Chapter 832 Five Years Later (Twenty-One) Harmony in the Family Brings Prosperity in All Things?
As soon as Dewdrop entered the yard, Big Yellow wagged its tail and came forward to welcome her.
"rhubarb!"
Dewdrop handed the candy she was holding to Jiang Shengnan and then quickly ran towards Big Yellow.
"Ah! Let me count, one, two, three, four, there are four!"
After counting the number of puppies in Big Yellow's kennel, Dewdrop turned around and excitedly called out to Li San Niang, who was standing at the kitchen door talking to Li Da Sao, "Mother, Big Yellow gave birth to four puppies this time! Three look like Big Yellow, and one should look like the one outside."
Li San Niang nodded to Lu Zhu'er. Lu Zhu'er didn't need Li San Niang to say anything; she just wanted to share the news with her.
However, as soon as Lu Zhu'er finished speaking, Li Silang, who came out of the back gate of the courtyard carrying buckets of water, immediately responded to Lu Zhu'er's words: "Lu Zhu'er, that one looks like the big black one that's huddled in the corner of the back alley."
After placing the bucket next to the water vat, Li Silang walked to Da Huang's doghouse, squatted down next to Lu Zhu'er, and continued to talk to her: "Da Huang must have had this litter with that big black dog. I saw that big black dog wandering around our back door this morning."
When the big black dog saw me come out, it tucked its tail between its legs and ran away.
As soon as Li Silang said this, it immediately piqued Lu Zhu'er's interest, and she begged him to take her to see the big black dog.
Li San Niang naturally wouldn't restrict Lu Zhu'er. Although Li San Niang moved out of the Li family with Lu Zhu'er, Lu Zhu'er had grown up in the Li family after she turned three.
This was a place familiar to Lu Zhu'er, and it was near her home. With Li Silang leading the way, why would Li San Niang have any worries?
Li San Niang was no longer worried, but Li San Lang, who was carrying water buckets from the backyard and walking behind Li Si Lang, was still uneasy about him. He quickly filled the water vat, tidied up his hands and the water buckets that Li Si Lang had just put down, and then answered Lu Zhu'er's words: "Zhu'er, come on, your third brother will take you to see Da Hei."
Or, how about we go to the kitchen and get something to eat?
That big black dog isn't domesticated; it's probably afraid of people. You can lure it out with food.
Dewdrop took the dry biscuit given to her by Sister-in-law Li and went out with Li Sanlang and Li Silang.
After a while, Dewdrop and the others still hadn't returned home, but another group of people came back to the Li family.
Li Erlang carried Xiao Liulang on his back, Li Dage carried Xiao Ping'an on his back, and Xiao Wulang hung on their chests as they returned with their mother.
"Auntie!"
As soon as Xiao Liulang saw Li Sanniang standing at the kitchen door, he shouted out loudly.
"Auntie! Auntie! Has Dewdrop come home too?"
Ah! My aunt must have bought roast goose!
As soon as Li Erlang put him down from his back, Xiao Liulang ran up to Li Sanniang and said, "With your sharp nose, you can smell it from this far away!"
Li San Niang reached out and gently flicked Xiao Liu Lang's nose, saying this to him with a smile.
Since Li San Niang moved out of the Li family with Lu Zhu'er, although they still lived in Changshou Lane, which was only a few streets away from the Li family, Li San Niang had to go to work every day, and Lu Zhu'er had long been attending the academy. They both had their own things to do, so the frequency of their visits to the Li family had decreased considerably.
It was only because it was the end of the year and Li San Niang was on holiday, and Lu Zhu'er Academy was on break, that she was able to return to the Li family after finishing her own affairs.
The dinner that evening was quite lively. A roast goose only had two legs; one was given to Xiao Liulang, and the other to Jiang Shengnan.
Jiang Shengnan, however, kept declining, saying she wanted to give it to Luzhu'er.
"Shengnan, don't refuse. If Luzhu'er wanted to eat it, she would have agreed long ago."
She just doesn't like this leg meat. You've come from so far away to marry into this family, so you can eat this leg yourself, and give it to someone else next time.
After Li San Niang said this, Lu Zhu'er quickly replied, "Sister-in-law, I really don't like to eat it."
"Sister-in-law, you've worked so hard; you deserve to eat this."
Jiang Shengnan was almost brought to tears by Lu Zhu'er's words. She lowered her head, trying to force back her tears. It had been nearly two years since she came to Chang'an from the border town. How could she not miss home?
Even if the mother-in-law (Li Dalang) is a good-natured person, how can the family life always be harmonious and happy without the son-in-law (Li Dalang) around?
There will always be things that don't go as planned or go wrong. No matter how carefree Jiang Shengnan is, her tender heart will still hurt if it gets bumped or bruised.
The meal lasted for more than an hour before it was over. Li's father was probably happy to see Li San Niang and Lu Zhu'er, so he drank a couple more cups and became a little dizzy. His eldest brother carried him back to the house to sleep.
Although Li San Niang moved out of the Li family, the former courtyard was still registered in her name, so she still had a place to live in the Li family.
After everyone tidied up the kitchen together, they dispersed.
However, this is only the surface-level situation. In reality, apart from Li Erxiong's family, Li Sanniang and the others are all gathered in Li's parents' house right now.
"These are my parents' share of the profits, and this box contains my elder brother and sister-in-law's."
My share was sent home earlier, and Xingyu said that my second brother had already picked up his share himself.
Li San Niang pushed the two wooden boxes on the round table toward Li's mother and Li's sister-in-law respectively. Li's mother and Li's sister-in-law did not open the wooden boxes in front of them, but simply took them to their own faces.
This was the first time Jiang Shengnan had stood on the sidelines watching her aunt distribute money to everyone. Before coming, Sister-in-law Li had specially explained to her when no one was around: "...That's why the head of the Xing family, out of consideration for Third Sister, brought our family members to invest in the business."
As for the second wife, you are also a member of our family. To tell you the truth, it was because of your second aunt that your aunt moved out of the house.
Your aunt had already entered officialdom back then, and even now there are several more female officials in the court. Your aunt is so capable; she is more accomplished than most men.
She was working at the Imperial Medical Bureau and had no intention of remarrying. Earlier, a young man from a prominent family had taken a liking to your aunt, but she refused.
No one in the family expected that your second aunt actually wanted to give Xiao Wu to your aunt for adoption!
That's why your aunt was heartbroken, and in order to maintain family harmony and avoid putting your second uncle in a difficult position, she moved out of the house.
Therefore, you just saw that your aunt didn't even glance at your second aunt at the dinner table.
You're a junior, so just pretend you didn't see it.
Your second aunt isn't that bad, she's just a bit greedy.
Please be more tolerant of us during the week. Once Dalang comes back, you can move out and live elsewhere. You won't have to squeeze in with our whole family anymore.
“Mother, I think it’s good to live together. My second aunt only asks me to do some chores like carrying water and chopping firewood, which is nothing to me.
Sister-in-law Li reached out and took Jiang Shengnan's hand, stroking it back and forth. She then leaned close to Jiang Shengnan's ear and whispered, "Good girl, you are a kind-hearted person."
But you can't do that again. Don't do too much work. If I ask you to do something else, just do it directly. Don't agree to your second aunt's request, understand?
Thinking about what Sister-in-law Li had said to her earlier, Jiang Shengnan looked at Li Sanniang now and felt even more that her sister-in-law was truly a formidable woman.
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