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Visiting relatives in the countryside is also very particular.

Every Spring Festival, relatives in the countryside pay New Year greetings to each other. This kind of New Year's greetings between relatives is not simply a holiday blessing, but also contains a deeper meaning, representing that they still maintain a normal relationship with each other.

"One generation is related to the second generation, the third generation is the fourth generation, and that’s it."This is the basic description of the relationship between"cousins" in the countryside. Regardless of whether they are uncles, cousins ​​or aunts, they are brothers and sisters in the first generation, and they are"old cousins" in the second generation. According to the local custom here,. In the cousin generation, men still have to maintain a generation of relatives even after they get married and start a business, but after women become monks, they generally no longer move around as relatives. In other words, Zhang Xiaolian used to visit relatives at her uncle's and aunt's houses, which was legitimate. , but now that she is married, she is not qualified to visit relatives at her uncle and aunt's house.

But this is a common custom and not a taboo. In many special circumstances, women who are married to cousins ​​can also leave. They were very close, and people would only express their appreciation, but not any criticism.

None of us expected that early in the morning on the third day of the Lunar New Year, Zhang Xiaolian would bring her husband, who was a cadre in the county, and two children from her aunt's family. My cousin, I made a special trip to pay New Year greetings to my uncle and aunt.

Not to mention, not only our family was panicked now, but also caused quite a sensation in the whole country. Before, Zhang Xiaolian was not only a relative of our family , is still the party secretary of the brigade, with her special status, plus so many changes, discussions, speculations, etc. before getting married. Now she specially brought her husband to our house to pay New Year greetings. This is absolutely unexpected..

Zhang Xiaolian's husband, although he is married for the second time, is indeed quite old. But he works in the county public security bureau and is still a big cadre. Obviously, Zhang Xiaolian joined hands with her husband today, and there is quite a purpose in it.

After the polite greetings, the whole family sat down to talk. In fact, the real guest in the house was Zhang Xiaolian’s husband. After Zhang Xiaolian’s detailed introduction, Zhang Xiaolian’s husband quickly became familiar with us and became casual. It was not until this moment that I I know some basic information about my eldest cousin-in-law. My eldest cousin-in-law’s surname is Xu. He should be over forty years old. It can be seen from every move and gesture that he is quite a cadre. But I don’t care about these things. As a cadre, I naturally don’t catch colds. I feel very disgusted and resistant from the bottom of my heart.

Regarding my situation, Zhang Xiaolian gave that person a lot of blows. After everyone said a lot of relaxed and polite words, my cousin-in-law began to behave. He put on airs and preached to me seriously:"Yeah! Little bear! Xiaolian did tell me a lot about your situation. And you! Although you are now settled in your uncle's and aunt's house, since you have recognized this family, you must truly treat you as a member of the family. You must also remember that the family you recognize is the martyrs of the revolution. Every move you make here must be thoughtful and conscious. It must not be treated as a child's play. For example, you and our little cousin Xueer...ah! This cannot be treated as a child's play. I don’t know if you understand what I mean. As an educated youth, you should also pay attention to your class position. This way, if anything happens to you in the future, we can help you wherever we can."

I didn't even know what bad things Zhang Xiaolian had done next to his pillow. But when we met, he taught me a lesson so arrogantly that my stomach almost exploded. Zhang Xiaolian seemed to have sensed my anger, and when no one was paying attention, she quietly stretched out her hand. He kicked me a few times. After hearing this reprimand, Michelle obviously felt uncomfortable. She muttered angrily:"My brother...he is very good in our house!" How can anyone have low consciousness and unstable stance?"

"When adults are talking, stop interrupting!"Aunt Mi glared at Michelle fiercely, and then smiled at her eldest cousin-in-law:"Her eldest cousin-in-law, children are not sensible, so don't mind. Our Qian'er is from the city and doesn't know much about many things in the countryside. In the past, Xiaolian did not educate him less when she was at home. This is all for his own good. The child has no relatives or relatives here. Although we are just like a family now, we can't do anything to help him. If something happens in the future, I really want to trouble you to worry about it."

"Aunt! We are all one family, don’t talk about two families. Generally speaking, Xiao Xiong has performed well since he settled here. He works very hard and is very talented. He can basically get along with the poor and lower-middle peasants. I heard that it was rated as advanced on the water conservancy construction site, and recently won an award in the county's cultural performance. These are very, very good. Xiaolian told me that she hoped that after the new year, the brigade would arrange for him to teach private education. I think this is also a good thing. What I said just now is that I hope he can be modest and prudent and guard against arrogance and impetuosity. In this way, Xiaolian and I can do more work for him."

"Thank you, cousin-in-law!"

Aunt Mi smiled even more when she heard there was something in these words. Zhang Xiaolian lightly kicked me again:"Hey! Bear dive! Your cousin-in-law is so worried about you, why are you still like a piece of wood?"

I just thought of Zhang Xiaolian blowing pillows, and my mind went astray. My mind was full of wondering how Zhang Xiaolian would live after getting married, and I didn't even hear all the topics that followed. Suddenly being brought back to reality by Zhang Xiaolian, I was really a little bit confused. I was at a loss. I could only say vaguely:"Thank you, cousin!" Thank you, cousin-in-law!"

I don't smoke originally, but during the Chinese New Year, men have to pack cigarettes in their pockets. I quickly got up and offered cigarettes to my eldest cousin-in-law to light a fire. Seeing my humility and piety, my eldest cousin-in-law finally showed his confidence. With a proud face.

There were so many guests at home, and my parents didn’t dare to join us in the fun anymore. They got up to prepare the meal. My parents got up, and my eldest cousin-in-law also got up, saying that there was some entertainment at home and he had to rush back immediately. County. My parents must have stopped me from leaving, but Zhang Xiaolian came forward to explain, and my eldest cousin-in-law also agreed to let Zhang Xiaolian stay. My parents reluctantly let my cousin-in-law leave.