Boss Ye's face darkened slightly when he saw this, but since it was New Year's Day, he didn't say anything.
Now our home is no longer as bad as before. We are no longer in such a desperate situation where we would have nowhere to stay if we leave.
If the villagers continue to adopt this attitude, the worst that can happen is that the whole family will move to the county town in the spring.
Because he had no way out, Boss Ye did not get angry. He shook off Mrs. Wang Er who was pestering him and returned home with his two younger brothers.
This is the first New Year since he fled from famine, and he doesn't want his family to have an uneasy New Year because of these things.
Ye Lao Er and Ye Lao San obviously thought the same thing. After returning home, they did not say a word about Wang Er Niang's behavior.
It was almost dawn, so no one went back to sleep. After talking for a while, it was time for breakfast.
According to custom, dumplings are eaten on the morning of the first day of the Lunar New Year. Mrs. Ye cooked a pot of dumplings and brought it in, inviting everyone to come and eat.
Old Madam Ye said, "We have come back to settle down. Your cousin has helped us the most. After you finish your meal, hurry up and take your things with you to pay New Year's greetings."
"Okay, Mom, don't worry, I have prepared the things long ago and we can just pick them up and leave in a while." Mrs. Ye said.
"Well, all of you go, and don't forget to prepare New Year's money for the children." Old Mrs. Ye took out several purses and said, "If you don't have any, I have some ready-made here."
Mrs. Ye said, "Mom, keep this for yourself! If you give it all to us now, when people bring their children to visit us for the New Year, what will you give them?"
"That's right, mother, we have prepared everything long ago, just don't worry." Ye Ersao said, and took out several purses from her bosom to show to Old Madam Ye.
"Okay, okay, just get ready." Old Mrs. Ye nodded with great satisfaction. These are all New Year's etiquette and cannot be missed.
After dinner, without waiting for the daughters-in-law to clear the table, Old Lady Ye urged them to go and pay New Year's greetings quickly, and she only had to clean up the few bowls and plates.
Who knew they were still a step too late. When Ye Lao Da and others were carrying their things and just walked to the door of their house, they saw Ye Juan'er and her family of four coming from the other end of the path, carrying their things.
"Aunt, it's too early for you." The Ye family had no choice but to put down what they were holding and go forward to greet them.
"We came after breakfast." Ye Juan'er was the first to walk in. As soon as she entered the door, she said to Old Mrs. Ye, "Sister-in-law, I'm here to wish you a happy new year.
"Happy New Year! I wish you good health, success in everything, and a harmonious family in the new year."
"Okay, okay!" Old Mrs. Ye responded quickly.
Liu Quan also brought his two sons to greet the Ye family.
Old Mrs. Ye hurriedly took out two purses and gave them to Ye Xiangxin and Ye Xianglei.
Ye Juaner quickly stopped him and said, "Hey, why give them that? They're both apprentices now, they're not kids anymore!"
"As long as they're not married, they're all children and they all need to be given New Year's money!" Old Mrs. Ye said, "Besides, this is for the children, so please leave it alone."
Ye Juan'er stopped Old Lady Ye's hand and winked at her son.
Ye Xiangxin and Ye Xianglei waved their hands and said no.
But the Ye family was too large, and soon, the two purses were stuffed into Ye Xiangxin and Ye Xianglei's arms.
"Sister-in-law, look at you..." Fortunately, Ye Juan'er was well prepared. There are many children in the Ye family, and she had already prepared six purses filled with New Year's money.
Ye Xiangxin felt that the purse given by Old Lady Ye was light and felt a little unhappy.
I only have two children, but the Ye family has six. This is too much of a disadvantage.
The purse given by the Ye family is quite nice, but they are too stingy. It seems that the copper coins in it are not as much as his mother's.
As Ye Xiangxin thought about this, a hint of impatience appeared on his face, and he couldn't wait to finish his New Year's greetings and leave.
But Ye Xianglei was not unhappy at all. Instead, he went straight to Qingtian who was combing Xiaoye's hair and said with a smile: "Qingtian, Happy New Year!"
"Happy New Year, uncle!" Qingtian responded loudly, but his hands did not stop and continued to comb Xiaoye's hair.
Xiaoye lay comfortably at Qingtian's feet, lazily turning over his belly, looking harmless.
But Ye Xianglei knew that only Qingtian could rub Xiaoye's big furry ears and soft belly at will, no one else could do that.
He squatted aside and talked to Qingtian.
Ye Xiangxin originally thought that he could leave after paying New Year's greetings, but his younger brother ran to watch someone combing their dog's hair, and his parents went straight into the house and sat on the kang to chat.
He had no choice but to follow in.
As soon as they entered the house, Ye Juaner and Liu Quan placed the gifts on the kang table.
Looking at the cakes and fabrics they brought, Old Lady Ye scolded them, "Auntie, what are you doing? Why are you bringing so many things? Aren't you being too unconventional?"
Liu Juaner said, "Sister-in-law, let's not talk about anything else. Just the fact that your family helped find this apprentice for Xiang Lei is enough to make me grateful.
"This little thing is nothing. It can't even express my feelings."
"His aunt, look at what you said. We are all real relatives. There is no need to be grateful or not."
Listening to Old Lady Ye and Ye Juan'er exchanging these meaningless polite words, Ye Xiangxin could no longer sit still and suddenly stood up.
Everyone in the room immediately focused their attention on Ye Xiangxin.
Ye Juaner also looked at her son with a puzzled look and asked, "What's wrong with you?"
"..." Ye Xiangxin was speechless. What could he say? Should he say that he was jealous that his younger brother could be an apprentice in the capital, so he felt uncomfortable?
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