Wearing the shopping mall through the 70s

Chapter 66 Back to Mother's Home

On the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, Shen Ruoqing got up late because he stayed late last night.Shen Xue and Chen Yun took Shen Rongrong's hand and asked Shen Ruoqing to get up.

"Sister-in-law, happy new year, may you get rich!"

Shen Ruoqing yawned. If Shen Yun and Shen Xue never dared to disturb Shen Ruoqing in the past, it may be that this period of time together made Shen Yun and Shen Xue bolder.

"Okay, okay, wait for my sister-in-law to get up and call them all over. I will give you red envelopes." The red envelopes were prepared last night, and they were the same for everyone.

When everyone received the red envelope, Shen Hanwu couldn't help but open it on the spot: "Fifty cents! So much! Even more than what I gave you! Thank you, sister-in-law!"

Shen Yue and others couldn't help but tear it apart, "I'm also fifty cents."

Shen Hansong resisted the urge to open the red envelope. He knew that the red envelope given to them by his sister-in-law should be the same.

"You are such a loose person, why do you give them so much?" Mrs. Ji felt distressed.In this day and age, every household would just give someone a few cents or ten cents as a sign of good luck. How could anyone be so generous as Shen Ruoqing and give fifty cents?

Mrs. Wang was extremely proud. She gave birth to three sons, and even received one more red envelope than others.She coaxed Shen Hanwen and Shen Hanwu to hand over the red envelopes to her for safekeeping.

Of course Shen Hanwen and Shen Hanwu refused: "Mom, in previous years you said you would give us the New Year's money to buy candies for ourselves."

But the red envelopes in previous years were not so big, adding up to just over ten cents.

Breakfast is of course the dumplings stuffed with pickled cabbage and meat made yesterday.The dumplings made with fine white bread were fragrant and the pickled cabbage tasted just right, making Shen Ruoqing unable to resist eating a few more.

The children went to pick up the firecrackers from last night. Shen Hanwen and Shen Hanwu took Shen Xue, Chen Yun and Shen Rongrong to pick them up and picked up quite a few.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, most villagers go to the respected elders in the village to pay ceremonial New Year greetings.Except for Shen Xiangdong's inconvenience, the three brothers Shen Xiangnan went to pay New Year's greetings together.The house also has enough peanuts, melon seeds and candies waiting for guests to come forward.

But the New Year greetings were almost over by noon.

After lunch, Shen Xiangbei and his wife took Shen Rongrong away first, carrying a hundred kilograms of rice.

Shen Rongrong was very reluctant to leave before she left. She pulled Shen Xue and Shen Yun's sleeves and whispered.

The second day of the new year is the day to go back to my mother's house.

Han didn't want to go back because Shen Xiangdong was still lying down and needed care.Shen Hansong patted his chest and promised his mother that he would take good care of his father. After the persuasion of his son and husband, Han reluctantly packed his things and prepared to take his daughter back to his parents' home.

Ms. Wang had long been looking forward to returning to her parents' home. She had packed her things long ago. She came to Mrs. Ji with a shy face and said, "Mom, you said it wouldn't look good if I brought just such a pound of meat back to my parents' home. No matter how much you give me, Give me some white noodles."

"Why is it only one pound of meat? Didn't you each bring a bag of rice cakes and a can of canned fruit? What? You don't want these rice cakes and cans? Then just keep these for my old woman to eat. "Old lady Ji snorted coldly and wanted to have white noodles. She is so beautiful.In Mrs. Ji's opinion, a pound of meat, a pound of cakes and a can are already considered gifts.Too little?Then you can add it yourself!

Since Mrs. Ji couldn't get any favors from her, Wang could only find a way on her own.Mrs. Du didn't say much, but she also felt that these gifts were not enough for her parents' family.After touching the one dollar handed over by Shen Yun and Shen Xue, Du decided to go to the village to collect some food and wine to take back to her father.

Mrs. Ji is not eating at home today. She also wants to take Shen Ruoqing back to her parents' home.

Mrs. Ji's natal family is in a nearby village, and it takes more than three hours to walk.Mrs. Ji's parents are still there. They are almost eighty and have stopped earning cents in the village for a long time. They live with Mrs. Ji's younger brother.Mrs. Ji's younger brother, Ji Hongxun, learned carpentry skills from Shen Ruoqing's grandfather. In addition to working, he also occasionally took on odd carpentry jobs, and his life was pretty good.

Since he was following Mrs. Ji back to his parents' home, Shen Ruoqing picked up the malted milk, canned fruits and sugar left over from Ming Road.Instead, Mrs. Ji felt distressed and took down the canned fruit and brown sugar.

"You don't need to bring so many things when you go to your grandma's house. A can of malted milk like this is enough. We also brought cakes and meat." A can of malted milk costs more than three yuan, and the malted milk alone is enough. Decent.

Shen Ruoqing and Mrs. Ji set off like this.Even though Mrs. Ji is almost [-] years old, she still walks very slowly while carrying things. If Shen Ruoqing hadn't been running every morning to exercise, he wouldn't have been able to keep up with Mrs. Ji's pace.

"We'll be arriving at Willow Village soon, my dear, why don't you take a break?" Mrs. Ji looked at her old daughter.

"No, Mom, let's go quickly." Since we are arriving soon, there is no need to rest.Hey, these leather shoes are really tiring to walk on for so many walks. If her mother hadn't insisted on letting her wear them, she wouldn't have walked in these leather shoes.

Liushu Village is Mrs. Ji’s natal village. It was named after a big willow tree at the entrance of the village.Mrs. Ji's natal family is the fifth family from the village gate.

Mrs. Ji's father, Ji Liangzhu, was sitting in front of his house chatting with his neighbors. Someone else patted him: "Old Ji, your eldest daughter is back."

Ji Liangzhu looked in the direction that the person pointed, and it was indeed his eldest daughter.

Ji Liangzhu knocked on the cigarette pole, his eyelids drooped, and he shouted towards the back room: "Old lady, Hongying is back."

"What? Hongying is back? I haven't come to my door in the past two years and I thought she was dead. What are you doing here now!"

Mrs. Ji has not returned to her parents' home for three years.The reason is very simple. A few years ago, Ji Hongxun's youngest son wanted to marry a girl from the village, and the other party asked for a gift of 200 yuan and a sewing machine.Everyone has been having a hard time in the past few years, and they haven't saved much money. Even if the Ji family has extra income from woodworking, they can't afford such colorful gifts. The most they can do is buy a sewing machine.

Mrs. Ji's wife, Mrs. Wang, asked Mrs. Ji to borrow money.I was originally thinking about something that was sure to happen, but I was rejected by Mrs. Ji.Not only did he refuse, but he also said that the person Ji Hongxun's son was dating was not good and that his words might be a bit unpleasant. He said that the girl looked seductive and made her restless when she looked at her.When the girl's family heard this, the matter fell into disgrace.

Mrs. Wang had a quarrel with Mrs. Ji, and Mrs. Ji was so angry that she didn't come to the house for three years.

"Grandpa, look what I brought you." Shen Ruoqing took out two packs of Big Rooster cigarettes. In Shen Ruoqing's memory, this grandpa was still good to her.Maybe it’s because there are few grandchildren in the family, so every time I come here I get this cheap candy from grandpa.

"Hey, this is a cigarette." Grandpa Ji took out a cigarette, put it to his nose and smelled it, with a look of intoxication on his face, and then put away the cigarette with a smile.

"Old lady, it's rare for Hongying to come back. Stop showing off and come in, come in!"

(End of this chapter)