Zhang Fengling hung all the sheets and mattresses on the wire in the courtyard, her hands were wet, and she was steaming white in the winter air, she was careful not to touch the wire, once it was stained, it would stain off a layer of skin.

Soon the water under the sheet was frozen into ice skates, and the sheets were also frozen hard.

Qi Baoliang came back from outside, helped his wife carry the large laundry tub out, and poured the dirty water into the ditch outside the gate. Qi Weidong and Qi Weiqing were in the North House, but Zhang Fengling was reluctant to let her son work, and would rather come by herself.

Shen Mengxi couldn't help anything, and everyone didn't let her do anything.

As a result, she felt like a waste, eating, sleeping, and watching TV every day.

However, she has now figured out the kinship of the Qi family.

The entire old Qi family, Qi Baozhu's generation, except for the uncle Qi Youde's family, who has a lobby sister who is 30 years older than her, and the third uncle Qi Youfang's family has a second cousin who is 20 years older than her, the rest are all men, and even the next generation is more men and fewer women.

Uncle Qi Youde's lobby brother Qi Baoliang, as the eldest grandson, has been living with his grandfather and father, he is forty-two years old and has three sons. The second cousin Qi Baochang is 40 years old and also has three sons, and has separated from each other. The lobby sister Qi Bao is 38 years old, married to the old Lu family in this county, and also gave birth to three sons.

The three grandfathers, Qi Youfang, are fifty years old, work in the rural forestry station, have two sons and a daughter, and currently only have one grandson, one grandson, and one granddaughter of Qi Weixing.

When he arrived at Qi Youheng's family, he had four sons and one daughter. Shen Mengxi is now this "daughter", she is 8 years younger than the youngest brother, 35 years younger than the eldest lobby brother, the eldest nephew Qi Weidong is 13 years older than her, Qi Weidong is 20 years old, work hard, she can be an aunt and grandmother.

There are more men and fewer women, which directly leads to the work of the family falling on a few daughters-in-law, so that Qi Zhou's family is over sixty years old, and there are many people during the holidays, and they have to work in the kitchen.

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In the eyes of Qi Weixing, it finally reached the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve.

At noon that day, the three masters of Qingfeng Forest Farm and their family of five came over, the second cousin Qi Baochang's family of five also came back, and Qi Baokang and Qi Baoan also came early in the morning on bicycles.

Except for Qi Healthcare, only the second uncle's family has not returned, and no one has mentioned it. Shen Mengxi didn't ask sensibly, she sensitively noticed that this must be a minefield.

Old Man Qi's house is very lively, the kang tips are full of cotton jackets, stacked high, the ground is full of melon seed skin and peanut shells, as soon as he walks, there is a slight clicking sound.

Old Man Qi, who has always loved neatness, doesn't dislike it, he likes such a scene of prosperity, and he is so happy that he can't see his teeth.

Outside, Qi security guards and Qi Wei's family have begun to set off cannons, they dismantled a string of 200 firecrackers, packed them in each pocket, took one and lit it on the ground, or took it in their hands, lit it and then threw it out, "pop", although it is not very loud, but it is longer than the kind of crackling that is released in one breath, and a small whip can play for a small day.

Qi Weijia has a stick of incense in his hand, and Qi Baoan has a cigarette in his hand, because he is afraid that the cigarette will go out, he brings it to his mouth from time to time, takes a puff like his father, and chokes and coughs.

Qi Weixing was dressed like a ball, and he followed behind, but no one paid attention to him. He only dared to pull out the cannon, and then broke the small cannon, revealing the black gunpowder inside, and after putting it on the snow, he took the incense pestle and went up, and the small cannon made a clattering sound, bursting out of a spark, and he jumped straight up happily.

Qi Baoan didn't have the slightest consciousness of being an uncle, and said to Qi Weixing with extreme contempt: "The little girl's family is just playing like you, you are also a handle, and the girls chirp all day long!" ”

Qi Weixing came back crying and complained, Qi Baoping was so angry that he wanted to beat Qi Baoan, the three masters laughed, and didn't care, "It's okay, Weixing will be a young man in two years, and he will dare to fire a cannon when the time comes!" ”

Qi Weixing was so sad that he completely gave up being an uncle's follower, obediently took off his hat and gloves, and read the villain book on the kang with his aunt.

In the Chinese New Year's Eve, it is not until the afternoon that all units in the county can start the holiday.

At one o'clock, a jeep entered Taiping Village and stopped at the door of Lao Qi's house, Qi Youheng and Lu Xiuzhi got out of the car with large bags and small bags, thanked the driver warmly, and then entered the door happily.

This year, Qi Youheng's mother has passed away for three years, and the two doors of the house are pasted with couplets and blessing characters, and red lanterns are also hung in the yard, the snow inside and outside is swept clean, and the snowdrifts are neatly photographed. (Vedro, Russian transliteration, wide at the top and narrow at the bottom.) ）

Uncle He, a neighbor, said enviously: "Oh, look at the sons of the old Qi family, all of them are promising, they were section chiefs last year, and they are all in jeeps this year!" ”

"Uncle He, we are rubbing a car, and Xiao Zhang, the driver of the county party committee, went back to Qingfeng Village for the New Year and took us for a while." Qi Youheng explained with a smile.

"That's also good, they're all section chiefs!"

"Huh." Qi Youheng smiled, "Uncle He is fine, come and sit!" ”

Qi Youheng entered the door and put down his things, and he was going to take his three sons to burn paper to his mother's grave.

"Dad, I went to burn paper with my uncle the day before yesterday and kowtowed!" Qi Baoan didn't want to go anymore, the wind thieves in the cemetery were hard, and they hurt in the face.

"If you've been there, you don't have to go, you two, hurry up!" Qi Youheng picked up a cloth bag, which contained the burning paper prepared by Lu Xiuzhi, and he took a piece of firewood on the firewood stack. Qi Baoping followed, took his father's cloth bag and carried it. Qi Baokang said behind him, "Dad, I've been there too." ”

Lu Xiuzhi went into the house and put down his things, and in the net pocket were frozen pears and frozen persimmons, as well as two bags of candy, a large bag of peanut dipping, and a large bag of Changbai cake. Qi Zhou said angrily: "Oh, Xiuzhi, why are you still taking things?" Your family has had enough this year! ”

"Not much, not more, and most of our family. Zhuzhu has caused you so much trouble! One stay is ten days. Lu Xiuzhi untied her scarf, took off her gloves, and glanced at her father-in-law's room, Qi Zhou's immediately understood, "Our father told stories to Zhuzhu and the satellite, and Zhuzhu never cried again." ”

Lu Xiuzhi entered the house, "Dad! ”

"Ah, it's a holiday?" Old Man Qi took a cigarette and sniffed it, and then put it back on his ear. He was afraid of smoking his two children, so he didn't smoke a cigarette pouch, so he used the cigarette roll given by his son to smell and satisfy his hunger.

"Well, it's a holiday. Zhuzhu has caused you trouble! ”

"What's the trouble, my own child." Old Man Qi patted Shen Mengxi, "Your mother is here, why don't you squeak!" ”