"Second uncle, are you here?"

Speaking of Cao Cao, here comes Cao Cao. Suddenly, Zhang Qingshan's voice was heard outside.

"Nephew, you're here, hahaha, come in quickly, the old and young masters are all in the house."

"Second Aunt, you guys haven't gone out yet. My mother and my brothers and sisters are enjoying the cool breeze at the intersection. There are quite a lot of people there. They just asked me to call you when I saw you and come over to chat."

When Zhang Qingshan came in, there was still a thin layer of sweat on his forehead, followed by a group of cousins.

Seeing this, Father Zhang immediately pointed to the kang and the stools and said, "Hurry up and sit down. You young people can have fun. I'm going to chat with my old brothers."

"Second Uncle, please sit down. Why did you leave as soon as we left?"

"That's right, Second Uncle, you haven't even finished the wine in your bowl."

"Second uncle wants to smoke, am I right?"

Father Zhang smiled nonchalantly, holding his pipe and waving his hand, "Don't drink all my wine. There's not much left. Take it easy."

When Zhang Laoer saw his father coming back, he called out, "Chrysanthemum, bring the bowl and chopsticks."

Zhang Guoqing chuckled at his words. Why didn't you ask Juhua to serve the pickled vegetables?

"Bring the wine!"

"Forget it, forget it. Let's keep it for the old men to drink. You don't know that my father wanted to find someone to make sweet potato wine last year, but the result..." Zhang Qingfeng shook his head.

Zhang Qingshan smiled and looked at Zhang Chunming and his brother-in-law, "Why didn't you say hello when you came? Dachun and the others wanted us brothers to get together."

The Dachun he was referring to was his brother-in-law Tian Dachun. The Zhang family had always had few daughters, with Zhang's father having two daughters, while the other two families only had one daughter each.

"Brother, can you please set a time? It's just right for Xiaowu to be at home. Xiaowu, how many times have you missed the annual third-day reunion?"

Zhang Guoqing smiled apologetically. "I couldn't help myself. That's a good idea. I haven't seen my other two brothers-in-law for a long time. How are my two sisters doing lately?"

"That's great. We have so many brothers in the Zhang family, how dare we not be good..."

Zhang Guoqing quickly cleared his throat, "Brother Qingfeng, you're trying to scare your two brothers-in-law. Don't you see they're about to run away?"

"Who said that? My wife is my biological daughter, and I was adopted by my parents. Brother-in-law, don't you think so?" Chen Xiaobin replied with a smile.

"Indeed." Zhang Chunming paused. "Last time, my aunt said that we already have two grandsons, so there's nothing special about having a son."

This made everyone burst into laughter, and they looked at Chen Xiaobin with teasing eyes.

After laughing, with the newly added bowls and chopsticks by Lin Juhua and the two new cold dishes prepared by Zhang's mother, everyone gathered together to drink and chat without being polite.

We chatted a little.

After a while, Zhang Qingshan looked at Zhang Guoqing, who was smiling and listening to the conversation, and said, "Xiaowu, my son Tongsuo is getting married in the second half of the year. Can he come back?"

Zhang Guoqing raised his bowl upon hearing this and said, "Let me congratulate you on becoming a father-in-law."

"You little brat!" Zhang Qingshan scolded with a smile, "I think it's pretty bad, right? Look, come back if you can. It's the twelfth day of the twelfth lunar month, it's still early."

Zhang Guoqing tugged at his clothes and said with a wry smile, "Your brother has been sold out to the country. He saved up for two whole years and switched shifts with his comrades to get this vacation."

"This is the first marriage of a young generation in our Zhang family, so we can't be careless. Have you thought about the specific steps? What are your uncle's plans?"

Zhang Qingshan's disappointment was instantly relieved by what he said, and he smiled and said, "I want to keep it simple."

Zhang Guoqing understood a little. It was simply because the internal consensus hadn't been reached. As a distant uncle, it was even less appropriate for him to get involved. "Time flies! The kids are all starting families now."

"That's right, once Tongsuo's wedding is over, the others will come quickly. We are really old."

Zhang Lao Er pointed at Zhang Qingya and scolded him with a smile: "Stop talking nonsense. You're old, and your wife is pregnant. You're just showing off."

Zhang Guoqing slammed his hands on the table in surprise. "That's amazing, brother! How much effort did you put in?"

"You bastard, you say anything."

"Oh, look at how blushing she is." Zhang Laoer followed suit, hoping to cause more trouble. "What's there to be ashamed of? Maybe both the eldest sister-in-law and the niece-in-law can be the mother at the same time."

Zhang Qingfeng immediately started to laugh and said, "Brother, did you hear that? You're not old yet. Work hard and strive to have your eldest grandson and your eldest son hold you both."

Zhang Qingshan punched the two men in anger, "You are so dishonest!"

"Why are you so careless? There are many people like you in the village." Zhang Laoer rubbed his shoulders. "The copper lock is done. Will the silver lock be next?"

Zhang Qingshan rolled his eyes at him, wondering how hard he could hit him. "Give it a couple of years. The boss is about to empty his family's savings by the time he gets married."

"Just make it up."

"Two hundred yuan for the betrothal gift, plus the quilts, clothes, and other miscellaneous items, it's going to cost at least four hundred yuan. I've calculated it, and anything more complicated would cost more."

Zhang Laoer frowned. He originally wanted to ask if he had given too much betrothal money, but when he thought about the betrothal money he had scraped away from his mother-in-law, he clicked his tongue and finally said nothing.

Zhang Guofu glanced at his second brother with amusement, then looked at Zhang Qingshan, "This is the only chance in your life, don't let the child suffer. It's always more cost-effective to marry a daughter-in-law than a daughter."

That's true, marrying a daughter brings a new child to the family, while marrying a daughter off is like spilled water. Zhang Qingshan felt so distressed when he thought about his two daughters.

Zhang Guoqing listened and watched, then shook his head and smiled. He thought, "Do as much as you can. Is it really necessary to empty your family's savings to hold a wedding?"

Although he doubted the truth of this statement just like the second brother, if it weren't for Uncle Zhang's family background, it would be really difficult for Zhang Qingshan and his wife to make ends meet with just the income they earned from working.

Two hundred yuan, how many work points are needed, how much money is needed?

Zhang Guoqing deliberately glanced at his cousins ​​from the first wife's house. They looked okay, but he didn't know what their wives would think.

"Isn't it time for your Xizi to find a partner?"

Zhang Guofu shook his head and said, "There's no rush when you just start working. I'll look for a job after my child is settled."

"Xizi is really doing well. He earns fifty or sixty yuan a month now, so you don't have to worry about his marriage. It's okay to wait until later. With such good conditions, there's no need to worry about not finding a good partner."

"Brother, you're wrong. He doesn't have to worry about any of his sons. Xiao Zuo is in the Revolutionary Committee, and Xiao You is in the army. What does he have to worry about?"

Zhang Guofu waved his hand and said, "We are all brothers. I am just trying to show my respect."

Zhang Laoer, noticing the topic had turned to his honest brother, immediately smiled and said, "The next generation of our Zhang family has finally risen. Come, have a drink."

This made the rough men raise their bowls with joy.

The promising one is their own nephew, so they can go out with pride. Putting aside other things, everyone who knows them will say that the Zhang family has produced many talented people.