All Hail Cousin Brother

The population of Xie Mansion is a little more than that of Yu Mansion, but the relationship is much simpler than that of Yu Mansion.

The grandfather, grandfather, grandmother, three uncles, three aunts, and five cousins ​​are all in the same line and are very close.

Yu Youyao was stunned for a moment, and quickly said: "Get off the boat quickly, so as not to make the eldest uncle and the four cousins ​​wait for a long time."

There were many people on the pier, Yin Huaixi opened the way in front, and a few maids and wives surrounded Yu Youyao from front to back, left and right, so as not to collide with her.

After walking for a while, I saw the carriage with the Xie Fu emblem parked in an open place.

Seeing someone waving to her, Yu Youyao followed her eldest uncle, and led four young men to greet her excitedly.

The people in the Xie residence are all good-looking. The eldest uncle, Xie Xun, is in his forties, with a beautiful beard, elegant and handsome, and his third cousin, Xie Jingliu, follows the eldest uncle.

Yu Youyao hurriedly stepped forward and gave the uncle a family gift: "Hello, uncle!"

Xie Xun has also been four or five years old and has never seen Yu Youyao. The pink and tender glutinous rice dumplings in the past have grown into a slender girl, like a little sister, and her heart is both sour and gratifying.

He stretched out his hand, patted his niece's little shoulder lightly, and nodded: "It's all from my own family, so I can't do this kind of etiquette." After speaking, he pointed to his cousin who was standing a step behind him: "Cousins, you I've never seen..."

The eldest uncle Xie Xun has two sons, the eldest cousin Xingzhou and the third cousin Jingliu. The eldest cousin is in his twenties and sixty-six. He has already got married and has a young nephew, who is four years old this year.

The second uncle, Xie Liao, has a son, the second cousin Xie Linyuan, who is 23 years old this year. He has just married and has no children yet.

The third uncle Xie Chu also has two sons, the fourth cousin Xie Yanqing and the fifth cousin Xie Yunze, the fourth cousin and the third cousin are all in their crown years, and the fifth cousin is just eighteen this year.

Yu Youyao greeted each other with a salute.

Several cousins ​​also greeted each other one by one and said hello.

Xie Yunze was the youngest, and his temperament was also out of touch. He tried to get close to the petite and lovely little cousin several times and talk to the little cousin, but Xie Xingzhou stopped him.

After the ceremony was finished, the elder cousin Xie Xingzhou touched Yu Youyao's head: "The dock is not a place to talk. Xiaoyao has been on the boat for more than half a month. It's hard work to come, so I'll go back to the house first."

The fourth cousin, Xie Qingyan, tugged at Xie Yunze and hurriedly agreed: "Yes, yes, the great grandfather, grandfather, grandmother, and aunts are all waiting for the little girl at home."

The pier is full of fish and dragons, very noisy, and it is not easy to stay for a long time.

Second cousin Xie Linyuan said warmly: "Great grandfather, grandfather and grandmother, I have been talking about you for a while now, I hope you will come sooner, when grandma heard that the boat you were on entered the harbour, she shouted to come and pick you up. Persuade people to stay, Aunt Xu in front of you, and Xia Tao, who is seasick, will go back to the house first, and the rest of the servants and their luggage will be sent back to the house with the loaded carriage."

Yu Youyao nodded: "Then go back to the mansion first. I haven't seen you for so long. I also miss my grandfather, grandfather, grandmother, and a few aunts. I haven't seen each other before."

Her eyes were bright, and her tone was filled with joy and anticipation.

Every time a merchant ship from the Xie family came to Beijing, several aunts would prepare gifts for her.

She will also carefully prepare the return gift. Although she has never gotten along with each other, she has never even seen each other face to face, but the gift has been communicated for a long time, and she can more or less see the good or the bad.

Xie Xun stayed on the pier.

On the way back to Xie's house, Yin Huaixi and the four brothers of the Xie family were in a carriage.

Yu Youyao took Chunxiao, Bizhu, Cuizhu, and Liuer to a carriage.

The carriage walked slowly, Chunxiao rolled up the curtains, and Yu Youyao saw people coming and going on the street, a bustling scene, even better than Beijing.

In August, the Japanese invaded the southeastern coastal area on a large scale, but did not spread to Quanzhou. The people in the coastal area were stable and prosperous, and the folk customs were more open.

The kind of curtain that covers the whole body is not fashionable in the Zhou Dynasty.

When the young ladies go out, if they don’t stay on the street for a long time, they don’t need to wear a curtain to cover them. If they stay for a long time, they should wear a curtain to cover them.

All the way along the street, Yu Youyao saw that there were many young ladies in brocade clothes, strolling around the street with their servants, without even putting on their hats.

Cuizhu explained: "Quanzhou welcomes guests from all over the world, the atmosphere is very open, and the daughter's family can walk freely on the street. Although the young lady is in the period of filial piety, she can go out for a stroll and familiarize herself with the environment. There is no obstacle."

This is going to be in the capital, wearing a heavy filial piety on the body, and living in a humble house, living in a secluded place, Yu Youyao finally felt that the constraints imposed on him were loosened at once.

The Xie family has lived in Quanzhou for generations, and the Xie family's mansion occupies a very large area.

Grandfather Taiwai lives in the main house, and several uncles do not live together. The stars are like the moon, and they live in separate houses around the main house.

If you don't live together, you won't be troubled by trivial matters, and your relationship will naturally get better.

After entering the house, Xie's house prepared a soft sedan chair in front of the Chuihua Gate, and Yu Youyao got on the soft sedan chair and went to the big room to visit her grandfather, grandmother, and aunt.

Madam Xie saw that her granddaughter had lost a lot of weight again, but she was so distressed: "I heard that you were sick before, are you feeling better? Have you been seasick after sitting on the boat for so long?"

Yu Youyao held her grandmother's hand: "I'm in good health, and I will be fine if I take care of it for a while. On the boat, the third cousin also takes good care of me. The boat travels slowly. Every time I go to a port, I will dock ashore and rest for a while. If you continue sailing at night, you will feel uncomfortable at first, but you will get used to it after staying on the boat for a long time."

Wang Shi said with a smile: "Most people are more or less seasick when they are on a boat for the first time. It takes a few more rides to improve. Although our little girl grew up in Beijing, she came with our Xie family. "

Mr. Xie also agreed with a face: "Our little girl, we all follow the Xie family in appearance and temperament, and even when it comes to food, we prefer the taste of Quanzhou. It should be our family."

Yu Youyao looks like her mother, but her eyes don't look alike, but she also follows old lady Xie. She likes to eat seafood since she was a child. This kind of farming is similar, so everyone in Xie's house, who originally loved her very much, is even more worried about her. .

Because, in their hearts, Yu Youyao is not only a granddaughter, but also a family.

The big room had a warm and friendly conversation, and the old man Xie said: "Your second uncle, the third uncle's family, they are waiting in the old man's house for now, come and go!"

Yu Youyao was stunned when she heard it. According to the rules, after she entered Xie's house, she should enter the big room and meet her grandfather, grandmother, and aunt's family. A family, in this way, it is very cumbersome to answer the ceremony.