There is only a winding and narrow mountain road between Qingshan Village and Huxi Village, and horse-drawn carriages cannot travel. Fortunately, within a few years after the village head planted the second-generation jujube tree, his small boat was replaced by a larger boat. During the slack season, he ferries across Qinghu Lake.

It is convenient for cross-strait travel to earn some money for drinks.

On Mrs. Zhou's birthday, Qin Xiaoxiao and the other three took a boat to the other side with two baskets full of birthday bags. They walked on the mountain road for another two minutes and finally arrived before the Lin family's stage was set up.

"Brother, sister-in-law."

"Uncle, aunt."

Seeing Lin Chunsheng and Mrs. Lin picking up guests at the alley, the family of three stepped forward and greeted the couple.

"Hey! You're here so early and you're leaving at dawn, right? Come in and have a rest." Lin Chunsheng hurriedly took the birthday bag from Qin Shan and took him home with a smile on his face.

"We only walked a few miles to get here by boat, so I'm not tired." Qin Shan responded to his uncle's words and saw the gate full of people standing in the distance, so he said casually: "There are quite a few people here today."

Lin Chunsheng smiled and showed disgust: "I'm a relative from the Fang family. I don't know what's going on. The whole family came to join in the fun."

The Fang family is the natal family of the eldest daughter-in-law of the Lin family, Fang. Logically speaking, the Fang family is the in-laws of the Lin family. It is not unusual to come here to wish Mrs. Zhou a birthday today. It is strange that many relatives and friends from the Fang family are also here. They

We are not related to the Lin family.

Lin Chunsheng didn't like Fang's daughter-in-law, and the senses of Fang's in-laws, who were out of tune, were also extremely poor. How could he welcome all the relatives of the Fang family?

"Come on, come on. Adding a few more pairs of chopsticks will bring blessings and longevity to my mother." Qin Shan didn't take the Fang family and their relatives to heart, and even tried to persuade his uncle.

"Oh, that's all I can think of." Lin Chunsheng shook his head helplessly, hoping that the Fang family and their relatives would stay in peace and not do weird things that would be despised.

Behind her, Mrs. Lin kept talking to Lin Qiuniang: "We are getting more and more handsome with a smile. I don't know which boy is cheaper in the future. By the way, do you and your brother-in-law have someone you like?"

Qin Xiaoxiao lowered his head and pretended to be shy, but in fact, his heart was completely unmoved. He was silently pondering the ironclad case story that he had not finished reading last night, and guessing the final direction of the case.

"Sister-in-law, although this girl is about to catch up with me, she still has the heart of a child. Your brother-in-law and I want to tease her for a few years." Lin Qiuniang has plans for Qin Xiaoxiao's life events, and is afraid that Sister-in-law Lin has the intention of playing matchmaker.

I want to use this reason to dispel Mrs. Lin's thoughts.

Sister-in-law Lin did have some meaning. After listening to Lin Qiuniang's words, she knew that what she wanted to say was not going to work, so she wisely said: "That's right, the smile is not as big as the hairpin, but there is no need to rush."

Lin Qiuniang nodded and stopped talking about her daughter's lifelong events. Instead, she asked about her parents' arrangements for Mrs. Zhou's birthday.

Sister-in-law Lin talked about it in detail. When it came to the theatrical troupe that set up a stage on the rice field, she couldn't help complaining: "In recent years, the Jixiang Theater Troupe has become more famous, and its prices are much higher than other theaters. Before.

A few years ago, your old man spent thirty taels of silver singing for three days on his birthday, and now it costs forty taels."

Lin Qiuniang was surprised and said: "It's increased by ten taels? You didn't ask the price clearly before inviting the troupe?"

Sister-in-law Lin said angrily: "Your eldest brother hired the opera troupe. He thought the Jixiang Opera Troupe was famous and it would be a prestige to invite them to our house to sing. I thought the price would be the same as before, so I didn't ask in detail. I didn't find out until the people arrived yesterday afternoon."

Lin Qiuniang guessed that her eldest brother and sister-in-law might have been angry with the other two families because of the matter of the ten taels of silver, so she comforted her: "My eldest sister-in-law also said that the Jixiang Opera Troupe is very famous, and it would be a honor for our family to invite them to sing, so this extra ten taels of silver will

Our family is not at a loss either.”

"Your eldest brother and I think the same way. It's just that the second and third brothers have objections and think that your eldest brother is not doing things well." Sister-in-law Lin felt aggrieved. She knew that Lin Qiuniang was not a talkative person, so she did not cover up her grievances.

Lin Qiuniang sighed and continued to persuade: "Our family has only been living for a few years, and they also feel sorry for Qianzi. They didn't mean to accuse the eldest brother..."

The Lin family has not been separated yet. Before, the conditions were too poor and there was no extra money to build a house. Even if they were divided, the whole family would still live together, which is no different from not dividing the family.

Later, the Lin family planted several second-generation jujube trees, and life gradually became more prosperous, with fewer bumps and bruises. Old man Lin liked having children and grandchildren around him, so he demolished the old house and built a bigger one.

living together.

However, in order to avoid future disputes, in the first year after the seven jujube trees began to bear fruit, Old Man Lin took the initiative to divide the trees, so that there were two trees per room, and he and Mrs. Zhou occupied one.

Da Zaoer's income is the majority of the Lin family's income, so on the surface the Lin family is not divided, but in fact there is not much difference between the two. One day the old couple is gone, the three families will be completely separated.

For example, for Mrs. Zhou's birthday this time, the third family member of the Lin family contributed money and effort together. Lin Chunsheng asked the theater troupe to spend an extra ten taels of silver. These ten taels of silver will be shared with the third family member. The other two families may have opinions.

Not surprising either.

At this time, after being persuaded by Lin Qiuniang, Sister-in-law Lin felt much better and said simply: "Let your eldest brother pay for the extra ten taels of silver later. There is no need to make trouble for this matter. It also makes your eldest brother grow up."

Remember."

Lin Qiuniang was about to say that it was not necessary, but she was stopped by Qin Xiaoxiao. She only heard her say: "No wonder grandma often exaggerates how grand my aunt is in doing things. When word spreads about this, outsiders will only say that my uncle and aunt are filial, and that grandpa and grandma are lucky."

As long as the second uncle and the younger uncle are willing to bear the eldest uncle's fault, if they are not willing, the eldest uncle and the eldest aunt will definitely feel unhappy. Instead of being so upset, it is better to let the eldest brother be prepared to shoulder the responsibility and be willing to pay more.

Ten taels of silver to make up for my mistake.

Sister-in-law Lin, who had lost ten taels of silver, felt as if she was cutting flesh when she heard this. She suddenly smiled and said, "Look at your mouth, you are still so good at talking. No wonder your grandparents talk about it every day."

Qin Xiaoxiao said seriously: "Auntie, I am telling the truth. The old Lin family is lucky to have such a generous eldest daughter-in-law like you."

Sister-in-law Lin was so coaxed that she couldn't find her. She held Qin Xiaoxiao's hand and said to Lin Qiuniang: "You are lucky. Having such a caring and coaxing daughter is better than having ten sons."

Lin Qiuniang thought so too, and said modestly: "Don't let this girl fool you, she's also good at making people angry."

Qin Xiao smiled and said softly: "Mom, in front of my aunt, please save some face for me!"

Lin Qiuniang looked at her and hummed: "Your aunt is not an outsider, there is no need to save face for you."

"Haha, you two, stop talking." Sister-in-law Lin was so happy that she completely forgot about the pain of cutting the flesh. Or maybe she heard Qin Xiaoxiao's words and felt that it was a good deal to spend an extra ten taels of silver to buy a reputation for being dignified and filial.

The five people walked into the door chatting and laughing, and soon attracted the attention of the Fang family and their relatives.

They pretended not to know Qin Xiaoxiao and the others and did not say hello. However, after Qin Xiaoxiao and the others entered the door, their expressions were extremely excited, especially those young men in their twenties, who fell on Qin Xiaoxiao.

The eyes are sticky and greasy, which is annoying.

Lin Qiuniang has an excellent relationship with her natal family, and the Qin family has helped the Lin family a lot in recent years. Naturally, the family of three received warm hospitality from the Lin family.

In the past few years, Old Man Lin and Old Mrs. Zhou were often taken to Qin's house by Qinshan Lin Qiuniang, and they stayed there for more than half a month. The more they got along with Qin Xiaoxiao, the deeper their relationship became, and their love for her was no longer limited to her.

It is Lin Qiuniang's support.

Qin Xiaoxiao also respected and loved her two elders. She would prepare a gift for them almost every gift Mr. Qin and Mrs. Miao had. This also made the two elders of the Lin family more reassured, convinced that she would not be an ungrateful white-eyed wolf.

Everyone was chatting lively, mostly talking about this year's harvest.

When talking about the price of grain, Fang asked Qin Xiaoxiao in a pinched voice: "Didn't my aunt and uncle buy you a farm last year? This farm has a lot of income in a year, right?"

Qin Xiaoxiao glanced at her with a faint and distant smile: "Normal."

She did not remember that when she was four years old, she came to the Lin family to pay New Year's greetings and was choked by Mr. Fang when she snatched her cloak. However, she remembered that she had experienced Mr. Fang's acrimony and unreasonableness and had no good impression of her, so naturally she could not be intimate with her.

"Average? How can a village with more than fifty acres be average? Do you look down on me and refuse to tell the truth?" Fang was shocked, staring at Qin Xiaoxiao with dissatisfaction.

The expressions of the Lin family suddenly changed. Sister-in-law Lin scolded Mrs. Fang urgently: "Why are you shouting and drinking? How much private money have you hidden? I haven't seen you bring it to the table to say it, so don't ask questions that you shouldn't!

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Lin Chunsheng also winked at his eldest son Lin Dazhi, telling him to take care of Fang and not let her do whatever she wanted.

Lin Dazhi held his little son, who was just a few months old, and pulled Fang's sleeve with an ugly expression: "Er Zao'er is hungry, feed him quickly."
Chapter completed!