Chapter 111 We are late!
Cai Erfeng's face lit up with joy.
Then, she smiled and said, "I told you that Cai San Ya still has the same personality as before. If you say a few nice words to her, her heart will soften and she will recognize you as her relative right away."
It will be easy from now on.
Pick a time to go again and visit relatives.
It was windy at this time, so Cai Erfeng hurriedly took out a cloak and gave it to Chu Huan at the waterside pavilion.
When he reached the archway, Cai Erfeng's mind suddenly jerked.
It felt like a nerve was being pulled and it hurt.
Before she reached the water pavilion, Chu Huan had already seen her.
"Get lost! Don't disturb me while I'm studying!"
In front of the servants, he showed her no mercy at all.
Cai Erfeng smiled bitterly.
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When Xiao Yuanbao and her friends returned home, it was not yet dark.
The progress of building the house at home has increased by more than half.
Cai also helped to prepare dinner. Someone asked why Xiao Yuanbao had been missing for a day. Cai said that she had taken a few children to the town to buy some supplies.
Another successful day of work.
Every night after eating and drinking and washing up, my mother would lie on the kang.
Explained to Dabao the matter of going to Cai’s house.
Dabao said coldly, "This Cai Erfeng is so evil, she deserves it, let's just wait for her to get into trouble!"
Erbao said, "Brother, I'm afraid Cai Erfeng thinks that we went to the Cai family today to reconcile with them. I guess she will come again in the future."
The little girl cried, "We don't welcome her! Get her out... Humph!"
"Yes, sister is right! Cai Erfeng is so bad, there is no need to show any mercy to her, just kick her out." Sanbao also agreed.
Cai and Cai Erfeng did not have much affection for each other, and Cai Erfeng made her very disappointed.
She also supports the children.
From now on, try to stay as far away from Cai Erfeng as possible.
In the next few days, the construction of the house went smoothly.
There was no news from the Cai family either.
Xiao Yuanbao and his friends go to play near the homestead every day. They play with many other children and have endless joy.
After about seven or eight days, the house was basically completed and it was time to carry out the beam-raising ceremony.
Once the beam-raising ceremony is completed, the house is basically finished.
The beam-raising ceremony for a new house is more cautious.
Usually a Feng Shui master or fortune teller is invited to preside over the ceremony.
There are a series of customs such as inviting household gods into the house, using red silk to ward off evil spirits, etc.
Goddess Liu volunteered to take on this job.
Xiao Yuanbao's family did not refuse.
The little baby can catch ghosts, but he may not be able to perform rituals like raising the beam. Most importantly, it seems a bit ridiculous to let the little baby perform such a serious matter.
It would be better if we let fortune teller Liu come.
Cai didn't want her to help in vain and gave her a talisman drawn by Xiao Yuanbao herself. When Xiao Yuanbao was full of energy or couldn't sleep at night, Cai would take out talisman paper and ask her to draw a few. She had collected quite a few.
Knowing that this thing was valuable and rare, Cai placed the amulet together with the grain coupons and land deeds.
Witch Liu symbolically refused, but then happily accepted it. She made a fortune again!
First, choose an auspicious day, and then choose a good time.
Everything that needs to be prepared is ready.
Burn incense and open the altar.
Fresh rooster blood, red silk to ward off evil, cakes and preserved fruits and other ingredients and props.
The villagers also came to watch, today is a happy day.
The children were waiting by the side, eager to try, because Cai had already prepared candies. After the beam was raised, she would scatter the candies to the children to share in the good luck.
"Third sister, we are late!" Suddenly, a voice penetrated through the crowd.
It was Cai Erfeng.
Xiao Yuanbao and the others looked over.
There is not only Cai Erfeng, but also Cai the peddler, Cai Dashan, Cai's wife and their whole family.
Cai's face suddenly turned dark.
Cai Erfeng smiled and said, "I heard that your house is having its beam-raising ceremony today, so my parents wanted to come over to take a look. We are your maternal family, so we should come on such an important day. How is it going? Has the auspicious time arrived?"
Now, the crowd all pricked up their ears to listen.
Someone couldn't help but ask Xiao Yuanbao, "Xiao Yuanbao, I haven't heard of your mother or her family. Where did these people come from?"
Little Yuanbao pointed with his chubby little hand, "The one in the middle is Grandpa Wo, a good person, and the others are bad guys!"
"How is it bad?" someone asked puzzled.
Little Yuanbao cried, "They came to my mother to ask for money, and they also played tricks on me and my brothers..."
This brief conversation suddenly made everyone's mind clear.
So that's what happened.
When the orphans and widows were in hard times, no one from their mother's family came to visit. Now that life is better, they start asking for money and using it as a waste.
Cai Erfeng heard it, still smiling, "Xiao Yuanbao, your uncle Dashan asked your mother for money because of a misunderstanding. We have already taught him a lesson and apologized to your mother. Your mother also forgave him. We are relatives now. I am your second aunt. Please stop saying such things. I don't care about it, but be careful that your grandma hears it and will feel bad!"
The little girl didn't give her any face and just spat at her.
"You're a bad guy, go away."
Sanbao stood beside his sister, "Yes, you are a bad woman! Stay away from my sister."
At this time, Cai also stood up and said to Cai Erfeng, "I have not forgiven Cai Dashan, and I will not become your relative. In my heart, only my father has raised me. I am willing to forgive my father, but no one else can."
Faced with such a ruthless Cai, Cai Erfeng's smile froze.
Cai the Peddler, who was not far behind her, also apparently heard it. For a moment, Cai the Peddler didn't know whether to advance or retreat, and his face was burning.
Erbao stepped forward and said cordially, "Grandma, you are here. The beams will be put up soon. Please come and sit down and have a cup of tea."
Cai the peddler was a man who cared about his reputation. "We didn't mean any harm. We just came to show our concern..."
"I understand your intention. Please take a seat. As for others, we do not welcome them. Please leave the same way you came. This will avoid causing a commotion and delaying the auspicious time for our family's beam raising ceremony."
Cai the peddler was a little embarrassed, but in the end he respected the wishes of Xiao Yuanbao's family.
To Cai Dashan and the others, "You guys wait outside the village, I will go out to find you in a while."
He also understood Cai's feelings. The children were not wrong. They were the ones who did the wrong thing first. Especially Erbao, who gave him face, was already good. He would never force her to forgive Cai Dashan and Cai Erfeng just because he had done Cai a favor. This would make it difficult for Cai. He already felt guilty towards her. How could he have the nerve to ask for it?
They could only do the next best thing and let Cai Dashan and the others leave the village and wait.
Dabao nodded secretly in his heart, this grandma is not bad, she is a sensible person.
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