At this time, Qibao and Xiaoliu heard that their grandparents were coming, and they hurried over. Before they entered the main room, they could hear her sweet voice, "Grandpa and grandma! I miss you so much!" Then they saw two little figures rushing into Sun's arms like little cannonballs. Qibao remembered that although she seldom saw her grandparents, her mother would take her to her grandmother's house during every festival. Her grandparents were very good to her. They would always save a lot of delicious food and wait for her to go there so that they could give it to her. They were reluctant to eat it themselves.
Sun hugged Qibao and Xiaoliu into her arms and said lovingly, "Oh, grandma's Qibao and Xiaoliu, I miss you two so much. It's been a long time since we last saw you. Our Qibao has become more beautiful, and our Xiaoliu looks like a fairy child."
Qibao snuggled in his grandmother's arms with a smile and said, "Grandma is the best grandma, and she is getting more and more beautiful." Xiaoliu nodded in agreement.
Sun smiled and said, "Look at this little sweet mouth. Did she eat honey? Grandma is getting older and older. How can she still be pretty?"
Wang laughed and scolded, "Look at this girl, she forgot about me, her grandmother, now that she has a grandmother. Oh, I'm so sad!" As she said this, she patted her chest pretending to be sad.
Qibao immediately said, "No, grandma, grandma is the best grandma, grandma is the best grandma."
Chen said, "Old sister, is this your little granddaughter Qibao? I haven't seen her for a long time. The little girl has gained some weight and is as fair and clean as a lucky doll."
Wang smiled and said, "My dear relative, please stop praising her. If you continue praising her, this girl will be so proud of herself." Everyone else in the room burst into laughter.
At this time, Mr. Xu walked in from outside and said, "Dear relatives, the new house is about to be put up. How about we go together to watch the fun and add to the festive atmosphere?"
"Okay, thank you for the invitation, let's go and take a look!" said Old Man Zhang, the father of the eldest daughter-in-law.
The group arrived in front of Xu's new house. Several men from the village were standing on the roof, each holding a bamboo basket and making preparations.
At this time, a village elder walked up to the new house and began to chant, "Holding wedding candy as white as frost, sprinkle it on the east beam and west beam. Sprinkle it on the beam to give birth to a noble son, sprinkle it on the end of the beam to give birth to a top scholar. Today is the day for the Xu family to raise the new house's beam. Let's set off firecrackers!"
A man in the village took a stick of incense and lit the firecrackers. Suddenly, there was a burst of crackling sounds. The villagers covered their ears and hid aside. After a string of firecrackers was finished, the men on the beam began to scatter wedding candies and steamed buns to the ground one by one. The children below scrambled for them in a hurry, and then stuffed the wedding candies and steamed buns into the cloth bags they brought with them.
After the ceremony, Mr. Xu stood in front of the new house and said, "Today is a big day for my Xu family. First of all, I want to thank the villagers for giving me, an old man, face and coming to congratulate and help. I have prepared several tables of food and wine for you all. Please eat and drink well today. There will be plenty of wine and drinks. Please move into the courtyard. The banquet will begin soon."
The villagers all expressed their gratitude and swarmed to Xu's house in great joy. The yard was too small to accommodate the banquet, so they had to set up a few tables at the door. However, the farmers did not care about this and chose a seat one by one.
Grandpa Xu ordered, "Everyone is here. I will prepare the dishes. You three brothers will accompany the villagers to eat and toast. This is a small token of respect. Don't be impolite." Seeing his sons agreed, Grandpa Xu turned around and said, "Fellow relatives, we will have lunch at the same table. I will have a drink with you. It's not often that we can get together, but today is a rare opportunity. Come, sit inside." The three relatives said politely and followed Grandpa Xu to sit at the main table.
After Wang, her three daughters-in-law and two young wives from the village had served all the dishes, she returned to the main table and sat down. Immediately, there was a lively atmosphere of toasting each other. In their farming family, there was no rule that men and women should sit at different tables.
After three rounds of drinks, the meal was almost finished. The villagers had never eaten meat and drank wine so happily before. The food at the Xu family's banquet today was absolutely amazing. Everyone was amazed at the generosity of the Xu family. All the dishes on the table had been eaten.
When the villagers had almost finished eating and left, several women who had come to help immediately put down their bowls and chopsticks and stood up to help clear the table. Strength lies in numbers, and soon they had finished clearing the table and were about to leave. Wang quickly grabbed them and said, "Goudan's mother, don't go yet. I've made you tired today. Come, each of you take two bowls of meat home for dinner."
Goudan's mother and the other women who were helping said, "Auntie, this won't do. It's not okay to eat and take things at the same time. We're not that tired from doing this kind of work. We're used to doing it at home."
Wang said, "How can this be the same? Of course you do it for yourself in your own home, but today you are helping my family. Look how clean you have cleaned my house. Thank you, auntie. There is a lot of meat left anyway, and my family can't finish it. Just think of it as auntie asking you to help eat the meat. If you don't finish it, it will go bad." The women were very grateful after hearing this, so they followed Wang's wishes and took two bowls each back.
The three brothers of the Xu family also returned the tables and benches they had borrowed from the villagers and sent some vegetables to each family. After the three brothers arrived at the main hall, Uncle Xu spoke up and said, "Dad, when I sent the children to school today, I specifically asked the owner of the furniture store, and he said that he would deliver the finished furniture this afternoon." Grandpa Xu said he understood, and personally poured a cup of tea for the three in-laws and started chatting.
In Lin's room, Sun held her daughter's hand and said, "Honglian, it seems that you are living well in the Xu family. Now that the Xu family is rich, you don't have to suffer and go hungry anymore. Mother is relieved. I think your two sisters-in-law are also good people. You must get along well with them."
Lin said, "Mom, I know what you said. My mother-in-law treats me like her own daughter. My eldest and second sisters-in-law are also good to me and always treat me as their younger sister. The only thing I am worried about is you and my dad. When I am not at home, you two old people will have to live alone. Your daughter is really worried." After saying this, she wiped her eyes.
Sun said, "Why are you crying? There's nothing to worry about. Your father and I are doing fine. You don't need to worry. You are our only child. As long as you are doing well, we have nothing to worry about."
Lin suddenly seemed to remember something. She took out two taels of silver from under the bedclothes and stuffed it into Sun's hand, saying, "Mother, this is pocket money my mother-in-law gave me when we started a business. I have no worries about food and clothing in the Xu family, so I don't have to spend money. Take this money and buy some delicious food. You and my father need to take good care of ourselves."
Sun immediately said, "How can this be possible? This money was given to you by your mother-in-law. If I take it, how will your in-laws view me? How can you still gain a foothold in the Xu family? Others will say that you have money to support your parents. You should save this money for yourself and save it for Qibao's dowry in the future."
Qibao walked in and said, "Grandma, please accept the money my mother gave me. Qibao is not short of money. I can earn as much money as you want!"
Sun thought Qibao was just a child and agreed with him, saying, "Okay, okay, when our Qibao grows up and makes money, he can spend it with grandma, okay?"
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