Chapter 420 Sprinkle a handful of incense ash to drive away evil spirits
Shang Zhen and Zhao Mei get along like they are real mother and daughter.
Especially when Shang Zhen hooked his arm around Zhao Mei's and acted coquettishly, saying that he wanted to eat the stew and put more vermicelli in it.
Even Ye Xiaoya, who was doing her winter vacation homework nearby, couldn't help but stare.
The moment Ye Xiaomei stepped into the room, Ye Xiaoya's eyes lit up: "Sister! You're here. I missed you so much."
Ye Xiaomei suddenly jumped up and rubbed her head: "Hey, you've grown taller."
"Yes, we've had a hard time this year." Ye Daxiong, who was holding the autumn clothes and space suit brought by Shang Zhen and grinning, interrupted.
"Nobita, don't just have fun. Help light the fire. Let's put some more pork belly in the stew for lunch. It's delicious."
Zhao Mei did what she said. Who made this sensible girl like to eat?
A married girl cannot stay overnight at her parents' home. In the afternoon, Ye Xiaomei returned alone.
Wang Lan and Ma Kaiqu had not returned yet, and the couple also wanted to visit relatives, but the ones who came were some elders from their own side.
Thinking about the scene in the morning when Wang Lan was arguing with her husband on the back seat of a bicycle, Ye Xiaomei knew that the couple had gone to her mother-in-law's parents' home, her sister-in-law's home today.
It's quite strange. Why do relatives who don't want to leave have to leave? Is it just for the sake of face? Or do they think that a grand ceremony can prove that they have let bygones be bygones and are generous?
- Buy less things. I hate to see my sister-in-law's face. Ever since she had two grandsons, she has become very proud.
——It’s the New Year, even if others don’t care, we have to. Besides, we have grandchildren.
Wang Lan added: If Qijun could come back, we would drive a four-wheeled vehicle to visit relatives.
The couple set off chatting with each other, and Wang Lan took the two children away to show off, one on her back and the other in her arms.
Suddenly I heard the sound of firecrackers outside, and compared it with the empty house, I felt a little lost.
Especially when she was lying alone in bed at night, with recent events flashing through her mind, and with her man not around, Ye Xiaomei tossed and turned and couldn't sleep.
On the wall hung the wedding photo that Ma Qijun had insisted on enlarging. She stared at it.
The man was dressed in a military uniform and looked very high-spirited. I looked like a child, nestling beside him. But I had to admit that he always gave off a reassuring feeling.
Ye Xiaomei took out her phone and looked at it carefully. There was not a single missed call or text message.
Ma Qijun, is something wrong with you? Why didn't you even call me?
Ye Xiaomei wrapped herself tightly in the quilt and held onto the corners of it. It was not until the roosters started to crow that she began to feel a little sleepy.
Just as she closed her eyes, the sound of the door opening woke her up again.
Wang Lan's voice came from the living room - Haven't you seen my sister-in-law's face? She clearly looked down on people. Look at her eldest nephew and his wife from her mother's side. She was smiling so hard that her mouth was almost stretched to her ears. She served tea and poured water. What about us? She just greeted them without asking any questions.
Ma Kaiqu glanced at Ye Xiaomei's room subconsciously - keep your voice down, don't wake Xiaomei up, besides, she is just pretending to be your real aunt and fake aunt.
Wang Lan said unconvincedly: "Who are you pretending to be like this for? Isn't it for me? My parents left so many things when they died, and she took them away. Even the gold ring my mother gave me was stolen by her. When I found out, she said I was a married girl who was no match for her. Why? Is my eldest brother not my real eldest brother? If I didn't consider my eldest brother's face, why would I call her sister-in-law?"
Ma Kaiqu sighed and said, "If you have anything to say, let's go back to the house and talk."
Wang Lan panted and begged: "What if we go back to the house and wake up our grandson? I have never seen such an ungrateful person. Back then, when my brother had no child and wanted to adopt a child from her, I saw that she was in a dilemma, so I said I would give the child to my brother..."
"Don't talk about it. We did it voluntarily. Besides, didn't my brother-in-law take good care of Qiming? He has a promising future. Let's not talk about the past anymore."
After all, Ma Kaiqu is a big boss and he is too lazy to get involved in such matters.
"That's fine, we don't need to talk about the past, but what did she mean today? We were supposed to come back after lunch, but she insisted on keeping us for dinner. I thought she was being kind, but didn't you see what was for dinner? It was just cabbage and egg soup, some fried shredded potatoes that were left over from lunch, and a plate of cold mixed peanuts. Who was she being mean to?"
Wang Lan was certain that she was looked down upon by her sister-in-law. In addition, she was ridiculed and driven away when she returned to her parents' home a few days ago. At this moment, she had no way to get over the knot.
As she spoke, Wang Lan covered her face and sobbed, "We only have two children. Our daughter is not ambitious and insists on marrying so far away, and our son doesn't come back."
Ma Kaiqu turned his back helplessly and said, "Okay, I'll send a message to Qijun tomorrow morning. When he comes back, I'll drive a four-wheeler back to your mother's house."
"This unfilial son didn't even come home during the Chinese New Year. It's a waste of time to raise him."
Wang Lan's emotions were diverted, and she felt sad whenever she thought about this matter.
Ma Kaiqu persuaded her for more than half an hour before Wang Lan washed her feet and face and went back to her room to sleep.
Ye Xiaomei was completely sleepless. She stared at the main beam of the new house, on which was still hung the small red paper lantern that she had hung at her wedding.
Ye Xiaomei looked at the phone unwillingly again and checked whether it had been accidentally muted.
Everything was confirmed to be correct and there were no incoming calls. She let out a long breath.
In the morning, Wang Lan regained her spirits and took out some of the New Year's goods she had prepared before the New Year:
"Take some of these fried fruits with you, so you don't have to spend money to buy them."
Ye Xiaomei watched her skillfully wrap the brown paper into a rectangle and tie the four legs with hemp rope.
"Okay, Mom."
Ye Xiaomei also bought some candies in advance yesterday and kept two cans of canned food. Since she decided to visit her grandmother, she must prepare things in advance.
Most of the Ye family's ancestral home had been demolished, leaving only the east room and the bricks piled up in the yard, which looked messy and shabby.
Ye Xiaomei just arrived at the door and didn't know what happened.
Wang Minzhi, who was squeezing water in the yard, had her pupils shrink, as if she had seen a ghost: "Mom, mom, Ye Xiaomei is here."
The old lady who walked out of the east room with a cane was Li Cuihua. The moment she saw Ye Xiaomei, she suddenly took two steps back. Fortunately, Ye Xiaolin came out from behind and supported her, otherwise she would have fallen down.
Li Cuihua pointed at Ye Xiaomei, her fingers trembling: "Quick, grab a handful of incense ash from my incense burner and use it to drive away the evil spirits."
Ye Xiaomei's pupils shrank. Exorcism? Did she do something evil?
At this moment, Wang Minzhi also urged: "Yes, yes, Xiaolin, go quickly."
Fear flashed across Ye Xiaolin's eyes. Hearing what his grandmother and mother said, he ran to the side room. Soon he gathered a handful of earthy gray incense ashes in each hand, stood in front of Ye Xiaomei, and raised his hand to throw a handful away.
Ye Xiaomei's pupils shrank: "Sister Xiaolin, what are you doing? How can I breathe when you are hitting me all over?"
Ye Xiaomei didn't want to come in the first place, and being treated like a monster was even more infuriating, directly igniting Ye Xiaomei.
After saying this, Ye Xiaolin didn't dare to look into Ye Xiaomei's eyes. She always felt like there was a knife hidden in her eyes. She subconsciously turned around to look at her grandmother and mother.
Li Cuihua pointed at Ye Xiaomei and said decisively:
"I've heard what you did. You must have taken something dirty. It's bad luck for you to enter my house. My method is effective and can drive away the bad luck on you."
Hey, Ye Xiaomei almost laughed out of anger. Looking at Ye Xiaolin who wanted to sprinkle incense ash all over her but didn't dare to look at her, Ye Xiaomei loosened her hand with a click.
The net bag in his hand fell to the ground, and two cans of yellow peaches fell on the pile of red bricks and broke into pieces.
A bag of candy and two packs of fried fruit fell to the ground:
"Grandma, you think I didn't give you money to build a house, right?" Suddenly, I felt that what Tang Buci said made a lot of sense. Money can make the world go round. If I give her some money, who cares about the King of Hell Bodhisattva and the soul-catching ghost? They will all be upgraded to ancestors.
As soon as these words were spoken, Li Cuihua's face suddenly became uncomfortable.
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