Every year before the Spring Festival, daughters will take something to their mother's house. This is a custom in the north, and this year is no exception. Fang Xueqin usually takes Ye Zi to her mother's house. This year, she originally wanted to take her little daughter with her, but she took a few more jobs to do new clothes for her daughter, and the little daughter couldn't go away at all, Fang Xue Qin had to change her mind at the last minute and planned to take Ye Ting back to her mother's house.
Fang Xueqin has already prepared what she should bring when she goes to her mother's house.
Before dawn, she got up and went to the room to wake Ye Ting up, "Second brother, wake up."
Ye Ting glanced at Fang Xueqin in a daze, turned over and wanted to continue to sleep.
Impatiently muttered, "Mom", "It's very annoying. Why do you get up so early! Let me sleep again."
Fang Xueqin breathed deeply and tried not to make herself angry. She lifted the quilt covered her. "Second brother, if you don't get up again, I won't take you to your grandma's house today."
Ye Ting suddenly fell asleep. She sat up at once. She kowtowed at the lower berth. She didn't care about the pain and got out of bed and put on her shoes.
Ye Ting looked at Fang Xueqin in surprise, "Mom, you really want to take me to grandma's house!"
Fang Xueqin saw the corners of her mouth rising and looked very happy. She said happily, "Of course it's true. I can still lie to you."
"Happly, don't get ink."
Ye Ting answered happily and washed it quickly.
She has never been to grandma's house when she grows up. At this time, she was very happy to hear that she would take her to her house.
Ye Zi woke up at the moment Fang Xueqin entered the house. She was no longer sleepy and rubbed her sleepy eyes. "Mom, why did you leave so early? It doesn't seem to be dawn outside."
She looked out of the glass window, which was still covered with this thin layer of frost. On winter, it was still a little dark at seven o'clock, and it could not be fully bright until at least 7:30.
Fang Xueqin saw that she wrapped the quilt tightly and put on a dress on her. She replied, "It's not early. Your grandma's house is more than 40 miles away from the city. You have to leave early, otherwise you won't come back from the dark."
By the way, I told Ye Zi, "You can sleep for a while. There are yam egg porridge and two corn nests in the pot. You will eat some."
Ye Zi was puzzled and couldn't help asking, "Mom" "I received so much fine grain before. Why do I still eat coarse grains!" Dad's appetite is not very good, so you can improve your family and steam some steamed buns with fine grains."
She has been home for a few days. She hasn't seen her mother steam steamed buns once. Every day, she makes some pot stickers or nest head with nest noodles or corn flour. It's okay once or twice. After all, is it fresh? She really can't stand it every day.
It's not her pretentiousness. She, a person who grew up in modern times, has never had to worry about eating and drinking. Whenever she drinks porridge, there is some of the endless yellow rice left in the bowl every day. When she comes here, a bowl of rice can be counted, and she can't accept coarse grains that are difficult to swallow.
Fang Xueqin couldn't help feeling guilty when she thought of this.
The little daughter likes to eat fine grains, not those throat-suck coarse grains. She knows better than anyone else, but she can't make fine grains for her every day.
Even if the grain pipe her daughter received before was enough for her to eat alone, she had dug some of the grain for the second family. The second daughter-in-law was pregnant with a baby, and her appetite was not very good, and she vomited fiercely.
There is fine grain at home. She can't bear to watch her daughter-in-law eat coarse grain with a baby in her arms. Her daughter-in-law comes to her many times. She comes and goes and digs some for her from time to time. There is not much food left in the grain bag. This matter has been hidden from her little daughter.
Today, I dug some more and wanted to take them back to let them taste fine grain.
Fang Xueqin didn't dare to look directly at Ye Zi's clear eyes. She replied without confidence, "I didn't do it today. Your father will also go to your grandma's house with you. Just eat whatever you want. I'll steam steamed buns for you when I come back.
Ye Zi knew nothing about this and answered, "I see. Then you should be safe on the way and come back early in the evening."
Fang Xueqin answered.
Fang Xueqin went out and folded back, adding, "I put the cloth I brought back yesterday in the living room. There are sizes and styles on the paper. Remember to finish your new clothes after dinner."
Ye Zi... You can't relax for a moment during the holiday.
Ye Zi saw them off and sighed slightly. What's wrong with her mother recently? She suddenly became so helpful, which puzzled her.
I always get my neighbors' cloth back. I'm not so good with my neighbors at ordinary times, but just make a scene on the surface.
I specifically stressed to her before that she was not allowed to casually promise her neighbors to sew them. Now it's good and it changed quickly. Before she agreed, her mother took the job home by herself.
It's still a good holiday when I was the most idle. Since my mother brought the cloth home, her life has become busier than usual at work.
Fang Xueqin and Ye Jianhua took Ye Ting to their mother's house.
The weather is cold, and the road is still far away. Thanks to the basket in front of the mouth, otherwise, big and small bags will have to be carried in cold weather.
After two o'clock, the three people rushed to Yangjia Village.
The village head sat on the old and young men chatting, looked at two bicycles into the village from afar, and looked at them curiously one after another.
Someone recognized Fang Xueqin. Are you the village end, the old Fang girl?
Fang Xueqin nodded and recognized the person she talked to her. When she was a child, she often went to their house to play with her daughter.
When Fang Xueqin was young, she didn't go to the door of her house. At her age, she married Ye Jianhua and went back to her mother's house once or twice a year. She didn't know the people in the village very well, and even she couldn't name some people.
Due to time constraints, she didn't stay much. After a few words, she pushed the bicycle to the direction of the Fang family with Ye Jianhua.
Pushing the bicycle and walking a while, Fang Xueqin saw a familiar figure from afar, looking like her father on the side. She stretched out her hand and poked Ye Jianhua a few times, "Jianhua, look, does the man who carried water at the wellhead look like my father?
Ye Jianhua followed Fang Xueqin's guidance and saw that he was really a father-in-law. "You push the bicycle first. That person is our father. I'll help him carry water."
Fang Xueqin answered, "Okay, you go quickly."
I wonder why my parents follow the eldest brother? They are so old that the eldest brother dares to let the old man come out to carry water.
The Fang family has two sons and two daughters. The eldest brother works in the countryside. The second brother is a worker in the city. The little sister is two years different from her and married a younger generation in the same village.
Ye Jianhua ran over in a hurry, "Dad, you let it go, I'll pick it out."
Fang Yan glanced at Ye Jianhua. His wrinkled face smiled, and the folds on his squeezed face were more obvious.
"Jianhua, you're here. Where's Xueqin?
Ye Jianhua picked up the water and replied, "Xueqin is pushing the bicycle opposite."
What is Brother "Daddy" doing? Let you come out to carry water at such an old age.
Fang Yan: "It's okay. Exercise more when you get old, otherwise you lie on the kang every day and your bones will be crisp, and I won't pick it much. Once the water definitely can't be picked, I will pick it in half a bucket and half a bucket.
"Your eldest brother can take on some private work now and do some carpentry for his neighbors, regardless of doing these little things."
"Oh!" So that's it."
Soon they arrived at the Fang family.
Fang Xueqin and Ye Ting put the car in the yard.
Back to the house, Fang Xueqin shouted excitedly, "Mother", "I'm back to see you."
The old lady sat cross-legged on the kang and heard the familiar sound. She immediately slipped out of the kang and squinted at Fang Xueqin carefully. "Xueqin is back. Where is my granddaughter, where is Ye Zi?
The old lady looked left and again. The girl next to Xueqin doesn't look like a little granddaughter.
He suddenly pulled down his face and questioned Fang Xueqin, "Didn't you bring Ye Zi this time?
Among her grandchildren, she only saw a few boys and Ye Zi, and she met Ye Zi once a year. This year, Xueqin didn't bring the child, and she was heartless.
Fang Xueqin explained slowly, "Mother, Ye Zi, she has something to do at home. I brought you another granddaughter today. Haven't you seen it yet."
The old lady was stunned, and then she got closer and carefully observed Ye Ting. The baby looked more like a daughter.
"Is this?
Fang Xueqin saw the doubts in her mother's heart and explained, "Mother", she is Ye Ting."
The old lady exclaimed, "Did you pick her up?
Fang Xueqin nodded. She hadn't told her mother about this yet. Speaking of which, she, a daughter, was very incompetent and hadn't returned to her mother's house for two years.
Fang Xueqin has a lot to say to her mother. Judging from her appearance, she should also have a lot to say to her. Ye Ting is in the way here.
Fang Xueqin casually found a reason, "Second brother, you go to your aunt's house and find your aunt."
Ye Ting's eyes widened, "Mom, this is my first time to come, and I don't know the way at all. Where can I find it?"
Fang Xueqin gave her a diagonal look, "You don't know the way, you won't ask. There is a mouth under your nose, and your aunt's name is Fang Xueyan. Just ask someone on the way."
Ye Ting shriveled dissatisfiedly, "I know, I'm going now."
Seeing Ye Ting get out of the door, the two women chatted.
Fang Xueqin was really wronged and couldn't help complaining to the old lady, "Mother, you know, I couldn't help it at all at the beginning."
The old lady knows more or less about comforting her daughter in a low voice.
At the beginning, Ye Ting was still registered permanent residence in the city as soon as she was born, but there were too many workers in the city in those years. It was the time to drive people from the countryside. Ye Ying and Ye Ting happened to catch up with that time. They were not old enough to move their household registration back to the countryside. Otherwise, her work with her husband would follow, so the family would have to drink the northwest wind. .
It lasted several years to drive people in the countryside. After that time, only when they were 18 years old enough to support themselves could they be qualified to stay in the city. Two of the sons concealed their age and could they stay in the city safely. When the youngest son and daughter were born, they were lucky. When they were born, they had already After that tense time, I broke off.
The eldest daughter, when she was old enough to come to the city, she was already married, so as soon as she returned to the city, she found a suitable family and married.
It was not until the second child came to the city that it was much more bumpy and caught up with the countryside. Moreover, her actual age was over 18, and her household registration could no longer be changed casually. If she hadn't changed, she could only stay in the countryside all her life. At the beginning, Jianhua took a lot of effort to bring her back to the city. She ran in the village alone for a few months and almost a week. I went there and spent a lot of money and time. I finally issued a certificate in the village and signed her household registration to the city. Of course, in terms of age, I secretly changed it.