This New Year in Yizhou is undoubtedly new for Qiao Mingjin's family, and of course, it is also unforgettable.
In addition to Lan and Qiao's father, from Qiao Mingjin on down, this kind of festival is undoubtedly rich in content.
Of course, not talking about the younger ones, but for Mother Qiao, the menstrual events in this year are much richer than those in the past few decades, which is an eye-opener for her.
On the first day of the Lunar New Year, I didn't feel like going out. However, Qiao Jingcang's four family members came to the ancestral home to pay New Year's greetings and join in the fun, so the day was quite lively.
The family gathers together to talk, have fun, and play. Both adults and children seem to be in harmony. On the first day of the new year, any thoughts seem to have to be put aside. After many years of separation, we can never separate our flesh and blood relatives.
On the second day of the lunar new year, I go to my natal family. This big family is not like a farmer's family. The people who get married are just from the village or the neighboring village. Even if it is further away, it is either from the town market or the city. No matter how far away it is, sit down
Hire an oxcart or a horse-drawn carriage, and it only takes half a day.
And the members of this big family are marrying all over the place, so the daughter-in-law's natal family is not close. At least, four of the natal families of the five daughters-in-law of the Qiao family are not from Yizhou.
It was nothing more than Qiao Jingcang's daughter-in-law, Xiao Fang, happily preparing horses and carriages to return to her parents' home with her family.
The rest of the people don't have this kind of treatment. However, the rest of the people don't just stay at home and don't go out. Isn't it easy to find in-laws who can move around?
Anyway, in the end, Qiao Mingjin never heard of any family leaving the house without a carriage.
Early in the morning, Father Qiao cautiously asked Lan if he wanted to go back to Lan's house.
Lan thought for a long time and finally shook his head.
She didn't know how difficult her half-sister-in-law was. Later, Mrs. Shi came to Qiao's house uninvited several times. Every time she came, she cried about poverty and looked like she was waiting for help.
Mrs. Lan also didn't want people in Yizhou to talk about her family's indifference and lack of care for their relatives behind their backs, so Mr. Shi was able to take away most of the car's gifts every time he came.
It's just that Lan's family is not used to her problem.
Later, he sent someone to invite Lan Ankang to Qiao's house and scolded him. After that, Mr. Shi disappeared.
But later, the Lan family also lent money to this half-brother to buy back a farm and a shop owned by the Lan family. With these two items, no matter how well they were managed, the Lan family would not be unable to survive.
On the second day of the Lunar New Year, Qiao Lanfen returned to her ancestral home with her husband and children. After all, in the eyes of the world, Lan was her mother.
Less than a quarter of an hour after Qiao Lanfen arrived, the eldest daughter of the Lan family, Lan Caidi, also arrived with her husband and children.
For Lan Caidi, her father and brother-in-law Lan Antai have separated, and her aunt Shi is not easy to get along with. She has not returned to Lan's family for many years.
After her father Lan Ankang passed away, her widowed mother followed her younger brother to work far away, and none of her family will come back this year. Therefore, although she married in Yizhou, she had no family to go to for a while. Now that the Lan family is back, she will
This Qiao family is regarded as a place where relatives can visit.
Lan is her biological aunt and her only aunt.
Therefore, on the second day of the Lunar New Year, although Qiao Mingjin and others did not go out, the house was really busy.
Although Lan Caidi and Qiao Lanfen were both married in Yizhou. Although they knew each other before, they did not have a close relationship. Now that they have relatives from the Qiao family, they have an opportunity to communicate. After chatting, they found that the other party was quite compatible with them.
He had an appetite, so he invited me to visit him at home.
Later, the two women who were married together in Yizhou really started to move around frequently.
On this day at Qiao's house, Lan Caidi and Qiao Lanfen heard that Qiao's mother was worried about Mingjue's marriage, so they all offered suggestions... In a short time, the two of them had already listed a dozen suitable families.
After hearing this, Mrs. Lan and Mrs. Qiao wished they could visit her immediately. Now they are always looking forward to having someone at home to share the burden for them. They are also always looking forward to adding a new child to the family...
There was a lot of talk about Mingjue's marriage in the flower hall. Mingjue was so embarrassed that she didn't dare to enter the flower hall again after leaving her seat.
From the next day, Qiao Mingjin's family also began to go out.
First, Father Qiao took the whole family to pay New Year's greetings to the clan leader and several clan elders, and then visited the homes of some close people. Then, the Lan family took the female family members and began to visit the homes of some people who had left messages for them.
Therefore, although their family has just returned to Yizhou, there are many families they have to visit.
Qiao Mingjin followed him out and wandered around for a few days before arriving on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year.
On this day, she took Wan'er, Mingyu, and Mingheng to Qiao Lanfen's house for a return visit. Now Qiao Lanfen has long been in charge of her husband's family. She is very happy about the arrival of several nieces.
Not only did they have lunch, they had to have dinner there before they were released.
Fortunately, they are all in Yizhou City, and Qiao Lanfen's husband's family is not far from the Qiao family's ancestral home. They are all in the city, and the carriage only took half an hour.
After Qiao Mingjin and Wan'er came back from Chen's house, they first went to greet Lan and Qiao's mother, and then the mother and daughter returned to the courtyard where they lived.
Just like the previous few days, Yue Zhongyao has not returned yet.
Today Father Qiao took a few of them to visit the home of a clan living outside the city.
Until it got dark and Wan'er was tired from playing and fell asleep on the bed, Yue Zhongyao still hadn't come back.
It was only when Qiao Mingjin was drowsy in bed that she heard the sound of the courtyard door opening and the voice of her mother-in-law and maid.
Qiao Mingjin flicked the candle in the room, and the room instantly became much brighter.
Wearing a big cloak, he sat down in front of the round table and waited. No matter how late it was, Yue Zhongyao always came in to take a look.
But after waiting for a long time, she didn't see Yue Zhongyao push the door in.
Qiao Mingjin thought for a while, then put on her clothes and stood up. She walked to the door of the room and looked outside, and found that candles were already lit in the east room.
Qiao Mingjin thought for a while at the door, then walked towards the east wing.
Yue Zhongyao was not used to being served by others, so there was no one else in the east chamber.
In the inner room, dim candlelight danced from time to time. At this time, Yue Zhongyao was sitting next to the round table with his back to the door.
There were many things scattered on the round table. Qiao Mingjin could not see clearly at the door. She could only see his background, and his hands were busy, looking very difficult.
Did you even use your mouth?
Didn't he even use his mouth? At this time, Yue Zhongyao was biting one end of the white cloth strip with his mouth, holding it up with one hand. The other hand was trying to tie the knot of the white cloth strip.
While he was fighting, he saw a pair of feet standing in front of him.
Lift it up to see...
"Jin, Jin Niang..." He opened his mouth and the white cloth strips spread out.
Qiao Mingjin was a little surprised when she saw blood stains on the white cloth wrapped several times around Yue Zhongyao's left wrist.
"Bleeding? How did you do it?"
When Yue Zhongyao saw Qiao Mingjin pulling up a small square stool and sitting in front of him as he spoke, and reaching out to take his hand to check, Yue Zhongyao felt a lot of emotions in his heart.
He will leave the day after tomorrow, and it is difficult to find a chance to be alone with his wife these days.
He was leaving soon, and he didn't know how long it would take before he could see his wife again.
"It's okay. It's just a little bleeding. It doesn't hurt. I've even broken my arm before, so what does this mean..." A little sadness came out.
Qiao Mingjin looked at him after hearing this.
"Has your arm been broken? How?"
Yue Zhongyao felt very sweet when he saw his wife asking him.
Qiao Mingjin couldn't bear to worry and said, "It's okay. It's all over. Don't you think you're fine now?"
After saying that, he shook his left arm several times.
After he flicked it like this, a lot of blood seeped out from the white cloth strip on his wrist.
"Stop moving. But have you taken medicine?"
Qiao Mingjin looked horrified. She quickly grabbed his wrist and was about to remove the white cloth strips he had tied up with difficulty.
"Ms. Jin, it's okay. It's not serious. It's just a little bleeding."
Qiao Mingjin didn't listen to him and asked him while dismantling the strips of cloth: "How come you didn't call anyone?"
On the round table was a small basin of water, a pair of scissors, some white cloths, just powder to stop bleeding, liquid to clean dirt, and gauze.
When Yue Zhongyao saw Qiao Mingjin glaring at him, he grinned and said: "It's really okay. On the battlefield before, my hands and feet were cut off, and the blood was pouring. As long as I didn't die and got up to fight again, this little injury would count.
What?"
Qiao Mingjin didn't say anything after hearing this. It seemed that such a tragic scene had appeared before her eyes.
After untying the white cloth strips, I discovered that an inch or so above Yue Zhongyao's left wrist had been scratched by something long and deep. After untying the white cloth, the blood was still flowing down his wrist.
"How did you do it? Why didn't you stop the bleeding first?" If it goes deeper, the flesh will turn out.
"It's okay, just wrap it up with a white strip and it'll be fine..." Yue Zhongyao's voice became softer and quieter when he saw Qiao Mingjin glaring at him.
"Such a deep one? How did you get it?"
"That is, when I came back from the uncle of the Twelve Clans, I helped a clan leader who was going with me get into the carriage. He was so drunk that he stumbled when he got on the carriage and knocked me into the door of the carriage next to him.
There is a lock tip on it, which was pulled by the iron piece..."
"Why didn't you stop the bleeding there?"
"Everyone said goodbye and went out at that time, so how could they still have the nerve to go back. And it wasn't a big deal, so I just wrapped it up with my sleeves..."
"Dad, they don't know?"
"I didn't tell them..."
Qiao Mingjin glanced at him and saw a blood stain on the sleeve of the coat he had taken off on the round table.
Qiao Mingjin found a cotton towel to help him hold the wound, and said to him: "Press the wound, and I will help you find medicine."
"Mother Jin, it's okay." Yue Zhongyao said to Qiao Mingjin who stood up.
It's really not a problem, as long as you stay with me, nothing will happen...
"How come it's not in the way? I'm leaving the day after tomorrow. What should I do if something happens on the way?"
After Qiao Mingjin finished speaking, she turned around and walked out of the room.
When Yue Zhongyao saw Qiao Mingjin go out, he just stared at his wrist in confusion...
Soon, Qiao Mingjin came back.
I took a lot of things.
I helped him clean the wound, sprinkled it with anti-hemostatic powder, wrapped it twice with white gauze, and tied it with a strip of cloth.
"Next time you get injured, don't take it seriously. Sometimes a minor illness can turn into a serious one. What if the wound is infected, infected with a virus, or fester? You can't ignore it..."
Yue Zhongyao listened to it and felt very happy.
Today's lady seems to have some warmth, and is no longer as cold and distant as before.
Yue Zhongyao stared at Qiao Mingjin's face greedily. The more he looked at it, the more he fell in love with it, and the more he looked at it, the more he couldn't let go.
With all kinds of emotions in my heart, I just want to ask: Madam, come with me.
The words rolled up in my throat several times and I swallowed them back...
In a capital city where I am unfamiliar with my life, I wish my wife could always be by my side. In that way, I would not be afraid even if my hands and feet are broken off... (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. You
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ps: It's late, I'm sorry. This chapter has been revised several times and I am not very satisfied. I have been thinking about the title of the book for a long time and finally decided on it. Today, it was edited into a large number of individuals with no skin and no bright spots. I was stunned at first glance.
The title of the book! My little sweetie. The editor was not satisfied with the first few chapters, saying that the pace was too slow and would collapse... It was so annoying to revise and revise the draft, so I probably need to change it...
