Dad went out, and Xiaoshi also went back to the house to get the lantern that Li Jinrong lent them, and said loudly, "Mother, I'm going to deliver the lantern, I may not be able to come back in time at noon, and you don't have to wait for me for lunch." ”

"What stupid things are you kid," said the mother with disgust, "you have a family now, we will wait for you to come back for dinner, you go quickly, you can come back at noon." ”

"Mother, I know, I'll go back quickly. The light in Xiao Shi's eyes flashed, and he nodded again and again, and walked out of the courtyard with the lantern.

At this time, Dashan also found a basket and a shovel from the wing, he carried a basket and a shovel out of the door, he wanted to go to the sunny part of the South Mountain to find some wild ginger, which is an indispensable seasoning for making braised pork.

The men all went out, and the mother pulled Yunhua and Yunfang's hands, "Let's go, let's go back to the house, don't stand outside in this cold day." ”

Yun Fang and the three of them were talking, and they turned around and were about to enter the house, when they heard a sound of footsteps at the gate of their house. Immediately after, there was a voice of inquiry, "Is Aunt Lan at home?"

The mother listened to the greeting, pushed Yunhua and Yunfang forward, and motioned for their sisters to go back to the house, while she herself turned around with a polite smile on her face, "Here, here, it's her sister-in-law Zhou, hurry up and come into the house to warm up." ”

Sister-in-law Zhou raised her feet and walked into the courtyard of the Lan family, her eyes wandered for a while, first scanning the wall and a few large vats placed under the wall, and then walked in quickly, and said, "What is Aunt Lan busy with at home? ”

"No, there is no delay, his sister-in-law Zhou should come to the house quickly. ”

The mother said kind words in her mouth, and there was a smile on her face, but she was playing Xiao Jiujiu in her heart, the girl of the Zhou family had just sent her dowry not long ago, and the day of the official marriage was not a few days away, she should be busy preparing for the girl now, how could she have time to go out and walk around the door?

Thinking of Zhou's sister-in-law's girl giving a dowry, the mother was angry in her heart, angry that the sister-in-law Qiu who was talking nonsense by mistake, and also angry that the daughter-in-law of the blue boss was the children's aunt in vain, but she gave the autumn sister-in-law the truth. On that day, the sister-in-law Qiu, who was afraid that the world would not be chaotic, also called the master's sister-in-law, Zhou, and she and Lan Lao muttered for a long time, but they didn't mutter good things.

The mother thought to herself, and Sister-in-law Zhou opened her mouth again, "Aunt Lan is really diligent, you look at the neatness of this atom." ”

After a pause, Sister-in-law Zhou seemed to have discovered something new, "Hey, how many new vats have been added to your family, such a big one, what are you going to do with it." ”

In fact, as soon as Zhou's sister-in-law entered the door, she stared at those large vats, and her mother had already seen it, the people in the village were like this, and they liked to inquire about any movement in anyone's house.

The mother was worried about Yunhua's gift to Sister-in-law Zhou's daughter Xiao Wuliu, and she was afraid that Aunt Lan would say something bad that day. She weighed the busy sister-in-law Zhou and came to the door, eighty percent of them came for this matter. Now, hearing Sister-in-law Zhou's question, the mother immediately pretended not to care and said, "Those few vats were brought by the child of Shishi, and seeing that the two children of Yunhua and Shishi are about to get engaged, the child of Shishi is careful, worried that the family is not enough, so he washed and cleaned the few vats left by his grandfather and sent them over." ”

The mother pretended not to care at first, but then the more she talked, the more proud she became, and her voice became higher and higher. Originally, she just wanted to say that Yunhua and Xiaoshi were going to get married to block Zhou's sister-in-law's mouth in advance, but as she spoke, she recalled Xiaoshi's various decent performances, and her joy was unconsciously revealed.

"Stone this kid is really nothing," Sister-in-law Zhou praised with her mother's words, "That kid is something we grew up watching, benevolence and duty, whoever has something to do, just tell him, there is nothing that you don't do properly." It's rare to lose your temper with Yunhua again, Second Aunt Lan, you have found a good son-in-law. ”

Sister-in-law Zhou's compliment was just right, and it was very useful to listen to the mother's ears, and Sister-in-law Zhou's tone was sincere, and she was not sarcastic because Xiaoshi was an orphan and had no house. From this point of view, it doesn't look like this sister-in-law Zhou has come to quit Yunhua's errand.

The mother was relieved, the smile on her face was a little brighter, she affectionately took Sister-in-law Zhou's hand, entered the back room together, pulled her to sit down on the kang, and commanded in a loud voice, "Hua'er, your sister-in-law Zhou is here, hurry up and pour a bowl of hot water." ”

"I'm not thirsty, I'm not thirsty," Sister-in-law Zhou waved her hand again and again, and excused herself, "It's a cold day, don't let the children be busy, I just drank hot water at home." ”

Sister-in-law Zhou came to the door, and the sisters Yunhua and Yunfang were also very curious, especially Yunhua, because the Zhou family originally let them go to see off their relatives, and now that Sister-in-law Zhou came to the door, she was particularly concerned.

Originally, the two sisters were hiding in the back room of another room listening to the movement here, Yunhua heard her mother's greeting, responded, poured a bowl of hot water and brought it in, and said decently, "Sister-in-law Zhou is here, drink some hot water." ”

Sister-in-law Zhou looked up at Yunhua who came in with a curtain, smiled like a flower on her face, and praised loudly, "Aunt Lan is really blessed, you see how good Yunhua's girl is, and she has found a sensible son-in-law, in the future, this daughter and son-in-law will be filial to you together, and you will be happy every day." ”

While speaking, Sister-in-law Zhou took Yunhua's hand affectionately and admonished, "Yunhua, sister-in-law has to tell you something today." ”

Seeing that Sister-in-law Zhou said so solemnly, her mother said with a smile, "Her sister-in-law, why are you so polite, you can directly instruct her if there is anything." Although Hua'er calls you sister-in-law, but you watched her grow up, Hua'er is about the same age as your Wuliu, the two children have lost their temper since they were young, they are like sisters, what are you polite to her?"

"Second Aunt Lan, it's because Yunhua and our Wuliu have a good relationship that I have to tell Yunhua a few words today," Sister-in-law Zhou took Yunhua's hand and sat down, before continuing, "Wuliu will go out the day after tomorrow, I heard that the bride in their village is making a lot of trouble, Yunhua sent Wuliu to marry, you have to keep care of her everywhere, you can't let those half-grown children make any trouble out of the cabinet." ”

Sister-in-law Zhou once again expressed her goodwill, and clearly said that she would continue to invite Yunhua to send her relatives, which made her heart completely comfortable, if Sister-in-law Zhou came to quit her errand today, her mother could only hold her breath, but she didn't know what to say.

The mother was grateful, and quickly stabbed Yunhua, and said tightly, "Hua'er, what your sister-in-law Zhou entrusted to you, you have to do it carefully, let the gossiping villain see that sister-in-law Zhou didn't find the wrong person." ”

Although these words were said to Yunhua, they were said to Sister-in-law Zhou, who is also a smart person, so she hurriedly said, "Second Aunt Lan is a smart person, how can she be angry with that person." If we listen to that nonsense every day, there will be no good people in our village, as long as we walk right and sit straight, those people are just talking about the next day, and we don't have to deal with them. ”

"Ouch, her sister-in-law Zhou is a sensible person," the mother held back for so long, and finally opened the conversation, "On the day when you Wuliu gave the dowry a few days ago, our eldest daughter-in-law chased the wind and caught the shadows, and I always wanted to find her sister-in-law Zhou to talk about it." ”

Sister-in-law Zhou had a smile on her face and made a picture of listening.

The mother stepped forward and patted Sister-in-law Zhou's hand, and continued, "Wuliu's girl will go out soon, this is the child's big day, you trust Hua'er, and you have already entrusted her to send her off." However, when the dowry was given that day, our old daughter-in-law muttered and said bad things about our Hua'er, and I was worried that Zhou's sister-in-law had a pimple in her heart, and our Hua'er ,......."