Siheyuan: There are three little cats at home

Chapter 330 Attending Sanhuzi’s Wedding

A few days after Xu Qing went to work, Ma Jinghong also went to work in her unit's art troupe.

Xiao Hongzhi was handed over to the deaf old lady in the courtyard.

As for Ma Jinghong's mother, she was afraid that the old lady in Xu Qing's compound would be too old to take care of her grandson.

It's just that Wu Yuemei is also pregnant, so she has to run around.

Seeing this, the old lady had no choice but to ask Ma Jinghong's mother to take Xiao Hongzhi to her.

After all, as he got older, his body became weaker year after year, his legs and feet became more difficult, and sometimes it was extremely difficult to walk with a cane.

Although I felt reluctant to let go of Xiao Hongzhi, compared to Ma Jinghong's mother, she was even more reluctant to let go because she was my grandmother.

Therefore, after Xiao Hongzhi left the compound, the old lady helped Xu Qing and Jing Hong look after their homes in the compound every day.

In fact, living in the backyard, ordinary thieves and second-rate thieves are not so bold as to break in directly.

Of course, there were some who didn't open their eyes, but in the front yard and the middle yard, they were grabbed by the third aunt, the first aunt, and the Jia Zhang family, and scolded them.

Especially when Jiazhang is around, when he sees someone with a wicked heart, he is afraid of plotting against her family. He opened his mouth and interrogated him. Guy, don't scold the other party's ancestors for eight generations, and then drive them out of the compound, and never shut up.

The Jiazhang family doesn't spare the people in their own compound, let alone those sleazy bastards.

But in these years, there are really not many thieves who dare to come to the compound.

Those who have been here, without exception, are almost all seen by Jia Zhang, not only scolded bloody, but Jia Zhang also took the opportunity to blackmail them severely.

A thief is always guilty of being a thief. Jia Zhang insisted that he stole something from her house, but that person didn't dare to straighten his back and say no.

Jia and Zhang went to the street office and called the police from the area. The thieves said they had nothing stolen. Who would believe it?

As far as the people in the compound know, as far as the situation of the Jia family is concerned, there is nothing worth stealing, but Jia Zhang insisted on stealing it, and no one would turn around and speak up for the thief.

How can he be called a thief? If a good person doesn't do anything, he has to be a "three hands", doing petty thefts, and he comes from the courtyard of his family. I can only blame him for not having a good eye and not taking a look at this big house. Is the hospital a place where he can come?

And all the things that the thief stole from other places were naturally claimed by Jia Zhang as her family.

The people in the courtyard turned a blind eye and pretended not to see it.

Who made the life of the Jia family really difficult.

As for the real owners, go find the thief and bear your grudges.

Therefore, the old lady is completely worried.

The Jia Zhang family of the Intermediate Court is looking forward to some unscrupulous thieves coming to the courtyard. She can use this to make a "windfall", and it is impossible to give the other party a chance to go to the backyard.

What's more, besides the old lady, there is also the second aunt in the backyard.

This person is not a fuel-efficient lamp either, singing with Jia Zhang, a red face and a white face, can make that thief dare not steal chickens and dogs again in his life.

When the weather was nice, the old lady would sit outside the house on crutches, basking in the warm sunshine in the cold spring weather while listening to the second and third aunts doing their homework.

But she never interjected, and listened quietly. Occasionally, the second aunt and the third mother asked her a few words, but she was also deaf and dumb.

"What? Can't hear clearly, speak up."

The second aunt shook her head and said to the third mother, "Look, this one in our compound has lost his ears again."

On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Xu Qing came back from get off work in the factory with Shazhu by bicycle in the afternoon, took the Lantern Festival made by Jinghong, and hurriedly pedaled a bicycle to send it to his master, Lao Zhang, before it was dark.

It was given every year before, and this year is no exception.

When I returned to the compound, it was already past nine o'clock in the evening. The night was dark, the stars were twinkling, and the cold wind was blowing. The chill was much deeper than during the day.

Spring has already begun on the ninth day of the lunar new year, that is, what happened last week, but it will take some time for the winter to leave.

Xu Qing parked his bicycle at the door of his house, stepped into the house, took off his gloves and scarf, unbuttoned his cotton-padded jacket, sat at the table in the front room, and took a piece of the bowl of noodles left for him by his wife Jinghong. Garlic, swallow it into your stomach.

Ma Jinghong went into the kitchen again to cook Yuanxiao.

After Xu Qing finished eating a large bowl of noodles, Jinghong also brought out the cooked Lantern Festival.

The two of them sat facing each other, taking advantage of the heat, they chewed and ate slowly.

Xu Qing actually ate a bowl at Master Zhang's house, but he cooked it at home, so he had to eat it himself.

But the younger brothers and sisters couldn't eat it.

Because they all went to school early.

The son was at his mother-in-law's house. During this period, Xu Qing and his wife Jinghong were the only two people in the house.

Xu Qing gave some Yuanxiao from his own bowl to his daughter-in-law's bowl, and said while eating:

"Jinghong, is there any more in the kitchen pot?"

"No."

"Old lady over there, our house"

Before Xu Qing finished speaking, Ma Jinghong smiled pretty, raised her head and said:

"When you didn't come back, I had already sent some over. I happened to meet the aunt and brought a bowl of Lantern Festival to the old lady."

Xu Qing hummed and continued to eat the Lantern Festival in the bowl.

Ten minutes later, Ma Jinghong said while cleaning up the dishes:

"Brother Qing, I remember that San Huzi who sells stewed stew at the stall, seems to be getting married in a few days, are you going?"

"Well, let's go, didn't we meet at the beginning of the year after visiting the Forbidden City, said it was NO.19, let me check the calendar."

Xu Qing stood up and flipped through the calendar hanging on the wall. Seeing that No. 19 was the weekend, he said to his wife:

"Jinghong, it's the weekend, why don't you go with me."

Ma Jinghong stopped the dishes and chopsticks in her hand, shook her head, "Brother Qing, I won't go, the three tigers' family is not in a good condition, it would not be suitable for me to go with you."

Xu Qing nodded upon hearing this.

If someone else got married and had a job with a stable income and received a fixed salary every month, Xu Qing would go with his wife.

There are so many people, and there is a lot of joy, and it can be prosperous.

But Sanhuzi is different.

He worked so hard to set up a stall to sell stewed and boiled fire, and he couldn't earn much money in a day. After a month, after throwing away his capital, he could barely support his family, which is considered a high incense.

Before, the three tigers had told Xu Qing that he would not make a big fuss when he got married. The reason was that not many people were destined to be there because of the status of his family.

On the other hand, and the most important thing, I have no money.

If you don't have money, you have to do it simply.

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On the morning of the nineteenth day of the first lunar month, Xu Qing had breakfast with his wife in the house, put on clean clothes, pushed his bicycle out of the courtyard, stepped over the beam in the alley, and rode Jinghong towards the state-owned store. past.

Xu Qing was planning to go to San Huzi's house to attend San Huzi's wedding, and wanted to buy some snacks to take there.

And Jinghong wanted to go back to her mother's house to see her son.

Unable to let his daughter-in-law go empty-handed, Xu Qing decided to go to a state-owned store to buy something so that his daughter-in-law could give it to her father-in-law and mother-in-law.

During the Chinese New Year last year, Xu Qing barely visited a state-owned store. All the New Year items were bought by his wife and younger siblings.

Therefore, after distributing the various tickets in Xu Qing's body with his ability, he saved a lot.

As for the monthly salary, ability can't work, and Xu Qing still doesn't have much money.

However, it doesn't matter. At present, he and his wife are working at home, and his younger brothers and sisters are in school. They are responsible for food, food, and housing. They also receive monthly subsidies, so Xu Qing does not need to give them living expenses at all.

What's more, they also earned money at work a few years ago, and Xu Qing never asked for the salary of his younger siblings.

Aiguo, Feng Ming and the little girl wanted to hand it over to their eldest brother and sister-in-law, but Xu Qing and Jinghong didn't accept it.

When he arrived at the state-owned store, Xu Qing didn't lock the car and let his wife watch. He squeezed in alone, bought something, and then went to the place where clothes were sold. Taking advantage of the lack of people around when he could try on clothes, he used his ability to buy what he had just bought. Things were divided.

As for the place selling clothes, people were coming and going. Everyone was carrying something, and what Xu Qing was carrying was inconspicuous.

"Comrade, I'm sorry, I don't want to come and take a look today. I don't have enough money with me. I'll buy it next time I come."

Xu Qing handed the top he had not tried on to the salesperson, turned around and walked out of the state-owned store.

Xu Qing hung the things he bought on the handlebar of the bicycle, turned around and got on the bicycle to send his daughter-in-law to the old man's house first.

But Ma Jinghong said: "Brother Qing, it's past ten o'clock, you should go to Sanhuzi first, the road is quite far, don't go late, I will go back to my mother's house by myself That's it."

Xu Qing turned his head to look at his quick-witted, gentle and virtuous daughter-in-law, the more she looked at her, the more she looked at her.

She is still a beautiful daughter-in-law, not only in good shape, but also in heart.

"Then I'll go to Sanhuzi's side, you should be careful on the road with your things alone."

"Yes." Ma Jinghong reached out to take something from the handlebar and said to Xu Qing:
"Brother Qing, you can drink less alcohol when you go, if you come back in the afternoon full of alcohol, I will not forgive you!"

Xu Qing secretly complained in his heart, how could he drink less of the wedding wine? Just now he thought his wife had a good heart, why did this change?

"Okay, I'll try my best."

"It's not as much as possible, but you must drink less, or I won't let you sleep next to me tonight. You can go to the next room alone."

Xu Qing could only promise the great leader: "I will definitely drink less, that's all."

"It's almost there."

Ma Jinghong was holding something in her right hand, looked at Xu Qing, and felt that her man was well dressed and in good spirits, so she said with a smile:
"Okay, let's go quickly. Remember to go early and come back early."

"okay!"

Xu Qingchao Jinghong said with a smile, pedaled his bicycle with his right foot, shuttled through the crowd, and quickly headed towards Sanhuzi's house.

San Huzi lives in the suburbs, the road is really far away, and within an hour or two, there is no way to think about it.

Of course, if you walk, it will be slower, but if you drive by car, you can get there in half an hour.

But right now, Xu Qing couldn't afford a car, nor could he, so he could only ride his bicycle.

After nearly two hours of riding, Xu Qing was sweating hotly. He ran from the city to the outside of the city, and he met fewer people on the road. go.

However, in the surrounding fields, the wheat seedlings have poked their heads out of the snow, and the green shoots are thriving.

Occasionally, I met a Jiefang truck coming from the opposite side. Xu Qing hurriedly grasped the handlebars with both hands, and pulled over on the muddy road.

When Xu Qing arrived at Sanhuzi's house, there were already many people standing in the courtyard of Sanhuzi, most of them were young people, and Xu Qing knew most of them.

Because these people have a good relationship with Sanhuzi, and they used to have a good relationship with Xu Damao.

It's just that after Xu Damao and San Huzi broke off, the others also broke off contact.

In addition, there are several neighbors around Sanhuzi.

We are all poor people, so naturally we help each other and hug together to keep each other warm.

Sanhuzi doesn't have to welcome his bride today. His unmarried daughter-in-law has lived in his house since the beginning of the year.

Therefore, the banquet started immediately at [-] noon.

San Huzi set up three or four tables in the courtyard, and Xu Qing was considered the most distinguished among them.

Because he was the only cadre present at the scene, Xu Qing gave a congratulatory speech at Sanhuzi's request and said a few words.

Later, under the witness of Xu Qing, Sanhuzi and his wife bowed to the leader's portrait, and then bowed to their parents.

That is, the mother of the three tigers.

The old man looked at his son and daughter-in-law with a bright smile. Sanhuzi got married, and she could finally let go of the big stone in her heart.

After the simple etiquette was over, Sanhuzi's younger sister, Meijuan, solemnly handed a brand new little red book to her elder brother and sister-in-law in front of everyone.

At this point, it is considered a gift.

In fact, you have to recite the "Old Three Articles" or sing model operas.

Sanhuzi can read and write, but he is busy chewing rice every day and setting up a stall in the city to sell braised boiled food, so he has no time to memorize those things.

And Sanhuzi's daughter-in-law, a rural person, hasn't read books for a few days since she was a child, and she doesn't know the big characters in front of her, and she can't read them even if she reads them.

Just waive it.

The food and wine for the wedding banquet is average, three dishes of cold dishes, a large pot of pickled vegetables, four hot dishes, one plate of fried bean sprouts, one plate of shredded potatoes, and two dishes of vinegared cabbage with a bit of shredded pork.

Eight large bowls can be considered completed.

The highlight is a large bowl of stewed soup for one person.

Xu Qing thought it was delicious, although the richness was not as rich as the wedding banquets in the city, the wedding wine was also the bulk Erguotou, and the wedding cigarettes were cheap eight-cent cigarettes, but it was already very good.

This is the outskirts, not the city, and the three tigers tried their best to gather these eight bowls, and added a bowl of fragrant stewed soup, so hard.

Why are the requirements so high?

Besides, Xu Qing came here for the Sanhuzi people, not because of this meal.

After the banquet, Xu Qing gave San Huzi a gift money, did not leave immediately, and joked with everyone for more than two hours, until four o'clock before leaving.

San Huzi took his wife, his mother and younger sister, and sent Xu Qing far away, standing by the roadside and watching him off for a long time.

When Xu Qing came here today, San Huzi was very moved, he was not well-established, and his family had no money, and even if they knew each other, ordinary cadres would disdain to be with him, let alone attend his wedding.

Sanhuzi felt that Xu Qing really regarded him as a buddy. He didn't say anything when he came, so he brought some snacks with him.

Especially if he didn't leave immediately after the banquet, he really gave himself enough face.

The three tigers standing on the road until Xu Qing rode a bicycle and everyone turned into small black dots, flickering and disappearing under the sunlight, then returned home.

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