Villagers from Xiahe Village crowded into Qiao Mingjin's yard, and some even brought home-grown vegetables, pickled vegetables, eggs, and some wild fruits and other wild fruits to express their congratulations.
Qiao Mingjin saw that it wasn't worth the money, so she took it all.
But they all returned to the basket.
Or one or two large pomegranates, or some dried meat snacks brought over by Zhou Yanqing, or half a catty of sugar.
Zhou Yanqing would bring half a cart of these things every time he came. The three of them, including Yun Jinhe's father and others, could not finish them all in a short while.
The people in the village were enthusiastic, so she took them as gifts in return. These were also rare things in the eyes of the villagers, so everyone was happy for a while.
Although Qiao Mingjin did not plan to have any banquets or anything like that, that night, despite the enthusiasm of everyone, she still invited several close family members to have dinner at home.
Ma and others were still helping to cook on the construction site, so there were ready-made kitchen helpers, so it didn't take much effort on Qiao Mingjin's part.
Mrs. Su, Mrs. Ma, Mrs. Zhang and Sister Xiu were all sincerely happy for Qiao Mingjin.
Their family is not well-off either. Since Qiao Mingjin moved out of Yue's house, although they have often helped, they have only grown some vegetables and grains at home, or come over to help with daily chores.
They watched Qiao Mingjin go through a day of waking up early and going late at night, a delicate woman going up the mountain to chop firewood that even men could not chop, and they really felt sorry for her.
It’s just that each company’s capabilities are limited.
Now I am watching her life become more and more prosperous. She has built a well in her home, now has a wing, and has a steady stream of income. While I am envious, I am also really happy for her.
In the evening, several tables were set up in the courtyard of Qiao's house. He's father, Yun Jin, and others helped entertain Master Guan and some familiar people in the village. Qiao Mingjin, on the other hand, was pulled by Su and others to talk.
The children of Wan'er, Sister Xiu and others also had a separate table, and about ten children ate together happily.
During the dinner, Mrs. Sun dragged Yue Donggen around, saying that she wanted to help. But who couldn't tell what she meant? It was just her son or she who was greedy and wanted to take the opportunity to get a seat.
Qiao Mingjin couldn't help but chase them away, so she asked Wan'er to take a coarse porcelain bowl and serve Yue Donggen a bowl of hot meat. The child happily took it away and ignored his mother's embarrassment of standing there alone.
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Mrs. Sun still wanted to stay shamelessly, but was dragged away by Yue Laoer who arrived quickly.
Mrs. Sun cursed all the way out the door, and Qiao Mingjin and others could faintly hear Yue Laoer's scolding.
"This second child is also soft. Mrs. Sun has given birth to the eldest grandson of the Yue family, and she has become a power and blessing in the family. She is very flattering, but she hides a lot of laziness. This second child can't control her at ordinary times.
Let her teach Donggen to have such a temper. I don’t know what it will be like in the future. Sigh."
Mrs. Lu shook her head and said.
She is the fourth aunt of the second-in-law and the third-in-law. The Lu family's man and the old Yue-tou are brothers from the same mother. The Lu family's man ranks fourth and the old Yue-tou ranks second. The two families often move around.
When she saw that Yue Donggen was brought up like this by the Sun family, she really felt sorry for the Yue family.
"Mother, you are worried about her. It's not like you haven't told your second uncle, what will happen in the end? My second aunt is not very protective. She even said that you have bad intentions. Mother, your good intentions are not wasted.
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After hearing what her mother-in-law Lu said, Mrs. Su sneered.
Sister Xiu also echoed: "That's right, Auntie. You don't know, but I live next door to her house, so Mrs. Wu can protect this eldest grandson, and can't easily tolerate others saying that he is not good at all. This Mr. Yue
The second one is soft. He can’t be as stubborn as my mother, and neither can my mother-in-law. I can’t even say a word at home. My son doesn’t listen to his father either. I don’t know what Donggen will be raised by these two women!”
Several women talked about the Yue family's affairs...
Speaking of children, they talked about their own children to each other...
When I saw Wan'er leading several children to eat happily at the table next to them, with smiles on her face, she felt very emotional.
"You see Wan'er acting like this now, but she is a lot more cheerful. In the past, at Yue's house, she didn't get to eat or drink, nor did she get to have fun. Her grandma didn't want to see her, but she was very timid. Now she is sensible and cheerful.
, and his mouth is much more fluent. I heard that he can now also calculate an abacus and write. He also taught my son to count, which is amazing."
Sister Xiu said with emotion from the side.
Everyone then asked Qiao Mingjin for advice.
They all said that they would send their children to her, not to mention the literate Qiao Mingjin to teach them, but it would also be good to have Wan'er as a companion and learn to count.
Qiao Mingjin had no choice but to smile and say: "If you are not afraid that I will abuse your children, just send them over. When I teach Wan'er, they should also learn from me. But I don't have much time during this period.
I just gave Wan'er a few big characters and asked her to write them by herself. But this child can count, so it would be good for her to teach a few children how to count."
Su said from the side: "You can still abuse your children? I don't believe it. I don't expect my two children to be literate. We are just a family, and I hope they can count. Others
In the future, those who sell vegetables and eggs will not know how to calculate it."
Mrs. Zhang also echoed.
I really enjoyed this meal. Even at the banquet, several people stayed at Qiao Mingjin's place until very late before going home...
On the other side, there is the Zhou Mansion in the city.
In the magnificent and almost luxurious flower hall, an old lady wearing a lucky swastika on her head, gold and green hair, and peonies embroidered on her clothes was squinting her eyes and enjoying the pleasure of several girls on the couch.
Leg pounding massage.
There were several ladies dressed in rich and noble clothes sitting on both sides, all talking flattering words to the old lady.
"Mother, you said that my sixth brother learned how to peel pomegranates from nowhere. It's really surprising. I knew pomegranates were delicious before, but I just thought it was troublesome to eat. I would eat the juice from my hand while others peeled it.
I picked up the pieces but didn’t want to eat them. This time I was able to peel them off myself. After cutting them into pieces, I only needed to scrape them lightly with a silver needle, and they fell onto the plate one by one.
Not only is it delicious, it’s also delicious. It’s very pleasing to the eye just by looking at it.”
"Sister-in-law, you don't know that in the past years, in our house, the pomegranates delivered from Zhuangzi were all leftover. Every time, the girl in the house was not advantaged. This time, my girl told me that she
I can’t catch one.”
Several women laughed at each other.
A beautiful young woman of about thirty years old said to the old lady on the couch: "Mother, have you hidden all the pomegranates sent from the village this time? Only ten of them were allocated to my room.
Come on, but my monkey used it to peel and play with it, so I didn’t get enough of it.”
The lady on the couch was listening with a smile on her face, but this time she opened her eyes and glanced sideways at the woman who had just spoken: "Don't you know that Wenxuan's child is very playful, how can he eat by himself? Why don't you look at it?
It’s fun, I’ll definitely take it to school to show off to my classmates.”
After the old lady finished speaking, she asked the woman again: "My third daughter-in-law, aren't you taking a bath today? Where did Wenxuan go?"
That young woman is Zhou Wenxuan's mother. She is the first wife of the third master of the house and the second daughter-in-law of the old lady.
"Mother, don't you know that Xuan'er went to the carpenter's shop with his uncle early in the morning? I heard that his sixth uncle made a special chair for washing hair and put it here for you, and he came to wash it himself.
He didn't say anything two times, but even pulled his uncle Liu to get one for him. No, he waited for his uncle at the gate every night. Today, Xiu Mu waited at the door of his uncle's room early in the morning.
Come on. He must be in the carpenter's shop with his sixth uncle right now."
After hearing this, the old lady raised her lips and smiled.
When the wives below heard about the shampooing chair, they also started talking: "Mom, you can't enjoy such a good thing to yourself. My wife is also looking forward to it. You have to talk to Uncle Six.
He said, "We have to get one for each of our rooms, otherwise we won't obey."
The old lady laughed happily after hearing this.
"It's not that you don't know that as soon as he gets good things, he thinks about getting them out to make money. I'm afraid he is thinking about how to get them out as soon as possible and exchange them for money."
The eldest daughter-in-law of the old lady saw that the old lady was in a good mood, so she said along the way: "This mansion is really thanks to Uncle Six. Otherwise, the young and old in this mansion would not know what to eat and drink. Our master is not as good as Uncle Six."
ability."
After Uncle Zhou's wife finished speaking, she glanced at the old lady as usual. Seeing the happy look on her face, she rolled her eyes and said, "Mom, look, the sixth brother and sister have been gone for a few years. Shouldn't we give the old lady some money?"
Uncle said we were married?"
When the old lady heard this, the smile on her face faded.
He sighed and said after a long time: "It's not that you don't know his temperament. You haven't said much to him in the past few years? But he didn't take it seriously. He just said that there were too many household chores at home. I don't know that.
What is the child thinking about? In the past few years, he has also arranged for several good-looking people to come to his room. He accepted them, but never mentioned the matter of getting married. Now, in his twenties, he has not even
I don’t even have any heirs! My heart is like a cat scratching my head. The child is still stunned because he doesn’t know my painstaking efforts. Alas.”
Mrs. Zhou glanced at the eldest wife on Wednesday and said, "Mom, how many people in Qingchuan County can catch Uncle Six's eyes? How about asking the clan uncles in Beijing to help search in Beijing? With Uncle Six's
With her appearance and the family background of our Zhou family, it is easy to find a noble lady in the capital."
The round-faced Mrs. Zhou who was sitting next to her also echoed: "Yes, mother. We can't delay uncle Liu's important events just because we are a big family. Our second uncle also said that brother Liu is too hard now."
, I have to help him share some of the burden."
The old lady gave the bastard wife a sideways look and said nothing.
The eldest lady looked back and forth, and then said: "Mom, I heard that Uncle Liu is busy these days and doesn't get close to his neighbors. Even Aunt Liu hasn't seen him for a long time. How many people are there in the house now?
Sir, only the sixth uncle has no heirs. It would be better for my mother to call several cousins from my maternal grandfather's family to the house, firstly to stay with my mother, and secondly, to let the sixth uncle see if there is anyone who suits his liking.
Even if I can't be a real wife, I can find someone who knows everything about Uncle Liu and can be a companion in the room to talk to."
When the old lady heard it, it seemed to make sense.
The nieces and nephews in his natal family are also good, and they are considered to be well-matched in the family. Maybe he is tired of seeing a few people in the sixth house, and maybe it would be good to find something new for him to see?
The old lady buried her head and thought about it seriously... (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
ps: ps: I'm sorry, it's late again today. At eight o'clock in the evening, my brother gave birth to a daughter. It was hard to get the indicator. He even said with a smile, "good things come in pairs". Wow, haha, I wonder if you are thinking about it.
I hope to have another son. In fact, a daughter is not bad, isn’t it? I have seen many people, middle-aged or old people, leave their children for various reasons, leaving only a couple alone, a few houses, a couple
The two of them have nothing to do, and they are swapping places, and I don’t know who will be left in the future. Hey. So, let’s have a baby if we can, haha.
