"The food at my uncle's house is so delicious, I don't even want to leave." Xiaolong and Xiaoying from uncle Li Wen's house were bragging with a group of brats.

"Yes, meat is really delicious! I haven't eaten meat for a year. My aunt's white flour steamed buns, rice and braised pork are so delicious that I bit my tongue. If you don't believe it, look at it." A sixty-seven

The little kid who is 6 years old is opening his mouth wide and sticking out his tongue to show the little guys.

"That's right, that's right, the food at uncle's house is so good! I won't go back today, I want to sleep with my grandma." The little kid Zhou Xiaowei also said positively.

Li Wen was very hungry after working hard all day, and was now eating a big meal with a big steamed bun.

The children ate too much in the morning and could not eat much at noon, and many dishes on the table were unfinished. Li Wen did not mind eating the leftovers, drinking fermented glutinous rice soup, and preparing to clean up the food.

"Awen was smart enough to go and eat at the children's table. Let's eat at the adults' table. There isn't much left. Second sister, let's go too." Li Fang pulled Li Xia up and walked towards the other children's tables.

Li Wen didn't wash the dishes after dinner. He couldn't do it because he was most afraid of washing the dishes. In fact, there was nothing to wash.

Most of the dishes were eaten clean, and many adults used steamed buns to wipe the plates clean.

However, there are enough people to wash dishes. Mother, second aunt, several daughters-in-law of Li Juncai's family, and several sisters and aunts will all help.

After dinner, Li Wen was responsible for entertaining the young people and children of these relatives. His parents, middle-aged people and old people would sit together, talk, and play cards to renew their relationship.

On the third day of the Lunar New Year, we did not entertain guests until around four o'clock in the afternoon, when relatives began to go home one after another.

None of the little ones were willing to go back. The smaller one was taken away immediately, while the older one was immediately packed away before obediently following him back.

However, Li Wen's eldest aunt and second aunt did not return today. Now Zhou Xiaomo's wish was fulfilled.

After sending off all his relatives, Li Wen leaned back on his chair and didn't want to move.

"Oops! There are so many children today. Running around makes me really tired." Li Wen said lazily as he sat slumped in a chair.

"Haha, having more children proves that there are successors and the family is prosperous. What do you know?" Li Deyou said while smoking a cigarette!

"By the way, second sister, did your eldest daughter-in-law cause any trouble today?" Li Dezhong said to his second sister Li Xiufang with a smile.

"Why don't we make a fuss? I'm so angry. The boss is so ruthless. He's so embarrassing in front of these relatives in the room today." Li Xiufang sighed.

"Yeah, I don't know where a young daughter-in-law in her twenties got her courage. Today, she put her hands on her hips in the room and asked my sister-in-law to give me an explanation. But she was immediately scolded by me. What the hell." Second Aunt Cui Yanzi

Said angrily.

"Oh, I told the boss that this wife is really blind! Not to mention that they broke up as soon as they got married, and now she is in constant trouble in the village all day long."

"She often comes to the house to ask for food to be carried to her mother-in-law. It's really, alas! I won't talk about it anymore." The second aunt Li Xiufang said with tears streaming down her face.

"Why didn't the boss come today? See if I don't deal with him." The second uncle looked at his sister and said angrily.

"You're not the shameless one. During the Chinese New Year, I asked my boss to help the village drive cattle carts and pull people to make money. My uncle's family won't let him leave," the second aunt Li Xiulan said angrily.

"I couldn't listen to a word his father and I said. I don't know what kind of ecstasy soup he was fed. Forget it, I won't care about him from now on, just pretend that I don't have this eldest son."

"If they are like this, don't take care of them in the future. You and your brother-in-law can just take care of the other five children."

"And Chunmei, don't let the Red Army and his wife come to our house in the future. He doesn't recognize his mother, so I won't have a nephew." Li Deyou took a puff of cigarette and said.

"Second sister, from now on, your Weiguo family's marriage should be carefully watched. Don't find another vixen who will coax Weiguo to stay at home and not come back." The second aunt advised the second aunt Li Xiufang from the side.

"Alas! Xiufang, Xiulan, and Chunmeiyanzi, you are also mothers. From now on, you must have a bowl of water that is balanced and not favoring anyone. Only in this way can the family be harmonious." The old lady sat aside and said.

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"Mom, we get it." Everyone responded one after another.

Li Wen was playing with a few little guys in the room at this time.

Today, the third cousin of the second aunt's family, Zhou Baoguo, cousin Zhou Lanlan, Zhou Lili and Zhou Xiaomo, are not home. There are also two cousins ​​of the eldest aunt's family. Today Li Wen and the second sister are responsible for entertaining a few people.

Li Wen and his cousins ​​were playing upgrades on the kang. Instead of playing with money, a few people put stickers on their faces. At this time, Li Wen's face was almost covered with newspaper stickers.

There are several little guys on the ground playing with marbles and building blocks.

In the evening, my mother and my second aunt boiled the leftover rice with water to make porridge, and everyone ate the leftover stir-fry at noon and it was delicious.

Early the next morning, I said goodbye to my second aunt, and sent my eldest aunt and her family to the oxcart where the production team went to the county to pull work.

At this time, usually during the holidays, the production team will send out donkey carts or ox carts to pull goods or people. This also solves the problem of transportation and traffic difficulties.

This is not capitalism, this is a sideline business in the village.

Next, starting from the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, Li Wen started his journey to visit relatives.

Li Wen wakes up early in the morning every day, pushing his bicycle and following his mother, taking the little girl to visit relatives. Running back and forth for several days makes Li Wen very tired.

Life in many relatives' homes has become very difficult. Guests are served Erhe noodle steamed buns with shredded potatoes or cabbage. Only when I go to my aunt's house can I have a meal, but there is still a certain gap between it and his family.

The Li Wen family’s gifts for visiting relatives this year are also eye-catching. Except for visiting grandpa’s house, they basically get half a catty of braised pork, which makes the host family very happy.

Today is the tenth day of the Lunar New Year, and the New Year atmosphere is already very strong. At this time, the end of the New Year is the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

Li Wen did not go to visit relatives today. I have almost left my relatives, so my father and mother can go. Instead, I came to your town with the Yangko, Gong and Drum Troupe from the village.

Every year, the town holds a report performance to celebrate the new year. This year is no exception. Early in the morning, the production team leader Li Junli organized a gong, drum and yangko team of more than ten people to set off.

Life in the town has improved a lot this year, so it is extremely lively. All villages have also gathered on the commune stage.

There has been noisy gongs and drums since the morning, and competitions are coming and going from village to village.

Today there is also a Shehuo performance, in which men, women and children of all ages dress up in costumes and dress up as ancient civil servants and generals who are already mythical figures.

At the front was a transport truck borrowed from the town's supply and marketing cooperative. There were two big drums on it, and four big men were performing on it.

After transporting the car body, there are the cymbal team and the Yangko team. The audience around them was excited to watch the cymbal and Yangko waist drum performances of hundreds of people.

A few dozen meters further back is the Shehuo performance. Because the sound of gongs and drums is so shocking, I am afraid that it will startle the oxen pulling the carts.

At this time, one or two Shehuo members were fixed on more than 20 bullock carts. The exaggerated expressions painted on each one seemed to tell the legends of ancient ancestors.

Adults and children excitedly pointed to their favorite images of Shehuo. There were images of Nezha, Erlang Shen, and even Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie, but they were not very similar. Most of the remaining images were from ancient times, and many of them were dramas.

The princes here will be equal to the characters.

In front of the bullock cart were five or six people walking on stilts. This was a technical job that ordinary people couldn't do. I saw only a few people performing on wooden sticks two to three meters high, and their bodies were still very flexible.

These stilt walkers were invited from the county theater and they are all professionals.

(Digression: But then again, have you ever made your own stilts out of tree branches?)

After the gongs and drums team left, the Shehuo team began to parade through the streets and alleys of the town for demonstrations, followed by countless children. Because there are many mythical figures that are the image of children.

Li Wen and his second sister also followed behind with their younger brothers and sisters. Li Yong and Li Tao kept trying to run to other places, but Li Wen scolded them.

Of course, the main reason is that Li Wen holds financial power and can buy snacks for a few little ones.

At this time, several little guys were holding candied haws in their hands, licking them non-stop, jumping on their feet and shouting towards the social team.

Li Wen is also very interested in Shehuo. In his previous life, he only visited them during the Chinese New Year when he was a child. When he grew up, these B&Bs disappeared.

Although people today do not have enough food and clothing, they still have a lot of spiritual activities. Therefore, although living together is poor, they are still happy.

Looking at the Shehuo team that was about to leave, several little guys kept holding Li Wen's hand to tell him to leave quickly.
Chapter completed!