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Chapter 109 The Legend of Niu Tianci (3) - descendants of all generations

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Mrs. Niu's Huang Jingzi's face was a little red, and a lot of gray hair declared her independence from the little bun, falling around.A pair of sunken eyes glowed endlessly with controlled complacency, and the two little feet kept chattering deliberately slowly but involuntarily.She got a chance to display her talents; a hero who doesn't get a comparable chance is like a horse tethered to a trough.She prepared the three days for Godsend, not so much for Godsend, but for herself; if she didn't do it for three days, Godsend didn't care at all, anyway, he had Ji Mama's two bags of milk, so what else could he do? I'm thinking about it.Mrs. Niu has to show her hand.For many years, I have nothing to do, so this opportunity cannot be easily let go.

Leading Old Mama Liu, Si Huzi, and Old Man Niu, she formed a formation.The old man Niu didn't object, but he didn't expect things to be so complicated.He thought that the three days was just a matter of inviting some relatives and friends, and asking the cook to prepare a few tables of fish-rich dishes that he had to go to bed after eating.He could not understand what his wife had told him.There are too many things to do, and if you take the item of being a cook, it is enough to write a book.A few small dishes, a few meals, a few cold dishes, a few snacks, a few big dishes, oh, my wife seems to be opening a restaurant.After the dishes are set, how to rent tables and chairs immediately, and there are also beddings on the tables and chairs, and there are various beddings.The old man Niu has been doing business all his life, and no business is as complicated as doing it for three days.His brain seemed to be swollen, buzzing; he could only follow the plan, what did the wife say.The wife has a mouth, he has legs, let's run.Too tired from running, he will find a place to sleep for a while, so as not to be sent out again when he gets home.It is useless to count the generals under the wife.

Old Liu Ma, even though she is almost seventy, she is working very hard.In one night, all the copper parts of the table were polished to look like electroplated, and all the chair cushions were replaced with new covers.Her feet were too strenuous, but she was determined not to lose heart even after falling a few somersaults.Although both her eyes are open, the one on the left is as blind as it is, it only sheds tears and does not take responsibility for anything else.But this is not a problem, the left eye is useless, the right eye will redouble its efforts: tilt the head, use the right eye to nail things, scrub, wash, sew, mend, and the mouth is still chirping, quite like a chicken tilting its head He looked fascinated, but he was not idle.She cannot be idle.She has to give her aunt a compliment.

Mama Liu hits the inside, and the four tigers hit the outside. This kid's legs seem to be machines.On the one hand, Mrs. Niu was very disappointed in him.He has been in the cow house since he was twelve years old, and his wife wanted to train him to be an ideal servant.The four tigers are not trained at all.At the age of twenty, I still breathe through my mouth, and my nose only flows clear soup.Talking is always the same as fighting, there is no kindness.Frowning, Dongxia Changqing's forehead was sweating.On the other hand, Mrs. Niu cannot dismiss him.He was her relation, and he was faithful.The work is not beautiful, but he spares no effort; he can go back and forth six times to buy a catty of white sugar.Although it took a bit of work, it was his legs, so my wife couldn't be too picky.He never waited to understand and ran out, and then ran back to ask, otherwise why would he sweat all the time.

Ji's mother takes milking dolls as her main job, so the wife didn't assign her any other errands.But the milk doll also has to look good, and has to step up training.How to hold a baby, how to address people, how to stand upright, my wife taught them all meticulously.In two days, Mama Ji's toes turned less and less, and every time she opened her mouth, she wanted to change "Om" to "Madam".Putting on the new blue cloth trousers and coat, and combing the hair neatly, except for the corners of the mouth that can't be tightened for a while, it looks really good.

As for our hero, he really shows his face, eats well, sleeps well, urinates frequently, and cries loudly, as if he has seized life and wants to enjoy it in time.As soon as he cried, all six little feet ran here, Ji's mother came first, his wife was in the middle, and Liu's mother came in second.One person has a kind of condolences, but he ignores them all, and weeps recklessly until the pocket milk is brought to his lips.He knew he was a hero, an emperor. It's three days.The old crow was still dreaming, and everyone in the Niu family woke up.Although there are many people in the world, it is a great thing to add people to one's own family.When you think about it, since you need to pay attention to your own affairs, you don't have to spend so much time managing the world.Mrs. Niu's selfishness is very reasonable.The cry of a baby makes the whole family tremble, and it must be fully lively. After the child cries and the dog bites, life will come to fruition.The old lady Niu was happy, and her son must be the center of joy for the whole family, relatives and friends.She dressed herself up, and began to inspect her subordinates: the cow old man was the first to be reprimanded for not buttoning his mandarin jacket properly.Sihuzi still had mud on his ears, the man couldn't help it!Old Liu's mother is good, but she just yawns; the wife wanted to ask everyone to get up early, in order to show energy, and those who dare to get up early will be less energetic; ideals and facts are often twisted like this.Ji's mother is not bad, but she doesn't like it very much, probably because she thinks of her doll; this is her own trouble.Tianci was still asleep, but all the armor had been put on in the middle of the night: all new, with a little red hat on his head, and a golden birthday star nailed to the brim of the hat. It looked very unnatural, but very rich.

After the inspection, it was still dark.By candlelight, the wife directs the display of gifts.Most of the old man's friends are businessmen, and most of them send them picture frames and couplets.Nine out of ten colored paintings in the frame are "Su Causeway Spring Dawn". The willow trees are really green and the water is really blue. The big girl is a head taller than the willow tree. According to the old man Niu, it is very picturesque.The frames are different, some are made of mottled bamboo, some are made of black wood, and some are lacquered in gold.The wife decided that the gold-painted ones were the first class, and asked the four tigers to hang on the front of the main room, and the rest were hung on the left and right.The couplets seem to be written by one person, and the words are similar. The most common one is "Business is booming and the world is prosperous, and the wealth is prosperous and the three rivers are prosperous."These are all hung in the east and west rooms; the wife doesn't like couplets very much, because they have nothing to do with dolls.In the end, it was a practical gift from relatives, small clothes, hats, shoes, and a few boxes of clothes.According to the rules, millet chicken cakes and brown sugar should be given, but everyone knows that since Mrs. Niu is not confinement, it seems that there is no need to give them in this way.Mrs. Niu is also very satisfied.I can't enjoy it myself, and it's cheaper for Mama Ji, so I can't get along.These gifts are all placed on the table in the main room.After the display was completed, the cook arrived and began to chop the meat with such great fanfare that all the ill-informed dogs in the neighborhood barked.The old lady Niu sighed, it seemed to be the case.If you want to call yourself majestic, you have to try to make the dogs bark, which is in accordance with the rules.

Old Liu's mother's fingers were all red, and almost no one knew how many red eggs were dyed.If the egg will feel proud, this is the best time.Even the small and inconspicuous egg, painted red, immediately looks particularly decent.What's more, those words that usually have a relationship with "egg" seem to have no association at this moment, and there are some auspicious words centered on "red" that get along with it.Old Liu Ma put all the dyed eggs on copper plates, like a few plates of mysterious orbs, bright, thick, and full, with the auspiciousness of generations to come.The red egg was ready, she and his wife studied it carefully, and put all the things that should be used for bathing, such as mugwort water, old green onions, old money with holes, and burnt alum powder, all placed around Godsend, It looks very serious, as if the beginning of life is more complicated than the start of a division, and the hope in a small life is endless.

After eight o'clock, relatives and friends came one after another.The manner in which Mrs. Niu received relatives and friends is worth noting.Her attitude is the essence of charity. She smiled, and there seemed to be some tears in her old eyes, showing that she was very grateful to everyone.When she took a closer look, she was smiling to herself.She feels her own ability, and she wants everyone to see her ability and superiority.She is especially modest towards those poorer relatives and friends. If they borrow money to do favors, it is enough to prove her importance and their piety.Yes, she did not invite these bitter relatives and friends, but they took the initiative to catch up.No matter how difficult it was, they dressed strangely today and brought some gifts. She couldn't help but appreciate their efforts—it wasn't like this, they were not considered strong people.Erma Wang's robe could be smelled, it was just taken out of the pawn shop; of course other items entered the pawn shop in time.Mrs. Li Sansao's earrings are made of silver and white copper.Aunt Zhang's coat was borrowed, and it was more than an inch long.The eyes of the old lady Niu saw these very clearly; she really wanted to reward them, but her words were measured: "Hey, I didn't dare to disturb my relatives and friends: what do you say, please excuse me again; come and see the children " She understood in her heart—"I didn't intend to invite you." They also understood, but another party answered: "It should be, I'll congratulate you; if it wasn't for that, I would have come to help you make arrangements yesterday; It's not easy relying on you alone!"

After speaking, when they came to Tianci's exhibition room, everyone lost their voices together, "Oh! Why are you so fat, how decent, and what a blessing!" There are already seven or eight old women and daughters-in-law sitting in the room, surrounded by Tianci, almost all smoking cigarettes, praising the blessings of Tianci, greeting each other loudly, talking about dolls, and looking at each other's clothes dress up.The temperature in the room suddenly increased by ten degrees.Those who came later continued to come in to visit, and those who came first never wanted to give up their seats; especially those of some status, they simply sat beside the doll, full of the spirit of calling themselves their descendants.Tianci was inexplicable, he just felt stuffy and panicked, and could no longer sleep peacefully, his small eyes blinked, which made everyone even more admirable: look at these two big eyes, they seem to be sensible!

Male guests, except close relatives, do not have the right to visit the dolls in detail, and they are all waiting in the east and west rooms to drink wedding wine.The old man's hospitality method is completely different from his wife's, and he has absolutely no definite idea.He couldn't think of what to say, and he felt that it might not be right to say nothing.He turned his round face and smiled in all directions, and when he laughed too much, he nodded instead, and when he nodded too much, he said casually, "That's not true," "Smoking." It was a revelation: "When is it, the sky is still so hot!" Everyone said: "You like it, the sky is not hot." He laughed.Si Huzi followed behind him, and as soon as he said, "Smoking," Si Huzi passed the cigarette over - never bothered to pour the tea, because the master didn't say anything.The culture in the east and west rooms is much lower than that in the main room, and Mrs. Niu knows that these potatoes are here for dinner.She gave the order to serve the East and West House first. The food was not bad. All the shopkeepers put aside the discussion about business for the time being, and sincerely ate a full meal. All of them were sweating hotly. Then, with toothpicks stuck in their teeth, they freed up their hands to use hot towels. He wiped his forehead fiercely.Polished his forehead, threw himself through the chimney, and sneaked out in twos and threes while smoking. It's not so simple at the female guests' table, each table eats for at least five or six quarters of an hour.It's official.According to Mrs. Niu.However, there was one thing that made her sad: the whispered conversations at the tables, which she listened to, seemed to be very harmful to Godsend.The scene in the room seemed to have suddenly dimmed a lot, and there was a question mark floating in the air.Mrs. Niu looked at this table and looked at that table: Aunt Zhang's thin lips moved as if to say "illegitimate child".Li Sansao nodded mysteriously.No matter how well you lie, you can't stop people from twisting their minds.Especially for those from the same family, outside Mrs. Niu's sight, their noses always have cold air. This cold air will make her feel chilly, as if an electric fan is on.Mrs. Niu felt uncomfortable.She knew that the old man Niu was honest, if they surrounded him, things might not be easy.She had to try to bribe them.The most effective way in the world is to bribe; if you eat meat yourself, you have to let others gnaw at least some bones, and the success of a hero depends on throwing out bones casually.Selfish people have to look at the meat and decide to discard the bones; when the bones are thrown out, there will be those who volunteer to be dogs.The old lady made up her mind: what to give her, what to give to her, what to give to her, then what to say to her, what to say to her again, tell them to separate, and then clean up one by one.Divide the red eggs first, this is an introduction, the introduction is auspicious, and there are some heavy things under the auspiciousness, and everyone's nose will naturally add heat and heat up. The method really worked, and everyone refused to leave after watching the third wash, waiting for dinner.Mrs. Niu must have known that their noses would get cold as soon as they left the gate, but they were very kind to each other when they parted.Sending the guests away, she sighed, only half the battle!She asked her husband if he could see any allusions, and the old man scratched his head. He only saw that everyone was well fed, and he knew nothing about politics.But that's also good, Mrs. Niu happened to do everything in secret, and asked him to bear the notoriety.What the old lady didn't see was this: Everyone knows that the old man Niu is a good old man, and she is Zhuge Liang. Smart people have this problem. They always regard their insignificance as greatness, but they don't know that there is no such thing in history. thing.If there were, people's hearts would have become as small as Dou'er. No matter how you say it, the existence of Godsend, whether it is good or bad, is already recognized. Since the red eggs are divided, it will not be easy for you to resign from life!
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