Xu Yaoyang's wife was so hungry that all she wanted to eat were eggs. That was what the baby in her belly wanted to eat, and it had nothing to do with her. But since the baby in her belly wanted to eat, that was the most important thing right now. So Xu Yaoyang's wife mustered up her courage and went to the two elders' room to find eggs.
The little girl walked up to the little boy, who said anxiously, "Sister, quickly tell Grandma that Grandpa and Grandma have been arrested."
The little girl looked up at Xu Yaoyang's wife and boldly said, "Grandma, Grandpa and Grandma were arrested by the people in the brigade. They even threw clods of dirt and rotten vegetable leaves at Grandpa and Grandma."
Xu Yaoyang's wife paused, turned back to look at the two children in disbelief, and asked, "What happened?"
The little girl said, "My aunt and uncle are fighting inside the haystack, while my grandparents are sitting outside."
The two children heard the story of the two fighting in the haystack from other children.
Xu Yaoyang's wife had always known that the woman was the old lady's nephew's wife, but she never expected that the two elders would be so bold as to keep watch for them.
Although Xu Yaoyang's wife is not a good person either, she still has some basic moral principles.
But at this moment, Xu Yaoyang's wife was thinking about whether this matter would affect their family and Xu Yaoyang's work.
Xu Yaoyang's wife panicked. She didn't want to lose her good life, but what should she do?
Xu Yaoyang's wife paced back and forth, unsure how the brigade was handling the matter, but she dared not go out to inquire.
She desperately wanted Xu Yaoyang to come back soon. At this time, she was unaware of Xu Mingyang's background, let alone that the first branch of the family was about to sever ties with the second branch.
After the eldest son's family arrived home, Old Mrs. Xu took Xu Mingyang to see his room, which was prepared the day after she learned about Xu Mingyang's background.
Behind Grandma Xu and Xu Mingyang followed a long line of people: Grandpa Xu, Xu Laosan, Xu Xinning, Mu Jingheng, Grandma Chen, and Xu Xialian, who had just arrived from the medical station.
This was the first time that Old Mrs. Chen could enter the Xu family's house openly and honestly. She felt so good that she felt like she was flying, and everything seemed so familiar and dear to her.
Grandma Chen: "This room is so well tidied up. The bed frame is even painted with varnish, it feels smooth and shiny to the touch. Oh! It's a newly made palm fiber bed. Mingyang, your mother really put a lot of thought into it."
Grandma Xu replied with a smile, "Yaozu and Chunqin bought them in the county town. I heard that the craftsman originally kept them for their children's weddings, but they gave them to my family first because of Yaozu. And these two cabinets, aren't the patterns beautiful? They look so festive. Look, the butterflies are almost flying out of the painting."
Grandma Chen: "Absolutely! Which craftsman did you hire? I'll get a set done for us when we get married on National Day."
Grandma Xu: "It's that master craftsman from the furniture factory in the county town. I heard he's an eighth-grade craftsman."
Grandma Chen: "Really? That must be because of Yaozu's influence."
Grandma Xu opened the wardrobe again, inside which were several newly made outfits and shoes.
Grandma Xu: "These are all made by Xia Lian and me these past two days. Don't be reluctant to wear them. When they're worn out, Grandma will make you another one. Your sister-in-law gives me cloth coupons and cloth every year. Besides making a few outfits for Daya and Zeyu, I've kept quite a lot for Zexi, Nannan, Xiaosan, Zelei, and Zexin. I don't have to worry about them."
As the group was talking in the east wing, Xu Yaoqiang's family and Xu Yaoqi's family arrived.
Xu Yaoqi and his wife Lin Shufen are both smart people, and they have raised their two sons well. One of them is in junior high school and the other is a year younger than Xu Laosan.
Xu Yaoqi went to learn masonry at a very young age, and Lin Shufen was his master's eldest daughter.
After getting married, Xu Yaoqi often followed his master to repair houses for people during the off-season, so Xu Yaoqi's family lived a pretty good life.
Xu Yaoqi is more eloquent than Xu Yaoqiang because he interacts with people frequently.
When the incident occurred, Xu Yaoqiang's family was working hard in the fields to earn work points, while Xu Yaoqi's family was at his father-in-law's house and had not returned, so neither of them participated in what happened. After hearing about it, they all rushed to the old house.
When the two families' wives first saw what Old Mrs. Xu had prepared for Xu Mingyang, they were quite jealous. They hadn't had these things when they got married. They didn't expect Xu Mingyang to have such a grand wedding.
Xu Yaoqi: "Amu, Ada, we rushed over as soon as we heard about it. We never expected something like this to happen."
Xu Yaoqiang: "It's good that Mingyang is back."
Lin Shufen: "Who says it isn't true? I've always wondered why Yaoyang and Mingyang, who are both sons, are treated so differently. I never imagined there was such an inside story. The second wife's heart is too black."
Niu Zhaodi (Xu Daya's mother) pursed her lips and didn't say anything. She was good at cursing, but not so good at speaking seriously.
Grandpa Xu: "It's all in the past, it's all over, there's nothing more to say."
Xu Yaoqi: "Ada, it's really over? What about Yaoyang and the others...?"
Old Master Xu was still soft-hearted and snorted, saying, "We are us, and you are you. We don't practice the system of collective punishment. You brothers should treat each other as you see fit. If you can get along, then get along. If you can't, then don't let yourselves suffer."
Hsu Yao-chi: "Understood, Ada!"
Grandpa Xu: "Go back, everyone. Come over for dinner tonight so the family can have a good get-together. Zhaodi and Shufen, come over early to help. We ground some glutinous rice flour and rice flour before the New Year so your mother can make dumplings for you."
Lin Shufen: "That's great! I'll go cut some mugwort after I eat, and then we'll make green rice dumplings."
Grandma Chen: "Shufen is so thoughtful. I still have a lot of glutinous rice flour, rice flour and sorghum flour. As her aunt, I can't be stingy. Consider this my gift to Mingyang when he goes home."
Grandpa Xu joked, "You're really generous. This is the first time in all these years that I've managed to get something out of you."
Old Mrs. Chen was furious. She put her hands on her hips and scolded Old Master Xu: "Brother, you have no conscience. Chen Ping has been short of wine for you all the time."
Everyone laughed after Grandma Chen said that.
Seeing that everyone was having a good time, Xu Xinning and Xu Xialian went to the kitchen to cook.
These past few days, Xu Xialian and one of her men have been staying in Xujia Village, and her second uncle, who has returned home, has brought them a lot of game, so the Xu family is not short of meat to eat right now.
The location of Xujia Village determines that the staple food is mainly rice. When the harvest is good, the rice is made into various foods that can be stored for a long time, and rice noodles are the most common one.
It was getting late, so Xu Xinning decided to have rice noodles for convenience. She also steamed some sweet potatoes and potatoes in the pot, which she thought would be delicious and convenient to eat with the rice noodle soup.
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