The second day of the Lunar New Year —

The day when all married daughters return to their parents' home.

After a quick breakfast, Jiang Yue, carrying a car full of New Year's gifts and leading her entire family, set off for Jiangjiawan.

Xiao Die and Xiao Yu from the eldest and second wives' houses in the old house also traveled together by car, escorted by Da Shi and Xiao Shi.

The entrance to the market seemed to be blocked; some people went out, and some came back.

This intersection is still not wide enough.

After queuing for a short while, the convoy finally started moving.

"Thump thump thump~"

The carriage traveled along the road, stopping and starting, and finally arrived at Jiangjiawan at the hour of Si (9-11 AM).

Jiangjiawan has also changed a lot. Every household has a new look, and there are many unfamiliar faces due to the addition of new members to the family, which goes without saying.

Da Shi was going to his father-in-law's house, so he didn't follow.

Xiao Shi's father-in-law is none other than Third Aunt's brother and sister-in-law's family, isn't he?

Hehe, just follow my third aunt's carriage.

Fangfang and Miaoyun were visiting their mother-in-law's family home for the first time, and they looked around curiously.

I was both surprised and curious to see some people herding ducks and geese.

Xiao Wencheng had never seen so many ducks and geese before. His eyes lit up with excitement, and he couldn't wait to get off the bus and chase after them!

The two brothers, Qingsong and Qingyun, were quite familiar with their uncle's family.

As they approached, the two men each reminded their wives to be affectionate towards their uncles and aunts.

As the saying goes, even a drop of kindness received in times of insignificance should be repaid with a spring of gratitude.

Although my mother had two older brothers, when they were very poor, only my eldest uncle helped their family...

Fangfang understood, as she had also grown up in such an environment.

If it weren't for their adoptive father, the three sisters would have ended up in who knows where...

Xu Miaoyun comes from a prominent family and is the only daughter in the family. She grew up surrounded by love and never had to worry about food or drink, so she didn't know the hardships of life.

Hearing her husband briefly recount her past experiences, her eyes filled with tears.

Qingyun reached out and wiped away the tears on his wife's cheeks, trying to sound relaxed:

"Don't cry. If Mom sees you, she'll think I'm bullying you again."

"Uh-huh."

Xu Miaoyun held back her tears and used the powder puff she carried with her to cover the tear stains.

So easy to fool~

Qingyun licked his back teeth, concealing the smile in his eyes.

......

"Girl, I was so glad you came back, but you brought a whole truckload of stuff home again."

"Sister-in-law, where's my brother? Why are you the only one home?"

"Oh dear, the roof of the second son's house collapsed yesterday, and the couple and their youngest son were all crushed to death..."

"ah?"

Jiang Yue understood; it meant that Jiang Xu and his family of three, who had severed ties with their father, were all gone.

Although she wasn't close to that family, she was still quite surprised to hear the news.

"Come inside, sit down, and I'll tell you slowly."

Liu held her sister-in-law's hand and walked towards home. Today was the day to return to her parents' home, but no one was home at her parents' house, so she didn't go back. Her eldest son, Lei Zi, had taken Xiao Niu and his grandchildren back to the old Wu family home in Wujiaji. Only her second son, Jiang Dian, who was the most difficult to raise, was at home.

Of course, she didn't forget to greet her two nephews and their wives.

After busily pouring water and settling in, the two women, aunt and sister-in-law, began to whisper among themselves.

It turns out that Jiang and his wife had been living a happy life all these years. Their son and daughter-in-law were filial, and their daughter was married well. Apart from their troublesome second child, they had basically no worries.

Perhaps it's because people get older that some of the bad memories fade away.

Jiang Nian saw that his second brother had been having a hard time these past few years and looked older than him, the eldest brother. Not to mention the mess at home, not to mention his good-for-nothing nephew, his unreasonable sister-in-law, which also made his second brother unhappy.

They are brothers after all; even if the bones are broken, the tendons are still connected.

Although the two families had severed ties, Jiang Nian secretly wanted to help his second brother's family.

Unfortunately, I'm just not going to live up to expectations.

If one person in a family is hopeless, the rest will be the same, and then the family is doomed.

Jiang Nian gave up providing financial assistance to his second brother's family, but he secretly helped them a lot through the village head. At least, no matter how lazy they were, they wouldn't starve.

Not long ago, heavy snow blocked the roads, and every household was shoveling snow and removing the snow from their roofs.

But the second son's family of three is not only lazy, they also won't allow outsiders to help shovel snow!

Jiang Nian was so angry that she couldn't sleep well. She said she didn't want to care whether her younger brother lived or died, but she was soft-hearted.

So, we were planning to send people to shovel snow again today, but in the middle of the night, the house collapsed under the weight of the snow!

What kind of situation is this?

He's courting death!

But this family had no close relatives or friends.

Helpless, Jiang Nian learned of the situation early in the morning and called several families with whom he had good relations to go and collect the body together.

Sigh, otherwise, the husband would definitely have welcomed his daughter back to her parents' home with the same enthusiasm as she did.

Jiang Yue was speechless. So lazy, really, so incredibly lazy.

Don't underestimate the weight of the snow. If it covers the entire roof and isn't shoveled away in time, it can be so heavy that it can crush the tiles and beams!

Jiang Lao Er's house is the old house of her father, the Jiang family. It might have been fine a decade or so ago, but over the years, weathering and erosion have turned it into a dilapidated building...

"Sister-in-law, what about the second wife's side? Won't they be left without anyone to see her off in her final days?"

Jiang Yue suddenly thought of the aftermath. If she remembered correctly, the second son's family had two children. The son was gone, but what about the daughter? Had she come back all these years?

"you do not say."

At this point, Madam Liu looked around to make sure the head of the household hadn't returned, then whispered:

"Xue'er from the second son's family, the girl who's about the same age as my Lei, ran away years ago. Later, someone in the village said they saw her once in another place. She's married now, but she's not doing well..."

Out of town.

Sigh, this means he's not coming back.

No, it should be said that they didn't want to come back.

Given the circumstances back then, this girl was desperate and had no other options. As a young woman, she must have suffered a lot.

Now, there's no way to expect them to come back and repay evil with kindness.

It seems that the eldest brother will have to take care of the funeral arrangements for the second son and his family of three.

"When my elder brother returns, I'll ask him how he plans to handle the funeral arrangements."

After careful consideration, Jiang Yue spoke up, saying that she had plenty of money and that no matter how big the grudge, it would be settled once the person was dead.

Consider it a way to accumulate some good karma for yourself.

Liu nodded and did not refuse.

After all, she is the sister-in-law. I believe that if her parents-in-law were still alive, they would also hope to help the second son and his family of three pass away peacefully, out of respect for them.

"Grandma~"

The little girl's daughter, Jiang Juanjuan, woke up to find many strangers in her home and frantically called out for her grandmother.

“My little Juan’er is awake. This girl is timid. I’m going to help her pee. I’ll start cooking in a bit. Sister, warm yourself by the fire, don’t catch a cold.”

When Liu heard her granddaughter's voice, her heart melted.

After giving a few quick instructions, she couldn't wait to hug her granddaughter.

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