Chapter 184: Chinese New Year
Rhubarb roared loudly, but it couldn't scare back those unscrupulous people, and it was afraid of accidentally hurting its own family, so it had to jump around Gu Qingzhu's family.
Gu Shitong was dumbfounded, roaring and scolding, how could he not shake off the entanglement between Gu Shigui and his mother, although Gu Qingzhu had never opened the dowry and seen it, it did not mean that others could rob her family's things, but against the stout Zhu family, her slender body could not break free no matter what.
On the other side, the young Gu Qingying was already frightened and cried by the sudden change in front of her, Gu Qingsong held her in his arms and coaxed her, and was watched closely by Gu Dabao, and he couldn't care about anything else at all, so the family could only watch Steward Hou and others enter the room.
However, to everyone's surprise, Steward Hou only had seven or eight breaths of work to enter, so he quickly retreated, he grabbed in front of Gu Shigui, and threw an ear scraper in his face: "Bastard, dare to play Lao Tzu!" ”
Gu Shigui was beaten in a circle, his eyes were full of stars, he covered his face, and asked with a confused expression: "Hou ...... Master Hou, what's the matter...... What's wrong? ”
"Mu crazy things, you dare to think about it! Thanks to my glance at the nameplate of the wedding frame, if not, I have enough heads for him to twist into a night pot! After Steward Hou beat him, he was still angry and kicked Gu Shigui's leg fiercely.
The person who can make Hou Guan so afraid is only afraid of the king of Hades, Gu Shigui was in pain and fear, and suddenly collapsed in the snow and cried bitterly: "Why am I so unlucky!" ”
Wu's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were also frightened when they heard this, they saw Gu Shitong receiving thirty-six dowry gifts, their eyes were red and almost dripping blood, and the women only thought that they had married the rich family, so they asked the Hou steward to rob it, but they didn't expect that the person who gave the dowry was a ruthless character, and it made the vicious Hou steward so afraid of the color change!
"Phew! The Chinese New Year's Eve touched my moldy head, this account, I have to settle this account with you! Steward Hou spat at Gu Shigui viciously.
Zhu grabbed Steward Hou's hand, knelt down and said, "You can do it, I only have a handful of rice porridge left at home, and there is nothing else!" ”
"Humph!" Steward Hou kicked Zhu to the ground with a kick in the chest, and his toes crushed her plump chest wantonly.
Zhu let out a groan of pain or pleasure.
Gu Qingzhu, who looked disgusted, turned around and blocked the sight of his younger siblings.
The angry Gu Shitong's face was like ice: "Since you already know that this is a dowry from the General's Mansion, don't leave quickly!" ”
Steward Hou crooked the corners of his mouth and sneered: "I really can't see that the country daughter-in-law married by the Mu family is actually this girl, a mountain man, has such a heavenly wrist, it is really underestimated, but it is a pity that your brother is much worse than you, if you can't pay back the money after the New Year, you have to be chopped off and stomped on your feet, do you watch him become crippled, and don't care about brotherhood?" ”
Gu Shitong sneered coldly: "It was you who chopped off his hands and feet, what do you have to do with me?" As for brotherhood, hehe, he just took you into the room and robbed you, but he didn't think about what you said! ”
Wu scolded crying: "You unfilial thing, if I had known that you were so ruthless, I would have drowned in the toilet when I gave birth to you, a disaster star!" ”
"Shigui has fallen to the point where it is today, and it has nothing to do with your arrogance from childhood to adulthood, over the years, you have harmed my daughter-in-law, tortured my children, and wanted to squeeze money from me to fill his bottomless pit, such a foolish filial piety, don't do it!" Gu Shitong flicked his sleeves and said sharply, at this time, he didn't even want to shout.
The noise of the Gu family, Qingying's crying, and the barking of rhubarb caused the surrounding neighbors to stretch their heads to look, and Gu Shifu, who got the news, lame, staggered into the yard, looked at the steward Hou, frowned, and said: "As the saying goes, if you don't come to the door on the twenty-ninth day, you won't collect debts on the thirty-day basis, your master's family has a great cause, so you won't be able to wait for the spring, why bother to kill or chop in the New Year's Festival, and ruin your own luck and wealth!" ”
Steward Hou stared at his legs, picked out his ears and said, "I think you are the village chief who had his leg broken?" Tsk, is there really no one in Gu Jiaao? I want a cripple to be the village head, when do I want to collect the debt, and I will pay you back! ”
"It's really an unreasonable and immoral thing, I don't understand how to talk about it! If you have to collect your debts, you go to the house of the Lord and make trouble in other people's houses. Gu Shifu was so angry that his dark face turned dark red.
At this moment, a man in black hurriedly came and whispered a few words in the ear of the steward Hou, and his face changed in a moment.
Turning his head, he kicked Gu Shigui, who was like a leper dog: "Don't pretend to be dead, the sky will not stop you, your girl has sent someone to send something, why don't you hurry back and take a look!" ”
"Ahh Gu Shigui was in a desperate situation, he got up from the ground all of a sudden, squinted his eyes with a smile, and asked with yellow teeth, "Really?" ”
"What's really fake, the Qian family has a little scum leaking between their fingers, it's enough to feed your dog!" Steward Hou snorted contemptuously.
Gu Dabao was so hungry that he smelled the aroma of Gu Qingzhu's food, and his saliva was even more gluttonous, if it weren't for Zhu's desperate dragging him, he would have swallowed all the uncooked food in the kitchen.
As soon as he heard that there was something to eat at this time, he couldn't wait, so he pulled Zhu Shi and left, Gu Shigui was afraid that Zhu Shi would take the lead and lose the money, so he even rushed to trot, only the skinny Wu wanted to be fast and was afraid that he would break his neck and leg on the snow road, so he had to walk slowly.
"Mrs. Mu, we have a fate, see you in Nancang County in the future!" Steward Hou bent down slightly, and walked out of the courtyard with a smirk, and the black-clothed men followed away like a scoop of sewage.
Gu Qingzhu kept a calm face and didn't say a word.
Gu Shifu waved his hand: "Don't care what he does, just think it's a bad dog barking, go get busy, celebrate the New Year, be happy." ”
"I know, Brother Fu, you go back slowly." Gu Shitong nodded and helped him out.
Gu Shigui rushed home, in a pile of rice, oil, chicken, duck and fish, he didn't turn out a penny, so angry that he jumped to his feet on the spot and scolded Gu Erni for being ungrateful and a white-eyed wolf who couldn't be raised.
Gu Qingzhu thought that they were standing in the dirty yard, so he picked up a big broom and swept the yard carefully before going to cook. Gu Qingsong helped his father paste the Spring Festival couplets and Tian'er, and Qingying looked at the home full of festivity, running around like a finch.
At the end of the Shen period, Gu Jiaao began to sound firecrackers one after another, and this year because Gu Shitong went back, Gu Qingzhu deliberately bought more.
The family burned paper money outside the courtyard, returned to the courtyard, lined up the eight firecrackers, Gu Qingsong also carried a string of long whips on the bamboo pole in his hand, at this time in previous years, it was Gu Qingzhu who lit the fire, and today, she can also cover her ears and be a girl, watching the skyrocketing firelight illuminate the dark blue night sky and bloom bright fireworks.
The Chinese New Year's Eve dinner is very rich, braised fish, braised pork, stewed three rounds, spicy rabbit meat, garlic fried salted meat, chicken fat greens, celery shutters, old hen yam soup, eight kinds of dishes, meat and vegetarian, full of color and aroma, full of table.
"Dad, what are you drinking?" Gu Qingzhu put on the dishes and chopsticks and asked unprecedentedly.
Gu Shitong was a little surprised and said, "Don't you like me to drink the most on weekdays?" ”
"You have been gone for five years, I have been learning to make wine with my aunts every year, but I am afraid that you will come back one day, but you want to drink but no, today for the New Year, you drink a little, taste your daughter's craft, in the future, I get married, I can no longer brew for you." Gu Qingzhu smiled slightly, his eyebrows and eyes were calm, not sad or happy.
"Okay, okay, I'll choose one to try." Gu Shitong was slightly astringent, lowered his head to the corner to find wine, and his side face was submerged in the darkness.
Gu Qingying sat at the table early, looked at the dishes, and urged, "Dad, hurry up!" ”
Gu Shitong took a small jar in his hand, it was a grape brew in autumn, the amber wine was poured into the bowl, the fruity aroma was rich, refreshing, Gu Qingying couldn't help but stretch out her chopsticks and dip it into it, and said with a smile: "It's so sweet!" ”
"Chicken broth, that's not what you can drink." Gu Qingzhu took her bowl and said with a smile.
Gu Shitong poured himself a drink, a jar of sweet and sour wine, and he drank it slowly little by little unconsciously.
Tonight to keep the New Year, after eating, the family is sitting in Gu Shitong's room, the charcoal pot on the ground is burning vigorously, those peanuts, melon seeds, chestnuts, snacks, etc., are all piled up in a basket, if you want to eat, you can reach it.
Qingying climbed into the arms of the eldest sister, swayed her legs, waited for Gu Qingzhu to peel the melon seeds for her with her little hands, and when she had saved too much, she stuffed it into her mouth and ate it in one go.
Gu Qingsong was next to the oil lamp, he was holding a book, reading it with relish, Gu Qingzhu occasionally peeled a peanut and chestnut and put it in a small dish in front of him, he didn't look at it, he ate it when he picked it up.
Qingying was naughty and put the shelled hairy chestnut in, he was fascinated by the book, and found out after taking a bite, which caused Qingying to laugh, Gu Qingsong dropped the book, pounced on it with his teeth and claws, and rubbed her hair with a smile.
Gu Shitong was slightly drunk, he leaned on the high table where his deceased wife's tablet was placed, looked at his three children, and didn't know what to think, his red face bloomed with a gentle smile.
The winter night is deep, the house is warm, the water dripping into ice outside, the sound of firecrackers comes and goes, Gu Shitong is wrapped in the fragrance of wine, and sets off firecrackers in the courtyard, Gu Qingzhu and his younger siblings lie in front of the window, watching the dark night being torn open and closed.
"It's cold, it's cold!" Gu Shitong rubbed his hands and shrunk his shoulders and ran back to the house.
Qingying hurriedly handed him a cup of hot tea: "Dad, cover it for you." ”
"It's still Qingying's best!" Gu Shitong lowered his head and rubbed his freshly stubble on her little face.
Qingying was afraid of itching, giggling and hiding behind the eldest sister.
The family laughed and laughed until the sky was white, and then they slept peacefully.
After the first day of the new year, the people who made good friends in the village began to visit each other to pay New Year's greetings, drinking and eating lively, like Gu Shifu, Zheng Jialu, and Gu Shigen, and specially invited a review of Qingzhu, not only because she had helped in the past year, but also because she was about to get married, Gu Shigui was her second uncle, but it could not be counted on, as elder relatives, they naturally had to make a table of wedding wine.
Of course, these are not explicitly stated, Gu Qingzhu only thinks that his father is back, and the family is hospitable during the New Year's Festival, so it is just the same as in the past, and it is no different from laughing, eating and drinking.
After eating other people's banquets, it is indispensable to return the invitation, Gu Qingzhu hurried for a few days, invited his uncles to dinner, and almost forgot the major event on the eighth day of the first lunar month.
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