Back to the Red Age

Chapter 121 The desperate situation turned around

"What do you mean by the Qin family? It's New Year's Eve tomorrow. Why don't they come to pick you up?" From the Wang family, the Queen Mother found Wang Limei early in the morning.

"Mom, I don't know either." Wang Limei came out of the kitchen with a frustrated face. She originally thought that Qin Sanniu would come to pick her up the next day, but she didn't expect that several days would pass by and it would be tomorrow. On New Year's Eve, Wang Limei was more anxious than anyone else.

"You dead person, don't you know you can't ask?" The Queen Mother angrily yelled at Wang Limei on the spot, "I can tell you, no matter what, you must go back to Lao Qin's house tomorrow."

How can a married daughter stay at her parents’ home to celebrate the New Year?This is something that will ruin the good fortune of my mother's family, so naturally the Queen Mother cannot agree.

"This... what do you want me to do? The old Qin family is unreasonable and won't give us the Wang family face. I can't just go back in despair." If I had known better, it would be better not to come back. The life of the old Qin family What a wonderful life. Every day she had either scrambled eggs or meat. Since she returned to her parents' home, she had never seen meat or fish at home. Every meal was filled with pickles, which she couldn't stand.

"That won't work. If you do this, I'll ask your sister-in-law to ask someone to go to Hongliang Village and send a message to their family and ask Sanniu to pick you up." The Queen Mother slowly thought about it, and her son-in-law came to pick up her daughter. If you can receive a gift once, you can receive it again when you return to your parents' home in the first month of the year.

"Mom, I knew you were the best to me." Wang Limei was so moved that she almost shed tears. She expected that the Queen Mother still had something to say, "But you also know what our family is like. You can see it quickly now." It’s the Chinese New Year, and my family can’t even buy a piece of meat, and I can’t hand over this year’s pigs. It’s a pity that your eldest nephews don’t even have clothes for the Chinese New Year. They have to send people to send messages and take care of things. There’s nothing good at home either. I can only take out the little flour in the house as a thank you gift..."

Wang Limei understood. Her mother's words were all about her, but she had already given her mother's family two yuan on the day she came back. "Mom, how can I let you spend money? You can keep the flour, I still have it here." You have two dollars, take it to someone to send a message, and then ask Sanniu to come over with a heavy gift and a piece of meat to make amends."

"Can that man of yours listen to you?" The Queen Mother was a little doubtful. After all, if Qin Sanniu was really good to her daughter, she would not have left her at her parents' house for so many days without coming to pick her up.

"Mom, don't worry, they don't dare to fall out with us, but you have to let the third aunt keep a secret about my brother-in-law helping people make bacon, otherwise I won't help her daughter." Wang Limei knows the truth, and now The Wang family begged her but did not dare to tell the truth, but the old Qin family didn't know, so as long as they sent a message back, Qin Sanniu would definitely come over.

The Qin family received the message in the afternoon. Qin Sanniu stood in front of Qin's mother with an angry look on her face, "Mom, this old Wang family has gone too far, and they want me to bring a generous gift to apologize. Why? She, Wang Limei, has no brains in doing things on her own. Now you still have to rely on our family?"

"Stop talking, you go pick them up with gifts now. Your wife is wrong, but for the sake of Yuanyuan and Cuicui, just teach them well in the future." Qin's mother went back to the house to pack up the gifts for Lao Wang's family. , she walked out of the house after a while, with a pack of sugar, a box of peach cakes, a bottle of Erguotou, and a pack of dried noodles, "This is a gift for the fourth child. Didn't you catch a pheasant when you took your dog up the mountain yesterday?" Well, you take another pheasant over there, rest there for the night, and then bring your wife back tomorrow morning."

Qin Sanniu left with his things. When Qin Ming came back in the evening and found out about it, he just nodded. His mother was a genius. She was better at handling these relatives than him. He didn't need to remind him at all. He took out 45 He handed the money to Qin's mother and said, "Mom, this is my share of the money. You should keep it and use it where it should be used in this family. Spend it where it should be spent. Don't be reluctant to part with it. Your son can earn it now."

"My family has become promising. Well, I will save this money for you and use it when I get you a wife in the future." Qin's mother smiled from ear to ear, obviously thinking of something good.

"My little brother is now prosperous and can earn his own money to marry a wife. I just don't know your conditions. Which family will be lucky enough to marry into our family in the future." Zhang Yinghong also looked pleased. She was worried about her little brother before, but now she has There is no need to worry at all. My little brother’s ability can not only support himself, but can even support the family. This was something that was completely unimaginable a few months ago.

Looking at the brothers living in harmony, the smile on Qin's mother's face deepened, "No matter who it is, as long as Yaoyao can fall in love, let's save it first to make sure we don't go wrong. You brothers and sisters should also be good, we If the old Qin family becomes one, then the days will become more and more prosperous."

Late at night, Qin Ming was lying on the kang and was about to go into the space to write some books. Then there was a knock on the door, "Yaoyao, open the door."

"Mom" he heard the voice of Qin's mother. Qin Ming quickly stood up and pulled the locked door bolt open. After opening the door, Qin's mother walked in, "Mother, why are you here?"

"Why, mother can't enter your room now?" Qin's mother rolled her eyes at Qin Ming, "Tell me, you have to go to college. What can you do if you don't have any money? You can take this money. If you don't have enough money, don't worry about mother. If you want, mom has it here."

A roll of banknotes was stuffed into Qin Ming's palm, "Mother..."

"Don't have an affair with mother, put it away quickly, don't let your brother and sister-in-law see it." Qin's mother left like a thief, her face full of satisfaction.

Qin Ming opened it and saw that it was not only 45, but also five yuan more. It seemed that Qin's mother had given him more money.

Qin Ming roughly knows how much money Qin's mother has. After all, the family's income is only a few, including the harvest from Qin's father's hunting in the mountains some time ago, the monthly wages of his fourth brother Qin Sihuo, the grain sold after the autumn harvest, and the harvest at the end of the year. A big fat pig cost more than 60 yuan, which was a lot of money. Qin's mother only had more than 100 yuan in her hands. The old lady still gave him more money. Qin Ming knew that this was the preference given to him by the old couple. It was like this in the previous life and it would still be like this in this life.

"Fortunately, I have stood up in this life, parents, don't worry, I will definitely let everyone live a good life."

The next day, Qin's father and Qin's mother took the whole family to visit their tombs early in the morning. Hongliang Village held an important day to worship ancestors every year. They had to clear the ancestors' tombs by clearing weeds, tidying up the tombs, and adding new soil. It is also a good time to show the strength of the family. The more descendants of a family come to visit the grave, it means that the family will be more prosperous.

"Huh, no matter how many people there are, what's the use? We can only let the elderly and children play together. It's just embarrassing the old Qin family." Not far from the old Qin family, Qin Youtian stared at Qin Fanglan and the others with an unhappy face. , their ancestor was the eldest member of the Qin family, and they were the closest relatives to Qin Ming, but he and the other members of the family had jointly done the deprivation of the household in the first place. Qin Fanglan's lineage had been weak in recent years, and they naturally felt worried about it. He was happy and had to show off outside. Unexpectedly, the poorest family suddenly turned around. Qin Youtian couldn't feel at ease. He immediately used the old rule that women cannot sweep graves to accuse Qin Ming and the others.

"Qin Youtian, you can't say a good word out of your mouth, can you? It's none of your business to visit the grave of any one of us?" The two families are not dealing with each other. Qin Youtian will not have fun during the New Year, so Qin Fanglan will not tolerate it.

Qin Youtian's family has five sons, and he is not afraid of Qin Ming and the others. When he sees the adults of the two families scolding each other, he will immediately start to curse.

"Mom, what's the point of biting a dog? My son is here today. Let's see which of them dares to come over." Qin Ming clenched his fist and punched a stone the size of a millstone nearby.

With a "bang" sound, the stone fell apart instantly, which frightened the people on the opposite side.

"Am I right? Qin Ming actually broke a stone with one punch?"

"There must be something in his hand, right? How can a human fist be so hard?"

"Even if there is something, the strength is scary."

What would happen if a fist that could break stones fell on them?
Qin Youtian's sons retreated one after another.

"Dad, do you think it's time to pull out this grass?"

"Dad, what delicious food can mommy give us today?" Qin Youtian's face turned red, but he did not dare to whisper to Qin Ming and the others.

These days, whoever has a bigger fist is the boss. It is obvious that Qin Ming's fist is stronger than everyone else.

"Hey, you dare to act blindly even if you have so little courage. It's such a disgrace to the old Qin family. Mom, let's ignore them."

Qin Youtian's face turned redder.

He is also an old man in the village. According to his seniority, Qin Ming should call him uncle. But the words he just taught Qin Ming's family were thrown back by Qin Ming, but he did not dare to say a word. He has turned around and is still an uncle. They couldn't afford to offend him vigorously, so in the end they could only scold their son.

"What are you doing for food, not working clean, waiting for your grandma to come to you tonight, right?"

Qin Youtian's family was cursing and doing their work, but Qin Ming and his family were weeding and digging.

"Back then, your grandma escaped from Bashu and was taken in by your grandpa. The two of them got married, and then there was your mother and your aunt... Life has not been easy for the family these years. We didn't even let them watch the firecrackers. Fortunately, This year we have made great achievements. It is because of their blessings. They know that it is right for us to split from Lao Qin's family..."

Although sweeping graves is an ancient folk custom, it is also a way for living people to pay homage to their dead relatives. Although Qin's mother did not say it, she was still worried about what happened back then.

"Look at my mouth. Why am I telling you this? It's already late. Yaoyao, you can take the fourth and fifth children back to cook first, and leave the rest to us."

Qin Sihuo was also a cook, and Qin Wuni wanted to learn how to cook. The New Year's Eve dinner was taken over by several children, and Qin's mother was relieved.

"Okay, let's go back to cook first, and then come back to offer incense to our grandparents later." Qin Ming agreed, and the three of them walked back. Halfway through, they met Qin Sanniu and Wang Limei, and the two of them had a close relationship. They looked pretty good, and after saying hello to each other, the couple joined the tomb-sweeping team.

"Brother, what shall we do tonight?" At this year's New Year's Eve dinner, naturally Qin Ming, the chef, showed off his skills, and Qin Sihuo and Qin Wuni were both here to help.

"Let's stew the big meat first. Today is the Chinese New Year, so let me and Nai eat more good things." Qin Ming directed his brother and sister, and soon a symphony of pots and pans sounded in the kitchen, and the rich aroma of meat also Disseminated.

"Uncle, uncle, Nai said we can worship our ancestors." Tiepi came running back. Before he entered the kitchen, the voice came in first. When he entered the room, he stared at the big pot and couldn't move, " Uncle, what are you making? It’s so delicious.”

"Go and get the dustpan quickly. Let's worship our ancestors. We can have dinner when we get back." Qin Ming said not to eat it secretly, but he still stuffed the iron sheet with a mouthful of meat. The fragrant iron sheet almost bit his tongue.

A plate of square braised pork, a plate of dumplings, a plate of red and sweet orange and peach cakes, an unopened bottle of Erguotou, and fragrant wax paper money and firecrackers were all put into the dustpan, and the three brothers and sisters took the iron sheets to the cemetery.

"Mom and dad, we are going out to eat meat. We are not vegetarians during the Chinese New Year. The meat I brought for you today is delicious. You can eat it as much as you can. Our family is living comfortably this year and there is no shortage of food..."

When the life of the family is good, the ancestors must also follow the food and drink spicy food. According to Qin's mother, the old man has been a vegetarian for his whole life. No matter what, he must have a meat dish during the Chinese New Year, and then report the family's harvest and talk about it. Talking about how promising the children were, how spacious the new house was, and how comfortable they lived, everyone in the Qin family couldn't help but straighten their backs.

Yes, life has been good, and it’s time to let the ancestors see their good life.

"Come on, there will be plenty every year (steamed sea bass), good fortune (chicken stewed with mushrooms), prosperity (braised pork), reunion (pearl glutinous rice balls)..."

Every household brings the best food to the table for the New Year's Eve dinner, and the Qin family is no exception. The good things they have done this year are reflected in the dining table. Not to mention the children who are dazzled, even the adults in the house are dazzled. The dishes Qin Ming reported made her mouth grow bigger.

"Is this... really something we can eat?"

"Let's put it aside, the landowner Lao Cai's food is not so good!"

"This is all thanks to my little brother. He is so good at his craftsmanship. My fifth sister and I have been smelling it for a long time. We are so greedy."

As Qin Sihuo spoke, he also made a drooling gesture, which made everyone burst into laughter.

A sumptuous New Year's Eve dinner with Maotai, a mouthful of wine and a mouthful of meat, and then a look at the TV. This day is like living like a fairy.

On the first day of the lunar month, every household in the village paid New Year greetings to each other. On the second day of the lunar month, Qin Ming and Qin Sihuo went to the city to pay New Year greetings to their master. The next few days were extremely busy with greetings and send-offs. It was not until the tenth day of the lunar month that Qin Ming gradually After some free time, the fourteenth day soon arrived. This day was the day when Sijiu City held the opening ceremony, and it was also a great day for Qin Ming’s spiritual spring water to be unveiled to the public. Qin Ming got up early in the morning, cleaned up, washed up, and ate. After dinner, I got on my bicycle and headed towards Sijiucheng.

This year's opening ceremony was held at a teahouse in Liulichang. Masters from all sides of the Fourth and Nine Cities entered the venue one after another. Seeing that Qin Ming hadn't come over yet, Sun Wanwan became a little anxious.

"Dad, why hasn't Junior Brother arrived yet? Let me go out and take a look."

Mr. Sun glanced at his daughter and nodded, "Go ahead. It's his first time in a place like this. He can't be bullied."

With Mr. Sun's permission, Sun Wanwan immediately walked out. As soon as she arrived at the door, she met several young men wearing white training uniforms.

"Isn't this Miss Sun? After a year, your cultivation level has grown a lot. It's a pity that your realm has just broken through the dark power. With such a small amount of cultivation level, your Sun family ranks first this year. I’m afraid I can’t save it.”

(End of this chapter)