Chapter 39: New Year's Dinner
The pot is full of sparseness, and adults and children are not satisfied.
Originally, Erya was worried about Xiaolong and Anzi, and ate too many dried noodles, and then she couldn't eat small fish fried noodles. I greeted them in advance and asked them to eat less noodles and eat fried noodles with their stomachs saved.
As a result, Xiaolong still couldn't hold up the fried noodles of small fish, watching everyone eat fragrantly, crying tears latte art.
Erya was busy coaxing him: "Don't cry, don't cry!" I'll keep it for you and eat it when your stomach is empty, okay? ”
Xiaolong kept his snot and nodded unwillingly, "Hmm! Stay a lot! ”
The second aunt looked at the helpless Erya on the side, and smiled gloatingly: "How many times have I told you, children can't get used to it, so you don't listen." Now you get it, right? ”
Erya expressed helplessness, in the former world, children were big and first! It's all about to become a belief, and it's really hard for her to change this unwritten belief all of a sudden.
The eldest aunt hurriedly said: "Xiaolong is kissing his sister-in-law!" He's smart, he knows that his sister-in-law treats him well! Otherwise, he wouldn't have made a fuss. ”
Er Ya used a small pot of soup, and filled a pot for the third child to eat when he was tired of playing.
The eldest aunt over there asked Erya: "Niece and daughter-in-law, are all the chestnuts taken out, fried, and grabbed when the children pay New Year's greetings." ”
Erya felt that it was a pity to eat it as a snack for the children. "I thought, chestnuts are still more affordable side dishes, and people always have to keep food for New Year's greetings.
As for the children's New Year's candy, let's go buy it! Uncle or second uncle, go to the town to make candy, buy more candy and come back. If you can buy melon seeds and peanuts, buy some back, and stir-fry can be regarded as the same.
Don't be afraid to spend money, my clothes sold for a lot of money yesterday. Tomorrow's vigil will be fine, and we'll discuss how we can use the money. ”
As soon as the eldest aunt heard that the clothes were sold and came back, she breathed a sigh of relief. The second aunt also grinned happily, and she couldn't close it no matter how she put it together.
The uncle stood up suddenly, rubbed his hands, laughed and laughed, but he didn't know what to say.
Laizi asked curiously, "Sister-in-law! How much did it sell? ”
Xiaohu grabbed Laizi's two cheeks with both hands, "How much is it, and I won't give you a daughter-in-law." ”
Laizi got rid of Xiaohu's torture, ran to the middle of the yard, and shouted: "I'm not in a hurry!" You still have to ask Brother Daman, one day, I saw him look at a girl, and he looked straight in the eye. ”
Daman was ashamed and annoyed, so he stood up and went after him. "You come back to me, when will I look at people straight. If you don't make it clear to me, you won't want to be safe. Then the two men didn't know where to go.
Those who remained, stared wide-eyed. After a while, the second aunt slapped the table and laughed, and the second uncle glared, "What are you doing?" Who do you want to scare to death? ”
The eldest aunt reproached: "The second brother is really, this New Year's Day, what are you saying that is unlucky!" ”
The second aunt finally stopped laughing and asked Erya: "Xiaohu daughter-in-law, your clothes are sold for enough money to say that your daughter-in-law?" ”
How can this be said? It depends on what kind of family they are, right? Er Ya blinked: "What does the second aunt want to introduce to Brother Da Man?" As far as ordinary people say, it should be enough! ”
"Okay! Sister-in-law, across the New Year, hurry up and find one for Daman! ”
"Who wouldn't want to find it! It's just that our family doesn't have a single acre of land, and whose girl is willing to marry in! ”
I was full of happiness, but I was depressed again!
Erya looked bored, so she stood up: "Okay!" Don't be so depressed, go to work, and tell everyone good things tomorrow on New Year's Eve. Let the big guys have fun! Happy all year round. Let's get busy now! ”
The eldest uncle's eyes lit up and looked at the second girl with anticipation, while the uncle and the second uncle looked at Xiaohu with expectation, hoping that Xiaohu could reveal a little in advance.
Xiaohu lowered his head and smiled, and followed Erya out of the hall together.
Seeing that they didn't want to speak, the uncle stopped asking questions and was busy assigning things: "Manzi, you go and find Butcher Xie and ask him to help remove the hair of this wild boar."
Second, you go to the town to buy candy, make a few more sugar buns, have a small jar of wine, and bring a few jars back. In previous years, we had no money and could only be regarded as small, and if we didn't bring anything to others, people wouldn't blame us, but this year we won't be able to bring it again. ”
The eldest aunt also answered: "No, I haven't entertained people to my house in the past few years, so I forgot about leaving vegetables for the New Year." If it weren't for my niece and daughter-in-law saying that the chestnuts were kept as guests, I wouldn't have remembered it. ”
The second aunt pulled the sister-in-law's arm and asked in a low voice, "Sister-in-law!" You said that Xiaohu and his daughter-in-law are so mysterious, how much should it be? ”
The eldest aunt shook her head, "I can't figure it out, but looking at the appearance of the two of them, it seems that there will be no less!" "Thinking about it, I don't think it's right, "A tiger is only sold for seventy or eighty taels, how expensive can a coat made of rabbit skin be?" ”
said, patted his brother and daughter-in-law again, "Wait!" Just one day's time, very soon. Besides, this kind of life is already very good now, and we shouldn't ask too much. ”
"Hmmm! I know! ”
Everyone is busy with the New Year, busy sticking to the door pair. When I saw someone else's house and posted the door, the uncle remembered that this year, I relied on Erya to write, so I bought red paper back, and didn't buy the ready-made one.
When the uncle saw Xiaohu who was busy peeling off the skin of his robe, he hurriedly asked, "Xiaohu! Where did you put all the couplets that your daughter-in-law wrote? Let's put the couplet on it today. ”
Xiaohu suddenly remembered that the uncle asked him to bring the red paper back and ask his daughter-in-law to write couplets.
"Oops! I forgot to tell my daughter-in-law. What to do? ”
Uncle was angry, "Why are you so worried about such a big thing?" ”
Xiaohu complained aggrievedly: "My daughter-in-law was so busy that she couldn't even sleep well in those days, so I thought about waiting for her to stop talking." Who knows, this is the New Year. ”
"Hurry up, let your daughter-in-law don't do anything else, go write a couplet!"
Er Ya listened, but she was not in a hurry. What's the hurry! Her family used to always stick pairs in the morning of the thirtieth day, and the crackling of the cannonballs was made, it was the New Year's dinner, but her family had just pasted the pairs.
Her area is different from other places, and she believes that the earlier the New Year's dinner, the better. In some people's homes, as soon as the breakfast bowl is put down, they are busy with the New Year's dinner.
However, her father's person is different from others, his family has always set up the New Year's dinner at the same time as usual, and will not be early or postponed.
Although I don't know how to eat the New Year's dinner here, it is always enough for one day and one night.
This is the first time since the uncle took charge of the house, he has prepared matters independently, because he is not familiar with the business, he always thinks of this and forgets that. Fortunately, there were many people at home, and the hurried remedy was also smooth to eat the New Year's dinner. On the New Year's dinner table, chicken, duck, fish, meat and wine, everything is complete.
Waiting for Daman, Xiangzi, Xiaohu, and the eldest son of the third room to finish the New Year's dinner, everyone will sit down.
Uncle stood up and picked up his glass. said to everyone: "We can have such a rich year this year, first of all, Grandpa Xie Liu is busy with our family, and even more so for Xiaohu Zhang has such a capable daughter-in-law." Come and make a toast to Grandpa Six, and wish him good health and a long life. ”
Everyone stood up and toasted, and Xiaolong watched Anzi drink, and he wanted to drink. Xiaohu dipped a little chopsticks in him and licked him, he didn't stick out his tongue spicy, nor did he clamo to drink anymore, he obediently drank the peanut milk that Erya gave him.
The uncle poured a second glass and said to Erya: "This cup of wine, thanks to Xiaohu's daughter-in-law, who did not dislike our poor nest, rushed in, since entering the door of our house, did not say a word of complaint, the upper is respectful and close to our elders, and the lower is friendly and loving to our younger brothers and sisters." Take us to pay off so many debts, find a way out of life, and let us have hope for a better life. His mother, second brother, younger brother and sister, come, let's all come to toast Xiaohu's daughter-in-law for a cup. ”
Erya hurriedly pulled Xiaohu to stand up together, "Uncle, it's all a family, don't be like this." It is said that there are three gangs of heroes, and without you tossing blindly with me, I am powerless alone. So, none of us can do without us. Brother Daman, Dahong, Yezi, Xiangzi, Laizi, everyone stood up, picked up the cup, and toasted ourselves. ”
"Good!" "Good!" "Good!" "Good!" "Good!"
After drinking this glass of wine, Erya poured a glass of wine, poured another glass for Xiaohu, and asked Xiaolong to pick up the peanut milk, and the three of them raised it to respect the uncle and aunt, and then to the second uncle and aunt.
Then Daman took his younger brothers and sisters to respect his father and aunt.
Then Ye Zi took his younger brothers to respect his uncle and aunt and his father.
Ye Zi is rarely at home, and he has met Erya three times, once when Xiaohu is newly married, and everyone sees each other; Once is to come back to send eiderdown goose down; And this time. I didn't get a chance to say much every time.
First of all, Ye Zi always has very few words with people he doesn't know well. Secondly, the second is always very busy, and there is no chance to talk together.
It's just that Ye Zi always wonders in his heart, this brother and daughter-in-law, the second girl of the Liu family who told her cousins and cousins, doesn't look like a person at all.
The second girl of the Liu family in their mouths is introverted, has very few words, is very ordinary like them, and is not as capable as her father and mother said.
Although Ye Zi was puzzled in her heart, she also knew that she couldn't say it.
When her cousins talked about this brother-in-law, she always listened silently, and when asked her anything, she pretended not to know anything.
Perhaps due to the influence of her father and younger brothers, she also has a good impression of Xiaohu's daughter-in-law, so she has always been smiling and friendly to this cousin and daughter-in-law.
And Erya's impression of this little sister is also quite good, Ye Zi's age is younger than Erya, but because of Xiaohu's relationship, Erya still has to call her sister.
When Ye Zi came home, she helped out here and there, seeing that the family did not prepare a dowry for her, and did not get angry or show her family a face.
Regardless of whether Ye Zi really doesn't expect the family at all, but she can do it, she doesn't blame or complain, she is a very reasonable girl! It's hard for the average person to do that!
"If I were to ask, 'You'd have to have two quilts, right?' The reason why Er Ya thought this in her heart was because the second aunt moved all the quilts to her house and hid them.