Dayong slept a little long this night, the two children woke up, his snoring did not stop, Wang Ying stood in the yard, squinting at the sun, the orange sunset stretched her shadow very long, the winter days are short, and if you don't wake up, it will be dark.

Dayong said, if you don't live at your mother's house at night, you still have to do New Year's goods, and you still can't sleep when you know that you need to do New Year's goods? A few brothers in the family are also really, knowing that the New Year is coming, can't they prepare something? Is this their return, if they don't come back, the year will not be over?

Wang Ying slapped Shi Dayong's ass twice: "Dayong, Dayong, what time is it?" You're not going home today, are you? ”

The snoring stopped, Shi Dayong turned over, and muttered dissatisfiedly: "Tell me to sleep again." ”

"Still sleeping, still sleeping! Look at the sky, do you still buy things? ”

Speaking of shopping, Shi Dayong completely woke up, yes, there are still so many things to do, but he can't sleep anymore, he turned over and started, hung his head and woke up from a nap, then rubbed his face with his hands, turned over and got out of bed.

Wang Youyuan had already woken up and continued to write his couplets at the table, when he heard Shi Dayong's voice and looked up: "Don't sleep anymore?" ”

"I don't sleep, there's too much to do." Shi Dayong put on his shoes and said goodbye to his father-in-law: "Dad, we have to go, and we will come back after the New Year." ”

Hey? In previous years, I came back to live in my mother's house, and I would only go home on the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, but this year I did it, why did I leave so early: "You don't live at home today?" Wang Youyuan asked.

"I don't live there, I haven't bought anything at home, tomorrow will be the Chinese New Year's Eve, and if I don't buy it, I won't be able to buy it." Shi Dayong helped An An put on a big jacket and wrapped his little face with a scarf, revealing a pair of big round eyes.

I haven't seen her for a year, and she left after just coming for a while, Xiuzhi was reluctant, she discussed with Shi Dayong: "Why don't you let Yingzi Niang and the three live at home in the dark, you will pick it up tomorrow, and you won't delay the Chinese New Year?" ”

Wang Ying doesn't want to leave, she is a little princess in her mother's house, and she is a girl in her mother-in-law's house, not to mention taking care of her children, she has to cook for a large family, and what is even more annoying is that after the family finishes eating, she pushes the bowl on the table, and she doesn't even help you clean up the bowl, no one cares if you are busy or not, and no one even asks you if you have eaten this cook, are you hungry?

Wang Ying looked at Shi Dayong pitifully: "Or, you will pick me up tomorrow?" ”

Shi Dayong saw Wang Ying's intentions, and he also knew that he felt sorry for his wife, since Yingzi didn't want to go, then stay for one night, and it was a big deal to run again tomorrow, anyway, the road was not too far.

When I went home, I passed by the town, although the town is not big, there are all kinds of things sold, Shi Dayong turned around, his hands were full of food and drink, he really couldn't take it, it was not early to see the sky, the sun had already set in the West Mountain, the twilight was dim, the gray stove smoke was on the roof, the trees were slightly floating, it was dinner time, Shi Dayong sped up his steps to rush home.

Entering the village, there are already people holding sea bowls and squatting on the threshold to eat, drinking pickles in two sips, and then looking up left and right for a while.

This person knows, and his surname is Shi, and Shi Dayong has to call the second uncle according to his generation: "Uncle, drink the soup!" Shi Dayong took the lead in greeting.

"Well, did you drink?" The second uncle replied, lowered his head and took a sip along the edge of the bowl. They are all villagers, and they all say the same thing when they meet at this point, and after a mouthful of food, they found out that the person who came was Shi Dayong, and he hurriedly stood up: "Yo, Dayong, this is just home?" Is your mother's house here? ”

"My mother is back too, we arrived yesterday." Shi Dayong was tired after leaving, so he put the things in his hand at his feet, took out a cigarette from his pocket and handed it over.

The second uncle took the chopsticks and posed: "Come to eat, don't smoke, you eat Mo, don't eat a piece." ”

"I don't eat, I'm not hungry, I just came back from my father-in-law's house." Shi Dayong brought the cigarette to the corner of his mouth and struck the match with his clothes to block the wind.

The second uncle looked at the things around Shi Dayong, and his eyes lit up with envy: "Why do you buy some things?" Can you eat it? ”

"Not much, there is nothing at home, second uncle, what do you like to eat, will you take two?" Shi Dayong squatted down and went to rummage through the things at hand.

"Don't do it, I don't lack anything, I bought a bunch of things at home for the New Year." Envy is envy, how can you ask for other people's things casually? The second uncle hurriedly put the bowl aside and pressed Shi Dayong's hand.

After pushing for a while, Shi Dayong saw that the second uncle really didn't want it, and he was no longer polite, the two exchanged a few words, and Shi Dayong went home with his things.

Ruicheng's family came back in the afternoon, and when Chunmiao saw that her grandmother was back, she happily plunged into Sun Xiufang's arms: "Grandma, grandma, you won't come back when you're old, I miss you anymore." ”

This child didn't hurt in vain, she didn't see her for a long time and still knew that she was kissing, Sun Xiufang was very pleased, and the folds on her smiling face were twisted into a chrysanthemum: "My good come, grandma misses you too." ”

It's strange to say, daughters-in-law are the same for old women, there is no distance, maybe because He Xiaoxia is the first daughter-in-law in her family to marry into the door, Chunmiao is the child of her first grandchild, Sun Xiufang is better than Dayong's daughter-in-law to Ruicheng's daughter-in-law, and Chunmiao's granddaughter is also more painful than several granddaughters of Dayong's family.

The eldest brother comes back every year for the New Year, and he will definitely come back this year, Rui Cheng calculated that his mother and eldest brother would be home in the next two days, and sure enough, as soon as he entered the door, he saw that his mother was busy, he put aside the gift of Chunmiao's grandmother, and walked to the panel to look at the flower bun made by his mother: "Mother, you are back, what about my eldest brother?" ”

"I'm going to his father-in-law's house." The New Year's buns at home have not yet been steamed, Sun Xiufang made noodles in the morning, this time the noodles are opened, she steamed several noodle fish, made a few peaches, I don't know where she turned out a few red dates, and also made a few big flower jujube buns.

On this day, she was busy with her hands and feet not touching the ground, counting so many things that have not been prepared, the dishes that should be fried have not been fried, and the dumpling filling has not been chopped.

"Mother, I'll do it, you rest." He Xiaoxia cleaned her hands and wanted to help knead the dough.

"Don't get your hands dirty." The daughter-in-law came back, that is, there was help, Sun Xiufang breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "There are still radishes at home, but there are no potatoes, if you take them out and wash them first, cut them into thin strips, let's fry the balls, how many are these?" Why haven't you prepared anything for the New Year? ”

"Yes, yes, there are a lot of radishes planted in the vegetable garden, and this year's radish harvest is good, and I am afraid that the chaff will be buried in the soil, so I will plan." Speaking of this, He Xiaoxia was a little embarrassed, she discussed with Rui Cheng, thinking about the New Year, is it time to buy things, Rui Cheng didn't let them buy, Rui Cheng said that the eldest brother they must come to the New Year, and when the eldest brother comes back, let the eldest brother buy it, the eldest brother works outside, and he has money in his hands, and the people who are shaving food in the soil have finally saved two dollars, how can they ban spending?

He Xiaoxia went to prepare the ingredients for the croquettes, Sun Xiufang steamed the bun out of this empty space, and there was only one stove at home, which was used for frying, cooking, and boiling water for cooking.

According to the proportion of previous years, He Xiaoxia washed a large pot of radish, cut it into thin strips, chopped some green onion and ginger into it, reluctant to put pure white noodles, put some miscellaneous noodles, salt, pepper noodles and live evenly, poured cottonseed oil into the pot, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law began to fry croquettes.

The fragrance of radish balls gradually overflowed, and the sons who were busy with each other, like ants attracted by honey, involuntarily began to gather at the edge of the oil pot.

Sun Xiufang threw a few sons out: "Let's go, let's go, this fried can't keep up with the fast food, if you eat it like this, when will you be able to fry enough food?" ”

When Shi Dayong came back with a big bag and a small bag, under the light of Rudou, the family was very lively, this is the breath of the New Year, a smile unconsciously appeared on his face, and shouted: "Come and pick me up!" As soon as the words fell, Rui Quan ran out: "Big brother, what did you buy some things?" ”

Rui Cheng followed his brother and came over to pick up the things in Dayong's hand: "Big brother, why don't you buy some?" ”

"Yo, second child, are you back?"

Rui Cheng looked behind Shi Dayong and didn't see anyone: "Big brother, what about my sister-in-law and nieces?" ”

"The child's grandmother wants to keep them for one night, so I can pick them up tomorrow."

"Uncle!" Chunmiao ran out of the kitchen with a small mouth and a greasy mouth, and shouted uncle crisply with her little face.

Dayong squatted down and stretched out his two arms: "Oh, Xiaochun Miao, come and let the uncle hug you." ”

Chunmiao threw herself into Dayong's arms, hugged Dayong's neck, and looked behind Shi Dayong, but didn't see the small figure she expected, and couldn't help but be a little disappointed: "Uncle, where is my sister?" ”

"Sister, I'll be home tomorrow, and there's a little sister, let's play with you, okay?"

"Oh, two sisters? Uncle, isn't it a younger brother? When Shi Dayong came to pick up Shi Youtian, he told everyone that Yingzi was pregnant, and everyone thought it was a boy, and Ruiquan said to Chunmiao when he got home: "Your aunt has a little brother in her belly." Chunmiao took it to heart at the time.

He Xiaoxia put the balls into the pot, and those with both hands were noodles and came out to say hello: "Big brother, you're back, where is your sister-in-law?" ”

"At her mother's house, I'll pick her up tomorrow."

When Sun Xiufang heard that Wang Ying didn't come back, she was very dissatisfied and muttered: "What's going on at home?" She will be lazy and hide in her mother's house and never come back. ”

Some of her muttering voices were loud, but she deliberately let Shi Dayong hear them, and Shi Dayong pretended not to hear them when he heard them, and walked into the house with Chunmiao in his arms.

Ruiquan was sorting out the things that Shi Dayong bought, he had a piece of sugar in his mouth, and sighed that it was good for the eldest brother to come back, now he had everything, and when he saw the eldest brother coming over with Chunmiao, he hurriedly pinched a piece of orange petal and filled it in Chunmiao's mouth: "Chunmiao, eat sugar." ”

After speaking, he squatted down again, put the chicken, fish, meat and eggs aside, put a piece of melon seeds and pear sugar, put the vegetables together, and was tidying up, and suddenly found that the two hanging pigs were in the water, this thing was good, and the pepper was marinated with soy sauce, not to mention how fragrant it was, that is, the pig intestines inside, and the pork belly was too troublesome to clean up, but it didn't matter, as long as you wanted to eat it, you were afraid of trouble?

Thinking of the fragrant smell of meat, Ruiquan drooled, and didn't tidy up anything else, poured the pig into the big pot of washing vegetables and began to clean it up, thinking while cleaning up: After eating, simmer overnight, get up early tomorrow morning, and you can eat meat!