My 1991

Many relatives came today. When they went to bed at night, Lu An, Li Dong and Ye Run all stayed at the party secretary's house.

The next day was a good day, the weather was sunny and crisp, and the banquet was held in my yard without worrying about rain.

As Meng Wenjie said, after 10 o'clock in the morning, Meng Qingchi came, and Li Meng was with him.

Lu An poured 5 cups of herbal tea over and gave it to Li Meng first: "Aunt Meng, you came here on such a hot day. It's been a hard journey."

Li Meng looked at him, then at his little daughter beside him, nodded and smiled. Even a fool could understand the meaning, and everything was unspoken.

Meng Qingshui was a little shy when her brother and sister-in-law looked at her, but she didn't hide away after all. Because there was a voice in her heart telling her that she couldn't hide in this situation.

The last cup of herbal tea was handed to Meng Qingchi. Lu An's eyes shone faintly and he asked involuntarily: "Sister Qingchi, why did you come here so far away?"

Looking at each other, Meng Qingchi immediately felt the strong fire hidden in the depths of his pupils, and said calmly: "Xiao An, you have been admitted to college and you have built a new house. This is a double blessing. It is rare. Sister must come here. .”

Taking a sip of tea, she suddenly praised: "The photo of you and Qing Shui is very good, the lotus is beautiful, and the person is even better."

My sister-in-law then said, "My mother and I said we were married last night."

Dizzy, completely dizzy.

Sister-in-law, I don’t understand. Can you please stop messing around and have a good cup of tea?

Lu An felt a little depressed, but she was still chatting and laughing on her face. She asked along the way: "The photo was just taken yesterday and the photo was developed?"

Meng Qingshui said sweetly: "My sister-in-law is planning to open a photo studio. She has been learning to take and develop photos for the past six months."

Lu An took a picture of his forehead, but he actually forgot about it. Wasn't this sister-in-law's main job in her previous life taking photos?

Li Meng finished drinking tea, put the cup on the table, stood up and said to Lu An, "Let's go, the scenery was nice yesterday, let's take a family photo."

When the future mother-in-law greeted her, Lu An dared not to obey and immediately led the way dog-leggedly.

Meng Qingchi and Meng Wenjie went out of their way to call Lu Yan and Song Jia.

Lu Yan put down what she was doing and came over, but Song Jia couldn't find anyone.

After searching for a while but not finding it, everyone gave up tacitly. No one was a fool, and their hearts were open. Song Jia must have escaped. There is a high probability that he will be with Yan Jingjing.

As the elder, Li Meng naturally takes the C position.

Lu An originally wanted to stand with Meng Qingchi, but the latter looked at him with a smile and did not avoid it explicitly. But Li Meng didn't give in. He stretched out his hand and pulled him and Meng Qingshui together.

After Meng Qingshui returned to the team, with the encouragement of her sister-in-law, she reached out and took Lu An's arm with a bit of shame, and the two of them stayed close together to complete the photo.

Meng Qingchi in the back row looked at the two people's closeness, with a heartfelt smile on his face.

As for Lu Yan, when she saw that her brother was so close to Meng Qingshui, and the Meng family didn't seem to object, but looked happy to see it happen, she couldn't help but feel excited. At the same time, she was also thinking about how to interact with the Meng family in the future.

At least in her opinion, it was impossible to make do as before. She had to move around frequently during the New Year and holidays.

At this moment, Lu Yan's mind was busy and she began to make early plans for her brother's marriage.

According to the rules, banquets usually have two meals, one in the evening and one in the morning.

However, in order to take care of distant relatives and prevent the food from going rancid, the customary dinner and breakfast the next day were changed to be eaten within one day, that is: lunch and dinner.

After taking photos and catching up on household chores, Lu Yan rushed home without stopping to help.

Lu An took the Meng family to visit the Tea Mountain opposite.

He always wanted to have a few words of personal sympathy with Meng Qingchi, but the latter cared about his sister's feelings and refused to give him a chance to be alone.

This made Lu An so depressed that even his eyes were full of resentment.

Watching him kick the small stones on the ground far away, Meng Qingchi smiled, then turned his head to admire the Tea Mountain, and continued to ignore it, as if he didn't see it.

My uncle is a well-known expert in hosting banquets in the neighborhood. Under his arrangement, there are people who carry water, chop wood, wash vegetables, cook, clear tables, wash dishes, help in the kitchen, and set off firecrackers. There was a lot of work inside and out, serving the dishes, making tea, welcoming people and delivering them, but they were orderly and meticulous, and there was not a single mistake in the bustle.

At 12:28 noon, the banquet began.

Lu An followed behind his uncle, offering cigarettes and toasting people. There were 18 tables at the banquet, and although three of them were filled with children, he was not ambiguous at all. Starting from the first table under the shrine, everyone went to the table one by one. His face turned pale from drinking, and his calves couldn't stop trembling. If Meng Qingchi hadn't taken the opportunity to mix sweet wine and boiled water for him, he would probably have been beaten by these old men on the spot. Disrespectful old guys got drunk and settled matters.

He wanted to shirk it, but as the only son of the Lu family, he had built a new house and was admitted to university. How could he shirk it with these cups of wine?

If you are not happy enough as the master, how can others be happy? Today's neighborhood relations are not like those of later generations. They are still very pure. Everyone likes this tone, so of course it cannot be a spoiler.

I had no choice but to bite the bullet and drink.

When his face turned red and his body became crooked from drinking, his eldest uncle finally took over and began to compete with those people.

"How are you, Xiao An? Does your head hurt? Do you want to go to bed and take a nap?"

Meng Qingchi asked concernedly as he helped him to the recliner in the backyard.

Lu An slumped on the chair and said, "My head is fine. I'll take a break and go back to the table. People are having a lively meal. What's the big deal if I leave?"

He was really drunk, but a small part of it was just pretending.

When you go out, the world is dangerous. If you don't know how to pretend, you are a fool.

Meng Qingchi thought for a while and said, "Then you rest here for a while, and I'll make you a bowl of onion and ginger soup to sober up."

"Okay, thank you Sister Qingchi."

Meng Qingchi said: "You have already called me sister, so why should you thank me?"

Hearing this, Lu An took the opportunity to rush up: "I don't want to call you sister."

Feeling his eager eyes and listening to his words, Meng Qingchi fell silent, then reached out to close his eyelids and left with a smile.

Hey, I still look like I don’t have enough food and salt...

Lu An sighed, thinking about nothing, closed his eyes and began to recuperate.

A few minutes later, he smelled the scent of onions and ginger, and when he opened his eyes, he found Meng Qingshui coming in with a bowl of soup.

Before he could speak, she explained softly: "My sister was dragged by your sister-in-law to drink. She can't leave. Let me send her here. Are you okay?"

"Don't worry, it's okay." Lu An took the soup and drank it.

To be honest, he had already expected this result and was not surprised at all that the person in front of him would be Qingshui.

After drinking some hangover soup and resting for a while, Lu An came alive again and returned to the banquet alive and kicking.

Wei Fangyuan looked him up and down: "How did you develop your ability to drink so much? Why haven't I seen you drink like this before?"

"Tsk, I have a lot of abilities."

Lu An made a fuss and went over, then asked her: "Would you like me to have a drink with you?"

Wei Fangyuan shook his head in fright: "No, Ye Run and I have already drank half a cup of rice wine, and my head is buzzing and uncomfortable."

Lu An said: "Don't you want to be a host in the future? There is no one in the system who doesn't drink. You have to practice, and you have to practice hard."

Wei Fangyuan pursed his lips: "We'll talk about the future later, but I can't drink anymore. If you don't enjoy it, I'll call my dad and my brother-in-law to accompany you."

Lu An just said that he wanted to drink now. After bringing Meng Qingshui back to his seat, he walked over and asked Ye Run and Li Dong: "Is the food to your liking?"

Li Dong's face was red at the moment and his mouth was full of oil. He stuffed the meat and replied: "It's delicious. Don't talk to me. I'm having a good time."

Lu An was speechless. This product was completely similar to Dongpo Pork Jerky, and he only chose the fat ones to eat. The fat meat was fragrant.

Ye Run asked him: "Can you cook this Dongpo pork?"

Lu An nodded: "Yes, it is similar to the principle of making braised pork, except that the process is much more complicated and the taste is better."

Ye Run said: "Teach me when you have time."

This is what Lu An was waiting for. Lu An said: "Okay, when we get to Jinling, I will take some time to teach you."

He didn't drink anymore in the second half of the trip. Meng Qingshui cheated and drank plain water mixed with sweet wine throughout the trip. It smelled like alcohol, but it was only sweet in the mouth, not intoxicating at all, and it fooled everyone else.

The younger uncle is shrewd and the older uncle is generous. Since taking over the job, he has drunk at least two kilograms of rice wine. The end result is that he fell unconscious on the bed and snored so loudly that all bitches passing by had to carefully tuck their tails for fear. Pregnant.

Lu Yan was also drunk, and Song Jia had been taking care of her.

After the relatives left and the Meng family were sent away, Lu An suddenly thought: "Where have you been hiding? Can't you find anyone for a day?"

Song Jia pretended to be aggrieved: "My brother has a woman, but he still cares about his sister?"

Lu An was confused again when he heard this: "What is wrong with women? If you don't learn well at a young age, it's all nonsense."

Song Jia covered her head and asked, "Brother, why don't we find a sister-in-law? Meng Qingshui is too beautiful. I'm afraid your health won't be able to bear it in the future."

Lu An raised his hand and thought again: "It's full of nonsense again, who do you want to replace?"

Song Jia learned the lesson this time, took two steps back and muttered: "I think Sister Fangyuan and Ye Run are both very good. I can tell anyone from them to be my sister-in-law."

Lu An rolled his eyes: "When you get married in the future, it will be your husband who lives with you, so you don't have to worry about my affairs."

After walking out of the eldest sister's bedroom, Lu An was called away by her younger uncle.

My uncle took out his accounting book, pulled the beads on the abacus, and said, "You read it, I'll do the abacus, and we'll check the accounts."

Lu An was too lazy to move: "It doesn't have to be right, it's as much as it is. Uncle, you won't hurt me."

At this time, my sister-in-law spoke next to me: "Trust is trust, but one code is another code. I don't know how to count. Xiao An, please read it quickly. Before it gets dark, complete the account and go back to rest early."

Having said this, Lu An stopped being pretentious and started counting.

In fact, anyone can recite this number. My uncle specifically asked him to recite it, just to show that the other party was honest and did not tamper with the amount of money.

There were many accounts of expenses and income, and the details were recorded on about 20 pages. It took several people together for more than half an hour to complete the calculations.

At a certain moment, my uncle pulled out the abacus beads and said, "It's a loss."

Lu An knew very well that it was strange to have a banquet in a rural area without losing money.

They give you four yuan and two as a gift, but you have to give a yuan in return for such a special occasion.

Then there are 18 large bowls per table, each bowl is filled with hard vegetables, plus tobacco, wine, towels, peanut glutinous rice cakes and wedding candies. Moreover, the custom is that two people from each family come, but they are all from the countryside. , when many families go out, they will be a large family of men, women, old and young. How can the little gift money be enough? It is not enough at all.

The aunt asked: "How much did you lose?"

My uncle pointed at the abacus and said, "Here, we have lost a total of 371 yuan and 8 cents."

371 yuan and 8 cents may not sound impressive at first, but these days, a rural person may not be able to earn so much in three months.

The aunt and sister-in-law felt a pain in their flesh, but they didn't say it out loud.

But Lu An was open-minded and consoled him with a smile: "If you lose, you will lose. This little money is nothing, as long as it is lively. Look at the banquet today, it is so grand. Who wouldn't praise us, Old Lu?" The house is bright and spacious, who wouldn’t praise our aunts and uncles for their magnanimity and their ability to do things?”

Having said this, my aunt and sister were very happy.

My uncle also rolled up a white cigarette and started smoking it.

Putting money aside, their parents' family is so wealthy, so it makes them look good.

As the saying goes, even if the bones are broken, the tendons are still attached. Although they are married, they have never regarded themselves as outsiders. The banquet they organized today is something they can do well in villages far away. They are praised by others and have a good reputation. I feel comfortable.

After settling the accounts, Lu An took Song Jia, Ye Run and Li Dong and followed his aunt and uncle to deliver food from house to house. This was the rule, and the leftovers had to be delivered to each household. Especially those who have been helping the kitchen in the past two days have been given more portions.

Li Dong looked at it with greed: "There are a lot of things that haven't been eaten yet. Are you giving them all away?"

Lu An smiled and asked, "Are you not full yet?"

Li Dong nodded fiercely and shouted, "Why are you so stupid? Who wants too much meat? Who can eat enough? After this meal, you still want to eat the next one."

Lu An said: "Then you choose it yourself. Choose some of what you like to eat and keep it. If you have more, give it away. If you don't give it away, it will become rancid. The temperature is so high."

Li Dong picked a large piece of beef and several bowls of Dongpo meat and placed them by the well to cool down. Then he patted his bulging belly and shouted:

"Brother, give your stomach a rest first. Let's have supper tonight. We won't come back until we get drunk."

"Sure." As for his drinking capacity, Lu Anna didn't look down upon a glass of rice wine at all.

Then he asked Ye Run and Song Jia: "What about you two? Why don't you also choose something? What do you like to eat and leave?"

Ye Run loves to eat Sanhe soup and keeps a bowl specially for it.

Song Jia was so excited that she kept four or five bowls of each dish, saying that she had suffered terribly in the past and would make up for it this time.

Hearing this, Lu An felt funny and sad at the same time. Old Lu's family was indeed too shabby in the past, and he didn't even eat decent meat a few times.

Some of the leftovers were given away, and the two aunts also took some away. The crowded kitchen suddenly became empty. Looking at the 20 or so bottomed vegetable buckets, Song Jia was still feeling distressed, but because of her brother's My classmates and friends were here, so I didn’t have much to say.

Lu Yan woke up at night and found out that she had lost so much. She couldn't help but muttered: "It's really a loss to run a wine business. It's a huge loss."

Then she comforted herself in her heart: It's okay, build a new house, and her brother is going to college. Anyway, this is the only time. If you want to do it, you can save face.

However, Lu Yan was particularly open-minded about giving away leftovers, and in turn pulled Song Jia to comfort her.

After finishing his supper, Li Dong went to the canteen across the street to watch a card game. There were people typing cards there every night, and there were several tables open. It was okay for the elderly, who didn't have much money, so they just had fun and killed their time.

But young people are different. They often fight very hard. Some have lost pigs, some have lost grain, and some have lost their children's tuition fees. Some people lost money they borrowed from a credit union and fled outside, never to come back again.

There was something even more outrageous in the past two years. Someone lost his wife.

Ye Run followed him for a walk and asked secretly: "Your family must have had a hard time before."

Knowing why she asked this, Lu An looked up at the starry sky and said, "Bitter, very bitter."

When passing by the party secretary's house, Wei Fangyuan took a walk to retire. She asked Ye Run: "When will you and Li Dong return to Shao City?"

Ye Run looked at Lu An.

Lu An calculated the time and said, "It's August 24th now. Your family will hold a wedding party for students entering college tomorrow. After your wedding party, we'll leave. We'll leave in the morning the day after tomorrow."

Wei Fangyuan asked him: "Are you going to Baoqing with you?"

Lu An nodded: "Yes, I have to go to the Meng family. What about you? When will you go to the capital to report?"

Wei Fangyuan thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll join you the day after tomorrow. I'll stay with Sister Baoqing for a few days, and then take a plane to the capital on the 1st."

"Okay, this way we have company."

After walking around the reservoir, Wei Fangyuan suddenly said: "Lu An, I haven't heard you play the flute or erhu for a long time. It's so cool tonight, why don't you show your hand."

Ye Run's eyes shone. She had never seen Lu An perform his talents before, so she immediately looked at him intently.

Seeing the expectant looks on their faces, Lu An didn't let down the fun and turned around and walked back: "Okay, the flute is broken. It was bitten by a mouse and can't be used anymore. Let's play the erhu tonight."

In fact, the erhu is almost done and has reached the point of dying, but it is still barely usable.

This evening, Lu An was in a good mood and played more than ten pieces of music in succession on the grass beside the reservoir.

Ye Run and Wei Fangyuan like to listen to "Looking Back Again" the most. It reminds them of high school graduation, in the quiet night, in the unique tones of the erhu, and they almost feel tears.

However, when they heard the upbeat disco song "Chain Reaction", they begged him to play it again. The two women found it very novel.

That night, the three of them went back to the house to sleep very late. Before they left, Ye Run asked him: "Which one sounds better, the flute or the erhu?"

Lu An said: "It's very interesting. Some people like the melodiousness of the erhu, while others prefer the melodiousness of the flute."

The next day, Lu An took Li Dong and Ye Run to drink Wei Fangyuan's Shengxue wine.

This is what happens in rural areas these days. It is extremely difficult to become a college student. Sometimes no one has been born for several years, so when I hear that someone's child has been admitted to college, it is really a big deal. It often only takes three to five days from being unknown to becoming famous all over the world.

The branch secretary was very happy. Although he had no son in his name, his two daughters were given away.

The eldest daughter now works as a nurse in Baoqing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine after graduating from medical school. The younger daughter was even more promising and had gone to the capital to take the exam. She drank so much wine that she didn't refuse anyone who came, and she got drunk all the time.

August 26th.

Before dawn, Luan got up and prepared to pack her things. In fact, he didn't want to bring anything with him. Apart from the necessary documents, he just picked up a few pieces of clothing. It was very simple.

Anyway, if you have money in your pocket, you can buy it if you need it. Although the place in Jinling is not as prosperous as Shanghai and Beijing, it does have a good foundation, right? There is no shortage of what he needs.

Lu Yan prepared the meal early in the morning, and then enthusiastically called Wei Fangyuan over, asking them to eat together and leave together later.

After dinner, the group took a walking tractor to the town. Song Jia couldn't bear it and just followed.

When Lu An was about to get on the bus, the girl burst into tears.

Lu An stretched out his hand to touch her head and said with a smile: "Study hard. My second brother will write to you every month and send you living expenses. There is no need to save on living expenses. It is the time when you are growing tall, so you can eat when you need to." "

"I know, second brother."

Song Jia wiped the corners of her eyes with her sleeves and said goodbye to several people one by one.

Lu An finally said to Lu Yan: "Sister, I'm going to leave now, and it's up to you to take care of the family. Don't be too tired."

Lu Yan said nothing and just followed the shuttle bus for a long distance. When she couldn't catch up, she stood on the side of the road, her body as straight as a benchmark.

The mountain road was winding and leisurely. When we arrived at the county town, it was just bright.

A few people got off the car and transferred to another car, and it took another hour to reach Guifei Lane.

Just when he reached the entrance of the alley, Lu An heard someone shouting: "Go to Chengnan Park to watch the public sentencing meeting!"

Hearing the sound, the men, women, and children in Guifei Lane cheered, stopped chatting, and ran towards Chengnan Park.

Lu An was a little confused. He stopped an uncle and asked: "Uncle, what kind of public sentencing meeting is there? Who is going to be sentenced?"

Although the uncle was old, he still wanted to watch the fun and danced: "Who else could it be? Of course it is the biggest gangster in Baoqing, the boss of Anhong Mining Company."

Anhong Mining Company?

Several people looked at each other. Isn't this the company that ruined Li Rou's family?

Thinking of his best friend Li Rou, Wei Fangyuan was the first to speak: "I want to go take a look."

Lu An knew that she wanted to confirm some news, so he told her: "Leave the bag at home first, and I will go with you."

Li Dong loved playing the most, and immediately said excitedly: "I'll go too."

As a result, all four of them went.

Chengnan Park is some distance away from Guifei Lane, and it took the four of them more than 20 minutes to get there.

The place was already crowded with people, and at first glance they were all crowded with people, and it was very noisy with all kinds of noise.

Several people squeezed for a long time before they found a place to stay. Looking up, they saw two rows of people standing on the platform set up in the center of Chengnan Park. At a rough count, there are no less than 30 of them, all of them criminals.

"Female, and female."

Lu An and the four of them had just settled down, and the aunt next to them was chatting with someone. She was chewing melon seeds and pointing with her fingers, saliva flying everywhere.

The four of them followed the aunt's line of sight and actually saw several women on the far right.

One of them turned out to be an acquaintance, Yang Lianhua. Her hands were tied behind her back, but her head was not shaved.

It's a pity that the people in front were too desperate to squeeze through, and they couldn't clearly see Yang Lianhua's facial expression at this moment.

Fortunately, the speakers at the venue were loud enough to cover up the noise of the crowd.

After listening for a while, several people finally heard the public trial of Yang Lianhua: Yang Lianhua, theft, intentional injury, harboring a murderer, and trafficking in drugs.

Hearing these four items, Lu An and Wei Fangyuan were shocked. This was their junior high school alumnus. He was full of crimes at a young age. He probably wouldn't even have to go to jail now.

Later, I heard the charges against the boss of Anhong Mining Company: Wu Zhiyou, murder, robbery, drug trafficking, organized gangs to disrupt society.

There were too many accusations. Before he could finish hearing them, Li Dong exclaimed: "This man is finished. He is a coward. He will definitely be shot."

After listening to the public trial of more than 20 leaders of Anhong Company, the crowd was numb. Why the hell is there a trial? These gangsters are innocent.

After the public trial, the final sentence was announced over the loudspeaker.

Yang Lianhua, death penalty, will be executed immediately.

Wu Zhiyou, the death penalty will be executed immediately.

After hearing a series of final results and judgments, the group did not follow the crowd to the suburbs to watch the execution, as they were really afraid of being haunted.

After breaking away from the large group, the four of them seemed a little silent on the way back.

Wei Fangyuan obviously had not recovered from the shock, and after a long time he said: "It's okay now, Li Rou doesn't have to hide anymore, all the gangsters in An Hong Company have been shot, she should not have nightmares anymore."

Li Dong asked a question that many people wanted to know but knew nothing about:

"Then Wu Zhiyou is so powerful and arrogant. How could Li Rou's family dare to offend him?"

The other three stared at Li Dong for a while and shook their heads together.

When Lu An went to Meng's house, as expected, Meng Qingchi hid in Changshi.

Meng Wenjie was unexpectedly at home.

Lu An sat over and asked, "Why didn't you go to work?"

"I came to Baoqing on a business trip today and came home by the way."

Meng Wenjie said, then looked him over and asked, "What's wrong with you? You look like this?"

Lu An said: "I just came back from Chengnan Park."

Meng Wenjie asked: "Public sentencing meeting?"

"right."

Lu An nodded, suddenly thought of something, and asked, "Are you sending out all your acquaintances?"

Meng Wenjie said yes, and then looked at him doubtfully.

Lu An named Li Rou's father, her brother, and Chu Jian, "Please help me check, do these people have any criminal records?"

Meng Wenjie didn't ask why he did this and agreed happily.

Half an hour later, Meng Wenjie received a call. The other party told him that Li Rou's father had a criminal record, but Li Rou's brother was clean.

Putting down the phone, Meng Wenjie said: "This person's name is Chujian, and he has not been registered at the police station."

No record?

Lu An was a little stunned, then relieved.

These days, when street gangsters get into fights, they usually don’t call the police. If they lose, they lose, because they consider themselves unlucky. This may be the reason why Chu Jian, despite being gangsters, has no criminal record, right?

Meng Qingshui came over with a pot of herbal tea. Later, she cut a plate of watermelon and put it on the coffee table. She said to him softly: "I start school on the 3rd."

Lu An understood her words almost instantly: "Then we'll leave on the 1st, and I'll take you to school."

"Um."

Hearing that he understood what he meant, Meng Qingshui hummed with a smile, picked a piece of watermelon with the best red soil and handed it to him.

Meng Wenjie saw his little sister's behavior and sighed: "I haven't even gotten married yet, but my arms have started to bend outwards."

Meng Qingshui's face felt hot, and she turned around to pick out a piece of watermelon for her elder brother.

ps: In order to achieve even ordering, let’s use two in one. I hope you guys can understand.

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