Chapter Seventy-Eight
Mu Qing's house is built in general, not too luxurious, not very bad, the first thing you see when you come in is comfortable.
The first thing that catches your eye is the bamboo pavilion in the courtyard, which extends from the gate to the pavilion and the hall, and the bottom is paved with a layer of stones.
For the time being, there were only four rooms in the house, a hall house, left and right wings, and a row of wings on the east side, and then a thatched kitchen.
On the west side, there was a large vacant area, which was about the vegetable garden that had been set aside.
And at this moment there were two tables and a dozen chairs in the courtyard, and the dinner on the table was very rich, with ten dishes on one side and the same eight dishes on the other side, all very full.
There are two jars of wine on the table on both sides, and those who know how to see that the wine on one side is slightly stronger, and the other side is slightly smaller, which should be the fruit wine that women love to drink.
You don't have to guess to know which side is the men and the other side is the women.
The men went home and washed the stinky sweat on their bodies, and it was a surprise to come in and see this scene, especially when they saw the two jars of wine, they couldn't wait to rush over and drink a few more sips now.
After a while, most of the people also came, and there were no outsiders, most of them were from the Wu family.
The men are: Grandpa Wu, Father Wu, Wu Qingzhu and Wu Qingquan. Then there is Second Grandpa Wu, Wu Haisheng, Wu Haishan, Wu Qingjiang and Wu Qinghe, and then Wu Tong who came to help.
The women are: Mother Wu, Helan, and then Second Grandma Wu, Aunt Hong, and Aunt Wang.
The rest is the dog leftover, because he is still a child, not over seven years old, and he is also assigned to the woman's table.
As for Qingmei, there is a custom in Wujia Village that men and women who want to get married cannot meet, and they can only eat at home with their own rice bowls at the moment.
The two newly married granddaughters-in-law and two girls in Wu's second grandmother's family didn't bring them over, Mu Qing mentioned a few words, and Wu's second grandmother didn't mean to let them come.
After all, it's also going to someone else's house to eat, if they all come, wouldn't it be the same as asking for food?
During the banquet, everyone first toasted and congratulated, and Mu Qing naturally returned the salute, but there was boiled water in the cup.
A group of people chatted while eating, so lively, and naturally the banquet was indispensable to make fun of Wu Tong, who was going to be the groom's official.
Young people naturally don't have the cheekiness that these elders have cultivated, and they blushed after two or three sentences.
Qingjiang Qinghe naturally won't let go of this man who wants to be his brother-in-law, a cup of east and a cup of west, and he also poured a lot of wine, and when Wu Tong went home, the whole person was floating under his feet.
In the end, Qingquan was responsible for sending people back, and he didn't give this kid a lot of good looks along the way, and Wu Tong was stunned and naturally took it all.
The rest of the men, when they left, naturally put away the tables and chairs, because there were many people, and the chairs and tables were also occupied by two families, so when they went back, they naturally took their own families.
When everything was removed and the people dispersed, the courtyard of Nuoda seemed empty.
Mu Qing was left alone, looking at the moonlight in the sky, and then at the courtyard where he was, which was a bit lonely as snow.
Suddenly, he felt a cool breeze at the door, and he didn't bother to find a stool, so Mu Qing blew the dust on the threshold of the hall and sat down on the spot.
After a while, I couldn't help but sigh that this is a good place, and I can still feel the cool breeze on this hot summer day, and most of the sweat on my body will disappear after a while.
Mu Qing rubbed his stomach and whispered to the child: "Naughty ghost, you have to grow up quickly, so you can talk to your aunt." ”
And at this time, there was a movement in the belly of the very coincidental one.
"You can understand A-Niang's words at such a young age, and it seems that she will be a clever ghost in the future."
"Look, that's the moon! There are also stars, and the place that A-Niang found for you is very beautiful. ”
"A-Niang likes to eat grapes, I'll pick and plant another vine in the yard after a while, your Aunt Helan likes to eat dates, A-Niang plans to plant one in the south."
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Mu Qing chattered like this, and from time to time he didn't talk for a long time.
Suddenly a little sleepy, and didn't want to get up, sighed, put his hands behind him, supported his body, and told himself to lie for a while.
At that moment, there was movement at the gate.
Mu Qing's heart tightened, and he hurriedly looked for the long sword that was put aside.
Looking closely, I saw that it was Helan who was holding a roll of pu mats, leading the dog leftover, and walking from the door.
Helan looked ahead through the moonlight, and was also startled when she saw Mu Qing sitting on the ground, so she first stuffed the pu mat in her hand to the dog, and hurriedly went up to help Mu Qing.
"Why are you sitting on the ground at night? Didn't fall, did you? ”
Mu Qing stood up along Helan's hand: "I didn't fall, I just felt that it was cool here and sat here, fortunately you came, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to get up today." ”
Helan pursed her lips and smiled, and didn't say too many words of reproach or ridicule.
Since I learned today that the two people are from the same place, it is like a line called family affection between the two people, which holds the two people together.
Suddenly, there was a very reliable sense of reliance and trust between two people who didn't want to know each other very well.
At this time, the dog next to him also came over: "Mrs. Mu, which room do I live in?" The little head couldn't help but look around the courtyard.
Mu Qing smiled: "The one next to the kitchen is yours." ”
The little guy was dizzy, obviously a little sleepy and couldn't support him to say a few more words, so he went to the room where Mu Qing said with the pu mat that Wu's father made for him.
Helan didn't say anything when she saw that the little guy went to the room by himself, and took out the two candles in her hand and handed them to Mu Qing.
"This is what my mother asked me to bring over, I guess you didn't buy a kerosene lamp or something, it's not convenient to get up at night or anything, you take it and use it first."
"Well, thank you, but thanks to your family, otherwise you wouldn't have had your own place to live so quickly."
"You're welcome, no."
"It seems that your luck is better than mine, the character of the Wu family is not bad, in this big world, your life is what I envy."
Helan patted Mu Qing's hand: "Don't think about it, hurry up and sleep, I'll go first, you remember to bolt the door." ”
"Don't you stay and sleep with me at night?"
Helan hesitated, but still shook her head, maybe not today, my father-in-law is drunk and still uncomfortable in the house, and he has to go back to take care of him.
Mu Qing didn't refute, smiled, and sent Helan outside the door: "Then you go back and be careful." ”
Helan, who had walked a few steps, turned her head back again, "I'm going to come often in the future, won't you be unwelcome." ”
"No, you can come at any time, and this will be your home in the future."
On this quiet night, under the stars all over the sky, two people, looking at each other, smiled.