"Mother, are you really going to the eldest brother's house? Then I will bring you some fine grain. ”

Mother Zhang hurriedly pulled Zhou Jiao into the bedroom.

Get inside.

Mother Zhang said in a low voice: "Don't take out fine grains casually in the future." Even in front of your eldest sister. You know what motherhood means, right? ”

Zhou Jiao didn't understand.

At this time, it has been a month since Ping'an's birthday, and now every household does not say that they can't see fine grains, but they save coarse grains to eat. She was worried that they would have stomach problems, so she wanted to bring them back the fine grain she had received. Otherwise, it will be difficult to sleep while eating white rice at home.

"Mother must stay with your eldest brother. Your sister-in-law must stick to her mother's house. My mother doesn't blame her for sticking to her mother's family, but she can't starve my grandson. I prepared so many wild vegetables and dried vegetables before, and your eldest brother is still working in the grain store. It stands to reason that their family can fill their stomachs, but what do you think the three Xiko brothers have lost weight? ”

"Mother, don't quarrel with your sister-in-law in the past, go home if you can't get used to it."

"Alas..."Mother Zhang sighed and said, "Mother doesn't care about her." We are all women, who doesn't care about our mother's family. In the past, the Huang family's family was better than ours, so she didn't need to make up for it. Now that we're having a better day, I look at her... And your sister-in-law is soft-natured, I have to watch it, I can't let her be in charge. ”

What can Zhou Jiao say. If you don't cherish such a good in-law, you will really be struck by lightning.

"Also, my mother is not at home. Don't eat wild vegetables all day long, leave a little good thing for Xiao Wu. Xiao Wu is the lifeblood of his mother, why doesn't his mother hurt him. But you are also a daughter, he has a big appetite, don't save him. ”

When Zhou Jiao heard this, she held her and said, "Mother, it's my small appetite, so it's not saving." "She can't tell her mother-in-law that she has opened a small stove.

Mother Zhang touched her head and said with a smile: "Well, my mother knows." Our family Jiaojiao is a good child. Ha ha... Usually go out safely, the child is too eye-catching. ”

"Well, I made a couple of torn clothes, and the whole family changed them. Usually I lock the compound and don't go out. ”

Mother Zhang patted her, "It's okay and Xiao Wu don't go to your eldest brother's side, my mother will come back often." And your eldest sister, if they are short of food, don't make a move, you can't let them all rely on Xiao Wu. If you really can't get there, my mother will tell you. The package in the capital asked them not to send it, right? ”

Zhou Jiao nodded hurriedly. She had already talked about this with her mother and Cheng Ruzhu last time. It's so eye-catching. Even Zhao Chuanguang, she told her.

Seeing this, Mother Zhang nodded with a smile and stood up, "Then Daddy will go to your eldest brother's, and I won't be able to leave if Xiao Wu comes back late." We're not here, Westinghouse remember not to burn the kang. I don't know if the firewood at home will be enough until the beginning of spring next year. ”

Zhou Jiao pursed her lips and smiled sullenly and followed her out.

Standing at the gate, watching Zhang's father and mother walk out of the intersection and keep waving her hand to let her in, Zhou Jiao looked up at the sky, her heart was full of worry.

When Aunt Wang came out, she walked a few steps briskly and saw Zhou Jiao frowning, "Who are you standing waiting for on such a cold day?" What about your in-laws and children? Fast in. ”

Zhou Jiao pointed to the front and said with a smile: "The old couple just went to the old family." The child sleeps in it. Where are you going? Would you like to come in and sit down? ”

Aunt Wang hurriedly shook her head, "I'm leaving, I have to rush to work." ”

Zhou Jiao watched her walk quickly in a hurry, and smiled dumbly. Just about to go in, she turned her head and saw her neighbor Huang Juan looking at her with a smile.

"Aunt Juan, you didn't go to work today?"

Huang Juan raised her hand to the net pocket and signaled, "Just for this, I'll leave immediately." ”

"Aunt Juan, let's go."

"Go in, be careful of freezing."

Zhou Jiao locked the gate, came into the yard and thought deeply about the two neighbors she had just seen.

It seems that the two of them still have food left...... Thinking of this, she shook her head and smiled - it was boring enough to care about other people's family affairs.

Before Zhang's father and mother arrived at the door of the eldest son, they saw the eldest daughter-in-law looking at the door, and when they saw them coming, they hurriedly ran forward.

"Daddy, why didn't you come back for dinner? The child's father can't wait to go to work first. My father and mother just came over and are waiting for you inside. ”

Mother Zhang glanced at her wife, "Is there something wrong with the in-laws?" ”

Huang Cuilan shook her head, "They said it was okay, but they haven't seen you for a long time." ”

Father Zhang smiled, stepped into the yard first, laughed, and shouted to his in-laws. His wife couldn't think of the key - if they had something urgent, they would have run to their old son's house a long time ago, and they would have waited so long.

"Brother Huang, when are you and your sister-in-law coming over? Why don't you call the boss to call me? ”

"I came over at noon, and I heard from the two of them that you will come back later. Why are you and your siblings so late? ”

Mother Zhang said with a smile: "Sit down." It's not that Xiao Wu won't let me and my dad go, and the two of us waited for him to go to work before sneaking back. My old son is about the same as Kiko. ”

Hearing this, Huang's father laughed.

Huang Mu looked at her enviously, "His family is rich, and I want you to enjoy happiness with him." I see that my younger brother and sister are looking very good, what are they eating at home now? ”

Mother Zhang glanced at her daughter-in-law and said with a smile: "What is rich?" The rations were to death. Eat fairly well, wild vegetable nests, tortillas. Jiaojiao has a small appetite, and saves a lot of rations and sticks them all to us. ”

"Alas," Huang Mu sighed, "It's very good, our village has long been drunk." Our old son couldn't stand it and pulled us to the county seat. ”

Zhang's mother looked at her wife in surprise. She really didn't know. Their Zhangjia Village is still the same as in the past, drinking thin bowls in the morning and dry rice at noon. In this way, she still felt quite pitiful, his family had two dry meals earlier.

Dad Zhang knew it in his heart, and it was estimated that they had let go of their stomach in the first three or four months in the village. He didn't want to say it, though. His old son is even more miserable about rations, and their old couple always have a lot of white rice, and they basically can't see sweet potatoes, let alone noodles in the morning. No one believed him when he said it.

Dad Zhang smiled: "Anyway, there is no work now." You should be an early cat winter, and enjoy happiness in the house of your old son. ”

Father Huang smiled bitterly and shook his head, "My family has many second children and a big burden, so I just need rations." I'm not afraid of your jokes, but I won't come to the city if I have a way. ”

"It's fine. After passing the current level, next year will have a good harvest. It just so happens that a few of our brothers can still be companions. You're going to get bored, I'll take you to some old men to chat. Dad Zhang could only comfort him. He was not embarrassed to mention that the other party also had an eldest son, and it was not kind to poke people's scars.

Zhang's mother saw that the kang table was empty. She really wasn't used to it, "Old man, get some stuttering for your parents." Do you still have it at home? ”

"No, the in-laws keep it for the children. I'm not polite to you when I'm hungry. ”

Huang Cuilan looked at her mother-in-law in embarrassment.

Her house is really not there, and it is all locked by Xizi. That kid is very ghostly, and as soon as his uncle gives something, he is afraid that he will be robbed by his brother and sister. She clung to everything in her hands, and she would rather give a stone to her nephews and nieces. No wonder people say that the niece dog ate and walked. The children have forgotten how much they ate in the early years of staying at the Huang family.

Father Huang quickly stood up, "If you are busy burning things, I will really leave." ”

Father Zhang pulled him and said with a smile: "Okay." Not to mention the food. Let's have a good chat. ”

Over there, Zhang's mother also smiled: "I still want to ask you how my mother's house is doing, what are you anxious about." ”

Huang's mother knew, "Before I came to the city, I saw your sister-in-law go back to her parents' house. She also asked about you, asked you to go back to your parents' house when you were free, and said that they were all very good, so that you could rest assured. ”

Zhang's mother was overjoyed when she heard this. It's been too busy this time, and she hasn't been back for a long time, "What are I going to do without saying what I'm going to do when I go back to my parents' house?" She's so hard-hearted that it's all good to ask her. Something can't happen at home, right? ”

Huang Mu recalled the scene at that time and shook her head, "No, I was happy." At that time, I was still going home with a bamboo basket hanging on my elbow, and I thought it was very heavy. She was just taking a breath when I came out to meet her. ”

Dad Zhang smiled: "If you don't worry, let the children go and see." ”

Mother Zhang shook her head. It's okay, why bother the children to be tired back and forth.