They are going to go to Li Xiuhua's grave.

Now they are not allowed to engage in feudal superstition, they did not take incense and candle paper money, only took a few pieces of paper on which they wrote themselves. This was proposed by Zhou Wanwan, and they began to study again, and their mother must be happy to know it, and she wanted to show it to her mother.

According to the tradition of Sanjiatun, there was a grave before the year. Burn some paper money for your loved ones, and let them have a good year in the underworld. But their brother and sister didn't have this impression, last year was the first year of their mother's death, and there was no adult to guide them.

Of course, Zhou Wanwan knew, but the two years before she came back in this life were busy and chaotic, and she even forgot about it.

Today they are going to see their mother, but they simply miss her, want to be close to her, and want to explain to her their future life plans.

After such an accident, they all have a lot of things to say to their mothers.

Zhou Chen wrapped Zhou Wanwan into a small cotton ball, and wrapped her head and face with a sweater, before putting it in Zhou Yang's arms.

The three brothers and sisters walked out of the West House and happened to meet Zhou Chunfa, who came out of the East House to invite guests.

"Where are you going? After a while, your eldest brother will get married, so don't run around and leave the house to work. Don't be stupid enough to know how to play for a day, and you don't have any work in your eyes. Zhou Chunfa looked impatient, and explained to them as he walked out.

Zhou Yang and Zhou Chen also walked out, "This old Xu family's daughter hasn't married back yet, so she sent my milk in, and she still dares to marry?" Zhou Chen said lightly, "That Xu Dali is a sideline (scoundrel), and if he marries his sister, he can't shake it off." ”

"Children's homes, what nonsense!" Zhou Chunfa was told the central matter by Zhou Chen, and he was immediately annoyed and angry.

Zhou Yang took Zhou Chen by the hand, took his younger brother's hand and silently walked past Zhou Chunfa and walked out of the courtyard.

"Who is this a face-slap to show it! Something that doesn't follow the rules! Zhou Chunfa muttered two sentences viciously and walked out.

If he really wants to make trouble with Brother Zhou Yang at this time, he doesn't dare a little, these two half-grown sons are ruthless, and their eyes are like wolf cubs, he can't compare them with that truth!

Zhou Yang dragged Zhou Chen away for a while, thinking about how to persuade his younger brother, but Zhou Chen took the initiative to speak.

"I know it's useless to talk about it, I just can't hold back for a while." Zhou Chen helped Zhou Yang tidy up his padded jacket, touched his sister who was obediently sticking to her little head in her eldest brother's arms, and felt her little head rubbing her hand with attachment, and there was a warm smile in her eyes.

"Don't bear it, say whatever you want." Zhou Yang hugged his sister in his arms tightly, feeling a small soft lump of warmth against him, and his heart was also soft and warm, "We won't bear it anymore in the future." ”

Zhou Wanwan listened to the creaking sound of the snow under the feet of the two elder brothers, and her heart was happy and full. Their brother and sister's new life has a good start, and the eldest brother who values friendship the most can say such things, that is, he has really let go of his affection for the Zhou family.

Zhou Wanwan let out a long sigh of relief.

"That seems to be Sister Ringing?" Zhou Chen looked at a person walking around the entrance of the small alley in front of him and said. In winter, they wear thick clothes, and they cover their heads and faces with big scarves, so if you are not particularly familiar with them, you really can't recognize them from a distance.

"It's Sister Ringing." Zhou Yang said affirmatively.

Sister Bell also saw them and hurriedly walked over to them.

"What are you two going to do on this cold day?" Sister Ringing's voice is the same as her name, crisp, and it makes people's hearts clear when they hear it.

"It's us." Zhou Yang patted his sister in his arms and said with a smile to Sister Ling. At first glance, you know that you know her very well.

Sister Ringing also smiled, gently touched the small cotton bag, and greeted Zhou Wanwan with a smile: "Little girl, did your eldest brother take you out to play?" ”

"Sister Bell, what are you doing standing here?" Zhou Chen asked, he had to stuff his sister back who was about to arch out, he couldn't let her come out on such a cold day.

Sister Ringing's house is in the westernmost part of Tunzi, and they want to go to Nanshan from the east end of Tun, if Sister Ringing doesn't mean to come here, she won't be able to touch them at all.

"I, I," Sister Bell was a little embarrassed, and took out a section of hemp rope from the thick cotton slap (cotton gloves, only the thumb is separated, and the other four fingers are put together to look like a slap), "I'm thinking about going to your house, measuring the soles of your shoes, making two pairs of shoes, and getting up early, I'm afraid you won't get up, so I'll stand here and wait for a while." ”

As soon as I heard that Sister Ringing didn't say everything, a tunzi lived, and it only took ten minutes to walk to their house, so there was no need to get up early in the morning. It is likely that Grandma Sun had some concerns and did not let Sister Ringing come, so Sister Ringing got up early in the morning and came secretly.

"Sister Ringing, we have shoes to wear, you see, my mother has already made them for us." Zhou Chen stretched his leg and asked Sister Ringing to look at the cotton shoes on his feet.

The shoes on Zhou Chen and Zhou Yang's feet look neat and fine, and they have not been deformed or damaged after wearing them for most of the winter, and they look like they are still eighty percent new.

"Your mother is skillful, and no one can catch up with the needlework. She taught me how to make shoes and clothes, but I didn't do it as well as her. Sister Ringing was a little embarrassed, her face was red from the cold, and there were faint tears in her dark eyes.

Grandma Sun's eyes were not good a few years ago, and when Sister Bell reached the age of learning needlework, her mother couldn't teach her, Li Xiuhua looked at the child pitiful, so she taught her to cut, make shoes, embroider, and also taught the little bell who had not gone to school to count the work points and write her own name, so that she didn't have to listen to others when the production team counted the work points, and she could have a bottom in her heart.

Therefore, Ringing has a very deep affection for Li Xiuhua, and usually takes care of the Zhou Yang brothers when they work in the field, and they want to go to see Zhou Wanwan several times, but they are stopped by the Zhou Yang brothers, for fear that Mrs. Zhou will be difficult for her.

Ringing is now young, only seventeen years old, her nutrition can't keep up, she does heavy work, and she doesn't have good clothes to wear, so she still looks like a little girl has not grown. But Zhou Wanwan heard the eldest brother say in her previous life that when Sister Bell was in her twenties, she was a famous beautiful girl in the township, she was very good at singing and dancing, and she was the pillar of the ** ideological propaganda team.

The tears of beautiful girls are always the most infectious, and Zhou Yang and Zhou Chen are also hot in their eyes.

"Do you have summer shoes? Shall I make you two a few pairs of shoes? As she spoke, Sister Ringing's eyes softly looked at Zhou Wanwan, who was tightly wrapped in Zhou Yang's arms, "Make two more pairs for Xiao Nannan and embroider flowers." ”

Zhou Wanwan wanted to pounce out to see Sister Ringing several times, but she was suppressed by her eldest brother. Layuetian, cold and snowy, Zhou Yang refused to risk letting his sister come out, and then it was freezing.

"Sister Ringing, we all have it, and when my mother finishes dressing it, I'll ask you to make it." Zhou Chen hurriedly explained to Sister Ling.

"I also have clothes, and my mother has made them, enough for us to wear them for several years." Zhou Yang saw that Sister Ringing was still talking, and hurriedly added.

"What are you guys doing here? It's an old and cold day, don't hug the little girl out in the future, and then freeze it. Sister Ringing gently stroked the tight little cotton ball in Zhou Yang's arms.

"Let's go see my mom." Zhou Yang said with a little difficulty.

In front of the people who really care about them, Zhou Yang and Zhou Chen are both emotionally rich and soft children, and when they talk about their mother's eternal sleep, they feel uncomfortable.

"Yes, it's the New Year, it's time to take a look." Ringbell wiped his face with a cotton slap, sniffed, let out a long breath of white air, and pretended to be relaxed: "I'll also go with you two to have a look, Aunt Xiuhua used to like me, and I'm going to be happy to see me!" ”

As soon as a few children crossed the small alley, Uncle Baocheng came over with a big fur dog skin hat and two buckets of water, "Ringing, you hit the two buckets of water on the edge of the well, right?" I think that bucket is your land. I'll pour the water for you, or you'll have to freeze into ice lumps, and you'll have trouble picking it up. ”

"Alas! It's thanks to Uncle Baocheng, or I'll forget about it! Ringing clapped his hands playfully, and thanked Uncle Baocheng with a smile.

"This kid!" Uncle Baocheng thought that the bell was playful and ran away, forgot the bucket, and didn't take it seriously.

"Yangzi and Xiao Chen, where are you two going?" When Uncle Baocheng saw Zhou Yang and Zhou Chen, he didn't plan to stop, say hello to the bell and leave, but now he also put down the bucket and seriously instructed the two children:

"You two go to my house, your aunt has made sticky bean buns, and left a curtain for the two of you, just waiting for the two of you to go and make jelly bean buns for the two of you. The bell is also gone, your aunt likes you! ”

Uncle Baocheng likes children, but unfortunately Aunt Baocheng gave birth to three or four, leaving a second pillar, the baby is very good, and they are also very kind to the children in the tunzi. When Zhou Yang was working in the farmland infrastructure team, Uncle Baocheng took care of him a lot, and he was too tired to work for fear that his body bones would not grow into tired muscles and bones, so he took the initiative to help him.

Jelly bean buns are steamed bean buns are put in a pot and fried with oil on both sides until golden, out of the pot and then sprinkled with sugar, fragrant and sweet glutinous with a layer of puff pastry, not to mention that in the era when people were generally not full after the catastrophe, that is, in the eighties, many families in the countryside will not easily make such a gas-expensive and sugar-expensive food for their children.

"No, Uncle Baocheng, keep it for Erzhu to eat, we are both so old, how can we still eat children's snacks." Zhou Yang hurriedly excused himself.

"Big big!" Uncle Baocheng's eyes widened, "It's all children!" Let's go tonight (in the evening, here Uncle Baocheng refers to dinner time), don't run around, this dead cold world, and then freeze! ”

Uncle Baocheng carried the water and left, still muttering to himself in a low voice: "They are still children!" It's a hard life! ”

"Sister Ling, when the spring is clear, you can go to see my mother again, hurry up and bring the water back today, you have been out for a long time, see Grandma Sun is in a hurry." Zhou Yang discussed with Sister Ringing understandingly.

Ringing also remembered that she had eaten early in the morning and came here under the guise of coming out to fetch water, and if she didn't go back for half a day, her mother might have to be in a hurry. Her mother's eyes are not good, and she is sick after winter, and she can't get off the kang, so she can't come out to find her, so she can only work on the kang in a hurry.

Alas! Ringing sighed in her heart, she just wanted to come and see a few children and help do some needlework, so what does the old Zhou family really have to do with her? Her mother still has to not let her come, can't she be like this......

Sister Ringing went to the well to fetch water, saying that she wouldn't let Zhou Yang fetch water for her, urging them to hurry up and go back quickly, and see if it was freezing again.

Bidding farewell to Sister Ringing, the feelings of the Zhou Yang brothers were beyond words.

The expression of goodwill between people has nothing to do with blood relationship, only depends on the good or bad nature. The two brothers Zhou Yang realized this more and more clearly, and their mentality became more and more calm.

What the Zhou family has done to them, they will no longer be doubly sad because they are relatives. They will fight back with a calmer and more resolute attitude, they will be stronger, and they will not give them any chance to hurt themselves again.

They are no longer relatives of the three siblings.

When I walked to the east of Tuntou, I saw a group of people gathered around from a distance, and Liu Yonggui's daughter-in-law's rough voice spread far and wide, "...... I suffered so much loss, who should I go to? Ten chicks, eight roosters! I've been tired this year! Not a single egg in your mouth! Do you dare to charge me for money from chickens? I haven't made you lose money yet! Our family won't even be able to eat salt next year, so what do you say? ”

The Zhou Yang brothers were happy when they heard it, this Liu Yonggui's daughter-in-law was bullying outsiders again.

Liu Yonggui's daughter-in-law is a well-known love of the whole team, and in order to occupy more neighbors' gardens a few years ago, she was able to take off her pants in public and threaten others.

As for not paying the chickens, she is not the first year to do it, and it is estimated that the foreigner who came to sell the chickens this spring is a novice, and she doesn't know her reputation yet. It turned out that he wouldn't sell it to her.

At this time, before the sixth or sixth year when the political situation was at its most tense, the first wave of cutting the tail of capitalism in the mid-to-late fifties had passed, and the family chicken and pig raising industries allowed by the policy were relatively relaxed, and the private sale of chickens, pig brigades, and communes were also turned a blind eye.

Most of the chickens sold here in Sanjiatun are foreigners, who come to sell in the spring and collect money at the end of the year. And there is an unwritten rule that roosters do not take money.

You don't have to go to the house to check it, as long as you say that there are a few roosters in the chicken cubs you buy this year, he will give you a reduction in the money. In the simple concept of the farmer, it is a shame to take advantage of other people's chicken cubs! For this to be paid attention to by the neighbors, the reputation is ruined, and the son will have to suffer if he marries his daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law in the future.

So despite the hardships of life, almost no one broke this rule.

Liu Yonggui's daughter-in-law is an exception.

She has to make such a fuss every year, and she has to give less if she can't get rid of all the money, anyway, there is no year when she gives money to others. (To be continued.) )