The whole family gathered in the courtyard of the old marquis and old lady Su, and were busy counting the gifts and specialties brought back from Yunzhou.
Transportation was inconvenient in ancient times, and it took Old Lady Su more than half a year to return to her parents' home this time.
Madam Su was a kind-looking old lady with a ruddy complexion and a smile on her face. She looked very easy to get along with.
Su Yuan’s wife, Ms. Tao, was a gentle and virtuous woman. Her ancestral home was also in Yunzhou. Later, her father went to Beijing to serve as an official, and the whole family moved to the capital.
"Is it Daya? Come here quickly and let your aunt take a look."
Old Madam Su smiled and waved to Su Xiaoxiao.
Su Xiaoxiao walked over and called out "great aunt".
Old Madam Su took Su Xiaoxiao's hand and asked her to sit down next to her.
The old man's hands were a little rough and a little warm.
Su Xiaoxiao was very unfamiliar with this kind of direct and intimate attitude from her elders, and was a little at a loss for a moment.
Old Madam Su looked at her, and her eyes became red: "She really looks like Huayin..."
When Old Madam Su married into the Su family, Su Huayin was still unmarried, and the relationship between the aunt and sister-in-law was very close. Su Huayin respected her sister-in-law more than her own brother.
When they were young, Old Madam Su and Su Shuo had many quarrels, and every time Su Huayin stood firmly on her sister-in-law's side.
After Su Huayin was murdered, it took Mrs. Su many years to get over her grief.
Old Madam Su couldn't help but burst into tears.
"Why are you crying in front of the child?" the old marquis said majestically.
A man still has to maintain some dignity outside. Whether he kneels on the washboard when he returns home is another matter.
Madam Su wiped her tears and called her daughter-in-law over: "This is your aunt, Mo'er and their mother."
Su Xiaoxiao called her aunt obediently.
"Hey!" Mrs. Tao sat down on the other side of Su Xiaoxiao, took her other hand, and said excitedly, "On the way back to Beijing, I heard Mo'er and my father mention you. Child, you have suffered a lot over the years."
Su Xiaoxiao looked at the two chubby little hands that had lost their freedom and smiled slightly.
The care from the elders is too much... I can't handle it...
When Tao married into the family, Su Huayin had already married into the Qin family. The two of them didn't spend much time together, but daughters were a rare species in the Su family.
Tao looked at the adorable little chubby girl and felt the urge to take her home as her daughter.
The two elders held Su Xiaoxiao's hands and asked her how she was doing in the countryside and whether she had gotten used to the city. Su Xiaoxiao was surrounded by the elders' enthusiasm and felt dizzy.
Fortunately, at this time, the three little ones who were taken by Su Mo to pee came to save her from the dire situation.
This was the first time the three little ones visited their relatives openly since coming to Beijing.
——Although I had been to Wei’s house several times before, it was always in the middle of the night and always in secret.
The three little ones seemed a little reserved. They didn't come in immediately. Instead, they leaned against the door and poked their three round little heads inside.
Tao looked toward the door.
The little head shrank back immediately.
Tao thought she had seen it wrong and continued talking to Su Xiaoxiao.
The little head popped out again.
Tao looked again.
The little head disappeared again.
Tao was stunned.
Su Mo brought the three little guys in with amusement.
Looking at the three identical little kids, Mrs. Tao and Old Madam Su were both stunned.
Not only the two of them, but also the servants who were busy in the house opened their eyes wide and stood there in amazement.
Oh my god!
Triplets! Su Mo held one in each hand, and the guard held another.
The three of them tucked their little feet up, not touching the ground, with cute and silly faces, just like three little bear cubs that had been caught.
"Oh!" Tao let go of Su Xiaoxiao's hand and walked quickly towards the three little guys.
She pinched the faces of the three little ones one by one.
So soft!
The three little ones lowered their heads shyly.
She gave birth to five sons, but none of them was this cute! She really wanted to stuff all five of them back into her belly and rebuild them! Tao's eyes lit up: "You are Da Hu, Er Hu, and Xiao Hu, right?"
The three little ones called out in unison, "Auntie."
Tao was startled at first, then she covered her face with a handkerchief and smiled: "I am not an aunt, I am not that young, I am your great-aunt."
The three little ones: "Auntie."
Tao's face turned red.
Su Xiaoxiao's mouth twitched.
Tao takes good care of himself, has a harmonious family and is in a good mood, so he naturally looks younger than his peers.
But Su Cheng is also young, and the little guys all call him grandpa. I wonder who he learned this skill of flattering people by calling them aunt?
The three little guys broke free from Su Mo and the guards, turned into little gentlemen in a second, and went outside to pick three beautiful flowers to present to Tao.
Tao was smiling from ear to ear, and she felt so light as if she was walking on clouds.
At the door, two young men in snow-white shirts stared at the scene in amazement.
One of them said hesitantly, "Should we remind our mother that she spent five thousand taels of silver to buy the peony? Last time, I accidentally knocked off a leaf, and she chased me and beat me up all over the street..."
After meeting Mrs. Tao, the little kids went to pay their respects to Old Madam Su, calling her "Great Grandma" and "Great Grandma," which made Old Madam Su's heart melt.
When she went back to her parents' home this time, her sister-in-law already had several little great-grandchildren. But Mo'er and his brothers were less anxious than the other, and she was missing the little babies so much!
When she mentioned her grandchildren, she looked toward the door and said, "Hey, where are those two little bastards?"
Little Tiger tilted his head and asked, "What's the matter, little bunny?"
Madam Su shuddered and said hurriedly, "Grandma is wrong. It's the cousins! The fourth and fifth cousins!"
Xiaohu digested it carefully and said, "Oh."
At this time, Su Mo brought his two younger brothers over and said to the three little ones, "Fourth and fifth cousins are here."
Tiger greeted, "Little bunny!"
Su Xuan: “…”
Su Li: “…”
Su Xiaoxiao finally met the fourth and fifth brothers that Su Mo mentioned. The fifth brother is seventeen this year, and the fourth brother is nineteen this year.
The fourth son, Su Xuan, is a quiet and handsome man who looks like Tao.
The fifth child, Su Li, is the little devil of the Su family. He looks like Su Yuan, but his temperament is very different. He is the type who will go crazy if he is not punished.
He had just run away a few days ago and was caught by the old marquis, and the corners of his mouth were still blue.
He calmly came to Su Xiaoxiao and pretended to shake casually, and a small snake slipped and fell at Su Xiaoxiao's feet.
Su Xiaoxiao glanced at the little snake calmly and continued drinking her tea.
Su Li's mouth opened wide.
No way? How dare he be so brave? He scared the Guo family's sisters in Yunzhou and they all cried.
He caught the little snake back, put it into his sleeve, and said indifferently: "It was your brother who took my place in the Imperial College?"
Su Xiaoxiao paused: "It seems to be the case."
Su Li decisively reached out to Su Xiaoxiao.
Su Xiaoxiao was puzzled: "What?"
Su Li blackmailed, "There are no more places. I have to take the exam myself. If I fail, I will be punished by the old man! You don't think it's easy to get into the Imperial College, do you? It's very stressful! For the sake of our relationship, I'll give you one hundred taels!"
"Only... one hundred taels?" Su Xiaoxiao said in a daze.
Su Li's eyes flashed: "Ahem, I was wrong, five hundred taels!"
Su Xiaoxiao: "Oh."
Su Li smiled wickedly.
It turns out my little cousin is so easy to blackmail.
Blackmail him more often in the future.
Su Xiaoxiao turned to look at Su Mo, who was helping Xiaohu fix the Trojan horse, and said innocently, "Big cousin, my fifth cousin wants to ask me for money, five thousand taels."
Su Li: “……!!”
(End of this chapter)