Chapter 21: Chinese New Year
Seeing that it was a small year, Zhang thought that he had to give Chen and Daddy Liu some New Year's gifts, so he hurriedly asked Liu Zhu to bring back some meat and wine in the evening, plus half a bag of white noodles, which can be regarded as this year's New Year's gift!
Every year Liu Zhu and Zhang have to be busy with the New Year's gifts of the two families, usually Zhang and Liu Zhu will be worried for a long time, this year there is no need to hand over all the silver to the Chen family, at the end of the year Liu Zhu has more work, so the family is not as difficult as before, but to buy the New Year's gifts on both sides, they have to buy some New Year's goods, but it also costs a lot.
Zhang thought that at the beginning of the year, he would have to buy vegetable seeds in the field at home, and he would have to buy a little piglet and buy some chickens back, all of which would cost money. After all, there is not much money at home, and the Zhang family is worried again.
Liu Zhu saw that the Zhang family was thinking about the silver again, so he smiled and quipped: "In previous years, you were worried about being poor and white in the family, but now that you finally have a few silver, you are even more worried." Looks like there's still no money, right? ”
Zhang was amused by Liu Zhu, picked up the shoes in his hand and threw them on Liu Zhu's head, and couldn't help but smile: "Go, go, don't talk nonsense, aren't I worried about my family?" It's good that you laugh at me in turn, it's really good to be kind. After speaking, he lowered his head and calculated.
Liu Zhu smiled with a smile: "Mother, tomorrow is a small year, we have to go to my father's side for the New Year." Zhang was annoyed when he heard Xiao Nian, since the last time Chen made a big fuss, Chen really didn't come to look for his own trouble.
The last month has been the most peaceful time since Zhang married Liu Zhu, but I didn't expect to see Chen again tomorrow. After what happened last time, the Chen family must hate himself to death, and tomorrow the Chen family will definitely not let himself have a good time, and he will definitely make some trouble.
Zhang put down the work in his hand and complained: "It's rare to be at peace for so many days, and I'm going to see my mother-in-law tomorrow. Dad, you'll have to protect me and my daughter tomorrow. ”
Zhang's worries Liu Zhu understands that in the past, when eating New Year's dinner every year, the Chen family will definitely take Zhang's knife, and the family's New Year's dinner is all Zhang's bag, and his two daughters have to help wash vegetables and watch the fire. Thinking about the peace these days, Liu Zhu is also reluctant to go to his father's side.
But no matter what, Daddy Liu is his own father, and he must celebrate the New Year with the elderly, otherwise what will the people in the village say?
"Damn it, don't worry! No matter how difficult it is, I just endure this day, if the Chen family is too much, I will protect your mother and wife, and I will not let you be wronged. ”
Hearing Liu Zhu's assurance, Zhang's heart is much more comfortable, this year is always stronger than in previous years, Liu Zhu is right, no matter how difficult it is, he just endures this day, and the previous days have not been too hard. I'm afraid that this day won't happen, so it's a big deal to ignore Chen's and let her scold if she wants!
Liu Yue's two sisters also discussed tomorrow's affairs, and Liu Fang looked unhappy: "Sister, do you say that tomorrow we have to be commanded by the milk to do that again, why don't the milk let Liu Mei and Liu Mei do it?" This is not a pro-grandmother, but it is eccentric, and when I come out in the future, I will definitely have to give her a good look. ”
Liu Yue listened to her sister's angry words, but she thought in her heart that maybe her sister was a concubine at the beginning, and she also wanted to take revenge on the Chen family!
It's not a day or two that my family is angry with Chen, I am still young, but my sister is angry with Chen, Chen scolds my sister and herself at every turn, no wonder my sister holds a grudge in her heart. I also hate Chen, so I will make Chen's ugly, but now that I have a little brother and I won't be angry with Chen, Liu Yue is very satisfied.
In the future, I just need to help my family earn more money, help my sister marry a good family, and lead Liu Cheng well.
But thinking that every year at the New Year's dinner, the Chen family treats their two sisters and their mother as coolies, and the family's meals are made by their mothers, and she and her sister have to help do this and that, Liu Yue's heart is not happy.
Presumably, the Chen family is waiting for this day with a blank eye, so that they can clean up their mother clearly! However, I will not let the Chen family succeed tomorrow, and I believe that my mother will not be at the mercy of the Chen family now!
In the end, the two sisters talked for a while, and they both slowly fell asleep, because it was too cold, so the two sisters huddled together.
I slept until dawn, and I heard my brother's cry early in the morning, Liu Yue got up busily and didn't care whether it was cold or not, and when she got dressed, she was busy going to her mother's house. Presumably my mother must be making breakfast, so I don't care if my brother is crying! Dad and Uncle Li didn't have to do work until yesterday, and they were finally idle after a year, so they helped Zhang go to the back room to make breakfast.
Liu Yue hugged Liu Cheng, who was crying and was sad, and coaxed carefully, just as Liu Zhu heard his son's cry and came in a hurry. Seeing that Liu Yue woke up, he was distressed and said, "Why don't you sleep more?" It's snowing today, it's cold, and Dad is helping your mother cook, so I don't care about Cheng'er. Instead, let him wake you sisters up. ”
Liu Cheng stopped crying as soon as he saw someone hugging him, Liu Yue was small in the end, so he could only hold Liu Cheng on his lap, but Liu Cheng was very happy and didn't dislike it at all. Liu Zhu took Liu Cheng and coaxed his son: "Yue'er go to the back for breakfast!" Your mother heated the vegetable buns, boiled rice porridge, and fried dried radish. You should eat something hot on such a cold day, otherwise people can't stand it. ”
Liu Yue went to the back room to eat satisfied, Xiang Biniang was afraid that she and her sister would not be able to eat where to eat, so it was better to do more at home, and go again after eating enough, and save yourself from the cold. As soon as Zhang saw Liu Yue coming in, he hurriedly served a bowl of rice porridge and handed over the hot vegetable buns, Liu Yue smelled the fragrance and felt that this was really happy. After taking the bowl and sitting down to eat, Zhang took the firewood from the stove to the brazier, and then put it next to Liu Yue, Liu Yue felt much warmer on her body, and smiled sweetly: "Mother is so good to Yue'er!" ”
Zhang touched Yue'er's head and smiled: "Because our Yue'er is good!" Eat quickly, my mother will feed your brother some rice porridge, otherwise he will be hungry in a while, and he will go to your grandfather's side to help when he finishes eating!"
Liu Fang just came in, opened her eyes that had just woken up and said, "Mother, you still have to take your little brother today, you can't do all the work like you did in the New Year, otherwise your brother will not be watched, don't freeze your brother on this cold day." Yue'er and I will do something. ”
The Zhang family also understands that the eldest daughter is for her own good, but when she gets there, she can't tell how the Chen family will make things difficult? But today I won't be too honest, with my son Liu Zhushuang listening to myself, I am not afraid of the old demon woman of the Chen family? Zhang gave the two sisters a reassuring smile: "It's okay, my mother knows, don't mix with the adult's affairs." You should just play, there is a living mother to do it, and your father will be optimistic about Cheng'er. ”
After finishing speaking, she picked up the rice porridge in the small bowl and went to the main house, Yue'er pulled Liu Fang to sit down, and whispered: "Sister, we can't let the milk clean up again!" ”
Liu Fang nodded with an angry face: "That's it, sister, don't worry!" This time, my sister won't bully my mother with milk, we won't have a younger brother in the future, and my mother won't dare to talk back to milk, today is different, isn't there no son in the second aunt's family? After saying that, she threw a wicked smile at Liu Yue, and Liu Yue's heart moved to understand what her sister meant.
The two sisters happily ate breakfast, but they could eat more, and they couldn't eat enough when they went to the nurse's house every year, and the milk always gave Liu Mei and Liu Mei delicious food.
As soon as his sisters ate too much, they said that their mother didn't teach them well, and they used to treat their daughters like delicious ghosts, and they didn't know how to let their cousins go. In order to be afraid that their mother would be angry, the two sisters came back hungry, and today this skin is bigger, with the experience of the previous struggles, Liu Yue and Liu Fang are not afraid of the Chen family.
The family packed up their things, and Zhang helped Liu Cheng bring a large bag of diapers, and then they went out together to spend the New Year at Daddy Liu's. Because it was snowing on the road, it was difficult to walk, Liu Zhu carefully supported the Zhang family who hugged Liu Cheng, and the two were a rare affection.
Liu Yue looked at her father and mother's love, and Liu Fang was also happy, she didn't expect her family to change today.
Although Zhang did not buy new clothes for the two sisters, but still asked Aunt Li to help make two pairs of new cotton shoes, and also bought a head rope for the two sisters, today Zhang personally combed the hair with the two sisters, the two heads are wrapped in the head, and then with the new head rope, Liu Zhu looked very beautiful, the two daughters looked good, and the father must be happy.
Liu Fang has grown up to love beauty, so she is in a very good mood, and she wants to let the little sisters see it in the village.
Because a village is not far away, but Daddy Liu's house is at the head of the village, which is a good location, and Liu Yue's house is at the end of the village, which is the most remote and uninhabited. As soon as they entered the courtyard gate, they saw that the Chen family was clearing the snow, and the two sisters were busy and reluctantly called for milk, and it happened that Daddy Liu also came out.
Chen responded lightly, and scolded Father Liu: "I am lazy all day long, and I don't know how to help work today, look at how to eat today's New Year's dinner, and there is no food and no wine." People are getting better and better every year, but I'm getting poorer and poorer every year, and I'm really alive. ”
Zhang and Liu Zhu heard the meaning of scolding in Chen's words, although they were scolding Daddy Liu, but they were clearly scolding their own family. But fortunately, the two of them were ready to make things difficult for Chen.
Liu Zhu said to the two sisters Liu Yue: "You go and help grandma clear the snow, and your father and your mother go to the kitchen to help." ”
Liu Fang and Liu Yue blamed their father in their hearts, and they would only support the family to help the milk do things, but the milk was still scolding just now? However, Liu Fang and Liu Yue smiled secretly, and stepped forward to get a broom and help clear the snow.
But how to sweep this snow can not be left to the Chen family, who wouldn't be lazy? The day was bright and the two aunts didn't come, and as soon as they came, they helped to do this and that, didn't they just want to wait for their own work to finish their work and come to eat directly?
Dad is brainless, saying that it is to be filial to Daddy Liu, but he doesn't listen to the milk, and he didn't see the master come out to help say a few words! Zhang took Liu Cheng to the kang in the house, wanting Liu Cheng to sleep, otherwise Liu Cheng would not be able to do things if he was making trouble.
Father Liu was crooked on the kang, and when he saw Zhang's coming with his grandson in his arms, he hurriedly took over Liu Cheng and said happily: "You go and get busy, I'll come and see the child!" Zhang smiled and went out of the house to work.