Reborn back to 1984

Chapter 91

Some relatives didn't come to eat at noon and came over in the evening, but Zhang Xiuqing's aunt and aunt still disappeared when the food was served.

According to local customs, it doesn't matter if brothers and sisters quarrel or fight, and it doesn't matter if they don't communicate with each other in normal times. As long as there are weddings and funerals, it means that the relatives can continue to do it.

The elders knew a thing or two about the past, and they all sympathized with Zhang Lingen in their hearts. They hoped that the three of them could put aside their past suspicions and take care of Zhang Lingen long ago. They must tell them about Zhang Xiuqing's engagement on National Day, and invite them Their whole family came to have a banquet.Zhang Lingen did as he was told, but it was a pity that the eldest aunt and aunt had no plans to let go of their old grievances.

It would be a lie to say that he is not sad, but today is a good day for his eldest daughter to get engaged, Zhang Lingen forced himself not to think about those unpleasant people and past events.

The dishes in the evening are even richer than at noon, and all the relatives are full of oil.Halfway through the meal, Shen Heying walked into the living room, motioned for Shao Han to stand up, and followed her to recognize his relatives: "Scream big uncle..."

Shao Han blushed slightly, stood up respectfully, and called out, "Uncle!"

The auntie responded with a smile, took out the red envelope that she had prepared a long time ago from her pocket, and handed it to Shen Heying.

The old lady in the next room has the oldest seniority. Although Shen Heying hated this mother-in-law deeply and wished that Zhang Lingen would sever the mother-child relationship with her, on this day of great joy, she did not dare to disrespect her at all, for fear that the old lady would disregard the occasion and hurl abuse , touched Xiuqing's bad luck, so as soon as she walked in, she raised her smiling face and said, "This is grandma, call me grandma!"

With a smile on his face, Shao Han called out respectfully, "Grandma!"

I don't know if it's because the children's voices are too loud, or the old lady is hard of hearing. She sat in her seat, buried her head in eating and drinking, and didn't respond at all.

It's no secret that the old lady doesn't like the eldest son, and even the eldest daughter-in-law and Zhang Xiuqing's siblings. Zhang Xiuqing doesn't want to say it, but it doesn't mean that Shao Han doesn't know. He has already guessed the clue from the clues.For the sake of the old lady's age, Shao Han didn't want to argue with her, so he called out again: "Grandma!"

The old lady still turned a deaf ear.

Shen Heying's complexion suddenly became ugly.

Zhang Xiuqing's cousin smiled awkwardly at Shao Han, kicked the old lady's feet under the table, and called softly, "Grandma, my brother is calling you..."

The voice was so tender and soft that it made one's heart melt, especially the "Brother", which was so gut-wrenching that Zhang Xiuqing couldn't help but look at her little cousin more.

According to local customs, after a man and a woman get engaged, the woman's brother and sister call the man "brother", and the man's brother and sister call the woman "sister" until they get married.

Zhang Lingen loves his children, and his brother-in-law does not give up. His cousin Zhang Xiuzhen is 16 years old this year. She has white skin and a small face as beautiful as a flower.Although the two were cousins, Zhang Xiuzhen had never thought highly of Zhang Xiuqing.

The old lady finally opened her mouth: "What do you want me to do?"

Zhang Xiuzhen lowered her head slightly, showing an embarrassed look: "Grandma, brother is calling you, hurry up and give the red envelope!"

Zhang Lingen knew very well that his old mother would not see good things happening to his family. In order to seek peace, he presented ten pieces of Great Unity and two one-dollar banknotes with both hands three days ago-the former was used to spend money to avoid disasters, and the latter was used to wrap red envelopes I just hope that the old lady sees that today is a good day for Xiuqing to get engaged, and she doesn't make trouble out of nothing and make everyone unhappy.

Not only Shen Heying knew about this matter, Zhang Xiuqing knew about it, but also my uncle's family knew about it.

The old lady sneered, stretched out her chopsticks after laughing, put a piece of chicken into her mouth, chewed it slowly, swallowed it, then put down her chopsticks, just when everyone thought she would take out the red envelope according to the rules, The old lady picked up the bowl and drank the orange soda in small sips. She looked so slow, and it would take at least 10 minutes for her to finish drinking the bowl of orange soda.

Is this trying to keep his mother from stepping down, or is he trying to give Shao Han a disgrace?Zhang Xiuhong was so angry that her face was flushed, she stood up suddenly, pointed at the old lady with a finger, and was about to accuse her, Zhang Xiuqing's eyes were quick, and she hugged her arm: "Xiuhong, do you want to eat cucumber cold salad, I will help you folder……"

It's not about being wronged, but Zhang Xiuqing knows the old lady's temperament well, and she dares to guarantee that once Zhang Xiuhong's accusation is said, the old lady will definitely turn the table and make a fuss. At that time, the most embarrassing and uncomfortable thing is her aunt dad.After finally starting over, Zhang Xiuqing hoped that her father and mother could live each day in harmony and happiness, and didn't want them to quarrel all day like in the previous life.

Everyone fights for breath, and Buddha fights for a stick of incense. Since the old lady regards Zhang Lingen as an enemy and wished she had been strangled to death when she was born, why should their family treat her as the most respected elder and be filial?As long as there is a lot of food and clothing for the elderly, it is enough.

They are all from the same village, how could Zhang Xiuqing's aunt not know what kind of person the old lady is, so she could only suppress her anger and comfort Shen Heying in a low voice.

After living a new life, how could Zhang Xiuqing just watch her mother being wronged? She patted the back of Zhang Xiuhong's hand, beckoning her to be safe, then stood up, walked to her mother, put her hands on her shoulders, and said to Shao Han: "This is my aunt!"

Shao Han immediately understood what Zhang Xiuqing meant, with a smile on his face, he called out, "Auntie!"

Zhang Xiuqing's aunt responded loudly, took out a red envelope from her pocket, and handed it to Shen Heying.

Zhang Xiuqing pointed to her aunt and said, "This is my aunt!"

Shao Han shouted: "Auntie!"

The eldest aunt also responded loudly, took out the red envelope, and handed it to Zhang Xiuqing.

Zhang Xiuqing handed the red envelope to Shen Heying, then took her arm, ignored the vexatious old lady, and walked out of the house.Shao Han followed closely behind her.

Shen Heying, who was belatedly aware of it, finally understood what her daughter meant—in any case, the old lady was Zhang Lingen's mother. If she didn't give Shao Han a red envelope and spread the word, it was not Shao Han's face that was lost, but the old lady's face.

Although the old lady was arrogant, she was not stupid. Immediately, her old face sank, she threw her chopsticks, took out a red envelope from her pocket, and threw it at Shen Heying's feet like a beggar: "Here, take it!"

Shen Heying was trembling with anger: "I don't want you a red envelope, if you don't want to give it, you don't have to!"

The old lady patted the table vigorously: "What's your attitude? Do you think I give too little, or do you think I eat too much?"

Several women with sharp ears heard the quarrel, put down their bowls and chopsticks immediately, and ran to the door to watch the excitement.

Zhang Lingen guessed that his old mother was acting like a god again, and the smile on his face suddenly became clear.Someone came to offer a toast, and Zhang Lingen took a sip, feeling his mouth full of bitterness.

Zhang Xiuqing stretched out her arms and hugged her mother. After she calmed down, she took her mother's arm and walked into the yard.

The red envelope thrown on the ground was not picked up, but Zhang Xiuhong stepped on it. The old lady got angry and smashed a bowl.

Seeing this scene, many relatives shook their heads and sighed.

Jiang Caiyun felt that Zhang Lingen must not have been born to the old lady, but must have been born by Zhang Xiuqing's grandfather having an affair with someone else, otherwise, how could the old lady hate Zhang Lingen so much.

A group of people walked into the yard, and Zhang Lingen looked at his wife who was full of anger, and his heart was full of sadness and guilt.Zhang Xiuqing's uncle sat beside him, and lowered his head embarrassingly under the strange gazes of his relatives.

Zhang Xiaofeng immediately put down his job and walked to his mother: "Mom, is grandma bullying you again?"

Today is a great day for Xiuqing's engagement, and she must not be ruined by that dead old woman... Shen Heying bit her lower lip tightly, and after a long time, she reached out to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and pulled a smear of stiffness on her face With a smile: "Go and eat quickly, mom is fine..." After finishing speaking, he took Shao Han to continue to recognize relatives.

Standing in the shadow under the eaves, Zhang Xiuqing felt extremely uncomfortable looking at her mother who forced a smile and her father who was drinking sullenly.

The ignorant children chased and chased and made a fuss. Everyone could only hear the old lady yelling and cursing, but they couldn't hear what she was swearing.Zhang Xiuqing stood for a while, then turned around and walked into the house, winking at her aunt.The eldest aunt stood up immediately, and pulled Jiang Caiyun to sit in the living room next door.

The little aunt hurried away, leaving only the old lady and Zhang Xiuzhen.Zhang Xiuzhen drank a few sips of soda, but felt tasteless, so she stood up, picked up the red envelope on the ground, and stuffed it into Zhang Xiuqing's hand.

The red envelope was stepped on by Zhang Xiuhong. Zhang Xiuqing thought it was dirty, so she opened it with her back to everyone. However, she never expected that there was no money in it, only a blank piece of paper.If he hadn't been determined, he might have cried on the spot.

A total of six tables were set up in the yard, and each table seated more than a dozen people. Every time Shao Han recognized a relative, Shen Heying received a red envelope.

After a table of relatives had been recognized, Shen Heying led Shao Han into the east room.

This is the bedroom of Zhang and his wife. It is very simple. There is only an old-fashioned carved bed, a three-door cabinet with peeling paint, and a rough dressing table. The floor is very flat, but it is a pity that it is muddy. , Unfortunately, there are several patches on it.

Zhang Xiuqing came in one step ahead of them. She was sitting on the edge of the bed, with a ballpoint pen in her left hand and an exercise book in her right hand. There was a line written on the book: Grandma, 2 yuan!
Zhang Xiuqing didn't want her parents to quarrel, so she paid 2 yuan out of her pocket.

The eyes of the two meet, one is affectionate, the other is tender, with a look of affection.

Zhang Xiuqing's aunt couldn't help laughing when she saw this scene.Zhang Xiuqing hurriedly looked away, even though she lowered her head, she could still feel two scorching gazes falling on her.

Shen Heying's mood immediately improved a lot. She placed the red envelopes on the bed in order, and then opened them one by one. Every time she opened one, she read a person's name, and Zhang Xiuqing recorded them one by one.

For close relatives such as uncles and aunts, the red envelope usually contains two yuan; for distant relatives such as cousins, the red envelope generally contains one yuan and two cents;

After writing it down, Shen Heying took Shao Han to go outside to meet relatives, while Zhang Xiuqing took out a stack of banknotes with a denomination of one or two cents from the drawer, and wrapped them with the red paper heads that were removed just now.

As long as the relatives who came to the engagement meal today, Zhang Xiuqing's family would give red envelopes regardless of whether the children brought them or not.

About 10 minutes later, Shen Heying brought Shao Han in again.The mother and daughter still opened the red envelope as before, and then one said, the other remembered, and then went out to recognize relatives after remembering.After going back and forth like this six times, all the relatives of the Zhang and Shen families who had contacts with each other were fully recognized.

After Zhang Xiuqing recorded all the names and amounts, she handed the exercise book and fifty red envelopes to Shen Heying.

Shen Heying took out two red envelopes from her pocket and stuffed them into Shao Han's hands: "This is from me and Xiuqing's father..."

Shao Han stretched out his hands to receive it: "Thank you Mom, thank you Dad!"

Zhang Xiuqing stacked the coins neatly and handed them to Shao Han: "A total of 110 and [-] cents..."

Shao Han refused to take it, and said in a low voice, "You keep it for me!"

"Yo..." Auntie's ears were sharp, and when she heard this, she joked, "I can't bear to let the child not be able to trap the wolf, and I can't bear to lose the red envelope to my mother-in-law. Since Shao Han asked you to keep it, you can take it, Xiuqing..."

Zhang Xiuqing's pretty face flushed red, and she said, "No, I won't keep it for him, he will keep it himself!"

"But I can't fit it in my pocket..."

Zhang Xiuqing's face was hot: "Anyway, I won't keep it for you, you can find a way by yourself." After speaking, he forced the money into Shao Han's hands.

Looking at the big stack of thick notes, Shao Han couldn't help showing distress.

The mother-in-law looked at her son-in-law, and the more she watched, the more interesting she became. Shen Heying couldn't help forgetting the unhappiness just now, and a smile appeared on her face.

At the end of the engagement banquet, the children were elated, and the relatives praised each other. However, because of the old lady's disturbance, the Zhangs only felt ashamed in front of their son-in-law, and they wanted to get back their face, but after four days, they found that they couldn't It was necessary, because Shao Han's mother and stepmother fought over the red envelopes given to Zhang Xiuqing by relatives.

(End of this chapter)