Chapter 59 Qin Huairu's Troubles
Friday, September 9st.

Moon Festival.

Today, everyone still has to go to work, and the Mid-Autumn Festival in these days has not yet become a legal holiday.

After a busy day's work, Wang Mengde left the Workers' Hospital's clinic on time at five o'clock.

He would go to Deshengmen in a while to meet up with He Shengnan, then buy some fruit at the fruit market inside Deshengmen, and then go back to his parents' home in Yuer Hutong together.

Riding the bicycle, they soon arrived at the Deshengmen bus stop. Not long after, He Shengnan got off the crowded bus.

"Meng De, you've been waiting for a long time."

"I just arrived too. Let's go buy some fruit and go home early."

As the two talked, they walked towards the fruit market.

The eighth month of the lunar calendar is the harvest season, so the Mid-Autumn Festival is also called the "Fruit Festival."

Starting from the beginning of August, during this period, whether it is roadside vendors or fruit stores, there are all kinds of fruits, including gourd-shaped dates, crisp and sweet small white pears, fiery red pomegranates, and the most representative persimmons.

Grapes, peaches, and watermelons are also on the market in large quantities. Many farmers from the suburbs carry their loads all the way to the city before dawn, find a place with a lot of people to set up their stalls and sell them on the ground. Some even do business in front of the square.

In addition to roadside stalls and fruit shops, the most famous fruit markets in Beijing are those outside Qianmen and inside Deshengmen. Various seasonal fruits can be bought in the fruit markets, and the shouts of fruit vendors are heard one after another.

After buying a watermelon, some pears, persimmons, pomegranates, etc., the two of them rode their bicycles back to Yuer Hutong.

As soon as I entered the yard, I smelled the fragrance all over the yard. Today, every family will have a sumptuous reunion dinner.

When they entered the house, Ran Xiaomei had already prepared the meal and the table was already full of food. Seeing them coming back, she hurriedly greeted them, "Meng De, Shengnan, you're back. Hurry up and wash your hands and get ready to eat."

At the dinner table, Wang Hao and Wang Mengde drank a few glasses of osmanthus wine today.

After dinner, Wang Mengde waited for Ran Xiaomei and He Shengnan to clean up the dishes before moving the small table outside the door and placing moon cakes, reunion cakes and fruits on it.

After a while, they will eat and watch the moon in the yard.

Not only their family, but most of the residents will also move the table to the yard.

Of course, some families will go to the Beihai, Shichahai, Taoranting and other lakes to admire the moon and see how the moonlight is reflected in the water.

In the evening, the round moon has come out, and the residents in the yard have also come out and greeted each other.

He picked up a few mooncakes from Ruifangzhai and gave them to his parents, He Shengnan and his two younger brothers.

Ruifangzhai is located at the west entrance of Dongsi 8th Street, not far from Nanluoguxiang. In that era, their mooncakes, along with those of Zhengmingzhai in Qianmen, Furongzhai in Dongsi Pailou, Yumeizhai in the north of Xidan Pailou, and Guiyingzhai outside Di'anmen, were the most famous in Beijing.

Wang Mengde also chose a piece of self-made red mooncake for himself. He had eaten this kind of mooncake when he was a child in his previous life. It was filled with white sugar, rock sugar residue, and nuts. It had a hard texture, unlike other types of mooncakes in his previous life, which had a crispy texture.

In addition to the self-made red, there is also a kind of self-made white, which is mainly made of lard, white sugar, hawthorn, jujube paste and other ingredients.

A few people were chatting while eating moon cakes and fruits.

After Wang Yuanchao and Wang Weiguo ate something, they could no longer sit still. Together with two or three other kids of the same age in the yard, they turned their eyes to the water tanks in front of each house.

The water jar was a large item that was essential for every family at that time. It had a large mouth and a small bottom, and was covered inside and outside with a layer of dark-black glaze with a shiny black luster. It was specifically used to store water.

In fact, it also has another function, which is to serve as a "weather forecast". Whenever it is rainy, many "sweat beads" will flow out of the outer wall of the water tank. Seeing this situation, it is usually going to rain heavily. The water tank in front of Wang's house is filled with tap water brought back from the alley. The shadow of the moon is reflected in the tank. Wang Yuanchao found a small stone from somewhere and threw it into the water tank.

Suddenly, the reflection of the full moon in the water tank created ripples, which aroused the interest of the other children, and they rushed to throw stones into the water.

Seeing his two younger brothers' energetic and naughty behavior, Wang Mengde turned to look at Wang Hao and whispered, "Dad, Yuan Chao and Wei Guo will be five years old next month. Isn't it time to let them learn some Kung Fu?"

"No rush, they are still young, just wait another two years. Besides, we don't know if they are interested in Kung Fu yet, if they don't want to learn, forget it."

Wang Hao said while looking at his two sons with a smile.

"what!"

Hearing him say this, Wang Mengde looked at his father in surprise.

That's not right. When he was a child, he had just come to Beijing from his grandparents' house for a few days when Wang Hao dragged him to practice martial arts every morning. At that time, he felt too tired and didn't want to learn several times. Finally, under the threat of Wang Hao's feather duster, he persisted.

How come it has become voluntary for the two younger brothers now? This is too unfair.

Is this how the youngest son is treated?

Seeing his eldest son's face full of disbelief, Wang Hao remained calm. He picked up a grape and put it in his mouth as usual, then looked up to admire the moon.

After throwing the stones, the two younger brothers, accompanied by Wang Mengde, went to the alley to play the "chasing the moon" game, which means chasing the moon.

We played until after nine o'clock before returning to the yard.

Sitting back on the stool, Ran Xiaomei took advantage of Wang Hao going to the toilet and muttered, "Meng De, Shengnan, you two should hurry up and have a baby.

Now that your two brothers are older and go to school, I have time to help you take care of the children."

"I know, Mom." He Shengnan said in a low voice with her face slightly red.

"Mom, Shengnan and I have just been married for two months. We are still young. We should wait for two years before having a child." Wang Mengde said from the side.

He is only twenty-one years old and wants to enjoy two more years of happy life. He doesn't want to have children so soon.

"Don't interrupt." Ran Xiaomei rolled her eyes at him, then took He Shengnan's hand and whispered in a low voice.

It was not until after ten o'clock in the evening that the two of them rode their bicycles towards Yard 95.

After entering the house and simply washing up, Wang Mengde looked at his beautiful wife under the light and suddenly became aroused. He pulled He Shengnan and began to check whether her leg stretching movements were standard.

At the Jia family, listening to the noise coming from next door, Qin Huairu sighed in her heart. She turned her head to look at Jia Dongxu who was sleeping soundly, feeling depressed.

The man next to me looks good, but he is a little weak.

Wang Mengde and He Shengnan know each other very well, this is what a couple should be like. It's not like a family at all. Only she knows Jia Dongxu's background, but Jia Dongxu doesn't know her background.

After a long time, the noise from next door finally stopped, and Qin Huairu turned over and prepared to go to sleep.

Unexpectedly, just when she was about to fall asleep, there was a noise coming from Wang Mengde's house again. . .

(End of this chapter)