"You have grown up and have your own ideas, as long as your aunt is willing to want you, I have nothing else to say with your mother, anyway, your aunt has always taken care of you and loves you, and we have nothing to worry about following your aunt."

Then, Erya breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank you, Daddy, for understanding." ”

Yuan Chunhua hasn't expressed her position yet, and Erya doesn't need her to express her position, Yuan Chunhua has no right to express her position in Lao Xu's family, everyone knows it.

Erya turned her head and begged Xu Jiaojiao again.

Xu Jiaojiao couldn't refuse anymore, this kid was determined to go out with them.

"Okay. It's cold on the ground, let's be a family, talk well in the future, and you don't have to kneel around. ”

"Thank you, auntie! Auntie, you're the best! ”

Erya's heart was over, and she felt that she was not full, so she picked up a big meat bun to eat.

Xu Zhangshi asked Che Zhengting, "Che Guard, don't be polite to our family in the future, you will be like our family, come over and eat together, just like Ji Fuzi, you see that Ji Fuzi is not as particular as you." ”

Che Zhengting felt the enthusiasm of Lao Xu's family and nodded passively.

Xu Zhangshi asked again, "How old is the car guard this year?" Can you get married? Can there be a marriage match? ”

Che Zhengting's face quietly turned red, "Two out of twenty, unmarried......" and then seemed embarrassed to continue.

Mo'er, who was standing behind Xu Jiaojiao and waiting, replied, "Back to the old lady, when my parents were still there when I was a child, I ordered a doll for my brother, and then my parents died, and the family fell into the middle, and then my brother went to the frontier to fight when he was more than ten years old, and the family quit and married again." ”

Xu Zhang nodded.

"I see, they're all good boys, don't talk about this, come on, eat more, you must be full, your own family is not interested in being polite!"

Saying this, he couldn't help but look at Che Zhengting a few more times.

The more I looked, the more I rejoiced.

Although this age is a little older, it is said to be older.

is seven or eight years older, but he has a life-saving grace for Erya, this kind of fate, if you cherish it......

It is also deserved.

……

After talking about idle things, I started to get down to business again.

Xu Youde took two puffs of the cigarette pouch.

said in a deep voice, "Liao Qing, Jiaojiao, Master Ji, is this really proper today?" ”

He is always unsteady in his heart.

After all, he has been a mud leg all his life, and he has never seen such a punishment of the wicked, he has always been sent to the official, but this time he became an official and punished a human life......

Right under my nose.

Although it is said that there is this right, isn't it breathless?

Liao Qing knew what Xu Youde was thinking in his heart, but in fact, it was not only Xu Youde who thought so, everyone probably thought so.

All have this concern.

He had to reassure them, "Dad, mother, you don't have to worry, it's all right." ”

Ji Fu had already finished eating on the side and was picking his teeth.

He said, "Old man, don't worry, our Lord Liao Qing is an official of the imperial court and has the power to deal with a murderer. What's more, this murderer has committed a lot of things, and there must be murders, we adults are for the people, and the people have to thank us adults. ”

Xu Youde was relieved.

"That's good, that's good."

Xu Jiaojiao also comforted them and said, "Master Ji is right, if others ask in the future, let's just say that it is for the people to eliminate harm, and don't explain so much, such people rob homes, block roads and rob, steal chickens and dogs, they deserve it." ”

Everyone nodded.

After getting their affirmative answers, Xu Youde and their hearts were completely put down.

It's time for them to change their mindset a bit.

The identities of daughters and sons-in-law are no longer what they used to be, and when they become officials, they can no longer look at things with common sense.

***

Chinese New Year's Eve.

Every household in Xujia Village put up lanterns, set off firecrackers, pasted Spring Festival couplets, ate New Year's dinners, wore new clothes, and went to visit relatives to pay New Year's greetings, which was lively and lively.

There was a winter snowfall.

At night, the children planted firecrackers in the winter snow, lit them, and blew up the snow everywhere, giggling and laughing.

Lao Xu has many families and is the most lively.

There are a lot of boys, they are very naughty, and this year they have made silver, Xu Zhang's firecrackers are sufficient, and they are very cool to blow up, and the silver money is not enough in previous years, and during the New Year, it is a luxury to buy a box of small firecrackers for the children at home.

All the children play together, and one person can set off two or three small firecrackers, and they can secretly rub and be happy for a long time.

Now, everyone has a big box.

After putting it out, as long as you are bold, you can put it casually.

Even Xu Jiaojiao was dragged by Erya to set off half a box of firecrackers......

After setting off the firecrackers, back in the house, the family was lively around the big charcoal basin, playing backgammon, checkers, and cards.

Anyway, there are a lot of people, and there is no incomplete game.

Later, I had supper again.

Xu Zhang personally took a few daughters-in-law to the kitchen to make a hearty supper.

Dumplings, buns, small chaos, fried small twist flowers, and shredded chicken soup noodles, and a few moderately fried dishes with moderate meat and vegetables......

Everyone eats whatever they want according to their own tastes, and they don't stick to eating around the table.

In the lobby room, there is a large charcoal basin.

The house was full of heat.

Master Ji is not informal at all, and he is in the hall with Lao Xu's family, and he mixes together, and adults and children like to play with him.

Pull him to play leaf cards, and he will play leaf cards, let him play backgammon, and he will play too.

Koshiro asked him for book knowledge, and he was even better......

Che Zhengting's brothers and sisters also followed the New Year's Eve in the lobby room, Xu Zhang's impression of Che Zhengting was very good, and he pulled him to play the leaf card, Che Zhengting didn't and didn't matter, Xu Zhang's taught him hand-in-hand.

Mo'er, Xiaohong, the two girls, finished their work, and happily played behind their master's house.

The children played and ate.

At about twelve o'clock in the morning, Xu Jiaojiao and Liao Qing took the lead in paying New Year's greetings to Xu Zhang and Xu Youde.

"Dad, mother, happy new year, good health, long life!"

Xu Zhang's joy hehe, "Good." ”

sealed a big red envelope for Xu Jiaojiao.

gave Liao Qing a big red envelope again.

At this moment, all the people in the room lined up to come over to pay New Year's greetings to the old couple of Xu Zhang's family.

"You clever ghosts! It's a red envelope for the old woman......"

Even so.

Everyone has a share.

Of course, these red envelopes definitely did not give Xu Jiaojiao and Liao Qing a thick one.

Even Luo and Yuan Chunhua have a share, of course, Xu Zhang's seal is the smallest.

Mo'er and Xiaohong's two girls also have a share, and both of them have more shares than Yuan Chunhua.

After the New Year's greetings, Xu Youde and his sons will keep watch all night, and the other daughters-in-law can take the children back to the house to sleep.

This is the practice of previous years.

The daughter-in-law and the children went to sleep.

Xu Zhang's was also sleepy, went back to the house to sleep, and drove Xu Jiaojiao and Liao Qing back to the backyard to rest.

"There are many people who keep the New Year, and I don't need the two of you, so go back and rest. It's been a whole day. ”

The evening was Chinese New Year's Eve dinner, and the old Xu family opened a jar of champion wine, and everyone drank a glass.

Because it was the champion wine, Xu Youde was happy and poured two more glasses for Liao Qing, so Liao Qing's face turned red.

Xu Zhang's sake saw that his face was red, and asked Xu Jiaojiao and the others to go back to rest first, so that they didn't have to follow the New Year.

Xu Jiaojiao agreed, and helped Liao Qing back to the room.

After washing Liao Qing first, she helped him to bed to rest, Xu Jiaojiao asked Mo'er to fetch water, and she also washed it.

In the Chinese New Year's Eve, there is a custom, generally after taking a bath at noon, and changing into new clothes in the afternoon.

Wash old clothes and dry them.

Because on the first day of the Lunar New Year, I can't carry out any activities of sprinkling and cleaning, for fear of scaring away the fortune and colliding with the god of water, etc.

After a tired day, Xu Jiaojiao washed her face and climbed into bed.

She thought that Liao Qing had fallen asleep a long time ago.