Chapter 120: The Child's First Birthday!
The golden rooster sings that the eastern sky is white, and the sun is like a newborn naughty child.
When he was just getting sick, he would hide in the mountains and forests. Don't let you see him, he'll be in your casual moment, the beginning of the month. The mountains envelop all things in the world with his light.
If you look closely, you will find that it was born. The sun rises in the morning, and it is not dazzling. He is like an egg yolk, a burnt brown.
In Zhou Shujie's eyes, the current sun is like this. Yellow and red, she still seems to have pomelo, and for a while, she really can't think of any good adjectives. He felt that it was most similar to the pale yellow of the wild duck eggs she picked up.
You have to ask Zhou Shujie why he came to watch the sunrise early in the morning today.
I'll tell you the answer
Because he was happy
Today is the first birthday of the two children, do you say, can he not be happy?
The greatest wish in this life, as long as it is past today, he feels that more than half of it will be fulfilled
This day is really long-awaited.
Not just this year in this life, but also a lifetime in the previous life
He also once fantasized about what his daughter would be like if she grew up, what it would be like to start a family, what it would be like to cry, what it would be like to laugh, what it would be like to go out with her, what would it be like to go to school and live independently, in short, he had fantasized about his daughter all kinds of things, and he never really saw it in his life
I finally have time and opportunity in this life.
Zhou Shujie wants to take a good look, he wants to watch his daughter grow up and watch her go to school with her schoolbag. Watching my daughter go from yellow? girl. When he grows up to be a big girl, and when he is looking for a partner, he has to check well and choose a son-in-law who is good to his daughter.
You might say he's a bit eccentric.
Yes, at this point, he admits that he is indeed ill no matter what he said about his son in his previous life, even if it is physical. But he has always lived well by his side, and his daughter has always been a dead knot in his heart. Now that the knot of death has been untied, God has given him a chance to do it once again. This child is equivalent to being sent from God anew. What's wrong with him being a little nicer to him in his arms?
The sad past has become what I only want to be happy now
On the reading festival, I got up early in the morning because I was too happy to sleep. Stood outside and enjoyed the sunrise. He felt that this round of red sun was about to usher in a new life just like him and a child.
Today, the first birthday, is very simple. I don't plan to take a big class, I just sit with my family and eat and drink together.
The meat is the second brother, the second brother, who bought it yesterday and kept it in the well last night, and it is still very fresh.
The future second sister-in-law who works at the public sales agency also heard that the child is about to turn one year old. Because I couldn't come, I also brought gifts to the two children. It is a pair of small windmills, this windmill is quite strange to say, the wood carving is really as thin as cicada wings, last night Tuesday brother, this second uncle as soon as he gave it to the two children, the children's eyes were attracted to the past.
Since you want to invite your family to dinner, if you have meat, you have to have vegetables, this meat is prepared, and the tobacco and alcohol are also prepared, and they were all bought together yesterday, and this dish is not so easy to prepare now. In addition to the wild vegetables in the garden on the mountain, that is, green onions, leeks, cabbage, and small greens, the rest have not come down!
Zhou Shujie still has a very good way, last night, the kelp vegetables and fishing rods bought during the New Year were soaked in some, and today I can make up a dish, and I also soaked some, and Moore mushrooms should use mushrooms to cross the street
This chicken was killed by my aunt yesterday, cleaned up and sent it, he was probably afraid that he would take it alive, and Zhou Shujie would send it back to him. Just kill the chickens at home and clean them up. I took it
Don't really say it, if he really takes it alive. Zhou Shujie was really reluctant to eat this, but a big hen of Luhua killed him like this, and he felt that it was really a pity.
Uncle Zhou and sister-in-law Zhou also made clothes for the two children in advance, and they were dressed in clothes, a pair of tiger head shoes, and those two Hu Yanxiu of the Qian family. Lifelike
In fact, in the countryside, the child celebrates his birthday. I won't receive any gifts at all? I won't! What should I do? At most, my parents will cook two delicious dishes. Or boil two eggs and you're done.
If it weren't for the fact that the two children of Zhou Shujie's family were not because this was their first birthday. There will be no gifts either
The time for the meal was set for noon. This one started early in the yard. You, who have had enough of wandering, finally remembered that there are still many things that are not prepared. Go into the house and get ready to go
Du Yijie went into the house to boil half a pot of hot water. Quickly come out with all the water that should be washed and soaked! That is, boil a millet porridge and boil a few eggs.
He was there while watching the pot and cleaning, soaked sea vegetables, fishing rods, moore mushrooms, etc., anyway, he planned to wash them out in the morning, and he wouldn't have to be so busy later.
Zhou Shujie spent an hour to get relatives of these things, after washing the rolls, they were sorted into different basins, and one plate was put in the bowl rack, and when he was ready, the millet porridge boiled in the pot was also boiled. The sticky whirring of the horn has a layer of rice oil floating on it, which makes people look particularly delicious
Zhou Shujie took out a bowl of white rice porridge, and skimmed out the rice oil on it. When you put it alone in a bowl, it is very small, and there are basically not too many rice grains in your heart. When you eat it later, put two more egg yolks in it. That's the child's morning snack.
The night I found it, set it aside to cool off. The eggs that were left in a basin were also fished out, and a separate basin was put and water was added to cool him, saving him a while and holding hot hands
Since my mother-in-law's illness has been cured. To be honest, the child is really a mother-in-law who helps her take more time, after all, he is alone outside the house. In addition to the ground, there are also mountains, and every day they are busy, and they almost hit the back of their heads.
Having a mother-in-law to help her bring it is really an old age, just like now when he gets up in the morning, he only needs to cook. The rest basically doesn't use him. When the child woke up, the mother-in-law cleaned up the child
Just wait for the table to be set down and the meal can be served
Of course, there was also a rural small before the meal. The custom is to be done by two children
Zhou Shujie took out the mobile phone soaked in cold water, but put it on it. Wash the mucus of the sticky rice porridge. Drying the stones, it was only warm that they were placed in the hands of the two children. Oh!
She and her mother-in-law helped to tie the child's hands from the kang with white eggs, and then from the kang to the kang again. to the anti-rites. Commonly known as kiss and faint day, it means that literary and artistic rolls hope to bring luck.
Zhou Shujie: When I was a child, my grandfather asked him to do this, and told him that it was luck, Zhou Shujie smiled at the time and said that it should be called "Fuck Out".
Now I watch the two children rolling back and forth with a stone and laughing. Zhou Shujie couldn't help but laugh.
After breakfast, I washed the child's face that touched the yolk of the egg, took out their father to give them a set of small clothes, and put them on separately, and took out two pairs of tiger heads sent by the eldest aunt yesterday. Small shoes were also put on their feet.
Probably the first time I wore it so fresh. Seeing the vivid eyes on the tiger head shoes, the two children sat there and rolled, playing with these shoes for a long time. After a while, I got my mom off, and my mother put them on again. After a while, he got it off again, and when his mother looked back and saw it, she held it in her hand, and she was about to stop talking
This morning was spent in the interaction of a few mothers snatching shoes and wearing slippers.
Zhou Shujie remembered that it was already half past ten when she came to see the time, handed over the two children to her mother-in-law, and she hurriedly put on her shoes and went to the field to cook.
Wait a little longer, and the eaters will come. He hasn't come out yet, so he's not necessarily a little anxious, and even holding firewood is trotting back and forth, and after finishing the cd losing jie, he just collected the stewed chicken here, and he has been paying attention to what happened to his family, Uncle Zhou, and they. When I saw the green smoke rising from the cigarette butt, I knew that it was time to start cooking.
After the review, Uncle Zhou said hello to the men in the family. led his daughter-in-law to Guangzhou Shujie's house
Of course, the latest arrival must have been a passing incident, because the two of them are so close.
Today, the door of Zhou Shujie's house is open. Everyone, unimpeded, came directly into the house. followed Zhou Shujie, who was busy working in the outhouse. Joke that the graduates all received gifts
Did everyone touch the heads of the two children?
This sentence has always been the favorite of the family. It is also a good blessing for children.
The mother-in-law saw such a large group of people entering the house. beckoned them to sit on the kang.
Guo Shen naturally went to the kang. followed and Po to watch the child together, chatting and snorting.
The eldest daughter-in-law of his family took the lead in talking to his mother-in-law. "Yang, are you sitting with your aunt and we going to Baidi to help Shujie?"
Aunt Guo smiled and waved her hand: "Go, go, let's see if there is anything you can help with." ”
"Hey" Sister-in-law Guo answered, leading the two younger siblings. He drew a gift and went to help.
When Zhou Shujie saw them coming out, he asked with a smile: "Why don't you drink water in the house, I can be busy, you can come in and stay in the house!"
Sister-in-law Guo, who has the most dealings with Zhou Shujie, took over.
laughed and said, "Pull it down, I'm afraid we won't help, and you won't let us eat it later." After speaking, without waiting for others to laugh, he couldn't help but laugh first.
In the laughter of Guo's second sister-in-law and Guo's third sister-in-law, Zhou Shujie glanced at Guo's sister-in-law, and said with a smile: "I'm so stingy! If you don't work, I won't let you eat!"
Perhaps, Sister-in-law Guo feels that today's festive day should be celebrated.
She sighed and said, "Alas, who knows? Look at this dish, chicken and fish, this does not let me eat meat, what do I have to be hungry for!"
The mother-in-law and Aunt Guo were sitting and chatting in the house, when they heard bursts of laughter coming from the outhouse.
The two old men also looked at each other and smiled.
The mother-in-law opened her mouth and said, "Look at how good these young people are!"
Aunt Guo looked at the old man across from her, the gray hair on her head, and the wrinkles on her face. There are also some sighs of emotion: "Yes, we are all old now, remember that we were like them when we were young, we never knew sorrow for a day, and laughed every day." ”
Zhou Shujie and the three sisters-in-law laughed a few words.
I didn't say anything polite to them, and watched the three sisters-in-law roll up their sleeves, light the fire, and chop vegetables to help her work together.
I'm busy doing it!
The eldest aunt led the sister-in-law into the hospital.
The eldest aunt is Zhou Shujie's elder.
Sister-in-law Zhou, although she is the same generation as her, now that she has a belly as big as a basket, she really can't let her help?
Even if she just stands, she is afraid that she will touch it.
Zhou Shujie and the others are easy to talk about, and finally invited Zhou's sister-in-law, who wanted to help, into the house, because she asked her to help take care of the children.
In fact, Sister-in-law Zhou is staying when she enters the house, and most people in her belly dare not let her watch the child, let alone a person like Zhou Shujie's mother-in-law.
There is still a lot of strength in numbers!
This meal, let Zhou Shujie cook it by himself, it will take at least two hours.
With the help of three sisters-in-law, talking and chatting, before I knew it, the meal was served in an hour.
When the meal is ready, it's time for the people to serve.
helped Zhou Shujie and them run errands, and it was Aunt Guo's three grandchildren who went to call people.
The three little guys are really happy, and as soon as his mother (aunt) said that they should call someone, they even ran away with a bumpy run.
After a while, the men came after the children.
It was Uncle Guo who arrived first, leading his three sons and the little grandson in Guo Sange's arms.
Brother Guo and the others were not idle, holding their own tables and benches.
After a while, Uncle Zhou and the others came over as well, all holding their tables and benches.
In today's rural areas, it can be said that there is only one table in every family.
Invite people to dinner, there are too many people to really sit down.
If you don't go to the neighbors to borrow, you have to borrow chairs, benches, pots and pans from relatives and friends!
Two tables were set up on the kang and one table on the ground, which was considered to have sat all these people down.
Zhou Shujie also took out the wine he bought yesterday and filled it for all the men, and the women got half a cup.
Originally, Zhou Shujie wanted to say something before drinking?
But she was clumsy and didn't think of any good words.
In the end, it was Uncle Zhou who raised his glass and said: "Today, we are here, we are all here for the children of Sun Jinzhu's family, who are over 100 years old." My niece won't say anything. Let's not talk about those scenes. We are all from our own families, let's raise a glass and take a sip of each person, and wish the two children a long life. ”
Everyone raised their glasses and touched them.
One person took a sip, the ladies all took a small sip, and the man took a small half cup in one sip.
Next, Uncle Guo also said to Uncle Zhou: "A few days ago, when my little grandson was over 100 years old, I still wanted to see how much you drank, but in the end, I poured it first. Today, let's continue drinking and see who pours it first. ”
Uncle Zhou laughed and said, "You fell first last time, and you can't run this time." ”
Uncle Guo shook his head with a smile and said, "If you want to say that, I don't accept you." There is a saying that there are two wins in three games in the ancient game, and we will also compete today. ”
"Okay! Come on!" Uncle Zhou raised his glass with a smile, touched it with Uncle Guo, and took another half cup in one gulp.
Not only the men are having fun, but the women are also picking their favorite topics, and you are laughing and drinking one by one.
The men and women in the Northeast will drink alcohol, because they have been drinking since they were children, and the wine they have drunk is the 60-degree burning knife.
Even the three older children were fed a few mouthfuls by their father, taking up the chopsticks for the drink.
The two children of Zhou Shujie's family sat in the arms of her mother-in-law and her eldest uncle, and Aunt Guo also sat next to her little grandson.
The three little guys looked at the adults and drank the little soju in one gulp.
They were very curious, and always wanted to reach out and grab it, but the adults didn't catch it, so they could only follow the wine glasses back and forth with their eyes.
Haven't you finished half of this meal?
The three eldest finished eating and ran out to play.
The three youngest were sleepy and yawned, and fell asleep on the kang.
The rest of the adults were a good drinker.
Of the four bottles of wine prepared by Zhou Shujie, the women only drank one bottle, and the remaining three bottles were drunk by several men at the kang table.
At this time, the wine glasses are all porcelain, and a glass can hold one or two wines, you don't see how many glasses they drink, but they drink less wine, so everyone has three or four taels!
Zhou Shujie removed the food on the table, cleaned the rice bowl again, and brought a large pot of tea to everyone.
People who didn't drink too much, drank a breath of catechu again, and after chatting for a while, the wine woke up.
Waiting for all the sisters-in-law, help Zhou Shujie, brush, wash, wash and clean up.
These men also followed their daughters-in-law and children home.
Of course!
When I left, I didn't forget the tables and stools of each house, and I took them back with me.
The sisters-in-law also held plates and bowls in their hands.
Sent everyone away.
Zhou Shujie closed the door and went back to the house.
Looking at the two children who were still asleep on the kang.
She had a smile on her face, but there were almost no tears in her eyes.
Or did she think that today was a good day and she shouldn't cry, so she forced the tears in her eyes back.
When the mother-in-law saw her daughter-in-law enter the house, she smiled and said to her, "Hurry up and get on the kang, take a pillow and lie down in front of the child. ”
Zhou Shujie looked at her mother-in-law and said with a smile: "I'm not tired." Mother, you can sleep for a while!"
The old lady smiled and said, "Okay! ”
After saying that, she took two pillows from the quilt behind her, and handed one of the midterm to her daughter-in-law.
Zhou Shujie took the pillow handed to her by her mother-in-law.
Placed on the child's side, he lay there and looked at the child with a smile on his face for a while, and then slowly closed his eyes.
hand, but it is the small hand that has been holding the child next to the pillow.
The mother-in-law watched her daughter-in-law fall asleep holding her grandson's hand.
She smiled comfortingly, closing her eyes and feeling sleepy.
…………
The four women who fell asleep on the kang didn't know.
A person who is far away in the mountains and old forests has been sleepless all night because of the letter he just received.
Zhuzi, yesterday received a package from his daughter-in-law in the mail.
As soon as he opened it, he took what he had eaten and gave it to a few soldiers who were in charge of cooking.
left the bag of special fried noodles in his barracks.
Holding the two pairs of shoes in his hand, he looked left and right and felt a little different from his daughter-in-law, who mailed him last year, but it made him feel a little familiar.
But what's the difference?
Where's that familiar feeling?
He didn't know, he couldn't tell the difference.
He kept the thick letter until the evening, and in the dead of night he lit the candle, sat on the bed, opened it, and read it carefully.
He was a little surprised when he opened it and saw two stacked pieces of stationery inside!
When you open one of them and see what is written on it, you are not only surprised, but even a little frightened.
He didn't expect it!
He really didn't expect it!
In his life, he can still receive letters written to him by his mother.
Looking at the words in the letter again and again, he couldn't help but have tears in his eyes.
Those eagle eyes that have never shed tears when they grew up.
Now, I can't see the handwriting on the letter in a blur of tears.
The pillar, holding his mother's letter in his hand, read it over and over again until he imprinted every word in his mind.
He put down the letter and reopened the letter that his daughter-in-law had written to him.
If you say, what his mother wrote to him was the love of her son over the years.
The daughter-in-law wrote to him about the big and small things in the family, and everything was written on it.
Through this letter, he also learned about his mother's experience in the days when she was getting better.
After reading it, his heart couldn't calm down for a long time.
That night, I first lay back and forth on the bed, unable to sleep, got up and lit candles, read the letter over and over again, and then even sat on a tree outside the camp for half the night.
By the day, the pillar knows that today is the full moon of the child.
He made a decision the moment the sun rose in the morning.
That is!
He's going home, going to see his mother, going to see the kids!
What a soldier wants is action and strength.
Since the decision was made, he did not procrastinate, and although he was in charge of the soldiers' training as usual on this day, he was also busy with his own homecoming.
first said to his old partner, that is, his head Li Dayou, and said a little bit. wrote a report and asked Li Dayou to hand it in for him.
Although he was anxious now, their place was inaccessible, and he had to travel a long way to get a report.
Therefore, waiting for the decision of his superiors will take several days, even if he is anxious, he can only wait patiently.
Based on his current mood, I think you can guess it.
He certainly won't be able to sleep well in the next few days.
As an instructor, I still teach some special operations team members.
If his mood fluctuates a little, then these players will have to ask for more blessings!
Now I can imagine their life in the next few days.