Mu Yan has no interest in haggling with a brat. Seeing Mu Wang here, he only gave him a slight look. His younger brother has always regarded him as nothing.
Unexpectedly, today Mu Wang sweetly called "Cousin" and greeted him politely.
It made Mu Yanduo glance at him, and seeing his complacent face, he didn't think much about it.
Mrs. Geng naturally knew about her son's invitation to be crowned son. Looking at the grandson in front of him, I felt a little regretful. The old Hou Ye's eyes were like a knife, and he chose Mu Yan as the heir of the Hou family. She admired the vision of the Hou Ye.
If Mu Ying is still there, she naturally hopes that Mu Yan will inherit the title, after all, it is her own bloodline.
But Mu Ying is gone, and now that the position of Marquis is in the hands of his son, Mu Yan has become a member of the big family. She naturally wanted to fully support Zhan'er Xijue.
Mrs. Tai looked a lot more pleasant than usual today, and she only asked a few words before dismissing him.
Mu Yan came back to Cheng's place, only to understand what Mrs. Tai and Mu Wang meant.
It turned out that his uncle was sealed by Mu Wang again.
"Yan'er, what should we do? You are the heir apparent of Emperor Taizu."
If Mu Zhan wins the title, what will Yan Er do? Does he want to separate the government? What will she do then? Can I go out with Yan'er?
I heard that Mu Wang is already engaged. In the future, the Yue family will be quite famous in the local area. With the support of the Yue family, Mu Wang will be even more powerful.
She knew that Master Hou had left some property to Yan'er, and when the time comes, those properties will be able to be kept?
"Mu Wang wants to take over the title, let him take over. In the future, I will earn fame and fortune by myself."
It’s just that Mu Wang, like his good father, is good at studying, and doesn’t like to be quick-witted. I don’t know if he can hold on to Southwest.
Seeing her son's indifferent appearance, Cheng felt anxious. Mu hoped that she could find a powerful Yue family, so couldn't she also find a strong Yue family for Yan'er?
This year, Mrs. Cheng went out of the house to entertain more and more frequently.
On the 27th day of the twelfth lunar month, Guangfengshui closed the shop, and Yang Fu took Shen's father and son, Zou's grandparents, and Lou's mother and daughter back to Zhuangzi. The Qin family also invited, but Qin Changzhi declined.
These three families all have hometowns that they cannot go back to, and they are all determined to live with the Huo family. The Huo family regards them as their own family and has nowhere to go. Naturally, they are willing to celebrate the New Year with Zhuangzi.
When there are many people, it will naturally be lively.
Everyone gathers together to make various meals and snacks. The richness of the New Year's Eve dinner made Vanilla and Xia He cry.
One is that they have never eaten such a lively and sumptuous New Year’s Eve dinner, and the other is that they miss their parents and younger siblings. After being comforted by everyone, I happily ate it with everyone.
The Huo family is a fisherman's family with no background, has never raised servants, and doesn't know how to raise them. The husband and wife are kind-hearted people, so they asked the Bao family and the two maids to sit with everyone for dinner.
Bao Kang and Zuo Shi had the self-consciousness of being servants, but his son didn't understand and insisted on sitting next to Huo Nian, so Bao Kang and Zuo Shi had to sit at the table together.
How to raise a servant Huo Xi knows, but there is no way to treat the two maids who have left home separately, and they simply eat and live together, lively and lively.
After the New Year's Eve dinner, Huo Nian led his daughter and Bao Kang to set off firecrackers.
The level of making firecrackers in the Wei Dynasty was quite advanced. All kinds of fountain fireworks have been made to a very high standard. Huo Xi made money, and he didn't want to treat Huo Nian badly, but whatever he wanted and wanted to buy, Huo Xi almost satisfied him.
When returning to Zhuangzi, he pulled half a boat full of fireworks, and when Yang Fu came back, he pulled half a boat back. A few days ago, Pi Xiaozi dragged Bao Kang to play firecrackers with a group of children in Zhuangzi.
From time to time on Zhuangzi, I heard the sound of "three waves" exploding in the air, and the night sky lit up instantly.
"Third wave" is the kind of fireworks that can explode into the sky and make noise in the air. Huo Nian liked it very much, so Huo Xi bought a lot for him. Enough for him to have fun this year.
Huo Xi watched Huo Nian bouncing around, chatting with a group of children, with a smile on his mouth, he was safe and healthy, better than anything else.
After New Year's Eve, a new year is ushered in.
The first day is Huo Xi's birthday, and she is twelve years old this year. It took five years for her to become Xiao Jia, one step closer to her set goal.
Early in the morning, Mrs. Yang personally cooked the long-lived noodles for her. After she finished eating, Huo Erhuai gave her another big New Year's bag.
"Thank you Dad, Mom."
"Good boy, parents hope that you will be safe and healthy, which is better than anything else."
"Sister, I also hope that you are safe and healthy." Huo Nianhou leaned on her.
Huo Xi rubbed his face, it was so smooth, it was so nice to touch: "Okay, we will all be safe and healthy."
After eating the noodles, I got birthday presents from Aunai Zou, Lou Qingyao, Shen Qianzhong and others. They were various, not very expensive, but affectionate. Huo Xi remembered all the kindness others showed her.
Early in the morning on the first day of the new year, in Xincheng Hou's Mansion, the eldest, second, and third families all brought their children to pay New Year's greetings to Mrs. Tai, asking for lucky red envelopes.
Mrs. Wang looked at the children and grandchildren with a smile on her face.
Although Duke Guo has several concubines, all his children came from her belly, and the three sons and one daughter were all born to her. The three sons are now prosperous, and she is very satisfied.
The juniors did not leave after discussing the New Year's bags and gifts, but sat and chatted with the adults in the hall.
Zhang Fu looked at the people in the flower hall, with a smile on his face, and touched the golden bell bracelet in his sleeve.
Unexpectedly, the sharp-eyed Zhang Biyao saw it and gave his younger brother a wink. Zhang Xie relied on his family's liking for him, rushed to Zhang Fu's side, and suddenly pulled the thing out of his sleeve.
Seeing that it was a golden bell, I immediately lost interest.
Zhang Biyao snatched it from his younger brother, held it in his hand and looked back and forth, seeing the fine workmanship and exquisite decoration, he fell in love with it immediately: "Father, is it for your daughter?"
In my heart, I am sure that it is the New Year gift that my father is going to give her quietly.
She is the only legitimate daughter of Dafang, so such an exquisite gift was naturally given to him by his father. Otherwise, how about sending my concubine sister and a few cousins?
Zhang Fu did not expect that the golden bell in his sleeve was snatched by his two sons and daughters. Still dazed, the golden bell has already been turned in the hands of the two children.
If it’s something else, that’s fine, but this one can’t be given. This is Nannan's birthday gift, and today is Nannan's birthday. Now, no one in the mansion probably remembers her, but her father does.
He stretched out his hand to take it from Zhang Biyao's hand, and tucked it into the sleeve again.
"I can't give this to you. If Yao'er likes it, after the New Year, my father will ask someone to send a pattern to the house, so you can choose a few."
Seeing her father rejecting her in front of a roomful of people, Zhang Biyao gritted her teeth, stepped forward and grabbed Zhang Fu's sleeve, and shook her desperately: "I don't care, I just like this string of golden bells, father give it to me, give it to me."
Ms. Wu saw that her daughter was a bit embarrassed to come to the stage, and several aunts were also secretly watching the jokes, secretly resenting her. Lord Hou had brought such things early in the morning, and he didn't know who to give them to.
His eyes coldly swept over the concubines one by one.
"Master Hou, it's a Chinese New Year celebration, why make the child unhappy. It's just a bunch of bells, just give them to Baguio. After a few years, I'll ask someone to make ten or eight strings and return them to Lord Hou."
Zhang Fu glanced at her indifferently: "If you don't know how to teach children, send them to the mother's yard. Good children have been spoiled by you. They are not your own things. Seeing that you like them, you are ready to force them." ?"
This is a bit serious.
People from the second room and the third room all looked over. Seeing the awkward atmosphere, Zhang Fu and Zhang Fu helped to say a few words, while the aunts in the big house were secretly happy.
Mrs. Wang glanced at the eldest son, and reprimanded: "What nonsense are you talking about, I don't have the energy to take care of your children. If you think the children don't learn the rules well, after the next year, besides going to class, you will hire two more nuns Just come back and teach my sisters."
Seeing Zhang Biyao shrinking aside in fright, Zhang Fu also felt that his tone was a bit harsh.
Patted her arm: "Father's words are serious. Father has given this golden bell to someone else. After the New Year, I will make you some more jewelry. You can choose as many styles as you want."
Zhang Biyao went down the donkey along the slope, and nodded in agreement: "Then father, don't forget, he must pack a few more than the other sisters."
Zhang Fu heaved a sigh of relief, smiled and nodded in agreement.
The atmosphere in the flower hall suddenly became better again. Everyone was talking and laughing, and several children surrounded the adults to beg for gifts.
When they were gone, Zhang Fu went back to the study, took out a long box from the dark cabinet, opened the portrait and looked at it, his eyes were lonely, after looking at it for a while, he put it away carefully, touched the golden bell, put it in There are portraits in the box.
The next day was the second day of the Lunar New Year, and the family watched Huo Erhuai go back to his hometown.
"I've only met my grandmother, and I haven't seen anyone else. Mother, I'm a son, so don't I really need to go back to my hometown with my father? Is it really okay?"
Huo Nian went to school, and was taught by Qin Changzhi carefully. Now he is no longer a child of yesterday. He already understands etiquette, justice, integrity, filial piety, loyalty, and family hierarchy.
I feel uneasy about not going back to visit the elders.
Huo Xi couldn't tell Huo Nian who was still young about their identities, and the fact that his father was a son-in-law and he didn't want to be seen by his family.
And Yang couldn't tell the child why he didn't take him back to his hometown to meet his relatives.
Baby's father is not welcome in Huo's family, he doesn't even have a place to live, so what good can Nian'er get as a grandchild. Why let the child go back and suffer, this cold day.
Hesitating about how to explain, Yang Fu came over and took his little hand.
"Your mother has a younger brother, and she can't go back, so she let Nian'er and sister stay with your mother. And this year, Grandma Zou has so many people coming to the Zhuangzi to accompany us to celebrate the New Year. Nian'er should be the host, right?" Are you staying to entertain guests?"
Huo Nian heard it, and it seems to be the reason.
Father is not here, and his uncle's surname is Yang, so he is the young master of the Huo family, so he naturally wants to keep his bridesmaid and entertain guests.
Puffed out his chest, and greeted Bao Kang who was following him: "Xiaokang, let's go, let's see if Grandma Zou and Nannie are awake."
and Bao Kang took the lead and returned to the yard.
Huo Erhuai set off early, and when he arrived at Huojiaba, he ran into Huo Wuniang's family who were returning to her natal home.
It turned out that Huo Erhuai also came back before New Year's Eve, but the Huo family didn't even prepare a room for him, so he, like the married Huo Wuniang, came back only on the second day of junior high. I don't care about the eyes of others. If the villagers want to make a joke, let them laugh.
He has a family, a wife and children, and will add another child next year. Huo Erhuai was very satisfied.
"Second brother." "Uncle!"
Huo Erhuai nodded to his fifth sister and brother-in-law, then smiled and beckoned his two nephews to get into the carriage.
"Uncle, is this your family's carriage?"
Wei He and Wei Ling looked up and down the carriage in the carriage, with a smile on his face, it was really warm in the carriage, her hands and her brother's hands were no longer cold.
Huo Erhuai smiled and shook his head: "No, uncle rented it."
Huo Wuniang looked at the two children with a smile. Seeing that they were about to enter the village, she bit her lip and looked at Huo Erhuai: "Second Brother, we want to work with Second Brother next year."
After Huo Wuniang finished speaking, Erhuai was stunned: "You separated?"
Wei Qi looked a little embarrassed, and lowered his head slightly.
Huo Wuniang glanced at him, a little resentful that iron could not be made into steel, and shook her head: "No. My parents-in-law are still there, so I'm afraid it's not easy to separate the family."
Huo Erhuai frowned: "Then can you keep the money you earn when you come out? What about the two children when you come out?"
"My parents-in-law don't want to separate, but my uncles all come out to do odd jobs during the slack season, and I'm sure they will keep some of the money they earn."
Huo Wuniang thought, seeing that her second brother has made a fortune, she doesn't expect to be like her second brother, but at least she has to save some money.
The other rooms are very smart, but the people in her room stay at home bitterly. When the child is sick and has no money to see a doctor, he has to kneel down with his mother-in-law and beg for money. It also provoked the mother-in-law to sell the child.
She doesn't want to live like that again.
Said to Huo Erhuai: "I told my mother-in-law before that I wanted to go out and join my second brother. I said that I would take home all the money I earned. I just wanted to let the two children have enough to eat. My parents-in-law didn't refuse after hearing that, they just said wait Talk about it in a year."
Huo Erhuai frowned and looked at Wei Qi.
Now that Huo Erhuai has come into contact with many people, the servants all call him the owner of the owner, and he unconsciously shows the aura of the owner of the owner. His speech, manner, and temperament are naturally very different from those of the owner of the owner.
Wei Qi was glanced at by him, and he didn't dare to look at him, his neck shrank, and he stuttered when he spoke.
Huo Erhuai was very dissatisfied.
Wei He was still thinking about her second uncle's house boat, touched the silver lock hidden in the front of her shirt, stepped forward and grabbed Huo Erhuai's sleeve: "Uncle, I want to live on your house boat, and I want to have enough food."
Huo Erhuai looked at the two thin nephews, and his heart softened.
Said to Huo Wuniang: "If you can convince your family, bring your children to me after the new year."
After thinking for a while, he said again: "You just told your in-laws that your second sister-in-law is pregnant and you have to take care of her. My family is too busy, so I want your man to help."
When Huo Wuniang heard this, she was overjoyed: "My second sister-in-law is pregnant? That's great. If I say so, my mother-in-law will definitely agree!"
When Wei Qi heard this, he was relieved. This way, he didn't have to think hard about how to make up excuses with his parents, and his second uncle found it.
Wei He was very happy when she heard that, she can go to the city and live in the houseboat of the second uncle's house! Wei Ling was still young and didn't know much about it. Seeing his parents and sisters happy, he also grinned.