Chapter 35 Preparing to Leave
"This table is about the same, right?" Huzi counted the number of people eating, moved out the table and chairs that Uncle Wang handed over to them when he left, and then moved a table of similar height with Lu Jingxiu to put it together. Hu Zi Niang shouted in the kitchen, and Hu Zi hurriedly set up a stool and ran over.
"It's so hearty!" Huzi quietly grabbed the plate, Huzi Niang stretched out his hand and patted: "You know how to eat!" Huzi smiled and picked up the plate and walked out, put it on the table and quietly picked up a mouthful of meat and tasted it, handed it to Lu Jingxiu, and slashed it in the plate for fear of being seen, turned around and walked towards the kitchen again.
"Mingxia, you put it down!" Hu Ziniang stepped forward and snatched the bowl in her hand and handed it to Hu Zi, Wang Mingxia was a little embarrassed to return to the table and put the chopsticks away.
"Dad!" Wang Mingxia went to the door and took the two bottles of wine from the village chief's arms, lowered her head and whispered to him, the village chief grinned and sat on the chair, Lu Jingxiu said hello and got busy with Huzi.
"Village Chief," Hu Ziniang also came out of the kitchen and said hello, and the village chief nodded again and again and poured himself wine.
"Why haven't you come yet?" Several people had already taken their seats, but they didn't see Huzi's father and Teacher Liu yet, and Huzi stared at the food on the table and salivated.
"Why don't we eat first!" Hu Zi didn't raise his head and whispered, and before he could refuse, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, and the village chief took the lead in getting up and walking towards the door, and Hu Ziniang also stood up.
"Teacher Liu!" the village chief smiled and shook his hand, Teacher Liu responded with a smile on his face, and several people walked into the courtyard and sat down one by one.
"First of all, I would like to thank Teacher Liu and Mengying for their help in Huzi's retreat!" Huzi's father raised his cup and drank it all. "Besides, I want to thank the village chief!" Hu Zi's father raised his glass to the village chief again, and the village chief smiled and picked up the cup.
"Let's eat!" Huzi's father sat down and greeted everyone, Huzi picked up the chopsticks and was not polite, the village chief held the cup beside Teacher Liu, and Liu Mengying had been quietly dissuading him on the side, only Huzi was eating without raising his head. After three rounds of drinking, Mr. Liu picked up the cup and stood up: "Thank you, loyal friend! It's been a long time since it's been so lively!" After speaking, he raised the cup and drank it all, his face slightly red.
"Hehe, where, where!" Tiger Daddy smiled and raised his glass in return, and Tiger Niang got up and went back to the kitchen.
"Loyal friend, where did this table come from?" Teacher Liu's face was a little drunk, but he gently moved the two plates on the table and shook them, Huzi's father had been handing over cups and changing glasses with the village chief on the table, and when he heard the news, he put down the cup and turned his head, and he seemed to hear it a little clearly.
"This table!" Mr. Liu had already straightened up and looked at it carefully, and he was very happy when he gently stroked the lines of the table with one hand. Daddy Tiger shook his head and walked over, he smiled and said, "That's it! This is what my family used to beat!" Daddy Tiger knocked the table with his hand. Teacher Liu shook his head and stroked it lovingly: "I mean this one!" Several people came over, the village chief's face was so red that his eyes were a little confused, and Huzi also looked at it suspiciously. Teacher Liu moved the dishes on that table to another table, and its appearance was fully revealed.
The wood is golden and warm, a deep brown. Under the alternating black and white color light, the texture of the whole table is like a delicate and transparent human face, and Mr. Liu still happily walks around the whole table, and caresses it from time to time. Seeing that Mr. Liu was so happy and emotional, Huzi's father was not stingy, and immediately made a decision to give him the table, and the village chief also came up and echoed the slightly drunk look to help him carry the table back.
"I can't help it!" Teacher Liu hurriedly refused, and smiled a little embarrassedly: "This table and these chairs must be made of Huanghuali!" he took a deep breath.
"Huang Huali?" Hu Zi's father was puzzled: "Teacher Liu, this is not worth much!" he smiled and patted the table.
"Dad, that was left for us when Uncle Wang left!" Huzi hurriedly interjected on the side. Huzi's father had porcelain in his eyes: "Which Uncle Wang?" Although the village chief looked a little drunk, he was the first to react: "Could it be Uncle Wang who just returned to Beijing?"
"Teacher Liu, no matter what kind of pear, I'll carry it back for you today!" Father Hu Zi made a gesture to lift it up after speaking. "I can't do it!" Teacher Liu hurriedly took Huzi's father's hand and refused.
"Loyal friend, let's sit down first. Teacher Liu pulled him back to the table. "Zhongyou, the value of this table is very high! I really can't accept it!" Mr. Liu patted his hand in embarrassment.
"Teacher Liu, don't be worthless! I'm going to carry it back for you today! If you don't want it, I'll split it immediately!" Daddy Hu shook off his hand and got up and walked away. Seeing that there was some noise in the courtyard, Hu Ziniang leaned out of the kitchen, and Liu Mengying and Wang Mingxia also hurriedly walked out of the kitchen when they heard the sound.
Several people hurriedly dragged Huzi's father back to the table, and Huziniang thought that he had drunk too much, so she hurriedly took out the strong tea from the house.
"Zhongyou, I appreciate your kindness! It's just because I'm going to leave with her after Mengying goes to study!"
"Where are you going!" Father Tiger looked a little sober, full of curiosity about what he said.
"That's right, after Mengying goes to study, I'm going back to Beijing, her mother was back then..."Teacher Liu sighed and didn't finish her words. Several people fell silent, originally thinking that everyone would get together, but who knew that it turned into a parting banquet. Seeing this, the village chief hurriedly broke the awkward and stiff atmosphere, and it was relieved in a few words. Hu Ziniang made the staple food, Mingxia and Mengying were busy bringing it out, and everyone praised Hu Ziniang's craftsmanship with emotion. Teacher Liu drank a few more glasses because he was happy to eat, and the village chief and Huzi's father drank the remaining wine in the bottle directly, and the two of them noisily hooked up on their shoulders and had to kneel down to worship, Huzi Niang dragged him back to the house, Huzi and Mingxia also dragged the village chief back, and Lu Jingxiu followed Liu Mengying to help Teacher Liu back.
After appeasing Teacher Liu, Liu Mengying walked out softly and closed the door.
"Meditation, what are your plans for the future?" she sat down gently.
"Me?" Lu Jingxiu thought about it and really didn't know what he should do in the future, thinking of the words that his master often talked about, Lu Jingxiu smiled: "Let it be!"
"Oh, by the way, Mengying, are you and Teacher Liu still coming back?" Hearing Lu Jingxiu's words, Liu Mengying was obviously very happy, but when she thought that she might not come back, she showed a helpless look on her face.
"Meditation, shall we enroll in a school?" this may be the only way to be with him in the future, she confided slowly. Lu Jingxiu nodded seriously, and Liu Mengying couldn't help but exclaim: "Jingxiu, I've already taken a good look at a better university! Let's go and see how the environment is going together?" Liu Mengying looked at him anxiously waiting for an answer. Lu Jingxiu didn't seem to understand the reason, he originally thought that it would be over if he waited for the exam to finish and then read the book, but he didn't expect that he would continue to study after the test scores came out. Seeing that he had some doubts, Liu Mengying explained to him and answered many questions, and Lu Jingxiu reluctantly agreed to accompany her to Beijing to see what the school she had in mind was.