big sister headed home

Chapter 88

Dou Qing got married, and the family will be cured if they have a heart disease'It's the end of the year now' and the Chinese New Year will be in a few days.

A few days ago, "Thanks to Jiang Ermeng, a strong laborer," all the charcoal burned in the mountains was brought to the county town, and they were all sold at a good price. The question of "Because of Dou Dashan's injury before, each house paid [-] yuan each" was also given to his family.

Dou Dashan's family was relieved when they got the money. The smiles on the family's faces increased.After all, as the head of the family, Dou Dashan's strong labor of the CCP' is injured and lying on the bed, and it will not work for a month. It is necessary to spend money to see a doctor and recuperate. If it weren't for Dou Hua to bear the medical expenses. Otherwise, his family is It's time to use your old capital. The money you have accumulated over the years is reserved for your son to marry a wife, so you can't move it easily.

Now, with the extra money from selling charcoal, how could he be able to make up for the baby's father, and most of the sadness on Sun's face disappeared.

At this time, every family in Doujia Village is busy, with festive smiles on their faces, busy preparing for the New Year’s food, steamed steamed buns, steamed buns, steamed bean buns, stewed chicken stewed fish and stewed meat. From the elderly to the children, the favorite thing is the Chinese New Year.

During the Chinese New Year, there are meat to eat, dumplings to eat, new clothes to wear, and lucky money to take. Boys want guns and girls want flowers, and old men want a cotton hat.

If there are boys, they will prepare a few more firecrackers. If there are girls, they will buy a silk flower for the children. If possible, they will prepare new cotton-padded clothes and hats for the elderly. , cleaned up, and added new cotton wool...

Dou Hua's family is also busy with the New Year. Dou Hua and Dou Cui are busy preparing all kinds of food. Steamed buns are each steamed in two large pots. Dou Lin and Dou Hong like to eat sweet ones, and the bean buns are also steamed. One pot, fried tofu soaked, fried tofu cubes, pork cut into squares and meat with bones stewed in one pot, today's dinner is to eat meat bones with white steamed buns.

There are a lot of odd and small housework at home, especially the poultry and livestock raised at home have to be taken care of, fed and cleaned. Jiang Ermeng and Dou Qing will take care of all these tasks.

The rabbits raised at home can be fed and reproduce very quickly. One year has passed, and there are dozens of rabbits, big and small, in the rabbit pen. The rabbit pen is not big, and it seems a bit crowded. Eight came, and the family sent two to the other three houses, which was regarded as a New Year gift.

I also caught two rabbits and made a pot of spicy braised rabbit meat, which the whole family loved.

Soon it was New Year's Eve, the day when the whole family was reunited, so Dou Hua discussed with Jiang Ermeng where to spend New Year's Eve. Jiang Ermeng lived here for twenty days, because he was busy with burning charcoal before the New Year, so he didn't come back. After crossing the village, Dou Hua thought about going back to Jiangjiazhai with Jiang Ermeng at noon on New Year's Eve, and having a reunion dinner with Jiang's family at noon. It's a child, Dou Hua is worried.Jiang Ermeng had no objection to this, basically he agreed with most of what Dou Hua said.

On New Year's Eve, the family wakes up early, cleans the outside of the house, places tributes, welcomes the Stove Lord back, pastes Spring Festival couplets on both sides of the gate, and hangs two red lanterns.

After tidying up the house, Dou Hua, Jiang Ermeng and his wife took a bunch of New Year's gifts and drove the donkey cart to Jiangjiazhai. It was agreed before that they would eat at Jiangjiazhai at noon on the [-]th day.

Before noon, the two arrived at Jiangjiazhai, entered the village, greeted the acquaintances they met along the way, and arrived at Jiang's house after a while, and saw that the yard was cleaned inside and out, The courtyard door was wide open, with Spring Festival couplets pasted on the door.

Jiang Dameng and his wife had long been looking forward to their arrival, and sent two children to watch outside the courtyard. When they saw Jiang Ermeng and the others, the two children cheered happily. The two stepped forward and shouted, "Uncle, Aunt, you are here! Mother has been waiting for you to come, and she has prepared a lot of delicious food, saying that she will make it for you to eat."

Jiang Ermeng and Dou Hua looked at each other, feeling warm in their hearts. Jiang Ermeng picked up his nephew, rubbed his big face against his small one, and said, "Does Hailiang miss Uncle?"

Hai Liang said loudly, "Yes, I miss my uncle the most. When will my uncle stay at home for a few more days, can we play together?"

Jiang Ermeng chuckled, and said, "A young man who is about to marry a wife, why is he still joking around all day, is he ashamed?"

The two uncles and nephews were joking at the door, and Jiang Dameng and his wife, who got the letter inside the house, had trotted out of the house,

"Sister Hua'er is cold all the way, let's go to the house to keep warm." Mrs. Chen took Dou Hua's hand and led her into the house, and Jiang Dameng led the donkey cart into the house consciously.

Jiang Er laughed fiercely and called his eldest brother and sister-in-law, and followed Hai Liang into the yard. This was the home he had grown up in for more than ten years, and he had been away for more than ten days. Tsk, let alone, I really missed him a little.

After entering the house, Jiang Ermeng and Dou Hua drank sugar water to warm up for a while, leaving Jiang Ermeng to chat with his elder brother, Dou Hua went to the kitchen to help Mrs. Chen cook. Vegetables, stewed chicken and steamed fish, and a large handful of meat bones, because it is cold, most of the dishes prepared are hot, and the stews smell very fragrant.

The whole family happily ate lunch and chatted for a long time after the meal. Dou Hua helped Mrs. Chen make two dumplings and returned to Doujia Village when it was getting late.

It was said that when the two returned to Dou's house, Dou Cui had already chopped the minced meat and noodles and was awake, waiting for Dou Hua and the others to come back and make dumplings for the family.

The whole family, big and small, started making dumplings together. There were so many people, making dumplings was fast. In less than an hour, six large dumplings were made.

At this time, it was already ten o'clock in the evening, and there were bursts of firecrackers from far and near, and some people were already offering sacrifices to their ancestors.

Dou Hua put the buns steamed yesterday and some tributes into a basket, took the paper money, and the family went to the grave of Dou Sanshan and his wife not far from home, put the tributes, and lit the paper money, Dou Hua and his wife took their siblings The sisters kowtowed three times together, and Dou Hua told the recent events with red eyes, and finally set off a string of firecrackers, which was regarded as the completion of the worship.

The family returned home, cooked dumplings and set off firecrackers, watched the New Year's Eve, and the new year began...

After the Chinese New Year and the first lunar month came out, Dou Hua entrusted a matchmaker to deliver the red paper and set an "auspicious date" for marriage on the sixth day of March.

Afterwards, everything was logical, and it was the time of leisure in spring, and Dou Hua made arrangements for Dou Qing to prepare various things for her marriage.Dou Hua is already a married person. She has experienced it once and learned a lot. With the help of Dou Sishan and his wife, it is much easier to prepare.

Now, the Dou family has a good relationship with each other. As the elders, Mrs. Sun and Mrs. Liu of the second bedroom will also come to help. With so many people coming to help, Dou Hua has saved a lot of heart.After all, marriage in the village is not so particular. The house is newly built and ready-made. It is enough to make two new quilts and prepare some daily necessities for daily use.

Dou Hua thought that if after Dou Qing got married, the two young couples lived alone, she would have no objection, thinking that in her previous life, she was used to those young couples who lived alone after marriage, so Dou Hua specially cleaned up the kitchen in the backyard. A set of bowls and pans is prepared, and they can be used immediately after getting married and cooking.

Dou Hua took out all the money at home and counted it in front of the whole family. She spent a lot of money and bought a lot of things. Now there are only more than 70 taels of silver left. Dou Hua took out 20 taels of silver were handed to Dou Qing, and the money was counted as pocket money for the couple to live after Dou Qing got married.

Dou Qing didn't pick it up, and pushed the silver back with his backhand. Although he wanted to get married, he didn't plan to separate the family. He just thought it was good for a family to live together like this. , Dou Qing trusts her eldest sister, and she doesn't want money for anything.

"Sister, this money belongs to our family, how can you distribute it to me alone? In recent years, you have often given us a few cents to our brothers and sisters, and we have nothing to spend. I still have that money, which is enough for pocket money." Yes, the elder sister will take the money." Dou Qing said.

"How much money do you have in your hand? If you get married, you will live on your own. How can you have no money? Wouldn't you be laughed at by others?" Dou Hua said.

"Sister, I have it. I have hands and feet, and I can earn money." Dou Qing still refused to accept it.

Dou Hua had no choice but to put the money away again, and said, "Then I will keep the money first, and if you want to use the money, you can tell me anytime."

"Hey, I see, big sister." Dou Qing replied.

The days passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, it was the sixth day of March. Dou Hua's family prepared a donkey cart and borrowed an ox cart from Dou Dashan's house. Brothers and cousins, sitting in two cars, one in front and one behind, Chuichuidada set off to pick up the bride in the county town.

Before noon, the bride was taken to Dou's house, and Dou's parents were not there, so Dou Dashan and his wife sat on the high hall, accepted kneeling, worshiped heaven and earth, the bride was sent to the new house, and the others ate and drank in the front yard , chatting and joking, so lively.

People are in good spirits on happy occasions, and Dou Qing, the official groom, keeps smiling and toasts the guests at various wine tables. Dou Hua looks at it and feels relieved that her younger brother has grown up.

Dou Qing got married, and the young couple had a very good relationship. The two of them didn't even think about having a meal together. They thought it was better for a family to eat together. There is work in the house, and no one else needs to talk about any work, and she has already done it by herself. With her help in housework, Dou Hua's burden is much lighter.

Li Yuemei's temper is gentle and generous, and Dou Cui and her can also chat. Within a few days, the elder sister-in-law and the younger sister-in-law came to her, and the two of them finished the housework and did embroidery work together. Dou Lin Dou Hong's two younger sisters also like the new sister-in-law very much. Dou Hua is very satisfied seeing the family get along in harmony.

One month after Li Yuemei married into Dou's family, Dou Qing and Dou Hua discussed it and brought Li Yuemei's mother, Mrs. Meng, over and arranged them in the backyard together. Mrs. Meng's body had been recuperated for several months before, but now her body is no longer Well, in ancient times, people got married. In fact, the Meng family is not very old, but at the age of 36, he looked old because of illness before, but now his body is recuperated, and his daughter is married. Followed by a lot younger.

When Meng entered Dou's house, that is, Dou's family, Dou Hua and the younger ones all called her Auntie.Xu Shi lost the care of his parents early on. The arrival of the Meng family gave the little ones in the family an extra layer of sustenance in their hearts. The little ones are also treated as their own children, and they are taken care of very meticulously inside and out.

The mother and daughter of the Meng family were in charge of housework, and Dou Hua and his wife took Dou Qing outside to expand their family's financial resources, digging herbs, making pills, and sending mountain goods from the mountains to big provincial capitals for sale... a family Diligent and conscientious, life is getting better and better...

Gradually, life is getting better and better. The elder sister Dou Cui is also approached to propose a marriage. Dou Lin's studies are getting better and better. She will take the county exam next year. The happy little Dou Hong has become quiet and starts to love dressing up Yes, Dou Hua and his wife are loving, they gave birth to a son and a daughter in three years,...

Day after day, year after year, Dou Hua deeply felt that such a simple and happy life as a family is really good!
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