On the 25th, Zhou Hua took the New Year gifts prepared by his family and went to his fiancée's home in the county town.
Zhou's father accompanied his eldest son to Teacher Mao's home to give him a New Year's gift. Zhou's mother continued to knead the dough, but unexpectedly, an uninvited guest came to the house.
Zhou's mother's hands were still in the washbasin. When she saw the visitor, she continued to knead the dough.
Zhang Jing placed the basket on the dining table and said with a smile, "Auntie Zhou, this is the sweet potato candy my family made. We also made peanut candy and sesame candy. I gave some to you to try."
Mother Zhou nodded, and she said that one should not hit a smiling person. Besides, Zhang Jing did not come alone. She brought a man with her, and the man was holding a three or four-year-old girl in his arms. This man should be her husband.
A few years ago, Zhang Jiazhong invited her twice for the wedding of Zhang Lian and Zhang Jing. She said on the surface that she would go when she had time, but she did not go, nor did she ask anyone to bring any money.
If you say you want to cut off contact, you should do it seriously. It's not a joke.
Now, Zhang Jing came with her husband and children, and she couldn't turn her face away, so she could only be indifferent.
Zhang Jing really regretted it. The women married by the Gang of Six were better than her. It was said that the Gang of Six's business was getting better and better, and they had already become millionaires.
Because her elder brother got a job, her mind changed and she looked down on these people. She was ignorant at the time and embarrassed Aunt Zhou.
When her eldest brother married his eldest sister-in-law, she was immediately beaten back to her original form. Her sister-in-law worked in the same unit as her eldest brother. Not only was she powerful, she also didn't allow her eldest brother to go home. She also handed over all her salary, leaving him without even enough money for a pack of cigarettes.
Only then did she realize how ridiculous and ignorant she was, and that Aunt Zhou was truly doing this for her own good.
It was no use regretting it, and she was introduced to a man and married in a village near the town.
Life is similar to that at home, I still have to be busy and have someone to look after me.
Looking at the wives of the Gang of Six, all of them dressed in fancy clothes, and the children dressed similarly to the children in the city, she wanted to slap herself a few times.
This time, she came here with a thick skin. She didn't have a good life in her husband's family. Her mother-in-law was strong and looked down on her family. So, she wanted to win over the Zhou family. If she succeeded, she could also be more assertive in her husband's family, right? She only wanted this.
The dough under Zhou's mother's hands was finally kneaded. She washed her hands, asked the second son to make a pot of tea, and then took people to the living room of the north building.
Zhou Xiang was chatting with A Lian and didn't pay attention to what was happening outside. When he saw that his mother brought in Zhang Jing, he was stunned for a moment and nodded lightly.
Then he asked A Lian and Mr. Jiang to go out and play, and Ling Ran was naturally sent away.
Ling Ran went to the kitchen swiftly, took the teapot from Zhou Yu's hand, and came back in.
After being given two cups of tea, Ling Ran sat down next to Zhou Xiang. Zhou Xiang glanced at him sideways. This guy is so clingy!
After Zhang Jing sat down, she just chatted about some family matters and said that her husband's family lived in Xueji Village not far away, and she would go and visit if she passed by.
Zhou's mother nodded in agreement.
Zhang Jing then said to Zhou Xiang, "Xiang Xiang, I brought your favorite sweet potato candy. It's on the table in the building opposite!"
Zhou Xiang felt that she was speaking sincerely, as if it was really an ordinary visit to relatives. Moreover, her husband was not the one from her previous life, but the first child was still a girl. I guess life must be stressful, right?
The man also looked honest. If she could get along well in her husband's family, she wouldn't be in this state of an old rural woman.
Yes, "old", the kind of "old" that comes from the long-term pressure of farm work. I sighed in my heart, thinking that I don't deserve this life.
"Okay! I'll go try it."
After saying that, he stood up and went to the South Tower, and Ling Ran followed him.
"Have you forgiven her?"
Ling Ran knew a lot of things, some of which came from Zhou Niao and some from Zhu Hang. Zhu Hang had long since acknowledged him as his brother-in-law.
Zhou Xiang shook his head. "No, I guess she just wants to take advantage of the situation, and my mom can't bring herself to do it. So, let it be! I'll clear out her basket and put some things in it."
Open the cloth on the basket, and you will see neatly arranged sesame caramel candies on top, peanut candies in the middle, and at the bottom are a few pieces of sweet potato candies as big as a bowl and about 2 cm thick.
At first glance, Zhou Xiang knew it was Aunt Zhang's handiwork. Poor parents in the world, Zhang Jiazhong tried hard to maintain contact with his family, but it was ruined by his two children.
Zhou Xiang instructed Ling Ran, "Go to the kitchen and get three small basins, and then scoop a bowl of flour."
Ling Ran went to get something, so she went to wash her hands. When she came back, she pinched a piece of sesame caramel candy. When she took a bite, the sweet candy with the taste of sweet potato penetrated into her taste buds.
Mm! It still tastes the same.
I brought some small bowls, sprinkled some flour in the two bowls, and put the sesame caramel candy and peanut candy in the two bowls respectively.
Pour the remaining flour into another small bowl and put all the sweet potato candy into the flour.
Then, I figured out what to put in the basket.
She couldn't bear to give up the braised food, and the buns were made by her mother with great effort.
"Ling Ran, go to the alley and get a piece of bacon and a three or four jin salted fish."
"Okay!" Ling Ran liked the little girl telling him to do things.
The fish and meat were brought in, and the cloth under the basket was folded and placed in the bare basket.
Thinking of the child in his arms, Zhou wanted to ask Jian Jiankang for a tumbler doll and put it on the top of the basket.
Not long after she finished her work, Zhang Jing also said goodbye and came out. Zhou's mother stuffed five dollars into the child's pocket and said it was a New Year's gift.
Zhou Xiang picked up the basket and handed it to Zhang Jing. "Thank you! Sweet potato candy, I like it very much."
Zhang Jing took the basket and her hand sank. The basket was covered with cloth. She didn't know what was inside, but no matter what it was, she took it. It would be a proof when she returned.
"I'm glad you like it! I'll make it for you next year."
"good!"
After the family of three left, Jiang Weihua and A Lian came down. They went upstairs to see Jian Jiankang doing his homework.
Zhou Xiang greeted the two of them, "Let's go and eat the local specialties from the countryside here."
Zhou Xiang deliberately didn't give Jiang Weihua any peanut candy or sesame candy, and instead used the back of a knife to knock half a piece of sweet potato candy, which broke into many pieces of varying sizes.
Zhou Xiang picked up a piece and put it in his mouth, pretending to be kind and reminding him: "This candy melts in your mouth, so you have to chew it."
A-Lian happily took a piece, and Jiang Weihua followed suit. Then, their teeth were stuck by the extremely sticky sweet potato candy.
"Zhou Xiang!!"
As soon as Jiang Weihua's upper and lower teeth were stuck, he knew he had been tricked again. The stickiness was so strong that it almost pulled out his teeth.
Zhou Xiang smiled as he melted the sweet potato candy in his mouth. "Don't worry, it will melt soon and your teeth will be free. If your teeth are not stuck by the sweet potato candy, you can't say you have eaten sweet potato candy. If you don't believe me, ask those rural children in the future if they have ever had their teeth stuck by sweet potato candy."
Jiang Weihua tried hard to fight the sticky sweet potato candy in his mouth and didn't want to pay any attention to his little niece. He didn't know when she would tease him, and he believed it every time.
A-Lian covered her mouth, her upper and lower teeth were stuck together, which was a bit uncomfortable, but it was also a novel experience and she found it fun.
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