Where is the daughter-in-law's goodness - there is love hidden in the small things

When: December 23

Location: Yuhua District, Shijiazhuang City

Character: Li Jinyue (77 years old)

Li Jinyue said to herself: Once, I went back to my hometown to visit my relatives, met a childhood playmate, just sat down and said that her daughter-in-law was very ignorant, and when the meal was ready, I had to call several times, so I couldn't see her smiling face. I comforted my friend a few words, but also thought of my two daughters-in-law, who cared for our old two and had many touching stories.

<b>Hair cake and pickled cucumber</b>

Once, two daughters-in-law invited our old couple to the suburbs, and we ate at a home-cooked restaurant at noon. In the full table of delicacies, there is a plate of pickled cucumber side dishes, the taste is not salty, not light, but also a little sweet and spicy. Seeing that I was eating with relish, the eldest daughter-in-law Xiaojuan noticed and said, "Mom, is this pickled cucumber delicious?" I said, "Hmm! Delicious and delicious, I have never eaten such a delicious pickle. "Eating sweet hair cakes and pickled cucumbers, I was very happy to eat. Daughter-in-law Hongyan said: "This cake is sandwiched with brown sugar and date paste, I will also steam, go back and I will make it for you." ”

Two days later, when our family gathered for dinner, the daughter-in-law Hongyan happily brought hair cakes. She triumphantly picked up a piece for everyone to see what it looked like, and the five-year-old granddaughter raised an eyebrow and said, "Like a little fish!" Then, he grabbed it in his own hands. Hongyan took out another question to ask what it was like, and the little granddaughter jumped and said, "Like a mouse, like a mouse!" Then she took out another one for everyone to see, and the little granddaughter rushed to say, "Like a pig, like a pig!" I was shocked and puzzled and asked, "How can you make so many noodles?" Hongyan said: "I learned a period of pastry technology. Although I had not eaten a bite, but my heart had already blossomed, I gave my little daughter-in-law a thumbs up and praised: "You child really went up to the hall, down to the kitchen, singing songs, loud voice, making dishes, full of fragrance!" The younger son interjected on the side: "Mom, you have praised again, and you have exaggerated again, so much so that she does not know that the sky is high and the earth is thick." The laurel of the 'commander-in-chief' that you gave her in the article made me listen to her for everything at home, and once I didn't listen, she said on her toes, 'I am the commander-in-chief'! (The daughter-in-law is careful, thinking about the present and thinking about the future, whether it is for the mother-in-law or the in-laws, she is admirable, so I call her "commander-in-chief.") ）

A few days later, the eldest daughter-in-law, Xiaojuan, brought her own pickled cucumbers. She told me that she had learned it online and asked me to taste it or not. As we talked, she poured me a glass of water, and I drank the water while eating the pickles, and was pleasantly surprised to find that the pickled cucumbers she made tasted the same as those eaten in the restaurant.

Since then, every three to five, the daughter-in-law has sent cakes, and the eldest daughter-in-law has sent pickles. I know that they are very busy at work, and sending these foods, in addition to letting me enjoy the pleasure, mainly to chat with us. Once, I said to my eldest daughter-in-law, "You're too busy, don't spend energy making pickles." But she said affectionately: "Mom, you and my father are both rare years old, everything is still done by ourselves, let us do it in the future, raising children and daughters is hard, we have personally experienced." Besides, we all know that filial piety to the elderly is also a blessing for ourselves! ”

<b>Two new quilts</b>

One day this spring, the eldest daughter-in-law, Xiaojuan, came, and shortly after she sat down, she noticed my quilt. Xiao Juan touched the quilt with her hand and asked me, "Mom, how many years have you covered this quilt?" I see this quilt every winter, and the cotton in it is not soft anymore. I said, "My father's quilt and I were bought by your sister more than ten years ago, and the outer quilt cover is rotten, and this quilt cover was changed later." She said kindly, "But it's time for a new one, I'll buy you two new beds." I said, "Well, the more we live, the more we understand, and we have to be kind to ourselves." My daughter-in-law gave me a thumbs up and praised, "Mom, you are such an understanding person." ”

A few days later, Xiaojuan called and said, "Mom, I went to see how many quilts were made, how many pounds were made?" What size? I discussed with my wife: "Let's buy it near home, don't let Xiaojuan buy it, their family of three is not rich." Besides, she must have wrapped the quilt with new cloth, and we could use the old cloth and gauze from home. So I told Xiaojuan that the quilt was no longer in charge, and it was very convenient for us to buy it." Xiao Juan asked incomprehensibly, "Mom, didn't you say okay?" How did it change again? No matter how I explained it, she insisted on buying it for us, and I had to go with her wishes.

One day in the autumn, when the eldest son's family of three came home, Xiaojuan happily held two soft quilts in front of me, and said, "Mom, you take out the quilt cover, I put it on." When I took out the quilt cover, she unfolded it and said very puzzledly: "The side of this quilt cover is covered with cloth, and the head is also connected, this cloth is still so hard, I want to know that even the quilt cover was bought together, don't use this, wait for me to buy it." I said, "No, that's fine." She asked again, "What' the good?" How soft is the quilt you covered when you lived in our house, and it was comfortable to sleep on, right? I smiled and said, "Comfortable, comfortable." She said commandingly, "Then listen to me!" I explained again: "This quilt cover is not wanted by friends, I took a lot of effort, hand sewing for two days to make it." She continued to persuade me. At this time, the eldest son said in a serious tone: "Mom, you don't know, in order to buy these two quilts for your second elder, XiaoJuan went to many stores." The owner of a shop said that the best cotton is 40 yuan a kilogram, XiaoJuan asked people if there is anything better, people took out the special cotton from the store for us to compare, we looked at it and touched it, it was indeed much better. Asked if the price was 60 yuan a kilogram, Xiao Juan said happily and decisively to buy it, the boss said that because few people buy such a good, so there is no outside. When the boss heard that this was bought by the daughter-in-law for her in-laws, she immediately admired it. ”

My wife and I made the quilt cover by our daughter-in-law Hongyan. This time, after she made it early, she urged her son to send it over several times. However, the son was too busy at work, until Hongyan felt that the sky had turned cold, and one day he braved the autumn rain to personally send it over.

When I covered the fluffy quilt, I couldn't help but recall its origin and savor the filial piety of my two daughters-in-law.

Filial piety comes first, and my children honor us, one by one, only we can't think of it, and there is nothing they can't do. Whenever I think back to these stories, my heart will always be as sweet as honey, I feel that I am the happiest old man in the world, and I hope that all the children in the world will care more and honor their parents.

<b>■ Reporter's testimonials</b>

The relationship between the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law has been more delicate since ancient times, but Li Jinyue's daughters-in-law care for her very much. Love is mutual, Li Jinyue treats her daughter-in-law as a daughter-in-law to pamper and praise, and the daughter-in-law will work harder to fulfill filial piety. May their family and harmony and beauty, and even more hope that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of tens of millions of families can tolerate each other and drive away contradictions with love.