Chapter 2408 Thanksgiving Gift
Returning to Jiudao, Lan San parked the helicopter on the village road not far from Lejia House. There is a floor in front of the village office building, but because there are buildings on all sides, the return wind is strong in winter, making it inconvenient for the helicopter to take off and land. .
There is not much work in the countryside in winter. There are basically no tractors or three-wheeled vehicles coming and going, and it is not a problem for a helicopter to park on the village road.
Le's father, Zhou Qiufeng, went to collect firewood, Li Zhao was teaching his junior brother, and Mr. Yi Laoyan went downstairs to help move things.
When Le's father, Zhou Qiufeng, came back from collecting firewood, he knew that his little cotton-padded jacket was back when he saw the iron bird. He stacked the firewood in the backyard. When he got home, he found that the rice was ready and fish was stewed in the pot. He was so happy that he was walking with joy.
Luo Ban knew that Xiao Le was coming during class. He originally went back to the dormitory building after class, but found that the helicopter left soon, so he did not go back and went home after school at noon.
He ran home and heard that Xiao Le had given him two boxes. He didn't even bother to drink. He looked quickly and opened the lighter box first. He saw rolls of paper. If there was an east wind, one by one. The old face that already had nasolabial folds instantly blossomed.
There was no sound after his wife opened the box. Mrs. Luo went over to take a look at what treasure it was. When she saw the paper tube, she was so happy: "Is it a collection of test papers?" "Yes!" Luo Ban
nodded heavily, even if it was just one word, With pride and joy.
He didn't even bother to eat. He took the paper tube with the math note on it, untied the tie, and eagerly looked at the question types and studied the difficulty level.
Mrs. Luo also knew the importance of it and didn't rush her. It wasn't until her husband finished reading a scroll that she went to reheat the dishes, urged her husband to eat, and then ignored him.
Luo Ban briefly read a few test papers, rolled them up again, took the box back to the room and hid it, and then quietly ran to the principal after class in the afternoon.
The two people who had met secretly arrested the vice principal at night. The three of them went to the office in the middle of the night to work overtime to copy the test papers. They all moved back to Luo Ban's house and hid them tightly without revealing anything.
Xiaole’s new test question set must be kept tightly until she comes back after the Chinese New Year, and then use it for the students who are taking the exam in their senior year of high school.
Of course, Le Xiao's classmate didn't know that Luo Ban and the principal would act like thieves in the middle of the night to cover up the problem. Her parents didn't allow her to work, so she had to climb to the second floor to draw drawings.
Brother Zhou was digging the ground. When he came home at noon, he saw the helicopter parked on the road and knew that Xiao Lele was back. He did not go to visit him. He wanted to wait until the evening. In the afternoon, his brother-in-law told him that he would go to Lejia to help kill pigs tomorrow. He also wanted to go there in the evening. I didn't go to Le's house for a visit.
Le's father called the two brothers. On the 26th, Liu Lu, Chen Dalian and others had breakfast and went to Le's house with their mothers-in-law. All the elderly from each family were also present.
Boss Wu and his family arrived a little later, before eight o'clock. Village Chief Zhou went to the village committee to order a meal, and also went to Lejia to help kill pigs.
Le's father, Zhou Qiufeng, originally left two sheep, one male and one female. The ewe gave birth to three lambs. A family in the village across the street wanted to raise sheep, so they mixed the two large sheep and three small lambs raised by Le's family. Breeding sheep.
The sheep were sold, and Dad Le knew that his cubs would be back on New Year's Day, so he ordered the suckling pigs in advance, went to bring them back in the morning, and slaughtered them together.
A total of four pigs were slaughtered, a large fat pig weighing over 300 kilograms, a medium pig weighing over 200 kilograms, and two suckling piglets that were two months old.
The big pigs are cut up and put into fresh-keeping boxes by categories and stored in the refrigerator, so that they can be eaten at any time. The small suckling pigs are pickled after being packed and roasted in the afternoon.
Because there were so many people, Zhang Laosan and several other elderly people dug konjac and ground the pulp to make konjac tofu.
The women first helped to kill a dozen chickens and ducks, processed them and marinated them in Xiao Lele's condiments. After the pigs were killed, they helped to scald and shave them, separate the internal organs, and first process and clean the pig's small intestines. When it's clean, use it to fill it with blood sausage.
Classmate Le only mixed ingredients, and she did not need to do other tasks. When walking around, she found that Grandma Zhou never dared to look at her. She was obviously weird, but she pretended not to notice.
After the middle-aged men and women had processed the pork and cleaned the floor, they processed the pig head, stewed the pig head meat, minced the meat stuffing to make sausages, and made braised pork.
That day is the 26th, Jiudaowu Day.
Aunt Pa went to catch a show and listened to a lot of gossip. She returned to the village from the street, threw her things at home, and went to Lejia. By then she had nothing to help with, so she sat in the hall with the elderly and chatted.
After chatting for a while, they gossiped mysteriously: "Today, the neighbors of Li Xiaoyan's family came to the market. They heard that Mrs. Meng fell down a few days ago and couldn't get out of bed. She also coughed up blood. I also heard that Grandma
Li Xiaoyan was in Meng. After my sister-in-law couldn't work, I didn't take care of her at all. With Meng's wife's collapse, it's hard to say whether she can survive this month." Grandma Zhou Man,
Grandma Zhang and others were stunned. Is Meng's sister-in-law dying soon?
Grandma Zhou Man sighed: "Oh, she probably did something wrong in her previous life and owed it to the Li family. She is here to repay that family's debt in this life." "No, after working for the Li family for most of her life, she is almost gone
. I don't know how many lifetimes of debt I have owed."
Liu Lu's mother, Grandma Zhang San, also agreed heartily. They thought that Meng's sister-in-law might have owed the Li family eight lifetimes of blood debt, otherwise she wouldn't be so Bad luck.
Grandma Zhou heard that Meng's wife might be dying, and her heart skipped a beat. Meng's sister-in-law and the Li family's grandson had offended Lele, so the Li family's grandson and grandson became the target of thousands of people. Meng's sister-in-law had no way to seek medical treatment when she was sick, and the three of them had no luck. .
Zhou Chunmei... is not liked by Lele either. Zhou Chunmei has not had good luck since she left the Zhou family.
Zhang Jing, Wu Lingling and her mother-in-law provoked Lele and ended up like a bereaved dog. The Huang family in Shishi offended Lele to death, and they ended up dead and sick. The century-old family collapsed at the drop of a hat.
There are also Chen Wu and Zhang who went to jail when they were old. Even if they came back in the future, their reputation would be ruined.
To put it into detail, no one who was against Lele or had a grudge against Lele would end well.
Zhou Chunmei also offended Lele. If she helped Zhou Chunmei and angered Lele, would she also... not end well?
Grandma Zhou was having random thoughts in her mind, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on her back. She didn't dare to think about it anymore.
Grandma Zhou Man and others talked for a few words and then revealed it. They stopped talking endlessly about the Li family's ancestors and grandchildren, and talked about marriage.
Mrs. Wu happily mentioned: "Last time I went to Shangzhuang to go shopping, I saw Xiao Zhang, who was wearing sackcloth and mourning for Lele's aunt, and a woman with short hair that reached her ears. Was Xiao Zhang there? Are you trying to be friends?"
"That's what happened," Zhang San's grandma admitted generously: "Lele said that Zhang Ke himself is not a person with a bad conscience, and he has not done anything bad, and he sincerely apologized and admitted his mistake, Lele I also forgave Zhang Ke.
The Zhang family is not just a thing, but also went to eat the free royal food. The elders of the Zhang family could not just let Zhang Ke go on alone and proposed a marriage to Zhang Luo. If there was no accident, it should be It can be decided before the year."
Liu Lum's mother and Zhou Man's grandma also chimed in and said that Zhang Ke's partner looked like someone who was living a good life. Mrs. Wu knew that Zhou Man's and the others were also insiders, so she said to Zhang San's grandma with a smile. Congratulations: "Your nephew will settle down before the year, and you, the aunt, will have a wedding drink."
Grandma Zhang San happily accepted the congratulations. If Zhang Ke has a mother-in-law, the elders of the Zhang family will no longer have to worry about it. Zhang Ke is worried and has a lot of peace of mind.
The old people chatted about everything, the parents were short-lived, and the time passed by in idleness.
At noon, five tables were seated.
The meat from home-raised pigs is delicious, and the traditional braised pig head meat is even more fragrant.
There is no farm work in winter, and there is no urgent work in Boss Wu's workshop. Both men and women drink, making it very lively.
When Mr. Le was full, he left the show first, took out the marinated suckling pig, drained the juice, spread it with seasoning and honey, and put it on the stove to roast.
The people who ate pig head meat at Lejia had a meal until two o'clock in the afternoon. They cleaned up the main room, and because they had nothing to do at home, they gnashed their teeth in Lejia.
Roca opposes gambling, so people who play in Roca do not play cards or mahjong. They set up a table, put on covers, sit around the kotatsu, crack melon seeds, eat fruits, and chat. The atmosphere is very good.
At around four o'clock, the first roasted suckling pig came off the shelves.
The suckling pig is roasted brightly, with golden skin, fragrant on the outside and crispy on the inside.
The men, women and children, who were so greedy after smelling the aroma, gulped down so much saliva, when the little boy brought the cut and plated barbecue, no one was polite and started to chop it up.
A roast suckling pig was devoured.
Everyone who had satiated their appetites felt quite embarrassed. The barbecue was so fragrant that they actually finished eating a pig!
Everyone thought that they should go home, and if they sat down again, they might have to save dinner.
When they wanted to leave, they saw the little boy carrying two boxes from the south room on the first floor and sitting at the table with the old ladies with a smile on his face.
The first box was opened, and there was a box of wide gold bracelets, with a large ring and a small ring, forming a pair, one for men and one for women.
The second box contained silver bracelets with rings the same size.
Grandma Zhou Man and others were almost dazzled by the golden circle. They looked at the little boy in surprise, wondering what she wanted to do.
Le Yun took a pair of wide gold bracelets and gave them to Grandma Zhou Man: "Grandpa Man and Grandma Man have been protecting me since I was a child. They worry about me a lot. I don't have any good things. I have a bracelet to honor my parents."
" Lele, you have paid us so much, we can’t have this, you can keep it for yourself.” Grandma Zhou Man was not willing to accept it.
Village Chief Zhou also disagreed: "Lele, your father and I are brothers who kowtowed together. You are our niece and granddaughter. It is only natural for grandparents to take care of their grandchildren." "I know, Grandpa Man is me
. My brother, it is only natural for grandpas to take care of their grandchildren. Likewise, it is only natural for granddaughters to respect their grandparents. You protect me when I am young, and you do not need me to provide for you in old age. It is my intention to honor you with something. This is what I asked someone to order
. It is made with the words "kindness and sincerity, longevity and longevity" engraved on it. You can keep it as a mascot and set an example for future generations so that they know what it means to be kind to the elderly, loyal and filial to children and grandchildren, and to parents and grandparents. Children and grandchildren are not filial. This is true from generation to generation. A father is kind and his son is filial. This is an eternal tradition."
Le Yun untied the thread that bound the bracelet and put the lady's bracelet on Grandma Zhouman's right wrist. The bracelet can be enlarged or reduced. , can be worn on any wrist thickness.
Grandma Zhouman raised her hand, the bracelet was heavy.
"Okay, if Lele said so, just accept it." Village Chief Zhou was speechless. The little boy was making a fuss about filial piety. What else could he say?
Le Yun smiled and took the other one to Grandpa Zhou Man's left hand: "The bracelets are a pair. The men's bracelets are engraved with honeysuckle, which represents kindness, and the women's bracelets are engraved with pomegranates, which represent many children and blessings. ."
"It's so heavy? It has to be half a catty, right?" Village Chief Zhou tried it, and the bracelet pressed against his hand.
"Grandpa Man can run and fly while carrying a bucket of water weighing 30 kilograms. You don't mind the weight, right?" Le Yun smiled and helped adjust the ring size of the bracelet.
"How can these be the same? The water is in a bucket, and this one is placed on the hand. It is so heavy. Wearing this every day will make your hands suffer." Village Chief Zhou shook it, lowered his hand to try it, and kept yelling. Too much pressure on your hands.
Cheng Wu and Zhang Laosan rolled their eyes.
Le Yun put on the bracelets for Grandpa Zhou Man and Grandma Zhou Man, and took another pair to Grandma Zhou: "Grandpa Zhou and Grandma Zhou were worried about me when I was a child. Grandpa Zhou left early, and Grandma Zhou and Grandpa Zhou are one and the same husband and wife. We are filial to each other." The same goes for Grandma Zhou."
The little boy smiled like a flower. Grandma Zhou was so ashamed that she always wanted to find Lele and pull Zhou Chunmei around. Lele was still so kind-hearted and treated them so well, but she never Satisfied, I always thought about Zhou Chunmei's blood, and wanted to help. I never thought about whether Lele would be sad.
She was so embarrassed that she wanted to say "I'm sorry", but she opened her mouth but didn't say a word.
Grandma Zhou's reaction was a little strange. Le Yun guessed that something must have happened that she didn't know about, so she put the bracelet into Grandma Zhou's hand, then picked up another pair and gave it to her aunt.
Village Chief Zhou thought that Grandma Zhou was too moved, so no one paid much attention to Grandma Zhou's reaction.
Aunt Pa didn't refuse, and accepted it readily: "The old man said that every kindness you receive from others is repaid by a spring. Xiao Lele is no longer repaying the favor with a spring, but a river. Anyway, no matter how much nonsense you say, you will still be the one to repay the kindness in the end. If you give me something, I won't be polite."
"My aunt and grandma are very happy, and I like the straightforwardness of my aunt and grandma the most." Le Yun bared her teeth: "What if Grandpa Cheng Wu, Grandpa Zhang San and the others are here later? They pushed me back and forth, asking me to say nice things, and then I stopped. I will never visit them again, and I will ignore them for at least half a year."
"Lele, I didn't offend you, why didn't you even go to my house?" Zhang Poluo yelled.
"Look at the reaction of Grandma Zhang San and others. They took care of me at first, but now if they don't accept my gifts, I won't visit Uncle Zhang's house." Le Yun
took a pair of bracelets and handed them to Grandma Zhang San without saying anything. Teeth grinned.
"Hmph, you captured our army first, why don't we accept it?" Grandma Zhang San pretended to be angry and accepted the thank you gift from the little boy with a smile.
"Grandma Zhang San, just accept it. Because you old people worry about me, I am grateful and will always remember this friendship. I am sending you a thank you gift to thank you for your kindness. You deserve it. You accept it." , I feel relieved and everyone is happy."
Grandma Zhang San was also happy. Le Yun suddenly felt in a good mood and took another pair of gold bracelets to give to Grandma Liu Qi.
Liu Luma was not polite, she accepted the gift with a smile and put it in her pocket first.
With their example, Cheng Wu and Cheng Liu readily accepted the gold bracelets presented by Xiao Zai Zai.
(End of chapter)