Fu Lanhua had been on the bus for two days and two nights, and she didn't know how tired she was from the journey. But she still managed to gather her energy and chatted with the villagers all afternoon. It was not until dinner time that people dispersed in twos and threes.

In the end, only Ying Xiang, his father Ying Zhiming, and his mother Yu Juxiang were left. "Hey, it's pretty clean." Yu Juxiang, who was helping to cook, breathed a sigh of relief, and whispered to Lu Chunji: "Lan Hua is here."

The children are giving us a reputation, haven't you seen? People who don't usually come to visit us are here this time. People like Qin Liantai and Su Jucai, hey, no one in the village would flatter them if they didn't say anything about them.

.”

Lu Chunji smiled and said, "Didn't you see it? These two people may have come to inquire about information for Qin Dachuan. They didn't find any trace of Qin Dachuan the whole afternoon, right?"

Yu Juxiang scolded: "I didn't see any of his gang. Huh, maybe they are hiding in a corner and sulking? These guys are bullying and laughing at others! They know how to use the money in the village to talk to others all day long.

Eat, drink and have fun, don’t do human business!”

"I won't mention them anymore, so as not to get angry." Lu Chunji patted the flour on his hands, then looked into the back room and said, "Place the table and get ready to eat!"

"Haha, I'm eating!" Fu Jun jumped out of the room. He stretched his neck and smelled the hot dishes with his nose and said, "It smells so good." As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to pinch something on the plate.

When he was eating, Lu Chunji hit his hand hard with chopsticks, and he just heard an "ouch" and said, "I'll try something new first."

Lu Chunji scolded: "You greedy thing, put it on the table."

He said with a smile: "No need for me, Brother Ying Xiang has already put it away, just waiting for the food to be served."

"I know you are greedy and too lazy to work. Hurry up and serve the food." Although Lu Chunji scolded his son, there was no need for Fu Jun to carry the plates and serve the bowls. Ying Xiang and Fu Lanhua had already served the food.

The family sat around the Kang, eating and chatting, enjoying themselves and being very warm.

Fu Liguo and Ying Zhiming filled their glasses, and Fu Liguo asked Ying Xiang: "Is drinking allowed in the army?"

Ying Xiang replied: "During the New Year's Day dinner in the army, if you are not on duty or have no other duties, you can have some drinks."

Fu Liguo held up the wine glass and said, "How about you join me and my two brothers for a drink?"

Ying Xiang smiled and said: "I can't drink this. I didn't drink in the army. Uncle, you and my father can drink."

"Okay, let's drink from you and you can eat."

Fu Lanhua seemed to remember something, and she asked her mother: "Has my brother sent you a letter recently? I didn't tell him about my return home."

Lu Chunji said: "It's useless to tell him. I got a letter about ten days ago, saying that I was busy with training and had tasks during the New Year. I won't be able to come back this year for the New Year."

"When I wrote the letter, I told him about my sister's return home, but I don't know if he received it." Fu Jun interjected.

"My brother and the others are working really hard. Their border is too unsafe." Fu Lanhua said, "I'm often worried about my brother and his injuries. It's humid in the south."

Ying Zhiming angrily scolded: "Damn, this country is really not a thing, you are a white-eyed wolf! Eat our Chinese food, use our Chinese food, you will turn your back on your mother and deny your father!"

Fu Liguo also said: "That's right. If we didn't ask China to support them, they would have perished long ago!"

"Forget it, forget it, I get angry when I mention them." Ying Zhiming asked Fu Lanhua: "I heard that you are also on the border? It's very peaceful over there, right?"

"Well, we're fine over there."

Ying Zhiming asked again: "Daughter, I heard from your father that you want to be demobilized and go home? Why? Don't you really like being a soldier? Why don't you quit?"

Fu Lanhua was distressed, but she couldn't tell the truth in front of the old man. She smiled and said: "Uncle, my service is over. Next year, my service will be overdue. There are still many new recruits enlisting below."

Ying Xiang also said: "The camp is built with iron, and the soldiers are flowing. It is normal for new recruits to join the army and veterans to demobilize." Ying Xiang's explanation was of course that he and Fu Lanhua had already "colluded" when they wrote the letter.

"She can do whatever she wants with my daughter's affairs. Others should stop interfering and drink your wine." Although Fu Liguo didn't listen to what he said, he was indeed telling the truth. Even though Fu Liguo didn't say it, he said

But my heart is like a bright mirror. In recent days, Lan

Hua mentioned at least three letters in a row that she had the intention of demobilization, and when she mentioned Tanjia, she also said: She and Ying Xiang would go home for the New Year. Think about it, did the two of them discuss this? You should

Zhiming will be silly and chirping, what do you know?

For Fu Lanhua and Ying Xiang, the elders on both sides are very optimistic about them, especially Ying Zhiming and Yu Juxiang. They have treated Fu Lanhua as their own daughter since they were young. The old couple often talk about "I

"Lan Hua is my daughter." For this reason, Fu Liguo and Ying Zhiming argued until their faces turned red. Fu Liguo said to Zhiming: "This is my daughter, not yours. Don't say that in the future. You have the ability..."

Fu Liguo wanted to say: If you can, give birth to a daughter. But when the words came to his lips, he felt that it was really inappropriate, so he swallowed them.

"Hey, hey, don't slap someone in the face, don't expose someone's shortcomings when you scold them." Of course Ying Zhiming knew that Fu Liguo deliberately made him angry by saying that he had no daughter. He said in his heart: If you want to make me angry, huh, there's no way! So, he was not to be outdone.

He said quietly: "Lanhua is my daughter. Don't be dissatisfied. Let's wait and see. Lanhua is my daughter."

Flowers will come... Huh!" But Ying Zhiming stopped talking in the middle of his words. But Ying Zhiming's meaning was very obvious, that is to say: Don't look at the fact that Orchid is your daughter now, yes, I admit it.

, but don’t be too proud. Orchid may have to call me daddy in the future. If you don’t believe me, let’s wait and see!

In fact, both of them knew very well that both families were very satisfied with Ying Xiang and Lanhua's marriage. They had mentioned this matter before, but the children were not yet old enough to talk about marriage at that time, but now these two

The children have grown up. As long as they are willing, what can the old people say? In other words, it’s not too late to be happy, and it has to be very special! But until now, the old people on both sides are not sure how far their relationship has developed.

To what extent.

"Hey, if you don't tell me, I've forgotten. Xiao Junzi, go get all the bags I brought back." Fu Lanhua continued: "Wang Zhong and uncle knew they were coming back, so they sent people to buy a lot of things. Uncle.

He is a very nostalgic person and a very respectable old man."

The bag Fu Lanhua brought back contained leather coats, cotton coats, food and wine. She introduced them one by one to her parents and said: "Uncle Wang Zhong and uncle bought these for you and me, and they brought them to you."

"

"Well, speaking of Wang Zhonghe, I haven't seen him for more than 20 years, and I still miss him." Lu Chunji's face looked a little sad, and she asked: "Can you see each other often? He is still in good health.

Okay? He’s in the army, right?”

"Hey, there's no need to ask." Fu Liguo took a sip of wine and said, "I know Wang Zhonghe very well. He must be a good material in the army. He is literate and has a good brain and ability. I think back then..."

"Come on, come on, you are thinking about those days." Ying Zhiming interrupted him, shook his head and said, "Yes, I was a soldier under you back then, but he was a small soldier, and now he is the deputy commander. You

What? He's just a country bumpkin. Forget it, a good man doesn't mention his bravery in the past."

"Drinking your bar, aren't you the same? You still have the nerve to talk to me? You're just a piece of shit. When the war starts, you shrink your neck. After being a top soldier for several years, I've been a battalion commander for a few days. What about you? Hmph!"

"Who's making such a fuss? If I hadn't been injured, I might be better than you. What's wrong?"

"Come on, please stop talking in front of the children." Yu Juxiang yelled at Ying Zhiming: "You say useless things all day long, don't you feel embarrassed, really."

Lu Chunji also said: "Pinch them when you see them. Don't worry about these two old guys. Let's eat our food."

But Fu Jun was beating the drum at the side and said: "Don't worry, let them continue. I just like to hear my father and uncle argue, hehe."

Upon hearing this, Ying Zhiming scolded: "Go away, you mother, don't see the joke!"

Yu Juxiang said to Ying Zhiming: "You know how to make people laugh? You won't be able to change your bad habits until you die."

"Are you happy?" Fu Liguo said something that took advantage of the situation, causing the two families to laugh in unison.

After dinner, after clearing the dishes, Yu Juxiang said: "Let's go to bed early tonight. Lanhua must be tired after staying up for two days and two nights in the car."

"I'm fine, Auntie. It's still early. You old brothers, just chat for a while. Anyway, the nights are long in winter and there's nothing to do during the day, so just rest."

Ying Xiang asked: "Aren't you sleepy?"

Fu Lanhua said: "I'm not sleepy. I took a nap every once in a while on the train, and now I'm not sleepy at all."

Lu Chunji said: "Since Lanhua said she's not sleepy, don't leave in a hurry. Let's talk for a while."

It has entered the second half of the twelfth lunar month, and although the night on the plain is cold, it is very quiet. It is not yet late at night, and the semicircle moon still rises. The moonlight is still tender and as bright as jade.

Ying Xiang and Fu Lanhua took advantage of the opportunity of the old people on both sides to chat, and quietly walked out of the gate and walked side by side on the path beside the village. Ying Xiang glanced at Fu Lanhua through the moonlight, and asked, "What are your plans for coming back this time?"

what to do?"

Fu Lanhua asked knowingly: "What should I do? I don't know what you are referring to?"

"You, why are you pretending to be confused? I am not a big man, but my mind is not small." Ying Xiang curled his lips and said, "I want to arrange our marriage this time, so that the old people can feel at ease."

"What did uncle and aunt say?"

"That's not true. Of course they are willing to finalize this matter as quickly as possible." Ying Xiang said with emotion: "More than three years have passed in the blink of an eye. As the ancients said, the years fly by and time flies like an arrow.

." Stopped,

"Hey, when did you learn to be so stupid, hahaha..."

"Hey, you silly girl, how dare you mock me." Ying Xiang raised his hand and patted Fu Lanhua's head. The two of them teased each other for a while, then sat side by side on the edge of the road. Ying Xiang asked: "

Tell me, what are your plans?"

Fu Lanhua rested her head on Ying Xiang's shoulder and murmured: "I have no plans. I don't care whether we get engaged or not. I listen to the old people."
Chapter completed!