Accidentally Born in the ‘60s:

Ling Xiulan's peony flowers have been "carefully" taken care of by Zhen Zhen for half a month, and all of them have bloomed gorgeous flowers, not only purple spotted peony, but also red, yellow, purple, blue and other complex-colored peonies. , National color Tianxiang.

Because the Ling family's old house is going to entertain relatives and friends who came to celebrate birthday today, Xi Changbo and Ling Xiulan came with peonies early in the morning. As soon as pots of auspicious peonies moved into the house, Mrs. Xi wore a flower mirror. When the welcome came out, the surprise on his face could not be hidden: "You really planted it?" As he said, he quickly let the place: "Move to the house quickly, don't freeze my flowers."

Ling Xiulan was also afraid of what would happen to the peony if it was frozen again, so she hurriedly called people to move it in. The old lady Xi didn't even bother to eat breakfast, so she directed Xi Changbo to put a basin on it, and moved the position three or four times. Only satisfied.

Xi Changbo looked at the old lady who didn't want to move while standing beside the peony lace, and hurriedly advised: "Mother, hurry up to eat and change your clothes, you should have guests in a while."

"Hmmmm." Mrs. Xi nodded perfunctorily, and she couldn't bear to blink. It was not until Mr. Xi came down to urge him that Mrs. Xi reluctantly returned to the room, and hurriedly ate breakfast for a change. After combing her clothes, the old lady hurriedly returned to the hall to sit again. It was very easy to see the delicate and beautiful peonies in the cold twelfth lunar month, but she had to be well guarded so that no one could destroy them.

After 8:30, Xi Changbo's brothers and sisters came with their children. As soon as Xi Changbo's sister Xi Sumei entered the door and saw the peonies in the room, her face was very ugly. Ling Xiulan, who had always had doubts in her heart, was staring at her. When she saw her expression changed, she was sure that it was her fault.

Ling Xiulan has been upright and upright all her life, and hates those intriguing things the most. She really didn't understand, if the sister-in-law had an opinion on her, she would just say no, why bother the flowers she gave to the old man. My mother-in-law loves peonies the most all her life, and being able to grow blooming peonies on her birthday will make the old man happy. She wanted to make trouble on her own mother's birthday. Ling Xiulan really wanted to pry open her brain to see if it was filled with paste.

Today is a good day for my mother-in-law, and Ling Xiulan didn't want to talk about these troublesome things, she just glanced at her lightly, then turned her head and ignored her. Feeling her sister-in-law's gaze, Ling Sumei winced, and subconsciously moved her eyes away, but after a while, she didn't know what to think of, so she glared back confidently.

For this kind of person, Ling Xiulan has only one sentence: the brain is sick!

Aware that his wife's breathing was a little rough, Xi Changbo turned his head to look at her, and said something softly in her ear, Ling Xiulan shook her head, the two smiled at each other, and turned to accompany Xi. The old lady spoke.

Seeing that the third brother didn't even give her a look, Xi Sumei was both wronged and angry, thinking that Ling Xiulan must be talking bad about her behind her back. Xi Changbo has two older brothers, one older sister and one younger sister. Among the brothers and sisters, Xi Changbo is the best-looking, and he is also very well-mannered and well-mannered. He likes to pester him when he is a little Xi Sumei. After all, there is such an eye-catching brother, and there are many girls of the same age. They all flattered her with the idea of ​​getting the moon first, which made Xi Sumei feel that she had a lot of face.

As for Xi Changbo, he prefers to get along with his elder brothers and sisters. No matter what he talks or does, he is negotiable. He is close to each other but maintains a polite degree. Xi Sumei is estimated to be an outlier in this family. As the youngest child, her older brothers and sisters were more tolerant of her when she was a child, but when it came time to be sensible and humble, she didn't want to. She just wanted to make others treat her well, but what? Nothing is considered for others. After the family found out about her problem, they did not blindly protect her. There were a lot of preaching and guidance, but no matter how they managed it, they looked like they couldn't get in. At that time, the young Xi Changbo was strange. All the brothers grew up like this. Yes, why is my sister so ignorant?

When Xi Sumei was 18 or 9 years old, Xi Changbo was just in her early twenties, and she looked like a beautiful tree and had an extraordinary aura. Xi Sumei likes to hang out with Xi Changbo when she has nothing to do, and she often brings her little sisters home to show off her brother's handsome and handsome, so as to improve her status among the little sisters. Xi Changbo, a person in his twenties, can see it at a glance. Seeing through her little tricks, she gave face once or twice, and when she saw her more often, she basically detoured away.

At this time, Ling Xiulan appeared in Xi Changbo's sight. Xi Changbo fell in love with her at first sight and began to pursue her wildly. Xi Sumei's classmates were not very happy after they came to the house a few times and did not meet Xi Changbo. The shameless Xi Sumei waited for Xi Changbo to cry and make trouble with him when he came home at night, so he had to go shopping with her classmates on weekends. .

Xi Changbo was furious and scolded Xi Sumei. Even her parents scolded her when they heard the news. A few days after the incident, Xi Sumei's classmates saw Xi Changbo and Ling Xiulan in the park, and went back to talk about it. caused.

At first glance, this kind of reason is the idea of ​​a mentally disabled girl. When Ling Xiulan first went to Xi's house and saw this little girl who was crying and making trouble in front of her, she classified her as a kind of abnormal brain. Xi Changbo was annoyed by Xi Sumei, and was about to marry Ling Xiulan, so he simply bought a house and moved out.

When the event was held, Xi Sumei once again disturbed the scene, and was directly carried out by her brother and sister covering her mouth. After they got married, Xi Changbo and Ling Xiulan lived alone. Within a few months, Xi Changbo was sent to France to work. It is completely far away from Xi Sumei.

A few years ago, when Xi Changbo was forced to resign and return to China, Xi Sumei had already married and followed her husband. When the movement ended, Xi Sumei finally followed her husband from the border back to the imperial capital. Years of hard work not only did not make her mentally mature , on the contrary, it is more acerbic and likes to be sharp. When she saw that the house Ling Xiulan lived in was actually a courtyard, the meaning in her words was that she almost had to give her the house to be worthy of her, and her sour appearance made Ling Xiulan not want to pay attention to her.

Half a month ago, the uncharacteristic Xi ​​Sumei brought her daughter to the door, saying that she was shopping and resting, thinking that the old lady's birthday was coming, Ling Xiulan was too embarrassed to send her out, who knew that she sat for a while and nothing happened The moth simply left quickly, but her daughter Shang Qingran coquettishly insisted on staying and looked exactly the same as when Xi Sumei was a child.

Sixteen or seventeen-year-old, Ling Xiulan didn't take much precautions against her. After dinner, she sent her to Xiulou and came back. Thinking of the wilted appearance of the eight pots of flowers, and looking at the innocent-looking girl next to Xi Sumei, Ling Xiulan felt a little scared. A little girl in the middle of the night could go out in the dark to do it, but she couldn't see it at all after getting up in the morning. The expression is different, this scheming is much stronger than her mother.

Shang Qingran noticed her mother's eyes, and followed her gaze to meet Ling Xiulan. She saw Ling Xiulan frowning slightly at her, but she smiled lightly and turned her head away, her expression seemed to say: Oh, so you guessed it. There was no apology or guilt on his face, not even the slightest fear.

Ling Xiulan felt a chill in her heart, and the hand she held Ling Changbo slowly tightened, realizing that his wife was in a wrong mood, Xi Changbo turned his head and followed Ling Xiulan's eyes to look at Shang Qingran. Although Xi Changbo looked gentle and elegant, After all, after so many years of experience here, Shang Qingran was a little guilty with just a dull look, turned her head and ran towards Mrs. Xi.

Xi Changbo also knew that the problem with his wife's peony flowers was related to his sister and niece. Holding Ling Xiulan's hand, Xi Changbo whispered in her ear, "It's alright, there is me, I will tell her not to go to our house in the future."

Ling Xiulan was relieved to have a husband she could rely on at ease. She no longer thought about her sister-in-law, and planned to quietly talk to the old lady about Zhen Zhen while there were not many people around.

Stand up and walk to the old lady Xi who is enjoying the flowers: "Mom, are you tired? I'll pour you a glass of honey water?"

"I don't drink it." The old lady Xi said with a smile: "I told you, I can't eat or drink when I see such a beautiful flower. I'm so nervous. Xiulan, you say you are so coincidental? It's really hard work to grow such good flowers in winter."

Ling Xiulan smiled: "Oh, don't mention it, I almost have no face to see you."

"What's the matter?" The old lady looked down from the flower and glanced at Ling Xiulan.

"Half a month ago, this peony seemed to have grown a lot of flower buds, and the flower buds were wilted and blackened overnight, and they couldn't support them. I brought the potted flowers home and waited on them carefully for ten days. Only then did they grow such beautiful flowers. To tell you the truth, I just moved back to the flowers last night."

Ling Xiulan's sister-in-law asked in surprise, "Junjie has a partner? Whose child is he?" "This child has always had eyes above the top. What kind of girl can he like?"" What does the girl look like? Are you coming today?"

Ling Xiulan said with a smile on her face: "It's Junjie's classmate, and Junjie fell in love with him himself."

"Classmate? Are you a local?" When Xi Sumei heard that her most handsome nephew actually had a girlfriend, her mood was the same as when she knew that Xi Changbo and Ling Xiulan were dating. It was especially uncomfortable. Especially when she heard what Ling Xiulan meant, then Seeing that the dying flower was actually rescued by the girl, a look of disgust flashed across Xi Sumei's face.

Ling Xiulan didn't want to talk to her at first, but seeing the curious look on Mrs. Xi's face, she could only say: "My hometown is in a small town in Lincheng in Hei Province, but this child's uncle is in the imperial capital. The whole family came here after college..."

Before she finished speaking, Xi Sumei covered her mouth with an exaggerated smile and said, "I thought it was some kind of angel, but it turned out to be a bun from the ravines. Oh, I said sister-in-law three, my brother was confused when he was looking for a partner. Forget it, but Junjie is the most promising child of our Xi family, but he can't be as blind as my brother."

The face of the whole family changed in one sentence. Xi Sumei originally wanted to ridicule Ling Xiulan, but she had no brains, so she offended the whole family in one sentence. Especially Ling Xiulan's two sisters-in-law belittled their children because of Xi Sumei's words just now, and they looked at her with angry eyes. Xi Junjie's cousins ​​missed the golden age of studying. Although they didn't go to university, they did a good job in all walks of life. Xi Sumei's words can be regarded as offending several sisters-in-law.

But Xi Sumei didn't know it yet, she looked at Ling Xiulan with some smugness, and she didn't know what she was smug about. Ling Xiulan hadn't spoken yet, but the old lady Xi was angry, her face sank, Xi Sumei thought her own mother was angry because Xi Junjie was with the girl in Shangougou, and leaned over to roll her eyes at Ling Xiulan: "Mom, look Look at her..."

"Shut up for me." Mrs. Xi stared at Xi Sumei with a dark face.

"Mom..." Xi Sumei took a step back in a hurry, not sure what the old lady Xi was really angry about.

Old Mrs. Xi felt heartache and sadness when she saw her little daughter. Although she was a little sassy when she was a child, she had some spiritual energy. When she grew older, she became more selfish and unreasonable. It's gone. Later, after getting married and delegating for so many years, when he came back, he was a shrew.

Remembering that today is her 80th birthday, she must not be angry. Old Mrs. Xi closed her eyes and tried to hold her breath down: "If you want me to be happy, talk less." Xi Sumei held her mouth in grievance. , Ling Xiulan glanced blankly and stopped uttering a word.

After a few minutes of rest, relatives and friends came to the door one after another. The family quickly suppressed the discomfort just now, and greeted the visitors with smiles on their faces.

As soon as the visitors sat down, they saw the magnificent peonies in the hall. Where did the peonies come from in the cold weather at this time?"

Old Mrs. Xi pointed at Ling Xiulan with a smile: "My daughter-in-law raised her specially."

The friends who came all at once praised Ling Xiulan for her filial piety and attentiveness. Ling Xiulan laughed and laughed while looking at the watch on the wall, how come Junjie and Zhen Zhen haven't arrived yet.

Just as I was thinking about it, I heard a relative's child shout, "Brother Junjie is here."

Ling Xiulan turned back quickly, and through the bright glass window, she saw Xi Junjie holding a red envelope, which looked like a basin, and Zhen Zhen was holding a painting scroll and a wooden box next to her.

Seeing that their hands were full, someone quickly opened the door for them.

Carrying things in, Xi Junjie bowed to Grandma Xi with a smile on his face: "I wish Grandma a long life like the East China Sea." Zhen Zhen answered immediately: "The sun and the moon are prosperous, and the pine cranes are in Changchun." /

Old Mrs. Xi couldn't close her mouth with joy, took the reading glasses and put it on and looked at Zhen Zhen: "Junjie, is this your partner? What's your name?"

Xi Junjie glanced at Zhen Zhen with a smile, and quickly introduced: "Grandma, her name is Li Mingzhen, and her nickname is Zhen Zhen."

"Zhen Zhen, it's a good name." Madam Xi nodded, Zhen Zhen quickly put her things aside and smiled sweetly: "This is the first time I saw my grandma, so I brought you some of my side souvenirs and my own paintings.”

Before Mrs. Xi could speak, Xi Sumei couldn't help but burst out laughing: "As expected from Shangougou, the gifts are earthy." She glanced at Zhen Zhen with contempt, Xi Sumei brought A bit proud and showing off: "Our family Ranran gave her grandmother a wool blanket. The quality is very good, pure wool!"

Zhen Zhen was stunned for a moment, looked at Xi Junjie, Xi Junjie quickly said in her ear: "My little aunt."

Zhen Zhen knew that this was the culprit who almost killed Peony from freezing. Thinking of what she did, Zhen Zhen knew that she was stupid, so she ignored her and put the things in her hands aside.

The people who came to Xi's house to attend the birthday banquet were all close relatives and friends who knew Xi Sumei to some extent, but the old lady Xi still felt a little uneasy on her face. She didn't even look at Xi Sumei, and asked Zhen Zhen with a smile. : "I heard from your Aunt Ling that your hometown is in Lincheng, Hei Province. It's a good place, with outstanding people and beautiful daughters."

"That's not it." Xi Junjie's aunt said with a smile, "I just said that Junjie has a good eye, and the girl he likes is not bad." She cast her eyes at Xi Sumei, and laughed very relievedly. . Everyone looked at Zhen Zhen's fair and tender skin, long black and shiny hair, a pair of curved eyes and a sweet smile and couldn't help but go to see Xi Sumei, just now she said that Junjie's target was a bumpkin, but a The girl who looks like a fairy, I don't know if she feels pain in her face.

Old Mrs. Xi remembered that her worried little daughter said that the girl gave her a gift. In front of so many people, she had to praise her child. I can't pay such a beautiful girl to my grandson. For Xi Junjie, Mrs. Xi knows very well and has a very high vision.

"What kind of picture did you draw for me?" Mrs. Xi smiled kindly, "Can you show it to me?"

Xi Junjie had admired Zhen Zhen's paintings for a long time, and he quickly opened the scroll to show it to Mrs. Xi. Hearing the sound of gasping, Xi Junjie finally knew why Grandma Li and Li Muwu love to show their Zhen Zhen. , Looking at the shocked look of others, it is simply too much a sense of achievement!

Looking at Zhen Zhen's painting "Turtle, Crane and Peony", Mrs. Xi said three times in succession, looked back at the wall, pointed to the scroll that was originally hanging on the wall, and said, "Junjie, help grandma Take this down and hang up the painting "Turtle, Crane and Peony" drawn by Zhen Zhen, I like this one."

Originally, Zhen Zhen's paintings were excellent, but Mrs. Xi clearly said that she liked Zhen Zhen's paintings. For a while, the room was full of compliments, until Xi Junjie hung the paintings, and people still praised them from time to time.

The most unconscious thing about Xi Sumei is that she doesn't look good to others, especially Ling Xiulan's future daughter-in-law, who in her eyes hates her as a class enemy.

"I didn't buy it with money, what's good about it." She mumbled unwillingly, and Xi Sumei saw the red furoshiki that Xi Junjie was holding at a glance, because it was put upside down, and the round gulu couldn't see it. What is it, Xi Sumei sneered, pointed at the red envelope and asked, "What is this? Don't bring a pot."

Zhen Zhen was helpless. She glanced at Xi Sumei and didn't know what she was thinking. This is your mother's birthday. Is it a disease of your mind if you keep tearing down the platform?

Old Mrs. Xi looked at the red envelope and couldn't guess what it was, so she quickly said, "No matter what you give is the child's heart, I like it."

Seeing Xi Sumei's bouncy temperament, Zhen Zhen was very willing to help Ling Xiulan beat her in the face, she said with a smile: "I went to the mountains to pick some soil when I was in my hometown..."

Sure enough, Xi Sumei's sarcastic laughter had already sounded before she could finish her sentence: "Is this a piece of dirt from a thousand miles away? Don't soil our land."

"The little aunt seems to have forgotten that this is the Xi family. After Zhen Zhen and I get married, she will also belong to this family." Xi Junjie smiled lightly, which directly made Xi Su whiten her face.

At the beginning, when Xi Sumei had to marry Shang Zhicheng regardless of her family's obstacles, she was boastful, and she will no longer be a member of the Xi family, but she did not expect that the Shang family was not as powerful and powerful as she imagined, but instead He complimented people who liked flattery everywhere, so Mr. Xi didn't look down on Shang Chengzhi's father at all. During the movement, no one wanted to insure the Shang family, who seemed to be opportunistic. Shang Zhicheng took his wife and children to the frontier. Now that he came back, he was just a worker in a factory. Compared with Xi Sumei's brothers and sisters. It is the difference between cloud and mud.

Xi Junjie's words directly lifted the scar that was tightly covered by Xi Sumei, and immediately took a step back with a pale face. Shang Qingran gently pushed her from behind, and Xi Sumei suddenly regained her fighting spirit, for the sake of her daughter's future. She has to suppress all of them, and when Ran Ran becomes the old lady's favorite child, she will have an excuse to move back to Xi's house.

Zhen Zhen didn't pay any attention to what Xi Sumei was thinking, she untied the knots that were tied together, the furoshiki slipped away, and a Lingzhi bigger than a washbasin appeared in front of everyone.

In an instant, everyone heard their own saliva.

Zhen Zhen smiled a little embarrassedly: "I picked it from the mountain, don't dislike it."

"Hehe, this kid is too good at talking, whoever dislikes him doesn't have a face?" A group of people winked at each other, their eyes full of mockery.

Zhen Zhen turned the ganoderma over and held it in front of Mrs. Xi: "Ganoderma lucidum is quite common in the mountains. What is rare is that there is a pattern on the top of the ganoderma that looks like the character for longevity."

As soon as she heard it, Mrs. Xi put on her reading glasses and took a closer look. Sure enough, she saw the words on it at a glance, and suddenly exclaimed in surprise: "There are really words, come and see."

Everyone crowded around curiously, talking at length: "Really!" "What do you think it looks like?" "This is too amazing?" "Junjie, what exactly is your target? Where are they from? I want to go and take a look, and I also pick up some Lingzhi or something, you haven't heard that it's common."

Mr. Xi's head was so big when they talked about it, she covered the ganoderma lucidum with her hand and didn't let her touch it: "It's broken for me, how can I fix it."

Suddenly, Mrs. Xi's sister-in-law rejoiced: "Such a big thing will not be damaged even if it falls to the ground, and it is not allowed to touch it. It is stingy."

Old Mrs. Xi glanced at her very proudly: "Just being stingy, my future granddaughter-in-law gave it to me."

"Oh, my granddaughter-in-law's people are amazing." A group of people dispersed with a smile and returned to their respective positions, the old lady Xi looked at Zhen Zhen with a little embarrassment: "You said it was the first time you came to the door, I didn't As for something for you, you gave me such an expensive gift, so let's take it back and let your old people keep it."

"I still have it at home." Zhen Zhen waved her hand quickly: "It's not unusual that we saw this thing a lot when we were in Hei Province, my milk is always boiled with her water, if you If you want to boil water, just hit a piece with a hammer."

Old Mrs. Xi twitched her mouth: "I can't bear to boil water, I want to keep it as a family treasure."

"Then put it away." Zhen Zhen smiled and handed over another wooden box: "Come with this."

"What is this?" Xi Junjie's aunt couldn't help but ask: "Isn't it a souvenir again?"

"Really, I dug it in the mountains." Zhen Zhen smiled and lifted the lid of the box: "There are three treasures in the northeast, ginseng, antler and uran grass."

Looking at the seven or eight layers of ginseng in the box, everyone had one thought: What kind of mountain is it, please tell me, I also want to dig it!