80s development history

This year's New Year's Eve dinner is very rich, there is no shortage of chicken, duck and fish, and there is a large pot of hairy crabs. The Xin family has only eaten river crabs, and they have never eaten such a large hairy crab. The two old people think that this fresh food must be expensive. So he was reluctant to eat it, but Xin Andong was stubborn and wanted to let the old couple try something new. He took the initiative to disassemble the crab for his grandparents and took out the crab meat for them to eat. The two old people couldn't refuse and had to eat it. Fresh, more meat than river crab, delicious.

Except for the second sister who asked her mother to help, the rest of the family ate very happily. The proud and reserved person like the third sister also rubbed and ate the crab legs with her hands. The mother also ate some, not much, and she was mainly reluctant. , I want to leave it to the children to eat.

At the request of Xin Andong, the theme of this year's New Year's Eve dinner at home is hot pot. The bottom of the pot is thick and fragrant big bone soup. Since there is no special hot pot pot, they eat and cook on the stove. The leg of lamb bought by Xin Andong, Xin Wenfang cut some and put them in, as well as freshly fried meatballs at home, salted fish cubes, river prawns, black fungus, shiitake mushrooms, coriander, and fennel.

Although it is more complicated, but because the hot pot soup base is very good, the taste of everything put in is not bad. The whole family ate the hot pot with the sound of crackling firecrackers outside. The heat wave was rolling, and Xin Andong's nose was covered sweat.

The village is now fully powered on, and the big bulbs on the roof of the main house are very bright, so after dinner, the family did not go out for a stroll, but sat in the main room and talked around the stove. Mostly grandma and mother were talking, and the children listened. , Grandpa Xin was cheerful holding a cup of hot tea, the second sister lowered her head and quietly sewed a small cloth bag, the third sister learned to knit sweaters with Xin Andong, and the silly father yawned after a while.

But he can't sleep tonight, at least until after twelve o'clock, because twelve o'clock symbolizes the beginning of the new year, and the custom in the village is that every household will scramble to go to the earth temple to offer incense. Doesn't Xin Wenfang have to ask their family to be Touxiang, but in order to show respect to the land god and my heart's wish for the new year, I also don't want my family to lag behind others.

Therefore, the silly father basically can't sleep on New Year's Eve every year, and Xin Wenfang can't sleep either. The couple stay up until twelve o'clock and then go to burn incense and come back to sleep.

Xin Andong's three siblings were naturally not allowed to stay up late, because Xin Andong, who was sent to bed by his mother after a busy day, quickly fell asleep.

On the first day of the new year, people in the village believe in sleeping with ingots. The longer someone sleeps, the more money they will earn in the coming year. Although this kind of saying contains feudal superstition, it is true that people in many families will sleep for a long time before getting up on the first day of the new year. .Even the most industrious woman will be a little lazy on this day, and this time is not like usual, and no one will tell.

Xin Andong slept very deeply, and no one in the family called him on the first day of the new year, so when he woke up, he looked at the electronic watch beside the bed, and it was already nine o'clock in the morning, and the drawn curtains were still open. Able to see the light through the cracks, he thumped his drowsy head, which had been sleeping for a long time, and dazedly picked up the new clothes prepared by his mother and changed into them.

As soon as he walked out of the main room, he saw the very pretty third sister who was wearing a royal blue padded jacket with fluff on the neckline. She was wearing a pair of red round-toed leather shoes with side zippers, which looked very western.

Seeing her younger brother staring at her, Xin Anqiu was a little embarrassed. She touched her two braids that were combed smoothly today, and asked, "Little brother, you are awake. Our family ate chicken noodle soup this morning. Grandma asked you Do you want dumplings or chicken noodle soup?"

The dumplings are stuffed with celery and pork. My family made a lot of them yesterday, but Xin Andong actually doesn’t like dumplings. , just add more garlic leaves to the clear noodle soup.”

Eating chicken noodle soup when I wake up in the morning always feels a little greasy. Garlic leaves are his favorite, and they feel very fragrant. He also likes to add some when making soup. The tender green garlic leaves are sprinkled on the thick white soup, which will Feeling very hungry.

"Okay, go and brush your teeth." After finishing speaking, Xin Anqiu stepped on the new shoes carefully and left, standing at the door of the cooking hut and shouting to Mrs. Xin, "Grandma, my brother wants noodles, don't pour him chicken soup, he said more Some garlic leaves." She didn't want to go in, for fear that the pot ashes would stain her new shoes.

Mrs. Xin replied, "Understood."

After Xin Andong finished brushing his teeth and washing his face, there was a bowl of steaming noodles in clear soup on the small table, with two round and tender eggs lying on it, the noodles were hand-rolled, very chewy, It was much tastier than the dried noodles and water noodles sold in the supermarket. Xin Andong, who already liked noodles, ate them with gusto.

It is rare for Xin Wenfang to be at home during the New Year, so she went out to other houses early on. Of course, there were not many houses with which she had a good relationship in the past, except for the Jiang family and her neighbor, Aunt Cheng. Everyone thought she was just going to the county to set up a stall to sell. Lobster, but even this is amazing, at least he is wearing new clothes this year, not to mention the two beautifully dressed girls, even Xin Wenfang's coat is very eye-catching, making all the big girls and young wives envious It can be seen that the Xin family has made a lot of money selling lobsters, and almost everyone has this idea in their hearts.

Although Xin Wenfang came back from the county town and was dressed well, except that she spoke louder than before, and she no longer shrugged her shoulders to be obedient, the rest, her words and actions were approachable, and she was not annoying, even some women who were jealous of her family's money-making She could only say a few sour words, Xin Wenfang pretended she didn't hear what went in her left ear and went out in her right ear, and no one else could do anything about her.

But there are also more tricky ones, who don't see Xin Wenfang's life well, and ask her family's second and third children insidiously. With a disabled left leg, it will be difficult for the two girls, Xin Wenfang, to find husbands in the future.

"I'm sorry to see you, the second and third children in your family are really sick. Now that your family has money, don't let them see it just because you are a girl. If our county hospital can't do it, then take the children to the provincial capital and earn money. No matter how much it is, the child will not get better from this illness. In the future, which healthy young man will want it, but he will not be able to stay at home as an old girl all his life. If you are willing, your boy must have something in his heart."

Both inside and outside are satirizing the Xin family's preference for the youngest son, disregarding the life and death of the two sick daughters, and stabbing Xin Wenfang and her two daughters for not being able to get married, which is extremely vicious.

The woman who spoke was from a relatively wealthy family in their village. Her name was Chen Shuzhen. Her father-in-law and mother-in-law worked in other places in the early years and earned a lot of money. When they were old, they brought a lot of money to their daughter-in-law. , most valued by the old couple, most of her parents-in-law's money was taken by her, her man is useless, he has no other skills except drinking and gambling, the financial power of the family is in her hands, and her waist is much straighter than other women in the village .

Chen Shuzhen said this on purpose because she couldn't understand that Xin Wenfang was better than her now. In the past, all the women in the village supported her. Except for Wang Xiangmei, she was one of the best female representatives. But since Xin Wenfang went to the county and made a lot of money, the women in the village have Many people praised her, either because they were jealous of her, or because they paid more attention to Xin Wenfang.

This made her, who had always been the focus of the crowd, very unhappy.That's why he spoke to stab Xin Wenfang.

Children are Xin Wenfang's lifeblood, whoever hits them is like stepping on a landmine, Xin Wenfang's heart is like being stuffed with a ball of cotton, the blockage is so painful, she looked at the bitter woman who said this fiercely, and sneered, "Even if the second and third children in my family can't get well, it doesn't bother you. My son has been filial since he was a child. He said earlier that even if his second and third sisters can't get married, he will take care of him. If you have time to worry about other people's affairs, take care of yours first." It's a shitty mess."

She has a basis for saying this. Although Chen Shuzhen has money from her parents-in-law, her man is not a thing. Apart from drinking and gambling, she is also very out of tune. She is more than 40 years old and has a daughter-in-law. I raised a baby outside, and many people even said that the girl was pregnant.

The daughter-in-law who just entered the house is pregnant, and the vixen outside the man has also appeared. It is conceivable how unhappy Chen Shuzhen is going through these days.

She used to be very embarrassing in front of her father-in-law and mother-in-law, and she also said what she said at home. This is naturally because she gave birth to a son for her man.

But now the woman outside is pregnant, and she is also the seed of her man. Even if Chen Shuzhen gave birth to a son, she only gave birth to one. He was playing sloppy with her, and secretly wanted to get the girl's child into the house.

Therefore, Xin Wenfang's words in return immediately turned her face black and blue, but she couldn't refute. Xin Wenfang looked at her with her chin raised, and she dared to say another word, which would definitely make her ashamed to face others.

Chen Shuzhen's chest heaved, she gave a cold snort, and finally stomped her feet heavily to leave.

The other women who didn't intervene were really surprised when they saw Chen Shuzhen being taken away by Xin Wenfang's anger. They still remembered Xin Wenfang's appearance of being bullied like a soft bun half a year ago, but now they see her angering Chen Shuzhen, who is one of the most sharp-tongued and sharp-mouthed in the village. Running, seeing with eyes wide open, I felt like, ah, sure enough, the Xin family has made money, and even their backs have hardened a lot.

Run away before you have had enough?Xin Wenfang curled her lips as she watched Chen Shuzhen's leaving back, feeling more and more that she was too cowardly before.

Ren Shan was bullied and Ma Shan was ridden by others. She didn't know the truth of this sentence until she opened a shop. Although her lobster restaurant has always been doing well, there are many customers. Xin Wenfang's character has really changed a lot from being scolded so hard at the beginning to being able to scold her directly when she meets the unreasonable Xin Wenfang.

On the way back, Wang Xiangmei sighed to her, "Wenfang, don't blame me for speaking harshly. You have a very good aura when you speak against Chen Shuzhen today. If you were so bold before, your family would have been in such a mess. Your sister-in-law, Ge Jinhua, if you had been tougher back then, how could Dongzi and his four brothers have suffered so much?"

Xin Wenfang's face turned pale immediately, Wang Xiangmei looked at her hand and said hastily, "I kissed you too, and that's why I said these words from the bottom of my heart. If you are really dissatisfied with me, it will be a waste of my heart." gone."

Wang Xiangmei was a little regretful at this time, Xin Wenfang's expression made her feel that she might have been really talkative just now, but she is a person who can talk truthfully to anyone she kisses. , but never thought whether Xin Wenfang would accept her kindness.

"No, Sister Xiangmei." With tears in her eyes, Xin Wenfang held Wang Xiangmei's hand tightly and said with a wry smile, "I was not dissatisfied with what you said just now, you are right, I used to be too naughty, If I take the people in the village seriously, take Ge Jinhua as a person, and take my father's words too seriously, I should know that children are my lifeblood. Why should I earn money so hard? Giving food and drink to irrelevant people will end up making my children suffer.”

Wang Xiangmei breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile, "I'm relieved if you think so," and then half-jokingly said, "You've finally come to your senses and are not completely dizzy."

It's inconvenient for her to say too much. After all, Mr. Xin is involved in the Xin family's affairs. Although she, an outsider, can't understand what the old man did before, it is impossible for her to say bad things about the old man.

Xin Wenfang was very happy. In fact, her personality changed early, and she saw through these truths. Wang Xiangmei didn't count as a wake-up call to her, but it was so rare for someone to treat you sincerely. Also a lot more sincere, faintly intending to have a deep friendship.

She smiled and said enthusiastically to Wang Xiangmei, "My Dongzi bought a lot of hairy crabs, and there are still some at home. You come back with me and pack a few for the Dahe brothers."

Hairy crabs are rare here, and they are considered a rarity. Wang Xiangmei has the nerve to take advantage of Xin Wenfang, and hurriedly shirks, "No, no, let Dongzi eat."

"Oh, it's okay. My Dongzi always talks about Dahe. I'll get you a few, and you just wait here." After Xin Wenfang finished speaking, she hurried into the house to get it despite Wang Xiangmei's obstruction.

Her family was reluctant to eat hairy crabs, and of course she was also reluctant to give them to others, but firstly, she liked Jiang Dahe's child very much, and secondly, she wanted to have a deep friendship with Wang Xiangmei, so she generously gave six to Wang Xiangmei, including Mrs. Jiang and Jiang Er. Uncle, there are six people in his family, exactly one person.

Seeing that she really packed six hairy crabs, and these crabs were very big, Wang Xiangmei didn't know what to say. She took the bowl home with great gratitude, and took a big step. She wanted to bring the hairy crabs back quickly. The family then returned the bowl to Xin Wenfang.