Huo Xi stayed in the capital with Shen Qianzhong. After packing up the goods brought back by Yang Fu, counting them and putting them into storage, she returned to Zhuangzi to celebrate the New Year.
"Uncle, welcome back. You look like you've grown taller again."
"It's blown by the sea breeze." Yang Fu said with a smile.
Shen Qianzhong laughed loudly, "Then I will let Shen Luo go to the boat next year to show off. This will prevent him from eating too much and not growing taller."
Huo Xi looked at Yang Fu with a smile and went to Japan twice. Her uncle had gradually become a stalwart man and could start a family.
"Two days ago, the Qin family followed my parents back to Zhuangzi. This year, their whole family is celebrating the New Year with us in Zhuangzi."
After Huo Xi finished speaking, Yang Fu blushed, "Is she okay?"
"It's okay, I just miss you."
Shen Qianzhong looked at Yang Fu and smiled, "We can finally recycle some of the gift money next year. This light can't come out, and my hands are shaking and my body hurts when I take it out."
"What's the gift money for?"
After listening to what the two said, Yang Fu smiled with a red face and a faint expectation in his heart.
Huo Xi glanced at Tayue beside her and Tinglei Muyu, who followed Yang Fu overseas: "You four are not young anymore. If there is anyone suitable, just bring it up and we will arrange the marriage for you."
Several people were a little shy: "We don't know any women, so it's up to the girl to make the decision."
Ah, I don’t know anyone either. Huo Xi immediately became worried.
When the group of people returned to Zhuangzi, it was already New Year's Eve.
Yang Fu's safe return relieved the family's longing. Everyone gathered around him, feeding him this and that, feeling sorry for him that he had been floating at sea for several months without eating anything good.
While Yang Fu was enjoying the love from his sister and husband, he looked at the two nephews surrounding him, and then secretly glanced at Qin Huaiyu, who was staring at him, and felt that his life was happy.
Yang and Qin Changzhi formally discussed their marriage.
As soon as New Year's Eve passed, it was another new year. After eating the longevity noodles cooked by Yang, Huo Xi turned fourteen.
"Your uncle said we were going to get married, and she is such a good girl from the Qin family. Mom, my heart is finally relieved. Now it's up to you."
"Mom, I'm still young, don't be in a hurry."
Why aren't you in a hurry? Xi'er's status is in her own family, and she doesn't know what kind of marriage she should get. She and Erhuai talked about it at night and became extremely worried.
"Nian'er is eight years old. Your father said not to take him back to Huojiaba to celebrate the New Year. It would be bad for his reputation. He wants to take him to Huojiaba tomorrow."
Huo Xi was stunned.
She and Nian'er have been recorded in the name of the Huo family. The Huo family's ancestors are still there, so they can't keep evading their poor health and not going to the countryside to pay New Year's greetings. She is not afraid of what others will say, but she is not good to Nian'er.
Agreeing to what Yang said, "Let's go back together tomorrow. An'an can talk now, so she can also go and recognize her relatives."
"Ah, are you all going?"
"Well, everyone goes."
"Then does your uncle want to go with you?"
"Uncle, please don't go. Our whole family has gone, and uncle has to stay in the village to help entertain the Qin family and shopkeeper Shen. Moreover, he and the Qin family's sister haven't seen each other for more than half a year, so he has to stay in the village with Qin. Sister, Mr. Qin, is it bad to talk?"
Yang nodded in agreement and went to tell Huo Erhuai about Huo Xi's decision.
So on the second day of the Lunar New Year, Yang Fu stayed on Zhuangzi, and the whole family, including the youngest An An, was carried on the boat and returned to Huojiaba.
Huo Erhuai was a little surprised. He didn't expect Xi'er to say that he would take the whole family to Huojiaba.
Originally, he just wanted to take Nian'er there. Thinking that his daughter was doing him a favor, he felt sweet in his heart. "You all stay in the cabin, and dad can row the boat."
"Dad, I'll replace you later." Huo Nian felt sorry for his father and stood next to him at the stern of the boat.
"No, you are still young and don't have enough strength. Dad can row it by himself." Huo Erhuai asked Nian'er in a warm voice to go into the cabin and stay there.
"Master, you teach the younger ones, and we will take over later." Zhufeng and Tayue said to Huo Erhuai.
"Okay, I'll teach you."
There was a brazier burning in the cabin, and it was so warm that it wasn't cold at all. An An was running around in the cabin.
"Sister, brother, mother, father..." he called each one one by one, and when others answered him, he laughed loudly and refused to stop.
"Your father and I are not talkative people, so why did we have a chatty child?" Yang looked at An An and kept talking, wondering.
Huo Xi grabbed An An, who was out of breath from running, and gave him water: "He can only talk when he can't help but babble."
An An imitated her and said it several times, just like a repeater, which made everyone laugh for a while. He himself didn't realize that everyone was laughing at him, but he also laughed along with it, raising his head and laughing so hard that his eyes were blinded.
not see.
Huo Xi liked him very much.
This is a lively and cheerful child who loves to laugh and is not timid. He is not only loved by his family, but also by the aunties in Qionghua Lane. When he goes out, he will definitely come back with a pocket full of food.
Huojiaba Huojia.
Sanfang and his family were all dressed in new clothes. Huo Erhuai was coming back today, so they didn't go to Niu's parents' house. They were all waiting at home.
Normally, if the three-bedroom people wear new clothes, the family members will jump up early, but this year, the big family took the fourth-bedroom house and made a lot of money. The family also bought a lot of clothing materials during the New Year, and everyone looked new inside and out.
The third bedroom was also given a piece of clothing material, but this was not enough to make clothes for a family of six.
The fabrics used to make the clothes were all brought back by Huo Xuan and Huo Cang from Guangfeng Shuidian, and each of them had two pieces. Huo Xuan followed the cargo and ran the ship, working hard without complaint, and Huo Xi decided to give him two more pieces. This was enough for a family of six.
Everyone has two bodies.
Fang glanced at Niu, Huo Fei and Huo Dan, but didn't say much.
When Huo Xuan came back with the cloth, he also gave her and the old man two pieces each, saying that the second uncle had made clothes for them. They were all fine cotton and better than those from the second room, so she confiscated the cloth from the second room.
"Which company does Huo Cang work as an apprentice? He also needs two pieces of cloth of such good quality? Let your cousin go with him next year too."
Huo Cang was a little nervous and didn't know how to answer.
Huo Xuan said from the side: "My uncle's cousin is already too old, so I won't accept him. My fourth uncle's cousin is too young, so I won't accept him either."
"If you don't want the big one, why don't you want Huo Qing?" Fang was a little dissatisfied.
"Huo Qing is only five years old. What can he do if he goes there? He has to be taken care of."
Huo Xuan has been running with the boat for more than two months, and he has become much more tactful and mature. He no longer just listens to what grandma says.
Fang wanted to say more, but was glared at by Huo Da: "If you are teaching crafts, can you accept Huo Qing? How old is he? You don't usually love him the most, but now you are willing to let him become an apprentice.
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Mrs. Fang stopped talking. She was just greedy for the cloth that Huo Cang brought back. Not only did she have food and shelter, she could also learn a craft and distribute things at the end of the year.
The Sanfang family was discussing in the room: "My mother didn't say anything about killing one more duck. With so many people eating only one duck, there's not enough food. We obviously know that the second brother will come back today..."
Niu couldn't help but complain.
If it weren't for her second brother, her family would still be doing the whole family's work and living a miserable life.
I will never be able to save more than ten taels of silver like this year. My two daughters will not be able to eat well and have clothes to wear. My younger son will not have the opportunity to go to the city to study. This is not only because of studying, but also because of excellent grades.
One tael of silver and two pieces of cloth.
The eldest son even secretly gave her two taels of silver. When did their family save so much money?
"Dad, why don't you go to the village and buy another duck? You can't let the second brother feel cold."
