"Kids, what did Daddy buy for you?"

It was almost noon, and Tian Dalin and his wife came back from the market. Tian Dalin greeted as soon as he entered the gate.

Tian Youqiu, Tian Youchun, and even Xiao Tian Miaomiao, who heard the shouting, all ran out with a "quack" and a "quack".

After all, Wen Xiaoxu is about to be ten years old, and he already knows something. Seeing that the adults had bought things for their children, they did not run out and continued to look through the planks in the hall.

Tian Youqiu saw that Wen Xiaoxu had an ice chop, and it was not complicated to see that making zuò was not complicated, so he jumped out a few pieces of the leftover wooden planks used to build a house at home, and wanted his father to help him make one. I didn't know which one was suitable, so I compared it with Wen Xiaoxu in the hall.

"Wow, that's a lot of firecrackers!" Tian Youqiu and the brothers looked at the firecrackers in their pockets and couldn't help but scream.

Tian Dalin bought back a plate of firecrackers with 5,000 sounds, two bundles of 20 two-kickers, and 10 small whips with 100 sounds.

In previous years, I spent the New Year with my grandparents in the old courtyard. Tian Lu's instigation also bought three or four small whips every year, and asked the family hall to put them in the evening of the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve and when they were sent to the family hall, and if there was any surplus, they were left for the fifteenth day of the first month to be released. There is no children's share at all.

Tian Youqiu watched the children on the street use incense to set off firecrackers sporadically, and she was very envious. My father didn't have the money to buy it, and my grandmother didn't give it, so I had to watch it greedy.

"Dad, can we hang a little whip for each of us now? There are already children on the street. Tian Youqiu couldn't help but ask.

Tian Dalin touched his head and said, "I called you out just for you." I knew you were hungry. ”

"Oh, oh, oh, there's a cannon fight." When Tian Youchun heard this, he first clapped his little hands and jumped up in the courtyard.

Tian Dalin picked up the four small whips, handed Tian Youchun one hang, and handed Tian Youqiu three hangs. said to Tian Youqiu: "You hang up Xiao Xu and Qingqing one by one." ”

"Where's Xiao Miaomiao?" Tian Youchun asked.

Tian Dalin: "She's still young, she won't let go, let your sister give her a few lines." Then he said to Tian Youqiu and Tian Youchun: "I will put these in the storage room and wait until the end of the year." I'll give each of you a little hang a year ago. Today's hanging is for you to satisfy your cravings. The rest of the man was not to be moved, let alone to the storage room with an open flame. Do you hear that? ”

Tian Youqiu and Tian Youchun nodded at the same time, and ran to the house with a small whip.

Hao Lanxin didn't forget to take the gift she bought for the child, holding two hairpins and saying to Tian Qingqing and Tian Miaomiao: "Qingqing, Miao Miao, look, is this hairpin good-looking?" ”

Tian Qingqing saw that the hairpin was lotus colored, and there was a big red velvet flower tied on it. Two cents a piece, sold in shops and on the street. However, he happily took it and praised, "It's so beautiful." Mom really knows how to buy things. ”

As he spoke, he put it on his head for himself and Tian Miaomiao. also hugged Tian Miaomiao and looked in the mirror. Tian Miaomiao is so beautiful that she looks weird at herself in the mirror.

Hao Lanxin also bought a pair of elderly cotton shoes for Mrs. Yang. The cotton shoes on Mrs. Yang's feet are very old. Hao Lanxin wanted to do it for her, but Mrs. Yang said she wouldn't let anything. I made a pair by myself, but I was dazzled by old age and had no energy, and I made it a little crooked. Hao Lanxin did it again, but it was too late, so she bought her a pair.

Mrs. Yang took the new shoes and said excitedly: "For many years, no one has bought them for me." With such a big family, you still think about me. ”

Hao Lanxin said: "I didn't rush to the market much in the past, but when I arrived at the market, I realized that there was everything sold." If you shorten anything in the future, just say it, and you can buy it back in a hurry. ”

Old Lady Yang nodded gratefully.

"Mom, it's hard to catch a set, have you bought yourself some suitable items?" Tian Qingqing saw that the old and the young had New Year's gifts, so she asked Hao Lanxin.

Hao Lanxin said: "I bought it." Thinking that I wore thick socks all year round, I bought a pair of foreign threads (thin threads), which also made my feet comfortable. ”

When Tian Qingqing heard this, she laughed so hard that tears flowed out, and she couldn't stand up straight while holding on to the chair.

Hao Lanxin smiled and said with disgust: "Silly Nizi, buying a pair of socks is also worth your laughter." ”

Tian Qingqing smiled, wiped her tears and said: "Mom, haven't you heard of this ballad: 'The New Year is coming, the New Year is coming, and every household is so lively. The little girl wants flowers, the little boy wants cannons, and the old lady wants to wrap her feet in stink. ’

"Look at our family, you bought small whips for my brother and brother, and flowers for me and my sister. For Grandma Yang and yourself, one bought cotton shoes, one bought socks. At this time, you don't want to wrap your feet, but you buy and buy, and you still buy the objects on your feet. Isn't it funny that it matches the ballad! ”

When Hao Lanxin and Mrs. Yang heard this, they also laughed.

Hao Lanxin said: "After buying your grandmother's Yang, your father insisted that I buy an object that I liked, and I saw that everything was quite expensive, and I was reluctant to buy it." Even if the socks were cheap, I bought a pair to complete the task. Who knows, but it is the same as in the ballad. ”

At this time, Tian Youqiu handed the little whip to Wen Xiaoxu and Tian Qingqing.

Tian Qingqing has seen such a small whip in stores and markets, and he hangs it for more than a dime. However, she was really not interested in the fireworks, so she didn't buy them.

"Brother, I have a hairpin and a hair flower, don't want this. The three of you split up. Tian Qingqing said to Tian Youqiu.

'You don't want to?' Horn'' Tian Youqiu asked with some incomprehension.

Tian Qingqing smiled and said: "Didn't you listen to the ballad, it's your little boy's instinct to ask for firecrackers." Flowers are our girls' favorite! However, you should also be careful when you put it away, so as not to break your fingers. If it doesn't make a sound after throwing it, don't look at it, your eyes will explode. ”

Tian Qingqing doesn't like firecrackers, although Tian Youqiu doesn't understand it, but he is still very welcome to be able to share more and play with it.

So, Tian Youqiu immediately dismantled the one that belonged to Tian Qingqing and divided it into three equal parts, one for himself, one for Wen Xiaoxu and one for Tian Youchun.

Tian Youqiu pointed to the wooden plank on the floor of the hall and told Tian Dalin that he wanted to make an ice chop. asked Tian Dalin to do what Wen Xiaoxu did.

Tian Dalin picked up the ice chop and looked at it, felt that it was not difficult, and nodded in agreement.

The three little Zhengtai were too happy, each of them asked for another incense stick for Hao Lanxin, lit it, took it and ran to the street to set off firecrackers, and went to eat other children.

After lunch, Hao Lanxin wanted to send the two catties of dim sum she bought in the county seat to the old courtyard, and by the way, she took a look at her sick mother-in-law Tian Lu.

Seeing this, Tian Qingqing also led Tian Miaomiao to go with him. Although she hadn't heard any movement from someone in the old courtyard, she was afraid that when she was playing on the ice in the pit, someone would come from Xuejiazhuang again. It's good to follow the past yourself, and it's good to act at the right time, and cover up the mistakes you made last night.

Fortunately, no one came, which made Tian Qingqing feel relieved.

Tian Lushi still didn't get up from the kang, lying in the quilt and humming. Seeing Hao Lanxin, before he finished his two sentences, he cried "woo".

Tian Qingqing knew that she was still crying for Xuejiazhuang's "relief", because none of the sons and daughters-in-law in the third room had explicitly promised to them.

After crying, he complained to Hao Lanxin that the food cooked by the father and son was tasteless, raw and stubble, and he couldn't swallow it.

Tian Lushi was telling the truth. Tian Jinhe and Tian Damu usually eat ready-made meals, how have they ever been in the kitchen?! At first glance, I was in a hurry, not to mention, the level of doing it was really not much!

However, it was only breakfast and dinner, and Tian Dalin usually brought them staple food for lunch. Such as noodles, steamed buns, dumplings and so on, they just make their own soup and make noodles.

Tian Damu, who was sitting on the side, took advantage of the situation and said: "I really don't know how to boil porridge, either it is thin or thick, or it is not ripe, or the yam (sweet potato) is on the bottom of the pot." Third sister-in-law, otherwise, let's open the front and back doors of the West Wing, and let's eat together! Anyway, I'm going to eat you at noon. I take grits to save face. ”

Hao Lanxin's face sank, and she immediately returned to normal, and said: "You can discuss this matter with your third brother, we don't have anything, I'm afraid that after a long time, the eldest sister-in-law and the second sister-in-law don't have other ideas, and we have to say that we are in the light of the old man." ”

Tian Lu also felt that what his youngest son said was inappropriate, and glared at him.

According to rural customs, as long as there are more than two sons, after the family is separated, the sons will divide the things equally among the old people, or take turns to take care of the old people.

Their family is the same, after the dividends after the autumn, according to the local market, the three sons who are distributed will be given two yuan per month for each of them. Since the croppers usually don't see the money, they all give it together when the dividends are distributed after the autumn.

This year's third son, Tian Dalin, moved out after March and asked him for nine months. The three sons have all cashed in.

Now that the situation has changed, if you want to let the sons take care of it again, you have to talk about it on this basis, or take turns; Either rely on one family, and other families will make up things. How can anyone find a restaurant by themselves? Unless the words come out of the mouth of the other person.

Tian Damu knew that what he said was reckless, and he pushed his head above him, squeezing out a trace of embarrassing laughter with difficulty.

After saying a few more words, Tian Qingqing was afraid that the old lady would say anything about the grain to Xuejiazhuang again, which would make Hao Lanxin difficult to answer. gave Hao Lanxin a look, and said that he was going to steam dry food for his aunt's house and go back. Hao Lanxin also came out with him.

After I came back, the meeting leaven was really good. Tian Qingqing asked his father Tian Dalin to send him to his aunt's house, and he personally went there to make noodles for half an afternoon, and then steamed a pot of steamed buns and jujube flowers (Note 1), and a pot of rice noodles and cut cakes.

After steaming, it was time for dinner, so He Yuwen didn't let Tian Qingqing go back and have dinner with them.

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(Note 1: A type of pasta.) Roll the dough for making steamed bread into strips, put three jujubes evenly, bend them, and use chopsticks to clamp them from the middle to form a three-petal flower, so it is called "jujube flower") RS