Two days later, they arrived at Luoyang Railway Station. After that, they took a bumpy bus to the county, then the town, and finally took an ox cart back to the village.
When Ye Huan and his wife appeared at the entrance of the village, the old ladies and young wives in the village were wide-eyed when they saw the handso and strong Tong Zhan holding Ye Huan as they returned. Previously, they only heard from Ye Huan’s mother that her daughter had found a soldier, but they didn’t expect such a handso young soldier.
Then, the way they looked at Ye Huan changed again because, in their perspective, Ye Huan was unattractive, even less so than their own daughters. When she was born, she was often ridiculed. But despite her looks, she had a talent for studying. Look, hasn’t she now reached the pinnacle of life?
Being held by such a handso man in public is a scene they could only dream of in a lifeti.
Since it was already December 25th, those who could take a break were on break. When soone from the village went to notify the Ye family, all the brothers and sisters ca out to greet them. Their dad and mom were a bit slow, and their younger brother Leizi rushed towards them like a cannonball, originally intending to dive into his sister’s arms, but unexpectedly was lifted up by his brother-in-law: "Your sister is injured and can’t be hit."
Ye Huan had been scratched by glass, not seriously, but he hadn’t let her do anything these days.
Ye Jialei turned his head and saw that Ye Huan’s hand was indeed bandaged, and hurriedly asked, "Sister, what happened to you?"
The Ye family quickly ca over and surrounded them, naturally giving so warm inquiries upon seeing Ye Huan’s wrist. Of course, Ye Huan didn’t recount the incident on the train, only saying that the glass on the vehicle broke and cut her.
Seeing Brother Five and Sixth Brother, her eyes couldn’t help but well up, especially since the two of them seed still single.
She asked her parents to go ho first while she and her husband followed the others to Uncle and Aunt’s house, presenting the Da Qiann cigarettes and Moutai Wine that Tong Zhan specially bought. They then paid respects to their grandparents. It was a pity that their age made them hard of hearing, and they couldn’t quite catch what they were saying. But they knew that Tong Zhan was the suitor brought back by Ye Huan, and kept nodding and praising. Although they hadn’t seen them for half a year, why did they seem to have aged so quickly?
"Your Seventh Brother returned so days ago, and is now in Chongqing, and he’s beco a platoon leader, but he still hasn’t found a wife yet. It will be harder to see him in the future."
"Your sister Xue, sister Bing, and Leizi have all reached the second grade, and their grades are quite good. It’s all thanks to you leading by example!"
Before leaving, the elder aunt presented her with a wedding gift wrapped in red cloth. Upon opening it, it was a pair of silver rings.
The style was sowhat old-fashioned, but it was a rare sentint passed down from ancestors, for which she was truly grateful.
Before even going to Uncle and Third Aunt’s house, Tong Zhan had already started chatting with Brother Five and Sixth Brother. Being soldiers themselves, they likely had more in common to talk about, right?
Together, they went to Uncle’s house and Third Aunt held her hand, laughing heartily, a genuine smile that she could see ca from the heart.
She gave her a set of claret-red bedding, embroidered with mandarin ducks playing in the water, along with pillowcases and matching sheets, what would be known later as a three-piece set.
Made from high-quality cotton, it must have cost quite a bit of money.
Finally, they returned ho. Daddy was already slaughtering chickens in the yard, and Mom was smiling as she prepared als.
Tong Zhan, openly holding her, paid deep respects to her parents with her, an action that made her parents sowhat embarrassed.
"Get up, get up, isn’t it said that a man kneels only to gold?"
"The grace of parents deserves to be honored. If it weren’t for you two, I, Tong Zhan, might not have been able to marry such a good wife. I thank you for the great kindness shown to , representing my deceased parents."
Although they had mailed their wedding photos earlier, it was clear they were happier upon seeing them in person. Given the siblings weren’t ho, the parents started preparing the al. She wanted to help but was shooed away.
Yu smiled as she poured them hot water: "Sister, your hand is still hurt, stop working. Sister-in-law went to the city with the two kids to buy things; she went early because she’s on break. Brother still has to hold on until New Year’s Eve, so these days he is ho during the day and returns to the city in the evening, still needing to make dinner for Brother. If you had co back two hours earlier, you might have caught them."
Ye Huan took out the persimmon cakes, candy, and desserts from the bag, inviting her sister and Leizi to eat.
Leizi, without holding back, grabbed two pieces of peach cake and ran out. While Ye Huan thought to herself how unreserved the little guy was, she heard the voices of Mom and Dad outside, politely refusing each other, which made her blush, realizing she lacked the earnest responsiveness of a child.
Finally, at Leizi’s insistence, her mom and dad each took a piece to taste, allowing Leizi to co in and take a piece of sticky rice cake to eat.
Ye Huan rubbed his head, grabbed a handful of candy, and handed it to him: "Go share these with your sisters and co back when it’s ti to eat, go play!"
Ye Yu also went over to help the parents cook. Sitting at the table drinking water, Tong Zhan looked at Ye Huan and said: "The child is good, has been raised well, can be sent to the army in the future, a fine seedling, you see how well-proportioned this body is, not short either,"
Ye Huan twitched her mouth, "You stop it, we’ve already sent eight to the army from our family, no wait, including and you, ten people is quite enough, we can’t send everyone, right? My Fourth Brother hasn’t even returned yet, parents miss him very much, even though Third Brother is here, his work keeps him busy, as for my younger brother, he should stay by our parents’ side,"
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