The Little Dumb Wife of the Mountain People

Chapter 166
Although he only went out for a day, Xiao Liu felt as if he hadn't seen his parents for a long time, as soon as he got off the carriage, he ran towards them happily when he saw his parents.

"Father, I'm back."

Seeing their son's return, Wen Chengquan and Wen Liushi were naturally happy, especially Wen Chengquan, who was busy with the recruiting meeting for the past few days, and finally settled everything this afternoon, so he won't have to go to the county office tomorrow.

The idea that his sister gave him was very good. Not only did the county government have suitable people to take over for him, but his father-in-law also found a few capable people who were willing to leave with him.

Thinking of this, Wen Chengquan raised his head to look at Wen Bao, and said with a smile: "Bao'er, fourth brother won't have to go to the county office tomorrow, how about we go to the bookstore tomorrow?"

Wen Bao naturally understood what he meant, nodded, and then said: "I just want to buy some pens, ink and copybooks for the children. After playing for so long, it's time to practice calligraphy and read."

After saying this, the siblings looked at each other and smiled.

They were not the only ones who wanted to go back to Songjia Village, the Wu family would also go back together. It was so hot, if Wen Bao and the others hadn't been waiting, the others would have packed their things and gone back to Songjia Village.

"Are you going to uncle's house tomorrow?"

"No need, I'll go back early the morning after tomorrow. Fourth brother, do you have something to look for uncle?"

As Wen Bao spoke, he looked at Wen Chengquan with a questioning face.

"Bao'er, why did you forget that it will be Daddy's [-]th birthday in a few days, we are going to hold a birthday banquet for Daddy, uncle is an elder, so naturally we have to say it in advance.

And we don't know the rules of the banquet. The eldest brother and the others wrote to ask us to ask uncle in the county. He is an elder and must understand these things. "

Although Wen Youcai also knew about it, but he passed his birthday, and no one in the whole family was willing to discuss it with him.

After Wen Chengquan told this matter with a smile, Wen Bao's cheeks flushed with guilt, and he said guiltily: "It's my fault, I can forget such an important thing."

The Wen family doesn't like birthdays, except that the children's first birthday is more important, that is, the birthdays of the elders will be taken seriously by them.

And 50 years old is different from scattered birthdays. In ancient times, people lived a short life, and they knew their destiny at fifty, so this birthday is relatively important.

Wen Youcai is now full of children and grandchildren, and his sons and daughters are living happily. His birthday is naturally a big event for the whole family.

"Let's go to Uncle's house tomorrow morning to discuss Dad's birthday banquet, and then go home in the afternoon after shopping."

It was also the first time for Wen Chengquan to encounter this kind of thing. There were many customary things that he didn't understand very well. The brothers wrote letters to discuss this matter, and they knew that this matter needed to be inquired in detail.

Wen Bao didn't say anything about the arrangements for the brothers, but just thought about what birthday gift to prepare.

Her embroidery is not as good as Sisao and Meihua, so don't think about embroidering birthday characters and making clothes, and writing birthday characters is not suitable for her, but Tuantuan and Pangpang may be able to do it at their age.

In order to think of what birthday gift to give to Wen Youcai, Wen Bao pulled Song Dalang to talk for a long time at night, but the couple discussed it all night without making a decision.

Early the next morning, Wen Chengquan laughed when he learned about this.

"Don't you know how to make that cake? Dad doesn't like luxury. It's just our family and a few in-laws. There are no outsiders. You just need to make a bigger cake."

Wen Chengquan's words made Wen Bao enlightened, and immediately a perfect birthday gift came to mind.

The Wu family was also packing their things and preparing to go to Songjia Village tomorrow. When Wen Bao and the others arrived, the most popular ones were not a few adults, but three children.

When they came here today, Tuantuan and the others brought all the presents for Brother Songuo. They were very envious that they could go out with adults to play.

"When it's not hot, let your parents take you out to play."

Wen Bao said indifferently, this matter is really not a big deal in her opinion, and after hearing her words, the Songuo brothers really looked at their parents expectantly.

Wu Houye naturally didn't care, Zhou Xueli just wanted to reprimand them, but Wu Wanjin smiled and hugged his two fat grandchildren and promised them to take them to play when the weather was cooler.

Tuantuan is very envious of the two of them, but she will have to study in a few days, and if she wants to go out to play, she will have to wait until this winter.

Let the children go to play, Wen Bao and Wen Chengquan explained their intentions.

When Wu Wanjin heard what the two brothers and sisters said, he immediately exchanged glances with Yao Shi, "See, we were worried that they wouldn't remember this two days ago, who knew they came here to ask."

As soon as Wu Wanjin said it jokingly, Yao Shi smiled and said, "If you don't come, your uncle will go looking for you too."

After hearing Wu Wanjin and Yao Shi's words, Wen Bao and Wen Chengquan felt ashamed.

"Fourth brother was busy with the recruiting meeting a few days ago. I was only focused on taking the children out to play. I actually forgot my father's birthday. If fourth brother hadn't told me yesterday, I would have forgotten it too."

Wen Bao told the truth, she had already forgotten about it, so now that her uncle said it, there was no reason to find it.

Wu Wanjin heard what Wen Bao said, so he didn't continue to focus on this matter, but said: "According to the rules of our Nanning County, when parents celebrate their birthdays, daughters have to prepare a new set of clothes for them , from head to toe, from the inside out.”

When Wu Wanjin said this, Wen Bao immediately became nervous. With her current embroidery skills, she could sew two small clothes for her family.

Wu Wanjin also knew what his niece was capable of, and when he saw the nervous look on her brow, he immediately continued: "But Bao'er is not good at craftsmanship, so it's good to buy clothes, or make them by others, as long as you have a new set of clothes.

The children and grandchildren must come to celebrate your father's birthday, and everyone else is easy to handle. Remember to notify the academy that everyone must come the night before.

On the first night, the whole family wants to eat birthday noodles, and the side dishes of the birthday noodles must have four meat and four vegetables. This is a rule and must be included.

As for the dishes to be served at the next day's dinner, you brothers and sisters will discuss it with your own family members. I'll help you out. There will definitely be guests at the six tables. I'm afraid that others will rush over if they hear the news, so you have to be sure of the number of banquets. it is good.

You also have to prepare birthday cakes, and when the guests who come to congratulate you come home, you have to prepare eight birthday cakes for them to take home. "

After Wu Wanjin finished talking about the customs of celebrating birthdays in Nanning County, Wen Bao had an idea in his mind.

She must be responsible for drawing up the menu for the banquet. Although the relatives of the Wen family are not close, if they come, they cannot be driven away.

Wen Bao just made some calculations in his mind, and after realizing that the banquet was not easy to handle, he decided to return to Songjia Village and settle down to handle the matter well.

Fortunately, the third and fourth brothers will stay in Songjia Village to help, otherwise she must be too busy.

After staying at Wu's house for a little while, Wen Bao and the others went out after lunch, preparing to do some shopping on the way home, resting after returning home, and waiting for tomorrow's return with peace of mind.

As soon as Wen Bao and his party left, Wu Houye came to Wu Wanjin's side and said, "Father, my uncle and aunt have many children. When you and your mother celebrate your birthday, I will be the only one in our family. It's too deserted."

In fact, Wu Houye was a little worried when he heard that life expectancy was so complicated, but after hearing what he said, Wu Houye glanced at him and said, "Hmph, your mother and I have a goddaughter! She gives me and your mother every year. Make a few new sets of clothes, your mother and I will not worry about not having new clothes made by our daughter!"

As for the banquet, his Wu family owns a restaurant, so he will just ask the cook to do it, and he is not worried at all.

Wen Bao and the others didn't know what happened to the Wu family. On the way home, they bought pens, inks, papers and inkstones that were not available in the grocery store in town, and picked out a few books they hadn't seen before in the bookstore before returning home.

They have to go back to Songjia Village early tomorrow morning, so they have to get up early, and they have to leave the city as soon as the city gate opens, otherwise there are so many people, and there are two pregnant women and so many children, they don't know when they will be able to return to Songjia Village.

"Da Lang, squeeze my legs, I have something to think about."

Back in the courtyard where the family lived, Wen Bao sat on a chair with a piece of paper and a charcoal pencil to write and draw. When Song Dalang heard her voice, he immediately came over to pinch her leg.

"Your leg is swollen, shall I bring hot water to soak your feet?"

"It's okay, I'll soak it when I get home tomorrow, let's forget it tonight."

As soon as Wen Bao said this, Song Dalang could only squat down and pinch her legs without saying a word.

After pinching both legs, the charcoal pencil in Wen Bao's hand also stopped.

"I don't know if these things are complete at home."

Wen Bao muttered and didn't mention this matter, no matter what, her father's birthday was still half a month away, and it would not be too late to decide what to buy after going home and discussing with the siblings.

"Daughter-in-law, have you thought about any birthday gift for dad?"

Song Dalang had never encountered such a thing before, and he was also a little excited. Looking at his father-in-law's appearance full of children and grandchildren, he couldn't help but wonder if he would be like this when he was old.

"Think about it, don't you want to prepare birthday cakes for the guests who come to celebrate their birthdays? I'm going to make a new kind of birthday cake this time, and I'll make a big cake for Dad on his birthday."

"What about me? What shall I prepare for Dad?"

Song Dalang asked earnestly. He could offer even fewer birthday presents. He only knew how to hunt a few years ago. Although he can read some words now, he still has no idea what birthday gift he should prepare for his father-in-law.

Wen Bao didn't expect that Song Dalang would have such worries, but after thinking about it, he realized that both his brother and sister-in-law had prepared birthday gifts, and it would be bad for his son-in-law if he didn't prepare.

"Go back and see if you can go into the mountains to hunt some prey, dad loves to eat mutton, and you haven't hunted wild goats for two years.

If I really can't hunt wild goats, I'll think about it and see if there is another way. The Chen family must send good wine, otherwise we have so many wines, we can give wine as well. "

Besides hunting, Song Dalang now makes good fruit wines. Unfortunately, the Chen family's wines are even better. Since Wen Bao raised a few opinions, his family's wines are now sold in the capital.

Hearing Wen Bao's words, Song Dalang's eyes lit up. It's hard to talk about other things, but it's okay to spend your time hunting a wild goat in the mountains.

In fact, there are goats in the family now, and the children drink goat milk, but Wen Youcai just likes to eat wild goats, because he thinks wild goats are delicious.

(End of this chapter)