January 4th, the first weekend after the New Year.

Early in the morning, Xu Dong went to the grain store to buy the January rations, because the end of the month was the Spring Festival, and this month's rations were suddenly a lot higher than the previous months.

It's about a quarter more than that.

For most people, this month is finally no longer hungry, which is gratifying.

However, the Spring Festival benefits are completely gone, not to mention pork, and even edible oil has not been issued, which has disappointed many people.

Looking at the rations she received, Mother Xu nodded with satisfaction, although there is no shortage of food at home, no one will dislike the abundance of food.

"Mom, is there anything else going on at home? If it's okay, I'm going to go out. ”

Xu Dong plans to go to Panjiayuan to shop, this is not about to be the New Year, he wants to buy more New Year's goods back.

Mother Xu waved her hand: "You go, I don't need your help at home." ”

"Alright, I'll be back before twelve."

After saying that, he took out the car keys from his pocket.

"By the way, where are you going?"

"Pan Jiayuan."

"That's right, if you come across a seller of shiitake mushrooms, remember to buy more, there aren't many shiitake mushrooms left at home." Mother Xu confessed.

The shiitake mushrooms at home were bought the year before last, and a total of more than 100 catties of dried shiitake mushrooms were bought at that time, and they have been able to survive until now, thanks to Xu Dong's supplements from time to time.

"I made a note of it, and if there were, it must have been rounded."

"You can do it yourself!"

After feeding the chickens, Mother Xu carried the empty bucket into the kitchen.

There are also thirty-two chickens at home, and a large bucket of chicken food is consumed every day.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have already discussed, and plan to take advantage of this free time before the Chinese New Year to take the initiative to clean up a group of old hens who are not diligent in laying eggs.

The triplets were playing in the yard and saw that their father was going out, so they immediately pestered him.

"Daddy, where are you going?" Dabao asked.

"Dad has something to go out, you can continue to drive your excavator!"

Erbao hugged his father's thigh: "Dad, I want to go out and play with you." ”

"No, Dad is going to work, so I don't have time to play with the three of you."

The Pan Jiayuan before the Chinese New Year was particularly lively, Xu Dong didn't dare to take the children over, in case he got lost, his mother and wife had to tear him up.

In the end, Xu Dong released Mark, and the three brothers were appeased.

"Mom, I've got Mark out, you keep an eye on it, don't let it slip out the door."

"Got it, I'm at home, you should hurry up and come back as soon as possible."

……

Just after eleven o'clock in the morning, there was a sudden knock at the door.

"Woohoo ......," Mark cried.

Dabao touched Mark's dog's head and ran into the kitchen on his short legs.

"Grandma, grandma, there's a knock on the door outside."

Mother Xu wiped the water stains on her hands with her apron, and followed her eldest grandson to the yard with a puzzled expression.

Dongzi has only been out for more than an hour, and it is impossible to come back so quickly, and the third child went out by car, and even if he came back, he would come in from the garage.

If someone else comes to visit, they will basically call in advance, and it's almost lunchtime, who would choose to come to the door at this time?

Mother Xu didn't go to open the door immediately, but tied Mark up, in case it was a stranger, it would not be good to bite someone.

The knock on ......the door continued.

"Here we are." Xu Ma shouted towards the gate.

"Squeak".

The door was opened, and there was a grandmother in her sixties standing outside the door, followed by a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl.

Mother Xu felt that the other party was very familiar, but she couldn't remember who it was for a while?

"You are?"

"Xiudi, I'm your sister Xiuyan......"

Zhang Xiuyan said excitedly.

"Big sister? Why did you come to Yanjing? ”

Mother Xu was taken aback, the person in front of her was her own sister, and the two hadn't seen each other for seven or eight years.

The main reason is that Zhang Xiuyan married to Chuzhou, although Wanzhou and Chuzhou are neighbors, but there is still some distance between the two places.

In the early years, there was an annual correspondence between the sisters.

Later, as the two got older, it became a contact every two or three years, and a few years ago, there was a drought, and this delay was more than seven years.

I haven't seen each other for more than seven years, plus Zhang Xiuyan has shaved her hair, and the whole person is a lot older, so it's no wonder that Xu Ma didn't recognize it.

"We sisters haven't seen each other for years, I want to come and see you, you have seen my body, maybe I will leave at some point." Zhang Xiuyan said with emotion.

"Bah, what are you talking about, come in, this is Jijie, right? I didn't expect to become a big girl in a blink of an eye. ”

Zhang Xiuyan and her deceased husband have a total of one son and two daughters, Di Jie is the eldest granddaughter of the family, and there is a younger sister who is in junior high school.

"Auntie, do you remember me?"

"Remember, why don't you remember, when I went to your house, you weren't as tall as my chest, and now you're taller than my aunt."

Zhang Xiuyan looked at Dabao on the side:

"Little sister, this is the big treasure of the Dongzi family, right?"

Last year, Xu's mother sent a family photo to Chuzhou, and Dabao was the fattest of the three brothers, and he was easily recognized.

"Yes, Dabao, this is your aunt and cousin, call someone quickly."

"Auntie, cousin, hello!"

Dabao shouted obediently, the little guy is not afraid of life at all.

"Good boy, you really know how to be polite!"

Zhang Xiuyan bent down and reached out to touch Dabao's head, their family only has two granddaughters, so they are very rare little guys.

As the group walked into the yard, Mark barked louder and pulled the dog's chain rattling.

Zhang Xiuyan looked at the wolf dog and said in surprise:

"Little sister, do you really have a dog? I thought I had heard it wrong! ”

Although she had known that her brother-in-law's family was developed, she never expected that at the moment when the rations were so tight, there was still the ability to raise a dog here, and this dog was quite fat.

"It was raised by Dongzi."

Mother Xu walked over and kicked Mark, the dog gave the old owner a lot of face, so he stopped barking immediately.

After a while, Yang Lina came out of the vegetable garden with Erbao and Xiaobao, and Mother Xu hurriedly beckoned.

"Nana, come here, Dongzi and his aunt are here."

Yang Lina walked over quickly.

"Auntie!"

"This is Dongzi's daughter-in-law, right? It's really getting prettier the longer it gets. Zhang Xiuyan complimented.

"How can it be beautiful? It's all old. ”

Yang Lina looked at the pair of grandparents and grandchildren in front of her, both of them were bald, without hats, and they were dressed neatly and cleanly.

Mother Xu pulled Erbao and Xiaobao to her: "This is your aunt and cousin, call someone quickly." ”

"Auntie is good, cousin is good, I am Erbao."

"Auntie is good, cousin is good, I'm Xiaobao."

The two little ones are crisp.

Zhang Xiuyan is even rarer now, "Look at these white and tender ones, they are so beautiful." ”

After some greetings, Yang Lina called her husband and asked him to come back early.

Immediately after, she turned on the TV.

Let the three Dabao brothers watch TV with their cousin, and Coco and Lele go to the same school to play, and they won't come back until lunchtime.

Mother Xu pulled the eldest sister into the kitchen, and the two chatted about family cooking while cooking.

"Eldest sister, why didn't you call in advance before you came over? I'll ask Dongzi to pick you up at the station. ”

"Alas, trains are often late, and we are not sure when we will arrive, so we don't want to bother you. Besides, there is Di Jie, she took me by subway, which is very convenient. ”

"It's all a family, what's not troublesome."

"Okay, let's not talk about that. Little sister, where are your old Xu and Dongzi? Why do you have to go to work on weekends? ”

"Dongzi is off today, and I went out to buy something early in the morning, Nana just called, and will be back soon.

As for Lao Xu, alas, he is basically open all year round now, and he will rest for a day or two during the Chinese New Year, which is even busier than before retirement. ”

Mother Xu said helplessly.

"My sister-in-law is now a big boss, and it's all my own business, so I must be careful."

"He just can't be idle, he's a lot older, he has to toss, and he doesn't look at his body."

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