Xing'an Mountains 1984: Starting from climbing mountains to support the family

Chapter 147 Birthday

"Dad, I'm not stupid!" Wu Ni shook her head vigorously.

Chen Weidong smiled and said, "Do you know what a fool means? Just say you are not a fool."

"I know. A fool must be laid by a fool! Just like eggs are laid by chickens, I was laid by my mother, so I am not a fool."

Wu Ni raised her head, looked at Chen Weidong, and said seriously.

Chen Weidong was dumbfounded. This little kid was really good at making connections.

At this time, Si Ni said proudly: "Fifth sister, you are so stupid! A fool must be a very stupid person. Third sister often says that I am a fool, but I am not stupid. Third sister is stupid!"

"You're stupid!"

When Sanni heard this, she immediately retorted.

"you stupid!"

"you stupid!"

These two twins have different personalities, but they are very prone to quarreling.

"I'm counting to three."

The two of them didn't stop until Erni spoke.

Chen Weidong didn't even want to talk to them. The world of children is really wild and unrestrained.

Idiots are born from stupidity!
Idiot, very stupid, but... there's nothing wrong with that!
After a happy dinner, Chen Weidong fed the dog again.

The family of eight simply washed themselves and lay down on the kang.

Nothing happened that night, and then three days passed in a flash. Today is finally Xiaowu's birthday.

Since Wu Ni was going to celebrate her birthday, Chen Weidong did not go into the mountains, let alone go to Hajiang City.

Therefore, Chen Weidong was very leisurely at home. He did simple farm work at home every day, sat on the kang, ate peanuts and melon seeds, occasionally drank a little wine, and accompanied his wife and children.

Early in the morning, Liu Xueting boiled two eggs.

The little guy was tucked into Wu Ni's bed before he even left the nest.

In Northeast China, this is called "get out", which is a beautiful symbol for the growth of children.

Then it’s time to roll the eggs.

Liu Xueting rolled an egg on Wu Ni. In the Northeast, there are auspicious words for rolling an egg!

Roll from head to toe and you will be happy and beautiful; roll from feet to head and you will not have to worry about food and clothing; roll from left to right and you will be happy and excellent; roll from right to left and all worries will be locked.

Of course, each place has its own version of this saying, and it doesn't matter how you say it, as long as it sounds nice and auspicious.

As Liu Xueting rolled over, Wu Ni giggled happily.

All the children found it fun and wanted to try rolling it, so Liu Xueting agreed.

“Haha, this is fun!”

"Fifth sister, is it comfortable to roll the eggs?"

"Fifth sister, turn over quickly, I'll roll on your butt too."

Wu Ni didn't dare to resist her sister. She did whatever her sister said.

A few children played for a while and still wanted to play more, so they suddenly took the rolled eggs and rolled them on their faces or hands.

Xiaoliu woke up now, looked at the eggs held by her sisters, swallowed her saliva, and finally couldn't help it.

Grab the egg and put it into your mouth.

"You can't eat it! It hasn't been peeled yet!"

Si Ni discovered it in time and slapped the egg out of Xiao Liu's hand.

"egg."

Xiaoliu looked aggrieved and was still looking at the egg that had been slapped away.

"Why, you want to eat eggs too?"

Chen Weidong gently touched Xiaoliu's head.

"Eat, eggs."

"Dad~"

The little girl pointed at the egg and said in a slurred baby voice.

"It's my sister's birthday today. This is for her to eat. Dad will cook more later and we can eat eggs together to celebrate for her."

Chen Weidong smiled and went to boil eggs.

In the Northeast, celebrating birthdays,
In the morning, they usually eat longevity noodles and eggs. Of course, if you don’t have the conditions, you can just boil an egg. Now that Chen Weidong’s family is better off, eggs and noodles are indispensable.

In the morning, a family of eight ate noodles and eggs.

Chen Weidong drove a donkey cart with his wife and daughters to the village to attend the market.

The little girls screamed with excitement.

We sang along the way.

Listening to the little ones' singing, Chen Weidong laughed so hard!

After returning from the market, I bought a lot of things and then started preparing dishes.

Today is Xiaowu’s birthday, so naturally I have to make something sumptuous for the little girls.

But the second sister said she would come today, but she hasn't come yet, so I guess something happened. Children's birthdays are not an important day these days. Chen Weidong did not invite his parents, eldest brother and sister-in-law. In fact, it would be nice for the family to celebrate the birthday simply.

Chen Weidong made a grand ceremony at noon.

There were seven or eight dishes in total!

A full table!

"time to eat!"

Chen Weidong shouted. A group of children came out of the room.

“Wow, so many delicious foods!”

"smell good!"

"Dad, is today a holiday?"

The children were surprised to see the table full of food.

"Yes, today is a festival. It's your Fifth Sister's birthday. Everyone has to say something auspicious to Wu Ni. Whoever says it best will get a big chicken drumstick as a reward!"

Chen Weidong picked up a big chicken leg from the pot and waved it in front of the children.

When Si Ni saw the big chicken leg, she immediately ran to Liu Xueting with her short legs, pulled her sleeve, and asked softly, "Mom, what is the auspicious word?"

Liu Xueting said: "It's just nice words."

"Oh, then I know what to say." Si Ni nodded and said confidently.

"I will definitely say it best later!"

"I listen to the radio every day and have heard a lot of auspicious words. You definitely can't beat me!"

"Not always."

The children all have a competitive spirit.

This is what Chen Weidong wants to see. Healthy competition is good for the growth of children. After the children were seated, Liu Xueting came to the table with Xiaoliu in her arms. "Okay, everyone is here! Who will say auspicious words first?"

Chen Weidong asked with a smile.

The children suddenly became quiet, looking at each other, and no one stood up to speak first.

"I'll come first!"

After a while, Erni raised her hand.

"Okay, Erni, you go ahead and say it."

Chen Weidong looked at Erni with a smile on his face, and so did the others.

"Fifth sister, second sister wishes you good health and a long life!" Erni blurted out.

"Well, not bad."

Chen Weidong nodded.

"Dad, let me tell you one."

Seeing Erni said that, Sanni immediately raised her hand and said, "I wish Fifth Sister good health, happiness, and beauty forever."

"I'll say one too. I wish Fifth Sister smooth sailing, good things come in pairs, three sheep bring good luck, four joys come, a good harvest, six smooth sailings, seven stars shine brightly, treasures come from all directions, nine nines of health, and ten perfect things."

"Dani, you're great! You're worthy of being the eldest sister,"

After hearing Dani's auspicious words, Chen Weidong couldn't help but applaud and praise her, saying it was really well said.

"Dani, how do you know so much?"

"I heard it on the radio."

"Listening to the radio is still very beneficial!"

"It seems that this big chicken leg belongs to Dani." Chen Weidong smiled and prepared to put the big chicken leg into Dani's bowl.

"Wait a minute, Dad, there's also me. I haven't said anything yet."

Si Ni was anxious.

"Dad, and me, I haven't said anything yet either."

Wu Ni followed closely behind.

Chen Weidong couldn't help but smile and hugged Wu Ni into his arms: "It's your birthday, what did you say?"

"Don't I need to tell you it's my birthday?"

"Need not!"

Chen Weidong smiled. Even if he told her, Wu Ni probably wouldn’t be able to say it.

"Dad, Dad, I..."

Si Ni raised her hand anxiously.

"Weidong, Xueting, we are having dinner!" Just as Si Ni was about to speak, Chen Weihai and others walked in.

Chen Weidong and Liu Xueting stood up quickly. "Dad, Mom, Big Brother, Big Sister-in-law, why are you all here?"

"Today is your Xiaowu's birthday, and you didn't tell us in advance, so we had no choice but to come uninvited." The eldest brother Chen Weihai said with a smile.

"Hahaha, it's the child's birthday, it's not a big deal, I wouldn't have told you, please take a seat quickly... No, the table is full!"

Chen Weidong originally wanted to invite everyone to sit down, but he found that there were too many people, so he had to go to his father's house to carry tables and chairs. Chen Weihai also went along to help.

After everyone was seated, Liu Xueting was about to prepare a few more dishes, but Yang Xuehua stopped her, "Xueting, stop it, aren't these so many dishes enough?"

"Yes, your sister-in-law is right. Stop busying yourself and let's eat together." Chen Weihai said with a smile.

"That's fine! If it's not enough, I'll go and burn more."

Liu Xueting nodded.

Then the family started chatting while eating.

dong dong!

At this moment, there was a knock on the door.

"Is my aunt here?"

Dani walked over, opened the door, and sure enough, it was Chen Xiuxiu outside.

"Aunt is here!"

The little girl shouted excitedly.

"Sister, why are you here so late? Where are my brother-in-law Xiaojuan and the others?"

"Something delayed me. Your brother-in-law can't spare the time today."

Chen Xiuxiu said.

"Dad, Mom, Big Brother, and Sister-in-law are all here!"

Chen Xiuxiu greeted everyone while walking in with her hands behind her back and a smile on her face. She glanced at everyone, then walked up to Wu Ni and said with a smile, "Wu Ni, happy birthday!"

As he spoke, he held something in his hands and stretched it out from behind his back, waving it in front of Wu Ni, "Do you like it?"

"luv't!"

The little guy shouted excitedly.

Everyone looked up.

It was a hat, a cotton hat with a tiger head. The tiger head hat was very beautiful, with small flowers embroidered on the edge and two big eyes.

The tiger-head hat was a typical style of children's hat in that era. Chen Xiuxiu's craftsmanship was very skillful and the style was very beautiful.

Yang Xuehua and Liu Xueting's eyes were full of surprise. The men present, although pretending to be indifferent on the surface, were already full of admiration in their hearts when they saw the hat.

This hat is really beautiful, impeccable!
"Sister, your cooking skills are really good!"

Chen Weidong said with a smile.

"This cloth was bought with the money you gave me, otherwise I wouldn't be willing to give it away!" Chen Xiuxiu joked.

Wu Ni couldn't wait to put it on. It was really beautiful, making her look even more delicate, fair and lovely.

"Dad, I want to wear it too."

Si Ni looked envious.

"No, this is a gift from my aunt to Wu Ni. If you want a hat too, ask my aunt to make you another one."

Chen Weidong said with a smile.

Si Ni pouted and looked unhappy, but she quickly ran to Chen Xiuxiu, hugged his thighs, and begged, "Aunt, can you make one for me too? I want a beautiful hat, too."

"Okay, I'll make it for you next time it's your birthday." Chen Xiuxiu reached out and picked up Si Ni.

"Aunt, I want it too!" Sanni looked at Chen Xiuxiu with her big eyes blinking.

"Okay, okay, we have them all."

Chen Xiuxiu said with a smile.

"Okay, Mom, Dad, Brother, Sister, let's eat quickly! Don't wait too long or the food will get cold." Chen Weidong called.

(End of this chapter)