"I said second sister-in-law, you are too unparticular. With your cart of dowry jewelry, you can also take a few copper coins! Hu Shi, the wife of Zhou Weihai, snatched the red envelope from the hand of Yang's youngest daughter Huazhi, pinched it and said without yin or yang. Hu Shi wore a purple and red skirt today, the silver ornaments on his head trembled, and his face was covered with thick powder, looking more like a new daughter-in-law than Lan Yi.

This Hu family has already been friends with Widow Zheng in the village and Zhou Jiqing's mother-in-law Liu and others, and they have long seen Lan Yi unpleasantly. She is a strong pinch, Lan Yi is just a widow who has remarried, and her dowry clothes are compared to her in everything, she naturally feels uncomfortable, thinking that she will take the opportunity to stab her a few words to vent her grievances.

Lan Yi glanced at it, and saw that Hu Shi was holding a gauze fan to block half of his face, and the narrow and upward Danfeng eyes were rolling, and it was not a good match at first glance. However, Lan Yi, such a person, was the most fearless, and replied calmly, "Fifth brother and sister, I don't understand what you say to the second sister-in-law, I'm afraid that the rules will be wrong, but it was prepared according to what you prepared when you entered the door last year, I don't know why the fifth brother and sister feel that they can't take it?" What kind of greeting gift do you think you can get? ”

Hu Shi heard Lan Yi say it so bluntly, raised his eyebrows, shook the gauze fan gently, and said in a somewhat sour tone: "Where do I dare to compare with my second sister-in-law, your dowry of eight and sixteen cars is seen by the whole village." I heard that your dead ex-husband Wang Linshan's real estate and fields are also for the 'second sister-in-law' you as a dowry, we have ears and eyes, don't think we are blind and deaf, you are a smart person in the whole village! ”

Hearing Hu's words, everyone frowned. Yang wanted to step forward, but saw that Old Man Zhou lowered his eyes and did not move, so he had to stand beside him. However, with her understanding of Lan Yi, Hu has such a temperament. I can't get any bargain in front of Lan Yi, it's just that I can't find pleasure for myself.

Zhou Weiji listened to Hu's sarcasm and darkened his face, and stepped forward and was about to talk, but was stopped by Lan Yi, how could this woman's bickering matter let him a big man interfere.

"Fifth brother and sister, you can't talk nonsense. How many people in the village just looked at my dowry, but my grandfather and his old man were over-eyed, you blind and deaf. Which one are you talking about? The Wang family's property and fields belong to two children, not my Lan Yi. It's just that the children are still young, and Second Uncle Wang asked me to take care of them first. Grandpa also nodded at this. I don't know where you heard the gossip, and you dare to take it to the house to talk nonsense, it's really no rules! ”

Didn't Old Man Zhou say that she had no rules, such a Hu family has rules?!

Lan Yi said very seriously. Everyone invariably remembered in their hearts that Zhou Weiji, the newly married little daughter-in-law, had a bit of a reputation as a fierce woman in the village. Now it seems that this is really the case, Hu Shi lost a sentence or two, and she followed with a lot of words, and she didn't lose at all.

Only Yang glanced at the Hu family beside him clearly, a little disdainful, Lan Yi is such a good and evil character, the first time she saw the Hu family, she thought about removing Lan Yi's ladder, she really wouldn't bear it.

Boss Zhou Weiwen saw that the atmosphere was a little wrong. Then he said, "It's not too early, Feiyun." Let's help the master to sit at the table. Zhou Feiyun was most disdainful of this kind of argument between women, and after listening to his father's words, he quickly got up and walked to Old Man Zhou's side, bent down and saluted: "Master, it's time to eat." ”

Old man Zhou opened his eyes, swept them over everyone's faces, and slowly spoke: "Women's Taoist people, the most taboo words. Let me hear your gossip again in the future, and I will not be spared! Let's eat. ”

Hu Shi twisted his handkerchief and didn't dare to say anything, shook off Zhou Weihai's hand, and squinted at Lan Yi hard.

Lan Yi didn't bother to care about her, and followed Yang to start setting the table and preparing dishes and chopsticks. Naturally, the women and children put their meals into the West House, and the men sat down at two tables in the hall.

Lan Yi asked Yu'er to stay with Zhou Feiyu, the third child of the Yang family, Zhou Feiyu was already familiar with Yu'er, and the two children touched me and I hit you, full of tacit understanding.

The meal is very hearty, with eight hot dishes such as elbow, chicken, and stew, and the staple food is millet flour buns. After Mr. Zhou moved the chopsticks, everyone began to eat, and it was very lively to talk and laugh.

Lan Yi's table was very quiet, and she realized that his wife Zhang and daughter-in-law Hu did not want to see her. However, Lan Yi didn't point to them to see her, she calmly took Wen Xuan to eat slowly.

Although the food on the table was sumptuous, the taste was also quite heavy, which did not suit her and Wenxuan's light taste. Wen Xuan is also sensible, his mother will eat the dishes slowly, and he will not speak.

Lan Yi looked at Wen Xuan like this and was very pleased, the child is a blank piece of paper, what he looks like is all up to the words and deeds of the parents, if the child learns badly, the parents are the first to blame.

"Second sister-in-law, your bracelet looks so beautiful, didn't you buy it from us?" Zhou Yuelian, who was sitting next to Lan Yi, timidly looked at Lan Yi's bracelet and asked. In Zhou Weiji's generation, the Zhou family has four daughters, Zhou Changfa's daughter Zhou Yuemei, Wednesday's daughter Zhou Yue'e, Tuesday's daughter Zhou Yueque, and the youngest is Zhou Yuelian, Zhou Yuelian, who is the same age as Lan Yi, and she also made a ceremony, but for some reason, she has not yet decided to marry.

The white jade bracelet Lan Yi wore today was worn by Chun Tao when she crossed over, and it was the dowry given to Zheng by Zheng's mother, and Zheng passed it on to Chun Tao, Lan Yi liked its warm touch very much, and often carried it when she was not doing farm work.

"This is handed down from my mother's family, and my mother made me a dowry, and it is true that I did not buy it from us. But it's not expensive, it's just this color that's pleasing, so I wear it a lot. ”

Zhou Yuelian nodded, she looked at the little second sister-in-law's head with a little emerald silver hairpin, the red earrings on her ears and the pink and purple light gauze shirt on her body several times. Although Lan Yi's clothes are not precious, they are exquisite, and she is beautiful and outstanding, and at first glance, she is not an ordinary peasant daughter-in-law, which naturally makes Zhou Yuelian, the eldest daughter to be married, tempted.

"Second sister-in-law, can I find you to sit in the future?" Zhou Yuelian asked again, although her mother and sister-in-law did not want to see the second sister-in-law, a little widow who remarried, she often said something ugly at home. But Lan Yi's behavior in the past few years Zhou Yuelian saw it in her eyes and admired her very much. It's just that I don't have a chance to get close.

Lan Yi smiled and nodded, "Fourth sister is polite, if you don't dislike the clutter at home." Even if I come and sit, even if I'm not at home, Aunt Yao is always there. ”

Zhao, the wife of the third Zhou Weikun, listened to it and answered: "Second sister-in-law, Aunt Jia is very good at medicine, I have always wanted to go over and ask her to see the tidbits, this child is weak from the womb." You see, they're all six years old, and they don't look like big kids at all. ”

Zhao took her two daughters, the eldest daughter Hua Xue was nine years old. The appearance follows his father Zhou Weikun, with a dark and strong face; The second daughter is six years old, looks like a mother, and is an obedient and sick little girl. Zhao also has a three-year-old son, Zhou Feinan. Now I sit in the hall with my father and eat.

Indeed, as Zhao said. Although the tidbits are six years old, they are still sick and weak to lean on their mother, and their faces are not good, "The third brother and sister are welcome, let Aunt Yao help the tidbits take a look, and eat some food that nourishes the stomach on weekdays, and when you grow up, you will be stronger." ”

Aunt Zhang, who was sitting on the kang table to eat, heard Lan Yi respond, and quickly said, "Yuelian." If you go over, look for your Aunt Jia, you lazy girl. When they have reached the age of marriage, they are still black and thin, how can they be said to be a good mother-in-law. I see that your second sister-in-law also works in the field every day, and people are thin skin and tender meat, which is like you can't cover it at home! ”

Lan Yi's skin is already fair, and she pays attention to maintenance and food on weekdays, so she naturally looks supple. Yang knew more about Lan Yi's usual food, so he said: "Fourth sister, why don't you also learn to drink goat's milk from your second sister-in-law, don't you also have goats at home?" ”

Hu Shi, who was eating at the sea, heard this, and hurriedly said: "Fourth sister-in-law, the goat is going to be kept to sell the silver to save the dowry for the fourth sister, where are we willing to drink." We have fine hair on weekdays, and we can't wait to break the flowers, which is like some people, who don't lack these melons and dates, and they are very generous to themselves. ”

Yuelian listened to the words of the fifth sister-in-law, bowed her head and was silent.

Yang frowned, his eyes fell on Hu's new clothes, and he snorted, "Fifth brother and sister, this dress is new, right?" It's worth a few to look at. ”

Seeing that someone finally found out that she had changed into new clothes, Hu Shi hurriedly showed off, "This fabric is a dowry from my mother's family, not bought after getting married." I haven't bought a single piece of clothing or jewelry for myself since I got married. Besides, this fabric is not worth a few dollars, where is it as precious as the second sister-in-law's silk horses. I was given such a good fabric, and I didn't know how to wear it. ”‘

This is obviously a dowry for Lan Yi, thinking of asking Lan Yi to open her mouth and give her a few feet to make clothes. Lan Yi was still eating slowly and methodically, without responding. The hope in Hu's eyes was disappointed, and Danfeng's eyes stood up again.

Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Zhou Fa's wife Wang hurriedly spoke, "Since you are full in the morning, don't sit here idlely, you can be busy with whatever you want." For the third family, you take the children to clean up the dishes and chopsticks, and for the fourth family, send your second sister-in-law. She understands it, if she eats it again, the second daughter-in-law and the fifth daughter-in-law may really have to pinch it, but she is not afraid of anything else, in case she angers Zhou Weiji in the outhouse and makes him lift the table and drop things, she has no place to cry!

Lan Yi stood up, "Second uncle, where are you bothered to get your brother and sister to send it, I'll help clean up the dishes and chopsticks." ”

Wang shook his head: "You still have a mess to clean up at home, these bowls are nothing." ”

Lan Yi nodded and took Wen Xuan out of the house. Everyone in the hall had already left the table, and Zhou Weiji saw the two of them coming out, so he took Yu'er to stand up and said to Old Man Zhou: "Grandpa, there are still a lot of things to clean up at home, let's go over first." ”

Old Man Zhou's face was quite pleasant at this time, "Go ahead, don't break things." ”

Sent out by everyone, Zhou Wei bowed his head and asked softly, "Are you okay?" ”

Lan Yi nodded, although it was worse than she imagined, but it was okay.

Zhou Weiji looked up at the sky, "Let's go and say goodbye to my father." ”

Now is not the season to go to the grave to worship the ancestors, and the ancestral tomb of the Zhou family is deserted. Zhou Weiji walked to a grave, put down Wen Xuan in his arms, looked at the inscription on the stone tablet, and was silent for a moment before saying: "Father, mother, my son has brought his daughter-in-law and children to kowtow to your second elder." ”

Lan Yi looked at the grave that was cleaned up and had no weeds, walked to Zhou Weiji and knelt down: "Father-in-law, mother-in-law, daughter-in-law Lan Yi has given a gift to the second elder." ”

After three kowtows, she continued: "Please rest assured, Second Elder, I will take care of Wei Ji." ”

Zhou Weiji had mixed feelings in his heart, he got up to help Lan Yi and held her hand tightly.

Lan Yi smiled at him, turned to Yu'er and Wen Xuan and said, "This is your father's father's mother." That is, your grandparents, Yu'er, Wenxuan. Come over and kowtow to grandparents. ”

Yu'er and Wenxuan knelt down obediently, and the standard three kowtows.

Zhou Weiji looked at the tombstone of his parents, pursed his lips, put away the seriousness on his face, bent down to pick up Yu'er and Wenxuan, and said softly: "Let's go, let's go home." ”

Jia watched them come back. Hurriedly packed up the meal, Lan Yi said, "Aunt Yao, haven't you eaten yet?" ”

Jia Shi smiled and shook his head: "I have eaten it." Where can I finish drinking that big pot of porridge after you boiled it, I must be ready to come back and drink it, right? ”

Lan Yi smiled, she really thought so, she was afraid that there would be too many people and children would not be able to eat well. Wen Xuan heard that there was porridge to drink. Quickly pulled Daddy into the kitchen. "Mother, mother, the baby wants to drink porridge."

"Follow Daddy to wash your hands, Yu'er, you can also drink some porridge and go to school."

Yu'er had already carried her schoolbag, shook her head and said, "Mother, I'm full, father, mother, grandmother, brother." I'm leaving. ”

This child regards going to school and reading as very important and sacred, and Lan Yi does not stop him. Send him out of the gate.

Yu'er has risen a little taller this year, her posture is tall, her steps are calm, and she really looks like a little Confucian in her movements, how Lan Yi thinks he is imitating Lei Tianze, and she thinks it is very cute.

After the meal, when Zhou Weiji returned the dishes, Wen Xuan asked his father to take him to learn how to make water, which was something that Zhou Weiji should have done a long time ago, and Wen Xuan had always kept it in mind.

Zhou Weiji originally wanted to help Lan Yi clean up his things at home, but he still happily took Wenxuan out to the stream to learn to make water.

Wen Xuan was very happy to see that Zhou Weiji was really willing to take him there, "Go play in the water, go play in the water." ”

Until Yu'er came back from school at noon, the father and son had not returned from playing in the water by the stream, Yu'er's eyes lit up when she heard it, she put down her schoolbag and ran away, Lan Yi had to shout behind: "Yu'er, I'll call my father and brother to come back for dinner later, don't forget the hour." ”。

About half an hour later, the father and son returned wet.

After entering the gate, Yu'er shouted loudly: "Mother, let's come back, we can have dinner." ”

It was rare to hear Yu'er shouting so loudly, Lan Yi and Jia Shi looked at each other and smiled, this kid seemed to be very happy, and he was really hungry.

Wen Xuan's little face was also flushed, and when he saw his mother, he shouted: "Mother, the baby can lie on the water and not fall down, Dad said that the baby will be able to run in the water twice more!" ”

After speaking, he looked at Zhou Weiji with bright eyes, Zhou Weiji nodded, and then he grinned.

Zhou Weiji slowly walked to Lan Yi's side and said in a low voice, "Daughter-in-law, let's come back." ”

He called naturally, Lan Yi blushed with shame, "I have put water in the bath bucket, and the three of you will go wash and come back to eat." ”

The three nodded, Zhou Weiji picked one up in one hand, and ran into the bathroom, only to hear the laughter inside, Lan Yi went to the bedroom to find their clean clothes and put them on the kang, and shouted through the bathroom door: "The clothes are on the kang, remember to change them after washing." Wei Ji, don't let the two of them get all over the ground, it's not easy to clean up. ”

When the three of them heard this, they shouted in unison: "I know, mother"

Lan Yi was also full of joy when she heard Zhou Weiji, and she was also very happy, so she turned around and went into the kitchen to work on the noodles.

When Jia Shi saw her come in, he smiled and said, "Tao'er, Wei Ji treats the two children really well, I just hope that it can be like this for a long time." ”

Lan Yi slapped the poached egg into the pot, "Aunt Yao, he has always been trustworthy and will not treat us wrong." ”

"Only when there is a head in this family can you live a stable life, and your father and mother should rest assured." Jia sighed.

Wang Chengde and the three of them are now living in the Qingshan Inn, because they haven't returned to the door, Lan Yi is not good to go to see them, so she has to ask Niu Xiuyao to take good care of them, but there is no need to worry. It's just that she knows that her mother must want to see her very much, just as she thinks about her mother.

The screen door of the hall was opened, and Wen Xuan ran out with his hair draped, "Mother, let's wash up, can we eat?" ”

Jia Shi hurriedly took a hand towel and wiped his hair clean and combed it.

Lan Yi put the noodles into a bowl, "Okay, you go to the East Courtyard and invite the uncle over, let's have dinner." ”

Although I can't invite my parents over for dinner, I can still see Su Yongshen and Dao Wufeng living in the east courtyard. (To be continued......)