There is Room for Rebirth in the 1950’s

Zhang's mother saw that the in-laws, husband and wife, and Xiao Wu had gone out, so it would not affect their conversation. After breakfast, I packed up the things at hand and hurried to see my grandson.

As soon as she came in, she heard Zhou Jiao reciting the book in Ping An's mouth. She couldn't understand it either, but felt that her little daughter-in-law was speaking softly and unhurriedly. Seeing Ping An's nickname, he laughed out loud.

Jiaojiao, you should call him by his name. Xiaowu gave him Zhang Mingxuan, saying that the five elements lack fire. This Xuanhe means bright and warm. What else is Xuanhe? It is very famous. In short, this name is your father and you. The father-in-law said yes, when there is a younger one in the future, it will be called Minghe, and together they will be Xuanhe. The two of them will be very famous and prestigious in the future. Hehe, my fifth child will be named. Xizi’s name is Zhang Mingyuan, he said Yuan means the first one. Zhang Mingyuan, it’s all easy to say, you see he took it, Zhang Mingyuan, Zhang Mingzuo, Zhang Mingyou, Zhang Minghao, Zhang Mingxuan, your uncle said that all the good names of the Ming Dynasty were taken by our family.”

Zhou Jiao listened and nodded, Mum, I don't really know that Xizi and the others were named by Xiaowu. It's really good. What's the name of the grandson of the uncle's family? I just listen to their cries of iron eggs and copper locks.

Mother Zhang laughed when she heard this, took Xiaopingan and hugged her in her arms, and smiled at her: Xiaowu's generation is Qing according to the genealogy, your uncle gave it to the child, Qingshan, Qingyan, Qingya, your uncle The Qingfeng and Qingling are all related to the mountains. Our family is the wealth and strength of the country taken by your father himself. The National Day is taken by your grandfather. In Xizi’s life, your grandfather asked to follow the genealogy. Five and two generations didn't follow the genealogy, otherwise they will mess up in the future, let Xiaowu take the Ming Yuan. Your uncle and uncle's Ming character generation are all rivers, rivers and lakes, and the iron egg is Zhang Mingjiang, Tongsuo Zhang Minghu, then I don’t even remember the series that came down, there are too many, I just call them nicknames.”

It's okay, the name of Ming characters is also nice. I think the names of Mai Miao and Mai Huan should also be chosen by Xiao Wu, right?

Well, Xiao Wu heard from the old man that the big girl was short of water, so I looked through the book and told your father, there are only three Miao, who happen to be named Mai Miao and Zhang Miao, I don't know how to write it, just listening is a cultural person .Your second sister-in-law gave birth to a stone and asked Xiao Wu to choose a nice one, and Xiao Wu said Zhang Minghao. When the little girl was born, your second sister-in-law would directly follow the wheat seedlings and call Maisui, which was the name given by Xiao Wu. Zhang Tong, you mean prosperous, and your second sister-in-law's life will definitely be prosperous in the future. My little five is kind-hearted, and I'm afraid that she will favor boys over daughters, so she will choose a pleasing one on purpose.

Zhou Jiao looked at Zhang's mother with a funny face, as long as Xiao Wu did it, her mother-in-law would always find a reason to say good things for Xiao Wu, this mother really favors him.

Mother, the new yard is finished, do you want to invite someone to eat noodles?

Mother Zhang shook her head, and said melancholy: No need. Now everyone has saved trouble. Before building this yard, digging the foundation to put chickens, ducks, four animals, wine and meat to invite the land father-in-law, and all relatives and friends from Shangliang came. The firecrackers rang The ears are shaking, the buns are scattered everywhere, and now it’s the day of the move, and then set up a table or two. I also plan to follow the rules of those in the village, your father also said, keep it simple, just don’t make any eyes. The two large courtyards are covered. If there is another wine, we must give us the old money of the landlord.

The ground in the new yard is compacted. It's finally all right. You will be able to move in this month.

Zhou Jiao's eyes widened in surprise, So soon, I thought next month at the earliest.

It's pretty fast. I'm in a hurry. At first, Xiao Wu and his two brothers planned to build the same yard as this one. Later, in order to hurry up, the bricklayer was afraid that there would not be enough stones, so he left an open space and changed it into three rooms, two in the east and west wings. It saves a lot of time here. In addition, the master carpenter makes the doors and windows in advance. Isn’t it much faster? Did Xiaowu tell you about this? Your father said that the master bricklayer is a kind person and pays more wages.”

Xiao Wu said that the land has been reserved. It's good to change it to a smaller one. There are only three of us, too big is useless. The old master is an honest person, fortunately he arranged it. We will pay the extra wages, big brother, sister-in-law, The second elder brother and the second sister-in-law are too busy, so I just hide in the house. Don't delay, if you feel that you are biased later, I can't let you get angry. Mother, listen to me, spend some money, the family is high Be happy, everything is fine.

Zhang Mukong shot her hand, patted her, and sighed: You are just a loose hand. Mother knows, you can rest assured to confine yourself to confinement. You have to hide your money, and you will have a hard time in the future. Besides, you can't As long as you young couples come out and get used to giving money, they will be able to open their mouths in the future, and the days to come will be long. How can anyone open their mouths to find you if they don’t encounter difficulties? You are still young and don’t know how to deal with the world. If they care about their children, then there is no need to deal with them. Why don't they see that Xiao Wu alone is worth three, and they don't see that you are both meat and cloth. Not only them, but you both have taken care of their children.

As for you, remember, you can give some, but never more. Don't make a move at ordinary times, just look at giving away two pieces of meat during the holidays, if you still want to give away, just wait for a happy event in their small family to add more. If they also send you some things, they don't need to care about the value, or they can make up for it in return. This is a human relationship. Let them go at any time and give them a long time. If you don't give it, they will think that you have become stingy, and their opinions will become big.

Except with your brother and sister-in-law, the same is true for other people. What is human relationship? It is the exchange of human feelings that comes and goes, no matter how valuable it is, the back and forth is the heart. Don't give it precious, why don't those who are greedy for petty gain send over a handful of green onions today and a clove of garlic tomorrow? People's hearts are the most unpredictable. Maybe you give her something, thank you on the face, but scold you for being stingy in your heart, thinking that you don't give more things when you are so old, and you are too little to repay your kindness, but you are too greedy.

Mother knows that you are soft-hearted and don't care about these things, but this is how people should guard against each other, help each other, and get along well with each other. You see your uncle is generous and straightforward, right? But you see, when her family comes back from hunting, most of the wild animals will be cut and sent to us and my uncle's house. Usually there is no meat, only when your grandfather came over last time and had guests, your uncle gave the meat. Later, Xiao Wu beat a wild boar, and I sent it over as a gift, and I didn't forget about your uncle's family, otherwise it would appear that our two families are united against her. This is the way of the world, the relationship between people.

Look at your grandfather and your mother brought a lot of things, so I asked your father to send over two bottles of wine, but nothing else was delivered. When your aunt and aunt came over to make buns, I just brought them back buns . Are you stingy? Mother doesn't say she doesn't want to part with those things, but look at their seven sons, did their in-laws send things over and give them to us? No, then there’s no need to send it over. Maybe they think I’m showing off and offending others, so I’ll hide it. Why send wine? That's when you know your grandpa is coming, so giving two bottles of wine means it's meaning. Remember that they are brothers, otherwise why don't you give it to others. This is also a human relationship. You see, if they care about it, they won't come to help us build the yard. If you care about it, then the mother should stay away from them, and just get along on the surface. Mother said so much, do you understand what mother means?

Zhou Jiao nodded seriously, I remember what Mother said. No one taught me these things. If I can't do well in the future, Mother will remind me and treat me like a girl.

Zhang's mother smiled and said: Didn't I treat you as a daughter? Mother knows you are filial, and she is afraid that the two sister-in-laws will gossip, which will make mother and your father difficult, and the relationship between brothers is not good. But what should be yours is yours. My little five He is also benevolent, thinking of his brother in everything. As for you, keep your hands tight and don't listen to him.

Zhou Jiao laughed when she heard this, Mother, your mother-in-law is really eccentric. Fortunately, the sister-in-laws didn't hear it.

Silly girl, you have to be careful after the separation. I thought your mother would tell you to be tighter, but after looking at it, it's no use. Your mother is worse than you, and the money is looser than you. I'm afraid that you will be wronged. It's not just you, everyone in the family has received her things. It makes me feel uncomfortable to see such a prodigal. Even if the salary is a hundred yuan a month, she can't plan it.

Zhou Jiaole didn't spend any money, she collapsed on the kang with a smile, it's too sweet, she's not a prodigal, her mother really scared her mother-in-law, as soon as a car drove in, she knew that her hands were really loose and generous.

Mom, I think your old sisters are very easy to talk to, so you didn't mention to let her save some money?

Zhang's mother was also very happy when she thought of Lin Lishan, Say it, it's useless. Fortunately, when the car came back, there were so many things that others couldn't see. Otherwise, it would scare the villagers. This time when your father comes back, I think it will be even more prodigal. What about your father? I can’t wait to give you all the good things, come on. This couple is perfect, you can see, your father will support your mother’s prodigal family. Last night when drinking, he said he was going to hunt tigers and get tiger skins for you to play with. .” After finishing speaking, he shook his head, never seen such a doting child.

Zhou Jiao was in a hurry, Don't let my dad go to the deep mountains, the Siberian tiger is the biggest, and it's 2 meters long. I don't care about tiger skins, so let Xiaowu take him seriously.

Zhang's mother patted her, Don't worry, your father, your uncle and your uncle plus your father, nothing will happen. If you go hunting in the three villages together, you won't go into the deep mountains. Your father grew up here, and he knew it well. .”

Zhou Jiao nodded, thinking to herself that when his father came back, he had to keep a close eye on him, and asked him to swear not to go to the deep mountains, and to stay away from tigers and leopards.

Is there anything you want to eat at noon? Mother is probably tired of seeing your pig's trotters and chicken. It would be great if there was fish. Put a fish pot, add tofu and sprinkle some shallots.

Mom, don't talk about it, my saliva is dripping out.

Zhang's mother suddenly remembered that yesterday at the mill, she heard that Xiao's family had fish at the entrance of the village, which was just right for entertaining her in-laws. By the way, she changed Jiaojiao's taste, and the family was busy these days, otherwise Xiao Wu could have gone to find it. Hurriedly handing the grandson in her arms to Zhou Jiao, she wondered if his family had finished eating, so she had to go and see quickly.

I'll give you peace, mother, go out for a while, lie down and rest, don't go out. Without waiting for a response, she hurried away, leaving Zhou Jiao in a daze, not knowing what her mother-in-law was in a hurry for.