HCB Chapter 277: Busy supporting the family in the foreign land
Chapter 277: Busy supporting the family in the foreign land
When the two brothers next door met, one of them fiddled with the teacup with a half-smile on his face, while the other pretended to be provocative and used his full verbal skills.
She can't afford to offend him, she can't afford to offend him, just run away.
When Wei Miao walked in with her hands folded in her pockets, Wei Ran and others were sitting on small stools in the yard, washing the dishes for today.
Although the sun was out at this time, the air still carried the chill of a winter morning.
"Are your hands cold?"
Wei Ping was carefully wiping the patterned porcelain plate with her chubby little hands. When she heard Da Guo's concern for her, she looked up and smiled brightly:
"Auntie Wu boiled some hot water for us."
Wei Miao bent down, put his hand in the water, and felt the temperature was acceptable before nodding with satisfaction.
"Work hard, and after today's guests leave, I'll give you a reward."
Wei Miao promised generously that the little ones were easy to appease, and a piece of candy, a piece of cake, or taking them to the alley entrance to have a snack would make them happy all day long.
Wei Dong, who was helping his brother and sister get things, immediately made a request after hearing this:
"Big pot, I want a slingshot like Laba."
Wei Miao spread out his hands, unable to help. Ever since Xu Ayu saw Laba shoot a flying crow with a slingshot, he had determined that slingshots were extremely dangerous things.
No appearance in the home.
Generally speaking, what Xu Ayu strongly opposed were basically the family rules of the Wei family. No one would challenge the authority, not even Wei Miao.
Wei Ran, Wei Ling and Wei Dong all sighed. Wei Li was always quiet, but Wei Ping's eyes rolled around, and no one knew what she was thinking about.
Wei Miao guessed that he basically couldn't escape eating and drinking.
"We're late."
A girl's clear and cheerful voice came from the door, and Wei Miao and others turned their heads to look.
It turned out to be Uncle Xu’s family, all dressed in new clothes.
Wei Ling shook the water off her hands, walked to the door, called out to people, and warmly welcomed them into the yard.
"Sister Gui, your clothes look really good." Wei Ling was really exaggerating.
Sister Gui is wearing a goose yellow jacket today, with a light-colored plaid skirt underneath. The white leather boots on her feet look very pretty, making her look like a daughter of a wealthy family.
Her hair was curled like petals and tied at the back of her head with a goose yellow bow on it, which was very playful and suitable for her age.
"This was given to me by Sister Bai on my birthday." Sister Gui said generously.
Bai Meigui was very good to her. She not only lent money to her family to buy a house, but also asked her father to drive for her and hired a doctor to take care of her mother's health.
Miss Bai also told her clearly why she treated her differently.
Thinking of this, Sister Gui looked at Wei Miao with her bright phoenix eyes, as if she had discovered something interesting, and said with a curved eye:
"Ah Miao, I haven't seen you for just a month, and you've grown taller."
Wei Miao estimated Sister Gui's height and said with a bit of disappointment:
"Fortunately, Sister Gui, you have grown taller."
Sister Gui covered her mouth and laughed secretly. She would never remind A Miao that the shoes she was wearing had heels.
"Where is Sister Lan?" Sister Li asked, holding Aunt Xu's hand.
Aunt Xu also had her hair done today. Her clothes were brand new and she looked very good. She looked at Wei Li's pretty appearance, raised her hand and touched her hair and said gently:
"Sister Lan said that she wanted to bake a big cake for the celebration. It would take some time."
Although Uncle Xu didn't say anything, his face was full of pride.
His eldest daughter's salary has increased a lot. She can bake cakes now and has become more beautiful. He is very satisfied with his life now.
Weidong, who was walking with his short legs, lit up his eyes when he heard the word "cake".
"Aunt, what does Sister Lan's cake taste like?"
The little kid wore a festive Chinese jacket today, and his chubby look was very popular.
Aunt Xu was about to bend down and pick him up, but was stopped by Wei Ran.
"Aunt, don't underestimate him because he's small. He's got a lot of flesh on his body. My dad's hands get sore after carrying him for a while."
Aunt Xu did not insist any more, but raised her hand and rubbed Weidong's head and said:
"It should be a sweet and creamy chestnut cake."
Because of Sister Xu Lan, the Wei family can eat chestnut cake once or twice a month, so they know how delicious it is, and everyone's face is full of anticipation.
Even the shy Wei Li smiled with her eyes curved.
Aunt Xu took Sister Gui into the bedroom.
In the bedroom, Aunt Xu held the soft and fair Ah Xi in her arms. Her nose felt sore for a moment, but she quickly came back to her senses.
"This child doesn't look like you and A'da, but more like A'miao."
Seeing that his sister-in-law was in good condition, Xu Ayu felt relieved.
What she feared most was that her sister-in-law would see the baby, think of her little son, and start crying again.
"This kid is most afraid of his big brother. When he grows up and doesn't obey, he will be beaten by his big brother."
Sister Gui smiled brightly and said in disbelief:
"Aunt, he is so young, he only eats and sleeps, how could he be afraid of people?"
Xu Ayu chattered on and on about the several clashes between A Xi and Wei Miao, which made Sister Gui and Aunt Xu laugh non-stop.
Wei Dong, nestled in Aunt Xu's arms, also giggled, which made Aunt Xu very happy.
While they were exchanging greetings, Grandma Cui, Little Jiangsu and a few neighbors from the alley also arrived.
Wei Miao knew that they arrived early to help.
At first, Xu Ayu and Wei Ada had completely different attitudes towards the full moon banquet.
Xu Ayu was very nervous after hearing Aunt Xu's advice. She felt that when a new baby was born in the family, whether it was a daughter or a son, the full moon banquet should be held to inform relatives and friends, and the more witnesses, the better.
Wei Ada, on the contrary, thought that it would be enough to invite Uncle Xu's family, Mr. Lu, and three or five families in the alley to have a meal together.
Looking at the situation now, I feel that Xu Ayu, the mistress of the house, is the winner when it comes to the full moon banquet.
In the room, Granny Cui took the initiative to hold Xu Ayu's hand. She felt the warmth in her palm and said with satisfaction:
"You're in good shape."
Aunt Xiu, who was teasing the child nearby, said enviously:
"There are people to take care of us at home, and A-da is also very diligent, just like when we first got married, so we must keep him fat and plump."
Granny Cui looked at Xu Ayu's face carefully, then turned to Aunt Xiu and said with a smile:
"Now that you put it that way, I feel like Ah Yu really looks like a newlywed now."
Xu Ayu hesitated for a rare moment, "It's just the baby's full moon banquet, but we have troubled everyone to come so early in the morning. Especially grandma, you are so old and still troubled to come here."
Grandma Cui glared in dissatisfaction, "The full moon banquet is the most important. Cuiping is pregnant, and Aping has to take care of her at home. He told me to apologize to you."
Now the topic turned to the twins in Mrs. Cui's belly.
When women get together, they can chat enthusiastically about anything.
Wei Miao was chatting with Uncle Cai in the living room, and could hear them laughing and making noises. Some praised Xu Ayu for her good fortune, some praised the child for being plump, and some even praised Wei Ada for his ability. . .
Uncle Cai sniffed the tea. Although he didn't want to drink tea, he picked up the cup and took a sip. A gleam of light flashed in his drooping eyes.
It turned out to be the top-quality golden pumpkin Pu'er, which was a symbol of nobility in the previous dynasty.
When the master was still alive, he drank with the Empress Dowager once or twice as a reward.