The mother-in-law said that there was no word for "lose" or "chess", so she named the child Xu Qi based on the homophony of the two characters.
The mother-in-law was a little excited and immediately walked through the central hall, walked into the bedroom, and told Feng Yueliang, who was in confinement, about naming the child.
Feng Yueliang was not happy. She touched the towel wrapped around her head to prevent colds and felt it was loose. She tightened it with her hands and said, what's so strange about having a name? Call it whatever you want. Hey! What’s the use of just being positive in your name? I have been in confinement for almost a month, and no one has stayed with me for a day. A boy is a human being, but a girl is not a human being?
The mother-in-law felt that Feng Yueliang was taking this opportunity to vent to her, saying, "I'm here to serve you, isn't it the same?" Sigui is a man, how can he be so careful?
Feng Yueliang held back and said nothing.
After the child was one month old, Feng Yueliang, who was getting out of bed and walking around, heard bursts of firecrackers coming from the east end of the village. He asked his mother-in-law if it was a happy event. Her mother-in-law knew whether she knew, but she said she didn't know.
Feng Yueliang didn't ask any more questions. When she was carrying the wooden basin containing Xu Qi's diapers to the owner's pond in front of her door to wash them, she heard bursts of firecrackers coming from the east end of the village. It happened that the neighbor's sister-in-law also came to wash the clothes. Moon then asked her whether it was a happy event to set off firecrackers in the east of the village.
The sister-in-law squatted on another bluestone slab by the pond, raised her head to look at Feng Yueliang, and said pretending to be surprised, "You don't know this yet?" The boy in Wu Xiaofeng's family who was born on the same day as your daughter is one month old, and he is treating guests to full moon wine. Can we not set off firecrackers to celebrate now?
Feng Yueliang felt resentful after hearing this. She felt that the Xu family's patriarchal mentality was serious. Seeing that she was giving birth to a girl, she didn't even have to treat guests to full moon wine.
But the sister-in-law asked about this while dressing, why don't you have a treat at your house? It should be lively and lively!
Feng Yueliang sighed, picked up the wooden basin where the diapers had been cleaned, stood up and said, "How can our family be compared to Wu Xiaofeng's family? Their family has a building in the town, with a store below for rent, and they can earn income while sitting at home." Money! We can't afford guests at home.
The sister-in-law thought to herself: Treating guests can still make money, because all the guests will give gifts, so there is no reason why they can’t treat guests?
But she didn't refute, and she didn't feel the need to refute.
After Feng Yueliang said this, he hurried up to the pond bank with the wooden basin. Of course what she said was not the truth, but it was both self-pity and face-saving. She thought: Isn't the real reason why our family doesn't treat guests to happy birthdays because we are dissatisfied that I, Feng Yueliang, gave birth to a girl?
At this time, the Wu family in East Village was holding a banquet in the upper and lower halls. There were eight tables at a time, and there were many guests who could not be accommodated. They had to wait until the second round of flowing water banquets.
Some of the guests who were not seated at the head table were gathering in the square in front of the door to play cards; some were walking around, as if taking a walk or watching the fun.
It's just that the two people sitting at a table under the eaves were basically sitting still. Their concentration made people feel that they had an unusual relationship with Wu Xiaofeng, the general manager of the Kapok Town Construction Company.
Yes, the young man on the left is Wu Xiaofeng's secretary Liu Xiangnan, who was invited to keep the gift book, and the young woman on the right is Wu Xiaofeng's sister Wu Xiaohui, who was arranged to receive the gift money. With smiles on their faces, the two of them greeted guests who came to pay their bills from time to time.
The air was filled with the delicious smell of exploded firecrackers, and a festive atmosphere was created.
There are many people coming in and out of the gate, some helping and some hanging out. As soon as you enter, you can smell the aroma of wine, meat and dishes.
Now the banquet has begun, and the guests are rushing to take off chopsticks, holding wine cups, eating and drinking, and chatting about their own happy topics.
Only Xu Sigui was sitting at the table in the back row of the lower hall. Although he had a smile on his face, he did not take the initiative to chat with the guests. He drank and ate in silence without looking at anyone.
The guests at the same table deliberately asked him, Sigui, since your family has gained a thousand pieces of gold, you should treat the guests to a wedding banquet and make it lively.
Xu Sigui said, let’s talk about it later! The guest didn't ask any more questions.
At this time, Wu Xiaofeng went around from the wine table in the upper hall to the wine table in the lower hall to toast. It happened to be the turn of the table where Xu Sigui was sitting. He happily said to Xu Sigui, when will your family treat guests? I will definitely go and congratulate you.
Xu Sigui chuckled, shook his head and said, "My family will be exempted. If my mother-in-law gave birth to a son like your mother-in-law, I would definitely treat him, but..."
He stopped talking before he finished speaking, picked up his wine glass, clinked it with Wu Xiaofeng, and said cheers! He drank the remaining half of the wine in one gulp and showed the bottom of the glass for Wu Xiaofeng to see.
Wu Xiaofeng also showed the bottom of his cup. He guessed that the reason Xu Sigui didn't plan to treat him was because he was dissatisfied with the girl his wife had given birth to. Wu Xiaofeng is a careful person. When Xu Sigui said that, he didn't want to accept Xu Sigui's gift.
He walked out and asked for the gift book from Liu Xiangnan. When he looked at it, he found that it recorded a gift of 100 yuan from Xu Sigui.
After the head table was finished, Wu Xiaofeng pulled Xu Sigui aside, who was about to go out to say goodbye, took out 100 yuan and stuffed it into Xu Sigui's hand, saying that since you are not going to treat your one-month-old child to a wedding, I will refund the gift money. for you.
How can that work? Xu Sigui returned the 100 yuan to Wu Xiaofeng and said, "If you don't accept it, it's too little."
Wu Xiaofeng returned the money to Xu Sigui's hand, squeezed his hand and said, Sigui, take it, it's easier for me to make money than it is for you.
Xu Sigui thought to himself: That's right. The dignified construction boss doesn't care about the 100 yuan. He returned the gift money to me out of sympathy.
Xu Sigui simply pretended to be pitiful to gain more sympathy from him, and said to him, Mr. Wu, you are such a good person. I really have no ability, and I really want to find something to do in your company.
Can. Wu Xiaofeng patted Xu Sigui on the shoulder, turned around and pointed at Liu Xiangnan, who was keeping the gift book, and said, "In two days, you go talk to Secretary Liu. Our company is recruiting migrant workers. The specific types of work and wages are stipulated. After you read it, , you can sign a labor contract with the company. Xu Sigui extended his hand to shake Wu Xiaofeng's hand excitedly.
It was noon in late autumn, and the weather in the south did not even feel slightly cold. The rows of kapok trees in front of the house are still so green, and unknown flower-winged birds, in twos and threes, chirp among the branches, as if they are expressing their congratulations to the young master of the Wu family on his full moon in the unique expression of birds.
Xu Sigui left Wu Xiaofeng's house burping, maybe because he had eaten too much. On the way back, he wanted to relieve his big hand.
There was a door in the sloping house in front of the tile-roofed house, but there was no door leaf. As soon as you entered, you were in a latrine. You could smell the suffocating stench from a long way away. He didn't want to go in, so he took a path and went into the forest. He stood under a green umbrella-like horsetail tree. Panasonic is reducing the burden.
At this moment, the branches of a bush not far ahead were swaying gently, and a fluffy short tail was swinging among the branches. He discovered that it was a gray rabbit.
After relieving himself vigorously, he did not stand up immediately from his crouching position. Instead, he slowly bent his waist and moved towards the bushes. He wanted to catch the gray rabbit.
But before he got close to the bushes, the gray rabbit became alert, got into the bushes at high speed, and jumped several times to escape towards a slope in the jungle.
Xu Sigui simply stood up, grabbed a dry branch lying on the mountain ground, and chased after the gray rabbit to hit it.
