Zheng Bajin held the wine glass, took a sip, helped Mrs. Zheng sit down, then stood up again, and said to everyone: "Everyone is happy to celebrate the New Year today, but you can only drink one glass of wine. I wish grandma good health Good health and all the best.”
Mrs. Zheng smiled and said: "Okay, okay, grandma also wishes that Ba Jin's business will become more and more prosperous."
Suddenly, her eyes glanced at everyone, seeming a little unhappy.
Zheng Bajin also glanced at Zheng Jiashan and saw a somewhat sad look on his face. He knew in his heart that Zheng Xiaobai and Zheng Xiaofei were the uncle's sons. They worked in the city and were not far away, but they didn't come back to celebrate the New Year. In every old man, there are ideas.
According to the tradition of Shili Village, even if they are separated by thousands of mountains and rivers, they will come back to reunite during the Chinese New Year.
"Come, grandma, eat some food and try the braised pork I made by myself." Zheng Bajin said, and gave grandma a piece of badly cooked braised pork.
This was specially prepared for her. She had lost all her teeth and had to cook it until it was easy to digest.
Grandma took a taste and said, "It's really good! Ba Jin is really capable."
Qingqing also gave her grandma a piece of meat and said with a smile: "Grandma, if it's delicious, eat more. Don't praise him anymore, otherwise, he will be proud."
Grandma nodded and said, "Actually, what Grandma is most proud of is not the delicious food made by Ba Jin."
"What is that?" Everyone looked at Mrs. Zheng.
"But he married a good wife!" Grandma said seriously.
Everyone's eyes turned to Qingqing, including Nian Jianan, who could not hide their proud expression.
Qingqing's face suddenly turned red, how could she be so good? I felt even more sorry for the Zheng family, especially my elderly grandma.
Bajin also saw her sad expression, pulled her and said softly: "What are you doing? Everyone is happy, everyone should be happy."
Qingqing nodded.
The two sat down again, and Zheng Bajin suddenly stood up again and toasted Nian Jian'an, saying that he was grateful to him for giving birth to such an outstanding daughter.
Nian Jian'an was also not good at sociability, so he declined with embarrassment, saying that it was not because he was born well, but because he was blessed.
Zheng Bajin toasted to his uncle and aunt again.
The eldest aunt was a little embarrassed. She looked at Zheng Bajing and said, "It was my aunt's fault in the past. Don't you take it to heart?"
"Hey, what did Auntie say? Let the past go by. We will be a family from now on. Don't take it to heart." Zheng Bajin said hurriedly.
"Okay, we are a family to begin with." Zheng Jiashan pulled his wife.
This year has been pretty harmonious.
Even Zheng Laohai, under control of his drinking, did not dare to go crazy due to drinking and just kept his head down while eating.
And Zheng Baliang, at this time, finally settled his position and understood that he was nothing in Zheng Bajin's eyes.
Being able to have dinner together is already enough respect.
Moreover, this meal was the richest and most delicious he had ever eaten in his life. Like Zheng Laohai, eating with his head down was the wisest choice.
A New Year's Eve dinner took more than an hour to finish.
Because it was so delicious, I was so happy to have it again for a long time. The whole family was so relieved that they ate up the whole table of dishes.
Qingqing and Hu Ying went to collect the bowls, and their eldest aunt followed them.
Zheng Bajin asked his aunt to take a rest and then he could follow her.
The eldest aunt said: "You have worked hard all day, let us women do it, and you can talk to grandma."
Zheng Jiashan also said: "Yes, it's eight pounds. Let your aunt help clean it up. Otherwise, she will be really embarrassed."
"Hey, uncle, I've already said that we are a family, so we are not allowed to be polite anymore. Isn't it too embarrassing to say anything embarrassing?" Zheng Bajin said with a smile.
Zheng Jiashan nodded and said: "Bajin, you see, after more than half a year of hard work, this home has been completely renewed and is considered first-class in the village. What are your plans for the next step? In fact, I think, Just stop it when you see fit, don't be too aggressive."
Of course Zheng Bajin knew what his uncle was worried about, and of course he knew what happened that day. The implication was that he was kindly urging him to restrain himself.
He also understands the principle of killing the first bird with a gun.
However, now it is like sailing against the current. If we do not advance, we will retreat.
Only by moving forward bravely can we remain invincible.
He smiled and said, "Uncle, don't worry, I have my own sense of proportion. I plan to make some money after the New Year, put things aside here, and go to the city to develop with peace of mind."
"That's fine. There is plenty of room for development in the city." The uncle nodded.
"Grandma, when the time comes, you can come with me to the city to experience life in the city." Zheng Bajin nodded to his uncle and turned to his grandma.
"I'm not going anywhere." Grandma said with a smile. "I've lived here for decades and I'm used to it. Nowhere is as comfortable as here. As the saying goes, a golden nest or a silver nest is not as good as your own doghouse."
Zheng Bajin fell silent. Of course he understood that an old man who had lived in the countryside for decades would definitely not be used to living in the city.
Moreover, there is a custom in rural areas that once you are outside and something goes wrong, you will not be able to enter the house.
Of course, facts have proven that this custom is a bad habit, not advisable at all, and also unreliable. In his previous life, he had seen many examples with his own eyes.
The old man died outside. In the end, his sons were not allowed to enter the house, so they built a shed outside to hold the funeral.
The children of this family did not have good luck in the end.
On the contrary, some people do not avoid this kind of resentment and let their elderly people into the house, set up a dojo in a glorious manner, and finally carry them out for burial. As a result, the family ends up being rich and noble, or at least they have enough food and clothing.
In the previous life, such a situation occurred in Zheng Bajin's village. There was a third brother in the family. Because their mother accidentally fell to death outside, the eldest and the third were not allowed to carry her into their house.
The second child ignored the persuasion of the villagers and resolutely carried his mother into his home. He stayed there for a few days before carrying her out for burial.
A few years later, the second son's two sons all had iron rice bowls.
A few years later, the eldest son ate public food for stealing, and the third son ate someone to death for selling fake food and was punished by law.
The most terrible thing is that my daughter-in-law is very beautiful...
Of course, the second child didn't think so much at the time. He just felt that his mother couldn't even enter his house, so why should he be called his mother?
However, Zheng Bajin knew that he alone could not change other people's opinions for a while, so he no longer struggled with letting his grandma enter the city in the future.
It's too early to talk about this now. The thorns haven't been planted yet, so I'm just thinking about making a hole in the felt for the baby to pee. It's really too impatient.
"By the way, why is this kid Zhang Xiaoyang not celebrating the New Year here?" Grandma suddenly realized that someone was missing and asked strangely.
Zheng Bajin was startled and didn't know how to answer for a moment.
He doesn't want to lie to grandma! Even if it's a white lie.
"This child is a poor man. You should keep him here to celebrate the New Year. Otherwise, how can he celebrate the New Year when he is alone and has no place to go?" Grandma seemed to have caught this topic and didn't want to let it go.
"Okay, grandma, I'll pay attention next time, and let him spend the New Year together next year." Zheng Bajin thought for a while and organized his words.
Mrs. Zheng nodded!
