The whole family goes out
"Wenli, you guys, did you come back this morning?" Qin Wenxiu asked, wiping her mouth.
"Yes... Yu Yu, Shu Shu, come here, this is your third uncle!" Qin Wenli called the two children over.
"Third Uncle..." Qin Yu was the first to call for help.
"Oh, you've grown so big..." Qin Wenxiu fumbled in her pockets with both hands to no avail, and smiled awkwardly: "I didn't know that you came back, and Uncle San didn't buy you something to eat."
Qin Wenli took the bowl and said, "Don't be polite, Third Brother. These are our children. They all want to eat. You talk to our parents, and I'll clean up the bowl..."
Without waiting for Qin Wenxiu to refuse, Qin Wenli took the bowl to the kitchen.
As soon as I arrived at the yard, the door creaked and Qin Wenping pushed it open.
"Fourth brother, you are done"
"There are fewer people at night, so I'll ask your sister-in-law to watch over you guys before you eat."
"No, it's for my third brother..."
"Oh..." Qin Wenping nodded in understanding: "Then I'll go in first..."
In the main room, Qin Wenjun didn't want to say a few words to his third brother when he saw the door curtain opened and a person jumped in.
"Dad, Mom, eldest brother and third brother are all here? Oh, these are the two from Wenli's family. Look at their big round heads, they look so much like Wenli..." Qin Wenping said happily.
"Yeah, I think he looks like Wenli too." Mother Qin instantly found her soulmate.
"I'm your fourth uncle. Let me see, you are Yu Yu, and you are Shu Shu, right?" Qin Wenping came closer to take a closer look.
"Hello, fourth uncle. My name is Qin Yu and I am six and a half years old. His name is Qin Shu and he is three and a half years old." Qin Yu said crisply.
Qin Wenping was so surprised that he couldn't take his eyes away. There are only two bad boys in his family, and their words are as hard as rocks. It's not like a little girl talking, which makes me feel sweet inside.
Oh, why doesn't he have such a good life!
Qin Yu had already met three uncles today, so he was not afraid at the moment. After replying, he started playing with Qin Shu.
Qin Wenping's eyes followed Qin Yu.
"Enough, what are you looking at? No matter how you look, it's still Wenli's family. It's not like you two can't have children. If you want, just give birth to one yourselves..." said Mother Qin.
Old people never think too many children. Just give birth to the child. You can still take care of it anyway.
Qin Wenping thought of his two noisy children and shuddered: "Forget it, if I give birth to another kid, it will kill me!"
"I gave birth to seven of you, and you didn't take the lives of me and your father..."
"Can children nowadays be like us? We were so well behaved..."
"The more you talk, the more you put on your face. Do you think you were born this obedient? You're not even as good as Yangyang!" Mother Qin scolded with a smile.
Seeing Qin Wenli come in, the few of them tacitly stopped talking.
Qin Wenping asked Qin Wenli: "You are bringing your wife and children with you this time. How many days will you stay at home?"
"Three days at most. I have to go back the day after tomorrow. The New Year is coming soon, and there are a lot of things to do at home..." Qin Wenli said.
"That's right. There are a lot of things to do before the New Year. You can come back in the first month of the lunar year. Then you can take turns staying with us..."
Qin Wenli smiled and said, "Okay, I'll come over if I have nothing to do at home during the first month of the year..."
"How did you deal with the incident when your wife was injured? Did you catch the culprit?" Qin Wenping was a thoughtful person and felt that there was something fishy going on at the time.
"He was caught. It was the son of the family next door who did it..."
Qin Wenli briefly talked about how the two families celebrated the festival.
Mother Qin was speechless after hearing this. After a while, she sighed and said, "This kind of person needs to be treated like your mother. It's like cutting meat with a slow knife. If it were me, I wouldn't know what to do..."
Old Man Qin also said in a muffled voice: "I thought the mountain people were simple and honest, but there are still such shameless people..."
"Well, what does this have to do with the mountains and the plateau? There are people like this everywhere. In our mall, there are such people..."
Qin Wenping secretly complained that his father didn't know how to speak: It's ok that you look down on people from the mountains on weekdays, but now you are talking about people from the mountains and plateaus in front of Wenli.
Qin Wenli was a sensitive person to begin with, and when he saw his fourth brother subtly changing the subject, he just listened with a smile.
Qin Wenping saw his third brother smiling foolishly on the stool and immediately changed the topic to him:
"Third brother, have you been busy lately?"
"It's okay. Jianjian has grown up now and knows to come and help." Qin Wenxiu was very satisfied when she mentioned her son.
"The money I earn is kept by my sister-in-law?"
"We're a family, so it doesn't matter who takes it in." Qin Wenxiu still had a silly look on her face.
"You're right to think so. In life, don't worry about who has more or less. A couple can live a good life as long as they work together..." Old Man Qin rarely spoke and commented.
Everyone looked at him when they heard that. Except for Qin Wenxiu who had a silly look on his face, the expressions of the others were indescribable.
Qin Wenli felt that the little knot in his heart a moment ago was unnecessary.
Having spent half her life with him, Mother Qin is now feeling very lucky. For the sake of my grandson, I'll save it for you first...
*
In the kitchen, Mrs. Qin was frying meat while gossiping with Yang Xiu.
To marinate pork, first cut the pork belly into squares, then fry them in a pan until both sides are golden brown, take them out and put them in a jar, then fill it with lard and seal it.
It sounds simple, but it is a meticulous job to do.
Mrs. Qin kept pounding her lower back. After all, she was forty years old, and her waist was almost broken after standing all day.
"Sister-in-law, I'll fry them, and you light the fire..."
Yang Xiu stood up and exchanged seats with Qin Dasao. Qin Dasao was not polite and quickly made way.
When the two of them finished their work, they found the main room was quiet.
The two of them tiptoed in and saw Qin's mother patting Qin Shu gently, and the two children were sleeping soundly.
"Are you two done with your work? Come up quickly, the three of them have gone to sleep." Mother Qin called to her two daughters-in-law.
Mrs. Qin put coal in the stove, and the two of them lay down on the kang next to the child.
*
After breakfast the next day, Qin Wenli and his wife prepared to go shopping in the market.
Qin's mother originally didn't want to take the child with her, but Qin Wenli insisted.
The children have never left Shangguan since they were born, so of course they want to see the world if they have the chance.
Qin Wenjun also agreed, so Qin's mother had no choice but to repeatedly remind her to take good care of the child.
The couple smiled and agreed.
Qin Wenjun's home is on the outskirts of the city, and there is a bus about ten minutes' walk away.
This was the first time for the two children to take the bus, and they looked here and touched there curiously. When the bus drove into the city from the suburbs, the two children kept exclaiming "Wow" with shocked looks in their eyes.
People are simple and honest these days, and those around them did not scold the two children for their screams.
The kind-looking elder sister in front looked at the two children and asked Yang Xiu:
"Is this the first time the child has been out on the street?"
"Yes, sister." Yang Xiu said with a smile.
"Sister, do you know how to get to Qingyuan Farmers' Market?" Qin Wenli asked.
"Where are you going? I'm going there too. I'll get off in four stops and you just follow me." The eldest sister responded generously.
"Okay, thank you, big sister."
"Well, something along the way..."
Sure enough, after four stops, the elder sister stood up and prepared to get off the bus. Qin Wenli and Yang Xiu also followed, holding one in each hand.
After getting off the bus and walking along the alley for three minutes, I saw a crowd starting to gather. There were a few big words written on the iron arch: "Qingyuan Farmers' Market".
This market was recommended by Qin Wenping and is said to be the largest and most comprehensive farmers' market in Qingyuan City.
But I didn't expect that the gate was actually in a small alley.
Qin Wenli thanked the elder sister again before holding on to the child and following the crowd forward.
As soon as you enter the door, you will see the fragrant braised meat stall. The braised pig's trotters with rosy and shiny skin, the firm braised chicken, the crystal clear pig skin jelly, the trembling pig's head meat with fat and lean parts... Qin Yu and Qin Shu couldn't take their eyes away.
The four of them continued forward with the surging crowd. Those selling raw meat, vegetables and fruits were all talking eloquently and shouting loudly.
There was a pungent fishy smell in front of him, and Qin Shu couldn't help sniffing: "Mom, it smells so bad..."
It turned out that he was selling fish and shrimps, and fresh fish were swimming around in the water tank. Qin Shu no longer found the smell disgusting and stared at the swimming fish intently.
Qin Wenli and Yang Xiu stood aside so that the two little guys who had never seen the world could open their eyes.
After watching for about ten minutes, the two picked up the child and continued walking.
Judging from the smell, the place in front should be selling cooked food.
Sure enough, stalls selling fried dough sticks, pancakes, roast duck, and sesame cakes appeared before our eyes.
The couple's eyes lit up and they couldn't help but slow down their pace and look at each house.
"Would you like to eat casserole? Give the child a casserole, sister..."
Yang Xiu looked at him a few more times and refused awkwardly. This casserole is a rare item, and Shangguan doesn’t have it yet.
"Mahua, fragrant and crispy Mahua..."
The two of them came up to him and asked, "Brother, what flavor do your fried dough twists have?"
"There are many options, crispy, soft, honey, brown sugar, it depends on what you want..."
"Then give me four of each!" Yang Xiu said
"Okay..."
The two of them carried their first trophy and continued to move forward...
"One piece of Luzhi steamed bun costs one cent..."
This is something I haven’t seen before and it’s not expensive, so I’ll buy it.
"Would you like one of these fried dough sticks?"
Yang Xiu waved his hands and sighed in his heart: Wow, you can use fried pancakes to hold food. This is another idea that I didn't think of.
"We have cakes, cream cakes, honey cakes, come and see?"
Yang Xiu looked at it curiously, then looked down and saw two children staring at it eagerly, so he waved his hand and bought a cream cake.
"Let's go and take another look..."
"Beef, braised beef, beef shank..."
Qin Wenli went up to ask the price, and bought a small piece with a heavy heart.
When the four people came out of the market, they were holding bags of various sizes.
"Are you still going there, second brother?" Yang Xiu asked.
"Go, leave the things with him, and we'll take the kids to the department store. I heard from fourth brother that the department store has a wide range of things, and there are even three elevators. I saw it in the county town last time with mom, and today I'll take you to see it." Qin Wenli thought for a while and said.
Qin Wenli set off right away. He asked someone for directions and found out that the place was not far from the bookstore. The two children looked at their parents' full hands and sensibly asked to walk by themselves.
A good child doesn’t need to be held, and the four of them happily rushed to the bookstore.
Qin Wenlin was still the only one in the store, and he was still dozing off.
After saying hello, Qin Wenli put his things down, and the two of them picked up the child and ran straight to the department store.
The dazzling array of stalls on the first floor did not attract the two children's attention at all. Their eyes were fixed on the constantly running elevator.
What's the point of just watching? Qin Wenli picked up the child:
"Come on, Dad will take you to sit..."
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