The snow, which had been falling for a few days, finally stopped.

In the morning, Lu Jing got up, opened the door, and looked into the distance, the rolling mountains, shrouded in a silvery white, the sun came out, and the whole world was brilliant and seemed particularly bright.

The last time he built a house, Dad Lu paved the ground in the yard to cement at the request of Lu Jing, so the yard was clean after the snow was cleared. Lu Jing wore a pair of cotton shoes made by his grandmother, came to the yard, and saw that Lu Ling and Lu Yue were kicking shuttlecocks. After watching it for a while, Grandma Lu shouted for breakfast.

After breakfast, Lu Jing took out the quilt cover that he washed a few days ago and dried it in the yard, although it was winter, but today's sun was relatively big, and the quilt could be dried in one day.

Lu Ling looked at the little brother drying the quilt, ran over with a smile, and said flatteringly: "Little brother, there is a market in the town today, let's go to the town to catch the market!" After speaking, he looked at Lu Jing expectantly.

"It's okay for you and Lu Yue to go, I won't go!" Lu Jing dried the quilt, snorted his hands, then put his hands in the pocket of his down jacket, looked at Lu Ling and said with a smile.

"Little brother, it's not fun for the two of us to go, you can go with us!" Lu Ling held Lu Jing's hand and said coquettishly, she and Lu Yue don't have much money at all, what can they buy when they get to the town, take the little brother together, and someone will pay the bill when the time comes, although the mother is in the town, but they don't dare to ask the mother for money, otherwise they will definitely criticize them for spending money indiscriminately.

"What are you doing in town? Anything to buy? Lu Jing asked helplessly.

"I don't have to buy anything, it's mainly to go shopping, and buy what I like!" Lu Ling said with a smile, "I'm on winter vacation, and I stay at home every day, what's the point!" ”

"Either I'll give you the money, and you can go by yourself!" Lu Jing thought about it and said, now at the end of the year, every time there is a fair, there are so many people on the market, and there is nothing important, he really doesn't want to go to the town, it is too crowded.

As the two were talking, the landline at home rang. Lu Jing and Lu Ling glanced at each other and said, "I'll answer the phone." So saying, he ran into the house.

After answering the phone, it was Lu's mother who called, asking Lu Jing to buy the New Year's gift and send it to his grandmother's house today.

Lu Jing frowned and asked, "Mom, the snow hasn't melted, how can you send it over?" Is it hard to mention the past? Can't you wait a few days? "Mom will really arrange things for him, in previous years, the New Year's gifts were given by my mother in person, this year may be due to the last borrowing of money, my mother has always held a grudge, so he let him give gifts, right? Anyway, he hasn't been to his grandmother's house since he was reborn!

"You and Lu Ling and Lu Yue go and buy two boxes of wine, catch two chickens, and buy some sugar, you don't need to buy the rest, your uncle and second uncle won't send anything this year, anyway, they don't lack food, and give your grandmother a hundred yuan before leaving!" That's it for this year! The three of you should be able to carry these things instead, your grandmother's house is not far away! Mother Lu was arranging it over there, and she didn't feel anything wrong with letting a few of her children go to give New Year's gifts instead of her, anyway, she didn't want to go back to her parents' house in a short time. She's very stingy, holding grudges!

"Mom, you're really good at arranging!" Lu Jing rubbed his nose and said with a wry smile, in fact, don't say that Lu's mother doesn't want to go to her grandmother's house, Lu Jing doesn't want to go, but there is no way, as a son of man, what his mother doesn't want to do, only he goes.

"You are my son, I don't arrange you, who do I arrange, you go quickly, go early and come back early!" Lu's mother said angrily, she deliberately arranged for Lu Jing to give the New Year's gift today, taking advantage of the fact that the snow has not yet melted, she gave the New Year's gift, and when the time comes, several of her nephews will come to their house to play, after all, the snow is so thick, the two sisters-in-law are definitely reluctant to let their children run out, in case the clothes are wet, they don't even have to change. In previous years, they came, but this year she couldn't feel sorry for herself, people belittled her son so lowly, what mood did she have to entertain a few nephews, although the aunts and nephews were close, but it also depended on who they were!

Lu Jing hung up the phone, and saw Lu Ling's eyes wide, looking at him, he smiled and said, "I can't catch up with the market today, my mother asked us to go to my grandmother's house to give a New Year's gift!" "After saying that, Lu Jing went to find Grandma Lu, wine and sugar, all of them are available at home, and the chickens haven't been caught yet!

Grandma Lu heard that Lu Jing was going to catch chickens, so she went to the chicken pen outside the yard to catch two big roosters for him and tied them up. Grandma Lu looked at the thick snow outside, and said angrily: "Your mother is really, such a thick snow, let you go and give New Year's gifts!" When the snow melts and the road is dry, can I send it again? ”

Lu Jing smiled and said, "It's okay, anyway, there aren't many things, the three of us can bring it up!" ”

"How many are you going to give?" If there is less, people gossip! Grandma Lu copied her hands and frowned. Although she doesn't look down on her in-laws, in terms of etiquette, she still does a better job, after all, it's a matter of façade.

"Two boxes of wine, two chickens, and sugar at home, these should be enough, and my mother asked me to give my grandmother another hundred yuan!" Lu Jing told the truth that he had never hidden anything from his grandmother.

"Less, less! At least four boxes of wine, in addition to sugar, bring some others, red dates and walnuts at home, you decorate your grandmother, decorate more, the ceremony of the year, I heard your mother say this walnut, it's very expensive, you pack eight catties, eight catties of red dates, there is a bag at home, seal it! Grandma Lu chattered and said, she didn't expect that Xiaojing's mother was so angry, and this year's gift was more than half less than last year's, it seems that her in-laws offended Xiaojing's mother very much. Otherwise, she wouldn't have given such a perfunctory New Year's gift, this is still her own mother's family, she gave such a little thing, she really can't take it, in order not to let people see the joke, she still has something on her back, anyway, if they don't say it, Lu Jing's mother won't know.

"Milk, there are so many things, how can we mention them?" Lu Jing couldn't cry or laugh, even the three of them couldn't take it!

"You stupid, there is a tricycle soliciting customers at the market today, you just call a tricycle and send you to your grandmother's village, no! When the time comes, let them pick you up! Grandma Lu patted Lu Jing's shoulder and said, "Anyway, to give your grandmother a New Year's gift, the number of etiquette still has to be done, if there are fewer things, you three work hard!" ”

"Ah...... All right! ...... "Coupled with the time before his rebirth, Lu Jing hadn't been to his grandmother's house for several years, and he really didn't remember that the tricycle could drive to his grandmother's village. Since grandma said so, it will definitely be able to drive to their village, so he can rest assured.

Grandma Lu asked Dad Lu to give things to Lu Jing and they sent them to the tricycle, Lu Jing asked Dad Lu to go to Grandma's house together, the three of them went to give New Year's gifts, it didn't look like it, after all, rural people still care more about giving New Year's gifts, Dad Lu actually wanted to go, but his daughter-in-law warned him and asked him not to go, but now that his mother and son let him go, he still went, after all, his daughter-in-law was not at home, he went, and she didn't know.

Since Dad Lu also followed, although there were more things than before, they would be finished.

A few people arrived at grandma's house, grandma was chatting with people at the door, saw Lu Jing and them coming over with something in their hands, happily welcomed them into the house, and asked Lu Jing with a smile: "A few of you are on vacation, Haichang and they are also on vacation, you can play with them when they come over, how did Lu Jing do in this exam?" Haichang took the first place in the class? Speaking of the last sentence, grandma looked at Dad Lu quite proudly, and saw that Dad Lu didn't react, she pursed her lips, thinking, no wonder she doesn't like this son-in-law, three sticks can't beat a date, and only their old Wang family can produce a good grade, what good inheritance can their Lu family have!

"It's okay!" Lu Jing said lightly, he didn't want to mention his own study, although he didn't like to come to his grandmother's house very much, but he still knew a lot about his grandmother, three sentences could not be separated from his grandson, no matter what others said, in the end she would turn to her grandson, anyway, her grandson is very good. It's really nothing to praise your own grandson, but while you praise your own grandson, don't belittle other people's children! Otherwise, who likes to chat with you!

Seeing that Lu Jing didn't want to say, my grandmother thought that he didn't do well in the exam, so she laughed out loud and said: "Lu Jing, it's nothing if your grades are not good, anyway, we farmers rely on the land and the sky to eat, even if we don't study, we won't be hungry in the future!" After speaking, he didn't notice the expressions of Lu's father at all, and continued: "Why didn't your mother come?" Haichang, they also said that they want to go to your house to play, since you built a new house, they haven't been there! ”

"Mom, she's busy, so she didn't come! It's the same when we come here! Lu Jing said with a light smile, whether his grades are good or not, there is no need to publicize it everywhere, and he will know when the time comes. As for Haichang going to their house to play, he completely ignored the wind.

Sometimes, he looks at his grandmother and wonders, grandma and his grandmother are about the same age, but he really doesn't have a sense of closeness, he can say anything to his grandmother, without scruples. But to his grandmother, he didn't even want to speak, and even if he said it, it was all social. But despite this, when he arrived at his grandmother's house, he always had a smile on the corner of his mouth, and his grandmother didn't notice Lu Jing's careful thoughts at all, even Lu's father didn't find out that Lu Jing was treating his grandmother's family with a heart of entertainment.

"How busy can I be, I don't even have time to go back to my parents' house!" Grandma said dissatisfiedly, and then glanced at the things that Lu Jing brought with them, and she was even more dissatisfied, why are there fewer things this year than last year? There were four chickens last year, but only two chickens this year, and after looking at other things, she looked at Father Lu with a smile and said, "Xiao Lu, this year's harvest is not good?" ”

"It's okay!" Father Lu was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously replied, how to talk about it, just talk about the harvest.

When Grandma heard Father Lu's words, her face changed, and she immediately recovered and said, "I thought your harvest this year was not good, otherwise why would there be fewer New Year's gifts than last year!" "Last year, I sent four chickens, one for the eldest son and the second son, and two for herself, just the thing, there are only two this year, how to divide them?

Father Lu was stunned, he didn't know what last year's New Year's gift was, these were all done by his daughter-in-law, he glanced back at Lu Jing.

Lu Jing glanced back at his father, but he didn't expect his grandmother to really say the young thing in front of his son-in-law, he snorted coldly in his heart, but said with a smile on his face: "Grandma, only two roosters have been brought over at home, although we are in a hurry to come over today, we didn't go to the market to buy, you see I also brought you walnuts and dates, you may not know, this walnut is precious!" …… And eating it also replenishes the brain, give it to Cousin Haichang, and his studies will become better in the future......" Lu Jing said nonsense, no matter what, he had to fool the past today.

"Really?" Grandma asked incredulously. Although there are mountains and rivers in their area, they really haven't seen anyone grow walnuts, so she doesn't know about this thing. If it is really good for his grandson, he will finish eating it in the future, and let Lu Jing's mother buy it.

"Really!" Lu Jing nodded vigorously.

Grandma was still skeptical, but in the end she didn't say anything, said hello to Lu's father, and went out.

Until lunchtime, I didn't see my eldest uncle and second uncle and a few cousins and cousins coming, and even my grandfather was nowhere to be seen. Lu Jing didn't know the reason, but Lu's father knew something vaguely, this year, their family didn't give New Year's gifts to the two brothers-in-law, so the two brothers-in-law didn't come? Thinking of this, Father Lu frowned.

Lu Jing looked at the dishes on the table and pouted, three plates of vegetables, one plate of fried cabbage, one plate of fried shredded radish, one plate of fried shredded potatoes, and one egg soup, which is considered a half meat.

Grandma took off her apron and beckoned: "Eat and eat, your grandfather will not come back to eat today, someone in the village is doing a happy event, he is going to eat and drink!" As he spoke, he sat down, "Xiao Lu, I know you like to drink a little wine, but no one will accompany you to drink today, or you should drink some by yourself!" ”

Lu Jing pursed his lips again when he heard this, and he was quite reasonable.

Dad Lu looked at the food on the table, shook his head, eat meat and drink wine, there is not even meat, how can he drink!

After the meal, after the grandmother put away the bowl, Father Lu and the grandmother said goodbye.

Grandma smiled and left Lu Jing's brothers and sisters to live at home for a few days, but Lu Jing refused with a smile. Grandma is just polite, I don't really want to keep Lu Jing's brothers and sisters at home, it's the end of the year, they are old generations, and there are more people who give them New Year's gifts, so she doesn't want to keep these grandchildren to eat here, she also wants to keep the delicious food for her grandson to eat. The grandson has never been a surname, so how can it be a family?

Father Lu took the three children out of his grandmother's house, and the grandfather looked at each other with a wry smile. Lu Ling took the lead and said: "Dad, next time I come to my grandmother's house, don't let me come, I don't like it!" "She didn't eat enough at noon, what are the cabbages and radishes, or grandma, giving them New Year's gifts, and she didn't even make them meat.

Lu Jing touched the hundred yuan in his pocket and smiled, Lu Jing is sometimes the same as his mother, he is more careful to hold grudges, although when his mother asked him to leave, he gave his grandmother another hundred yuan, but his mother didn't tell him what if he was treated coldly at his grandmother's house? Since his mother didn't tell him, he had to solve it himself, so he still took out the hundred yuan to buy food for Xiaoling Xiaoyue, and it should be regarded as compensation at noon. "Xiaoling, when you get to the consignment store in the village, what do you like to eat, the little brother will buy it for you, I still have a hundred yuan here, you can buy whatever you want?"

Hearing the hundred yuan, Father Lu suddenly looked at Lu Jing, pointed at him and said loudly: "I remember, what is there that I haven't done, Xiaojing, you didn't give your grandmother this hundred yuan?" ”

"......" Lu Jing glanced at Lu's father and did not speak. used cabbage to entertain them, and wanted him to give money, not to mention money, and there was no money after that.

"This kid!" Father Lu pointed to Lu Jing, he didn't say anything, in fact, he was also annoyed, they came to give New Year's gifts on a snowy day, so he gave them those to eat, even if he was honest, he had ideas in his heart. The Land of Rebirth

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Chapter 43

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