Xue Shanhong was having a good chat with his granddaughter, but unexpectedly something happened in the evening.

Xue Qianren was playing with Xue Qianyan at the Hong family in Xueshan. The meal was almost ready, but Qin Shi hadn't come to pick up the child. Bai Xiuying looked at Xiao Meiniang helplessly, and Xiao Meiniang sighed. Little Qin Shi was a fool, and they couldn't just indulge her. But letting the child go back at this time was really too much...

Xue Yaya understood her grandmother's concerns. Food in the orphanage has always been tight, and even then there would still be some children from the neighbors who came. If she fed them, they would not be full themselves and would complain that the food was not good enough. If she did not feed them, the neighbors would inevitably gossip.

She looked at her feet and found that it was quite painful to walk in the shoes.

"Grandpa, let's go to the ditch to take another look at the fish, and send Brother Qianren home at the same time."

Xue Shanhong raised his thick eyebrows, picked up Xue Yaya and brought her to Xue Qianren's side: "Ren boy, let's go home with Uncle."

Xue Qianren is half a year older than Xue Qianyan. At this moment, she pouted and said, "I haven't had enough fun yet."

My little brother's house is fun, no one at home plays with him. My little brother's house also has a small wooden car, and the food at my uncle's house is better than the food at home.

Xiao Meiniang leaned down and coaxed, "Renzi, be good. Come with Uncle and Sister to look at the fish, okay?"

Xue Qianren stood up and shouted with a cold face: "No, no, no! I don't want to see it!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he had already run out. Xiao Meiniang was a little worried, wondering if she was too stingy and too much.

Xue Shanhong hurriedly followed Xue Yaya out, and only when he saw Xue Qianren entering his yard did he think of saying hello at the door. Then he heard Xiao Qinshi inside the house say:

"Renzi, why are you back? Didn't I tell you to eat at your uncle's house?"

"Mom, my family is all at home, why do you always want to ask Renzi to eat at Uncle's house?"

"What's wrong with eating at his house? The food there is delicious. I've only been eating there for a few days and I've gained weight!"

The other children looked longing. Xuelisong looked at his brother Xuelibai across from him. Seeing that he was silent, he sighed:

"The Bo family lives well because their second son is capable, but they also have five children to raise..."

"Who can you blame? We are both hunters, but you are the only one who can hunt. You have been up the mountain so many times, but you haven't brought back much!"

He glanced at Xue Shanlin who was silent: "Other people have the ability to send their children to school, and they don't have much money to catch, so why do they follow the trend..."

Xue Shanhong, who was sitting at the door, had a face full of dissatisfaction and anger. However, Xue Yaya said calmly, "My grandfather and aunt are like this, and you will not get any good results no matter how much you help them!"

The whole family was strictly controlled by them. When they went to work in the fields, they either had a stomachache or a backache. Almost all the tasks assigned to their family were done by Aunt Xiaowen, and she was responsible for gossiping about other people. As for the closeness, Xueshanmu and Xueshanlin were brothers, and Daqin and Xiaoqin were sisters. Xueshanmu's family was not bad, and the children went to school this year. Why didn't they complain that they didn't have enough to eat?

Her two uncles, Xuelisong and Xuelibai, are cousins ​​of Xuelihong and Xuelicheng from her great grandfather Xueshanmu's family. They also learned hunting skills from the same master. How come they can live a good life while her family is suffering?

Since Xue Libai's wife died of complications during childbirth, he has been depressed. He works in the fields every day and does nothing when he gets home. He even asks his sister-in-law Xiaowen to help discipline his own son. As an aunt, she has a mother-in-law above her. No matter how much she says she has no compassion, when she intervenes, the old lady Xiao Qin sits on the ground and slaps her thigh, saying that the eldest daughter-in-law is cruel and treats her own nephew who has no mother harshly...

The reputation of the Xue family in the village is generally due to the performance of Xiao Qinshi. Da Qinshi is a decent person and never quarrels with others. Xiao Meiniang looks weak and kind to others, but she is naturally distant from others. Among the hundreds of households in the village, there is really no one who has conflicts with her, and there are many who are on good terms with her, such as Lian Ernai, Zhang Guilan, and even Mao Shilan, a famous "capable person" in the village, who respects Xiao Meiniang, but the reason is not clear yet.

Xue Shanhong was no longer interested in going in to say hello. After all, the other party didn't care, right?

He was too lazy to argue with Xiao Qin, but he didn't know that she would not let them go easily.

The slightly marinated fish pieces were paired with aged bean paste, and Lao Xue's family enjoyed a delicious dinner with the marinated fish pieces. This was suggested by Xue Lier, who worked during the day and was in a hurry to eat. Only dinner could be a little slower, and the children were all there at night, so it was more delicious to eat together.

Xue Xiaoxiao leaned contentedly on Bai Xiuying, and Xue Qianyan was also drowsy. It was already dark outside, and she shouldn't have eaten so well and had a full stomach at night, but Xue Yaya was used to reading after washing up. People in the countryside were reluctant to buy a lot of lamp oil. But the Xue family was special. At Xue Yaya's age, reading those books during the day would attract too much attention, which was contrary to the low-key attitude that Xiao Meiniang had always advocated. The world is not very clear now. The new government has only been established for more than three years, and there are still wars on the border. You can see that the youngest son of Lam Po-yee hasn't come back yet. Who knows if there will be another regime change?

It is said that the stronger you are, the better you can protect yourself and your family, but her Yaya is only three years old now. She is a little kid who can be carried away by adults. How can she protect herself?

Keeping a low profile is the best way to go. How hard is it for her second son to go to the street every day? Do you really think that a good life can be achieved by selling a few fish? It is hard enough for ordinary people to go to the town or city every day. The second son goes to the town to sell fish, mountain products and game, and more importantly, he listens with his ears and sees with his eyes.

The Xue family was still enjoying the afterglow of their meal when someone knocked on the door outside. It was quick and short, and Xiao Meiniang frowned. Xue Shanhong put Xue Yaya in her arms and went to the door himself:

"Who is it? So late at night?"

"His uncle is us!"

Xueshan Hong was shocked. The door was knocked so urgently in the middle of the night. Could something have happened to Xueshan Lin?

But shouldn’t Xiao Qin come in person?

While he was thinking, the bolt had already been pulled out. The visitor did not push the door open rashly, but at least he was polite and waited for him to open the door.

"What do you want to say?"

"Who is it?" Xiao Meiniang stood at the kitchen door and looked out. In the moonless night, the face was not very clear.

Xiao Qin pulled Xue Shanlin into the house with a smile on her face and a flattering look, but her body was straight. That posture made Xiao Meiniang wary.

Sure enough, when Xiao Qinshi dragged the reluctant Xue Shanlin into the house, she took two stools without waiting for Xiao Meiniang to call. Bai Xiuying opened her eyes wide with curiosity when she saw the child, and even Xue Qianyan, who was drowsy just now, sat up straight, not wanting to have a headache.

She had just quickly put away the dishes and chopsticks, and threw the shark fins on the table into the stove, which was still burning. At this moment, the table was clean and the dishes were put into the pot.

Xiao Qin said exaggeratedly: "Oh, we just had dinner. Eating so late is such a waste of lamp oil!"

Xue Yunyun lowered her head and arranged the stools. Xiao Meiniang smiled and said, "Li Er came back late, so let's have a good meal together as a family."

"Yingzi, wash the dishes and take the children to bathe first, don't waste lamp oil."

Xiao Qin's lips twitched slightly to the upper right. Xue Yaya sat up straight - this little lady was not here with good intentions!

"Oh, I'm talking too much. My sister-in-law's family can make a lot of money. They are not as stingy as us. They only care about this little bit of money!"

"What does his aunt mean by this?"

The bowl in Bai Xiuying's hand slipped, and Xiao Meiniang couldn't help but frown.

"Xue Shanlin, just say whatever you want to say!" Xue Shanhong didn't want to argue with his cousin's wife, so he went straight to Xue Shanmu.

Xue Shanlin opened and closed his mouth, but eventually fell silent. Xiao Qinshi waited beside him for a while, and seeing that he didn't say anything in the end, she couldn't help but raise her voice and said:

"Master Qianren, please say something!"

When Xue Shanlin heard the word Qian Ren, he thought of the second brother's decadent look and said with a hard heart:

"Cousin, the fish in the ditch were released by your family."

Xiao Meiniang's heart skipped a beat. Xue Yaya recalled that at noon, she and her father were in the main room, while Xue Qianren was playing at the door of the kitchen. At that time, they were talking in low voices, and there were only a few words. However, Xue Shanhong remained calm and said:

"Li Er put it there? Where did my family get so many fish?"

Xue Shanlin looked at his cousin's expression and hesitated. Xiao Qinshi added, "It was your family that released it. My son went home and told everyone that you told Yaya that Li Er had become a spirit and that the fish were not harmed. You also said that you should not catch fish every day and should raise more chickens and ducks."

Xiao Meiniang asked, "Don't you know that Yaya went fishing with her grandfather? Everyone in our village knows about it, right?"

Seeing that Bai Xiuying had already washed the dishes, she said to Baili Er, "Help your wife fetch some water. The children need a bath. How can she handle it all by herself?"

Xueli Er looked at his uncle and aunt, and obediently fetched hot water and went to the bathroom on the south side of the east room. He wanted to help Xue Qianyan take a bath.

Xue Yunyun and her two sisters were also taken out by Bai Xiuying. They washed in the east room, and Xue Lier was the one who provided the water. Xue Yaya nestled in Xue Shanhong's arms without moving.

"No, Renzi said that the grandparents and grandchildren were talking about not taking advantage enough, and they also talked about how everyone had fun together like today!"

Xiao Qin imitated her grandson's words: This doesn't sound right!

Xue Shanhong was speechless, so Xue Yaya said, "It is better to share happiness with others than to enjoy it alone. We are happy to catch fish, and it will be even happier for everyone to have fish to eat!"

Xiao Qin looked around and didn't understand what the fourth girl meant.

Xiao Meiniang asked, "What do you think it means, sister-in-law?"

Xiao Qin was speechless, and suddenly didn't know how to continue. Xue Shanlin said:

"That was Mother Songbai's mistake."

He raised his head and said, "Cousin, if there is a good way, let Li Er also take care of his cousins. The second brother has been in a state of disarray since he left Zhu's family."

Xiao Meiniang thought of Xuelibai's decadent look and swallowed the refusal that was about to come out of her mouth. But -

She looked at Xue Shanhong's face and knew that he was also in a difficult situation.

"Didn't my father go up the mountain with my uncles? Why don't we let my brothers and sisters go fishing with me and grandpa?"

Xue Yaya sneered in her heart. What else could she do? There was obviously some formation in the fish pond. Was she going to take the Xueshan Lin family with her?

A secret is no longer a secret if too many people know it. Moreover, if her guess is correct, the Xueshan Lin family should not be able to enter.

Xue Shanhong looked at Xue Yaya and hesitated to speak. Finally, he looked into his granddaughter's eyes and sighed, "The second son works during the day and goes up the mountain when he is free in the afternoon. You have seen me fishing with Yaya. As a family, we should contribute our efforts and work hard without shirking our responsibilities. Only when we work together can we live a better life..."

Xue Shanlin lowered his head after hearing these words. Xiao Qinshi felt a little guilty and couldn't help but bluff: "Who doesn't understand this great truth?"

Yes, everyone knows the truth, but she is cunning and sly at work, and she is always trying to control her daughter-in-law. People say that marrying a good daughter-in-law can bring prosperity to three generations. Xue Shanlin married her and really messed up the whole family, and Xiao Qinshi is the hen that crows at dawn.

Xue Shanlin looked up and saw Xue Yaya's bright, curious eyes. He felt a little ashamed. Then he looked at his cousin's quiet wife, thought about his own dignified and steady sister-in-law, and looked at his indignant wife, and suddenly said, "Cousin, I know!"

After that, he stood up and said to Xiao Qin: "If you don't go back, I will go back alone."

It was the first time that Xiao Qinshi heard her old man's cold and tough voice. She was a little scared, but she didn't want to lose face in front of Xiao Meiniang. She stood up and cursed: "What are you talking about, old man? Where can I go if I don't go home?"

Xue Shanhong didn't get up, but Xiao Meiniang stood up and walked him to the door. After the people left the path in front of the door, she immediately closed the door and bolted it.

Xue Shanhong looked at Xue Yaya: "That fish..."

"My Lord!" Xue Yaya said, "What will happen if they can't get in?"

Xue Shanhong sat up straight: "They can't get in..."

He hadn't thought about this. The only ones who couldn't go in were Xiao Meiniang, Bai Xiuying, and Xue Qianyan. He thought it was because they didn't have Xue's blood. As for Xue Shanlin, Xue Shanmu, and the descendants of the Xue family, he thought they were not included in this list...

"We'll find out tomorrow if we take Xue Qianren with us!"

Although the face is small, it is obvious that he is from the Xue family! Xue Qianren looks like his father Xue Libai, and Xue Libai looks the most like Xue Shanlin. Three generations have the same face. The eldest son Xue Lisong looks more like Xiao Qinshi, but his personality is completely different. He is more like Xue Shanmu, calm and generous. The second son Xue Libai looks like Xue Shanlin and has a similar personality. Therefore, of the two sons, Xue Shanlin loves the second son the most. After listening to his grandson and thinking that their family has many ways out, and seeing Xue Libai depressed all day long, Xue Shanlin couldn't help but come to Xue Shanhong with a thick face.

"Do you really want to take him to try?"

Xue Shanhong was a little hesitant.

Xue Yaya shook her head: "My grandfather, we still need them to prepare fishing rods, regardless of whether we can get in or not."

Xue Shanhong had a headache. Xiao Meiniang was happy to see him laugh at her, letting him be soft-hearted. She didn't even look at the character of Xiao Qinshi. She wanted to take advantage of her granddaughter's blessing and came to threaten her. She gave them face by not chasing them away with a broom. Only the stinky old man treated them as treasures!

Xue Shanhong knew Xiao Meiniang's dissatisfaction, but now it all depends on the family. The Xue family is small to begin with, and if they don't unite, they will be laughed at. In the future, they will not be respected in the village. Besides, Xue Libai was also raised by him, and he didn't want the child to be wasted. After all, isn't it just a lack of a wife?

Xiao Meiniang was too lazy to pay attention to him. Seeing the door of the east room open, she turned around and picked up Xue Yaya: "It's time for our Yaya to take a bath!"

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