Just two days after Commander Chen's mother in Kyoto received the package, the Yang family in Hongyang Society also received a package sent by Shuying this evening.
The package was delivered to Mu Qingqing, who had just returned from the educated youth point. Mu Qingqing is now married to the fourth son of the Yang family, and her life is particularly happy.
Before marrying the fourth son of the Yang family, Mu Qingqing had some doubts, but after marrying, her husband was especially nice to her, her parents-in-law were also nice to her, her sisters-in-law were not difficult to deal with, and the family got along very harmoniously.
Moreover, the men in the Yang family all have their own jobs and can earn money. Even though the eldest brother of the Yang family is farming for now, he will inherit his father Yang's job in a few years.
Her husband also made money from repairing cars, and because of the relationship between Old Yang's family and the village chief's in-laws, the village chief's family took special care of her as an educated youth and allowed her to teach in the village primary school with her third sister-in-law.
No other educated youth’s wife lived a better life than her.
Mu Qingqing was also very glad that she chose to marry the fourth son of the Yang family, and she felt a strong sense of belonging to the Yang family.
Mu Qingqing had just brought the package in when the fourth son of the Yang family saw it. Worried that his wife might be tired, he hurriedly took the large package and asked, "Wife, is this our package? Who sent it?"
The fourth son of the Yang family thought that his family had only received a package from his younger sister before, so his eyes lit up immediately and he asked hurriedly, "Is it a package from my younger sister? Wife?"
After getting Mu Qingqing's confirmation, the fourth child of the Yang family hurriedly brought the package into the main room, and shouted to Yang's mother who was cooking dinner in the kitchen: "Mom, my younger sister sent another package..."
When Yang's mother heard "little sister", she hurried out, wiping her hands and shouting at the top of her voice: "What? Fourth brother, what package did my daughter send again? Where is it? Is there a letter? What does it say?"
Mother Yang raised her voice and led all the nephews and nieces who were playing in the yard into the house. The children all knew that the package sent by their aunt meant there would be delicious food.
Da Hu shouted first: "Grandma, did my aunt send some delicious food again?"
Erhu and Xiaohu were also eager to see Mother Yang.
Daya and Erya were also greedy.
Her husband and several sons are all promising, and the old lady is not as stingy as before, and is not in a hurry to have a few chattering grandchildren.
The fourth child of the Yang family opened the package first. He took out a bunch of rice dumplings, and then a big bag of dried seafood, including dried sea fish, clams, dried shellfish, dried fish, etc. There was also a lot of snacks for the children, such as White Rabbit milk candy, walnut crisps, and a big bag of potato chips. Dahu, Erhu, Xiaohu, Daya and Erya were so greedy that they almost drooled and shouted to Yang's mother for food.
Seeing her daughter sending so many gifts again, Mother Yang was so angry that her chest heaved and her heart ached that she could not even pay attention to the grandchildren who were surrounding her.
How come this daughter of a family is so good at taking things from her parents' home, and her son-in-law has no objection? How come this daughter of a family is so good at spending money?
The fourth child of the Yang family was not too surprised by the things sent by his youngest sister. Last time, his youngest sister generously sent sweaters to his parents. A pound of wool yarn was very expensive, costing more than ten or twenty yuan. Several other nephews and nieces also got new clothes.
The first time Mu Qingqing saw her younger sister sending something home after she got married, she was a little surprised. It was no wonder that her husband said that her younger sister had always been good at sewing. Everyone in the village said that the young lady of the old Yang family had married well.
Yang Laosi was most interested in the rice dumplings sent by his youngest sister.
He hadn't tasted his younger sister's cooking for a long time, and was very craving for the rice dumplings his younger sister sent him. Although he had eaten rice dumplings made by his mother some time ago, Yang Laosi was sure that they were definitely not as delicious as those made by his younger sister.
Yang Lao Si said, "Mom, can we cook some of the rice dumplings my little sister sent us for dinner? These dumplings go bad easily, so we have to eat them early!"
Mother Yang had no appetite for rice dumplings at the moment, so she asked the fourth son to distribute some candies to her grandchildren. Mother Yang took out a letter written by her daughter from the package and asked the fourth son's wife to read it to her to see what her daughter said.
Shuying actually didn't say much. First, she said that she had adapted to the life in the military area very well, and asked the two elders not to worry and to take care of their health, which was more important. She also told them roughly what she had sent. The salted egg yolk and meat dumplings were freshly made and could not be kept for long, so she asked her mother to stop picking them and cook them quickly for everyone in the family to eat.
She also gave red envelopes to her nephews and nieces, saying that since she was not at home during the New Year, she, as their aunt, had to give them red envelopes, and her husband had no objection.
Finally, she suggested that Yang's mother bring some nephews and nieces to live with her for a while, and asked about everyone's family situation.
"What, there are red envelopes?" Yang's mother exclaimed. When the fourth child took out five red envelopes from the package, the children screamed with excitement.
However, with Yang's mother present, the children did not dare to fight for the red envelopes even if they wanted them.
Shuying was generous, giving each red envelope a dollar, which surprised the Yang family's fourth son and his wife. Xiaohu was still young and didn't understand much, but Dahu, Erhu, Daya and Erya knew that their aunt had given each of them a dollar, and they all stared in disbelief.
Speaking of which, during the Chinese New Year, the red envelopes given to them by grandma, parents and others were only one or two cents at most. My second uncle gave them a little more. This year, he gave them five cents each!
One dollar was a huge sum of money they had never seen before.
Several children did not dare to ask them for milk.
There was a dollar in each red envelope. Mother Yang was so angry that she slapped her chest and said, "Why is this damn girl so greedy? She wants to empty my son-in-law's pocket! A penny would be enough. Why is she giving so much money to several children?"
Mother Yang was so angry that she was afraid her daughter wouldn't be able to make a living, so she kept giving money to her parents' family, which would cause her son-in-law to have objections.
Moreover, even if the daughter of the family gives such a big red envelope to several children, how can it remain in the children's hands in the end? Won't it just benefit the eldest and third daughters-in-law?
In Yang's mother's heart, her own son is not as important as her own daughter, let alone her daughter-in-law.
You want her daughter's money? No way!
Yang's mother planned to return the money, leaving at most one cent for each grandchild.
At dinner, except for the second son and his wife who were in the county town, everyone else in the Yang family ate dinner at the table in the main hall.
Everyone also knew about the packages and red envelopes sent by the young lady (younger sister).
When the younger sister gave each of the children a red envelope of one yuan, the eldest sister-in-law Hong Xiaojuan and the third sister-in-law Wang Rong were so happy at first that they were silly.
This is one dollar. On ordinary days, the work points earned by the strong men in the village after working hard all day are just a few cents.
How could my little sister be so generous? She actually gave each of their children a dollar?
The eldest sister-in-law, Hong Xiaojuan, was particularly happy and excited. Her family had one more child than the third sister-in-law, which meant one more dollar, which was a huge income. The third sister-in-law, Wang Rong, felt a little uncomfortable and regretted not having another child.
However, thinking about the fact that the fourth son's wife had not given birth to a child and did not receive a single cent in the red envelope, the third sister-in-law Wang Rong felt a little more balanced.
The two sisters-in-law planned to wait for their children to get the red envelopes and then have them hand them over to them. They would get several pieces of money at once and the two sisters-in-law were very happy.
However, the good plan that the two sisters-in-law had just made was poured cold water by Yang's mother.
Mother Yang said to the eldest and third sons' families, "Eldest, third son, what do you think of this red envelope? Your younger sister is thinking about you brothers and nephews and nieces, otherwise, which aunt would be willing to give such a big red envelope during the New Year? Your younger sister is not easy herself. Although your son-in-law is a military officer, it costs money for the couple to raise a child. What if your younger sister gets pregnant again in the future?"
The eldest and the third son of the Yang family were also stunned by the red envelope of one yuan given by the youngest sister to each child. The two brothers were particularly moved, but they had no intention of taking the money from the youngest sister and hurriedly said that the money could not be taken and had to be returned. The eldest sister-in-law Hong Xiaojuan and the third sister-in-law Wang Rong had some opinions but did not dare to offend their own parents-in-law.
After all, my father-in-law is a worker now and his salary is very high. It is not worth it to offend his parents-in-law for a red envelope of one yuan, so the two of them said with a painful heart that the red envelope must be returned to my younger sister.
Father and Mother Yang finally looked satisfied. Mother Yang said, "Just return it all and leave a penny for each of the children. Let them keep it for themselves. You adults should not ask for the money from the children. Let them keep it for themselves. It will be a token of their love from their aunt!"
When Yang's mother spoke, the eldest sister-in-law Hong Xiaojuan and the third sister-in-law Wang Rong certainly did not dare to object. The eldest son Yang Jianguo and the third son Yang Jiandong both said that the money should be given to the children to keep for themselves and they would watch.
The children in the family were so happy that they went crazy. You know, every Chinese New Year, they had to hand in all the red envelopes they gave. This time they could keep the money themselves, and the children were happier than if they had received a dollar.
After resolving the red envelope issue, Yang's mother spoke again: "Fourth child, go to the kitchen and see if the rice dumplings my younger sister sent you are warm?"
The old Yang family also made rice dumplings during the Dragon Boat Festival, but Yang's mother said that there was nothing in the dumplings, and they were no match for the salted egg yolk and meat dumplings made by Shuying. At first, the old Yang family never thought that the dumplings sent by their youngest daughter (younger sister) were all meat dumplings. But when they ate them, the whole family was surprised.
Mother Yang was so distressed. How come her daughter's hands became bigger and bigger after getting married? The father and son of the Yang family, three sisters-in-law and several children ate the food with great relish. Mu Qingqing had never eaten the food cooked by her younger sister. It was her first time to eat rice dumplings, and the taste was particularly amazing.
This salty egg yolk meat rice dumpling is extremely delicious. It has the salty and fragrant meat mixed with the umami flavor of mushrooms and the crunchy taste of salty egg yolk. The Yang family has never eaten such delicious rice dumplings.
No one had time to eat dinner and just ate rice dumplings. Several adults and children scrambled to eat the dumplings. It was only Yang's mother who asked the fourth child to leave a few for the second child and his wife to taste, and only then did she leave a few.
This rice dumpling once again made the Yang family father and son, sisters-in-law and children miss their daughter (younger sister)’s good cooking skills.