I went down to the river in March, with a clear sky and a few white clouds. Under the white clouds, an apricot forest was sprouting new buds. The breeze blew and apricot blossoms rained all over the place.
The apricot grove in Xiahe Village is hundreds of years old. In the center of the apricot grove is a reclining old apricot tree. The cracked bark is like its wrinkles.
In the village, several naughty children wearing crotchless pants were riding on the winding branches of an old apricot tree to play games. One naughty child was blindfolded with a piece of cloth, but he bravely climbed left and right along the trunk, baring his teeth and claws. Yelling. The other naughty children on the branches were silent, hugging the trunk tightly and shushing the blindfolded naughty child, not daring to breathe. When the blindfolded naughty kid was about to touch another naughty kid, a naughty kid in the distance deliberately shook the branch at hand to lead the blindfolded naughty kid aside. Then, the naughty kid who was almost caught nodded vigorously to the naughty kid who reached out to help.
Just when the naughty kid who was almost caught thought he had escaped disaster, the blindfolded naughty kid who was lured away came back and caught him off guard.
"Hahaha, you must have been caught by me." The blindfolded kid bared his teeth and laughed, pulling off the blindfold with one hand.
"Little pig, liar, you must have lifted the cloth and peeked!" The naughty boy who was caught refused to accept it.
"Pull it down, you haven't had a shower in more than half a year, you're all stinky, I don't need to look, I'll know where you are just by smelling it!" The naughty kid named Xiao Xiaozhi pulled off his blindfold and pouted.
"Hurry up, it's your turn to catch him!" Xiao Xiaozi threw the blindfold to the naughty child and urged him repeatedly.
The naughty kid received the cloth but did not put it on. Instead, he pointed behind Xiaoxiao and whispered: "Little pig, run, run, your sister is here."
"Come on, it's your turn. Don't tell me my sister is here, just..." Little Pig didn't take it seriously, waving his fat paws and patting his chest.
"What is it?" A girl's voice came from under the tree.
Hear sounds. The little pig was startled, and fell down without stepping firmly on his feet. The girl under the tree quickly caught it and was almost knocked down by the momentum. I couldn't help but roll my eyes, push the naughty kid to the ground, and spank him twice.
"Sister Yu, it hurts. If you hit me again, be careful. I'll tell my mother and see if she doesn't spank you!" The naughty child was spanked. He couldn't help but screamed.
"How dare you file a smear complaint? Let me see if I don't beat you. Mom gave you the nickname to let you learn from Brother An. It's better for you to just smear Brother An!" When the girl heard the naughty child's threat, she couldn't help but hit her hard again. The naughty kid was slapped twice on the butt.
"I'm not slandering you. Second aunt said that Brother Zhi loved to play with tree-touching monkeys when he was a child!" the naughty child yelled.
"If you still don't admit your mistake, okay, I won't take you with me to my second uncle's house this time!" The girl stood up.
Going to the second uncle’s house?
The naughty boy jumped up when he heard this, not to mention how excited he was.
"Go, go. Sister Yu, I was wrong." The naughty child dared to talk back. He was so honest that he went off to chase the girl.
"Little pig, where are you going? Let's play together." The naughty child on the tree shouted loudly.
"I'm going to my second uncle's house. My second uncle's house is my brother's house. Hahaha, do you know who my brother is? My brother is Zhu Ping'an, the Yuan of the Ming Dynasty!"
When the naughty kid talked about the Great Ming Dynasty, Yuan and Zhu Ping'an, he deliberately puffed up his chest and pinched his fat waist with his chubby hands. As proud as if he wanted to go to heaven.
Then, the naughty kid on the tree looked at him with envy.
Although everyone knows that Xiaoxiao's brother is Zhu Ping'an, they are still envious every time Xiaoxiao says so.
"Sister. Sister, did Brother Zhi always give you delicious food when you were a child?" The naughty boy caught up with the girl, grabbed the hem of the girl's skirt with his fat paws and asked with his chubby face raised.
"Of course, Brother She is the best to me. When I was a child, Brother She would always let me eat the scrambled eggs my grandmother made." The girl held the naughty boy's hand. She pouted her little mouth and looked like a little girl.
Ouch ouch
Hearing this, the naughty child was extremely envious. The scrambled eggs given by Brother She must be the most delicious scrambled eggs in the world, and his mouth started to water just thinking about it.
The girl led the naughty boy step by step towards the village. When he was approaching the old house, the naughty boy noticed with sharp eyes that in addition to his own family, there were also grandparents, uncle's family, and fourth uncle's family outside the old house who were preparing to set off.
Then, the naughty kid curled his lips with a look of disgust on his face, pulled the girl in a low voice and asked, "Sister, sister, why are the uncle's family going too?"
Although they live in the old house, the naughty kid doesn't like his uncle's family at all. His uncle is so fake, and his aunt always feels that he is superior to others. He especially dislikes Brother Jun's new wife, who always picks up trouble with one eye. Don't stop!
"My uncle is going, I don't know what to worry about." The girl was also unhappy and tugged at the naughty child in a low voice, "I'm going to the second uncle's house later, so don't just eat, you have to help the second aunt keep an eye on it. .”
"Yeah, don't worry, sister." The naughty kid patted his chest hard and acted like a little man.
"Oh, why is it so smelly? Where did the fourth brother go? Third aunt, you don't care. You can't keep doing this. Rolling around in the dirt, what future will you have? In our family Over there, so many teachers have been hired.”
As the girl approached with the naughty child in hand, the woman at the door of the old house wearing a blindfold, new clothes, makeup and makeup covered her mouth, raised her eyebrows, and said in disgust.
The third aunt glanced at the new daughter-in-law and said nothing, but the naughty kid on the side didn't want to do it anymore.
"You talk a lot!"
The naughty boy curled his lips and rolled his eyes.
"You..." The painted woman was so angry.
"What are you, what the fourth brother said is wrong, why do you talk so much?" Zhu Pingjun walked out of the crowd in a nonchalant manner, glanced at his one-eyed woman, and looked unhappy.
"What nonsense are you talking about? This is your wife!"
When the eldest aunt saw Zhu Pingjun being so choked when speaking to her daughter-in-law, she couldn't help but go up and slap Zhu Pingjun lightly on the shoulder. This daughter-in-law is a money tree, and I still want to get more benefits from my daughter-in-law.
"Giggle...Brother Jun's daughter-in-law has such good eyesight..." The fourth aunt covered her small mouth with a handkerchief, looked at the uncle's family up and down with her slender eyes, and smiled sweetly.
"Giggle...Of course my eyesight has improved, and I can still see that the fourth aunt is the lucky one. This kid is running all over the floor, so troublesome. Fourth aunt doesn't have to worry, giggle... ...I’m still not sure whether he’s a naughty guy or not.” Brother Jun’s wife turned her head and glanced at the fourth aunt, covered her little mouth and laughed too, and even touched her deliberately with her other hand. Not showing pregnant belly.
"You..." The fourth aunt hated it when others talked about her children, and her face became crooked with anger.
"Okay, let's stop arguing. It's a shame to be polite. The pig has won the yuan. This is a big happy event for our whole family. Don't mention the trivial things. The pig has won the yuan for so many days. Now, it’s time for us to go to our second brother’s house to congratulate and have a good time, right dad?” Uncle Zhu Shouren was wearing a brand new navy blue cocoon silk tie and a square scarf, looking very dignified.
"Yeah." Mr. Zhu, holding a cigarette bag in his hand, hummed without saying anything else. The cigarette pouch in Mr. Zhu's hand is brand new. Father Zhu bought it from the market a few days ago to honor Mr. Zhu.
Mr. Zhu nodded, and the matter was settled, and the whole family of the old house went to Zhu Ping'an's house in great force. (To be continued.)
