The story of a cook

Chapter 437 It's Nice to Have a Sister

The second sister-in-law in the backyard knew that I was back, so she came to visit.

Tell her about Zhou Xiaomei's situation, and tell her that Zhou Xiaomei is fine, and she is the manager now, so don't worry about it.

"I don't care about her. I can rest assured that you will take care of me there." The second sister-in-law said, "Seeing that your child is almost two years old, and Xiaomei hasn't found a date yet, can you not worry?"

I smiled and said: "You don't need to worry about her partner. I think you won't be able to find her at home. She is very good now, she has a good management of restaurants, and she will develop better than me in the future. None of us can find her. She has to find it herself."

"Xiaomei is 33, there is no such thing as a big girl who doesn't want to find a partner, she is almost worrying about my brother and sister-in-law." The second sister-in-law said.

"It's useless to worry, she's just in a hurry if she doesn't want to find parents." I said.

"That's not a big deal, I told my brother and my sister-in-law, if she's not in a hurry, it's useless for you to be in a hurry, and now it's not the past, when parents arrange it." The second sister-in-law said.

I laughed.

Lin Yan said, "I've seen the Xiaomei you're talking about. She's so pretty and tall. She's a model."

"Well, Xiaomei is pretty good looking, she doesn't look bad."

Said that her niece was good-looking, and the aunt was happy to hear that.

"My sister-in-law is in a hurry. The fortune teller said that Xiaomei is the aunt in the temple, and she has to fulfill her wish before she can find her husband's family," said the second sister-in-law.

I laughed when I heard that, and asked, "Have you paid it back?"

The second sister-in-law said: "Return it. If you believe it, it will work. If you don't believe it, it won't work. If you ask someone else to forget it, then you have to believe it. I will return it with my sister-in-law when I go back to my mother's house."

There is a saying in the countryside, if someone’s girl or kid has been unable to find a partner, she is not stupid, it is very likely that she belonged to a temple in her previous life, the boy is a horse boy in the temple, and the girl is a nun in front of the Buddha. As a Buddhist, naturally he cannot get married and start a family. If he gets married and starts a family, it will break the clear rules of Buddhism.So what to do?It’s easy to do, do as the fortune teller said, buy a paper man, use the paper man to represent the person involved, and ask your immediate relatives to bring offerings and burning paper to the small temple at the entrance of the village to burn the paper man when the stars are out at night. When it is burning, you have to grumble and say that you have come to fulfill your wish.Since it belonged to the temple in the previous life, it is no longer in this life, so burn a paper figurine instead.A lot of offerings, may my Buddha be merciful, I will start a family in this life, and go to Buddhism to practice in the next life.

Before I found a partner, my mother was also very anxious. She asked me a fortune teller at home and told me that I was a horse boy from a temple. If I didn't go, I would never find a partner in this life.It was the eldest sister and the second sister who helped me repay my wish.

I don't believe it, but I have a close relationship with Buddha. I remember when I was playing outside when I was a child, a traveling monk passed by the village. The monk was very old and said after seeing me that I had a relationship with Buddha.I didn't understand it at the time, but I was curious. Seeing the kindness of the monk's face, I clasped my hands together and bowed to him.

Everyone in the world has three parts of Buddha nature.

What is Buddha?The enlightened one is enlightened.

Buddha is man, and man is Buddha.

A Buddha is a person who has already awakened, and a person is a Buddha who is still obsessed.

People should not be superstitious in learning Buddhism. Buddhism is a science, so don't take it as a superstition.

Learning and worshiping Buddha is a practice.The Buddha Sakyamuni was a human being, and later he became enlightened, and he became a Buddha under the bodhi tree, and founded Buddhism, that is, Buddhism.Buddhism originated in India, flourished in China, and became famous all over the world.

Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism are called the three major religions in China.It seems that there are three families, but they are actually one family. Red lotus, white lotus root and green lotus leaf, the three religions are originally one family.It is good to guide people to be good and teach people to learn.

Buddhism emphasizes enlightenment, Taoism emphasizes inaction, and Confucianism emphasizes self-awareness.

Don't be superstitious, there is no god in the world.

The so-called past and present lives are just the reincarnation of human souls.What we see is only three-dimensional space, and there are more dimensions in the world we don't know, maybe that's what we call gods-it's just a kind of existence.

Said to the second sister-in-law: "Since I have paid it back, it will be easy for her to find a partner. I guess she should have one during the Chinese New Year."

"That's really good." The second sister-in-law said, and then asked me: "Is she in love now?"

I said, "I really don't know. It seems that there is no one. She can tell me who she is."

The second sister-in-law was a little disappointed.After chatting with my mother and Lin Yan for a while, I went back.

Lin Yan saw that the second sister-in-law had left, and asked me, "Is that Xiaomei your classmate?"

I said, "From a school, she's a class older than me."

"She's so pretty and has a temperament, what kind of one should I find?" Lin Yan said to herself.

I said: "Okay, you can find whatever you want, you still want to be a matchmaker?"

"I'm not at work now, and I don't contact anyone else, or else I could find one for her." After talking, he laughed, picked up his son, kissed him, and said, "I don't care about anything now, just my eldest son."

Zhou Xiaomei is also very troubled now.Chinese New Year is coming soon, this year I have to go home for the New Year, if I didn’t go back last year, I have to go back this year.It's a good thing to go home for the New Year, but when I get home, my mother has to ask about my partner. Not only my mother asks, but everyone in the family asks, and they all rush to find a date, which is a bit annoying.

After attending Li Shuang's wedding, I was in a bad mood. Sister Shuang is married now, not only married, but also pregnant. The most annoying thing is that Zhang Li went there with her partner that day, clearly bullying her being single.Everyone has a partner, where is my partner?Looking for a chef like Sister Shuang?None of the chefs in the back kitchen were right.Lao Guang, who cooks Cantonese cuisine, is fascinated at first glance, and he responds lewdly at the first glance, especially that boy, who is not as tall as himself, how can he get a date, and take it out without making people laugh?It's good to make cold dishes, but if you're married, you can't destroy your family.

There is no one left in the kitchen, and the cutting board is young, still a child.Pastry is female, and we are not gay.

I don't have contact with people outside, I don't know anyone, who can I go to?
I heard that the boss here will stop working in the new year and is going to do education. At that time, he will have to be laid off and find a new job.It's easy to find a job. It's okay to manage a hotel with my current ability, but I don't know what kind of hotel to find. Small hotels don't need me, and big hotels know few people. When the time comes, I have to find old classmates.

It's useless to think about those things, and I can't decide what the Chinese New Year will be like now, so let's think about how to live this year.

I have experienced the family meeting held every year in order to find a partner for me, and I am deeply touched by this.At that time, it was because she was poor and had no one to give her a wife, so she couldn't find a partner. Unlike Zhou Xiaomei's situation, she didn't want to find someone.

I came back early this time, with enough time, and I prepared for my mother's birthday.

The eleventh day of the twelfth lunar month, mother's birthday.

Five sisters and five brothers-in-law all came, nephew, niece-in-law, niece, niece-in-law, and grandson were all present, and it was a very lively day.

After celebrating my mother's birthday, there are still more than ten days to celebrate the new year. The elder sister said that I came back early this year, and I came back as a family of three. Let's go to the homes of a few sisters.I also have this plan. I haven't been to my sister's house for several years. Just this time, I have time to go from house to house.

The first thing I went to was the third sister’s house. The third sister’s house slaughtered pigs on the fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month. In the morning, Jin Sheng, the child of the third sister’s family, picked up our family of three.My mother didn't go because there were too many people, and it was very noisy on my birthday. My mother was a little dizzy at night, and her eyes were dry. She took a paracetamol and a brain clearing tablet to make it better.Now my mother is used to being quiet, and she is afraid of too many noises, so she seldom goes to crowded places.

The third sister's house is on the east side of their camp. The house and courtyard are built in a grand style. One can tell that the family is living a good life.The third sister's family has indeed been doing well in the past few years, mainly because the third sister and the third brother-in-law can live without day and night, so they have the current life.

The third sister and the third aunt are in the same camp, and now the third aunt is gone, and the two cousins ​​of the third aunt's family live in the camp, and the three sisters can walk around quite well.The eldest cousin is the head of the third sister's village, an old Communist Party member.The second cousin is an honest farmer, the eldest cousin and the third sister live in the east and west courtyards, separated by a wall.

There is a custom of slaughtering pigs in rural areas, which is to call all the immediate relatives who live in a camp to eat pork.There are three relatives and two old friends in every family, and there are a few good friends, and four or five tables will be set up at least for a year.I didn't say that, in the countryside, no one dared to kill young pigs, for fear that they would not be enough to eat.Of course, this is just a joke, but I like the excitement of slaughtering pigs every year in my hometown, which is obviously mixed.Whose family lives in a small way, there is no humanity in the camp, and no one eats the pigs slaughtered by his family during the New Year.

By the time Sanjie’s house had finished killing the pigs, several young men were disemboweling the pigs to get water.The young people all know each other, the younger generation of the third brother-in-law, and the two sons of the eldest cousin's family.The eldest son of my cousin’s family is Xiaojun, who is older than me, and the second son is Xiaomin, who is the same age as me and is also married.When you see me, you call me Uncle, very enthusiastic.

Entering the house, the third sister is calling several women to boil water and sauerkraut, there are three sisters-in-law, and several nephews and daughters-in-law.Butchering pigs in the countryside is so good that the owner hardly needs to do any work, he just needs to be greeted, and the work is done by the family to help.

Our family of three came to the back room. The first cousin, the first cousin, and the second cousin had already come. They were sitting on the kang, drinking tea and chatting. They were very enthusiastic and greeted me cordially when they saw me.

I remember visiting my third aunt’s house when I was a child. At that time, both my eldest cousin and my eldest cousin had already married and established businesses. Only my second cousin hadn’t married yet. He sometimes took me to play, and more often I went to my eldest cousin’s house to play. My eldest cousin is very kind to me and always cooks delicious food for me.At that time, there was nothing delicious, and it would be nice to have a sticky bean bun.

"Guohua, is this your child? How old is it?" the eldest cousin looked at her son and asked.

"Yes, it's already grown up." Then he said to his son, "Jiaheng, call me Dagu."

The son called aunt in a low voice, and then ran behind Lin Yan to hide.

The eldest cousin asked, "Why isn't my old concubine here?"

I said, "My mother doesn't want to move, she doesn't want to make a fuss, and she's used to being quiet."

The eldest cousin said: "My old concubine is used to being alone, and I think there are too many people. I went to Beipiao last month to do business and stayed at my old concubine's place for one night. Now my old concubine can enjoy a good life. I see that he is more energetic than us. All are good, my physique is much better than the first two years, there is nothing wrong with me."

"My old concubine has a clean heart and has nothing to worry about," said the second cousin.

"I haven't seen my old concubine for several years, and I met Guohua when she got married. You said that the old concubine is also so close to the third family's house, and it doesn't matter that she will stay at the daughter's house for a few days." said the eldest cousin.

"Hey, the old concubine doesn't go to anyone's house. You didn't go to the old concubine's house. The old concubine has everything she needs now and her life is better than ours. Last time I said I would pick her up for a few days, but she couldn't say it. I don’t like to move anywhere when I’m old, so I’m willing to stay at my own home, saying that when my child gets married, I’ll pick her up and she’ll stay for a few days.” said the eldest cousin.

While talking, my son wanted to go out to play, and Lin Yan led him out. I took off my shoes and got on the kang, chatting with my cousin, my cousin and the others.

To be honest, I miss my family after working outside for many years, and I feel very close after seeing them for so many years.My eldest cousin and I are aunts. As the saying goes, an aunt's relationship is not considered a relationship. When the aunt dies and the relationship is broken, the aunt's relationship is considered a relationship. The four aunts are connected.I only have the third aunt as my aunt, so I am closer to the children of the third aunt's family.

Now the third sister's family is living well in their camp, and they belong to a well-to-do household. The cousins ​​of the third aunt's family are also very close to the third sister's house.Life is like this, if you are doing well, relatives will come to your door, if you are not doing well, even your immediate relatives will walk around, afraid of getting caught.I have a deep understanding of this.

Don't show off when you are proud, because you don't know when you will go to the back (down). When you are in the back, no one will talk to you. The only people who can talk to you are your parents, and your own sisters and sisters .The old saying goes well, when will it still be a kiss whose mother's intestines crawled out.

At noon, I ate the freshly slaughtered pig dish, which was very fragrant.The stupid pork raised in the countryside is delicious, and other meats can't taste this taste.

The third sister was going to ask our family of three to stay at her house for a few days, and I also planned to stay for a day, but when it was getting dark, my son said that he couldn’t stay, and cried and said to go home to find his grandma, but Lin Yan couldn’t help him.

"It's okay, your grandma didn't love you in vain, I know to find grandma." The third sister looked at her son and said.

"Just find grandma." The son stood there aggressively.

The son made everyone laugh.

When she was leaving, the third sister brought a lot of meat and pig vegetables, as well as cooked pig intestines. Lin Yan said it was good, and even took it with her.The third sister said that you can't eat in the city, this time just in time, and you are still at home for the New Year, so eat more.

It's nice to have a sister.

(End of this chapter)