Originally, Tang Xiaochuan just wanted to celebrate an ordinary birthday for his father. The family gathered together to eat two meals quietly, chat and keep a low-key and low-key.

There are more than 2,000 people in the village, and one-third of them work outside the village. Counting the children in primary, middle, and primary schools and kindergartens, nearly 80% of those who stayed in the village came around this day.

Tang Xiaochuan only prepared 100 tables of ingredients, 50 tables each at noon and 50 in the evening, but in the evening, because the children were out of school, and those who were working in the town or doing small jobs nearby came back, there were 20 more tables in the evening. The people at the table had no time to go shopping at the last minute, so they could only put all the soup and soup on the table with the unfinished lunch, and in the end they even ate up all the soup and water.

After the banquet in the evening, many people still haven't gone back and are playing mahjong. The villagers who raise shrimp at home, do small labor, and take care of their children full-time, now have nothing to do. The crayfish have been finished, the seedlings have been planted, and the herbicides have also been suppressed. At this time, there is basically nothing to do in the countryside. At most, there is still some work in the vegetable garden.

"Sloppy!" Tang Xiaochuan sighed in his heart when he saw that there were still ten tables of mahjong rubbing, and there were many people around watching the cards.

Old man Tang called Tang Xiaochuan aside and said, "So many people are still playing cards here, so we have to arrange a midnight snack. It's so late now, and there are no vegetable sellers on the street. What do you think?"

Tang Xiaochuan thought for a while and asked, "Is there any cured goods in our refrigerator?"

"It does have cured fish and bacon, beef and mutton, dog meat, sparrow meat, and weasel meat. I haven't eaten much, and there are two large freezers full!"

Tang Xiaochuan immediately said: "Take out 20 catties of beef and mutton each to defrost, and kill all the chickens and ducks that everyone sent yesterday. Do you still have some side dishes and seasonings?"

"That's okay!"

"That's enough, I'll find a way to get some dishes!"

As Tang Xiaochuan said, he went outside and asked the ten tables of villagers who were playing cards loudly: "Who else still harvests lobsters in their fields? Is there anyone who puts cages?"

The villagers who were playing cards looked up one after another, and seven or eight people raised their hands, "Our family still has some!"

"Is there a lot? Arrange for a supper tonight, and have a spicy crayfish. You can eat it as soon as you want. I think there are quite a lot of people now, and at least three hundred catties must be prepared!" Tang Xiaochuan asked.

Someone said: "I harvested 50 catties yesterday. If we all go to the field to collect cages, it shouldn't be a problem to add up to 300 catties!"

Tang Xiaochuan immediately said: "That's okay, you guys don't want to play cards, put someone else on the field, go there quickly and get the lobster, and the rice field eel and loach. If you can get the rice field eel and loach, bring them over. If you have ready-made ones at home Bring it here, let's try to start the supper on time at 12 o'clock in the middle of the night!"

Seven or eight people immediately stopped playing cards and got up to replace others.

Tang Xiaochuan shouted again: "Third Aunt, you don't want to play cards anymore, you first find two people to kill all the chickens and ducks, and then find seven or eight hardworking and capable women to clean up the crayfish, rice field eels and loaches later. , I still have some frozen beef and mutton cured goods at home, you also pack them out, and I will rely on you to cook and cook the fire later!"

In less than an hour, more than 300 crayfish and more than 20 catties of rice field eel and loach were brought over. Seven or eight women, some of whom became middle-aged grandmothers, were young women in their twenties who also took care of their children at home. Everyone cleaned up the crayfish, rice field eels and loaches together, and needed other helpers, all of them added up to a dozen.

More than ten or twenty years ago, no matter which family in the village held a banquet for a wedding, they would ask the villagers to help. It was free and did not require wages. The lively scene of so many people helping together has never happened in many years.

This kind of scene is more lively than the team of chefs who set up tables during the day. Although the food on the tables is delicious, the home-cooked dishes made by these village women are not bad, and it is another kind of taste. When the pots of spicy shrimp and lobster were fried and put together, the aroma of the villagers who were playing cards couldn't help but twitch their index fingers.

Eating, drinking, and quarreling did not end until after two in the morning, and it was close to three in the morning when the inside and outside were cleaned up, and the last villager left.

All meals, drinks, and cigarettes were all wiped out, and all the chickens and ducks given by the villagers were eaten up. There was nothing left, only a large pile of lobster shells, chicken, duck, fish, and cattle and sheep bones were thrown into the in the trash.

In the living room, old man Tang was still asleep. Guan Jingwen held her mobile phone and asked, "Dad, are you happy that the scene is so lively today?"

Old man Tang didn't have much to say to his son, but he treated his two daughters-in-law very well. He smiled and nodded: "I'm happy, I haven't been this happy for a long time!"

"As long as you are happy, I will make you happy again next year!"

Old man Tang waved his hand: "It's fine for the family to have a casual meal after the birthday. There is no need to throw such a big banquet like this time, it's too ostentatious!"

Holding her sleeping son, Wang Xiuqing smiled and said, "Dad, I think sister-in-law is right. Our family is not without conditions, as long as you are happy!"

Guan Jingwen asked again: "Dad, how about I stay with you and Mom for a few months?"

"Ah? You don't need to participate in the performance? There is nothing interesting in this countryside. It may be fresh to see the fields everywhere when you first come, but you may not be able to stay after a long time!"

My mother also said: "Yeah, why do you want to stay with me and your dad for a few months? You don't know any acquaintances here. Although the villagers are kind, these people sometimes have very flattering mouths." I don’t like it, I often like to talk about the shortcomings of other people’s parents behind their backs!”

"That... Dad, Mom, I, I have it in my stomach, I want to raise it here for a few months!" Guan Jingwen said shyly.

"Huh?" The old couple and sister-in-law Wang Xiuqing all opened their mouths in shock.

Then everyone was overjoyed, and my mother quickly asked, "Really?"

"En!" Guan Jingwen nodded.

"How long has it been? Why didn't you tell us today? Does Xiaochuan know?" Mom asked quickly.

Guan Jingwen shook her head: "In less than two months, I only received a call from a friend who is a doctor in the hospital to tell me the result at around six o'clock in the evening. Xiao Chuan was busy at that time, so I didn't tell him. !"

Old man Tang hurriedly got up and ran outside to call Tang Xiaochuan in, "Xiaochuan, come here quickly, your wife is pregnant!"

Tang Xiaochuan was stunned, what? Have a child? Why do I feel so unreal? I used to think about having a child, but now that my wife is pregnant, I feel a little bit disbelieving whether my ears heard it wrong.

He ran into the room and hurriedly asked Guan Jingwen, "Really?"

"Yes!"

"Why didn't you tell me?"

"I just found out that I went to the hospital for an examination the morning before yesterday, and a friend from the hospital called me with the result of my examination just now! What's the matter, you don't seem very happy?"

"No, no, I felt it was too sudden, a little unreal!" Tang Xiaochuan said, rubbing his face.

Tang Hanmin also said: "When Xiuqing told me she was pregnant, I felt the same way!"

At this time, my mother jumped up: "Hey, my ancestor, it's already three o'clock in the morning, and you are pregnant and still not sleeping, how can you stay up late? Go and rest, go and go!"

At the urging of her mother-in-law, Guan Jingwen went upstairs, while the rest of the Tang family stayed in the living room to discuss the matter.

The next morning, the two brothers and the two sisters-in-law were supposed to leave, because Guan Jingwen was pregnant and wanted to stay for a few months, so everyone still didn't leave, but the helicopter had already arrived.

While having breakfast, Wang Xiuqing asked: "Sister-in-law, now that you are pregnant, it stands to reason that you should go back to Binhai to raise your baby, or you can go to Jiangcheng. After all, the medical conditions in big cities are better, and it is much more convenient to go to the hospital. It takes more than half an hour to drive here to the city for the birth inspection, which is somewhat inconvenient!"

Guan Jingwen said: "I don't think there is anything wrong with raising a baby here. If you want to have a pregnancy test, just call the hospital and ask the hospital to send someone to bring the equipment. In the city, it takes a long time to go to the hospital, we now have a car and a plane, so there is still time!"

"I mainly think that if you raise a baby in the countryside, the air here is good, and you eat green vegetables, as well as domestic chicken, pork, and wild fish. The food is healthy and more nutritious. You can’t eat these in big cities, and almost everything you eat is injected with growth hormones and sprayed with preservatives, which is not good for fetal growth!”

"I mainly want to live here for the first few months, and then return to Binhai when the child is a month old. It will be more convenient when giving birth!"

After listening to Guan Jingwen's words, the whole family felt that she was very considerate, everything was for the children, no matter how careful they were, they couldn't be too careful.

Wang Xiuqing stopped talking.

The mother-in-law said: "Jingwen wants to stay and raise the baby. Of course we are happy. We have everything at home. You can just say what you want to eat. As long as there is something in the countryside, we will find a way to get it for you!"

Guan Jingwen looked at Tang Xiaochuan, "What do you think, husband?"

"Of course I'm happy that you are willing to stay here with your parents. You can watch TV and surf the Internet here, and you can also learn about the outside world. If you need anything else, just say it and I'll buy it!"

Guan Jingwen thought for a while and said: "I heard that if pregnant women take proper physical exercise, it will be easier and more relaxed during childbirth. Why don't you buy some sports equipment for me? Isn't there two rooms on the third floor that are vacant?" ? Just put the equipment you bought there!”

Tang Xiaochuan shook his head and said, "The third floor is too high. I think it's better to put it in the backyard. I'll find someone to build a tempered glass roof later, which can keep out the wind and rain without affecting the lighting!"

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