Zuo Ranjia wrapped one hand around his thin waist, kicked comfortably with her feet, the wind in front of her was a little cold, but her heart was extremely open and happy for no reason, maybe because of the rich and festive atmosphere of the New Year, maybe because she was satisfied with the small happiness of the status quo, or she knew that she was not exactly the original owner, but also got rid of all psychological constraints.

"I'll send you home, I guess I'll have to stay at my father's leader's house for dinner at noon, and I'll be with you in the evening." Du Xuze said apologetically, he seemed to be busy after marrying her, not to mention the heavy responsibility he carried, even his carefully managed connections also divided a lot of his energy.

After the Spring Festival holiday, he may have more things to do. Du Xuze's fiery heart used to go south and north, but this time it is a little cold, and there is no wonder of the hot kang head of his wife and children!

But he is a man, and behind him is his daughter-in-law and a group of younger brothers and sisters, as well as those good brothers, and he can only earn a family business and glory for them while he is young.

Zuo Ranjia hummed, she is not the kind of woman who is very clingy, the main reason is that she has her own career that can kill time and reflect her self-worth. But people, without a spiritual pillar, all career dreams have become empty talk.

Family is their common foothold.

Looking forward to the New Year, but when the New Year comes, time flies, and the first day of the new year is a little careless, leaving a red tail and gradually disappearing.

On the second day of junior high school, the Du family got up early, put on new clothes, and started to get busy after breakfast.

Zuo Ranjia prepared eighteen meals, from chicken, duck and fish to fruits and vegetables, desserts and soups, she did not shy away from the Du family when she made them, and even explained to Du Jinxi, Du Jinqi and Du Xuqing and Du Xuyuan, who couldn't resist the temptation to guard the kitchen door, how to cook and how to make it delicious.

"A chef, regardless of whether he is in charge of a restaurant or a cook at home, the same entry point is the processing of ingredients, including washing vegetables, cutting vegetables, etc. Different ingredients, different processing methods make the taste is very different. Zuo Ranjia is skillful, she is a perfectionist in her bones, and she likes to pursue the ultimate in everything she does, which she is rare with the original owner.

The original owner used to learn to dance, so she not only controlled each step of the meal accurately, but also had some rhythm in her movements, which was a pleasure to watch. The original owner has done stupid things that have been repeated hundreds of times in every step from washing vegetables to cutting vegetables, garnishing, cooking, and plating, and strive to be skillful in details to produce qualitative changes.

The Du family listened very carefully, and the restrictions on money tickets in this era made every family not have complete condiments, and they couldn't cook many delicious meals at all. Being able to fill your stomach is already good for the masses who have experienced poverty and hunger.

They have been raised by Zuo Ranjia's mouth, since the sister-in-law does not hide her selfishness, then they learn good cooking skills, comfort themselves, or go to the cafeteria to take charge, they will never starve themselves.

When the steaming meal was put on the table, the sound of Liu Zhengjun and Liu Xiaoshan calling the door loudly sounded outside the courtyard gate, Du Xuze strode to open the door, raised his eyebrows and looked at the third aunt with an enthusiastic face, and glanced at the big bags and small bags on the bicycle pushed by Du Qiaoyun's family, and said with a chuckle: "Third aunt, my aunt and uncle are tired of riding bicycles all the way, wait for them to rest at home, and then go to grandpa's place to pay New Year's greetings." Anyway, I am the eldest grandson of the long house, and the number of etiquette must be sufficient. ”

The third aunt frowned and stepped forward to grab Du Qiaoyun, pulling the corners of her lips to show a smile: "Your grandfather is still here, where is there a girl who goes back to her parents' house not to find her father's mother, but to her nephew's house?" Later, you will pack up and come to the house to accompany the guests, this is the etiquette of the older generation. ”

Du Xuze laughed twice, nodded and responded: "Okay, aunt and uncle, you go to grandpa first, and I will take my two younger brothers to accompany you later." ”

The third aunt was stunned, hey, hey, she let Du Xuze follow her mind for the first time, why is it a little unreal?

Du Qiaoyun nodded to Du Xuze a little helplessly, and led her husband into the small door next door with her three reluctant children.

"What about people?" The food on the table had been set, Zuo Ranjia took off her apron and looked behind Du Xuze, "Aren't you here?" I heard Jun and Shanshan's voices just now. ”

"The third aunt kidnapped people and went to the next door, just when the sister-in-law came, they also went to the next door to be lively," Du Xuze showed a wicked smile on the corner of his lips, "You eat first, I estimate that the third aunt is not well prepared, and they will not be full, and I will bring them back for an extra meal later." ”

"Well, I'll put the food on the stove for you and heat it up," Zuo Ranjia took Du Xuze's coat, summoned Du Xuqing and Du Xuyuan, and whispered to them: "Go over there and eat less, and eat a big meal when you come back!" ”

Du Xuqing and Du Xuyuan nodded weakly with their little faces, and said in unison: "I know sister-in-law." ”

There were three brothers missing from the family, and the four of them sat at a huge table, eating the food from each plate, which was a little deserted.

"Sister-in-law, what kind of food did you say the third aunt cooked, why did she invite her aunt to eat at home so actively today? On weekdays, my brother said that the third aunt only accepted gifts, and he didn't let the aunt stay for dinner. ”

Du Jinqi bit his chopsticks and thought hard, but he didn't come up with a matter of course.

"Little girl eats your meal, this is something that adults worry about," Du Jinxi hurriedly stuffed a piece of braised pork into Du Jinqi's small mouth, and said with a helpless smile: "No matter how bad it is to you over there, they are your third uncle and third aunt, and they still support grandpa." We have to get by on the face, otherwise we will be talked about. ”

Zuo Ranjia felt that Du Jinxi was worthy of being brought up by Du Qiaoyun, her temperament and way of doing things were the same, and even she was not too far from the original owner, and she was a hard-working woman who was pressed by the old Chinese foolishness and filial piety. She can't let them be like herself, ignoring everything, blood is really a solid cage, people can't break free from the eyes of the world.

"Qiqi, sister-in-law will teach you a common saying today, Sai Weng will not know if he loses his horse," Zuo Ranjia gave the little girl a chopstick dish, and said with a smile: "This sentence is about a man named Sai Weng who lost a horse, and the neighbors comforted him, but he smiled and waved his hand and said that losing a horse may bring blessings." It didn't take long for the lost horse to ......"

Du Jinqi listened very carefully, even Du Jinxi and Meng Yuanbin were fascinated by the listening and forgot to pick up the dishes.

People who pursue progress are eager to go into the classroom to read and change their destiny through the pen. Chinese people are born with a kind of awe of cultural people, and some simple truths and sentences can be used by them as a lifelong motto and showing off capital.

"Well, I understand, sister-in-law, are you saying that we should not be disappointed first when we encounter difficulties, and we should not be happy too soon when we encounter good things. Just like what my brother read to me, there are two sides to everything, good and bad. Du Jinqi said word by word, his little eyes were dark and shiny, and his little face was like a ripe peach, which made people want to take a bite.

"Sister-in-law, you went to high school, and you know a lot. It's good that you've only been in the house for a long time and that your younger siblings have become different. I used to be most worried that my younger brothers and sisters would become unsuccessful bastards on the street at my third aunt's house, or they would become soft eggs like me who had no choice but to be manipulated by others.

Qiqi, you must listen to your sister-in-law's words carefully, no matter how chaotic it is outside, only by reading and learning can you change your fate. Du Jinxi said with emotion, she raised the red wine in her hand, "I respect my sister-in-law, I hope you and your brother live a happy life and give birth to a big fat boy as soon as possible." ”

Du Jinqi and Meng Yuanbin also picked up the drinks in front of them and toasted to Zuo Ranjia.

"Jinxi, you're not too big. The ancients said that you will live and learn, and your future is still so long, are you really willing to accept your fate? Zuo Ranjia drank a glass of wine, groaned, and asked when Du Jinxi was deeply touched.

Du Jinxi was stunned, she looked at her son who was holding a drink beside her and sipping rarely, and the corners of her lips were a little bitter: "What if you don't accept your fate?" It's a new year, I'm twenty-four years old, and I'm content to get rid of that man, and now I'm bent on making some money to give my son out. ”

When Zuo Ranjia heard this, she said with a solemn face: "You don't want to think like this." You are twenty-four years old, but in fact you are less than twenty-three, so that people think you are forty-two when they hear your words.

Although I am younger than you, as your sister-in-law, I have to criticize you seriously, Comrade Du Jinxi!

We are women living under the banner of the new China, and we must abandon the old ideas of male superiority and inferiority of women. Women can hold up half the sky, you have to replan your life, live for yourself and be able to pull your children up at the same time. ”

Du Jinxi was a little frightened by Zuo Ranjia's serious words, "Sister-in-law, I, what can I plan to look like?" "She has no education, she can only do the work that other women do, and now she can weave and sell it for money, and she thinks that she is already very remarkable. She can't be cheeky and beg her eldest brother to find her a job, right? Being a worker doesn't necessarily earn more than she spins cloth day and night, and she owes her eldest brother favors.

"Study, you can't weave all day anyway, can you? This is very damaging to your body, and in your free time, you will follow Du Xuqing and the others to learn systematically from beginning to end," Zuo Ranjia urged the two small pickets and replied as a matter of course.

"Learn, learn?" Du Jinxi stumbled when she answered the phone, her grandmother died early, her grandfather didn't care about anything, her father and second uncle were running around for life, her mother couldn't count on it, almost all the children in the family were raised by her aunt, and she was busy every day, and she didn't seem to have gone to elementary school like her sister-in-law.

Du Jinxi knows ten fingers of words can be counted, she is in her twenties, can she still learn?