On the first day of the Lunar New Year, people visit each other to exchange New Year's greetings.
He carried candies and preserved fruits in his pockets, going from house to house to exchange and taste them.
Jiang Yue and her family came to the old house to pay New Year's greetings and happened to see the old family making peanut candy.
"Third brother's wife is here~ The peanut candy will be ready soon. You take Daxue and the others to the kang (heated brick bed) in my room to warm themselves by the fire."
Old Zhou is using a rolling pin to roll out the sugar cake.
Even from a great distance, I could smell the sweet, fragrant aroma of sesame seeds—no, it also smelled of peanuts and walnuts! It smelled so good!
Ah~
The little wontons were so engrossed in the aroma that they instinctively opened their mouths wide, wanting to be fed by an adult.
"Haha, this little guy is so clever, he even knows to open his mouth to beg for food. But your little scheme won't work, you haven't grown any teeth yet this year, so forget about eating peanut candy, I won't even let you touch it~"
This is the first great-granddaughter among his grandchildren, how could Grandpa Wu not love her?
She quickly smiled at her other grandchildren before coming over to play with the little wonton.
Ah~
Little Wonton couldn't understand what her great-grandfather was saying, but seeing everyone around her laughing, she couldn't help but laugh along.
"Dad, come inside and talk. It's chilly outside. You've only just recovered from your cold, so don't catch a chill again."
Mrs. Zhou carried a pot of hot water and a plate of peanuts. While showing concern for her father-in-law, she gestured for everyone to come into the old man's room to talk.
Jiang Yue then realized that her father-in-law was ill, and quickly asked:
"Sister-in-law, why didn't anyone tell me that Father caught a cold? If I had known, I would have arranged for a doctor to come and take a look at him."
"Oh, your parents didn't want us to tell you. You're already busy enough and have too many things to worry about. It's nothing serious. You'll be fine after taking a few doses of medicine."
The eldest daughter-in-law served tea, first pouring a cup for her father-in-law, and then a cup for her third brother-in-law.
Since my nephews and their wives don't drink tea, she'll bring in more fruit later.
Grandpa Wu sat on the kang (a heated brick bed) and said with a satisfied smile:
"Third brother's wife, you are now the pride of our Wu family village. My illness will soon be cured, it's nothing to worry about."
“Dad, you can’t do that again. If you keep saying that, I’ll have Da Niu find a new security guard job at the pharmaceutical factory after the New Year.”
Jiang Yue was both amused and exasperated, and jokingly threatened him.
After she finished speaking, her second sister-in-law lifted the curtain and came in, carrying a lot of bright yellow oranges.
"Am I late? I just heard that a peddler came to the village entrance, so I took Xiaoshi to pick out some things, and we actually found quite a few good ones. Look at these oranges, thin-skinned and thick-fleshed, they're so sweet!"
"Second sister-in-law, come and sit down. You look a little thinner."
Jiang Yue took a few oranges and handed them to her daughter-in-law and daughter. Then she made room for her sister-in-law next to her and gestured for her to sit down.
"You guys chat, I'll go help Mom cut peanut brittle."
Madam Zhou smiled, told her father-in-law to be careful with the teapot so the children wouldn't get burned, and then left the room.
"Oh, don't even mention it. I went to Jiangjiawan to take care of my little girl for a few days, but my in-laws were so hospitable, treating her to delicious food and drinks every day. I felt embarrassed, but then I ate too much greasy food..."
After returning home, I don't know what happened, I ate something wrong and started vomiting and having diarrhea. After two days of this, I lost weight.
And believe it or not, this turned out to be a blessing in disguise. After losing weight, I suddenly found myself wearing clothes that I couldn't fit into before. See how good I look in this outfit?
As Ms. Zhou spoke with intonation and laughter, the audience's emotions were stirred by her story.
Laughter and cheerful voices drifted out from inside the house...
"Xiaodie, are you not feeling well? Should I have Daxue talk to you later?"
Da Zhou originally wanted to help her mother-in-law cut peanut candy, but her mother-in-law chased her to her daughter-in-law's room, fearing that they would neglect Xiao Die.
"Mother, I'm fine, but I'm afraid to go out. Could you please ask Daxue to come in later? I have some private questions I'd like to ask her, someone who's been through this before."
Jiang Xiaodie was taken care of in a very meticulous way, and her originally oval face now became so round that she had two chins.
Sometimes she feels embarrassed when she looks in the mirror.
"Okay, if you feel unwell, just call for Mom. Mom will go get you some peanut candy, and your second aunt bought a lot of oranges, so Mom will bring them to you too."
Da Zhou was not a harsh mother-in-law; she made up for her regrets about Da Niu by giving it to her daughter-in-law.
The in-laws didn't marry Xiaodie off to them so that she could mistreat her, but rather to be loved and cherished as if she were their own daughter.
Xiaodie didn't come to carry on the Wu family line, but to become a member of the family, integrate into their family, and bring new life to their family!
"Oh, thank you, Mother. It's so good to have you. You're my blessing."
Jiang Xiaodie said emotionally that she didn't know why, but after becoming pregnant, she became sensitive and prone to crying.
"Silly child, stay inside and warm yourself by the fire, don't catch a cold."
"That's what Madam Zhou said gently," she said, then left the house to pick oranges.
Tangxin, Old Zhou was getting old after all, and could no longer cut half of it. Seeing her eldest grandson wandering around in front of her, she had no choice but to "conscript" him.
"Crunch~"
The peanut brittle was a little hot and not completely hard yet.
However, it needs to be cooked to the right firmness; we can't delay any longer, or it will be impossible to cut once it cools down.
Daishi tried his best, but the knife went astray, resulting in uneven slices that looked terrible!
"Big cousin, let me show you what I've got!"
Qingsong chuckled, washed his hands, rolled up his sleeves, and walked over.
"Sure, if you're so good, you do it!"
Big Stone dropped his load, but didn't forget to grab a handful of peanut candy and slip away.
They fled in the direction of his house, of course.
Old Mrs. Zhou smiled, but still asked another question:
"Qingsong, are you really sure you can do it?"
"Grandma, don't underestimate me! Fangfang even praised my vegetable-cutting skills!"
Qingsong said smugly, unaware that he had revealed his little secret~
Upon hearing this, and glancing at her grandson's expression, Old Mrs. Zhou jokingly retorted:
"Fangfang? That sounds like a girl's name. Which family's daughter is she?"
"Ahem, Grandma, do you think the thickness of my slices is correct?"
Qingsong coughed dryly to cover up his cough, hence the left-hand remark.
"Make it thinner, because milk has bad teeth, and it's hard to chew if it's too thick."
Old Mrs. Zhou considerately didn't press the matter further, thinking that her grandson had grown up and found someone he liked, and that she and her husband finally had somewhere to spend their wedding gift money!
"Achoo—"
Fangfang and her two sisters, who were far away in Jinling Prefecture, were carrying gifts on their way to the Ge residence when Fangfang sneezed, whether from the cold or something else.
"Big sister, what's wrong?"
"It's nothing, maybe it was just the wind at night."
"After we get to Uncle Ge's house, shall I ask him to take your pulse?"
"No, Uncle Ge is busy. Don't trouble him with such a small matter."
"All right."
"By the way, big sister, where's Brother Qingsong? When is he coming back? I want to eat his hot pot!"
"Yes, big sister, I want to too."
"You guys, stop bullying him all the time, he—"
"We know, he's going to be our brother-in-law!"
Haha~
"You're so cheeky!"
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