Chapter 99： Returning to my parents’ home on the second day of junior high school

Chapter 99 Returning to my parents’ home on the second day of the new year

Xiao Hei probably understood. He was wagging his tail excitedly under the table, jumping under everyone's feet, and making everyone laugh wildly.

As soon as midnight arrived, the sound of firecrackers was heard in the village. Jiang Ning quickly asked his sons to set off firecrackers in the yard to celebrate the New Year and welcome the New Year.

Perhaps more villagers went out to work with Old Man Yang and others this year, and everyone earned more or less. Listening to the persistent sound of explosions, you can tell that the number of people buying firecrackers was several times that of last year.

After the firecrackers were set off, Jiang Ning heated up the food and cooked some pork and cabbage dumplings, giving the children some stomach padding before going back to lie down.

The kang was already hot. When the quilt was lifted, the warm air hit her face and penetrated inside. It warmed her hair to her heels. She didn't want to get out. In a daze, Jiang Ning fell asleep. When she opened her eyes again, it was already dawn. From time to time, the sound of roosters and firecrackers could be heard outside. The kang was still warm, so someone must have added firewood in the middle of the night.

She stretched out comfortably and went to the main room wearing a big coat. Today was the first day of the Lunar New Year. There was a custom of not turning on the stove and not cleaning it, but she had to eat brown sugar noodles in the morning, which meant that the new year would be sweet. of.

There was no noodles at home, so she had to make do with noodles. If she couldn’t boil the pot, she had to use a small stove. In addition to the sweet noodles, she also fried some brown sugar rice cakes. The children all liked to eat this.

Just after finishing breakfast, Yang Datou came back from outside happily with his younger brothers and sisters.

Jiang Ning’s eyes widened, “What time of the day are you all going out for a walk?”

Yang Datou laughed, "They said they were going to pay New Year greetings to my grandma, grandma, uncle and aunt. They obviously wanted to receive red envelopes. Grandma, grandma, uncle and aunt were very generous this year. They all gave six cents, even The second house gave them to me, but I didn’t ask for them, but grandma insisted on giving them. She said that my mother-in-law also contributed money to help last year, so she had to keep them even if it wasn’t for the sake of her relatives. If there was a stalemate, I let them take it. , but I also gave Bao Da Ya Er Ya Fu Gui Bao."

Jiang Ning's face looked much better now, "You did the right thing. Since the second bedroom is clean, we can no longer follow the rules of relatives and pay back as much as you take from them."

"What about the third uncle and the third aunt? There are six people in our family, and their family only pays for one. The third uncle and the third aunt gave us thirty-six yuan at once, and we only gave one package." Yang Santie stretched his head, blinking in black and white. The big clear eyes said.

Jiang Ning looked at Yang Datou, "How much do you want to give to Fugui?"

Yang Datou smiled proudly, "I had guessed it a long time ago. I have prepared forty coins for Fugui, and I will definitely not leave any clues to others."

Their family has been poor in the village for so long, and after finally getting over, they naturally want to be rich.

Jiang Ning knew the children's thoughts well and didn't say anything. He turned around and said to Liu Ye: "Tomorrow is the second day of the Lunar New Year. After a year of hard work, I will go back to my parents' house and stay well for two days before coming back. I have also prepared a New Year gift for you. As for the money to give to your father and mother, it’s up to you, I won’t interfere.”

Speaking, Jiang Ning took Yang Datou and Liu Ye to the warehouse, took a big basket, and packed a lot of Ruyi cakes, brown sugar cakes and osmanthus cakes. In addition to these, there was also a piece of meat, a bag of brown sugar, and a fish, exactly six items.

There were so many things, and Liu Ye was afraid to take them. He hesitated and said: "Auntie, we don't need so much. Can you spare some snacks? I want to give them to Lady Wan, the embroiderer who taught me how to make women's clothes."

"What's this! I'll pack another box for you. Then Lady Wan must not be short of money, so you can bring Osmanthus Cake and Ruyi Cake. These two snacks are exquisite, beautiful and delicious. She should like it." Jiang Ning said in front of her. The young couple packed another box of noodles and closed the warehouse door after everything was ready.

The next day before dawn, Yang Datou and Willow Ye got up.

Liujia Village, where Liuye is located, is in the next town and is quite far from Rongshu Village. It takes an hour by bullock cart and two hours on foot in such weather. This time, in addition to the things Jiang Ning prepared, Yang Datou also brought two jars of wine. The things were too heavy to carry. Fortunately, there were many people returning to their parents' homes on the second day of the new year. Their village did not go to Liujia Village, but there were two jars in the town. When people arrived in the town, they found an ox cart going to Liujia Village and paid four cents.

The oxcart reached halfway and someone else got on. Liuye saw the face of the woman standing on the roadside change slightly.

The woman obviously saw her too. A pair of shrewd eyes looked up and down at Willow Leaf for a while before saying hello with a smile, "Cousin, what a coincidence! You guys should go back to your parents' house too!"

Speaking, Liu Rong naturally led the fat and strong man beside her into the bullock cart.

As soon as the man got on the cart, the people on the cart noticed that the cart was sinking a little.

Liu Rong proudly introduced: "This is your brother-in-law. He is from Majia Village. His name is Ma Kunpeng. What do you think? It's a nice name! My father-in-law said that when your brother-in-law was born, he specially found someone to tell the truth. The fortune teller said that he would be rich in this life. Dagui’s life was specially given a grand name, saying that it can be suppressed! By the way, you didn’t come back for the New Year last year, why did you suddenly come back this year? "

The more Liu Rong talked, the more proud she became, and she didn't even give Yang Datou a look.

Liu Ye pulled a long face and said, "I just got married at the end of last year, so what's the point of returning to my parents' home? No, I'll make up for it this year!"

Only then did Liu Rong notice that Liu Ye and his wife had brought a basket full of things, and immediately pouted, "What! Don't move all the leftover wild vegetables at home to your parents' house! My husband's family is a pig butcher." , I specially left a pig's trotter for my family this year, and I will let my mother-in-law cook it when I get back soon. If you have time, remember to eat meat. "

Yang Datou said loudly from the side: "That's just right, Ye Zi, we brought wine and it came in handy. Let my mother-in-law keep the piece of meat and cook it another day. By the way, cousin and brother-in-law, let's have some snacks. We just have a lot of food." I brought some for you to try.”

As he spoke, Yang Datou opened the pack of snacks on the top.

Liu Rong was about to say something critical, but her eyes widened when she saw the snack.

The people in the same car exclaimed: "Oh my god! This is a snack? Why do I look like real flowers! There are three colors, where can I buy them?"

Yang Datou grinned and said: "I made it at home, not bought it. You can try it if you like."

As he spoke, he broke a piece of snack into several pieces, and everyone in the car shared a small piece. Someone ate it and exclaimed: "It's sweet and has a fruity aroma."

Another person retorted: "What! It's clearly the scent of sugar."

"No, no, it doesn't taste like sugar or fruit when I eat it. It has a glutinous and sweet taste. I don't know what it is made of."

One piece of dim sum has three flavors, which surprised everyone. Someone immediately asked: "Will this dim sum be sold?"

Yang Datou lowered his eyes and looked embarrassed, "We are going to visit relatives today, so we brought a lot, but this bag has been opened, so I can't give it to everyone. I can only spread out five bags, but I also I don’t know how to sell it.”

(End of this chapter)