The story of a cook

Chapter 550 Mother's Birthday
I was very moved by what the second uncle said. This is an enlightened old man who thinks well and does it thoughtfully.

After eating, the family sat on the hot kang and chatted for a while, saying that ten thousand or ten thousand is still good for the family, and if you have a little patience, don't go out to work, not to mention the hard work outside, this concern is uncomfortable.

The mother is very happy, and her eyes are always on her son. The son plays with Jiaxu, the fifth sister’s child. Jiaxu is seven years older than him. He is now in the fourth grade of primary school. He is the first in the exam and studies very well.

The fifth sister is now applying for class as a head teacher. She has excellent teaching performance and is an excellent teacher in Beipiao City. This year, the Education Committee intends to ask her to be the principal of her village primary school, but the fifth sister declined. She does not want to be an official, but only wants to be a teacher.

The fifth sister was elated when she talked about the students she taught.

"The children in my class performed very well in the final exam this year. They ranked first in the whole township, and we ranked third in Beipiao City, breaking a historic record." Fifth Sister said proudly.

The fifth brother-in-law said: "Low-key, low-key."

The second uncle said: "What's the low-key, the grades are there, and it's not stolen. This shows that we teach the students carefully, treat the students as our own children, and don't fool them. Otherwise, how many elementary schools in our Beipiao city , Why didn’t he rank third? Our school is still a rural school, and the teaching conditions in those schools in the city are much worse than ours.”

"Your Fifth Sister, Guohua, Mr. Tan is very famous in our place. Both adults and children know that there are many children from other schools who want to transfer to the class taught by your Fifth Sister." The fifth brother-in-law said.

Hearing that Fifth Sister taught well, the son asked, "Grandma, can you teach me when I go to school?"

The fifth sister said: "Okay, teach my eldest nephew what to do, but you have to live at my aunt's house, and my aunt takes you to work every day."

The son thought for a while and said, "That won't work, I miss my mother."

Everyone laughed.

The next day, I went to the grave with my fifth brother-in-law and bought some vegetables. My sisters will come tomorrow for my mother’s birthday, so I have to prepare.At noon, the second sister and the second brother-in-law came. His house is close to the fifth sister's house. I heard that I came back to see me.

Now the second sister's house is also OK, Qiuping is married, and Xiao Hehe is left in the family to study. Now she is in the second grade of junior high school, she is doing well in her studies and can go to school.The second sister and the second brother-in-law planted [-] mu of land at home. During the slack season, the second brother-in-law drove a winch in the iron mine to earn some cash. The life was okay, not too good, but it was more than enough than the bottom, and the level was average.

After Qiuping got married, she opened a small supermarket with her partner. The business was very good, and she didn't earn a lot of money. It was better than working for others. The two of them could earn six to seven thousand a month, which was enough for food and expenses.

The second brother-in-law loves to drink, and usually drinks with the fifth brother-in-law and second uncle, but now that winter is free, he likes to get together even more.Yesterday he made tofu at home, and today he even brought tofu as a gift, and he came to see his mother with his second sister.

The second sister loves to talk, and the son is still a chatterbox. The two of them talked and laughed together, and laughter came from time to time.

"Did you two go to the grave in the morning?" The second brother-in-law asked me and the fifth brother-in-law.

"Well, give the old man a grave." I said.

"You haven't gone yet?" Fifth brother-in-law asked.

"Like you, I went early. Lanjun dragged me there on the fifth day of the fifth day." said the second brother-in-law.

"It's not bad, the performance is very good." The fifth brother-in-law said.

"I perform well every year," said the second brother-in-law.

The mother heard this and said: "The old ghost is blessed. Every year these children send money to him. When I die, don't go to my grave. I don't know how to spend it."

The second brother-in-law said with a smile: "If we don't give you money, why don't you come to us?"

"I don't look for it. Now it's all cremated. There's nothing left after a fire. It's hard to tell who is who. What else are you looking for?" said the mother.

The second uncle said: "Isn't there still ashes in the cremation? Your old lady is fine, and I won't be cremated for you then."

My mother said: "Never mind those things. I don't know anything when I'm dead. I wish I could do whatever I want. Let me tell you, look at me more when you're alive, and send me some delicious food. It's better not to make me angry." good."

"Look, our old lady is not confused, she understands everything." The fifth brother-in-law said with a smile.

Once the elderly in rural areas are over seventy, they do not shy away from talking about life and death.At the age of 72, my mother bought her own old clothes, and she would take them out every year to try them on. In her words, try to see if they fit or not while she is alive.In addition, there is another saying, saying 73, 84, the king of hell will not ask him to go.Why do you say that, because there is a limit on the number of people who go to Yangjian to arrest people every year. Once a person reaches 73, he must be arrested to the underworld, otherwise there will be too many people in the underworld to recruit.

But there are also times when the bull head and horse face are negligent. Every year, one or two may be missed. If you miss it, you will be furious if you go back and catch Lord Hades, so the two brothers just turn a blind eye and close their eyes. At that time, I will go back and catch it. At that time, Lord Yan will not pursue this matter.But what to do with those people who have missed out, they are afraid of being caught, so they put on their old clothes once a year for the bull-headed horse face to see, which means that they have already gone, pretending so that the bull-headed horse face can go back cross.

Of course, this is just a legend. Now that people’s lives are getting better and their living standards are improving, there are plenty of elderly people in their 80s and [-]s, and those in their [-]s are also normal, and there are also some centenarians who are in good health.In the words of my mother - when the society is better, people will not die.

We were chatting inside, and my son and Jiaxu were playing basketball outside.Jiaxu is tall and likes to play basketball. The second uncle made a basketball stand for the eldest grandson.The two brothers were playing outside in full swing, and soon they were sweating profusely.The mother was afraid that her son would catch a cold, so she called him back to the house, but the son didn't listen, and he was still working hard.

The fifth brother-in-law said to me: "Look at our mother, it's because I'm happy to see you coming back."

I nodded and said yes.

The second uncle said: "Old boy and grandson, grandpa and grandma's lifeblood, this is true. I can count it. If I don't see Jia Xu for a few days, I will think about it, next generation." Then said: "This is under the control of family planning. Don't let more children, if there is no such family planning, it will be better to have a little girl."

I said, "Family planning emphasizes fewer births and better births. It is right to have fewer births, but it is wrong to have fewer births. How can people have no sisters?"

The second uncle said: "Look how lucky your second sister is, you two girls, go to the old age and enjoy the blessings, and wait for you boys, when you are troubled, you will be behind."

I said, "That's not true. In the past, a family could support five or six children, but now there is only one child in the family. It is difficult to support them, and everything has to be paid for."

"Every family is like this. Take my family as an example. There are four adults and one child, and three earners who earn money, just provide for this one child. My eldest grandson has never been short of anything since he was a child. He is no worse than the children in the city, even worse than The children in the city eat well. Look at the big body, they are the tallest in their class. If you don’t feed your body, you can’t grow like that. Not only does it eat, but it also has to eat well,” said the second uncle.

The second brother-in-law said: "Jia Xuxing, you and my second aunt have never needed him since we were young."

"That's right, I don't need him." The second uncle said, "This is the only one. The family still has money, and there is no shortage of food and clothing. Jiaxu likes to eat pork ribs, so I will go there as long as there is a market this summer." I bought it for him and stewed it. He loves to eat it. This year I raised a lot of chicks, including sixteen roosters. As long as Jiaxu wants to eat them, I will kill them. I have them at home, so I don’t need to go out to buy them. They are just for him to eat. The pigs were killed just two days ago in the twelfth lunar month. Eat them. You don’t need to sell meat. The pigs you kill in your own family can eat whatever you want, and eat whatever you want. To be honest, the four of us can eat it. How much, isn’t it all for Jiaxu? My eldest grandson is also promising, and he won the first place in the exam, and he is not annoying. He has been trained to be polite and not mischievous. You think I am not satisfied, Looking at my grandson makes me happy, and the more I work, the more energetic I will be."

The second brother-in-law said: "When Jiaxu grows up, he can't make mistakes, he will be promising."

The second uncle said: "I can't die in ten or eight years. I can watch it. It's not about holding my grandson. There are few sensible and obedient children in our Sanliwutun. It is said that three-year-olds look younger and five-year-olds look old. Jia Xu is [-] this year, so judging from his current academic performance, he should be able to enter university without any problem."

"He can't go wrong if his mother is a college student. She can be admitted to college." The second brother-in-law said.

"Jiaxu has no problem getting into university, it depends on which university he chooses." I said.

The fifth sister and the second sister finished cooking, and my son and brother Jiaxu also returned to the house.

During the meal, my son said, "There are so many delicious foods."

Fifth Sister said: "You like to eat delicious food, so you can eat more. After two days when your father returns, you stay here, and my aunt will prepare delicious food for you every day."

The son said: "No, I will miss my mother."

Everyone laughs.

Fifth Sister said: "Jiaheng is too small, if it is bigger, we can stay here."

I said, "Yes, it's a little small."

My second uncle killed the Nian pig in advance of my mother's birthday, and also killed four chickens and one sheep. In the words of my second uncle, I just wanted to eat it. Now that I have this condition, if I wanted to eat it in the past, I couldn't eat it.Now I eat better in normal days than in the past, and celebrate the New Year every day.

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

The eldest sister's family came first.Lan Jun drove the car with his elder sister, elder brother-in-law, Lan Jun's daughter-in-law, and a family of five. His child was one year younger than Jia Xu, and ran to his mother as soon as he entered the house, saying that he missed his grandma.

The mother is now four generations living together, enjoying the family relationship.

"I miss my grandma, and my grandma has no sugar." My mother said with a smile.

"I don't eat sugar anymore. I still eat sugar when I get older. Grandma, your birthday is today. My dad brought you a chick." Lan Jun's son said.

"Really? Then let's stew it at noon and feed it to my great-grandson." Mother said.

"I heard from my dad that my uncle is back, so I'll go play with him." Lan Jun's son finished talking and went to play with his son.

Not long after the eldest sister and her family arrived, the second sister's family arrived, and Xiao Hehe became the king of the children as soon as he arrived, leading Jiaxu, Lan Jun's children, and Jiaheng to start wandering around.

Second uncle and second aunt came from the west courtyard.The west courtyard is the old house of the fifth sister’s family. Before the new house was built, the fifth sister’s family of three also lived in the west courtyard. After the house was built, the five sister’s family of three lived in the new house in the east courtyard, and the second uncle and second aunt lived in the old house. a wall.

While talking, the third sister's family arrived. I haven't seen the third sister's family, Jin Sheng, for a year. This child has changed a lot. He has grown to 1.8 meters three and has become a big man.

The eldest sister, the second sister, the third sister, the fifth sister, the second aunt, Lan Jun’s daughter-in-law, and the mother are sitting on the kang and chatting. The second uncle, the eldest brother-in-law, the second brother-in-law, the third brother-in-law, and the fifth brother-in-law, we are sitting on the stool in the ground chatting .Waiting for Lan Jun and Jin Sheng to stop mixing with us, we will chat with them, pouring water and lighting cigarettes with us from time to time.

The eldest brother-in-law asked the third brother-in-law: "You, the landlord, did not earn less this year?"

The third brother-in-law smiled and said, "Don't call me that. I'm not a landlord. I'm a small family. This year is okay. I can earn [-] yuan from flue-cured tobacco, and I can earn [-] yuan if I don't sell the corn."

The eldest brother-in-law said: "You and the third child are both tired, have you hired someone this year?"

"Employed, if not hired people can't fix it." The third brother-in-law said.

"It's also suitable to hire someone," said the second uncle.

"Well, it's okay. After removing the seeds and fertilizers, plus the land lease money and hiring money, there will be a net [-] yuan left." The third brother-in-law said.

The eldest brother-in-law said, "That's a lot. Another [-] during the Chinese New Year is enough to buy a car for Jinsheng to marry."

"That's the plan. I bought the car first in the fall of the New Year, and married him in the winter. I will complete the task." The third brother-in-law said.

"I can't finish it, I still have to do it. You have finished it for the boy, and there is still the grandson." The eldest brother-in-law laughed.

"The grandchildren don't care, let them do it themselves." The third brother-in-law said.

"Don't say that, you don't have a grandson, you will know when you have a grandson, and work harder." The eldest brother-in-law said.

"It seems that you, a grandfather, have a deep understanding." The third brother-in-law laughed.

Everyone chatted for a while, and when it was almost eleven o'clock, the fourth sister and the fourth brother-in-law arrived, and then the eldest sister's maid, Lan Zhi, and the others also came. After they arrived, the fifth brother-in-law's sister and brother-in-law also came to celebrate the mother's birthday.

There were four tables at noon, it was very lively, and my mother was very happy.

After dinner, I sat and chatted with my sisters. The eldest sister asked me to stay at her house for a day. I said I didn’t have time and had to go back tomorrow.The eldest sister asked me if I would come back during the Spring Festival, and I said no, I had to come back after the Chinese New Year.It's okay for the eldest sister not to come back, and my mother has nothing to do at Fifth Sister's house, so don't worry about it.The third sister asked me to come back when Jinsheng got married, and I promised to come back.

The older sisters brought me a lot of food and asked me to bring it back for Lin Yan and her son and their mother to eat.The eldest sister brought a chicken, the second sister brought a basket of eggs, the third sister brought two lamb chops, and the fourth sister brought a pork knuckle, and each gave Jiaheng 200 yuan.

Stayed at home for one night, and returned to the provincial capital with my son the next day. Before leaving, I left 3000 yuan for my mother and [-] yuan for my second uncle and aunt.The second uncle and the second aunt said nothing, and forced it to them.Mother is at Fifth Sister's house, so she can't lose her courtesy, and it can be counted as giving Fifth Sister a face.

This time I went home to celebrate my mother's birthday. Seeing that my mother was in good health, I felt very relieved. In addition, my fifth sister took good care of my mother, so I was less worried and felt better.

(End of this chapter)