Another year
In the blink of an eye, it's already twenty-nine. Chinese New Year is tomorrow, and everyone who went to the market today would rush home after buying things. Qin Wenli and Hu Yufeng decided to lock the door at one o'clock.
Huizi and her daughter finally decided to return to the village to celebrate the New Year, and there were just four of them in one car heading home. This time when I go back, it will be the 16th day of the first lunar month when I reopen the door.
Yang Xiu had already prepared the steamed buns at home and picked up a bag to put them in for Huizi. Hu Yufeng also packed the meat left for Huizi and added a few vegetables.
One pushed hard while the other tried to give, and they were sweating from the struggle. Only when Hu Yufeng was upset did Huizi accept it.
After Huizi left, they were the only family left.
Although there seems to be no big work to do at home, there are quite a lot of odds and ends to do. The only ones who have nothing to do are the two children.
Qin Yu was a smart person. She had already figured out the rule that she would not be beaten during the two days of the New Year, so she dragged Qin Shu to do all the things that she usually wanted to do but didn't dare to do.
At around two o'clock in the afternoon, the second cousin-in-law of the Wang family, who lived across a ditch from the Qin family, came to the wheat field to herd the lambs. From a distance, she saw smoke rising from the Qin family's threshing ground.
My second cousin’s wife’s heart was beating fast. Could it be that the haystack would catch fire again during the New Year? So he shouted at Yang Xiu and Qin Wenli at the top of his lungs.
Qin Wenli had just come back and unloaded his things. When he heard the anxious shouting, he thought something had happened, so he put his things down and ran out.
My second cousin’s wife was still shouting, “It’s on fire, Wenli, your house is on fire…”
Qin Wenli's heart was pounding. He ran all the way to the wheat field and saw smoke coming out of a depression. He ran over to take a look and couldn't help but feel angry.
A small platform was dug out in the depression. On the platform stood two broken bricks on the left and right, with a broken teacup placed on top. Puffs of thick smoke were rushing out from under the teacup. The two culprits had black and white streaks on their faces and were looking at him anxiously.
Qin Wenli took a deep breath and ran to the sidelines to speak to his second cousin's wife. The kids at home are playing around and making fire. Thanks, cousin!
Then he came over with a dark face. Qin Yu admitted her mistake before her father could say anything. The two of them were just playing house and cooking. She pointed out their ingredients to Qin Wenli: dead tree leaves, grass roots, lumps of earth...
Qin Wenli: ...
Can playing house cause such a big fuss? He also became curious, so he squatted down and took a look. Wow, the small stove was filled with all kinds of branches and weeds, some of which were filled with snow and water. No wonder the smoke was so thick.
Qin Yu was a child with a strong thirst for knowledge, and he immediately asked his father how to make the fire burn more vigorously and save firewood. Qin Wenli was explaining to the two children while fetching firewood. It was not enough to just talk, he had to demonstrate.
So when Yang Xiu and his friends didn't see Qin Wenli coming out, they saw the father and his two sons playing with fire. Her face immediately turned dark. Qin Wenli and the two children looked at each other, and finally stood in a row and received a scolding.
After being scolded, Qin Wenli went home with his wife to work dejectedly, leaving the two children staring at the sky in boredom.
…
What else can I do if I’m not allowed to play with fire? I might as well go look for snails in the field. My mother won’t scold me for this, right?
Although they are called snails, in fact, all you can find in this season are snail shells. Qin Yu and her friends played snail fighting when they were bored. Each of them had a snail and they hit each other. The one that broke was the loser.
The two of them bent their waists and lowered their heads, even more carefully than those digging for treasure.
Then I really found a treasure. Qin Yu pulled the pheasant's legs, and the pheasant kicked its claws twice and then stopped moving.
Qin Yu looked around, no one! He ran home with the pheasant in one hand and Qin Shu in the other.
Hu Yufeng took the pheasant from her granddaughter and stared: "Where did it come from?"
Qin Yu held his legs and panted: "I picked it up..."
Hu Yufeng looked over and over again and found the wound. Well, she said, why are there "bang bang" noises outside? It turns out that someone is shooting in the wild.
But how do I do this thing? I felt weird after eating it, as if I was being naughty in front of my child. I can't bear to give it back. Look how tired I am from carrying my little granddaughter.
Hu Yufeng looked around and saw that there was an old lady basking in the sun in the yard.
Restraints are for people with morals, which neither she nor her mother-in-law have. I'm sorry about that. I won't trouble her moral son and daughter-in-law. She can just kill the chicken herself. She has to kill a chicken at home anyway, so it's just the right amount for one pot!
Hu Yufeng simply scooped some hot water and brought it to the operation room. She scalded the chicken, plucked its feathers and gutted it by herself. In a short while, the pheasant was turned into chopped chicken pieces. Okay, now I guarantee that even if the pheasant’s mother comes, she won’t be able to recognize her own baby.
…
While Hu Yufeng was slaughtering a chicken, the two wild children took a break for a while and then slipped away again.
Grandma wouldn't let them go to the fields, and the two were just scratching their heads when they saw Qin Zhu sticking his head out and hissing.
The two looked at each other and hurried to catch up.
Qin Zhu's elder and second sisters are both good helpers to their mother, but he is the one who shovels shit. Because he shovels shit well, his father rewards him with a box of firecrackers. But what kind of reward is this if I don’t show it off to others? I might as well go out and share it with my friends.
Just as Qin Shu also wanted to let go, the three of them, plus Wang Qiang who was peeking out, started to make trouble.
First, he stuck the cannon into the snow pile, and then it exploded with a "bang", sending snowflakes flying everywhere.
Then, they were stuck in the dirt and placed in a broken bowl...
A few people chattered, then quarreled, and then "Wow wow wow..."
Hu Yufeng and Yang Xiu, who had just buried the chicken feathers, heard the crying sound was not right and ran out quickly. On the way, they met the miserable Qin Shu and the drooping Qin Yu and Qin Zhu.
This misery is not only about crying, but also about the body. Not only were the outer trousers torn, but the cotton in the crotch was exposed.
"Mom... I was hit by a cannon... wuwuwu..." Qin Shu saw his mother crying and rushing towards him.
Qin Yu and Qin Zhu stood by with their arms hanging down as if they had made a mistake.
Upon asking, we found out that it was Qin Yu who was learning to set off firecrackers, but the firecrackers didn't go off when they were lit. Qin Shu volunteered to run over to take a look, and as soon as he squatted down, the firecrackers exploded.
After hearing this, Yang Xiu's heart tightened. She looked at her mother-in-law, and without caring about giving Qin Shu face, she hugged him and pulled his cotton pants off.
The two men looked at it carefully several times, and asked Qin Shu if it hurt while looking. They only helped him put on his pants after they saw that everything was complete.
Qin Shu's face was covered with muddy hands. Seeing his grandmother scolding his sister and brother, he smiled with glee. However, before he could be happy for a moment, he was dragged away by Yang Xiu.
After scolding Qin Shu, he scolded Qin Yu, "Don't even think about celebrating the New Year. I don't dare to punish you. If you try to make trouble again, I'll see if I dare to beat you up. I don't believe that you won't be able to celebrate the New Year if I beat you up!"
After scolding him, I still feel uneasy, so I just take him back to work. He has plenty of energy anyway.
…
The fighting lasted until the age of thirty.
Because of last year's terrible New Year's greetings, Yang Xiu and Li Lanhua had already warned everyone not to mention Wang Qiang this year, and she would beat anyone who dared to do so.
The children learned their lesson last year and spent another year together this year. Although they didn't play well together, their resistance was not as strong, so they agreed readily.
Same people, same process, the difference is that last year Liu Rong prepared a table of delicious food, but this year he prepared a table full of scolding. Only the weak show goodwill, so she might as well scold them all back!
But unexpectedly, the kid was so obedient this year. He kowtowed when asked and called her Third Aunt when asked. He even had no objection to Wang Qiang changing his surname to Qin.
She couldn't help but look at the troublemaker Qin Zhu. Qin Zhu was puzzled. Why was he looking at him? There are so many surnames in the world, you can choose any surname you like. Even if your surname is Qin, you are still your third uncle's child, and you don't have to compete with him for your father. Why would he be unhappy?
After paying New Year’s greetings, we have dinner. Everyone was nervous because of the New Year's greetings, and as soon as the meal was about to start, their stomachs began to growl.
They chatted while eating and drinking. This year, Qin Wenli also prepared some Cola, which the children loved very much.
After dinner, the sisters-in-law cleared the table, the elderly and children went to the kang to watch TV, and the men continued to drink and play cards at other tables.
This was the first time for the children to watch the Spring Festival Gala. Even though their eyelids were drooping, they still forced themselves to watch the whole thing. It wasn't until "Unforgettable Tonight" sounded on TV that the children closed their eyes and fell asleep in seconds.
Several adults were at a loss for words and dragged the children back on their backs or in their arms. Qin Ling, who was pretending to be asleep, once again lay on her father's back after her parents divorced. She quietly opened her eyes. The yard was full of lights behind her and in front of her. Her stepmother was muttering bad things about her grandmother, and her father was responding nonchalantly. There were a few gunshots in the distance, and her father shook her up. She quickly closed her eyes, but a tear seeped out of the corner of her eye.
…
At the door, Niu Niu clumsily wiped away the tears from the corners of her mother's eyes.
Huizi took the opportunity to hug the child, and the mother and daughter hugged each other for a moment before letting go. Huizi watched the paper money turn to ash, kowtowed three times, stood up and wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, tears broken but strong: "Okay, mom is happy, grandpa and grandma must be happy too. Let's go in and eat."
Although there were only mother and daughter, she still cooked four dishes. Once the door is closed, this is the first year after their new life. They don’t have to worry anymore and don’t have to eat leftovers. These days are so great!
"Niuniu, eat the ribs. Mommy learned this from your aunt Xiuxiu. Try it and see if it tastes good."
"It's delicious, you eat it too, mom."
"Okay, let's all eat..."
Guo family.
Huanhuan stretched out his chopsticks to pick up a piece of meat, but Old Lady Guo knocked it away with one chopstick: "You are very picky. You just pick up the meat and eat it. Are you a greedy ghost reincarnated?"
Mrs. Guo used her chopsticks to pick up two pieces of meat and put them in Huanhuan's bowl: "Eat! Your mother and I fed the pigs. I'll see who dares to stop you from eating!"
Old Mrs. Guo threw down her chopsticks.
Ever since the second daughter-in-law left, the eldest daughter-in-law has been unruly. It's ok on weekdays, but she even wants to rebel during the New Year. Let's see if you have the ability to do that.
She was about to open her mouth to curse, but she saw that Old Man Guo was faster than her and threw a bowl over her head: "You have a lot of nonsense to say. You have broken up our family and you are still unwilling to give up. If you don’t want to eat, get out…"
Then he pointed at his two sons and said, "Don't you like to listen to your mother? Then follow her and get out of here..."
Boss Guo and Guo Shengli were confused and didn't understand why Transparent Dad was so crazy. But seeing that my mother didn't say anything, I tactfully stopped talking.
Only Mrs. Guo looked calm and composed, as if she hadn't noticed anything. She also picked up some meat for her two children, "Eat! If you don't eat the meat, you're a fool!"
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