There were people all over the Hao family's yard, so Hua Yuanyuan followed Hao Li and called out to them with a typical smile.
Hao Li is the third child in the family. The eldest is sister Hao Qin and the second is brother Hao Fen.
The fourth child is the youngest sister Hao Shang, and the fifth child is the youngest brother Hao Jin.
The sisters all came back with their husbands and children.
These are our own family, as well as the eldest uncle’s family, the second uncle’s family, and the fourth uncle’s family.
Hua Yuanyuan's father-in-law is the third child in the family. His parents had four sons.
These people successfully made Hua Yuanyuan dizzy.
The general meaning is that they didn't get married at home, so this time they came back to have some fun with their relatives.
She couldn't tell who was who at all. When people talked to her, she just answered with a smile.
If it’s inconvenient to say, just say a few perfunctory words.
I don’t dare to call for help. It’s better not to call for help if I call the wrong person.
How embarrassing it would be to call the second uncle the third uncle.
Hao Li was sitting at the man's table talking and couldn't get away.
He can hardly protect himself now. It is better to let his wife be comfortable among women than to bring her around men.
He looked up at his wife to see what she was doing and whether she needed his rescue.
After watching it a few times, I found that my wife was quite comfortable.
Hao Li's parents' house also has six rooms, and the east room is a kitchen for cooking.
They were all old houses, small and dark compared to the Hua family’s new house.
The door frame was low, so Hao Li had to lower his head to enter the inner room.
They raise chickens, ducks and pigs, and grow common northern vegetables in the vegetable garden.
Unlike my hometown in Northeast China, there is no backyard.
The houses here are built in neat rows, with an alley behind them and walls next to the neighbors' houses.
There is a pond in front of the door, with lotus flowers planted and willow trees beside it.
The sons have all separated, and the old couple of the Hao family live with their youngest son Hao Jin, while the eldest son Hao Fen's home is not far away.
Hao Li's son left home to join the army at the age of eighteen and has only returned a few times in more than ten years.
The women were washing and cutting vegetables in the shade of the yard, while the eldest sister was cooking, busy in the kitchen, sweating profusely.
Hua Yuanyuan followed the cooking team and helped.
My parents-in-law seemed okay, but I couldn't help but feel how happy they were.
They shared the steamed buns they bought in the morning among the children.
This is not something she added any ingredients to, I really don’t dare keep it for too long.
In Hua Yuanyuan's opinion, the Hao family's life was relatively normal for a rural family at that time. They could get enough food, but they definitely didn't eat well.
This is how farmers live. They rely on the land to survive, but they are not very rich either.
The children can go to school and get married when they grow up, all can be arranged.
The lunch was very sumptuous, with stewed chicken, stewed duck, fish, scrambled eggs, peanuts, stir-fried beans, garlic eggplant, and cold cucumber salad.
The staple food is a single pancake, which is chewy but also quite fragrant.
From this table of food, we can see Hao Li's status in the family.
Hua Yuanyuan didn't hesitate and ate two pancakes and a lot of dishes.
My elder sister’s cooking skills are really good, and the simple home-cooked dishes are also delicious.
Her character is that of a shy young wife, who doesn’t talk much or ask questions, and leaves everything else to Hao Li.
On the left is my mother-in-law, and on the right is my eldest sister. They both kept saying, "Eat more, eat more."
The women and children had finished eating, and they had eaten all the food on the table, even wiping the bottoms of their plates with bread.
The men were drinking and talking loudly.
They didn't speak Mandarin, so Hua Yuanyuan had a hard time understanding them, but she could guess roughly what they meant.
It was around three o'clock in the afternoon when everyone dispersed, leaving only our family members.
The room was full of people, and the children all took off their shoes and lay on the kang.
The women sat on the edge of the kang, and the men sat on benches on the ground.
Hao Li was sitting next to his wife, and his face turned red after drinking.
"Third brother, does your father-in-law like to drink? Let's go to Nantou and get two kilograms of wine to bring back?"
Father Hao was smoking the cigarettes bought by his in-laws and thinking about what to give in return.
"OK."
Since his family didn't allow him to bring anything, Hao Li planned to buy some in the city. He couldn't go back empty-handed, so he had to bring something for his father-in-law and brother-in-law.
"San, besides the wine, can you bring some of our own food?"
Hao's mother was also worried about what to bring for her son and daughter-in-law. People in the countryside only eat what they grow at home and nothing else.
Millet, beans, peanuts and sesame seeds are just food, nothing good.
City people still like them very much. You have to pay to buy them outside, and some even require tickets.
The Hua family is different. They have cultivated some land of their own, so they have everything.
Hao Li felt that it was a bit unnecessary, but he decided not to take it. There was nothing else at home, so he felt a little embarrassed.
Hua Yuanyuan listened to them discussing this in front of her. Did they think she didn't understand?
He nudged Hao Li's back with his knee, not knowing whether he could understand what he meant. He decided to accept the gift from his parents.
"Mom, just take whatever you have at home."
Hua Yuanyuan was very satisfied with the tacit understanding between the two.
Hao Li told his family who attended their wedding, what they did, what his father-in-law prepared, and what his father-in-law prepared for him after he got married...
Just to let the family know that he is living a good life outside after getting married.
His father-in-law is also very good to him, which makes the family feel at ease.
He also talked about his situation in the army. The training was very tiring, but he tried his best. He would work hard after getting a promotion, and his main goal was to make his family feel at ease.
If there is anything happening at home, write him a letter. If it is an urgent matter, send him a telegram and leave him a phone number.
I asked each of my brothers and sisters how they were doing and whether they had any difficulties...
Although it's just a few simple sentences, the meaning is conveyed.
I have been out for more than ten years, but these brothers and sisters are not as close as my comrades-in-arms.
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