On the second day of the first lunar month, in the morning of Xiaqiu Village, mule carts and horse-drawn carriages set off one after another. The oxen carts were not used, and the oxen ran slowly unless they ran wildly.
In addition to carrying things back to her parents' home, the car also had fodder for the livestock.
Zhu Cheng drove a cart pulled by two mules, and the sheep were also put on the cart, and they had to walk with difficulty.
Her daughter-in-law hugged her son, who was wrapped in several layers of clothes. The little boy made a babyish sound and could say a few words.
There is a special bamboo basket next to it, which contains food for the child, plus fifteen packets of medicine and powder, which are suitable for the baby to take in different situations.
What if you catch a cold, have a bad stomach, have a convulsion due to a change of environment, or are frightened by something...
Wait for possible things to happen, compare it with the words written on the medicine package, and then give it to the baby.
Zhu Cheng did not dare to bring medicine to his father-in-law's family because he was afraid that he would take it blindly. It was originally a minor illness, but he died after taking the medicine. Others should say that he poisoned his father-in-law's family.
It was a bit cold on the morning of the second day of the first lunar month, so Fang Lan adjusted his son's direction back and forth so that his back was facing the wind.
The little guy didn't cry or fuss. He blinked his eyes for a while and then closed his eyes to sleep.
It was still an hour and a half before Zhu Cheng came to Fuguang Village amid the monotonous and boring scenery around him.
The children playing in the village saw the mule cart coming and ran and jumped around it.
"It's Aunt Lan. Aunt Lan has returned to her parents' home!" The children who had eaten Fang Lan's candy recognized her and shouted loudly.
When the baby was woken up, he opened his eyes blankly and pursed his mouth...
Fang Lan hurriedly untied her coat and hugged her son's face to her body, as Hanhan had taught him.
Originally about to cry, Chu Wen buried his face in his mother's chest, but after a while he struggled to hide away, turned his head to look at others, pouted, and his eyes were full of curiosity.
Zhu Cheng stopped the car and put on the handbrake. Yes, the village carriages had handbrakes.
During the Ming Dynasty, the carriages in the 1970s and 1980s all had handbrakes.
The hoop wheel is connected by iron wires. Next to the shaft is a buckle device with gears. When you pull it up, the teeth are straight teeth, and when you pull it down, they are reverse teeth. This hoops the wheel. There are several teeth, and the farther you go, The tighter it gets.
This handbrake is generally used to prevent the car from rolling away after parking. It also applies emergency braking at critical moments. Usually livestock owners are reluctant to apply emergency braking and injure their animals.
He got out of the car, took out candies and distributed them to the children. The children paid New Year greetings, knelt down and kowtowed, and received a small red envelope with two cents in it.
The children cheered and ran to report the news and invite their good friends to come over and pay New Year greetings.
The carriage continued to move forward slowly, with Zhu Cheng holding it beside him. This was a rule followed by the people of Xiaqiu Village.
This can avoid hurting people. There is a stupid village guard in the village. If he doesn't know how to hide, he will be hit by a car...
When the village chief heard the news, he came running over. The daughter of the Fang Wu family was not worthy of his enthusiasm when she returned home. The daughter of the Fang Wu family was worthy of marrying to Xiaqiu Village.
This year we are counting on Xiaqiu Village to rent land for large livestock farming! Can't afford to offend.
As for the need for village chiefs to clear roads between villages, basically even the villages in a county don’t need them.
If you ask for it, you are deliberately making things difficult for others. Who would open a special way to lead to other villages? Not far.
People who dare to take charge of Xiaqiu Village need road diversion, let alone whether the livestock can be rented. In the future, even if their village wants to leave the county seat, the county officials will find some excuse not to open a road diversion.
I heard that Xiaqiu Village has a connection with the Prince. This cannot be confirmed, but it is known that county officials always go to Xiaqiu Village.
Especially last year, when officials went to each village to talk about the prevention and treatment of livestock diseases, when officials got sick, they went directly to Xiaqiu Village for treatment, and everyone knew about it.
Fang Wu's family of four also rushed over, and the children ran over and shouted: Your uncle and daughter are back!
All four of them are wearing new clothes. Last year, their parents-in-law gave them a lot of things, and their lives became better.
"Sister, brother-in-law, have a great New Year!" the two children shouted happily.
Zhu Cheng and his wife kowtowed to pay New Year greetings to their parents and father-in-law. Zhu Cheng then took out red envelopes and gave them to his brother-in-law and sister-in-law.
Even if he can speak every sentence, he always gets lucky money and delicious food in the village.
Zhu Cheng's mother-in-law smiled like a flower and picked up her grandson: "Go home quickly. Why are you kowtowing?"
"Yeah, yeah, let's go back to Lao Wu's house. It's cold outside. Let's talk about anything we have at home."
The head of the village agreed, remembering that the fifth son-in-law respected his father-in-law and mother-in-law.
I have to take extra care from now on, seeing how this girl is getting married, alas!
Zhu Chengwai took out a gift and gave it to the mayor, and everyone was happy for a while.
When we arrived at Fang Wu's house, we started moving large and small things into the house again. The sheep had come down before and was unwilling to lie down in the car.
Fang Lan first went to get the utensils to milk the sheep. She milked the sheep once in the morning, but she didn't milk too much. The sheep was suffering.
The milk was immediately heated and fed to the three children.
"Lan! Why did you bring a sheep here?" Fang Wu wondered as he watched his daughter tie the sheep after milking.
"My mother-in-law said I would give it to my in-laws to drink, milk them once in the morning and evening, and provide enough fodder. I can also help carry some light things on weekdays."
Fang Lan washed her hands and packed the package as she talked. There were more things delivered than last time.
He put a silver bracelet on his sister, but left the glass bracelet there without putting it on.
Fang Lan knew how glass was made. Even though it was expensive outside, it was worthless in the village.
"Sister, is this jade?" The younger brother carefully took a glass bracelet, afraid of breaking it.
"Liuli, when you get a wife... wear it and play with it!"
Fang Lan originally wanted to give it as a bride price, but felt like scolding the woman, even though glass would be very expensive for a long time.
When the younger brother gets married, the bride price must include gold and silver jewelry, as is the mother-in-law's wish.
Otherwise, how could I easily give the things at home to my younger siblings? After all, he is the one who is getting married!
"You have to be filial to your father-in-law and mother-in-law. This is the blessing you have accumulated in your previous life." The mother-in-law warned her daughter.
"It's my blessing to marry Lan'er. I came from ten generations of cultivation." Zhu Cheng immediately followed.
The father-in-law was very satisfied: "My uncle...it's done! You didn't bring anything to eat, did you?"
Zhu Cheng looked up at his father-in-law, wondering, do you want me to take him or not?
"No... right?" He answered uncertainly.
"It's okay if you don't bring it, mother-in-law, go and cook quickly, my uncle and I will have a few cups."
My father-in-law was very happy. He brought food with him last time, as if he didn't give him anything to eat at his own home.
"Hey! Just go, Lan! She peed again." Zhu Cheng's mother-in-law agreed and gave the baby to her daughter.
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Like Zhu Cheng, people from Xiaqiu Village who return to their parents' homes are treated this way.
It's not that the village provides a lot of things, but that the village is very selective when marrying a wife, and it knows the situation of the other party's family clearly.
If the other party has a son and wants to marry a wife first, it depends on the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law; if the other party does not have a son and wants a wife, ask about the relationship between neighbors.
This is especially true when marrying a daughter out. Unless a good family is involved, she will definitely not agree to it, otherwise there will be a lot of trouble in the future!
Then on the sixth day of the first lunar month, the house builders came to the village and began to continue their previous work.
They are all having a good year this year. Xiaqiu Village is willing to give things to each other to reassure each other, work hard, and have no worries at home.
Xiaqiu Village does not need to calculate costs. They pursue speed. Cost is a matter of money. Rock sugar and soap are no longer sold for takeout.
