Chapter 54: Fighting against weird relatives
Han Jiaojiao held Shen Junshan's hand with heartache.
He looked at her and raised the corners of his mouth slightly, indicating that he didn't care.
The men and women in the yard divided up the food in no time. A sharp-mouthed man complained to Shen Junshan, "You only brought this little bit of food after coming back? That's too stingy."
The woman next to him punched him immediately and said with a smile: "Don't listen to your second brother, Third Brother! He's talking nonsense! This is your wife, she's so pretty. Remember to hold a banquet when you come back so that everyone in the village can get to know her."
In their hometown, if you don't hold a banquet when you get married, it will be considered useless and shameful, and everyone also assumes that a wedding can only be considered a marriage if you hold a banquet. In their eyes, Han Jiaojiao was not worthy of being the daughter-in-law of the Shen family.
Han Jiaojiao glanced at the people in the yard and suddenly found that they all looked very similar, but no one looked like Shen Junshan.
Blood relationship is a very powerful thing. Genetic genes may not all be similar, but there is a high probability.
She originally thought that Shen Jinbao and Shen Jinfeng were exceptions, but now it seems that Shen Junshan is the exception.
When Han Jiaojiao was curious, the man at the door of the house slowly walked out, and everyone automatically made way for him.
Shen Damai, wearing a Zhongshan jacket and with his hands folded across his chest, walked closer and looked the couple up and down.
Shen Junshan: "Grandpa."
"You guys came back just in time. We're just about to have dinner. Let's eat together on the first day you're back."
"Okay, Jiaojiao, I'll take you to wash your hands."
Everyone in the yard stretched their necks to look at Han Jiaojiao.
When she saw Shen Junshan fetching water from the well for her to wash her hands, the old woman came out of the house and said, "You've been living in the county town for two days and you think you're a city dweller. You have to wash your hands with soap after eating. How hypocritical! We eat like this and nothing has happened to anyone."
Jin Guizhi agreed: "That's right, he's also a country boy, and a fool, even worse than us, why are you pretending?"
Han Jiaojiao was washing her hands in the back. Although she didn't hear their voices, she could feel the hostility.
As she poured water for Shen Junshan to wash his hands, she whispered, "Everyone in your family is difficult to deal with. The old man is also very hostile to you."
"I know."
"But it's okay. After all, you are my man and you have a wife here, so you don't have to be afraid!"
Shen Junshan choked up and it took him a long time to laugh. He raised his hand and sprayed some water on her little face.
The two of them played around for a while under the gaze of everyone before going to eat.
The dining area was not inside the house. There was a round stone platform in the backyard. Everyone lifted the round wooden boards to make a simple dining table and started to put food on it.
Sweet potatoes, potatoes, cornmeal cakes, steamed cakes, and then a large bowl of cold noodles and a small portion of steamed buns made of bamboo shoots and mushrooms.
In addition to these carbohydrate bombs, there was a large bowl of cold-mixed zheergen, a plate of pickled peppers and sour radishes, a pot of boiled radishes with a few slices of fat cut into them and stewed together, and a plate of bacon cut into pieces was served.
Everyone's saliva started to flow when they saw the meat.
Normally we can only eat it during festivals, otherwise if Shen Junshan hadn’t returned home, there wouldn’t be so much food today.
After Han Jiaojiao sat down, Shen Junshan introduced these people to her one by one.
Han Jiaojiao then realized that the man with the pointed chin and monkey cheeks was his second brother Shen Fugui, the youngest son of his uncle Shen Changming.
He also has a son named Shen Youcai, who is the eldest in the family. He became someone else's son-in-law two years ago and is not at home now.
Second uncle Shen Peng’s wife is Jin Guizhi, and Han Jiaojiao doesn’t want to care about the two children she gave birth to.
Shen Junshan's father is the third child, and he is also the third child among his younger generations. His younger brothers are Shen Jinbao and his sister.
I have two younger brothers who are from my fourth uncle Shen Dali’s family. They went out to move bricks to earn money today and will not be back until tomorrow noon.
Shen Dali is the family that lives on the hillside.
Grandpa Shen Damai, Grandma Jin Hong and Jin Guizhi are aunt and niece, and now they live in the main house with Jin Guizhi's family.
After Han Jiaojiao understood the interpersonal relationships, she finally understood why Jin Guizhi could be so arrogant in the Shen family.
Jin Hong also heard what happened from Jin Guizhi and looked at her with disdain: "Old Third's family, the rule here is that women eat at the side, and the tables are for men to sit at."
Haifang smiled gently and said, "Grandma, don't be angry. This is Jiaojiao's first time meeting an elder. You can teach her slowly if there is anything you want to say."
"You have no rules and no vision. Didn't you see how others did it?"
Jinhong's saliva was spurting out, but everyone continued to eat as usual, as if they didn't see anything.
But there was a smile in his eyes as if he was enjoying a good show.
Shen Junshan stood up and Han Jiaojiao immediately held her down.
She said to Haifang, "Grandma is talking to you, didn't you hear me?"
"Me?" Haifang was confused. She was clearly talking about Han Jiaojiao, so how did it become her?
Han Jiaojiao: "It's you. You, an outsider, come to our place to eat for free and sit at the table without hesitation. Isn't this inappropriate? Our eldest aunt is standing next to us with her bowl in her arms."
No matter what kind of men in the village they were, they could all eat at the table, and the good things would be offered to them first.
The women sat at the small table next to them. Some of them didn't even have a small stool, so they could only stand next to them while eating with their bowls and chopsticks.
There is no place for our family to sit, and we have to leave one empty for irrelevant people.
Everyone kept silent for the sake of face, but they were still angry inside.
Haifang looked at Jin Guizhi awkwardly.
Jin Guizhi: "How much space can a little girl take up? If she squeezes in, she won't take up any more space!"
"Oh, so I'm the eldest girl, occupying the land?"
This was the first time Jin Hong met someone who dared to confront her, and her eyes widened. However, the other wives felt very happy and were secretly happy in their hearts.
Especially the fourth son’s wife, Ke Meng, she laughed out loud.
Jin Hong wanted to curse, but the old man stopped her: "Little Third just brought his wife back, if you don't understand, just teach her, why are you in such a hurry?"
Han Jiaojiao: "Grandma, please teach me. Although I definitely won't be able to learn, I am willing to listen. Although I will forget it after listening, please don't mind it."
"What do you mean?"
Han Jiaojiao munched on a cornmeal cake and blinked her eyes: "Did I say anything? I'm stupid, I don't remember."
Jin Hong was so angry that the wrinkles on her face were trembling.
Shen Junshan touched the plate with his chopsticks. Everyone heard the sound and looked over. Seeing his cold face, they dared not say a word.
Jin Hong took advantage of her age and deliberately said, "Third brother, you haven't seen Haifang for a few years, right? Has she changed?"
“No.”
"How come I haven't seen you two before? You two played shuttlecock in front of the store before!"
Shen Junshan looked at Jin Hong seriously and said in a serious and cold tone: "You remembered it wrongly. I never play shuttlecock. I don't have the time for it."
Jin Hong's old face turned dark and he turned around and glared at Han Jiaojiao fiercely.
Han Jiaojiao blinked: "Grandma, why are you looking at me? I didn't say anything! Oh, I see, you are squinting, right? It's okay, as long as it doesn't affect your eyesight."
Han Jiaojiao smiled gently, happily appreciating their expressions of eating shit...
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