Huo Sanhe was about to nod when Huo Xuan stopped him.
"Mom, if we buy ducks, won't grandma know that we have secretly hidden money in our hands? We won't be able to explain it at that time, and if we don't tell it to be handed over, it will also implicate my second uncle."
Mr. Niu was stunned.
The second uncle couldn't harm the child. Then he thought about it, her mother-in-law would search the rooms of her son and daughter-in-law. She quickly got up and hid the money more densely.
"That duck is not enough to eat." I worried again.
Yesterday there was a duck and a large piece of pork at home. Today my second brother-in-law and my sister-in-law's family are coming back, and they only kill one duck.
If the father-in-law hadn't opened his mouth, the mother-in-law wouldn't have wanted to kill her. She was afraid that she wanted to pretend to be poor and get money from her second brother-in-law and sister-in-law.
Niu couldn't help but curled his lips.
"I'll go to the village to buy it from an acquaintance in a while. I told them that they gave it to me when they saw my second uncle come back."
Mr. Niu thinks his son's idea is a good one.
The second brother-in-law also had acquaintances in the village when he was young. When people saw him coming back, they gave him some meat to eat, which was normal.
The people in the room here agreed, but they didn’t expect that this year the second brother would not come back alone, but as a whole family.
Huo Wuniang's family arrived first. Not long after they sat at home, Huo Erhuai also led his family into the village.
The boat stopped in the river some distance away from the village. You Zhufeng and Tayue looked at the boat. The family got off the boat and walked into the village.
This place is some distance from Huojiaba. In previous years, Huo Erhuai would come here by hiring a carriage. This year, the whole family is coming. He was afraid that his wife and children would be cold, so he came in his own boat. Two followers were watching, and the boat stopped.
There is no fear of being stolen in the river.
Huo Nian walked beside Huo Erhuai holding the New Year's gift, looking left and right along the way: "Dad, is this our hometown?" He hadn't been here yet.
Huo Erhuai looked at Nian'er who was growing up and becoming more and more outstanding, and he was happy in his heart, "Yes, this is Huojiaba."
An An also ran and jumped next to his father and brother. Huo Erhuai couldn't help but feel happy when he looked at him: "Do you want dad to hold An An?"
An An shook her little head, "An An, let's go."
"Okay, then An An will walk slowly and let dad hold her when she gets tired."
When the family entered the village, everyone they knew came over to say hello. Huo Erhuai introduced his family to the villagers with a smile on his face.
Even after he left, the villagers were still talking behind his back.
"Erhuai is really developed."
"No. Look at what his family is wearing, and they are holding so many things. They only have a few taels of silver to spare."
"I didn't expect the children of Erhuai to be so outstanding. They are just like those raised by rich families. I'm afraid they are really rich. What kind of work do you think Erhuai and his family do in the city?"
When Mrs. Fang saw that Jiuhou Huo Erhuai was not there, she couldn't help but cursed a few times. When her little grandson complained that he was hungry, he wanted to order his daughters-in-law to prepare food.
"Isn't there some cake? Let's eat some for Qing'er first. The city is far away and it's not easy to go back to Erhuai. We have to set off early in the morning before dawn to catch up with the meal." Huo Da disagreed to eat first. Is his son okay?
Easy to go back.
Huo Wuniang, Huo Sanhe and others also helped to speak.
Mrs. Fang couldn't help but get angry: "You didn't come back yesterday? Did you have to come back early in the morning?"
"When you came back yesterday, did you have a room for him to stay in?" Huo Da contradicted her.
Mrs. Fang choked up: "Where in the house can't be crowded? A grown man should have a special room for him?"
As he was speaking, the words were choked in his throat. Huo Erhuai entered the yard.
Moreover, he did not go back alone, but led his whole family back.
Fang was stunned. Huo Da stood up hastily, with some surprise on his face, and took two steps towards Huo Erhuai. He felt guilty for his son. If his family hadn't been poor in his early years, he would not have let his son live in other places.
A new wife comes into the family.
"Father, mother."
"Hey, just come back. Just come back." Huo Da said excitedly.
Everyone in the house ran out when they heard the noise. When they saw Huo Erhuai leading his family back, they were stunned. They quickly gathered around to say hello.
"Sir, I'm going to the village to borrow some meat!" Huo Xuan said and wanted to run out. The meat originally prepared was not enough to eat, and the second uncle brought a whole family back, and it was not enough to eat.
"No, no, no, go to the backyard and catch a chicken and a duck and kill them!" Huo Da ordered hurriedly.
"Hey!" Huo Xuan responded, calling the younger members of the family to catch chickens and ducks. Niu also hurriedly called her two sisters-in-law into the kitchen to boil water.
"Second sister-in-law, Xi'er." Huo Wuniang came over and greeted Huo Erhuai's family affectionately.
The Huo family's two daughters from the first bedroom, the two daughters from the third bedroom, and Wei He all had their eyes glued to Huo Xi.
I thought the dress she was wearing was very nice, and she looked like a young lady from a wealthy family. I thought they were wearing new clothes today and were very good, but I didn't expect that they looked like a maid in front of Huo Xi.
Huo Bi from the eldest family is married and came back today with her husband. She has not seen several of her cousins from her second uncle's family. As the eldest among the younger generation in the family, she came over to say hello with a smile.
Huo Xi smiled at her, took An An's hand and followed her into the main room.
There was a brazier burning in the main room, and it wasn't too cold. An An was bouncing lively all the way, but now she was leaning on her sister's arms, peeking at everyone with her eyes.
Huo Nian took advantage of the fact that he was the eldest son and had studied for a few more years. He was now a child who knew etiquette. He followed Huo Erhuai and said hello to each other.
Everyone was stunned by his polite appearance.
"Second brother, this son of yours is just like a picked one. How could he be raised in a family like ours? Tsk tsk." Huo Sipan glanced at his son, then at Huo Nian, and joked.
Huo Erhuai frowned, "Why can't I raise a son like this? Haven't you ever heard that it is better to learn from others than to learn from others?"
"Oh, look at my second brother, he speaks in a refined manner. He is indeed from the city, he is different from us. Compared with us, my second brother is just like the one picked up by my parents."
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Huo Da interrupted his younger son.
However, after Huo Sipan said this, everyone originally thought that Huo Nian was not like Huo Erhuai at all, but they were relieved after hearing him compare Huo Erhuai with Huo Da.
Huo Erhuai now doesn't look like someone his parents could raise.
In the kitchen, several daughters-in-law were also talking about Huo Erhuai's family.
"Look at Mrs. Yang, she looks like a lady from the city, but we look like the old ladies around her." Huo Daqin's wife Mao Shi felt sour in her heart.
"I don't know what the second brother and the second sister-in-law are doing in the city. Next year I will ask Si Pan to join the second brother and the second sister-in-law."
Huo Sipan's wife Du was a kind-hearted woman. Huo Sipan was attracted by her beauty and wealth, and despite the pressure from his family, he insisted on marrying her.
In recent years, Mrs. Du relied on the dowry she brought out of the building, and she had never taken the Huo family seriously. But this time when she saw Mr. Yang, she couldn't help but feel envious.
If she had been a concubine in the city and lived in the city, she would have been better than her.
"This family is rich and noble, but they only give me ten taels of silver every year. I'm afraid they are very stingy. They hide in the city every year to enjoy the wealth and wealth, and refuse to put their feet on the humble. I don't know why the whole family is willing to come back this year.
, I’m afraid I didn’t come back to show off.”
Mao thought about Yang, who was similar in age to herself but much younger than herself, and couldn't help but say harsh words.
Niu couldn't help but said: "It's not easy for the second brother and second sister-in-law to raise children. In previous years, the weather was cold, and they were afraid of freezing the children."
Mao curled his lips and was about to retort when he saw Yang walking into the kitchen. He quickly calmed down and greeted her with a smile.