Xiaoqiao Liushui Renjia

Chapter 52

"What was fourth uncle doing here just now?" Xiaofeng came back from the outside and saw fourth uncle Ye Gen just leaving the gate of her yard, so she asked Xiaoqiao at home.

Xiaoqiao said: "Fourth Uncle said, on New Year's Eve, we all go to the upper room for dinner."

"Dinner?" Xiaofeng sneered, "I don't know who will cook then."

Xiaoqiao said: "Then it's just for show, I'll do it." After all, if Mrs. Guo doesn't do anything and just watches or is idle, then the old man doesn't look like it.

The children in the family have made new clothes, although they are made of ordinary cotton, but they have been happy for a long time.

By the 28th of the twelfth lunar month, all the New Year's goods have been bought.Pigs were slaughtered this year, so the meat was saved, and there were gifts from my aunt and the others. Basically, there were very few things to buy.

There are also things for the house in the middle.Just how much.

There is no thirty this year, so 29 is New Year's Eve.Early in the morning, Ye Zhu and his two sons dressed up and went to the upper room to gather together.

Today all the males of the Ye family have to go to the grave, and the paper money is bought in advance, but a girl like Xiaoqiao is not qualified to go, it is really unfair.

Mrs. Wu got up in the morning and rolled the noodles. Usually, the meal in the morning on New Year's Eve is just casual, and the focus is on the meal at noon.Ye Xiaoqiao remembers that when the family was not separated, they would not eat in the morning on New Year’s Eve, and waited for a big meal at noon hungry. I can't catch her.

It won't be the same at noon today, Ye Xiaoqiao is a little worried, so this morning's meal must be full.

When Ye Zhu came back from the mountain with his two sons to visit the grave, Mrs. Wu had already made the noodles, made pork dumplings, and picked garlic sprouts from the vegetable garden, which looked green and smelled delicious.

My family must eat well, Ye Xiaoqiao rarely ate an extra bowl.

Lixia gave Xiaoqiao more scorpion seeds, and Xiaoqiao said with a smile: "Brother, you should eat more too."

Li Xia said: "Good!"

Xiaofeng said: "I also want to eat more, otherwise I don't know if I can eat at noon."

Wu said: "Eat your food, don't say much when you get to the upper room, if you don't have enough to eat, when you come back, mother will cook for you."

Anyway, it's Chinese New Year, so don't make it too happy.

Ye Zhu sighed in his heart, the family has been separated for almost a year, and everyone is not willing to go to the house, even he himself is a little bit reluctant to go.

Seeing that everyone is not in a good mood, Xiaoqiao hurriedly said: "Father, mother, I want a red envelope tomorrow!"

Ye Zhu hurriedly said: "Give it, definitely give it to my daughter!"

Xiaofeng also said yes, even Liqiu was not to be outdone, and Ye Zhu's mood improved again.

After breakfast, I pasted up the couplets I bought, even pasted the word "Fu" on the windows, fed the chicken again, Ye Zhu locked the gate of the yard, and took the whole family to the upper room went.

When it was time to go to the room, the third uncle and the third aunt arrived early because they lived here. When Hao Shi saw Wu Shi, he finally found someone to talk to, and quickly dragged her to a house. Several children also went to another house.When the children are together, they just play and eat. Lidong and Dongzhi of the third uncle’s house saw that there were no melon seeds in the house, so they kept asking, and Xiaofeng followed suit. When the old man heard it, he said: " Didn’t I tell you to leave it early? Why hasn’t the ink come out yet?”

Reluctantly, Guo took out a plate and said, "I didn't buy much this year, so I forgot."

Xiaofeng smiled and said: "Grandma, didn't our father just send over three catties? It's all finished."

Guo said: "What do you know about the film, little girl? Where is that enough? There are so many relatives during the Chinese New Year."

Xiaofeng said: "So it's only the ones my father gave me, grandma, didn't you sell some during the Chinese New Year?"

Guo choked, and said: "No big or small, no elders in my eyes, who said I didn't buy it? This girl has sharp teeth, be careful, no one will want it in the future!"

Xiaofeng said with a smile: "Grandma, what you said is just a sentence. If you don't like to hear it, I won't say it. There is no need to say something that sounds bad. Grandma, I think you are an elder , I won’t bother with you, we have to honor our elders, don’t we?”

Mrs. Guo felt a little regretful when she said that. The granddaughter said that no one wanted her granddaughter. If outsiders listened to it, it would be just her own fault. However, the children of the second family are really hateful teeth. Itchy, I have to choke with myself every time I meet, I don't know good and bad things.Seeing that the old man's face was not good, Guo held back his breath and said: "Oh, I am an elder, so I don't care about you, little brat, I eat all of them, you can eat everything here, it's all for your milk." Good boy."

Mrs. Guo put down the melon seeds and left, and the old man followed.Xiaoqiao didn't eat the melon seeds, firstly because he got angry recently, and secondly, he really didn't want to eat them, but Lidong and Dongzhi didn't care about it, they each grabbed a handful, Xiaodie and Xiaomi looked at Xiaofeng, Xiaofeng smiled He said: "You guys, what are you doing looking at me? Anyway, she doesn't like me no matter what, why should I please her? Even if someone says I disrespect the elders, I don't feel anything."

"Sister Xiaofeng, you are so powerful, I dare not!" Xiaomi admired him very much.

Xiaodie said: "Miss Xiaofeng, I think today is the time for the reunion dinner, let's hold back and order."

Xiaofeng said: "Got it." She just doesn't like her stingy appearance, it's hard to talk about being a daughter-in-law, and those who are grandchildren, don't they just talk about it because of their young age?

Xiaoqiao found that the sister-in-law still hadn't come out, and really didn't know what she was doing in the house all day long, but after a while, the children started laughing and joking.

Lidong wants to set off firecrackers, but they haven't set off firecrackers at home yet. They can't set off the scattered firecrackers in advance, but to set off firecrackers, they can only be eaten before the reunion dinner is ready.

So Lidong's idea didn't work out, so he could only play with his own spinning top, since the children in the country don't have any interesting things, so this spinning top can be regarded as one of a kind.

Xiaoqiao felt bored, so he went to the kitchen to help pick vegetables.

Seeing Xiaoqiao, Mrs. Liu smiled and said to Mrs. Wu, "Our Xiaoqiao is hardworking, why don't we go out to play?"

Wu said with a smile: "This child doesn't like to go outside to play with others. Every time I cook, she helps me pick vegetables. Sometimes I don't have time, so she cooks."

Hao Shi heard this, and said directly: "Second sister-in-law, I envy you, you have come to the end of all hardships, Lixia can make money, and this girl can also share it with you."

Wu said: "Isn't Xiaodie bad? Didn't she earn some money for you by raising silkworms? Our children are not bad! The Lichun of my sister-in-law's family is a good worker. When the time comes After marrying a daughter-in-law, the sister-in-law can also relax."

Mrs. Liu said: "Don't envy me, Lixia is not a few years younger than my family's Lichun, and you will be there soon. Thinking about it, our life is really fast. In a blink of an eye, this son is going to marry a wife .”

The three sisters-in-law chatted while working, and Mrs. Guo was naturally not there, but after they talked for a while, Mrs. Guo came in, and the three sisters-in-law stopped talking and joking, and hurried to work.

Mrs. Guo handed the cured meat in her hand to Mrs. Liu, her eldest daughter-in-law, "Chop this up, and cook it with radishes at noon." Mrs. Guo was in pain, and she originally planned to let all three families bring something over. , the old man was not happy about the reunion dinner, saying that there are already things for the usual gift, and this is the big Chinese New Year, who would let the children come to have a meal and bring something?He can't afford to lose face.

Well, he can't afford to lose face like this, that means he's going to be in pain, all the food is from her family, and there are so many mouths.

Hao said: "Mother, make some meat dishes for lunch. During the Chinese New Year, if there is no fish, it will not be a success. It is a good sign to have more every year."

Guo said: "Of course there is fish, it's not that it hasn't been brought out yet, you all stew the meat first, and I'll bring the fish over later."

After Mrs. Guo left, Mrs. Liu and Mrs. Wu both pointed at Mrs. Hao with a smile. These three younger siblings are really good, and her mother-in-law Mrs. Guo must be distressed.

Hao Shi also laughed, thinking that now that they are separated, they still want us to eat poorly, no way!In the past, all the family's money was held in her hands. They didn't dare to say anything. Now they are separated, and they don't usually feel sorry for her.What's more, the fish was sent by Lixia, really!Be stingy.She can't miss it!

After the daughters-in-law had finished the meal and it was time to eat, the old man asked Ye Yong and his brothers to set off firecrackers. Lidong and the others waited by the side. Will pick it up, and then this is their treasure, and then put it with the rest of the village.

There are two tables of meals, one for men and one for women.

The old man looked very happy, his face was full of red, he held up his wine glass, and said to his children and grandchildren: "Although our family is separated, don't forget that we are all one family, and we all help together when we are in trouble. If you have a head, you can't do it. Forget about pulling other brothers, so that the whole family can last for a long time! Today is the last day of the year, and let go of any bumps and bumps in this year. Everyone must work hard next year and strive to live a happy life Even better." The children and grandchildren all drank the glass of wine, and the atmosphere suddenly became lively.

But the women's table was not as lively as the men's table, Guo Shi didn't have a sullen face, but Ye Huier sat with Guo Shi with a cold face.

Ye Xiaoqiao thought, why should he be affected by her emotions, what's more important is to eat, so he just picked up his favorite dishes and ate them instead of looking at her superiors.If you want to be angry, you are angry, we have nothing to do.Who knows if it's uncomfortable!

(End of this chapter)