Reborn in the 60s and adopted

On the 28th and 29th of the twelfth lunar month, the whole family was busy, steaming buns, frying dumplings, and making pillow cakes. They were having a lot of fun, and soon it was New Year's Eve, two days later.

Chinese people, whether in the city or the countryside, attach great importance to this day. This is also Tang Mei's first year in this world.

Tang Mei woke up at around 4:00 according to her biological clock. Thinking that she would not have a partner to practice boxing this morning, she decided to be lazy today and lay back in bed until she woke up naturally. She glanced at the alarm clock that Sister Pei had given her at the bedside, and it was obvious that her mother had no intention of waking her up, otherwise she would not have slept until now.

She walked out of her room and was about to wash up when she smelled a strong fragrance in the yard.

I couldn't wait to run to the kitchen and asked, "Mom, what did you cook that smells so good?"

Tang Sansao saw that her daughter's hair was all messy, and it looked like she had just gotten out of bed.

"You little greedy cat, go get yourself ready for lunch."

Tang Mei went to brush her mouth with a smile.

"Hey, mom, tell me, what are we having for lunch? I smelled something delicious in the yard. It smelled so good that my saliva was almost watering." After brushing the brush, Tang Mei ran to the kitchen.

It was rare for Aunt Tang to see her daughter being so greedy.

He scooped a small piece of soft and tender stewed pig's trotter from the pot, put it in a small bowl and handed it to Tang Mei.

"Well, eat quickly, my little greedy cat"

Tang Mei took the bowl and chopsticks, picked up the chopsticks and put them into her mouth without any hesitation.

"Hmm, it's so delicious. Mom, why do I feel hungrier the more I eat?" Tang Mei acted coquettishly and wanted to eat more, as if she could eat several more.

"Don't be greedy and call your father back." Aunt Tang San patted Tang Mei's head gently.

"Okay." Tang Mei, who was not full, pouted her lips.

"Go quickly." Aunt Tang San gently patted Tang Mei's little butt.

Tang Mei was photographed so shyly that she ran out of the door. She guessed that her father should be in the mushroom shed at this moment.

Sure enough, I saw Uncle Tang in the mushroom shed.

"Dad, it's time to eat." Tang Mei saw Uncle Tang spraying water on the mushrooms.

Uncle Tang looked at the little girl who was as cheerful as a butterfly and happily put down the bamboo tube with which he was watering the plants.

"Oh, my little girl, you look so happy today. Let's go to the kitchen to eat together." Uncle Tang looked at his daughter lovingly.

"Dad, you are watering the mushrooms now. Today is New Year's Eve. Do you still have to send them to the supply and marketing cooperative?" Tang Mei asked.

"No, no, Zhang Caigou is also on vacation. I will water the plants more diligently these two days and send some to your mother's grandmother when the time comes." Uncle Tang Seng tapped Tang Mei's nose, "You are becoming a little housekeeper like your mother."

"Dad, I'm going to sue you. You actually said I was a housekeeper." Tang Mei pouted, pretending to be angry.

"Okay, okay, it's my fault, it's my fault, please don't tell me it's my fault, okay? Come on, let's eat, your mom must have made a lot of delicious food today."

The two of them chatted and laughed as they walked into the kitchen. Uncle Tang San asked Tang Mei to sit at the table without her help, and then he helped Aunt Tang San bring the food to the table.

Tang Mei watched as an endless stream of delicious food was served on the table, including the fried crispy pork from the day before yesterday, the stewed pig's trotters, the cold pig ears and pig's head, and the mushroom and egg soup. There were so many delicious foods that Tang Mei couldn't even take in all. It was truly a temptation.

"Okay, you look like a greedy cat, eat quickly." Uncle Tang picked up a piece of food with chopsticks, and the whole family started to eat.

Uncle Tang sighed as he ate, "Oh, no one thought that we would have such a sumptuous meal for the New Year this year."

Aunt Tang San also echoed, "Who would have thought that we would have such a good life now? Okay, okay, stop sighing. After dinner, let's all go out and walk around the village."

after lunch.

Tang Mei and Uncle Tang San held Aunt Tang San's arm and walked carefully on the path outside the house.

Smoke was coming out of the chimneys of every house we passed, and the smell of meat was constantly wafting out of the houses.

Wang Fengqun, who was pouring dirty water through the small door of the kitchen, saw a family of three.

"Third brother and sister-in-law Meimei, have you eaten?" Wang Fengqun greeted them warmly.

"Oh, it's Old Wang. You've eaten everything. Have you eaten at home?" Aunt Tang San rarely came out and saw Wang Fengqun's happy face and smiled.

"Not yet, Third Sister-in-law. It's rare to see you out and about. Come to my house and have a seat." Wang Fengqun invited warmly.

Uncle Tang waved his hands at her and said, "No, no, let's just walk around the village to help digest the food."

"Okay, then we won't keep you any longer." Wang Fengqun watched the three of them leave, and sighed in his heart that this family is full of good people, because this year the New Year's Eve dinner in our village was upgraded by several levels, and the aroma of meat wafted through every household.

The three of them walked slowly to the door of their aunt's house.

"Sister, open the door." Tang Mei called Tang Li in a loud voice.

Tang Li, who was helping her mother cook, heard Tang Mei's voice and ran out of the kitchen.

"Hey, here we come."

"Oh, Uncle San and Aunt San, you are here. Please come in and sit down." Tang Li greeted the three of them happily.

"Oh, haven't you eaten yet? We came at a really bad time." Aunt Tang San said with a smile.

"No, no, no. You and my uncle can come anytime." Tang Li's words became sweeter and sweeter.

"Hey, the third brother and his wife, come in quickly, the dinner is about to start." Aunt Yao Feng covered her mouth and smiled as she came to support Aunt Tang San.

"Why do I need you? I can walk by myself."

"Oh, I haven't seen you for a long time. What's wrong with letting me help you?" The aunt gently patted Aunt Tang's arm.

"Okay, okay, okay," Aunt Tang and the other two smiled and went into the kitchen of my aunt's house together.

"Come and sit down." The aunt stood up and tried to help Aunt Tang San to the stool in front of the dining table. There were fish and meat on the table. It seemed that the food at the aunt's house was not bad this year.

"Hey, we've already eaten. Can you let us stand for a while? It's a good time to digest the food. If you haven't eaten yet, eat quickly."

"Hey, then all right. You three can just watch us eat." The eldest aunt called her son and daughter without any courtesy and started eating.

"Sister-in-law, I came here to ask if there are any plans for this year's New Year's Eve dinner?" Uncle Tang scratched his head a little embarrassedly.

While chewing her rice, the eldest aunt asked, "Third brother, what are your plans?"

Uncle Tang San didn't know whether he should bring this up. After hesitating for a while, he finally said, "There are three families in our family. This year, many of them are better off. I mean, should we invite the second family to come and have a New Year's Eve dinner together?"

Tang Mei's eyes widened when she heard what her father said. She had already severed her relationship with the second wife, so it seemed unnecessary for them to have the New Year's Eve dinner together. However, she didn't dare to interrupt the elders when they were talking.

The eldest aunt happened to be sitting opposite Tang Mei, and saw her expression clearly, so she said to Uncle Tang coldly, "It's up to you, you make the decision."

Uncle Tang was in an even more difficult situation now. Everyone in the village knew that his family was well off. If they didn't have the reunion dinner together, would they spread the word that he had become rich and cold? But if they had to eat together, Meimei would feel uncomfortable. Oh, this was really a headache.

Tang Mei couldn't help but sigh in her heart as she looked at her father's painful expression. Alas, filial piety comes first in this era. If she behaves too heartlessly, would her father and mother think she is a cold-blooded animal? Forget it, she should just put up with her father. At worst, she can just play the coward and try to reduce her presence as much as possible.

She took the initiative to say, "Dad, just call my second uncle and second aunt. This year, everyone in our family has made money. It won't be nice if others say something."

Uncle Tang looked at his daughter's sensible face and felt very guilty. He also knew that when the three families had dinner together, his second brother's sister-in-law would definitely be rude to his daughter, and then the reunion dinner would be unhappy again.

"Oh," Uncle Tang sighed deeply.

"It's okay, Dad. This year our family is a little better off than others. We will have this reunion dinner. Next year, the village will have more time to grow mushrooms, and every household will have a higher income. No one will be watching us anymore. We'll talk about it then." Tang Mei comforted.

"Oh, you are indeed my little cotton-padded jacket. Then, sister-in-law, we have decided to have dinner at my house tonight." Uncle Tang looked in the direction of his aunt.

The eldest aunt nodded and said, "Okay, then go and call them and I'll come over early to help you cook."