This aunt of herself, really can't open which pot to mention, and the mother's mood is just better, hey! Mai Xiaohuan saw that there was nothing to do with her family here, and it was estimated that her grandmother and aunt had no intention of leaving her father and mother to eat, so she pushed Shan Cuihua and walked out, while replying instead of her mother, who was already angry and speechless: "Auntie is ready to give you the silver as a gift, just wait for someone to toast you, and you won't have to worry about other things." ”

Walking on the road, Mai Xiaofang kicked the pebbles that were obstructive to the eyes, if it weren't for the inconvenience of speaking outside, she especially wanted to ask her eldest brother, hearing those people sarcastically like this, wouldn't he feel sad and guilty?

When he got home, while everyone was back in the house to rest, Mai Xiaohuan took things out from behind the rabbit cage and hid them in the carriage that Qu Hao gave him. There is a secret compartment at the bottom of this car, and no third person knows about it except Qu Hao and himself.

The second sister likes those silk flowers very much, and she also likes those hairbands, and she must not let others worry about them. She remembered that when Qu Hao's family held a banquet, the two godsisters who came back from the capital also gave themselves a box of silk flowers, and those who didn't understand couldn't tell which ones were rewarded by the palace and which ones were bought and given away by the Marquis of Beijing.

In the evening, after Mai Xiaofang listened to her sister's plan, she kept asking her where those ghost ideas came from, why didn't she have this ability!

"It's enough to have me at home who is not worrying, you better be honest and let your mother have less snacks!"

"Also, if we were all as bold and have so many ghost ideas like you, our mother's hair would have turned gray early."

Are you that bad? Mai Xiaohuan put away the silk flowers of "Palace Reward" in a small wooden box, and persuaded the second sister to stop quarreling with the eldest brother, the more the family objected, the less he would compromise. Besides, the two have already made a marriage, with Chen Qiuniang's current situation, how can she easily let go of the life-saving straw of her eldest brother!

"Then let them get married, and then bully our mother?"

How is it possible, Mai Xiaohuan plans to not only talk to the Tang family about the dim sum shop after going back, but also develop a series of recipes for flowers and medicinal herbs, and earn a sum of money before he leaves the Lotus Courtyard, and buy a house for his father and mother to stay away from his grandmother and eldest brother.

At night, Mai Yonghai got up to go to the toilet, heard a noise in the backyard, and tiptoed and carried a wooden stick to find it. There are a lot of valuable things in my yard. For the New Year, is it a thief again, won't it be a big lady again!

There was really a black shadow on the side of the rabbit cage, Mai Yonghai touched it, and quietly raised the stick behind the man, hey! How can this figure look so familiar!

"Big brother, what are you doing here!"

"I ...... I heard this voice, come here...... Look. ”

Is it? Mai Yonghai felt that the eldest brother had become unrecognizable, and he was no longer the person who listened to his father's words, worked quietly, and was silent.

By the moonlight, Mai Yonghai saw that the eldest brother had nothing in his hands, and his arms were also mediocre, so he reluctantly and sadly asked him to go back to sleep, as if the two had not met tonight.

"Those...... If you bring those things to grandma, do you think you can get them back? It's better to ......."

It's better for you to please Chen Qiuniang, right? Not to mention that Mai Yonghai believes that his sister has a way to deal with it, even if the thing is really gone, there are other people's concerns, and his brother should not come to calculate, if this matter is known to his mother and sister, how sad they should be!

"Big brother, you've changed...... Ay! Go back to sleep! "What else is there to say in the face of such a person who is already going crazy!

The family said that they had changed, but Mai Yonghe felt that it was they who had changed, because he wanted to marry a poor man who was helpless, had no money and no power. Qiu Niang is right, if she had a relative who was a county guard, if she was as rich as the Tang family, her father and sisters would definitely not treat her like this.

The next day, when Mai Xiaohuan got up early to prepare for cooking, he was pulled by the second brother, and the two of them stood by the stove and bit their ears quietly. Mai Yonghe, who had finished adding fodder to the cattle and horses, saw such a scene, and thought that his younger brother had betrayed him, so he roared angrily and rushed to the two of them and pushed Mai Yonghai fiercely.

The defenseless Mai Yonghai was pushed to the ground, Mai Xiaohuan was also taken down, and the kitchen knife on the board also fell, landing on Mai Xiaohuan's head less than a slap away.

If that's a little off...... The brothers and sisters were frightened, Mai Yonghe regretted it a little, and the other two had only one thought, that is, the eldest brother was really crazy.

"What's wrong?" Shan Cuihua and Mai Xiaofang rushed out almost at the same time, one pulled up Mai Yonghai, and the other helped Mai Xiaohuan.

Mai Yonghai used the hem of his clothes to cover the kitchen knife that fell on the ground, Mai Xiaohuan patted the soil on his body, and lied that he accidentally tripped over firewood, and the second brother fell down in order to protect himself.

"He's an older brother, it's right to do this, if you watch your sister fall away, you don't deserve to call your second brother." Shan Cuihua, who felt very gratified, praised her youngest son with practical actions, and finally promised to make him a good meal, and he could order it casually.

Rubbing the sour and numb shoulders that were patted by his mother, Mai Yonghai asked if he could change the chef, and Shan Cuihua picked up the stick and asked his youngest son if he wanted this.

My mother hadn't laughed with them for months, and Mai Yonghai and Mai Xiaofang felt extremely kind when they watched their mother raise the stick.

No one looked at McYonghe the whole time, and no one said a word to him. Standing awkwardly like an outsider for a while, Mai Yonghe turned around and left, in his mother's heart, his younger brothers and sisters were better than him, and he was like a superfluous person in this family.

Now he longs more than ever to have a home of his own, with a gentle and virtuous daughter-in-law who shush him and ask for warmth, and those pitiful big eyes and virtuous figure come to mind again. Yes, I still have Qiu Niang, with her, I will have my own new home, with my strength, how can I not support two people. When I have the silver, when Han Ting is admitted to the top prize, when my parents and sisters regret it.

After finishing the work outside, laying out the paper and sitting on the chair, Mai Xiaohuan, who just wanted to write the plan of the dim sum shop, heard Mai Xiaoling calling herself.

The two aunts and cousins came really fast, Mai Xiaohuan hid the pen and ink, checked the clothes on his body, it was very good, there was nothing worth thinking about, and he didn't even dare to pick up a handkerchief.

"Coming" Since my cousin and cousin are not in a hurry, what is it polite to me, Mai Xiaohuan walked towards the gate with the wooden box in his arms hooked the corners of his mouth.

Shan Cuihua was not at ease, she wanted to follow, but was pushed back to the house by Mai Xiaofang, and the eldest brother estimated that Chen Qiuniang, who went to see him again, and the eldest sister was about to give birth, and it was impossible to come back at this time. It's rare that the family is cleaner today, and my mother should have a good rest, there is still a tough battle to fight in the sixth year of the new year, how can I do it if I don't raise my spirit.

Grandma's family has to accompany her sister to go, even if you can't vent, there will be no loss.

The two daughters are still young, and the group of relatives are like hungry wolves when they see good things, what if they break the silk flowers rewarded by the county lord? Thinking about it, she was still a little uneasy, although she was reluctant to enter the door of her sister-in-law's house with one hundred and twenty people in her heart, Shan Cuihua finally went.

As soon as the sisters entered the courtyard, a large group of people gathered around them at once, including men, women and children, and it was the first time that Mai Xiaohuan had seen such a neat welcome lineup! patted the box in his arms and silently recited the sentence "I borrowed light from you today".

"Cousin, I'll take it for you!"

"Xiao Huan, this box is weirdly heavy, why don't I get it!"

…… ……

These people were so enthusiastic today, even Mai Xiaofang was squeezed aside, Mai Xiaohuan cleared his throat and said very solemnly: "If you want to see the rewards in the palace, you have to clean your hands and burn incense first!" ”

Is there such a statement? A courtyard of people, you look at me, I look at you, although I have doubts in my heart, I don't know how to say it, the palace! It is too far away from them, and it is too sacred in the hearts of these people, and the kind of admiration that grows from their bones surpasses everything, they would never have thought that Mai Xiaohuan would dare to make a fuss about this matter.

Clean copper basins, brand new sweat towels, one person in the yard counts one, lined up to wash their hands.

Is it really okay for my sister to do this? is as bold as Mai Xiaofang's heart is beating the drum, anyway, if it were her, she would never dare to joke about the reward.

The table in the middle of the room had been wiped clean, a stick of incense had been lit, and the rising light smoke heralded a very solemn ceremony.

"Ahem, the elders don't have to salute, juniors......"

"Bye, you have to pray." Mai Xing, as the head of the family, walked to the front of the table in a decent manner, and after arranging the back according to the seniority, they bent down and saluted together.

Mai Xiaofang stabbed her sister's waist, you are a little too big!

Mai Xiaohuan was particularly aggrieved and tilted her head to look at her second sister, who can be blamed for this! I've already reminded me that people have to worship, how can I bear to stop it!

Take it easy, don't go too far.

Got it, let them see themselves in a while and take the head office!

After the sisters exchanged silently, the ceremony here was almost done. Mai Xiaohuan walked over and opened the wooden box, and a delicate and unique red silk flower lay quietly inside.

"Is this the one Xiao Fang wears? Looking at ...... Not quite like that! Mai Xiaoling looked at it carefully over and over again, and always felt that it was different from the last time she saw her cousin on her head.

"That's because the distance is different, do you understand, besides, do I dare to joke about the things rewarded by the county lord? If you dare? ”

Several girls shook their heads together, Mai Xiaofang glared at her sister angrily, she could see that there was nothing that this sister didn't dare to do.

When the incense on the table burned out, Mai Xiaohuan closed the wooden box with a "snap", ready to turn around and leave.

"Wait a while, since this is an object of reward from the palace, it should be kept by your grandmother." Mai Xing didn't plan to let his niece take things back, if there was a treasure from the palace in his family, then the people of Shaxi Village and even Pingliang County would envy him.