Fight the Giants

  Chapter 172 This Year

  Taoyedu went to Qionghua Lane to get goods every morning, Huo Xi, Yang Shi and Yang Fu were busy every day, and they didn't stop until the day before New Year's Eve.

   And Huo Erhuai also stopped on this day to go to the village along the river to collect vegetables and firewood.

   After a year of busy work, no matter how much money is in my eyes, I have to stop and take a rest.

  The family warmed up around the stove in the small courtyard of Qionghua Lane. It was warm and there was no piercing river wind, and there was no need to worry about poisoning from burning charcoal in the cabin. The straw curtains had to be pulled back from time to time.

   "This year is what we call a new year." Yang looked happy, and his subordinates kept peeling chestnuts, feeding one to Huo Xi and the others from time to time.

  Huo Erhuai chewed happily, teasing Nian'er from time to time, seeing Nian'er reaching out to ask for it, coaxing him: "We Nian'er still can't eat this, daddy feed me some fruit puree later."

Huo Xi glanced at Nian'er, Nian'er has been around for seven months, and now he can sit firmly on the bed, and his eyes are even more agile, covering him in the yard for a whole winter, he is white and fat A little bit, everyone loves it.

   Carry him to the Qionghua Lane for a stroll, everyone will come up to pinch and tease him, they like it so much. Guan Shi likes to run in the yard even more.

   "Let's not eat it, mother will cook delicious custard later."

  Nian'er amused everyone with the appearance of huh huh huh, huh, huh, dancing, drooling and competing with adults for food.

   "When you Grandma Zou left, you still couldn't bear to let go of him in your arms. This little thing hurts people everywhere."

  Ms. Yang rubbed his little cheeks, and squeaked on him, teasing him to twist left and right and giggle.

  Huo Erhuai could barely hold him, wiped his saliva with a smile: "We still have rooms in the courtyard, and they are still not happy to let grandpa and aunt celebrate the New Year with us."

   "Afraid to win us over."

  Mr. Yang stuffed a chestnut into Huo Xi's mouth: "Let's hand over the boat to them to guard. Our boat is big, so it's the same if they have been on our boat."

   "Yes." Huo Erhuai responded.

   "This year they helped us sell vegetables and firewood, and they earned several taels of silver. Uncle Zou and his grandsons also earned a lot in the inner city these days. This year is much better."

   "No, it's not just Uncle Zou, everyone in Taoyedu has also made a lot of money. They bought a lot of things from us and took them back to the countryside. This year can be regarded as a fat year."

  The couple were very happy talking about these things. When everyone got the goods, they sent a lot of fish and shrimps. The family would not be short of food even if they were not fishing.

  Now most of Taoyedu have returned to their hometown for the New Year. It was Yu Jiang who brought his wife and daughter out, but his parents were in the countryside, even if they separated, he still brought his wife and daughter back to the countryside.

  Yang Fu looked up at Huo Erhuai: "Brother-in-law, when are we going back to Huojiaba?"

  Mr. Yang wanted to say that she would not return this year. Nian'er was still young, but she was a daughter-in-law, so it was difficult to say such words.

  Huo Erhuai glanced at her, then at Nian'er who was drooling at him with a smile, and said, "Why don't I go back alone."

  Yang Fu immediately sat up straight, his eyes lit up, and he glanced at Huo Xi. Huo Xixin also tugged.

   It stands to reason that she was adopted by Huo Erhuai, and his family is also her family, but her adoptive grandma gave her a really bad impression.

   Besides, Nian'er is easy to say, no one will suspect that it was born by Yang Shi, but when she goes back, there will be a lot of people asking about everything, and it will be very annoying.

   If Huo Erhuai is caught again scolding him for raising a brother-in-law for nothing and then raising other people's children, and if he has no money back to raise his parents, it will be very annoying to file a verbal lawsuit. Besides, her Nian'er doesn't want to run around now, if something goes wrong, she will regret it.

  Huo Xi lowered his eyes and remained silent.

Huo Erhuai glanced at her, and said to Yang Shi: "Nian'er is still young, if something happens to you when you go back with Nian'er, you won't feel bad. Besides, there is no place to live at home, Xi'er has to live Where? We used to make do in the kitchen, how can we make do with the kids this year?"

   "Then you go back alone, okay?"

   "Why can't it work. I won't row the boat back. I will also hire a bullock cart to go back this year. It will be easy and comfortable."

  Mr. Yang patted him with a smile: "We need your money? In this cold weather, we still need to hire an ox cart, even a horse-drawn cart is enough."

  Yang Fu jumped up happily: "Hire a carriage for my brother-in-law! It's so cold today, and the ox cart is swaying, which makes me sick from the cold. It's not worthwhile to spend money on soup and medicine."

  Huo Xi let out a long breath. If Huo Erhuai wanted to take her back, she really couldn't refuse.

   "Father, I will prepare a gift for you to return home."

   "I'll help too." Yang Fu got up and ran into the warehouse with Huo Xi.

  Mr. Yang looked at the backgrounds of the two children, shook her head and laughed: "Look, as long as your family is good, I will bring the children back with you, and I will make you proud."

   "I know. I wouldn't want to go back if I could. But they raised me..."

"I understand. We have earned a lot this year, and we still have about two hundred taels in hand. Give ten taels to your parents. I will give the rest to Xi'er. That child wants to hire a big shopkeeper, so I don't know what's going on in my heart." The idea. It is estimated that it will cost a lot of money."

Huo Erhuai nodded: "Just give them five taels. Giving too much can't feed their appetite. The brothers can't just support the family by me. We will have a rent in the spring of next year, and the days will get better and better .”

  Mr. Yang nodded happily: "That's right, I never imagined that one day we would have two hundred taels of silver in our hands. I dare not even dream about it."

   "That's not true. You never thought that there would be not only silver bracelets, silver hairpins, but also gold bracelets, right?" Huo Erhuai teased her.

  Not to mention that Mrs. Yang forgot: "I wear them to go out to show off during the year. I also have gold jewelry."

   "Dai, we wear it when we buy it, and we won't have cubs when we leave it."

   The husband and wife think about the days of this year, just like dreaming.

  In the past, in the winter, sitting in the cabin was swayed by the wind and shivering from the cold. How could it be like now, wearing a thin shirt and sitting in the warm courtyard to warm up the fire.

   "Then when will you go back?"

   "Why don't I go back after New Year's Eve with you guys? The first day of the new year is Xi'er's birthday, so let's celebrate her birthday. I'll go back early in the morning of the second day and stay at home for one night."

   "Don't go back to the second year of junior high school. The daughter who married out only returned to her mother's home in the second year of junior high school. You are really the second year of junior high school."

   "I was originally..."

   "It's what it is!" Yang interrupted him, "My family is blessed, so you don't need to come to the door."

  Huo Erhuai was silent.

  He is not afraid of other people's gossip. His family sent him to the Yang family to be their son-in-law.

  Huo Erhuai can accept his own identity, but Yang feels sorry for him, "Why don't you come back tomorrow and spend New Year's Eve at home, and come back after lunch on the first day of the new year, so that we can celebrate Xi'er's birthday together in the evening."

  Huo Erhuai nodded: "OK."

  Huo Xi was lying at the door, listening to the conversation between the husband and wife in the main hall, the corners of his mouth were raised, his heart was warm and burning.

  Turning around to pick out presents, thinking about preparing more presents for Dad to take home, so that no one will take him lightly.

  (end of this chapter)