rain became heavier and heavier, and it even rained heavily for several days.

It was raining and the road was slippery. Gu Mingdong was worried in his heart, so he simply let Gu Erdi live in the dormitory of the transport team. Gu Sanmei had no dormitory to live in, but she could squeeze in with Sun Shumei for a while. I applied for a double dormitory, and now I have moved out.

In this way, the trouble of going back and forth was avoided. As for the children, Gu Mingdong looked at the dirt road that was almost submerged, and with a big wave of his hand, he asked them to ask for a few days off.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and seeing that the rice seeds were about to be scattered in the seedling fields, it didn't seem to stop. Gu Jianguo got angry because of this, and several blisters formed on the corners of his mouth.

Bad things are yet to come.

It was another night of heavy rain, and the Shanghe Village production team was submerged in the sound of rain. Gu Mingdong was half asleep and half awake when he suddenly heard the sound of a collapse.