Chapter 85: The Banquet (I)
Gao Yiqiu's family sent a plate of daylily, saying that it was the most unpopular to eat in summer.
Although Cheng Wanyu didn't quite understand the reason why she was so enthusiastic, she also accepted things happily. Leaving her to speak for a while, she turned on the most powerful loudspeaker in Sanhua Hutong.
It turned out that she came to ask Cheng Wanyu for the list of characters she wanted to invite to dinner, so she could run errands for Cheng Wanyu early.
Cheng Wanyu shook her head helplessly, and called Shi Jun who had retreated to the room with a smile. Shi Jun said a few names, and then the Gao Yiqiu family invited them one by one.
Seeing off Gao Yiqiu's family, Cheng Wanyu asked Shi Jun in embarrassment: "Is it appropriate to let her run errands for us with a dignified Mrs. Qipin?" ”
Shi Jun grinned and said: "Sister-in-law Gao is a warm person, their family life is relatively difficult, so if you can help her in the future, you will help her more." ”
Gao Yiqiu has been an orphan since he was a child, marching from south to north to fight and make a living. At the age of thirty, he still has no companions, and he happens to be stationed here to settle down.
I have saved some money in my hand, and I want to marry a real daughter-in-law and live a good life. Later, he married a thirteen-year-old girl who was waiting to be released, and it had been seven years since she grew to the age of twenty.
Cheng Wanyu was dumbfounded in disbelief: "Twenty years old? You said that Gaodu's sister-in-law is only twenty years old? I look at thirty years old, let alone two years old, she looks too old. ”
Shi Jun sighed and sighed: "The poor people are tired by life, and they have to grow older. The tall sister-in-law has only been married for seven years and is already the mother of four dolls. ”
As he spoke, he recalled the first time he saw Gao Yiqiu's sister-in-law, which was when he met Gao Yiqiu by chance three years ago. Gao Yiqiu was hospitable and invited him to his home.
"At that time, Sister-in-law Gao was about the same age as you now, and she was sixteen or seventeen years old, just like a flower. With a big belly, we are busy cooking. We drank at his house. As she was drinking, she heard a child's cry, and it turned out that she had given birth to the child after a meal. Shi Jun shook his head with a smile as he spoke, it was the first time he had seen a woman give birth.
I used to hear that someone gave birth to a child in a field, and I thought it was a rumor. But this time I saw it with my own eyes, and I realized that it was really easy to have a child.
Cheng Wanyu covered her mouth. Her eyes widened in disbelief: "She didn't use Wenpo?" Oh my God, when a woman gives birth to a child, she is closed in the ghost gate. ”
Shi Jun smiled: "In the future, when you are pregnant, you will learn more from her." There are no children in poor families who cannot be born, only those who cannot be raised. She is there for you to teach you, and you will surely be able to keep your mother and son safe. ”
Cheng Wanyu blushed and pushed Shi Jun: "you, it's not serious." Don't talk about the tall sister-in-law. What are you doing on me? ”
The newlyweds were blending oil in honey, and they had long forgotten what they had just talked about. flirted and played around for a while, and went back to the room to create a man without shame.
According to Shi Jun's meaning, Gao Yiqiu's family sent the letter from door to door.
Gao Yiqiu, Chen Bingyi, Xie Zhi'an and Li Hu had close contacts with Shi Jun, and even invited their families to come over.
Cheng Wanyu thought about setting up a table in the hall of the front yard for a few men to drink. In the backyard, a few women have a drink.
It's just that I didn't expect the women here to be very enthusiastic, and before the men could disperse, they had already led the children over. said that it was okay to stay at home, and came to recognize the door to help.
In the past, Cheng Wanyu also worked as a housewife, and she also needed to socialize with Cui Ximin's colleagues and daughters frequently. When he was at his mother's house, he also walked among relatives with the Wu family. There are many big and small things such as weddings, funerals, birthdays, promotions, scientific examinations, etc.
I have never seen them like this, and they have to bring all the children in the family here. Let them play in their own yard and climb on the swings that they haven't played well with.
Cheng Wanyu has already understood the situation of Gao Yiqiu's family, a woman with four children works day and night. There is endless strength and enthusiasm all over the body.
Chen Bingyi's family and Xie Zhi'an's family came together. The two families live next to each other and do embroidery work together every day. Chen Bingyi's family took a large handful of cowpeas to Cheng Wanyu, and Xie Zhi'an's family took a large handful of leeks.
Cheng Wanyu had a good impression of the two, at least she didn't come empty-handed for the first time. Although she didn't care how much she brought with her. At least for her, it's a respect.
Chen Bingyi's wife is very beautiful, tall, thin and white-skinned. A pair of front teeth have a shallow dimple when she laughs, and the afternoon of contact makes Cheng Wanyu feel that she is very unassertive.
Xie Zhi'an's wife has a boxy face, very dark skin and yellow spots on her face. The voice is very loud and bright, he likes to laugh, preach, and reason with others. Always show that she is well-informed, no matter what others say. She can talk about it.
In comparison, the tall sister-in-law is really stupid. That little bit of thought was only used on the surface. No wonder Shi Jun wants to put his new home next door to their house.
She knew Cheng Wanyu before them, and ran errands for Cheng Wanyu, the newlywed daughter-in-law. Naturally, here she became her own. Zhang Luo asked the other two people to eat tea and fruit.
Seeing that this home is spacious and bright, I picked up a style that looks like a big family. Xie Zhi'an's wife began to inquire about Cheng Wanyu's life experience, and there was a sense of vigilance and vigilance between her words.
Cheng Wanyu knows the careful thinking between women's families, and she doesn't have the meaning of showing off today. It's the first time you come into contact with it, so you have to be humble.
"My mother's house is about a day's walk from here, and I grew up in the countryside since I was a child, and I don't pay as much attention to what my sister-in-law said." Xie Zhi'an's wife now understands that the young couple has lazy thoughts. Relying on Lao Tzu Niang in the countryside, there is no shortage of vegetables in this mouthful or two. Besides, the head of the family has a lot of money, and the newlyweds have a lot of money.
thought that Cheng Wanyu had the intention of enjoying happiness, and she didn't say anything, pursed her mouth and smiled lightly with melon seeds.
Xiaocui took out the chicken and duck from the kitchen, and Xie Zhi'an's wife stepped forward to help. She is a good hand at killing chickens and plucking feathers in this area, and she is delicate and never leaves a fine fluff.
While scalding the chicken feathers with boiling water, Xie Zhi'an's wife asked suspiciously: "It's all at this point, why hasn't Li Hu's daughter-in-law come yet?" ”
The sister-in-law sneered while sitting on the steps picking vegetables: "She is the eldest lady in the city, and she knows the rules and etiquette." I must have to wait for Li Husan to come over, why are you doing early? Helping out? ”
Xie Zhi'an's daughter-in-law saw Cheng Wanyu listening curiously on the side, so she came to preach. said with a smile: "You can see Li Hu's daughter-in-law in a while, she is the most squeamish." ”
Cheng Wanyu speculated in her heart, could it be that the relationship between the two of them is not good? I listened to Chen Bingyi's family, who had not spoken: "Isn't that because they are from the city?" We're all country girls, and we've never seen or eaten anything. People are wealthy, so they naturally pay attention to their lives! ”
Xie Zhi'an's daughter-in-law snorted and pouted: "What kind of rich is her mother's family?" Living in the south of Caishi Street, Xicheng, Huaizhou Prefecture, when who doesn't know that place? I went there in the summer, and the stinky ditches were rotten and the flies were buzzing to death. Where would the rich live? ”
Cheng Wanyu heard that this place was very familiar, and the south end of the vegetable market street was not the alley she bought. It seems that he is still his neighbor, and this world is really small.
"It's better than us, her mother is a matchmaker and can make money. What she ate when she was a child, what I ate when I was a child. To put it mildly, I didn't know what eggs were like before marrying our old Chen. It's like my son, who can drink egg water every day. Chen Bingyi's wife was bought back by him, and he bought it back from her parents for 20 yuan in a year of disaster.
"Speaking of which, I want to talk about you, why do you give your child that stuff all day long? Your two girls are just watching? You're biased too! The sister-in-law took out a basin full of cowpeas and joined the chat.
It turned out that Chen Bingyi's family gave birth to three children, and the first two were daughters, so she always felt sorry for Chen Bingyi. When the third son was born, he tried his best to be good to the younger son.
If there is good food and clothing at home, they will give their son first, and the two daughters can only look at it dryly.
Chen Bingyi's family smiled, holding a plucked duck in his hand. There are only tiny hairs left, and they need to be pulled off little by little.
"There is no shortage of them to eat and drink at home, what do you want? Isn't that better than when I was a kid? After all, they are two money-losing goods, and they will also be someone else's in the future. I will rely on my son to support me in the future, can I not keep the good food and drink for him? Chen Bingyi's family said this, which made Cheng Wanyu feel very uncomfortable.
She herself admits that her daughter cannot be compared to her son. The water spilled by the married daughter is that she herself will have to rely on her son to support her in the future. But this is too patriarchal, isn't her daughter the meat that fell from her?
The tall sister-in-law was quick to speak, and said sarcastically: "Then you just sell the two girls to your son and save money to marry a daughter-in-law." In the future, they will get married, and you will have to accompany the dowry! ”
Chen Bingyi's family didn't hear this sarcasm, and said bitterly and stiffly: "What kind of dowry is not dowry." Being able to feed them and clothe them without suffering sin is already the greatest kindness to them. After I became a family, I went to live my own life, and I didn't have the spare money to give them a dowry. ”
As he spoke, he raised his head and said softly: "Li Hu's daughter-in-law is like that, she brought so old dowries from her mother's family. I don't believe that if her mother gave birth to a son, she would give her the money. It's not that I'm thinking about relying on her uncle in the future, and my uncle is not his own son, so he can't be trusted! ”
As he was talking, a group of children ran in from outside, led by a little fat man with a fierce expression.
He was dressed from head to toe clean and without patches, and he held a long willow branch and whipped it around. In a group of little girls behind him, it was easy to see his two sisters.
One of them was crying and didn't dare to step forward, it turned out that her pants had been torn with a big hole.
Cheng Wanyu's ears suddenly sounded a scream: "Wang Balamb, have you torn your pants again?" Ruins money all day long, you money-loser, punish you for not eating! (To be continued)