The peasant's daughter-in-law of crossing

Chapter 79

After the New Year's Eve dinner, Yingniang came out with more than a dozen strings of copper coins, and was going to give out lucky money to everyone.

According to the custom here, adults give lucky money to children, and those who are over 15 generally do not receive it.It's just that before that, Yingniang said that she would send a bunch of them to everyone, as a celebration, and also as a good intention. I hope that in the coming year, all the small families can get rich and live a prosperous life.

After Yingniang handed out the money one by one, Shuchang and Ji Wang lost the bet just now, so they strung together all the money and gave it to Nian'er.After that, they took out the New Year's money that they had already prepared from themselves and recited it to them.

With so much money placed beside Nian'er's little pillow, Nian'er couldn't help but grab it with his hands, making a clanging sound, quite like a little rich man.

Of course, not only Nian'er received a lot of New Year's money, but Xiao Nuan and Xiao Yu also received as much as him, and everyone did it fairly.

At this time, Bo Ming came to Yingniang's side cheekily, and said with a smile, "Why don't you have my lucky money?"

Ying Niang pouted and said: "Go wash your hair and take a bath and change into clean clothes, otherwise I will give you a string of money, it will look like a beggar."

Zhaodi and Yinyue giggled when they heard this, and Boming hurriedly washed away in embarrassment.

Zhongping set up a small bonfire in the main room, and everyone gathered around to eat some melon seeds and then chatted.With so many men in the family together, Yun'er knew how to avoid suspicion, and went back to her utility room early.

Afterwards, everyone had a good time and went back to their houses. Shuchang and Yinyue also took Xiaoyu and Qin Shi back home.

"Zhaodi, take Xiao Nuan back to our room and go to sleep. I'll watch the night tonight. Last year's eve was guarded by elder brother. He just came back this year. He must have a lot to say to sister-in-law, so let me guard it. Zhongping added rough wood to the small bonfire, and he planned to keep it all night.

Zhaodi has always been careful, and usually feels sorry for Zhongping.She made a pot of tea for Zhongping and prepared a stick of tobacco for him to pass the long night.Zhong Ping doesn't usually smoke dry tobacco, but occasionally during festivals.

After Bo Ming cleaned himself up and dressed neatly, he sat next to Zhong Ping with Nian'er in his arms, "Second brother, I see you smoking pipes, and you look more and more like your father, both in spirit and form."

Zhong Ping smiled. At this time, the two brothers recalled that when they were children, their father kept vigil like this every Chinese New Year.The four brothers were fighting around the fire, and their mother was busy bringing out a box of snacks for them to taste.

"Don't eat all you four brats. Tomorrow there will be guests coming to visit the New Year, so you have to leave some for them." This is what their mother would say every New Year. At that time, the family was poor, so what to eat? You have to count them all.

Time passed without a trace, and in a blink of an eye their parents were gone, and their brothers were all starting to head the family.

Bo Ming said with emotion: "The days go by so fast, except for Ji Wang, all three of us brothers are now fathers."

"Isn't that right? Xiao Nuan will be one year old in a few days, and my sister-in-law also said that she will be arrested for her." Zhong Ping looked at Bo Ming's face, "Brother, you look older than last year. In the past six months, I have really suffered for you. I am very relaxed at home, and I have grown a whole body of slack."

Boming glanced at Zhongping's body, "You're not so slack, I see that you are very strong. You have planted the land for a whole year, and you can't go anywhere easily." Then Boming joked, "Although I This year he looks a bit older, but he definitely looks younger than you, people in our village used to say that you look like an older brother and I look like a younger brother."

Zhong Ping chuckled, "That's because I look a bit rough. Although we all look like a father, your face looks like a mother's, showing tenderness."

Ying Niang had been tidying up the kitchen just now, and now she came to clean the table in the main room.When she heard Zhong Ping say that Bo was obviously tender, she couldn't help laughing and said: "You still look tender, it sounds like you are talking about some big girl."

Nian'er seemed to hear her mother's voice, and immediately writhed in Birming's arms, moaning, because he was hungry and needed milk.Seeing that the table had been wiped clean, Yingniang hurriedly washed her hands and was about to come and nurse him.

Zhong Ping is already an experienced father, he knew what he wanted to do when he saw Nian'er's appearance, and urged: "Brother, hurry up and go back to your room with Nian'er, it's so fuzzy here. , he is also very hungry."

Bo Ming carried Nian'er back to the house and put him on the kang.He also took off his shoes and lay down with Nian'er.

Bo Ming just turned sideways to look at Nian'er carefully, and then laughed silly.Thinking that he was already a father and had such a lovely son, he still felt that this was like a beautiful dream, very unreal.

He gently caressed Nian'er's face with his hand, stroked his thin eyebrows, and nodded his small bridge of nose, and couldn't help but said: "My Nian'er, you look really slippery. Hmm... Let me take a closer look to see if you look like your father or your mother."

At this time, Yingniang came in, and heard Bo Ming say to Nian'er coquettishly, "My son, I see that you look very much like Daddy."

Yingniang came over and sat on the kang, hugged Nian'er, "You also said that he came out of my stomach, and I worked hard to conceive him for several months, but I didn't expect that he couldn't find him from head to toe. Come somewhere a little bit like me."

Birming said proudly: "My child is naturally like me, so don't be jealous."

Yingniang took a look at his smug face, then lowered her head and prepared to put up her skirt to feed Nian'er.

It's just that Bo Ming was watching beside her, and Ying Niang became a little shy, after all, she hadn't seen each other for almost half a year.It wasn't long before the two met, and she really couldn't do it if she wanted to show her breasts in front of him.

She blushed and said, "You carry it on your back, don't look at it."

Birming acted foolishly, "No, I want to see how my son sucks."

Yingniang was in a hurry, "No, what's so good about breastfeeding a son, you are so shy as a father."

At this time, Nian'er was really hungry, and couldn't wait any longer, a pair of small hands scratched Yingniang's body, and started to cry.Bo Ming didn't want his son to cry from hunger, so he quickly turned his face away, "Okay, I've already carried it all over, you can quickly feed Nian'er."

Ying Niang looked at Bo Ming's back, with a smile on her lips, she put down her skirt.

Birming couldn't bear it any longer, so he turned his head back.As a father, he really doesn't need to avoid it, anyway, he thinks so.

He looked at Yingniang's face carefully, and said softly: "Yingniang, after you gave birth, you have become rounder and plump, and your face has become whiter, tenderer and more delicate."

Ying Niang slightly raised her head, "You don't think I'm getting fat, do you? Most women who give birth will get fat. I've just given birth not long ago, and in a few months, I will definitely lose weight."

Bo Ming hurriedly said: "Why do you want to lose weight? I mean, you look even better now than before. Your appearance is not fat, but just right."

Yingniang raised the corners of her mouth and smiled in satisfaction. Women love to listen to good things, and she was very happy to be praised by Bo Ming.

According to her vision before she came here, with her current appearance, she would definitely feel a little overweight, and would think about how to lose weight, and then make various fitness and diet plans.Without a good figure, I feel very unconfident when I go out.

And here, with her current figure, not only will she not be called fat, but she will also be said to be more and more beautiful, and she is a blessed person.This is a place where plumpness is the beauty. Most people marry a daughter-in-law and don't like to be thin. They think they are dry, and they think it must be because the family is too poor and hasn't eaten good food.Just like Zhaodi, no one said she was good-looking, not only because of the birthmark on her face, but also because of being too thin.

Moreover, people here believe that people with a little bit of happiness are easy to bear, can have children, and can handle jobs.Of course, this refers to plump beauty, not fat beauty. People who are too fat are definitely not attractive.

Yingniang used to be thin, but now she has gained a little weight because of having a child.According to the aesthetics of the villagers, she looks much better now than before. What Bo Ming said just now was not just to make her happy, but from the bottom of his heart.

Yingniang pursed her lips and smiled happily, "Well, I will keep my body like this from now on, and I won't lose weight. It's just..." She looked at Birming's face, feeling a little sad, "You have to gain some weight, That’s how we compare each other.”

Birming is indeed very thin now. In the past, he often didn't have enough to eat in Yunzhou and had to work hard.What I ate later was prison rice, which is delicious, not to mention the portion is not enough, it would be good if I didn’t give bad rice.I haven't eaten a few dishes in total, mostly rough cakes or dry overnight buns, and I don't even have a mouthful of soup.

Bo Ming wouldn't tell Ying Niang these things, and said without shame: "Actually, I don't think it's that uncomfortable to be in a prison. Liang Zi and I are locked in the same room, chatting and sleeping every day, and it's very relaxing."

"Oh?" Yingniang glared at him, "According to what you said, arresting people and putting them in jail is for people to enjoy themselves?"

Birming smiled and stopped talking. As for the helplessness and fear of staying in a dark, damp and moldy corner without seeing the sun every day, he could imagine Yingniang without mentioning it.

If Nian'er falls asleep while eating, that means she is full.Yingniang carried him upright and walked around the room a few times, then put him in the innermost corner of the kang.

Birming opened the covered quilt and straightened the pillow, and found a letter under the pillow.He took a closer look, isn't this the letter he wrote to Yingniang, the place where it was folded was cracked, thinking that Yingniang must have opened and folded it countless times to make the letter so tattered.

Yingniang took off her padded jacket and sweater, lay down on the kang, and saw Boming holding the letter in both hands, lost in thought.She hurriedly took the letter over, and put it away carefully, "This is my thing, you are not allowed to touch it."

Bo Ming hugged Ying Niang in his arms, "Do you take it out and read it every day before going to bed?"

"Not at all." Yingniang would never say that she not only read it carefully before going to bed every day, but also often slept with her arms around the letter.

At this moment, she was leaning against his chest, feeling more at ease and stable than ever before.Half a year of anticipation, half a year of emptiness and loneliness, from the moment Bo Ming entered the yard, to now they are cuddling each other, has been completely filled.She felt that there was nothing happier than this.

"Ms. Ying." Bo Ming called her softly.

"Huh?" She agreed lightly.

"It's all my fault. I'm not a good husband. I shouldn't let you worry at home, suffer from longing, and work hard to manage the house. I will never leave you again, and I will definitely guard you and you. Nianer."

Bo Ming stared at her deeply with black eyes, mixed with guilt and emotion, seeing Ying Niang's whole body trembled, she moved her lips together, at this time Bo Ming was also about to kiss her.

When the kiss was almost suffocated and parted for a while, Birming murmured, "Do you know how much I miss you, I just miss you so much that I feel like I'm going to die. When I think about opening my eyes the next day, I still can't see you." Then you will feel that there is no sun in this world, and living is completely suffering."

"No prospect." Yingniang murmured with a coquettish smile, then she stared at him again, and quietly added, "Actually... I am also like this."

Birming struck again, as if he wanted to pour all his tenderness and enthusiasm into this domineering kiss.

This night is destined to be a sleepless night.

When he woke up the next day, Bo Ming could see Ying Niang as soon as he opened his eyes.Looking at the person in front of him that made him think about it day and night, Bo Ming smiled slightly. This world is no longer dark, but bright, dazzling.

Yingniang also woke up at this time, and when she opened her eyelids, she saw his smile, "What are you laughing at so early in the morning?"

Bo Ming didn't answer, but leaned over and kissed her on the forehead, and then said: "Today is the beginning of the new year, the first morning of this year, of course I'm going to smile, this smile can..."

Before he could finish his sentence, Yingniang stood up abruptly, "It's already dawn, someone will come to pay New Year's greetings soon, we are still lying on the kang, it's too ugly."

After being reminded by Yingniang, Bo Ming quickly got up and put on his clothes.Ying Niang put on her clothes and came to nurse Nian'er, while Bo Ming left the house first.

As soon as he left the house, someone came to pay New Year's greetings.Zhongping and Zhaodi got up early, had already prepared breakfast, prepared food boxes and tea, and entertained the villagers who came to pay New Year's greetings.

After washing up in a hurry, Boming said, "Zhongping, take Shuchang and Jiwang to visit the New Year together. I'll stay at home to treat guests, and after you finish paying homage to every household, I'll go to the elders. worship at home."

The Boming family is considered high in the village, and those who come to pay New Year's greetings either call him Grandpa or Uncle.According to the customs here, if the head of a family has a high seniority, it is not necessary for every household to pay New Year's greetings, but only a few households whose seniority is higher than him.

But Zhongping and the others are not the head of the family, so every household has to go to worship.

Shuchang had rushed over at this time, and Zhongping went out with him and Jiwang.

After feeding Nian'er, Yingniang sat at the table with Bo Ming and had breakfast.Zhaodi had just eaten, and now she made the brazier and moved it to the main room, and then arranged the stools, so guests can sit around the brazier when they come.

After Yingniang finished her breakfast, she and Zhaodi set up boxes, each box was full, including candies, peanuts, melon seeds, jujube cakes, fried noodles, etc., as well as potato chips.

"Zhaodi, where is Yun'er, why haven't I seen her?" Yingniang looked around and asked.

"Isn't there going to be a lot of people coming to pay New Year's greetings today? She definitely doesn't want to see too many people. After cleaning the rooms early in the morning, she stayed in her own room."

"It's not okay for her to be like this all the time. She can't avoid strange men all her life." Yingniang has been worrying about Yun'er recently.

Birming came over to take a piece of potato chips and looked at them, "Ms. Ying, what is this, did you fry it?"

"You'll know if you take a bite and taste it. It's fried with potato chips." Yingniang said, she also tasted a piece, "It's not bad, it hasn't softened after two days in the jar."

Bo Ming was biting into some crispy potato chips, and was about to say that they were delicious, when he saw that Liang Zi brought the youngest over to pay New Year's greetings. "Liang Zi, why are you here so early? My family has just visited a household for New Year greetings. You are ranked second."

Liang Zi's face was full of joy, and he was also very excited to be able to go home for the New Year.During the New Year's Eve dinner last night, he said a few words to his father, drank a few cups, and did not go to live in the wooden shed, which was already very rare for him.

As soon as Liang Zi came in, he looked around, "Brother, where is your child? You've been talking about him day and night in the prison. Hurry up and take him out for a look."

Yingniang went to the house to hold Nian'er, and Bo Ming stared at him, "Don't talk about whether you're in prison or not."

Liang Zi chuckled and said in a low voice: "I know, you are afraid that sister-in-law will love you." He suddenly frowned as he spoke, "Hey, what about the youngest, didn't you just follow behind me?"

Zhaodi responded from the side: "He has gone to Yun'er's house, he kept calling sister Yun all day long, how can he forget Yun'er when he comes to pay New Year's greetings on the first day of the new year."

Liang Zi wondered, when did the youngest get so close to Yun'er?At this time, Bo Ming glanced at Liang Zi very reservedly, and Liang Zi's face blushed a lot.

The pair of cousins ​​had been together for nearly half a year, and when they got together every day, it was natural for Bo Ming to talk about Liang Zi's marriage.Because Yingniang once said that she was very reassured about Liang Zi, and felt that it would be fine if he could accept Yun'er, but she just couldn't say it out loud.

Bo Ming told Liang Zi everything about Yun'er, and it was up to him whether Liang Zi was willing or not.These days, Liang Zi also thought about this matter in his heart, but he didn't pay much attention to Yun'er before, and didn't understand her temperament, so he didn't express his opinion.Because he missed marrying Lucui once before, this second marriage can't be wrong, he has to be careful.In fact, he didn't mind that Yun'er had been defiled by others, but he just felt that she was very pitiful.

At this time, he heard that the youngest and Yun'er were getting so close, he suddenly felt very embarrassed.

As soon as he mentioned the youngest, the youngest ran out of Yun'er's room, and he said cheerfully, "Brother, sister Yun made me a very beautiful purse. Look, there is a little figure embroidered on it." Kicking the shuttlecock, the embroidery looks real!"

Liang Zi took it over and looked at it, and had to sigh, it was really only a skillful person who could embroider it.

Ying Niang had already carried Nian'er out, struck while the iron was hot and said, "Yun'er is not only dexterous, but also good at cooking. I like to eat her cooking the most. Look at my house, it's so clean, and it's all dirty. Yun'er is busy."

Liang Zi blushed even more now, he could naturally hear what Ying Niang said.He hugged Nian'er from Yingniang's hand and looked at it, but he was too embarrassed to answer.

Yingniang knows that this matter depends on Liang Zi herself, and she will not say anything else, just point it out.

She grabbed a handful of potato chips for the youngest, and suddenly remembered something, and asked: "Youngest, you used to go to your uncle's house to play, have you seen a girl named Jinling, she is the same as your uncle from the village."

The youngest shook his head, "I haven't been to my uncle's house for two years. I almost forgot who was in their village."

Liang Zi replied: "I have. I have been to my uncle's house several times in the first two years. Sister-in-law, why do you ask her, she has no relatives and no reason with her family."

"Isn't Ji Wang turning seventeen soon? Many matchmakers came to ask. I said that this matter will naturally have to wait for Bo Ming to come back to decide. They said that they don't know when Bo Ming will come back. Wouldn't it be a delay? Ji Wang's marriage? In fact, I just wanted to know more about the girls, so I didn't express my opinion. Now that Bo Ming is back, someone will definitely come to ask, and I don't know how the Jinling girl is."

Liang Zi thought about it carefully, "I don't remember too much, it seems that he looks okay, I heard..." Before Liang Zi finished speaking, he saw Ji Wang and his three brothers coming in, so he stopped talking.

Bo Ming asked them, "You've only been out for a while, why did you come back?"

Ji Wang took off his shoes as soon as he entered the yard, "I accidentally stepped into a ditch just now, go home and change your shoes first."

(End of this chapter)