Chapter 228: Two people who appeared unexpectedly
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Because there are too many people for the New Year, the seats on the car are also crowded. Fortunately, Qin Shuang and the others went early and occupied a seat, otherwise they would really have to stand on the aisle of the road and stand all the way.
On the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, Qin Shuang got up in the morning and began to get busy. She didn't know how she had lived before, so she took this New Year as the first New Year after 'rebirth', and she took it very seriously.
Early in the morning, she glued the couplet tape she had bought with a good meaning to the door and the door of the house. Then, I went into the kitchen and began to prepare the dishes that were going to be made at noon.
Although the doctor told Li Guosheng to recuperate at home, he will definitely do it where he can help. It's like now, he is sitting on a small bench in the yard, cleaning up the big rooster that Qin Shuang bought at Aunt Zhu's house. And Xiaobai was excitedly going back and forth around him and the big that had been 'put down' the whole time.
The two young people were busy, and Mother Li in the room was also happy, leaning on the cushion and watching TV on the kang head. The smile on his face has not come down since he woke up in the morning.
In the past few years, she and her son have lived with each other, and they are deserted, usually eating a meal and putting a whip on it. I don't just sit by the TV like ordinary people, waiting for the clock to ring at 12 o'clock at midnight to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new.
But this year is different, their family is about to add people to import, and when Qin Shuang officially marries into their old Li family and has another doll, then their family will be lively.
After all the ingredients needed were ready, Qin Shuang began to light a fire to cook. Worried that she would be tired, Li Guosheng kept standing by her side and giving her a hand.
Now she stands in front of the stove and exercises a skillful posture, which is completely unrecognizable, and a few months ago she was still the person who could burn the pot and almost blow up the kitchen.
As the old saying goes, men and women are not tired when they are paired. Soon, a hearty meal was ready.
Looking at the chickens, ducks, fish and meat on the table and the two young people sitting next to her, Mother Li felt a lot of emotion in her heart. This is a good start, and she hopes that their family of three can live so plainly and happily forever. Of course, in less than two years, their family may welcome a baby. At that time, her wife and son can be regarded as living a life full of children and grandchildren.
After lunch, because they thought that they would have to keep vigil at night, the three of them prepared to take a nap while they had nothing to do beforehand.
Because when they were in the hospital before, the two of them slept together. So Li Guosheng dragged Qin Shuang to his room as a matter of course.
And Mother Li was not surprised, she slept happily on the big kang in the main house that was burned hot.
It may be that he got up early today, and not long after lying down, Qin Shuang fell asleep. Looking at the delicate face in quiet sleep, Li Guosheng gently stepped forward and kissed the white and smooth forehead. Then, very contentedly, hug the person in your arms. secretly looked forward to it in his heart, hoping that the eighth day of the new year would come soon, so that he could hold his daughter-in-law sooner or later.
This night, Qin Shuangzu slept until almost five o'clock before waking up. The main thing is that the windows in the house are closed, which creates a dim feeling in the room, and she sleeps in a daze.
Dinner is relatively simple, mainly to simply heat up the lunch meal. After dinner, Qin Shuang put the fruits, melon seeds, peanuts, and sugar he bought before on the table of the kangtou, and the family gathered around and watched the Spring Festival Gala on TV while eating.
When the time was about the same, the two young men went to the kitchen and began to prepare for the finale of removing the old and welcoming the new - making dumplings.
It stands to reason that they rarely eat dumplings in the south. Even if it's the New Year, everyone either eats rice cakes or glutinous rice balls.
But because Li Guosheng joined the army in the north back then, except for the New Year, when anyone in the army celebrates birthdays or festivals, everyone will get together to make dumplings. Living in the army all year round, I am also more accustomed to eating some salty and spicy food. For that kind of sweet glutinous rice balls, he definitely didn't want to try it again. Therefore, although he is a southerner, he has developed a northern stomach.
Qin Shuang had never made noodles, so the two of them, Li Guosheng, were in charge of making noodles, and one was responsible for chopping the stuffing.
They prepare dumplings stuffed with pork and green onions. The pork was bought by Qin Shuang in the town two days ago, but fortunately, the temperature outside is relatively low now, so it has not been bad in the past two days.
Because of his experience in the army, Li Guosheng's face was quickly reconciled. He began to help Qin Shuang mix the chopped fillings with appropriate condiments.
In the job of making dumplings, the main force still depends on Li Guosheng. The panels and rolling pins at home were bought by him a long time ago. Since he came back from the army, he and Li's mother have eaten dumplings during the Chinese New Year in the past few years.
Fortunately, Mother Li, like Li Guosheng, does not like to eat things that are too sweet and greasy, so this New Year's dumplings have become the Li family's Chinese New Year's Eve dinner without any objection.
Qin Shuang doesn't know how to make dumplings at all, but fortunately she has a good learning ability. At the beginning, a few bags looked twisted and pinched, and they would fall down as soon as they were put down. But as there were more bags, they began to wrap more and more smoothly, and the more they packed, the more they came, and in the end they looked much different from Li Guosheng's bags.
Once the water is boiling, the dumplings are put into the pot. The white and chubby dumplings kept tumbling in the boiling water.
When the three of them gathered around the table to eat dumplings, the New Year's bell also rang on the TV.
Because the Li family has no relatives, they all stayed at home on the first day of the Lunar New Year and did not go out.
After the New Year, Li Guosheng and Qin Shuang began to prepare for the banquet on the eighth day of the new year.
Every day when he took a nap at noon, Li Guosheng would hug Qin Shuang and silently count the days in his heart.
But before he waited for the arrival of the eighth year of junior high school as he wished, a sudden incident disrupted their peaceful life.
This is the morning of the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, Qin Shuangzheng is holding a dustpan and feeding feed to the chicks and ducklings in the chicken cage.
"Anyone? Is anyone there? At this moment, there was a call at the gate.
Listening to the neutral voice, Qin Shuang thought it was the aunt who came to visit the door. So she didn't think much about it, put down the dustpan in her hand and went to open the door.
When I opened the door, I saw two women. One was about forty or fifty years old, with a bloated figure, and the wrinkles on her face verified the years she had passed. The other looked to be in his twenties, and although he was thinner, he was more delicate than the average girl in the village.
When the two of them saw Qin Shuang, they didn't feel surprised, as if they had already known her. It's just that the young woman's eyes flashed with a thick sense of jealousy.
"That, auntie, are you?" Sure that he had never seen these two people in the village, Qin Shuang asked with some confusion.
Although she has been in this village for a while, there are only dozens of families in one village. These days, when she goes to town to ride a car and go to the supermarket to buy something, she has seen a lot of things. But she was sure that she had never seen either of them.
"Oh, this is Li Guosheng's house, I'm her mother-in-law. No, now he brought his daughter-in-law to him. When she said this, there was a pride in the eyes of the middle-aged woman who could not hide it.
'Boom', when he heard the 'mother-in-law' and 'daughter-in-law', Qin Shuang's mind seemed to have exploded.
What's going on now? How did a mother-in-law and daughter-in-law suddenly run out of a good manner. However, out of understanding Li Guosheng, Qin Shuang still suppressed the panic in his heart.
"You said you are Li Guosheng's mother-in-law, and she is Li Guosheng's daughter-in-law?"
"yes, yes." The middle-aged woman nodded.
"You say yes, I've been here for so long, why haven't I seen you? If it's really his daughter-in-law, why don't you live here, and how can the people in the village not know! "The more he talks, the more confident Qin Shuang is.
Yes, whoever marries a daughter-in-law does not live together. And according to the habit of this village where every little thing will be spread all over again, how could she not hear the wind for so long.
Thinking like this, Qin Shuang felt more and more that the two women in front of him were all lies. However, she didn't know what they were doing it for.
"Huh! What do you mean by this woman! Can I still lie to you? Besides, who are you, I need you to be nosy! What about Li Guosheng? Let him come out to pick up his daughter-in-law and mother-in-law! The middle-aged woman stood in the doorway, and began to shout with her hands on her waist.
As soon as the loud voice screamed, Li Guosheng in the room heard it. It's just that he heard the voice a little unpleasantly, and he didn't know who it was. But the movement seemed to be arguing, worried that his daughter-in-law would be bullied, so he didn't think much about it and walked out directly.
"What's the matter, double, who's coming?"
"Yikes! Katsuko! As soon as Li Guosheng's burly figure appeared, the middle-aged woman immediately changed. A flattering smile appeared on his face, and Qin Shuang was disgusted when he saw it like that.
As soon as he heard his name, Li Guosheng looked for the voice. When he saw the look, his brow furrowed, and his face became extremely gloomy.
"Why are you here?" Obviously, he was very dissatisfied with the sudden appearance of the two people, and his tone was cold and impatient.
But the woman didn't seem to see it at all, and the smile on her face did not diminish but grew brighter.
"Oh, you kid talking. I am your mother-in-law, and Cui'er is your daughter-in-law, why can't we come. As she spoke, she gently pushed the young woman standing beside her forward, hoping to get Li Guosheng's attention.