Chapter 9

"Grandma, it's snowing again. It's so beautiful!"

Hu Xiu placed a low stool under the window. Miaomiao liked to stand on it, tiptoeing, and observe the outside world through the clear window. At this moment, the first snowflakes were falling.

Young children do not know how to use beautiful words to describe the beautiful scenery before their eyes. After sighing, they instinctively use their chubby little hands to wipe the glass again and again to block the fog in their sight.

But Guoguo is a boy after all, and he probably doesn't have any romantic genes in his bones.

After hearing what his sister said, he immediately put down the toys in his hand and climbed onto the stool with a grunt.

After seeing the scenery outside the window clearly, the little guy frowned and said angrily, "Grandma, why does snow come to our house every day?"

He wanted to go out and play, but his grandmother wouldn't let him if it snowed.

Hu Xiu was filling a bowl with rice porridge.

Since she had two little ones, she has become much more particular about her eating habits than before.

Today was no exception. In addition to white rice porridge, there was also scallion egg pancake, and the side dish was stewed tofu with soybean paste left over from lunch.

After listening to the dragon and phoenix twins' polarized childish talk, Hu Xiu felt amused, but she did not continue the conversation on this topic. She was really afraid of the little guys' endless whys.

She changed the subject very skillfully: "Little greedy cats, stop looking and eat."

Normally, when they hear about the meal, the two children, who have good appetites, will definitely run over with joy and sit down obediently.

But today was an exception. The children didn't come over until Hu Xiu had prepared all the food.

She was just about to make a few jokes about what the kids had seen and how they were no longer hungry, when she heard a faint noise in her ears.

What happened in the village?

Just as I was wondering, I heard Miaomiao shout again: "Grandma, someone is coming to our house."

Hu Xiu came back to his senses, took the dust cover to cover the food and quickly walked towards the window.

Then, in the white sky, I saw a familiar figure.

It’s Tingting!

Even though she was wrapped up tightly, Hu Xiu could still recognize at a glance that the girl walking in the middle was his daughter-in-law!

Her thin face suddenly broke into a smile and she quickly said, "Silly children, your mother is back." Then she quickly went to the door, unbolted it and rushed out.

In this room, Ruting, who was walking home with big strides, also saw her mother-in-law coming out to greet her.

As she waved to him to come in, her steps quickened.

Hu Xiu didn't understand why, but he was very happy in his heart, so he took a big step forward to greet him.

The two rooms met, and just as she was about to speak, her daughter-in-law took her hand.

This was a closer relationship than ever before. Hu Xiu felt a lump in her throat, thinking that her child had been wronged outside.

But before she could ask what was going on, she heard her daughter-in-law's concern: "Mom, you are not feeling well, why don't you wear a thick coat when you go out?"

"I forgot about it when I was in a hurry just now." Hu Xiu felt comforted that her daughter-in-law cared about her. At the same time, she was more certain that she was a good girl and would never run away with the money.

To be honest, Hu Xiu never thought of trapping her daughter-in-law for life. As long as she wanted to remarry, she, as a mother-in-law, would definitely be willing to let her go and offer her a generous dowry.

Just like marrying off a daughter, her son owes the good bride a debt.

She was so anxious before, firstly because she was afraid that something might happen to her daughter-in-law, and secondly because she didn't want her son who had just died to be stigmatized and laughed at.

Now that his daughter-in-law has returned safely and seems to still care about others, the last thorn in Hu Xiu's heart has disappeared.

Just as I was about to turn around and say a few words to my brother-in-law, I felt a pulling sensation on my arm again.

Hu Xiu was confused: "What's wrong?"

Tingting: "Everyone in the village knows that I'm back."

Hu Xiu was even more confused, and passively followed his daughter-in-law back: "What's the big deal if you know?"

Tingting pursed her lips and said, "There will definitely be a lot of people coming over to watch the fun, I'm afraid it will cause trouble."

As for those messy rumors, it is better not to tell your mother-in-law in detail to avoid making her angry.

Anyway, she has already brought back Huo Xiao's relics, and the rumors will be proven wrong sooner or later.

Hu Xiu didn't know whether to laugh or cry, thinking that the scholar was too shy, and tried to comfort her: "Everyone in the village is like this, if you don't like it, just ask your aunt to deal with it."

In my memory, the petite aunt Chen Guilan was indeed very eloquent: "Should we invite her over?"

During the conversation, several people had already entered the house.

Kerosene lamps were lit in the house.

It is a very dark color.

But my mother-in-law kept the house very clean, and under the dim firelight, it seemed gentle and warm.

Hu Xiuzheng, who was preparing tea for his daughter-in-law's two brothers, waved his hand and said, "No need. Just wait and see. They will be here soon."

In fact, Hu Xiu really knew her sisters-in-law very well.

Just as he finished speaking, the door that had just been closed was pushed open with a "bang".

Having just heard that her nephew's wife had returned and had gone into the woods with two men, Chen Guilan immediately scolded her for gossiping and ran over panting.

She was thinking in her heart that if the girl from the Lu family really had cat guts hidden, her eyes would be like a ruler. With just a glance or a measurement, any evildoer would be exposed.

But...when her eyes met the two men sitting on the bench, the anger in her heart deflated like a balloon that was popped.

Hu Xiu handed the brewed tea out, then smiled at her sister-in-law: "Gui Lan is here? Haven't you eaten yet? I'm eating dumplings at my sister-in-law's house."

The dumplings were made from pork dumplings that she got a few days ago. They were stuffed with cabbage and pork. She made over a hundred of them at once. Except for a few that she cooked for the dragon and phoenix embryos, Hu Xiu couldn't bear to touch the rest. She froze them all, waiting for her daughter-in-law to come back and give them to her sweetheart.

When she heard it was dumplings, Chen Guilan swallowed it subconsciously.

There are many children in her family, and the half-grown boys are a burden to their parents, especially when there are four of them in the family.

Therefore, Chen Guilan could only have a good meal during festivals.

If it were any other time, she would have stayed and taken advantage of this opportunity.

But right now there are still many conscienceless people in the village talking nonsense.

My husband and the third brother’s couple were also waiting for news, so how could they have time to wait for the dumplings to be served?

Thinking of this, Chen Guilan glanced at her nephew's wife who was always causing trouble.

Only then did I realize that after not seeing her for twenty days, the girl from the Lu family had changed a lot.

How should I put it? It's as if the... nerve-wracking feeling that used to hang over me is gone, and it's as if... I'm living my life with sincerity now.

Therefore, apart from the eldest sister-in-law, Chen Guilan, who always spoke with a sharp tongue, refused her sister-in-law's invitation to stay for dinner. She rarely curled her lips towards her nephew's wife and said, "Xiao Lu must be very tired from the car ride."

Ting was surprised by the other party's good attitude and smiled and said: "It is very tiring. I basically stayed in the car for so many days."

Wow! Did they really come down from the clouds? In the past, intellectuals used to act like this.

Chen Guilan was curious and decided to sit down and ask.

But as soon as he sat down on the stool, he remembered that there were still a lot of worries waiting for him. After hesitating for a while, he finally moved forward.

When I reached the door, I found that my nephew's wife had also followed me.

Knowing that the other party wanted to send her off, Chen Guilan's smile became more sincere: "No need for you to send me off. If you are tired, just have a good sleep tonight. Second Aunt will come to talk to you tomorrow."

Although Chen Guilan is a generation older than Rui Ting, she is not really old, only 38 years old, and has a pretty face. When she smiles like this, she looks quite friendly.

Although she didn't know why the other party was different from what she remembered, she smiled and replied, "I'm afraid I won't have peace tonight. Someone will definitely come to my house soon."

"It's snowing outside when the sun is setting. Who would be so tactless as to come to my house? Don't worry, the earliest will be tomorrow." Besides, she would deal with those evil-minded people tonight. It would be okay to just be watched tomorrow. She was just curious.

Thinking of this, Chen Guilan greeted her brother-in-law who was sitting on the sofa drinking tea, then pushed the door open and disappeared into the snow in the blink of an eye.

Then, she realized something belatedly and turned around to glare at her second brother.

After catching the smile in his eyes, what else was there to not understand? He clearly knew that no one would come today, but he deliberately made me anxious.

Ting Ting took a deep breath...Brother is really annoying!

Dinner is over.

It's past six o'clock.

The brothers thanked their aunt for the hospitality and took the opportunity to say goodbye.

Knowing that his parents-in-law were waiting for news, Hu Xiu did not try to keep them. He stood at the door and exchanged a few words of greeting, then led the twins into the west room.

Li Ting looked up at her two brothers and said, "Come pick me up tomorrow afternoon. There will definitely be a lot of people coming to our house in the morning, so I won't be able to leave."

Now that she had calmed down, she had figured it out.

Since we have been able to get through such a bad start, this final hurdle won’t hurt either.

Isn't it just being treated like a monkey?

She endured!!!

Ming rubbed his sister's head and said, "I know. Go inside and have a good sleep. Don't let your mind wander."

No matter how good the sleeper car is, it is only as big as a bird cage. It is not as comfortable as the kang at home. Look, his little sister is so tired that her chin is pointed.

Wei reached out and flicked his sister's forehead, and before she got angry, he asked vaguely: "Then what about the letter..."

The alarm in Ruting's mind instantly went off: "Burned!"

Wei was suspicious. After all, she was so precious in the past. If he looked at her for a second longer, she would be turned away for several days. "Is she really burned?"

"It's really burned!" He was not lying. On the second day after crossing into this world, when he went out to call the commune, he burned all of his original body's precious letters.

It's not that she doesn't respect others, but keeping those uncertainties on herself is equivalent to leaving herself a handle.

Only by burning it can we eliminate all bad possibilities.

Seeing his sister's attitude, Lu Wei became even more confused, but the timing was really not right.

Besides, she had to be given a night to recover and to recover her spirit so that she could withstand his punishment.

If I don't teach her a lesson this time, I don't know what more terrifying things she will do next time...

Thinking of this, he stopped asking questions, poked his sister's head affectionately, and then pulled his brother away.

As for his sister's request to come and pick her up tomorrow at noon, he did not agree.

Based on his understanding of his parents, the old couple would have to come in person to see their precious daughter before dawn tomorrow.

Ming: "What letter did you just say?"

Wei: "Ah? You didn't say that?"

"I said, Tingting also said something about burning, what are you two hiding?"

"Brother, you're overthinking it. Why don't you go back and ask her? By the way, my aunt-in-law treated us to some dumplings. When she comes to pick up my little sister tomorrow, please bring her some goodies."

"You're right. We hunted a roe deer a few days ago. How about chopping off its hind legs?"

"Kill another chicken. Tingting suffered a lot this time."

"Okay, I'll get up early tomorrow and save the chicken blood for my little sister. She likes it..."

1. The...

Watching his brothers' figures and voices disappear in the wind and snow, Ruiting slowly closed the door.

However, I have a deeper understanding of my eldest brother's upright and honest image.

This is a great distraction.

"Tingting..."

Ruiting turned around and met her mother-in-law's eyes.

At this time, the smile in her eyes disappeared completely. She stared at the two packages on the table and asked awkwardly, "Mom...Mom wants to see Xiao's things...OK?"

How come?

Coming to this world, which was also equivalent to losing her relatives, was too much for Lu Ting, and her eyes instantly turned red: "Okay!"