Zhang Yulan nodded, "Yes, explain it to him clearly. If he plays dumb, don't blame me, your sister-in-law, for speaking harshly.
It's not her turn to make the decision for this brigade. My man is the brigade leader anyway."
Miao Xiuying thought of something and said, "Han Meina is ambitious but incompetent. She might still be dreaming of her man becoming the captain. She really thinks anyone can be competent for the job. What a dream. Forget it. Let's not talk about her. It's unlucky to mention her."
The two then talked about other topics, including the Zhao family.
It is said that after Xu Hongyan took the baby back home, she went crazy sharpening a kitchen knife in the middle of the night, scaring Old Mrs. Zhao and Old Second Zhao so much that they pissed themselves to death.
The two of them didn't dare to sleep in the house, so they had to make do in the pigsty.
Liu Xiaofang had half of Xu Hongyan's hair cut off, and she didn't dare to provoke this madman anymore.
At present, Xu Hongyan has the final say in the Zhao family, and she will not divorce Zhang Laoer.
Just like what Mrs. Zhao said, without the help of her mother's family, she would be sold a second time when she returned home, so she would rule the Zhao family into obedience.
She just didn't believe that there were still men in this world who couldn't be beaten.
Fa Zi also followed Jiang Yan's example. Thinking back to the beginning, the people in the Youth League Institute were very noisy, but when Jiang Yan came, didn't he beat them like bastards?
The reputation is a bit bad, but life is easy.
Jiang Yan clapped her hands and cheered after hearing this. "Women, you should be clear-headed. Just treat men as free labor and let them raise your children. If you feel sorry for men, that's the beginning of bad luck."
Days passed one by one. Before the New Year, Jiang Yan followed Miao Xiuying to attend the New Year market.
Looking at the various local specialties sold in the small market, Jiang Yan bought some edible ones.
Lu Xiao stood aside, responsible for carrying things for her. When he came back, he had a lot of bags in his hands.
In 1976, we had a very lively time. The whole family got together and cooked 18 dishes.
Jiang Yan took out the juice from the space and added two drops of spiritual spring water to make everyone drink it with satisfaction.
After a good New Year's Eve dinner, it was time to distribute red envelopes. Without saying anything else, these little guys were so overwhelmed with red envelopes.
Of course, Jiang Yan also received it. In Miao Xiuying's words, as long as the old ones are still around, she will always be a child, so of course she has to give out New Year's money.
The whole family stayed up until two or three o'clock in the morning. Under the dim light, everyone had happy smiles on their faces.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, people had to pay New Year's greetings to their ancestors. Miao Xiuying got up early and made dumplings with Zhang Yulan.
After the meal, they carried the prepared firecrackers, money, paper, incense, candles and other things and went up the mountain to pay New Year's greetings to their ancestors.
Lu Xiao is often not at home, so the task of cutting down the ancestor's grave was handed over to him.
Lu Li was sweating profusely as he chopped the grass. Song Jingtian took the sickle from his hand and said softly, "Go and take a rest. Let me do it."
Lu Li wanted to say that it was inconvenient for her to do that because she was pregnant, but he saw Song Jingtian raise a sickle and cut off the branches growing beside the grave in a few strokes.
After clearing the weeds around the grave, the older generation placed fruits and candies, lit incense and candles, and burned paper money. Then, everyone, from the oldest to the youngest, kowtowed three times to their ancestors.
Miao Xiuying was still muttering, "Grandfather, Xiaoyan and Jingtian have come all the way to kowtow to you, you must bless them with a successful career, safety and health, so that our Lu family can flourish and our descendants will become more and more promising."
Lu Jianguo said cheerfully, "If our ancestors hear this, they will definitely bless the younger generation. Let's set off the firecrackers first!"
After Lu Xiao lit the firecrackers, everyone was afraid that the mountain would be on fire, so they waited until the firecrackers were finished before heading down the mountain.
The second day of the Lunar New Year is the day to go back to her parents' home. Miao Xiuying thought about it and gathered some food and clothes, intending to pay New Year's greetings to her brothers and sisters at home.
Her parents passed away early, and her brother had to suffer a lot for them since they were young. Even if he had nothing, it would be fine, but he would give him something whenever he had.
People in the province's village say that a daughter who is married off is like water spilled. As a married woman, she is also thinking about her parents' home.
It was just that she was short of money in the past few years, there was nothing she could do about it, and she had to rely on her two brothers for financial support.
Now that all the money-losing goods have been sent away, her life has become easier. Together with the supplies Jiang Yan gave her, she is able to thrive in the black market.
It is no exaggeration to say that she is richer than the old ladies in the city, so doesn't she have to expose her boobs to her parents' home a lot?
As a person, you can't just think about yourself, even if you like to take advantage of others.
Her brothers and sisters were afraid that he was having a hard life, so they would send her anything good even across the dozens of miles of road.
The brothers and sisters are not the worst and they get along pretty well.
Miao Xiucai's family was poor and they could not afford a coal stove, so they roasted food with firewood carried from the mountain and smoked two strips of bacon on the side.
He puffed on his pipe and said to Li Xiaocao beside him, "Damn it, Xiuhua has been on the island for more than a year, why is there still no news? Maybe she is reluctant to leave. No matter how good the island is, it can't be as good as her hometown!"
How could Li Xiaocao not know what he was thinking? He said with a smile, "You are thinking about her. Didn't I send you a telegram before? She said that she is doing well over there. Xiaoyan even gave birth to three children, two sons and one daughter. This is a great thing.
I feed so many chickens, but I can't send them to her. Otherwise, I'll let her take care of them and don't let her lose weight."
Third aunt Miao Xiuhua and fourth aunt Miao Xiuli also came, as well as Miao Xiuhua and Zhang Fen from the second wife's family.
A room full of people sat together, including the younger ones, so it was packed.
The married cousins were all holding babies in their arms. They were so small that they would cry when they saw strangers, and their mouths were dry from all the coaxing.
Miao Xiuhua was still sighing: "Time flies by, and another year has passed in the blink of an eye. Hey, brother, isn't your Xiaolei studying? How did he do in the exam this year? As parents, it doesn't matter if we suffer a little, we must let them be influenced by culture.
I went to the city to deliver eggs to Lu Lin before, and I heard that the picture books illustrated by the fourth brother's wife were very popular all over the country. It was the one I bought for Tuanzi, and they were reading it with great interest.
Educated people are different! They have an easier time making money than ordinary people like us. It would be a shame to be trapped in the mountains for the rest of their lives!"
Miao Lei, the person mentioned, had a childish face full of embarrassment: "Uncle, I don't plan to study anymore. Look at my dad, his back is hunched over from fatigue. I can help him a little by doing farm work at home.
Otherwise, the whole family would have to tighten their belts and carry rice to sell just to support my studies. How could I continue my studies? When I grow up, I want to lighten the burden on my parents’ shoulders.”
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