tenth year of teaching

Chapter 223 Customs
Many of the living habits of her husband's family were not suitable for her in early summer, but she still refrained from complaining. After all, her parents-in-law had tried their best to satisfy her.

Because she likes silence, she rarely goes downstairs to chat with her family.Of course, another reason is the local dialect. My mother-in-law speaks slowly and enunciates her words so that Chu Xia can hear her clearly, which makes communication easier.But my father-in-law spoke very fast and with a strong Baoding accent. He often spoke for a long time and finally looked at Chu Xia.The air quickly became quiet, and Chu Xia looked up at everyone in confusion, not knowing what to say.

After a long time, the father-in-law no longer took the initiative to communicate with her, and asked Da Bei behind his back.

"Is your wife a little slow to respond? How about the BJ guy marry you?"

Dabei sweated, "Dad, she can't understand you, your accent is too strong."

"What kind of accent is that? That's nonsense. I'm serious when I speak, that's right." The old man was arrogant.

Chu Xia also felt tired. In order to accommodate her, everyone had to speak Mandarin in a literal way.She also felt very tired, so she simply didn't go downstairs if she had nothing to do.But it was cold on the second floor, so I just wrapped myself in the blanket every day and couldn't come out.

Dabei felt helpless when he saw her disheveled appearance.On the evening of the [-]th, after the reunion dinner, the men of the family went out to play cards and have fun.Zhilin didn't hold back either, and ran out.The mother-in-law stayed with Chu Xia and took care of the children.

I’m even more unaccustomed to it in early summer. If my whole family doesn’t stay up on New Year’s Eve, why would I go out to play?She was quite depressed because this custom was completely different from what she had at home.During the reunion dinner, there was a table full of various kinds of stewed meats and a big pot of meat.I only fried one green vegetable and mixed it in. The so-called frying is to boil a pair of green vegetables in boiling water, pour some seasonings such as soy sauce, vinegar, MSG and mix it.

There were a lot of dishes on the table, but Chu Xia was only interested in the fried vegetables because they tasted sour and refreshing because of the vinegar.Seeing that she only ate vegetarian food, her mother-in-law enthusiastically gave her a large piece of meat.Chu Xia was too embarrassed not to eat it, so she thanked her mother-in-law, picked it up and put it in her mouth.It was mutton bones, and my stomach felt sour in early summer.As for mutton, she has only eaten boiled mutton since she was a child. Whether it is stuffed or stewed, as long as there is a smell of mutton, she will not eat it.

Seeing that her face turned pale, Dabei took the meat away and ate it while her mother-in-law was not paying attention.Chu Xia was finally relieved, suppressed the nausea and continued to eat.At this time, she misses Dr. Zheng's fried New Year's Eve dinner very much. It is a table of meat and vegetables, the color and taste are excellent, and the aftertaste is endless.

Early in the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, just as the sky was slightly bright, Da Bei asked her to get up after getting dressed.

"Why? Get up so early?" After Chu Xia caught a cold, she always felt sore and lazy, and she couldn't wake up every day in bed.

"On the first day of the lunar new year, we have to go to celebrate the New Year. It's your first year back this year. Our custom here is to go through the door to recognize it." Dabei hugged her and kissed her gently on the face. "Hurry up, lazy bitch, I'll wait for you downstairs. It's too late. It won't be good for us to go back after everyone has left."

Seeing Chu Xia humming and nodding, he opened the door and went out.It was warm under the quilt, and Chu Xia stretched out an arm. Even though the air conditioner was on, the room was still very cold.Before he could pull the clothes over, goosebumps appeared on his arms.

She stayed in bed for a while before getting up and dressing.After washing up with the cold water in the kitchen, Chu Xia finally woke up.The early morning air is chilly, and the early summer is wrapped like a rice dumpling.Dabei dragged her around the village and visited several houses. The streets were full of young people.

Dabei greeted Chu Xia warmly while explaining: "Our custom here is that early in the morning on the first day of the Lunar New Year, young people go to their elders to pay New Year's greetings."

"Don't you need to take anything?" Chu Xia asked sideways.

"No need."

When another family arrived, Dabei asked Chuxia to call her aunt.The old man happily took out candy and melon seeds for her to eat, and chatted over tea.The kitten lay lazily on the kang, basking in the sun and sleeping. In the yard, a little yellow dog waggled its tail and looked at the sparrows happily.

After going out, Chu Xia cheerfully said to Da Bei, "That's great."

"What?" Dabei grabbed her hand and stuffed it into his pocket. He was afraid of the cold in early summer, and Dabei had body heat. In winter, Dabei was the warm baby of early summer.

"It's a custom. It's nice not to have to carry anything."

"Right." Dabei grinned.

"In BJ, during the Chinese New Year, the whole family must move three or four items, and look back and forth. The elders can't take advantage of it. In addition to giving gifts to the New Year's guests, they also have to invite guests back to the hotel. In the end, all the money was donated to the hotel, and I don't know if there are any. What a good thing." Chu Xia complained. She clasped her fingers and said, "My mother said that when we go back, we have to go to the aunt, the second aunt, the old aunt, the uncle, the fifth uncle, the uncle, the second uncle, the old uncle, the eldest aunt, and the fourth aunt. This is my dear." There are also cousins, uncles... Oh, there are too many. Anyway, all the relatives who are accompanying the wedding have to go. "

When Dabei heard this, he also had a lawsuit on his head, "Why are there so many?"

"How do I know? My mother said to take everything they saw. Sending it back and forth, messing around." Chu Xia pouted, "So I said it's better to go here."

Although the conditions are not as good as at home, the simplicity and enthusiasm of rural people still make Chu Xia feel comfortable.On the morning of the third grade of junior high school, the eldest sister also came back.Dabei likes his eldest sister very much and relies on them.

The eldest sister looks very similar to Dabei, with her mother-in-law's long face shape.My brother-in-law follows my father-in-law and has a round face.The three siblings chatted lively. The eldest sister's child was half a year younger than Zhilin, so the two little girls waddled and played together.

Dabei told Chu Xia the story of his eldest sister. Because his family was poor when he was young, his eldest sister often had to help the family in addition to going to school.So I have always endured the most hardships. There is nothing I don't do like farming, cooking, and cleaning the house.

When Dabei was born, he helped raise his younger brother.Therefore, the relationship between the two is very good. Although the eldest sister endures the most hardships, she is also the most successful. After graduating from college, she was admitted to graduate school and taught at a university in SJZ city.Therefore, the eldest sister's halo has always been high in Dabei's mind, including Dabei's current job, which was also introduced by her brother-in-law.

The brother-in-law is quite far apart in age from the two of them. When he was born, the family conditions had improved, so he endured the least hardships.But he was also the worst at studying. He was the only one who failed to pass the exam, so he followed his father-in-law to farm and do some business, but he was also very able to endure hardships.

Chu Xia is an only child, so she is very envious of the relationship between the three Dabei siblings.The eldest sister has developed a straightforward temperament because she has been working since she was a child.Chu Xia now understood the eldest sister's worries about Da Bei, and some of the previous unhappiness had disappeared.

On the morning of the fifth day of the lunar new year, the eldest sister and Dabei discussed going back together, and Chuxia helped her mother-in-law make dumplings in the kitchen.When I was going to go back after breakfast, my mother-in-law saw that everyone in the house had gone out.He took out a plastic bag from under the Kang mat and stuffed it into Chu Xia: "Look, we can't help you buy a house. BJ's house costs hundreds of thousands, and we don't have that kind of money. Just these thirty thousand, Your father and I saved it, and I will decorate it for you."

Chu Xia was surprised and quickly pushed back: "No, Mom, we still have money in our hands."

"Just take it if I tell you to, otherwise we will feel bad."

Dabei walked in, saw this scene, and smiled: "Just take it if mom gives it to you." Chuxia then took it.

(End of this chapter)