Xia Lan didn't want to go back, and Qiao Wanyue didn't force her. She borrowed Aunt Li's bicycle the next day and rode back to the village.

The house at home is almost finished, and we are preparing to put it on the beam in the next few days. According to rural custom, when building a beam, you need to invite relatives and friends over. Everyone will sit down to eat and drink together, and relatives will also send red envelopes or something.

The Qiao family had few relatives and poor relations. Qiao Wanyue and Qiao Guangde discussed it and decided not to bother. It would save trouble.

When she was on the beam, Qiao Wanyue bought some candies and peanuts, and the children in the village rushed to grab them, which was quite lively.

Wang Miaozhi took Qiao Wanyue's hand and acted like a good aunt: "Wanyue, now you have the ability, and you have built a big house for your family. You will find a son-in-law who will come to you in the future and be filial to your father."

Qiao Wanyue said: "I will definitely be filial to my father. Living in a big house now is just the first step."

Wang Miaozhi chuckled and said with a flattering look on his face: "No, I know you are a promising and filial child. Your father has loved you all these years in vain."

After saying that, she said to Qiao Guangde who came over: "Brother, you have raised a good daughter. Everyone in our village envy you. You will be lucky in the future. By the way, stop cooking tonight and come to my house." Eat, let’s have a good time together as a family.”

Qiao Guangde waved his hand and refused: "No, we can just make something to eat at night."

Wang Miaozhi persuaded her earnestly: "Brother, it was Guang Liang who asked me to invite you to dinner. If you don't go, he will definitely lose his temper at night. He thinks that I am being petty and didn't invite you. My parents are both gone, so it's just you and Guang." Liang is the dearest, if you don’t move around more, everyone in the village will start gossiping.”

Qiao Guangde was an honest and kind-hearted person. Once Wang Miaozhi said a few kind words to her, it was difficult to refuse her kindness, especially during this period, his brother and his wife often came to help.

After thinking for a while, he looked at Qiao Wanyue: "Wanyue, then let's go to your second uncle's house for dinner tonight?"

Qiao Wanyue smiled and nodded: "Okay."

Wang Miaozhi was so attentive for nothing. She must have something to say. If she could avoid today, she would not be able to avoid tomorrow. It would be better to see what Wang Miaozhi wanted to do while she was at home.

Qiao Guangde is honest, honest and kind-hearted. He is no match for Wang Miaozhi and his wife.

Upon hearing the two people's agreement, Wang Miaozhi smiled so much that he almost reached behind his ears: "Then I'll go back and prepare quickly. I'll ask Sanjin to bring back two kilograms of liquor. You guys can have a good drink tonight."

Qiao Guangde waved his hand and said, "It doesn't have to be so troublesome. Just sit down and have a home-cooked meal together as a family."

"Our big family finally had a meal together, but we can't be too casual. I'm going back first. You guys should go there early in the evening." Wang Miaozhi walked away happily, twisting her buttocks.

Qiao Guangde didn't like to take advantage of others, especially when his family's situation was good and his brother's family was not so good, and he didn't want Wang Miaozhi to spend money.

"Wanyue, your second aunt's family is not well off, so we can't let them spend money. There is a piece of bacon in the kitchen. Go and deliver it to your second aunt." Qiao Wanyue was unwilling to go: "Dad, you don't know who my uncle and aunt are. ? If she has nothing to do and asks us for help, she won’t have anything good to entertain us at night. If there is something delicious to eat and drink, then she must be a weasel giving New Year greetings to the chicken, so I guarantee she has something to do."

Being reminded by his daughter, Qiao Guangde suddenly remembered something: "Sanjin is getting married at the end of the year, and the bride's family wants 50 yuan as a gift and three large items. Does she want to borrow money from our family?"

"Wedding gifts are so high now?" Qiao Wanyue was a little surprised: "Didn't I hear before that a 30 yuan gift and a few feet of fabric for the woman to make new clothes would be enough?"

Qiao Guangde smiled kindly: "The wedding gift has been rising since the beginning of the new year. Nowadays, it is popular to ask for three major items when getting married. Even if you don't need those, you will still have to pay a hundred and one yuan as a gift at best, which means choosing one from a hundred."

"I guess the second aunt is probably here to borrow money." Qiao Wanyue sounded the alarm to Qiao Guangde: "Dad, you can't be soft-hearted and agree to borrow money then. If the money is lent out, it will be wasted. Second uncle and second aunt You know who they are, they just have a weak heart and are like snakes swallowing elephants. After the first day of the Lunar New Year and the fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year, they are like a bottomless pit, and even our family’s wealth of gold and silver is not enough to support them.”

Qiao Guangde is old, but his brain is not confused. He can distinguish between good and bad: "Daughter, don't worry, I can distinguish between good and bad. I won't lend money."

He sighed: "I'm old and don't have much ability. I can't help you much. I can only try to leave you as much money as possible to save you from being bullied in the future. Your second uncle and second aunt are snobbish. In the future, you If you are short of money or frustrated, you can’t expect her to help.”

Qiao Wanyue breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Dad, it's good if you can understand. I'm worried that you will be soft-hearted and lend them money."

"We'll lend them three melons and two dates, but it won't be of any use." Qiao Guangde's face folded into a ball, and he said with a smile, as if coaxing a child: "We'd better send them the bacon, we won't give it to them. They help, and they don’t take advantage of them, so as to avoid being blamed by them.”

Hearing what he said, Qiao Wanyue said coquettishly: "Dad, you are kind-hearted. The second uncle and the second aunt have taken a lot of advantage of our family. Even if they eat ten meals from them, they will not lose. However, our family is living in a bad way now." It's better, I'm too lazy to argue with them, just rest for a while and I'll deliver the bacon."

Qiao Wanyue went back to the house and delivered the bacon. Qiao Sanjin was busy killing chickens in the yard, and Wang Miaozhi was heating hot water in the kitchen to remove chicken feathers.

Wang Miaozhi built two more mud houses on other homesteads. Qiao Dajin and Qiao Erjin have now moved to the new mud houses. Only their three younger sons still live with them. The first three sons have not studied. With their two young sons, the couple became enlightened and felt that they could not survive without education.

The two younger sons are currently studying, and their academic performance is pretty good.

Qiao Sanjin saw Qiao Wanyue standing at the door with keen eyes, and shook the big rooster in her hand to say hello: "Wanyue, I am about to kill the chicken."

Qiao Wanyue raised the bacon in her hand: "My dad asked me to bring the bacon from home to stir-fry at night."

Wang Miaozhi came out of the kitchen when he heard the sound. When he heard that there was bacon, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he said something nice and bright: "There is chicken to eat tonight, why do you bring bacon here? We are all from the same family. Your dad is doing this." Why are you so polite?"

Wang Miaozhi was even more happy when she saw the bacon in Qiao Wanyue's hand. This piece of bacon weighed at least two kilograms. Her family was not willing to buy so much meat for the Chinese New Year. Qiao Guangde was really rich. Such a large piece of meat was just a gift. Delivered.

However, if you think about it, if his family can build a new tile-roofed house, it will definitely not be short of two kilograms of meat.


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