Goodbye Xueqin
On the first day of the new year, the Wang brothers came to visit as usual. This year, the family was divided into four, so more gifts had to be prepared. Aunt Wang was so angry that she scolded Liu Rong while packing the things.
Unable to hide, Hu Yufeng simply sent two children to watch and greet the people who came from the trench.
Sure enough, at around nine o'clock, sentry Qin Yu reported that someone had arrived. Yang Xiu and the old lady quickly lit a fire and rushed the family in to pay their New Year's greetings, just as the hot dumplings were served on the table.
After dinner and talking for a while, a few people said goodbye and said they were going to other places.
In fact, everyone knew what was going on. Qin Wenli would come back quickly after sending people to the gate to avoid making it difficult for him to go back.
I went back to my parents’ home on the second day of the Chinese New Year.
In previous years, I always followed Xiaoqin’s schedule. A few years ago, Hu Yufeng and her daughter had a quarrel, and she was not sure whether the other party would come or not. Then he thought that even if they came, he could just be there himself, why did Yang Xiu have to accompany him, so he might as well send the family of four away.
This year we had three rounds, so our family of four no longer had to walk around, and even the gifts were of a higher quality, with an extra bottle of wine given to each family.
Xu Runling also said that she would let her daughter-in-law go back to her parents' home while the weather was good, but this family of four ended up coming. It wouldn't be long before her daughter's family would come as well after hearing the noise.
She might as well cook more food so that there wouldn't be enough to eat later. Seeing this, Liu Yunxia also came to help. Xu Runling told her that she should go for a walk, but the child insisted on being polite and said that she couldn't leave because her sister-in-law was going back to her parents' home. Xu Runling had no choice but to go with her.
Sure enough, in less than half an hour, my daughter's family of four arrived.
The sisters haven't seen each other for a long time, so naturally they have a lot to say.
Yang Hui has been married for several years. In the beginning, she relied on her husband's doting and mother-in-law's love and said many thoughtless things. But after suffering a few losses, she learned her lesson. Just like now, even though I really wanted to know if my sister's mother-in-law was doing anything naughty, I knew my limits and didn't ask directly.
In this room, my mother is the mother-in-law, and my brother's wife is the daughter-in-law, so they are naturally two camps. Although my own mother is an impeccable mother-in-law and gets along very well with my brother's wife, I'm afraid someone would be suspicious when it comes to the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
Let’s just chat about gossip.
"Your former sister-in-law, the third brother's wife, is getting married!"
Oh, Xueqin! Yang Xiu was a little curious: "When did it happen and who did she marry?" It should have been not far away, so how come she didn't hear anything about it.
Yang Hui glanced at her sister and said, "You only have business in your eyes now, so you don't care about these things."
"There is a bachelor in my mother-in-law's hometown named Wu. He has some problems with his legs and feet, but he is very kind to her."
Liu Yunxia also knew about this, because her uncle's home was in that village.
What a coincidence! Since they had someone in common, the three of them started chatting instantly.
"I heard that the son who was taken away also changed his name and surname, and now his name is Wu Pan..." Liu Yunxia said.
"That's great. The guy Liu Rong brought has also changed his surname to Qin." His original name was Qin Qiang, but everyone who heard it said it would be better to call him "Qinqiang". After Liu Rong thought about it, he changed both his name and surname to Qin Sen, following the wood radical of Qin Shu and Qin Zhu.
Before she and her mother-in-law could react, Qin Wenli laughed out loud. You have one wood and I have three woods, so I have one over you!
"Her sister is in our village. Maybe she will come during the first month of the lunar year." Yang Hui said casually.
"Just come, there's nothing shameful about it..." But Yang Xiu felt that it was too much of a coincidence.
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After dinner, the two sisters persuaded Liu Yunxia to go back to her parents' home. Duoduo was only seven months old, so she should go quickly while the weather was good, in case the weather changed suddenly.
Qin Wenli happened to be free, so he suggested sending it over. As soon as these words were spoken, Yang Li, who was still wavering, quickly put forward the two burdens, fearing that his brother-in-law would change his mind if he was a second late.
After seeing off her younger brother and his wife and sending Qin Yu and the others away, Xu Runling finally had time to care about her two daughters' recent situation.
Although Yang Hui ran home every day and even knew that her sow had given birth to 11 piglets, if she only asked her eldest daughter, the child would say that she was biased.
As a result, this question really caused trouble.
Her eldest daughter's family, who used to make her worried, are now obsessed with making money and have no time to fight.
However, the second daughter revealed a shocking secret: they want to separate!
After being surprised, Yang Xiu felt that it should have been done long ago. The five brothers of the Luo family have all married and had children. Now, there are more than 20 people in the family living together, and all food and clothing are allocated by the eldest brother Luo. This approach might have worked twenty years ago. Now, who doesn’t want to live a good life? A big tree will have branches, not to mention that Boss Luo is not their father. His younger brother secretly instigated them, and his sister-in-law will not give you face. Only his own sister and brother-in-law are heartless and don't like to use their brains.
She turned to look at her sister, and sure enough, her face was wrinkled like a bitter gourd. Yang Xiu wanted to laugh, fearing that they were the only two people in the family who didn't want to split up.
Xu Runling also sighed that Luo Lao Da was a very good parent in terms of conscience, but this is a new era!
"So what are you two going to do?" Yang Xiu asked.
Yang Hui was listless: "What else can I do? Farming. Sister, I think we can farm and take care of the kids by ourselves in the future!"
Yang Xiu poked her with a finger in annoyance: "Look at your useless appearance. Are you going to rely on your eldest brother for the baby you gave birth to for the rest of your life? If I were you, your brother-in-law would be good at carpentry work. If he goes out to work, and you farm and take care of the baby, isn't that a way of living?"
In the main hall, Yang Yonglu was also talking about his sons-in-law: "You two have hands and feet, so why can't you make money? Dividing the family property is like taking your lives!"
Roche smiled awkwardly.
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The next day, the two married girls paid New Year's greetings to their uncles.
The eight people from the two families went to the third uncle's house first. Logically, they should have gone to the eldest uncle's house first, but the road to the eldest uncle's house passed through the gate of the third uncle's yard, so it would not be good not to go in. It just so happened that Yang Xiu was still on guard against Third Aunt's suggestion that Yang Qi come to the shop, so he simply went to his house first to go through the motions.
The two sisters looked at each other and understood each other tacitly. As soon as they entered the door, they called out to their uncle and aunt enthusiastically. The gift box was presented first. Liu Jinling pretended to glance at it casually, and when she saw the wine, her expression suddenly became much friendlier.
After talking for a while, Uncle Yang winked at his wife.
This is how it is in Yang County during the first month of the year. No matter who you visit, you have to have a meal before leaving, otherwise you will be considered as not treating the guest well. Some people who visit four or five households a day have to eat four or five meals, and similarly, if four or five waves of guests come to their home, they have to clean up four or five waves of meals.
Liu Jinling saw her husband's look, then rolled up her sleeves and said, "You must eat before leaving," but her butt was firmly stuck to the edge of the kang. Yang Hui still had something she didn't understand, so she gave her sister a look, and Yang Xiu stood up and said goodbye. The reason is very sufficient, I want to go to my uncle's house.
Liu Jinling jumped off the kang with regret, holding the two sisters' hands reluctantly: "Then you go to your uncle's house first. My nephew from my mother's family will be here soon and will come over for dinner later!"
Several people agreed and walked out, leaving Uncle Yang alone with a dark face, his hands behind his back, gasping for breath.
"Jianjian, are you feeding the cows?" Yang Xiu ran into Yang Jian as he just went out. He felt a little pity for his younger brother and couldn't help but stop and greet him gently.
Yang Jian's eyes lit up, he put down the basket and jumped over: "Third sister, fourth sister, brother-in-law, why don't you sit for a while?"
"I've been sitting for a while, and now I'm ready to go to my uncle's house..." Yang Xiu said with a smile.
Yang Jian knew that his mother's problem had recurred, and he felt a little embarrassed, so he lowered his head and muttered nothing.
"I'll go back in the afternoon. When you're done with your work, come to my second uncle's house and we'll sit together..." Yang Xiu patted his arm and said with a smile.
Yang Jian nodded quickly, and the few of them said goodbye to Aunt Tou Ming next to them and walked towards their uncle's house.
After they walked away, Yang Hui pouted: "I just can't stand Third Aunt pretending. If you don't want to do it, then don't do it. Why do you have to pretend? Who needs a meal from you?"
Yang Xiu hit her and said, "Okay, stop talking..." The children are here, and these little ones are very careless with their mouths and dare to say anything.
The group soon arrived at their uncle's house and could hear laughter coming from the yard through the wall.
The dog barked a few times, and Uncle Yang came out following the sound. When he saw that it was a few people, he immediately laughed.
"Xiu'er, what a coincidence, I'm talking about you!"
Yang Xiu smiled, but he felt underestimated in his heart.
Before Yang Xiu could react after entering the yard, Qin Yu and Qin Shu had already run over and hugged a child.
"Gangzi", "Brother", "Sister"
It was Qin Gang. Wang Xueqin, who was sitting over there, also stood up, with tears in her eyes: "Sister-in-law, second brother..."
Yang Xiu was also a little excited, but also a little at a loss. Logically speaking, it was Wenqing and Xueqin's business to reach this point, but after Liu Rong got married, they also treated each other as sisters-in-law, and she always felt like she was betraying Xueqin.
"Xueqin..."
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"So Xueqin was waiting for you specifically?" Hu Yufeng asked.
"Yes, that's what she said. She said Wenqing didn't let her see Lingling. She was thinking that I would definitely go back to my parents' home, so she might as well ask around..."
"So she really only asked Lingling?" Hu Yufeng didn't believe it. Xueqin didn't pay much attention to Lingling at home. How could she specifically block Yang Xiu to find out about her daughter? He must be here for Liu Rong and Wen Qing. What a sin! You’re already married, why are you staring at these two instead of just living your own life?
Yang Xiu paused while cracking melon seeds. Look, after just two sentences, the mother-in-law knew that Xueqin's purpose was not simple. Even though she was stupid, she was still moved to tears by her motherly love.
Is she the only stupid person in this family?
Yang Xiu was a little frustrated: "I didn't ask Lingling many questions, but kept asking indirectly about Wenqing and Liu Rong." Thinking back, there was probing in Xueqin's eyes from the very beginning, and she kept pulling her aside to comfort and show her concern.
Seeing her mother-in-law looking at her knowingly, Yang Xiu quickly said, "I didn't say anything. I haven't had much contact with Liu Rong since I got married. Anyway, I can't really answer any of her questions."
Hu Yufeng nodded, she was not completely stupid.
At night, Yang Xiu coaxed the child to sleep and suddenly asked, "Am I too stupid?"
Qin Wenli knew that this was the aftereffect of Xueqin's stimulation that had not yet been eliminated. It was not a big problem and he could cure it.
He simply stood up, stepped over the two children and got into his wife's bed: "You just don't think the worst of people..."
"Wife, they are asleep..." There was ambiguity and temptation in his words.
Yang Xiu struggled a little: "What are you doing?"
"What can I do? I can cure your illness..."
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