After the year, I was still busy with New Year's greetings, and I went to Qiao Village on the third day of junior high school, Xia Yu said that this year should not be used by her family to entertain her in-laws, and the three brothers agreed that the guests at home would take turns to entertain each year, so on the fourth day of the new year, I came back from Qiao Village with everyone, accompanied by her newly adopted Zi'er, the little girl was five years old this year, and she still didn't dare to talk to everyone, and when she asked her, she would only smile and nod, shake her head, and occasionally glance at people and quickly lowered her head.

Shen discussed with Zeng Ruixiang: "If you want to have a treat, you can simply invite several families at once, father, mother and eldest brother's family, Zifu will send a letter to his sister-in-law and invite her to come together." But with so many people, two tables are not enough to sit, what is the best place to eat? ”

"Let's eat mutton pots, save trouble, prepare more meat, prepare more vegetables, don't we have two copper pots? Daddy definitely loves to eat. I'll get up early tomorrow to stew the bones, and now grind the sesame sauce, the sesame sauce with mutton that Ziqing made is too fragrant. ”

"How much mutton does that get? As for the children of your eldest sister's family, all of them are like wolves and tigers, and a sheep may not be enough to eat, I am not reluctant, but I don't know when to cut? Shen was worried.

"Then throw more mutton bones and cook them with meat, take them out and eat them with dipping sauce, and cut a few plates of meat for my father and mother." Zeng Ruixiang's words made Shen very satisfied.

On the morning of the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, the task given to Ziqing by the Shen family was to wash a bunch of small mountain-like vegetables, Zifu grinded sesame paste, and in order to eat this, he also deliberately found someone to make a small stone mill. Zilu boiled the big bones, threw the bones of the whole sheep into it and boiled them, and Shen also prepared two pots of sheep to go into the water, afraid that if it was not enough, it would be used to fill the number. Fortunately, the restaurant is big enough, and a large round table is installed, plus a square table, and it doesn't look crowded.

The guests arrived at the table, except for Zeng Ruiqing, no one had eaten hot pot, Zhou looked at a large pot of mutton like a hill on the table, and said, "How much silver does this cost?" Siblings. You're so willing. There was no separation before, and a young mother didn't necessarily have these meats for everyone to eat. ”

Tian glanced at her. said: "What kind of ghost meat is this? I'm dead, what is there to eat? ”

After hearing this, Shen deliberately went to the stove room to make a pot of pork cake soup and put it in front of Tian's family, which attracted Ziqing's belly.

Although he has enough knowledge of the amount of food in the Chunyu family, it is still beyond everyone's expectations. I don't know if I have never let go of my stomach and eaten meat like today, from Yan Ren to Xiao Simao, I have thrown off the gang and worked hard. The two large pots of mutton quickly bottomed out, especially Yan Renda, who said vaguely while gnawing on the bones: "Fragrant." It's so fragrant, the second brother and sister-in-law have lived a small life, and I envy my dead brother-in-law, and this meat can be eaten openly. ”

Others are not surprised, but Du Qiuyu's husband Zhou Yunjiang is the first time to see it. kept shaking his head, smiled, and said: "It's strange that the eldest brother-in-law always says that life is difficult, and this half-grown son eats Lao Tzu to death." You can't go wrong. ”

Ziqing saw that Zi'er was timid, and she didn't dare to eat meat. So he picked a bowl full of mutton for her and mixed it in front of her, Zifu found her a rib bone that was easy to gnaw, who knew that she didn't see it by mistake, the rib bone was in Simao's hand, Zi'er would only lower her head and pick up the rice, Ziqing was angry, and snatched the bone from Simao's hand, Simao Wow Wow cried, Chunyu hugged Wumao to feed the meat, she couldn't take care of it, Gui Ying coaxed Simao a few words, and Tian asked over there.

Knowing that it was because Ziqing snatched the bones in Simao's hand, Tian scolded: "Ziqing, how old are you?" Not to mention letting a little smaller, how can you bully him instead, the table full of meat is not enough for you to eat, and you still rob a child, the bigger you are, the more you are outstanding, it seems that you can bear it. ”

"Grandma, I found a good bone for Zi'er's cousin, Simao had to snatch it, Qing'er couldn't look past it, so I snatched it back to Zi'er, it's not Qing'er's business." Zifu argued.

"That's also far and near, a cousin who is three ways out, can he compare with his own cousin? It's stupid. Tian scolded.

"Mother." Xia Yu called out unhappily, and Ziqing saw that her second aunt Zhou Tianqing's face sank, but she didn't say anything.

"Say what? Zi'er is the daughter of Xia Yu and her second son-in-law, and she is also your granddaughter, I think you can't figure it out all day long, eat it well. The old man glared at Tian dissatisfiedly.

Only then did Tian realize that he had said the wrong thing, and glared at Ziqing fiercely, Zifu whispered to Ziqing: "Don't worry, there will be something to do in a while, don't make trouble for your father." ”

This little episode did not affect everyone's appetite, a sheep was really not enough to eat, and it was obviously too late to stew again, so Shen had to bring out the two pots of water and mutton meat prepared to fill everyone's stomachs.

After being full of wine and meat, everyone moved to the living room to drink tea, Ziqing and Zilu helped the Shen family clean up, Zifu hugged Ziyu and sat with the guests, at this time, Yan Renda asked: "Second brother, I heard that my father-in-law said that you are not going to teach in the county anymore, and you plan to open a private school at home, is it true?" ”

"It's not at home, it's in the village, right at the head of the village, a house built on newly bought land." Zeng Ruixiang said.

"What, you've bought land and built a house again? How did I not know? Open this small dilapidated museum, people haven't recruited yet, so they will put money in it first, I think most of this money has been lost, do you see how many children in the village can afford to read? With this money, it is better to build a new house for your father and mother to live in. Tian was very dissatisfied.

"Second brother, you are really arrogant. I don't have any other ideas, since you have opened the museum, I will send Da Mao, Ermao, and Sanmao over, so I can learn a few words with you, and I can also eat when I go out to be a guy in the future, how much do you think you want to charge? Yan Renda asked tentatively, his eyes slipping.

"Whatever money you want, it's your own nephew, it's easy to say something that doesn't sound good, and I'm not afraid of other people's jokes." Tian hurriedly said.

"Why are you in a hurry, did Xiang'er say that he wanted money? I've told you how many times, and I still can't hold my breath like this. The old man stopped Tian.

"I don't want to be shackled, but I only plan to study for half a day in the morning, and practice calligraphy in the afternoon when I have time, and if I can't be busy with farm work at home, I will go home and do farm work, you let Da Mao and them all come over, and it won't be a problem to go back in the afternoon, but can they come over in the morning?" Zeng Ruixiang asked.

"What are you going back for? Just how convenient it is to live in your house, and there are many empty rooms in your house, there is no shortage of this little food. Yan Renda said.

Ziqing packed up the stove room and entered the house, and she heard the words of her aunt, she hurriedly looked at her father, at this time, her father could only come forward and refuse.

"This is absolutely not a no-show, it's not a matter of a day or two. Brother-in-law, you also know the situation of my family, there are many children and they are small, your second sister-in-law has just given birth to Ziyu, and she is too busy to take care of the children. Ziqing is busy with many things at home, she is only less than nine years old, and she grows vegetables and raises chickens, how can she help you take care of your three eldest sons? Zeng Ruixiang refused.

"If you don't take care of it, don't you just cook and add a few more spoonfuls of rice?" Tian said.

"How can you just add a few more spoonfuls of rice, it's not that three people can eat more, it's not that you don't see it, three and a half children eat more than the second brother and his family. It's really a good calculation, you don't spend a child to study, and you want someone to help you raise three eldest sons, I can't see it, and I have a lot of words. Zeng Ruiqing really couldn't look past it, worried that his younger brother would be soft-hearted and suffer.

Yan Renda's face turned a little red when he heard this, his heart was seen through, and he couldn't say anything to refute it, so he gave his wife Chunyu a look.

"Then we'll send some food every month, that's fine. Could it be that you are an uncle, and you can't bear to watch a few nephews become blind, and in the future, they will pull some food from the field like us? I couldn't afford to pay the tuition before, but now that my uncle has opened the museum, I can't borrow some light? You see how hard my father and mother used to be with us, and they also let you and your eldest brother study some books, otherwise, you can have a good life today? Chunyu played the family card.

"It's not a problem with this bit of food, but we can't take care of it at all, who cooks the food, who washes the clothes, who cleans the house, and there are several more people in the house, where is it as simple as you say, add a few more spoonfuls of rice and it's over? Your second sister-in-law's family is too busy with things, and she is busy cooking and laundry with her children, I said that I quit the museum and went home because of her hard work, but I want her to wait for your three sons, isn't it a hundred times harder? In short, I'll just say a word, if you don't want to send them over early in the morning, or go to a private school near your village, there is no need to discuss. Zeng Ruixiang said.

"Oh also" Ziqing was secretly happy in her heart, it was the first time she saw her father so strong. It seems that Daddy doesn't care about his mother in general. He also knows that if his heart softens today, there will be no peace at home for a long time in the future. Shen happened to come in and hear this paragraph, and he was so happy that tears came out.

"The eldest sister and the eldest brother-in-law's requirements are excessive, and it's not a day or two, no one can stand it, I now know that raising a child is not so simple, not to mention that the eldest brother is right, Da Mao and a few of them are still able to eat, and it takes a lot of effort to take care of the food a day. It's not about spending a few dollars, it's worrying and tired. Xia Yu said.

"If you have the money to go to someone else's private school, why put it off until today. You don't know the conditions of your eldest sister's house. It's okay to do this, live with me, anyway, Qiuyu is also married, her house is also vacant, and I will cook for my grandson. It's all right. Tian said angrily.

"Mother, let's give two stones of rice, and we'll say it's okay. Again, but no. Zhou was afraid that Tian would ask for food again, so he hurriedly said.

"Don't worry, I'd rather be a little bitter and tired than drag you all down, look at you one by one, what are you saying? That's your nephew, not an outsider who can't be beaten by eight poles, I'm a mother, in order to raise you well, my heart is broken, and now I'm old, and I have to live by looking at your eyes. Tian cried as he spoke.

"Old woman, have you thought about it? Haven't you been in poor health? "The old man doesn't seem to be very interested in soliciting this.

"What do you want to do, is it because of this that my grandson can't study." Tian replied angrily. (To be continued)