Chapter 13: Patriarchal 13
Recently, Han Ze basically cooks at home, and the dumplings are delicious, but the fourth girl finally returned home. There is no shortage of meat at home, and a handful of leeks were cut in the vegetable garden. Han Ze plans to make leek pork dumplings for her to eat.
The dumplings were brought to the table, and the fourth girl was lying on the side of the table with her small body, staring at the dumplings on the plate, swallowing her saliva.
The three girls above were fed by their father during this period of time, and they were not as greedy for dumplings as they used to be. They did not laugh at their younger sister. Her younger sister's actions reminded them of the past.
In the past, they made dumplings at home, and they stared at them eagerly like their younger sisters. But at that time, they were not as lucky as their younger sisters. Grandma didn't like them. They couldn't let go of their stomachs when they made dumplings at home. Now grandma went to the second uncle At home, they can eat as many dumplings as they want, no one cares about them.
Han Ze patted Si Yatou's small head, bent down and filled her with five dumplings, and handed them to her. Si Yatou looked at the few dumplings in the bowl in front of her eyes, and then at the many dumplings on the plate. There was less for her, but it was much, much more than what her mother gave her.
Han Ze saw her careful thinking, and said with a smile: "After eating, you can fill it again. Didn't uncle just say that the fourth girl can eat as much as she wants?"
The fourth girl compared her fingers, held the chopsticks, tilted her head and said, "I'm the second girl."
Han Ze squatted in front of her, and said gently: "You are the fourth girl in my uncle's house, okay?"
The fourth girl is quite stubborn about her address: "I am the second girl."
Han Ze smiled and said, "Eldest Uncle likes to call you Fourth Girl, what should I do?"
The fourth girl was ignorant, and subconsciously wanted to please the eldest uncle: "Second girl, fourth girl."
Han Ze hugged her to sit on the stool, and pushed the bowl in front of her: "Okay, we are also called the second girl, and also the fourth girl, two names, and when the eldest uncle registers you, we will have more fourth girls." One name, and then there will be three names."
Si Yatou's eyes brightened, "Three names, I like them."
Han Ze smiled and said, "Uncle will give you a nice name, you like it better. Let's eat dumplings."
The fourth girl pulled the dumplings into her mouth with a happy face. The dumplings from my uncle's house were really delicious. They were better than the dumplings made by my mother. She wanted to eat more.
For the first meal back home, the fourth girl was very satisfied. She ate ten dumplings, and her stomach was full. Sister Zhaodi took a bath for her, and fell asleep happily on the bed with the quilt in her arms. up.
Seeing that she was sleeping soundly, Han Ze breathed a sigh of relief. At first he thought that the fourth girl would make trouble for a few days when she returned home, but he didn't expect her to be so well-behaved.
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The next day, Han Ze drove a tractor and took a few girls to the town to go to the market. The fourth girl had just come back, and the child's aunt only brought her a set of clothes for washing, but picked up what others didn't want. They hadn't raised a child for a day in so many years, so it was so easy. When the child returned home, she had to buy some change of clothes for her.
Not only that, but the clothes of the three maids above are covered with patches. They are all maids with a tender face and strong self-esteem, so they should buy some clothes for them.
The girls sat excitedly on the tractor, thinking that their father said that they would buy clothes for them, their immature faces were full of anticipation, what kind of clothes should they buy? Should I buy a skirt or pants?
When they arrived in the town, Han Ze asked Han Zhaodi to bring a few younger sisters, and gave her ten yuan to buy snacks for them to eat. After he finished selling the noodles, he would accompany them to buy clothes. Han Zhaodi smiled and said, "I have money in my pocket, don't need give me."
Han Ze frowned and asked her, "Where did you get the money?"
Han Zhaodi replied, "I spent fifty cents on the one you gave me on the day of the exam, and I have nineteen and fifty yuan left."
Han Ze felt sour: "Don't be reluctant to use the money given to you. You can save the money yourself. You can also take the ten yuan and buy some food for the younger sisters. Go, Dad will sell out the noodles soon. .”
Han Zhaodi hesitated, caught it, and said, "Do you want me to help the noodle stall?"
Han Ze said: "As long as you take care of the younger sisters, Dad will be satisfied."
Han Zhaodi smiled and nodded.
Before ten o'clock, Han Ze sold out the noodles and put away the stall. A few girls were sitting on the tractor eating melon seeds. When they saw Han Ze, they stood up happily.
Han Ze led them to the clothing store. They bought a few sets of skirts, trousers, and short-sleeved jackets. The girls all liked sandals, so he took them to choose sandals. The children had never worn sandals before. Try them on. If they don’t want to take it off, they don’t want to take it off. Han Ze paid the money and asked them to wear it directly. Since they were wearing new shoes, the old clothes with patches on them were not suitable, so they also asked them to change them.
They were wearing newly bought dresses and beautiful sandals, and they didn't dare to step forward when they walked. They walked carefully for fear of getting their skirts and sandals dirty.
The tractor arrived at the door of the house, and the children carefully got off the tractor holding their skirts. The four girls walked happily into the yard holding hands. Halfway through the walk, they saw people in the yard, and suddenly stopped there in a panic... ...
Han Ze was carrying the clothes and meat and vegetables bought for the children. Seeing that they were not moving, he smiled and said, "Why don't you leave?"
The children didn't speak, Han Ze looked into the yard, his eyes lit up, and asked, "Mother, when will the younger sister come back?"
Although his mother beat him that day, can he hold grudges against his mother as a son?
Wearing a white shirt and a red skirt, Han Xilan was youthful and beautiful with an imposing temperament. As expected, she was the only female college student in the village. She smiled and said, "Brother, you're back from the market."
Han Ze smiled and hummed.
Mrs. Han didn't have time to take care of her eldest son, she stared at the clothes on the girls with fiery eyes, the boss had too much money to show off, how much would it cost to buy such good clothes for the girls? If you have that money, you can save it to build a house for the family. The third child who saved is back and has no place to live.
Turning his head to see the fourth girl being held by the eldest granddaughter, the old eyes couldn't help but widen, pointing at her and blurting out, "Which girl is this girl?"
Si Yatou was startled by her action, quickly hid behind sister Zhaodi, poked her head out and looked at her timidly.
Han Ze frowned slightly, and said in a naive voice: "Mother, you are scaring the child." Then he said: "This is our fourth girl, who came back yesterday."
"Why is she here?" Mrs. Han looked at her eldest son in disbelief, feeling a bad premonition in her heart.
Han Ze smiled and said, "Mother, didn't I tell you that I wanted to bring Sissy back, did you forget?"
Sure enough, the premonition came true, Mrs. Han shook her body, and asked Han Ze through gritted teeth: "Why didn't you discuss it with me and brought him back, do you take me, my mother, to heart?"
Han Ze smiled bitterly and said, "Mother, you have never given up on letting me have a son, can I discuss it with you?"
Mrs. Han snorted, "So you cut it first and played it later?"
Han Ze said: "Mom, I know you don't like a few girls. When you see them, you get a headache and are irritable. You can't help but want to yell at others. You are already sixty-five. Losing your temper is not good for your health, mother." , for the sake of your own body, can you stop worrying about my son's birth? Don't be angry about a few girls, can you?"
Mrs. Han said, "I won't be angry if you don't provoke me."
Han Ze thought for a while and said, "Mother, I know that you like your grandson, and you are happy from the bottom of your heart when you see your grandson. There are three boys from the second brother's family and two boys from the third brother's family. If this is the case, why not live with them. This way I can see my grandson every day, and I can be happy every day. Once a person is happy, the body is not easy to get sick. When people are old, what are they trying to do? It’s not because they want their children to be filial and not get sores and diseases. Look at you, you are getting sick twice in three days What is it for?"
After he finished speaking, he looked at Mrs. Han.
Pozi Han turned her face away from him, feeling a little moved in her heart, how nice it would be to see her grandson every day. However, the second daughter-in-law and the third daughter-in-law liked to talk back to her, so they were not as honest as the eldest daughter-in-law, living with them, she was not so comfortable, all blamed Wu Hongmei for not being able to give birth to a son.
Han Ze didn't care about his mother's attitude. He looked at Han Xilan and asked, "Little sister, you are a college student. Do you think what brother said is right?"
Han Xilan babbled, the elder brother was right, it is not good to be angry when one is old, but: "Mother lives with the second and third elder brothers, so the elder brother will not support mother?"
Han Ze glanced at Han Xilan, and said, "As expected of a college student, I said the key to the matter. Since my mother lives with the second and third brothers, I should pay for the living expenses. I will pay for their efforts, so as not to let them suffer."
He will not renege on his share of the pension for his parents.
Han Xilan felt a little uncomfortable, and said, "Brother has always been fair."
Han Ze smiled and said: "We are brothers, there is no injustice. Besides, our father is gone, and there is only mother as an elder. She should be allowed to enjoy her old age in peace, and she should not be allowed to worry about our younger life."
Han Xilan said, "Brother is right."
Han Ze said again: "Isn't it time for my little sister to graduate from university? Where is the job assigned? Mother kept saying that she will enjoy the blessings after you graduate, and that you will take her to the big city to finish it. You can move, when will you take her out to play?"
Han Xilan: "Brother, you know I haven't been assigned a job yet, where can I get the money to take my mother out to play?"
Han Ze said: "You are a college student, so you must be able to assign work. Back then, my mother said that the old blind uncle told your fortune. You are the most promising among us brothers and sisters. She will count on you to enjoy happiness in the future, and she will ask you to go to school for everything." , now that you have finally graduated, mother should breathe a sigh of relief."
Han Xilan smiled, but her heart was full of bitterness. She was born in a rural area, her studies in college were mediocre, she had no contacts, and it was difficult to get a good job. Find a good unit for her.
Han Ze suddenly said: "Little sister has graduated, so we don't have to pay for your tuition this year, right?"
Han Xilan shook her head lightly, feeling even more bitter, what should she do without a job and no support from her brothers?