Chapter 151: Harmony
Be a real person, and be practical in gift-giving. It's hard to describe the feeling of taking out a black briquette in a beautiful gift box, in the 21st century, this kind of thing is often encountered, and you can't blame people for giving gifts, most of the gift-givers spend money to buy gifts, and they don't know what is inside. I decided to reverse this traditional habit of insincerity, which no one else can control, but I have to start with myself.
There are no antique calligraphy and paintings, these exquisite ornaments are just things to enjoy after eating and drinking, and when you are hungry, Wang Xizhi's words can not arouse interest, and they are far less solid than the hot steamed buns. Although the Zhang family is not yet able to fight the famine, after all, it is the time to overcome the difficulties after all, and once someone sincerely reaches out to help, it is not a kindness that can be repaid in a lifetime in this era.
Ying is more talented than me in this area, and knows how to use to leave a thicker favor. There is no big scene of bravado, there is no dazzling luxury, Ying understands what she needs more when she is in the middle of the family, because she has experienced it and has experienced it firsthand. A few carts of brocade, hemp rolls, wrapped in linen cloth tightly, no one can see the end, a few uncles, aunts and uncles are clearly written on the share list, the tone is respectful, in order not to let the family have the difficulty of returning the gift, do not mention the New Year's gift at all, it is purely a gesture of filial piety to the elders. Elders, it's much more reassuring to take the filial piety of the younger generations, even if you don't go back, it's not rude. Although I have no relationship with these uncles, the filial piety in the world still has to be fulfilled, that is, Ying's words: Let's do our duty, and the reputation is there, and no one can find fault with our family.
In the 21st century, there are not so many things to pay attention to, people are indifferent and ruthless, relatives rarely move around, and even parents do not go to filial piety. Disrespect for elders. The matter of not honoring your parents is unimaginable in my time, in a society where human affection is greater than the king's law, once such rumors go out, not to mention the lawsuit, the spitting stars of the neighbors will drown you to death. In the case of heinous prisoners, after the execution of the death penalty, it is usually prescribed that the body be exposed for three to ten days as an example. During this period, if someone secretly collects the body, they will have to go to court, but there is an unwritten rule in it. The descendants of the deceased can collect and bury the body at night without worrying about the government's investigation. If there is a rebellious son in the family and the father kills him, as long as the reason is right, the government generally does not investigate it deeply, and punishes the matter. It can be seen that even officials believe that filial piety is greater than or equal to Wang Fa, and now Wang Xiu has no parents, and the only blood relative is the uncle of the Zhang family. Filial piety is due, and it will never be implicated because of the original affairs of the Zhang family.
The things were delivered smoothly, and the uncles calmly accepted the cheap nephew's filial piety. Ying also felt that she had done a good deed today, and her small appearance was beautiful, just like my expression after learning from Lei Feng back then.
"Sometimes it's nice to be able to help others. You're looking great today. "Ying is indeed better looking better today than usual, I want to praise. Turning her head, she asked the second daughter, "Do you think that's the truth?" ”
The second daughter nodded, and Ying's kindness and joy infected her. The second daughter peeled an egg and ate the yellow herself. Clapping her hands, her pet thin dog appeared at her feet, stuffed the egg white in the dog's mouth, and raised her little face proudly, showing her love to me and Ying.
"There is progress!" I looked at the thin dog crawling contentedly at the feet of the second daughter, and I didn't know how to evaluate it. An egg costs nearly four cents, and the dog eats half of it, and the chicken keeper doesn't know what to think when he sees it. What's more, Ying is also half a professional chicken farmer.
"Dead girl!" Ying turned over the chopsticks and knocked them on the second girl's head a few times, "Waste things, the next time I see you feed the dog with eggs, I will kill it and eat meat!" ”
The dog is spiritual, and when he noticed the murderous aura on Ying's body, he got up and ran. The second daughter was used to Ying's discipline, and she smiled and rested her head on Ying's shoulder.
Ying pushed her shoulders and drove the second daughter's head away. "Don't accumulate virtue. Embarrassed to laugh. Didn't you see how the farmer raises chickens? Ten winters and wax moons, in order to allow chickens to survive the winter. I almost slept with someone. ”
"Isn't it?" The chickens are as warm as the grass mat in winter, and the hair of the people themselves is so thick, as long as the temperature difference is not too much, it is not so easy to get sick. "Exaggeration."
"In winter, chickens don't lay eggs very much, and farmers are counting on a little money to prepare for the New Year," Ying took a glass of glass and poured a glass of wine for me, I waved my hand to refuse, she took a sip, and then said: "I have exhausted all the methods, don't you think the farmer is pitiful?" ”
"Well, it's time to fight!" I slapped the second girl on the ass a few times. Ying is too kind today, the big truth is a set, usually see this thing at most to waste their own money, this will be able to think about the farmers, the change is a bit abrupt, I don't accept it for a while. looked at the second daughter, and the second daughter was also a little surprised. said tentatively: "If it weren't for this, our family would give some subsidies to farmers, and double it when we give red envelopes to the people in the house tomorrow, anyway, it's not easy for everyone, right?" ”
"No way!" Ying flatly refused, "It's not a good church." How to come and how to come, make money by your own strength, our family is not generous. ”
Well, it hasn't changed, it's still the original Ying, and after doing a good deed, she was still in a good mood, and she was sober when she was concerned about her own interests. and the second daughter looked at each other and smiled. Ying's personality is very good, anyway, to my temper, my mother-in-law is my own, so I don't care what others think. It doesn't matter if you're good or not, whether you're careful or not, it's not within the scope of the evaluation, just be good to me. I've seen good people, blindly pure and good don't conform to my concept, I can't say whether I like it or not, and it's a little repulsive.
The fourth child is not qualified to eat with us at the table now, she sits aggrievedly at the small table next to her to practice basic skills, and tomorrow Lanling will take her to a large-scale high-end party. After dinner, Ying has to arrange training projects. Every time at this time, I hide far away with my second daughter, in line with the principle of not looking, not listening, and not talking, the fourth child has a hard time today.
Early in the morning, the fourth and second daughters were on annual leave, Ying was in charge of the fourth, and the second daughter replaced Ying's usual work, arranging sacrificial activities in the front yard. The fourth child was dressed up by Ying, and sat on the bench motionless obediently, waiting for Lanling to pick her up. Since the jewelry and clothing materials are not as good as others, there is no need to put effort into this aspect, and it is unique to be plain.
"When you go to the ancestral hall, you follow the lady, don't say anything, just go in." Coming to the sacrifice. I told my second daughter to dress herself up, it was unfair to her last year, and she must get the field back this year. The royal family members are all dead, and now I am the master, and I am not afraid of gossip. The two mothers-in-law are only divided by age, and everything else is treated equally.
The second daughter glanced at Ying, who was walking towards this side, and shook her head timidly.
I said to Ying, "Wait a minute, let the second daughter pack up and go together." Twisted around and pushed the second girl, "What are you doing standing stupidly?" Hurry up and change your clothes, don't let everyone wait for you! ”
"I knew it was like this today." Ying looked at the back of the second daughter, and couldn't say what kind of expression it was, "Just go, I don't usually treat her as a concubine at home, and my husband's bowl of water is really flat." ”
"Little child, I can't bear to leave her at home. By the way, I piggyback on it. Isn't it just about having a good time during the New Year. Ying's tone was sour, and I felt uncomfortable when I heard it, saying that this bowl of water was fake, and it was more or less inclined to Ying's side, after all, the preconceived traditional concept is not easy to erase.
"Little children?" Ying glanced at me. "The concubine has always taken the second daughter as a child, but this one after another entering the ancestral hall is a little pan-flavored......"
"The second girl is here," I reminded Ying, "let's go." The time is about the same, and we will talk about it after the sacrifice. ”
When entering the ancestral hall, Ying played a clever trick and asked the subordinates to put the offerings outside the ancestral hall, and ordered the two daughters to bring them in the same way. This gave everyone the illusion that the second daughter did not come to participate in the sacrifice as the wife of the Wang family, but just put offerings to help. Although the two daughters stayed in the ancestral hall during the entire sacrifice process, they could be moved back and forth after the offerings. All the people have ignored her. And the leading actor is still the shining lady, with a serene look, calm manners, and proper etiquette, of course I am still the first male lead, but the second daughter has unwittingly reduced from the role of the first supporting actress to a passerby.
Ying has the potential to be a director, looking at Ying's proud expression, I secretly admire it in my heart. Defeated. I finally gave in. Even if I kick Ying out of the house now, it is impossible for her to admit in her heart that the second daughter is qualified to be on an equal footing with her. And the second daughter is also satisfied. It seems that she is satisfied when she has the opportunity to be on camera, she doesn't care about the size of the role, it is a great honor to enter and exit the Wang family ancestral hall in front of everyone.
Forget it, I won't mix it, the two ladies are satisfied, this bowl of water can't be leveled at all, and even parents can't treat their children fairly, let alone mother-in-law? The two are enough, weigh the relationship left and right, although it is hard, I think I can still cope with it, if the scholar adds a ten-room and eight-room, I think it's better to die early, not to mention physiology, I can't communicate emotionally. From the earlier envy of other people's wives and concubines to the development of admiration, it is incredible, first of all, you have to have a superhuman physique, and then you have a superhuman coordination ability, I don't have both, I am willing to fall, and completely dispel the idea of competing with others in this regard.
"What does the husband think? Still worrying about what just happened? After coming back, Ying sent away the second daughter who was satisfied, and when she saw that I had not spoken for a long time, she thought that I was angry with her.
"No," after listening to Ying's words, he realized that he had arrived home, "I was not angry." Actually, you just did a good job. I'm thinking about something else, and it has nothing to do with the sacrifice. ”
"Last year, because of this matter, my husband also lost his temper," Ying sat down with me uneasily, and said softly: "The concubine is a stingy person, and sometimes she advises herself to be a lot, and she also wants to learn the bearing of being the main room." The second daughter has been with the concubine since she was a child, and she has never had bad intentions for this matter, and she originally thought that she would not care about this matter, but when she came to it, she couldn't help herself. Leaning on me gently, "This is the fault of the concubine, and I will change it in the future, but don't get bored with the concubine for this matter......"
"You're a shrewd ghost." I reached out and pinched Ying's nose. She is the only one who says the nonsense, and she is wronged, self-blame, and painful to change the past, even if I am really annoyed by this, this will definitely be said to be out of temper. "Okay, that's over. I'm also on a whim, and I'm looking for something to do. Actually, it's good that you and your second daughter are like that, but next year it will be the same. Hehe... If you think about it, you don't know how long your brain is. ”
"Husband, just don't be angry about this," Ying clapped her hands reassuringly, "This year, the ground explosion rod is still waiting for you to dispense medicine, and Steward Qian anxiously urged the concubine several times." Tomorrow morning, the housekeeper prepared all the bamboo poles, and waited for the gunpowder to be filled in. The fourth child was taken away by the princess, and all the gifts that should be given were delivered. It's okay for a day.,The husband helped to make the blasting rod.,I didn't look at it when I slept last year.,This year you can't miss it.。 ”
"Good. I deliberately waited until today to dispense my medication. "The raw materials have already been prepared, and I still remember the appearance of Steward Qian playing crazy last year, and this year I deliberately didn't mention it, and waited until I prepared it together. Let the housekeeper not have a chance to go crazy.
"Thinking about it, Uncle Qian is usually fine, and he loves to go crazy before the New Year, hehe......" Ying got up and opened the money cabinet, and there were rows of brand-new linen money bags neatly stacked inside, all of which were red envelopes to be distributed to the next people. Early in the morning, I found that everyone in the house was in good spirits, so I waited for the sacrifice to be completed, especially the money housekeeper and the Hu account room. Laugh when you meet people, and change your usual seriousness in front of people. "Two hundred wen per person, five for the housekeeper and five for the bookkeeper, this year is a big deal."
"Hehe, the butler is fine. Consistent five pairs of Hu account room, is no longer a big number. In the year, he received a hundred and ten dividends from the flower water workshop, and he also had twenty yuan in the paper workshop. didn't look at the current dress, and the ten foxes up and down the body didn't wrap him tightly. More elaborate than what I wear. "Today, the sun is shining on the ground, and I am dressed as usual, and I don't even wear a cotton coat. But as soon as the people went out of the account room, they were full of hair. Dare to stand in the woods and hang around a few times, and if you don't have to, an Orion will shoot him with an arrow, which is too conspicuous.
"No, Wangcai rushed to the Hu account room early in the morning and kept shouting. It's like a weasel. Ying smiled and shouted to the maid to come and move the money, the building near the water got the moon first, and the maid who moved the money received her share from Ying early, and ran back and forth, and the money bag tied to her waist 'clanged', beaming with joy.
I weighed it, and it was not light. It's not too heavy on the waist. Aren't you afraid to tear off your skirt when you run?
The second daughter sat down with Ying today and gave out a reward. Unlike He Ying's kind smile, I am still as steady as Second Brother Guan. The big chair was stiff and straight, motionless. Yes, this shape has won unanimous praise from everyone, and I didn't dare to go out when I walked with the front salute, and I carefully took the money and ran, and the effect of the deterrent power of the head of the house made me very satisfied.
"Don't talk and laugh about the New Year, look at the scare everyone." Ying complained after sending the money: "Usually a friendly person, how can he be like a bodhisattva at this time." ”
"I forgot, I was too involved in acting, and I have to correct it in the future." Embarrassed to frustrate the stiff muscles on his face, "Wasn't I very imposing just now?" ”
"It's not like momentum," Ying smiled and shook her head, "It's like everyone else owes you the money and doesn't pay it back, and you don't see that everyone takes the money and runs away, but I'm afraid that your husband will pursue it." ”
The second daughter nodded in approval, she also received some expenses today, and her little face smiled beautifully. The second daughter has a small cash box, which is already full and can't be put down, and all the change is put in the long-necked bottle above her head. She didn't spend, she didn't have much time to use money, she only went in and couldn't get out, and she became a small rich man in the family. Whenever I went out, I took the cooked powder on the maltose and smeared it on the mouth of the vase to make a mark, and whoever touched the money in it would be discovered by the second daughter, and then the thief came to me to beg for it.
At first, I thought she was careful, but after a long time, I realized that it was a little game played by girls. When he saw that his mark was intact, he showed a disappointed expression. In order to tease her, Ying often deliberately destroyed the marker, and then I broke the fortune, and the second daughter did not count the total, and she was tired of me to compensate, and Ying watched the excitement from the sidelines.
"You made it yourself this time, why do you want me to pay for it?" Just now, it was obvious that the second daughter had spent the white powder marked on the mouth of the bottle when she poured money into it, but she still held the bottle breathlessly, and pointed to the mark on it for me to see, "Don't give it, I have a lot of expenses this month, and I don't have much." ”
The second daughter nodded understandingly, put the bottle on the kang and poured out a bunch of money inside, I thought that her conscience found that she wanted to pay me back, until the second daughter finally counted the money and put it back into the bottle to find out that she was very wrong, she was just a routine year-end inventory, and did not plan to help me.
"White-eyed wolf," this girl is quite rich, the box is full of small silver cakes mixed with a few golden beans, and the big bottle is almost full, seeing the girl holding a red face...... "What's the use of saving so much?" And don't spend. ”
The second daughter grinned, crawled next to my ear and whispered, "Leave it for the children." ”
"Ahh Delusion, I must have heard it wrong, "Again, I didn't hear it clearly." ”
"In the future, I will have a baby with my husband, a male baby will marry a daughter-in-law, and a female baby will have a dowry." The second daughter's face flushed with shame, and she snorted tiredly: "Although this money should not be worried about the concubine, but after all, it ...... After all... Mother's ...... Have a heart, too! After speaking, he covered his face and climbed on me, not daring to see anyone.
"High! It's really high! "I'm a little dizzy, how old is this girl's house...... Speechless. 'Be a mother', hehe, I have a little goosebumps and itches all over my body. Ying said this and the second daughter said this is completely two feelings, I need to rest. "Don't arch, dizzy, let the dad lie down for a while......"
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