Xizi's new house was located in Zhang Guoqing's original room. The freshly painted white walls and the red double happiness patterns posted everywhere were a real eye-catcher.
At this time, the two rooms were crowded with relatives and friends who came to see the bride. Everyone praised the new bride, making Huang Cuilan smile non-stop.
Fortunately, she remembered that her in-laws were there, so she pulled a few of the most troublesome women in the village out of the room and said, "Sisters-in-law, come and help me see if there's anything wrong."
"What are you looking at? I think it's good."
"After Xizi's wedding, it's Xiaozuo and Xiaoyou's turn next, right? Do you have a partner?"
"I think Xiao Zuo is almost here. Did Xiao You not come back today?"
"He's in the army. Look, Xiaowu hasn't come back yet."
Ye Zi beside her nudged her and said, "Come on, let's go to the backyard to find Qingshan's family. Cuilan, as the host, go and entertain the relatives. You don't have to accompany us."
"That's right, since you're here, we feel embarrassed to go to the backyard to get some food."
As soon as Huang Cuilan left, several old ladies quickly spat at the man, "Why are you talking so much? Didn't you see that she's not feeling well because Xiaowu and his wife haven't come back?"
"Tsk~ If this isn't enough, then why doesn't she let her third son come back? At least Xiaowu let all three sons come back."
"Okay, I still want to think about it."
"Who cares whether she's happy or not? It's a pity that Xiaowu didn't come back."
"If Jiaojiao heard this, you'd be tickled to death."
"Hahaha……"
"What are you all talking about, you frivolous bastards? If Xiaowu were here, it would be hard to make that big piece of meat."
Not only these people talked about Zhang Guoqing behind his back, but even the Zhang Qingshan brothers and other gentlemen who were accepting favors mentioned him as soon as they saw the three Ping An brothers.
"How many days of vacation can your father take in a year?"
Ping An smiled and said, "It's not calculated on an annual basis. My Uncle Xiao Wang has only had 20 days of family leave in three years, and when he got married, he was only granted about a month's leave."
"Oh, I see."
"Brother, what's going on? Is your second son going to have a wedding too?"
"It's still early. I was thinking that the last few times he came back were during the busy farming season. Should we change the timing in the future?"
"Forget it. It's inconvenient for him to go back and forth and it costs money."
Zhang Qingshan rolled his eyes at his cousin. Wasn't that nonsense? How could he not know that? But the children had to tell their father this, so that Xiaowu would know that his brothers cared about him.
Zhang Qingfeng still had the temperament of a child. He didn't care what his cousin was thinking. He put his arm around Ping'an's neck and said, "Your dad was able to kill a wild boar by himself when he was your age. How about you?"
Ping An suppressed his discomfort and said with a smile, "Not very good, maybe I can hit a pheasant."
"Pheasants are fine too. Are you interested in going up the mountain with us?"
"No, I promised my dad not to go to the mountains."
As soon as Zhang Laoer came over, he heard him messing around with his nephew up the mountain, and slapped Zhang Qingfeng hard on the back, "You've made it! Be careful, or my dad will hear you and beat you up."
Zhang Qingfeng let go of Ping An, turned his head and looked around, then rolled his eyes at him unhappily. "I don't know if Second Uncle will beat me up, but I'll take a slap from you first."
"Alright, I'll toast you later, okay?" Zhang Laoer put his arm around his neck and walked aside, whispering, "How do you say pork?"
When it came to business, Zhang Qingfeng stopped laughing and whispered, "It's easy to negotiate among us brothers, but it's hard to negotiate the price with my brothers-in-law."
Zhang Laoer nodded, thinking that with his younger brother's personality, the two younger generations would get married, and the children would probably bring back a lot of things.
Then he whispered, "Please ask them if they need anything. It would be best if we could barter for something, like cloth or something.
I won't hide it from you. When Ping'an and the other two return this time, their relatives in the provincial capital will surely give the children many gifts. I want to exchange them for some meat to take back with me. The supplies in the city won't be enough."
"Okay, then I'll go back and ask if anyone still has any bacon. That would be great, I can save it until the weather gets warmer. It would be great if I could get it earlier. Before the New Year, so many families were so short of things for weddings that they cried and cried but couldn't find any."
"Yeah, that's the point. Xiaowu hasn't come back yet, so you should give him some snacks and exchange for more good things. Remember, don't tell your wife that all the things were exchanged for Xiaowu."
The three Ping'an brothers, who were not far away from each other, looked at each other in surprise. They really didn't expect that their second uncle would think of this for them, and they had to say they were a little touched.
In their opinion, it was already good enough that they didn't think about how to get the things, and they never expected that he would make such thorough arrangements for them.
Since the two of them were talking in private, the three Ping'an brothers couldn't pretend that they knew everything. Instead, they had to revise the plan they had made.
However, with the appearance of Father Zhang, the three brothers had no time to think about it. They were taken to the main hall to identify the person.
"Are these Xiaowu's three sons? The eldest one is already this big? We old men are really old. Are these the twins? They look better than their father."
Zhang Daddy pointed to the other side and introduced them to his grandson: "This is your uncle, and next to him is your aunt."
"Hello, grandpa and grandma."
Wuyi continued, "Grandpa, I know. They are my father's only aunt and uncle. Aunt, my parents said that you and my uncle should go to the capital to play with my grandparents when you are free."
Aunt Zhang laughed heartily, "What a good child!"
Uncle Zhang waved and held Wuyi's hand tightly. "You little guy invites everyone to the capital every day when you see the elders. Is there room at home?"
"What's the big deal? Even if there's no room, I'll still make room for you. Grandpa, you're right, right?"
Uncle Zhang patted the edge of the kang and said, "You two brothers, come and sit down. Are you cold? Remember to wear more clothes before going out."
Liuyi nodded obediently.
Uncle Zhang patted Wuyi's head and looked at Ping'an and his brother. "If you ask me, the best child in our Zhang family is from Xiaowu's family."
Uncle Zhang joked, "Don't you say the best children come from the second brother's family?"
"Hahaha, they can't compare to Xiaowu and the other two kids. Look at how lively their eyes are. Let's not talk about Ping'an for now. Kids this age get up early in the morning to either box or run. They've been doing it twice without missing a single day. How rare! If our dad were still alive, he'd probably wake up laughing even in his sleep."
Aunt Zhang sighed dejectedly, "That's right. He has so many successful children and grandchildren. He's just unlucky."
Uncle Zhang quickly laughed and said, "Sister, you can't say that. Our father left with a smile. He and mother are watching us."
"Hey, look, I'm confused." Aunt Zhang stretched her waist and took out a handkerchief from her pocket. She carefully opened it and took out the banknotes and was about to stretch out her hand.
Ping An quickly stood up to stop her when he saw this, "Aunt, we are all grown up now, please don't be so polite."
"What? Are you still not impressed?" Aunt Zhang showed her toughness for once and forced fifty cents into his hand.
Ping An saw that she was about to give it to her brothers, so he quickly took it and said with a smile, "Then I'll take it for you brothers. Six one, five one, why don't you hurry up and thank your aunt."
"What are you thanking me for? I won't invite you to my house during these coldest days of winter. You two should keep it to yourself."
Liuyi and Wuyi were so smart. They had already understood what Ping An meant. They smiled and shook their heads, "I've already given it. That's enough. It's really enough."
Father Zhang also agreed and asked her to take it back. There were so many children in the next generation, and if the three grandsons were to take them one by one, the other children would be unhappy.
If Aunt Zhang's family were better off, he wouldn't have said much. But with the successive weddings of his nephews and grandchildren over the past two years, it's probably becoming increasingly difficult.
Those nephews may not even be willing to give money as gifts, and have to rely on the hard-earned money that my sister and brother-in-law earn from their own work to support us.
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