I brought the younger children here because the older ones are still playing outside and don’t want to go home.
Every family brings food rations for their family members, and no one takes advantage of others.
There are also seasonal vegetables from every household’s fields, and there are quite a lot of them.
Jiang Mengxue no longer needed to pick the vegetables from her own garden.
Since the relatives are so generous, their family will certainly not be stingy and will put more meat and vegetables.
Spicy grilled fish, braised rabbit, green beans and eggplant, garlic cucumber, and scrambled eggs with loofah.
There are neither too many nor too few dishes, just enough to entertain guests.
Xia Minghua stood next to Jiang Mengxue, watching her crack the eggs into the pot one by one.
I was so surprised that I could hardly control my expression.
Her family raised several chickens, and it took them half a month to save so much, but Jiang Mengxue actually made it in one dish.
"Xiaoxue, stop adding them. Just put a few in to give them a little flavor. It would be a waste to put so many in."
She originally wanted to say that just one or two would be enough, but when she looked at the large bowl of peeled loofah, she swallowed her words.
But that’s not a small amount. No one eats fried loofah with eggs just for the eggs.
"It's okay, sister-in-law. Just because there are too many loofahs and too few eggs doesn't mean we can't eat anything.
I haven’t finished eating the eggs I used for my postpartum confinement yet, don’t worry.”
If someone else were here today, they might think Jiang Mengxue was showing off.
Who would have leftover eggs during confinement? They couldn’t even find enough eggs when they wanted to.
Xia Minghua knew that Jiang Mengxue had no shortage of eggs to eat, because Li Cuiying had exchanged a basket at her home and had also exchanged a lot with other relatives.
As the dishes were served one by one, the men came back from work to eat.
Before I even went home, Gu Zhenjiang and Gu Qingbei were invited over.
Water was drawn from the well for them to wash their hands and faces.
"You said Zhenhai's wife came back from Qingbei and didn't invite you to her house for dinner, so she has to come to your house for dinner."
Second Grandpa felt a little embarrassed. They didn't even show any appreciation when the younger generation came back, and they still wanted them to treat them.
Luan Huiying stepped forward, handed him the towel, and said, "Uncle, from what you said, it should be us, the younger generation, who should treat you, so just don't be polite to us.
We're going back tomorrow, and we don't know when we'll meet again, so today is a good time for everyone to get together."
There is nothing wrong with what he said. Gu Mucheng and Gu Musi are both in their seventies or eighties. Who knows how many more years they can live.
I seem to be in good health now, but it’s hard to say what will happen if I feel unwell somewhere.
Not wanting to say anything unlucky today, Luan Huiying invited everyone to sit down and eat.
The table was placed in the yard. There were many people, so the children had a separate table.
The old man had four brothers. Except for the fourth brother who died before getting married, the first three brothers had many descendants.
The three elders of the family are Gu Zhenxing, Gu Zhenjiang and Gu Zhenhai.
My second grandfather had five sons and three daughters. The four sons and one daughter survived, but the youngest son was adopted by his younger brother who died young.
But because the youngest brother passed away too early, this son was raised by himself. Apart from the separate household registration, there was no other difference.
The two sons and three daughters of my third uncle now live with the eldest son, Gu Zhenhua, and the eldest daughter-in-law, Zhang Huaiju.
Then for the younger generations, there shouldn’t be too many of them.
There is not enough space for this whole family to sit together at the table.
Jiang Mengxue looked at the lively scene in the yard and couldn't help but think that it would be complete only if Gu Qingbei's grandfather and father were there.
I don’t know if there will be such a lively scene in the future.
If this scene could be recorded and viewed decades later, it would definitely be very nostalgic.
Jiang Mengxue has a retro Polaroid camera in her space, and it wouldn't be out of place to take it out now.
Just say that Gu Qingbei borrowed it from a friend, and no one else knows whether it is true or not.
But I have to find a chance to discuss it with Gu Qingbei.
Now Gu Qingbei is sitting at the table with the elders, helping to pour wine, and is very busy.
Mo Bao didn't want to sleep at this time, so Jiang Mengxue had no choice but to carry him out.
After he had his fill of milk, he turned around and watched everyone eat.
My mouth is watering from envy.
Fortunately, it is still small now, and it will be big enough for the table in a few months.
At that time, you cannot put any dishes or chopsticks near him, otherwise it will be dangerous.
"Xiaoxue, you eat. I'll hold you."
Luan Huiying swallowed the steamed bread in her mouth in a few bites, then came over to take the calligraphy and let Jiang Mengxue eat.
But Jiang Mengxue also saw that Luan Huiying had only eaten a few bites and was definitely not full, so she did not let go.
"Mom, don't worry about him. Just put him in the cradle and let him play by himself. He can't fall out."
Before Mobao was born, Gu Zhenjiang made a cradle for him.
You can put him in it to sleep.
The cradle is quite deep, so even if you put more things in it, he won't fall out.
Jiang Mengxue quite likes using it. It is more convenient than a small bed and can be moved outside.
Luan Huiying dragged the cradle to their side so that she could see Mo Bao's every move in it.
Third Grandma sat opposite Jiang Mengxue.
Because the two families lived close to each other, she often came over to chat.
I am also quite familiar with calligraphy, and I like it more and more the more I look at it.
"The child is well-raised and plump. Huiying is so lucky."
She was speaking from the heart and wanted to praise the calligraphy.
Luan Huiying is quite versatile in this regard.
"That's right, it's all thanks to Xiaoxue's good care, and his second grandfather and grandmother's good care.
I don't know how to take care of children at all. When Xiaobei was young, he was raised by a fellow villager. When he grew up, he was sent back to be raised by my second brother and his wife. I didn't do any work at all, and I got a son and grandson for nothing, hahahaha."
It sounds like self-deprecating remarks, but every word is also saying that it is thanks to Gu Zhenjiang and Li Cuiying.
Li Cuiying suddenly became the center of everyone's attention, and no one knew what was going on for a while.
He raised his head and looked at everyone in confusion.
Please forgive her for being distracted and not hearing anything.
She was just thinking that if she had given birth to a few more children, the family might be so lively now.
But fortunately, her obsession is not that deep, otherwise she would collapse every time she sees other people's children.
Now that she has Mobao to take care of her, she feels very satisfied.
Zhang Huaiju also understood what Luan Huiying meant.
Besides, she has been with Li Cuiying for decades and is much more familiar with her than with Luan Huiying.
She also hopes that Li Cuiying can have a good life in the second half of her life.
At least looking at the current situation, Gu Qingbei and Jiang Mengxue are still willing to take care of them.
But now, because Li Cuiying and Gu Zhenjiang are still able to work, they can still help take care of the children.
When the child grows up, if Jiang Mengxue also takes the child to the army to find Gu Qingbei, what should the two of them do then?
She didn't feel comfortable asking this question.
After all, this is a family matter and others can't say anything.
If Li Cuiying and her husband had adopted a child as their own decades ago, there wouldn't have been so many problems.
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