Rebirth to create happiness

Chapter 104 117
Early in the morning on the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, Zhao Tianyu's family packed up their things and rushed to Zhaojia Village.

It takes more than half an hour to take a bus from the county seat to Zhaojia Village. The mountain road is not wide, and only two cars can walk side by side. The road condition is very bad, with potholes and depressions, and the dilapidated bus bumps along the way.

Zhao Zhizhi hadn't been in a car like this for a long time, and the bumpy mountain road poured out her breakfast just ten minutes after she got on the car.Fortunately, Wu Lijuan brought a few empty plastic bags with her when she was leaving the house, which saved the whole car from being fainted.

Zhao Zhizhi pressed her sore forehead, and for the first time found that her body was so good that sometimes she struggled.If it was according to her body in the previous life, she must have fallen into a deep sleep with such a jolt.But now, even if she wanted to sleep, she couldn't fall asleep, let alone faint.

After struggling for [-] minutes, when Zhao Zhizhi almost asked to get out of the car for a run, Zhaojiacun finally arrived.After getting out of the car, except for Zhao Zhizhi, Zhao Tianyu's family stood on the yellow muddy ground at the entrance of Zhaojia Village with big bags in their hands.

Zhao Tianyu craned his neck to look around, but he didn't see anyone from his brother's house coming to pick up a handful, so he had to pick up his things and walk to the old house at the end of the village.When the villagers passed by, they all glanced at the packages in their hands enviously, knowing that the second son and second daughter-in-law of Mr. Zhao's family who worked in the city came back for the New Year.It's a pity that Zhao's third son and his in-laws were not blessed, and passed away early, so they could not enjoy the filial piety of their second son.

Zhao Tianyu's family smiled and greeted the villagers all the way, while walking quickly to the old house, ignoring the envy or jealousy in the eyes of others.Thinking back when the Zhao family was poor, there were not many people who kindly extended a hand to help. Now that my family is doing well, I don't have to flatter everyone.Every year, when Zhao Tianyu came back from those families with old friends, he would respectfully invite them to have a meal together, and give them some useful gifts along the way.

The Zhao family had so many children back then that they couldn't even get enough to eat.Zhao Tianyu joined the army because his family couldn't get rid of the blame.However, in the past 30 years in Hedong and 30 years in Hexi, the brothers of the Zhao family now have the help of Zhao Tianyu from time to time, and their lives are better than any family in the village.

As soon as the group arrived at the gate of Zhao's old house, they heard Zhao Tianyu's sister-in-law Xing Juhua shouting: "Chunzi, Chunzi, hurry up to the entrance of the village to see why your second uncle's family hasn't arrived yet? We're still waiting for them to bring you back here." The rooster worships the ancestors!"

"I'm busy! Second Uncle and the others have grown legs, and they will come back by themselves." An impatient voice answered, it was Xing Juhua's eldest son, Zhao Chun.He is 22 years old and works at an agricultural machinery station in the town.Zhao Tianyu was asked to help him find a job in the county before, but there was no news for almost a year, and Zhao Chun was very dissatisfied.

"Sister-in-law, we are here." Zhao Tianyu hurriedly agreed, pretending not to hear Zhao Chun's words.He is an elder, so he can't argue with his nephew.

Zhao Tianyu led the way into the yard.Zhao Zhizhi curled her lips, glanced at Zhao Cheng, and followed inside.They both knew that Zhao Chun was very dissatisfied with his father for not being able to work in the county.But Zhao Chun himself didn't think about it, he only graduated from elementary school, he has no culture, and he is also sneaky and sneaky in his work. If he wants to find an easy job, where is there such a good job waiting for him?Even the job at the agricultural machinery station in the town, if it wasn't for the station manager Lao Jiang looking at Zhao Tianyu, he would have let him go home and eat his own.

Zhao Cheng and Zhizhi didn't have a good impression of their cousins. Every time they went back to their hometown, they seemed like outsiders. The cousins ​​only knew to ask them for something, but they didn't want to pull it out. let them try it.Moreover, every time Zhao Tianyu's family came back, in addition to purchasing the things that the Qi brothers and sisters asked to buy, they were also responsible for all the expenses of worshiping the ancestors.The Zhao family has three brothers!Zhao Tianyu is neither the elder brother nor the younger brother, but it seems that he should bear the burden of the Zhao family.

But what happened to the cock in the uncle's mouth?Zhao Zhizhi remembered that they did not bring back the rooster this time.

When it came to the family affairs of the old Zhao's family, Wu Lijuan always said more and said less, and followed Zhao Tianyu in without making a sound.

"Xiaoyu! Take out the rooster quickly, so I can cook it and serve it later." Xing Juhua urged Zhao Tianyu. She is the sister-in-law, and she called Zhao Tianyu like this after her husband Zhao Tianfu.

"Lijuan, hurry up and help, don't you see that sister-in-law is busy?" Zhao Tianyu felt very embarrassed when he saw that Xing Juhua was so busy that his face was sweating, and only a few of his own family members had arrived.

"Oh." Wu Lijuan responded, put down the things in her hands, walked up to Xing Juhua and said, "Sister-in-law, if there is anything you want me to do, just tell me."

"Hurry up and take out the rooster, so I can kill it and cook it in the pot." Xing Juhua said.

"What cock?" Wu Lijuan was stunned.As soon as I entered the door today, my sister-in-law had already talked about the cock for the third time.But she really doesn't know what's going on?
"Ah? It's all my fault. I was busy with work at the end of the year and forgot to ask Lijuan to buy a rooster." Zhao Tianyu suddenly realized.A few days ago, the second sister called and asked him to bring a rooster from the county back to Zhaojia Village during the Chinese New Year. He thought it was the second sister who asked for it.During those few days, Lijuan just fell ill and was hospitalized. He thought about waiting for Lijuan to be discharged from the hospital, but he forgot about it at the end of the year.

"What? Didn't buy it? Then today's ancestor worship can't be done?" Xing Juhua was upset and made a long face.

"Uncle, isn't there a big rooster in the yard? It's so fat, can't it be caught and killed?" Zhao Zhizhi couldn't help it.When I first entered the door, I saw a big rooster having fun in the yard!
"That's your second aunt's rooster. It's kept here for a few days." Xing Juhua replied.Immediately, his eyes brightened. Every year, Tianhong returned to his home after offering sacrifices to his ancestors in Zhaojia Village. When this rooster was raised here a few days ago, he never heard that their family used it for ancestor worship. Can you let it go first? She gave up this cock to use?

"Tianhong, Tianhong, come here." Xing Juhua shouted again.No way, that's how it is in rural areas, communication basically depends on shouting.

"What's the matter?" Zhao Tianhong came out of the room of Xing Juhua's youngest daughter, Zhao Cui, and asked loudly.She knew that the kitchen would be very busy today, so she ran to Zhao Cui's room to play after breakfast.Zhao Cui is 20 years old this year, and it is time to get married. Zhao Tianhong helped her find a young man in her village, and the aunt and nephew were chatting happily.

"Tianhong, your second brother forgot to buy a rooster, so let's use your rooster to worship ancestors first, do you think it's okay?" Xing Juhua asked cautiously.She knew that this second aunt was small-minded, and she was the only one who took advantage of others.

"What what? The Zhao family worshiped the ancestors and asked me to give a married girl a rooster? I won't do it!" Zhao Tianhong really jumped up.She just thought that her natal family's food was the best on this day of the year, so she has been brazen enough to bring her husband and children over to eat and drink.I have been here for so many years, why did my sister-in-law tell her to let her have a cock today, which almost made her tremble with distress.

"What's the matter? You are yelling, why don't you hurry up and prepare things for ancestor worship? Are you busy today?" Zhao Tianfu, the boss of the Zhao family, just entered the door when he saw the second sister Zhao Tianhong swearing.

"Brother, you judge, the Zhao family worshiped the ancestors, why did my sister-in-law let me, a married girl, give me a rooster, isn't this clearly bullying me?" Zhao Tianhong was not afraid, and pulled Zhao Tianfu to let him judge.

"Chrysanthemum, what's going on?" Zhao Tianfu didn't believe that such a thing was done by his polite wife.

"Uncle, my second aunt called to ask my dad to buy a rooster, but my dad was too busy and forgot to buy it. Aren't we waiting to worship our ancestors today? My uncle asked my second aunt to borrow the rooster she raised in the yard to use first." Seeing that her aunt was embarrassed, Zhao Zhizhi hurriedly helped her out.

Xing Juhua glanced at Zhao Zhizhi gratefully, and felt that the children of the second family were teaching really well.

Zhao Tianfu understood, turned around and said to Zhao Tianhong, "Second sister, I borrowed your cock to use, and it's not like I won't return it."

"Borrow what? It's obviously to grab it, okay?" Zhao Tianhong quit.This rooster was picked from her mother-in-law because she said it would be useful for her natal family to worship the ancestors.If the Zhao family came to her house and said something slipped, her mother-in-law would definitely clean up her.

"Second Aunt, what do you say is so ugly? If you don't want to borrow it, how much do you want to sell it?" Zhao Cheng felt bad when he saw Zhao Tianhong messing around.He knew that his second aunt was afraid that no one would pay for the rooster, so he asked her to buy it first.

"How much?" Zhao Tianhong rolled his eyes, thinking that the second brother's family is rich anyway, so he said, "My rooster doesn't sell for 40 yuan."

"What?" Zhao Tianli, who had just entered the door, was stunned.People in the countryside usually catch a chicken and sell it in the market for three or four yuan at most.Pork is only twenty-five cents a catty now!

"Okay!" Zhao Cheng went to the yard and grabbed the big rooster, twisted it with his hands, and with a "click", the rooster's neck broke.

Zhao Cheng returned to the main room with the dead chicken and handed it to the uncle.Xing Juhua opened her mouth wide, took the rooster in a daze, and mechanically went to shed the feathers.

"Ah? My cock." Zhao Tianhong screamed, and then remembered to say: "Zhao Cheng, you haven't paid me yet!"

"Second aunt, didn't my father give you the money last month?" Zhao Zhizhi said loudly on purpose.

"The rooster was sold today, how could the money be given last month?" Zhao Tianhong was stunned.

"Didn't you come to the county town last month to talk to my dad about buying things for ancestor worship, and you took 50 yuan from my dad?" Zhao Zhizhi pretended to be strange and said, "In addition to this rooster, Er Gu, you also bought something what come here?"

"You...you little bastard, you actually arranged for an elder, see if I don't teach you a lesson today!" Zhao Tianhong was angry.She went to ask her second brother for money last month, in the name of buying supplies for ancestor worship.But doesn't the second brother understand it in his heart!Didn't it take photos?When is it the turn of Zhao Zhizhi, a little girl, to teach me a lesson?
When Zhao Tianhong got angry, she raised her hand and rushed towards Zhao Zhizhi.Wu Lijuan was in the kitchen, seeing Zhao Tianhong's ferocious face, fearing that Zhizhi would suffer, she yelled, "No!"

(End of this chapter)