Rebirth: the fiery age of Mori Gong's children

Chapter 551 Another year of reunion

The children were having so much fun playing in the playground. Sheng Xiping took a look and simply left Sheng Xitai watching here while the others went shopping.

After waiting for them to have enough shopping, the children were about to play and find a place to eat.

After eating, we stored our things and went to watch a movie together. The day passed quickly and the children were quite happy.

In the evening, everyone had a meal with Jiang Yanbin and Sheng Yunfang, and then the young couple took them to the train station.

The return train was around ten o'clock in the evening. I bought a sleeper berth. I got on the train and went straight to sleep. I slept until seven or eight o'clock in the morning.

Wash your face and tidy up, deal with the stuttering casually, play for a while, and soon arrive at Songjiang River.

"Mom, Dad, why don't we go to my house together? There must be food waiting for us at home."

After leaving the station, the driver of the Sheng family and Zhou Qingyue were waiting outside. Sheng Xiping discussed with Zhou Mingyuan and his wife.

"No, no, let's go home.

Zhang Shuzhen led her daughters-in-law to work for a long time and cooked a table full of delicious, delicious and tasty meals.

In addition to steamed buns, bean buns, and sugar triangles, Zhang Shuzhen also soaked ten pounds of glutinous rice, found the leftover rice dumpling leaves from the Dragon Boat Festival, and made a lot of rice dumplings.

The children had never seen this method of steaming steamed buns. They looked at it with curiosity, waited for the steamed buns to come out, and rushed to eat them.

Zhang Shuzhen bought a few of them and gave half of them to Zhou Qinglan when she came back.

The last time I went back to my hometown, Zhang Shuzhen saw steamed bun holders carved out of wood on the market, with various patterns, including fish, peach, and ingot.

"Okay, don't worry about them, just eat whatever you like.

The eldest brother called and said that they would be home tomorrow and we would find a chance to get together then. "Zhou Qingyue followed closely and said.

When Sheng Xinhua was growing taller, he ate three fish buns in one meal, which frightened Zhang Shuzhen so much that she was worried that her grandson would be full.

Sheng Liancheng saw it and hurriedly greeted him.

Zhang Shuzhen led her three daughters-in-law to steam several pots of steamed buns.

Even though life is getting better now, no one makes these rice dumplings except during the Dragon Boat Festival.

The garage door has the words "Safety in and out", the doghouse has the words "Six Livestock Prosperity", and the garden stick outside the gate has the words "Go out to see happiness". The words "Fu", big and small, are all over the doors and windows.

When Sheng Xiping saw this, he couldn't force it anymore. Just like that, everyone got in the car and hurried home.

Just in time, I will use a clamp this time, use more clamps and steam more jujube steamed buns.

The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and there are still a lot of things at home that have not been prepared, so after a day of rest, the next day the family becomes busy.

"Come on, it's time for the reunion dinner. There are jujubes and money in the rice dumplings I made. This is called making money early. Let's see who of you can eat the money."

We haven't been back for a long time, and we don't know how the house is packed. We quickly go back to tidy up and prepare some New Year's goods. The New Year will be celebrated in a few days. "

As soon as they heard about eating money, the children's eyes widened and they all worked hard towards the rice dumplings.

Everyone talked a lot and told their parents about the wedding process, what the banquet was like, the attitude of the Jiang family, etc.

After the daughter leaves home, she can no longer celebrate the New Year at her parents' home. She can only go back to her parents' home for a few days after the New Year.

Thinking of this, the old couple's feeling of disappointment was over.

Everyone came in, the food was put away, and the family was lively, chatting while eating.

The Sheng family was decorated with lanterns and decorations. In addition to the red lanterns hung high in the yard, there were also many small colorful light bulbs under the eaves.

How many children can refuse the sweet and soft glutinous rice dumplings? Not to mention there is money in it.

Young Master Sheng Liancheng had to ask about how the wedding went, what went wrong, and whether the Jiang family treated Sheng Yunfang well.

After learning that the wedding was a grand event and that the Jiang family paid great attention to it, Sheng Liancheng and his wife finally let go of their worries.

When Wang Chunxiu heard this, he waved his hand quickly.

But think about it again, isn’t my daughter-in-law also someone else’s daughter? Then his parents feel better?
The second and third oldest children have been on leave for a long time this year, so I can be content with being able to stay at home for a few more days.

"Dad, Mom, the fourth brother and the fourth brother-in-law will come back to us on the third day of the new year. The fifth brother and his wife are going back to the capital. They also said they will come back together on the third day of the new year."

Zhang Shuzhen specially got some steel pots and jujubes and put them in the rice dumplings.

It's already the 24th of the twelfth lunar month, and the New Year is celebrated on the 29th of the twelfth lunar month this year. Why don't you prepare something in the past few days?
"Brother-in-law, food has been prepared at home, so our parents won't go to your place.

Thinking of this, the old couple felt uncomfortable.

I was so busy that in a blink of an eye it was New Year's Eve, the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month.

Usually the staple food of the reunion dinner is steamed buns and rice, but this year it has been changed to rice dumplings.

There are couplets on both sides of the door, colorful hanging money on the door frame, and a door god on the door.

Both girls got married and became other people's wives, so they had less time to return to their parents' homes.

"Hey, don't just eat rice dumplings, just order some vegetables. There are so many vegetables on the table. You can eat whatever you like."

Knowing that the children would be back today, Zhang Shuzhen and Aunt Li had cooked a lot of delicious food together.

Sheng Liancheng and Zhang Shuzhen did not return to the forest farm and have been living in Songjianghe.

Therefore, no matter how much Sheng Liancheng shouted, the children still took the rice dumplings and ate them with great enthusiasm.

"Oh, okay, okay, then let's prepare some things and wait for them to come back after the new year to get together and have fun."

These children usually have no shortage of food to eat. They often eat fish and meat on the table, so they are no longer curious about it. "

Celebrating the New Year means celebrating the children, as long as the children are happy. Zhang Shuzhen knew that children would be happy to eat this, so she made it specially.

"Here, here's some honey, dip some in it and eat it."

Zhang Shuzhen poured some honey on a small plate and placed it in front of the children for them to dip in and eat.

The reason why we use honey instead of sugar is mainly because we are afraid that the children will not be able to eat enough and will be injured.

Generally speaking, if you are injured after eating something sticky, you can use honey to treat it.

The children were eating rice dumplings dipped in honey. They were all so beautiful and delicious, so there was no need for adults to worry about them.

During the New Year reunion, the four Sheng Xiping brothers accompanied Sheng Liancheng to drink a few glasses of mountain wine to make their father happy.

Aunt Li and Zhang Shuzhen sat next to each other. The two old ladies did not drink. They poured two glasses of hawthorn beer and each took a sip.

"Brothers and sisters, do you think you are so good? Your son and daughter-in-law are filial, and your grandchildren are sensible and cute. It's really enviable."

Aunt Li looked at the house full of children and grandchildren, and felt a little sad when she thought that she was alone.

"Sister-in-law, why do you envy me? Isn't this just like your family?

Let me tell you, treat Xiping as your son, and these children are also your grandchildren.

This family has never treated you as an outsider. "When Zhang Shuzhen heard this, she laughed.

"Don't worry, as long as Xiping and his wife are here, someone will take care of you for the rest of your life. In the future, they will take care of you until you die."

"Yes, yes, Xiping and Qinglan are very kind to me. Even if I have biological sons, I may not be as filial as them. Brothers and sisters, I just say casually during the Chinese New Year, and I am content." Aunt Li also laughed. road.

Aunt Li has been in the Sheng family for several years. Zhou Qinglan takes her for a physical check-up every year and treats any problems as soon as possible, so Aunt Li has always been in good health.

Sheng Xiping and his wife were very generous. In addition to their wages, they also covered all the clothes, shoes and socks for all seasons, and other daily necessities.

Sheng Xinhua and others also treated Aunt Li as their own grandmother.

It can be said that Aunt Li has lived a very comfortable life in the Sheng family these years.

Just now, it was just a momentary sentiment, Aunt Li had no other meaning.

"Auntie, my mother is right, you can live here with peace of mind.

As for the work at home, you can do as much as you can. We are the ones who can't do it.

Anyway, the children are grown up, so they should call Xinhua Xinyu for laborious work, such as washing dishes and picking vegetables. The two younger ones should also learn to do a little bit of it.

Don't coddle them, just give them instructions. I can't say how happy I will be for you here, but I certainly won't let you suffer. "

On the other side, Zhou Qinglan glanced at Sheng Xiping and answered with a smile.

Aunt Li has gotten along particularly well with Zhou Qinglan during these years in the Sheng family.

People will develop feelings after being together for a long time. Aunt Li is a very good person. Zhou Qinglan respects Aunt Li as her own elder.

"That's right, aunt, you can live here peacefully and tell me if anything happens.

If I'm not at home, tell Qinglan, this is your home. "On the other end, Sheng Xiping also echoed.

"Hey, hey, I know, I know, I'm not going anywhere, just right here.

I still have to watch Xinhua and the others go to college, find jobs, and get wives. "

Aunt Li was very moved. She raised her hand to wipe the tears from her eyes and said with a smile.

This person feels like he can't eat as soon as the Chinese New Year comes. The table is full of dishes, and he doesn't seem to notice that anything is missing until the end of the meal.

So, I took them all down and put them in the cupboard to eat tomorrow.

After the reunion dinner, we watched the Spring Festival Gala and made dumplings in the evening.

The Spring Festival Gala in these years was interesting, and both adults and children were happy to watch it. They were all entertained by the humorous programs of the actors on the TV, and the whole room was filled with laughter.

The most impressive ones this year are probably "A Day in the Life of a Heroic Mother" and "A Lazy Man's Dating".

The actors in it have appeared on the Spring Festival Gala stage every year since then.

I finished making the dumplings at around ten o'clock, packed them away and watched the Spring Festival Gala in peace. It was not until half past eleven that I went to boil water to cook the dumplings.

When the dumplings were cooked and served, the twelve o'clock bell rang.

Two years pass in one night, and two years pass in the fifth watch. As soon as the bell rings, the new year is here.

The children first paid New Year greetings to Mr. and Mrs. Sheng Liancheng and Aunt Li, and then sat down to eat.

We ate too much rice dumplings in the afternoon. The sticky food warded off hunger, so the children ate a lot.

In the evening meal of dumplings, they just ate a few and were disappointed. Even the money in the dumplings could not attract them.

I had just finished eating the dumplings here, and before I could put away my things, the phone on the cabinet rang.

Sheng Xiping picked up the call and found out it was from his hometown.

Nowadays, life in his hometown is getting better. Sheng Lianyi's family has installed a telephone. This is Sheng Xizheng and his friends calling to wish Sheng Liancheng and his wife New Year's greetings.

Sheng Liancheng was very happy when he received a New Year's call from his nephews. He chatted with his nephews on the phone for a while, and then chatted with Sheng Lianyi for a few minutes.

If they hadn't been worried about the high cost of long-distance calls, they could have chatted for hours.

Since the death of the second elder of the Sheng family, none of the brothers from the Sheng family have gone home to celebrate the New Year.

Home is home when parents are here. With parents gone, brothers each have their own lives. It would be nice to go back and see my eldest brother when I have time. It is impossible to go back to celebrate the New Year.

I don't know if the Sheng brothers had negotiated and called to pay New Year's greetings. Not long after they hung up the phone, the ringtone rang again, this time it was Sheng Lianjie.

Then, Sheng Lianqiu, Sheng Lianqing and others all called to wish Sheng Liancheng and his wife New Year's greetings.

The Sheng family's phone kept ringing until it was almost one o'clock, and then it stopped.

The children were already sleepy and went back to the house to sleep, while the adults also rested separately.

Early in the morning on the first day of the New Year, firecrackers were set off outside, waking up everyone in the Sheng family. They quickly got up to clean up and cook.

While eating breakfast, the phone rang again, this time it was a relative from the Zhang family.

Zhang Shuzhen was busy chatting with her brothers and wishing her New Year greetings, and stopped even after breakfast. Of course, Zhang Shuzhen was very happy.

After breakfast, people from the Sheng family began to arrive one after another.

Everyone knows that Sheng Xiping's parents celebrate the festival in Songjianghe, and relatives and friends often come to visit the old man and say New Year's greetings.

Chen Weiguo and others went overseas to Eastern Europe again in early December. They had not come back yet. They called back a few days ago and said they had arrived there and everything went smoothly.

The men of each family were away, and the wives took their children back to the forest farm to celebrate the New Year, so they didn’t come to pay New Year greetings on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

Sister Sheng Yunfang and Sheng Yunfei said they were coming back for the third year of junior high school, and Zhou Qinglan, the sister-in-law, could not leave the whole family behind and go back to her parents' home.

As for the Zhou family, Zhou Mingyuan took a long leave of absence years ago and had to leave on the third day of the new year.

So everyone discussed that, regardless of whether to send off the New Year or not, Sheng Xiping accompanied Zhou Qinglan back to her parents' house on the second day of the Lunar New Year to reunite with her family.

After all, Zhou Mingyuan has been in Songjianghe for so many years and has many relatives and friends.

The couple did not come back to celebrate the New Year last year, so it was a rare trip back this year. Many neighbors, relatives and friends came over to pay New Year greetings and chat for a while.

So on the second day of the new year, when Sheng Xiping and his wife took their children back, there were many people in the Zhou family.

Sheng Xiping can now be said to be a well-known figure in Songjianghe.

As soon as he arrived at Zhou's house, everyone was very polite when they saw him, calling him "Mr. Sheng" one after another.

Many people say that Zhou Qinglan is lucky to have found such a good man.

There are also people who praise Xinhua and others, who look smart and so on, but they just have nothing to say.

This is how the world is. When you are down and out, many people want to stay away from you, and some even want to step on you and spit on you.

When you are prosperous, there will certainly be no shortage of people to compliment you.

Sheng Xiping had long been used to it and didn't think anything of it. He just chatted politely with these people.

When my daughter-in-law brought her grandson back, she must treat him well. Wang Chunxiu led his two daughters-in-law to cook and cook various busy things in the kitchen, making delicious food.

When those who came to pay New Year's greetings saw this situation, they didn't want to stay long. After chatting for a while, they all left.

(End of this chapter)