Title: The second uncle's banquet is frequent, and the 6,000 gift money is sad
The second uncle held a banquet three times a year, and the villagers complained about it.
My father had to give a gift of 6,000 yuan, and he was very troubled.
The second uncle has always been known for being stingy, but he treats his wife and children very generously, and no one has an opinion on this.
This year, the second uncle is 63 years old, three years ago he held a grand 60th birthday party, at that time came more than 400 guests, the scene was very grand, everyone is admiring the second uncle's popularity.
In fact, many people are forced to come to celebrate the second uncle's birthday, because as long as the second uncle knows someone, he has notified them, and some people have even forgotten who the second uncle is, but they still received the notice of the birthday.
People love face, and since they have received an invitation, they will definitely come to celebrate their birthday.
Two years have passed, and this year, the second uncle has started to hold banquets again, a total of three times.
They are the wedding of the eldest grandson and the eldest granddaughter, and the second marriage of the cousin.
According to the rules of the countryside, the banquet is generally only held twice a year, but the second uncle always does it unusually suddenly, he has his own unique ideas, and he doesn't care what others think of him.
It's really not easy to live, although the second uncle is a little picky, but he still has his own opinions on important things.
Although everyone doesn't like him, after all, he is a real person, and we all choose to tolerate and get along with him.
When I held a banquet for the third time, the second uncle called me ** and said something like this: "Qin Feng, you write well, come back early, and the second uncle will give you a big red envelope as a gift." ”
I was a little surprised that my second uncle trusted me, after all, he just treated me as a relative at the previous banquets, but this time he suddenly decided to give me a red envelope, which the whole family didn't expect.
I don't have any prejudice against my second uncle, and since I was a child, my second uncle has treated me well.
Every time I went to the city to catch the market, he would come to my house, sit down, and buy me some snacks and sometimes even a few drinks.
These may be common things for city kids, but for us countrymen, they are rare.
My dad has four brothers, and my dad is the third.
The uncle died early, and since then, the second uncle has basically decided everything in the family, after all, his seniority is relatively high.
Even though the second uncle is a little stingy, everyone still trusts him.
Of course, this is also due to the fact that the second uncle did it beautifully every time, and did not give people a chance to discuss.
I remember when I was 11 years old, I suddenly got an unknown disease.
At that time, the barefoot doctor in the village had no choice but to take me to the hospital in the city.
However, my family's economic conditions were not good, and the second uncle took out all the money in the family when he learned about it, and he was even reluctant to leave one or two cents of change.
It was because of this behavior of the second uncle that my father told me: "No matter what you think of the second uncle's reputation in the village, you must treat him like your father."
Because he once saved your life, this kindness will not be forgotten by our family for generations. ”
At home, my dad is the third, has a somewhat weak personality, and lives a dull life.
My mother usually has the final say on all things, and if she can't do it, let my uncle do it.
Unlike the second uncle's family, both men and women have the right to participate in decision-making.
Although the second uncle is shrewd, he is very good at handling things, and he never offends others when he talks and acts.
He also has a lot of friends around him, at least when he encounters problems, the second uncle will have many people to help him.
Over the years, the second uncle has made a lot of money in business, and he has never borrowed a penny for his two sons to marry a daughter-in-law and buy a house.
From his sixtieth birthday to the present, the second uncle has held four banquets.
When his grandson got married, he was full of style, rolled out the red carpet, and invited a troupe from other provinces.
Of course, in addition to fighting for his own face, the second uncle did this more to let everyone know: our family is not short of money, and everyone is just here to be happy.
In fact, this is not the case, because the marriage of the two cousins exhausted the family's savings, and the second uncle is already an old man, and the grandson has also reached the age of marriage, due to the low level of education, the second uncle married him a daughter-in-law very early.
The second uncle has been idle at home all these years, and by holding banquets, he just hopes to earn some money for his children and grandchildren while he is not too old.
Everyone has their own troubles, including my second uncle, my little cousin has been divorced for more than ten years, and now he has found another daughter-in-law.
In our hometown, at the age of the second uncle, the sons are already married, and they will not hold banquets.
But the second uncle didn't want to miss this opportunity to make money, so he still held a banquet publicly.
The second uncle was very happy, but the whole village couldn't accept it, thinking that the second uncle's behavior of collecting money was too blatant, and it was really shameless to do so.
In a year, every time I go to the second uncle's house, I need to give a gift of 600 yuan, and next year, when the second uncle hugs his great-grandson, he will definitely hold a grand banquet, and he will have to give a gift at that time.
Therefore, the whole village complained about the second uncle, but they couldn't say these things in front of him, and the elders in the village would avoid the second uncle when they saw it.
Everyone is like this, and my father is even more miserable, because he is the second uncle's younger brother, and he has to give 2,000 yuan every time he gives a gift, and this year he gives 6,000 yuan to the second uncle's family.
Especially when my cousin held a wedding not long ago, as the person who received the gift, I got a 500 yuan red envelope from my second uncle, which looked very face-saving, but my father said: "Don't do this again in the future, don't come back in the future, I think the people in the village will definitely not participate in your second uncle's child's full moon banquet next year."
I heard from the people in the village that no matter what happens next year, they will go, but they will not give a salute, and if they ask for a bow, they will turn around and leave. ”
Actually, I understand what Dad meant, isn't it embarrassing if I sit there and no one gives me a salute?In the past, the reputation of the second uncle in Shili Eight Village was careful and very stingy, but now he has become very thick-skinned, and those who have interacted with the second uncle are now avoiding him, unless they have to do so, they will occasionally meet with him and deal with it, which can be regarded as giving the second uncle some face.