Chapter 29

Lu Yuanzheng’s long legs propped up, and the bike came to a steady stop

The jeep stopped beside Lu Yuanzheng, and the front and rear windows of the passenger slowly rolled down, revealing three heads

One head on the passenger side, and two on the back seat window, like a stacked han

They all had the same hairstyle as Lu Yuanzheng

Three faces were surprised

“Crap! What’s the matter with you, Lu Lian?”

“Fool, are you blind? Can’t you see the red flower on Lu Lian’s chest that says “Groom”?”

“You’re the asshole, I’m surprised to see it! Why are we getting married when we’re about to leave?”

The one in the passenger seat rolled his eyes and said to the two in the backseat, “You’re both crazy, the wedding was scheduled in advance! The return to the team was on short notice Can he know that?”

He opened the car door, jumped out of the car, frowning: “Lu Lian, we ” are soldiers, especially understand the current situation, but, they also have no choice, hesitated or spoke to remind: “We should go ” He also turned his face to look at Xu Wen, “Good day, sister-in-law! My name is Xue Jue, I’m in the same company as Lu Lian”

Lu Yuanzheng turned his head to look at Xu Wen

Xu Man had his head lowered, unable to see his expression, and only after hearing Xue Jue’s words did he raise his head and forced a smile, “Hello, my name is Xu Man”

Not to mention Lu Yuanzheng, even when Xue Jue saw Xu Man with tears in his eyes, he was too embarrassed to open his mouth to urge him on

Xu Wen jumped off the bike, hand on the handlebars, said to Lu Yuanzheng: “You tell me which is your home, I’ll go there myself!”

The gongs and drums have stopped at some point

The wedding party is also twenty to thirty people, plus come to the village entrance to watch the no less than a hundred people, had been discussing, heard that this is to pick up Lu Yuanzheng go, not a single person to speak again

Lu Yuanzheng opened his mouth several times but could not make a sound

His bride did not even enter the door to be left by him, although always prepared in mind, really to this moment, or will be difficult

Xu Che, who was sitting in the back of the mule cart, led Dongsheng over to him

Dongsheng broke away from Xu Che’s hand and ran to Xu Wen’s side, holding her hand and looking up at her: “Ma Ma, don’t cry! I’ll take you home after dad leaves”

Xu Man squatted down and hugged Dongsheng, tears still flowed down in the end, she wiped her tears and forced a smile, “Dongsheng is so nice, let’s go then”

She did not go, Lu Yuanzheng more difficult

Xu Wen carried Dongsheng to the backseat of the bicycle, holding onto the empty bicycle handlebars himself, he said to Lu Yuanzheng, “You go!”

The veins on the back of Lu Yuanzheng’s hand that was gripping the other bicycle handle showed, and the knot in his throat rolled a few times

After all, he slowly loosened his hand

Only three words were said with difficulty, “I’m sorry”

Xu Wen shook his head, his eyes skimming over Lu Yuanzheng’s face and looking at the several soldiers on the jeep who were actually preparing to die on the battlefield with a smile on their lips, waving his hand towards them, “I wish you a safe and triumphant journey!”

After saying this, he turned his head and pushed Dongsheng to go forward, tears streaming down his face

The welcoming team didn’t know whether they didn’t react or waited for the road expedition, no one moved

On the entire road, all the people silently saluted the only moving mother and son Xu Man

Dongsheng was still comforting Xu Man, “Ma Ma, it’s fine Dad goes out a lot and will be back in a few days” After thinking about it, he added, “Sometimes it’s a bit long, but it’ll all come back We’ll wait together”

Xu Wen choked back a hmmm

She wasn’t a clueless and ignorant Dongsheng, and being able to let Lu Yuanzheng entrust her with an orphan, this time must have been unprecedentedly treacherous

Lu Yuanzheng looked at her for a few seconds and turned his head to ask the driver who was driving, “Comrade, is there anyone else to pick up?”

The driver was stunned and reacted by shaking his head back and forth, “You’re the last one! The fastest we can get to the train station is two hours” He raised his wrist and looked at his watch, “The most I can give you is half an hour”

Any later and he couldn’t guarantee he’d be able to get them to the train

“Thanks!” Lu Yuanzheng turned his head and chased after Xu Wen, who was already walking away, in big strides

Xue Jue also reacted and chased after Lu Yuanzheng, “Lu Lian, can we drink the wedding wine without preparing a red envelope?”

The two in the backseat glanced at each other and also opened the car door and jumped down to run forward, “I have a red packet! I can drink!”

The others also reacted and hurriedly followed

The gongs and drums team resumed beating their gongs and drums

Each of the Xu family members had a serious expression, but they didn’t know what to do

Not allowed to ask about the marriage? They were already at the door

Let me ask about the wedding? We can’t even finish the wedding

However, they all know that there is no way to blame Lu Yuanzheng for this, and that he can’t do anything about it even if he says so

The family realized that Lu Yuanzheng knocked on the window in the early hours of the morning for this reason

Zhu Meizhen began to touch the eyes again: “Ask this child ”

Xu asked to know still insist on marrying over

The first thing you need to do is to get a good deal of money to pay for it

Xu Qiushi frowned: “Okay! Ask didn’t say anything, why are you crying? My son-in-law is a hero who is going to protect his family and his country! Straighten your back! This is not something to be ashamed of Ask yourself as a bride this is also proud, see who dares to chew the root!”

That’s what they say

Anyone can say nice things, and we all understand the reasoning

But their daughters were left behind at the wedding, which parents can still be indifferent?

Each member of the family had a sad face and forced a smile

Lu Yuanzheng took the bicycle from Xu Man’s hand, holding the handlebars with one hand and leading Xu Man with the other, “Let’s go, I’ll take you home”

Xu Man nodded, tears in her smile

The family of three walked in front

Xue Jue and the three of them followed behind, chattering

A string of blessings hid carefully condescending words

Especially Jue Xue, who was in the same company as Lu Yuanzheng surprisingly didn’t even know when Lu Yuanzheng had a date

And after just half a vacation, he got married straight away?

When did these two meet? Why hadn’t I heard Lu Company mention it?

Lu Yuanzheng couldn’t see their little thoughts and didn’t bother to pay attention to them

On the contrary, Dongsheng was an old acquaintance of Xue Jue, and directly broke up the conversation, “Uncle Xue, make me a wooden □□□ and I’ll tell you, okay?”

Xue Jue let out a heave and flicked Dongsheng’s forehead, “Stinky brat! How many times have I told you to call me brother! I’m so young you shouldn’t call me old”

He was only twenty-two years old

Dongsheng let out an ouch and covered his head, still not forgetting to retaliate, “My dad said that would be a difference in generations! I call you brother you have to call him uncle”

Xue Jue grunted, about to do it again, “Let’s talk about each other Just call me brother!”

Xu Wen rushed to protect Dongsheng, “Why do you all like hitting children so much?”

They didn’t think they were exerting much force, but Dongsheng was too young, and it still hurt

Look at the red patch on his forehead

Xue Jue froze, looking at Lu Yuanzheng with his mouth open

Lu Yuanzheng spread his hands, “Don’t look at me! I’m also often educated”

“Out of breath!” Xue Jue rolled his eyes in disgust, then planted his heels together, stood up straight, and gave a standard salute, “Sister-in-law’s right! I’ll definitely change next time!”

Xu asked, “”

She was embarrassed by Xue Jue instead

Lu Yuanzheng relieved her, “Don’t bother with them, they don’t have a straight face day in and day out”

That being said, the heavy sadness of separation had unconsciously dissipated a lot

Xu Man knew that this was their unique way of communicating

Hidden in the playfulness was a thoughtfulness that needed to be savored

Lu Yuanzheng often said that he had five rooms

Xu Man always thought that it was just five ordinary brick houses, and only when he arrived did he realize that the five rooms referred to the five main rooms, which were simply a small courtyard

The courtyard looks older than the two low-slung brick houses in Xu’s house, but obviously not a specification

This courtyard is much taller and can be seen to have just been repaired

There are two weather-beaten stone lions squatting at the main entrance, and two big happy words are pasted on the heavy iron gate that has just been painted

On the ridge above the gate, there were two young men squatting, one holding a whip and the other carrying a dustpan filled with sugar cubes, melon seeds and peanuts

When they saw Lu Yuanzheng and Xu Wen come over, one of them lit the firecrackers and the other poured down the candies

The firecrackers were very powerful

Lu Yuanzheng turned his back to protect Xu Man so that she wouldn’t get splattered by the explosion

Xue Jue was quick to grab Dongsheng from the backseat and protect her in his arms

The onlookers waited for the firecrackers to finish, and then rushed to grab the candy scattered on the ground

Inside the courtyard, in addition to the five brick and black-tiled houses with wooden windows, there were also two east and two west rooms

The courtyard is also larger than expected, in front of the door of the hall planted two trees, a pomegranate tree and an apricot tree

There is also a long semi-enclosed corridor in front of the hall

At the moment, a red cloth was laid in the center of the courtyard, surrounded by a crowd of people watching the event

Dongsheng held Xu Man’s hand, whispering comfortingly, “Don’t be afraid, Ma Ma, I’ll protect you”

Xu Man nodded and touched him on the head, “Thank you Dongsheng”

Lu Yuanzheng had to first open up to receive the family and welcome the guests

Luckily, Xue Jue and the three of them came to help welcome the Xu family to the guest of honor’s table first, and then the other guests

By the time the guests had settled in, there were only ten minutes left

It was more than enough time to organize the ceremony

Because the most important part of getting married in Wei Zhuang was not the wedding, but the worship

As for the wedding, it was as simple as it could be, finished in three sentences

“The bride and groom pay their first respects!”

“Second worship to heaven and earth!”

“Thirdly, husband and wife worship each other!”

“The ceremony is complete!”

It wasn’t to rush things Xu Wen’s wedding day was the same

It’s just that after Xu Wen’s ceremony, he waited for the banquet to begin at noon after the ceremony

And Lu Yuanzheng was really going on an expedition

With a few minutes left, Lu Yuanzheng brought Xu Wen into the new room

It was the same main house, with the east being the most expensive

Three rooms on the east side and two on the west side

The three rooms on the east side had a hall room and two bedrooms

Their new room was in the east sunrise bedroom

In the bedroom there was a mahogany carved double bed

The head and tail of the bed are relatively high, and the head and tail boards of the bed are also openwork carvings, carved with dragons and phoenixes

Four high square pillars can directly hang mosquito nets

The bed is covered with big red sheets, stacked with a bed of the same color comforter

Pillows are also red, only one

Xu asked to look around, the curtains are new, in front of the window with a bed the same color of the writing desk, leaning against the wall on one side of the two sets of brand new wooden closet

The two mahogany boxes Xu brought from home were placed in the corner

In short, there was no trace of any of Lu Yuanzheng’s belongings or life in this house

Seeing Xu Man’s eyes sweeping around, Lu Yuanzheng asked her, “Do you like it?”

Xu Man nodded

“It’s good if you like it, you can slowly visit again when the guests are sent away There’s not much time left I’ll keep it short” Lu Yuanzheng took Xu Man’s hand and said, but for a moment he didn’t know how to speak

The two of them hadn’t gotten along for a few days, and they still didn’t understand each other, so there were just too many things to tell them, and they didn’t know where to start for a while

After thinking about it, Lu Yuanzheng took out a handful of money from his pocket and handed it to Xu Man: “The money I brought back, there is still this left after the wedding, you take it first”

Xu Man shook his head, “It’s said that poor families are rich, you keep it!”

Lu Yuanzheng laughed lightly, “The kind of situation you’re talking about doesn’t suit us We don’t bring anything with us when we go out It’s easy to bring it out but hard to bring it back! Besides, we don’t need to spend money on food and shelter Didn’t our second brother want to build a house? Together with the gift money we received from the wedding, it should be enough to help the family buy a piece of land to build a suite”

Xu Wen lowered his head and didn’t answer

Just because of that sentence, “It’s easy to take it out, but hard to bring it back”

Lu Yuanzheng put the money on the bed, his index finger rubbed the tip of his nose, almost helplessly sighing: “Don’t be like this! I really can’t leave if you’re like this!”

In fact, it was already starting to shed now

Xu Wen hastily wiped the tears from her eyes as soon as she heard this, forcing out a smile

Lu Yuanzheng bent his waist slightly, his fingertips gently wiping over the corners of Xu Man’s eyes, “I promise you, I’ll definitely come back alive”

Outside the door, Xue Jue began to urge, “Lu Lian, gotta go”

Lu Yuanzheng straightened up and turned around

Xu Wen pulled at his hand

Lu Yuanzheng turned back

Xu Wen stood on tiptoe and kissed him on the lips, “You have to keep your word! Or else I’ll take your son, your house, and your money and remarry!”