Chapter 67 Chapter 67 1st Update
Fu Mingze glanced at the thin layer of wine in the wine cup, and looked at Shen Shaoyuan in confusion: "Did you brew this wine yourself, Dad?"
Although he had long discovered that his father-in-law was actually a very smart man, and seemed to learn things very quickly in some areas other than serious matters, but brewing wine?
Of course, there are people in the village who can make wine, but basically everyone can only make some rice wine for their own drinking, and due to the food shortage in recent years, very few people make wine.
Moreover, this wine is obviously not the kind of rice wine that can be brewed casually by farmers. Even an ordinary winemaker would not be able to brew this kind of wine.
Shen Shaoyuan began to talk nonsense without any shame: "This wine has been brewed for a long time. I brewed it with Mo'er's mother when she was still young. I almost forgot about it. I suddenly remembered it a few days ago and dug it out. Mo'er's mother is really skillful. This wine is brewed very well. When I opened it for the first time, I almost got drunk by smelling it."
Shen Moer looked at him silently, thinking, didn't he almost get drunk from the smell? This is the famous Daliang wine Huaxiamian. The smell is the most mellow and rich when the bottle is opened. People with a lighter alcohol tolerance can get drunk just by smelling it.
Originally, there was an old steward in the palace who could make wine. Her father had been bored and tried to make some wine with him a few times. He could probably make some ordinary rice wine, but to say that he could make a wine like Hua Xia Mian was pure nonsense and was bullying Fu Zhiqing who didn't know the situation.
Fu Mingze inexplicably felt that something was not right, but he couldn't tell what. After all, his father-in-law hadn't bought any wine recently. If you said that this wine was just dug out from buried at home, it would make sense. The only thing was that the wine was brewed too well.
Fu Mingze said sincerely: "The winemaking skills of this winery may not be comparable to those of the masters in ordinary wineries."
Shen Shaoyuan sighed softly: "I didn't brew it alone, it was mainly due to the efforts of Mo'er's mother. I'm afraid I can't brew it alone."
Fu Mingze didn’t want to bring up Shen Shaoyuan’s sad memories, so he took the bottle and filled everyone’s glasses, then raised his glass: “Dad, I toast you a glass.”
Shen Shaoyuan sighed slowly: "Okay."
Shen Moer looked at Fu Mingze sympathetically. Fu Zhiqing was usually very smart and perceptive, but she was probably not on guard against her father-in-law and was stunned by her father's tricks.
But it's not surprising. After all, her father's ability to deceive people was learned from the most shrewd people in the world. If he was so easily discovered, he would have lost his life long ago.
Shen Moer thought about it and picked up a piece of fish meat for Fu Mingze with chopsticks: "Eat more fish." Eat some fish meat to nourish your brain.
He picked up another piece of scrambled eggs for Shen Shaoyuan with chopsticks: "Eat more eggs." Eat more and fool people less.
Halfway through the New Year's Eve dinner, there was a crackling sound of firecrackers outside, and Shen Moer raised her glass: "I wish you a smooth, happy and healthy year ahead."
Shen Shaoyuan smiled and said, "Be happy and healthy."
Fu Mingze: "Happy and healthy."
Bang, a huge firecracker went off, and Shen Shaoyuan was startled: "Oh, who bought such loud firecrackers. Well, let's eat faster and set off firecrackers quickly, so as not to be outdone by them."
After the meal, Shen Moer and Fu Mingze cleaned up the dishes. Shen Shaoyuan took a lunch box with the meat and vegetables reserved in advance. Shen Shaoyuan stuffed a steamed bun into it and went out under the cover of night.
Shen Moer knew that he was going to bring food to Old Wang in the cowshed, and would probably take a while before coming back, so after washing the dishes, she dragged Fu Mingze to set off firecrackers.
Normally at this time of year the village would have been dark and quiet, but today was different. Even at the entrance of the village, they could see the lights constantly lighting up in the village and hear faint sounds of laughter.
The firecrackers had been hung at the door long ago. Fu Mingze lit the fuse with a match and hurriedly pulled Shen Moer towards the door. The firecrackers exploded with a crackling sound behind them. Shen Moer screamed and laughed and hid behind Fu Mingze. Fu Mingze reached out and pulled her into his arms.
The cold air of the winter night was suddenly isolated outside. Shen Moer glanced at the courtyard gate and hugged Fu Mingze's thin waist.
Fu Mingze bowed his head and kissed her, then said softly, “Comrade Shen Moer, Happy New Year.”
Shen Moer smiled and said, “Fu Zhiqing, Happy New Year.”
Shen Moer didn’t know when her father came back. She only knew that she was so sleepy but Fu Zhiqing still forced her to “stay up all night”. His way of staying up all night was so tiring that her voice became hoarse and she scratched his body with her fingers countless times.
She also hated him for not keeping his word. He clearly said that they would go to sleep right away, but after sitting for a long time, he didn't let go. She was also afraid that she was too strong and might really scratch him. She was in a daze until he came in with an enamel basin of hot water to wash her. She squinted at the time and saw that it was already past two in the morning.
Under the dim light, Fu Mingze had a satisfied look on his face, his handsome face was slightly flushed, and he looked lazy, unlike usual.
He bent down and kissed Shen Moer's lips, coaxing softly: "Go to sleep."
Shen Moer wanted to give him a cold look, but her eyes were not lethal at all. Instead, they were soft and seductive. Fu Mingze sighed, reached out to cover her eyes, and said again: "Go to sleep."
Shen Moli fell asleep immediately. When she woke up again, the sun was already high in the sky. She looked at the time and it was almost ten o'clock.
She could vaguely hear someone talking outside the door. Shen Moer listened attentively for a while and found out it was Maomao and the other naughty kids. Maomao had the loudest voice, and she heard them yelling, "Sister Moer, why don't you get up yet? The sun is shining on your butt."
Shen Moer: “…”
Then she heard Fu Mingze's serious voice: "These candies are prepared by your sister Moer. Take them and eat them. She stayed up late last night. You can come and play with her tomorrow."
"But I have to go to my grandma's house tomorrow."
"Then wait until grandma comes back."
Fu Mingze calmly coaxed the group of children away. Shen Moer listened to the gradual quieting down outside and pulled the quilt to cover her face.
A lecher, a swindler.
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I slept for half a day, and when I got up I ate and drank. The first day of the new year passed in this leisurely and relaxed atmosphere.
Shen Yinyin's family came early in the morning on the second day of the Chinese New Year.
The second day of the Chinese New Year is the day to go back to one’s parents’ home. Shen Yinyin’s three children are not married yet, so there is no need to worry about whether the daughter-in-law wants to go back to her parents’ home, so the whole family just comes together.
What was unexpected was that not long after Shen Yinyin's family arrived, Shen Shengli, the eldest son of the Shen family, actually sent his little grandson to ask Shen Yinyin to go to his house for dinner, and also passed on a message that "the eldest brother is like a father, and since both parents are gone, he, as the eldest, is the mother's family of his younger sisters."
Shen Yinyin was stunned when she heard this, and thought to herself, did the sun rise from the west today? In previous years, when she returned to Yangliu Brigade, except for having a meal at Shen Shaoyuan's house, the other brothers ignored her and pretended not to know she was coming.
Shen Yinyin and Shen Shengli had an average relationship and didn't want to go, so she said that Shen Shaoyuan had already prepared the food. The little grandson of the Shen family then ran back to reply, and came back soon after, saying that his grandfather said that since they were having lunch at Seventh Grandpa's house at noon, they could go to their house to eat in the evening. There was no need to worry about not being able to go back at night, as they could just stay at their house and squeeze in.
He also said that Grandpa Qi should bring his aunt and uncle along so that the family could have a reunion dinner.
“Big brother, are you crazy about gain and loss?” Shen Yinyin couldn’t help but say after the little grandson of Mr. Shen left.
It's not that she has a mean heart. As a younger sister, she knows Shen Shengli's character very well. This man will not do anything without profit. Even though he is the eldest, he has never helped the younger one, and he deliberately takes advantage of the younger one.
When Shen Yinyin got married, Shen Shengli had already started a family and a career. He was obviously the elder brother who had separated and lived alone, but he still wanted to calculate Shen Yinyin's betrothal money. If the old man had not been clear-headed at that time, no matter what his son said, he would have insisted on returning the betrothal money to his daughter and put it in the bottom of the box. He might have really been able to calculate the money away.
Shen Shaoyuan curled his lips: "You want to find a way out for your son and grandson."
Previously, she was still resentful of their family because her grandson stole bricks and was taken to the police station. She did not even come to Chen Moer's wedding and even threatened that they would no longer have any contact in the future. Now her attitude suddenly changed 180 degrees. It is obvious that it is probably because of the ninth workshop of the embroidery factory under construction.
Shen Yinyin spat: "He has a beautiful idea."
But she didn’t save face for Shen Shengli. She just asked his little grandson to take a message back: “There was no such rule in previous years, so there is no need to bother this year.”
Regardless of what Shen Shengli was thinking, he just mocked him back.
In fact, Shen Shaoyuan was not wrong, Shen Shengli really thought so.
He has three sons and several adult grandchildren. When he knew that Shen Moli was going to be the deputy director of the workshop in a state-owned factory and could arrange people to work in the factory, he almost regretted it so much that he wished he could go back to the time when Shen Moli got married. He would definitely prepare a big gift and go to her house in person.
The workers in the state-owned factories had so many strong laborers in their family, if even one or two of them could become workers, their future would be very different.
The quarrel with Shen Shaoyuan was too ugly before, and Shen Shengli regretted it a lot during this period. Now he finally found such an excuse, thinking that he could take the opportunity to ease the relationship with Shen Shaoyuan's family.
But Shen Yinyin didn't respond at all. After hearing the message brought back by his grandson, Shen Shengli was so angry that he smashed an enamel cup at home.
The fourth child, Shen Xianghong, is also at Shen Shengli's house. Her husband's family works in the commune, and her husband is a worker, so he has some face in her parents' home. Every year on the second day of the Chinese New Year, they have dinner at Shen Shengli's house.
Chen Xianghong glanced at the enamel cup rolling on the ground, rolled his eyes and said, "Brother, don't be angry. You know Yinyin's bad temper. She has been like this for many years. There is really no need to be angry with her. It's still early, let's go for a walk in the village, it's a good time for you to take a rest." With a wink, he called out the man Lu Yiping and the daughter Lu Xiaoqin.
Walking out of Shen Shengli’s house, Lu Xiaoqin pouted and complained: “What’s getting better in the village, it’s so cold.”
Lu Yiping: "It's awkward for us to stay in the house, so it's better to go out."
Shen Xianghong showed a smug smile: "You guys, don't you think about what day it is today? I'm going back to my mother's house on the second day of the first lunar month. My parents are dead, so I'm going back to my brothers' house, right? I have four brothers. My eldest brother's house is my mother's house, so isn't my younger brother's house my mother's house? Shen Yinyin can go to the seventh brother's house, but we can't. Let's go to the seventh brother's house!"
Lu Xiaoqin didn't want to go. She had hardly any contact with Shen Moer since she was a child. She used to look down on Shen Moer, and now the person she looked down upon before suddenly became successful. She felt uncomfortable.
Shen Xianghong asked, "Do you want to be a worker?"
Lu Xiaoqin's eyes lit up.
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