Early in the morning of the middle of July, when I had breakfast, Aunt Zhao said that she wanted to go to Zhaozhuang to have a look, and Huang Dou had not gone to Zhaozhuang to visit her grandmother for so many years after she got married.

In the past, it was because of the running boat, and people were not at home, but this time I will make up for it when I come back. It happened to be the Yuan Festival, so by the way, I would go to the grave of Dashan Dad and burn some paper money.

Aunt Zhao took her second son's family and her eldest daughter-in-law to call a car to Zhaozhuang, leaving Dongmei and Yunmei to look after the house. It's always a bit bad to go to the countryside and call slaves, so the two little girls stayed.

Zhao Zhuang is still the same, as soon as the car of Aunt Zhao and her party entered Zhuangzi, a child ran quickly to tell Grandma Zhao Dashan. Zhao Dachuan, who was sitting outside the carriage, also jumped out of the car and greeted the acquaintances he met.

The car went directly to the gate of the Zhao family's house, Zhao Dachuan paid the money, and agreed to pick up the time, and watched the car go before walking to the three rooms next to the courtyard.

A four-room large tiled house is divided into two sides by a courtyard wall, and Zhao Kang's family lives on one side and Zhao Jian's family on the other. There are so many people that you can see that the yard is full of messy things when you look through the wall.

Grandma Zhao Dashan does not live in the big house now, but has built three rooms on the side to live in, and it is clean. This house was built by Zhao Dachuan for his grandmother when he came back the year before last, saving them the trouble of living with their two uncles and stumbling.

Seeing Zhao Dachuan and his party coming, Grandpa Zhao and Grandma Zhao were very happy and welcomed them over and let them into the house. The old couple lived in the east room, and the middle room ate and entertained guests. A smaller house on the west side with a door facing outward is a stove room, and there is no yard, so it is easy to get in and out.

Huang Dou didn't enter the house, but stood at the door and watched a small person sitting on the ground playing with mud at the door.

The child is well raised, but the clothes and body are too buried. The coat and pants can no longer see the original color, and the face is also a mixture of snot, sweat and mud, and only a pair of big black eyes can be seen clearly.

"This is the child of the eagle, his mother went back to her parents' house, she is half a month younger, and she is estimated to be back today." Second Aunt Zhao, who came over, saw Huang Dou looking at the child, and hurriedly walked over to pick up the child while talking. Reaching out and pinching his nose, he twisted it, and shook it, and a snot "snapped" and threw it on the ground.

"Why don't you wash him?" Soybean walked over and crouched down to look at the child who was twisting and trying to run away from his grandmother.

"Washed, washed and dirty, day by day, how can there be that time to stare at him every day to wash him. The country kids are fine, get used to it. Saying that, Aunt Zhao let go of her hand, and he sat on the ground again to play with the mud.

"Doudou, come in, your lord asked you to come in and eat watermelon." Aunt Zhao looked at where Huang Dou was squatting and watched the child distracted, and hurriedly called her in.

Second Aunt Zhao pulled Soybean's arm: "Let's go, let's go in, it's sunny outside." As he spoke, he pulled the soybeans in.

Huang Dou turned his head again and again to look at the child who was sitting in the sun and turned into a little black charcoal: "Second aunt, take him into the house to eat watermelon, it's too sunny outside." ”

"Leave him alone, he'll come in when it's hot." Saying that, Second Aunt Zhao pulled the soybeans into the house and pushed them to sit on the stool. Huang Dou's afterglow also saw a big boy running over and running away with the little black charcoal, so he turned his head with confidence.

As soon as Huang Dou turned his head, Aunt Zhao smashed her mouth and said to Aunt Zhao: "Look at the clothes of Dashan's daughter-in-law, it is really beautiful." It's not that I said, the big girl and the little daughter-in-law of the ten miles and eight villages are really not more beautiful than our mountain daughter-in-law. Dashan daughter-in-law, this dress costs dozens of taels of silver. ”

"It's dozens of taels, should you buy land or build a house? The clothes were made for her by her third sister-in-law, didn't she come to see her grandmother today, the first time I came to the door, I asked her to wear a good set, I couldn't let the Master Zhuangzi underestimate our Zhao family's daughter-in-law. Aunt Zhao saw that Huang Dou was about to speak, and hurriedly stopped the conversation.

"That is, Dashan has really made a lot of money in recent years. When we were pitied, he was still worried about the money his brother had brought him. Saying that, Second Aunt Zhao squeezed two tears and wiped them with a handkerchief, and looked at Grandpa Zhao and Grandma Zhao.

"Daddy, you can just give us the money given by Dashan, Dashan's daughter-in-law is also here today. I promised in front of my niece and daughter-in-law that I would definitely not spend this money indiscriminately. ”

"Didn't the Qian family lose more than a hundred taels of silver on you, even if you build a set of big tile houses for Dapeng and Daying, you can't use it up. You are still worried about the little money given by the mountain, which is reserved for Brother Hang'er to study. Grandpa Zhao refused.

"Dad, that's my own grandson, can I still abuse him?" Second Aunt Zhao muttered a little unconvinced.

"Why did the eagle's daughter-in-law go back to her parents' house, don't think I don't know. Isn't it good for her to lead Brother Hang here? You have to run her back to her mother's house. The bones of the eagle are not yet cold. "Grandpa Zhao doesn't save face for the second daughter-in-law because the eldest daughter-in-law's family is here.

"Dad, she is less than twenty when you say this. I'm also a girl with a girl, can I bear to let her stay up at home. I have said that I will give Da Eagle a year of filial piety, and if she gets married, I will give her ten taels of silver to marry. ”

"Didn't you say twenty taels?" Huang Dou couldn't help but interject.

"Niece and daughter-in-law, you don't know how expensive firewood and rice are if you don't belong to your family. Twenty taels, my eagle only spent five taels when she married her, but her family didn't have a quilt to accompany her. Now let her find someone, and I will also accompany her for ten taels of silver, you can go to Nanshan Town to find such a mother-in-law, and you can't find me like this.

But then again, the big ships of Dashan's nephew are both cargo houses and traders, and thirty or twenty taels is really not money in his eyes. But the Qian family lost more than 100 taels of silver, but it was my eagle's life money......"

Saying that, Second Aunt Zhao cried with a handful of snot and tears: "Mother, you debt collector, how can you be willing to leave your mother behind." I don't give this money to Dapeng and Daying, who will show him the child in the future, and who will feed and clothe our brother Hang......"

"Okay, I'm not dead yet, I'm going to cry back to your house and cry." Grandpa Zhao was upset when he saw his second daughter-in-law crying.

"It's not up to you to decide whether you give ten taels or twenty taels. You quickly clean up and call Dajiang's mother to come over and cook. By the way, I asked Dapeng and his brothers to go to the grave with his father, and they all came to my place for dinner at noon. Grandma Zhao said, patted her clothes, packed up the meat, fish, vegetables and tofu brought by Aunt Zhao, and prepared to take them to the kitchen.

Second Aunt Zhao's face changed, and she stood up with tears to pick up Grandma Zhao's basket: "Mother, I'm coming, it's so heavy, the third daughter-in-law will come over soon." Didn't I know that my sister-in-law was coming, I asked her to buy some meat, who knew that my sister-in-law brought it. ”

As he spoke, he snatched Grandma Zhao's basket and went to the stove room.

Seeing that her mother-in-law was preparing to cook, Aunt Zhao hurriedly stood up and said, "Daddy, I won't help my mother cook, I want to take Dashan's daughter-in-law to Dashan's father's grave to burn some paper, he hasn't seen this daughter-in-law yet." Okawa's daughter-in-law will also go with the child and show his eldest grandson to his father. ”

"Okay, mother." Huang Xiaoyu held the child and stood behind her mother-in-law with low eyebrows. Soybeans also did the same, and obediently stood with Huang Xiaoyu.

"Okay, then you can take a few children with you." Grandpa Zhao nodded, knocked on the cigarette pouch and stood up and walked out.

When Zhao Dadiao's daughter-in-law came back, everyone was preparing to go to the mountain to go to the grave. Huang Dou watched her carry the child into the house, and soon came out, Brother Hang had already changed his clothes and washed his hands and face.

The cleaned Zhao Zihang is still a good-looking child, with a round face and big eyes, exactly the same as Zhao Dadiao.

Zhao Dadiao's daughter-in-law is a little chubby and looks average, probably because Zhao Dadiao has just been there for a few months, and she is still a little haggard, and she can see that she is also an honest person.

"Third sister-in-law, sixth sister-in-law." Zhao Dadiao's daughter-in-law was slightly stunned when she saw Huang Dou and Huang Xiaoyu, she had never seen the two of them come over during the festival before.

"Eighth brother and sister." Huang Dou and Huang Xiaoyu greeted her together.

The rest of the daughters-in-law of the Zhao family had to stay at home, and only Huang Dou Huang Xiaoyu and Zhao Dadiao's daughter-in-law went up the mountain.

The mountain road was not easy to walk, and Zhao Dadiao's daughter-in-law walked a little slowly with Zhao Zihang in her arms, and there was soon a layer of fine sweat on her head.

"Give it to me, child, and I'll hold it for you." Huang Dou, who had been deliberately walking beside her, stretched out his hand to pick up Zhao Zihang.

"No, no, third sister-in-law, be calm." Zhao Dadiao's daughter-in-law let go in a panic, but Huang Dou still hugged the child.

"Third sister-in-law, he's dirty, don't step on your clothes." Zhao Dadiao's daughter-in-law was a little frightened and held Zhao Zihang's feet, afraid that he would step on his soybean clothes.

"It's okay, I'll hold him, and when you're tired, you will rest for a while, and we'll change hands." Soybean said softly.

Zhao Laohan, who was walking in front, probably heard the voices of two people talking, looked back, and commanded Zhao Daying in a rough voice: "Daying, you go and help your brother and daughter-in-law hold the child, the mountain road is not easy to walk." ”

Zhao Daying looked back, walked over and nodded at the soybeans: "Give it to me." As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to take Zhao Zihang, picked him up and walked to the front.

I don't know if it's small or don't recognize life, Zhao Zihang has always been very well-behaved, no one hugs him, he is quiet and very well-behaved.

"Eighth brother and sister, I heard that you are going back to your parents' house? So what about Brother Hang? Huang Xiaoyu probably became a mother, so she couldn't resist her curiosity, slowed down and came together with Huang Dou and the others, and asked this inappropriate question.

"My mother said, let me go back to my mother's house to relax, Brother Hang'er will take care of it." Saying that, Zhao Dadiao's daughter-in-law turned her face to the side, not wanting the two sisters-in-law to see the tears in her eyes.

Huang Dou tugged at Huang Xiaoyu's sleeve, Huang Xiaoyu probably realized his abruptness, and stuck out his tongue: "I'm sorry, eighth brother and sister, I don't mean anything else." That's it, it's ......"

"I know, in fact, my mother doesn't want me to stay at home. She was afraid that if I stayed, the money from the Qian family's compensation would not be able to build a house and buy land for her two elder brothers openly. However, the third sister-in-law and the sixth sister-in-law, you say, that is Brother Hang's father's life money, shouldn't it be left to Brother Hang'er? Saying that, Zhao Dayio's daughter-in-law couldn't help hiding her face and sobbing anymore.