Chapter 77
On the day of Xiaofeng's full moon wine, everyone close to the village sent a moon gift, Lu Pozi's sister-in-law and several nephews and nephews also came, Yulan's mother's family only came to Mrs. Wang, Wang Chunmei's mother-in-law and two younger brothers, and some cousins and sisters-in-law came a lot.
The visitor is a guest, Lu Shouzeng took Lu Yongle to invite the guests into the table, Lu Pozi has always been indifferent, first sat awkwardly with a black face and was silent, and then saw Xiao Geng chasing and playing with a few little teenagers, so he intercepted his way, forcibly carried him to the stove room, regardless of the busy Yulan, Dongmei and a few women who helped, scooped a bowl of stew alone to feed Xiao Geng.
Lu Xiaoyi helped light the fire, and Mrs. Lu sat on the small stool next to her, holding Xiao Geng with her legs to prevent him from moving, and sent a piece of meat to his mouth, coaxing: "Good man, open your mouth and open your mouth, this piece of meat is fat." β
Lu Xiaoyi deliberately leaned his face over, opened his mouth and said, "Grandmother, feed me some meat too!" β
Mrs. Lu glared at Xiao Yi, fed her a piece of lean meat, and still complained: "You are so greedy under my nose, in a place where I can't see, have you snatched Xiao Geng's meat and eaten it?" β
Eating meat and suffering this injustice, Lu Xiaoyi secretly rolled her eyes while chewing, fortunately, Mrs. Lu took the fat meat as a treasure and fed the lean meat to Lu Xiaoyi, which was just her appetite.
At this time, Xiao Ding hurriedly ran to the stove room, and opened his voice when he entered the door: "Mother, mother, there are two carriages outside, and many people in the village have also come to the courtyard." β
Yulan wondered, "Who's coming?" β
Xiao Ding shook his head, "I haven't had time to take a closer look, so I'm in a hurry to tell you!" β
The woman who helped laughed, and Yulan also said angrily: "Why is this child so stupid." β
Mrs. Lu was not in a hurry to feed Xiao Geng meat. said casually: "It doesn't matter who he is, it depends on whether his face is thick enough to eat white food empty-handed!" After speaking, he glanced at Wang Dongmei meaningfully, and seeing that she didn't react, she pursed her mouth and snorted coldly from her nostrils.
Immediately after a sound of footsteps, it was Lu Yong, who shouted at Mrs. Lu: "Mother, Dad told you to go out quickly, the uncle's family in the city is back." Grandmother also returned. It is said that it is tiring to ride in the car, so you should hurry up to the front to arrange it. β
Lu Xiaoyi saw that Mrs. Lu's face was ugly, and the back of the hand holding the bowl was bruised, and she still didn't forget to help Xiao Geng stand firm before standing up. Then he handed the dishes and chopsticks to Lu Xiaoyi. While patting the dust on the dress. While sarcastically said: "What a big face these people are, they don't squeak before they come back, and they have to eat, drink and live when they come." Readers really know how to do things! After speaking, he went straight out of the stove room, Yulan and Wang Dongmei put down the work in their hands and followed, leaving Xiao Yi and Xiao Ding to look at each other, Xiao Geng had no effect, took the meat bowl in Lu Xiaoyi's hand, and sat on the small bench to eat silently.
One of the women who helped said with a smile: "Look, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Lu family are in a hurry and forget to bring their own girl." After speaking, he stepped forward to take over Lu Xiaoyi's fire, and took advantage of Lu Pozi's sarcasm before, and said with a smile: "You two should also hurry up, don't let the reader pick on it." β
Lu Xiaoyi and Xiaoding looked at each other and smiled, thanked the woman, and then went to the front yard in a hurry.
The Lu family's big house has not returned to the village for more than ten years, and now it suddenly appears in the eyes of the villagers, and all kinds of speculations and various theories are instantaneous, and the curious villagers follow the carriage to find out, making the small courtyard of the Lu family, which was originally in the banquet, even more chaotic and noisy.
As soon as Lu Xiaoyi arrived in the front yard, he saw such a scene: Mrs. Lu and the lady of the big house were nowhere to be seen, probably avoiding the main hall, the thin and tall Lu Fuzeng stood in the courtyard, holding his gray hair and signaling to the older generation of neighbors, but Lu Si next to him frowned and looked like no one should enter, and the two grandchildren of the Lu family stood beside Lu Si in a regular manner, looking obedient as a scholar, the older Lu Bingyu could still do not squint, and the younger Lu Wufeng's eyes turned with the other little boys playing in the village. The yearning leaps on the face.
Lu Shouzeng smiled and beckoned Lu Fuzeng and Lu Si to sit in the best seats, and the two nephews asked Lu Yong to arrange for them to sit down at a table next to them, only to listen to Lu Fuzeng's instructions: "Second brother, the two coachmen should also be arranged, and it will not be too late to move the luggage in the car after dinner." β
Lu Shouzeng nodded, and hurriedly went to greet the two coachmen.
Lu Xiaoyi rolled his eyes at Lu Fuzeng, who are they, it's not that Yijin is nostalgic and still commanding like this, poetry and etiquette have been learned in the dog's belly.
Lu Xiaoyi's white eyes fell into Xiao Ding's eyes, although she was not good at words, she was like a mirror in her heart, and took the initiative to take Xiao Yi's hand and remind her not to be too straightforward.
Lu Xiaoyi smiled and said that it was okay, and entered the main hall with Xiaoding hand in hand, and sure enough, a room of children and relatives gathered here.
The white-haired Mrs. Lu sat on the top, wearing a dark green silk shirt, talking indifferently, and on the left hand side stood the eldest mother-in-law, Lu Si's daughter-in-law, the eldest girl Lu Jiawei and the little girl Lu Jiluo. On the right hand side stood the second mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Lu family, Mrs. Lu straightened her back with a dark face, did not participate or answer, Yulan and Wang Dongmei had a smile on their faces, if Mrs. Lu asked, they could still reply in a clear manner.
Xiaoyi Xiaoding entered the house, everyone looked over, Lu Xiaoyi deliberately glanced at the people in the big room, and they really had different looks, especially Lu Si's daughter-in-law, her face was smiling and she couldn't move the corners of her mouth, it looked like she was twitching.
Lu Xiaoyi pretended not to see it, walked straight to Mrs. Lu, saluted with Xiao Ding, and respectfully read that her great-grandmother was well!
Mrs. Lu smiled and beckoned to the little sister, "Come to your great-grandmother." When the little sister walked in, Mrs. Lu pulled one in one hand and said happily: "Look, at the age of the green onion, the body size seems to grow upward, compared with when I came to the city last year, the scene has grown by half a head in more than half a year." β
Lu Xiaoyi secretly rolled her eyes, no matter how much she could eat, sleep and grow, it was not as exaggerated as the old lady said, and she knew her height in her heart, and the mark on the camphor tree outside the courtyard was not drawn in vain.
Mrs. Lu has not worked hard all these years, although the skin of her hands is loose but soft and calloused, she kneaded the small hands of Sister Lu Xiaoyi, and muttered: "Usually work at home, look at the cocoons that grow young and old." β
Mrs. Lu, who had not spoken, suddenly said coldly: "A peasant girl who doesn't have calluses on her hands, and she is not a pampered eldest lady." After speaking, he glanced at the two girls in the big room meaningfully.
Mrs. Lu didn't care about Mrs. Lu either. Continue to talk to Sister Lu Xiaoyi, "You are all good children who understand etiquette. After speaking, he looked at Yulan, and his attitude became more and more kind, "Thanks to Zhong'er's separation and upbringing, and a smart person like Zhong'er's daughter-in-law, I can teach the two girls to be so obedient and polite...... If it is given to your mother-in-law, these two girls will be destroyed. β
Mrs. Lu ridiculed Mrs. Lu and was stingy with her even a look.
Lu Xiaoyi peeked at Mrs. Lu, and after a hurried glance, she was sure that she saw the hair on the top of Mrs. Lu's head. That kind of attack posture that is about to explode with arrows and crossbows. Lu Xiaoyi is very familiar.
The atmosphere suddenly became tense.
Yulan hurriedly answered with a smile, "I can't afford to be praised by my grandmother, my granddaughter-in-law is just a rough woman in the countryside, where do I know how to raise her." When a child makes a mistake, in addition to scolding or scolding. The sticks serve them more and more...... The separation was sudden. The children in the family have little labor, but if they are too busy in the field, their fathers and uncles will come to help, and if I am too busy to let go. Mother-in-law will also help take care of the children, to be honest, although the family has been divided over the years, the in-laws and uncles have helped our family a lot. β
At the critical moment, Yulan still spoke to her in-laws.
Lu Xiaoyi secretly admired Yulan in her heart, she could distinguish between life and work, and she seemed to have a mirror in her heart as to which way to turn her elbow. No, Mrs. Lu's fried hair is also much more obedient, the first time she looked at Yulan with a pleasant face, the first time she was proud of her daughter-in-law, and looked at Mrs. Lu and everyone in the big house proudly.
Mrs. Lu lowered the corners of her mouth, obviously dissatisfied with Yulan's reply, and paused for a moment before muttering to herself: "People love to nag when they are old, and the chatter is not over, the younger generations don't like to listen but don't dare to squeak, and they always bite the bullet to treat me, a boring person, hey, people are annoying when they are old!" After speaking, he let go of Sister Lu Xiaoyi's hand, "You guys are also tired of standing, go play by yourself!" β
Mrs. Lu didn't want to stay longer, and said coldly: "It's just a full moon wine, there are so many guests inside and outside the house, I don't know how big a dignitary I think is here!" After speaking, he said to Yulan: "You hurry up and go to the stove room to have a look, the main family doesn't go to look at it, let those women who help think in their hearts?" β
He said to Wang Dongmei again: "Go and look at the little phoenix, you should wake up after sleeping for a long time, and then take her out for everyone to see when her ears are clear." β
The two daughters-in-law went out in response, and seemed to obey Mrs. Lu's orders, Mrs. Lu's face was bright, and she turned to Mrs. Lu and said, "You rest first, I'm still busy." β
Obviously, it was time to eat, and the men outside all entered the table to eat under Lu Shouzeng's Zhang Luo, and the female relatives in the house were still hungry.
Mrs. Lu is not a kind person, and she usually quarrels with the village women to argue whether she wins or loses, not to mention the big house of the Lu family, who has always been at odds. In addition, the big house doesn't know how to do things, and he didn't inform him in advance if he wanted to come back, and he bumped into the second room house recklessly, and he didn't mention anything like bothering and disturbing, from entering the door to the present, from Mrs. Lu to the girl of the Lu family, they all looked condescending and disliked, how could Mrs. Lu hold back her anger, and it was already very face-saving to not splash people on the spot.
Of course, giving face is also giving Lu Shou more face, not the face of the big house.
Lu Xiaoyi and Xiaoding stood hand in hand and pretended to be transparent, and on this-for-tat occasion, they were obedient and did not speak.
Lu Si's daughter-in-law is a woman with a lot of eyes, and adults are not good at speaking, so they poke the child secretly, the eldest girl Jia Wei loves face and ignores her, and the little girl Jiluo is young, but she doesn't understand her mother's intentions, she feels that her back is being poked, and she turns her head and says, "Mother, why are you poking me?" β
Lu Si's daughter-in-law wanted her daughter to be hungry, she took the opportunity to mention the food, but who expected that the eldest daughter ignored her, and the younger daughter was naΓ―ve and ignorant, Lu Si's daughter-in-law looked at her face and reminded her: "Didn't you just shout that you were hungry in the car?" β
Ji Luo frowned and scratched her head, "I didn't shout?" β
The corners of Lu Si's daughter-in-law twitched, she hated Jiluo for a look, and then smiled at Mrs. Lu: "Second aunt, the child is young and ignorant, and he is hungry for a while and forgets for a while, you see that it is past noon, adults don't care about the children, so bother the second aunt to prepare some meals for the children!" What, when our yard is renovated, I will definitely invite the second aunt. β
The renovation of the yard will not be completed in a while, not to mention the labor of craftsmen, let's just say where the big house will live before completion?
Mrs. Lu has not mentioned it so far, but her attitude is clearly living in a two-room house, and Mrs. Lu's natural attitude has aroused Mrs. Lu's evil anger.
Lu Xiaoyi didn't have a good impression of the people in the big house, seeing Mrs. Lu's teeth clenched and looking like she was about to explode, and then looked at Mrs. Lu, who had been calm, she quickly understood, she was digging a pit here and waiting! If Mrs. Lu goes crazy on the spot, she will definitely provoke Lu Shouzeng, Lu Shouzeng will lose face, and Mrs. Lu will not be able to please her.
Lu Xiaoyi hurriedly went up and grabbed Mrs. Lu's arm, "Grandmother, grandmother, grandfather is entertaining uncles and grandfathers outside, of course you are the female guests in the house, not to mention that great-grandmothers and they must be hungry when they come all the way, let's go to the stove room and make some wine and food, in case they are snubbed by grandfather, you will be angry!" (To be continued......)