After dinner, Wang Meilan, Lin Xue and Yang Yufeng cleaned up the dishes and leftovers in the outer room. Zhao Chun held the child and chatted with the old lady and Li Tongyun on the kang.

It is rare for a daughter who returns to her parents' home like this to work in the forest and rural areas.

There are few people today and there are not many bowls and chopsticks. Wang Meilan and the other three quickly finished packing and entered the east room.

Seeing Wang Meilan come in, the old lady quickly took out two dollars from her pocket and stuffed it directly into Xiao Zhou's cotton jacket.

This year, the old lady gave Zhao Jun only twenty yuan and other children, she gave two yuan.

"Jiang Mian, what are you doing?" Zhao Chun held the money in his hand and tried to push it out, but the old lady held down his hand.

"It's the Chinese New Year, I'll give my child some money to pay for it." The old lady said, let go of Zhao Chun's hand, and then gently touched her thoughtful fat face.

At this time, Li Dazhi winked at Lin Xue. Seeing this, Lin Xue hurriedly took out five dollars from her pocket. After pulling with Zhao Chun for a while, she finally stuffed it into her thoughtful arms.

Although the old lady and Lin Xue don’t give much, the old lady is so old that she will never receive gifts in her life. So, she will give her whatever she wants.

As for Li Dazhi and Lin Xue and his wife, they have paid money in the past year. Because here, a girl as big as Li Tongyun in their family belongs to adults.

So this year, Lin Xue gave all children five yuan in New Year's money.

Zhang Yuanmin and Yang Yufeng didn’t give Jingdao money because their little bell was there. Zhou Jianjun had to come back on the spot if they gave Jingdao. Instead of doing so, it would be better not to make trouble.

Seeing that it was dark, Zhou Jianjun was about to leave. As the New Year was over, no one kept them.

A group of people sent their family of three out, but Zhao Jun drove them home.

When we arrived in Yongshengtun, the car parked at the door of Zhou's house. It was different from the morning. Zhao Jun did not honk the horn. But the moment the car parked, Hu Sanmei, who was lying on the window in the room, saw it.

"Sister!" Zhao Jun took out twenty dollars from his pocket and stuffed them to Zhao Chun, saying, "This is what our father and our mother gave to their eldest grandson."

When they were in the Zhao family, Zhao Youcai and Wang Meilan did not give the money because the couple gave it too much.

While Zhao Chun was chasing Zhao Jun, Hu Sanmei came out.

At this time, Zhou Jianjun had already got out of the car. Seeing that he was carrying a triangle pocket, Hu Sanmei asked, "Why did you get something back?"

It is said that a married daughter will be a guest when she returns to her parents' home.

But in fact, usually, when a daughter returns to her parents' home, she has to work for her parents' home. Now, Zhao Jun's family has a washing machine in the entire Yong'an Village. Most of the families who do not have a washing machine have quilts and mattresses waiting for their daughter to come back to wash.

"My mother-in-law has ingredients." Zhou Jianjun smiled and said, "I have to bring us a few to taste."

When Hu Sanmei heard this, she looked into the car. Seeing Zhao Jun and Zhao Chun pulled and pulled, Hu Sanmei muttered in a low voice: "What are these two sisters doing?"

They are two relatives, so naturally there will be no mess. Hu Sanmei is just wondering.

"That..." Zhou Jianjun smiled and said, "My father-in-law, mother-in-law, get the child twenty yuan, let's fight the two of them."

"Oh." Hu Sanmei sighed and said, "My in-laws, my mother-in-law!"

Just as the mother and the other two were talking, Zhao Jun in the car said to Zhao Chun: "Okay, sister, don't fight with me, I, Aunt Zhou, are outside."

"Ah?" Zhao Chun turned around and looked out the window. When she saw Hu Sanmei, she quickly pushed open the car door.

"Slow down, Chun'er." Hu Sanmei reached out to take Zhou Zhi next time, and Zhao Jun also came down from there.

Zhao Jun greeted Hu Sanmei and got into the car. This is a ritual and cannot be troublesome.

Looking at the jeep leaving, Hu Sanmei said to Zhao Chun, "Chun'er, come into the house."

"Well, mom." Zhao Chun responded, then opened his clenched hand and said to Hu Sanmei: "This child's grandmother will give the child twenty yuan during the Chinese New Year."

"Then you can keep it for my eldest grandson." Hu Sanmei said while holding the child in, "After the New Year, Xiaojun gets married, and then our family will come forward. After this gift, you don't have to worry about it.

, Mom will return it back then."

...

Zhao Jun, who came out of Yongshengtun, did not rush to go home, but went to Hongxing Village more than 30 miles away.

Zhao Ling’s mother’s home is in this village. In the morning, Zhao Jun sent it to them and came here to pick it up again in the evening.

When Zhao Jun entered the yard, the little yellow dog in the house barked constantly.

When Zhao Jun arrived at the door, the door was pushed open from inside, and it was Zhao Ling who opened the door.

"Jun, hurry up and get in the house." Zhao Ling greeted Zhao Jun and said, "Your uncle is drunk too much."

Needless to say, Zhao Jun heard his uncle talking to someone in the room as soon as the door opened.

Zhao Jun entered the outer room and first greeted the old lady of the Zhao family, Zhao Ling's sister-in-law and sister.

When Zhao Jun arrived at the door of the east house, he saw that the room was covered in smoke.

This is a smoking cigarette!

The room was burning quite hot. When Zhao Jun walked into the east room, he saw Wang Qiang wearing a hurdle vest, pinching cigarettes with one hand and making gestures with the other hand.

Zhao Jun heard this and felt that Wang Qiang's words were probably because he hunted the 900-pound wild boar king last year.

"Oh!" Seeing Zhao Jun come in, Wang Qiang suddenly changed his voice and smiled, "My eldest nephew is here to pick me up!"

After saying this, Wang Qiang said to his father-in-law, brother-in-law, and brother-in-law, who was at the same table: "That's the best for my eldest nephew."

In Wang Qiang's heart, his eldest nephew is more worth showing off than the 900-pound wild boar king he beats.

At this time, the old man of the Zhao family and the uncle of the Zhao family insisted on calling Zhao Jun to the table.

By this time, all the people on the table had finished eating, and only the rest were drinking and chatting.

Zhao Jun refused and could only sit down next to Wang Qiang.

Zhao Ling brought the bowls and chopsticks to Zhao Jun. Zhao Jun ate a few peanuts and another piece of chicken picked up by the old man of the Zhao family. Then he gave up the chopsticks and said nothing to eat.

At this time, Wang Qiang had finished speaking. He had drunk too much and had no intention of leaving.

Zhao Jun wanted to leave, but he couldn't do it. Fortunately, Zhao Ling called out Wang Tian and Wang Xue to wear clothes from the outer room.

Then Zhao Ling came in, walked to Wang Qiang, and said, "Get dressed, let's clean up, clean up."

When Wang Qiang heard this, he glared at his eyes and asked, "What are you doing?"

I've drunk too much and forgot to go home.

"Go home, don't you go home?" Zhao Ling asked, Wang Qiang waved his hand and said, "I haven't finished drinking, what home to go?"

Zhao Ling glanced at the table and saw that there was only a bottom left in Wang Qiang's glass. Zhao Ling was about to speak when she saw Wang Qiang take the glass and drink the wine.

Zhao Ling thought that the wine in the glass would be poured down after drinking it, but unexpectedly, Wang Qiang put the glass on the table and shouted, "Brother, are you drunk?"

"Okay!" Seeing this, Zhao Ling hurriedly grabbed Wang Qiang's arm and said, "Don't drink, Xiaojun is here to pick you up!"

"Ah?" Wang Qiang turned around and saw Zhao Jun, but he had a surprised expression and said, "Big nephew, who did you come before?"

After asking this, Wang Qiang turned around and said to the person on the table, "My eldest nephew is ready..."

...

Fifteen minutes later, Zhao Jun and Zhao Ling's eldest nephew, struggled to stuff Wang Qiang into the co-pilot of the jeep.

Wang Qiang supported the car door with his hands and said goodbye to everyone indiscriminately.

"Third brother-in-law." At this time, Zhao Ling's second brother-in-law came over and said to Wang Qiang: "Don't forget, I'll tell you that, let's fight against the blind man after the New Year!"

"Oh, what's the hei Xiaozi?" Wang Qiang waved his hand indifferently and said, "How many big claws have we done."

The key to his words is in the word "we".

"Okay, don't be verbal." Zhao Ling, who brought two children into the car, pushed him, then turned to say goodbye to her sister and sister-in-law.

...

When he returned to Yong'antun, Zhao Jun first sent Wang Qiang and the others home, and then went back to his own home.

When Zhao Jun arrived home, the lights of the Li family next door were already on.

Zhao Jun entered his home and found that Li Dazhi and Zhang Yuanmin had left.

"Son, have you taken it to your uncle?" Wang Meilan came out and asked, and Zhao Jun said, "Yes, my uncle has drunk too much."

After Zhao Jun finished speaking, he went into the west room and chatted with the old lady. During the Chinese New Year, the old lady lived in Zhao's house.

This is the first year that Mr. Jiang has passed away, but judging from the old lady's condition, it is really good.

When Zhao Jun returned to the west room, he saw that Zhao Youcai and Xing San had already lie down. But the lights in the room were not turned off, and the two of them were not sleeping. They were lying in the quilt and smoking and chatting.

Zhao Jun took off his clothes, washed his feet, and then he learned that the two men were waiting for him when they were not sleeping.

...

February 19, 1988, the third day of the Chinese New Year.

At around six o'clock in the morning, Zhao Youcai and Xing San went out to feed pigs and dogs as usual.

Seeing that it was getting dark outside, Wang Meilan in the room went to call two little girls to get up, while Zhao Jun was replacing Wang Meilan to put dumplings in front of the pot.

During the Chinese New Year, I eat dumplings in the morning. But the difference is that the dumplings on the New Year’s Eve dinner and the morning of the fifth day of the New Year must be made in stock, while the frozen dumplings are enough for the other few days.

After breakfast, Zhao Jun began to feed the "pets" at home.

Little Hei Bear and Little Hei Fat ate leftovers with porridge, put a bowl of one pot and a bowl on the kang, put a big head in the basin and a small head in the bowl, and didn't look up when they ate it.

Zhao Jun held a little lynx in his arms and brought the chopped roe deer meat into his mouth.
To be continued...