Chapter 426 Secret Fight
Le Yun was frightened by firecrackers when she was a child and had no interest in fireworks. Le’s father Zhou Qiufeng didn’t waste the money. Zhou Chunmei and Zhou Tianming bought a few boxes, and in less than two minutes they were ready. It shines.
In the Spring Festival, it is also a time to burn incense and go to auspicious directions to pray for blessings. The two children of the Le family, one big and one small, and the unborn child, burn incense and go to the auspicious directions to pray for blessings, and come back to catch up on their sleep.
On the first day of the New Year, every household gets up early. Children in rural areas can go from house to house to pay New Year greetings, but children in cities do not have that fun.
Yan Xing was celebrating the Chinese New Year at his grandpa's house. He had breakfast on the first morning of the Lunar New Year and then went to his great-grandma's house. Yan Ming was reluctant to leave the child, but still happily sent the child to He's house to pay his respects to the elders.
When Yan Xing went to He's house, Jia Ling breathed a sigh of relief.
There is an old saying in rural areas: "On the first day of the lunar month, sons are the second son of the lunar new year." On the first day of the lunar month, sons pay New Year greetings to their parents, and on the second day of the lunar month, it is the son-in-law. Therefore, on the first day of the lunar month, except for children and sons paying New Year greetings to their parents, they do not go to other people's homes. .
Le's father, Zhou Qiufeng, was scheduled to go back to her parents' home to pay New Year's greetings on the second day of the new year. She didn't go anywhere on the first day of the new year. In the morning, Le Yun called the elders of the Chao family, her tutors, teachers, teachers, and teachers one by one to say New Year's greetings, and then she happily took out her tools. More than a thousand herbal dumplings were made in total. After cooling, they were packaged with a vacuum packer, and some were only sealed in bags.
In the blink of an eye, it was the second day of junior high school. Since she had to go to Zhou's house in the middle of the morning, Leyun moved the things she used to make dumplings to the second floor. Generally, after the second day of junior high school, people in the village also moved around each other. People came and went at home, and she did not make medicinal meals. Conveniently, the position is moved to the second floor.
One room on the second floor is used as a grain store, the other three are used as guest rooms, and the hall and kitchen are empty.
Le's father, Zhou Qiufeng, also agreed that the girl should use the upstairs as her private space. He helped her move her belongings, carry firewood and a wood-burning stove upstairs, and put bamboo sieves, cutting boards, pots and other tools on the second floor.
I was busy until mid-morning, packing up, bringing New Year's greetings, and the whole family went to Zhou's house.
Grandma Zhou only has one son and one daughter. On the second day of the second year of junior high school, she waited for the girl and her new uncle to return to her parents' home. Brother Zhou welcomed his brother-in-law and his family and set off thousands of firecrackers at the door.
In the first year after a girl gets married, she goes home to pay New Year greetings. It is customary to prepare gifts such as wine, meat, and steamed buns, which are packed in baskets and carried to the Zhou family in one load.
Brother Zhou received the gift from his brother-in-law's family and took it to his mother-in-law's house for her to arrange the return gift. Then he came back and chatted with his brother-in-law over the fire while Zhou's sister-in-law and Zhou Chunmei served tea, fruits and dried fruits.
Zhou Tianming said hello to his uncle and aunt before sneaking back into the next room to play with his mobile phone.
After drinking a cup of sweet tea, Grandma Zhou asked: "Lele, why does your dad use crutches?" "
Well, Grandma Zhou, that's what happened. I put something on my dad's leg to avoid using too much force. It would shake off and fall off, so I asked my dad to use crutches." Le Yun opened her eyes and told lies, speaking in a precise and well-founded way.
"That's good, I almost thought I slipped and hit something." Grandma Zhou was originally worried that Yueqing fell and aggravated the leg injury. She was very worried. She heard that it was because the medicine was applied and she couldn't apply force temporarily, and the hanging My heart is relieved again.
Brother Zhou was a little worried and his heart was at peace. If Yueqing fell again during the New Year, someone might gossip about his sister Kefu behind his back. Even if the Le family father and daughter didn't care, it would still sound embarrassing.
After chatting for a while, Grandma Zhou smiled and asked little Lele to help her dig up konjac. Leyun happily jumped three feet high, jumped up, happily ran to pick up the hoe, slipped into the corner of the back garden of Zhou's house, rolled up her sleeves and worked One person dug for half an hour, rummaging through every corner, and dug out about ten konjacs as big as soup bowls.
After comparison, only the four largest ones were left, and the others were lined up and marked in the soil. They carried the konjac and returned to Zhou's house. After washing their hands, they slipped to Grandma Zhou's side and smiled like stars.
Grandma Zhou also didn’t let Xiao Lele help scrape and wash the konjac. The Le family grinded so much konjac tofu and sent a lot back to them to eat. Her family dug out the konjac and put it in Yuanxiao grinding.
At eleven o'clock, Village Chief Zhou and his two sons went to Brother Zhou's house. Village Chief Zhou and Brother Zhou's father were cousins, and Brother Zhou and Xiaohai from the Zhou family were also cousins. Therefore, Zhou Qiufeng married into the Le family and returned to Yueqing in the first year. When the parents' family pays New Year's greetings, the close relatives of the Zhou family will of course come to see the new brother-in-law. This is a custom that has never changed.
Grandma Zhou Man did not go to Brother Zhou's house to see the new uncle of the Zhou family because her son-in-law and grandchildren went home to pay New Year greetings and she was at home with her daughter-in-law and grandchildren.
Less than ten minutes after sitting down at Village Chief Zhou’s house, Zhang Poluo and his wife also arrived.
Grandma Zhou is a girl from the Zhang family. Grandma Zhou’s father and Zhang Poluo’s grandfather are cousins. Zhang Poluo and Brother Zhou are cousins. , even though they are three thousand miles apart, they are still cousins, so it is only natural that Zhang Poluo come to pay New Year greetings to his aunt.
Less than twenty minutes after Zhang Poluo sat down, Zhang Ke, his wife Sister-in-law Wu, and daughter Zhang Jing also came. Zhang Ke’s father and Zhang Poluo’s father are cousins. Naturally, Zhang Ke and Brother Zhou are also cousins. Zhang Ke It is also a courtesy for the family to come to pay New Year greetings to Grandma Zhou.
By the way, Brother Zhou and Zhang Ke are also cousins who are three thousand miles apart. So, Zhou Chunmei and Zhang Jing are cousins who are three thousand miles away from each other in the previous generation. They are cousins who are six thousand miles away from each other. Because they are so They are related by blood, and the two have been close friends since childhood.
University is a city of plastic surgery. After a period of tempering, the temperament of boys and girls who enter university will change drastically. This is the case for Zhou Chunmei and Zhang Jing.
After Zhou Chunmei, a girl from the countryside, went to college, she never knew how to dress up. When she dressed up, no one could tell whether she was a city girl or a country girl. Zhang Jing was Xiaojiabiyu in the county town, but when she went to college in the capital, she immediately changed a lot, with straight long hair. The hair was permed and curled, dyed burgundy, very light burgundy, and the manicure on the fingernails was also light red.
Sister-in-law Wu also painted on her eyebrows and put on lipstick. Mother and daughter looked very presentable. Zhang Jing wore a winter skirt and carried a small silver handbag.
Seeing Zhang Ke's family of three, Village Chief Zhou had a fierce look on his face, and glared unkindly at the mother and daughter who were dressed in a coquettish way. He pretended not to see them, and then turned to look at the girl from Yueqing, his eyebrows filled with satisfaction. It's better to be Lele Yazai. Even after returning from the capital, he is still the clean and honest child. Like Zhang Jing, she is so glamorous that it makes people feel uncomfortable just looking at her.
Regarding the arrival of Zhang Ke, Brother Zhou was a little worried. In the past, Zhang Ke would come to pay New Year greetings to his mother. He usually came on the sixth or seventh day of the Lunar New Year after visiting relatives. This year, he came on the second day of the Lunar New Year. Tsk tsk, Sima Zhaozhi Everyone knows what’s going on!
He didn't reveal Sister-in-law Wu's little thoughts, so he accepted Zhang Keti's gift and invited the three members of the Zhang family to sit down.
Zhang Jing stiffened when she saw Le Yun. Her eyes fell on Le Yun's clothes, trying to find the brand logo of the clothes. When she saw Le Yun looking at her, she hurriedly averted her eyes.
Zhang Ke took his wife and daughter to the early guests and said hello to his aunt and uncle. Zhang Jing also wished her seniors a happy New Year.
Village Chief Zhou responded calmly with a straight face. He didn't even ask Zhang Jing whether she was used to studying at school or not.
Sister-in-law Wu also said hello to Village Chief Zhou, and received a "hmm" in response. Her face was a little embarrassed. However, when she saw Yue Qing and Zhou Qiufeng being guests, she shamelessly pushed her way over to sit next to the new uncle and grandma.
"Daughter-in-law Zhang Ke, this is where the new uncle's companions sit. Please sit on the other side." Zhou Dahai is Qiufeng's eldest cousin. He and Brother Zhou are the companions. Seeing Sister-in-law Wu sit down, she is not polite. If you chase people away, no guests will come to grab the guest seat. It's so shameless.
Zhang Ke walked to another table and saw his wife running to sit down with the guest seat. His face turned red and he didn't dare to rush his wife and took Zhang Jing to sit with Zhang Poluo.
Zhang Jing and Zhou Chunmei were sitting on a bench, comparing nail colors and discussing which one looked better.
"Old cousin, I know this is a place for guests, so I just said a few words to my new aunt and grandma. I didn't even go to have a drink when Qiufeng got married. Today I came to see my new aunt and my new aunt. They are indeed a match made in heaven." Sister-in-law Wu pretended not to see Village Chief Zhou glaring at her and refused to leave.
Her tone was clearly sarcastic, mocking the inability of disabled men and women to have children, and the gathering of disabled people together, which is exactly the wrong way to mix the pot with the stove.
Dad Le was so angry that he clenched his fists, and Zhou Qiufeng looked at each other coldly. It was New Year's Day, and she didn't want to argue with the mad dog. Especially today, the newlywed daughter went back to her parents' home to pay New Year's greetings. She couldn't make trouble. She remembered this and would settle the accounts after today. .
Zhang Poluo frowned and looked at Zhang Ke, only angry at his cowardice.
Sister-in-law Wu was obviously here to make trouble for others. Brother Zhou's face was so angry that he was about to have an attack when he heard a crisp sound like a thrush: "Aunt Wu is right, I also think that my dad and My new mother is truly a match made in heaven."
The Le family girl took over the words. Sister-in-law Wu looked over and met Le Yun's eyes. Her eyes were as bright as lamps, and her dark eyes were as dark as two black whirlpools, which seemed to be able to stir people into it. She didn't dare to look directly, so she responded with a smile: "It's a match made in heaven, isn't it?"
"That's right, I have never felt that Aunt Wu's words are as reasonable as they are today. If my father and my Aunt Feng are not a match made in heaven, there are really not many people in this world who are a match made in heaven." Looking directly at Sister-in-law Wu, Le Yun replied without anger
. Laughing, her eyebrows crooked as she smiled: "Who in the village doesn't know that Aunt Feng can do all the work in the fields, can write and do calculations, and manages the household well. She is a capable woman. When she was young, she almost married someone who wanted to marry her. The threshold of Grandma Zhou’s family has been broken; when my father was young, I heard that he was also a famous handsome guy in villages all over the country. There were many girls from other families chasing after my father, and they would use all kinds of tricks, but my father just didn’t take notice of me
. Dad and Aunt Feng both had an unsatisfactory relationship. They wasted their youth. Neither the man nor the woman complained about others and kept improving themselves. Then at this age, they finally broke through the constraints and rumors and got married together. Isn't this what people call heaven? Marriage created by you? The old people say well, what is yours is yours, don’t force it if it’s not yours. The marriage between my dad and Aunt Feng was not unilaterally forced by any one party. It was done in compliance with God’s will and was genuine. The match made in heaven will surely be blessed by the heavenly ancestors, relatives, friends and elders, and they will have a happy marriage and grow old together. Aunt Wu, do you think so?" "That's good!" Xiao Lele said before he spoke. Village Chief Zhou was a little worried at first, but Xiao Lele
said Yaozi said a lot of great truths. The old man was delighted and was the first to clapped his hands in praise.
Grandma Zhou's originally downcast face turned gloomy in an instant. Little Lele had a sharp mouth. She not only praised Qiufeng, but also indirectly belittled Zhang Ke's wife. Sister-in-law Wu was one of the girls who was interested in Yueqing back then. Xiaole Le has a delicate heart, knows everything, and reveals Sister-in-law Wu's scars so reasonably.
Sister-in-law Zhao pursed her lips and smiled sullenly. The girl from the Le family really had a sharp mouth, sharper than a butcher's knife. She could poke people without drawing blood, but she could poke holes in people's hearts.
Sister-in-law Wu's words made the Zhou family, mother and son, and the new aunt and uncle change their faces. They were originally smiling because of their great victory. When they heard Le Yun praising Zhou Qiufeng, they secretly sneered. No matter how capable they are and cannot reproduce, they are just a bird that cannot lay eggs. Hen, what's there to brag about?
When he heard that Yue Qing was chased by a girl when he was young, his face changed, especially when he heard the theory about not forcing things, his face stiffened, and when he saw Grandma Zhou and Village Chief Zhou, who knew the inside story, looking at him with smiles on their faces, for a moment Feeling more uncomfortable than eating a fly, he agreed: "That's the truth. Marriage is happy only when both parties agree. If you continue talking, I won't shamelessly occupy the guest seat." As if there was a needle under his butt,
Wu The sister-in-law stood up and left. She jumped to another table and sat at the same table with Zhang Ke, her daughter, and Zhou Chunmei.
Aunt Zhou handed tea to Zhang Ke's cousins and added some new fruits and dried fruits and melon seeds.
Le Yun choked Zhang Jing's mother and ran away, instead of pursuing the victory, she just stopped. This is Aunt Feng's natal home, her father's mother-in-law's home, and her younger brother's grandmother's home. Looking at the face of the Buddha without looking at the face of the statue, for Zhou's sake My uncle also needs to give some face to Zhang Jing’s mother, so he can’t step on her too hard.
Of course, it also meant that the other party knew each other. If Zhang Jing and her daughter didn't shed tears without seeing the coffin and kept coming to mess with her, she wouldn't mind giving them a taste of what it means to die without committing suicide.
After Yueqing's leg was disabled, he became honest and easy to bully. However, his girl was not an economical lamp, and Zhou Qiufeng was not a soft persimmon either. Zhou Qiufeng had not said anything yet, and Sister-in-law Wu had not gotten any favors from Leyun, and she did not dare to do it again. He went to laugh at Yue Qing and Zhou Qiufeng, and only talked nonsense with Sister-in-law Zhao about family matters.
Zhou Chunmei and Zhang Jing chatted for a while. Seeing that their father was busy with lunch, they became bolder and approached their grandma from the next table. They asked curiously: "Le Yun, my aunt said that your master's wife gave you a gift." Is a jade bracelet worth hundreds of thousands of dollars real?"
Zhou Qiufeng's eyelids drooped slightly. Her niece never forgets to cheat her, saying "listen to my aunt" like this. If Lele doesn't have a good relationship with her, what day will it happen? If anything spreads out, Lele will assume that she is a snitch or someone behind the scenes. Fortunately, Lele has a crystal-like heart, which is clear and transparent, and is not easily deceived.
Grandma Zhou suddenly felt unhappy. What did her granddaughter mean?
Zhang Jing was also eagerly waiting to hear the answer. Chunmei met her on the New Year's Day and told her that Leyun had a bracelet worth hundreds of thousands, but she didn't really believe it.
"Yes." Le Yun nodded innocently: "My master's wife not only gave me an jade bracelet as a meeting gift, but also helped me buy a lot of clothes. In addition to clothes for daily wear, there are also dresses for attending various banquets. The accessories, in terms of price, add up to more than 100,000 yuan for the clothes. The suit I am wearing was bought by my wife. It seems to be from a certain brand in country F. It is completely handmade." (End of this chapter
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