Since Mai Xiaohuan agreed, Qu Mang planned to rush back, he said that his wife had an explanation, if Mai Xiaohuan wanted, he could leave at home for the New Year, and just go to the other hospital to report after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

Mai Xiaohuan once again thanked his stepfather and mother and Brother Qu for their help, and asked his father and mother to catch some rabbits, put some mushrooms, sweet potatoes, and sauerkraut for the county guard and the Tang family.

It would be nice if Dou Liangfu came with him today, and gave the county guard and the Tang family a chance to give gifts! He couldn't find such a way before, but he didn't expect that the opportunity would be missed like this, Mai Xiaoyuan shook his head and felt sorry for his husband.

Mai Xiaohuan went back to the house and wrote a letter, bowing to the Qu family in his early years, thanking them for helping him achieve his wish and guaranteeing that he would go to Qingcheng County on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. In addition, he picked out a few large characters that were in line with the age of nine years old and were neatly sandwiched in the letter, sealed them and handed them to Qu Mang.

Because of the hurry, Qu Mang and the Mai family hurriedly said goodbye, and Shan Cuihua took the family into the house to check the gifts. Qu Hao's two sisters gave Mai Xiaohuan a total of eight pieces of material, two pairs of jade bracelets, two pairs of gold bracelets, beaded flowers, hair bands, various pearl earrings and silver nudes of various shapes filled with two carved small wooden boxes.

Seeing Mai Xiaoyuan's eyes shining as he stared at the fabric and jade bracelet, Mai Xiaohuan said very generously: "If the eldest sister likes it, take some back, and the second sister and I will have beaded flower belts."

Is this true? Mai Xiaoyuan didn't expect that when she still took things from her mother's house, she was also a knowledgeable person, but she really didn't have such a high-quality jade bracelet and exquisite clothes, and it would be a lie to say that she didn't want to possess it.

The little girl is about to go to Qingcheng County, and the good things should be left to her more, Shan Cuihua picked out the two most colorful horses and handed them to the eldest girl before Mai Xiaoyuan stretched out her hand. The jewelry didn't move, these were all named and given to Xiao Huan, and it was not appropriate to transfer them to others.

Mai Xiaohuan went over and pulled the things on the table, and sent a pair of larger light cyan transparent bracelets to her mother and eldest sister respectively. The smaller pair with a faint pink halo, Mai Xiaohuan put one on the second sister's hand, and brought the other one with herself.

The beads were handed over to the second sister, and she kept a pair of gold bracelets for herself, and gave them to her mother and the second sister.

The fresh melons, fruits and vegetables sent by Qufu and the Tang family were distributed to Mai Xiaoyuan, and she took half a cart of good things and went home happily.

"They don't have anything in the Dou family, why do they want to give her the materials and bracelets!" Mai Xiaofang dislikes her eldest sister the most, she married Dou Liangfu for the sake of glory and wealth, and now she sees that her sister has a chance, so she comes up again. Relatives actually put their interests in the forefront, which is unacceptable.

Mai Xiaohuan doesn't like the eldest sister either, but for the sake of her family, she has been helping her family, and when she injured her shoulder last time, she was fortunate to let her get her wish once. It can be seen that her life in the Dou family is not as beautiful as it seems, Dou Liangfu is a mercenary person, he doesn't listen to him, he doesn't do all kinds of franchises, and he is afraid that he will be disliked in their family a long time ago.

Shan Cuihua, such a good material, didn't dare to do it herself, she picked a day to catch the market, took the sisters into the county seat, and went to the largest embroidery workshop to find a steward and asked them to make three new clothes for Mai Xiaohuan. I also selected a few pieces of material from the ingredients brought back from Mai Xiaoyuan, and made a few for her.

Because the family is really worried that Mai Xiaohuan will go to Qingcheng County alone, they feel that the sisters are also companions together, and the family is more relieved. Mai Xiaohuan saw that she couldn't persuade her family at all, so she also put out her mind and let her mother arrange it.

"Mother, you saw it! The second aunt actually made a few new dresses with those two little hooves at once, I want it too, the material is so good-looking, even if you can't make a set, just make a gown, even if you make a vest! Mai Xiaoling, who was hiding to the side and watching Shan Cuihua's mother and daughter talking and laughing with the housekeeper in the embroidery workshop, had red eyes and shook Wu's arm.

When you don't want it! But Mai Xiaohuan's dead girl is holding her own handle in her hand, and the village chief is protecting their family, what can she do.

I heard that the second family had a guest a few days ago, yes, it was the day I went to borrow the carriage. I really can't figure out why the two girls in the second family can have such a good relationship with others, but no one cares about their own children.

Returning home from the county seat, it is not far from the Chinese New Year, Mai Xiaohuan experimented with making vermicelli a few times without success, but the flour skin was made, and the family also liked it, and she also studied the practice of cold skin.

Later, Shan Cuihua didn't let her toss, one was because there were many things to do during the New Year, and the other was because Shan Cuihua wanted her to take care of her body. Don't go to Qingcheng County, the county lord dislikes her for being thin and small, and returns the person, in that case, the child will be sad and the county guard will lose face.

Mai Xiaohuan is not worried about this, the county lord is not looking for his mother-in-law, but also picks the fat and thin who reads with his companions, as long as he is clean and neat, does not have much trouble, and does not cause trouble, he should not be disliked. Shan Cuihua makes brown sugar water, big bone broth, and eggs for Mai Xiaohuan to eat every day. Not to mention, when it came to the New Year, Mai Xiaohuan gained a whole circle.

Mai Xiaohuan told her mother that she couldn't make it up, otherwise she wouldn't be able to wear new clothes. Shan Cuihua smiled and told her not to worry, when she asked the embroidery girl to do it, she had already asked them to release some sizes, and it would never be small.

For the New Year, you have to go to the uncle's house for a reunion dinner and New Year's greetings.

This can make Shan Cuihua and Mai Xiaohuan sad, if there is any way to avoid it.

Reluctantly, on the thirtieth day of the Chinese New Year's Eve, after pasting the Spring Festival and hanging red lanterns at home, Mai Wang took his family to Mai Xing's house.

The person who greeted them at the door didn't fail to say anything, and when their family entered the courtyard, Mai Xiaoling's brothers and sisters called "second uncle, second aunt" perfunctorily and ignored Mai Xiaohuan and a few people.

When she entered the house to greet Mai Liu, she also had a gloomy face throughout the whole process, only said a few words to her son and grandson, and swept the corner of her eyes to her daughter-in-law and granddaughter to finish the matter.

"Yo! Let's just talk about it! Xiao Huan's craftsmanship is quite famous now, today's lunch meal, you can make it! Wu took off his oil-stained apron and shook it in front of Mai Xiaohuan, wanting her to take it.

When I want to cook, I think of myself, and who can be in the mood to cook with this kind of treatment. Mai Xiaohuan doesn't have to guess to know that if she really cooks, her grandmother and aunt will definitely find a lot of faults, and it is possible to take the opportunity to punish herself for the New Year.

Anyway, no matter what you do, you can't please grandma and auntie, so why waste your feelings and strength!

Mai Xiaohuan said with a smile: "I don't have any skills, it's just to make some home-cooked food, I can't handle the food of so many people, if it is not delicious, it will affect everyone's good mood for the New Year." ”

"I think you two cook together on weekdays, so let your second sister help you do it." Wu still refused to give up, the key is that she secretly took half of the chicken, duck and fish meat used in the reunion dinner for the New Year, gave some to her mother's family, and hid some in her own house. If you can encourage the Mai Xiaohuan sisters to cook, the mother-in-law will push them when she finds that there is something missing.

The abacus played very well, but I didn't think that these two dead girls would say anything and not accept anything, when Wu wanted to continue to coax Mai Xiaohuan, Shan Cuihua stood up: "Their children's family, where will they cook New Year's meals, sister-in-law, I and the third daughter-in-law will help you do it!" ”

Wu rolled her eyes and came up with another way, she warmly invited Sister Mai Xiaohuan to the kitchen to help chop vegetables and watch the fire.

Knowing that he didn't have any good intentions, how could Mai Xiaohuan be fooled! She pretended to be innocent and asked, "Sister Xiaoling is older than me and my second sister!" Even Sister Xiaohui is more than a month older than my second sister, Xiaomiao is the same age as me, do they also go to the kitchen to help! ”

Where did this dead girl get so many requests, she couldn't think of her daughter when she divided the good things, and she did some work, Wu showed an impatient look, and when she was about to explode, Mai Liu knocked on the crutch on the other side.

"Xiaoling and Xiaohui cook for me every day, you have done your filial piety several times a year, let you two do some work, don't eat if you don't like to do it."

I really want to stay for today's meal! Mai Xiaofang picked up her sister and walked out, Mai Liu's family couldn't see others disobeying him, especially the two children of the second son's family, who were the most unfilial.

She touched the table, grabbed the sewing basket and threw it at Mai Xiaofang. Just when the thing was about to smash on Mai Xiaofang's body, she quickly flashed to the side, and then heard an "oops" sound, and the basket smashed on Mai Xiaohui's body, and the scissors inside flew directly against Mai Xiaoling's cheek, and bright red blood dripped down Mai Xiaoling's chin.

Now something is wrong, Wu ran to his daughter to check the injury, his daughter is going to marry the rich man as a lady, what if there is a scar on her face?

Mai Liushi also walked over quickly, she didn't admit that it was her fault, and scolded Sister Mai Xiaofang as she walked: "These two dead girls, what are you hiding, if you two are not angry with me, can I leave something?" Xiaoling is injured and asks for silver to see the doctor, second child, you hurry back and get ten taels of silver...... No, twenty taels of silver. ”

At this time, the Wu family also reacted, it was absolutely impossible to pick up money from his mother-in-law, and now he could only insist that the second family would not relax, not only to let them treat Xiaoling's injuries, but also to let them compensate for the losses, the more the better.

"Mother, I still want the new clothes made by those two dead girls, all of which will belong to me." Mai Xiaoling covered her face and cried.

Today finally has the opportunity to blackmail them, how can Mai Xiaoling let it go so easily!