After she got off the boat, the juniors of the Huo family were waiting there. Huo Xuan and Huo Cang, as well as Huo Zhe and Huo Tong from the first bedroom, and Huo Qing from the fourth bedroom, several juniors were waiting there to pick them up early. .
An An got off the boat and couldn't even take two steps before he was hugged into someone's arms. There were so many cousins, and he couldn't remember who they were, so he looked at them one by one curiously.
Those who didn't hug An An snatched the gifts from Huo Erhuai and Yang and carried them in their hands.
"Why did you come so far to pick him up?" Huo Erhuai was a little flattered. When he returned to Huojiaba, no one was waiting for him at the entrance of the village, not to mention that he had come so far to pick him up.
"Grandpa ordered us to pick up the second uncle's family." Huo Xuan replied. Even if grandpa hadn't given the order, he would have brought his younger siblings to pick him up.
Since becoming a waiter in Guangfengshui, Huo Xuan has changed from the inside out. He is no longer the farm boy who only works in the fields. People who meet him say that he has changed a lot, like A capable man.
He knew in his heart why such changes came about.
Last year, Huo Xi saw that he was doing well and that he was very familiar with crops, so he ordered Shen Qianzhong to arrange for him to go to the countryside to collect grain, and to escort the grain northward with the ship. He bargained with the villagers to buy grain, and dealt with various grain merchants all the way north. Huo Xuan's entire personality changed.
Remembering his gratitude, he came to the river mouth early to wait for Huo Erhuai and his family.
"My cousin didn't come?"
"When she grew up, she was not allowed to go out."
Huo Xuan hummed. The cousin was afraid that she would have to kiss her, but her uncle and aunt wouldn't let her go out.
Yang walked all the way to the entrance of the village, wondering in her heart. This year, not only the father-in-law sent a younger member of the family to pick them up, but there were also many villagers watching his family lively at the entrance of the village. As they walked all the way to the village, the villagers who saw them greeted them enthusiastically. The family says hello.
She was so troubled that she couldn't walk on her own. How come she is so popular after a year?
"Last year, the second uncle harvested the bamboos from the village's Di Sheng family, which attracted everyone to plant bamboos. The bamboos would not grow so fast for a while, so the second uncle also collected the food and native products of many people in the village, such as baskets of bamboos, etc. I helped sell it and brought a lot of extra income to the villagers, so I’m all grateful to my second uncle.”
Yang glanced at Huo Erhuai and saw him straightening his back. He couldn't help but laugh and feel a little sad.
As a bride-in-law, the child's father has never been able to raise his head in his village. Even though life is getting better now, he is very reserved when he returns to the village, for fear that others will chew on him behind his back.
Now everyone in the village appreciates his kindness, and he is no longer so resistant to returning to Huojiaba.
When they arrived at Huo's house, Huo Da was there, and everyone expressed a great welcome to the arrival of Huo Erhuai's family.
Seeing that Huo Xi didn't come, Fang curled her lips and said, "Our family is simple, and I'm afraid the nobles won't want to tread on lowly soil." She muttered.
Huo Erhuai was a little embarrassed and explained: "Xi'er is old enough to have hair extensions and we are planning to get married, so we didn't let her go out."
Mrs. Fang's eyes lit up: "Your uncle's family has a few suitable ones, and the wealth will not go to outsiders. If you bring her back to your uncle's family, we can kiss her."
The more he talked about it, the more it made sense. This second son must have accumulated a lot of wealth over the years, and his daughter was raised like a young lady from a wealthy family. There was nothing wrong with her appearance and temperament.
It doesn't matter if she doesn't know how to do farm work. When the time comes, let Erhuai pay more for her marriage, buy more acres of land, and share the land with her as a tenant, so she won't have to work in the fields.
As soon as she slaps her thigh, someone will ask her natal brothers to come to the house to discuss matters.
Yang looked anxious and looked at Huo Erhuai. Huo Erhuai didn't need Yang's reminder, he himself didn't look down on those in his maternal grandfather's family.
He refused directly: "Xi'er is not suitable for them."
"Why is it inappropriate? I know you raised her in the city and made her look like that. You guys want to marry high, mother understands. But to marry high, what can your family rely on for her? In the future, her dowry will be spent.
, being disliked by others, you don’t dare to come to ask for an explanation.”
Feeling that what she said made sense, she advised: "It's better to marry low. People don't dare to bully her because of her dowry. Besides, there are so many people in our family, and she has many uncles and cousins. If she is bullied,
, let’s call directly to the door..."
"Mother." Huo Erhuai interrupted her, feeling that the more she spoke, the more outrageous she became. "Her mother and I have our own ideas about Xi'er's marriage."
"What's your idea!"
Mrs. Fang glared at him: "I am your mother, and you don't even care about what I say now?"
"You're celebrating the New Year, what are you doing? Erhuai said that they have an idea and let them handle their children's marriage. I want you to intervene." Huo Da stopped her.
"I am her mother, why can't I get involved? I can't even say a word? Do you also look down on my natal family?"
Seeing that the two old men were about to quarrel, everyone hurriedly tried to persuade them.
Yang has a headache. If I had known she would be like Xi'er and not come.
Huo Daqin glared at Huo Erhuai. Before the people arrived, his father sent a family of boys out of the village to greet them, just like a noble person coming to his door.
And since yesterday, he has been talking about how many dishes to prepare and how many chickens and ducks to kill. The whole family is waiting for him to come to the door.
This visit made my parents unhappy again.
Huo Daqin felt that his authority as the eldest son was greatly threatened.
Frowning: "Mom, it's also for your daughter's good. Marry someone who knows everything. If you have something to do, you can be there in just two steps. Your parents and brothers can be close to watch. Isn't this a good life? If you can't live in poverty, you can give me more money as a dowry.
The land is being farmed by others, and she is collecting the rent comfortably at home, without having to do anything, and being supported by the whole family. Isn’t that better than marrying high and looking at others’ looks?”
Huo Daqin vaguely heard the fisherman he was familiar with talking about, Yang's little brother, who spent thousands of taels of silver on his wedding! He heard that the gifts given by people who came to the wedding banquet were in the hundreds or dozens of taels.
The gift money alone is probably a lot.
How could his second brother be so rich?
His mother said that the wealth should not go to outsiders. Not only the uncle's family has suitable ones, but Mao's mother's family also has suitable ones? I'll ask the child's mother soon.
When Huo Da saw his second son's face, he quickly suppressed it in order to prevent the brothers from fighting. Huo Wuniang's family also came in, and they didn't want to lose face to their son-in-law's house. Then the whole family seemed to be harmonious.
Lele. Don’t talk about Huo Xi anymore.
Huo Xi was not the only one who came to the house on the second day of the lunar month and was told that she was in love. Mu Yan was also questioned in turn at Cheng's natal family.
Ke's wife has been talking about it for several years. Now he is almost 20 years old, and he has several cousins and children of similar ages, but he is still alone.
The Cheng family felt pity for their ill-fated grandson. They also said that if he didn't like a cousin from the Cheng family, they would find a suitable one for him among his relatives.
Mu Yan patiently sat with her, but in the end he couldn't refuse. He just said that he had someone he liked and excused himself.