"Hello Second Sister-in-law Zhang, on such a cold day, I bothered Second Brother Zhang to go to Linjiang to pick up, and the second sister-in-law even came out to greet her, I really didn't want to go."

Qiao Lian can see that the second daughter-in-law of the Zhang family is a real person, and her temperament is also very refreshing, and she should get along well with her sister.

This enthusiasm is like my own sister is coming.

"Look at what you said, my sister-in-law's sister-in-law is here, isn't that just my sister-in-law?

Go, go, don't talk outside, hurry into the house, it's too cold outside. The second daughter-in-law of the Zhang family stepped forward with a smile and reached out to hug Jiakang.

"This is the pair of sisters' families, right? Girl, boy? ”

It was already dark outside, so I couldn't see clearly, and the two children were wearing the same clothes and hats, so they couldn't tell the difference.

"That's the boy, Jiakang, this is the girl Jiayuan. Jiakang Jiayuan, quick, called aunt, that is the second aunt. Qiaolian bent down to pick up Jiayuan and asked the two children to call someone.

"Auntie, second aunt." The two children obediently called out.

The reason why the second daughter-in-law of the Zhang family is called the second aunt is naturally with the title of the children of Chen Qiaojuan's family, and most of the time in the north is to straighten out the names between relatives.

"Good boy, good girl, let's go into the house, there is something delicious in the house." Come, Jiayuan, let the aunt hug you, your mother is probably tired all the way, and the aunt hugs her. ”

Chen Qiaojuan took Jiayuan, and the two of them held the child, and accompanied Qiaolian into the yard one left and one right.

Later, Zhang Wenguang and Zhang Wenxing drove the horse and the plow into the courtyard, unloaded the plow and led the horse to the livestock shed.

Qiao Lian took a few glances as she walked into the courtyard. It can be seen that the Zhang family's life is indeed okay.

The courtyard is large, and the three adobe houses are very neat, with wooden tiles neatly arranged on them. Leaning against the east courtyard wall is a two-story wooden warehouse, with sundries placed at the bottom, and the top is nailed tightly with wooden boards, which must be a granary.

At the west end is a livestock shed, a pigsty, a thatched latrine, and the wooden garden cane clamps are neat and tidy, and the large open space in front of the house and behind the house is a vegetable garden.

"My house is in the back, not far away, waiting for the day to be free, and the sister will take the child to my house to play." The second daughter-in-law of the Zhang family pointed to a courtyard not far behind her and said with a smile.

The old couple of the Zhang family are long gone, and the two brothers, Zhang Wenguang and Zhang Wenxing, each married their daughters-in-law, and then lived separately.

Maybe it's because they don't get along together, and the brothers and concubines get along more harmoniously.

The sky was very dark, and Qiao Lian only vaguely saw that there was a similar courtyard behind her, and nodded secretly in her heart.

It seems that the brothers of the Zhang family are all capable people, and it is really not easy to have such a day in these years.

I just don't know, during the land reform, what was the composition of the Zhang family? Looking at this, it is certainly impossible for poor peasants.

Qiao Lian pondered in her heart, but she didn't stop, and followed Qiao Juan and the two into the house.

The Zhang family's house is relatively spacious, with three rooms.

It is cold in the northeast, and basically all the houses are kang, and for the sake of warmth and good light in winter, most of them are south kang.

The same is true of the Zhang family, the east and west houses are all Nankang. Therefore, as soon as you enter the house, there are stoves on both sides, and there are jars, altars, cabinets and other things on the north side.

Similar to Qiaolian's house, there is no partition wall here, only an earthen wall is built behind the stove to separate the kitchen and the inner room.

The Zhang family's house is big, and the kang is naturally big, and the east and west houses each have a big kang, and the kang in the east house is full of people at this moment.

"Mother, look, the second sister is here, and the two babies of the second sister's family." Chen Qiaojuan went straight to the east house with the child in her arms and put the Jiayuan in her arms on the kang.

"Hurry up and warm up. Second sister, our mother and our brother and sister-in-law, I heard that you are here, and they are all waiting here. The family reunion, Qiaojuan was naturally very happy.

Perhaps to welcome Qiaolian's mother and son, the east house and the kitchen were lit with oil lamps, which were somewhat bright, and Qiaolian could see the situation in the house clearly.

Chen Jiang, the old lady of the Chen family, sat on the kang, the eldest sister-in-law Wang, the second sister-in-law Liu, and the third sister-in-law Zhou each sat on the kang with their children, and the eldest brother Chen Minsheng, the second brother Chen Min'an, and the third brother Chen Minfeng sat next to Chen Jiang.

Chen Jiang is less than fifty years old, dressed as an old peasant lady.

The back of his head is pulled up, and he is wearing a padded jacket with a large placket, cotton pants with a large crotch, and the trousers are also tied with leg straps, and a pair of white cotton socks on his feet. The placket of the shirt and the knee of the pants are patched.

In this era of three years of new and three years of old sewing, it is too normal to wear patched clothes, and many people are stacked with patches.

The patches on Chen Jiang's body are all large, and the patches are still very new, and the sewing is neat, so you can see at a glance that the Chen family is living a decent life.

However, this Chen Jiang's expression did not see the joy of his daughter at all, but his face was gloomy, and he raised his head and swept Qiaolian's mother and son with a very disgusted gaze.

As a result, when he saw the clothes on Qiaolian's mother and son, his eyes widened in surprise, and then he lowered his head again and stopped looking at Qiaolian's mother and son.

Qiao Lian stepped forward and greeted everyone, "Mother, eldest brother, second brother, third brother, eldest sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, third sister-in-law." ”

Qiao Lian's attitude was not too eager, and her tone was light and did not fluctuate, not as excited as she was when she saw her sister just now.

"Well, come on, come and stay for a few days." The old lady pursed her lips and said only one sentence.

Regarding Chen Jiang's appearance, Qiao Lian was not surprised at all.

Her patriarchal nature is very serious, she only has three brothers in her eyes, and her daughter is a money-losing commodity for her, and there is no other use except for the dowry.

Especially this time, Qiao Lian obviously came to defect, and it would be strange if the old lady of the Chen family could have a good face.

She was afraid that Qiaolian's mother and son would stay and not leave after they came, and she would have to cause trouble to the Chen family in the future, how could her attitude be eager?

What kind of mother-in-law there is, what kind of daughter-in-law there is, Chen Jiang's attitude is lukewarm, and the three daughters-in-law over there are the same.

Seeing Qiao Lian coming, he didn't look happy at all, but with a little greed in his eyes, he looked up and down at the clothes of Qiao Lian's mother and son.

It's the three brothers, maybe I haven't seen them for a long time, and they look okay with an attitude, and they have a little smile on their faces.

"It's been a couple of days, haven't you? The plough must be not lightly frozen on a cold day, so hurry up to the kang to warm up. The eldest brother Chen Minsheng nodded.

"It's okay, it's not too cold to take the car on the road, the eldest brother-in-law and they took it over, blocking the wind, but it's not too cold."

There are three elder brothers in the family, and the eldest brother is quite gentle, and when he was not married, the eldest brother treated them a little better.

The second brother and the third brother are like the god of thunder, they have never had a good face, and they beat their sisters if they don't go well.

When Qiaolian was at home, she was a little closer to the eldest brother, and the three of the second brother didn't dare to lean over.