Before he could sleep, Kou Xi heard someone pull the door of his room again. Before he opened it all of a sudden, someone outside asked, "Qingqing, are you sleeping?"

Qingqing responded: "Mom, we didn't sleep!" Saying that, he got off the kang and opened the door, Kou Xi also stood up and looked at the visitor with a smile and shouted: "Auntie!"

Chen Haiying held a basket with five or six melons in his hand and a tin box in the other. Kou Xi recognized that it was the iron bucket biscuit she bought when she and Huo An went to relatives during the Chinese New Year.

"There were a lot of people in the evening, and I didn't entertain you well. The big pot of rice has no taste, are you full?" Chen Haiying put these things on the edge of the kang and looked at Kou Xi with a smile: "You have to eat at four or five o'clock tomorrow morning, and you don't have to go so early." In the house, the head cushion the stomach, go there and burn the paper and light it, so that the family can't pick out the number of courtesies. I told her grandmother that you would eat here when you came back. After eating, you just stay here and no one bother. ”

Kou Xi was very grateful for the thoughtfulness of her aunt: "I'm sorry to trouble my aunt, I'm bothering you." ”

"What's this!" Chen Haiying smiled shyly: "When your mother-in-law was alive, I had the best relationship with her." Among these sisters-in-law, she is the one who takes the most care of our family. Saying that, she showed a look of regret: "It's a pity, such a good person went early." ”

"I haven't seen the second aunt!" Luo Qing pouted: "You all say that the second aunt is good, and my eldest brother also says that the second aunt is good, but I haven't seen it!"

"Your eldest brother was brought by your second aunt when she was a child, and she was never lazy in doing things. Chen Haiying sighed and recalled: "I still remember that I just got married that year, and when I got up the next morning, I saw this big family and everyone didn't know what to do. It was your second aunt who followed me to work in the kitchen. ”

Chen Haiying's eyes became wet as she spoke, and she sighed: "At that time, there were still grandparents at home, and your second aunt told me that the old man likes to eat piping hot rice, and when the porridge is hot, he has to serve it." The old lady had no teeth to eat, so I brought the steamed potatoes to the sticky paste. She told me that the sorghum rice had to be harder, so that your grandfather liked to eat it. And said that your grandmother likes spicy food, so I went to the field and picked the old shallots, and roasted the chili peppers, mixed them and put them in front of her. ”

With Luo Shuzhen's help, Chen Haiying, the new daughter-in-law's first meal, won unanimous praise from her mother-in-law's family. Although there is no big fish or meat, it is a good skill to be able to take care of everyone's tastes with that little bit of ordinary stomach-wrapping food.

first helped the new sister-in-law to relieve the siege, and then helped her take care of the child for two years. When Luo Shuzhen got married, Chen Haiying also quietly gave her a sum of her own private money as a dowry. It can be seen how good the relationship between the two sisters-in-law was back then!

"If your mother is alive and sees you doing well, she will definitely be as happy as I am!" Chen Haiying seemed to have something to say to Kou Xi, and Kou Xi said with a smile: "Aunt is in trouble?"

"Your father-in-law is a bastard, if it weren't for your mother-in-law to take care of the house when he was young, I don't know how difficult life would be. After they got married, the family lived in such a big yard. When the family was separated, he gave two pairs of chopsticks, two bowls, two plates, and two sets of covers. Chen Haiying said fiercely: "The two of them live in a small dilapidated house that has no place to turn around, leaking wind in winter and rain in summer. Later, it was your mother who went to the acquisition station, and every day she was picking chicken feathers and releasing pig blood, working day and night to earn money. You said that relying on Huo Dagui, your mother has been dead for so many years, and you didn't say that you would rebuild the house. ”

Kou Xi only heard that the house was built by her mother-in-law, but she didn't know that there was such a section.

Chen Haiying took Kou Xi's hand and begged bitterly: "I know that you are a strong child, and your uncle always says that you will get some money to move out and live your own life." ”

Saying that, her tears flowed: "I listened to what your father-in-law meant, I want to buy you a piece of land and rebuild a house." Chen Haiying covered her face and choked: "Aunt please, that house was earned by your mother-in-law back then, picking chicken feathers one by one, and bald chickens with boiling water one by one." At that time, how could there be a place to work to earn money, you can ask the stationmaster of the acquisition station about this matter, and you will know, Shuzhen's tired two shoulders are swollen and can't lift it. She's exhausted, tired to death for that house!"

Kou Xi was stunned, she helped Chen Haiying and asked, "Aunt means not to let us split up?"

"If you want to go, they will go, why should you go?" Chen Haiying gritted his teeth: "I know that everyone wants to live in a new house, and it costs more money to tear down and rebuild the old house." But think about it, your mom can come back to see you if she's fine. Where is she going to see you when you are gone! No matter how worthless the house is, it is built with her blood!"

"Aunt!" Kou Xi looked embarrassed: "I understand, but this is not something I can do." Didn't my dad tell my uncle, he ..... Besides, if I really live in an old house, won't I be driving away my in-laws?"

"If your uncle doesn't say this, I have to say it!" Chen Haiying wiped a handful of tears and took two breaths to calm down. took out a handkerchief from his trouser pocket: "There are three hundred yuan here, this is all my usual private money, your uncle doesn't know." ”

Luo Qing's eyes widened beside him, and Kou Xi was also shocked. Chen Haiying said in a low voice: "What your uncle gave was discussed, this is my intention." Don't pull with me, you can't do it, this is my money for your mother. I just beg you to keep your mother's house, and if you don't have money when you flip it in the future, tell your aunt. My brother has money, and if I talk to him, he will definitely be able to lend it to me!"

Kou Xi throbbed and called in a low voice: "Aunt!" Why is this so painful?

"Don't blame your aunt for being old feudal!" Chen Haiying didn't choke up: "I'm also a mother, I know the bitterness in your mother's heart, I don't want her to give away the house she worked so hard to build for her son." I... If I had money, I would buy it and keep it. Alas!"

Chen Haiying grabbed Kou Xi's hand and widened her eyes: "Girl, we will earn the house for you! I have to compete with that Li Cuilian when I open my face, it should be yours, you can't let you do anything, you can't let it!"

Kou Xi suddenly envied her mother-in-law who had never met, how lucky she was to have a sister-in-law who was like a sister. Even if she has passed away for many years, she can still remember her goodness and her suffering.

"Okay, aunt, I won't let it, I won't let it anymore!"