Seventy Buddha Cannon Fodder

Qian Zhiyi's escape and disappearance brought great trouble to the educated youths who stayed in Shanghe Village. They used to ask the captain to ask for leave before they could go out, but now they have to report every time, but it is difficult to go to a place farther away.

Among them, the most unlucky one was Wu Mengting, who was taken away for investigation every three days at that time, and her whole body was haggard.

Probably because of the same fate, Xu Zhenzhen and other educated youths felt sympathetic, and the relationship with Wu Mengting was better.

Seeing Wu Mengting packing up her things now, Xu Zhenzhen couldn't help saying: "Life in Shanghe Village is hard, but no one bullies us here, and we can support ourselves by working every day."

"During the Chinese New Year, I heard from my parents that the educated youths were making a lot of noise, and they all wanted to go back. The higher-ups are already thinking about it. Maybe they will let us go back to the city in two years?"

Wu Mengting stopped what she was doing and looked at her: "Do you believe this?"

Xu Zhenzhen opened her mouth, she wanted to believe it, but she couldn't believe it.

After all, it has been almost eight years since the first batch of educated youths went to the countryside, and they have been in Shanghe Village for more than five years. Every year they say they can return to the city, but there is no news every year.

Wu Mengting put down her things, took her hand and said, "Zhenzhen, I really can't live a day like this."

"I have to get up and go to work in the field before dawn every day, and I can't come back to rest until dark. I can't breathe after a day, and I don't have much money all year round. Not to mention new clothes, even food is a problem. "

Xu Zhenzhen pursed her lips, and secretly thought that it was because you were sick every day or so, and we could still support ourselves.

Wu Mengting continued: "We used to want to compete for a place in the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University, but now we have given up. Not to mention us, even the local commune members have no chance."

The number of places in the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University is really too small, and there are not enough points in the town. In recent years, only one member of the production team has got a place, and I heard that he is still a model worker.

Although Wu Mengting thinks highly of herself, she also knows that it is unlikely to grab this spot.

Xu Zhenzhen hesitated for a while, and then said: "My parents said, as long as we find a way now, the family can pay for the sickness."

Wu Mengting laughed at herself: "Is it so easy for the educated youth to retire from illness? Besides, there is no one in my house, who will help me get this, and what will I eat when I go back?"

If all the paths were not impossible, Wu Mengting would not have taken this path.

Xu Zhenzhen sighed: "But, it's not easy to be a stepmother..."

Hearing the word stepmother, Wu Mengting showed a bit of embarrassment on her face, but she quickly said: "What's the matter, the one in front has died a long time ago, and we are also legitimate conversation partners. After passing the door, I will treat him well and treat the child well." .”

Xu Zhenzhen didn't believe it for a while, but Wu Mengting said these words from the mouth of the always proud and arrogant Wu Mengting.

Wu Mengting said again: "He promised me that as long as he gets a marriage certificate, he will find a way to transfer my food relationship. At that time, he will be responsible for making money to support the family, and I will be in charge of the family's affairs."

She touched the back of her hand subconsciously. The white and tender fingers that were not touched by Yang Chunshui before had become rough now.

"Zhenzhen, if you are still my friend, then don't try to persuade me anymore. This is my own decision. I don't want to have my best years, and I can only face the loess with my back to the sky all day long."

Xu Zhenzhen sighed: "Well then, Mengting, if you think it over, then I wish you happiness."

Wu Mengting laughed, with hope for the future in her eyes: "It will definitely."

As long as she can leave Shanghe Village first, she will always find a way to make her life better, and one day she will be able to return to the carefree life in the past.

Now that Wu Mengting had made up her mind, Xu Zhenzhen didn't persuade her anymore.

The laughter and laughter of the old Gu's family floated along the wind to the Educated Youth Center.

Xu Zhenzhen couldn't help but look out, and said with a smile: "It's really lively over there today."

Another female educated youth joked: "They will give out candy when they say they go, or let's go and have a good time."

"Okay, let's go see the bride." It's not that I'm really greedy for that piece of candy, it's just that there's nothing to do in the village, and everyone wants to join in the fun.

Xu Zhenzhen turned her head and asked, "Mengting, are you going?"

"I won't join in the fun, so as not to be bothered by others." Wu Mengting flatly refused. Seeing that the old Gu's family was doing better, she thought that her own life was getting worse, so she was not willing to go there.

Xu Zhenzhen was dragged out by several female educated youths, and when she got outside, someone said, "What did Wu Mengting think, even if she wants to marry, she should find a first marriage, why not find a second marriage with children."

"You don't know her yet, so you can't look down on those in the production team. Although it's a second marriage, she's a worker. I heard she's still a small cadre. If you're married for the first time, you can't look down on her."

Xu Zhenzhen frowned: "Let's not mention this, aren't we going to eat wedding candy, hurry up, or you will shine later."

"Walk around, stop by to see the bride, and hear from them that she looks really good-looking."

"It doesn't matter that Gu Mingnan is good-looking, all the members of their old Gu family are good-looking."

"That's true."

In the room, the sound of talking and laughing went away, Wu Mengting looked up out of the window, only vaguely seeing dead leaves all over the mountains and plains.

Tears came down suddenly, originally she didn't want to cry, but for some reason she couldn't help it, so she lay down on the quilt and cried hard.

After a long time, tired from crying, Wu Mengting wiped her cheeks to hide the embarrassment and collapse just now.

After washing her face, Wu Mengting continued to tidy up as if nothing had happened. The road had already been fixed, even if her feet were soaked, she still had to keep going. There was nothing wrong with her.

Grievance and tears are useless, this is the truth that Wu Mengting only understood in the past few years.

She glanced at the direction of the old Gu's family, and suddenly thought that if she got married, she might not have a family of her own.

The old Gu's family would not refuse anyone, but Gu Mingdong would grab a handful of candies and stuff them with anyone who was willing to come to congratulate them.

The folks from the village also came here empty-handed, and the etiquette of staying for a meal is more serious. Those who only come to see a lively scene have to buy a dish when they enter the door.

Even a few educated youths came to watch the excitement, and they carried things sent from home in their hands. There were not many things, so it meant something.

It wasn't until evening that the excitement ended.

Gu Mingnan snorted a big bowl of noodles, and when he was full, he said, "Fortunately, I don't drink alcohol now, just drinking tea makes my stomach burst, and I'm so hungry that I'm full of water."

After finishing speaking, he urged Qian Xiaoru: "Xiaoru, eat quickly, my sister is good at cooking."

Qian Xiaoru stepped on him subconsciously.

Gu Mingnan exclaimed: "Hey, why are you stepping on me?"

The brothers and sisters of the Gu family who were originally staying to clean up the mess understood it. Gu Sanmei smiled and said, "Second brother, we will go back after we finish our work. You two will live a good life in the future."

Gu Simei also smiled: "Second sister-in-law, let's go back first, the kitchen is full of everything, if you are not full, go and get some."

When he came out of the new house, he vaguely heard Qian Xiaoru admonishing Gu Mingnan inside: "Why did you ask Xiaoxi and Xiaobei to cook for me?"

"Aren't we both busy, what's the matter with letting them cook?"

"I just entered the door today, how can anyone order my sister-in-law as soon as they enter the door?"

"They didn't say anything..."

After walking a long way, Gu Sanmei couldn't help laughing: "One thing is one thing, and someone will finally take care of the second child."

Gu Simei also said: "I feel a lot more at ease with sister Xiaoru watching."

Gu Liangxing eagerly asked, "Dad, aren't we going to have a bridal chamber?"

"Xiaohu Xiaobao and the others said that on the night of their wedding, they have to listen to the corner of the wall and make trouble in the bridal chamber, so that the second uncle and the second aunt can give birth to a baby earlier."

Gu Mingdong gave him a chestnut: "What a bad idea, don't make trouble."

He's an uncle, it's too wretched to eavesdrop on the corner, isn't he decent?

Gu Sanmei kneaded her eldest nephew's face, and asked with a smile: "Brother, the way I look at Xie Nanshan during the day, it's likely that the matter between him and Sister Shumei is over."

"My aunt brought him over for a wedding, it will definitely be successful." Gu Simei also expressed.

Gu Mingdong nodded and said: "[-]% after a while, we will be able to drink wedding wine."

"Recently, the production team has a lot of people holding happy events."

It's not just that Gu Mingnan has married a wife. In the past few years, Shanghe Village has lived a good life. There are many girls who are willing to marry over, and the young men who have adapted one after another are all married.

Just around the end of the year, Gu Mingdong went to three weddings, all of which were related to relatives.

It wasn't until the beginning of the year that Gu Mingdong heard from Uncle Gu that Wu Mengting was actually married to a small cadre in the biscuit factory in the town.

The other side also wanted to transfer Wu Mengting's food relationship there, but it was easy to get married, but it was difficult to move the household registration.

The food relationship involves rations, and the urban household registration can be paid on a monthly basis, so the restrictions on this area are particularly severe.

Gu Xiuxiu was able to change her household registration when she married, because it was early, and it was not so strict at that time, but it became more difficult later on.

After tossing for a while, Wu Mengting's household registration failed to be transferred, but she got married.

Uncle Gu told her that he would not stop her if she got married to prove it, but the left and right sides follow the rules of the production team. If you work in the field, you will have work points and rations. If you don't go to the field, you will not be allocated.

Wu Mengting agreed straight away, and with the salary of a small cadre, it is not a problem to support her.

Once she left, she had no intention of coming back.

When Gu Mingdong heard about this, he just laughed it off. He was more concerned about Qian Zhiyi's whereabouts than Wu Mengting.

But now the lives of the hero and heroine in the original book are very different from those in the book. The two got married and had children separately, and the memories provided by Bai Xiaohua are no longer reference.

As expected, the marriage between Sun Shumei and Xie Nanshan was settled soon, and it will be placed in February of the next year.

After all, Gu Xiuxiu couldn't survive the two children. After a long time, Xie Nanshan's hospitality was rewarded, and the mother-in-law finally didn't have to look at him coldly, and agreed to the marriage with half-push.

At this point, Xie Nanshan finally heaved a sigh of relief and hugged the beauty back.

Gu Mingdong was also happy for him, but he still dragged him to let go in private: "You two live a good life in the future, if you let me know that you are not good to Shumei."

He made a beheading gesture: "Be careful of your life."

Xie Nanshan patted his chest and assured: "Cousin, don't worry, I married Shumei because I like her. I will only like her in this life. It's like treating her well and making her happy every day."

"If I break my promise, I will let God take my life back."

Gu Mingdong believed it for now.

There is one more person in Lao Gu's family, and life seems to have changed little.

The family was divided into two, and Gu Mingnan was the least used to it. He heard that he almost kicked his wife off the bed at the beginning, and finally changed his habit after being held on the bed by Qian Xiaoru and beaten violently.

Qian Xiaoru has a cheerful personality and is familiar with the members of the Gu family. After marrying in, she quickly integrated into the big family.

Now that there are three meals a day, Gu Mingdong can occasionally eat new dishes, and he doesn't need to guess to know that it must be Qian Xiaoru who cooks.

Qian Xiaoru's craftsmanship is inherited from Qian's mother. She is not very good at cooking southern dishes, but she can steam steamed buns and make buns and noodles at home. The big pot dishes she makes are especially delicious.

Gu Mingdong liked this one very much, and felt that the silly brother was lucky, and this daughter-in-law was well married.

The children obviously liked this new aunt very much. Occasionally when Gu Mingdong came home, he would see the twins going to the new house with Gu Yun. Qian Xiaoru was talking to Gu Simei, while the third child was doing homework beside her.

What Gu Mingdong didn't know was that Qian Xiaoru was very anxious for a period of time before marrying in.

After agreeing on the marriage, Mother Qian began to provide pre-marital counseling to her daughter. She taught her how to cook, how to sew, and even taught her all the experience of being a daughter-in-law and being a sister-in-law.

Qian Xiaoru had never seen this before, and she was terrified.

"Mom, that's not enough. I see a brother in Anan's family, and the two younger sisters are easy to get along with."

Mother Qian said, "What do you know, can a sister-in-law who has not been married be the same as a sister-in-law who has been married?"

"Think about it, before your two sister-in-laws got along with each other before, you had no problem getting along, right? What happened?"

Qian Xiaoru was very unconvinced: "That's because our two sister-in-laws are very narrow-minded, and they don't want to see others' kindness."

Mother Qian patted her and said, "You, Mom told you that after you marry, you belong to someone else's family, and getting along with your in-law's family is different from when you were still in your mother's family."

"After you get married, remember to be more diligent in your hands and feet, and sweeter in your mouth. Be nicer to the two sister-in-laws. They are all about to get married. Don't make troubles because of small things. In the end, it will ruin the relationship between you and your husband. .”

Mother Qian also said: "Fortunately, your sister-in-law is long gone. When you married, you only had a sister-in-law and no sisters-in-law. It must be much easier."

The most important thing is that there is no mother-in-law. Mother Qian thinks that without a mother-in-law, she will save too much worry.

Qian Xiaoru didn't quite believe this: "I think Xiaoxi and Xiaobei are pretty good, they don't look like double-faced people."

Mother Qian said helplessly: "No matter how good they are, there will be some conflicts when a new sister-in-law of yours comes in. Sometimes whoever eats more at the dinner table and whoever eats less can do it."

"Let's talk about the third sister, Anan, who is clever and quick-witted. I heard that she has a bad temper. If she speaks badly at that time, don't take it to your heart, and don't quarrel with her."

Hearing what her mother said, Qian Xiaoru felt confused for a moment, and couldn't help but ask, "Mom, is this really going to happen?"

"Hey, being a new wife is the hardest thing, you'll understand later."

Qian Xiaoru pursed her lips: "I think you are scaring me."

Mother Qian glared at her: "You, you will be at a disadvantage if you don't listen to the old man's words."

At the end, he said: "But what Mom said is to let you give in to my sister-in-law, but if they go too far, then you go home and tell Mom, and Mom will stand up for you at that time."

Qian Xiaoru didn't know whether she was moved or helpless for a moment, and finally hugged her coquettishly and said, "Mom, you are so kind."

Because of her mother's pre-marriage counseling, and thinking that her two sister-in-laws are really difficult to get along with, Qian Xiaoru felt uneasy when she just married, for fear of offending her sister-in-law.

But when she really entered the door and got along with her for a while, Qian Xiaoru knew that her mother was wrong.

Compared with before marriage, the two sisters-in-law only got along better, and they didn't pick and choose her at all.

The uncle at the head of the family doesn't like to meddle in affairs, and the two sisters are basically in charge of everything, but they never interfere with the affairs of the second brother's family.

But there is something delicious and delicious, they never hide their backs, they always take it out and eat it together.

After a long time, Qian Xiaoru completely let go of her heart, and even felt that she didn't have two more sister-in-laws, but two more sisters.

The three children are at the age when cats dislike dogs, but they are taught well, and they love to play and fight, but they are very measured. They are never like her nephews from her natal family, and it is useless to argue.

Before getting married, Mother Qian specially told her daughter: "Old Gu's family is in the country after all, and the food is not as fine as ours. You can eat whatever they have in their house. If you are really hungry, come back. Mom will cook meat for you."

In the end, she was worried that the old Gu's family would not be able to keep up. The dishes were good during the holidays, but they would definitely not be able to keep up on weekdays.

Their daughter also loves to eat, so when the new daughter-in-law comes in to pick and choose, she must offend the whole family.

After hearing this, Qian Xiaoru was very restrained after entering the door.

But slowly, she realized something was wrong.

It’s not that the old Gu family’s food is not good, but the food is very good. This day, rice and eggs are scrambled every day, and every meal has to be fried in oil. Every now and then, they can eat a lot of meat. The two sisters, Gu Mingxi and Gu Mingbei, What I like most is cooking food in different ways.

There are still fruits in the house from time to time, sometimes they are grown in their own vegetable garden, sometimes they are grown in the factory, sometimes they don't know where they come from, anyway, Gu Mingnan stuffs them for her to eat, and she has never eaten many novel ones.

She even saw her uncle cook once, and the food he cooked was actually very good.

Their family's conditions in the town are considered good, because the family has less burden, and her mother is willing to eat, but now it is still a little worse.

With the Gu family making samples, Qian Xiaoru mustered up the courage to try to steam a pot of big steamed buns with shredded radish and meat.

Qian Xiaoru originally wanted to test it out, to see if the Gu family thought she was too wasteful, after all, her mother would not be willing to make so much white noodles at her natal home.

Who knew that after serving it out, no one in the old Gu's family asked any more questions, and ate it directly.

After eating, Gu Mingdong expressed his high appreciation. From then on, the old Gu's family steamed a pot of steamed buns every now and then.

Qian Xiaoru also completely let go of her restraints. When she came home and said it, Qian's mother was also amazed. She turned around and told Master Qian that her daughter had good eyesight, and she immediately fell in love with Gu Mingnan.

There are a lot of promising men, and there is no shortage of self-motivated ones, but the house is still so clean, and everyone is easy to get along with, that is really rare.

There are no conflicts in getting along at home, and the relationship between husband and wife will be better.

Gu Mingnan now understands why everyone wants to marry a wife. A wife is not just for warming the bed.

My daughter-in-law speaks nicely and has a soft temper, even beating him lightly. Now no matter how hard and tired he is outside, he is a man who is loved when he comes home.

With his beautiful wife in his arms, Gu Mingnan is full of energy every day.

Now he drives Qian Xiaoru to and from get off work every day, and the couple go in and out together, just like conjoined twins. The sticky whole Shanghe Village knows that the young couple have a good relationship.

Gu Mingxi is no longer willing to go to work with them, she would rather go out later than them on the old bicycle that Gu Lao Er discarded, so as not to have to listen to their kisses all the way.

Gu Mingnan didn't care about her, he was not afraid of what others would say, and even felt that it was an honor to be said that his wife was strict.

Just like now, there are too many big pumpkin knots in the house, Gu Mingdong asked him to go and pick a basket at Uncle Gu's house.

Gu Mingnan agreed, but before leaving, he took Qian Xiaoru away with him.

As soon as the young couple left, Gu Mingxi couldn't help but joked: "Brother, look at the second child, he won't leave his sister-in-law for a minute."

Gu Mingdong is happy to see the result: "Is the relationship between the two of them good?"

"It's very good, finally no one will bother me all the time." Gu Mingxi said with a smile.

Carrying the big basket in one hand and the little daughter-in-law in the other, Gu Mingnan walked like a breeze.

Qian Xiaoru couldn't help but said, "Shall I help you carry it?"

"No, it's very light." Gu Mingnan smiled, she couldn't bear Qian Xiaoru to work.

Qian Xiaoru smiled, and said, "But I want to help you take it together."

Gu Mingnan hesitated for a moment, remembering that his elder brother said that it is best to listen to his wife when it comes to matters, so he picked out the smallest one from the big basket and handed it to her: "Then help me get this."

Qian Xiaoru looked at the palm-sized little pumpkin and smiled even more happily.

The couple went for a walk around Gu Sanshu's house, which made them full of dog food.

Qian Xiaoru has a good personality. Although she doesn't get along with Uncle Gu's family much, she has a good relationship with her. She occasionally comes to tease Gu Xiaomei who is raised here.

It was the same day, after teasing the children and leaving, Qian Xiaoru couldn't help asking: "A'nan, is Wei Guo's sister-in-law still unwilling to raise a younger sister?"

The child has been raised by his parents-in-law for more than a year, and now he can run and talk, and Wang Feng doesn't mention taking it back.

Gu Weiguo also knew that he came to see the children every now and then, but the mother never came, and when they saw each other during the holidays, they were treated as strangers.

Gu Mingnan said helplessly: "Every time Brother Wei Guo mentioned this to her, she would get sick. My third uncle and aunt said that's all. It's not like they can't support their children. Brother Wei Guo also secretly gave money."

Qian Xiaoru touched her belly subconsciously, pursed her lips and said, "What if I don't have a son in the future?"

When Gu Mingnan heard this, he immediately sounded the siren.

He pointed his fingers up and said, "Both boys and girls are the same. I like both sons and daughters. Let alone being able to have children, it's okay even if you can't. I don't care."

"Xiaoru, don't be like Wei Guo's sister-in-law, she just can't think about it, and she has lived a good life like this."

"We can give birth if we can, and it's okay if we can't. We don't force anything. Anyway, I have nephews and nieces, and there will be no one with the surname Gu."

Qian Xiaoru was moved at first, and then laughed: "What are you talking about, why can't I have a baby?"

After marrying his daughter-in-law, Gu Mingnan's brain is no longer so hard. He has learned the lesson through blood and tears that he must not quarrel with his wife.

The eldest brother has said that it is right to listen to your daughter-in-law at home.

Gu Mingnan immediately patted his mouth: "I said the wrong thing again, you can definitely have children, as many as you want, I can afford seventeen or eight."

Qian Xiaoru rolled her eyes: "There are still seventeen or eight, do you treat me like a sow?"

"That one or two is fine, anyway, you can give birth if you want, and you can't give birth if you don't want to."

"Hmph, that sounds nice."

"It's absolutely true, manly man, I will never lie."

Qian Xiaoru snorted and said, "Why, do you still want to befriend me?"

"We are both married, so we must pay homage to Yue Lao."

The newlyweds even quarreled sweetly.

Gu Mingdong's mind is not on the love of his children. The bronze tripod full of hostility, the sapphire lake without a trace in the back mountain, and the secrets of the last days all make him not completely at ease.

But the more I wanted to look for it, the more I couldn't find it.