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Chapter 114
It took a long time for Jiang Meishu to realize that Liang Qiurun had taken over the job of protecting the landlord.
It was a deliberate bluff.
As soon as his Xiao Wang appeared, Liang's mother and Shen Mingying, who were standing next to him and wanted to give points to Liang Lao Er, suddenly became a little restrained.
After exchanging glances, they put down a small card, not wanting to take even a cent.
have to.
Now, this hand of cards could clearly earn points, but because of Liang Qiurun's interference, more than one point was not picked up.
Instead, it caused Jiang Meishu to lose a small card.
She just played the six of hearts.
A very small card.
Liang Qiurun can remember cards, which is just like Jiang Meishu before, who didn't play all the hearts and kept some in reserve.
He tentatively played the ace of spades.
Originally, this card was very big. Logically, Liang's mother and Shen Mingying should have given him points, but because Liang Qiurun had controlled a hand of cards before, they guessed that the king might be in Liang Qiurun's hand.
Therefore, he will be the one who protects the landlord.
Think of this.
Liang's mother didn't dare to play ten, so she just played a small seven, which was considered a slip of a card.
When it was Shen Mingying's turn, a mistress appeared.
Anyway, I don’t score any points, so I don’t care about the cards.
Liang Lao Er was in much the same situation. Knowing that Liang Qiurun was the landlord, he just played a small card casually, which didn't give him any points.
When it was Jiang Meishu's turn, she froze for a moment. Unfamiliar with the rules, she asked directly, "What should I do if I don't have spades?"
When she kept her cards in reserve, she put all the small cards of Spade in there, which was only four in total, so she immediately rejected the Spade card.
Jiang Meishu was a newbie, and when she asked this question, Liang's mother and the others exchanged glances.
Try not to play the Spade card.
But Jiang Meishu didn't understand. She looked at Liang Qiurun with a confused look, her eyes stupid and clear, "How should I play this? I don't have spades."
Asked again.
Liang Qiurun wanted to laugh and said, Jiang Jiang, you've revealed all your secrets.
But fortunately, he held back, knowing that Jiang Meishu wanted to save face, he clenched his fist and coughed, smiling lightly, "You can run the secondary card, any one will do."
"Ten of Hearts?"
She wasn't sure.
Liang Qiurun, "Can't run points."
Because he was also from a poor family, he wanted to pick up points in the Landlord game.
If he picked up these ten points, it would be counted on the heads of all the poor families, and it would become a knife to harvest Jiang Meishu.
Jiang Meishu suddenly realized, "Oh, you can't run points."
Liang's mother and Shen Mingying next to them are smart people.
The two immediately exchanged glances.
"Liang Qiurun."
Calling out the name and surname.
"You're from a poor family, and you're trying to protect the landlord? Do you even know who your accomplice is?"
Liang Qiurun said calmly, "I will protect the landlord."
"How to protect it is up to me."
"Besides," he said in a low, smooth voice, "Jiang Jiang is a newbie, and we are all veterans. It's not appropriate for a group of veterans to bully a newbie who can't even hold a single card. Isn't this?"
That's what I said.
Shen Mingying disagreed, "Even brothers should settle accounts openly. In a casino, who cares who is who?"
"You put less water."
Liang Qiurun didn't answer him and played another card, which was the King of Spades.
A separate score was issued.
Liang's mother was so angry that her teeth were itching, so she sent someone named Lao A to control him.
Shen Mingying didn't care.
When it was Jiang Meishu's turn, she tentatively took out the main card, the old 10, and said, "I kill."
have to.
Old K ran away without saying anything.
As a result, she also ran away with a ten-point card.
Liang Laoer was so angry that his teeth itched, "Qiu Run, sister-in-law, you are cheating, you are cheating, do you know that?"
Liang Qiurun said, "No way, this is Jiang Jiang's cleverness, he can draw inferences from one example."
This is a sour and annoying thing to say.
Everyone curled their lips.
After this round of cards was played, Jiang Meishu was both the landlord and had two kings. If a poor family wanted to win, they had to pick up at least 120 points.
In the end, because of Liang Qiurun, the poor and disloyal family, they only picked up 30 points.
Not to mention winning, we are still far from the passing line.
Liang's mother was so angry that she didn't want to pay attention to Liang Qiurun, "Boys are really extroverted."
There is no such thing in the world. A man who protects his wife while playing cards.
Liang Qiurun was not angry either. He was the first to politely hand Jiang Meishu a dollar and said, "You won beautifully this time. The reward will be doubled."
Liang's mother, "..."
Who is this for?
Liang's mother had no choice but to give Jiang Meishu a dollar.
Next came Shen Mingying, Liang Laoer, and Uncle Lin.
Jiang Meishu made five dollars from this hand of cards!
Without any effort.
Not really, it’s mainly because Liang Qiurun was good at letting the water go.
No wonder people say that it is difficult for people who are addicted to gambling to turn back. The money comes too quickly. For ordinary people, who can bear it?
When Jiang Meishu collected the money, she hesitated for a moment, "Is this not a good idea?"
Liang Qiurun, "You win."
"That's what you deserve."
"Continue with the next one."
With these words, Jiang Meishu happily accepted the money and had Liang Qiurun, a traitorous spy.
When Jiang Meishu was a landlord, he was from a poor family, and the poor family protected the landlord.
When he was the landlord, Jiang Meishu was from a poor family, so the landlord deliberately let the poor family pick up points.
have to.
After three hours of playing cards.
Jiang Meishu won more than 40 yuan by herself.
It’s almost worth an average person’s monthly salary.
When Jiang Meishu really got so much money, it seemed a little unreal to her. She divided the money into five parts and gave each part away.
"Mom, this is yours, this is Uncle Lin's, this is my second sister-in-law's, and this is my second brother's." When it was finally Liang Qiurun's turn, Jiang Meishu said confidently, "Old Liang's money will be kept by me."
She doesn't want to return it.
Maybe even Jiang Meishu herself didn't notice it.
In her heart, she already regarded Lao Liang as her own.
After hearing this, Liang's mother laughed and said, "Okay, you can keep the money you won."
"Even if Mom is poor, she won't ask for back the money she lost at the poker table."
"It's just." She snorted coldly, "From now on, when you and Qiu Run play cards, only one of you can sit at the table."
These two are troublemakers.
One stirs up trouble, the other one sticks.
When two people are together, things really get messy.
Jiang Meishu pursed her lips and chuckled.
Shen Mingying next to him also said, "Here's a good New Year's gift to you, since you're the youngest among us."
Liang Rui next to him was not convinced, "I am the youngest."
He didn't even get any soup, didn't get to the card table, nothing.
"You're young, and you still want to play poker?" Jiang Meishu raised her eyebrows and glared, "Liang Rui, you're really tired of living."
Liang Rui was about to become furious.
Jiang Meishu took a photo of unity and put it in his arms, "Keep it. If I make money, won't you be rich too?"
Liang Rui, who was about to get angry, changed his expression in an instant.
Smiling.
Liang's mother and the others were amazed as they watched the whole process.
It is true that one thing can overcome another.
Waited until eleven fifty.
Jiang Meishu was a little sleepy. Since she came here, she rarely slept so late.
She yawned.
Liang Qiurun was originally placing firecrackers nearby. When he noticed it, he handed the rolled firecrackers to Liang Rui and said, "You set them off."
Liang Rui was confused when he received the firecrackers, "Dad, didn't you say that I'm a child and can't set off firecrackers?"
Therefore, in previous years, it was Liang Qiurun who set off the firecrackers for the New Year's Eve. No matter how much Liang Rui wanted it, Liang Qiurun refused to let go.
How can you be willing to let go?
Liang Qiurun turned around and glanced at him, the look in her eyes was too obscure.
Liang Rui was so shocked that he didn't react for a while, and even forgot to speak.
He saw his father who was usually very serious with him.
He walked up to Jiang Meishu and asked about her well-being.
"Are you sleepy?" His voice became eight degrees softer.
Jiang Meishu hummed.
Liang Qiurun raised his hand to check the time. "There are only three minutes left until the New Year. How about holding on a little longer, watching the ashes, and then going to sleep?"
He specially prepared a fireworks display.
Jiang Meishu immediately became excited when she heard about the fireworks. She was born late in her previous life and lived in the city, so she had played with fireworks and firecrackers when she was a child.
When I grew up, fireworks and firecrackers were completely banned in the city.
For Jiang Meishu, the New Year would be meaningless without fireworks and firecrackers.
Then what kind of Chinese New Year is that?
"I want to go and see." Jiang Meishu pried her eyelids open, "I have to see the fireworks and hear the firecrackers before I go to sleep."
Otherwise, she would have waited for so long in vain.
Liang Qiurun nodded, looked at the time on his watch, and gradually counted down.
Wait for the New Year's bell to ring at twelve o'clock.
He lit the firecrackers in an instant, and the sound of firecrackers popped.
The surrounding courtyards gradually became lively.
Because she was too close to the firecrackers, the noise hurt Jiang Meishu's eardrums. She took a few steps back and covered her ears.
"After the firecrackers are set off, there will be fireworks. Do you want to set them off?"
Liang Qiurun pulled her back several steps before stopping.
Jiang Meishu covered her ears and nodded, "I'll set off the fireworks."
Liang Rui said indifferently, "Fireworks are something that doesn't make any noise, so only girls like to play with them."
Jiang Meishu spread her hands and said, "So I'm a girl, and you're a dirty, smelly boy."
Liang Rui, “…”
I couldn't surpass him, and I didn't bother to look at him, so I went straight into the house. But this person said one thing and did another.
After entering the house, he secretly opened the window and looked outside through the crack.
And the angle was very good, enough for him to see all the fireworks outside.
After the firecrackers stopped, Liang Qiurun led Jiang Meishu to the patio and asked, "Shall we set them off here?"
Jiang Meishu looked at the row of cardboard boxes and was a little surprised. "Lao Liang, where did you get so many fireworks?"
Liang Qiurun said, "There's a fireworks factory in the capital. I'm familiar with their leader, so I got a batch of goods from them."
He said it lightly, without mentioning the price he paid.
"very nice."
Jiang Meishu took the match, half-knelt down, and after lighting the match with a crackling sound, the weak flame ignited the fuse of the firework.
A beautiful spark flew everywhere.
Then there was a sound of sky rockets, and the fireworks turned into a silver-white line and rushed into the sky.
Exploded into gorgeous fireworks.
Jiang Meishu murmured, "So beautiful."
The winter fireworks mixed with the cold air and the black sky were extremely gorgeous the moment they bloomed.
It’s really beautiful.
Liang Qiurun accompanied her silently. When he heard her say this, he turned his head to look at her under the light of the fireworks.
Her eyebrows and eyes are picturesque, graceful and elegant, with a touch of beauty in her purity.
At this moment, Liang Qiurun did not look at the fireworks, but stared at her intently, in his eyes, at this moment, at this moment.
Jiang Meishu is much more beautiful than fireworks.
Five boxes of fireworks were set off for half an hour.
Jiang Meishu was so engrossed in watching the fireworks that even after they ended, the sound of them was still buzzing in her head.
The memories are all beautiful.
"Jiang Jiang."
"Happy New Year."
In the new year, he hopes that his Jiang Jiang will be safe, smooth, happy and blessed.
This is Liang Qiurun’s greatest expectation for Jiang Meishu.
Jiang Meishu raised her head and looked at Liang Qiurun.
Liang Qiurun's eyes were all on her, which made Jiang Meishu's heart beat faster. "Happy New Year."
Her eyebrows were curved.
Liang Qiurun raised his hand and rubbed her hair, "Go to bed."
Maybe the medicine and acupuncture worked, at least now he wasn't having a severe allergic reaction to simply rubbing his hair.
"What about you?"
Jiang Meishu asked him.
Liang Qiurun said helplessly, "I'm going to work overtime."
Jiang Meishu was unhappy and muttered, "Who would stay alone in an empty room on New Year's Eve? I want someone to coax me to sleep."
Otherwise the weather is too cold and even the quilt can’t keep warm.
Liang Qiurun paused, "Then I'll coax you to sleep first."
Jiang Meishu: "It's to warm my bed."
This was a matter of course, but after she finished speaking, she realized that the content of these words was too ambiguous.
Liang Qiurun's eyes were dim, and she had a smile on her face. Under the cold moonlight, she looked even gentler like jade.
"Well, let me warm your bed."
How did Jiang Meishu sleep that night?
She couldn't remember much.
All I knew was that there was a lot of noise outside all night, and the sound of firecrackers kept popping all night long.
On the morning of New Year's Day.
Jiang Meishu felt like her soul was not in her body, and she came out with two thick dark circles under her eyes.
First, I wished a happy new year to Liang's mother and Uncle Lin.
Jiang Meishu was a little dazed. In her memory of last year's Chinese New Year, she seemed to have celebrated it with her parents.
I will be arriving at my husband’s house this year.
"What's wrong?"
After Uncle Lin cooked the dumplings and brought them over, Jiang Meishu didn't start eating, so Liang Qiurun asked her in a low voice.
Jiang Meishu looked at the dumplings that looked like ingots. They were all made of Fuqiang flour. They were snow-white and not mixed with any other grains.
"I just suddenly miss my parents."
In my past memories, I celebrated the New Year with my parents and sisters every year.
This year is completely different.
After arriving at my husband's house, although life was pretty good, I felt empty inside, as if something was missing.
When Liang's mother heard this, she looked up at Jiang Meishu and said, "What's so difficult about this? I'll let Qiurun take you back to your parents' home to celebrate the New Year."
Jiang Meishu was stunned for a moment, "But Mom, today is New Year's Day."
How could a married girl go back to her parents' home on New Year's Day?
Anyway, she remembered that in her previous life, her mother always returned to her parents' home on the second day of the Chinese New Year.
When Wang Limei came to this life, she had no time to go back to her parents' home for the New Year because there was too much work and things to do at home.
So much so that Wang Limei had no time to go home.
Maybe it was because all the elders in the past were like this, which made Jiang Meishu a little reluctant to go home for the New Year.
It seems that this is the traditional custom.
It's like lesbians are simply ignored.
Hearing Jiang Meishu's words, Liang Qiurun said, "We don't have so many rules in our family. You can come back whenever you want."
"If you want to go back now, I'll take you back now. If you want to go back tomorrow, I'll take you back tomorrow. Xiao Jiang, ask yourself when you want to go back?"
Jiang Meishu murmured, "I want to go back now."
She didn’t have a strong feeling of wanting to go home before, but as the New Year approached, the more lively the Liang family became, the more she wanted to go home.
It's a very strange feeling.
"Then go back now."
Liang Qiurun whispered.
Jiang Meishu said, "Wait for me, I'll go change my clothes."
Since I'm going back to my parents' home, I must dress up beautifully.
Liang Qiurun nodded, and while she was changing clothes, he went to the kitchen to take a look, packed a piece of meat and a chicken.
Two large front doors, plus two bottles of wine.
Just carry your things and go to your wife's house.
When Jiang Meishu came out, Liang Qiurun was already ready, "Let's go."
…
In the Qudeng Hutong slum, the Jiang family always celebrated the New Year with great fanfare in previous years.
Because the Jiang family has many children, and they are all around them, but this year is different.
The eldest son separated from the family.
The eldest daughter and the youngest daughter got married and became part of other families.
So much so that during this year's Chinese New Year, there were only three people in the Jiang family: Wang Limei, Jiang Chenliang and Jiang Nanfang.
Early in the morning, when other people's homes were bustling with activity, theirs was exceptionally deserted.
Wang Limei made dumplings, but they were made of two-grain flour dumplings with miscellaneous grains in them. The dumpling skin was also brown-gray and did not look very eye-catching.
But the material used inside is good.
Wang Limei put real money into this dish, and the chopped meat was mixed with garlic sprouts, which was so fragrant.
However, Wang Limei couldn't taste any fragrance.
She looked at the large bowl of dumplings and murmured, "Every year on the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, when we ate dumplings, there were never enough to go around. My family would fight over just one dumpling until their scalps bled."
"But this year, out of the blue, no one's competing for it. I always feel like something is missing."
She had no appetite. It was the first time she had no appetite for dumplings.
"I wonder how Meilan and Meishu are spending the New Year at their in-laws' house?"
"Especially my little girl, she is the laziest on weekdays, and I don't know if she can sleep in on New Year's Day.
When she was at home, Meishu always liked to sleep in on New Year's Day, and she would scold her every year.
They say that New Year's Day is the beginning of a new year. If you sleep in on this day, you will probably sleep in for the whole year.
The laziest one.
But no matter what she said every year, Meishu never listened. She was the last one to get up in the family, and she always started to go out and pay New Year's greetings.
She arrived late.
This is also why, in the slum where they lived, even though they knew Jiang Meishu was beautiful.
No one would ask Jiang Meishu to go to their house.
Nothing else.
Jiang Meishu is a lazy girl, and everyone in the area knows this.
next door.
Aunt Hehua was also a little uncomfortable. In previous years, she would always hear Wang Limei scolding Jiang Meishu in the morning.
But it’s not here this year.
Aunt Lotus first leaned over and paid her New Year's greetings.
Then he said, "Limei, why don't you scold your Meishu this year?"
Wang Limei had a bad temper and a loud voice. In previous years, the sound of her scolding Jiang Meishu for not getting up could be heard throughout the yard.
When Wang Limei heard Aunt Hehua's words, she sighed and put down her bowl and chopsticks. "I wanted to scold her, but isn't my daughter married?"
A married girl becomes a member of another family.
So it’s not easy to come back during the Chinese New Year.
Aunt Lotus, "Your daughter is married, so at least she can look forward to coming back to wish you a happy new year. But my daughter went to the Great Northern Wilderness, and I don't know if I can see her again in the future."
Both mothers felt a little uncomfortable at this moment.
Those emotions that we never cared about in the past were magnified infinitely on the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year, when every family was reunited.
Just when Wang Limei was looking worried, a voice came from outside.
"Limei, your factory director's son-in-law and daughter are back to wish you a happy new year."
After hearing this, Wang Limei didn't even eat her dumplings and ran out in her slippers.
After leaving the slum and entering the alley.
I saw Liang Qiurun and my daughter from a distance.
To be more precise, Liang's mother only had eyes for her daughter Jiang Meishu, so she ran over very quickly.
The voice spread out before the person arrived.
"Why are you back on the morning of New Year's Day?"
"Whose married daughter comes home on the morning of New Year's Day?"
There was a hint of resentment in her voice, but her body was more honest than her mouth. She bypassed Liang Qiurun and the first person she grabbed was Jiang Meishu.
Jiang Meishu was not annoyed. She was wearing a light yellow cotton-padded jacket, which made her look even more tender and beautiful. "Mom, I just want to ask you, do you want me to come back for the New Year?"
She wanted to come back at noon on New Year's Eve.
But it was difficult to walk away at that time.
It was then that she realized that for a married girl, going home for the New Year was a luxury.
After bringing it up this morning, she didn't want to hesitate or endure it anymore.
Fortunately, my husband’s family is not far from my parents’ family.
It took half an hour to drive back.
Hearing her daughter's question, Wang Limei subconsciously said, "Of course I want you to go home for the New Year."
Which elder doesn’t want his family to be reunited during the Chinese New Year?
She is no exception.
"That's it."
Jiang Meishu smiled and said, "Since you want me to come back, and I want to come back, then come back. What else is there to say?"
"But now that you're back, what about your in-laws?"
She has been a daughter-in-law for decades, but has never seen the first day of the Lunar New Year when the daughter-in-law leaves her husband's family and goes to her parents' home with her lover.
"My in-laws." Jiang Meishu said calmly, "They don't expect me to cook, and they don't expect me to entertain guests, so it doesn't matter whether I'm at home or not."
"You are like this, but what about Qiu Run?"
Wang Limei was a little worried. "Qiu Run is the head of the family. He needs to entertain guests. You brought him to my mother's house. What if Qiu Run has guests at home?"
That's what being a mother is.
I think a lot about every little thing.
Jiang Meishu didn't care. She raised her chin, and her usually gentle face was full of energy. "I just want to ask you, are you happy that I'm back?"
Wang Limei said subconsciously, "Happy."
"That's it."
"Why do you care so much? Anyway, I'm back."
Jiang Meishu comforted her with a smile. She was very good at comforting people. Sure enough, when Wang Limei saw her daughter's smiling face, she instantly put her messy thoughts behind her.
So, on the way into the alley, Wang Limei met many neighbors. Without waiting for anyone to ask, she took Jiang Meishu's arm and proudly said to everyone, "My daughter is back."
"My daughter is coming home to celebrate the New Year."
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