"What about father? If mother treats him better when father is sick, he will reconcile you? With father around, the second child will be more or less filial every year. Now, father is popular with the second child's family. Spicy food, what about our family?" Shi Li sighed melancholy as she looked at the food on the table that no one could eat while feeding pigs.
Zhang's face fell instantly, he slapped the chopsticks on the kang table, and looked at Li with sullen eyes, without saying a word. Mrs. Li's scalp was numb from her stare, her eyes dodged, and she didn't know where to look. Yu Dashan tugged at his wife's sleeve to signal her not to pluck the tiger's hair anymore. He knew that his mother had regretted it a long time ago, regretted that she hadn't treated him well in the old man's headache, regretted being so unfeeling at the beginning. But what's the use of regretting, it's too late.
Yu Bo put down the bowls and chopsticks in his hands, and said with self-reproach: "My parents are here, so I don't travel far. As a child, when my parents are sick, I should take care of them. filial piety… "
Zhang's expression changed again, and he gave Li a hard look, and comforted his youngest son, "Xiao Bo, it's not your fault! It's my mother who didn't tell you because she was afraid of delaying your studies. You are not the only son of your father, Dashan, daughter-in-law of Dashan, what did you do at that time? Did you cook a meal, bring water, and wash a piece of clothing for your father? You said that I abused your father, what did you do? As long as you can help, Could your father be so sick?"
When people make mistakes, they always try to blame others for their mistakes. And the aftermath gave Zhang the best reason to shirk responsibility!
Yu Dashan didn't know how to speak, but Li muttered in a low voice: "As a daughter-in-law, why do I go in and out of my father-in-law's room so often? Besides, doesn't he have his own son? If my mother was in father-in-law's room back then When he was sick, he called Dahai to take care of him. As for what happened later? Although the second child is separated from the family, father can't let him go, right?"
Mrs. Zhang snorted coldly and said, "You can't be ignorant of gratitude. Dashan, you grew up in Yu's family and lived in Yu's family. Everything was given by Yu's family. Now your wife says you are not born to Yu's family." , unwilling to serve the elderly. Aren’t you afraid of being called a white-eyed wolf when you go out? Dashan, a virtuous wife has less trouble, you have to take good care of your daughter-in-law!”
Li thought: Why am I not virtuous? No matter how bad I am, I'm better than you, an old hag who can be cruel to her own man! It wasn't me who was divorced! In Li's view, her mother-in-law said she was divorced on the surface, but she was actually divorced by Lao Yu. It's just that the father-in-law is benevolent and pity that he has a son who is studying abroad, so he gave up the huge family business to the Zhang family.
Yu Bo spoke again at this time: "Mother, don't talk about it when it's Chinese New Year! Besides, is it interesting to say whose responsibility it is now? Mother, don't be reluctant to spend money. Wait until spring next year, when I pass the examination as a scholar." , our situation will improve.”
After being admitted as a scholar, you can be exempted from taxes, so some families with land, in order to avoid taxation, will put their own land under the name of a scholar. Talent can get some benefits from it. However, Dongshan Village has less land and more mountains, and most of the villagers depend on the sea for food. Even if Yu Bo passes the exam, his plan may not be realized.
The New Year's Eve dinner of the Zhang family broke up in such an unhappy way, and there were no dumplings to bid farewell to the old and welcome the new at twelve o'clock in the middle of the night. The family didn't even have to watch the year, and went to bed early to avoid being too hungry to fall asleep in the middle of the night.
The Yu family's old house sat around together, happily knocking on melon seeds, eating dried meat, and snacks such as fried French fries and potato chips. Yu Xiaocao also used a thick piece of paper to draw a deck of playing cards, Teach some kids how to play cards. The adults watched with interest.
Because of the Hanako shooting incident, Fangfangzhen was worried that his goddaughter would come here in the wind and snow years ago, and if she rushed back to New Year's Eve, she might be on the way. As a matter of course, he stayed at Yu's house for the new year. He watched the children playing Douba (now Doudizhu) with cards, and he felt itchy, begging Xiaocao to give him the seat, and he enjoyed it too.
There are many children in the family, and everyone takes turns to play after learning. So there are many people watching, but only four people playing. Yu Xiaocao gave up the position and drew another picture for the grown-ups to play with.
Ever since, Liu Junping, Yu Hang, Liu Yan'er, and Yu Xiaolian were playing cards on the kang at home. At the end of Kang, Fangfangzhen, Liu Hu, Yu Hai and Lao Yutou are fighting. The rest of Yu Caifeng and Liu Shi watched the battle while laughing and watching the battle. And Xiao Shitou and Liu Fangping pestered the brothers and sisters to let them play for a while.
Fang Fangzhen didn't know whether he was lucky or not, but he kept getting bully cards (landlords), but he never won. The loser had to post a note, and his face seemed to be hung with a curtain, and there were notes everywhere that Xiaoshi had practiced calligraphy. Old Yu was a slow learner, so Yu Xiaocao sat next to him and gave him a few instructions from time to time, so he had more chances to win. The house town became more and more frustrated, and shouted: "I don't believe in this evil anymore, come again! I will definitely win this game..."
Laughter in the room came from time to time, adding a bit of life to the silent night sky. In the middle of the night, the dumplings made in the evening were put into the pot. There are cabbage and pork fillings, sauerkraut and pork fillings, leek and egg fillings, and seafood dumplings... No one else wants to eat dumplings, but Yu's is so rich. It's really people comparing people, it's maddening!
After midnight, the Yu family had eaten dumplings and went to bed one after another. The children were having sweet dreams, in which they received a lot of lucky money...
Early the next morning, the children got up early without the adults calling. Give the grandfather (grandpa) a hundred years first, and take the red envelopes filled with new year's money from Lao Yutou. After Liu Fangping kowtowed, he couldn't wait to open the red envelope, which contained ten copper coins, and couldn't help smiling—enough for him to buy a lot of maltose!
During Chinese New Year before, parents only gave one or two copper coins as lucky money. Last year, they were wandering on the way to escape, and they couldn't even eat, let alone lucky money? I got ten copper coins as lucky money from my grandfather alone, and there will definitely be more from my parents, as well as uncles and aunts... Liu Fangping counted with his little finger, and he will definitely earn a lot of lucky money this year!
When Liu Fangping saw his father walking in from the west courtyard, he rushed over anxiously, but was slid by the snow on the ground, and fell face down in front of Liu Hu. His elder brother Liu Junping covered his eyes and couldn't bear to look directly at him. The other children couldn't straighten up laughing.
Liu Hu bent down to pick up his youngest son, and said teasingly, "Hey! Even though it's the Chinese New Year, there's no need to give such a grand ceremony!"
Liu Fangping wore a lot of clothes, and it didn't hurt at all when he fell. He didn't bother to pat off the snow on his clothes, and bowed his hands, smiling so that his eyes narrowed: "Father, happy new year, everything goes well, Gong Xi Fa Cai, here are the red envelopes... "
Liu Hu patted his ass, took out a red envelope from his pocket, and nodded his head: "You little money fan!"
Liu Fangping took the red robe given by his father, ran to the kitchen, and paid New Year's greetings to his mother and aunt who were making dumplings, and got two small red envelopes. Secretly counted, now there are forty coins! For ordinary families, it is not bad to be able to give their children one penny or two new year's money. It is really rare for the Yu family to give ten pennies.
In fact, Yu Hai wanted to give each of the children a piece of silver, but considering the financial situation of the brother-in-law's family, the two discussed it and settled on ten cash for the new year. Before the dumplings were served, the children had already paid their respects to the new year, and their hands were full of red envelopes.
Yu Xiaocao gathered the brothers and sisters together, mumbling and discussing something in a low voice. As soon as Fang Fangzhen stepped into the gate of Yu's house, he was surrounded by a group of little carrot heads. Shouts of "Gong Xi Fa Cai, bring the red envelopes" came one after another, and the house town was so loud that its ears were ringing, and the red envelopes were flung out without hesitation.
The children who received the red envelopes dispersed in a rush, leaving only the house town with a bewildered expression on their faces. Yu Hai walked over with a smile and said, "Just now, Cao'er called the children together and planned something mysteriously, so the target is you!!"
The house calmly said with lingering fear: "There are too many children, and it's quite scary! Back then, I was surrounded by dozens of enemies on the battlefield, and it wasn't as scary as the sudden attack just now. Fortunately, I was well prepared, or I would have been troubled for a while !"
The group of brothers and sisters took the red envelopes and ran into a room. The little stone squeezed the contents of the red envelope, it was round, it didn't look like a copper plate. Liu Fangping couldn't wait to open the red envelope, he exclaimed in surprise: "Brother Shitou, what is this? Silver??" As he spoke, he wanted to bite into it to verify it.
Xiao Shitou also took out a lifelike silver peanut the size of a thumb from the red envelope, knowing that it was used by rich families as rewards or as lucky money. A small silver peanut weighs at least five coins, which means it is equivalent to five hundred copper coins. The second sister's godfather is so generous!
"Eh? The second sister's lucky money seems to be different from ours!" Seeing the golden light flashing in the second sister's hand, Xiao Shitou hurried over to have a look.
In her previous life, Yu Xiaocao had watched the court drama "XX Biography", in which a certain concubine rewarded Su Peisheng with a handful of golden melon seeds, which looked like small melon seeds. Although it is small, it weighs 20 to 30 grams. After all, it is gold, which is much more valuable than the silver ladles of its brothers and sisters.
She put it away carefully, and explained to the curious brothers and sisters: "This should be the golden melon seed bestowed by the emperor to godfather, and it only appears in the imperial palace. Its value is not just its value, but a kind of honor. "
After all, Liu Junping was a few years older. He took care to collect the silver locks, and told his younger brothers and sisters: "These golden melon seeds and silver locks are very valuable. Don't show them off outside, lest you be deceived by someone who is interested in you! Fang Ping, wait a minute!" Er Yin and peanuts are handed over to mother to keep away, it’s a few hundred coins, be careful to lose it!”
Liu Fangping was holding the silver peanut, a little unhappy, and said in a low voice, "Will you pay me later? The silver peanut is still warm in my hand!"
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Thank you for the red envelope from Liangbao... It is only a small red envelope to reach 400!