Chapter 94
Xu Wen blinked, pretending not to look shy, lowered her head and suppressed her voice, babbling in a serious manner, “Mom, it’s not that I don’t want to have a child, it’s that Lu Yuanzheng said that he’s too busy and is not in a hurry, so he’ll do it in a few years”
Lu Yuanzheng: “”
About Xu Wen usually really too good, Zhu Meizhen also do not suspect it, frowning to train Lu Yuanzheng: “Xiao Zheng ah! It’s not that I’m a mom who’s rushing you You’re twenty-six years old, it’s time for you to have a child You’re too busy to take care of a child, so I’ll take care of it for you when you send the child back to me when Xu asks for it”
Lu Yuanzheng responded more obediently than Xu Man, “Mom, I know, I’ll work on it when I get back”
Xu Man instantly turned red and secretly pinched his leg on the table
Lu Yuanzheng pushed a little harder, and his thighs tightened, so she couldn’t pinch them
Xu Wen rolled her eyes and poked him with her nails
Xu Wen rolled her eyes and revealed Xu Wen’s bottom, “Mother, you believe whatever Xu Wen says! It’s obvious that she doesn’t want to have a child, and she’s afraid that you’ll say that she’s deliberately relying on Lu Yuanzheng”
When Zhu Meizhen heard this, she suspiciously swept her eyes back and forth between Xu Man and Lu Yuanzheng
Xu Wen was busy pushing Lu Yuanzheng a bit, “No, you ask him, he really doesn’t want it”
Lu Yuanzheng first glanced at Xu Man, then ah, not so willingly, “Yes, ask is right”
However, that expression and that tone of voice were not at all like that
On the contrary, it confirmed Xu Wen’s words
Seeing Xu Wen planting evidence against Lu Yuanzheng in front of herself, she was so angry that Zhu Meizhen raised her hand and patted Xu Wen on the arm, “You can’t act recklessly just because Xiaozheng loves you! You can’t do anything just because Xiaozheng loves you,” she said “Even if your island is deserted, it’s not just the two of you You’ve been married for so long and your stomach hasn’t moved yet, won’t people gossip?”
Xu Man shook his head, “Not really”
Zhu Meizhen didn’t believe him, “If people don’t say anything in front of you, what do they say behind your back? It’s fortunate that you’re outside the home If you stayed at home for so long without a child, you’d see what people would say about you”
Xu Wen still knows this, the production team more pedantic and feudal people
At every turn, they would put unkind words like “a hen that doesn’t lay eggs” and “not being able to give birth” as well as “this family did something bad in their past life that caused them to have no children in this life” on a woman’s head
Seeing that Xu asked not to speak, Zhu Meizhen thought that she did not listen to her, “You know the family surnamed Li in the production team’s yard next to the brigade, don’t you? Yesterday, the stupid daughter-in-law was beaten up again and ran all over the street It wasn’t for the birth of a child!”
Xu Wen thought for a moment, and then remembered Zhu Meizhen’s mouth of the family surnamed Li
The man’s name is Li Changhe, his son IQ more or less a bit of a problem or a cripple, so it is not good to talk about marriage
Finally saw the cripple older, had no choice but to marry a woman from next door dislike, the woman is also simple and stupid
I don’t know if it’s because I think my son and daughter-in-law are more or less stupid, or the two families themselves are so unreasonable
Mr and Mrs Li Changhe evil in-laws when very competent, at every turn on the stupid daughter-in-law cursing, sometimes also on the hand
The couple lived in the family’s nice house, giving their son and daughter-in-law a low utility room as a new room
Originally, their requirement for their daughter-in-law was to be able to give birth to a child, it didn’t matter if she was stupid or not
Who knows that the new daughter-in-law has been in the house for a year, but her stomach has not yet moved
Li Changhe couple to the new daughter-in-law more and more no good face, often hit daughter-in-law to the street
That production team can not see them always beat people, door mediation, suggesting that they take their son and daughter-in-law to the hospital to check the body
Li Changhe two families certainly do not think their son has a problem, only brought their daughter-in-law to go
The results of the examination even made their family become the joke of the production team
The new daughter-in-law has been married for one year and is still a virgin, how can she have a child?
About Li Changhe taught his crippled son, and then his new daughter-in-law’s stomach moved
At that time Xu Wen was busy with the college entrance examination did not care about this, asked Zhu Meizhen: “She is not pregnant?”
“Doesn’t she have a problem here?” Zhu Meizhen pointed to her head, “I didn’t take care of it and it fell off Another year passed and she didn’t get pregnant again”
Xu Wen let out a cry, then reacted, “Mom, then why are you telling me this? Don’t worry, Lu Yuanzheng hasn’t beaten me Besides, mom, if you’re talking about the Li family, do you think I’m stupid? Or is Lu Yuanzheng stupid?”
Lu Yuanzheng: “”
He toasted Xu Qiushi’s wine while not forgetting to glance at her
The meaning in his eyes was clear: wait until you get home and see how I clean you up
Xu Wen subconsciously stuck her tongue out at him, provocatively, like on the island
Halfway there, she realized that this was at home and was busy sitting upright
Zhu Meizhen was afraid that Lu Yuanzheng misunderstood Busy: “You dead girl, how can you still pick a fight? Nonsense what? I didn’t say you two were stupid, I just said you should have a child”
Xu Wang saw Lu Yuanzheng and Xu Man’s little action, shook his head and said to Zhu Meizhen, “Mother, I think you should just leave her alone Haven’t you noticed that Ask has come back a lot livelier in the year since she went out?”
Zhu Meizhen wondered, “Have I?”
Xu Wang affirmed, “Uh-huh Look at the smile on her face now, it’s obvious that she’s doing well, and I’m sure Lu Yuanzheng really loves her Let them discuss their own matters! It’s not like they’re children, they have a sense of propriety, besides, they still have a Dongsheng, they’re not in that much of a hurry”
“Dongsheng is definitely a good child That’s no reason for them not to want a child” Zhu Meizhen did not agree
Xu Wang shook his head and gave Xu Man a look of love
Xu asked, “”
“Ask, people Xiaozheng loves you, we can’t bully them can we? You guys treat Dongsheng as your own son again, he is also surnamed Li, isn’t he? His parents are martyrs, so he can’t leave them a legacy You have to leave a descendant for yourselves, don’t you? Xiaozheng’s parents are dead and he’s on his own How can you be happy and not want to be a mother? You don’t want to leave a wife for others? You’re so ”
Xu Wen listened to Zhu Meizhen chattering, glaring at Lu Yuanzheng with a grudge
He pretended not to see, the corner of his mouth hooked
Xu Man’s hand reached out to the soft flesh of his inner thigh and pinched him hard
No matter how bullish he was, his muscles couldn’t be practiced here
Lu Yuanzheng was unprepared, hissed, choked on his wine, and coughed
Xu Wen was busy patting his back, very considerate and gentle, “Look at you, what’s the rush of drinking a glass of wine?”
Lu Yuanzheng: “”
Just because of this, Zhu Meizhen finally skirted around the topic of children
Xu Wen secretly breathed a sigh of relief
After dinner, the family of three pushed their bicycles and walked home
Lu Yuanzheng had been drinking, and Xu Man was afraid that he would lead them into a ditch, so he refused to let him ride his bicycle
Lu Yuanzheng did not try to be brave, he did drink a lot
The old man and brother-in-law accompanied, he did not dare not drink
I’m not sure how much I’ve had to drink, but I’m sure I’ve had enough
The night, the sky is still floating snowflakes
Dongsheng foolishly opened his mouth and stuck out his tongue waiting to catch the snow to eat
Xu Wen can only urge him, “Slow down! Be careful of slipping”
The snow that had melted at night had re-frozen, so if you weren’t careful, you could really slip
Lu Yuanzheng pushed the bicycle with one hand and led Xu Man with the other, also smiling, “Daughter-in-law”
Xu Man gave a hmmm
“I’m happy”
“See” Laughing like a dilettante
“Daughter-in-law”
Xu Wen gave a not-so-sincere hmmm, his eyes on Dongsheng in front of him, afraid he’d drop himself
“Let’s have a child?”
Xu asked, “?”
She looked sideways at Lu Yuanzheng
He was also looking at her
She didn’t know if it was because of the moonlight or because he was a little drunk, but his eyes seemed extraordinarily dark and bright
Xu Wen was also a little drunk by these eyes and almost nodded
Coincidentally, Dongsheng fell into a butt squat, and Xu Man was busy stepping forward to help him up “Did it hurt?”
Dongsheng shook his head, “Ma Ma, skating is also fun Look ”
He trotted a few steps, his two feet forked one in front of the other, zip-skating down a long way
Xu Man shook his head and could only helplessly urge, “Be careful”
As he spoke Dongsheng slipped out some distance, Lu Yuanzheng caught up and took Xu Man’s hand again, repeating again, “Xu Man, give me a child!”
“Let’s talk about this topic when you’re sober tomorrow, okay?”
“I’m not drunk!” Lu Yuanzheng said with a straight face
“Right, you’re not drunk” Xu Wen said perfunctorily
Which drunk person would admit to being drunk?
The white wine in the house, as far as Xu Man knew, were all 52° to start with, and both Xu Qiushi and Xu Wen only had a cup’s worth
Two and a half cups
As a result, today the three of them drank two cups each
Not drunk?
You can only lie to yourself
Xu Wen did not expect Lu Yuanzheng to return home and still not relent
I don’t know if I was brainwashed by Zhu Meizhen, but I had to let her have a child
Not only shouted on the road, but also tried to put into action after returning home
As soon as he entered the door, he hugged her from behind, and his hands began to touch
He had been drinking and was a bit childish
He didn’t listen even if he wasn’t allowed to move, and he was strong and grunting and clinging
He also knew where Xu Man’s weakness was, and pressed his ear against hers in a constant stream of words of love
Let Xu Man for a time a bit unable to hold
Fortunately, there is still Dongsheng as a small shield
The day is so cold, there is no kang in the house, Dongsheng himself sleeps warm but the quilt, so with the two of them to sleep together
Xu Wen let Dongsheng lie in the middle, pretending not to see Lu Yuanzheng’s grudging eyes
“Waiting for Dongsheng to fall asleep” Lu Yuanzheng made his attitude clear
Dongsheng saw snow for the first time and was a bit over-excited, so he couldn’t sleep for a while
When Dongsheng finally fell asleep, the drunken Lu Yuanzheng went to bed early
Xu Wen sighed with relief, the drunken Lu Yuanzheng really makes people a little incapable of resisting
He will be pampered!
If there is a cell phone, even the camera how good?
Xu Man must have to have Lu Yuanzheng record his drunkenness to see if he would be so ashamed that he would kill himself tomorrow!
Xu Man woke up to the smell of food
She opened her eyes, and the stove in the center of the room was being burned so brightly that the walls were a little red
No wonder the room was so warm
The sound of Xu Wen and Lu Yuanzheng talking came from the hall room and was accompanied by banging sounds
Xu Wen put on his clothes and opened the door to his room
Lu Yuanzheng, who was accustomed to waking up early, had replaced a stove from somewhere and was installing it in a corner of the hall
Next to the square table, placed a bamboo basket, the basket covered with a thick cotton pad
The scent was drilling out from the basket
“What is this?”
“You guys just came back, there shouldn’t be anything to eat at home Our mom wasn’t worried and made breakfast early in the morning for me to send over”
Xu Wen finished, sizing up Xu Wen with a short heckle, “Little ask, as a wife and mother, is it appropriate for you to sleep until three poles in the morning and not get up to cook for a man’s child?”
“That man as a husband and father, cooking is also appropriate”
Xu Wen: “”
He held the chimney and asked Lu Yuanzheng, who was picking up the corner, “Is it really you who cooks in your family?”
Lu Yuanzheng nodded and shook his head, “Whoever is free between the two of us does it, and we often eat in the cafeteria”
Xu Wen tsked, “Xu Wen, you really found a good match”
Previously, he had thought that Lu Yuanzheng being a soldier was bad
Now it seemed quite suitable for Xu Man
Like Xu Man said, she didn’t have to wait on her in-laws or look at people’s faces
She didn’t have to give birth to a child by herself, and now she didn’t even have to cook for herself
There aren’t many people in the entire commune who are so fortunate
As a man, Lu Yuanzheng could see clearly how much he favored Xu Man
“That’s right! I have a good eye!”
“I don’t know if you have a good eye” Xu Wen spat at her, “The eye boogers at the corners of her eyes are real Go wash your face!”
Xu Wen believed it and rubbed her eyes with both hands
Xu Wen was overjoyed, “Just kidding”
Xu Man rolled his eyes, “You’re a child’s father, you don’t mind being childish” However, he still took the thermos and poured water into the basin
Regardless of whether Xu Wen was telling the truth, his face still needed to be washed
Xu Wen just wanted to say something back, Lu Yuanzheng just pressed the chimney for the stove smoke into the flue, and as he did so, some dirt and ash fell down
When he looked up, there was some more ash, and some of it went into his mouth
Lu Yuanzheng opened his mouth, “Big uncle, sorry, didn’t see it”
Xu Wen: “”
For some reason, even though Lu Yuanzheng’s attitude of apologizing was quite sincere, he just felt that Lu Yuanzheng did it on purpose
While he pooh-poohs the mud in his mouth, he thinks, this kid can’t be avenging Xu Wen for the fact that he teased him just now, right?
Grandma was in the county hospital
As soon as Xu Man arrived at the hospital room, he knew that his grandmother’s condition was much more serious than Xu Qiushi had said yesterday
It should be Xu Qiushi afraid of her worry, so did not tell the truth
The second uncle wasn’t there when Xu arrived, so he should have gone to get some food
Grandma is not quite able to breathe on her own and needs to rely on a ventilator
But a year has not seen, the old lady obviously much older, originally still quite healthy body, do not know how this
The whole person jerked into a ball, thin, like an elderly version of a baby
“Grandma” The moment Xu Wen opened her mouth, she brought a crying tone
Grandma loved her very much, better than she did Xu Wen, unlike other old people who always favored sons over daughters
Lu Yuanzheng wrapped one hand behind Xu Man’s waist and followed suit, calling out to Grandma
Grandma responded with a look of relief She signaled Xu Wen to help her up
Xu Wen and Lu Yuanzheng supported Grandma on the left and right, and Xu Man took a pillow and stuffed it behind Grandma
Grandma was having a hard time speaking, her breathing ragged, and
“Ask” Grandma had to pant for a while when she said a sentence, “Back?!”
Xu Man nodded and sat on the edge of the bed, holding Grandma’s hand, “Grandma, you’ll get well soon! I’ve brought a lot of delicious and fun things back for you When you’re better I’ll take you to Rainbow Island, where it won’t be cold all year round, so you won’t be sick anymore”
Grandma wanted to laugh, but when she opened her mouth, it caused her to cough and wheeze, so she had to stop
After a while, slightly calming her breathing, “You child, you’ve been a blessed one since you were a child”
Grandma’s gaze swept over Lu Yuanzheng, her expression looked even more pleased, “Xiaozheng is also a good boy, he can love people”
Saying a sentence, she had to breathe for a while, “I’m relieved that you guys are doing well”
Xu asked some questions, why more than a year ago, the Xu family on Lu Yuanzheng still cross pick nose vertical prick, this is not satisfied with that is not satisfied, but just one year, and in the middle of the time, not seen, a return, all praised him to love her
Where do you see it?
How to see out?
Can’t say that Lu Yuanzheng is not good for her, but in the eyes of Xu Wen, Lu Yuanzheng is a boring gourd, most of the good are buried in the heart embodied in the details of the action
She was puzzled, but she could only slander in her heart, nodding at her grandmother with a happy smile, “Well, he treats me very well, don’t worry, Grandma!”
Despite seeing Xu Man, Grandma was also very happy, but only insisted on saying a few words, coughing to the point of not being able to stand, listening to to be gasping for air, scared Xu Man did not dare to let her open up again
Just in time for the doctor’s check-in, Xu Man them a lecture
“The patient is in this condition, try to talk less and move less”
Xu Man also didn’t expect Grandma to be as serious as this, hanging his head, feeling a little guilty
Guilt for making Grandma talk so much
Even more so, she felt guilty for not rushing back when she received the letter from the Xu family
The Xu family loved her so much, they wouldn’t have mentioned the matter of letting her come back without a big deal
It turned out that the birthday for grandma was an excuse, the real reason was that grandma was sick and wanted her to come back to take a look
But she didn’t come back
Xu Wen comforted her, “It’s not too late for you to come back”
The Xu family mentioned that they wanted her to come back for Grandma’s birthday because they were afraid that Xu Wen would miss seeing Grandma one last time
Fortunately, Grandma is still around
When the doctor left, Second Uncle returned as well, and he only typed in one serving of rice
Seeing Xu Man staring at the lunchbox in his hand, Second Uncle explained, “Your grandmother can’t eat right now, for fear of choking and more trouble”
Xu Wen added in a low voice, “The doctor won’t let her eat, she has to be given nutritional fluids”
Xu Wen then nodded
After eating, they let Second Uncle go home to rest, and the three of them stayed behind
Grandma was asleep
“Is grandma still okay?” Xu Man asked Xu Wen as he sat on the edge of the bed and looked at Grandma
Xu Wen shook his head, “The doctor asked to prepare for the aftermath Good can last until the beginning of spring, bad if ”
He didn’t say anything, but Xu Wen understood, bad words may be the day of the matter
Xu Man did not spend much time with her grandmother, but she liked her grandmother very much and always felt that she was particularly wise and open-minded
Whenever Xu Man was upset, she would talk to her grandmother for a while, and her heart would feel much happier
Lu Yuanzheng stood beside Xu Man, and when he saw her shedding tears, he took out a handkerchief from his pocket and handed it to her
He carried a handkerchief with him, basically for Xu Man’s sake, he didn’t use it himself
The brown men in the barracks weren’t so particular Sweat flowed into his eyes, but he just wiped it with his sleeve
Xu Wen sighed softly, “Old age, sickness and death can’t be helped Grandma is seventy-three this year”
In Weizhuang Commune, there is a saying that has been passed down from time to time, “Seventy-three, eighty-four, the king of hell does not call himself to go”
That is to say, when an old man reaches the age of seventy-three or eighty-four, he will reach the threshold At that age, nine times out of ten, they’re gone
In the evening, Xu Qiushi came to take over
Xu Man said he wanted to stay with Lu Yuanzheng to watch over his grandmother
Xu Qiushi disagreed, “You just came back and haven’t had a good rest yet There is also a child at home who needs to be taken care of Besides, you don’t know the grandmother’s condition at first, so you don’t know what to do at what point Come back in a few days”
Xu Wen was also blasted back by Xu Qiushi: “Chunsheng is still young, it’s too hard for Xiaoqing to take care of him by herself, so you should go home and help out a bit”
All the way home, Xu Wen remained sullen
“I know that old age, sickness and death are impermanent I’ve experienced death myself But, it’s still sad”
Lu Yuanzheng also didn’t know how to explain to her
He was used to seeing life and death, and he would still be sad every time a comrade sacrificed, not to mention that Xu Wen was just an ordinary girl
After a long silence, he only said, “No matter what, you still have me”
Xu Man snuggled into his arms and nodded
No matter how sad Xu Man was, days still had to pass
Especially since the three of them were stuck coming back at the New Year’s Eve timeframe, and there were still a bunch of things to do even though there were only a few days left before New Year’s Eve
After returning to the village, they had to visit Lu Yuanzheng’s uncles
Although Xu Wen had a problem with them, they were in the end Lu Yuanzheng’s uncles
The three members of the family went to the eldest uncle’s house first, carrying gifts
The eldest uncle left them to have lunch, and called the youngest uncle and youngest aunt to come as well
Xu Man thought that the uncle was afraid that they were not willing to go to the younger uncle’s house, and wanted to make peace
Although a year has passed since then, the aunt and uncle are still a little weak when they see Xu Man
The road expedition called out one by one, also let Dongsheng called the grandparents, but Xu Wen did not call, the road expedition also did not mention
She is actually quite petty
They joined together to ruin her reputation, she could not do it without a grudge
The eldest uncle took the initiative to speak up during the meeting, “Zhengzi, I’ll make amends to you and ask in this glass of wine You entrusted your wife and children to me, and I didn’t take good care of them!”
Lu Yuanzheng didn’t move and glanced sideways at Xu Man
Xu Wen spoke, “Eldest uncle, you’re a sensible person and haven’t done anything wrong No need to apologize”
It meant whoever was at fault apologized
Big Uncle looked at Little Uncle first
Junior Uncle was busy picking up the wine and spoke like Big Uncle, “It’s Junior Uncle’s fault, a moment of lard blinded his heart Let ask and Dongsheng suffer”
This time, Lu Yuanzheng spoke up, “Little uncle, I still call you uncle for my grandfather’s sake Regardless of what happened to Dongsheng, I have to thank you for helping me take care of him for a while But you still owe me an explanation for what happened to Xu Wen At that time, even if I really died, my bones were still cold And you rumored that my daughter-in-law was a husband killer, and that you wanted to force her to die? That’s not very nice, is it? My grandfather shouldn’t have taught you guys this way, at least not how to teach me to behave”
The younger uncle and aunt, including the eldest uncle’s face went a shade of red and a shade of white
At that time, they only thought that they didn’t want Dongsheng to be a burden, but no one thought that Lu Yuanzheng was still alive, and they didn’t think that Dongsheng wasn’t Lu Yuanzheng’s son at all
The youngest uncle and youngest aunt said not good words, including the eldest uncle’s mother
Lu Yuanzheng look has been light, did not disrespect them elders, just obviously detached
After dinner, Lu Yuanzheng and Dongsheng took Xu Man home
The eldest uncle, the eldest aunt, the youngest uncle and the youngest aunt, sent them to the entrance of the courtyard
After the three members of the family said goodbye, no one looked back at them again
The eldest uncle sighed softly: ”You guys are so short-sighted! This nephew will not be close to us in the future”
Great-uncle’s mother mumbled, “If he’s not close, then he’s not close! He doesn’t come back even once a year There’s not much difference between being close and not being close”
Little Aunt nodded her head
Little Uncle didn’t say anything
The eldest uncle swept his eyes over their faces one by one, grunted heavily, and left behind a sentence that said, “Hair is long, but knowledge is short,” and flung his hands into the house
Xu Wen and Lu Yuanzheng are free to run to the hospital, not to go to the hospital is also accompanied by Zhu Meizhen to buy new year’s goods
Xu Qiushi and Zhu Meizhen both said that Lu Yuanzheng and his family can’t stay at home for much time, so they don’t need to buy a lot of food and let them come to Xu’s house to celebrate the New Year together
Xu Man and Lu Yuanzheng are of course willing to do so, but they still have to buy New Year’s goods
You have to buy some couplet paper to write couplets, buy a few new clothes, more or less prepared some melon seeds sugar cubes, and fireworks
In addition, we must also prepare to send gifts for the New Year
Weizhuang popular son-in-law to mother-in-law to send the New Year
That is, before the New Year to prepare some sumptuous New Year’s goods to the father-in-law and mother-in-law
Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and where there are rivers and lakes, there are disputes and competitions
At this time of the year, it is the mother-in-laws of the high light moment, especially like to string door
I can’t say more than a couple of words, “My daughter just came yesterday to send the year Sent two chickens ”
To put it bluntly, they are actually showing off
They are also very particular about their visits, and generally like to go to families with daughters-in-law to show off
The daughter-in-law doesn’t just buy for her mother-in-law’s family, but also takes from her mother-in-law’s family and sends to her mother’s family
Either they lead people back to their own home, and then put the son-in-law’s gift of new year’s goods in a particularly conspicuous position, waiting for others to ask, even if others do not ask, they will find an opportunity to mention a word
Every time I listen to the mother-in-laws show off, when the mother-in-law is particularly bad taste
Not when the mother-in-law’s intentionally bad, the main two sides have long been grudges, to say or feudalism is harmful
In rural areas, the phenomenon of son preference is serious, the family has a girl will always be despised
Some people want four or five children to figure a boy
Usually tolerate, but also on New Year’s Eve can straighten the back
Especially in the family of four or five girls, a daughter to send a chicken, but also four or five chickens!
When will you show off if you don’t show off at this time?
In the past, the Xu family was also the hardest hit when it came to New Year’s Eve
Neighbors who have married daughters at home like to come to the door, intentionally or unintentionally show off a little
But Zhu Meizhen was suffocated, more than once read: “with me to show what? Do I have no daughter or no son?”
It’s not that Xu Wang doesn’t send things every year, but often the new son-in-law sends more in the first year, and then basically less
So Xu Wang, who had married long ago, wasn’t in the same control group as Sang Xiaoqing, who had just gotten married
Those who came to show off would use the gifts of their own freshly married daughters to compare with Sang Xiaoqing’s new daughter-in-law
When Lu Yuanzheng found out about this, of course, he was not ambiguous, and directly gave Zhu Meizhen a full array of gifts
In addition to the normal New Year’s goods such as chickens, ducks, cigarettes and wine, but also bought a whole pig’s leg and carried it to the Xu family
The first thing you need to do is to get on a bicycle and carry it
Just to be on the road a little longer, more people
Recognize the see asked him with Xu asked what to do, he smiled back: “to my mother-in-law to send gifts”
No need for Zhu Meizhen to show around, half of the commune people know that the son-in-law Lu Yuanzheng shoulder pig legs, hand carrying chicken and fish, back on the back of a bamboo basket loaded with cigarettes, wine, sugar and tea, as well as Xu asked the Xu family to buy new clothes to the mother-in-law to send the New Year’s goods
As soon as he arrived at the Xu family, Xu Qiushi and Xu Wen said he broke the bank, his own people do not need to be like this
Zhu Meizhen is also a face of meat pain, smacked them indiscriminate spending
After disliking, they went to the door, after a while to lead back a group of “old sisters”, did not talk a few sentences, pointing to the pig leg, “Look! It’s such a big leg of pork! Alas! I’m sure I won’t be able to eat it all in the New Year, and it’ll be easy to spoil it when the weather warms up after the New Year”
Xu Man shook his head in disbelief, thinking that this was the real Versailles of the 1970s
Those “old sisters” said compliments on their lips, but their eyes showed envy, obviously a little sour
Then within two days, half of the remaining people in the commune knew that the Xu family’s new son-in-law had sent her mother-in-law some great new year’s goods
After showing off, Zhu Meizhen pulled Xu Man and whispered: “Can this pig’s leg still be returned? If you can’t eat and wear, you can’t count on being poor Wearing a new dress on New Year’s Eve can still be seen by others to praise a good Why are we eating so well? Besides, it’s too much! A pig’s leg costs tens of dollars! We won’t even make it back in a month!”
Xu Man shook his head, “We’ve already bought it, so what’s the point of returning it? Save it for the New Year! There are so many people in our family, it’s not like we can’t eat it all”
She didn’t know if she could return it, but Lu Yuanzheng definitely didn’t agree to return it
Xu Wen also thinks that Lu Yuanzheng’s New Year’s gift is a bit too much, and he’s not like that in the countryside She tried to persuade him, “It’s just for New Year’s There’s no refrigerator in the house, so there’s no need to buy so many! There is no refrigerator at home to buy so much! Besides, if you don’t buy pig legs, you’ll have enough for mom to go out and show off, so it’s really not necessary”
Lu Yuanzheng shook his head, “There are ten people in our family, and a pig leg is not too much for half a month of a New Year’s Eve Besides, it’s worth it to spend a few dozen dollars to buy my mother-in-law’s happiness!”
“Didn’t you say it’s not good to cause the wind of comparison? You’re not afraid that the new son-in-laws in the commune will put you in a sack and beat you up?”
“It’s not the same On the island, that kind of comparison is unnecessary At home, we didn’t start it Mom’s been getting pushed around for years, so what’s wrong with me making it up to her? As for the sack thing, I’m not afraid, they can’t beat me”
Xu Wen looked at Lu Yuanzheng’s dejected vigor and rolled his eyes, “This is not the way to find the field! You send a year to defeat the production team a laborer half a year’s income Do you believe you will be scolded by a bunch of people after you send this gift”
“Let’s just curse! I can’t hear them My mother-in-law is happy on the line!”
Xu asked, “”
She snorted, “You’re trying to coax your mother-in-law to favor you, right? Right now at home I feel like I’m picking up the pieces”
Being demolished the real intention of the road far march is not annoyed, smiled and said: “You have parents have brother and sister-in-law and sister, I have mother-in-law to protect, you still jealous?”
Xu asked, “”
“Said with my brother my sister my father still protect me now?!”
Not all of them were caged by him
That pig’s leg didn’t return in the end, and as a result Lu Yuanzheng’s status in the Xu family rose all the way
Nine times out of ten, the dishes on the dinner table were Lu Yuanzheng’s favorites
Although Lu Yuanzheng quietly added Xu Man’s favorite dishes to his favorite menu
Xu Wen was not happy, in the words of Zhu Meizhen, “I’m not cooking for you, I’m serving my new son-in-law! Besides, if I treat my son-in-law well, won’t he treat you better?”
Xu asked, “”
“Mom, you being nice to him will only make him more arrogant in our family and contribute to his status in our family”
Xu Man couldn’t have dreamed that the representative of the tough guy, Lu Yuanzheng, had integrated into the people’s life so quickly and learned to sue
Xu Man used to think that these brown men of theirs had a slightly lower emotional quotient and weren’t very good at handling interpersonal relationships
Otherwise it can not be every time as long as the comrades together, always with elementary school chickens, together on the mutual pecking, language blunt vulgar childish
Only now do I understand, they are not low IQ is lazy, lazy to organize the language effort to think, have something to say directly to save around the bend
Like the road expedition only come back a few days? Coaxed the Xu family one-sided, all feel married to Lu Yuanzheng is her blessing, picked up a big bargain
Xu Wen once felt that this is indeed the case
Later on, she realized that this is not the case, and that she has taken advantage of a great advantage
What’s wrong with Lu Yuanzheng being a cadre? She is also a rare brand-name university students ah! She is also a college student from a prestigious university
What’s wrong with Lu Yuanzheng cooking and washing clothes? She also helped make a lot of practical things for them! She also helped them with ideas on how to eat, drink and have fun!
However, some of these words can’t be said, and some are useless even if they are said
Xu Man has fallen from being the favorite of the Xu family to being the same as Xu Che
Don’t look at Xu Che is the Xu family old, but also really not old favored treatment
He has a brother and a sister above him, and the benefits have all been divided up
Xu Wang is the first child in the family Xu Qiusi and Zhu Meizhen were very excited to be the first parents
Then came Xu Wen, the boy the family so eagerly awaited, and he was spoiled rotten
When it came to Xu Man, it was the first time Xu Wang and Xu Wen became older siblings, so it was a novelty for them to give up all kinds of good things to Xu Man
Parents feel that always give Xu Man to Xu Wang to bring, to Xu Man some shortcomings, is also good food and drink have to first tight to her
The actual old man treatment
To really old Xu cut after birth, Xu Qiushi and Zhu Meizhen has been the fourth time when the parents, really nothing rare, basically according to the pig to raise
At that time Xu Wang has been married, also can not take care of Xu Che
Xu Wen is a boy and has little patience with children
Xu Che was either disliked or on the way to being disliked
At that time, Xu Wen was not old enough to take care of Xu Che, but his ability was limited
As for Zhu Meizhen and Xu Qiushi, they were both used to the younger ones being brought up by the older ones, and didn’t feel so guilty about it
Of course, in fact, Xu Che is not much worse, compared with other children of the same age is still very advantageous, just relative to older siblings, in the family’s status is slightly lower so a little bit
Like the saying goes, there is no harm without comparison
Xu Che is young, do not feel how
But Xu Man is older and was once a favored person, once the status is not guaranteed, certainly not happy
And always let her Lu Yuanzheng, this time insisted on pleasing the old father-in-law and mother-in-law and brother-in-law, not with Xu Man compromise
When Xu Wen got angry, she cut off Lu Yuanzheng’s supplies
Lu Yuanzheng’s allowances are in her hands If she doesn’t give him any money, let’s see what he can do for a bribe
Xu Wen pinched his waist, a look of triumph: “You are not able to? You don’t have the money to coax another one I see”
Lu Yuanzheng immediately goaded, trying to say soft words to let Xu Man restore his pocket money
Xu Man just did not agree
Why should Lu Yuanzheng use the couple’s property to be a good guy and bribe her parents to favor him?
That would be the so-called “spending money to buy a crime”
She is not the wrongdoer
Seeing Xu ask really do not give pocket money, Lu Yuanzheng again hardened, warning Xu ask: “daughter-in-law, I give you another chance! If you don’t give me the money, you won’t regret it!”
Xu Man couldn’t believe what she was hearing, and with wide eyes, asked him, “Lu Yuanzheng, are you threatening me now?”
Lu Yuanzheng nodded his head, admitting frankly, “Yes!”
Xu Wen gave a short heckle, “What if I don’t agree?”
“Then you give it or not, right?”
Xu Man laughed in exasperation and said dryly, “Just don’t give it to you! You let me regret a look”
He said, “Go back to your hometown and see how powerful you are! Poor and cross and cross
“You wait!”
Lu Yuanzheng put down harsh words, holding Dongsheng out of the door
He didn’t ride his bike because he left it for Xu Man, he guessed that Xu Man would definitely ride his bike to catch up
Sure enough, after a short while, he heard the sound of the bicycle’s bell from behind him
Lu Yuanzheng turned back
Xu Man looked at the direction he was going, and couldn’t believe his guess: “Lu Yuanzheng, you’re not planning to go to my house to complain, are you?”