Ye Huaijin smiled brightly: "Yes! Everything will be alright, we will all have a good life!"
Huo Xiao raised his glass: "Then let's drink to our good days!"
Huo Hai and Huo Jiang quickly raised their glasses: "Cheers!"
They're not good with words and can't speak like Ye Weiwei's second brother, but following the third brother is always the right thing to do!
Liu Guilan: "This is Weiwei's home, and it's also your home. Come over whenever you miss home. If you want to eat anything, just tell Aunt Liu, and Aunt Liu will make it for you."
Ye Huaijin was touched: "Okay, thank you, Aunt Liu."
Liu Guilan waved her hand: "We're family, no need to be so polite!"
The meal was enjoyed very much.
After finishing their meal, Su Xuemei and Liu Guilan quickly cleared the table. Ye Weiwei offered to help wash the dishes, but Liu Guilan told her to go watch the children.
Ye Weiwei felt a little embarrassed seeing Su Xuemei busy all the time. Su Xuemei smiled and said, "Weiwei, just listen to your mother. Those little rascals will listen to you too."
The third son's wife isn't skilled at such rough work.
Especially since she's pregnant, she absolutely cannot be exposed to cold water.
Ye Weiwei was helpless.
Ye Huaijin chuckled and ruffled Ye Weiwei's hair.
He saw that the Huo family treated his sister very well.
Even Huo's eldest sister-in-law is not the type to be competitive or petty.
Around 3 p.m., Old Man Huo took his three sons to visit the grave. Liu Guilan and Su Xuemei had already prepared the dough, mixed the dumpling filling, and prepared sugar cubes, red dates, rice cakes, and a one-cent coin for making dumplings.
Ye Weiwei and Ye Huaijin also washed their hands and came over to help.
This time, Liu Guilan didn't stop her.
Ye Huaijin was strong and insisted on kneading the dough, while Ye Weiwei felt that she was good at knife skills and could cut dough pieces and roll out dough sheets.
Liu Guilan and Su Xuemei exchanged a smile as they watched the brother and sister busily vying to do the work.
In the cemetery at the west end of the village.
Old Man Huo led his three sons to arrange the items in front of the three graves, poured three cups of wine in front of the graves, then kowtowed twice to two of the graves. After getting up, he said to the three people behind him, "Kowtowing to your maternal grandparents and aunt."
Huo Hai led the way, and the three brothers knelt down and kowtowed in turn.
When it was Huo Xiao's turn, Old Man Huo watched as Huo Xiao knelt down and kowtowed to his maternal grandparents, then knelt down again and said, "Third Brother has returned from the army and is now married and grown up. He'll be able to hold his baby next year. You... if you know this in the afterlife, you can rest in peace."
Huo Xiao's eyes flickered, and Old Man Huo patted his shoulder, "Kneel down to your aunt, then we can hurry back."
Huo Xiao obediently kowtowed, then stood up and dusted himself off. Old Man Huo packed his things into a basket and led his three sons back home.
On the way, we greeted people who were visiting graves.
This cemetery is shared by several nearby villages.
Someone from another village recognized Old Huo and deliberately asked, "Old Huo, your parents and brothers are all over there. Aren't you going to greet them and kowtow to your ancestors?"
Old Man Huo pretended not to hear and continued walking back. The man wanted to speak again, but suddenly felt a chill on his neck. He turned his head and met Huo Xiao's cold, piercing gaze. He immediately shuddered and dared not say anything more.
Huo Hai and Huo Jiang also gave that person a disapproving look.
Then the three brothers escorted Old Man Huo away.
The man's fellow villager couldn't help but say, "You know why Old Huo left our village back then. Why are you causing trouble for him during the New Year?"
The man chuckled, "I just think that since he's surnamed Huo, it's strange that he doesn't go to pay respects to the Huo family's ancestors during festivals, but instead goes to pay respects to his father-in-law's family, making him look like a live-in son-in-law."
The villagers scoffed, "What do you mean by 'son-in-law' or 'son-in-law'? All three of his sons have the surname Huo! Besides, if his father-in-law's family hadn't taken him in back then, who knows where he would be now! Compared to staying in the Huo family and being tormented, it's not shameful for him to become a son-in-law!"
The man was speechless.
Not far away, a group of people watched Old Man Huo leave with his three sons, their faces filled with indignation.
When Old Man Huo returned from visiting the graves with his three sons, more than half of the dumplings had already been made.
Huo Xiao saw that his wife was rolling out the dough in a very professional manner. Each dough sheet was almost the same size and thickness, and they were round as if they had been carved from a mold.
He couldn't resist the urge to touch her nose, so he dipped his finger in flour and dabbed it on her nose.
Ye Weiwei was speechless. "Huo Sansui, how childish are you!"
Huo Xiao touched his nose and, under his mother's reproachful gaze, obediently sat down beside her and helped put the dumplings into the winnowing basket.
Su Xuemei couldn't help but chuckle.
"My third brother's personality has changed a lot since he got married."
Before joining the army, the third brother was quite lively and outgoing. But after joining the army, he became less talkative and did things very meticulously and strictly.
Back then, every time the third son returned home to visit his family and left, his mother would feel sad for a long time, thinking that the third son had suffered in the army and had been so hard-pressed that even his personality had changed.
At times like these, their family members have to be extra careful, afraid that they might say something wrong that might upset their mother-in-law and make her angry or upset.
Over time, the children in the family became a little afraid of their third uncle, behaving very well and obediently in front of him.
Liu Guilan laughed and scolded, "Don't be fooled by how good he is at everything since he was a child. He's the one who gives me the most trouble! He's always been very opinionated and has no opinion of his own. Once he's made up his mind, nothing can change it. I can't do anything with him. Now, finally, someone can keep him in check."
Ye Weiwei coughed lightly, "Did you hear that? Mom told me to keep an eye on you."
Huo Xiao nodded seriously: "Listen to your wife and eat your fill."
Ye Weiwei glanced at him with a smile.
That's more like it.
Seeing the two exchanging glances, Liu Guilan couldn't suppress the smile on her lips.
"Did they tell you about getting married when you went to visit your grandparents and aunt's graves today?"
Huo Xiao nodded, "I told you."
Liu Guilan exclaimed happily, "That's good! That's good!"
Just after they finished making dumplings, Zhao Dabao ran over excitedly, carrying two decks of cards, and asked Huo Xiao and the others if they wanted to play cards together.
When Ye Weiwei saw the two brand-new decks of playing cards, she took them and saw that they were the same as the decks in her spatial storage. Intrigued, she pretended to take two decks out of her pocket and said with a smile, "What a coincidence, I also prepared two decks. Since there are many of us, let's play a game of Gouji with four decks of cards."
Ye Huaijin asked in surprise, "When did you buy this deck of cards? I've never seen them before?"
Ye Weiwei mumbled, "I bought it a while ago to play with during the Chinese New Year. Everyone was busy working before, so I was too embarrassed to take it out."
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