Chapter 59: Swallow Your Anger
Inside the dim and narrow room, it was steaming, and the thick smell of meat emanating from the pots and pans above the stove was mouth-watering. These are all original green food, it is not easy for the eldest uncle to come back once, the brothers have not seen each other for many years, this time they come back to gather, the next time I don't know which day it is, as a younger brother, no matter how my life is, Xiaohong's mother pork and carp are very well prepared, in order to let them try it, but also deliberately killed a brightly colored big rooster and entertained them, it is also a matter of course.
The house was already crowded with relatives and friends. No matter what the character is, Xiaohong's uncle is a person with status after all, and they can't mess with etiquette. When the family walked in the door, everyone stood on either side of each other, and they all became serious as if they were inspecting. At this time, everyone looked at them at a loss, not knowing how to greet them.
The eldest aunt walked past them awkwardly, and couldn't help but be a little nervous. But she pretended to be calm and walked into the back room. She was standing in the middle of the inner room, facing the edge of the kang, when she was hesitating whether to sit or not, Xiaohong's cousin, that is, Liyang's mother, pushed the door and walked in. Xiaohong's mother, who was cooking, saw her eldest brother and sister-in-law walk in the door, she immediately took off her apron, she wiped her hands clean, stepped out of the kitchen, and immediately smiled.
The atmosphere in the room suddenly became harmonious. Xiaohong's mother took off her shoes and put them on the kang, she raised her hand to open the quilt cabinet and took out two clean quilts from it. Then he spread the quilt on the hot kang head, and said to Xiaohong's aunt with a smile: "Sister-in-law, it's quite tiring to take the car on the way, hurry up and sit on the kang to warm up!" She is also affordable enough, she saw that Xiaohong's mother laid out the quilt, so she couldn't wait to take off the mink coat on her body, she was not polite at all, she greeted her daughter while climbing onto the kang.
After she got on the kang, she sat on it, only to find that Xiaohong's grandmother was still standing on the ground talking to her uncle, she wanted to stand up and say something, but she didn't say a word for a long time, she couldn't interject, so she sat down again. Her behavior of not taking the elderly in her eyes made Xiaohong's mother feel very different. She muttered to herself: How could she do this? Anyway, she is also a woman who has seen the world in a big city, but she didn't even say hello, is it against common sense for her to do this?
In their eyes, maybe the rural people are low-level, uneducated, and very tacky, so they don't necessarily see how noble you are. On this occasion, she also came to set up a score, maybe she came to the wrong place. The image of the eldest brother and sister-in-law was immediately greatly discounted in Xiaohong's mother's heart.
So, Xiaohong's mother looked at her aunt, then at her uncle, and hurriedly said, "There are still a few dishes in the kitchen that haven't been cooked, you sit down first, I'll go stir-fry!" With that, she turned and walked out.
"I'm going to help you too!" When the aunt saw Xiaohong's mother take the opportunity to walk out, she also followed out. Seeing that the eldest aunt did not speak to her, the grandmother quietly walked out, and then squatted in front of the stove silently, silently added a handful of firewood and grass to it, and bowed her head and said nothing. Grandpa was clearing snow in the west yard, and just now, he didn't know anything about what happened in the yard. When he walked to the door and saw the ruts on the ground, he knew that his son had already entered the house, and he lingered outside the courtyard for a while before staggering into the courtyard. When he saw that the women in the house were busy cooking, he stepped out of the house again to clear the snow.
Now there were only three of them left in the house, and they looked at each other for a long time, and no one spoke. It seems that the eldest aunt is really tired, after she got on the kang, she simply put her hand into the quilt, tilted her head, just like the newlywed little daughter-in-law sitting on the blessing, under the squint of everyone outside the house, lying down as if no one was around, it seems that she really regards herself as a mother, and she puts on a high posture wherever she goes. When her daughter saw her lying on the quilt, she didn't know who gave her the capital, she sat so firmly that she didn't even scream from her grandmother, and lay down next to her mother......
The eldest uncle came out of the house, and when he saw Sun Guodong drawing water from the well in the courtyard, he came over and asked, "Guodong, how is this year's harvest?" If there is any difficulty in farming, just say it, and I will think of a way for you. ”
"This year's rain is reconciled, and it is from the old mountain, plus the income of the vegetable field, it is more than enough than the top, and the harvest is not bad!" Sun Guodong said, poured the well water in the willow pot bucket into the bucket, and then shook the willow pot into the well. In the past, he used to go to the old well in the village to fetch water all year round, but now that the conditions are better, he has made a small well in the yard of his house, so that he can eat well water without going out of the yard. This is not only convenient for drafting, but also convenient for watering vegetables in the garden.
"That's good! That's good! I've been busy outside all year round, and the two old people live here, so you have to worry a lot! "What's the trouble, it's all an excuse, it's all a son, if you are busy, you don't write a letter, you don't even have a phone call, no one can say it. also ran to the house to play Liu Bei's trick of smashing children and buying people's hearts, what do you think of my brother? I shouldn't say this, after studying for so many years, traveling to so many cities, and raising a few children at home, he doesn't even understand this bit of human sophistication, what else can he talk about with such a person. Sun Guodong endured the anger in his heart, if he wasn't afraid that his parents were not in good health, he would definitely not tolerate the two of them today, and they would be powerful at home.
Therefore, Sun Guodong did not raise his head or speak, he continued to shake the roller handle and slowly draw water up.
Xiaohong's eldest uncle was about to ask, but the courtyard gate was stubborn, Xiaohong's sister and aunt walked in from the outside in the wind and snow, and the sister saw her uncle standing in the courtyard talking to her father, she twisted her face to the side, as if she was very unhappy.
My aunt stepped forward: "Big brother, when did you come back, don't say hello!" You have to know how good it would be for us to take a ride when you come back, and we waited for more than an hour to catch the last train. If it's a little later, I'm afraid I won't be able to come back! My aunt kept complaining, and reached out to open the door.
Not long after everyone entered the house, Xiaohong's little aunt also hurried to the house with the child in her arms. Everyone greeted each other in a gossiping manner, and the room was lively. When the red-eyed aunt heard the voice, she hurriedly got up from the quilt, and she hugged the child in her little aunt's arms, and laughed loudly and quietly.
At the time of eating, two tables were placed in the north and south kang, next to the table in the south kang, the grandparents sat in the right position, Xiaohong's uncle and father sat on both sides, and then the aunt, mother, and cousins, aunts and aunts, as for the younger generations, they all sat next to the square table in the north kang, everyone sat around, and the room was not lively.
During the banquet, the uncle and aunt kept pushing the cup and changing the cup with everyone in the staggered planning, but the wine they drank in the stomach was all the sweat of the father and mother, if they didn't come to the house for the New Year, these wine and banquet dishes would be the income of their family for most of the year. Sun Xiaohong secretly looked at her uncle and aunt, and when she saw their fake faces, a feeling of disgust rose in her heart.
Feelings: They didn't come back for the New Year, as if they came back to sweep on purpose. There is no such relative, and how much difference there is.
"Mom, my uncle's family is so rich, how can he come back to see his grandparents empty-handed, aren't they afraid that his grandparents will be angry?" After dinner, everyone dispersed, and a room full of people were chatting with her uncle's family of three, Xiaohong came to the kitchen, and she asked angrily while helping her mother wash the dishes.
"Adults don't get involved with children! They can't stay at home for a few days, after Chinese New Year's Eve, they go back, listen to Mom, let's not say anything, isn't it just a few meals, I and your dad are good noodles, let them go good and good! Xiaohong's mother whispered, she squinted her eyes, glanced at the inner room, and waved her hand at Xiaohong, pretending not to care, signaling Xiaohong not to say a word.
"Mom, look! The people in this big house are eating and drinking for nothing in our house, how can we afford this condition in our family! They're all like this, is this clearly bullying? They're gone, what will our family do? Xiaohong held her little hands and glanced at the inner room, she was just about to speak, when she suddenly saw her aunt put her mouth to her aunt's ear, muttering for a long time, I don't know what they said? After the cousin finished speaking, she suddenly found that Xiaohong was staring at her, her face flushed, and she turned her head to the side.
"They watch people serve the dishes, Mom, you don't have to wait for them in a low voice, they must be speaking ill of you behind your back. Your kindness has been treated as a donkey's liver and lungs, you see that their family is so snobbish, so dislike the poor and love the rich, no matter how well you serve my father, they don't have grandparents, and they don't take you seriously, a group of white-eyed wolves! ”
"My little aunt, could you please speak quietly. This is to let them hear, your aunt must not make a fuss! This kid, don't make any more trouble, who are they, your father and I both know it, isn't this also to make your grandparents happy? I see that they will come back for the New Year only this time, what else can I hope for! This kind of person is not only selfish but also selfish. In fact, my mother had already seen their bowl of water to the bottom, but she didn't want to make it clear in front of everyone.