Chapter 26: Sure enough
Deal with Third Sister Ling first, and then the matter of entertaining the guests went very smoothly.
Sister Ling is a gentle and amiable character, Second Sister Ling just blindly eats snacks, and Fourth Sister Ling is young, but she is still well-behaved and obedient. The little pear blossom sisters and brothers are very smart, so even if there are a lot of children here, the eldest sister Ling and the little pear blossom sisters and brothers take the initiative to help entertain the guests, and they have enough hearts and fruits, so the children in the room are more lively, and there is no quarrel.
Even Zhao Yong's top boss Li Baihu also came with his wife and son, Miss Li is eight years old, and Zhao Changqing is three years old, with slightly dark skin, and people are extremely strong at first glance. She took Zhao Changqing's hand and looked left and right, admiring, "Sister, you look so white, and you are fleshy." As he spoke, he pinched Zhao Changqing's chubby hand, and looked at her little round face, which looked like he wanted to pinch it. However, when they met for the first time, Miss Li was still quite restrained.
Zhao Changqing smiled, "My sister was almost like this when she was my age, but my sister was so heroic, I knew at a glance that she had practiced martial arts." ”
Miss Li was pleasantly surprised, "You can see that I can do martial arts!" ”
The two held hands, and Zhao Changqing had already noticed that Miss Li's palm was slightly thin and slightly rough. Even if the hundred households are not high-ranking officials, they also make servants and maids at home, and Miss Li has a calloon in her palm, so she is naturally not a houseworker. Chu Yue is also a person who practices martial arts, and his palm is slightly similar to Miss Li.
Zhao Changqing smiled and nodded, "I heard my father say that Uncle Li's fist and foot kung fu is very powerful. ”
Miss Li quietly stuck out the tip of her tongue, "Before I came, my mother told me, saying that my sister's family is a Sven family, and she called me Sven." ”
"We are all military households, where is there a Sven or not." Zhao Changqing invited Miss Li to eat snacks and said, "I envy my sister for being able to punch and kick, and the girls in our border cities are not like the Central Plains." When I'm older, I'll want my dad to teach me how to punch and kick. ”
Miss Li is a very cheerful person, and she took a bite of the dim sum, "Yes, how can we be a girl from a military family, how can we not have some punches and kicks!" As a result, my mother always said that I didn't learn needlework. ”
Zhao Changqing smiled, "If you know how to cook, you can make delicious dim sum by yourself." ”
"As long as you have money, you can't just buy all kinds of delicious snacks." Miss Li said, "In the same way, if you have money, you can buy all kinds of beautiful clothes. My mother always loses a big one because of a small one, but it makes me panic. As he spoke, he sighed, and his straightforwardness was amazing.
Zhao Changqing smiled, "Sister, everyone has their own ambitions." My aunt wants you to be good in everything, so she will let you learn here and there. ”
Miss Li's eyebrows were crooked, and she said with a smile, "How can we take all the good things in the world?" It's enough to be able to take one or two things and understand some things. ”
Zhao Changqing felt that Miss Li had a cool temperament and was not an ordinary person, so he introduced Little Pear Blossom to Miss Li and said, "This is my neighbor's Sister Pear Blossom, we often play together, and we are the same as my own sister." Sister Li and I hit it off at first sight, and we were polite. Sister Li, I have relatives over there, I'll go over and say hello, you talk to Sister Lihua'er for a while, she is a very good person. ”
Miss Li smiled, "Okay, you can go." ”
I have to say that Xiao Lihuaer has always been a capable person, Zhao Changqing is just pulling a line, and by the time of the lunch banquet, Xiao Lihuaer has already talked and laughed with Miss Li, but Ling Sanjie is close to the side but can't interject, and she has to stare at Xiao Lihuaer from time to time.
Until the end of the banquet, the guests said goodbye one after another, and Xiao Lihuaer accompanied Zhao Changqing's future children to send them away one by one, and then took the pear to say goodbye and go home.
Zhao Da was still drunk, lying on the kang with his body upright, snoring.
Xiao Lihua'er frowned in disgust, and asked her mother, who was mending her clothes, "Mother, have you eaten at noon?" ”
Sister-in-law Xing smiled, "Originally, you left me food on the stove, but who knew that Changqing's family sent me several dishes at noon, and it was not easy to excuse myself, so I ate some." And some of them are warm over the fire, do you want to eat them? ”
Xiao Lihua'er smiled, "I also ate well at noon, let's eat it at night." ”
Sister-in-law Xing asked again, "I can also hear the excitement in the house, there must be a lot of people coming to Changqing's house, right?" ”
Zhao Lizi hurriedly said, "There are a lot of people, and there are many delicious snacks." There is still fish on the table today, and it is very delicious. ”
Xiao Lihua'er glared at him, "I think you don't have to eat for three or five days this meal!" ”
Zhao Lizi laughed, "I can't even stand it!" "The family is poor, and Zhao Lizi is a greedy eater, and he doesn't want to die when he encounters delicious food, so he will support it once. That taste, Zhao Lizi doesn't want to taste it again for the rest of his life, he has a memory now, how many delicious things, he just eats all-you-can-eat, and he will never eat until he can hold on.
Zhao Lizi poured a bowl of white water by herself and asked, "Mother, do you drink it?" ”
Sister-in-law Xing shook her head, and Little Pear Blossom called, "Pour me a bowl." ”
Zhao Lizi hurriedly poured water and handed it to his sister, and said to his mother with a smile, "I have to let my sister drink two more bowls of water, she helped Sister Qing entertain guests today, but she has a look." ”
Xiao Lihua'er took a bowl of saliva and moistened her throat and said, "I was originally there to help, of course I have to have eyesight, how can I be like someone, I know how to eat." ”
Zhao Lizi argued, "I don't just know if it's good to eat?" He said to his mother again, "Mother, are you strange?" My sister didn't talk a lot, and she didn't eat less. For example, when I speak, I can't take care of eating, and my sister can come together, and ordinary people can't see it. Sister, do you have any tricks, tell me about it. ”
Xiao Lihua'er snorted, slowly drank her saliva and said, "You're so stupid, you can't learn it." ”
After talking about her son, Xiao Lihuaer called Zhao Lizi to weave the basket again, Zhao Lizi cried with a sad face, although she was extremely reluctant, she didn't dare to say the word "no", so she had to reluctantly work with his sister.
Zhao Changqing was also working at home, the guests were gone, and the rest of the table had not been cleaned up.
What's more, although the Zhao family said that this time although the banquet noodles were called from the restaurant, in fact, they were just saying good things on the noodles, and the Ling family had always calculated that the fruits, vegetables, vegetables, chickens, ducks, and fish used on these banquets were all bought and sent to the restaurant by themselves, and they were just borrowed from the restaurant and concocted by the cook.
There are many shrewd relatives who stay behind to help clean up the remnants of the feast, one is to sell the owner's family, and the other is to live a good life, and the rest of the things on the remnants will not be discarded casually, even if they are put away to feed the pigs and dogs. Relatives and daughters stay to help, in addition to being close, there is also this meaning. At this time, it was another day of great joy, and the Ling family was not stingy, and directly sent them to take them away.
Zhao Changqing was also helping Liu Er clean up the old lady's house, and when the remaining seats outside were cleaned up, the borrowed tables, tables, chairs and chairs Zhao Yong called the brothers and sisters to return to their families. The old lady's house was also tidied up.
Ling went back to the house to feed Zhao Changning and Zhao Rong, and asked Bai Pozi to pack two packets of dim sum and two mutton to give to Hu Pozi, who was invited to help take care of Zhao Rong. Mrs. Hu was full of flattery, "My sister can't be more well-behaved, she doesn't cry or make trouble, the eldest lady is really a blessing." After a few words of gossip, he took his things and left happily.
After a while, the Liu family also picked out the remaining ingredients in the restaurant by the shopkeeper with Xiao Er's help.
Ling happily settled the bill with the hotel.
At this time, the family has no time to breathe.
Zhao Changqing asked with concern, "Grandmother, are you tired?" Would you like to go inside for a while? ”
Mrs. Zhao smiled, "What do I have to be tired of, it's nothing more than sitting and talking." He asked Ling again, "You take care of it inside and out, go and rest." ”
Ling smiled, "I'm fine." I see that there are still a lot of things left behind by the Liu family, and now that it is out of the New Year, it can be put for three or five days at most, and our family can't eat those many things. This time there are a lot of people coming to the full moon wine, and many relatives are helping to handle it, I think about dividing it for a while, and when I ask Changqing and his father to send some to a few relatives who help, it always means so. ”
Zhao Changqing said, "There are a lot of dim sum left." ”
Mrs. Zhao smiled, "Then divide them together." Zhilu said that Zhao Changqing was friendly with Xiao Lihua'er's sister and brother, and Mrs. Zhao smiled, "Give Lihua'er a copy of their family, Zhao Da is not angry, and it is rare that the mother and children are very good." ”
Liu Er brought hot tea, Ling Shi took one first and handed it to the old lady, took a sip of it himself, and said with a smile, "I thought of a place with my mother, Lihua'er's child is really sensible, I don't worry about Changqing, I have seen it twice in the past, and she is helping to take care of it." Sister-in-law Xing has such children, she must be blessed. He praised Zhao Changqing again, "Changqing is also very sensible today." ”
Zhao Changqing smiled and didn't speak.
It wasn't until the Ling family discussed the matter clearly with the old lady and wanted to go back to his courtyard that Zhao Changqing said, "Grandmother, I'll follow my mother to see my little brother." ”
Old Mrs. Zhao smiled, "Go ahead." ”
When he arrived at the Ling family's house, Zhao Changqing teased Zhao Changning back and glanced at Zhao Rong, and now Zhao Rong didn't dare to howl when he saw her.
Zhao Changqing puffed out his cheeks, crossed his mouth and talked to the Ling family about the third sister Ling, and said, "Everything else is fine, but it just didn't make the third cousin angry with me." ”
Ling Shi Zhilu said that the two of them had never been at odds, because it was a small friction in the child's matter, so he didn't take it to heart, but just asked with a smile, "What's wrong with you?" ”
"My mother didn't know what to say, and as soon as my third cousin came, she asked me about Sister Chu, which made me scratch my head. She heard that I didn't have any more contact with Sister Chu, and she gave me the idea to ask me to invite Sister Chu to our house in the next post, and she came over to help entertain the guests. Where did she give me the idea, it was obvious that she just wanted to make friends with Sister Chu. Zhao Changqing snorted angrily, "If you want to pay it back like this, I put up with her." Later, she saw that I didn't mean to invite Sister Chu, so she lost her temper with me, she saw that Xiao Lihua'er sister and brother were just wearing ordinary cloth clothes, and said in a weird way that I don't associate with people who grow up, I only know that I am with people who don't grow up. Xiao Lihua'er ignored her, if I let her go on like this, wouldn't I offend all our guests? ”
"Even if there are rich and poor relatives in their families, how can they be snobbish because they are rich or poor? I suppressed her a few words, saying that if she had something to do, I would tell her that she had said bad things about Sister Chu, and she would be honest. Zhao Changqing complained, "The third cousin is really ignorant at all, originally I thought that she had always been able to speak well, and she came early, and she would definitely be able to help me greet the sisters and sisters who came. ”
The Ling family itself is also a bit snobbish, and it is normal for her daughter to associate with girls who are better. However, she is not as snobbish as Third Sister Ling.
Ling Shi persuaded, "She reminds you not to forget that it is also good to have a date with Miss Chu, your third cousin is a person who is elevated to the top, she is envious that you can know Miss Chu." If you are cheap, introduce Miss Chu to her, so that she will always pester you. "In the end, it is his own niece, Zhao Changqing has long disliked Third Sister Ling, and the Ling family is not good at talking about Third Sister Ling.
Zhao Changqing said with a bitter face, "She is always so low-eyed, how dare I introduce someone to her." It's that she looks down on Xiao Lihuaer, and when I help Xiao Lihuaer say a few words, she scolds me for not distinguishing between inside and outside. Isn't Daddy's boss Li Baihu here today? The third cousin still looked down on Xiao Lihuaer, but as a result, Sister Li and Xiao Lihuaer were very speculative, and the third cousin was in a hurry to talk to others, and they just dealt with her. Where do you really like her? ”
"Also, I didn't say it, the cousins all came together, the third cousin was dressed brightly and golden, and the eldest cousin, second cousin, and fourth cousin were all very simple. A family of sisters, it must be almost the same, where there is a dress of flowers, the other few are like this. The second aunt doesn't know what Lu Dao thinks, they all live together, she is also a concubine, why don't she give her daughter's heart to the eldest cousin. Zhao Changqing looked down on the Ling family's actions, and said, "I came over and told my mother secretly, and my mother still quietly mentioned to my grandmother, it's okay for our family to come, if you go to someone else's house like this, wouldn't it be a joke." This is not a scholarly style, after all, the eldest uncle is the long house. ”
Ling Shi looked at his daughter in surprise, sighed, and said, "My good girl, how can you have such a long tongue, you can speak so well." ”
Zhao Changqing said, "It's the third cousin who made me angry, and I have been holding my breath for a long time." ”
Ling smiled and touched her round little face, "Your temperament is too big, then after all, your cousin, don't be so angry when you have something, you tell me, I will naturally call the shots for you." ”
Zhao Changqing smiled, "Didn't you tell my mother?" No matter how close your niece is, she can't kiss her daughter, mother, don't you say? ”
As Zhao Changqing gradually figured it out and deliberately got close to the Ling family, the relationship between the mother and daughter did improve greatly. Ling smiled, "I really don't know how long you have such eyes, neither your father nor I are such clever people." ”
Zhao Changqing patted his ass and said, "I'm all following my mother!" ”
Ling laughed out loud.
Zhao Changqing's eyes swept over Zhao Rong, and sure enough, Zhao Rong had already turned her head, but she didn't cry.
Zhao Changqing looked happy and smiled, "Mother, my sister is really good." She doesn't cry when she sees me now. ”