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The four of them went to the small shop, and when they came back, each of them was holding a bottle of orange-flavored soda, beaming with joy.
As soon as Xiaoman entered the room, he quickly returned to the kang. His behavior of being afraid of the cold made the two little guys behind him laugh at him. After a while to warm up, he picked up the soda bottle beside him. The slightly cool soda pops into your mouth, hiss, it’s so sour and refreshing. Later, people talked about eating popsicles in a heated room. This is probably the same feeling, right? !
The four of us were drinking soda and watching TV. Grandma’s house now has a 12-inch color TV, but every time it takes a long time to adjust the antenna to receive the signal, otherwise there will be snowflakes on the screen.
“Come on, come on, let’s eat meat.”
The aunt came into the house with a bowl of braised hot sauce and four pairs of chopsticks. Gu Qingqiu thanked him, took the meat, put it on the window sill, and handed out the chopsticks to each person.
Four children sat cross-legged on the window sill around a bowl of braised pork. No one moved their chopsticks while looking at the greasy braised pork.
"You guys can eat, I often eat meat in school." Gu Qingqiu said.
"Sister eats, sister eats first."
Xiaoman thinks that although the two little ones are a little annoying, they are still quite sensible.
Nowadays, we can occasionally eat meat dishes, but a real bowl of stew like this is still a treat that can only be enjoyed during the New Year.
The two children watched Xiaoman take the first chopsticks, and then started eating.
"Hmm, it's delicious. Sister, don't you like to eat lean meat? Here's a piece for you." Gu Qingshou ate a mouthful and didn't forget to take care of Xiao Man, who took the lean meat he brought. Don't tell me, it smells really good.
"Fourth grandma is here again." Fang Xiaowei muttered quietly. Xiaoman looked out the window and saw an old lady wearing a large red cotton-padded jacket entering the yard.
The uncle’s family lives with grandma and the others. Fang Xiaowei usually eats here and is taken home by his aunt in the evening. Therefore, Xiaoman's family is the only one who does not live in Zhuangzi and is not very familiar with other relatives.
"Who is the Fourth Grandma?" Xiao Man asked in a low voice.
"It's the one who built a new house to the west of grandma's house in the summer. Now that she has moved in, she always comes to visit whenever she has nothing to do." Gu Qingshou said and curled his lips. It seemed that he didn't have a good impression of this fourth grandma.
When he said this, Xiao Man also remembered it. At that time, the fourth grandmother was sitting outside supervising the work, and would praise her son for his ability to build new houses for everyone when he met them.
"You have to be polite later, you know?" Gu Qingqiu whispered, worried that his two younger brothers would say the wrong thing if they were outspoken.
"I know, I know, how old am I and I still don't understand? When the Fourth Grandma came here before, didn't I laugh so enthusiastically?!" Gu Qingshou retorted dissatisfied.
"Last time, the fourth grandma told grandma that Sister Xiaoman should not go to school and marry the stupid son of the village chief next door, you also said that the fourth grandma was too busy and nosy." Fang Xiaowei complained.
"Am I not telling the truth?" Gu Qingshou was unconvinced.
"She also asked me to marry the stupid son of the village chief next door?" Xiaoman asked in a low voice. The fourth grandma has already entered the house and is greeting grandma and the others in the outer room.
"That's right. The fourth grandma's granddaughter didn't go to school and was getting married, so she told grandma that it was useless to go to school. She said that the village chief next door was looking for a wife for the stupid son of the family. Instead of going to school, she might as well marry into the village chief's house. .”
Gu Qingshou also complained when he mentioned this. The son of the village chief next door is almost 20 years old. He does not farm or go to work every day. He squats in front of the middle school and robs junior high school students with a group of gangsters. Others were afraid that his father was the village chief, and it was said that he had some relationship with the district cadres. If he lost a little money, he could only accept it and admit it as bad luck. There is just such a person, who in the four miles and eight villages does not know that the fourth grandmother even asked her sister to get married quickly.
"You, just think it's for your grandparents. Don't let them worry about the Chinese New Year. Just pretend you didn't hear what the fourth grandma said, you know?"
"Okay, I'll try my best." Although Gu Qingshou was a little reluctant, he still listened to his brother's words.
At this time, the fourth grandma finished her courtesy outside and followed her into the back room.
"Oh, isn't this Xiao Man? It was several years ago when we last saw her. She has become a big girl now." The fourth grandma held Xiao Man's hand affectionately and looked up and down.
"Fourth grandma." Xiao Man smiled stiffly and resisted the urge to take his hand out.
Fortunately, grandma brought a glass of water and rescued Xiaoman.
"We're eating meat." The fourth grandma glanced at the window sill, "You said it's the Chinese New Year, but you don't get more for the children, so four people only eat this one bowl."
"I'll give it to my fourth grandma to try. I raise it at home."For pigs in 2019, the meat is at its best. "Grandma Xiaoman didn't answer her words.
Gu Qingqiu obediently brought the bowl over. Grandma Fourth waved her hands and said no, while she pinched two pieces and quickly threw them into her mouth.
"Well, it's not bad." Half of the fourth grandmother's teeth had fallen out, so she chewed the remaining ones for a long time, and then buttoned them with her hands.
Except for Gu Qingqiu, who was still calm, the others all looked disgusted.
"Is Xiaoman still in school?" Grandma Fourth asked.
"Well, I'm at school." Xiaoman looked at her warily. He didn't really want to tell her to the village chief's stupid son, did he?
"Tsk, tsk, I'm not telling you, what's the point of going to school? Look at your dad, he was a college student back then, but now he's not as good as your ninth uncle."
This time Xiaoman couldn't help it anymore and secretly rolled his eyes. This Uncle Jiu is the biological son of Fourth Grandma, who is about the same age as Gu's father. It is said outside that the business is doing well, so Fourth Grandma's family has money to build a new house.
"Your uncle Ninth has already bought a car when he is doing business outside. When he comes back, let him drive you out to see what you have learned." Grandma Fourth said in a show off.
Xiaoman and others didn't answer, but the fourth grandma didn't feel embarrassed at all, and continued: "Yanyan will get married in a while, to the big boss who does business with your uncle Jiu. You don't have to worry about it in the rest of your life. Let me tell you, you should also make plans for Xiaoman. Young people are not sensible, so we old guys should think carefully for them and worry for them."
Xiaoman frowned in displeasure. He was only seventeen years old, and he was already being urged to get married.
"I'm not in a hurry." Grandma Xiaoman smiled and said calmly: "We, Xiaoman, can rely on ourselves and don't have to worry in this life. We don't have to rely on others."
Xiao Man almost wanted to applaud after hearing this. His grandma’s idea was too progressive.
"Is it possible that you are still planning to let her go to college? It's not my fault. This boy will go to college as soon as he goes to college. Girls will become ambitious after going to college. I'm afraid no one in Zhuangzi will dare to marry her." Fourth Grandma He continued speaking without giving up.
"Fourth Grandma, I heard that Uncle Jiu's family is going to have a little brother again, right?" Gu Qingshou suddenly asked.
“What are you talking about?” The fourth grandma’s face panicked and her eyes dodged. "It's time for me to go back and prepare dinner, so let's not talk anymore." After saying that, she ran out of the room as if running away. Grandma Xiaoman said she wanted to see her off and followed her out.
"You." Gu Qingqiu was helpless.
"What's wrong with me? I don't want her to spoil grandma's mood by letting her talk any more." Gu Qingshou said confidently, and he didn't say anything, he just cared about his relatives.
Gu Qingqiu also knew that what his brother said was right. He wanted to teach him some lessons about worldliness but didn't know where to start. In the end, he could only shake his head and tell them to continue watching TV. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com