The more she thought about it, the sadder she became. He Xiaojie shoveled rice into her mouth in frustration.
People who usually have such a good appetite that they can eat several wild vegetable dumplings now find the rice in their bowls tasteless.
He Xiaojie looked up inadvertently and caught a glimpse of her sister-in-law sitting opposite her. She discovered that her brother-in-law was using chopsticks to help her remove the small spines from the eel. His movements were delicate and meticulous.
The younger sister-in-law stared at him with a smile on her face, her eyes so tender and cheesy that it was sickening.
The intimate and sticky atmosphere between the two made her blush. She always felt isolated and unable to fit in.
He Xiaojie couldn't help but think, it would be great if she could look 70% like her aunt.
She's definitely become quite confident.
It doesn't matter what the family status is or what the educational background is, she is absolutely sure that she can get the right person.
When they were almost done eating, Wang Taozhi couldn't help but accuse them again, "Look at you, you can't even seize the opportunity, and you refuse to go on a blind date with Mom.
You said you wanted to find someone you like, but you ended up staying at home all day long. Apart from your dad and his friends, you don't even see a male mosquito you don't know. Where can you find someone you like? "
He Xiaojie half-closed her eyes and compromised, "Okay, Mom, I'll go tomorrow, okay? Stop nagging me."
"What are you talking about? Are you tired of me? You were even more talkative when you were a kid, pestering me with constant shouting and asking weird questions every day.
When I was washing clothes, you asked why I couldn't catch the water; in the middle of the night, you asked me why mosquito bites hurt so much since they had no teeth; you also asked me that I had four children, so did I get married four times, and asked who my biological father was.
Your dad was almost mad when he heard this. At that time, I still thought you were annoying, but I didn’t hide in the house and leave you alone. You are getting more and more disobedient as you grow up.”
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole family laughed out loud.
Seeing He Qiusheng grinning like a fool, Zhao Meiya said unhappily, "How dare you laugh like that? When your great-grandfather divided the family property, you saw it and came back to ask when your father and I would die. You wanted a bigger house, and your father almost broke your legs."
The embarrassment will not disappear, it will only transfer from He Xiaojie's face to He Qiu Sheng's face.
She was originally embarrassed because her embarrassing childhood memories were exposed, but when she suddenly heard about her uncle's deeds, she burst out laughing and laughed like a goose with its neck pinched, and her whole body was shaking.
Wang Taozhi glared at her, as if she didn't act like a girl at all, and warned her, "We agreed that you should meet with Comrade Xiao this week. Young people will get to know each other better if they chat more. Be gentle and don't show your displeasure as soon as you go."
He Xiaojie nodded perfunctorily and pushed the casserole of porridge in front of her.
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On weekends, Jiang Yanxu draws talismans, including house-warding talismans, which are the best-selling ones.
Different from the talismans drawn by other Taoists, he took a different approach and mixed special talisman ink.
The true pattern will only be revealed when it encounters fire. The effect is not compromised and the concealment effect is excellent. There is no need to worry about being discovered.
It is said that it is quite popular among certain groups, and twenty yuan is not enough to sell a talisman.
There was an industrialist before the founding of the People's Republic of China who donated most of his property and money, but still had a lot of surplus.
He received a lot of guidance from Master Jiang Yanxu back then. He gave up all his shares during the public-private partnership, which enabled him to live a peaceful life during the turbulent years. Therefore, he was very convinced of Jiang Yanxu, the true disciple.
He had many descendants and many houses. He was so convinced by Jiang Yanxu that he asked for twenty house-guarding talismans at once. He was so wealthy that one order forced him to close his business for three months.
He Ruixue sat next to him reading. After three years of filling her bookcase, even though it reached the ceiling, it was still packed to the brim, so she had to install two more bookshelves next to it.
There was an ignore sign on the bookshelf, so she dared to put it out openly and it was convenient for her to read it.
Among her massive collection of books are many rare famous works and family secrets, which she collected gradually in the city.
Whenever someone's house was searched, she would run to the scrap recycling station. Gold and jewelry were not hers, but few people were interested in books and other items. They would even be burned as contraband.
She used the space to go out and collect a lot of things. Occasionally, when she came across one or two pieces of porcelain, antique ornaments, and precious furniture wood, she would naturally accept them with pleasure.
Lifting his wrist, exhaling and putting away his writing brush, Jiang Yanxu placed the talisman paper in the box beside him and returned the objects on the table to their original places before saying to her, "Do you remember Fang Hongwen?"
He Ruixue thought for a moment and said, "What happened to the kid from the Fang family?"
It has nothing to do with Fang Wanggui. The Fang family was a well-known wealthy family. During the Republic of China, their assets occupied one-third of Qingyang City.
The second son of the Fang family went abroad in his early years and later settled there. Two years ago, his correspondence with his family was dug up and reported by opponents, and the Fang family fell into misfortune. Almost the entire family was sent to a farm.
The house with its carved beams and painted rafters and magnificent decorations was smashed and burned, and the beautiful flowers in the yard were trampled into the mud.
He Ruixue didn't go to watch the fun, but just heard someone mention it, so she planned to go and take advantage of the opportunity.
Sure enough, there are still three pounds of nails in the broken boat, which is the ancestral home passed down from the Qing Dynasty.
The beams of the main house in the Fang family's courtyard were all made of whole agarwood. At this time, they looked like ordinary fallen trees, placed casually on the broken walls.
He Ruixue took advantage of the night to quickly put a few pieces of agarwood and the exquisite screen wall that looked like a work of art into her backpack. Just as she was about to leave, she heard a cough coming from the house.
After the parade, the Fang family members were taken away, leaving only an old man and a young boy in the ancestral home. The old man was still sick and looked very pitiful.
She thought it was not good to take other people's things for free, so she threw a bag of food and some medicine into their house.
The next day, people around were shocked to find that the beams and screen wall on the roof of Fang's house had disappeared overnight.
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