"My parents said they would come over on the fourth or fifth day of the New Year. It's snowing today. I wonder if they will come?"
Lin Heng said as he looked at the falling snow while getting up to exercise.
"It should be here. It should be fine if the snow isn't too heavy."
Xiulan said, looking at the sky.
Lin Heng nodded, and after exercising he called the children to get up and have dinner together.
After dinner, we just have fun as usual and there is no work to do.
Lin Heng looked after the children while Xiulan and Caiyun went to pick vegetables in preparation for hot pot in the evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Lin are both at Hongfeng Mountain. If there weren't any guests today, they wouldn't have come so early.
Lin Heng's family had been waiting for his father-in-law and his mother-in-law, but they still hadn't come when it got dark, so they had to eat hotpot by themselves. They estimated that his parents-in-law would not come today.
The next day was already the fifth day of the New Year, and the lively atmosphere of the New Year had decreased a lot. Zhao Hu in the village was getting married soon, and he was hiring people for help and preparing supplies these two days.
Tian Yanlin Hai and his colleagues were also preparing supplies. In those days, dishes for banquets in rural areas were purchased from door to door, and there were no supermarkets where one could make large purchases at one time.
Lin Heng lent his sidecar to Lin Hai so that he could travel around the village more conveniently.
He didn't need to go into the city, because the things he needed to buy had already been bought before the New Year.
At about 3:00 p.m., there was a sudden knock on the gate of the courtyard, followed by a shout from outside: "Xiulan Linheng, are you in the house?"
"My parents are here." Lin Heng, who was playing Go with his child in the room, was surprised when he heard the voice.
"It's them. Let's go open the door." Xiulan nodded, and went to open the door with Lin Heng.
Lin Heng tied up Da Zhuang, who was barking at the door, and then went to open the door.
Xiongba is 100% controllable, but the same cannot be said for the silly dog Dazhuang, as he only recognizes people who often live at home.
When I opened the door, I saw Xiulan's father Chen Changxia and mother Wang Zhi standing at the door with their two children.
"Mom and Dad, you're here!" Lin Heng and Xiulan said at the same time.
"Come in and sit down quickly. It's very cold outside." Lin Heng said with a smile again.
My father-in-law and mother-in-law looked a lot older than last year. The wrinkles on their brows were deeper, and the clothes they were wearing were the same ones they bought for them last year.
"Haha, great!" Chen Changxia nodded repeatedly with a smile, then patted his two grandsons and said, "Why don't you call me aunt and uncle soon?"
"Aunt, uncle, happy new year!" The older child, who was about ten years old, called out first, and then another child, who was about five or six years old, followed suit.
Both of them looked around curiously; it was their first time traveling far away and they thought their aunt and uncle's house was so luxurious.
"Happy New Year, Happy New Year, you are all good kids." Lin Heng nodded with a smile.
"Come into the house quickly, don't wait here for mom and dad." Xiulan urged with a smile.
"Our ox cart is still on the road, and the things we brought for you are also on the cart." Chen's mother Wang Zhi said with a smile, pointing at the ox cart on the road.
"That's easy. I'll go and help." Lin Heng nodded and walked out.
Chen Changxia came over and helped him drive the ox cart to the door first, and then unloaded the cattle. Lin Heng tied the cattle to the back mountain to feed them, and pushed the wooden cart into the yard.
"You have everything you need, and we didn't know what to get you, so we got you a bag of dried white fish, half a bag of fish maw, and 20 kilograms of sweet potato cakes that we just baked this year."
Chen Changxia said with a smile as he carried the things into the house.
They made everything themselves and didn't have money to buy gifts from stores.
Lin Heng said quickly: "Dad, you are too polite. It is enough for you to come here, and you brought so many things. We should have gone to see you."
It was somewhat against the will of Heaven that his parents-in-law came to his house with gifts, so he had to treat them well.
Chen Changxia smiled and waved his hands: "It's all the same. We just thought our daughter and son-in-law had good food, so we came here to eat for free."
Xiulan said to her father, "Then you should stay a few more days, otherwise we will be embarrassed. Lin Heng killed a takin as big as a cow a few years ago, as well as several wild boars."
"After hitting so many things, it must be over a thousand pounds of meat!" Chen Changxia widened his eyes in shock.
"I fought with my eldest brother and two uncles. The total weight must be more than 1,500 kilograms." Lin Heng replied with a smile.
Hearing this, Chen Changxia and Wang Zhi were shocked again.
After saying a few words, Xiulan went to make milk tea for them. There was still a lot of milk left in the room, and boiling it with honey and tea leaves would be more delicious and nutritious than just tea.
"It's good to come to my son-in-law's house. There are delicious drinks when you come."
Wang Zhi got married and grinned, then looked at the two grandsons, "It's very hot, drink it slowly."
"Um."
The two children nodded in agreement, but their eyes could not leave the milk tea and the various snacks on the table.
The toys of Xiaoxia and her two younger brothers not far away also made their eyes light up. They occasionally saw candies and other things, but they had never seen many of those toys before.
Lin Heng noticed their gazes and stuffed some fruit snacks into their mouths.
"Thank you, uncle."
Even when Lin Heng stuffed it into their hands, they all seemed nervous and only took a little.
Because at home their parents always told them to follow the rules, so even if they wanted to eat, they didn’t dare to take more.
As for toys, they refused to play with them even if Lin Heng gave them to them. It was because of their inferiority complex that they were afraid they wouldn't be able to pay for them if they broke them. Their parents had told them since they were young that their family had no money and they should not get into trouble.
Lin Heng Xiulan understood the children's psychology very well, and took special care of her two nephews, and soon took the initiative to give them some snacks.
With their grandparents' permission, they relaxed a little, drinking milk tea in big gulps and eating snacks. They had never eaten so many delicious foods before.
Through getting to know each other, Lin Heng learned that one was the child of Xiulan's eldest brother, and the other was the child of her third brother. His parents-in-law brought them here specifically to play.
After everyone chatted for a while, Xiulan went to cook. Lin Heng asked Caiyun to go to Hongfeng Mountain to call her parents, while he stayed here to entertain the guests.
While Lin Heng was chatting with his parents-in-law, he also took care of his two nephews enthusiastically. He understood their sense of restraint very well. He had the same feeling when he went to his second uncle's house when he was a child.
Xiaoxia was very enthusiastic towards her two brothers, holding toys and firecrackers and inviting them enthusiastically. However, the two brothers were reluctant to let go and kept sitting next to their grandparents.
"Oh, happy new year, my dear parents-in-law. You are such rare guests. You make our humble place shine!"
After a while, Lin's father and mother came over. Father Lin walked into the house, grabbed Chen Changxia and congratulated him with a smile.
"Happy New Year, Happy New Year." Chen Changxia responded with a smile, and then said, "What's so special about you being a rare guest? We come here every year, but you've only been to our place once."
"It was inconvenient before, but I will definitely go in the future. I have always wanted to visit your wonderful place." Father Lin said with a smile.
With Mr. and Mrs. Lin around, people of the same generation had more topics to talk about, so Lin Heng didn't have to keep them company all the time. He gave his two nephews some firecrackers to play with, as there is no child who doesn't like firecrackers.
Dinner was ready soon. The first meal after my parents-in-law came was definitely a reunion dinner, with eighteen dishes, eight cold dishes and ten meat dishes.
"Wow, there are too many dishes!" Chen Changxia said in shock when he saw the dishes on the table.
Wang Zhi also laughed and said, "We are so lucky. There are so many dishes."
"They are all made at home. They are not fancy dishes." Father Lin said modestly, and then asked everyone to take their seats.
Lin Heng poured wine for everyone, prepared milk for the children, and then asked everyone to start eating.
At the dinner table, Lin Heng and Xiulan kept picking up food for their parents-in-law and two nephews so that they could eat with peace of mind.
Unlike the era of abundant materials, in this era, materials are scarce and guests dare not eat to their heart's content but have to be polite. Therefore, the host has to keep serving food to the guests so that they can eat well and feel your hospitality.
Throughout the meal, the smiles on my parents-in-law's faces never stopped. My daughter and son-in-law were so welcoming, and the delicious food made them very happy.
Most rural families would have pork, chicken, and duck for the New Year, and fish might not be available. However, in addition to these common ones, Lin Heng's family also had pheasant meat, antelope beef, mutton, deer meat, wild boar meat, etc.
The two grandsons who followed them got to know what Chinese New Year was like. It turned out that there were so many kinds of meat to eat besides pork. They felt so happy. It was the first time for them to eat all kinds of meat and their stomachs were full. Their affection for their aunt and uncle also soared.
"Coming to your house is really better than going to a restaurant." Chen Changxia sighed after the meal. He was also full of meat, and the food Xiulan cooked was so delicious.
Lin Heng smiled and said, "Then mom and dad, you can stay for a while longer, and we will make it for you every day."
"That's great. We can stay longer this time." Wang Zhi said with a smile.
She was so happy. She was the happiest every time she came to her youngest daughter's house. Not only could she eat well, but she was also very happy to see her youngest daughter so happy.
Xiulan smiled and said, "That's what you said. Don't come and clamor to go back after less than three days."
"Okay, that's what we said." Wang Zhi said with a smile.
Then she went to help her daughter clean up the dishes, but Lin Heng stopped her and asked them to play square buckle together.
The two nephews also became more familiar with the place. They took the cannons given by Lin Heng and ran to the yard to play with Xiaoxia and Luming.
After playing for an hour after dinner, it was almost ten o'clock. Lin Heng took his parents-in-law and two nephews to the old house to rest. In his house, they could only sleep on the sofa or on the second floor, but it was not suitable because the house was not cleaned up.
"Grandpa, my aunt's family is so rich. They have more houses than ours."
Ten-year-old Chen Bentao said while going to bed.
"The food in his house is great, with lots of delicious meat. Let's stay a few more days," said five-year-old Chen Benxin. He had never eaten so much meat before.
"If you work hard when you grow up, you will be rich. Now go to bed quickly." Chen Changxia said to his two grandsons.
Although the Lin Heng family didn't talk much about their development this year during today's conversation, they clearly felt that their son-in-law's family life had become better.
Apart from anything else, it can be seen from my daughter's appearance and clothes that if she worked every day, she would never look like this. It seems that she is getting younger and younger, and looks like an 18-year-old girl.
On the other side, Lin Heng and Xiulan were already lying on the bed. Lin Heng hugged Xiulan and said, "Why don't we have a barbecue tomorrow and roast the little wild boar to entertain our parents."
The whole wild boar he shot before the Chinese New Year was sitting in the freezer, and he was planning to find a time to roast the whole pig. Now was his chance.
Xiulan shook her head and said, "It's not necessary. It's too troublesome to do that. It's better to eat hot pot. Let's save the little wild boar and find a time to roast it in the spring."
"Then I'll listen to you. It's not easy for them to come here, so you have to treat them well." Lin Heng said, looking into her eyes.
Xiulan leaned on Lin Heng's shoulder and said, "That's good enough, go to sleep."
In a blink of an eye, it was the next day. They got up in the morning and prepared some dishes for breakfast.
After breakfast, Chen Changxia said, "Lin Heng, can you take us to see where you raise shrimps and sheep?"
"I was just thinking of taking you there." Lin Heng said with a smile.
After clearing the dishes, everyone went to Hongfeng Mountain together. When they arrived, Chen Changxia was surprised: "You built a road to the top of the mountain and laid cement. This must have cost a lot of money."
"It cost some money, but not a lot." Lin Heng responded with a smile.
"Great." Chen Changxia gave a thumbs up. Even if Lin Heng didn't say it, he could guess that it was very expensive.
After entering, Lin Heng and Xiulan's father accompanied his parents-in-law to walk around, while Lin's mother and Caiyun first brought Luming Duheng into the house to warm up by the fire.
After checking the shrimp pond and coming to the warehouse, Chen Changxia and Wang Zhi were stunned when they saw the huge Dongfeng 140 parked nearby.
Chen Changxia turned around and asked, "Son-in-law, did you buy this truck?"
Xiulan smiled and nodded, "Yes, we bought it this year. It's a new car worth nearly 50,000 yuan. It's far from the city, and we can't do business without a car, so we had to buy one ourselves."
When they chatted yesterday, they didn't tell their parents how much money they earned and how they bought a new car. Telling such things directly to others will make people think you are showing off.
Now that they had seen it and asked about it, she explained it clearly, and at the same time implicitly stated that their money had been used to buy a car, so if the parents wanted to borrow more money, they would have an excuse.
She and Lin Heng are now one, and she has to consider her family. It is no problem to be kind to her parents and give them some money, but she is definitely unwilling to ask them to borrow money again to support her three brothers. Helping once is enough for this kind of thing.
There is no need for Lin Heng to say anything about this kind of thing, she will take the initiative to tell him and will not make things difficult for him.
"Fifty thousand dollars!"
"hiss!"
Chen Changxia and Wang Zhi both gasped when they heard this. They all knew that their son-in-law and daughter were rich, but they didn't expect them to be so rich that they had already bought a truck worth 50,000 yuan.
Lin Heng squeezed Xiulan's palm imperceptibly. She was so gentle and considerate, which made him feel warm in his heart.
Then he smiled and said, "Mom and Dad, do you want to get in the car? I'll drive you to the top of the mountain to play."
"Great, it just so happens that we haven't ridden in this kind of car yet." Chen Changxia came back to his senses and nodded with a smile. He looked around the truck and thought that it has only been a few years since his son-in-law became rich, and he is already driving a truck.
After taking a look, the two elders took their grandson to the front row and looked around curiously. (End of this chapter)
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