In fact, Xie Mulin was also quite surprised.

After a busy afternoon, she never left the second room. Later, when it was almost dark, the kitchen had almost done the dishes, and only a few dishes that needed to be fried were put into the pot, and when the dishes could be served for the feast, the Song family ordered someone to call her to the front courtyard to meet her brother Xie Jinzhi. Wen also took care of the banquet in the third room, and ordered Xie Xianzhi to take the others to eat, and he came to the second room to serve his mother-in-law for dinner.

Xie Mulin followed behind his brother, kowtowed to his grandmother Song with the Wen family, toasted him, and said words of blessing, and Xie Meijun also arrived with her husband and children. At that time, in the upper room of the main courtyard of the second room, it was really lively like never before. In previous years, the Song family has always sat at a table with their daughters, sons-in-law, and grandchildren, but this year, due to the addition of Wen's family, Xie Jinzhi, and Xie Mulin, they must separate two tables, one for each man and woman, plus the girl and woman with each person, the room is packed.

However, after drinking the first round of wine, Song put forward a proposal to let the three of Wen's mother and son, along with the children of the third room, go to the old mansion to accompany Mrs. Xie for the holiday.

Song's reason can be said to be very intimate: "The third brother and sister are alone in the old house, and there are only subordinates around them, and they don't even have a biological flesh and blood, and they are too lonely." If you are really in two places, it will be beyond the reach of the whip, but in fact you are only a few miles away from her, and it will take you two quarters of an hour by boat. The third brother and sister can't let go of the past and refuse to come to live in the clan land, you can't force her as a junior, but you can't be absent from the clan ancestor worship ceremony, so you have to leave the third brother and sister in the old house. Now that the ancestor worship ceremony has ended, I am here, you have also kowtowed, accompanied by wine and dinner, and next, it is time to accompany the third brother and sister. Don't worry, I also have a daughter and son-in-law, granddaughter by my side, and I am not lonely. If you're not here, I'll be fine, just rest assured to go and do my filial piety to my third brother and sister. ”

Wen was really moved to tears at that time. In her opinion, the Song family is really a benevolent and loving elder. Especially compared with the willful and mean old lady Xie, the Song family is like a living bodhisattva with golden light all over her body!

Xie Meijun persuaded Wen's mother and son to go to the old house to accompany Mrs. Xie, so Wen didn't hesitate for long, and took his children to kowtow and quit the second room.

Only Yang Yiquan had some objections at the time: "If it is dark today and the night is cold, will it be dangerous for Sister Su Min to take the children to Xiejiawan by boat?" It's better to accompany the third aunt tomorrow, it's the same. ”

However, Xie Meijun refuted it at the time: "What danger can there be? Although it was night, everyone had to go home for a reunion tonight, there were no boats on the river, the moonlight was bright, and the wind was smooth, and my sister-in-law and a few children went on their own boats, and I was afraid that it would not take two quarters of an hour to arrive. Besides, it's just been dark for a short time, and it's not late at night, and there are many people on both sides of the river, and they have always been very safe, what can happen? Tomorrow is the sixteenth, and it is no longer the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival. ”

At this time, the Wen family and his party had disappeared, and the Song family sent a message to remove a table, asking her daughter, son-in-law and two children to move to her table, and Yang Yiquan didn't say anything more.

Wen didn't know about these follow-ups, and Xie Mulin was at the end and only heard a few words. However, she didn't take it to heart, as Xie Meijun said, it was not too late at this time, and there was no danger in sailing on the river near the county seat. When you get to the old mansion and have enough room for everyone to spend the night, what is there to worry about? The Song family is really benevolent and righteous to Mrs. Xie, and she has also considered Wen and the children thoughtfully.

It's just that Xie Mulin is also a little suspicious, is his mother and son a little hindering the reunion of the second room and family? Although they are the daughters-in-law and grandchildren of the second room in name, the Song family must be closer to their own flesh and blood. The family in the second room gathers together for a reunion banquet every year, and this year there are three more family members who are not familiar with each other, won't it be awkward?

Anyway, Xie Mulin himself is quite awkward.

But none of that matters anymore. Xie Mulin followed his mother and brother back to the third room, and told Xie Xianzhi and a few of them about Song's instructions, and everyone was very surprised. Xie Xianzhi is a filial grandson, Xie Yingfen and Xie Hanzhi are also very simple and kind, so everyone immediately instructed their subordinates to put all the dishes that had just started to eat on the table into food boxes, and then asked the girl to go back to the room to simply pack up some change of clothes, and then put on a cotton cloak, and the whole family went out to get on the boat and go to the old house.

When leaving the Xie Jia Jiao Wharf, the people guarding the wharf heard that they were going to the old clan land of Xie Jiawan, and they didn't ask much, and they also stuffed Xie Xianzhi with a box, saying that the sect had explained it in advance, and asked them to bring it to the old lady at home, it was clear that the sect knew that they would go to the old house to accompany Mrs. Xie for the holiday, and there was no objection.

Wen sighed to his children: "The second old lady must have discussed with the elders of the sect room early, and the sect side will be prepared early." We didn't know anything! The elders of the clan are really kind and generous! If the master knows, I don't know how grateful he will be! ”

Xie Xianzhi also said happily: "Even if the old lady knows, she will definitely be grateful!" ”

However, it is clear that Xie Xianzhi was wrong. Mrs. Xie didn't have any thoughts of gratitude, she only felt that she was humiliated by the Song family.

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, she didn't have any children or grandchildren around her, so she had to spend the festival alone, so pitiful.

Now, the children and grandchildren are here, gathered around her, she is no longer alone, how blessed!

However, this blessing was given by the Song family. Without Song's speech, there would not be a single child or grandchild around her.

She wants her children and grandchildren to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival with her, and she even wants the Song family to give alms?!

Mrs. Xie didn't want to mention how depressed she was!

However, the daughter-in-law Wen kept saying good things about the Song family and the Zongfang Xie Zeshan couple, saying how benevolent and loving they were, and showed her the dishes and snacks they brought, saying which plate was rewarded by the Song family, and which plate was sent by the Zongfang, and finally took out the box of dim sum obtained at the dock: "This is the moon cake made by Zongfang itself, every Mid-Autumn Festival, everyone in the whole clan has it, and we have it." Thinking that the old lady didn't have it here, the old lady of the sect ordered us to bring it to the old lady. The old man is in Beiping, too far away, this moon cake is too late to send over. The old lady might as well eat the master's portion, right? I don't know if this mooncake tastes different from what you tasted back then? ”

Mrs. Xie had already pulled her face long: "What do I want this moon cake for?" I'm not short of mooncakes here! Are you here to spend the holidays with me, or are you here to be angry with me?! I've been here for so long, except for saying good things about Zongfang and the Song family, I haven't even kowtowed to me, what kind of filial son and grandson is this?! ”

Wen Shi was stunned, and suddenly remembered that he had indeed not saluted yet, so he hurriedly handed over all the things in his hand to Ma Lu Yao's family, and ordered her to send them to the kitchen, heat up the wine and food, and bake the snacks, and then pulled the children, lined up in two rows, and stood in the first place. Sister Shan pulled the pearl, and Qi Qi quickly spread the futon on the ground, and everyone knelt down and kowtowed to Mrs. Xie, and said words of blessing. Mrs. He brought another tray of small wine cups, and Wen gave a toast to Mrs. Xie again.

Mrs. Xie slowed down her expression, took Wen's wine, took a sip, and said lightly: "Okay, you can come over to spend the holiday with me overnight, and I will receive your love." It's just that if you really have filial piety, don't say good things about the Song family, and don't even mention the good words of the sect. I don't feel comfortable listening to it! ”

Wen's face was embarrassed, looking at the children, and Xie Xianzhi's brothers and sisters were also full of disapproval.

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