After Zheng Honggui left, Wu Caifeng started chatting with her old sisters about New Year's goods.
Xu Xiangjuan listened and occasionally said a few words. Although she had two children, one was young and the other was even younger and the younger one could not speak, the family still had to celebrate the New Year and had to plan how to spend it.
All of her good friends before she got married later married and moved out, and because of her personality, she didn't have many good friends. After her sisters got married, she was bored taking care of the children at home, so she just helped her mother do some chores, listened to gossip, and chatted with women older than her.
In the past, my family never had good food throughout the year, so during the Chinese New Year, I always had to reward myself and my family.
This year, Xu Xiangjuan had no intention of buying any New Year goods. She just gave her mother twenty or thirty dollars as a token of appreciation and took some New Year goods home.
New Year's goods are just for food, clothing and daily necessities, so there is no need to be so particular about what you wear. Niu Niu has the leftovers from Gua Gua and some new clothes she had made. Gua Gua also made a few for her. Children don't grow so fast now, so they can still be worn for another one or two years. As for the child's father, he also bought her two cotton coats when he went to the county town to buy a bicycle a while ago. They can be worn during the New Year without any problem.
He was reluctant to wear it and she said a few words to him, saying that clothes are bought to be worn, why do you have to choose a day to wear them?
It seems like she is either spending time with her children or their father all day long. She seldom buys or makes clothes for herself... In fact, she has the most clothes at home.
Basically, the clothes she wore when she was a girl at home before she got married. Her body shape hasn't changed much, so all the clothes can fit into her. Although her mother was very opposed to her marrying Aning, when she got married, her mother still made her some nice new clothes, so she was the one in the family who needed to make clothes the least.
When grandma was discussing, Gua Gua didn't want to be left out, especially when she heard about food. She spoke very actively and enthusiastically, hoping that grandma would buy them all so that she could try them.
Seeing Gua Gua like this, Xu Xiangjuan found it funny and did not stop her daughter from talking.
After all, if children are stopped too much, they will easily develop a rebellious mentality.
In the evening, Xu Xiangjuan cooked dinner and fried Kung Pao Chicken. When it was almost time, she asked Gua Gua to go home and call his father to come for dinner.
Her home and her mother's home are only four or five minutes' walk away. Gua Gua listened to her mother and quickly went home to find her father to come over for dinner.
Wu Caifeng may have been upset because of her brother and sister-in-law, so she stopped saying anything bad about her son-in-law and simply blamed her daughter, "You have known the good things in Huo Huo's house since you were a child. This chicken thigh was originally meant for your brother and sister to eat when they return home for the New Year."
Xu Xiangjuan: "Brother and sister come back to make fresh ones."
Wu Caifeng: "How can it be fresh? This chicken leg is fresh! I got it from your aunt. Your aunt gave the chicken leg to our family right after she killed it. It hasn't been stored for half a year, so how can it not be fresh?"
Seeing that the sauce had already coated the diced chicken, Xu Xiangjuan poured sesame oil and peanuts and stir-fried them. "Mom, how about I kill a chicken from my own home for my brother and sister when they come back?"
Wu Caifeng immediately disagreed after hearing her daughter's words. "There are only three chickens left. What do you want Guagua and Niu Niu to eat in the future? You can not eat eggs, but the two babies can. Eggs are for growth. Don't harm the hens at home."
Xu Xiangjuan: "I know, Mom. Your grandson is your grandson, and your daughter is no longer your daughter."
Wu Caifeng: "What nonsense are you talking about? Go cook your food. I'll ask your dad to come home for dinner."
My dad is a restless person. He watches people fishing here and slaughtering pigs there all day long. Fortunately, my mom knows where my dad is, otherwise she wouldn't know where to find him.
Stir-fry evenly and serve.
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Whenever there was no one at home, the yard door would be locked from the outside. Xu Xiangjuan estimated the time and asked Gua Gua to call his father for dinner. When Gua Gua went home, Zhou Chengning just arrived home and parked his bicycle.
In fact, his lover had already told him about this last night, so Zhou Chengning was mentally prepared to be called by his daughter to have dinner at her parents-in-law's house.
Carrying his daughter to his parents-in-law's house, his wife was the only one in the kitchen, so Zhou Chengning went into the kitchen to help light the fire.
Xu Xiangjuan: "Aning, there's no need to add more firewood. I'll just make a bowl of shredded carrot soup. You can sit somewhere and warm yourself up. It must be cold outside."
They usually eat in the kitchen at their parents' house. After the meal is ready, Xu Xiangjuan tidies her husband's clothes and checks his ears and hands to see if there are any signs of frostbite.
Fortunately, my ears are not red and my hands are warm.
As for her feet, it was not that she was overconfident. How could her feet be cold when wearing the woolen shoes she made?
Zhou Chengning took off his hat and gloves as soon as he got home. Naturally, he would not wear them when he came to his father-in-law and mother-in-law's house for dinner.
"Juan, I'm about to take a vacation." Zhou Chengning really wants a long vacation so that he can spend the winter with his lover and children.
Xu Xiangjuan: "Got it. Remember to go see if grandpa's house needs anything."
No one's life is easy, but since I have taken on the responsibility of taking care of the elderly and took the three hundred yuan that my aunt said was for the children, I have to take some responsibility.
In fact, the three hundred dollars was spent on my grandfather. It always costs money to send food from our family, and it is not free. If there is anything missing, the family has to send it to him.
Xu Xiangjuan's family is doing well. Although her brothers and sisters are not around, they will remember the kindness of their parents in raising them. They cannot send packages every month, but they will send them every now and then, and their brothers and sisters stagger the time to send, so that the family gets something almost every month.
The packages didn’t contain food. After all, my brothers and sisters needed food when they were short of it and my parents had to send them. Most of the food was “rare stuff” and we didn’t expect their packages to be enough to support the family.
Xu Xiangjuan is with her parents, so of course she accompanies them, and each has their own way of being filial.
Nowadays, there are many families that do not support their elderly. There are so many children, but they cannot rely on any of them. Isn’t it because every family is having a hard time now?
Even if the family is better off in the future, supporting the elderly will always be a social problem.
Zhou Chengning: "Okay, I rode my bike to my grandfather's house the day before yesterday, and he said he's living a good life now."
"You should be more careful. Don't just believe what grandpa says. You should observe yourself." Xu Xiangjuan didn't have such deep feelings for Grandpa Zhou, and he was not her biological grandpa, so of course it was impossible for her to observe him so carefully. Since Aning visited grandpa from time to time, she had to observe him carefully to avoid neglecting the old man.
While chatting, Xu Xiangjuan realized that Guagua was not there, "Where is Guagua?"
"Guagua said Miaomiao was at home, so she went to look for Miaomiao." She said this to him on the way. When they reached the kitchen, she took advantage of her small size and sneaked out.
Guagua has saved up ten cents now, and she is going to ask Miaomiao how much the doll costs.
Xu Xiangjuan took off her apron and washed her hands when she heard this. "It's annoying to eat at someone else's house. Bring the kids back quickly."
Seeing his lover go out, Zhou Chengning followed him out.
Miaomiao lives with her grandparents. Her parents live not far away. When Xu Xiangjuan and Zhou Chengning went over, Guagua was talking to Miaomiao, who was half a head taller than him, and they looked quite similar.
"My parents are here. They'll look for you tomorrow." Guagua and Miaomiao made an appointment and went to look for their parents without waiting for them to speak.
A doll that can be shaken back and forth without falling over costs 100 pennies. Guagua, who has no clear concept of hundred, only knows that it is a large number and she may not be able to save enough to do so even when she grows up.
It's really sad for a three year old.
When they got back, Guagua didn't let his father hold him, he only held his mother's hand.
Xu Xiangjuan knew very well that something must have happened to Guagua, so she just pretended not to see it.
On the way back, Xu Xiangjuan saw Wang Qiang's wife again. She looked haggard and had bruises on her face, no different from when she saw her in the morning.
They were not even acquaintances, and Xu Xiangjuan took the man and child back to her parents' home.
During dinner, Xu Xiangjuan mainly asked her father about his plans for the next day, and Xu Gensheng told his daughter what they had planned.
In short, my dad is always busy and has plans every day. Even if he doesn't have plans, he can always find something fun by going out for a walk.
Xu Xiangjuan missed her sisters.
Guagua has a little sister named Miaomiao, her mother has a few older sisters to chat with, her father goes out all day to catch fish and shrimps so there are a few people she can talk to, and Aning has colleagues and teachers at work, but she is the only one who has to deal with Niu Niu, who can't speak, all day.
After dinner, Xu Xiangjuan picked up Niu Niu who was still sleeping, Zhou Chengning rode a tricycle, and the family went home in the night.
When she gets home, she boils some water and fills a hot water bottle with it, then puts it under the quilt. Then she washes and soaks her feet. After washing, she goes to bed and gets into the warm quilt. Xu Xiangjuan feels that this is very healing in winter.
Because Gua Gua had a hot water bottle, he still insisted on sleeping at the other end. Xu Xiangjuan didn't stop him. He talked privately with Zhou Chengning at night. The only time they could chat in the day was at night, so naturally they said a few words.
She had nothing else to do, so she asked him how teaching was like in school and whether there were any particularly tough and noisy students.
Although Zhou Chengning teaches older students in their second and third years of junior high school, who should be more mature and sensible, there are definitely students who give the teacher a headache.
Since Zhou Chengning himself is not the class teacher, he doesn't have to worry too much. The most they do is not hand in their homework, sleep in class or make loud noises.
Xu Xiangjuan found it funny to hear the loud noise. Her husband had such a good temper that he could drive students crazy.
Other teachers might yell at their students to stop talking and go to the office after class, but her man is different. He usually does not take up the lecture time, but gives the students self-study time during his class, and appeals to the students' emotions and explains the reasons to them.
Not to mention the students, even she, the person next to him, is annoyed. Fortunately, she is not his student. It gives her a headache just thinking about it.
Xu Xiangjuan asked about school matters, so Zhou Chengning naturally asked about family matters.
What could happen at home? It's just that she spent the day at her parents' house. Niu Niu kept making more and more noises, and Gua Gua was talkative and loved to join in the fun.
Zhou Chengning: "Juan, what about you?"
"I'm staying at my parents' house, what do you have to ask?"
"Juan, I'll accompany you during my vacation."
"Who needs your company?" The two people's quilts were placed together. The bed was quite big, and Gua Gua unknowingly slept outside the other end. She couldn't fall in. After all, she was so small that the space she took up was already quite large.
There was no barrier in the middle, not only the quilts were close together, but the people were also close together.
If he can't do anything else, he can always kiss his lover on the face a few times. Zhou Chengning also discovered that as long as he doesn't get close to his lover when his lover is about to fall asleep, his lover will not refuse.
That night, he held his lover's hand, and his lover patted the back of his hand, but the force was not very strong.
Another morning, she checked the back of his hand to see if it was red from being slapped, and told him to learn a lesson and not to touch her when she was about to fall asleep.
He remembered this lesson and decided to come when his lover was awake.
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