"I'm warning you, from now on this family will have to listen to me, and I'll manage all the money, so you won't have to send any more money to your family," Liu Yuanshan said as he hit him.
Seeing their mother being beaten so badly, Liu Erlin and Liu Sanzhu didn't dare to step forward to stop their father, for fear of being beaten as well.
His father said that his mother had taken money to support his shameless uncle, and the two of them were very angry. Now that his older brother had separated from them, the old man could no longer find odd jobs.
Now, apart from the money from selling grain, the rest of the money in the public school comes from the two brothers doing odd jobs.
"Mother, you're actually using our hard-earned money to support Uncle! Uncle idles away his days doing nothing; he's a bottomless pit. Have you even considered how we feel?"
Liu Erlin mustered his courage and went up to Old Wang to say something.
“Mother, since that’s the case, we won’t contribute any money to the public fund anymore. From now on, we’ll keep the money we earn ourselves,” Liu Sanzhu said.
When He and Li saw that they had a chance to manage the money, they both stepped forward to speak up for their husbands.
"Suit yourself. If you don't want to pay, then don't. As long as you don't eat or drink as much as we do, that's fine. But I'm warning you, don't go to your older brother's house to cause trouble again."
“Your older brother said that his shop doesn’t just belong to him; half of it is owned by the wealthy young men of the capital.”
“The previous Magistrate Zhou caused trouble at the shop and his entire family was executed. If you don’t want your heads, then go and cause trouble.”
After saying these words, Liu Yuanshan went out. He needed to get some fresh air; seeing this bunch of troublesome people during the New Year holiday was just too much for him.
Old Mrs. Wang was beaten so badly that she lay on the ground unable to get up. Her two sons and grandsons ignored her and went to visit their father-in-law with the New Year's gifts they had bought in advance.
Meanwhile, Liu Dashi had already gone home to pack other gifts and arrived at Zhou Lizheng's house.
As soon as the carriage entered Zhou Lizheng's house, Song Cuihua and Niu Xiuhe came out of the house to greet them, and Zhou Dahai and Zhou Erniu also came out.
"Brother Da Shi, sister-in-law, Happy New Year!" Zhou Dahai and Zhou Erniu hurriedly called out.
The adults and children from both families exchanged New Year's greetings before entering the house.
"Uncle Zhou, Auntie, Happy New Year." Liu Dashi said, putting the gifts he was carrying on the ground.
He gave the two sets of satin winter clothes that he had bought for Old Wang to Song, since there were no other elderly people in his family who could wear this style of clothing besides Old Wang.
"Auntie, please accept this dress. I don't know if you like this style." Wu placed the dress in Song's hands.
When Song saw that the fabric was far superior to the coarse linen she was wearing, she knew it was made of a material far superior to the coarse linen she was wearing.
"I love it, I love it! I'll love anything you give me, Da Shi." Song hugged the outfit with obvious delight.
"Da Shi, look at all these things you brought for the New Year's greetings. It's such a waste of money."
Zhou Li was looking at the exquisite gift boxes that were scattered all over the floor, and he began to feel sorry for Liu Dashi's money again.
"No, no, Sifu, Siqiang... come over here and wish Grandpa Village Head a Happy New Year."
"Happy New Year, Grandpa Village Head."
After the brothers exchanged New Year's greetings, Zhou Lizheng also gave each of the children a red envelope.
Although each one only contained twenty coins, everyone was very happy, because the New Year is all about celebration.
Today, Zhou Wensheng and Zhou Wenfang, Zhou Wenbai and Zhou Wencheng are also at home.
After the children had all received their red envelopes, Liu Siping, Liu Si'an, and Liu Sile joined Zhou Wenbai and Zhou Wencheng to play together.
Even after getting married, Liu Sifu has become much more composed, looking after his younger brothers with his wife, Li Caiping.
Liu Siqiang and Zhou Wencheng went to discuss the knowledge they had learned at the academy again; the two of them really got along very well.
Liu Sixi sat to one side, acting like a little adult and not participating in their play.
Zhou Wenfang walked up to Liu Sisi and said, "Sisi, what game do you want to play? I can play with you."
Liu Sisi didn't have any games she wanted to play, and she and Zhou Wenfang had only met a few times and weren't very familiar with each other.
"Sister, why don't you sit here and chat with me for a while?"
Liu Sisi replied.
Song Cuihua looked at Liu Siqiang, then took Wu's hand and said, "Sister-in-law, your Siqiang is getting more and more handsome."
“Look how well he gets along with my Wencheng, he’ll definitely get along with Wenfang too. Look how beautiful my Wenfang has become.”
"How about our two families become in-laws?"
Ms. Wu was at a loss for words.
Upon hearing his wife's words, Zhou Dahai immediately pulled the person away and turned to Wu Shi.
"Sister-in-law, don't listen to her nonsense. We'll go prepare the food right away, and we'll eat here for lunch!"
Song Cuihua, who had been pulled into the kitchen, said to Zhou Dahai with a displeased look, "Why are you pulling me? I just want to find a good marriage for my daughter!"
"You think you're so smart? Every time Ren Siqiang comes back to the village, so many girls are eyeing him. Why should he only want to have his eye on our daughter?"
"Besides, if the child likes Wenfang, Brother Dashi will propose marriage to us. What's the point of you taking the initiative to propose?"
"How can your sister-in-law answer you after you asked her that question today? Don't let the marriage fall through and ruin the relationship between our two families. You better behave yourself," Zhou Dahai said.
"I understand," Song Cuihua replied, head bowed.
After having lunch there, the family went home. Mrs. Wu breathed a sigh of relief when Song Cuihua didn't mention the marriage again.
She planned to go back and ask Siqiang what she thought, to see if she was willing. If she was, it would be fine for the two families to become in-laws, since the Zhou family was a very nice family.
Not long after returning home, a servant from the Song family came to deliver gifts, saying that their master and mistress had gone back to their parents' home to pay New Year's visits, otherwise they would definitely have come.
Among the gifts was a red fox fur cloak shaped like a little girl's doll, clearly meant for Liu Sisi.
The servant specifically explained, "This was bought by their young master Song with his own money and given to Liu Sisi."
Liu Sisi took the cloak and draped it over herself. "It looks really good. Please thank Brother Song Ling for me."
When the servant left, Liu Dashi also packed a lot of gifts for him to take back as a return gift.
Not long after, Gu Lingchen's men arrived again, bringing Liu Sisi a large pile of New Year's gifts.
Pastries, fruits, tea, candies, and all sorts of gift boxes filled Liu Sisi's house to the brim.
After arranging the gifts, they gave Liu Sisi a letter.
Liu Sisi now recognizes many characters.
She opened the letter and read what it said.
Sisi, it's been a long time. I hope you haven't forgotten me. I'm currently very busy.
Unable to personally deliver the New Year's gift to my sister, I specially sent someone to deliver it. I will come to see my sister after I have taken care of things. Happy New Year!
After reading it, Liu Sisi also wrote a reply.
Happy New Year, Mr. Gu.
I wonder if Gu Lingchen will be so angry he'll vomit blood when he sees these words. He's been waiting for a reply for so long, and all he gets are these few words.
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