Chapter 211 I've Almost Forgotten
As for the red envelopes for cousins, it is enough just to be similar to those of other families. They are just cousins. They have their own parents, and they have enjoyed the love of their grandparents before. They also have grandparents-in-law.
Hua Xiali now has less than they have, except for her mother, sisters and her own small family, so she will not support them, nor will she let them become dependent on her.
In fact, as soon as it gets dark, brilliant fireworks begin to bloom in the sky around. Some people with better conditions can't wait to set off fireworks.
Hua Xiali's family started setting off fireworks only after they had finished their New Year's Eve dinner and given out all the red envelopes.
The fireworks were placed in Gao Shuaiquan's room. Gao Shuaiquan excitedly ran back to the room and moved the fireworks out. He moved two and placed them on the open space in front of the door, one on each side. He lit the two together, and then two dazzling fireworks bloomed at the same time in the night sky.
The turtledove that I picked up on New Year’s Eve last year has been kept at home. Thanks to the spiritual spring water, the turtledove has been living well and nothing has happened to it.
The two big wolfhounds were also locked up in the empty pigpen early because dogs are afraid of fireworks and firecrackers. During the New Year, many dogs of many families were scared away, and not many of them could return home safely. That's why their family locked up the dogs early to prevent them from being scared away and caught and eaten by people outside, or hurting others.
The fireworks flickered, and everyone's expressions flickered. Huo Beixi turned his head to look at Hua Xiali, feeling a strong sense of happiness in his heart.
After the fireworks were over, Hua Xiali and Huo Beixi returned to their own home next door, while Hua's mother, Hua Qiuli and Gao Shuaiquan went back to Hua's mother's home together.
After washing up and lying down at night, Huo Beixi put his big hands on Hua Xiali's slender waist. Hua Xiali patted him coquettishly, "You're not sure yet, do you have to be so exaggerated?"
"I think she's definitely pregnant." Huo Beixi said firmly.
"Are you so sure?" Hua Xiali laughed. She herself was not sure, but how could he be sure?
"Sure." Huo Beixi nodded firmly, "We are very happy, so the child also wants to witness our happiness as soon as possible, so the child came to us."
Hua Xiali narrowed his eyes and looked at Huo Beixi dangerously, "So you married me just to give yourself an heir?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Huo Beixi held Hua Xiali's face with both hands and said seriously, "Wife, if you talk nonsense again in the future, don't blame me for punishing you!"
Is there any need to question his feelings for her?
Hua Xiali raised his eyebrows, "How are you going to deal with me?"
"How about this?" Huo Beixi's hand reached into the hem of her shirt and pinched her soft waist.
Hua Xiali shyly pushed him away and whispered, "No."
We don’t know whether she is pregnant or not. If she is, and she accidentally hurts the baby, that would be such a pity!
"I didn't say now, I meant later." Huo Beixi kissed Hua Xiali on the forehead, then lay down beside her, holding her in his arms, letting her fall asleep with her head resting on his arm. The next day was the first day of the new year, and the three sisters of the Hua family went to pay New Year's greetings to the families they had good relations with, especially those who made rice candy, rice noodles, and rice dumplings for Hua Xiali. They would have to trouble them again in winter, so they naturally had to build good relations with them.
After all, there are still several decades to go, and she has only collected for two winters, which is not enough to last for a long time. Moreover, she does not have time to make these things herself, nor does she have time to make them for her children, so she can only stockpile more from them and keep them.
The children in the village go to other people's homes to wish them a happy new year with bags in their hands. After a round of greetings, each of them can take a bag of snacks home.
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, the second aunt and the younger aunt returned to their parents' home, that is, to Huazhuang. However, the second aunt's family had cut off contact with Hua Xiali's family, so the second aunt's family did not come, and only the younger aunt's family came to Hua's mother's place.
Knowing that Hua Tiefeng now had someone to take care of him, had no worries about food and drink, and kept the house clean every day, the aunt felt relieved and did not ask any more questions.
The aunt is the youngest of the Hua family's children, so her children are naturally the youngest as well. Her children are still young, so she did not let Hua Xiali help them make money. However, the aunt did express her intention to let them follow Hua Xiali when they grow up.
Hua Xiali did not refuse explicitly, but said that she would see if they were suitable after they stopped studying. She would not take care of everyone, and she would not take care of those who were disobedient, frivolous, and unruly.
It doesn't matter if you don't have strong work ability, because you just need to be obedient and do what she assigns you to do. The things here are very simple and don't require strong work ability, but people with strong work ability can be promoted to leaders and get a salary increase.
Now, my cousin who manages the wedding dress shop, Jia Yuqiang who manages the sugarcane field, and Jia Chenyang who manages the mountain village in Baibao County, all receive the salary of a foreman, which is 220 yuan a month. The salary of other ordinary employees has increased by 20 yuan, and now it is 120 yuan a month.
Jia Yujie works in Zhang Yongfeng's store. Since he works in the city, he has to follow the city's wage standards. His current monthly salary is 200 yuan.
Hua Xiali also learned something from his aunt, that is, his second aunt's eldest cousin Zhang Jingxia was living with a young man from another place. An acquaintance reported this to his second aunt and second uncle-in-law. The second aunt and second uncle-in-law took people to forcibly bring Zhang Jingxia back. The second uncle-in-law also beat up the young man and said that if he was not afraid of death, he could continue to be with Zhang Jingxia, but he would come to his house to beat him once a day.
The young man was so scared that he packed up his belongings and left for his hometown without even asking for this month's salary. After Zhang Jingxia was taken home by her second aunt and uncle, she was locked up at home and not allowed to go out. They said that as long as she got married, they would no longer care about her. In order to gain freedom, Zhang Jingxia agreed to get married.
So Zhang Jingxia is going to get married in the first month of the year.
Such a thing did happen in the previous life, but Zhang Jingxia was unable to have children and never had them, so she was divorced. Families in the 1990s still attached great importance to offspring, and no one wanted to be childless, so it was normal for people to divorce and remarry. You can't drag others down for the rest of their lives just because you can't have children. Other families want and need children.
After Zhang Jingxia was divorced, she snatched a woman's man and child away, and thus she had a man and a child.
However, Hua Xiali had no idea when these things happened in her previous life, because so many years had passed and she had almost forgotten everything related to her, let alone other people's affairs.