Caiyun smiled and saluted, and then led them inside, the two children were curious, probed their brains to look around, and were glared at by their respective mothers, and then lowered their heads.

Although Ruixue didn't have to get out of bed to be busy, but only sitting and talking to the visitors was also very draining, and it was finally quiet for a while, and just leaning on the bedside to rest, I heard Caiyun say outside the door, "Madam, the Xu family and the sister-in-law of the Ma family in Xiaopingshan are here." ”

"Hey, it's Brother Xu and Brother Ma's family?" Ruixue immediately sat up straight and said, "Please come in." ”

The door of the house creaked open, and soon the mother and son turned out after the screen, one of the two ladies wore a blue cloth dress, the head of the same color wrapped their heads, their figure was slightly fat, and their complexion was very kind, and the other wore a dark green dress, with a simple snail sideburns on their heads, and inserted them with two ebony hairpins. Behind them, a man and a woman, two children, were all neatly dressed, with no patches on their clothes, big eyes and bones, small mouths, timid.

Rui Xue smiled and bent down to salute, "Sister-in-law Xu, sister-in-law Ma, why are you still running this trip, I told the two eldest brothers, don't toss the sisters-in-law?" ”

Xu Kuan's daughter-in-law hurriedly stepped forward to help her, and said with a smile, "Sister, what are you talking about, my child's father said, it's okay if you don't come at any time, this child's washing is a big deal, and we must come early to support my sister." ”

"But it's not," Ma Lao's sixth daughter-in-law also stepped forward with a smile, "The child is washing more than three to see his mother's family act, how can we not come?" ”

Rui Xue invited them to sit down, and the sword dance quickly served tea and snacks, blue and white tea bowls, and white porcelain plates with gold edges, before they could eat and drink and taste the taste, just looking at this object, it made people like it, Xu Kuan's daughter-in-law and Ma Laoliu's daughter-in-law breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, the sister treated them as guests so seriously, and did not look down on them at all, the two of them thought like this, and the smile on their faces was sincere.

Rui Xue leaned slightly to make herself sit more comfortable, and then asked with a smile, "Two sisters-in-law, don't blame the sister for being stupid, in fact, for a while, I haven't been able to tell which of you is Sister-in-law Xu and which is Sister-in-law Ma?" ”

Xu Kuan's daughter-in-law and Ma Lao's sixth daughter-in-law both laughed, and felt more and more that this girl was real, and it was not hypocritical to ask if there was anything, so Xu Kuan's daughter-in-law said, "I am from the Xu family, and she is your sister-in-law of the Ma family." After speaking, he pointed to the two children, "This kid is the eldest of my family, called Gou Yu'er, and this girl called Xinghua belongs to the Ma family." ”

Ma Lao's sixth daughter-in-law also motioned for the two children to come forward to salute, the two children showed that they were taught very well on weekdays, and the etiquette was good, but the eyes always slipped on the snack plate, Rui Xue was funny, so she called the sword dance and said, "Take some more snacks, take care of the children to the side to pad their stomachs, and I will talk to my sisters-in-law." ”

Jian Wu responded, and sure enough, he took a six-compartment box, and led the two children to sit on the low couch under the window and eat.

Xu Kuan's daughter-in-law blushed a little and said, "These two children don't look like anything when they see dim sum." ”

Ma Lao's sixth daughter-in-law also said, "They are shouting at home all day long, the steamed buns of the Zhao aunt are delicious, and the baked cakes are delicious, this time I heard that we were coming, so I almost rolled on the ground, I must follow, I thought about taking them out to see the world, who knows, this just gave my aunt a salute, and I made a box of snacks, two greedy babies!" ”

The three of them all laughed, Rui Xue asked about trivial matters such as the harvest of the two families, Xu Kuan's daughter-in-law spoke in an orderly manner, and Ma Lao's sixth daughter-in-law was refreshing, and the more she talked for a while, the closer she became.

Soon, I heard someone shouting in the courtyard outside the window, "The water is boiled, and the washing has begun." ”

Xu Kuan's daughter-in-law and Ma Lao's sixth daughter-in-law hurriedly picked up the basket, took the package out, and said with a smile, "I just talked and forgot to take out the child's clothes." ”

As she spoke, she took out a set of red brocade padded clothes and trousers, the stitches were extremely delicate, and the placket, cuffs, and trousers were embroidered with complicated patterns.

Ma Lao's sixth daughter-in-law also took a set of the same red brocade material, but the embroidered patterns on it were simpler, and said with a smile, "Sister, I don't have the good craftsmanship of our sister-in-law Xu, don't dislike it." The two of us discussed, and we both made padded lining, and after two days, when the weather was cold, the children would be able to wear it. ”

Rui Xue was very moved, they were still wearing cotton dresses, and the clothes of the two children were also very old, showing that life was not easy, but she didn't expect to make brocade clothes for her own children, this friendship is really heavy.

She was not polite, she took it directly, and said, "This is a shirt made by my aunt, and it must be warmer than what others make, I thank my sister-in-law for the two children." ”

Xu Kuan's daughter-in-law and Ma Laoliu's daughter-in-law originally thought that she would refuse, but they didn't expect to accept it so refreshingly, both of them were stunned, and then laughed and said, "Yes, my sister should be like this." ”

The voices outside the window were even more lively, Aunt Yun Er and Cui Niang came in to hug the child, Xu Ma and the two also followed, Rui Xue lay down, quietly listening to the movement outside the window.

Granny Sun commanded Yun Xiaoliu and Xiao Jiu to carry the big clay pot and put it in the middle of the courtyard, looked up and saw that the sun was the warmest time, and said, "It's time to start washing three." ”

Caiyun Caiyue ran out and moved the three-fold screen, blocking the northwest side, Qin Xin also took a small copper basin and put it in the middle of the big pottery pot, poured half of the warm water into it, Grandma Sun frowned, pulled her and asked, "Girl, what are you doing?" ”

Qin Xin blinked, and the people in the courtyard also looked at her, and she inevitably blushed a little, and said, "Madam said that the water in the clay pot will be dirty if you throw it into copper coins and fruits, and the umbilical cords of the little master and the little lady have not grown well, and they are easy to get sick." ”

Wash three dirty water? This is the first time everyone has heard of it, you must know that you still expect the water to be poured on the child to wash away the filth, how can you say that the water is dirty, the Zhao family's lady is really weird.

Sister-in-law Zhang heard this on the side, and hurriedly came out to play a round, "The sister of the Zhao family gave birth to a child for the first time, she didn't understand the rules here, and she suffered a lot, so it was inevitable that she would be pampered by the child." It's nothing to put a copper basin, just put it in the basin to save Grandma Sun from being too tired, this is to wash two children at a time. ”

The old women of several clans also chimed in, "No, it's cold this day, don't be cold to the children." ”

Grandma Sun is not that stupid, and she still expects the main family to reward money, how can she hold it up, and hurriedly smiled, "It's okay, these two children are washed in a 'gold' basin, and they will definitely be rich and expensive in the future." ”

Everyone laughed, and at this time, Aunt Yun and Cui Niang came out with two children, and Grandma Sun beckoned, "Hurry up and add a pot." ”

Zhao Fengnian, Bai Zhanpeng, Chu Gehuan and others were sitting in the study, and when they heard the report, they entered the second gate, stood not far away and watched with a smile, while a group of women and children gathered in front of them.

According to the rules, the mother's family wants to come first, Niu Niu and Wu Yu stepped forward and threw two silver bills into the pottery pot, everyone saw the silver of the flowers and flowers with round eyes, and secretly praised, this Zhao family is really willing, because the silver money and other things in the basin are finally given to the mother-in-law, the two children stretched out their hands, that is, they gave their grandmother-in-law ten taels of silver, and the grandmother-in-law was naturally overjoyed, and her voice immediately revealed a burst of joy, "Gold and silver are rich, and a life is safe!" ”

Wu Yu and Niuniu retreated, Xu Kuan's daughter-in-law and Ma Lao's sixth daughter-in-law stepped forward immediately, grabbed a few jujubes and lotus seeds on the plate and threw them down, and the grandmother shouted again, "Establish a son early, and the family business is prosperous!" ”

In this way, one after another, Zhang's sister-in-law, Cui Niang, and the little daughters-in-law who get along close to each other on weekdays have added some fruits or money and other things, and the big clay pot has been paved with a layer, and the grandmother-in-law saw that everyone had finished adding, so she took a stick and stirred it in the clay pot, and muttered in her mouth: "One stir, two stirs, three stirs, my brother leads my younger brother to run; Seventy, eighty, crooked, and mischievous Xili Hulu are all here. ”

Then he stretched out his hand and hugged Brother Xiao'er, uncovered the brocade and put him in the copper basin, there was warm water in the copper basin, it was not cold, Brother Xiao'er wrinkled his little nose, or fell asleep and did not wake up, everyone laughed, and even said, this is a naughty boy.

While using a small gourd scoop of water to gently pour it on the child, the grandmother gently touched his body, "Wash your hair first and be a prince; After washing the waist, one generation is taller than the other; Wash the eggs, as the county; Wash the ditch and make the state. After tossing like this for a while, he used a small peach wood comb to tie up his filial brother's hair, "Three combs, two combs, and a red top when you grow up." Draw your eyebrows on the left, sideburns on the right, and look for a daughter-in-law on the four lines. ”

Aunt Yun saw that Brother Xiao still didn't cry, so she handed over the green onions, and Mrs. Sun's subordinates used a little strength to hit Brother Xiao'er's back, Brother Xiao was in pain, and immediately burst into tears, and everyone said, "It's a pot, it's a pot, this kid's voice is really bright." ”

Zhao Fengnian stood on the periphery, hearing his son's crying, as if someone had pinched his heart, he clenched his fists a little impatiently, and said, "Why is Xisan so troublesome?" ”

Bai Zhanpeng rolled his eyes and stood to the side, as if he didn't want others to know that he knew this unpromising man, but Chu Gehuan smiled and persuaded, "Who's child is like this, this is already simple, there is that family, and they have to worship the gods and ancestors, and they can't be tossed for half an hour." ”

Sure enough, the grandmother said two more words, "One dozen smart, two dozen smart", and finally burned the talisman paper that had been offered for one night in front of the clay pot, and said, "The original surname of the kang male and the mother is Li, and the child and adult will hand it over to you, send more children, and less daughters." Bless the child to be healthy and old..."Even if the washing is finished.

The crying filial brother was picked up, and Aunt Yun quickly took it and wrapped it up and sent it back to the inner room.

Yun Xiaoliu and the others carried another big basin out, and washed Yiran as usual, and when Sun Pozi saw that Wu Yu and Niuniu threw ten taels of silver in, she was almost crazy with joy, and she was a little stumbling when she spoke, you know, at most, people can send a hundred Wen as a thank you gift, and this Zhao family actually gave twenty taels, but it was too rich, she didn't necessarily earn it even if she was busy for a year.