Chapter 108: crispbread

When they got married next door, Li Qinghe didn't go there, so Zhou Mu went to help, and she also took the gift.
In fact, although it was the Xu family who married, their family continued to associate with the Yang family, and many people in the village consciously alienated them. Therefore, this time the Xu family married, not as lively as before.
Speaking of the Yang family's lack of virtue, it took the money of the people in the village to take a lot of money, but the Xu family was not kind, taking advantage of the danger, and spending a dozen of silver on such a large blue brick yard. Who would dare to have a deep friendship with them?
The weather was getting colder and colder, and it was snowing outside. Li Qinghe and Li Qinghe stopped going out at all. Zhou Mu didn't live here every day, she would go home to live occasionally, but it was true that she didn't fire herself.
Li Qinghe doesn’t care, there’s no shortage of the food she eats at home. Zhang Haiyao doesn’t know what she thinks. Anyway, Zhou’s mother went home for dinner, she also entertained him, and occasionally added vegetables. It’s said that Zhou Laosan didn’t have much money. , But the food is not bad, maybe because Zhang Haiyao can't eat whole grain buns, most of them are fine grain buns, and occasionally make white porridge.
In the winter, Zhou's mother went back to live there until the New Year.
Last year, the family had a bad time during the Chinese New Year. No matter how unhappy they are, they will have to spend the New Year together this year.
Li Qinghe went back late, and when he arrived, he found that there were two mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in the kitchen. She was quite surprised. It stands to reason, why shouldn't the two of Zhou boss be here at noon?
Seeing her coming, Zhang Haiyao sighed, "I'm here, please help me quickly."
In fact, Zhang Haiyao is very straightforward, so let's just say anything. If she is yin and yang weird with a gun and a stick, then she is really angry.
"Big brother, they haven't come yet?" Li Qinghe wouldn't be embarrassed. The eldest husband and wife are also used to watching them. They can count the number of times they come back throughout the year.
Mother is not willing to go to town this week. It is okay if he doesn't serve him, but you have to come back and see?
"No." Zhang Haiyao sneered, "Probably thought that she was like the fifth sister, so just wait to eat when you come back."
These words successfully made Zhou Mu give her a big eye.
Zhang Haiyao is not afraid either. She gets along with Zhou Mu, which is very different from Li Qinghe and Zhou Mu. Li Qinghe didn't talk much, she didn't usually say what Zhou Mu did.
Zhang Haiyao was different. She was stubborn and was spoiled when she was at home. After marrying, Zhou Laosan also obeyed her. So outspoken, so often quarrel with Zhou Mu.
Sometimes because of the saltiness of the cooking, the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law can talk for a long time.
The two were just quarreling with each other, in fact, no one took it to heart, otherwise Zhou Mu would not live for one or two months.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are cooking in the kitchen. Today is New Year’s Eve, but the weather is rare, and there is still warm sunshine outside at noon.
Xiyu and Xiwei play in the yard and sometimes grab things, but they don't fight.
The rice was ready, and the couple came back while they were cooking.
Every Chinese New Year at the Li family's side, the New Year's meal is eaten very early, just to make the couple return to Zhou's family to come to the New Year after the meal.
When the food was on the table, finally a carriage came outside. Hearing the movement, the three Zhou family brothers went out to see, Zhang Haiyao set the table and chopsticks, "Sure enough, I feel that I am a guest, so I eat when I get home."
Zhou Mu also helped, saying to her, "New Year, don't worry about so much."
Zhang Haiyao didn't speak anymore. The couple who walked in were much simpler. They were all dressed in fine cloth. There was only a wooden hairpin in Mei's head, and there was no gold or silver all over his body. But Xili was still wearing a satin-padded jacket and a hat of the same color on her head, like a young master from a rich family.
"I'm late." As soon as he walked in, Mr. Zhou was full of apologetics. "There are still people sitting at the restaurant today, and they ordered dozens of catties of tofu. It was only today. Usually, the restaurant buys the most tofu. Today is New Year’s Eve. If I refuse, maybe this business will not be done in the future."
Hearing his explanation, Zhou Mu's expression eased a little, Zhang Haiyao snorted, "Eat."
There was a large circle of people on the table. Zhou's mother looked at the children with relief in her eyes, "You are having a good time, I'm also relieved."
After a word, pick up the bowl to eat.
There is no more saying that the two of Zhou Boss came back too little.
In fact, I can't mention it. When it comes to the past, the designation of this year is not good.
Although the atmosphere is a bit dull, there is no quarrel, which is not bad. The children quickly ate and ran out to play, while the brothers were still drinking. Zhang Haiyao is already washing dishes in the kitchen.
In fact, she can’t be blamed for this. After eating for a while, Boss Zhou and the two may leave. If they both ran away, the pile of bowls and chopsticks belonged to her, so she wouldn't dare to ask her mother-in-law to work?
Besides, Wumei will come back tomorrow and have to prepare food.
Go to the kitchen now, Qing Miao and the others will help. Li Qinghe was not lazy, and ran to prepare the dishes for tomorrow. Occasionally I looked at the children in the yard, and when she raised her eyes to look at the yard again, she was suddenly shocked, "Where is Heeley?"
Obviously there should be four children who are not too far apart. There are only three outside at the moment, and Xili is alone. He is too recognizable. The other children are all blue clothes, and they wear round satin. His body is azure satin, which is particularly prominent among several children.
As soon as she said, Zhou Mu was surprised and went out to find her, "I was there just now."
After looking around in the front and back courtyards, Zhou's mother was anxious, "Xili..."
Hearing the cry, Mei came out of her house. They might want to live today, so they have to make the bed and clean in the house. She was also anxious when she heard Zhou’s mother was looking for someone, "No, I was there just now, so Where are you going?"
Mother Zhou shook her head, "A few children don't know, there is no in the yard, will they run out?"
She opened the door and looked for it on the road outside, and asked the child next door who was playing in the yard.
I really didn't see it.
If the child is lost, I don’t feel too anxious. After all, this is just a village, and there are usually no outsiders. There are even fewer people on the road during the New Year. Besides, every time so many children run on the road outside the New Year, no one is lost. Therefore, he is more inclined to run away by himself.
Zhang Haiyao ran out and asked Xiwei, "Where did Xili go? Did you see it?"
Among the children, Xiwei is the oldest. She shook her head, "Just now, Changping wanted his snare drum, but he refused and ran away."
Chang Ping is Li Qingmiao's child. Zhang Haiyao frowned and asked, "Do you open the door and go out?"
Xiwei shook her head, "I didn't see it."
Children who don't understand can actually believe this, but they did not hear the sound of the door opening in the house. It was also because the door was closed that they were so relieved of the children in the yard.
A quarter of an hour later, Zhou's mother came back panting, "No, I chased all the way on both sides."
But the houses and yards were searched both inside and outside. Not only them, but also the brothers who were drinking inside, all came out to look for children.
After searching for another quarter of an hour, everyone was worried, where did this child go?
Boss Zhou looked around in and out of the yard, and ran back on the road, and said with a calm face after entering the door, "Someone happened to be basking in the sun over Murakami. I asked them, but I didn't see Heili."
Mother Zhou was overjoyed, "If it is true, then this child must still be in the village."
Li Qinghe thought carefully and said, "I'm sure the door has not been opened."
The child must still be in the yard.
A group of people looked at each other, Zhou Boss's suspicion fell on Zhou Chengkang, "Fourth brother, isn't it you?"
Li Qinghe was stunned, it was Zhou Chengkang who was taken aback to react, frowned, "What do you mean?"
"At the time you were four years old, I know you still remember, did you..." Before he finished speaking, Zhou Mu had already slapped his face, "Are you embarrassed to mention it?"
Boss Zhou squatted down and hugged his head and said, "Healy, I'm just this son. If I lose it, what should I do in the future? Fourth, the eldest brother used to be sorry for you, but you can't get revenge on my son..."
"You fart!" Li Qinghe shook Zhou Chengkang's hand as a consolation, sneered, "Only you can remember, we forgot."
Zhou Laosan lowered his head.
Boss Zhou obviously didn't believe this, "Where did Xili go? Meihua is not in good health, so I'm the only son, fourth..."
He also mentioned that Li Qinghe was annoyed. He picked up the stool beside him and threw it away. Boss Zhou just squatted on the ground. The stool went away very quickly. He only had time to raise his hand to block it and hit his arm.
Mei's dissatisfaction, stepped forward to protect, staring at Li Qinghe, "Why do you do it?"
"Then you even touched your upper and lower lips, you wronged us for stealing the child." Li Qinghe was so angry, "If the child is lost, don't hurry to find it. Instead, let us hand it over to you here. We will come back several times a year. It's not as familiar as you guys are."
"No matter how ruthless our husband and wife are, we will not do anything to our children for our own selfishness. Only people like you who deliberately lost children will think so. What you can do doesn't mean we will do it too!"
Her voice was cold, the words fell, and the yard was quieter.
Even a few children dare not speak anymore. Boss Zhou lowered his head deeper, as if he could not bear it, Old San Zhou turned to the backyard and kept shouting, "Heili..."
He went looking for a child.
After a few breaths, he suddenly heard a surprised voice, "Healy, here."
Everyone rushed over, but Li Qinghe didn't go, bent down and picked up Xiyu, pulled Zhou Chengkang's sleeve and went out and went home.
There was Zhou's mother calling her voice behind her. She did not look back, nor did Zhou Chengkang.
What happened today cannot be said to be wrong.
Walking on the road, Zhou Chengkang reached out to take Xiyu and patted her on the back, "Don't be angry."
Li Qinghe shook his head, "I'm not angry. I still have to talk to my mother about this matter. In the future, don't get together like this. What a good day, we have been married for the past few years, and we have had a good year. Every year we get together. Together, everyone is not happy."
"If my mother really wants to reunite, we will go back again when the fifth sister comes back on the first day of the first day of the new year. We will have a meal with the fifth sister." They are guests and quarreling in front of the guests is very rude even at the farmhouse.
If a married girl rarely quarrels between her natal brothers, it will inevitably make people feel that this girl is not valued, and her in-laws will look down a bit. So, even if everyone was unhappy last year, they barely fooled around when Wumei came.
Do this in the future.
"Good." Zhou Chengkang persuaded in a low voice, "Don't be angry. I didn't expect him to think I would retaliate against him."
Li Qinghe sneered, "He was ashamed to mention that, we didn't even ask him to settle accounts."