reborn peasant mother

Chapter 4

When Da Ya came back, the gongs and drums for making up had already stopped, and the people who joined in the fun had also dispersed.Feng Yujiang is counting the kueh.The life of the Zhong family is considered prosperous in the village. Whenever there is a happy event in the village, the Zhong family will usually go to attend the ceremony.Besides, her husband, Zhong Jipeng, works in the supply and marketing cooperative in the village, and people in the village need him from time to time.Therefore, I received quite a lot of kueh tonight, filling a small square table.

"Mom, I received a total of [-] packs, four of which are biscuits, two packs of white sugar, and two packs of fruit candies. The rest are cakes." Feng Yujiang said to Mother Zhong after counting.

Zhong's mother said: "A lot. A while ago, when the four daughters of Zhou's family went out, they only received a total of sixty bags of glutinous rice balls. The candy lumps were sent by my third sister's daughter-in-law. Who gave the sugar?"

"It was given by the fifth aunt of Nanzhuang." Feng Yujiang replied.

"She has a heart." Zhong's mother said, "It should be enough. Leave [-] packets of kueh, and bring the rest to Da Ya." Zhong Mu said, her eyes caught Da Ya coming in, and she asked : "Big girl, do you see enough?"

Da Ya looked at the kuehzi stacked on the table. The boxes were neatly stacked, exuding a sweet fragrance.She picked up a bag casually, opened it and handed it to the eager Gangzi next to her, and said, "Grandma, you can arrange it, first you have to save enough for the family."

Gangzi grabbed a rice cake and stuffed it into her mouth. Feng Yujiang grabbed the rice cake box, poked Gangzi's head with her finger, and said, "I know how to eat it, I'll slander you to death." She held the rice cake Go to Mother Zhong and say, "Mom, try it first."

Mother Zhong picked up a glutinous rice cake and put it into her mouth, chewed it a few times and said, "It's a good glutinous rice cake, deep-fried to a crisp, and coated with a lot of sugar. Gangzi, take it and share it with your brother and the others!" "She said and handed the kueh to Gangzi, who took it and ran away quickly.

"Her in-law's house has a big door, and there are many houses nearby, so I must use a lot of rice cakes. Let's use up the big girl's belts first. We keep [-] boxes at our house, eight boxes for visiting relatives in four days, and eight boxes for calling relatives in six days. Tomorrow morning, I will use another four or five boxes for drinking tea with guests, and the rest will be enough for rewarding gongs and drums and gifts for relatives and mother-in-law."

The family is large, which means that there are many clans in the family, and it is a common surname.In rural areas, a large household means that there are many people and strength, and they will not be easily bullied like single households.

The Guozi received by the mother's family will be brought to the new daughter-in-law's house, and the mother-in-law uses these Guozi to entertain relatives and friends, so participating in other people's weddings is also called "eating Xizi".The mother-in-law's family is large, so there are more zizi needed. If the mother-in-law's family brings too little, the mother-in-law will look down on it.

After finishing the arrangements, Mother Zhong raised her hand and patted her shoulder, saying, "Oh, it's been a busy day."

Feng Yujiang hurriedly said: "Mom, you should rest as soon as possible, I will pack the boxes."

"Go and boil water for Da Ya to wash your hair and take a bath first. Go and roll out the long-lived noodles. Remember to cut the noodles into wide, wide-cut noodles! Pack the box after you're done."

Mother Zhong ordered, took out a handful of coins from her pocket, handed them to Feng Yujiang and said, "I'll pack your boxes for you, you know the rules, don't you?"

"I know, Mom." Feng Yujiang took the handful of two-cent and five-cent coins, and Mother Zhong lifted up her skirt again, took out three ten-dollar bills from her close-fitting pocket, and pulled Da Ya into her hand. .

"Big girl, my family is not rich, so this is a waist-pressing gift for you."

The so-called waist-pressing ceremony is actually the money given to the girl by the natal family in addition to the dowry. After marriage, this is the private money of the young couple. It is said that the in-law's family should not ask about this money unless it is a last resort.Don't underestimate the 30 yuan. At that time, the big vegetable buns on the street were only five cents each!

Feng Yujiang quickly boiled a large pot of water, and the big girl next to her was still rolling out the long-lived noodles.Feng Yujiang touched a small wooden stool and sat down to watch her roll out the noodles.

(End of this chapter)