"Didi——" With the sound of the siren, the whole family hurriedly greeted them outside the house, and the car to pick them up came.
The green Jiefang Automobile has been parked at the door. The driver Lao Hao looked at the courtyard with a smile. Li Yuxiu handed a pack of cigarettes wrapped in red paper to the driver: "Sit in the house, drink a little water and then Go!"
"Sorry, go early and return early. I have to load coal first, and then go to pick you up with your daughter-in-law! You have delayed your good deeds, can you let me?" Old Hao I used to help when I was busy harvesting crops at Liu Zhongxin's house. I met Li Yuxiu, so I said half jokingly.
At this time, Liu Jieyun had already posted the red happy characters on the doors on both sides of the car. Yang Guizhi sat in the co-pilot position with the hand-in-hand device, waiting to set off to pick up the bride.
"Wait, there is still one person left? To pick up the bride, you have to go single and double back. Although it is a car to pick up the bride, you need a whistle (1) person!" Liu Zhongjiang Shi stood up and pointed out this major "oversight."
"Brother, isn't this a car, I don't think you need to hold a whistle anymore! So I didn't think anyone would be suitable!" Liu Zhongxin looked at his brother.
"It's all the traditions of the older generation. Let's not break the rules. Let's find someone alone. I think it's better to let Liu Jielian get it!" Liu Zhonghe Seeing that his two younger brothers have different opinions , Busy to come out and talk about it.
"Okay, let Liu Jielian go!" This is the first time that Liu Zhongxin has married a daughter-in-law. He has been busy before. Now that the two older brothers are in the early stages of raising shortcomings, how can there be any reason to disagree?
"Liu Jielian hurry up and change clothes,You should be holding a whistle, and pick up your sister-in-law right away! Erniang pulled Liu Jielian in front of Liu Jieyun and asked her to clean up for her younger brother. Marriage is a big deal. The job of holding a whistle is a good deal. You can't let Liu Jielian go sloppyly...
"Haha, Liu Jielian" Don't take the car to other places, take your sister-in-law to other people's houses! "At this time, Su Xiaoyun teased the youngest uncle (2).
Originally Liu Jielian didn't ask for leave, but he didn't expect to be on the right side. He still had his own early days in this important event, so he was naturally unhappy. I don’t care about the joking of my fourth sister-in-law Su Xiaoyun, wear the second-hand navy uniform brought by my sister and climb up the car.
"This child, the collar of the clothes is still turning inward, so I am not afraid of other people's jokes!" "Li Yuxiu stepped forward and straightened out the youngest son's clothes and hugged him to the car.
Liu Jielian climbed into the car with the help of her mother, passed the third sister-in-law Yang Guizhi, sat in the middle of the seat, and looked down happily. People who are looking forward are full of pride.
"Beep! "The driver, Lao Hao, started the car and the car for the marriage was off.
The carts were speeding, and the carriages and ox carts were left behind. Liu Jielian was really happy. It was him. The first time I took a car, I felt that the carriage of my third brother was completely different. But the third sister-in-law Yang Guizhi was a bit motion sick, and before he went far, his face turned yellow due to constant nausea, and there was no time to see Liu Jielian’s happiness.
The driver, Lao Hao, has top-notch skills. He soon arrived at the coal mine and asked Yang Guizhi and Liu Jielian to wait in the duty room of the coal mine to go through the procedures for buying coal.
Liu Jielian didn’t know what was going on.Where are we? Did the driver dump us? Why is it so black and soot here? "
After getting off the car, Yang Guizhi felt much better. He vomited several mouthfuls in the open space of the duty room and finally stabilized. "It's okay, wait for the master to drive here!"
"Why did you throw up Sansao?" what is up? Are you okay?
Liu Jielian looked at his sister-in-law, not knowing what to do, carefully asked for a tea pot from the master on duty, took a little cold water and handed it to the third sister-in-law, "Sister-in-law, drink some water!"
Yang Guizhi took the tea mug that his uncle handed him, rinsed his mouth, calmed down and looked at Liu Jielian, thinking that the child is sensible too!
It turns out that Yang Guizhi and Liu Jielian have an unusual relationship, so I usually have a special feeling when I see Liu Jielian. That was when Liu Jielian was 5 months old, and Li Yuxiu went to Beijing to see a doctor. There was no one to take care of him, so he could only give it to Yang Guizhi. Yang Guizhi’s third daughter, Liu Aihong, was also just full moon. A child eats one’s milk and everything is finally safe. So later Li Yuxiu often told Liu Jielian to thank your niece Liu Aihong. You grew up eating other people’s milk.
"How Sample? Wait a long time, right? "Lao Hao had already loaded the coal at this time and drove to the duty room to pick them up.
"It's not long, I thought you dumped me!" "Liu Jielian confessed what he was thinking just now.
"Hehe, this boy!" Master Hao has something to do, isn't it here now? "Yang Guizhi quickly took Liu Jielian's words and made a round to avoid embarrassment to Lao Hao.
"It's okay, it's okay.I don't dare to dump you, lose you, your dad can't find me! Haha" said Lao Hao, hugged Liu Jielian in the car, and drove to Mao Shaochang's house after Yang Guizhi got in the car.
"Good guys, you guys are finally here, we have been waiting for a long time. ! "Mao Shaochang saw that the Jiefang car with the red happy character stopped firmly, and greeted Lao Hao and the others.
"I just loaded a car of coal, so I came a little late!" "Yang Guizhi quickly explained the situation to his master.
"Come on, come and sit in the house!" "Mao Xiaoying took Yang Guizhi's hand and led it into the room. Many people behind also took things in Yang Guizhi's arms. Liu Jielian followed his sister-in-law and watched many strangers around who could not help but look at herself and greet herself! That kindness Needless to say, although it is the first time to meet, it feels like a long-lost relative.
I had lunch at Mao Shaochang’s house, and it was already three o’clock in the afternoon, and everyone from my sister-in-law’s family put all the dowry that accompanied him. Tie up the coal seam of the car. After the car arrived, Mao Shaochang had ordered the people at his house to cover all the coal seams so as not to pollute the dowry. It doesn’t matter if the car is open or not, and when it drives.
After a while, I saw my sister-in-law walking out of the house wearing a red gauze scarf, and everyone from my sister-in-law’s house hugged, but Mao Shaochang’s wife watched. The daughter went out, tears came down, and the youngest daughter was married, and when she walked out of the house, she became someone else's family according to the habits here. How could she not be sad, although she was also happy to find her hometown at the same time. Mao Xiaoying saw her mother's appearance Tears were also rolling in his eyes. The strange thing is that several of my sisters did not persuade them not to cry, but they tried to persuade them to cry hard: "Cry loudly, the more you cry, the more golden beans will be, and the days to come will be The more prosperous! "Hearing this, Mao Xiaoying was even more disturbed.I'm leaving my mother soon, and I'm about to form a new family, so you have to take care!
Liu Jielian watched her tearful sister-in-law Mao Xiaoying finally got in the car, and she couldn't help but think that her sister-in-law didn't want to go to her home? Why else are you crying?
Mao Xiaoying’s sister spilled a pot of water on the front tires of the car when the car started (3). The car left a married family and drove to another family to welcome the new year!
Notes:
(1) Holding whistle: a custom left by the local ancestors, because of the implementation of the joint production contract responsibility system used to use tools such as carriages to pick up the bride, and to go to a groom’s younger generation when picking up relatives Or the same generation, the main task is to lead the horse and give directions when arriving at the bride's house. Later, although conditions improved, few people used horse-drawn carriages to pick up brides, but this custom has been handed down.
(2) Uncle: the younger brother of the husband.
(3) Sprinkle water on the front tires of the car: an ancient local custom, the original meaning was to take the married daughter and the water to be thrown out. Although this meaning is no longer taken, it has become A custom of marrying a daughter.
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This article has published several sections under the pen name Pu Yujin, this is a revised version .
(the picture comes from the Internet, the picture has nothing to do with the text)
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