Liu Man'er asked Ye Feng and the others, they all said that they hadn't been to the two aunts' houses for a long time, at least for several years, in the past, the Fang family had taken them there, but they didn't seem to be welcomed.

So this time, none of the children like Ye Qingye Maple Yehe were willing to go, there was no way, the Fang family could only send Liu Man'er and Ye Yuan to these two aunts' house.

The eldest aunt and the second aunt are married in the same town, one is in the town, the other is in the village, and the next town is not too far, but it is only ten miles away, Liu Man'er and Ye Yuan drove the carriage forward, but they arrived in half an hour.

I went to my aunt's house first, and when the aunt saw Liu Man'er and Ye Yuan coming, she was very enthusiastic, and asked Liu Man'er and the two to come to the house.

Liu Man'er looked at the smile on her face, how could she feel a little mysterious, she was really so enthusiastic about the two of her?

Oh, Liu Man'er turned her head and saw the things in Ye Yuan's hand, although it wasn't much, but it was okay, okay, the main reason for calling the two of them to come home was for gifts?

In any case, this aunt's family runs a grocery store, and it is normal for people who do business to always be shrewd and enthusiastic.

After Liu Man'er arrived at this aunt's house, she looked around and found that their house was quite good.

Their family lives in the town, so the yard is not as big as Liu Man's house, but it is not bad, a pear tree was planted in the middle of the yard, and a well was drilled.

"It's rare to come here, eat some melons and fruits." The aunt asked her daughter to bring the Eight Treasures Plate.

Liu Man'er saw a seven or eight-year-old little girl, probably about the same age as Ye He, this little girl cleaned up, with a double bun on her head and two silk flowers on it, which was very cute.

The little girl timidly brought things to the table, and the aunt kept letting Liu Man'er and Ye Yuan eat, Liu Man'er just wanted to reach out for a longan, because she remembered what Fang said, no matter where she went for the New Year, the first thing to eat must be something with good meaning.

Liu Man'er didn't find out that this aunt's family had dates, so she could eat longan, but she had just picked up a little head, but she found that their longan was passed through with a thread, and Liu Man'er could only put things down stupidly.

Well, I heard that this longan is a bit expensive, so some people will string it up, which means that it is not eaten by guests, but this aunt's family runs a grocery store, is there still a shortage of this thing?

Forget it, don't eat longan, she eats a peanut, peanuts, raw flowers, good meaning, just picked it up, only to find that the peanuts are also strung with threads.

Liu Man'er took a closer look, and it seemed that except for a plate of snow beans, a plate of melon seeds, and a plate of dried sweet potatoes dried by herself, the others were all strung together with threads.

Liu Man'er actually likes dried sweet potatoes, but when she sees so many things strung with thread, she is no longer in the mood to eat.

If the sweet potato is not sweet, it will affect her fortune for the New Year.

Looking at Ye Yuan beside him again, he sat there for a moment, and he didn't mean to take this thing at all, when Liu Man'er looked at him, he threw a look at Liu Man'er that you understand.

Liu Man'er was speechless in an instant, maybe this has always been the style of this aunt's family.

Forget it, she is not short of this bit of food, besides, she was full at home in the morning, and she is not hungry now, but this aunt has been saying in Liu Man'er's ear: "Eldest nephew and daughter-in-law, why don't you eat, eat more." ”

Liu Man'er really wants to say, you have strung it with threads, how can I eat it? If someone sees it and says I'm rude.

It's just that this is the New Year, she didn't want to affect her mood, so she endured it, and after a while, Ye Yuan's uncle came over, he looked very honest, and after seeing Ye Yuan and the two, the two greeted each other warmly.

Ye Yuan and Liu Man'er also greeted him for the New Year, so he came over and sat down, which was regarded as accompanying the guests, chatting about homely things or something, this big New Year's Day, it was a lively picture, and as he spoke, he stretched out his hand to take the things on the table, so coincidentally, he was also holding the longan.

As soon as I took it, a whole string got up, Liu Man'er looked at the face of her eldest uncle and felt that it was cool in her heart.

"Aunt Xiu, what are you doing here, you skewer all these things, what are these guests eating?" The eldest uncle said a little unhappily.

"Oh, my nephews and nieces and daughters-in-law are all polite, not to mention, my mother's family is rich now, and they won't send us two longans at all." The aunt said that she still looked at Liu Man'er and Ye Yuan, and said, "Did you say it?" ”

"Of course not!" Liu Man'er was no longer polite to her this time, and she also learned from her aunt and said with a smile: "It's a trivial matter that our family is almost the same as your two longans, but your hospitality is too good, string these things together, you are determined not to let us eat them." ”

Hearing Liu Man'er's words, the aunt's face changed a few times, and then she began to use the Huairou policy to tell her own difficulties: "How come, don't misunderstand your aunt, this kid really doesn't misunderstand the aunt, it's not easy to make money, don't look at us in this business, but I know the difficulties even more, this longan is expensive, and one almost costs a penny." ”

"yes, so we don't blame you." Liu Man'er said, "I'm just joking." If there is nothing to do, we will leave first, and we will go to the second aunt's house later. ”

"There's no rush for this, I'll leave after eating." The aunt hurriedly said.

"No need, it's not early, it's okay for us to go to my second aunt's house for dinner later." Liu Man'er said, although she said this, she didn't plan to go to any family for dinner, anyway, seeing that her aunt was like this, she didn't plan to keep them for dinner.

"It's okay, eat at my house, isn't the food cooked at my aunt's house delicious, you still dislike it."

But this aunt has always sat with her and Ye Yuan, and she didn't cook at all, and she likes to say, as if she wants to appear to be very enthusiastic and generous, and she has to take all the face.

Liu Man'er really wanted to stay and eat in a fit of anger, and after eating a few bowls of rice at their house, this aunt must be very distressed.

But forget it, don't embarrass yourself with her, if she gives herself a few overnight nests, or cooks all the dishes that can only be seen and can't be eaten, then she will really vomit.

"Come, let's stay and eat, we haven't been here for several years, and I've made all the meals." Liu Man'er just wanted to refuse to leave, but at this time, a woman in her fifties poked her head out from behind.

The hair on her head was already gray, and her face was full of wrinkles, but she cleaned it up very neatly, and looked at Ye Yuan and Liu Man'er with a smile, looking quite sincere.

"This must be my mother-in-law, right?" Liu Man'er asked.

"Yes, both of them are relatives, they haven't been here for so many years, where can they leave without eating." As she spoke, the woman stepped over the threshold and pulled the willows.

Liu Man'er couldn't refuse, glanced at Ye Yuan, and was pulled in by this woman.

While letting her aunt's two children go in to serve the food, the woman pulled Liu Man'er and said, "You child, why don't you come to your aunt's house, they are all relatives, and you have to come and go often." ”

Saying that, she looked at her aunt again and said, "Aunt Xiu, you are really, why don't the guests in the house follow me, I just played at the neighbor's house, if it wasn't for the old gui telling me that there were guests in the house, I wouldn't have come back yet." ”

"It's the daughter-in-law's fault, mainly because she doesn't want to disturb her mother." The aunt hurriedly said.

Liu Man'er and Ye Yuan had to sit at the invitation of this woman, and when the meal was served, Liu Man'er saw that the meal was quite good, eating white rice, with fish and meat, and the meat was also finely cut, and the fish was also fish pieces, indicating that it was edible.

After everyone sat down, the woman also took out two purses from her arms, gave one to Ye Yuan and Liu Man'er, and said, "It's rare to come and be happy." ”

"That's embarrassing." Liu Man'er hurriedly refused, if this purse was given to her by her aunt, she would have accepted it a long time ago, but this was given to her by her mother-in-law, she really couldn't ask for it, how could she ask for an old man's things.

"Take it." The woman took Liu Man'er's hand and said, "My daughter-in-law, it's okay anywhere, but there are some places that can't be carried clearly, but everyone is a relative, you have to come and go often, and you can come and play if you have nothing to do in the future." ”

After Liu Man'er heard the woman's words, she subconsciously glanced at her aunt, and the smile on her face couldn't be hung up, obviously she didn't expect that her mother-in-law would give Liu Man'er and Ye Yuan two money, she was reluctant.

She didn't think of keeping guests, who knew that this mother-in-law of her own family was so enthusiastic, alas......

Liu Man'er ate at this aunt's house, and the dishes made by this aunt's mother-in-law still taste very good, besides, the more she saw her aunt's reluctant look, the more happy Liu Man'er ate.

However, she is not the kind of person who does not know etiquette, and before leaving, she also gave her aunt's two children a purse, which can be regarded as a return gift.

After that, I went to my sister-in-law's house, and my aunt saw that Ye Yuan had a carriage, so she asked Ye Yuan to bring her two children, which was considered to be a New Year's greeting, which was not a big deal, Ye Yuan nodded and agreed.

It's just that the two children of the aunt's family are naughty and mischievous, and the other is too cowardly and obedient, of course, no matter how naughty the boy is, he has to be honest when he is stared at by Ye Yuan.

All the way to my sister-in-law's house, my sister-in-law's house is in the countryside, but Ye Yuan has also been there before, so I also know the way, as soon as I came to this sister-in-law's house, Liu Man'er was stopped by the gate of my sister-in-law's house.

It's scary!

These two gates are painted with bright red paint, which looks very thick, but Liu Man'er's own door is also like this, and there is nothing scary, mainly because the courtyard door is really incompatible with the low earthen walls on both sides.