Zhou shook off the water droplets on her hands and said, "Call your father and tell him to go back quickly. I still have to cook." The meaning was very clear: she would not go.
"This..." Tian was a little embarrassed.
"Just go when I tell you to. It's not a festival now. If you don't come earlier or later, I'll have to flatter you if you come every year at this time. Now that I have somewhere else to stay, I won't join in the fun. You'd better go quickly. Your father and your second brother are in the field up ahead." After saying that, he went into the kitchen.
Tian looked at Chunxiao helplessly and turned to leave the yard.
"Mom, it would be bad if you didn't go when our aunt comes." Chun Xiao saw her mother staring blankly at the firewood sticks as she entered the kitchen. "Dad, it's time to tell you."
"Let him talk all he wants. His sister is precious, and there are so many people in the family, and I wouldn't be a big deal. They wouldn't necessarily be happy to see me, huh!"
Chunxiao sat next to her mother. She didn't like this aunt very much. She had the impression that she favored boys over girls and liked to speak in sarcastic ways. In any case, she never got any good results from her.
After a while, Yan Bangfa came over and said, "Er Ni is here. We have to go back over there. She is a guest after all."
"What guest? You didn't come yesterday for the Little New Year, but you came before the New Year. It's the same every year. Just give me whatever you want. I won't be bothered if I don't see it."
Yan Bingfa lowered his head. "She only comes here twice a year. Youkuan's conditions are not good there. As his brother and sister-in-law, we must help him out no matter what."
"Didn't I just tell you, give it if you want? I'm not going anyway, so just say I'm busy." She looked at Tian again, "Dashan hasn't come back yet, so you have to keep a close eye on the house."
Tian was speechless in her heart. How could she keep a close eye on him? With her father-in-law here, it would be hard for her to decide what to give him. "Mother, why don't you come back with me? I will trust you with my heart."
Zhou remained unmoved.
Yan Bangfa had no choice but to take Tian and Dahe back.
"Mom, why do you dislike my aunt so much?" Chunxiao felt that Zhou's behavior was a bit too much. She should at least give her father some face. There are not many relatives in the family, and she is the only aunt in the family.
"You haven't been here these past few years, and you don't know that your aunt has become more and more excessive. Every time she comes to get something, not only does she keep trying to sow discord, but she also keeps trying to sow discord. I've been fed up with it for a long time. Anyway, she didn't come to see us on purpose, so it doesn't matter whether I'm here or not. The sooner you leave, the better. Today, it's just the two of us, mother and daughter, having lunch together."
Chunxiao originally thought that since her aunt was coming, she should go and say hello. But now seeing Zhou avoiding her as much as possible, she gave up the idea. It is better to avoid provoking someone who is not easy to deal with.
Unexpectedly, even though she didn't bother others, others came to her on their own initiative.
When Yan Erni arrived, Zhou and Chunxiao were drying quilts in the backyard. When they came out, a group of people were already sitting in the front yard. Except for their five children, everyone else was there.
"Oh, this is Chunxiao, she's changed a lot since we last met. She's getting more and more beautiful."
"Aunt." Chunxiao was caught off guard when Yan Erni grabbed her hand and sat her next to her.
Chunxiao's impression of her aunt wasn't that old, nor that dark and sallow. She was only a year younger than Zhou, but when they sat together, they looked like they were ten years apart. To her right stood two children, their clothes filthy, as if soup had just spilled on them after dinner.
She called Zhou "sister-in-law" and looked over at her. "I heard from your father that you got divorced. How did your good life end up like this? How can a woman live without a man? It's so hard. Your mother is the same. She didn't try to persuade you but instead added fuel to the fire. She will be blamed in the future."
Chun Xiao watched her mother roll her eyes and couldn't help laughing in her heart, "Aunt, my divorce is my own business. I can't blame anyone else. Don't worry."
Yan Erni stroked Chunxiao with her hands, which were even drier than Zhou's. "You are still too young. You will feel sad as time goes by."
Tian and his group just sat aside and listened without saying anything.
"You two can go and have fun by yourselves. Your cousin's place is big, you can have as much fun as you want." Yan Erni saw the two children standing there, talking sweetly and not asking for help, so she quickly sent them away. When the two children heard this, they ran away immediately.
"When I came to the village, I heard from your villagers that you sold a Ganoderma lucidum for a lot of money. Is that true?"
Chunxiao looked at her parents and said, "Aunt, you are really well-informed. You found out so quickly."
"I found out not long after I entered the village." Yan Erni looked proud. "You too, if you have a lot of money, why save it to buy all this land? This land is not good land. Isn't it a waste of money?" She sighed. Our Mingyuan has always wanted to go out and do some business, but unfortunately he has no money. If he had the same luck as you, I'm afraid he would be able to succeed. After saying this, she came closer and said, "Chunxiao, tell your aunt how much did you get for the Ganoderma lucidum? This land must be worth at least twenty or thirty taels, right?"
The others all frowned.
Chun Xiao's smile remained unchanged. "Aunt, how much can a Ganoderma lucidum be exchanged for? You also said that my land will cost me more than 20 taels. I also bought some things at home, so I don't have much money left."
Yan Erni smacked her lips and said, "I'm late."
She turned to look at Yan Bingfa again, "Brother, didn't you say you bought a cow? Take me to see it. Your life is getting better and better. Now you even bought a cow."
Several people went to see the cows together again. Now that everyone had come, it would be bad for Zhou not to accompany them, so she had to follow the crowd and walk behind.
Arriving at the cowshed, Yan Erni was excited when she saw the cow. "Brother, this cow must have cost a lot of money. Look at you. Every time I asked you to borrow money, you said you didn't have it. Now you bought the cow without saying a word. I think you look down on me and are afraid that I won't pay you back."
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