When the Xu family returned to Xujia Village, the workers were working furiously. Old Master Xu shouted, "Everyone, my family went to town to buy furniture today, so we couldn't treat you to lunch. Come to my house after work tonight and make up for it. I'll stew some meat for you all. Come on, everyone! There's plenty!"
Xu Daniu said, "Uncle, it's just a meal. By doing this, you are treating us as outsiders!" Everyone else agreed.
The old man waved his hand and said, "I invited everyone to dinner because I don't treat you as outsiders. Logically speaking, you are all my juniors. You usually call me uncle when you see me. As an old man, I can't let my juniors suffer any loss! That's it, let's go back and prepare now, and no one should be missing!" After that, he turned around and went back.
The men who were working all felt that the Xu family's old house was kind and righteous. They praised it and continued to work efficiently.
By evening, Xu Laosan and his children returned driving a ox cart. The Xu family secretly breathed a sigh of relief, as they were afraid that Yipinxian would not give up and continue to send people to intercept them. Now that they saw that the people had returned home safely, they felt relieved.
It was dinner time, and the Xu family brought several prepared dishes to the wooden table in the yard. The workers also came in one after another to prepare for dinner. Because the food had improved during this period, these people felt that their bodies had become more energetic. Unlike before, when they were not full and felt listless when doing anything, they felt that the happiest thing about working at the Xu family was eating.
The workers are now very skilled at serving themselves rice. They can eat whatever they want and add more if it is not enough. They don’t feel embarrassed at all as they did when they first came to eat.
Xu Chunsheng, holding his bowl of rice, noticed the bandage on Uncle Xu's hand and asked in surprise, "Brother Xu, how did you get your arm injured? Did something happen?" After hearing Xu Chunsheng's words, the other villagers noticed the injury on Uncle Xu's arm and asked with concern.
Uncle Xu smiled and comforted them, "Don't worry, everyone. This injury is not serious. I was delivering vegetables to Zuixianlou and fell off the ox cart without paying attention. I scraped my skin a little. It will be fine after a while.
The villagers were relieved to hear that it was nothing serious. After saying a few words of concern, they continued to eat their food.
After everyone finished dinner and said their goodbyes, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law cleared away their dishes and followed Qibao to the courtyard to learn to read. The brothers also found it interesting and each of them became a little tutor, teaching everyone what they had learned in the academy. They studied until it was gradually dark, then went back to their rooms to rest.
Time flies and it is deep autumn. The leaves have turned golden. Looking at the Daqing Mountain from afar, you can see a different scenery. The weather is getting colder.
The Xu family is also particularly lively today, because today is the day to raise the beam of the new house. The enthusiastic villagers came to the Xu family to help early in the morning. The children in the village are also particularly happy today. They have been waiting at the door of the new house to scatter wedding candies and buns, with excitement on their little faces.
A group of wives and aunts in the Xu family's courtyard were busy washing and chopping vegetables. Aunt Qin said to Wang, "Look at your new house! It's really big and grand. I think the houses in town can't compare to yours. And your son and daughter-in-law are both filial, and all the children in your family are sent to school. If you become famous in the future, you will be blessed in the future, sister!"
Goudan's mother also smiled with envy and said, "Auntie, Auntie Qin is right. Who in the village doesn't envy your family?" Then she asked, "Auntie, why don't you see your three sons?"
Wang smiled and said, "My old man asked the eldest brother and his men to drive the ox cart to pick up the three relatives to have a Liang meal at home early in the morning. My relatives' home is about an hour away from Xujia Village, so they should go early."
Aunt Qin said, "I see. I think your three in-laws are also very lucky and have good vision. They married their daughters to your family. You are a good person and treat your daughter-in-law like your own daughter. Who wouldn't want to send their daughter to such a family as a daughter-in-law?"
Wang smiled and said, "Sister, you also know that I only have three sons and no daughter. I have always wanted to have a caring daughter, but I, an old woman, don't have this fate! I have to thank my three in-laws for being willing to give me their precious daughters as daughters-in-law. Then, as a mother-in-law, I can't treat my three daughters-in-law badly. Once they marry into my family, they become family members. Naturally, I treat them like my own daughters. My three daughters-in-law also serve me like their own mother. They are more attentive to me than my three sons. How can I not like them?" The three sisters-in-law also heard what their mother-in-law said. They were very grateful to their mother-in-law for being so kind to them. She was not just saying it, but really treated them like her own daughters.
The other young wives who were busy working in the village were very envious of the three wives of Old Xu's family after hearing this. Although their mother-in-law never beat or scolded them and was nice to them, she did not treat them like her own daughters after all, and sometimes even put on airs.
At this moment, the sound of an oxcart was heard outside. Wang went out to take a look and immediately put on a smile and said, "It turns out that the three relatives have arrived. Come down and rest in the house."
At this time, three women and three middle-aged men got off the ox cart. The eldest daughter-in-law's mother immediately stepped forward with a smile, shook Wang's hand and said, "It's been a long time since we last met, dear relatives. Congratulations, I didn't expect your family to build such a big house. If I hadn't heard Yifeng's explanation on the way, I wouldn't have known that your family had such a big happy event. Why didn't you inform me in advance so that I could ask my Chunxi to come and help? This is not a very nice thing to do." After that, she gave Wang a scolding look.
At this time, another old woman came forward and said, "That's right, elder sister, you are right. Don't you think of us as your own family?" The one who spoke was Zhao, the biological mother of the second daughter-in-law. Lin's biological mother also smiled and agreed.
Wang smiled and said, "Hey, that's all the work. You are not close to Xu Village, so we can't delay your family's work. There are many people in our village, and we can gather them at any time. How can we bother you, your parents-in-law? Okay, stop talking outside and come home and sit down."
Wang led everyone to sit in the main hall and poured tea herself. When the three daughters-in-law of the Xu family heard that their mother was coming, they happily dropped the work in their hands and ran straight to the main hall. The three sisters-in-law came to the main hall and stood in front of their parents, feeling extremely happy. Since they married into Xujia Village, they seldom saw their mother except when they had something to do or went back to visit during the holidays.
Sun patted her daughter lovingly and said with a smile, "You are a mother of three children, but you still have the mentality of a child."
Lin said, "No matter how old I am, I am still my mother's daughter. I can't always be by your side to serve you. I wonder how you and your father have been doing recently?" Her eyes were red after she said that. She was the only child of her parents. When her mother gave birth to her, she suffered heavy bleeding and almost lost her life. Fortunately, she was saved by a doctor. However, the doctor said that she had lost too much blood and hurt her body. She might not have the chance to have children in the future.
Old Man Lin said, "Honglian, your mother and I are doing well. There's no need to worry. Just take good care of the children. Don't worry about your parents. We will take care of ourselves."
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