Traveling through Xueba is full of blessings

Chapter 190 Intensified ([-] more, [-] words)

Lishu Village is counting down the clock, and I have prepared everything I need to bring to Kyoto, and I will start off by car when the time comes.Xia Dong has not been in the mood to learn and play recently, counting with his fingers every day, or chasing after his mother, "When are you leaving?"

Su Meili is cutting her hair. After finishing Xia Aiguo's and the old lady's hair, she is grooming herself in front of the palm-sized mirror: "Hurry up, hurry up, go out and play! You keep nagging, and if you continue like this, I will tell you Dongzi , let’s carry things and sneak away.”

Xia Dong began to fall into the cycle of annoying his mother again. Is it interesting to keep scaring him?He was so scared that he didn't dare to sleep too much...

The old lady took the fruit water and dragged Xia Dong away: "Don't provoke your mother, go, go into the house with your grandma, and drink fruit water with your grandpa."

Old man Xia also went to the land recently, rushing to work with his old son Xia Aiguo.He was afraid that his elder son would be confused, and it would hurt their feelings even more if he put on small shoes for the patriotic couple.

Fortunately, regarding these aspects, Uncle Xia is doing everything as usual, meeting and talking to old man Xia, looking for the old couple to eat and so on.He snorted at Xia Aiguo, but when Xia Aiguo met Uncle Xia, he never stopped or spoke.

So now before it was dark, old man Xia collapsed, lying in his own hut, humming with exhaustion.The old lady was worried that her wife was too old to be useful, so she discussed with Su Meili and brought some white sugar to make some fruit water for Old Man Xia every day.Su Meili also often cooks meals for the old man to supplement.

The saying to persuade you to eat more is: "Your granddaughter can be of the same mind with you. Seeing that you are tired and out of shape, she will play a donkey temper with me before getting married. You, eat more."

A few days ago, Xia Aiguo had received the gift money in the village.The favors that have been lost over the years, although they are given out more than they are taken back, they are quite content, after all, it is to marry a daughter, and it is impossible for anyone to give too much gift.

In front of his parents and fellow villagers, he expressed simply and clearly, "Both children have jobs, and they can't come back before they get married. As for us, we will invite the big guys to have a good time, and come back when we have a chance, and invite men, women and children to drink. "

The relatives of the Su family, the relatives of the Xia family, men, women and children from the nearby villages and from the village brought bowls and water ladles together, and entertained them in the form of a tea party.

If the conditions are not too difficult for those who marry a daughter-in-law in the village, there will be a banquet.

What about marrying a girl?Those with good conditions will also prepare meals, such as Uncle Xia's house.The general or most of the conditions are entertained in this way.

At that time, life was difficult and food was scarce.Most people drink some tea and eat a piece of candy, recite quotations, and dance the loyalty dance to have fun.

The self-sufficiency in the village is better, and the ingredients are prepared long in advance, and the banquet is even more open than that in the city.

You are like young men and women living in the city who want to get married. You have to have a marriage certificate to get cloth tickets, food coupons, etc. Even if it is tea, you have to rely on a marriage certificate to get half a catty.

There is no such possibility as in later generations, let's get together in a restaurant.In the situation of this era, the exchange of favors between dozens of tables is unbearable for ordinary people.

There is a lot of favor between relatives, and they will give gifts of a few dollars such as quilt covers, bed sheets, and thermos bottles.No matter how big it is, it doesn't belong to the Xia family.

Su Meili received a variety of gifts during the gift reception a few days ago.Her natal parents, the Su family, gave her an enamel washbasin, a bright red one, with a big carp printed on the bottom of the basin, symbolizing prosperity and auspiciousness.

A soap box from her natal family's two older sisters.Su Meili was also satisfied.The soap box is naturally also bright red, with a pattern of dragon and phoenix showing auspiciousness on it.Don't look at things as small, but it's okay in this age.

Su Meili's niece gave Xia Tian a small handkerchief embroidered by herself.Su Meili didn't like the sullen niece of her second sister's family before, but this time she gave the child a serious look.

When the other children didn't expect it, the children of the second sister's family stood out.She has the self-consciousness of being a aunt, dragging others to tell her to hurry up and have a child.

On the side of the Xia family, the old lady Xia received a gift shared by relatives in the fifth family of the Xia family.It was a half-meter large mirror.The names of many relatives of the Xia family were printed on the bottom of the big mirror. "I wish a happy marriage for a hundred years and an early birth to a precious child."The half-meter mirror is stunned because most of the people's names are written on it.When I look in the mirror, I can't even see my chin, it's all blocked by people's names.

This mirror is the most characteristic of the times.Disliked by Ye Boxuan and Xia Tian, ​​she has been shelved.But in summer, when eating and drinking at her mother's house, old man Xia followed her to beg for it.

Until the day her grandfather left, the mirror stood in old man Xia's room, but it couldn't see people's faces clearly, because there were many photos of the younger generation stuck in the frame.

If you have a few eggs in the village, I will give you some needles and threads.Even Xia Fang's little playmate in the village, the little Fang with big braids, blushed, went to Xia's house early to help, and then secretly handed Su Meili a handmade purse.

More people, especially Xia Aiguo's buddies and brothers who have been running in the village over the years, all give money.Everyone collected firewood with high flames, and you paid three yuan for eighty cents, Xia Aiguo also received dozens of yuan as a gift.

Uncle Xia didn't know what he was thinking, he had a sulky expression on his face (sullen and unhappy), but Xia Aiguo and Su Meili's surprise came, and he came with Zheng Sancai.

People come and go, and although the relationship between the brothers of the Xia family is no longer a secret, no one will say something to spoil the fun during the celebration.

The old man Xia and the old lady didn't show it too clearly, but Xia Aiguo sighed from the uncontrollable joy at the corners of his parents' mouths.He nodded to Uncle Xia.

Uncle Xia was still teaching like a big brother as always: "Don't let Dongzi run around and tell your sister-in-law about the big happy event at home! You are really good at being the second child!"

Xia Aiguo didn't refute or agree, and just happened to be slapped by his buddies from other villages who had just entered the door to greet him, so he hurried away.

Su Meili never expected that, just a few days later, her family and sister-in-law Xia Aiqin did not cheer Xia Ling, but received a gift from Zheng Sancai.

"Her aunt, sweet, don't dislike her." Zheng Sancai stood in the kitchen of Xia Tian's house, seeing that Su Meili didn't say anything or took over, she sighed, glanced around, and found that there was no one to speak:
"Girls go out and have more things to be seen by the in-laws. We are all mothers... Hehe, but you have to tell Tiantian that her uncle and aunt are only capable, take it."

Su Meili looked at the white spittoon with a red border. On the spittoon was a picture of a little boy holding a small fish, which meant auspiciousness, and replied: "She lives in the city, so she can't use it at night." Holding back You can keep that sentence, or give it to Xia Ling.This should be replaced by the fact that before the accident, she appointed to speak openly, and even sent more and more to others... But now...

"It's up to your elder brother and me whether you need it or not. I'll put it aside for you. I'll help you make arrangements first, and you'll be busy first." Zheng Sancai calmed down her expression after finishing speaking, and went out with a big smile on her face.

Su Meili heard Zheng Sancai's voice clearly: "Oh, isn't this old Aunt Zhai? It's not like... It's been a long time since I saw you. Congratulations and congratulations! My eldest niece is very famous, and she married well because of her. Our baby is decent, hahaha, thank you..."

Su Meili stood in front of the cauldron and sighed.Touching the scratch marks on his neck with his hands, he shook his head...

The tea party that day ended very late. Su Meili arranged for relatives from far away to visit nearby neighbors, and Uncle Xia took a few of them away.Those in the previous village all rushed back in greed.

The old lady sat cross-legged on the kang and calculated the gift money with Su Meili, calculating how to arrange everything.Xia Aiguo sat on the edge of the kang with a notebook and recorded.

Whoever searched the land and took less, whoever had no relationship with the Xia family but came here this time, how much they spent in total, was recorded one by one, and kept as a basis for future favors with other people's families.

"No thermos?" The old lady crossed her legs and squinted her eyes.

"When we arrive in Kyoto, if the two of them are missing, we will buy them. The store is designated to be bigger than ours, and it sells everything."

The old lady shook her head: "If you look at Ye Wa's conditions, you can specify that you don't need anything, but that's not the case. Sigh! Let's try our best. It's Qiu'er, I was thinking about having a granddaughter-in-law, thinking about it When he goes home, find a matchmaker to help Zhang Luo. It seems that in our family's situation, we have to wait, and Zhang Luo can't afford it."

Xia Aiguo's dutiful son was very afraid that the old lady would get angry, so he replied, "Don't worry about him. You can find a better one when the work is assigned." Turn around and go out to see if the paint on his two bedside tables is dry.

In that era, everything from the large wardrobe to the chest of drawers had to be painted with a layer of paint.If you ask for true color or white, in the eyes of the elderly, that is unlucky.Of course, I don't paint any maroon or the like, most of them are painted black or brown.It is probably because the older generation thinks that the color is darker, and it is resistant to dirt and use.

The old man Xia asked Su Meili: "What's the point? Take everything you can use. Aiguo carries the cabinet, and I carry these odds and ends. I can move." After speaking, he followed his son and went out.

The old lady lowered her head and fumbled for the new bed sheet she received, pretending to ask casually: "Who is going to Kyoto, have you made a decision?"

Su Meili sighed when she mentioned it: "Oh! Mom, why are you so worried? I was so worried that everyone had to work to earn work points, and there were not many people to support me, so I was afraid that it would be hard for us to leave! Who will succeed? I thought, my elder sister, second sister, and two brother-in-laws would all go with them, and they would lead the children with their paws, and follow them. My parents are going, that’s what they should be. But neither of my parents is going, they want to Follow. How much will the train ticket cost?"

"It's a good intention. Don't turn your back when you talk..."

"Yes, so I don't know whether to let them go or not. I can guess that they decided not to pay for the train ticket. Food and drink are all money. I didn't say anything. I didn't say what happened in the end."

Su Meili and the old lady have decades of relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and everyone knows everything.The Su family used to embarrass the Xia family several times, and the old lady helped her think about it. She was not like other daughter-in-laws who hid it for fear of being embarrassing in front of her mother-in-law.After all, if you want to throw it away, you have already lost it.

"Hurry up. We're about to leave. Our family, your sister and brother-in-law will follow, and the others... just do it first. It's just us." The old lady who hesitated to speak did not dare to mention Uncle Xia's family, Su Not to mention beauty.She didn't want to associate with them, she just didn't want to.

(End of this chapter)