As soon as their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law hung up the lantern, Wang Dahu appeared at the gate of Xi's courtyard with some game, food and wine.

"Auntie, sister-in-law. Today's Chinese New Year's Eve, we are all a group of bachelors, and we don't have any relatives to accompany us, so we dare to lick our faces to celebrate the New Year with our aunts and sisters-in-law, and ask our aunts and sisters-in-law not to dislike them! ”

Wang Dahu said with a smile: "This New Year, there are more people to be lively, otherwise it will be too deserted, but there will be no New Year's flavor." ”

As early as before the eldest brother left, he came to him to arrange everything, including naturally asking them to stretch out their hands during the New Year, so as not to let the aunt and sister-in-law suffer.

"Oh, why are you here, come to the house. You guys are here, there are so many people, it's too late for our mother and mother to be happy, where will you dislike it? ”

Tian Cuihe immediately laughed and welcomed everyone into the house, and said happily: "After a while, the glutinous rice will be steamed and beaten with glutinous rice, each of you will eat one, and you will eat glutinous rice for the New Year, and you will send it to me and him in the coming year!" ”

"Okay, thank you, auntie."

Wang Dahu's eyes lit up, and after entering the house and putting down the things in his hand, he rolled up his sleeves and said happily: "Auntie and sister-in-law rest, if there is anything to do, just tell us, there are many brothers, and we will ensure that things will be done beautifully." ”

More than 30 big men filled the Xi family's house at once.

Tian Cuihe and Chixi were also not polite, and after arranging everything, they sat in the hall and drank sweet water.

The sweet water is made by Tian Cuihe with brown sugar, wolfberry and jasmine, which is fragrant and sweet, and it is warm all over the body after taking a bite, not to mention how comfortable it is.

Wang Dahu and others have not had the New Year for many years, and they still remember that a few years ago, when every household put up lanterns, they nested under the low wall and were hungry and frozen.

This year, not only did they have enough to eat, but they also earned a lot of silver, and everything was hopeful.

It's also very easy to work.

It is said that there are thirty jobs in thirty nights, and Wang Dahu and others have thirty-seven people, and they have all done all the work in less than half an hour.

There is a folk custom, the earlier the Chinese New Year's Eve meal is made, the more firecrackers are set off to worship the ancestral gods, the smoother the next year will be, so every household starts to work early in the morning to seize the opportunity.

In the past, the Xi family was also fast, but not so fast, and before noon today, the villagers heard the sound of the Xi family's firecrackers.

Su Xiuying nested in the cave, pulling the remaining half of the sweet potato she ate yesterday, and when she heard the voice, she looked in the direction of the Xi family in a daze, and after reacting, she said viciously: "Now that you are so arrogant, sooner or later you will fall and fight!" ”

Chi Tiegen, who originally wanted to run away with the treasures, but then found that the treasures in the two other places were missing, and he was very irritable during this time.

He suspected that the two of them had taken his treasure away.

But he was pretty sure he hadn't been to those two places for three months before he went to get the treasure that day, and there was no reason for the two of them to know where he was hiding the treasure.

But the treasure is gone.

He is now penniless and unable to run, and although his eldest son's leg is not broken, his life has been picked up, and he is completely lame.

Because Chi Taoer had a marriage contract with Zhang Xiongtian, and did those appalling bad things, and was also contaminated with rumors that she was entangled by evil ghosts, she couldn't get married at all.

Su Xiuying also asked the matchmaker to find Chi Tao'er's mother-in-law's house, but who knew that the matchmaker who did not refuse to come quickly closed the door as soon as she saw Su Xiuying, and asked Su Xiuying not to harm her, making Su Xiuying so angry that she stood at the door of the matchmaker's house and scolded her.

"Mother, I'm so hungry!"

Chi Dahai was so hungry that he had stomach cramps, grabbed Su Xiuying's arm and said with tears in his eyes: "Is it okay for me to eat sweet potatoes?" ”

They didn't have anything to eat, this sweet potato was stolen by Su Xiuying when she went to the village yesterday, she didn't dare to steal too much for fear of being discovered, so she only stole a few, just enough to stuff her teeth.

"Are you hungry? You're hungry, and your mother isn't hungry? Yesterday, my mother didn't eat anything, she gave it all to you, and you are still hungry today! You're a starving ghost, reincarnate you! ”

Su Xiuying couldn't stand the hunger, the whole person lost a lot of weight, and just wanted to eat the remaining half of the sweet potato to pad her stomach, but the youngest son came up with a blank eye.

Chi Dahai was scolded and cried, and sobbed and accosted: "Mother, I'm really hungry, you give me sweet potatoes to eat!" If you want to eat it and then go to the village to steal. ”

Su Xiuying was so angry that her heart hurt, and she scolded angrily: "Eat, eat, eat!" You know to eat, the old lady is good for you, you are so unconscionable, and let the mother steal things, today is Chinese New Year's Eve, every family comes and goes, if it is discovered, do you want your mother to be beaten to death? ”

Maybe it was when Su Xiuying rarely treated her son so fiercely, Chi Dahai was stunned for a moment, and then pouted and cried.

Chi Tiegen was upset when he heard this, and roared angrily: "Shut up, cry, cry, cry!" You know crying. It's your mother who taught you badly, what does a manly man look like when he cries every day? Shut up! ”

Chi Dahai was so frightened that tears flowed, but he didn't dare to cry.

He didn't know why his father, who had always loved him, had become like this.

But he was really hungry.

Ji Tiegen stood up and was about to walk out of the cave, Su Xiuying hurriedly asked, "Why are you going?" ”

During this time, she always felt that Chi Tiegen's heart was hiding something, and her eyes were becoming more and more obscure, faintly hateful, and even she turned a blind eye to her careful gestures, which made her feel more and more uneasy.

"Go out for a walk, didn't you hear your son crying hungry?"

Chi Tie didn't want to talk to Su Xiuying at all, but he couldn't ignore his son, he wrinkled his brows and said, "You take care of the mountains and the sea, I'll come back in an hour." ”

Su Xiuying was completely relieved when she heard this, and after nodding, she roasted the remaining half of the sweet potato, and finally gave him half of it under Chi Dahai's pleading.

There are only two people left, and Chi Dashan then called out in a weak voice.

Su Xiuying swallowed her saliva, endured the throbbing pain in her stomach, gritted her teeth, and fed the last bit of sweet potato into the mouth of her eldest son, Chi Dashan.

And Chi Tao'er, who no one cared about, hid in the corner, looking at the scene in front of her with resentment.

If it weren't for her mother to teach her badly, how could she have gone against Chixi and ended up in this field?

If her mother hadn't strongly objected to her marrying Xi Dazhuang, everything that Chixi has today would be hers!

The hateful thing is that Chi Xi is now making a lot of money, and the people in the village are full of praise when they mention her, and she Chi Tao'er is better than Chi Xi in everything, but she has become a rat crossing the street!

Even her aunts and uncles and cousins, who had a good relationship with her, hid away when they saw her.

She almost gritted her teeth with hatred!

She is not reconciled, she does not want to nest in this dark and damp cave forever!

She must be better than Pond Creek!

One day, she will definitely trample everyone who has failed her under her feet!

She must take revenge and let out a vicious breath!

"What are you hiding there for?"

Su Xiuying was so angry that her heart hurt, and she was dizzy with hunger, she turned her head and saw her daughter staring at her for a moment, and her cold and faint eyes made her scalp tingle, she held back the fear in her heart, twisted her brows and scolded: "You are gloomy every day, what kind of bad tricks are you holding back?" The eyes are straight and hooked, what's the matter, do you still want to beat the old lady? ”

Since the day Dashan treated her leg, she beat Chi Tao'er, and this girl who has been intimate with her since she was a child seems to have changed as a different person.

didn't say anything about her, and hated her to the core, which made Su Xiuying cold and angry.

Chi Tao'er pursed her lips, her eyes flashed, and she said lightly, "No, you think too much." ”

Then, she stood up and walked out, and Su Xiuying immediately asked, "Where are you going?" ”

"If you're hungry, go find something to eat."

After Chi Tao'er finished talking, she left without looking back.

Su Xiuying looked at Chi Tao'er, who was with her, and scolded angrily: "It's really a white-eyed wolf who can't be raised, the old lady gave birth to her and raised her, so she slapped her twice and held a grudge until now." Knowing this, the old lady should have strangled her to death in the first place! ”

Chi Dashan and Chi Dahai had just finished eating the sweet potatoes, and they were still hungry, looking at Su Xiuying with blank eyes, hoping that she could come up with something to eat.

Su Xiuying was stared at angrily: "What are you looking at?" Everything you can eat is for you, and my mother is still hungry! Wait, your father will come back with food in an hour. ”

Chi Tiegen is the one who has lived in Dahe Village for decades, and although the people in the village avoid them now, they will not watch their family starve to death.

What's more, today is Chinese New Year's Eve, and no one wants to be tainted with bad luck.

Therefore, when Chi Tiegen knocked on the door and begged for food, although the people in the village were full of disdain, they would more or less give him some.