Chapter 24: The Joy of Housewarming
Today is Sunday, I don't have to go to class, and I was going to sleep at home for a while. But I was woken up by my mother early in the morning, saying that she was going to my aunt's house for dinner, and their family had a treat today. It was only at her third call that I reluctantly separated from my bed. Amid my mother's chatter, I got dressed and got up. Rubbing his sleepy eyes, he slowly came to the toilet to prepare for washing.
First brush your teeth, then wash your face, then tie your hair. As a result of my practice, it took another 20 minutes for all this to be cleaned up, and it was already 10 o'clock in the morning. Originally, my mother was going to go over early and then help, but I dragged her, so I can only have lunch at this time.
I didn't go to class today, so I wore it more relaxed, and chose a blue and white plaid dress, the fabric is pure cotton, not cinched at the waist, the length is a little above the knee, and there is a bow on the shoulder. I went out and asked my mother to braid my hair into a twisted poop, and I was going to look in the mirror, but my mother stopped me, and she said angrily:
"Okay, okay, it's beautiful enough, you don't need to take a photo, and you can't even drink the dishwashing water if you don't leave."
I saw that she was really in a hurry, so I stopped joking and set off with her with my little crossbody bag. Actually, I didn't want to go at all, but for the sake of my mother, I went with me.
There are buses between the county and the town, and their home is in the middle of the county and the town, so we generally choose to take the bus and get off on the way.
When we arrived at my aunt's house, it was already half past eleven, and everything that should have been packed up in the house was cleaned up, so my aunt didn't let my mother go to the kitchen to help, but let her sit in the living room to rest.
I visited the house, which, like in my dream, was a one-story bungalow with a hanging bottom. On the ground floor there is a living room, four rooms, and a large courtyard, downstairs is the kitchen and two other rooms. The rooms are large, but there is not much furniture in each room, and the walls are not painted or tiled. So it gives a feeling of emptiness and desertion.
I invited a lot of relatives and friends today, and I greeted them one by one as soon as I arrived, although there are many I don't remember what they are called, but because I lived at my grandmother's house when I was a child, I still have an image of their faces. Under my mother's introduction, I greeted everyone, and everyone was very kind to me, and I was still very happy to be with them. Thinking about life in the countryside, although it is a little unfair, but in addition to this, there are still many good memories. You can run around in the mountains, breathe fresh air, eat fruits and vegetables without pesticides, and the neighbors are also very harmonious...... Compared with the life in the countryside, I am actually more accustomed to the free life in the countryside.
"Everyone is here, let's have dinner, hurry up and sit down."
My aunt's loud voice rang out in the dining room, and we all started walking towards the restaurant.
The restaurant has two tables, each filled with a variety of dishes that look hot and delicious. My aunt's biggest advantage is probably her cooking skills, I looked at the chestnut stewed chicken on the table, and my saliva was about to stay. I saw that the other elders had sat down, and they also sat down with my mother.
"Let's go, you're welcome, be your own home!"
In the warm greeting of my aunt, everyone began to move their chopsticks.
I unceremoniously put a chicken wing into the bowl and took a bite, and the chicken was already stewed so badly that as soon as I sucked it, the meat was in my mouth, and only the bones remained. If you taste it carefully, the taste is too good to speak, and the aroma of the chicken blends perfectly with the flavor of the chestnut. I quickly sandwiched another chestnut, and the chestnut was already stewed very soft, and it fell apart in the mouth, and the taste was excellent.
"Li Jun's daughter-in-law's skills are really good, if my daughter-in-law has such good skills, even if she opens a restaurant, it is enough."
"Yes, yes, my wife likes to eat the banquet she helped to eat the most, it is better than other houses."
Everyone, you and I began to praise my aunt one by one, and my aunt sat inside laughing and laughing, and said modestly:
"Wherever you are, it's just some home-cooked side dishes......
She is like this, she will always be a good daughter-in-law, a good daughter-in-law, and a good elder in front of outsiders. Internally, there is always something to fight for.
I took a closer look, and today my aunt and my family are wearing new clothes, and they look brand new. Especially my cousin, who is only in elementary school now, is very cute, and wears a little dress that makes people feel very small and fresh. The cousin next to me is only one year younger than me, named Li Ming, and he is also in the first year of high school in our school. He has to take care of his sister while eating, as if he is a little adult, his personality is more shy, he doesn't talk much, but he is a very good person, and I liked to play with him when I was a child.
After a meal, my stomach became a ball. After the meal, everyone was arranged to watch TV in the living room, and my mother and grandmother helped my aunt clean up the table, while I took my cousin and cousin to the yard to play.
"Xiao Ming, how is your homework lately?"
I still care more about his studies, because his grades are not very good in the dream, and like me, he has encountered a lot of difficulties in finding a job after graduating from university. At this time, he has just entered his first year of high school, and it would be good if I could help him so that he could get into a better university in the future.
"It's not good, I always feel that the teacher is talking too fast in class, and I can't keep up. In this monthly exam, I only took the 30th place in my class. Cousin, what do you say I should do? ”
He looked at me with a confused expression.
"You think the teacher is talking fast because you didn't preview in advance, and you can't keep up with the knowledge that the teacher says. And if you don't keep up with one knowledge point, you won't understand the next new knowledge point that intersects with this knowledge point. Therefore, in your case, you must preview before class, and if you don't understand what the teacher says in class, you must ask the teacher or classmates after class to try to understand it as soon as possible. You should also do more example problems related to knowledge points, practice makes perfect. ”
"Ah, there's so much more to it. I didn't understand it before, and I didn't care about him a lot. ”
"You can't do this, you must make up for what you owe as soon as possible, otherwise you owe more and more."
"Okay, I'll try."
After discussing how to study for a while, we went back to the living room to watch TV. In the middle, I had to answer a lot of caring questions from the elders, and the afternoon passed quickly.
After dinner, everyone went home one after another. My mom helped my aunt clean up the dishes and chopsticks and took me home. Because I had class tomorrow, I refused my aunt's gracious offer.