Chapter 21: The Dinner
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, it is the day when Mu Feng's family and his aunt and second aunt's family have dinner, and they have a meal together at Mu Feng's house at noon every year.
Mu Congli has three brothers and sisters, and he is the eldest. When his parents passed away early, Mu Congli always wanted to do his duty as a good big brother and hoped to help his sister more.
Mu Congli wants to save face, and every time he has a dinner, he has to prepare some good meals to entertain his sister's two families. On the second day of the Lunar New Year last year, Mu Congli was reluctant to buy two bottles of good wine because of Zhou Guilan, and after his sisters left, he quarreled with Zhou Guilan.
This year, Zhou Guilan bought six bottles of Du Kang wine half a month in advance, but Mu Congli was not so particular, saying that he drank everything the same.
After being reborn, Mu Feng deeply knew that in this society, many ordinary people like their fathers live very contradictory, and when they have no money, they may have to slap their swollen faces and become fat, but after they really have money, the form is not so important.
Mu Congli's eldest sister Mu Conghui, married to the countryside Liu Wang Village, the eldest brother-in-law Liu Baozhi is a barefoot doctor, self-taught Chinese medicine since childhood, will take the pulse to see a doctor, while farming, while relying on people to see a doctor, never charge, easy-going and humble, has a good reputation in the village. Son Liu Yong is a good material for learning, and his grades have always been among the best in the class. Like Mu Feng, he is also studying in the county No. 1 middle school and is in the third year of junior high school.
The second sister Mu Congfang, who has been a water spirit since she was a child, is a bright girl from ten miles and eight townships, married Zhang Jianguo of the county post office, and became a family member of a national cadre. Zhang Jianguo has a good brain and thinks of various ways to earn money to support his family, so his living conditions have always been good. has a beautiful daughter named Zhang Linlin, who has just entered the second grade of primary school.
Mu Feng's feelings for Mu Congfang are particularly good, because Mu Congfang has given her eldest nephew food and drink. Every time the post office sends something delicious, delicious, and fun, Mu Congfang likes to go to his brother's house to get it, and he also loves this nephew who is excellent in learning, and I don't know how many schoolbags and stationery boxes he has bought for Mu Feng.
Mu Congfang's house is in the county seat, close to it, and on the morning of the second day of the junior high school, he came to Mu Feng's house early. Zhang Jianguo put down the big bag and small bag, and pulled his daughter Linlin to sit in the main house to watch TV, while Mu Congfang helped his sister-in-law cook in the kitchen.
When Zhang Jianguo sat in front of him, Mu Feng suddenly remembered that shortly after the Spring Festival in his third year of high school, Zhang Jianguo bought futures, staked all the money in the family without telling his second aunt, and borrowed thousands of yuan from his colleagues, but he lost it all at once.
Why did Mu Feng remember it so clearly, because on the day the second brother-in-law knew the result, he had a heart attack and fell on the path in front of the door, fortunately he was found by his neighbors, and he was rescued in time and his life was saved, but he fell into a half-body failure. That day, the second aunt was chatting with Zhou Guilan at Mu Feng's house, and when the neighbor came to tell her, it was Mu Feng and Zhou Guilan who accompanied her to the hospital in a hurry.
After the second sister-in-law was discharged from the hospital, he retired from illness, and since then he has been bedridden, his temper is getting bigger and bigger, and he is still suspicious, and he always suspects that there are people outside the second aunt, and there is a big quarrel in three days and a small quarrel in two days.
Since then, the second aunt's family has been in a slump. The second aunt was less than forty years old, her hair was almost white, and Xiao Linlin also became timid and withdrawn. The second brother-in-law regretted it very much, and even became a bit Shinto, and often told Mu Feng that it would be good if it was bought on the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, and it would be good if it was bought at the beginning.
This incident hit the second aunt too hard, and it made a deep impression on Mu Feng. Now that he has been reborn, Mu Feng has to find a way to prevent this from happening anyway.
In the main room, the 14-inch small TV played back the Spring Festival Gala the day before yesterday, Na Ying and Wang Fei were singing "Meet Ninety-Eight", and the beautiful melody made people easily intoxicated.
Zhang Jianguo sat on the sofa, swallowing melon seeds for a while, and said: "Big brother, hurry up and change to a big color TV, how uncomfortable this small TV looks like." ”
Mu Congli, who was sitting next to him, laughed a few times and said, "This TV is not broken, it's a pity to throw it away." ”
Mu Feng echoed beside him: "Dad, what the second brother-in-law said is right, let's quickly change the big one, now the color of this TV is distorted." ”
Zhang Jianguo turned his head to look at Mu Feng, and said with a smile: "Xiaofeng, I bought a TV, but it's not for you to see, there is still half a year to take the college entrance examination." ”
"Second brother-in-law, for the New Year, can we talk about something else." Mu Feng pretended to pout angrily.
Zhang Jianguo laughed and said, "If you are admitted to the undergraduate program, you can choose whatever gift you want." ”
"Really, then you'll have to get the money ready." Mu Feng immediately responded happily, and moved the small bench under his butt to Zhang Jianguo's side, leaned over and said, "Second brother-in-law, I recently heard that one of my classmates made a lot of money buying futures at home, why don't you do this?" ”
When Zhang Jianguo heard this, he was obviously stunned, lowered his head and said to Mu Feng, "How do you know?" ”
"My classmates said that."
"It's easy to play and risky, don't touch it!"
"Wealth is in danger, and you can't give up your children and can't trap wolves." Mu Feng looked serious and sincere.
"You kid knows a lot of things." Zhang Jianguo didn't hear the teasing taste in Mu Feng's words, and said with a smile.
"Second brother-in-law, I know you are very good, when will you go to the Light Exchange recently and take me to see the world." Mu Feng thought about how to take Zhang Jianguo's words, and looked at him eagerly.
"Do you still know about the Guanghua Exchange? Don't think nonsense, let's do a good job of studying first. Zhang Jianguo unconsciously admitted to buying futures, but he is currently considering placing a heavy bet and does not want to be distracted by Mu Feng.
"I'm very good at studying, don't worry, besides, I can get you a bag and water, a successful person like you, there will always be someone to run errands for you." Mu Feng slapped Zhang Jianguo.
Zhang Jianguo was amused by Mu Feng and laughed, and said, "Hehe, it depends on my mood when the time comes." ”
Mu Congli didn't know what they were muttering, so he glanced at it and asked, "What are you two talking about?" ”
Mu Feng hurriedly said: "I didn't say anything, the second brother-in-law said that if I do well in the college entrance examination, he will give me a gift." ”
Mu Congli said: "You can't keep letting your brother-in-law spend money." After saying that, he turned his head and continued to watch TV.
Zhang Jianguo glanced at Mu Feng with satisfaction, and said in his heart that this kid still has a bit of a sense of secrecy.
After a while, the aunt's family of three also came.
The aunt is a loud voice, as soon as she came, the whole yard was her voice, and Zhou Guilan and Mu Congfang were choosing vegetables and cooking.
In Mu Feng's memory, the aunt always looks like a big grin, with a good temper and a slow temperament, and she doesn't worry about anything.
Seeing the eldest aunt carrying some bacon, live legs, and garlic following the aunt, Mu Fengle was broken, and thought that the aunt was really a blessed person, the eldest aunt farmed the land and saw a doctor, and he had to serve the family.
Liu Yong entered the hospital and ran to Mu Feng to chat.
Since he was a child, Liu Yong has liked to be Mu Feng's follower. When I was a child, during the summer vacation, Mu Congli and Zhou Guilan couldn't get busy, so they sent Mu Feng to their sister in the countryside. Mu Feng is also willing to go to the countryside to play, go down to the river to catch fish, go up to the trees to dig out bird eggs, catch monkeys with flashlights at night, and take Liu Yong to run all over the village every day. The villagers all know that this is the child of Liu Baozhi, a kind barefoot doctor, who will give melons, fruits, pears and peaches to the two brothers.
"Brother, at school, I often see you with a beautiful sister." Liu Yong looked at Mu Feng with a smile and whispered.