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His uncle said to his aunt, "Big Sis, the house is very busy. Take this one hundred yuan to the street to buy some food and wine."

The aunt took it from him and put it into her uncle's pocket, "Little brother, you and your mother obviously wake up early and go to bed late, it's not easy to do business here. Take the money back, can't I take care of these uncles?"

His uncle wouldn't let him, so his mother and eldest aunt stuffed the money into his pocket. After persuading him a few more times, his youngest uncle rode his motorcycle back to the market in the town.

In the afternoon, the owner of the restaurant brought them a table filled with dishes. Papa Qi was there to accompany him, and his first uncle had wanted to leave, but was pulled down by his first aunt the moment he stood up. She said, "It's been a long time since I've had a meal with these two aunties of the army. Let's not go back and cook again, let's eat here."

Qi Jing's aunt angrily whispered to him, "No face, no skin."

Qi Xiang said, "If you want to eat here, then eat. If we're not like them, then we'll eat them in one bite."

Aunt said, "Oh, you're such a sensible and good girl. You seem young, but when it comes to handling things, you're even older than your elder sisters and brothers."

Qi Xiang said, "Aunt, how could I dare to compare with my brother and sister? My brother is now a pediatrician at the People's Hospital. I heard from my aunt that my brother is young, has high professional skills, has a good attitude, and is very popular."

His cousin had always been his aunt's pride. When he heard this, the corners of his mouth curled up as he smiled and said, "Your brother has always had a good temper since he was young. This job is just right for me."

His aunt was not someone who suffered a loss, probably because she didn't get the money from her grandmother's hands. She vented her anger into the dishes on the table, eating as if she didn't want to die, causing his fifth grandpa to furrow his brows as he looked at the pair of chopsticks stirring up and down on his plate. He didn't have any appetite, so he turned to look at his mother, frowned, picked up his own dishes, and ate a few bites before letting go.

After dinner, first uncle and first aunt went home. His first aunt told his mother, "First aunt, I think we've cleaned up quite a bit. Take a look and bring back our mother in a few days. Take her over after the second day of the new year."

Mama Qi agreed and put in all the blankets in the yard, laid them on the brick bed and filled the stove with more coal before heading home with her father.

The phone call said that they were on the highway heading to F City, and in the car were their cousin, Zhao Huisheng, and their cousin, Zhao Jingsheng. Song Cheng had also arrived with them.

Mama Qi knew what was going on and immediately prepared food and drinks for her nephews. Since her grandma had said that she wanted to visit the two elders at Grandpa Qi's house, she decided to clean up the two rooms upstairs when it was getting late. Seeing her busy appearance, Qi Jian bit an apple and leaned against the door frame, "Mom, it looks like your nephew is here. Seeing how busy you are, I feel very tired."

Mother Qi said, "Go, stay by the side, you're still making sarcastic remarks even if you don't want to help with the work. Don't you think about the conditions in your cousins' homes? When we get to our house, we'll have to bring out the best ones for them.

"Mom, I got it. I'm going to the kitchen to help my sister pick vegetables and wash up," he said. As he spoke, he slipped away like a wisp of smoke.

Qi ran into the kitchen and came close to Qi Xiang, who was picking vegetables. "Luckily I managed to get away fast. Sis, you don't know, our mother is going to start talking about me again. Sigh, Sis, do you think our mother is having menopause?"

"Don't talk nonsense, how old are we? It's still early for menopause. "

Qi Yang said, "Hmm, I'm really stupid. I rushed to get scolded, but I still have to learn from you in the future. Our mother is right, I'm just that idiot."

Looking at his vexed sister, Qi Cheng smiled and said, "Alright, hurry up and get to work. Our cousins will probably get it soon. Hurry up and prepare the dishes for us when they arrive."

Chicken was stewed on the wood burning pot and big bones on the gas stove. At this time, the pot was open and steam was coming out of it. The fragrance that assaulted the nose made people's salivary glands develop all of a sudden.

Mother Qi let the two drivers enter the house to drink some water. After declining a few times, the two drivers drove a car to stay in F City, where Zhao Huisheng said to his mother, "Aunt, you don't have to be so polite, when we came over, my uncle had already arranged everything. We will stay at your house for two days, visit the two elders who live in your house for my grandmother, and then visit our aunt. At that time, we will drive to F City to meet up with the masters in the capital."

Mama Qi said, "There are still 10 days until the new year, why is it only 2 days?"

Song Jin said, "Aunt, there are still some relatives who have to move around the family before the new year. Since your family is far away, we will first come to see you."

"We should be the ones visiting your grandma," his mother said, "and have her arrange for you to travel all the way here."

Zhao Hui Sheng smiled and said, "Aunt, I usually don't have much time, so I can only come to your house when I'm busy. Grandma always tells me your family's food is very delicious, I've been thinking about it for half a year."

Mama Qi said, "Good, good, good. In the past two days, Aunt has been cooking delicious food for you all. I'll let you all eat your fill."

Since they arrived rather late and were very tired on the way, Mama Qi arranged for them to go to bed after dinner.

Zhao Huisheng looked down at the large brick bed and asked his mother, "Aunt, who's sleeping on this big brick bed?"

"Ma Qi said," Grandma and her two younger sisters have been sleeping here for the past two days. Grandma and her two younger sisters have been sleeping here in F City. "

Zhao Huisheng said, "If I stay here with the three of them, wouldn't I be panicking?"

Qi Yun said, "It's neither crowded nor crowded, this kang is very comfortable to sleep on. Cousin, let's sleep here together at night."

Thus, in the evening, the four of them slept on the hot brick bed. Everyone was lying on the bed, listening to the north wind blowing outside the window. They talked about meeting people around them and their good friends in school.

Many years later, his cousin Zhao Hui told him that those two nights in Qi Village were his most unforgettable two nights. The feeling of peaceful winter was a feeling that he could not find anywhere else.

The next day was a rare sunny day, and although the temperature was very low, it couldn't stop everyone from coming to the New Year's Fair. It was only a little after five, and already there were signs of people selling things on the road. Mama Qi got up at six to prepare breakfast.

Song Jin stretched lazily, aligned with his mother and said, "Aunt, your home is really good. It's very quiet at night, and your bed sleeping is also very comfortable."

"If you feel better, come and stay at my house for a few days," his mother said.

Song Jin said, "Alright, I will definitely come to trouble you often in the future."

"Why do I hear people walking along the road before daybreak?" said Zhao.

Qi Yuan said, "Today is a big day, those who enter La Month Market all come to the streets to set up their stalls at 4 or 5 am. Some of the things sold in this La Month are even more than the ones sold in the previous 11 months."

Mama Qi said, "Let's hurry up and eat. After dinner, you guys can go take a look around the market to see what the La Month Collection looks like in the countryside."

After breakfast, mother Qi and a few children walked into the village with gifts from Qi Xianzi and Yisu's sister.

At this time, there were already many people in the market. It would not be too much to say that they were rubbing their shoulders in some places. Song Jin and the others looked fresh, and Mama Qi even specifically bought a few local dishes for everyone to taste.

After visiting Grandpa Qi, she went to big sister Yi Su's home.

Yi Su's sister's shop opened early in the morning, and as soon as they opened the door, someone came to deliver fabric and get some clothes. They were already busy with work even before breakfast.

Seeing that Mama Qi had brought a bunch of children with her, he quickly stood up and greeted Song Jin before taking them to the North room.

His mother sat on the brick bed on the north side of the house, leaning on her back. Seeing his mother enter the house and greet his mother with a smile, his mother exchanged a few polite words with Song Jin, then said to his aunt, "Ma Chang, I really didn't expect you to be related to Jiajia's mother. I said that anyone in the village who saw you would say that you two are like women."

Mama Qi said, "I look like my aunt, and Mama Jiajia looks like her grandmother. We look pretty alike."

Zhao Hui Sheng told his aunt what his grandmother told him to bring to his aunt. Inside the luggage were some Southern gifts, her aunt touched those things and said to Zhao Hui Sheng: "Your grandmother went to great lengths. These are all the New Year gifts that our family gave to relatives when we were young. I can still remember them after so many years."

"Hui Sheng, this is something my aunt prepared for your grandmother, it's a set of clothes I made for myself."

As the aunt said this, she untied the bundle. It was a thin, thin, cotton jacket made of silk. It was beautifully made, and the buttons were made from her own plate.

The aunt shook off the jacket, and a few children surrounded her in admiration. Zhao Huisheng said, "Aunt, your craftsmanship is really good. It's so beautiful."

Aunt said, "Aunt's needlework was good, and she taught me a lot along the way. Aunt was old and had bad eyesight, or else she would have been able to make some flowers on her coat."

Zhao Huisheng helped fold the coat and put it into a bundle, then said to his aunt, "Aunt, don't worry, I will definitely give the clothes to my grandmother, I think she will be very happy to see them."