Aunt Mao picked up the conversation.

He pretended to pull his three great-grandsons into the house.

Unexpectedly, Yan Xia, who was leaning against the door frame, suddenly moved and blocked the doorway.

Aunt Mao's smile instantly vanished.

"What are you doing? It's the New Year, and we came all the way here to wish you a Happy New Year. You won't even let us in the door? A close neighbor is worse than a distant relative. We're from the same village, after all. Although we don't usually have much contact, I saw that you're pitiful and have no young children at home. I wanted to bring my kids to your house to add some warmth and liveliness, but you won't even let us in the door. What kind of hospitality is this?"

She loudly berated Yan Xia, spitting everywhere. Her big yellow teeth looked disgusting. Yan Xia quickly took a step back to avoid the nauseating saliva.

"Tsk, Aunt Mao, it's not that I didn't want to invite you in, but I have some things to attend to at home, so I can't entertain you today. If you want to wish me a Happy New Year, please come tomorrow. Of course, I will definitely treat you well tomorrow."

Yan Xia didn't argue with her. She just made up an excuse and quickly closed the door after she finished speaking.

The heavy wooden door separated Aunt Mao and her three companions from her.

It also shielded me from the piercing gazes from outside.

"What a bunch of idiots! They think they're someone special just because they've made a little money. I kindly offered you a New Year's greeting, and you wouldn't even let me in the door! Bah!"

Aunt Mao was muttering curses under her breath.

The sound wasn't loud; only those outside the door could hear it.

However, before she could finish speaking, the door opened again from the inside.

"Oh, by the way, Aunt Mao, I didn't prepare a red envelope today. If you bring your child tomorrow, I'll definitely give you one."

Yan Xia poked her head out and then pulled it back in, closing the door again.

Now Aunt Mao felt relieved.

She genuinely believed that Yan Xia was busy with something.

"Come on, let's go home. Bring all your sisters tomorrow."

She originally came here today to test Yan Xia's temperament.

Seeing that she was so easy to talk to.

She has eight great-grandchildren in her family, and she has to bring them all tomorrow. Does that mean she'll receive eight red envelopes?

The Yan family was wealthy.

They opened such a big shop.

They're sure to be generous.

On her way home, Aunt Mao imagined countless times in her mind the amount of money in the red envelope, from twenty coins to half a tael of silver and then to one tael of silver.

I heard that the four guards at the mountain gate all received red envelopes on New Year's Eve.

It cost a full tael of silver.

Oh my god.

I hope the Yan family will give me an ounce tomorrow too.

Grandma Mao's hands were trembling with joy.

Her eight great-grandchildren, that's eight taels of silver.

Wow, that's more than her family saved up for three years.

"Er Tuzi, go to your aunt's house and call her here. Si Luzi, go to your great-aunt's house and call her here. Liu Shazi, you go to your great-aunt's house and call her here. Go quickly and come back quickly. Tell them that Great-Grandma has something important to discuss with them. It concerns money!"

Aunt Mao's eyes were full of calculation.

She wanted to bring not only the children at home, but all the children from her relatives' homes.

We'll see how we get rich tomorrow.

A short while later, several people walked into her house one after another.

His face was filled with panic.

A group of people were huddled inside the house, seemingly discussing something.

After Yan Xia drove away Aunt Mao, a number of people came one after another.

Yan Xia followed the same procedure with everyone, asking them to come the next day, except for a few close friends.

"Xia, I just saw you telling Cui Zi to come and wish you a Happy New Year tomorrow. Why is that? Why didn't you invite her in with you? But I don't remember Cui Zi ever having any dealings with you. Why would she want to wish you a Happy New Year for no reason?"

Zhao Xinrong held the hot tea that Xiao Ji had poured for her and asked curiously.

Inside the house were her husband and her son and daughter-in-law. Grandma Wang and her grandson were also there. Zhao Zirong was on night shift today, so he accompanied his grandmother to wish Yan Xia a Happy New Year.

Including the in-laws' family, the village head's family, Zhao Dali's family, and so on, basically all the familiar families in the village came.

They each brought quite a lot of things.

There are eggs, freshly slaughtered pork, brown sugar, pastries, and so on.

Qian Guangyi also brought two bottles of wine.

This is a stark contrast to the villagers who used the excuse of paying New Year's visits to actually ask for red envelopes.

"Are you stupid? Xia Xia has become successful, so they're jealous. You went to pay your respects empty-handed? They're all heartless bastards. It's right not to let them in. Xia Xia, listen to me, don't let them come tomorrow. These locusts, if they come to your house, they'll definitely eat and take everything."

Qian Guangyi took a sip of hot tea and said bluntly.

"Huh? I was stupid. I didn't even think of this. Xia, your brother Qian is right. Don't let them in, especially Cui Zi. She's taken advantage of my family a lot over the years. Every winter she borrows grain, not much, but she's never paid it back. I'm too embarrassed to ask for it back. She's been like this for so many years. She's really annoying."

Zhao Xinrong and her husband genuinely treated Yan Xia like a younger sister.

Naturally, he always put her first and was afraid that she would suffer any loss.

"Yes, Xia, those people in the village have no good intentions. Look at when you were down on your luck, did they help you? Giving them red envelopes is not as good as buying some food to feed the dogs. At least the dogs can guard the house and wag their tails at you. You should save the money for your family's Jinfu and Jinlu. Guihua and Lamei will need dowries when they get married. Xiaohe is about to give birth, right? You will soon be a grandmother. There are many places in the family that need money."

Aunt Wang also agreed with what they said.

They worked together to persuade Yan Xia.

Others were no exception, each expressing their own opinions.

"Don't worry, I'm not stupid. I know what I'm doing and I won't let them take advantage of me. If this isn't resolved, I feel like my door will be banged on for the next few days."

Today, except for Aunt Mao.

Seven or eight other families came to wish her a Happy New Year, and without exception, they all came empty-handed.

Yan Xia had no idea how they could be so shameless.

Oh, there were still one or two people who brought things.

Half a cabbage, two palm-sized bamboo shoots...

That's absolutely amazing.

Presumably, after hearing that she had given a small red envelope to the four guards at the mountain gate, these villagers pounced on her like dogs smelling fresh excrement.

Yan Xia didn't want these people to ruin her wonderful holiday.

So we've decided to have them come tomorrow.

"Alright, as long as you know what you're doing, I'm just worried you'll end up being ripped off."

Zhao Xinrong breathed a sigh of relief.

The matter was not mentioned again.

At noon, Yan Xia invited them to stay for lunch, which was quite sumptuous. After lunch, they helped clean up the dishes and chatted for a while before preparing to leave. Yan Xia gave each child a red envelope, recognizing each person regardless of their household registration. She gave several red envelopes to each family with several children, and the amount of money in each envelope was not much, only 18 coins.

To bring good luck, the red envelopes given during New Year's greetings shouldn't be too big, otherwise, if Xiaohe has a baby next year, how will she be able to repay the favor?

So just a token gesture will suffice.