The speaker was a big shot from Shangwan Village.
Aunt Wu from Shangwan Village.
He's in his sixties, almost seventy.
A long face with a purplish-brown complexion.
He was extremely thin; his skin looked like it was glued to his bones.
It's creepy.
She married Wu Gangzheng, an outsider from Shangwan Village.
This man was considered a big shot in Shangwan Village because he was prolific.
She had a total of ten children.
He had eight sons.
She had two daughters in between, but they died before she was out of confinement.
It is said that its body is frail and weak, and it just so happens to be born in winter.
It's too cold; they all died just a few days after they were born.
As soon as she spoke, everyone around her looked at her.
Fortunately, her voice wasn't loud, so not everyone heard her.
Traditionally, this kind of banquet is hosted by the woman.
Men rarely come.
As soon as Aunt Wu said those words, her eldest daughter-in-law sitting next to her looked displeased.
He tugged at Aunt Wu's sleeve at the elbow and whispered, "Mom, keep your voice down. We're here today to celebrate the arrival of a new baby in Aunt Xiao's family."
This is a blatant reminder to Aunt Wu that today is someone else's big day, and you mustn't cause any trouble.
Did Aunt Wu realize it?
I can hear it!
But she just wasn't willing.
"A little girl, what's with the idea of adding a son to the family!"
What is Ding? Only boys are called Ding.
Her voice wasn't quiet, so many more people heard it.
Everyone put down their brown sugar water and watched Aunt Wu ramble on.
"Aunt Wu, isn't this a wonderful thing, like the addition of a new member to the family?!"
The leaders of the National People's Congress have said that women hold up half the sky. If they've held up half the sky, how can they not have more children to care for?
"Exactly, on such a joyous occasion, shouldn't we refrain from causing trouble?"
Her eldest daughter-in-law was also there, trying to persuade her.
But Aunt Wu just couldn't stand Aunt Xiao.
She gave birth to eight sons; who can be more amazing than her!
As a result, Aunt Xiao had three sons, and they became even more arrogant than her!
Who can blame her when she's the brigade leader's wife!
She admits it!
Now look what happened, he's been completely stripped of his title.
Now I'm just like her!
If you're going to follow her path, then you should follow her lead, okay?
You say you don't keep a low profile, but you treat your daughter like a treasure and show her off here.
What's so good about it?
"What trouble have I caused? What trouble have I caused! What did I do? I just told the truth!"
Besides, who's really causing trouble? This is the crucial time for planting; weeds need to be pulled! And pesticides need to be applied; it's so dry, we need to irrigate more!
Is it really worth throwing a whole banquet just for a little girl?
Those who know you're happy because you have a child, but those who don't might think you're getting married!
Four tables! How many families did they invite?!
You can't do this for money!
To put it bluntly, it's still about saving money.
The amount of money given as gifts here is not excessive.
Those who can be invited to a banquet are generally people you get along well with.
It usually costs about one dollar and fifty cents.
Those from poorer families, or those with distant relatives.
Two cents would be fine too.
If all else fails, you can use fabric you've spun yourself to make handkerchiefs or something similar, which you can then give as gifts.
It's all about the sentiment.
Aunt Wu has many children in her family.
Eight children!
They held eight banquets just for their wedding.
The eight sons had more than twenty children.
She was quite happy when others came to her house to give her money.
In the village, this kind of thing is called "coming and going".
You can tell just by the way they're addressed.
There must be give and take!
When other people come to Aunt Wu's house, Aunt Wu has to go to their house!
It felt great to receive the money, but when she was handing it out, Aunt Wu got a toothache!
That's way too much!
Today this person is getting married, tomorrow that person is getting married!
There will be another baby born the day after tomorrow, and the day after that, an elderly person will pass away.
Last year, in particular, the entire Shangwan Village received a significant increase in funds.
There are clearly more men getting married and women leaving their hometowns these days.
That winter, she spent twenty or thirty yuan on various things.
This is still only five cents at a time!
If we go by that old geezer's logic, one yuan each!
She's practically bankrupted herself!
There are many things to do in winter, she understands.
It's almost summer, how come there's still so much going on!
All I can say is that Xiao Baodan has run into trouble.
Aunt Xiao was holding her precious baby with delight when she heard this discordant sound.
I saw Aunt Wu there, acting crazy for some reason.
Aunt Xiao's face immediately darkened!
What does this mean? What does this mean?
What's wrong with her celebrating for her granddaughter?
Besides, this kind of thing is normal, isn't it?
No family doesn't hold a banquet when they have a baby!
Look at the guests filling the yard, and look at my eldest granddaughter sleeping like a little pig in my arms!
Aunt Xiao decided to put up with it!
With a forced smile, she laughed at Wu's eldest daughter-in-law, "Aunt Jindan, your mother-in-law has had too much to drink, she's drunk."
Go back and rest. It's hot outside, don't get heatstroke. It's not worth getting dizzy and nauseous!
This is a euphemistic way of asking someone to leave!
Although what Aunt Xiao did was a bit unethical.
But nobody said anything!
That Aunt Wu is so inconsiderate!
You criticize someone else's haircut party? Who can tolerate that?
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