Chapter 2415 Gratitude Ceremony
Back in Jiudao, Lan San parked the helicopter on the village road not far from Lejia's house.
There is a floor in front of the village office building, but because there are buildings on all sides, the return wind is strong in winter, making it inconvenient for helicopters to take off and land.
There is not much work in the countryside in winter. There are basically no tractors or three-wheeled vehicles coming and going, and helicopters parked on the village roads are not in the way.
Le's father, Zhou Qiufeng, went to collect firewood, Li Zhao was teaching his junior brother, and Mr. Yi Laoyan went downstairs to help move things.
When Le's father Zhou Qiufeng came back from collecting firewood, he knew that his little cotton-padded jacket had gone home when he saw the iron bird. He stacked the firewood in the backyard. When he got home, he found that the rice was ready and the fish was stewed in the pot. He was so happy that he was walking with joy.
Luo Ban knew that Xiao Le was coming during class. He originally went back to the dormitory building after class, but found that the helicopter left soon, so he did not go back and went home after school at noon.
He ran home and heard that Xiao Le had given him two boxes. He didn't even bother to drink. He looked quickly and opened the lighter box first. He saw rolls of paper. If there was an east wind, one by one. The old face that already had nasolabial folds instantly blossomed.
There was no sound after my wife opened the box. Mrs. Luo went over to see what treasure it was. When she saw the paper tube, she was so happy that she asked, "Is it a collection of test papers?"
"Yes!" Roban nodded heavily, even if it was just one word, it was full of pride and joy.
He didn't even bother to eat. He took the paper tube with the math note on it, untied the tie, and eagerly looked at the question types and studied the difficulty level.
Mrs. Luo also knew the importance of it and didn't rush her. It wasn't until her husband finished reading a scroll that she went to reheat the food, urged her husband to eat, and then ignored him.
Luo Ban briefly read a few test papers, rolled them up again, took the box back to his room and hid it, and then quietly ran to the principal after class in the afternoon.
The two people who had met secretly arrested the vice principal at night. The three of them went to the office in the middle of the night to work overtime to copy the test papers. They all moved back to Luo Ban's house and hid them tightly without revealing anything.
Xiaole’s new test question set must be kept tightly until she comes back after the Chinese New Year, and then use it for the students who are taking the exam in their senior year of high school.
Of course, Le Xiao's classmate didn't know that Luo Ban and the principal would act like thieves in the middle of the night to cover up the problem. Her parents didn't allow her to work, so she had to climb to the second floor to draw drawings.
Brother Zhou was digging the ground. When he came home at noon, he saw the helicopter parked on the road and knew that Xiao Lele had returned to the village. He did not go to visit him and wanted to wait until the evening. In the afternoon, his brother-in-law told him that he would go to Lejia to help kill pigs tomorrow night. Didn't visit Le's house.
Le's father called his brothers. On the 26th, Liu Lu, Chen Dalian and others had breakfast and went to Le's house with their mothers-in-law. All the elderly people from each family were also present.
Boss Wu and his family arrived a little later, before eight o'clock. Village Chief Zhou went to the village committee to order mao, and also went to Lejia to help kill pigs.
Le's father, Zhou Qiufeng, originally left two sheep, one male and one female, and the ewe gave birth to three babies. A family in the village across the street wanted to raise sheep, so they mixed the two large sheep and three small lambs raised by Le's family. Breeding sheep.
The sheep were sold. Le's father knew that his piglets would be back on New Year's Day, so he ordered the suckling pigs in advance and brought them back in the morning to slaughter them together.
A total of four pigs were slaughtered, a large fat pig weighing more than 300 kilograms, a medium pig weighing more than 200 kilograms, and two two-month-old suckling pigs.
The big pigs are cut up and put into fresh-keeping boxes in separate categories and stored in the refrigerator, so that they can be eaten fresh at any time. The small suckling pigs are pickled after being put away, and roasted suckling pigs are made in the afternoon.
Because there were so many people, Zhang Laosan and several other elderly people dug konjac and ground it to make konjac tofu.
The women first helped to kill a dozen chickens and ducks, processed them and marinated them in Xiao Lele's condiments. After the pigs were killed, they helped to scald and shave them, separate the internal organs, and first process and clean the pig's small intestines. Take it clean and enema the blood sausage.
Classmate Le only mixed ingredients, and she did not need to do other tasks. When walking around, she found that Grandma Zhou never dared to look at her. She was obviously weird, but she pretended not to notice.
The middle-aged men and women processed the pork and cleaned the floor before processing the pig head, stewing the pig head meat, mincing the meat stuffing to make sausages, and making meatballs.
That day is the 26th, Jiudaowu Day.
Aunt Pa went to the market and heard a lot of gossip. She went back to the village from the street, threw her things at home, and then went to Lejia. By then she had nothing to help with, so she sat in the hall with the elderly and chatted.
After chatting for a while, they gossiped mysteriously: "Today a neighbor of Li Xiaoyan's family came to the market. I heard that Meng's wife had a fall a few days ago and could no longer get out of bed. She was also coughing up blood.
I also heard that Grandma Li Xiaoyan didn't take care of Mrs. Meng at all after she couldn't work. With Mrs. Meng's failure, it's hard to say whether she can survive this month. ”
Grandma Zhou Man, Grandma Zhang and others were stunned. Is Sister Meng dying?
Grandma Zhou Man sighed: "Well, she probably committed some sin in her previous life and owed it to the Li family. She is here to repay that family's debt in this life."
"No, I have worked for the Li family for most of my life, and yet I still have to take care of him when he is about to die. I really don't know how many lifetimes of debt I owe."
Liu Luma and Grandma Zhang San also wholeheartedly agreed. They thought that Sister Meng might have owed the Li family eight lifetimes of blood debt, otherwise she wouldn't be so unlucky.
Grandma Zhou heard that Meng's wife might be dying, and her heart skipped a beat. Meng's sister-in-law and the Li family's grandparents had offended Lele, so the Li family's ancestors and grandchildren became the target of thousands of people. Meng's wife had no way to seek medical treatment when she was sick, and the three of them had no luck.
Zhou Chunmei... is not liked by Lele either. Zhou Chunmei has not had good luck since she left the Zhou family.
Zhang Jing, Wu Lingling and her mother-in-law provoked Lele and ended up like a bereaved dog. The Huang family in Shishi offended Lele, and they ended up dead and sick. The century-old family collapsed at the drop of a hat.
There are also Chen Wu and Zhang who go to jail when they are old. Even if they come back in the future, their reputation will be ruined.
To put it into detail, no one who was against Lele or had a grudge against Lele would end well.
Zhou Chunmei also offended Lele. If she helps Zhou Chunmei and annoys Lele, will she also... not end well?
Grandma Zhou was having random thoughts in her mind, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on her back. She didn't dare to think about it anymore.
Grandma Zhou Man and others chatted for a few words, and then they got over it. They stopped talking endlessly about the Li family's ancestors and grandchildren, and talked about marriage.
Mrs. Wu happily mentioned: "Last time I went to Shangzhuang to go shopping, I saw Xiao Zhang, who was wearing sackcloth and mourning for Lele's aunt, and a woman with short hair that reached her ears. Was Xiao Zhang there? Are you making friends?”
"That's what happened," Zhang San's grandma admitted generously: "Lele said that Zhang Ke himself was not a person with a bad conscience and had not done anything bad. He also sincerely apologized and admitted his mistake. Lele also forgave Zhang Ke.
The Zhang family is not just a thing, but they are also going to eat the free royal food. The elders of the Zhang family cannot just let Zhang Ke go on alone. They proposed a marriage to Zhang Luo. If there are no accidents, they should be settled before the year. ”
Mother Liu Lum and Grandma Zhou Man also chimed in and said that Zhang Ke’s partner looked like someone who lived a good life. Mrs. Wu knew that Grandma Zhou Man and the others were also insiders, so she smiled and congratulated Grandma Zhang San: “Your clan nephew It will be decided before the end of the year. You, the aunt, will have a wedding.”
Grandma Zhang San happily accepted the congratulations. If Zhang Ke had a mother-in-law, the elderly Zhang family would no longer have to worry about Zhang Ke, which would save them a lot of worry.
The old people chatted about everything, the parents were short-lived, and the time passed in idleness.
At noon, five tables were filled. The meat from home-raised pigs is delicious, and the traditional braised pig head meat is even more fragrant.
There is no farm work in winter, and there is no urgent work in Boss Wu's workshop. Both men and women drink, making it very lively.
When Mr. Le was full, he left the show and took out the marinated suckling pig to drain the juice. Then he spread the sauce and honey on it and put it on the stove to roast.
The people who ate pig head meat at Lejia had a meal until two o'clock in the afternoon. After cleaning up the main room, because they had nothing to do at home, they gnashed their teeth in Lejia.
Roca opposes gambling, so people who play in Roca do not play cards or mahjong. They set tables and put on covers, sit around the kotatsu, crack melon seeds, eat fruits, and chat. The atmosphere is very good.
At around four o'clock, the first roasted suckling pig was taken off the shelves.
The suckling pig is roasted brightly, with golden skin, fragrant on the outside and crispy on the inside.
The men, women and children, who were so greedy after smelling the aroma, gulped down so much saliva, when the little boy brought the cut and plated barbecue, no one was polite and started to chop it up.
A roast suckling pig was devoured.
Everyone who had satiated their appetites felt quite embarrassed. The barbecue was so fragrant that they actually finished eating a pig!
Everyone thought that they should go home, and if they sat down again, they might have to save dinner.
When they wanted to leave, they saw the little boy carrying two boxes from the south room on the first floor and sitting at the table with the old ladies with a smile on his face.
The first box was opened, and there was a box of wide gold bracelets, with a large ring and a small ring, forming a pair, one for men and one for women.
The second box contained silver bracelets with rings the same size.
Grandma Zhou Man and others were almost dazzled by the golden circle. They looked at the little boy in surprise, wondering what she wanted to do.
Le Yun gave a pair of wide gold bracelets to Grandma Zhou Man: "Grandpa Man and Grandma Man have been protecting me since I was a child. They worry about me a lot. I don't have any good things. I have a bracelet to honor my parents."
"Lele, you've done so much to us. We can't have this, so you can keep it for yourself." Grandma Zhou Man was not willing to accept it.
Village Chief Zhou also did not agree to accept the gift: "Lele, your father and I are brothers who kowtow, and you are our nieces and nephews. It is only natural for grandparents to take care of their grandchildren."
"I know that Grandpa Man is my father's biological brother. It is only natural that grandpas take care of their grandchildren.
Similarly, it is only natural for a granddaughter to be filial to her grandparents. You have protected me since I was young, and you don’t need me to support you in my old age. It is my intention for me to honor you with something.
I asked someone to order this, and it was engraved with the words "kindness, sincerity, and longevity."
You may as well keep it as a mascot, set an example for the younger generations, and let the younger generations know what it means to be kind to the elderly, loyal and filial to the children and grandchildren, unkind parents and unfilial children, and unfilial children and grandchildren. This is true from generation to generation. Fathers are kind and sons are filial. This will last through the ages. An unchanging tradition. ”
Le Yun untied the thread binding the bracelet and put the women's bracelet on Grandma Zhou Man's right wrist. The bracelet can be enlarged or contracted, and can be worn on any wrist thickness.
Grandma Zhouman raised her hand, the bracelet was heavy.
"Okay, if Lele says so, just accept it." Village Chief Zhou was speechless. The little boy was making a fuss about filial piety. What else could he say?
Le Yun smiled and took the other one to Grandpa Zhou Man's left hand: "The bracelets are a pair. The men's bracelets are engraved with honeysuckle, which represents kindness, and the women's bracelets are engraved with pomegranates, which represent many children and blessings. .”
"So heavy? It must be half a catty, right?" Village Chief Zhou tried it, and the bracelet pressed against his hand.
"Grandpa Man can run and fly while carrying a bucket of water weighing thirty kilograms. You don't mind the weight, right?" Le Yun helped adjust the ring size of the bracelet with a smile.
"How can these be the same? The water is in a bucket, and this one is placed on the hand. It is so heavy. Wearing this every day will make your hands suffer." Village Chief Zhou shook it, lowered his hand to try it, and kept yelling. Too much pressure on the hand.
Cheng Wu and Zhang Laosan rolled their eyes.
Le Yun put on the bracelets for Grandpa Zhou Man and Grandma Zhou Man, and took another pair to Grandma Zhou: "Grandpa Zhou and Grandma Zhou were worried about me when I was a child. Grandpa Zhou left early, and Grandma Zhou and Grandpa Zhou are one and the same. We should pay filial piety to you." Grandma Zhou is the same.”
The little boy's smile was as bright as a flower. Grandma Zhou was so ashamed that she always wanted to find Lele and pull Zhou Chunmei. Lele was still so kind-hearted and treated them so well, but she was never satisfied. She always cried about Zhou Chunmei. The blood of the Zhou family wanted to help, but never thought about whether Lele would be sad.
She was so embarrassed that she wanted to say "I'm sorry", but she opened her mouth but didn't say a word.
Grandma Zhou's reaction was a little strange. Le Yun guessed that something must have happened that she didn't know about, so she put the bracelet into Grandma Zhou's hand, then picked up another pair and gave it to her aunt.
Village Chief Zhou thought that Grandma Zhou was too moved, so no one paid much attention to Grandma Zhou's reaction.
Aunt Pa did not refuse, and accepted it readily: "The old man said that every kindness he received from others would be repaid by a spring. Xiao Lele no longer repaid the favor with a spring, but a river.
Anyway, no matter how much nonsense you talk, you will still give me something in the end, so I won’t be polite. ”
"I enjoy playing with my aunt and grandma. I like the straight-tempered nature of my aunt and grandma the most." Le Yun bared her teeth: "Later, Grandpa Cheng Wu, Grandpa Zhang San, and the others will push me around and ask me to say a lot of good things before I accept it." , I will never visit them again, and I will ignore them for at least half a year.”
"Lele, I didn't offend you, why didn't you even go to my house?" Zhang Poluo yelled.
"Looking at the reaction of Grandma Zhang San and others, they took care of me in the beginning, but if they don't accept my gifts now, I won't visit Uncle Zhang's house."
Le Yun took a pair of bracelets and handed them to Grandma Zhang San without saying anything and grinning.
"Hmph, you captured our army first, why don't we accept it?" Grandma Zhang San pretended to be angry and took the thank you gift from the little boy with a smile.
"Grandma Zhang San, just accept it. Because you old people worry about me, I am grateful and will always remember this friendship. I am sending you a thank you gift to thank you for your kindness. You deserve it. You accept it." , I feel relieved and everyone is happy.”
Grandma Zhang San was also happy. Le Yun suddenly felt in a good mood and gave a pair of gold bracelets to Grandma Liu Qi.
Liu Luma was not polite, she accepted the gift with a smile and put it in her pocket first.
With their example, Cheng Wu and Cheng Liu readily accepted the gold bracelets presented by Xiao Zai Zai.
(End of chapter)