March 15 is Zifu's birthday, because Zeng Ruixiang is at home, there is only one acre of paddy field at home, and the wheat harvest will take more than half a month, so this time Zeng Ruixiang said that he would give his eldest son a birthday, after all, he is ten years old.

On the morning of his birthday, Zifu put on the new clothes made by the Shen family, and the family was telling jokes and amusing it, Ziqing didn't expect Xia Yu and Qiu Yu to come over, Xia Yu made a new pair of shoes for Zifu, and Qiu Yu made a purse, it seems that the two aunts took a fancy to Zifu is a potential stock and invested in advance, otherwise why didn't anyone care about Zilu when he celebrated his birthday.

Shen saw that the two sisters-in-law had come to give gifts, so they had to stay for a meal before leaving, and after thinking about it, they simply didn't miss the two, and told Zifu to invite Grandpa and Grandma to come over, but the eldest mother Zhou and Ziping also came.

Zeng Ruixiang was very relieved to see that Shen was so reasonable, happily moved the table outside, invited the old man and Tian to sit, Zifu helped serve the dishes, Tian saw the eldest grandson's new clothes, and he didn't like it, and said: "The second family, the last time I came, you still cried with me for a long time, saying that the children's clothes were torn, and it was only a few days of hard work, and Zifu put on a new jacket." ”

"Mother, this is not Zifu's birthday, besides, his clothes are small and torn, and the child still has to go to school, so Yumei just pulled a few feet of cloth." Zeng Ruixiang explained.

Zhou listened, his eyes swept around the courtyard, and said, "Yes, brother and sister, if there is any way to make money, I have to inform my sister-in-law, my sister-in-law is a stupid person, and she will only do things blindly." How can you be like you, even bought such a big yard, I really envy me. Look, raise these chickens, they all lay eggs, you can pick up twenty or thirty a day, and you can't sell hundreds of coppers in a month? It's hundreds a month, but there are a few hangs of money a year, or your younger siblings. ”

Ziqing laughed secretly when she heard this, this vision is really short-sighted, it is rare that she still knows that she is a stupid person, and she will only do things blindly. Ziqing lowered her head and smiled.

Shen Shi heard this and hurriedly said: "Look at what my sister-in-law said, what can I do, if I have it, I can still squeeze my family into this small cabin." It's not all about my mother's family. ”

"It's impossible, this land, this yard, this well, can't be more than 20 taels of silver, your mother's family can help you so much, is it possible, or your father and mother secretly gave you silver." Alas, this matter has to be said, and I still treat you as my own. Zhou's face turned over as soon as he said it.

"Sister-in-law, this meal can be eaten blindly, you can't talk nonsense, the silver that bought the land is my dowry silver, and you don't know what happened to my mother's family at that time. The silver for building the yard was borrowed by my third brother, and the silver for digging the well was borrowed by my eldest brother and second brother, do you still have any questions? Shen asked Zhou directly.

"That's it, old family, what are you talking about, where do we have the money to subsidize the second family, you don't know the situation at home, how many children can be left every year, your second sister said kiss last time, isn't it because she can't get the dowry silver, you don't know. It's going to poke us in the heart. Tian Shi heard this and hurriedly distinguished. But these words hurt Xia Yu, and Xia Yu's eyes immediately turned red.

"Old woman, what's the matter, don't look at the occasion, the second girl is still there." He said to Zhou's again: "Old family, believe it or not, we didn't take the money out to subsidize the second family, besides, we don't have this silver, can you still not know the little money at home?" Let's eat, it's the first time we've gathered together to eat since we separated. ”

Zhou listened, stretched the chopsticks into the vegetable bowl, picked the meat and vegetables into the Ziping bowl, and sucked the chopsticks while clipping and said: "Eat more, Ziping, our family hasn't eaten meat for a long time, and it's not like people who have the money to put on a score for a birthday, besides, who told you not to be angry, if you are a boy, you are the eldest grandson, and your grandfather and grandmother will also favor you." ”

"Sister-in-law, we didn't plan to celebrate the child's birthday, no, his aunt made a pair of shoes for the child and sent them over, and we couldn't let his aunt leave without eating. Shen explained.

"Ziping, do you hear me? Not only are your grandparents and grandmothers partial, but your aunts are also biased, and your aunt has given you shoes for your birthday. I don't blame others, but I want to blame my mother for not being able to give birth to a son. Zhou's cynicism made the faces of the two sisters-in-law a little unnatural.

Qiu Yu spoke: "Sister-in-law, isn't this the first year of separation, Zifu is ten years old again, so I came to take a look, besides, isn't Ziping's birthday still here?" I haven't given all of my purses in previous years. ”

"Can purses compare to shoes? The purse is not the same as the purse, don't think I don't know, what kind of fabric is the purse you gave Ziping? A few small rags were put together, and that was the leftover of practicing the craft. "The Zhou family is unrelenting.

At this time, the old man spoke, and said angrily: "Shut up for me, I have the spare time to pick up a lot of dung, and I can't stop your mouth when eating." He asked Zeng Ruixiang when he planned to start planting seedlings.

"Dad, I'll go and rake the field first tomorrow, and start plugging it the day after tomorrow."

The old man said again: "Can you plug it in two days?" After plugging in, help your sister-in-law's house plug in, and your eldest brother doesn't know when he will come back, so it's too early or late. ”

Ziqing listened to the secret words, not only Tian's partiality, but also the old man's heart was biased like this, they didn't help at all with a lot of things in their own family, and they actually asked Zeng Ruixiang to help Zhou's work, and they didn't make sense at all.

Fortunately, without waiting for Zeng Ruixiang to speak, Zhou said no, looking at everyone's puzzled eyes, he cowardly said that she had planted the paddy field for her younger brother. When the old man heard this, he was furious: "You lazy woman of a loser, I will give all the family business in my hands to your brothers, and it has only been a few days, and you have given it away." Take it back for me tomorrow, don't plant it, I'll keep it for myself. ”

"Why, what you give me is my own, you can't control what I want, besides, I'm a woman's family, how to plow the field and how to rake the field? Chunyu's house is so far away, you all know to help in the past, I am a woman's family, which of you has helped me? I can't count on you, I can only find my mother's family, and besides, I didn't plant for my brother for nothing, my brother also gave me food, besides, even if it was white, you can't control it. Zhou's vigor came up and shouted loudly.

The old man was so angry that he was about to flip the table, Tian grabbed his hand, the old man was so angry that he shook it off, and went home by himself, Tian and his two daughters followed. Zhou and his daughter also left. The rest of Ziqing's family looked at each other.

Ziqing said with a smile: "Fortunately, Grandma quickly grabbed Grandpa's hand, and when Grandpa lifted the table, maybe a few can be left in this bowl." Everyone laughed when he said this, and he didn't have the heart to eat anymore.

Zifu changed into his old shirt and came out and said that he was going to fertilize the watermelon loose soil, so the family was busy with this all afternoon. I didn't stop until I couldn't see it until it was dark.

Nothing was said all night.