After returning from Yue's house, Qiao Mingjin did not give Yue Zhongyao a chance to talk to her alone.
I made some simple meals for the mother and daughter, then boiled water, bathed my daughter, and then myself.
Then, when Yue Zhongyao thought he had a chance, Qiao Mingjin had already closed the door and fell asleep with her drowsy daughter in her arms.
Yue Zhongyao was anxious all night.
The next day I got up early and cooked breakfast for the mother and daughter.
After four years in the army, I worked as a cook for a long time. I even killed and cooked horses. How difficult was it to cook breakfast?
It was the first day of the Lunar New Year and it didn't snow, but it was still clear and cold.
Qiao Mingjin did not take her daughter to stay at Yue's house yesterday. She knew Yue Zhongyao's expectations, but what did that have to do with her?
After breakfast, Qiao Mingjin dressed up her daughter even better than yesterday.
The material is brand new Hangzhou silk, and a flower made of millet pearls is used to surround the curly hair. She also wears a pure gold collar with a piece of mutton-fat white jade. The cloak is not the rabbit fur one from yesterday.
Got a piece of fox fur.
Today's outfit was all given by Zhou Yanqing. She had kept it at the bottom of the box, but today she dug it all out.
What does it matter?
If you don't deliberately keep a low profile, others will be kind to you. In this case, just live according to her wishes and don't care too much.
Qiao Mingjin hung a small purse around her daughter's waist and put two pairs of small goldfish and silver nuggets inside for her daughter as New Year's red envelopes.
The little thing was indeed very happy and kissed Qiao Mingjin's face twice, which made Yue Zhongyao jealous.
Yue Zhongyao had never had the concept of parents giving red envelopes to their children. In his past experience, he had no such memory. Most of the time, elders would give them one or two cents.
Yue Zhongyao searched in the side room but couldn't find the red paper, and he didn't dare to ask Qiao Mingjin for his wallet, fearing that Madam Jin would look down on him even more. He had to use his old wallet to pack a bunch of copper plates and a small piece of silver coins and gave them to his daughter.
The little thing didn't have the concept of money at this time. He only knew that he would be happy when receiving gifts. As expected, he also smelled the fragrance on Yue Zhongyao's face twice. Only then did Yue Zhongyao become more balanced, with a bit of joy on his face.
Qiao Mingjin dressed up her daughter and sent the father and daughter out, then turned around and closed the courtyard door.
She had absolutely no plans to go to her in-law's house today.
She didn't know how much Wu had left waiting for her, and maybe she had prepared a lot of harsh words. Fortunately, Wan'er had already had breakfast at home.
It is a custom on the first day of junior high school not to travel far away. So Qiao Mingjin received many neighbors who she usually got along with.
Sister Xiu's family came early to pay New Year's greetings to Qiao Mingjin. They also drank a cup of tea and talked for a long time at Qiao Mingjin's house before leaving. When Sister Xiu's two children learned that Wan'er was not at home, they couldn't sit still and pretended
I bought a lot of snacks from Qiao Mingjin’s house and ran to another house with my bulging bags.
After Sister Xiu's family left, Su and Ma also came and sat for a while. Then Yue Dongzhi and his parents, and then Shi Gen came with his wife and children, and they all accompanied Qiao Mingjin for a while before leaving...
Until lunch time, people kept coming to Qiao Mingjin's house.
But Wan'er didn't come back for lunch.
Yue Zhongyao brought her back, saying that he would take her to have dinner at Yue Zhongyao's uncle's house.
Lao Yuetou had three brothers and one sister. Yue Zhongyao's eldest uncle, Yue Fusheng, gave birth to two daughters and one son. Yue Zhongyao's fourth uncle, Yue Huasheng, gave birth to two sons and two daughters, but Lao Yuetou gave birth to three sons.
Therefore, cousins of Yue Zhongyao's generation were not considered prosperous in Xiahe Village.
Yue Zhongyao has a very good relationship with his cousins, and they have been playing together since childhood. When Qiao Mingjin first came here, she was hit by a plow and lay on the bed. Mrs. Wu couldn't bear to spend money to buy some meat to cook porridge for her.
, it was Yue Zhongyao who borrowed the money from several cousins. Only then did Dundu cook some meat porridge for Qiao Mingjin.
And Qiao Mingjin has been married to Yue's family for several years, and the two uncles' families have often moved around. They would also eat together during New Years and holidays.
The old Yue-tou's sister-in-law and sister-in-law are two different types of people from the Wu family, and they usually treat Qiao Mingjin very kindly. Even after Qiao Mingjin moved out, she would occasionally walk around with them.
This time when she heard that Yue Zhongyao would take her daughter to have dinner at Yue Fusheng's house, she didn't say anything. She only told Wan'er a few words and asked her to go with her father.
In the afternoon, many people came to Qiao Mingjin's house to pay New Year greetings. Qiao Mingjin's refreshments were always fully prepared, which satisfied the visitors and the children who came to ask for snacks, so Qiao Mingjin's house was quite lively that day.
The father and daughter did not come back for dinner, saying they would eat at Yue Huasheng's house. Originally, Yue Zhongyao wanted Qiao Mingjin to go with him, but Qiao Mingjin knew that Wu would definitely be there, so she preferred to stay at home alone.
When Sister Xiu got sick, she ran over to pull Qiao Mingjin and asked her to eat at her house. She said that under no circumstances should Qiao Mingjin eat alone at home on the first day of the Lunar New Year.
Qiao Mingjin felt very sorry and packed two purses for Sister Xiu's two children. However, Sister Xiu was embarrassed and said it was just a simple meal, so she got a few silver nuggets...
Qiao Mingjin stayed at Sister Xiu's house until Yue Zhongyao came to pick her up with his daughter, and then the three of them returned home.
The night of the first grade of junior high school was a bit dark, but fortunately there were children lighting up one or two firecrackers from time to time, and occasionally a few sparks flashed. Normally, Qiao Mingjin would never dare to walk alone at night.
Wan'er seemed to be very excited today. She held Qiao Mingjin's hand and talked about who gave her red envelopes and who gave her snacks today. She counted them one by one with her little fingers and told Qiao Mingjin excitedly along the way.
It kept going, even when I got home.
After returning home to freshen up her daughter, Qiao Mingjin looked through her daughter's red envelopes. Most of them were worth two cents each, and three were given six cents. Her daughter said they were given by her uncle, fourth uncle, and old man-in-law.
She only received one red envelope at Yue's house. It is said that Yue Zhongyao took her to collect the other red envelopes elsewhere.
Qiao Mingjin helped her put it away and put it in a small box, then went to bed with her daughter, who was still chattering, and didn't pay much attention to Yue Zhongyao, who had to go back to her parents' home tomorrow.
The next day, Qiao Mingjin got up early.
When I got up, I found that Yue Zhongyao had also been prepared early.
Just when the three of them were about to leave, Mrs. Wu ran over in person, saying that Yue Zhongyao's eldest sister and her family were coming back today, and asked Yue Zhongyao to stay at home.
Yue Zhongyao was in a dilemma. Seeing that Qiao Mingjin had already sat on the carriage, he said to Mrs. Wu: "Mom, the eldest sister must have stayed at home for one night when she came so far away. I will send them mother and daughter to Yunjia Village first.
Come back after lunch."
"No. Your eldest sister hasn't been back for a year. She was married far away. How could you not be at home after finally coming back? When you were a child, your eldest sister always took you with her."
Wu looked like she couldn't refuse.
Yue Zhongyao saw that Qiao Mingjin had already waved his whip and the horse was already kicking. He was anxious. He finally had a chance to get close to Jin Niang. Besides, how could he let Jin Niang go back to her parents' home alone today?
"Mom, I'll be back in the afternoon."
Yue Zhongyao hurriedly said something and trotted after him. Wu took two steps behind, but her feet couldn't reach the carriage. She was just so tired that she kept yelling and cursing on the spot.
As for the Qiao family, not only did Qiao Mingjin come back today, but Mingyu's fiancé also came here early in the morning. He came even earlier than Qiao Mingjin, so he probably left before dawn.
This sincerity won Qiao's family to treat him with special attention. They were all very enthusiastic towards him.
Yue Zhongyao also met Zhou Yaozu for the first time. Seeing that he was kind and polite to others, he was also happy for Mingyu and drank several drinks with him at the dinner table...
After dinner, Yue Zhongyao left. Hearing that Qiao Mingjin said that he would stay until the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, he was stunned, but he didn't say much. He just said that he would pick them up on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year and left.
Qiao Mingjin really had no relatives in Xiahe Village that she wanted to move around, and she didn't want to meet her relatives from her in-law family. So she simply stayed at her parents' house for a few more days.
A lively family is much better than a lonely mother and daughter.
On the second day of the second lunar month, I had lunch at my home and saw off Zhou Yaozu in the afternoon. The family had dinner at my grandfather Yun's house.
Mother Qiao's sister Yun Ni and her family also came back early. Together with her two uncles and her family, they set up several tables at Yun's house.
Yun Ni pulled Qiao Mingjin and talked a lot. She learned that Qiao Mingjin was living well now, and she was very happy for her. She was originally worried that she would not be able to survive due to such a change at such a young age. Now it looks like she is living well.
, which makes me feel more at ease.
This time at Yun's house, Qiao Mingjin finally met Uncle Yun's youngest son Yun Mu.
This child has been studying in a private school in the town. Every time Qiao Mingjin comes back, she never meets him, but this time she did.
The young man is fifteen years old. He is very tall, slim and wears a student's scarf. He looks like a scholar. Listening to his conversation, he is not sarcastic and he is well-informed. Qiao Mingjin is very happy for his uncle.
He gave the child two pairs of silver nuggets, which made the child blush and thank Qiao Mingjin.
It made everyone laugh.
On the third day of the Lunar New Year, Qiao Mingjin took Wan'er and everyone from her maternal grandfather's family to Uncle Wei's house to pay New Year's greetings, and spent another day eating and drinking at Uncle Wei's house.
On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, my grandmother's brother's grandson turned one year old, and a group of people went to make trouble for another day.
On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, I didn’t go anywhere. I just stayed at home with my grandmother Lan. I talked to Lan for the whole day.
At noon on the sixth day of the lunar month, Yue Zhongyao arrived.
After lunch, Qiao Mingjin returned to Xiahe Village.
There was nothing special in the next few days. I occasionally went to Sister Xiu's house or Su's house to talk and walk around with them.
The days passed very quickly.
On the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, Zhou Yanqing sent a cart full of things, including vegetables, snacks and the like.
Afraid that she wouldn't accept it, he said that the meat, vegetables, and vegetables were all sent by the farmer, and the fruits and snacks were sent by others during the Chinese New Year. There were so many that he couldn't even keep them at home, so he asked Qiao Mingjin to help him eat some.
Qiao Mingjin smiled and accepted it.
During the Chinese New Year, Shitou saw that Shitou had specially brought a cart of things, and felt very sorry. He each sent two taels of silver to Shitou and the driver.
After the stone left, Qiao Mingjin went to the wing to prepare to put things away.
Yue Zhongyao has been following Qiao Mingjin, feeling very uncomfortable, bitter and sour in his heart.
Why does that man, the man named Zhou Yanqing, treat his wife so differently?
Why do you have to send people all the way to deliver things during the new year after you have given them New Year’s goods before?
Do you think he is dead? (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: There are so many people taking photos these days that I don’t even dare to start writing. I said that the three views of Xiyu are not correct. Dear, where do you start from? I toss and turn, and I can’t sleep at night...
