Splendid Twins

"Ugh……"

After a moment, Si Lao Er sighed inexplicably, and Liu Niang looked over with a cold face:

"Before, I had no choice but to follow you through hardships. Now we are just outsiders. If you can't bear to leave those people in the old house, then go back by yourself. I want to live with my daughter anyway."

Si Lao Er frowned when he heard this:

"Look at you, I didn't say anything. Besides, your daughter is not yours alone. I just want to think about what I can do in the future. I can't do anything except farming. I can't be a useless person and let my daughter support me."

Seeing the two people quarreling, Si Yao raised her hand and said:

"Don't worry, Dad and Mom. Let's move in first and prepare some things for the winter. I'll get you busy as soon as spring comes."

"Really? You don't want to coax your father?"

"Really? Then you can live in the fields every day and no one will say anything."

"That's fine too. I'll listen to Yaoyao."

Si Yao thought about moving to a new house the day after tomorrow and looked at Liu Niang and asked softly:

"Mom, do you still have the things I brought back?"

"I've kept them all. I hid all your clothes, fabrics, rice and flour. Your grandma didn't find them, so I wanted to keep them for you to use slowly."

"Take it all out and move it to our new home tomorrow. From now on, we can eat whatever we want once the door is closed. We don't have to hide from people or consider their expressions."

Si Yao took out two keys to the new courtyard and placed them on the table, and said with a teasing look:

"Head of the family, take it."

Si Lao Er took it with a chuckle: "My daughter is filial."

"Mom, tomorrow you can ask Aunt Huang, Aunt Liu, and the village chief's aunt to prepare some food together. The day after tomorrow, we will entertain the villagers a little."

Liu Niang thought thoughtfully: "Wouldn't it be too ostentatious? What if the old man..."

Liu Niang knew Si Po's character too well. If she knew that they would move into the new house once the family was divided, she would definitely make a scene.

"Don't worry about them. We have served that family like slaves for so many years and we have already done them enough good deeds. Just say hello when we meet in the future."

Si Laoer suddenly came to his senses. He had never been loved, cared for, or taken care of since he was a child. Now he realized that there was no blood relationship between them. What's more, his son and daughter are both successful now. He can't help them, but he must not hold them back.

"Dad is right, Mom. No one will bully you anymore. Just stay home and cook delicious food for me."

As Liu Niang laughed, a feeling of sadness welled up in her head. She wiped away her tears with her hands:

"Okay, I'll make different dishes for you from now on."

Just after he finished speaking, he heard Si Yao's stomach growling. Si Yao could only smile awkwardly. He had consumed too much energy today and had not had time to eat. Si Lao Er hurriedly spoke:

"Let's have the rice and noodles that Yaoyao brought back tonight and celebrate in advance."

"That's fine. Go get a shovel."

Liu Niang stood up and instructed Si Lao Er, while she went over to tidy up the things on the bed. Si Yao looked puzzled:

“You are…”

Liu Niang smiled bitterly, looked outside and whispered:

"Your grandma likes to rummage through other people's things. Whenever we go out, she comes into the house and rummages through the boxes and cabinets. I don't know how many times she has come in and rummaged through the things you brought during the days you came back. I was afraid that you would suffer in the future, so I dug a hole under the bed and hid the things you brought in there. I also kept it a secret from your father."

Liu Niang hated Si Po's bad habit of rummaging through other people's closets. She couldn't tell her daughter about those embarrassing things. She couldn't help but feel disgusted when she thought about her and her daughter's underwear being cut open by her...

"Mom, you are so nice, better than my dad."

Si Yao went over and hugged Liu Niang, also lowering his voice to cheer her up, then took the things from Liu Niang's hand and pulled open the bed himself, and sure enough, there were traces of digging underneath.

"Come on, what do you need a shovel for?"

Si Lao Er came in with a shovel and saw the mother and daughter pulling the bed apart and was about to ask them something. After being coaxed by Si Yao, Liu Niang instantly became confident and stood beside them and spoke directly:

"Don't talk nonsense, dig from here."

"it is good."

While Si Laoer was digging the ground with great effort, Liu Niang and Si Yao smiled at each other, and the mother and daughter stood together, holding hands and whispering.

"We're moving to a new house the day after tomorrow. Will your brothers come back?"

"Does Mom want them to come back?"

"I don't really want to, but I feel bad about it."

"Then I'll go pick them up? It'll just delay my studies for a few days..."

"Let them study hard there and return the money they make to you in the future."

Liu Niang had known for a long time that her two sons were not going to work, but since Yaoyao didn't say anything, she pretended not to know. Now that everything is fine, she doesn't hide it anymore.

"Here, these are enough for us to have a meal."

Si Lao Er dug a shallow layer of soil and found a large box buried by Liu Niang. Inside was everything Si Yao brought back. He only picked up half a bag of noodles and handed it to Liu Niang. "

"Take out everything else and we'll move directly home tomorrow."

Liu Niang felt very comfortable. From tomorrow on, she would have her own home, her own kitchen, her own tableware, and she would no longer have to cook on an open-air stove.

With a smile on her face, she kneaded the dough, rolled out the noodles, and then cut them into long thin noodles. Si Lao Er lit a fire and boiled water beside her. Si Yao washed a handful of green vegetables. The three of them had dinner quickly. Si Yao was so hungry that she ate three bowls of green vegetable noodles in a row. Seeing this, Liu Niang felt distressed and said:

"Eat slowly. We don't have to hide from each other anymore. Just tell me what you want to eat."

"Yeah, the food mom cooks is delicious."

While eating, Si Yao thought that her mother's cooking skills were really good. The steaming vegetable noodles were very delicious. After the family of three ate, they washed up and went to sleep.

The next day, before dawn, Si Lao Er and Liu Niang got up and started packing their things. This thatched hut was lent to them by the village chief for temporary residence. They had to clean it and return it to the village before leaving. In the future, any family in the village who had difficulties would have to stay here.

After waking up, Si Yao went to the mountain again. This time, she just wanted to get some meat for a feast. There were bursts of "puffing" sounds in the forest...

At 9 o'clock in the morning, Wang Dahu led the town's famous furniture dealer into the village, followed by several horse-drawn carriages loaded with goods. This scene immediately attracted everyone in the village.

The children were jumping and running around, sniffing their noses, watching the excitement. Looking at the brand new and bright pear wood top box cabinets, shelves, large and small round corner cabinets, and three super large mahogany bookcases, the villagers' eyes showed envy and desire, and they sighed that the rich people had a good life...

Wang Dahu watched the furniture being loaded one by one and settled the wages. When he came out, he happened to see Si Laoer walking over with his donkey. He ignored the villagers watching the fun and walked over to him, clasped his hands together and bowed:

"The master is back."

This sentence shocked everyone. The scene was silent for a moment, and then there was an uproar on the spot.

"What? Master?"

"Isn't this the second Si who was separated?"

"Did that person recognize the wrong person?"

When the village chief heard the commotion, he came over and saw Wang Dahu in front of Si Laoer. He narrowed his eyes and realized that this was Si Yao's instruction.

He immediately pushed aside the others and said in a deep voice:

"Listen carefully, this yard was built by Yao girl, and the wages you have in your hands were also paid by Yao girl, so don't turn against her after getting benefits. If anyone dares to provoke Yao girl, don't blame me for being rude!"

After the call, everyone fell silent. Some villagers looked extremely unwilling. Why did Si Lao Er have such good fortune?

They also want to exchange their daughters for the daughters of wealthy families!

Si Laoer knew that the villagers were not convinced. People are like this. When you are poor, they look down on you, and when you become rich, they hate you. They say that they hope you live a good life, but you cannot live better than them!

He no longer relied on others for food and farming, so he naturally ignored the expressions of these people and just smiled politely:

"I'm going to move to a new house tomorrow. Please come and have a meal. Village chief, you must come."

"I will definitely come. Yao said she will have to hire someone to work after the New Year. I want to ask her how she can make money."

As soon as the village chief said this, everyone's face changed. Now Si Laoer's family is like a golden phoenix landing in a pheasant's nest. They should quickly curry favor with them to make a little more money. Having money in hand is more reliable than anything else...

"I'll come too, to taste the food you cook in your new house."

"We're all going. Si Lao Er, do you have any wine?"

"That's right. Moving into a new house is a lot of fun. You have to prepare some wine..."

Before Si Lao Er could react, Si Yao's voice came from behind him.

"Yes, there will be plenty of drinks tomorrow."

When everyone looked back, they were shocked by Si Yao. They saw that her body was covered with pheasants and rabbits, and she was carrying a wild boar on her shoulder!

"Oh my goodness, help me!" The village chief's face changed and he shouted, is this still a little girl? ?

Several young strong men came forward to help, and Si Yao felt relieved. Seeing several aunts coming over here, he raised his voice and said:

"Aunt Huang, I'm here to ask you for help."

"Here you are. I told you that Yao is a capable girl. Your mother just told us. Tell me why you are so popular. Your parents are so lucky."

"That's right. You built such a nice house for our family without saying a word. If you were my daughter, I would want to worship you."