"Zhou Xiaoli, you go wash the dishes." Lu's mother wiped the table and called her daughter-in-law to work.

"Lu Zheng, you will go to your sister's house with your eldest brother tomorrow, you haven't been there for a few years, this time you just happened to support your sister." Lu's father lit a match and prepared to light a cigarette.

"Dad, what's wrong with my sister?"

"What else, your sister has given birth to three daughters, and your brother-in-law is a strong laborer in the family, so it is inevitable that he will be bullied." Lu Mu forked the road.

Lu Zheng didn't come back for a few years, and many things at home were not clear: "Isn't my brother-in-law still a brother and cousin?" ”

Lu Ming kindly explained: "Second brother, brother-in-law, those brothers are very lonely and widowed. ”

"Brother-in-law's parents don't care?"

"Those two old things, they are not good people......" Lu's mother wanted to continue, but was stopped by Lu's father's warning with a look.

Lu's father ignored Lu's mother and said directly to the two sons, "What do you mean? ”

"Dad, I'm fine!"

"Dad, I still have to work tomorrow, just go alone!" Lu Ming was not very happy.

"What's the matter with you?"

"Dad, Cai Lao Wu called me to help him pull the dried fish pond tomorrow." Lu Ming helps people work, and he can take his family to the master's house for dinner, not to mention, but also to serve cigarettes, and finally harvest a few catties of fish as a thank you gift. You can't go to the eldest sister's house empty-handed, and this entry and exit must be cost-effective to stay at home.

"Dad, if the eldest brother has something, let him be busy! It's not going to fight, I'm going tomorrow in a military uniform, and I'll just take a trip to my brother-in-law's village. Lu Zheng made the final decision.

Lin Xiaoxiao gently patted Lu Xuan to coax her to sleep, and whispered to Lu Zheng: "Didn't you say that you want to go back to your parents' house with me tomorrow?" ”

"Xiaoxiao, tomorrow we will go to the eldest sister's house early, and I will accompany you back in the afternoon, and we will stay for two nights and come back." Lu Zheng knew that he was wrong about this matter today, so he didn't ask Lin Xiaoxiao's opinion in advance, and of course he had to hurry up and curry favor in private.

"What did you say, what would Mom say if she asked?"

"Don't worry, I'll just say I want to stay two more days."

"You said it!" Lin Xiaoxiao didn't hold on to this problem, the eldest sister's house was originally going to go, just a few days in advance.

Early the next morning, Lu Zheng rode a bicycle with his wife and daughter to his eldest sister's house. In order to support Sister Lu, Lu Zheng specially put on a military uniform. This military uniform was still what he brought back to show his parents, but he didn't expect it to be used for other purposes now.

Lin Xiaoxiao hugged Lu Xuan and sat behind Lu Zheng, and the buttocks of the people in the back seat of the bicycle hurt, especially on uneven country roads. Lu Zheng was afraid that Lin Xiaoxiao would be uncomfortable to sit, so he deliberately found old clothes to wrap a cushion. When the two of them set off, she realized that thanks to Lu Zheng's carefulness, this uneven dirt road was uncomfortable when it was bumpy.

Lu Hua's marriage is not far away, and it can be reached by bicycle for more than half an hour. In winter, the village is full of idlers, and as soon as they enter the village, some people look at who Lu Zheng's relatives are. Lu Zheng stayed at home for less time, and came to the eldest sister's house less often, and the people in the village really didn't recognize it until they stayed at the gate of Xiong's house.

"Yo, old bear, you're a guest!" Without waiting for Lu Zheng to speak, someone who did that good thing called Sister Lu's in-laws at the top of his voice.

"Who!" Father Bear was lighting the fire, and when he heard someone shouting, he immediately ran out to see who would come to the door this year.

"Uncle in-laws, don't you remember me? I'm here to see my sister and niece. ”

Father Xiong looked at the green military uniform on Lu Zheng's body, and asked hesitantly, "Are you Lu Hua's younger brother?" ”

"Yes." Lu Zheng locked the bicycle and parked it under the eaves, and by the way, he took down the gifts hanging on the handlebars.

"Xiong Wei, come out quickly, your brother-in-law is here!" Father Bear shouted to the west of the house, closed the door and hid in the house.

"Old bear, why don't you bring people into the house, and let people stand outside and blow the northwest wind." Lu Zheng went out early, and it was cold this day, and those who were nosy would say a few words. Father Bear didn't hear these words, and he continued to hide in the house for breakfast.

Xiong Wei was cutting pigweed in the backyard when he heard the old man shouting and hurried to the front yard.

"Lu Zheng, when did you come back?" Xiong Wei shouted in surprise when he saw Lu Zheng.

"Brother-in-law, I came back yesterday."

"Go into the house and make a fire, and your sister will be back soon." You can come here, and what are you doing with so many things! Xiong Wei looked at Lu Zheng carrying a bunch of cans and snacks in his hand, and was a little embarrassed.

"Brother-in-law, what I brought to Xiong Xin and them to eat, not for you."

"Xiong Xin, is your brother-in-law here? Hurry out and make tea. Xiong Wei shouted at the west kitchen with a smile.

"Brother-in-law, don't bother, we don't drink tea." Lu Zheng is not polite, his sister's family is not an outsider.

"Xuanxuan, my name is uncle, and your three cousins." Lin Xiaoxiao pointed to Lu Xuan to call someone.

Although Lu Xuan saw her uncle and cousin for the first time, she greeted her generously because she had no stage fright since she was a child. "Hello uncle, eldest cousin, second cousin, third cousin." In fact, Lin Xiaoxiao taught these things privately before returning to her hometown.

Of the three daughters of the Xiong family, the oldest is only thirteen years old, and the youngest is only eight years old. The three little girls haven't seen their uncle for a few years, and they have long been unfamiliar, and when they saw the generous and bright Lu Xuan, they didn't dare to come forward to speak.

"What are you doing in a daze? Hurry up and call someone! This is your little uncle and aunt, and your little cousin. Xiong Wei looked at his three daughters standing there stupidly, and hurriedly reprimanded.

"Little uncle, little aunt!" Although they were afraid, the three little girls still called at the urging of their father.

"Xiong Xin, you come over and play with Xuanxuan." Lu Zheng beckoned to his niece.

Three little girls, you push me, I push you, and finally I couldn't help but surround and look at Lu Xuan curiously. Lin Xiaoxiao went out as a guest, and deliberately dressed Lu Xuan, with a pink jacket, corduroy pants, and a pair of red leather shoes on her feet. I also bothered to tie pigtails on my head and my hair with satin, which looked different from the little girl in the village.

"Your sister will be back soon." Xiong Wei lit the fire, sat by the fire and rubbed his hands.

As soon as the words fell, I heard Lu Hua standing at the door of the room and shouting happily: "Lu Zheng, when did you come back?" ”

Lu Zheng hadn't seen his eldest sister for a few years, so he also stood up excitedly and said, "Sister, I just came back yesterday." ”

"You sit down first." Lu Hua saw that Lu Zheng had something to say, but she still remembered to say hello to her brother and daughter-in-law first. "Xiaoxiao, is this Lu Xuan?"

"Well, big sister!" Lin Xiaoxiao hugged Lu Xuan and taught her to call people: "Xuanxuan, call aunt." ”

"Auntie."

"Xuanxuan, come and hug your aunt." Lu Hua saw Lu Xuan for the first time, even if she was patriarchal, she wanted to hold her brother's child for affection.

Lu Xuan doesn't like to be held by unfamiliar people, so it can be seen that her parents are silent, and she can only honestly cooperate with her aunt. The little girl was very smart and didn't want to be held in her arms, so she proposed to play with her cousins.

"Xiong Xin, are you ready for breakfast?" Lu Hua first asked his eldest daughter, and then turned his head to ask his younger brother: "Lu Zheng, you came so early, you haven't had breakfast yet, have you?" ”