This year, that is, the eighth day of the tenth lunar month of the Year of the Goat, Ye Zi gave birth to a white and fat boy. This made the Liang family's mother-in-law very happy, and she didn't say anything sour and spicy anymore, and gave the child a milk named Dog Baby, saying that it was so easy to feed. On the first day of the child's birth, the mother-in-law invited the men in this alley to give the baby "no grass".

This grass is an ancient custom in the persimmon bay area. Legend has it that in ancient times, women gave birth to babies on straw mats. After the baby is born, first see if it is healthy, if there is a problem, wrap the child with the grass it falls and throw it away; if the baby is well, hold a ceremony to say goodbye to the grass it falls, and also celebrate the joy of adding Ding and people to prosperity. This custom has been passed down from generation to generation, and has evolved into such a ritual: first set off firecrackers at the entrance of the house, then spread a few mats in the courtyard, put some simple cold cuts and stir-fried dishes and other dishes, and blanch a few pots of soju, so that the men can sit on the ground, eat a few cups of joyful wine, and have a good time.

On the day of the "three days", my mother-in-law invited the women of this alley to eat "rice flags" with their children. This "flag" is the name of the noodles in the Persimmon Bay area. The so-called rice flag is to first cook half a pot of thin millet soup in a large iron pot. Millet, millet or millet will do. Of course, when cooking millet soup, you can also put a little mung beans, red beans, soybeans or peanut kernels or something. After the millet soup is cooked, it is time to mix the noodles, roll the noodles, and cut the noodles. The noodles have to be cut a little shorter. The noodles are boiled in the thin millet soup, and the rice flag is ready. The reason why the Zhuang people call such noodles "rice flags" is probably to take their homonyms and ask for the auspiciousness of "beauty".

As for the "full moon", it is the little couple who hugged the baby and went back to their parents' house. The chubby doll has a "red trick" on her forehead, wears a beautiful little dress made by her mother, wears a longevity lock and a silver collar around her neck, and wears a silver ring tied with a small bell on her wrist and ankle. The mother-in-law of the Liang family naturally took out the silver goods that had been pressed at the bottom of the box for many years, and gave the leaves happily to the baby to wear.

However, at this time, the village was still criticizing the four olds, bullfighting ghosts, snakes, and gods. Although it is said that don't grass, spend three days, and pass the full moon are all festive and auspicious customs passed down from generation to generation, even if they don't do a big deal, it is also out of place; Of course, this is off topic.

Now that he has a son, the problem of being lazy has not changed much. This noble baby has big shoulders and a round waist, but she is lazy and doesn't do anything at home. On weekdays, except for working in the team, he doesn't care about all the chores. But now that he has a son, when Ye Zi is too busy, Guiwa also has to feed pigs, wash diapers or something. However, the country is easy to change, and the nature is difficult to change, and the noble baby still finds excuses to avoid housework from time to time.

One day, it had only rained in the morning, and Ye Zi said to Guiwa: "There is no work in the Hou Yan team, you wash the kang list, and there is no energy in your hands for a wife." "Well, after a while, you'll be gone. Guiwa agreed casually. But after half a while, Guiwa just didn't do it. Ye Zi just went to the thatched house, and the precious baby hurriedly ran out with the baby in her arms.

"Mom, look at your precious baby, tell him to wash the kang sheets, and the people ran away again. "Hehe, that thief loves to hang out with the baby. "You have to talk about him, you can see that he is busy, this job and that job." "Hey, hey, he's back and he's talking about him. "People are all wives holding their babies to run from the east and the west to string them, so it's good for us to turn it upside down." "You don't know his thief. Sensei was angry, and he came back and scolded him. ”

"There is no shortage of work in the field, all the housework has been done, and even the amount of grass has been shouldered. Just let the family wash a kang and not wash it, and it slipped away in a blink of an eye. "You know, you've suffered everything. You say, what is the way to meet such a child? You are angry, and he will scold him when he comes back. ”

It's almost time for dinner, and the noble baby comes back with a hippie smile on her face. As soon as Guiwa entered the door, the Liang family's mother-in-law scolded: "You thief, do you still know how to come back?" "What you said, dare to eat, don't you come back?" "You can't eat it first, wash the two kang sheets first." "Oh, how old can that kang sheet be washed? I will wash it after eating, and it won't be cold if I don't eat that meal?" ”

"Just know how to eat, don't worry about anything. Ye Zi couldn't help but say. "Oh, it's just these three and a half people, what's there to worry about. "That's it. No one bothered to bother cooking for you. "Hey, hey, you said that. People are iron, rice is steel, if you don't eat, if you don't eat, you won't starve to death. ”

"Just know how to play tricks. I knew this earlier, so I shouldn't be here. "Hehe, what can I do. "Sooner or later, you'll be. "Hehe, how can you be angry? I don't quarrel with you, I don't mess with you. "And the face and forehead are noisy!" "Haha, the rice is cold." "Just know how to eat!" "Bai'er's, if you don't eat, you won't starve." Hehe, you don't care about it, wash it after eating, isn't it just a kang list, what's a big deal? ”

Unexpectedly, just after dinner, someone came to call Guiwa to play poker. This time, the mother-in-law of the Liang family really couldn't see it, and said that she wouldn't let the baby go, and she had to ask the baby to wash the kang order. There was no way, so Guiwa had to obediently wash the kang sheet. But a big man, after all, in front of outsiders, lost face. So, until she got on the kang, Guiwa still pulled her face and ignored the leaves. And what about the leaves, who only take care of the baby, and don't pay attention to the precious baby. In this way, the two spent the night awkwardly.

At this time, the countryside around Persimmon Bay had not yet been electrified, and it was only a few months before you could watch an open-air movie that relied on a grinding motor to generate electricity. However, the cultural and recreational activities in the village in winter are quite abundant, and the villagers like to make social fires and sing operas. Just after New Year's Day this year, Yunling's amateur troupe rehearsed the play, the head of the troupe is Lao Ma, the deputy director of the brigade Revolutionary Committee, and the deputy head is Lao Liu, the deputy captain of Ye Zi's team.

On this day, Captain Liu came to Ye Zi's house, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw Guiwa and his mother cleaning up in the yard, so he greeted him and said, "Pick up?" "Oh, the captain is here?" "Guiwa, it's time to rehearse, and your daughter-in-law has to participate. "What?" "It's cold outside, go inside." Liang's mother interjected. "Ah, it's not cold. The captain said politely.

"Hehe, how can she sing that play?" Guiwa said with some reluctance as she lifted the curtain and let the captain into the house. "Haha, I don't know? Ye Zi sings Xiao Dan in her mother's house. "Oh, I can't hide anything from you. Come on, come on, eat a cigarette first. "Hey, what are you doing this day, it's not clear. "Hey, the baby hasn't passed 100 days yet, so what's the matter?"

"Hey, what are you doing to grasp the revolution and promote production? Who is the daughter-in-law who has just gone to work in the field just after the full moon? Who will bring the baby? Just bring it, and the leaves will come back to feed and feed. "This ......" "If I sue you, I'll just say hello to you, and I don't need your consent." "Hey, hey. Guiwa smirked twice.

Ye Zi came over and smiled when he heard the sound and said, "You sit there, captain." If it can be done, it can be done, but you see this lot of work. "Oh, who doesn't have housework? You two sing and harmonize, Guiwa do more, isn't there still your mother-in-law?" "Can you still hear it? The captain wants you to do housework." Ye Zi said to Guiwa. "Hey, hey. Guiwa smirked, but she didn't pick up the leaves.

In this way, Ye Zi participated in the amateur troupe of Yunling. It is often said that Southerners love comedy, and Northerners love tragedy. This Yunling rehearsed this year's Pu opera "The White-Haired Girl", and asked Ye Zi to play the bitter and hateful white-haired girl. Just arrived in Yunling, Ye Zi cherished this opportunity and wanted more people to know the real her. She is very serious in rehearsals, sincere to people, and gets along well with the big guys, and she doesn't blush with her husband and mother-in-law because of the rehearsal.

Before the Spring Festival, Ye Zi and her mother-in-law pinched a lot of "flower buns" together. Flower bun is a famous noodle sculpture in this area. Whenever there is a wedding or funeral like the Spring Festival, the Lantern Festival, or any wedding, it is a good time for the big girl and the little daughter-in-law to show their talents. While the women were talking and laughing, the white dough was kneaded into a variety of dazzling and lifelike flower buns in that delicate hand.

The leaves are good at pinching flower buns. Pinched the fish that symbolized auspiciousness, the insects, and the wheat hoards that were looking forward to a bumper harvest, there were jujube flowers, zodiac signs, and various shapes such as rats stealing oil that reflected folk tales, making the Liang family's Spring Festival and Lantern Festival this year better than previous years, and it was delicious. The mother-in-law of the Liang family was very happy, and she praised her daughter-in-law for how clever her hand was.

In the first month, the square in front of the Yunling stage was crowded with people, men and women, old and young, some from the village, some came to visit relatives, some sold food, and some sold juggling, which was lively. The audience is black and pressing, and it is not too much to describe it as a sea of people. Ye Zi's mellow singing voice and superb acting skills won bursts of applause, and her interpretation of the image of a white-haired woman moved the men and women in the audience.

In this regard, the mother-in-law of the Liang family is very happy, and everyone laughs when she sees her in the village, and she always wants to hear people praise her daughter-in-law. And what about the noble baby? I feel that there is light on my face, and wherever I go, I talk and laugh with a bit of a man's pride.

However, one night before the first lunar month, Ye Zi finished cleaning up the pots and spoons, carried the child to her mother-in-law's house, and saw her mother-in-law and her husband muttering something there with a sad face. When I heard it closely, my heart couldn't help but feel cold, and I didn't know what to say.