Zhao Xiaoyu nodded. Every family has its own troubles, and Xiao Ping's family is no exception.
The main reason is that people here are unwilling to separate their families. It's like the sons and grandsons, who live together as a large family for their entire lives, only to separate after they die.
Will the Yang family split up?
"I heard that won't happen. Even if the second daughter gets married, she doesn't plan to separate from the family. She plans to live together as a family."
You know the problems in our village. When land is divided, it is divided into several parts, and everyone suffers poverty. In addition, their family doesn't have the money to build a house.
"One house is enough for us to live together now. If we split up, we'll need two houses. The eldest son doesn't want to live with them, so how could Yang Shi and Xiao Ping agree?"
"Okay, as long as they don't bother us."
"They don't dare bother you, knowing it's pointless if they come. Do you even bother with them?"
That's true.
“Now that Xiao Lei is a Xiucai (a successful candidate in the imperial examinations), he's different in their eyes. Plus, your father is too. Haven't you noticed? After passing the Xiucai exam, the Xiao family isn't as arrogant as before. People, sometimes, really, are bullied because they are kind.”
"You're right, people like to bully the weak and fear the strong. In the past, because Xiao Lei was young and had no one to back him up, they bullied him relentlessly."
Song felt that her son-in-law and daughter had equally pitiful childhoods, but Xiao Lei seemed to have had it a little worse.
He was lucky to be alive. It's easy to imagine how difficult it must have been for such a young child to survive by hunting in the mountains.
Zheng quickly comforted the sisters, "It's all over now, everything's alright. Your hard times are over, and Xiao Lei's are over too."
Look at her mouth, why does she have to bring up Xiao Ping's family for no reason?
"People say that it's best to suffer first and then enjoy the sweetness. That's exactly how it is in our family now. We're sure that everything will be good from now on."
"Don't even talk about the future, even in the past, they were the ones who envied you."
"That's right."
After listening for a while, Zhao Xiaoyu took the child to the kitchen. She was sure she would be drinking at dinner that night, so she had to tell the kitchen to remember to make some hangover soup.
The wine needs to be warmed up; on such a cold day, ice-cold wine is incredibly refreshing.
After the Lunar New Year, Song and Zhao Xiaoyu prepared New Year's goods, and the kitchen was filled with delicious aromas every day, making the little one drool every day.
"Mom, do you think he's teething? He drools so much every day. Should we make something for him to chew on?"
"Babies don't grow teeth that quickly. They start teething after six months. Maybe they're just craving something. Do you think just because it smells good to you, they don't want to eat it?"
Zhao Xiaoyu held up a hot, fried fish to her son, who reached out to grab it, but she put it in her own mouth.
"If you want to eat it, you'll have to wait until you grow up. Right now, your old mother can only watch you eat it."
The child watched as the food went into Zhao Xiaoyu's mouth, chewed it up, and then immediately started crying, crying so hard it was heartbreaking.
"What's wrong? What's wrong?"
"Your daughter, you're such a grown-up, yet you're still teasing a child. Now look what you've done, you've made her cry."
Uncle Zhao took the child in his arms. "Your mother bullied you, didn't she? There's nothing we can do. The women in our family have a high status and are quite fierce. We have to accept our fate."
Come on, Grandpa will take you to play with the birds. We also have a few rabbits at home, do you want to play with them? If you don't, we'll have to make spicy rabbit in a few days…”
After the child left, Mrs. Song looked at her eldest daughter speechlessly.
"You!"
"He's easily amused, just as boring as his father."
Song: ...
"Mom, the freshly fried fish is especially delicious. I'll take some for Dad and Xiao Lei."
"Go."
Every year during the Spring Festival, their family spends five or six days preparing for the New Year's goods, and that's only with help from others.
"The sweet biscuits are still warm, give one to everyone to try."
"good!"
"Mother, we should be almost done with our work by tomorrow."
"That's about it. We can rest tomorrow and prepare for the New Year."
"Time flies, it's been more than a month since I came back."
"yes."
They will be returning to the prefectural city soon, and who knows when they will be back.
"Xiaoyu, do you think we should hold the first birthday banquet for our grandson now? There will be too few people at the banquet when we get back to the city, it will be too quiet."
"A few months in advance?"
"Yes, your father and I discussed whether we should take care of it before we leave."
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