After the lively banquet, the guests returned one after another, leaving only a table of leftovers and a mess on the floor.

Fortunately, the Chen family had enough hands, some people cleaned up leftovers, some people wiped the table, and some people swept the floor, and the place was quickly cleaned up.

After tidying up, the ladies gathered in a circle to scrub the dishes and chopsticks.

Several brothers picked up more than a dozen buckets of water, while Gu Qi and Ma Dali made tea on the side of the banyan tree, and were responsible for entertaining some relatives and friends who had not left.

Chen Xingling quietly found the groom and the old father, and whispered a few words in a low voice.

The bridegroom smiled bitterly and asked, "You bought all the cigarettes and alcohol - you can't say it?" ”

"But you pay for the money." Chen Xingling reminded: "It must be said that I am just responsible for running errands." When you go back and talk to a few brothers, they all say that. ”

Chen Jixing felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, and for the first time he realized the difficulty of being short of money. If you don't have any money around, others will think that the money in your pocket is all from gnawing on your parents.

The old father took a puff of his cigarette and nodded lowly.

"Okay, just do what Ling Ling said."

Chen Jixing was extremely embarrassed, and whispered: "Dad, actually-"

"Not so much, actually." The old father was categorical: "I've said everything, I can do what Ling Ling said!" ”

Chen Jixing didn't dare to say anything more.

The old father has always been loving, but he has never lacked majesty, as long as he says things in a resolute tone, all children must obediently carry them out, and dare not challenge one or two.

Chen Xingling gave his old father a look and returned to the washing army.

There are a lot of pots and pans, half of them are homemade, and most of them are borrowed from neighbors.

The others washed and stacked them up, and the eldest and second sisters-in-law picked them out and sent them to the neighbors immediately.

"Wait!" Chen Xingling shouted: "Dad said, put it on the stool to dry it first, don't get wet and send it back." He also said that he would go and return it to his neighbors and that he wanted to thank them personally. ”

The husband's authority in this family is the greatest, and everyone dare not disobey one or two.

"Okay! Let's dry it first! The sun is still quite strong this afternoon, and the sea breeze is strong, so it won't take long to send it back. ”

After a while, Chen Sanshui came slowly pacing.

While smoking a cigarette, he asked, "Ling Ling, your fourth brother took the money to let you go to the city to find someone to buy tobacco and alcohol, and it took a lot of effort to buy so many at once, right?" ”

"Okay." Chen Xingling smiled bitterly: "It's just that the amount I bought is a bit much, I went to several places, and I had to ask someone to find a relationship, so I finally bought it." ”

Several sisters-in-law were immersed in scrubbing, but their ears were raised high.

Chen Sanshui let out a low "um" and said, "I took a look just now, and there are still two good cigarettes and a bottle of wine left." There is not much alcohol, so stay at home and drink it for the New Year. The fourth child said that this time the wedding was held by the sisters-in-law who were working hard, and they were very upset. He said that the two good cigarettes were disassembled and distributed to several sisters-in-law to return to their parents' homes for the New Year. Also, there is still half a bag of candy left at home, and I also brought it over to give it away. ”

After hearing this, several sisters-in-law laughed in surprise.

"Dad...... Those are all foreign cigarettes from abroad, which is very rare! It's too precious...... You can keep it for yourself. ”

"Yes, yes, yes! Keep it for yourself. ”

"It's good enough to like sugar, just bring some candy back for the New Year and distribute it to your nephews, nieces and nephews."

Chen Sanshui's face was calm and he pulled a low smile.

"It's all the money paid by the old four and the young, not me - I don't count if I say it. He told you to bring it, and you took it back and tasted it. ”

Then the old father turned and walked away with the dishes.

Several sisters-in-law laughed haha, and they became more and more energetic.

Chen Xingling buried himself in his work and secretly laughed in his heart.

The cigarettes and alcohol were taken out of the supermarket space, and they didn't cost her a dime at all.

But she ignored one point - when her brothers got married before, she couldn't take out anything.

The sour words of the fifth sister-in-law just now reminded her that she reined in the precipice at the right time, and while she completely jumped out of this matter, she also brought the relationship between her relatives closer to her family.

The elder brothers grew up together, ate and drank together, went to the sea and slept together, and never cared about anything.

But after all, several sisters-in-law come from different families, and it is inevitable that each of them has their own thoughts, so they still have to take care of it carefully, so that they can always be harmonious and beautiful, and harmonious up and down.

In the afternoon, everyone finally finished their work and sat under the banyan tree drinking tea and chatting.

Li Ying and Gu Xuan had never been to Huiqiao Village, so they asked Gu Yi to take them out for a walk.

Zhao Xiaoxing has always been afraid of Li Ying's mother-in-law, so she didn't dare to go with her, so she found an excuse to play with Xiaohuzi.

Li Ying looked at the self-built houses in the village, plus the straight and flat cement road, and was a little incredulous.

"It's also called 'country land'? It doesn't look like it! ”

Gu Yi explained: "My sister-in-law said that they used to be very poor here, and in recent years, many overseas Chinese have returned to their hometowns to help build roads and help their relatives build houses, so the situation is much better than before." ”

"No wonder!" Li Ying muttered: "It looks like the place is more spacious, how can it be compared with the city!" It's okay...... Not bad. ”

After a pause, she glanced at her son in disgust.

"Your place in the mountains is definitely not as good as here! The same is from the countryside, the traffic here is developed, the door is the sea, and you can get to the city in ten or twenty minutes by car. In that dark corner of the mountain, you'd have to walk all day to get home! ”

Gu Yi secretly rolled his eyes: "Mom, saying these words will only make Xiao Xing sad - what are you doing here?" I married her out of the mountains, not to go to the mountains to get rich, and I don't care what happens in the mountains! ”

Li Ying glared at him with hatred and steel, and whispered: "If you weren't disobedient, I would have had a daughter-in-law in the city." What is good in the countryside and in the countryside! ”

Gu Xuan, who was on the side, couldn't listen anymore, and said, "It's not you who marry a daughter-in-law, don't worry too much." ”

"That's it!" Gu Yi turned his face away.

Li Ying couldn't do anything about them, so she had to sneer.

Suddenly, she remembered something.

"Ah Yi, now you pay five yuan a month, and the girl in the mountains doesn't have to pay a penny—you have to save all the money, and you can't spend it lavishly, you know?"

"Got it." Gu Yi didn't dare to meet the old mother's eyes, and sloppily said: "We have to rent a house, and we have to eat and drink for three meals, which is not easy." I gave you so much money before, and we didn't have a penny left—"

"How is that possible!" Li Ying interrupted him excitedly and asked: "You have a meal ticket subsidy for eating in the canteen, she eats at the construction site at noon, and goes to your brother's place to eat at night, so you can get something to eat in the morning - where will there be no left?" Where does all the money go? ”

Gu Yi's eyes dodged, and he said, "Didn't I say it?" There is a lot of money to rent a house, and the landlord has to raise the rent from time to time...... The cost is quite large. ”

"You're bigger!" Li Ying got angry: "How much money did you save?" Yes? Have you saved it? You guys can rent a few dollars a month at most, don't think I don't know! One breakfast a day - can two people eat dozens of yuan?! ”

Gu Yi was secretly anxious, and hurriedly said nonsense: "Save money-that must have been saved." However, we added a lot of new clothes this winter, and sent ten yuan to Xiaoxing's parents at the end of the year for the New Year, so we didn't save a lot. ”

"How many?" Li Ying asked.

Gu Yi shook his head: "I-where did I know!" It was all saved by Xiaoxing, and she knew how much it was. Don't care! We've been saving it anyway! ”

Li Ying became even more angry when she heard this, and asked, "Why did she take it?" Why not you? Does she know how to count? She can't read a single word, and you let her save money? What kind of man are you? I won't collect any money by myself! If one day she secretly sends money to her mother's house, you are still in the dark! ”

"There should be human relations, and there must be one." Gu Yi said: "Xiaoxing just married far away, and she didn't break off the relationship with her mother's family." Her parents, brothers and sisters-in-law, occasionally there are good things and funerals at home, there must be some human contacts, right? ”

"What do relatives in the mountains have to deal with!" Li Ying scolded angrily: "If you are poor and afraid, you must be eager to seize the opportunity to come to you to ask for money!" I sent ten yuan for the Chinese New Year?! You're only five dollars a month for your mother! She was good, and sent ten yuan in one go! Is she when you're an upstart? Yes? ”