He Zhi's illness dragged on for more than ten days before it was calculated, and when she was confirmed by Wei Lai to be cured and allowed to go out, she found that the whole town had swept away the previous winter depression and became lively again.

Bow your head and count the days, it is already the end of the year, and it will be the New Year in a few days.

He Zhi and the others came back in a hurry, Wei Lai calculated that the time was just right to reunite with his mother before the year, but for He Zhi, this trip would not be able to go home for the New Year anyway.

The experience of spending the New Year outside was naturally the first time for He Zhi, and Mrs. He was unwilling for He Zhi to follow Wei Lai on this trip, and it was not without this consideration. However, He Zhi had already considered all these things before coming, but in the end he was still unwilling to give up this opportunity, so he followed Wei Lai on this trip.

Now it seems that whether this trip is worth it or not, even Miss He herself can't tell. Just one point, as proud as she is, she will not regret her decision no matter what. It's like when Wei Lai just confessed her identity, she was the most hesitant and at a loss, but she never thought about the word regret.

Since the New Year is approaching, He Zhi also settled down and prepared to spend the New Year in the Wei family.

The days before and after the New Year Festival are always busy, and unlike the He family in the capital, General Xiao Wei does not have so many subordinates in his family, and he has to do almost everything himself. Fortunately, Aunt Wei's tofu stall closed early this year, and she started to prepare early, although the family was busy at this time, it was not busy.

He Zhi is a young lady who doesn't touch the spring water with her fingers, so she naturally can't interfere with rough tasks such as cleaning the house and preparing ingredients, and even if Aunt Wei already knows about her and Wei Lai, she never thought about asking this eldest lady to do anything. So of course, He Zhi became the only idler in the Wei family who had nothing to do.

The Wei family has been silent for many years, and Aunt Wei finally looked forward to Wei Lai's return, so her enthusiasm for this New Year is naturally extremely high. A few days ago, He Zhi stayed in the house to recuperate and didn't notice it, but when she got better this time, she found that General Wei, who had been running into her house all day, had actually been turned around by Aunt Wei.

"Jinrui, I'm going out in a while, do you want to go out for a walk with me?" Seeing that He Zhi was really bored to be idle, and didn't want her to continue to stay in the house and read, Wei Lai thought about today's arrangements and asked.

lay on the hospital bed for several days, and then was detained by Wei Lai and Xiqiu and did not allow him to go out to blow the wind, and He Zhi was indeed stuffy. It's just that at the moment, everyone in this family is still busy with the New Year, and she is naturally not easy to find trouble, so she is quite hesitant when she hears the words: "I can't help, so forget it." ”

Wei Lai also knew her concerns, and hurriedly explained two sentences: "I just went out to send some things to the neighbors, it's not a big deal, you've been bored at home for so many days, it's okay to go out for a walk with me." ”

He Zhi really didn't want to stay at home, and it didn't feel good to see everyone busy, but she couldn't intervene. She is not a hypocritical character, since Wei Lai said so, she also nodded kindly.

For Wei Lai, it is naturally no different whether he can go out or not, but it is good to be alone with Miss He. Although Marshal Wei generously gave her three months of leave, it took nearly a month on the road, and now the vacation has passed halfway, and they will leave for Beijing soon, after all, they will chase their daughter-in-law before this, otherwise what if Miss He really wants to dissolve the marriage contract when she returns to the capital?

Of course, this is not just a mediocrity, but Wei Lai is used to thinking about the worst-case scenario.

After saying hello to Aunt Wei, Wei Lai went to the kitchen and came out with a basket on his back: "Okay, let's go." ”

He Zhi glanced at the back basket behind Wei Lai, and General Xiao Wei tilted his body to show her, but it turned out to be a basket of cured meat and bacon.

"Do you want to take this and give it away?" He Zhi had never left the capital before, and he didn't know the customs of such a small place during the New Year.

Wei Lai straightened up, thought about it before taking a step, and pretended to be natural and reached out to take Miss He's hand. She was not refused, so she explained in a good mood: "Yes, it will be Chinese New Year's Eve in two days, and it is also a custom here that neighbors or people with good relationships send things to each other a few years ago." And over the years, the neighbors have taken care of my mother, and I should send some things. ”

He Zhi nodded, and understood, the exchanges between neighbors and the exchanges between families in Beijing are actually the same truth, but the things given to each other in the countryside are far less precious than those high-ranking families in Beijing.

A few years ago, Wei Lai hunted wild boars in the mountains and came back, and the pork was so much that it was made into cured meat and bacon, which was enough for her mother to eat for a year. However, Wei Lai was already thinking in his heart that he would pick up the old lady by the way when he returned to Beijing this time, and it was naturally not interesting to keep these meats, and at this time he gave them out as a gift for the New Year's Festival, not only to express his gratitude, but also to be considered "valuable".

He Zhi obviously didn't expect that the New Year's gifts in this town, the meat was precious. She followed Wei Lai to start giving gifts from the nearest family, each family gave a piece of bacon and a piece of cured meat, and the two pieces of meat added up to more than ten catties, and General Xiao Wei carried a basket full of meat and it was not too heavy, but she was not allowed to interfere to touch it.

When I knocked on the door of the first house, it was a middle-aged woman. Although He Zhi had lived in Wei Lai's house for more than half a month, the neighbors didn't know each other, but Wei Lai greeted him very warmly, and then sent two large pieces of meat.

The woman thanked her again and again, and the surprise in her eyes was so full that she couldn't ignore it. Then the two exchanged a few words, and the woman returned the salute, but it was only a small jar of home-brewed rice wine.

There was nothing to say about the courtesy, Wei Lai accepted it without excuse, and after thanking him again, he went to the next house.

After sending it down like this, He Zhi knew that the cured meat and bacon sent by Wei Lai was a valuable gift in this town. She glanced at the return gift Wei Lai received: a small jar of home-brewed rice wine, a jar of homemade kimchi, and a basket of oranges from the orange trees in her yard......

Wei Lai didn't care about this, after sending the three families, the back basket on his back was much lighter all of a sudden. She picked up an orange from the basket casually, peeled it and handed it to He Zhi: "Jinrui, you taste it, Aunt Wang's oranges are the sweetest and most delicious in this town, and at this time of year, I don't know how many children stand outside her fence and stare at her orange tree." ”

He Zhi took it and tasted it, it was indeed sweet and delicious, no worse than the thousands of oranges she ate in Beijing. just listened to Wei Lai's words, but smiled: "When Ah Lai was young, did he ever guard that fence?" ”

Wei Lai blinked when he heard this, but he didn't shy away from shaking out the black history at all: "Not only did he keep it, but he also went in and stole it with others." But I wasn't very lucky, I didn't steal oranges, and I was chased by Aunt Wang's dog for half a street. ”

When He Zhi heard this, she laughed out loud. While smiling, he looked Wei Lai up and down, and he really couldn't imagine what it would be like for this young general, who had great military achievements and won the favor of Marshal Wei, to be chased by dogs and run all over the street.

Can be a Pomeranian, General Xiao Wei doesn't care if he shakes the black history or not, and he has the same smile on his face. I peeled another orange and ate it myself, not to mention, it was really as delicious as what I had been thinking about all day long when I was a child.

The two talked and laughed and walked to the next house to give gifts, and after knocking on the courtyard door, it was not the adults in the family who opened the door, but a seven or eight-year-old girl.

Wei Lai has been away from home for seven years, and this little girl was not born when she left the army, so naturally she didn't know much about her. She glanced into the courtyard, but she didn't see the adult, so she asked the little girl, "Girl, where is your father?" ”

Changning Town is a remote town, the people are fashionable and simple, although they do not close their doors at night, and people's precautions are not too heavy. What's more, Wei Lai didn't know the little girl, but the little girl had seen Wei Lai, so she opened her mouth and replied: "My father and mother have gone out to buy things, and there is no one at home." Uncle Wei, Aunt Wei, are you all in trouble? ”

"......" stunned Wei Lai and He Zhi.

Although Tong Yan is unscrupulous, Miss He, who was called "Aunt Wei" for the first time, said that the whole person was not good. Not to mention that the relationship between her and Wei Lai is still unclear, even if it is in the name of an unmarried couple, it is still "unmarried"! Why is it silent, she is defaulted to Wei Lai's daughter-in-law?!

On the other side, although Wei Lai was also stunned, after reacting, he inevitably had a hint of joy in his heart. She secretly raised her eyes and glanced at He Zhi, and after coughing dryly twice, she never mentioned the misnomerization: "Oh, it's nothing, just send two pieces of meat to your family." Girl, since your father and mother are not here, you can just talk to them when they come back. ”

Wei Lai didn't bother to run again, so he simply took two pieces of meat from the back basket and handed them to the little girl.

Gifts from neighbors cannot be refused during the New Year's Festival, otherwise it is easy to offend people. The little girl didn't refuse, happily accepted the meat, and then thanked sweetly: "Thank you Uncle Wei, thank you Aunt Wei!" ”

"Eh, I'm not ......" Miss He frowned in confusion, trying to explain something.

However, perhaps the adults explained before leaving, and the little girl understood the truth of courtesy and exchange very well, so she turned around and ran away after thanking her, and after a while, she came back with a small basket of salted duck eggs to return the gift.

Many times, the atmosphere is different as soon as the reaction time passes, and it seems a bit pretentious to pull others to explain what to emphasize. Although this is not a trivial matter, it feels a little strange at this time to emphasize anything other than thanks.

Forget it, anyway, I left this time, and I won't come back in the future, so if the child misunderstands, he will misunderstand!

Miss He looked at Wei Lai, who smiled and thanked the little girl after taking the salted duck eggs, and by the way, she stuffed an orange for the little girl, thinking about it a little broken. Kneel and beg to return to the field

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Chapter 78 of the text Aunt Wei