"Fourth, I can't help you. has a good temperament, looks good, is diligent and virtuous, and is willing to remarry, such a good person misses it, where to find it? This matter has already been settled with others, and you are not allowed to go anywhere on the eighth day of the first lunar month, so obediently follow me to Luliu Village to meet people. Zhao Lan was vigorously kneading the white noodles for New Year's noodles, while chattering incessantly.

"Sister-in-law, why did you settle the matter? I haven't asked Xiaobao yet......" Yue Xiang squatted in the corner of the courtyard, smoking dry cigarettes. He thought about it at home, if Xiaobao is willing to have another mother, he will marry another one, as long as the person is good. But he hasn't asked Xiaobao yet, the sister-in-law has even settled the day.

"I'll go talk to Xiaobao. You can rest assured, it is a child who can measure people, and he is also a happy child. Zhao Lan raised her head, glanced at the cherry who was leaning on the edge of the door, and said, "Ying'er, Xiaobao likes to listen to you and walnuts the most, why don't you go and talk to him?" ”

Cherry leisurely nibbled on a piece of bacon in his mouth, and said with a grin: "Auntie, fourth uncle, you can rest assured, I have already said that Xiaobao, that kid, I would like to have a bride." His father is only thirty years old, can he still call his father a bachelor for a lifetime because of his willfulness? In that case, Walnut and I will ignore him from now on. ”

"Did you say that?" Yue Xiang raised half of his body, a little surprised: "That kid!" him, why didn't he squeak, and he was playing with Lao Tzu to make a fussy sound. ”

Cherry 'poofed' and laughed: "What do you call him?" This kind of thing? ”

"Alright, okay, don't talk nonsense." Zhao Lan spoke again: "Fourth, even if Xiaobao is willing, then you have no other excuse to prevaricate." On the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, I will accompany you with your brother and help you keep your eyes on it. ”

Yue Xiang sulked his head and didn't squeak anymore.

Zhao Lan kneaded the dough and said: "Look at your family, it's just a lack of a woman, how lonely it is, this New Year's Festival is just around the corner, but there is nothing ready at home." Wait a while and these breads are steamed, and if you wrap some back, it will look like that, right? On the day of the New Year's Day, I will take Xiaobao here to observe the New Year, so as not to be lonely at home. As he spoke, he looked at the cherry again: "You go home and talk to your third sister, and your sister and son will also come over on the day of the New Year's Day." The five sisters married two, and the remaining three spent a holiday, which was also very deserted. Why don't we all come here and have a little more fun. ”

"How can that be done...... Yue Xiang hesitated

"That's okay!!" Cherries should simply come down.

The sisters, after all, are all women, and slowly, one by one, they have to get married. The remaining three become two, two become one, and what to do when there are only walnuts left in the house? Don't you still have to come to my mother's house? It's better to come two years earlier, and you can adapt better. Cherry has thought about this for a long time, and is thinking about it. Zhao Lan opened her mouth, and she was naturally willing.

"Well, that's fine." Yue Xiang saw that the cherry should simply come down, and nodded his head: "Xiaobao doesn't like to eat what I made, so he will bother my sister-in-law on the day of the New Year's Day." I will bring two pieces of meat with me, and a few days ago someone in the house gave me a live fish, telling me to freeze under the snow in front of the house, and then bring it with me. ”

"My family has my second sister's pickled bacon, and then I will slaughter a few live rabbits, and my eldest sister said that she would send some beef, and the second sister also said that she would send some rose cake made by herself. And when the time comes, I will bring it with me. Cherry followed suit.

"Look, look, what is going to be done here?" Zhao Lan glared at the two of them one by one: "But come over for a meal, and you have to bring and take it, are you afraid that I will be poor or what?" Not to mention anything else, there is really no shortage of food at home now. Wen Hai has been busy helping people slaughter pigs these days, and he can't finish the pigs he gets back every day. I'm thinking about giving some to my neighbors. ”

"How can you eat for nothing? Besides, you also said that the New Year's Festival is lively, and everyone brings something that you don't have at home to eat together, isn't it just lively? Cherry grinned and stuffed the last piece of bacon into her mouth, walked to the edge of the basin, carefully cleaned her hands, and stepped forward to help Zhao Lan start parting.

"Hehe, you girl, you can talk!" Zhao Lan made her laugh.

"It's not too early, I have to go home." Yue Xiang put away his cigarette pouch and stood up.

"What's the hurry? Wait a while and the bread is cooked, why don't you take some with you? Zhao Lan hurriedly kept it.

"I don't have any posts at home, so I have to buy some. I have to get a few pieces of candy for Xiaobao to eat. As he spoke, he walked towards the courtyard gate.

"Hey, are you waiting......" Zhao Lan hurriedly opened her hands to chase, but unfortunately only chased two steps, Yue Xiang was already out of the yard.

"This man!! That's it!! Zhao Lan couldn't help but stomp her feet hard.

"Auntie, tell him to go. After a while, the bread is cooked, and I will send it to the fourth uncle. Cherry smiled and recalled Zhao Lan.

After a while, Wenhe's daughter-in-law and Wenhai's daughter-in-law, who went to Heshi to wash their clothes, also came back, and the two of them dried a yard full of clothes, cleaned up a little, and then started to help knead the dough.

The bread was quickly steamed, and it was noon, so it was time for lunch.

Mian Tao was busy at the wine inn in the town and didn't come back at noon. Cherry sent some bread to Yue Xiang's family, and called Walnuts to have lunch at Yue Fu's house.

On the twenty-ninth day of the lunar month, star fruit and rice peach each asked someone to bring some things that could be eaten at the New Year's Festival, and several boxes were stacked in the hall. Cotton Peach's wine house can't stop until the thirtieth month of the lunar month, and Cherry can only be busy with Walnut to pick up the things given by the two sisters, and take the frozen ones to the bottom of the snowdrift in the yard and freeze them, hang them up, and put them away. After doing this, I was busy making the final preparations for the New Year.

At about the beginning of the afternoon, Cherry and Walnut were waiting at the gate of the courtyard for Cotton Peach to come back from the door, and a person dressed as a small maid hurriedly ran over from the small bridge on the east side, and ran straight to Cherry, panting: "Girl, this, this is a letter from my master......"

"Is there something urgent?" Looking at the anxious look on this little guy's face, Cherry's heart sank slightly.

"No, no." The little girl gasped and waved his hand vigorously: "My master said that after delivering the letter, I can go home for the New Year." My home is in Sheung Shui Town, so I'm afraid I'll have to arrive tomorrow morning if I hurry up. ”

"Oh." Cherry hurriedly took the letter: "Then you should go quickly." Be careful on the road. ”

"Hey!" The little guy happily answered, turned around and ran away.

"What did Brother Mu Ze say?" Walnut looked at the cherry with a pair of big eyes, and then looked at the envelope in the cherry's hand, and looked timidly for fear that the letter would bring some bad news.

"Let's go, go home and see." Cherry touched the top of the walnut's hair, and the two entered the courtyard, sat down on the cold wooden couch, and opened the letter.

There was nothing important in the letter, just a greeting, a report of safety, and some advice on the approaching New Year's Day. Cherry thought that the whole letter would not have any important news, and finally saw that there was finally a question that she was most concerned about.

Cloud Dream.

Last time, Yunmeng made Zhou Muze cry in fright, and then Zhou Muze didn't know what to say to her, in short, after going back that time, he never came to entangle, and there was no news, and he was very calm. Cherry has always been concerned about this, no matter what, no matter how calm the wind and waves are, there must be a result.

Zhou Muze said in the letter that as soon as the prince returned to the palace, he explained the matter, and the prince not only followed his wishes, but also reprimanded the princess a few words. Now, Yun Meng has long been escorted back to the Yun family. Never worry about it again.

It's finally solved, so that you can finally have a peaceful New Year's Day. Speaking of which, the marriage of the third sister has been decided, and it is estimated that she will definitely get married within two or three years. These sisters don't have a few years to spend together. Cherry breathed a sigh of relief, put the letter away, and patted Walnut's stretched neck: "It's not a big deal, it's said that Yunmeng's matter has been resolved." ”

"Oh, that's good." Walnut stuck out her tongue, jumped off the wooden couch and ran to the gate of the courtyard to see why Miantao hadn't come back yet. Cherry also got off the wooden couch and went to the house to put the letter away.

After a while, the cotton peach returned. The three sisters began to busy cleaning and scrubbing the yard and house again and again, preparing for the upcoming New Year.

On the thirtieth day of the lunar month, the sisters finished pasting the couplets and blessing characters at home, and went to Yue Xiang's house to help Yue Xiang and Xiaobao paste the couplets. The third aunt's house next door was very quiet from beginning to end, and I don't know what happened. The sisters were lazy, and they cooked and had lunch at Yue Xiang's house, and after staying for a while in the afternoon, they took Yue Xiang and Xiaobao to Yue Fu's house.

Zhao Lan and her two daughters-in-law are already starting to get busy for the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner in the evening. Yue Fu and Wen He Wenhai were tinkering with firecrackers.

Mian Tao went back to the hospital to get the things that star fruit and rice peach gave her for the New Year's Festival, and took it to Yue Fu's house, and the sisters got ready together.

"This year's festival is lively. Although our old lady said that she was confused and didn't wake up, she would be happy to see it. Zhao Lan was talking, and the old lady walked out of the small room with a trembling self, grinning with few teeth, and smiling: "It's all here, it's all here......"

"Mother! You go back to the house and rest, stay for a while, and then call you!! Zhao Lan leaned on the old lady's ear and shouted a few words, and the old lady seemed to listen to it, and turned around and entered her small room.

As night fell, a few men gathered around the small table and laughed about the harvest of the year, while the women were busy around the stove. When the night was completely dark, a table of rich dishes was finally prepared.

Except for Yue Ji's family, Yue Fu's family, Yue Gui's family and Yue Xiang's family gathered together, lively and happy, and happily spent the New Year's Festival.