At noon on the seventh day of the lunar month, the sun shines brightly.
Xu Hongping moved a chair and placed it in the middle of Shaigu Ping, where she basked in the sun leisurely.
Uncle Tang picked up the chair and followed him calmly.
Xu Hongping turned her head and said, "Aren't you reading inside?" Why did you follow me out?
Uncle Tang put his hand into his pocket, took out a magazine, and responded: I came out to bask in the sun, and it doesn't prevent me from reading.
Xu Hongping turned around and sneered: You are right, reading and basking in the sun are both the same.
Uncle Tang flipped through the book and called out: Ping'er (Xu Hongping), this page of the magazine is very beautiful. I don't want to talk at the moment!
Xu Hongping lay on the chair and continued: "You can do it yourself."
"Dad, Mom, let's get comfortable in the sun!" Dahu came over carrying three chairs.
Xu Hongping raised her hands and replied: Comfortable, so comfortable.
Dahu put down the chair and said: The sunshine now is a treasure, it is naturally comfortable!
"We're here to bask in the sun too."
Xu Hongping looked forward and said: Erfeng is here too, please watch the road.
Erfeng then said: Mom, I am right in front of the house, I will fall down again!
Xu Hongping commented: Erfeng, you have a big belly, you can't be careless, just in case!
Xu Hongping's words have not yet finished.
Erfeng kicked his foot forward.
Her whole body leaned forward.
Shitou hugged Erfeng and said anxiously: Sister Erfeng, are you okay?
Erfeng turned pale and replied: No.
Xu Hongping scolded: Look! Before I finish speaking, you will stage this show, if the stone is not around! If you want to cry, you don’t know where to cry!
Erfeng replied: What mom taught me is that my daughter is indeed careless.
Xu Hongping argued: Erfeng, what's the use of saying "careless" afterward! You need to take precautions in advance...
"Mom is right. Erfeng is young and has many things to do, so he has to rely on his mother for guidance." Erfeng sat down on the chair.
Xu Hongping smiled and said: This child!
Shitou asked: Brother, do you like reading?
Dahu responded: Normally, I will read when I want to read.
Shitou called out: Brother, you have been back for so long and I haven’t seen you read a book yet.
Dahu continued: The book is in my heart, so there is no need to read it often.
Shitou said: My dad reads the book several times a day. Isn’t it right that he doesn’t take the book into his heart?
Dahu argued: Dad and I read different books. He reads books about interesting things in life, while the books I read are theoretical books.
Shitou responded: Why can’t I understand! It sounds like being in a fog!
Uncle Tang held up the book and shouted: Dahu's words are wrong! Never mind what book! Read it frequently.
Otherwise, it will get rusty.
Dahu replied: Dad analyzed it thoroughly! Quan'er just made a slip of the tongue.
Shitou stood up and said, "I'll go in and get a dictionary and look at it."
"Brother, do you want to bring a book?" Shitou asked:
Dahu replied: I don’t want to see it.
"Forget it if you don't look." Shitou ran into the house in large strides.
Xu Hongping asked: Erfeng, how many pairs of insoles have you sewn today?
Erfeng said: About ten pairs.
Xu Hongping called out: Erfeng, you are in labor, so you don't have to be busy sewing insoles. From today on, you can teach me how to sew insoles - learn slowly.
Erfeng then said: Mom, my belly is not ready for delivery yet.
Besides, mom doesn’t know how to sew insoles.
Xu Hongping replied: If you teach me, I will know how to do it!
"Dad, I'm here." Shitou held a pen, dictionary, and notebook and shouted:
Xu Hongping said: Shitou, why didn't you come out with a kettle!
Shitou muttered: We just came out not long ago.
Xu Hongping asked: Erfeng, are you thirsty?
Erfeng replied: I'm not thirsty.
Shitou replied: So be it! I'll go get the kettle out.
With that said, Shi Shi put down his book and walked straight to the back room.
Xu Hongping shouted: Shitou, don't bring the kettle, just bring some fruit.
Shitou turned around and replied: Okay.
Xu Hongping saw Shitou walking into the house and called out: Dahu, are you there?
"Brother Tang, you are basking in the sun!"
Uncle Tang tilted his body, glanced at the intersection, and said with a smile: Brother Jiang, you are here.
Xu Hongping stood up and shouted: Brother Jiang, come here.
Uncle Jiang smiled and said: The sun is so bright today! It’s nice to be in the sun!
Tang Bo said: It's comfortable, very comfortable.
Erfeng said politely: "Hello, Uncle Jiang!"
Uncle Jiang said: I originally thought that I would come here today to become famous.
Unexpectedly, Erfeng showed no signs of giving birth.
It seems that my plan will not work today.
Xu Hongping replied: Brother Jiang is not afraid of becoming popular! Being popular can bring bad luck!
Uncle Jiang replied: My good sister-in-law, your daughter is a sensible person and a blessed person. Anyone who falls in love with her will definitely be healthy and prosperous in the coming year.
"Good luck will accompany you throughout your life." Uncle Jiang continued:
Erfeng called out: "Uncle Jiang, don't make fun of Erfeng!"
Xu Hongping held up the chair and laughed and said: Brother Jiang, sit over here.
Uncle Jiang took the chair and shouted: "Sit down too."
Xu Hongping then said: Brother Jiang, please sit here for a while while I go in to cook.
Uncle Jiang shouted: Sister-in-law, you don’t have to go to work, we will leave after just sitting for a while.
Xu Hongping responded: Brother Jiang, it's almost noon. You can stay at our house and have a bowl of rice - it won't be too late to leave.
Brother Jiang said: No, no, my sister-in-law doesn’t need to bother me.
Xu Hongping rushed to say: Brother Jiang, it’s just a meal! Why are you so polite?
It’s not even the fifteenth day of the first lunar month and you came to my house and you didn’t even get a sip of water.
Spread the word!
Uncle Tang continued: That’s right, Brother Jiang, you’re welcome!
Uncle Jiang sighed: My sister-in-law! I said I can't defeat you.
Xu Hongping replied: That is, I am a woman.
Uncle Jiang praised: Brother Tang, you are so lucky. You have married such a smart and capable wife.
Uncle Tang smiled and said: "To each other!" each other!
Xu Hongping responded: Brother Jiang deserves the award, how can I be so smart! What can I do! Compared to Sister-in-law Jiang, I am far behind.
Uncle Jiang said: My sister-in-law can't compare with her. My sister-in-law is diligent and agile, and she is a master in business.
Just ask! Among the women in our village, who is as smart and capable as my sister-in-law?
"Brother Jiang is joking! Joking!" Xu Hongping walked slowly towards the back room.
Erfeng shouted: Mom, I will follow you into the house too.
Xu Hongping turned her head and continued: Erfeng, sit well and get more sun - it is better for your health.
"Mom, eat an apple." Shitou held a bamboo basket of apples and called:
Xu Hongping took an apple and said: Go and give it to them.
After a while, you can also take out the melon seeds inside.
Shitou responded: Okay!
Shitou saw Uncle Jiang sitting in the middle of Shaiguping and shouted: Uncle Jiang, you are here.
Uncle Jiang shouted: Shitou, come here quickly.
Shitou walked over, put the apple on the chair, and said: Uncle Jiang, eat the apple.
Uncle Jiang replied: You want to ask Erfeng to eat apples, because Erfeng is pregnant...
"Uncle Jiang, I don't agree with what you say! You have to worry about whether you are pregnant or not even if you eat an apple!" Erfeng interrupted:
"Erfeng, please let me finish what I'm saying. You are pregnant and eating more fruits will be good for the baby in your belly." Uncle Jiang replied:
Erfeng said: Uncle Jiang, the blue apples on the basket include apples for you to eat and apples for me to eat.
Uncle Jiang said: Of course.
"Hey! Where did the stone go?" Uncle Jiang glanced at his side and said blankly:
Uncle Tang continued: He went into the house.
Uncle Jiang called out: When he saw me coming, he didn't sit with me for a while.
Erfeng responded: He has something to do inside. When he is done, he will come out.
Dahu held the basket and said politely: Uncle Jiang, here it is.
Uncle Jiang took the apple and ate it in one bite.
Erfeng reached into the basket, grabbed an apple, and said thank you: Brother!
Uncle Jiang looked at Dahu and asked: Brother Tang, he is your son, he is called! !
Tang Bo smiled and said: The dog barks - Big Tiger. He has not been at home for many years.
Dahu shouted: Hello, Uncle Jiang!
Uncle Jiang praised: Dahu is very energetic.
"Uncle Jiang, eat melon seeds." Shitou said, holding a plate in one hand and a stool in the other:
Uncle Jiang raised his head and replied: You really treat me as a guest.
Shitou argued: I was going to get these things.
"Shitou, you have to think carefully when you lie - before you say it." Uncle Jiang called:
"Brother Jiang, a few melon seeds - he can't lie to you." Tang Bo said:
Uncle Jiang nodded and replied: That's right.
Shitou put the plate on the stool and said, "Uncle Jiang, please!"
Uncle Jiang grabbed a few melon seeds and said: Brother Tang, I heard others say that you went to the pigsty to feed pigs before you found Shitou. I was confused. I feed pigs every day, why didn't I touch it? To people like "Stone"!
Uncle Tang scratched his temples and said blankly: I don't know either.
Uncle Jiang praised: Such a good person like Shitou!
Shitou sat on the chair and asked, "What's so good about Shitou!" The stone is not worth Uncle Jiang!
Uncle Jiang responded: Erfeng, is the stone good?
Erfeng muttered: This! this!
Everyone laughed and said: Haha~
Uncle Jiang asked: Dahu, how many years have you not been home?
Dahu continued: It’s been 6 or 7 years!
Uncle Jiang said: No wonder, I can’t even recognize you.
Dahu called out: I'm pretty much the same as before.
It's just that he's a little taller and stronger.
"Tang Jin, come in with Brother Jiang for dinner!" Xu Hongping shouted:
Erfeng shouted: Uncle Jiang, my mother has prepared the meal!
Uncle Tang asked: Brother Jiang, please!
Uncle Jiang replied: My sister-in-law has prepared the meal so quickly.
Shitou echoed: My mother is always arrogant in everything she does.
Uncle Jiang responded: I admit this.
"Brother Jiang, you have come into the house!" Uncle Tang put down the magazine and called:
Uncle Jiang was holding the chair in one hand and replied: "I'll take the chair in."
Shitou shouted: "Uncle Jiang, put down the chair, we have to go out to bask in the sun after dinner."
Uncle Jiang let go of the chair and shouted: Brother Tang, please go ahead.
Dahu looked over and whispered: Stone, these apples!
Shi Shi continued: Most of the apples on the basket are missing. You lift the basket in and fill it up again.
Dahu mentioned the apple and said: Where are the melon seeds on the plate?
Erfeng touched his belly and said: I haven't eaten many melon seeds.
"Sister Erfeng, hold on to me." Shitou said:
"Shitou, help Erfeng, I'm going in." Dahu turned around and walked straight into the house.
Shitou helped Erfeng walk into the living room.
There was no one in the living room.
Erfeng walked to the table and stretched out his hands to set the dishes and chopsticks.
The stone picked up the ashes on the stove and gently pushed it to the bottom of the table.
"Brother Jiang, take your seat." Uncle Tang pulled Uncle Jiang into the living room.
Uncle Jiang said: Brother Tang, you!
"Dad, it's cold inside the house. I lit the brazier. You and Uncle Jiang come over to warm yourself up." Shitou shouted:
Uncle Tang called out: Brother Jiang, let's go over and warm ourselves by the fire.
Uncle Jiang smiled and said: Let’s go.
He sat on the stool and said: We brothers don't see each other twice a year. It's rare for us to get together today and talk to each other about what's on our mind!
Uncle Tang replied: Brother Jiang, what do you have to say? Just say it.
"It's a fact that we don't see each other very often. Over the years, I've been away from home all the time, and I've only been home for few days a year!" Tang Bo continued:
"Dad, Uncle Jiang, while you are chatting, I will go into the kitchen and take a look." Shitou interrupted:
Uncle Jiang continued: Shitou, if you have something to do, go and do it.
The stone faced the door and ran straight to the kitchen.
"Here it comes, here it comes, the food is here." Dahu hurried over with two bowls of food.
Erfeng shouted: Brother, be careful, don't overturn the vegetable bowl.
"No, no." Dahu put the food bowl on the table and ran to the kitchen.
"Brother Jiang, you've been waiting for a long time." Xu Hongping called, holding the cauldron in one hand and the dishes in the other:
Uncle Jiang replied: "It's not long, but it's not long. It's true that I have a problem with you. I haven't even sat on the stool outside to warm up, and you called for dinner, which made me and Brother Tang angry!"
Xu Hongping served the rice and said: Brother Jiang, I made the morning meal this morning, and there is still more than half of it on the pot. I didn't cook any more in the morning and only fried two vegetables.
"So! You let me eat the leftovers!" Uncle Jiang replied:
"Brother Jiang, don't dislike it!" Xu Hongping responded:
"I don't usually dislike it. Today is the first lunar month." Uncle Jiang continued:
Xu Hongping apologized and said: I'm sorry! sorry! I!
Uncle Jiang smiled and said: Sister-in-law, didn’t you hear that I was kidding you?
"I am a tenant, a tenant of your family. You all eat leftovers, why can't I eat! I'm afraid that there is too little rice in the pot." Uncle Jiang explained:
Xu Hongping took a breath and sighed: Brother Jiang, you scared me to death.
"Mom, have you served the rice?" Dahu asked, holding two dishes:
Xu Hongping responded: "It's ready."
"Then sit down and eat!" Shitou walked slowly, holding a soup dish.
Tang Bo shouted: Yes! right! right! Food gets cold easily.
Xu Hongping gathered around the table and shouted: Brother Jiang, please pick up some vegetables.
Uncle Jiang replied: Sister-in-law, if you don't ask me to pick up vegetables - I'm not nervous yet. But when you ask me to pick up vegetables, I become uncomfortable all over.
Shitou called out: Uncle Jiang, please order whatever you want.
Uncle Tang said: Brother Jiang, I won’t call you, you can do it yourself.
Uncle Jiang held up the bowl and said: Brother Tang, what are your plans for the fields this year!
Uncle Tang chewed his rice and replied: It's still the same as in the past. The two fields opposite my house will be cultivated by my family, and the rest of the fields will be leased to Brother Jiang for cultivation. The rent remains unchanged.
Uncle Jiang put down the bowls and chopsticks and said thank you, Brother Tang! Thanks!
"Brother Jiang, you eat." Xu Hongping called:
Uncle Jiang commented: Everyone else's rents are rising, but Brother Tang's rent has not risen, and he continues to rent to Brother Yu. Brother Yu is grateful to tears.
Uncle Tang responded: Brother Jiang, who are you! You are Tang Jin's brother. Tang Jin rents out money just for food and clothing, without any extravagant hope of making much profit.
Moreover, Tang Jin's land was limited, with only ten acres of land and fields combined.
Xu Hongping rushed to say: Sir, what are you talking about while eating?
Uncle Tang responded: Yes, yes, yes.
Shitou shouted: Uncle Jiang, I will serve you some rice.
Uncle Jiang replied: I will go by myself.
Shitou picked up the bowl and called out: "Be polite when I help you fill the bowl of rice!"
Uncle Jiang muttered: I came to your house and asked you to take care of me like this!
Xu Hongping replied: Brother Jiang, what you said is out of context...
