Farming and reading lady

Time flies and it is the first month of the lunar calendar. The New Year's Eve is celebrated with the sound of firecrackers. On the first day of the lunar calendar, all the families in Xiaoyuewan Village visit each other to wish each other a happy new year. Adults and children all have happy faces and say auspicious words to each other. It is a harmonious and harmonious atmosphere. On the second day of the lunar calendar, the wives of each family return to their parents' home. In the old house, the old man and the second old man each drive a small donkey and take their children to their parents' home with their wives. After getting the fifty taels, the buddy immediately became a car owner. Although it was a donkey cart, with four donkeys in the family, it was the first in Xiaoyuewan Village. They were very proud.

Gu Lieqi and Du Xianniang brought their two little kids to invite the two elders to their home for dinner. When Gu Laotai got married, she followed Gu Laoye to settle down here. Her parents were thousands of miles away and they had lost contact with her a long time ago, so there was no such thing as visiting her parents. Du Xianniang's parents were both dead and she had no brothers or sisters. After reconciling with the old house, Gu Taipo also comforted her a lot, and the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law got along very well. Therefore, the couple thought that it would be too lonely for the old couple to stay in the old house today, so they prepared to take them to their own home. As a result, before the family of four had time to invite them, the eldest sister-in-law and the younger sister-in-law came over with big bags.

The two looked at each other and smiled awkwardly. How could they have forgotten that they also had a daughter who had married out and was about to return home? Well, there was no need to say what was about to be said. Du Xianniang and Gu Laotai hurriedly greeted the two sisters-in-law. After greeting them, Gu Lieqi took the two little ones home to pick up the prepared dishes.

Seeing the affectionate mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, Gu Xiaodie and Gu Xiaoyan looked at each other and smiled and greeted their children to call them uncle and aunt. A daughter who came home is still a daughter, there is no need for formalities, the women are all engaged in preparing lunch, the men are sitting in the hall chatting, and the children are chirping and laughing.

The two sisters had been busy with their own affairs for the past year and had no time to visit their mother's house. This time, they were curious about the change in the atmosphere at home. In the backyard, Gu Xiaodie was picking vegetables while quietly asking Gu Tai: "Mom, have you reconciled with my third brother's family?"

Gu Laotai briefly recounted the incident and sighed, "Your father and I are old and confused, and we wrongly blamed your third sister-in-law."

"I've told you a long time ago that Third Sister-in-law grew up with us. There's nothing to fault about her. It's just that your eyes are not eyes, and your nose is not a nose. I feel so sorry for her." Gu Xiaodie is also a straightforward person. They used to be good friends, but her parents were like this, so she was afraid of meeting Third Sister-in-law every time she came back, and she felt anxious and busy.

Gu Lao glanced at her and said, "I didn't see why she said anything good."

"Then I am not...then how dare I disobey you and Dad?" Gu Xiaodie curled her lips. Who in the family is not afraid of her father? She has the heart but not the courage. Now, it's finally like her son said, the clouds have been cleared and the moon is shining.

Gu Lao believed this too much. None of the children in the family was rebellious, except the third child. Of course, facts proved that the third child was also a good person. She and the old man were just obsessed.

Gu Xiaodie continued: "It's so good now, oh, I can finally continue my friendship with my best friend."

In the kitchen, Gu Xiaoyan was also talking quietly to Du Xianniang: "Xianniang, are Dad and Mom finally getting better now?"

Du Xianniang pursed her lips and smiled: "Well, the old couple has figured it out."

In fact, when she learned the truth, she was also angry, but later she figured it out. Maybe as parents, when facing sudden setbacks of their children, they will find a way to vent their anger by finding a legitimate reason.

"Just think it through. They grew up under my watch, but they still did something like this. They are incredible." Gu Xiaoyan was better friends with Gu Xiaodie and Du Xianniang than with them, and she was more outspoken. Every year on the second day of the Chinese New Year, she would sneak out to give some snacks to the two children of the third child. Du Xianniang knew all this, so she was always grateful.

Then the two sisters also chatted about some private matters. After a meal, the two sisters knew about some changes that had taken place at home, and they were both very happy. Although their parents' home was not bad, who doesn't want their parents' home to be better? In this way, they will have more confidence in their husband's home.

During the meal, Gu Xixian also learned for the first time that the in-laws of her two aunts were both wealthy families. It was also the first time she knew that her big and strong uncle was actually a scholar and now a scholar. She thought he was a butcher (snickering), and her honest uncle was actually a merchant. Although he didn't travel all over the world, the route he traveled was still very interesting. One side went directly to the capital, and the other side led to the border. The distance was far enough, the people were tired enough, but the income was also rich enough.

A thought flashed through Gu Xixian's mind, but he suppressed it for the time being. He just listened quietly to the adults' idle chatter, trying to extract some useful information from it.

As the sun was setting, the two aunts left with the two children reluctant to leave, because the three cousins ​​and one cousin were also meeting the younger siblings of the third uncle's family for the first time. They thought the little sister was more likable than the other cousins, well-behaved and adorable. The four of them loved her so much that they wanted to take her home to raise her.

Gu Xixian also likes these cousins. The eldest cousin from the eldest aunt's family is also a primary school student, well-spoken and gentle; the second cousin is lively and cheerful; the cousin from the youngest aunt's family is very similar to the youngest uncle, looks silly, but is funny and talkative; the youngest cousin is a little beauty, gentle and lovely. Before leaving, several people gave her and her brother all the New Year's money given by their families. At the suggestion of the aunts, she could only accept it. Several people also promised to give her and her brother gifts next time they come. They felt embarrassed for not preparing gifts, and could only say that they would definitely prepare gifts for them next time. Then he waved goodbye to the children.

After saying goodbye to the aunts, the family prepared to go back, but the old man kept them to talk.

"Third brother, how is the preparation for your house going? There should be enough land, right?"

Gu Liqi thought for a moment and replied, "Well, the land over there is big enough. I have informed the village chief and reported the extra yard. I have received the red deed and the bricks and tiles have been ordered. I plan to start construction on a date after the first month of the lunar year."

"Well, you can move back to the homestead and live in your original rooms then." The old man didn't say much. Those years had created some rifts between him and the third brother, and he didn't intend to smooth it over as if nothing had happened.

The couple looked at each other, and Gu Lieqi nodded and agreed: "Then I'll trouble you, Dad and Mom."

"What a polite thing to say, Third Brother." Gu Laotai continued. She felt a little sad about her son's words.

Gu Liqi smiled and didn't explain anything.

The old man turned the conversation to the Gu Xixian siblings: "If you stick out, you'll get hammered. We have to protect the two kids. There are some things that you should take the lead in, so you have to take the responsibility. Just follow behind more often."

Gu Liqi swallowed his words in silence. Was he blaming him for not following closely behind him to run errands?

The old man saw through his thoughts at a glance and pointed out: "Little boy, it is better to hide your incompetence."

Didn’t you see that his little granddaughter has been curling herself up tightly since the seedling cultivation method was successful? You can tell at first glance that she is a girl who wants to grow up in a sneaky way. She doesn’t understand her little cotton-padded jacket’s mind at all. It’s really a waste of all the time that he has studied so much.

Gu Xixian giggled, the old man really understood her. She was just an ordinary person in her previous life, and when she came here, she just wanted to be an ordinary little girl. She didn’t want to stand out or become famous. She just wanted to lie down and be a free and happy ordinary person.