Rebirth in 1984, starting from beekeeping in the mountains

Chapter 93 Two big baskets!
"Mom! My eldest sister and her husband are back! These are the birthday gifts they brought for Dad! There are so many!"

"Mom! My second sister and her husband are back too! They brought a big basket of birthday gifts!"

The Lan family’s large red brick and tile house.

Xue Fen was carrying various birthday gifts and kept going in and out of the inner room on the right side of the main hall.

As the eldest son's wife in the family, she plays a very important role today as the family has not yet been divided.

Not only did she help arrange various matters, but many birthday gifts were also delivered directly to her.

Xue Fen would mark the general birthday gifts and put them under the cabinet in the inner room.

But there were two sets of birthday gifts, so she had to specially give a heads-up to her mother-in-law.

After all, these two sets were brought back by her two married sisters-in-law.

Her mother-in-law gave birth to five children in total.

The eldest son is her husband Lan Jianjun.

Lan Jianjun has three daughters.

The eldest daughter, Lan Wenhui, married in Lanxi Village.

The second daughter, Lan Wenjuan, did not marry into the same village, but she married well. Her husband is the son of the brigade secretary of the neighboring village.

The third daughter, Lan Wenxiu, had a difficult marriage. She did not choose one of the many good families that were interested in her, but chose Fang Hongan, a poor man from Shiwan Village.

The last one is Lan Jianhui, my younger brother who is still in high school.

With so many people in this family, it is inevitable that there will be all kinds of conflicts.

Not to mention the maverick sister-in-law, Lan Wenxiu, who insisted on marrying a poor boy despite opposition from her entire family and threatened to commit suicide, which made the old man so angry that he almost turned against her.

The relationship between the two sisters-in-law, Lan Wenhui and Lan Wencui, is also very delicate.

The sisters seem to be in harmony, but they always like to compete with each other.

From her husband's family background, her own family status, to her children's intelligence...

Whenever there is an opportunity, they will compete with each other openly or covertly.

Judging from this birthday gift, it can be seen that this will become another arena for competition between the two.

When my eldest sister-in-law Lan Wenhui came home, the couple and their almost ten-year-old child were carrying a lot of things in their hands, which attracted thumbs-up from people inside and outside the house.

The second sister-in-law, Lan Wencui, was no less impressive. She carried a large bamboo basket with everything including noodles, oil, cigarettes, and wine. She caused quite a stir when she entered the house.

Xue Fen was happy to see the two sisters competing with each other.

She has never been competitive and is quite satisfied with marrying into this family.

Although my husband has a bit of a bad temper, he is not a bad person and is willing to work hard. Sometimes his words are a bit harsh, but fortunately he never hits anyone.

My father-in-law always has a sour face on the surface, but after getting to know him for a long time, you will find that he is actually a person who is cold on the outside but warm on the inside.

As for this mother-in-law, there is no need to say more. She is a good mother-in-law who is one in a million. She is not picky, sensible, and willing to speak up for her, an outsider.

Let these two sisters-in-law fight over it. After all, the more gifts they give, the better it will be for the family.

However, after taking a look at her mother-in-law's expression, Xue Fen keenly discovered that her mother-in-law Luo Dongqing's complexion was not looking good.

His eyes swept across the two piles of unusually generous birthday gifts, and his expression became a little more solemn.

correct!

Xue Fen thought about it for a moment and quickly figured out the reason.

There is still one sister-in-law who hasn’t come yet.

Compared with the elder sister-in-law and the second sister-in-law, they have earned enough face for their own family and their mother's family.

But under pressure, enough pressure was put on the sister-in-law's family.

And the situation of the third brother-in-law's family is also well known...

While he was deep in thought, he could hear murmurings from the main room.

Several cousins ​​who came to celebrate the birthday were also discussing the birthday gifts for the two sisters-in-law. While praising them, they soon turned to the third brother-in-law.

Then, the wind direction suddenly changed, and the words were full of contempt and disdain for this poor third brother-in-law.

It looked like he was waiting for the embarrassing scene that would occur when his third brother-in-law came in.

If my cousins ​​are like this, then what about those villagers outside...

Don't think about it.

I'm afraid they're all waiting to see the joke.

Not to mention her mother-in-law, even Xue Fen felt a little upset.

It was supposed to be a good birthday celebration, how come it turned out like this?

But as a married daughter-in-law, she couldn't say anything about this matter.

Xue Fen could only think that she must persuade her hot-tempered husband to stop making a scene like last time.

This third brother-in-law was born in Shiwan Village, a poor and remote place, and lost his parents when he was young. To be honest, he was really pitiful.

At least from the few times I've met him, he's not a bad person.

Thinking of this, Xue Fen was about to go out. Just as she reached the door, there was a loud bang and a figure rushed over in a hurry.

Almost collided with her.

Xue Fen shrank back in shock, and when she looked closely, she realized it was her brother-in-law. She couldn't help but mutter, "Jianhui! What are you doing in such a hurry?"

"I'm sorry, sister-in-law!"

Lan Jianhui panted and apologized to his sister-in-law, then hurriedly squeezed in again: "Mom! I'm back!"

"Still so anxious..."

Xue Fen was muttering to herself as she was about to go out when she suddenly remembered something was wrong.

Didn’t Lan Jianhui go to pick up his sister-in-law and her family?
Just as this thought came to her mind, she heard her mother-in-law Luo Dongqing screaming in the room: "Jianhui! Why are you back? Didn't you go to pick up your third sister and brother-in-law? Didn't you pick them up?"

"Don't worry! Got it!"

"You got it, so why did you come back first? And you have these things? Why didn't you give them to your brother-in-law?"

After her mother-in-law finished her anxious words, Xue Fen couldn't help but look at her brother-in-law's hands.

From what her mother-in-law had just said, she immediately guessed that the things in Lan Jianhui's hand should have been what her mother-in-law had asked her brother-in-law to take out, and that she would have her third brother-in-law bring them in later.

Xue Fen was truly impressed by her mother-in-law's considerate arrangement and had no objections.

But I couldn't help but become curious.

The mother-in-law had prepared everything, so why didn't the third brother-in-law take it?

Could it be that his self-esteem is getting in the way and his temper is flaring up?
Then...

I was feeling a little worried.

Lan Jianhui, panting, waved his hands desperately: "Mom! No... No need!"

Lan Jianhui had run all the way back and was almost out of breath when he spoke.

After listening to his intermittent words, Luo Dongqing glared at him: "Why not? Didn't you do as I told you to do and talk to your third brother-in-law?"

"No!" Lan Jianhui saw his mother's fierce look and quickly explained with a wronged look on his face, "Mom! I... I mean my brother-in-law doesn't need these things! He brought two big baskets of birthday gifts!"

"what!"

As soon as Lan Jianhui said this, Xue Fen and Luo Dongqing exclaimed in surprise.

"Two big baskets?"

Xue Fen stretched her neck and said, "Jianhui! You are not seeing things!"

"Sister-in-law!" Lan Jianhui made a glaring gesture, "I don't have glaucoma! How could I be wrong? If you don't believe me, just go out and wait and see! Judging from the time, it should be almost time!"

"This……"

Xue Fen and Luo Dongqing looked at each other.

Xue Fen was the one who reacted quickly: "Mom! Wait a minute, I'll go out and take a look first!"

After saying this, she turned and walked out the door.

In Xiaonan area, birthday celebrations are celebrated early.

Although it is still noon now.

But there were already many people sitting in front of and behind the red brick and tile house who came to celebrate the birthday.

When Xue Fen walked out to the main room.

The tables inside and outside the main room were full of people.

When people gather together, they inevitably find various topics to chat about.

It must be because the birthday gifts brought back by the two sisters-in-law, Lan Wenhui and Lan Wenjuan, were too eye-catching.

At this moment, the topic of discussion among those who were celebrating the birthday couldn't help but focus on this.

Most people sighed that Xue Fen’s eldest and second sisters-in-law married well and were filial!

The size of the birthday gift brought back was rare even in Lanxi Village.

Especially the way that the second sister-in-law Lan Wenjuan used a large bamboo basket to hold the birthday gifts, it was the first time I had seen it.

With such a discussion, it was almost natural that the topic soon turned to Xue Fen's sister-in-law Lan Wenxiu.

When they discussed this, everyone's expressions changed.

When she was a daughter, Lan Wenxiu's reputation was far superior to her two older sisters in terms of appearance and character.

They all say she is the golden phoenix of Lan Zhenshan's family.

But unexpectedly, this golden phoenix ended up in a poor and muddy village like Shiwan Village.

She married a poor boy whose parents died young. Poorness was not the problem, but I heard that they had a conflict over the festival meal.

He threw his chopsticks and left.

Once this matter spread, there was basically nothing good to say about Lan Zhenshan, the third son-in-law.

Now, it is Lan Zhenshan’s 60th birthday.

In the case of the first two sons-in-law, they both brought expensive gifts to celebrate the birthdays.

Everyone couldn't help but wonder what kind of birthday gift this poor son-in-law from the mountain village could come up with.

Of course, after all the guesses, most of the answers are sarcastic.

Some busybodies.

People were even wondering whether Lan Zhenshan, the third son-in-law, would come to celebrate the birthday.

Walk all the way out.

Most of what Xue Fen heard were discussions tinged with sarcasm.

Thinking of what Lan Jianhui had just said, she couldn't help but shake her head.

This situation...

Putting aside the sarcasm, what these people were thinking was actually similar to what she had thought before.

Out of curiosity, Xue Fen went straight to the yard outside the house.

Standing on tiptoe, I looked in the direction of the road leading to the archway.

Judging from the direction they came from Shiwan Village, Fang Hongan and the others should have come from this side.

When he stood on tiptoe to look, he really saw two figures.

The two figures were sitting in the shade of a tree under the archway to rest. There was a man and a woman. Their faces could not be seen clearly from a distance, but the woman's figure and sitting posture looked very much like a pregnant woman.

And right where the two were resting, there seemed to be a pair of baskets.

"It seems... it's Wenxiu and the others, right?"

Xue Fen was guessing uncertainly.

The man and woman have stood up.

Then, the man squatted down and picked up the basket full of things!
Came over quickly.

As they got closer, their faces gradually became clearer.

"It's really Wenxiu and Hongan!"

Xue Fen screamed and covered her mouth.

And at the same time.

Several people standing by the square also spotted the two figures.

Carrying a basket!

The basket is covered with red paper!

Coming this way again, he must be here to celebrate your birthday.

Wow, I used to bring a bamboo basket.

This time I'm just picking up the basket!

This amazing scene made the sharp-eyed people couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

"Look!"

"Someone is here with a basket to celebrate your birthday!"

The people nearby were surprised by the call and immediately looked over.

Then, a confused cry suddenly sounded from the crowd.

"Hey! Isn't that... Lan Wenxiu and her man?"

As soon as he said this, someone immediately refuted in disbelief:

"That's impossible! Where's the carrying basket?"

But some people nodded and said, "Yes! It looks like...it really is them!"

After this debate, more people came over.

Those who doubt it think this is unlikely!
But those who believed it said that the woman among the two figures looked to be Lan Wenxiu.

At this time, because the view was blocked by a row of houses in front, the two figures were completely obscured.

These people could only argue while looking eagerly towards the end of the row of houses, waiting impatiently for the answer to be revealed.

A few curious people even jumped off the platform and headed straight for the road.

Coincidentally, when these people arrived, the two figures had already passed through the house at the end.

This is very close to the flat land.

Those pairs of eyes immediately stared over.

Then, his eyes immediately widened as if they were about to burst.

"Wow!"

The cries of disbelief surged like a tide.

……

……

On the west side of the main hall of the tile-roofed house, in the inner room.

Lan Wenhui had a dark face, frowned, and twisted her husband's arm hard.

"You fool! I told you to get a big bamboo basket to hold it! But you said no, and you just held it in your hand to show off. Now look, you've been outdone by the second brother and the others!"

"Now everyone is saying that Lao Er and his friends put it in bamboo baskets. That's the first time I've seen that! Who remembers what we took?"

"We obviously took almost as much stuff! It's all your fault!"

The man was twisted so hard that he grimaced in pain, but facing his furious wife, he was helpless and could only defend himself with an innocent look on his face: "How could I know Wenjuan and the others would do this!"

"If you don't know, then you won't listen to me!" Lan Wenhui twisted even harder.

"Squeak..." The man cried out in pain a few times. Seeing that it was useless to explain himself, he simply changed his approach and forced a smile on his face, "That... Wenhui! We are here to celebrate Dad's birthday. The thought is what matters most! Why do we have to compete? Besides, even if we have to compete, we can't be the worst! Don't we still have Wenxiu and the others..."

"On the contrary, I think we shouldn't compete too much. Otherwise, it will put too much pressure on Wenxiu and the others. If things go wrong..."

He smiled and consoled her for several times. Lan Wenhui's expression finally relaxed a little. She sighed, "Oh! Wenxiu is really something. She refused to listen to my advice and insisted on marrying him! Now, my relatives, friends and villagers will have to laugh at my dad's 60th birthday!"

As soon as she finished speaking, a scream was heard outside.

Out of curiosity, she hurriedly pulled her man outside.

As soon as the two walked out of the door, they saw a crowd gathered together, looking in the same direction, and they seemed to be saying the names of their third sister and brother-in-law.

Just as I was puzzled, two figures appeared on the other side of the square, stepping on the stairs and gradually walking up.

The first person Lan Wenhui saw was naturally her third sister, Lan Wenxiu.

But after just a glance, his eyes were quickly attracted by the figure of a man standing next to the third sister, who was carrying two new baskets covered with red paper with the word "longevity" written on them.

This look...

If it’s not the third brother-in-law from that poor mountain village, then who else could it be?

While she was in shock, the man next to her covered his head and uttered incredulous words: "This... this is all in the basket... the basket!"

Then there was a snap.

Something suddenly fell next to Lan Wenhui.

Lan Wenhui took a subconscious glance and found that it was a half-eaten sugar-coated pancake.

As for the second sister Lan Wenjuan, who was originally eating sugar-coated cakes, her expression at this moment, with eyes wide open and mouth open, as if she had seen a ghost, was even more exaggerated than her own!

……

……

The shock caused by these two baskets of birthday gifts.

But it was much more exaggerated than Fang Hongan had expected.

Seeing those eyes focused on him.

Fang Hongan felt a little bit strange, but thinking that this was his first appearance in his father-in-law's house after his rebirth, he gritted his teeth and pretended to be calm, with a faint smile on his face, nodded to everyone as a greeting, then picked up the basket and walked straight into the main room.

This is just reaching the front door.

Xue Fen had already run back into the house and told her mother what she had seen.

Then, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law hurried out and met Fang Hongan and Lan Wenxiu at the door.

Looking at Fang Hongan's shoulder pole hooked with two large baskets of birthday gifts.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law couldn't help but be shocked.

Meet my mother-in-law and sister-in-law.

Fang Hongan called out twice in a loud and natural voice.

On the contrary, Luo Dongqing and Xue Fen were stunned for a long time before nodding reluctantly.

Xue Fen was considered to be quick to react. After being stunned for a moment, she quickly led Fang Hongan to the inner room where the birthday gifts were placed.

As soon as they entered, Luo Dongqing immediately thought of something, and quickly squeezed through the crowd and walked towards the ancestral hall.

(End of this chapter)