Chapter 121: We Have Long Mouths Too
Huang Laoshi's father's house, who went one step later, was scolded by the second elder and angry.
This is the disaster of the pond fish, and he didn't dare to say it when he came back.
On this day, in addition to going to Jiu'er's house to pay New Year's greetings to his godmother, Du Juan did not go to other people's houses, nor did he follow Lin Chunjiu'er to watch them lion dance, only played at her aunt's house, or taught Huang Que and Huang Li to read and write.
In the next few days, they didn't go out, and followed Ren Sanhe to study in the east wing of Ren's house. Later, Lin Chun and Jiu'er also came and also followed the study.
When they were tired of studying, everyone kicked shuttlecocks in the yard or practiced martial arts.
After more than ten days like this, on the twelfth day of the first month, Mrs. Huang came back from Lishugou with relatives and brought a large group of guests.
As usual, Huang Laoshi wanted to come out to entertain the people of his uncle's family.
Counting the little baby, there are always seventeen or eighteen people.
As soon as I sat in the courtyard, the usually empty courtyard became crowded.
At the moment, Father Huang and Huang Laoshi father and son accompanied the male guests to drink tea, and the daughters-in-law and mothers-in-law were accompanied by Aunt Huang.
Feng Gu will not come, but Huang Laoer, Xiaobao, Da Niu and Xiaoshun are all here.
Feng's mother and daughter were busy in the kitchen.
Huang Li went around, helping to deliver things, and looked at the little babies by the way, not allowing them to run into them.
Aunt Huang was very angry with the cuckoo on the first day of the new year, thinking that she had come to the door today, see how you still push? She wanted to sell it well in front of her mother's family, so she vigorously blew the vegetables of the cuckoo roast to be delicious.
Her sister-in-law and brother-in-law didn't believe it, saying that the cuckoo was only a little old and could cook? Even if you can do it, you can't do it so well, and you can't blow it all the way.
Mrs. Huang swore an oath. Then he called out to the cuckoo to come out and command.
The cuckoo didn't take charge of the spoon today, she was burning the fire under the stove.
Today is the Yellow Sparrow in charge. Feng helped wash and chop vegetables.
"Grandma calling me?" The cuckoo came out and asked.
"I told your uncle and grandmother that the sweet and sour pork ribs you cooked were the best. They still don't believe it. Make it for them to taste now. And sauerkraut fish, braised pork, that pig's trotters, and what tofu, and ......"
Aunt Huang tried to think as she spoke, some of them she had eaten, some of which she had never eaten at all, such as sauerkraut fish, which was blown out by Lin Datou.
The cuckoo didn't wait for her to finish counting, and said with a smile: "My eldest sister is in charge of the spoon today." ”
Aunt Huang said unhappily: "Your uncle and grandmother are so easy to come for a while." Can't you just be polite? Don't like to cook a dish? Burn it for others to eat. ”
Du Juan felt that if he really wanted to be more serious with his grandmother, he had to be angry with her.
She is not wronged, she has nothing to cook for people to eat?
The people who eat the food she cooks are not kind to her, or take care of her family wholeheartedly? It's the grandparents who didn't care about anything, just because they raised an honest father, they naturally ate ready-made. I also picked and chose after eating.
For these reasons, grandma knew that she was going to say "burn it for others to eat" or something.
No wonder my mother was so angry with her, she has been haunted by her for many years, and she is not a person who is easy to think about.
I think about it. She smiled lightly: "I don't have time to burn it for 'others' to eat." I burned it and sent it to my godmother and aunt's house. Without them, my family wouldn't have caught any game or fish, and I wouldn't have honored my grandparents. ”
Why do you have to remind her again and again?
When Aunt Huang saw her, she put on such a face. Knowing that he had accidentally said the wrong thing again, he asked in a shy manner, "Didn't you send it next door?" ”
Cuckoo smiled: "Grandma." If it weren't for the big aunt feeding me, I don't know if I would have grown up. What kind of food do you cook when you die? The fish was also brought by Lin Chun and Jiu'er into the net. ”
In front of people. Aunt Huang was so angry that her face turned yellow, "You remember clearly the kindness of others, but you don't remember where your father came from." Without your father, how could there be you? ”
The cuckoo laughed and said, "Ouch grandma, if I don't remember this and don't be grateful to my grandparents, what is the reason for sending so many things to my grandparents every year?" My aunt took care of our family so much, and we didn't send it. Also, this is not a little kindness, if I don't eat the milk of the big aunt, I will starve to death; If I didn't have the help of my godfather and little uncle, I would have the heart to cook for people to eat, and I could only fry vegetables. Stir-fried vegetables are not uncommon, right? ”
She wanted to split her grandmother's brain open and see what was inside.
How could she just follow her own way of thinking about such a simple truth?
Miss Du is going crazy!
Because, she didn't feel that grandma was deliberately making things difficult for her, grandma was really angry and angry!
Aunt Huang was blocked by her, and her face turned blue and red.
But she was willing to take a break, still saying how she was to outsiders, but not to her own people, like a repeater, repeating the same sentence over and over again.
Those relatives saw that Aunt Huang was embarrassed and hurriedly persuaded her.
As she spoke, Yellow Bird came out of the kitchen.
"Grandma, although my craftsmanship is not very good, it is not impossible to eat it. I can't cook it for my uncle and grandmother? The cuckoo is only nine years old during the New Year, and he can't pick up a spatula. She's going to help me light the fire today. She said calmly.
"If you can't pick up the spatula and burn it for others to eat?"
Aunt Huang was so angry when she heard it, she still couldn't swallow that breath.
"That's when she's free, and she has energy on her body, so she cooks one or two dishes. There are so many people here today, at least a dozen dishes have to be cooked. How could she bear it? I remember that the eldest sister didn't start cooking until she was ten years old, right? Huang Que'er still said unhurriedly.
Du Juan laughed and said: "How can we have the good life of Sister Da Niu, and grandma takes care of it!" Our mother has to be busy at home, busy in the fields, and up the mountain, and we both learned to cook at the age of four or five. Otherwise, I'll starve to death! ”
The big girl blushed.
Aunt Huang was even more ashamed and angry, and her heart was tormented.
Only then did she realize that everyone praised the cuckoo for his ability, but the cuckoo was only nine years old.
Also, these granddaughters were brought up by the eldest daughter-in-law herself, and she didn't stretch out her hand at all.
If she had figured it out herself, she might have taken pity on her; But when he was blocked by his two granddaughters in front of people, he couldn't reply, and that bit of pity was replaced by anger.
"Where's your mother? Your mother didn't go up the mountain today, did she? ”
"My mother is washing and chopping vegetables. She said that we are small and have tender hands, and those bones and fish are not easy to handle, and I am afraid that we will cut our hands. That's why I'm going to grab the menial work. All we have to do is burn it. ”
Aunt Huang looked at Huang Que'er and was almost surprised.
When did this eldest granddaughter speak so boldly?
Uncle and grandmother and other people who know Huang Que'er can't help but look at her: the little girl's thin and beautiful figure. Bent eyebrows and almond eyes, quiet and generous. Speak clearly and coherently......
Well, that's how it went?
A mother-in-law smiled and said, "His aunt, don't talk about the baby." It's the same with finch burning. It's all a family, and whoever burns it doesn't eat it. Look at the small appearance of the finch, it is refreshing and refreshing, and it is not worse than the cuckoo. More than a dozen? ”
Aunt Huang breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Twelve." ”
The eldest uncle and grandmother smiled: "Ouch, it's really a female college eighteen changes." The finch was very timid when she was a child, but now she can be promising. ”
Everyone praised the yellow finch for its good fortune. called her to his side again, took her hand and asked her long and short questions, touched her hair and pinched her cheeks, and judged.
Huang Que stood quietly, not saying much, asking and answering.
The cuckoo felt a little weird, and hurriedly shouted, "Sister, the chicken is ready." ”
Huang Que'er hurriedly snatched her hands and left, while saying, "Grandma, I'm going to cook." Auntie and grandmother, they should be hungry. It's not good to wait a long time. ”
She's gone. A few lines of sight followed the kitchen with her back.
As soon as the cuckoo was about to enter the kitchen, he heard a little baby shouting, "I want to eat fried food!" I'm going to eat the little fried! Woo, my brother has finished eating. ”
Aunt Huang hurriedly called out to the cuckoo and ordered: "Cuckoo." The little fried is gone, get some more. Get more. They all like to eat your little tiger brother, and your uncle and grandmother also like to eat. ”
The cuckoo paused. With a turn of his mind, he said to Huang Li: "Huang Li." You go and catch it. I'm going to make a fire. ”
Huang Li nodded hurriedly, and ran into the house with the small bamboo saucer.
Not for a while. He came out with a plate and brought it to the small table.
When everyone looked at it, it was only half a plate of small fried, and there were a lot of scraps.
Aunt Huang said unhappily: "Why is this all there is?" ”
Huang Li flashed his dark eyes and said, "It's gone." That's all. ”
Mrs. Huang said suspiciously: "It's really gone?" ”
Huang Li spread his hands and said, "It's really gone." Grandma doesn't believe it? ”
This baby is also funny, and after finishing speaking, he asked a rhetorical question.
Aunt Huang really didn't believe it.
Without him, this little granddaughter will coax people with her hands tightened and sweet, much more powerful than the cuckoo. So she felt like she might well have lied. However, in front of people, she is not easy to inquire, so she has to forget it.
Half a plate, a few little babies rushed up.
Aunt Huang was angry when she saw it, and shouted to Feng, "Eldest daughter-in-law, you come out." ”
Feng walked out with two wet hands and asked, "Mother, what's the matter?" ”
Mrs. Huang pointed to the bamboo dish and said, "Get some more small fried." Relatives only come once a year, so what else is there to be reluctant to. Where is the poverty? ”
She is really capable, and with just one sentence, she successfully made Feng shiver with anger; And whenever Feng Shi was angry and rushed to his head, his hands and feet were weak and he couldn't stand steadily.
When the cuckoo heard her grandmother calling her mother, she hurriedly followed.
As soon as she heard this, she didn't wait for Feng Shi to speak, so she hurriedly asked Huang Li: "Didn't you arrest you?" Why don't you catch it? While motioning to the yellow finch who came out later, he pulled his mother into the kitchen.
But Feng stood and stared at Aunt Huang, but he didn't move.
Huang Li puffed out his mouth and said loudly: "No! I'm done! I said that my grandmother didn't believe it, and I had to ask my mother. There wasn't much left first, and I had already caught two plates. "Turning to the man's side," he grabbed two plates over there. My jar is not a cornucopia, and it is long to eat, and I can't finish it. After saying that, he ran into the house.
Aunt Huang was angry again, and her forehead was bruised.
It's not a good day!
The cuckoo suddenly reminded him: "Grandma, it's the thirteenth day of the first month today." ”
In peasant households, basically after three days and the New Year, there is nothing left of good food at home. If the family is thick, there will be more things.
Aunt Huang was repeatedly frustrated, and when she saw her eldest daughter-in-law with a sad and angry face, she didn't say a word, as if she was still blaming her, and she was so angry that she scolded her: "How do you run this family?" Thirteen or fifteen, do you have relatives coming to your door? The old Huang family is this family, and they haven't come to the door yet, so they eat things clean......"
"Grandma!" The cuckoo interrupted her and said with a smile, "Our sisters also have long mouths, just like Xiaoshun's younger brothers. My family also invited my godmother and aunt to dinner, and I also invited the third grandfather of my family to dinner. ”
Aunt Huang said angrily: "Which one said you didn't open your mouth?" People are like debts, and I haven't heard anyone say that they keep everything for themselves to eat, and they don't entertain guests. Your father got out of the crack in the stone, and the six relatives didn't recognize him? (To be continued......)
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