After the Chinese New Year's Eve, early in the morning of the first day of the new year, young people from all families began to go out and visit everywhere to pay their respects. Out of custom, the five sisters went to the house of the eldest uncle and the third aunt and the fourth aunt respectively to pay New Year's greetings.

Although the grandmother who has lived in the eldest mother's house for a long time is confused, she still knows about the New Year, shaking a pair of hands full of old spots, grinning toothlessly, and preparing a copper plate for each of the sisters. When they arrived at the third aunt's house, the sisters only sat for a while and came out, not only did they not have a red envelope, but they also did not have a sip of tea, and Ding Juhua's face was still smelly and black. When she arrived at the fourth aunt's house, Lu Aifen was very enthusiastic, and the fourth uncle, who was often outside, also returned.

This is the first time Cherry has seen Fourth Uncle Yue Xiang

Yue Xiang had a Chinese face, and his expression was very serious when he didn't speak. From the corners of his eyebrows, it can be seen that he was also a handsome young man when he was young.

Yue Xiang is very attentive to the five sisters. During his absence, he inquired in detail about the food and clothing at home, what happened, and what difficulties he encountered. The red envelopes were personally sent by him to several people, and each red envelope was wrapped with ten copper plates, and Cherry could feel that as soon as the red envelope was in his hands, Lu Aifen's face changed slightly.

The Yue family is not a big family in Xiaomiao Village, and there are no relatives next to them, after worshipping a few uncles, they went to pay New Year's greetings to a few good neighbors, and the sisters went home.

In the second year of junior high school, star fruit took the sisters to her aunt's house to worship the New Year, and her aunt He Xiaomei sent a red envelope to each of the five sisters. It just so happened that his aunt's brother and uncle, who was also Jiang Weixian of Shuanghe Village, was also there, and he praised the five sisters of the Yue family, saying that it would be great to grow up in the future.

On the third day of the new year, it is the day to worship my grandmother.

The eldest mother's family is going to Dazhao Village, the eldest mother's maiden home, and the third aunt and the fourth aunt also go back to their own parents' homes. The grandmother and grandfather of the five sisters of the Yue family died early, and every year when it was the third year of junior high school, they all went to their uncle's house.

Last year was at the eldest uncle's house, and it stands to reason that this year it should be the second uncle's turn to greet them for a meal.

According to the usual custom, star fruit got up early in the morning, ate dinner, cleaned up, tidied up the clothes for a few younger sisters, brought the New Year's gifts to be given, locked the door, and walked to Uncle He and everyone in Beihu Village. No matter whose house you want to eat at noon, first pay New Year's greetings to your eldest uncle, and then go to your second uncle's house, this order remains the same.

When I arrived at my uncle's house, I greeted the New Year, gave red envelopes, and made a polite cold announcement, and everyone sat down.

Da Jinzi brought out melon seeds and peanuts for everyone to eat, and turned out sugar cubes wrapped in cloth, and divided them among the five sisters one by one.

"Da Jinzi, you still treat us as children, and you have to prepare a piece of candy every year?" Carambola smiled and gave her way to Walnut

"It's not small, it's not small." Da Jinzi squinted and smiled: "My Yang'er family affairs have been decided, where can I still call a child?" It's just that Da Jinzi has to buy these sugar cubes every year for New Year's goods, and he is used to buying them. As he spoke, he pointed to a bunch of things under the hall: "I'm really not a child, I came to pay a New Year's greeting, and I brought so many things." Yang'er, it's not easy for you to live with a few younger sisters, why do you need to spend so much? I'll take it back later. ”

"No, you don't." Carambola hurriedly waved his hand: "It's just a little bit of food, and it's not as thoughtful as my father and my mother did at that time, don't dislike it." This is a total of ten catties of white flour, ten catties of cornmeal, and two \ meat, as well as the red bean paste buns I made at home, your house and my second uncle's house are separated in half, and there is not much left. ”

"It's hard for you to have a heart." Da Jinzi stretched out his hand and pulled the star fruit, patting it gently: "But you have to listen to Da Jinzi, stay for a while and take it back." Your life is not easy, your uncle can't help you, how can I ask you for so many things? ”

"It's meant to be delivered." Mian Tao answered: "Don't worry, Da Jinzi, we have been living a comfortable life recently, my eldest sister and I make money by doing laundry at home, and my second sister is a companion to Miss Jiao in the neighboring village, and she also makes a lot of money in January." In addition, I have recently caught some hares to sell, and I will buy these for you when I have spare money at home. You're welcome. There are many brothers in the family, and I'm afraid that these are not enough. ”

"Look, it's this baby who can talk. With a small mouth and an account in one hand, I really don't know how Yue Gui raised such a girl. He Da squatted under the hall and smoked a cigarette and sighed.

"If I had a girl, it would be enough to be half shrewd with cotton peaches." Da Jinzi smiled and nodded at the five sons standing in the hall: "Even if she is not shrewd, she can be caring, how can she be like these sons, one by one, just worrying about their wives and marriages is enough for me." ”

"Mother......" The boss He Shugen hung his head, a little depressed: "I can't get married?" I'm so old left and right, it's better to stay and help the family, and I have to help my four younger brothers marry a daughter-in-law. ”

"What are these words?" He Da snorted, glared at Da Jinzi again, and said: "The matter of getting married, just worry about me and your mother, you just have to do a good job of explaining your things, where did you get so many ideas?" ”

He Shugen hung his head and said nothing.

"Uncle, hasn't the eldest cousin's marriage been decided yet? Didn't you say last time that there was a daughter of a family......" Seeing He Da, Carambola's face was not very good, and her voice became smaller and smaller.

Da Jinzi sighed and pushed the melon seeds and peanuts forward: "It was originally going to be decided, but the dowry we can get is only two taels of silver, where are people willing to marry?" That's it, it's a yellow thing. ”

"Do you only have two taels of silver at home?" Mian Tao looked back and forth at the five brothers on the ground at his feet, all of them were strong, how could such a family be so poor?

He Da sighed again: "Mian'er, your family is all sisters and sisters, how do you know?" As the saying goes, half the size of the child, eat the poor man, your brothers, when they can eat, they eat more than me in one meal, and the family has a total of so little land, and there is not enough to eat, where can there be any leftover? These two taels of silver were also saved with great difficulty. In this way, the money for the banquet has not yet been settled. ”

In that case, why don't you plant more land? You have a lot of family, and if you have an extra ten acres of land, you will be able to plant it if you are tired at most? "Cherries are also strange

"Sakura, you child, how can you understand this?" He Wei laughed bitterly: "We have to pay a deposit before the tenant of the land in our village, and the money at home is only enough to rent this little land, so what can I do?" If I could have more tenants, I would have come back a long time ago. It's good now, your eldest cousin's age has been dragged so old, it's not easy to find relatives, and I finally found one, but I turned yellow because I didn't have money. ”

"What are you talking to the kids about?" Seeing that the atmosphere was wrong, Da Jinzi hurriedly changed the topic: "Tree roots, you go to the eaves and bring my bacon and ask the sisters to taste it." After tasting it, go to your second uncle's house first, if he prepares food, it is fine, if he does not prepare food, you will come back again, and Dajinzi will cook for you to eat. ”

"He's not going to cook again, is he?" Mi Tao stared at the time: "The year before last, there was something to do with the excuse of going out, what is the reason for this year?" I don't believe it, a few nieces only eat this one meal all year round, why can't they? If he doesn't want to, why don't we go to his house when we pay New Year's greetings again, and stay at my uncle's house every year in the future? ”

"You Nizi, what nonsense?!" Carambola stabbed her hard and smiled at Da Jinzi: "Let's listen to Da Jinzi, and we will go over early in a while." Last year, Xu is second uncle really had something, and I don't think it will be this year. ”

Da Jinzi smiled and didn't speak. On the third day of the first lunar month, what will happen to him? At that time, Yue Gui was still there, and he had no choice but to bring the children to his house again.

Not only did the second child not take care of the meal, but that day Yue Gui came to give him a New Year's gift, he only returned an empty bag to others, which was really embarrassing, and he could take it!! At that time, my sister was sick in bed, and Yue Gui had to serve her again, and she had to pull five children, and her life was very hard. Thinking about it, she sighed again: "No, no, you must bring those things back after a while, I can't ask for you." ”

"Dajinzi, let's ......" Carambola was about to say something, but was interrupted by a loud and sharp voice in the courtyard: "Big brother and sister-in-law, at home~~~ yo!! Is this bringing so many things? Tell me to take a look. Then there was a sound of sooting from the hall.

Shugen and a few younger brothers hurriedly lifted the curtain and went out

The five star fruit sisters also got off the kang one after another and ran to the hall.

I saw that the second brother and the second uncle were picking up the New Year's greetings brought by the sisters, and while flipping through them, they heard the second son say: "I said Yang'er, it seems that your little life is okay, can you still get these good things?" Good baby, although you have no mother, you also have to remember that you still have two uncles alive, and those who celebrate the New Year and the holidays should be given and taken, but not less. ”

Lizhong, the only son of the He Erjia, stood on the ground and watched his parents pick up things: "Mother, is there any candy to eat??" ”

"Lizhong Niang, star fruit brought New Year's greetings, and we will separate the two families for a while, and take your share away when we leave." Da Jinzi went down to the kang to see that it was a concubine, and it was a little strange to be unhappy.

It stands to reason that the star fruit sisters will go to her house in a few moments, why did she come here in a hurry? Looking at her family Lizhong and He Erye together, what does this mean?

Seeing that the second uncle and the second cousin were here, the star fruit hurriedly brought a few younger sisters to say hello to the New Year.

"Okay, good" Er Jinzi saw something and smiled very happily, but he didn't mean to give a red envelope: "Yang'er, tsk, tsk, when will I not see you, it's long again." Look, the picky and handsome ones are said to the Miao family, it's really cheap for them. ”

"Erjinzi, Brother Chengye is very good." Walnut whispers a reminder.

"What's the use of being nice? His family is also poor and white, no better than us. The second son sneered.

Cherry couldn't help frowning secretly when she watched from the sidelines, what kind of person is this, why do you look at money in everything, and you want to get some cheap in everything? I remember that when my sister was engaged, she was also lacking in the box ceremony.

When everyone was secretly angry about Erjinzi's words, Erjinzi came out again: "By the way, sister-in-law, there is no fire in my stove today, and I am too lazy to give birth." If you want to feast these little sisters, why don't you ask me and He Er to shine here. Yes? ”

Da Jinzi was slightly stunned when she heard this, and the sisters of the Yue family looked at each other, and Mi Tao directly gritted her teeth with a loud noise.