The Bao family, the Cai family, the Tang family, and the people who followed them hurried and finally arrived home early in the morning of the Chinese New Year's Eve.

Bright red lanterns were hung at the door of the house, and there were golden red paper and gold letters with flower couplets pasted on the door. These are made by the children of Hepu Town School and have been flowing all over the country. There are many workshops that want to imitate such couplets, but they can't keep up with the trend of Hepu Town's new tricks every year. The high cost but the high price can not be sold, and gradually withdraw from such a high-end market, and change to the low-end simple route. Therefore, every year, the children of Hepu Town take the lead, and after every September, the couplets begin to enter the intense creation and production.

Life is a little better, and the family begins to dress up in the open. The couplet red lantern is only once a year, and as long as it is not a person who really can't get by, he will not buy a bad fool. Therefore, in the village every Chinese New Year's Eve, at a glance, it is full of bright bright red and golden light, and the feeling of festivity is even more than ever.

The old lady of the Bao family was busy with the New Year's dinner with her daughter-in-law and granddaughter-in-law, and the old man Bao ran in in a hurry, "Old woman! Old woman! Hurry up, hurry up and boil the underwater noodles. The eldest grandson had already arrived at the entrance of the village with his aunt and younger siblings. ”

As soon as the old man heard the old man's cry in the kitchen, he became busier now, and Bao Zhengqiang's mother hurriedly instructed Zhengqiang's daughter-in-law: "Ouch! I'm finally back, and I'm relieved. You don't have to be busy in the kitchen, you can go out and help get a few basins of hot water to wipe their faces. I arrived home early in the morning, and I guess I rushed home overnight. ”

Neng Xi's surname is Wang. is Bao Zhengqiang's new daughter-in-law, a relative in the first month, and Bao Zhengqiang followed Zhengrong's brother in February. The two aren't very familiar yet. Therefore, when I heard my mother-in-law's words, my little face became a burning cloud, and even my ears were red. Her third aunt saw it and laughed. "Ouch! Oh my mother! It's been so long since I've been able to come to the house, why are I still so shy! ”

The old lady was anxious, "The third one, you hurry up and get the noodles." When is it? How can there be time to make fun of Nengxi. ”

"Oops! Got it! Mother! I'm setting up a fire in the pot hole, waiting for the firewood to burn, and then I'll go and get the noodles in time! ”

The eldest daughter-in-law fished out five Nianbaba from the water tank where the Nianbaba was raised. Wash it, put it on the board and cut it into slices, while chattering with her mother-in-law: "Mother! Did you say that the relationship between Zhenghua and Zhengyin was completed? ”

The old lady, who was busy chopping the salty goose, laughed out loud: "You." It's really terrifying. I'm at home just like you. You don't even know where I know so far away. They've all come back, and when they're free from dinner, you can just ask. Do you need to be in a hurry for a while? ”

"Hey! I'm worried, too! It's going to be seventeen years old for the New Year, and if it doesn't work out, it will really be delayed. ”

The old lady asked her eldest daughter-in-law to say a word, and her heart was heavy, and the movements of chopping salted goose slowed down.

Although the third daughter-in-law set up a fire in front of the pot hole, she could hear her mother-in-law and sister-in-law talking. Seeing that the two of them were not very happy, he interjected with a smile: "My mother and sister-in-law really have nothing to worry about." They're going to come in the door, and you just go out and ask. Otherwise, let Zhenghua come into the kitchen, and we will be relieved to ask about it while we are busy with things. ”

The old lady glanced at the third daughter-in-law: "Just you are smart!" When you go to the hall to get the noodles, call the two girls to the kitchen by the way. ”

"Hey!" The third daughter-in-law responded crisply.

When the third daughter-in-law was about to go out, the old lady suddenly changed her words and said, "The third daughter-in-law! Ask her fourth aunt to come, otherwise the two girls will be shy, and they won't be able to ask anything. ”

"Got it! Mother! ”

The fourth daughter-in-law washed her face and combed her hair before pulling her son (Little Piggy) to the kitchen. "Mother, sister-in-law, three brothers and sisters, you have worked hard at home!"

The eldest daughter-in-law and the third daughter-in-law have never seen a family so polite, and they really can't accept it, so they hurriedly responded: "The fourth brother and sister are really, the family feels so rusty when they say such things!" ”

"The third brother and sister are right, why is the family so polite. Isn't it hard for you to be outside? I'm afraid that it will be more bitter than us! ”

The old lady waited for the two daughters-in-law to finish before she spoke: "The fourth family, your two sisters-in-law are right, the family should not seem so angry." Besides, you also walked so far for the sake of your two nieces, and the children couldn't take care of it. As a parent, who doesn't want to have children? ”

The fourth daughter-in-law replied with a smile: "Mother! Sister-in-law, then I won't say kind words in the future. To be honest, everything is good outside, eating well, and living well, but my son can't stand it and can't sleep all night. Next year, we will bring the little piggy over, and our host will set up a school there, and our children don't need money to study. ”

The old lady almost cut her finger with a knife, so she quickly put down the knife and asked her fourth daughter-in-law, "You, are you going out next year?" ”

"Hmmm! Zhengrong helped me and his fourth uncle, as well as Zhenghua and Zhengyin find a long-term job. It's much better than farming at home, and my father and I plan to save some money for a few years. The fourth daughter-in-law hugged her son and kissed her as she spoke. Little Piggy hasn't seen his mother for a year, and he doesn't recognize his mother anymore, if it weren't for his mother to coax him with candy, he wouldn't let his mother kiss him!

The eldest daughter-in-law saw that her mother-in-law didn't ask about their relatives for a long time, and she couldn't interject, so she squeezed her eyes in a hurry.

The old lady finally saw the strange appearance of her eldest daughter-in-law, and then she remembered to ask the relatives of the two granddaughters: "The fourth family!" Zhenghua and Zhengyin are two relatives, can Zhengrong find a stop? ”

Speaking of the two girls' relatives, the fourth daughter-in-law's eyes narrowed with a smile: "Stop!" Stop! Oops! The conditions of the two lads are good! We can't find such a good boy on our doorstep. To put it mildly, even if the young lady of the rich man's family in the town is worthy of them, it is not worthy. Zhenghua and Zhengyin are also fighting for their own energy, and they are not afraid of hardship when they work there, they are not dirty, and they can do anything. Our children themselves don't talk much. Don't cause trouble. This made the housekeeper very fond of it, and personally helped the two children find a suitable partner. The boys have met with Zhenghua and Zhengyin several times, and they are satisfied with each other. The boy over there has already given three golds. Given the small set, now wait for us to visit their home in the first month of next year, and then give the dowry too much. ”

The customs of this place are not quite the same as those in Hepu Town, and the girls in their family have no initiative, so they don't say anything about visiting the gatehouse, so the three women in the kitchen all looked at the fourth daughter-in-law dumbfounded.

The fourth daughter-in-law hurriedly explained: "Before the men and women on their side get married, the woman has to go to the man's house to have a look. It's called a visit to the gatehouse! It is said that there is still a way to visit the gatehouse. The woman must be a close relative, and she must also be a woman. It's like mother-in-law, sister-in-law, aunt, sister-in-law. On this day, the male family should be warmly entertained, if the female family is not satisfied with the male hospitality. Or if you see something inappropriate about the man, you can refuse the family affair. Just give back the gift of Xiaoding! The man is generally not to blame. If the man finds that there is a problem with the woman's family on this day and does not want to get married, he can also tell the matchmaker. But Xiaoding's gift to the woman will not be returned. It is considered a cover for the woman.

I was a little nervous when I heard them say that! I'm afraid that when the time comes, we, the female dependents, will not have anything inappropriate and ruin the marriage of the two children. However, Zhengrong said that he would send us over that day, as long as everyone didn't talk too much, it would be no big deal. That's when I agreed! Mother! Look at it! No problem, right? ”

The old lady thought for a while and shook her head: "It's okay! It's all their own family, and no one will deliberately make trouble. Go to the bad family affair of the two girls. Have you seen both of those boys? What does it look like? How old are they? ”

"Of course I'm going to see it! Both boys were tall and handsome. One was twenty-three years old. One is twenty-one years old. It's a bad thing, this big one takes a fancy to Zhengyin, the small one takes a fancy to Zhenghua, the small one becomes a brother-in-law, and the big one becomes a brother-in-law, I'm afraid it's not good to call it in the future! ”

When the eldest daughter-in-law heard that the two boys were so old, she felt a little unhappy. "Four brothers and sisters! Why are these two boys so old and haven't said kiss yet? There's nothing wrong with them, you don't know! Zhengyin is seven or eight years older than her, so she doesn't feel energetic! ”

When the fourth daughter-in-law heard her sister-in-law's words, she was secretly a little unhappy. The heart said: If it weren't for the lady in charge of the family, she would still be able to get your daughter to do this family affair?! I was unhappy, and I didn't have the enthusiasm I had just now.

"What can people be bad about! Their family champions are still twenty-three or fourteen years old before they say goodbye! They all read until they were seventeen or eighteen years old, and as soon as they got out of school, they had to be busy with big things everywhere, so how could they have time to talk about family affairs? They didn't have their parents to help Zhang Luo, so they all relied on the aunts and sisters-in-law who were working together to help them find out. They are still picky, not to say that they are a woman, but they have to delay these three times and two times. If my sister-in-law thinks it's not good, it's okay, my mother has a niece who is about the same age as Zhengyin, but she can be introduced. It's just that Zhengyin is satisfied, if this happens, I'm afraid that Zhengyin will become an enemy with me! ”

The old lady has a lot of things to do, and she knew that she was unhappy when she heard the words of the fourth daughter-in-law, and secretly there was a little bit of her granddaughter climbing other boys, which meant that she was catching up.

However, it is strange that she also has the feeling of climbing high in her heart. Come to think of it, it's not! Other people's children have been reading books for more than ten years, if they really say it, they can be regarded as readers! His granddaughter, a peasant girl, was able to marry her, but it was not a high climb.

The old lady was really afraid that the fourth daughter-in-law would be angry, so she told her niece about this family matter, so she reprimanded the eldest daughter-in-law with a straight face: "Don't talk nonsense if the eldest daughter-in-law doesn't know anything!" If her fourth aunt didn't understand it clearly, would she be able to agree to this? ”

The eldest daughter-in-law also heard that other boys studied until they were seventeen or eighteen years old, and suddenly they felt confused in their minds. Reader! It's not a joke that my two daughters want to marry a scholar, right? Her mother-in-law's scolding woke her up, and she hurriedly apologized to her four brothers and sisters: "Four brothers and sisters! It's all sister-in-law who has a bad mouth and can't speak-it's just nonsense! Don't be angry, your sister-in-law won't pay you compensation. ”

The family didn't have so many concerns, and although the fourth daughter-in-law was still a little entangled in her heart, she finally let go of it. "Sister-in-law! I also have a problem, and I didn't make it clear to you beforehand. In fact, those two children don't think they are old because they are old. People have never done rough work since they were young, they are white and clean, and their faces are tender! It looks smaller than our family's Zhengrong and Zhengqiang. Zhenghua and Zhengyin! Don't say that I'm not looking at them as an aunt, and I speak ugly. Every time they see other boys coming, their eyes are straight to the eye, if I don't cover it intentionally or unintentionally, I can't make people look down on me?!

Fortunately, after the small decision, the two of them are not so greedy, and when they meet and talk to others, they are all in front of me or in front of the lady in charge, and they are all in order. The two boys were also well-behaved, and they never asked the two children to meet in private, otherwise I would have sent them back because I was not at ease. ”

The eldest daughter-in-law was very happy on the one hand, and on the other hand, she was panicked when she called her brother-in-law, and for a while her face turned red and white for a while, and she couldn't see how many meanings she meant. (To be continued.) )

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