Song Wei put the little girl down, squatted in front of the dragon and phoenix fetus, and coaxed softly, "Uncle and brother and sister are playing around." ”

At dinner, the sound of firecrackers sounded in various houses, but Tang Xiaoxiao didn't expect the dragon and phoenix fetus to be quite bold, and he was not scared to cry, but clapped his little hands happily.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year in 1979, Song Jingzhi got up early in the morning and pasted couplets.

Mother Song put on a red cotton jacket and a red hat for the dragon and phoenix fetuse, and the children's little faces were red and festive.

"Whose New Year's doll is this?" Tang Xiaoxiao picked up An An and kissed her on the face several times.

"Whose family else can it be, yours." Song Mu said with a smile.

Breakfast was prepared by Song's mother early in the morning, and the family gathered around to eat the first meal of the new year.

Mother Song brought a large bowl to Tang Xiaoxiao, and in the big bowl were two big goose eggs boiled in brown sugar water, as well as more than a dozen red dates.

The goose eggs were deliberately changed by Song's father in a neighboring village a few days ago, and only the neighboring village raised geese, but not Yuhu Village.

I heard that the nutrition of goose eggs is much better than that of eggs, and Song's father braved the heavy snow to go to a neighboring village to change more than a dozen goose eggs, saying that he wanted to supplement his daughter-in-law's nutrition.

"I know you can't get used to eating rice in the morning, your father cooked it for you in the morning." Mother Song brought a big bowl of egg custard, which was boiled with goose eggs, and this one was for the dragon and phoenix fetus.

"Thank you, Dad." Tang Xiaoxiao thanked the father-in-law, and Father Song smiled and waved his hand.

She remembered what Song Jingzhi once said to her, there is a joke in Yuhu Village, calling the father-in-law who married his daughter-in-law the old man who burned the fire, which meant to cook for the daughter-in-law, light the fire, and serve the daughter-in-law, which originally meant to make fun of her.

But Tang Xiaoxiao felt that this was a misinterpretation, and the old man who burned the fire actually meant that his father-in-law loved his daughter-in-law.

Father Song rarely expressed himself in front of her, but from many small aspects, she felt warm.

After breakfast, Song Jingzhi and Tang Xiaoxiao went to their home with their children to pay New Year's greetings.

When they went out, the children's pockets were empty, and when they came back, they were full of red paper bags.

This time, Tang Xiaoxiao learned wisely, and did not drink all the teas of each family like the first time.

But when I came back, I drank a big bowl of my own tea.

"It's still delicious tea made by my mother." After drinking, she licked her lips unsatisfied.

"If you like it." Seeing that her daughter-in-law liked it, Song's mother smiled on her face.

"Mother, Xiaoxiao and I will take the child to take a nap in the afternoon." Song Jingzhi drank two teapots of water in a row.

"What's going on?" Mother Song looked at her son, her family would come to pay New Year's greetings in the afternoon, why did she have to go to a nap?

"After talking all morning, my mouth is dry." Song Jingzhi waved his hand, he didn't want to deal with these relatives anymore.

Later, Song's mother asked her daughter-in-law to find out that the relatives of the original family heard that Song Jingzhi had been transferred to Beijing, and they all wanted him to find them a job in the city.

Originally, Song Jingzhi patiently explained, but people thought he was setting up the score, and asked how much a job cost.

"Go back to your room after lunch." Father Song said after hearing this.

After lunch, the little couple took the child back to the room.

In the hall, the work of coping with relatives was handed over to Song's father, who spoke straight and was not afraid of offending relatives.

As long as you are asking about work, you can directly say that if you are not here to pay New Year's greetings, you can go back with your things.

The situation in Song Jianguo is similar, except for the second daughter of the Song family who did not go home, the three brothers and sisters hid directly in Song's father's house.

Song's father's family also came to relatives, so they hid directly in Song Jingzhi's room, the dragon and phoenix fetus were sleeping, and the five of them were in the back room, drinking melon seeds and drinking tea and chatting.

"Fortunately, the second aunt prepared a brazier, otherwise we would be really pitiful." Song Xiaolan roasted the fire and sighed as she ate the candy.

But no, there are only a few of them hiding from their relatives like this during the New Year.

"It's reasonable for them to look for the eldest brother and the second brother, what is the situation with me and the younger sister? We're just students. Song Wei took a sip of tea and nodded. It's still the second aunt's tea, and the taste is pure enough. ”

"Who let you be in Beijing?" Tang Xiaoxiao smiled and took the candy handed over by Song Xiaolan.

People in this era have a somewhat blind yearning for big cities.

As for the eldest brother of the Song family, it was because he was promoted to team leader this year, and many relatives wanted to use him to become a temporary worker in the factory, and at this time, the temporary workers in the factory also had 20 yuan a month, which was a lot more than earning a lot of work in the village.

"My two brothers-in-law are still farming at home, if I had this ability, they wouldn't have entered the factory earlier." The eldest brother of the Song family sighed.

"Anyway, it's just a New Year's holiday, and it's good to pass." Song Jingzhi is peeling melon seeds for his little daughter-in-law.

"Second brother, when are you going to go to Beijing?" Song Wei asked.

"I've already booked a ticket for the eighth day of junior high school."

"So early?" Originally, Song Wei and Song Xiaolan planned to be with them, after all, the young couple still had children, and if they were together, they could help take care of them.

"Well, you need to clean up the house in advance." Although the holiday is to the Lantern Festival, after all, the house in the family courtyard over there still needs to be cleaned up, and there is still some work to be prepared in advance.

"In the future, Xiaowei and Xiaolan will often come to the house to play." Tang Xiaoxiao said with a smile.

"Second sister-in-law, I will often come to the door to eat." Song Xiaolan put her arm around her and said.

"No problem, the second sister-in-law will make you something to eat."

"Second sister-in-law, I want it too." Song Wei hurriedly answered.

"It's all there."

On the night of the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, Song's mother had already put the children to sleep, and the family chatted around the fire.

"Everything?" Father Song looked at Song Jingzhi.

"It's all packed, and everything that should be sent has been sent."

"That's good." Father Song nodded. "When I arrived in Beijing, I said hello to your father-in-law and mother-in-law on behalf of your mother and me."

"Yes." Song Jingzhi responded.

"Dad, we bought a big yard in Beijing, why don't we go to Beijing together?" Tang Xiaoxiao looked at her in-laws.

Song Jingzhi is the only child of the old couple, and after they left, it was the old couple who guarded the house, and Tang Xiaoxiao was reluctant and unbearable.

Mother Song looked at Song's father, she was a little tempted, she was reluctant to give up her son before, but now that she has a daughter-in-law and grandchildren, she is even more reluctant.

Father Song thought for a while, but still shook his head.

"Wait a little longer, wait for Jingzhi to gain a firm foothold in Beijing before going." Song's father was afraid that this would cause trouble to his son and daughter-in-law.

Besides, there is nothing to do when he goes, he is used to doing work, but he can't stay.

"Maybe the state will allow trading soon, and then my father and mother can do some small business." Song Jingzhi squeezed the little daughter-in-law's hand.

He knew his father, and if he didn't let him do some work, he might get sick.

Before the little daughter-in-law was pregnant, the old couple went to Tianjin City to take care of them, and Song's father had to go out several times a day in addition to buying vegetables.