Mingmei took a few quick steps and turned into their courtyard. As soon as she entered the door, she stopped suddenly. Everyone was in the courtyard. Mingmei looked at these people in surprise, scratched her head, and asked, "Are you waiting for me?"
This is indeed a bit self-indulgent.
When Zhuang Zhixi saw his wife coming back, he quickly went forward to hold her little hand, put it to his lips and blew gently, saying, "Are you cold?"
Mingmei shook her head and said, "It's not that cold, I ran back."
Her big eyes were gurgling as she glanced at the people in the yard and asked curiously, "What happened?"
What are so many people doing together? Zhuang Zhixi: "There's a meeting in the hospital."
Mingmei: “Oh.”
It was the first time she encountered such a thing, so she quickly followed Zhuang Zhixi and stood aside. Even though Mingmei had been married for half a month, she didn't know every household. She had to go to work every day, so she didn't have time to greet her neighbors.
She leaned against Zhuang Zhixi and asked quietly, "Why do we need a meeting?"
Zhuang Zhixi: "Auntie Zhou wants compensation."
This afternoon's matter was a bit complicated. Zhuang Zhixi briefly gave a brief summary of the situation. Mingmei groaned softly, her face full of regret, and said, "Why am I at work? I didn't even get to participate in such a big event. What a loss."
Mingmei's hair couldn't stand up anymore, and she felt like she had missed a big show.
Zhuang Zhixi pursed his lips and said, "This is the second half now."
This afternoon, Zhou Li waited for the Su family to come back, and waited and waited, as if they had gone to Tianjin for medical treatment, and never came back. Until... in the evening, just now, the Bai family father and son brought the two widows and three naughty children of the Su family back together like a happy family, and they were blocked by Zhou Li.
When Zhou Li saw that Aunt Su was holding a Quanjude roast duck in her hand, she was so angry that she wanted to snatch it away. She had been waiting at home to deal with this matter, but these people didn't take it seriously. How could Zhou Li accept this?
She came up to grab the roast duck, but the Bai family father and son were men, so they didn't let her. They pushed and Zhou Li fell to the ground. Zhou Li was not a pushover either. She was a mean old lady to begin with, and this time she was even more outrageous.
Aunt Wang was the first to come out, and quickly gathered everyone in the courtyard. Today's incident really needed an explanation. Everyone took their seats, and just as they stood in place and hadn't started to arrange their carriages, Mingmei came back.
Mingmei sighed, thinking that the courtyard was too lively. It was true that living in a building was not so lively, and there was no such a lively time as this "meeting". It was her first time to participate, and she was a little excited. She looked at the two sides of the force present. On one side was Zhou Li, and behind her were Zhou Qun and Jiang Lu, and the other side was the Bai family father and son and the five people of the Su family.
Mrs. Zhou Li spoke excitedly, "Everyone, please judge for me. I suffered so much for going to the toilet today. Who is responsible for this? If it wasn't for the Su family's little bastard throwing firecrackers, if it wasn't for Bai Fendou, the stinky boy, I wouldn't have suffered this. You must give me an explanation and compensate me. You must compensate me."
Aunt Wang looked at the Su family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law and asked, "What do you say?"
Wang Xiangxiu was about to retort, but Aunt Su immediately held her hand. Mingmei saw it with her sharp eyes, and sure enough, Aunt Su spoke immediately afterwards. She said, "Our family is wrong in this matter. The children are young and at the age of being naughty. It is said that dogs hate children of seven or eight years old, and my three are about this age. They just want to play around all day long. They can see stray dogs on the street all day long, and they can see stray dogs on the street all day long, and they don't think dogs are very fierce on weekdays, so they don't take them seriously. Who would have thought that this would cause trouble and the children were scared. But my Jinlai has already been punished, and the dog chasing you has nothing to do with our children, right? but I just asked the neighbors, and it's not the case at all! The dog was provoked by my child, but what does the subsequent incident have to do with our family? You can't just think that we are orphans and widows and keep biting us! My Jinlai was also bitten by a dog. He went to the hospital today and spent two dollars on rabies vaccines alone. You also know the conditions of my family. Xiuer is the only one working, and life is very tight. I really, really..."
She burst into tears.
The people around immediately started to murmur, and they all felt that this matter could not be blamed entirely on Aunt Su's family, as her family had had a difficult life.
Mingmei had seen Aunt Su take action twice, and both times she was not simple. She was very good at showing weakness, but she was also very good at passing the buck, and perhaps because she was born with a weak face, she could easily arouse sympathy from others.
She didn't suffer any loss last time, and it seems that she won't suffer any loss this time either.
"Bah, why are you pretending to be wronged? You bought roast duck when you have no money?" Mrs. Zhou Li was very about this. to eat something good? Why are you so unkind?"
Aunt Zhou was scolded by Bai Fendou, a junior, and felt stepped on the tail. She yelled, "You unlucky guy, if you hadn't chased the dog today, how could I have encountered such a thing? You are mostly responsible for today's incident, and I haven't settled the score with you yet? You dare to speak up here now. Tell me, did you deliberately lead the dog to me? How come so many people are fine, but I was chased by the dog? Did you do it on purpose? Are you targeting me?"
Bai Fendou glared: "Do you have any shame? What does your falling into the toilet have to do with us?"
"You're the one who fell into the toilet! Your whole family fell into the toilet." Then she thought of Bai Fendou saying that she ate shit. Isn't this a rumor? She cursed: "You still said that I ate shit, you damn bastard, you deserve to never find a wife in your life, you wicked dog..."
Aunt Zhou insulted Bai Fendou crazily, but Old Man Bai didn't want to listen. After bullying Sister Su, she came to bully his son. What a shame! He said, "That's enough. You are not a good person either. Besides, my son sent his child to the hospital. Who knows what's wrong with you? Now you want to blackmail me? This is not the first time you have blackmailed me. Why are you pretending?"
"You, you, you, who are you talking about! You shameless bastard, I know that you and Aunt Su have an affair, your family is really sick, they just help others. I think your family will be extinct sooner or later. You bastard..."
The joining of Old Man Bai made Aunt Zhou even crazier. She was like a mad dog, cursing wildly and sending deep greetings to the Bai family and the son, as well as the Su family. Her curses were extremely ugly. When Zhao Guihua heard them, she felt that if this was shown on TV, it would be muted by the sound of the show.
She tutted her tongue, but Old Man Bai was not like Zhuang Laonian. He fought back crazily after being scolded. The two of them greeted each other's ancestors, saliva flying.
Mingmei: "...Oh haha."
Zhuang Zhixi held his wife's hand and said, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."
Mingmei glared at him: "Do you think I'm scared when you see me with those eyes? I'm clearly excited."
Zhuang Zhixi: “…”
The two sides cursed each other even more fiercely. Aunt Wang slammed the table and said, "Okay, are you done yet? Do you know that today is New Year's Eve? Do you still want to have a good New Year?"
Zhou Li was indignant: "They didn't let me have a good New Year."
"You all should stop talking. We are here to solve the problem, not to intensify the conflict. No one wants to be in trouble today. Why don't we all take a step back?"
"snort."
"snort."
Aunt Wang also saw that they were not convinced, and continued, "I think it's better to do this. Aunt Zhou has really suffered. Anyone would be disgusted to vomit if she got an arm full of gold on New Year's Day. And in the final analysis, Jin Lai and Bai Fendou are more or less responsible for this matter. No matter from which aspect, you should give Aunt Zhou an explanation. Aunt Zhou, you have encountered such a thing, and the Su family and Bai Fendou didn't want it. Isn't it New Year's Day? You should just give face to the younger generation. Let's take a step back and each person pay Aunt Zhou one dollar to make up for the suffering she suffered today, okay?"
"No way! How can I be so worthless?" Zhou Li was not happy! Bai Fendou was still not happy: "What does it have to do with me? I didn't let the dog bite her. The dog chased her because he thought she was an old hag."
"You you you. You little bastard."
They immediately exchanged 200 words of insults at each other again.
Aunt Wang: "That's enough! Don't be shameless. Do you want to deal with it or not? The whole hospital is following you during the New Year, right? If you don't want to deal with it, go to the street office and see who will take care of your trivial matters. You are all so shameless all day long. How can this be considered a respectable matter? Zhou Qun, don't be silent. It's your mother's business. Tell me what you think."
When Aunt Wang got angry, the toughness of this old woman from Northeast China came out all at once.
The scene suddenly became quiet.
Mingmei's eyes are shining, wow!
Zhou Qun was called out by name, and after thinking for a while, he said, "I didn't want to comment on this matter today. After all, it's my mother who was hurt. If I side with my mother, everyone will say that I am the son of the person involved and that my words have no credibility. If I feel sorry for the Su family and say forget it, it will also be a kind of harm to my mother. After all, my mother is so old and has really suffered. I know my mother's words are not pleasant to hear, but she is really angry. Think about how you would feel if you were in my place and encountered such a thing during the New Year. In fact, my mother doesn't just want money, she just feels uncomfortable and holds this breath."
When he said this, everyone nodded immediately and said with emotion: "Zhou Qun is a reasonable person."
"The Zhou people are decent."
But no one thought about it. Zhou Qun's words were the same as if he hadn't said anything. Zhou Qun: "My mother just wants to vent her anger. If she really wants to use this matter to make money, then she definitely won't. After all, Aunt Su's family is in trouble, and we know that even if we want to ask for an explanation, we can't force them to live like this, right?"
Wang Xiangxiu bit her lip and looked at Zhou Qun with a grateful expression.
Zhou Qun: "Since Aunt Wang has named you, I will also dare to make a decision for my mother. Mom, do you think I, your son, can keep my word?"
Zhou Li's little green bean eyes twinkled and she said, "I'll listen to you!"
Zhou Qun: "It's true that this incident was caused by Jin Lai's kid, but Bai Fendou is the one who bears the greatest responsibility. If he hadn't chased the stray dog, my mother wouldn't have suffered this. Bai Fendou must be responsible for the lion's share of the responsibility. A fine of one dollar per family is really not enough to make my mother calm down. My family is not short of the money, but we can't get over the anger. How about this, you give five dollars. I think this amount is neither too much nor too little, and my mother will feel better. As for how you two families will divide the five dollars, it's up to you to discuss. I personally think that Bai Fendou, you have a greater responsibility, so you should take more. The Su family has had a hard time to begin with, and their responsibility is smaller, so they should take less. What do you think? But it's still up to you to decide! Even if you don't let the Su family take a penny, it's still your noble character. In our family, we will collect a total of five dollars from both families."
"Five dollars? Isn't that too much? I can buy two old hens, the biggest and fattest ones!" Bai Fendou was very reluctant. But he also knew that today's matter must not end without paying money.
Didn’t you see that Aunt Wang was furious?
He looked towards the Su family, and Wang Xiangxiu immediately showed a pitiful expression. She didn't want to take a penny, and Zhou Qun said that it was fine for Bai Fendou to take five dollars per person, so why should our family take this money!
She bit her lip, looking so fragile that she seemed like she would fall down at the slightest gust of wind. She just stared at Bai Fendou like that.
Bai Fendou looked at his old father. Seeing Aunt Su's expression, the old man softened and said, "Okay, my family will pay the five dollars."
The people around him immediately showed expressions of understanding, and Zhou Qun slightly curled the corners of his mouth.
Bai Fendou took the money and gave it to Zhou Qun with great distress. He bought the bicycle just before the New Year and was short of money. It was really infuriating. Zhou Qun took the money and gave it to his mother. Before he left, he suddenly said, "Mom, you should give all the money to Jiang Lu and let Jiang Lu buy you a chicken to make up for your loss. You fell down and you should make up for your loss."
Mrs. Zhou Li was not happy: "It doesn't cost five dollars to buy a chicken. You can buy three smaller ones."
Zhou Qun: "Mom, look at you. Jiang Lu won't let you down. We can use all this money to buy chickens, so just buy three. Jiang Lu can also get some nourishment. She's also weak..."
Jiang Lu immediately looked at Zhou Qun with emotion. Her man was really good and always supported her.
Aunt Wang's daughter Li Fang pinched her husband Yang Lixin and said, "Look how much other men love their wives."
Yang Lixin: “Hey hey hey hey!”
Not only Li Fang, but also the sister-in-law of another family sighed: "They are all men, just look at Zhou Qun."
There were more than one or two people who were discussing this. Zhou Qun smiled silently in his heart, then looked up in the direction where the Zhuang family was standing. Sure enough, Liang Meifen was also full of envy. He looked expectantly at the Zhuang family's daughter-in-law. Uh... Mingmei was looking up at Zhuang Zhixi and talking to him. The couple seemed to have not heard what he said at all. Mingmei was laughing and was extremely happy.
As for envy? No.
Not noticeable at all.
Didn't pay any attention to him at all.
Zhou Qun pursed his lips unhappily, then his heart sank and he said, "Let's go home."
Jiang Lu immediately stepped forward to support her mother-in-law and said, "Mom, I'll do it."
Zhou Li: "You are useless. I have never used you at a critical moment. What do you think?"
The sound of her scolding her daughter-in-law was really loud. Zhou Qun said: "Mom, Jiang Lu has a hard time too. Don't always be like this."
Although it was fun to watch the fun, it was New Year's Eve after all, and everything was over, so everyone left one after another. Mingmei took Zhuang Zhixi's arm and said, "Every time you said you would pick me up, you never went. You never keep your word."
Zhuang Zhixi begged for mercy: "I will definitely do it next time. Wife, you left work early again today, right?"
Mingmei chuckled: "There was no one for the next two trips. Master Li took into consideration that I had just gotten married, so he watched over it by himself and let me go first, hehe."
Zhuang Zhixi rubbed her head. Mingmei: "Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing? I'm not a three-year-old child, don't treat me like a little swallow."
Xiaoyanzi looked up: "Baa?"
Mingmei: "Let's go home. When are we going to eat?"
Zhuang Zhixi: "The dumplings are all ready. We're waiting for you to come back and cook them."
Mingmei raised an eyebrow: "Then I'm not very important?"
Zhuang Zhixi nodded and said, "Yes, you are very important. The most important thing is you."
Mingmei burst out laughing again. The family returned home. Liang Meifen hurried over to light the fire and waited for the water to boil before cooking the dumplings. While she was working, she kept muttering, "Zhou Qun really loves his wife, and Jiang Lu is also a lucky man."
Jiang Lu and Wang Xiangxiu are both blessed.
Although Jiang Lu has a wicked mother-in-law, her husband is considerate, kind to her, and able to protect her, which is priceless.
Wang Xiangxiu was not so lucky, her husband passed away early, but her mother-in-law was a good person. Aunt Su was so gentle and considerate. She never said a harsh word to her daughter-in-law and let her manage the money. I have never seen a mother-in-law better than her.
Her man, haha.
Her mother-in-law, hehe.
Jiang Lu: "How could someone like Aunt Zhou raise a good man like Zhou Qun? It's hard to imagine."
Mingmei squatted aside to help and said, "I think Zhou Qun is not very good."
As soon as these words came out, not only Zhao Guihua, but even several male comrades looked at Mingmei. Zhuang Zhixi laughed and said, "In your heart, I am the best, right?"
He teased, but Mingmei nodded unexpectedly and said honestly: "In my heart, you are the best. Otherwise, why would I marry you? I'm not a fool."
Well……
This is really hard to accept!
Liang Meifen lowered her head even more, thinking to herself how could this sister-in-law have no sense of shame? She could really say anything.
Zhuang Zhixi's happiness was clearly expressed. He put his hand on his wife's shoulder and said, "I like you the most, too, my wife. How come you are so pretty and cute!"
Zhao Guihua couldn't help but said, "If you two want to disgust others, go back to your room and don't disgust others here."
Zhuang Zhixi: "...I am so innocent."
Mingmei: “That’s it.”
Zhao Guihua: "I don't think you are innocent at all, it's as if you just got married, it's really disgusting." After a pause, Zhao Guihua became a little curious, she said: "Speaking of which, why do you think Zhou Qun is not a good person?"
Probably everyone in the compound thinks that Zhou Qun is a good man who loves his wife, but Mingmei has a different opinion.
She was still a little curious.
Of course, Zhao Guihua had already seen through Zhou Qun's tricks, but that was because she was having a chance to start over. In her previous life, she really believed that Zhou Qun was a good person, and as a result, she was almost cheated of her money.
Mingmei, on the other hand, was quite sober.
In the previous life, their relationship was not very warm, and Zhao Guihua also had the pride of a mother-in-law, so she naturally would not ask Mingmei's opinion, but in this life she was really curious, so she asked: "How do you know that he is wrong?"
Mingmei: "Don't you think it's like acting? It's so fake. If he really loves his wife, he won't be like this. He is wrong in every way."
She counted on her fingers: "Look, when Aunt Zhou was scolding people, he didn't stop her immediately. What's the use of hindsight? Besides, they have been married for ten years. If he really loves his wife, how could he not have persuaded his mother in ten years? Aunt Zhou obviously listens to him. We can see it at the meeting just now."
She added, "And he's too good at pretending to be a good guy. He didn't speak up because he was afraid people would say he was siding with his family. His mother has suffered because of this, shouldn't he have stepped forward? Even if he did, no one would say anything about him. Anyway, he gives me the impression of being a fake hypocrite."
Zhao Guihua: “…” It is true that a bystander sees more clearly.
Liang Meifen: "That's not the case, is it? It's not like what you said. I just think he's a good guy, and he treats Jiang Lu well."
Mingmei was not convinced and said, "That's not how a good relationship works. My parents have a very good relationship, and I have the most say in this."
Liang Meifen: “…”
Liang Meifen looked at her mother-in-law in disbelief: "Does this make sense?"
What's the logic behind this?
Mingmei is clearly making excuses!
As expected, the biased mother-in-law is really too much. Even Mingmei's fart smells fragrant.
Mingmei smiled and said, "What I said makes sense, sister-in-law, the water is boiling."
Liang Meifen immediately put the dumplings into the pot. The round dumplings fell into the pot. Zhao Guihua looked up at the people at home and said, "Don't spread what you say at home. If anyone talks too much, don't blame me for being rude."
Leung Mei-Fun: “…” You are clearly pointing at me!
Mingmei: “I know!”
Seeing that the dumplings were about to be cooked, Zhao Guihua ordered: "It's time to set off firecrackers."
Several male comrades in the bank immediately became excited. Hu Tou and Xiao Yan Zi also rushed out from the inner room and ran quickly to Grandpa, saying, "Set off firecrackers, set off firecrackers, we want to set off firecrackers."
Mingmei stretched her neck to look. Zhao Guihua said, "Go and see if you want to."
Mingmei: “Okay.”
Zhao Guihua looked at her eldest daughter-in-law and said, "You can go too."
Liang Meifen: "I, I'd better cook at home, I always have to..."
Zhao Guihua: "If you don't go, I will go. There's no need for two people."
She could see that Priscilla Leung was the type of person who worked hard and was self-moved. In fact, her dedication might be worthless to others, but she herself had no idea and was complacent about it.
Liang Meifen drooped her lips, but Zhao Guihua didn't care. She patted her apron and went out. When she came to the door, Zhuang Laonian had already hung up the firecrackers. He said cheerfully, "Our old Zhuang family will be even better in the new year."
After he finished speaking, he immediately came forward and lit the firecrackers. The sound of the firecrackers was so loud that the whole family covered their ears. They were very happy. Hu Tou jumped up and down on the spot and said, "Look, sister, look, these are our firecrackers. They are so loud."
The firecrackers were so loud that Tiger Head shouted at the top of his lungs, and Little Swallow also shouted back, "Great, great!"
There were 500 firecrackers, which went off for a long time. When they were all gone, Li turned around and saw Chef Li leading his daughter, son-in-law and grandson out. Li Weiwei jumped up and down to show off to Hu Tou: "I have one at home, too. Look, it's really big and can last a long time!"
Tiger Head: "My family just finished playing it, it took a long time too."
Children have a strange competitive spirit.
Zhao Guihua smiled: "Okay, let's go home."
Hu Tou didn't want to leave: "I want to watch for a while."
Zhao Guihua: "Then let's go home and eat dumplings first."
Tiger Head: "I'm going home too!"
He ran back home in a flash. Although setting off firecrackers was great, dumplings were his favorite. He only ate them a few times a year, and the tiger heads were very rare. Zhao Guihua laughed and shook her head: "He's just a greedy kid."
She went home and took the colander. She first picked up two dumplings and put them in the bowl on the windowsill. Then she clicked three times before starting to serve the dumplings.
Even though feudal superstition is not allowed nowadays, every family still secretly practices some small customs. Anyway, outsiders don't know about it. Just like Hutou and Xiaoyanzi, they were scared today, and Zhao Guihua also pulled the child to talk about it.
"Pulling hair won't scare me, pulling ears won't scare me, tiger head isn't afraid, little swallow isn't afraid..."
She said, "After dinner, I'll steam a sugar-water egg for each of you. After you eat it, you won't be afraid anymore."
Tiger Head and Little Swallow both nodded and swallowed their saliva. They didn't know if they were scared or not, but they knew that the sugar-water eggs were delicious. They were sweet.
Zhao Guihua finished talking to the child and said, "Come, get ready for dinner."
Everyone sat down at the table immediately. Zhao Guihua put sixteen dumplings in a bowl and said, "Eat, eat. May our family have good luck in the new year."
"good luck!"
“Be healthy!”
"May all your wishes come true!"
Zhuang Zhixi: "Well, it's delicious."
The dumplings they make are big, and 16 dumplings are enough to fill you up. You can eat as much as you want, which is unthinkable on weekdays. Mingmei was very satisfied with the dumplings she ate, and she always said that her mother-in-law's cooking skills were better than her mother's.
Mingmei used to think her mother was the best cook, but now she has to admit that she is really not as good as her mother-in-law.
In fact, Mingmei could probably understand why. Nowadays, people are reluctant to use so many ingredients when cooking. But her mother-in-law is different. Even if she tries her best to control it, her mother-in-law is still more willing to use more ingredients than other families.
Even Zhuang Zhixi said that his mother had changed her personality and became more generous with food.
Zhuang Zhixi also secretly told Mingmei: Now they don't have to hand in living expenses, but can eat better. If he had known this, he would have revolted long ago.
Mingmei heard this and responded with "Haha".
Early? If you dare to say early, you will definitely be scolded.
But at this time, everyone was busy eating dumplings and didn't think about that much. However, Mingmei didn't finish the plate of sixteen dumplings. Although people eat more when they are short of oil and water, Mingmei is still a girl in her twenties after all, and her ability to eat is limited.
The dumplings Zhao Guihua made were large. She ate more than a dozen until she was full. She put the rest into Zhuang Zhixi's bowl and said, "I'm done."
Zhuang Zhixi: "Why do you eat so little?"
He looked at Mingmei suspiciously, fearing that Mingmei would go hungry to save food for him. But then he thought again, Mingmei was not the kind of person that his sister-in-law was, so he nodded and started eating without hesitation.
There was a constant sound of firecrackers outside. Mingmei propped up her chin and looked out the window, saying, "It would be nice if someone set off fireworks."
"That's a good idea you have."
Mingmei smiled and said, "It's always okay to think about it."
In previous years, his family would play the radio during the Spring Festival, but the Zhuang family didn't have a radio, so it seemed that nothing happened after dinner. It's said that people have many children these days, so how could there not be many? There was nothing to do in the evening on weekdays, so what else could they do except "clapping"? Mingmei was not shy, leaning on Zhuang Zhixi's shoulder and said, "Let's tell stories, Mom, you must know a lot of stories, can you tell us one?" It would be great if we could tell stories decades later!
Zhao Guihua was also feeling bored, so it was a good opportunity. She said, "Okay, I'll tell you a ghost story."
Mingmei shrank closer to Zhuang Zhixi, who smiled and said, "Aren't you a good fighter? Are you afraid of this?"
Mingmei said as a matter of course: "I can fight, but I can fight humans. Ghosts are always different, mom, you tell me what you want to tell me."
It seems that people of their generation would tell some strange ghost stories, and Zhao Guihua is no exception. She said: "Then let me tell you a story about a head-changing monster. Once upon a time, there was a family. The man went up the mountain to hunt all day, and the woman lived with three children. One day, the man went out..."
Zhao Guihua: "...The head-changing monster ate a man and changed into a man's appearance, but his family didn't know. The man came back like this, and after putting out the candles at night, he ate the old and the young all at once. His wife heard the crunching sound and asked what he was eating. The head-changing monster said: Peanuts..."
Mingmei: "Hey... I don't feel like eating peanuts these days."
It's disgusting just to think about it.
Zhao Guihua: "You don't want to eat it now? You don't know, they wanted to eat the stray dog today. If I hadn't seen the stray dog eating shit, I don't think the stray dog would have escaped. But I guess no one will catch the stray dogs in our area anymore. I guess they can't eat it when they think about eating shit."
Mingmei felt nauseous again. Liang Meifen looked at her expression and said with a smile, "Hey, sister-in-law, you are disgusting now. We saw the scene this afternoon. It was really disgusting but we wanted to watch it."
Mingmei: “…”
I kind of understand.
She said, “This is really…”
Zhuang Zhixi: "Oh my god, can you please not mention this? It makes me sick."
Zhao Guihua said quietly: "You didn't step back at all when you were watching the fun. You were having so much fun."
Zhuang Zhixi touched his nose, feeling quite innocent. How could he not watch the excitement? Mingmei was very sad again: "How could I miss it? It's such a pity. I wonder if they will come again tomorrow."
Zhao Guihua couldn't help laughing: "Do you think they are from a circus? Why are they always noisy? Besides, it's the first day of the new year. We can't quarrel for the sake of good omen. The same goes for you. You can't swear or say anything bad. Keep it to yourself until the end of the first month."
At this point, Zhao Guihua thought for a moment and changed her words: "Just hold it in until the fifteenth day of the first lunar month."
It took too long, and no matter whether they could hold it in or not, she herself couldn't hold it in.
Zhuang Zhixi couldn't help laughing, which earned him a look from his mother. He stretched out his hands and kowtowed to beg for mercy. Hu Tou smiled and followed suit, while Xiao Yanzi climbed onto Zhao Guihua's lap and snuggled into her arms.
Zhao Guihua: "You little girl."
She stroked her granddaughter's hair and remembered a reminder: "Eldest daughter-in-law, make a sugar-water egg for the child."
Tiger Head pursed his lips and said, "Granny, I can't eat anymore."
He ate a lot of dumplings. He lifted his clothes to show his round belly and said, "I'm full, look."
Zhao Guihua: "Then let's do it later and eat it before going to bed. You won't be afraid after eating it."
Hu Tou and Xiao Yan Zi seemed to understand, but they were very happy to be able to eat sugar-coated eggs. Liang Meifen was also happy, because these were her sons and daughters, and she was happy that they could eat better.
"Tell me another story. It's alright anyway, so tell me another one to liven things up."
Mingmei raised her hand: "I'll do it, I've heard a lot about it. You know, I'm a bus conductor. I heard from my colleague that she runs the Gongzhufen route..."
Zhao Guihua: "Hey, wait, tell me another story, let's not talk about this anymore."
Adults know that such things should not be said carelessly, but children don't know that Hu Tou and Xiao Yan Zi are still alive. If it gets out, people might think it's feudal superstition. There's no need to cause trouble for yourself.
She was careless just now.
Zhao Guihua: "Let's talk about something else."
"Why don't we read the newspaper? I'll read you the Railway Daily. There are many good people and good deeds in it. We should learn from positive deeds. I think..."
"I think you should shut up." Zhao Guihua: "Third brother, tell a joke, don't let your eldest brother... uh, say those nonsense."
She almost swore. Zhao Guihua shook her head, thinking that she was the one who swore the most in the family. She stood up and said, "I'm going to the toilet."
"Shall I go with you?" asked Zhuang Laonian.
Zhao Guihua: “No need!”
Why did she need someone to accompany her? Usually there was nothing to do, let alone today. She strolled out, the north wind was howling outside, and it was still a bit cold today. She trotted out of the yard, and outside the yard, children were setting off firecrackers at this time.
Zhao Guihua hurried to the toilet. Fortunately it was still winter and she could still hold on to some extent. What would she do if it was summer?
It really makes me worried just thinking about it.
Zhao Guihua never thought that one day she would have to worry about how to go to the toilet. The toilet was not warm at all, so she went in and out quickly, stamping her feet at the door of the toilet. She saw Jiang Lu coming from a distance, and Jiang Lu smiled and greeted her: "Aunt Zhao, you are going to the toilet too?"
Zhao Guihua: “Yes.”
If you are not going to the toilet, why are you standing at the toilet door? Could it be that you are missing your mother-in-law's heroic deeds today?
But Zhao Guihua couldn't say this.
She smiled and walked back with her hands folded. Before she entered the yard, she turned around and saw Jiang Lu coming out of the toilet and walking towards the street. Zhao Guihua was stunned and stopped to look around. What was she doing at this late hour?
If Wang Xiangxiu walked down the street, Zhao Guihua would be able to imagine eating one, two, three, four, five pieces of gossip in her mind, but Jiang Lu shouldn't do that. Jiang Lu is completely devoted to Zhou Qun. Zhao Guihua saw this clearly in her previous life. You know, Jiang Lu is willing to sacrifice himself for Zhou Qun.
So Zhao Guihua would not meddle in his family's affairs in this life. No matter what choice she made, it was her own decision, and outsiders had no need to care. But what was he doing at this late hour? Zhao Guihua hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help her curiosity and followed quietly.
I guess Jiang Lu didn't walk far. The buses had stopped at night and she didn't ride a bicycle, so it was unrealistic for her to go far.
Zhao Guihua secretly followed Jiang Lu and watched her walk to the back street. After walking two streets in a row, Jiang Lu looked left and right and carefully entered an alley. Zhao Guihua: "!!!"
What is this for? She watched Jiang Lu knock on one of the doors. The door opened and an old lady came out and handed Jiang Lu a bottle. Zhao Guihua could see at a glance under the light of the street lamp that the bottle was bright red.
Zhao Guihua: “???”
The old lady advised: "I have chanted the incantation for 49 days. Drink the best rooster blood at 12 o'clock on the first day of the New Year. It guarantees that you will give birth to a big fat boy next year."
Jiang Lumei smiled happily.
Zhao Guihua: “…”
She shouldn't gossip. Seeing Jiang Lu and the old lady talking, Zhao Guihua turned around and walked back. She was also free, why did she come out to read this gossip! However, Jiang Lu was really a ruthless person. In order to have a baby, he would do anything.
Zhao Guihua didn't want to run into Jiang Lu, so she trotted back quickly. As soon as she turned back into the alley, she saw Zhuang Zhixi and Mingmei standing at the gate.
The two of them went up to her and said, "Mom, where have you been? We thought you fell into the toilet."
Zhao Guihua: "You guys don't expect me to order, go, go, go home."
Mingmei decisively took Zhao Guihua's arm and said coquettishly, "Mom, let's go together."
Zhuang Zhixi immediately took the other side and said, "You don't know that we are all worried about you."
Zhao Guihua: "I'm going to keep an eye on them."
"puff!"
Zhao Guihua said to herself: "That old lady looks familiar!"
(End of this chapter)
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