Chapter 89

At this time, the New Year is not as decorated with lanterns and colored banners as it was after the reform and opening up.

The atmosphere in the county town is better than usual, but it still shows a sense of oppression in this special era. There are no familiar New Year songs, no New Year food filled with full of joy in the streets and no red and festive Spring Festival couplets.

There are only a few places where you can purchase materials for the New Year, such as meat joint factories, non-staple food factories, supply and marketing cooperatives, state-owned shopping malls... Every place is crowded with people who can't even insert their feet.

Such a cold day can't resist people's enthusiasm for purchasing.

Seeing this, Hancheng regretted that he didn't buy some fireworks and firecrackers from the city. Although it was crowded, it wasn't to such a terrifying level.

"I'll send you to find big brother first, and I'll queue up to buy, so don't crowd." Hancheng said.

Small rice balls can be regarded as people who have seen the "big scene". They often follow their parents to squeeze the supply and marketing cooperatives and squeeze the black market to buy things, but this is the first time he has seen such a big "big scene".

Onigiri blinked: "Mom, there are so many people."

Su Xiaoxiao put her arms around the cub's neck: "Yes, life in the countryside is hard, and everyone is only willing to buy something delicious and use something good during the New Year, so they all crowded together."

The rice ball nodded: "Then let's not rob them? Little Bao, let's not buy firecrackers, okay?"

Little Bao has been crowding supply and marketing cooperatives like this since New Year's Eve as he can remember. He's used to it: "I'm also a rural person, and I only buy it once a year. Usually, my grandma won't let me buy it. I'm not afraid of crowding. I can squeeze to the front as soon as possible, and I will buy it later with my uncle."

Several children in the family are better than each other. In terms of logical thinking, the rice ball and Little Bao are also on an equal footing, and neither one loses the other.

Hancheng said: "It doesn't matter, once a year, Little Bao and aunt go to stay at the uncle's house. I'll just wait and buy it, and then I'll pick you up after I buy it."

Little Bao was very happy: "Uncle is the best."

Small rice balls and small pillars actually want to play, and they are naturally happy to hear Hancheng say so.

Hancheng drove them away in front of the dormitory building of the food processing factory.

Su Xiaoxiao took a few biscuits to the uncle who was in charge of the gate, and registered to go to Su Zhenzhong. The uncle got her biscuits and smiled and led them to the building where Su Zhenzhong was located.

The dormitory building is a few years old. The cheese building is dilapidated and old. The corridors are very narrow. The handrails are peeled off and the walls are black. Xiaodoubao will not be held by his mother, but his brother will lead him up.

Su Zhenzhong's family of three lives in the last unit on the second floor.

Most of the people in the factory have already gone on holiday, and Su Zhenzhong's family is ready to go back to Sujia Village to celebrate the New Year.

Big Bao got a new slingshot and was reluctant to use it. After touching it, he was ready to bring it back to Sujia Village to play with Little Bao.

The door was unlocked. When Su Xiaoxiao arrived with the children, Big Bao just aimed at the door to simulate shooting. With a sound of "BIU", Su Xiaoxiao suddenly appeared and shouted with a smile, "Big brother and sister-in-law Big Bao."

So scared that Big Bao almost fell off his chair.

Su Zhenzhong and Liang Hongmei were doing hygiene, and they both looked at the door when they heard the sound.

Liang Hongmei was surprised and delighted: "Xiaoxiao? Why are you here?" Liang Hongmei wiped her hands, stepped forward and grabbed Su Xiaoxiao's arm, looking back and forth, "You've changed a lot, you look a little fatter, Sister-in-law almost didn't recognize her."

Su Xiaoxiao said: "I have been able to eat and sleep recently, but I have gained a bit of weight. The cubs are here. This is my uncle and aunt and brother Big Bao."

Three beautiful and generous cubs lined up and shouted crisply: "Uncle, Aunt, Big Bao!"

But Liang Hongmei and Su Zhenzhong were rarely damaged.

Liang Hongmei looked at the children one by one, her eyes straightened: "Oh, how are these children raised? They are really good-looking. Come, come, Dabao, bring the winter melon candy and share it with the younger brothers."

Big Bao hasn't reacted yet. Except he took Su Xiaoxiao with him for a while before he can remember, and the rest of the time he lived with his parents in the county. It was far from Little Bao's and Su Xiaoxiao's relative affection, but he was still very affectionate. Love this pretty aunt.

She shyly called out to my aunt and ran into the room "dong dong" to take out the winter melon candy from my parents' unit and share it with my friends.

Little Bao first grabbed a piece and stuffed it into the hand of Xiaodoubao before introducing it to Big Bao: "Brother Big Bao, the youngest is Xiaodoubao, this is rice ball, this is pillar, I told you last time that they are all on the go. The first grade, but they are all very good, and the writing is more beautiful than me."

Big Bao is the eldest child here. He is one year older than Little Bao and is in the second grade. He is the eldest brother.

The little rice balls were the first time they ate winter melon candy. They chewed softly and sweetly. The foodie like rice balls fell in love as soon as they ate them.

"Mom, this winter melon candy is better than the white rabbit. Can we ask Dad to line up to buy some?"

Su Xiaoxiao was chatting with Liang Hongfang, and when she heard the rice ball, she squeezed a piece and put it in her mouth.

Liang Hongfang said directly: "You don't have to buy it. Our unit has a lot of them. Zhenzhong and I have both. You can take a copy and eat it back then."

Liang Hongmei is actually quite a generous person, but she is dragged down by her unsatisfactory elder brother and younger brother. She has to get some money and tickets to subsidize her mother's family every month. The conditions of her mother-in-law's family are not bad. I'm sorry for the old Su family, my aunt is so generous, even the big padded jacket and pencil case are willing to buy Dabao, this winter melon candy is nothing.

Su Xiaoxiao was about to say to stay at home for Dabao and Xiaobao to eat, but before she could say it, a sharp voice sounded from outside the door: "Yaoshou, such a good winter melon candy, I don't have any big eggs in my family. After eating one grain, you bastards actually want to eat it for outsiders, if Lei Gong won't kill you, you unfilial daughter, I will kill you first!"

Hearing this voice, Liang Hongfang's face changed, and Su Zhenzhong's expression was not very good.

The cubs have winter melon candies in their mouths, and their cheeks are bulging like little hamsters. They stare at me and look at Dabao and Xiaobao. The meaning is obvious: "What's the situation?"

Big Bao's excited face just collapsed instantly, because he felt ashamed and a little red, he whispered: "My grandmother, came to move our house again."

When Hongmei Niang entered the door, she accidentally pushed Su Xiaoxiao, so scared that the cubs hurriedly protected their mother behind them.

The rice ball was angry, and stared at Hongmei Niang with his hips on his back: "Why are you pushing my mother, you old woman!"

Zhuzi and Doubao also looked at her angrily.

Little Bao knew that Big Bao's grandmother was not a good person, so he pushed him directly: "My aunt has a sister in her stomach. Do you pay for it if you push it?"

Only then did Liang Hongmei remember Su Xiaoxiao's pregnancy, and pulled Su Xiaoxiao to look around: "Xiaoxiao, are you alright?"

The family's most precious sister, if anything goes wrong, the whole family can't spare her.

Su Xiaoxiao shook her head: "I'm fine."

Hongmei Niang looked at Su Xiaoxiao: "Hey, so it's my sister-in-law? Sorry for the inconvenience, I see that you are so bright and beautiful, you wouldn't do something like this to grab the winter melon candy from this old woman, right?"

Liang Hongmei blushed: "Mother, what are you talking about nonsense? Didn't you just come here two days ago? Why are you here again?"

Hongmei Niang glared at her unsatisfactory daughter: "What do you mean by this? I can't come to my daughter's house yet? How can I know that you are hiding so many good things if I don't come up? Your brother and brother's children even You can’t even take a bite of the meal, you are quietly hiding so many good things, do you still have a conscience?”

The only daughter in the family, Su Xiaoxiao is loved by thousands of people, the whole family dotes on her, Liang Hongmei is the whole family who oppresses her, they all feel that she is married to the son of the captain, the husband and wife are dual workers, the conditions are good, one by one She used her mother as a gunner like a vampire, and wanted to squeeze her dry.

What can her mother do? You can only submit to humiliation and say: "You go back first, I will bring you some past when I go back to the second day of the first year."

Hongmei Niang sneered: "I've come here, won't you let me go back empty-handed?"

Su Zhenzhong is actually more than one can bear, but he has always been afraid that Liang Hongmei will be difficult to do, and it is not easy to tear his face with an old lady, but today this greedy and never satisfied mother-in-law has bullied her sister, he will never again Unable to bear it any longer: "What else do you want? Are you willing to evacuate our house?!"

Hong Meiniang was stunned by Su Zhenzhong's roar.

On weekdays, this son-in-law doesn't talk much. Every time she comes up to make a noise, she doesn't give up until she achieves her goal. He focuses on his daughter. She thinks that her daughter has already pinched him to death.

What's going on today?

Liang Hongmei was stunned. Her husband was gentle and polite, and he didn't speak loudly on weekdays. She quickly pushed her mother out: "Mother, Xiaoxiao is here, how do you want me to behave in my husband's house in the future? Don't do this, can you? ?"

Hongmei Niang reacted and immediately pointed at Su Zhenzhong's nose and scolded: "It's the opposite of you, how many rich people looked at my daughter back then, if you didn't come to the door again and again, I could marry my daughter. For you poor and blank mud legs? My daughter would be better off marrying a random city man than marrying you? You're here to smack my nose, right? Huh?"

Su Zhenzhong clenched his back molars hard, and his emotions that had been suppressed for many years burst out instantly: "Yes, if I had known that she had hidden a nest of vampires as big as you, I wouldn't dare to marry you even if you paid me money, I could marry me if I was so poor. up?

My parents with great difficulty helped me finish high school. I have worked for so many years, but I have never cut a few pounds of meat for my own family, never paid my parents a few bucks, and never bought a piece of clothing for my parents. My nephew At five years old, I haven't even bought a pencil for him, and let Hongmei post all the money and tickets to your family of vampires, isn't it enough? Now even my nephew and nephew eat the winter melon candy issued by my unit, do they have to report to you before they can eat it? "

Su Zhenzhong has always been polite, but now he has red eyes, and every word he speaks is filled with hysterical depression and despair. It is conceivable that he has really reached the point of more than one can bear.

He had never spoken to his family for so many years. Everyone in the village envied him for marrying a city person like Liang Hongmei, and thought that he was expensive because of the Yue family, but who knew he was selling such a Yue family?

It is said that it is difficult for honest officials to judge housework, and every family has a book that is difficult to read. Su Xiaoxiao finally understands now. She has always wondered. The income of the elder brother and elder sister-in-law is obviously not low, but they really rarely bring anything home. , Big Bao is not rich, their husband and wife are also very diligent and thrifty, they are not the kind of people with big money, the reason is here.

Liang Hongmei covered her face and cried, and kept saying sorry to Su Zhenzhong.

It was also the first time that Hongmei Niang saw her son-in-law's ghostly appearance. She was still organizing the language to see how to retort. Su Zhenzhong said directly: "The blood that has been sucked on us for so many years, is everything enough? If Mei dares to take a penny or a ticket from her mother's house again, I will sign her divorce immediately, and Big Bao will follow me. I sincerely hope that you will find a rich family with an inexhaustible amount of money. Poor people like me can't afford it. You family, I will do what I say!"

divorce? Hongmei Niang was shocked. She couldn't imagine that this son-in-law who seemed to get along well on weekdays would actually mention the word divorce.

It's true that she was partial to her two sons, but she didn't really think about ruining her daughter.

She knew that her son-in-law was determined and did not dare to do it again. If she really ruined her daughter's marriage, she would run back to her parents' house to eat her, and she would be the one to suffer, so she left foul-mouthed.

Liang Hongmei was crying, and Big Bao was crying with his mother in his arms.

Su Xiaoxiao patted Liang Hongmei's back: "It's okay, sister-in-law, what my elder brother said was for your mother, not really wanting to divorce you. It's not a solution for your mother to always affect your life like this, and it's not good for Big Bao's growth, isn't it, big brother?"

Su Zhenzhong's expression slowed down: "Hongmei, what I said is for your mother, but also for you. If you want to live with me, just think about how we will live in this small family in the future. The Su family is not spendthrift and foolish, I never wanted to do anything so as not to make it difficult for you, but I seem to be wrong, you can't understand it at all, and you didn't plan for our family, I'm serious, I can only If you endure this, if you don’t change it, I can’t live this day anymore, so let’s get a divorce.”

Liang Hongmei raised her head and looked hard to believe at this man who had been with her for more than ten years, from junior high school to high school, from high school graduation to work, to marriage and having children, and she knew him. What he said was true, and it had reached the bottom line of his patience. They had quarreled countless times over her family's affairs, and had also fought with mud countless times. For the first time, Liang Hongmei felt really flustered.