Chapter 211 Zhenghong flag (1)

If my aunt and my eldest sister's mother-in-law were still alive, I believe they would often argue: on the night I was born, did my mother pass out because of giving birth to me, or did she suffer from gas. Fortunately, these two old ladies followed the laws of nature, and they would be escorted to the cemetery by relatives and friends; otherwise, whether I celebrated my sixtieth birthday or my rare birthday, I would not be very peaceful in my heart.Yes, if what the eldest sister and mother-in-law said is correct, I would not exist at all! It seems necessary to make a statement: I was born a bit late, and my eldest sister came out of the court earlier, so when I was born, my eldest sister already had a mother-in-law, and she was a mother-in-law with prejudices harder than diamonds.Yes, her prejudice is so deep that I dare not let her see me.As soon as she sees me, she immediately opens the doors and windows of the house and lets the gas out!

I also want to make a statement: this is not for comparison, to belittle the elder sister and mother-in-law in order to elevate my aunt.That's useless.To be honest, my aunt didn't care much about my existence; otherwise, it would be a little puzzling why she often knocked on my head with her cigarette pipe and pot later.Yes, I have a head, not a broken brick! Despite this, my aunt insisted on seeking truth from facts and had a heated debate with my eldest sister's mother-in-law.According to her, my mother passed out because she lost too much blood after giving birth to me.According to my subsequent investigation, my aunt's statement was quite correct, because she has moved to live with me since she was a middle-aged widow, so it is impossible not to have some first-hand information and materials.My crying made her unable to sleep peacefully.Well, I must not be a puff of gas!

I also made a clear investigation: since my aunt moved to my house, although she lived her own life, she ordered my mother to make tea and water for her, clean the table and sweep the floor in the name of elder sister-in-law.She should really feel at ease, and it's inconvenient for me to spread rumors about her: Think about it, in those days, if a sister-in-law didn't bully her brothers and daughters-in-law, how could she be considered a sister-in-law? Before and after I was born, of course, it was impossible for my mother to take care of my eldest sister-in-law as usual. It is no wonder that my aunt was not very satisfied with me before I was born.However, no matter how selfish she is, I can't help but be grateful to her: if she hadn't been willing to fight hard with my elder sister and mother-in-law, or even fight, my birthday and time might have some confusion, it's not the same.I can't bear to part with that auspicious day!

That is indeed an auspicious day!Even later, after my aunt knocked on my Sanyan pot, she had to think a little bit about whether she should continue to work hard.She couldn't help but think about it, I was born on the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month, when all the people in Beijing, including the emperor and ministers of civil and military affairs, were born at the time when Lord Stove Lord was sending off to heaven! At that time, Beijing was really terribly dark on a moonless night.There are no electric lights on the streets, and there is no light in the small alleys. If people go out at night without a lantern, they will become more and more afraid as they walk, and the more afraid they will become, the more panicked they will get lost in the dark and unable to find their homes.Sometimes, they will wander around in one place for a whole night.According to the scientific parlance of the time, this was called "ghost hitting the wall".

However, on the night I was born, it was absolutely true that no one in Beijing encountered a "ghost hitting the wall"!Of course, there were those who starved, those who froze, and those who were killed that night, here and there.However, this has nothing to do with ghosts.Ghosts, no matter how stubborn they are, will rest at home that night, not daring to come out, so there is no way to build a wall for night travelers and watch them circle around. How many candied melons and Kanto candies are sold on the street!As soon as it gets dark, they light up lanterns to brighten up the stalls or cars.The darker the sky, the more vigorously they yelled, loud and eager.After the fixed watch ②, everyone has almost finished offering sacrifices to the Stove King, and who will sell the sugar to!Just because of the sound of selling sugar, so loud and eager, even the most courageous ghosts dare not come out easily, let alone those who are not very courageous-it is said that there are ghosts who are very courageous.

Listen again, since five or six o'clock, there have been sparse firecrackers.Around You time (the great time when I was born), even shopkeepers and others set off firecrackers together, not to mention ghosts, even black, yellow, big and small dogs were scared to hide in the house and shiver.The light of the fireworks broke through the dark sky, flashing and flashing, allowing people to see the treetops in the distance.The courtyard of each house was brightly lit for a while: the Stove King statue was invited to the courtyard, and the high incense and cypress branches were lit, and the Stove King hurriedly ate some Kanto sugar, turned it into ashes, and flew to the Heavenly Palace.

The Stove Lord went to the sky, but I fell to the ground.This can't help making my aunt ponder: "This kid has a lot of background! Maybe the little boy next to the Stove Lord stayed here before he could go to heaven because of his greed for candy!" I can't help but hate, and still have a little respect! I haven't found out yet what the Kitchen King's attitude is towards my aunt.But I do know that my aunt's attitude towards the Kitchen King is not very serious.There is no Stove King niche in her house.She only came over to strike up a conversation after my mother offered three sticks of incense to the Stove King and the God of Wealth in our house.If I happen to be there, she will give me a hard look; she has recognized that I am the reincarnation of the Kitchen King's little boy, and she is watching her there!

Speaking of this, it is hard not to mention my eldest sister and mother-in-law's attitude towards gods and Buddhas.She has great style.In her main room, in the center is a Buddhist table with a yellow apron. The large carved Buddhist altar on the table is almost as high as the ceiling, and Guan Gong, a red-faced and long-bearded Guan Gong, is enshrined in it.During the Spring Festival, there were five bowls of ② small pagoda-like honey offerings, five bowls of red moon cakes, and a class of dried and fresh fruits in front of Guan Gong.The shrines of God of Wealth, Stove King, and Zhang Xian (that is, the god who "fired the dog and brought in descendants") were placed on both sides, as if her "head of the family" was not the Stove King, but Guan Gong.When this old lady was demonstrating against her husband or son, she was so imposing that she scolded gods and Buddhas in it, without mercy! "You guys!" She would point to all the idols and say, "You guys! Eat my honey offerings and fresh apples, but don't care about my business, what!"

However, my aunt dared to fight against this old lady who dared to scold even gods and Buddhas, and argued tit for tat.However much I disliked my aunt, I was always on her side when she fought the eldest sister and mother-in-law. -------- ①Ask your heart——Bow.Heart words read lightly. ②Bowl—the unit quantifier of the offering.In the old custom, during the Chinese New Year, the bottom seat dedicated to the gods and Buddhas is often covered with a rice bowl, filled with millet, which is flush with the mouth of the bowl, and covered with red tissue paper, and then moon cakes, honey offerings and other food are placed on it, which is called a bowl.

③ Zhang Xian - the god of sending children.Legend has it that Zhang Yuanxiao attained Taoism by visiting Qingcheng Mountain in the Five Dynasties.Su Xun in the Song Dynasty dreamed that he was holding two marbles, thinking it was a sign of "birth", so he worshiped them day and night. Later, he gave birth to two sons, Su Shi and Su Zhe, both of whom became famous writers. After an objective analysis, I really can't find anything cute about my eldest sister and mother-in-law.Yes, until now, every time I think of "bluffing", "bluffing" and so on, I also think of my eldest sister's mother-in-law unexpectedly.I think of her eyes first.What a pair of unreasonable eyes!Whenever she sees someone, no matter whether she wants to express her welcome or rush to kill them immediately, her eyes are always staring.She probably wanted to express some kind of emotion with her eyes wide open, but it was empty and inexplicable to others.Her fleshy cheeks drooped forever and gloomyly, like two sacks containing some kind of poisonous gas.When coughing and talking, her throat and mouth are a self-made megaphone.She always thought that as long as the voice was like a bell, it would be persuasive.She didn't know much about anything, especially how to live.However, she can stare and shoot, so she understands everything.

Although I can't forget my aunt's cigarette pipe and pot (especially the one with burnt orchid smoke in it), but overall, she is more interesting than the elder sister's mother-in-law.In terms of appearance, my aunt is quite delicate, and her cheeks don't look like sacks filled with poisonous gas.Her eyes, when the weather is calm, are black and white, very energetic.Unfortunately, sometimes a storm comes without knowing why.When the storm came, her divine eyes became ghostly, with a cold light and cold air!Let's forget about her eyes, though.She loves to play Thorhu.Whenever she wins such a lot of money, she will hum a few erotic words in a low voice.It is said: Her husband, my uncle, is an opera singer!On that modified... oops, I forgot one big thing! You see, I was only concerned with telling the month, day, and hour of my birth, but I forgot to say which year it was!That was the famous Year of Wuxu!The Reform Movement of 1898! Strange to say, in such a time when there was so much talk about reform and improvement, whenever my aunt heard terms related to opera such as "clothes head" and "take part"②, she would immediately divert the conversation.Only during festivals and festivals, after drinking two cups of rose wine, did she reveal: "Singers are not cheap!" Even so, no one has ever heard her say: What is my uncle's stage name? He is a singer. Still Lao Dan. Everyone also doubted whether my uncle was a banner man.If he were a banner man, he might be a Beijing opera fan who spends money to buy face③.However, playing tickets is a matter of publicity, why can't my aunt dare to admit it publicly?Maybe he really is a professional actor?But it was not quite right: in those years, even though reforms and coups were brewing, the dignified banner people went to sing operas as a career, wouldn't they be in danger of being expelled from the banner?So, uncle is Han Chinese?Not right!If he was a Han Chinese, why would my aunt go to receive several rations every month after his death? Until now, I still don't understand this history.It doesn't matter if my uncle is an opera singer or not.I can't figure it out: Why should my aunt, a widow, and a widow who likes to hit me on the head with a cigarette pot, be paid a certain amount of money?My father is an upright banner soldier, responsible for defending the imperial city. He only receives three taels of silver every month, and there are often two small pieces of fake money in it; He is a Han Chinese, he will make such great military exploits, how much money and food will he leave for my aunt?Looks like there must be something wrong somewhere! -------- ① Year of Wuxu - 1898.The Reform Movement of 1898 - refers to the bourgeois reform reform carried out by Emperor Guangxu in June of this year, also known as the "Hundred Days Reform". ② Clothes—a term in opera, referring to the clothes, helmets, etc. that actors wear when they play.The line is read as Xing (type) to get a share-that is, "drama share", the salary of opera actors.The earliest wages were calculated on a monthly basis, called "Baoyin", and later changed to be calculated on the basis of performances, that is, "play share". ③Pianyouer——Refers to amateur opera actors who are not from a "specialized class" and occasionally perform.Synonymous with "play ticket" below. Whether it's the emperor's fault or someone else's fault, anyway, my aunt's life is very comfortable.She has a lot of income and little expenses—living in our house for nothing, and has a younger sister-in-law as a voluntary maid.She is the "rich man" in our small alley. I'm afraid, this is one of the important reasons why she dared to talk back to the elder sister's mother-in-law.The elder sister's mother-in-law kept saying: the father is a viscount, the husband is a leader, and the son is a Xiaoqi school.This was true; but there was nothing heavy on the bottom of her trunk.As evidenced by her fat face, she loves to eat.This is not to say that she only needs to eat well if she has money.No!If there is no money, she will go on credit in the name of the Viscount's daughter, Mrs. Zuo Ling.Not only does she love credit, but she also looks down on relatives and friends who dare not use credit and don't like credit.Although she didn't say it clearly, she probably thought this way: If you don't buy anything on credit, you can be a bannerman for nothing! I said she "loves" to eat, but I didn't say that she "pays attention" to it.She only likes to eat chicken, duck and fish, but does not appreciate any delicacies from mountains and seas.However, she also has a particular side: in the twelfth lunar month of winter, she will buy two green king melons produced in Fengtai Nuandong, with a little yellow flower on the tip, and put them in front of Guan Gong; I want to buy some of the first batch of ripe Mingling cherries in small cattail bags, and display them on the altar.These are just to show her style and pomp.When she really wants to eat, she will buy some "shan beans" pretending to be cherries, and stuff them into her mouth in large quantities, which is cheap and enjoyable.Anyway, she often pulls down the shortfall, and she doesn't care if she has too much debt. -------- ①Xiaoqi School--a small officer under "Zuo Ling".Viscount—the fourth class of Duke, Marquis, Bo, Zi, and male in ancient times.In the Qing Dynasty, viscounts were divided into first, second and third ranks, which were relatively small hereditary titles.Zuoling—Eight Banners military system, with 300 people as a "Niulu" (later increased to 400), the officer in command of "Niulu", Manchu is called "Niulu Ezhen", Chinese translation "Zuoling" , is a relatively low-ranking military officer. ② Warm hole - greenhouse. To the creditors, her eyes were very round and wide; her voice was also very loud, and she explained passionately: "Listen! I am the daughter of the viscount, the wife of the leader, and my mother-in-law's family has iron crops! The salary will be put down at that time, and you will not be able to pay the money after the day, so why are you in a hurry!" These few heroic and powerful words are not difficult to remind people of the majesty and phoenix when the Qing soldiers entered the pass more than 200 years ago, so they are often enough to drive the creditor back forty miles.Unfortunately, sometimes these words did not have the desired effect, and she would startle her creditor with a wink or two of a smile; her laugh, to tell the truth, was no more dignified than a cry.Her combination of hardness and softness is ridiculous. She always made everyone feel sorry when she dressed up.However, style is related to status, and she still has to dress up.She should wear bright gauze, but she must not wear solid gauze; she should wear emerald hairpins, but never gold.As a result, dozens of sets of sheets, clips, cotton, leather, and gauze clothes, as well as various winter and summer jewelry, went in and out of the pawnshop cyclically.According to people who have seen Grandma Yan Wang: When Grandma Yan Wang dresses up, she is almost the same as the big sister and mother-in-law in full dress. So, to this day, I cannot fathom how her husband could be so happy.When I was a kid, I thought he was a lovely guy.Yes, he is not only happy, but cute!Except that he also loves to spend money, there are almost no shortcomings.I first remembered his cough, a clear and melodious cough, so that people can guess that he is at least a fourth-rank official.His clothes were very neat and smelled of camphor. Some people said that this was because he had just been taken out of the pawn shop, but I don't know whether it is correct or not. No matter winter or summer, he always carries four bird cages, in which are two red-chins and two blue-chins.He doesn't raise other birds, and the red and blue chins are both refined and popular, which fits his status as a leader.Only once, he exchanged half a year's salary for a snow-white sparrow.Unfortunately, when the reputation of the white sparrow had just spread to the big teahouses in Jiucheng, he died of illness for some reason, so even if he saw a snow-white old crow later, he was no longer tempted. In winter, he is especially popular with me: in his arms, there are at least three grasshopper gourds, each of which is qualified to be placed in an antique shop.I don't pay much attention to gourds.What excites me is the tender green grasshoppers on their fish faces, singing crisply from time to time, as if summer suddenly returned to Beijing from somewhere. In my innocent eyes, he didn't come to visit his relatives, but to play with me.As soon as he talked about his experience in raising birds, grasshoppers, and crickets, he lost track of time, so that no matter how difficult my mother was, she had to prepare meals for him.He is also very naive.As soon as his mother hinted to keep him for dinner, he coughed for a while, in a well-balanced and orderly manner, and then laughed a few times before saying: "My wife, I'm really hungry! Don't bother, go to Tiantaixuan Order a dry fried ball, a sweet-scented osmanthus meat, a medium bowl of hot and sour soup, add more pepper noodles and coriander, and that's it! Let's do it!" In this way, my mother's eye circles were exceptionally moist for a day or two!Don't socialize, for fear that your daughter will be angry; socialize, where is the money?Visiting relatives in those years was really not easy in today's words! Although my in-law's father is a military officer, a fourth-rank top-ranking assistant leader, he doesn't like to talk about how to lead troops and fight.I once asked him if he knew how to ride a horse and shoot an arrow. His answer was to cough for a while, and then he immediately talked about the technology of raising birds.This is indeed worth saying, even worth writing a book about!Look, don't talk about how to raise red and blue-chinned birds, how to ride them, how to "hold", how to raise them carefully during the moulting season, even the manufacturing methods of the four bird cages are enough to talk for half a day.Not to mention bird cages, even the small magnetic food jars, small magnetic sinks, and small bamboo shovels for removing bird droppings in the cages are so exquisite that no one dares to say that they are not works of art!Yes, he seems to have forgotten that he is a military officer, and spends his whole life on how to make small pots, spatulas, coughs and laughs all highly artistic, so that he can indulge in small excitements and funs at any time. He can sing too!Some princes can sing Xu Sheng, some Baylor①can sing "Golden Leopard"②, and some Manchu officials have changed from fanciers to famous Peking opera actors....Opera and quyi have become indispensable in the lives of the Manchus. They not only love to listen to them, but also like to appear on stage.They also create, a large number of creations, such as Chaqu, Kuaishu, Guci and so on.My in-laws are certainly not far behind.It's a pity that he doesn't have enough financial resources to form his own ticket agency, so that relatives and friends can celebrate the full moon of the child, or the birthday of the old lady, and go to sing for a day or a night with carriages and horses and tea waiting for you. Win the honor and be famous in Nine Cities.He can only join the ticket club organized by others, and go for entertainment at any time.He can sing a few passages of Lianzhu Kuaishu.His acting skills are not very high, but he is very popular, and he wins warm applause from relatives and friends whenever he performs.The fly in the ointment is that when he was taking the ticket, if his wife was also dressed up, he couldn't help but think of Grandma Yan Wang, and forgot the words.After such a humiliation, he would not be angry when he came home, because the husband and wife would shout hoarse when they quarreled.It was the eldest sister's mother-in-law who pre-empted the strike, making life difficult and increasing debts, all blaming him for his love of playing tickets, not doing his job properly, and making endless troubles.He didn't say a word, and only when she was panting, he imitated the sound of the sanxian with his mouth and played a chord for her: "Deng Gener Li Deng Deng".The edification of art enabled him to find ways to comfort himself in pain, so he was happy—but according to his wife, it was shameless, shameless! Who is right and who is wrong between them, I haven't figured it out since I was a child.So, let’s get back to the story and let’s talk about my birthday. When I was born, my father was on duty somewhere in the imperial city.Men do not worship the moon, and women do not worship the stove, which has been the case since ancient times.My aunt is a widow, and my mother and second sister are also women; although I am a man, I can't bear the heavy responsibility.The whole family has no one to preside over the stove sacrifice ceremony!My aunt lost her temper several times.She had bought some genuine Kanto candies at Yinglanzhai Manhan Bread Shop three days ago.The so-called real Kanto sugar is the kind that is small and harder than a stone. If you put it in your mouth, if you don’t break your front teeth, it will stick to it. It's easy to make low-grade goods.She also bought a catty of assorted Nantang.All of these, she buckled them up in a small vat and put them in a cool place, so that Lord Stove and everyone else would not know about them.She was going to secretly take out some of it after everyone sacrificed to the Stove King, and lay comfortably under the quilt to enjoy it alone. Even if half of her front teeth were glued off, no one would know.However, this plan must be implemented after offering sacrifices to the stove, so as not to be seen by the stove king and incur divine punishment.snort!There is no man in the whole family!Her anger didn't come from one place.My second sister is a loyal and honest girl, she has good intentions but no way to overcome difficulties.The more my aunt lost her temper, the more flustered the second sister became, and with only tears in her eyes, she kept calling: "Auntie! Auntie!" Fortunately, the elder sister arrived in time.The eldest sister is a very beautiful daughter-in-law: delicate features, small long face, and a pointed chin like a white lotus petal.Whether she is wearing a red satin cloak or a blue cloth cheongsam, no matter whether she is combing her hair twice or wearing a bun, she is always so playful and neat, making people feel refreshed.Her narrow waist is always straight and slim; when she squats down, she straightens up and falls, steady and unrestrained.Only when she laughed, did she bend her waist a little, as if she couldn't breathe, and she smiled so innocently and pitifully.Relatives and friends, there is no one who doesn't like her, including my aunt.Only the eldest sister's mother-in-law thought she was neither handsome nor smart, and often ridiculed her: Your father is just a waistcoat of three taels of silver! The eldest sister and mother-in-law are so imposing and particular, so naturally they have to be extremely strict with the maids.She always thought that all maids should die in the line of duty, and they would die of exhaustion after entering the door.Since she married a daughter-in-law, she simply stopped using maids, and used one young daughter-in-law as ten maids.The eldest sister's two heads often dare not be separated for several days, and she just sleeps with that little archway-like guy.It takes quite a long time to comb your hair. If the mother-in-law has already woken up and coughed loudly, and the elder sister has not finished combing her hair, it would be a serious crime to go over to say hello!The eldest sister had to get up before dawn and go to the street to buy hot fried dough sticks and horseshoe pancakes for her mother-in-law.The eldest sister is young and snoozes.However, after leaving the cabinet, she would wake herself up.After waking up, she gently opened the door and looked at the three stars in the sky.If it was still too early, she would go back to the kang, get dressed, sit up and take a nap, not daring to lie down again, so as not to cause trouble if she fell asleep.Meals, work, tea, and sanitation for the whole family are all taken care of by the elder sister alone.The harder she worked, the more her mother-in-law gave her more work and stepped up her training.The mother-in-law doesn't move her hands easily except to put food and drink into her mouth.The less she moved her hands, the more active her eyes and mouth became. As soon as she saw her daughter-in-law's shadow, she gave several urgent orders. There are so many things!The eldest sister must plan well every day, and have a plan when she is busy, so as not to cause confusion.After a few months of marriage, two thin and deep wrinkles appeared between her brows.She dared not tell her husband about these grievances, for fear of stirring up trouble.When she returned to her natal home, she refused to tell her mother, for fear that her mother would be sad.When the mother asked, she still smiled and said: It's okay!It's all right!Don't worry, grandma! (We call our mother Grandma.) The eldest sister didn't dare to complain to her aunt, knowing that her aunt had a firecracker temper, so she got angry at once.However, she did not refuse her aunt's little assistance.The eldest sister's mother-in-law asked her to dress up like a flower, but she refused to give her some change for rouge, powder, hair oil, etc., so when the aunt asked her if she wanted money, the eldest sister had no choice but to bow her head. , indicating that there is not even a small coin in the pocket.My aunt is not easy to show kindness. The reason why she is willing to help the eldest sister is because we all respect aunts.She is an old aunt herself, so of course she has to sympathize with her little aunt to strengthen her reputation.Besides, the eldest sister's request is not very big, and the problem can be solved with a few pennies. Why should my aunt be so benevolent and righteous once or twice.This, the eldest sister and mother-in-law seem to have noticed it too, but it is inconvenient to say anything; the mother's family should subsidize the married daughter, and the daughter is a loser.On the other hand, the reason why my aunt dared to fight against her eldest sister and her mother-in-law is also explained here. The eldest sister came back this time not because she dreamed of a dragon or a tiger falling into her mother's arms, hoping to have a little brother who would "come out of the way"① in the future.The New Year's Eve is approaching, and she still has no new silk flowers, rouge palace powder, and some miscellaneous things②.This last item is for her husband.Although the eldest brother-in-law has married and is a Xiaoqi school who can't ride a horse, he still looks like a child in many respects, similar to his father.Yes, the old man and his son will receive money when the time comes, and they will have old rice to eat all year round. Why pay attention to how high the sky is and how thick the ground is?The meaning of life, in the eyes of their father and son, is to play every day, to play meticulously, elegantly, and fascinated.The eldest sister-in-law doesn't raise indigos, but plays with kites and huberas heroically, and catches a few sparrows majestically.During this process, he got tired of playing with kites and Huberas, and changed to raising pigeons.Each of his pigeons is worth one or two taels of silver; "Flying ingots all over the sky" is a heroic phrase he likes to say.The few pigeon bells in his collection are all made by famous masters and collected from antique stalls. -------- ① Out of general and in phase——"Out of general" and "in phase" are the "upper gate" and "lower gate" on the stage of traditional drama. ②Miscellaneous—preserved fruit made of various fruits. ③Hubera—a small and fierce bird with a long beak and sharp claws. Breeders often use it to catch and eat sparrows as a joke.In Beijing dialect, people who have nothing to do are called "playing kites and eagles". The author uses this detail to imply idleness. The eldest brother-in-law needs a mix.This is the case every year: he pastes various kinds of foreign paper into small high-footed plates, in order to lightly put jelly beans, large flat almonds, etc. from the mixed food on the plate, as if to offer an offering to himself.While fiddling with it, he ate it; often the small paper plates were not fully pasted, and the mixed food was gone; even so, he also got a kind of pleasure.After eating the mixed food, he designed paste lanterns, so that they could be hung up during the Lantern Festival.After pasting the spring lanterns, he started pasting the kites.He does these little things with great care; for a day or two or several days, he will tell everyone about his work, whether they like it or not.In the constant discussions, he was often inspired, so he redesigned it in order to surprise and create something.If other people don't want to listen, he will tell my elder sister all about it, causing the elder sister's mind to be full of spring lanterns and kites, delaying the business, and causing the mother-in-law to fire a hundred and eight cannons! They play and spend money, but my eldest sister suffers.When the family's economy was in a downturn, they had to quarrel for entertainment.Nine times out of ten, when the quarrel makes it impossible to get off the stage, I will blame my eldest sister and unanimously launch a crusade.Although the elder brother-in-law was nice to the eldest sister, he didn't dare not to scold her in the scuffle.Well, I can bear anything, but I just can't let the old people scold him for being henpecked.Therefore, after going back and forth, the eldest sister added a skill: she could seem to hear some noises when the artillery fire was raging, but it seemed that she didn't hear anything.It seemed that she had attached lightning rods to her ears.Poor big sister! The eldest sister came and immediately understood everything.She immediately sent her second sister to invite "grandmother", that is, the midwife.And tell the second sister to inform her husband's family on the way: she may return later.The eldest sister-in-law's house is not far from my house, only more than one mile away.The second sister ran away. The aunt smiled, and handed to the elder sister a few brand-new red notes that were specially used by the old Yucheng Money Shop for New Year's rewards and New Year's money, with Liu Haixi Jinchan printed on them.At the same time, she handed over everything about the birth of the baby to the eldest sister, and she will not be responsible for any accidents. When the second sister ran to the eldest sister-in-law's house, the eldest sister's father-in-law and son were setting off fireworks in the yard.This year, their debt exceeded previous record highs.On the twenty-third of the twelfth lunar month, they should think about how to repay their debts and how to save money, so as not to ask the creditors to smash the door knockers at the end of the year.No, they didn't think that way.The eldest sister and mother-in-law found some money somewhere, bought the number one big candied melons, with and without sesame seeds, put them in front of the Stove King, and ordered with staring eyes: "Eat my candy, and go to the sky to say more." A good word, don't just talk nonsense and talk nonsense!" The two men, who got some money from nowhere, bought firecrackers.Both the father and son took off their robes.The old man put on an old fox fur mandarin jacket, which was not buttoned up, but wrapped loosely in an old cloth purse, very chic.As for the eldest brother-in-law, he is young and strong, wearing only a small padded jacket, sneezing all the time, and he doesn't even say he's cold.The sound of the whip started first, clear and tense, and after a while, sparks flew rapidly, forming a sound.The son plays the marlezi with a single sound, and the father plays the second kick with a double sound.After playing like this for a while, the father and son looked at each other and smiled, feeling that the skill of firing cannons was the best in Nine City and deserved the enthusiastic praise from the neighbors.No matter what the second sister said, there were loud noises of Mariezi and Er Tijiao in the middle.So, the eldest sister's mother-in-law seemed to hear: the mother-in-law was gassed. "Really!" She told the second sister in a voice that overwhelmed the firecrackers: "You poor people don't always know how to pay attention. Maybe you like coal poisoning!" "The word is obviously more literary. After finishing speaking, she went to change her clothes and went out to save the life of her mother-in-law. It is a great benevolence.Zuo Ling and Xiao Riding School didn't pay attention to what the second sister said at all, and continued to set off firecrackers wholeheartedly.Even if they understand the second sister's report, they can't focus on other issues than firecrackers. When I was born, my mother passed out.The eldest sister's mother-in-law hid in my aunt's room, her eyes wide open, and the poisonous meat bags on her cheeks moved, telling the most effective folk remedies to relieve coal poisoning.My aunt lighted up the orchid smoke skillfully, put the mouth of the old jade cigarette pouch at the corner of her mouth, and raised her eyebrows so high that she was ready to challenge. "Remedies for serious illnesses!" said the eldest sister's mother-in-law citing scriptures. "You don't need folk remedies to give birth to a baby!" My aunt began to attack. "It depends on who will give birth to a baby!" The eldest sister and mother-in-law secretly rejoiced that the time has come for the people to come out. "Whoever gives birth to a baby does not need to solve the folk remedies of gas!" The aunt withdrew the long ebony pipe from the corner of her mouth, and pointed the pipe at the nose of the guest. "Old aunt!" The eldest sister and mother-in-law deliberately called each other, first courtesy and then soldiers, so as to carry out the annihilation battle. "If you get gas, you can't give birth to a baby!" During this fierce verbal battle, the eldest sister held me in her arms, weeping for my mother's unconsciousness, and rejoicing for the birth of my little brother at the same time.The second sister stood alone in the outer room, crying softly.It's very cold, if my eldest sister didn't pick me up, no matter how strong my vitality is, I'm afraid I would be in great danger.