In the main room, Huo Xi fed An An water. An An leaned in Huo Xi's arms, drinking while looking at the people in the room.
Huo Xi scolded: "It tastes good."
He glanced at Huo Xi, held the bowl with his little hands and drank a few big gulps, then pushed it to Huo Xi: "Sister, drink."
Huo Xi drank all the sugar water in the bowl and put the bowl aside. An An leaned back into her arms again.
Huo Da glanced at the two siblings and kept sizing them up. He didn't dare to look directly at the granddaughter, but he liked the little grandson for the first time and waved to him: "Come on, An An, come to grandpa."
Huo An glanced at him, then turned to look at his sister, then ran towards Huo Da and reached out to him.
Huo Da was so happy that he picked him up from his armpits and teased him in his arms.
Huo Xi glanced at Huo Nian and saw him sitting next to Huo Erhuai like a little adult, responding to the adult's questions. Huo Xi's eyebrows were lowered.
"This An'an looks so much like my second brother, and she looks a bit like my father." Huo Wuniang said with a smile.
Huo Da took another serious look at An An and smiled happily.
Huo Erhuai glanced at Huo Nian beside him and said, "Nian'er and Xi'er look just like their mother."
Huo Sipan glanced at Huo Xi and his brother, "They don't look like my second sister-in-law either."
"How come it doesn't look like it?" Huo Erhuai glared at him.
"My mother said that my sister and I look like grandma." Huo Nian said.
Huo Sipan curled his lips, Huo Nian was okay, Huo Xi said it was his second brother and second sister-in-law who gave birth to him, but he didn't believe it.
In those years, the second brother and the second sister-in-law came home every year, bringing only the Yang family's oil bottle. He didn't believe it when they said they were keeping Huo Xi outside. He didn't have food to eat, so how could he take care of her elsewhere? No need to pay rice or food.
Money? Someone is kind enough to help you raise your daughter?
Huo Xi raised his eyes and glanced at Huo Sipan, but said nothing.
Wei He stared at Huo Xi and looked at her secretly from time to time.
Now that their family is in the Wei family, no one dares to show their shame to the people in her house. The Wei family still relies on her parents to get money back, but they don't dare to show their shame.
Now she can wear whatever she wants and wear whatever she wants, and many people in the village envy her. But in front of her cousin, she still looks like a little maid.
Wei He was not the only one to peek at Huo Xi, several of the Huo family's cousins also looked at her with their eyes.
"What does my sister usually do at home?"
As the eldest sister in the family, Huo Bi is now married, so she met this cousin and was very curious about her. The second uncle only said that she was in poor health when she was a child and was raised elsewhere.
"I didn't do anything, just read books and do some female work."
"What kind of books can a girl read? It's better to do more female workers to help support the family." Mrs. Fang curled her lips and said.
"We don't need her to provide subsidies at home. The children can do whatever they want. I just hope that she will be healthy and happy."
Huo Erhuai hurriedly responded. He was happy that Xi'er was willing to come to Huo's house, but he didn't want anyone to look down on her.
Mrs. Fang was very unhappy with Huo Erhuai's refutation of her words: "For a family like ours, with so many books, can they be used as food or as clothing?"
Huo Daqin also helped: "Yes, you have a left-wing temperament. Which family will you marry in the future? Either high or low. You don't know how to do anything. Not to mention big families, small families may not even accept being a concubine.
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"Why would my daughter become a concubine?" Huo Erhuai looked anxious.
"Young lady has a body and a life of a maid, and she has raised her to a great extent. She still wants to marry into a rich family and be a wife! If she can't get married then, let's see if you are in a hurry."
Seeing that his two sons were about to quarrel, Huo Da hurriedly stopped them: "What are you doing! Can't you just have a good time during the Chinese New Year? Your second brother finally came back, why are you arguing!"
Huo Daqin was led by Huo Erhuai, and he left Huo Erhuai aside. He started a business in the countryside of buying low and selling high. He made some money this year and was the boss. He thought he had a lot of power in the Huo family.
The right to speak.
Unexpectedly, when the second brother came back, he would attract the attention of the whole family again. It seemed that he was doing much better than him. He felt a little unbalanced in his heart.
Huo Wuniang helped: "It's good to read more books. My second brother Nian'er has been studying for several years, and he looks different from others."
After saying that, he looked at Wei Ling aside and planned to send Xiao Ling to study in the city after the Chinese New Year.
The only elder brothers in the Huo family, Huo Zhe and Huo Tong, had studied for two years. Huo Daqin always felt quite proud, so he didn't refute.
Huo Sanhe secretly glanced at his son Huo Cang. The younger son also studied in the city. He looked different. He was secretly happy.
The house was noisy, and each room had its own thoughts. Huo Xi didn't want to embarrass her father, so she got married and didn't want to stay in the house any longer. She got up and said she wanted to go for a walk in the village.
Huo Cang quickly got up and said he would take her for a walk. Several girls also got up.
An An also slipped out of Huo Da's arms, ran to her sister, and held her hand. Huo Nian just stood up and sat down again. He is the eldest son of the second wife. When he grows up, he will stay with his father to socialize.
I watched helplessly as my sister led my brother out.
Huojiaba has a large population and is a big village. By now, many people in the village knew that Huo Erhuai had brought his family back to the village, and they were talking about it. Huo Xi and others came out to watch the fun.
An An was rubbed and squeezed so much that her little face turned red. Even though she was stuffed with a bag full of food, she was not happy anymore. She lay in her sister's arms and refused to get down and leave.
Huo Xi found that there were a lot of bamboos in the village, and there were many varieties. She opened a fan shop and now knew what good bamboo materials were. Pointing to a piece of mottled bamboo, she asked Huo Cang, "Whose family does this belong to?"
Huo Cang trotted forward and recognized him: "He is from the Disheng family."
"Earth Born?" What is this name?
Huo Bi smiled and said: "When he was born, he was born upside down. In the countryside, he was also called Ki Di Sheng. His family simply gave him the nickname Di Sheng."
"There is also a reverse birth in our village, but the villagers say it is unknown." Wei He said.
"It's not unknown. Except for the poor in Di Sheng's family, his grandparents and parents are all here," Huo Fei said.
"But the rebellious guy in our village, his mother died after giving birth to him. Even if he is a son, he is not wanted by his family."
Huo Xi glanced at Wei He and scolded: "Don't say such things anymore. We are all women, and there will be a day in the future. It is not easy even if you give birth naturally, let alone giving birth backwards. This has nothing to do with the child."
"Yes, I won't say anything anymore." Wei He glanced at Huo Xi and stopped talking. She was a little afraid of this cousin.
Several girls in the Huo family looked at Huo Xi and felt that she was very different from them.
"Does my sister want these bamboos? They are worthless. If you want one or two, just tell the people in the village and they will chop them down for you."
Huo Bi remembered that when she got married, her second uncle came back with a gift and privately gave her five taels of silver as a private house. She remembered her second uncle's love in her heart and took An An to hold her.
"Are these bamboos grown by the villagers?"
"It's not specially planted, it's all wild. This bamboo grows quickly, and you can't finish the bamboo shoots. If you keep it, it will grow into one piece quickly. The longer it grows, the more it will be." Huo Fei from the third room explained at the side.
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Huo Bi nodded: "Although the village is not close to a river, each family has some basket weaving skills based on these bamboos. They usually make baskets, fish baskets and the like, and pick them up at the market in exchange for a few coins."
"Sister Xi'er, do you want to buy these bamboos?"
Huo Cang stayed in the fan workshop. He usually went to and from get out of class in the workshop and helped with some small tasks. He knew that bamboo materials were needed to make fans. When he heard Huo Xi ask, he knew that she had taken a fancy to it.
Seeing Huo Xi nodding, Huo Cang turned around and ran away: "I'll call someone!"