Zhenghua Niang set up the pastries and candies, and was hesitating to take out the fresh fruits given by her future son-in-law, and give one to each person.

This fruit is an apple from Erya's own orchard, and the variety is Red Fuji from the stage, but I don't know why the fruit of the same sapling always doesn't grow here. After re-grafting, the fruit is still so small, and it takes at least ten catties (sixteen taels) to be weighed. Other aspects of this apple are actually considered superior, with thin skin, small core, juicy, crispy meat, and strong aroma. Just because of this small size, the price is less than half of the difference between the price and the authentic red Fuji on stage, and the price has not been raised, which makes Erya a headache. Xie Chuanfu has been studying for several years, but he has not yet found out the cause, and he has not been able to come up with a way to improve it.

Every year, Erya will keep some fruits from her own orchard and give them to everyone as a benefit during the Chinese New Year. This time, Chen Maodong and Qi Zhengke came back for the New Year, so they also gave each of them a basket of apples, and they didn't like sweets very much, so they all brought them to the future father-in-law's house.

This watery and eye-catching red fruit is more expensive than those pastries and candies in Zhenghuaniang's eyes, and she is really reluctant to take it out.

Grandma Zhenghua could see her eldest daughter-in-law's thoughts, so she said: "If you are reluctant, don't take it, leave it for your children to eat!" ”

The eldest daughter-in-law secretly smiled and bit her mother-in-law's ear: "Mother! I have seen this fruit in the two counties I passed through when I came back, and it costs 500 wen a catty! I'm really reluctant! ”

The old lady was taken aback: "What! So expensive? ”

"Not really! I saw people buying whole frames, all in horse-drawn carriages! ”

"Oops! Don't talk about it. Besides, I can't even let my own children eat it! You go outside to get busy, my waist and legs are a little uncomfortable, I have to lie down for a while! ”

"Hey! I'm afraid you're tired today. Then you rest, I'll go out and greet someone. ”

The women who drank the sugar water into their stomachs, put the pastries and candies they were reluctant to eat into their pockets and brought back to their children's sweet mouths, began to watch the dowry of the two girls one by one with a complex psychology of envy, jealousy and novelty. Let relatives and friends see the dowry sent by their son-in-law, this is not showing off, it is the same as the bride showing off the dowry. Everyone knows it, so no one will pout and laugh at the behavior of the owner.

The two sisters each have the same white rabbit fur coat, which is the largest. Two sets of the same autumn coat and two sets of autumn pants. It's all bright red. Also bright red are one set of medium and coarse sweaters and one set of fine sweaters. One pair of fur boots with red rabbit fur on the outside and one pair of red cowhide shoes on the inside. One black backpack and one fuchsia satchel. A large red satin with a golden flower, one piece each, in a hard box. Two pieces of muslin. Wrap in a large red cloth. One set of silver headdresses and one set of gold headdresses.

Six tea ceremonies. Each dish is six boxes, and each box is a regular one-pound pack. Instead of the usual New Year's cakes made from home-made molds, the cakes are replaced by sesame cakes from pastry shops (filled with rock sugar, shredded fruit pulp, etc., and full of sesame seeds on the outside, round and the size of normal mooncakes). The group is the largest, the size of an adult woman's fist, and the smallest group is three large. Two cloth bags for each person. This is bought in this county, and it was Zhenghua Niang who suddenly thought of forgetting to say the reunion. When I was in the county seat, I temporarily bought four cloth bags, each with a hundred of them.

While admiring the richness of the dowry, the big guy asked Zhenghua Niang curiously: "Hua'er and her mother, these clothes and shoes are dressed like this by the rich people in the city, how can we countrymen wear them like this?" I gave these clothes and shoes to look good, but they didn't use them! ”

Before Zhenghua Niang could answer, the fourth daughter-in-law picked up the conversation and said, "Old aunt! My niece and nephew are reluctant to wear such good clothes and shoes! It's all for them to wear on their wedding day. My niece-in-law's side is dressed differently than our family, and if we had to do the same for my niece, my family wouldn't have been able to afford it. Therefore, my two future nieces and sons-in-law will be purchased in advance, and Zhenghua and Zhengyin will not need to buy a wedding dress separately. ”

It's a really hard thing to answer, and smart women all avoid the topic when it comes to headdresses and bags, which they haven't seen yet.

The Bao family is busy with the two daughters, and will soon enter the chaos of Bao Zhengrong's wedding.

The Wang family is already in a very busy situation!

"Quick! Send someone to boil water! ”

Xiaohu arranged for Ding's sister-in-law to boil water, and called Wen Chao: "Wen Chao! Quick, go get your grandma over and help! ”

"Yes!" Wen Chao ran with his long legs. His mother is about to give birth to a sister, and he is so nervous!

Erya had a sudden seizure, which is strange to say! There is a custom in this place that when a daughter is nine months pregnant and almost ten months before giving birth, her mother's family will send a birth meal. Obviously, the first day Er Ya didn't feel anything, delicious, active, and sleepy, who knows, in the afternoon, the eldest brother and daughter-in-law took the younger brother and nephew and niece, and sent a birth meal, and it started early this morning. Erya joked with Xiaohu: I'm afraid that taking the proliferative medicine will not be so effective!

Because the day of Erya's birth is approaching, the midwife Chen's sister-in-law has begun to live here. When Erya said that her stomach hurt, as if she was going to give birth, she had already gotten up and waited beside Erya. It wasn't until after breakfast that Erya felt labor pains becoming more and more frequent, that she instructed Xiaohu to arrange for someone to boil water. After Xiaohu arranged for Sister-in-law Ding to boil water, he was not worried that only the old nurse would help, so he ordered Wen Chao to call the eldest aunt over.

This little baby is also a fucked thing, the big guy waited for a long time, he was not in a hurry, and when it was noon, when the big guy picked up the bowl to eat, he was impatient to come out. Sister-in-law Chen hurriedly put down the rice bowl that she had picked up for less than two mouthfuls, ran into the second room, and when she lifted the quilt, the little guy's head had already come out. The midwife and the mother worked together to finally welcome the little one into the world. The midwife lifted the little guy upside down and slapped her little buttocks lightly, and the little guy finally protested and cried out: "Wow! ——”

Xiaohu, who was waiting outside, heard the cry, so he shouted loudly into the house: "Uncle! Boys and girls? ”

The eldest aunt stretched out her head to look at the little doll in the midwife's hand, and said regretfully outside: "Hey! It's a boy again! ”

The three outside sighed in disappointment: "Hey! ”

Although the midwife knew that their Wang family would not despise their daughter, she did not expect that she would look forward to her daughter. However, thinking about it the other way around, they don't lack anything now, and they still lack a girl.

She wiped the dirt on the child's body with a hot towel, wrapped the umbilical cord, and then handed it to the child's grandmother to wrap the quilt. Erya didn't feel tired at all after giving birth, because Sister-in-law Chen helped guide her in the early stage, and this birth was more labor-saving than the previous two. After she cooperated with the nurse to change the sheets and bedding, she reached out and hugged her little son, gently poked her fingers on his wrinkled little face, and joked with a smile: "Obviously a lazy girl, how did you become your lazy son?" The little villain actually lied to his mother! ”

The little man moved his little head carelessly, as if to make himself lie more comfortable, closed his eyes, and ignored his mother's kiss. Although the eldest aunt also likes her little granddaughter, she thinks that the brothers Xiaohu and Xiaolong are too thin, and the more sons the better. Therefore, Erya's baby is a boy, and she regrets that Xiaohu's wish was disappointed, and at the same time she is happy that they have another boy. In short, she was more happy than regretful. At this time, when she saw her nephew and daughter-in-law, she was also very happy with this little son, and she felt that she had used a common language: "I think this little one looks like you is carved out of a mold, and when she grows up, she will definitely be close to you." Ah! Thinking about it, I still think it's good to have more sons. ”

Er Ya concentrated on teasing the little man, and didn't think about what the eldest aunt meant when she said this, she nodded unconsciously, and her mouth came out: "Hmm! syllables.

Wen Yue, who came in to see his little brother, was not happy, "Mother! What about the little sister who said yes? ”

His mother didn't give him a bad look, "How do I know?" Why didn't you go to school? ”

Sister-in-law Ding came in with a bowl of brown sugar eggs, and after listening to the words of the lady of the owner, she interjected with a smile: "The little young master is so nervous early in the morning, I'm afraid that I won't feel at ease when I go to the school." ”

Although Erya gave birth inside, she also knew the movement outside, and knew that they hadn't eaten yet, so she took the egg brown sugar water and said, "Let's all go eat!" If I need anything here, I will call you. ”

The midwife, sister-in-law Chen, washed her hands and hurriedly ate the remaining half of the bowl of rice into her stomach, and then went into the inner room to take care of the second girl and the baby. Because she was worried about fatal accidents such as postpartum hemorrhage or postpartum stroke, Erya didn't be polite to Sister-in-law Chen, so she let her stay and sleep beautifully with the little man.

In the following days, people came to visit every day, and when the third day was washed, the female dependents arrived, and it was a lively and lively event. But after all, this is limited to the closest relatives, and when it comes to the day of eating happy eggs on the ninth day, the guests will be at sea, almost frightening Sister-in-law Ding, who was originally scheduled to be the main spoon.

The Erya family has not done anything big at home for more than ten years, and they have gone to other people's homes to give gifts, and they have helped many people over the years. Finally arrived at her house to have such a happy event, no matter whether Xiaohu sent happy eggs or not, everyone who got the news rushed over.

Although Erya can't get out of bed, from the women who came in and out to visit her, you can know how many visitors there are today. I knew that it would be good to put the hospitality place in the town like this, and the only place where Wangjiazhuang could receive so many guests was the open space of the drying field.

Fortunately, God gives face, and there is no rainy and lingering people, the sun is beautiful so that the most hard-working old cow is lazily lying under the roots of the old tree, flapping its tail, comfortably chewing yellowish dry straw, when someone passes by, it is just squinting and motionless basking in the sun. The slight breeze is like an ethereal silk, gently gliding across the face, making people's hearts itch, tangled in how to leave this sultry tenderness. The guests sitting at the open-air table enjoyed the beautiful spring, basking in the warm sunshine, and laughing and talking about finally living a good life with enough clothes and food as they wished. (To be continued.) )