Chapter 24 Reunion for the New Year, and a new mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in harmony

When I was about to arrive at the door, the sound of firecrackers sounded, a violent and continuous sound of firecrackers. In the sound of firecrackers, my parents greeted me at the door, I took Wanfang's hand and entered the house, and everyone sat down in the hall.

"Fang, this is Mom and Dad. Mom and Dad, this is Fang. "I made an introduction.

Just after the introduction, my sister brought tea and said:

"Sister Wanfang, please drink tea."

"Thank you, little sister." Wanfang took the tea, pulled her little sister again, and sat down.

After putting down the teacup in her hand, Wanfang took out a red envelope and handed it to her little sister, saying:

"Little sister, when we met for the first time, I didn't prepare anything as a sister. This red envelope will give you a new year, I hope you will make progress in your studies, have excellent grades, and the longer you get, the more beautiful you are! ”

My sister was busy pushing away, Wanfang looked at me, and I had no choice but to say:

"Take it, this is a piece of your sister Fang's heart."

The younger sister looked at her parents again, and her mother nodded, and she accepted the red envelope.

Wanfang stood up again and said:

"Hello parents, I wish you a happy new year, good health, and all the best."

"It's all the same, it's all the same. Good boy, good boy, sit down, sit down. It looks so good! It's beautiful! Mom took Wanfang's hand and sat down, and said with a smile, with a happy expression on her face, and a happy face full of satisfaction.

Wanfang stood up again, took out two cigarettes and handed them to her father, and said:

"Dad, my parents specially asked me to bring you two cigarettes to smoke."

"Haha, my in-laws are too polite." Dad took the cigarette with a smile and handed it to the little sister casually, while he continued to smoke.

"Mom, this is the dress I bought for you, I don't know if it fits?" Wanfang took out another set of clothes and handed it to her mother.

"Fit! Fit for sure! Sit, don't stand, kid. Mom took the dress with a smile.

After sitting down again, Mom asked:

"Kid, are you tired?"

"Mom, I'm not tired, you've worked hard." Wanfang replied.

"This kid is really sensible, much better than my family. Ah Liu met you, it was really a blessing for him. Ah Liu, you must treat Wanfang well, you know? My mother looked at me and smiled.

"Got it, Mom, I never forget your old teachings and treat Wanfang well." I replied with a smile.

Everyone laughed.

"Mom, Ah Liu is very good to me, and very good to my parents." Wanfang said.

"Son, this is what he should do, he lives with you and eats at you, causing you and your parents a lot of trouble. Since Aliu came to the door, our whole family has been your daughter-in-law of our family, you happened to be here today, and I will go with Aliu to honor the ancestors, I want to thank the ancestors for their blessings, thank you for having such a good daughter-in-law! Mom said happily.

"Well, I also want to thank my ancestors for giving me such a wonderful person as Aliu. I also want to thank my parents for cultivating Ah Liu, you have worked hard. Wanfang said with a smile.

"Haha, my daughter-in-law has such a sweet mouth." Mom praised and smiled.

As she was talking, the second aunt went from the kitchen to the hall, I hurriedly stood up, said hello, introduced, and then, the second aunt put a bowl of rice balls on the table and said:

"Wanfang, after eating this bowl of glutinous rice balls, your family will definitely be reunited, and my aunt wishes you all the best!"

"Thank you, second aunt." Wanfang said with a smile.

Mother held hands and pulled Wanfang to the table and sat down.

After Wanfang sat down, she slowly took a small bite, and her mother lovingly watched Wanfang eat the rice balls.

I thought to myself, Mom, what are you doing here, no matter how beautiful your daughter-in-law is, you can't stare at Wanfang to eat!

Who knows, my mother didn't look at me at all, and Wanfang finished a bowl of rice balls.

"It's delicious." Wanfang praised.

"Child, eat more if it's delicious, you're here, this is your home, and in the future, Mom will make food for you every day." Mom said.

"Then thank you, Mom." It continues to be Wanfang's happy voice.

"Child, you sit down, Mom goes to prepare, you go to worship your ancestors." Mom cleaned up the bowl and said.

"Mom, I'll go with you to prepare." Wanfang stood up and said.

"This can't be done, you're here for the first time today, why do you want to do it?" Mommy's voice.

"Mom, this is my home, just let me accompany you, I feel very cordial with you." Wanfang's sweet voice.

"Haha, good, good." Mom's happy voice.

After putting fish, meat, rice, fruits, wine, incense and candles into Tiran, I took firecrackers and went to the ancestral hall in Benwan with my family.

The ancestral hall is the kind of old-fashioned house, the outside of the eaves and the wall, with the style of ancient buildings, the inside is a front and back double house, the ancestral tablets are arranged in the back heavy house, there are a lot of candles and incense paper on the table in front of the tablet, and on the candlestick, a lot of candles are lit, and the whole rear heavy house is brightly lit.

Dad reverently took out the fish, meat, rice, etc., from the blue seed, gently put them on the table, then poured the wine, and lit the yellow paper, in the light of the yellow paper, three more red incense sticks, inserted in the incense burner, and the blue-gray cigarette immediately rose slowly, swaying gently in the air.

After preparing all this, my father nodded to me, and I hurriedly ran to the side and lit the firecrackers, and then the sound of firecrackers rang out, and the sound continued and warmed.

In the crackling firecrackers, Dad stood in the front, and the rest of us stood behind Dad, and Dad took us to kneel and kowtow to our ancestors.

I really didn't expect Wanfang, who grew up in the city, to do it well, and her face was full of piety and respect.

After paying homage to the ancestors, we went home, the second uncle, the third uncle and the third aunt, the military brother and a few of my cousins all came, and I was busy introducing them one by one.

The family gathered around a large table, and my mother pulled Wanfang to sit, next to Wanfang was my sister, and the others sat down in turn, and several of us men sat together and had a good drink.

The table was full of dishes, and my mother and second aunt prepared them very richly.

"Mom, second aunt, this is too rich, thank you." Wanfang said.

"Son, we are not as good in the countryside as you are in the city. You can go home for the New Year this year, and it's the first year, and you're very happy to be a mother, and your heart is happy. You're home for the first time, you should be. Mom said with a smile.

"Thank you, Mom, thank you, second aunt, thank you!" Graceful and polite voice.

"This kid is so sensible! Ah Liu really has a vision! The second aunt nodded and praised.

"Second aunt, third aunt, today is a happy day, how many drinks will we have?" Mom asks for advice.

"Okay." The second and third aunts said with a smile.

"I'm going to drink too, welcome to my Sister Wanfang!" My sister stood up and said.

"Okay, you drink too." Mom pulled her sister to sit down.

When I saw that this was the case, I asked Wanfang:

"Wanfang, how many drinks do you have too?"

"Child, at home, don't be afraid, you drink too." Mom said with a smile.

"Since Mom and everyone are so happy, I will toast you a few glasses." Wanfang's voice.

Everyone laughed.

When the wine was full, Dad stood up, and the others followed suit, and Dad said:

"Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, we all gather together to celebrate the new year, I hope everyone is prosperous, people and families are prosperous! At the same time, we toast together to welcome Wanfang home for the first time! Come, everyone, drink this cup to the brim! ”

Everyone touched their glasses, greeted each other, and then drank their glasses, and then sat down.

Brother Jun and I will sit next to us, and people's cups are full of wine.

"Kid, let's have another drink, Dad wants you to come home and have a good time!" Dad said again.

"Thank you Dad! Dad, I will, I will, Mom and you all make me feel very home! Wanfang stood up and said, finished speaking, and finished drinking the wine in the glass.

"Child, sit down, don't stand, just put it at home." Mom hurriedly pulled Wanfang to sit down.

After pulling Wanfang to sit down, her mother kept putting vegetables into Wanfang's bowl.

"Thank you Mom, thank you Mom, I'll come by myself, I'll come by myself." Wanfang said busily.

They were polite and affectionate, and we drank it away. I took my head and kept toasting everyone, everyone was a family, so I wasn't very polite, and I drank casually.

Wanfang toasted everyone one by one, her mother advised her to drink less, and told her not to be too polite when she went home, Wanfang nodded obediently, and she still drank the wine with the surname of Li.

It depends on the situation, with my beloved mother taking care of Wanfang, there is no room for me to meddle and care.

I don't usually spend much time with my father, uncles, and aunts, but this is the first day of the new year, and Wanfang is the first time to come, and the whole family is happy, so everyone drinks openly, and the dishes are hot twice, and we finish the wine, all of them are red.

After eating, my mother lit a pile of firewood in the hall again, and asked my little sister to bring clothes to cover Wanfang's body, for fear that the ashes of the firewood would fall on Wanfang's clothes.

We gathered around the fire again, smoking, drinking tea, eating snacks, and gossiping.

A few people in the bay who have a good relationship with me come to my house together, I am busy introducing, busy sharing cigarettes, everyone is talking about the harvest of the year, talking about their own happiness, and the hall is full of laughter.

After the second uncle and aunt, the third uncle and third aunt, the military brother and a few of my cousins sat for a while, they all went home, and we continued to sit by the fire, talking, my mother and Wanfang seemed to have endless words, and I had to chat with my father, talking about work and other things.

The night is slowly getting deeper, and the fire not only makes people warm, but it may also make people want to sleep because of the effect of alcohol, or because of the late time.

At night, my mother arranged for Wanfang to sleep with my little sister, and my mother and little sister took Wanfang to wash, while my father and I continued to talk.

"Ah Liu, Wanfang is much more sensible than you." Dad said.

"Dad, if you praise your daughter-in-law, you can't damage your son." I said with a smile.

"Child, I'm reminding you that Wanfang is from a cadre family, knowledgeable and reasonable, no better than our rural family, you listen to your mother's words, you must treat her well, you would rather suffer yourself than let her suffer." Dad looked at me and said.

I nodded.

After that, I talked to my dad about other things, and then I went back to my room and went to sleep.

The next day is the second day of the Lunar New Year, according to our rural customs, on the second day of the Lunar New Year, except for going to the relatives of the green pilgrims to pay New Year's greetings, other places are not allowed. Some nearby towns and villages believe that the second day of the Lunar New Year is a respectful time to pay New Year's greetings. It's really three miles of different customs, each with its own merits.

This day is basically idle at home. Wanfang, her mother and sister went to the vegetable garden to pick vegetables together, looking at the green vegetables, Wanfang was full of surprise, and turned around in the vegetable field; After picking the vegetables, I accompanied my mother and sister to wash the vegetables and cook, the whole thing was inseparable, and the relationship was handled very harmoniously.

In the afternoon, I found a free time and said to Wanfang:

"Did you sleep well last night? Are you used to it at home? ”

"Nice, very quiet, perfect for sleeping. I feel like this is my home, and I feel very peaceful. Wanfang looked at me and said.

I smiled and asked, "That's all?" Didn't miss me? ”

"Haha, yes, I really want to be with you. At home, that's not good, I can't be with you. Wanfang said mischievously.

"This is a rural area, not a county seat, and the concept is much worse. Dad and Mom are more conservative, so they have to wronged you. Anyway, we'll go back to the county seat after a few days, and we'll be together again then. I enlightened.

"Husband, I know that you are by my side, and my parents and sister are very good to me, and I am content. After we returned to the county, we had more time and opportunities together. Wanfang whispered.

We burst out laughing.

In the third year of junior high school, I stayed at home to play, accompanied my mother and sister, and entertained visitors, while I went out with my father to pay New Year's greetings, and I was busy all day.

On the fourth day of junior high school, my classmates and friends came to pay New Year's greetings, which is our agreement, in order to save time and facilitate everyone, we will get together at a classmate's house every year during the Chinese New Year.

There were several classmates who hadn't seen each other for almost a year, and everyone was very happy and decided to have a few drinks. Wanfang greeted the guests warmly and actively, poured tea, and refilled the water. is still busy in and out of the kitchen, like a housewife.

"Ah Liu, your girlfriend is really good, she doesn't have the squeamishness of a city girl at all, and I think the relationship with your mother is also handled very well." Arwen praised.

"It's okay." I replied with a smile.

"Where is it okay, if you call it okay, then I should be ashamed of myself! I'm going to have to tell my girlfriend when I go back and ask her to learn from your girlfriend! Arwen said seriously.

Everyone burst out laughing.

After the dish was served, everyone began to drink, I don't know if it was intentional or unintentional, several classmates drank around Wanfang, Wanfang was also generous, basically the people who came did not refuse, and from time to time they toasted everyone's wine. This meal made everyone smile.

In the evening, I said to my parents:

"Mom and Dad, tomorrow, I'm going back to the county seat with Wanfang, okay?"

"There is not much left for the family to worship, so you can go back to the county seat. Remember to say hello to your father-in-law and mother-in-law on my behalf, and wish them good health, success in their work, and all the best. Dad said with a smile.

"Thank you, Dad." Wanfang also said with a smile.

"Sister Fang, you must come back to play more when you have time." My sister said.

"Little sister, this is my home, I will usually come back in the future." Wanfang's sweet voice.

The next morning, my mother prepared a table of sumptuous dishes, and after the whole family had eaten, my mother took out a red envelope, handed it to Wanfang, and said:

"Child, when you come back for the first time, you don't have any preparation for being a mother, you take this red envelope, which is a little bit of a mother's heart."

"Mom, I'm such a big person, so I don't need red envelopes." Wanfang hurriedly pushed away.

"Ah Liu, I will always be a child in my eyes, and you are also my good child. Good boy, your first time home, this is a little bit of my heart and your father's heart. Mom said with a smile.

"Next, this is the parents' wishes, they are very satisfied with your daughter-in-law." I said with a smile.

"Thank you, Mom and Dad." Wanfang had no choice but to take the red envelope and put it in her pocket.

"That's right! That's right! When you have time in the future, come back and play! Mom's happy voice.

"Mom, after this time, I know how to get home. Normally, if Ah Liu is busy, I can come back to see you by myself. Wanfang took her mother's hand and replied.

"Good, good, good!" Mom is smiling.

At the entrance of the village, we got into the car, and when we got into the car, my mother, father, and sister watched the car leave.

When we arrived at the county seat and returned home, it was already time for lunch.

While we were eating, Wanfang explained the whole process of going back one by one, and I also conveyed my parents' greetings.

"It seems that your parents are very satisfied with your daughter-in-law." Mother-in-law said happily.

"More than satisfied, my mother also sent me a big red envelope, I have to continue, I opened it and saw that it was 3,000 yuan!" Wanfang said with a smile.

"You kid, you dare to take so much money?!" The mother-in-law was disgusted.

"You can't blame Wanfang, it's my mother who insists on giving it. Besides, this is Wanfang's first time coming to the door, and it is also a little bit of my parents' heart. This is more or less just a courtesy, and I can't say much. I was busy explaining.

"I think you're going to spoil Fang." Mother-in-law said with a smile.

"Mom, I'll put this money there for you." Wanfang handed the money to her mother-in-law.

"Okay, I'll keep the money with your salary and use it when you get married." The mother-in-law took the money cheerfully.

At night, we lay in bed and gossiped:

"Fang, how did you feel when you came home this time?"

"It's very good, it's really like going back to my own home, my parents and sister are very warm, my mother's surname is really good, and I can talk to me." Wanfang replied.

"It seems that you have really passed the level of your parents, and besides, my classmates have praised you for being very good, and my husband is also glorious." I said with a smile.

"It's good that I didn't embarrass your wife, haha." Wanfang smiled happily.

"It's really a blessing for me to meet you in this life!" My heartfelt voice.

"Husband, I'm glad I met you." Wanfang hugged me tighter, her lips pressed up, and I casually turned off the lamp at the head of the bed.

In the following days, Wanfang and I walked around the homes of classmates, friends, and colleagues, and we had a great time together, and of course, we drank a lot of this wine.

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