Splendid peasant girl busy farming

Chapter 11757

Lijia Village, Wanghai County.

Zhao Liuer went with the children in a carriage, while the others chose to walk.

The reason is simple: it's after breakfast now, so it's not very hot.

Secondly, everyone walked along the riverbank, chatting all the way, which felt like a trip. This feeling of visiting relatives was much more engaging for them than the actual act of visiting relatives.

Therefore, Yang Ruoqing only arranged one horse-drawn carriage and one mule cart.

And so, the group chatted and laughed all the way to Lijia Village, and easily found their way to Li Lao Er's house at the westernmost part of the village.

The Li family has not yet separated and is still maintaining the situation before He'er married into the family; the three Li brothers live in the same courtyard.

The three rooms in the east wing were all given to Li Lao Er and his wife He'er, while Li Lao Da and Li Lao San lived in the west wing.

The main room, kitchen, and other similar spaces were shared by everyone.

Li Lao Er and He'er share a room, and another room is He'er's original dowry. The third room was originally intended for the children, but it has been vacated for Liu Shi to live in for now.

Today, He'er's family came to visit, and the Li brothers' courtyard suddenly became lively.

Neither Li Laoda nor Li Laosan went out to work today; they stayed home to help Li Laoer entertain relatives and friends.

Even more, Li Laoda invited an aunt from the Li family clan with whom he had a good relationship to come and help cook lunch for everyone.

"Brother-in-law, this is a gift from my second sister and me to our eldest nephew. Please accept it."

San Yatou pointed to the two large boxes on the mule cart and spoke to Li Lao Er.

Li Lao Er looked at the box, which was full of children's clothes and various tonics for He'er—all good stuff...

"Thank you so much, my two sisters-in-law!"

On the other side, Yang Huaming was calling Li Laoda and the others to come and help move things. The things they were moving were all brought over by other branches of the Yang family, and they were all good things that He'er and her son could use.

Yang Ruoqing's gift consisted of a basket of eggs and a pair of pig's trotters.

"Brother-in-law, take this pig's trotter and ask your aunt to make a trotter soup for her. He'er will have a good appetite after drinking it."

Li Lao Er accepted the pair of fresh pig trotters handed to him by Yang Ruoqing with both hands, feeling flattered and surprised.

At this moment, Li Laoda came over and invited everyone to come inside and sit down. Li Laosan had already brewed tea.

But everyone should not rush inside to sit down; they should first go to He'er's room to check on her and her child.

"He's so handsome, he looks just like my brother-in-law." Ju'er held the baby, and San Yatou came closer. The two aunts looked at their eldest nephew and came to the same conclusion.

“They look alike, they look alike,” Li Lao Er said with a smile, his eyes and brows full of joy.

The Li family had three bachelors who almost thought their lineage would end, but unexpectedly, they finally got married and had a son, thus continuing the family line and not being sinners!

"He looks more like my brother-in-law, I'm telling the truth, haha." The third girl said with a smile, while taking out a pair of golden bells and tying them to her little nephew's ankles, which were as thin as lotus roots.

The little bell, with its red string, made a series of crisp sounds as the little guy kicked his legs.

"No, that's too expensive..."

Before Li Lao Er finished speaking, Ju'er had San Ya Tou take her little nephew down, and she herself took out a longevity lock and hung it around the little guy's neck.

Now, Li Lao Er was even more flattered and didn't know what to do. These two items were far too valuable...

"He'er, look at this?"

He'er, with a headband tied around her head, sat on the bed, responding to Sun Shi and Bao Suyun's concern with sign language.

Hearing Li Lao Er's exclamation, He'er also saw the gifts her two younger sisters had given to the children.

It's precious, it's really precious!

but--

He'er made two hand gestures to Li Lao Er, meaning: Since these are gifts from the child's aunts, please accept them on behalf of the child. They are a token of their goodwill, so don't let them down.

Only then did Li Lao Er accept all the items.

……

Other places in Lijia Village.

Everyone was talking about the fact that Li Lao Er's relatives came to visit today.

"These three Li brothers are really lucky to have married the Yang family's daughter. Look at the grand spectacle they've made today!"

"Yes, I passed by there earlier and happened to see the Li brothers moving things. I took a few glances and wow, all of these are good stuff! It's good to have a rich family!"

"I heard that He'er's two younger sisters gave her a longevity lock and an anklet. The longevity lock was made of pure silver, and the anklet was made of gold!"

"Tsk tsk, the other families sent all sorts of food, clothing and daily necessities, and I heard they even gave the children money when they met them."

"This trip has made Li Lao Er's family richer. Marrying Lao Yang's daughter is a huge win. Even though she's a divorcee, she can still lead the three bachelors of the Li family to prosperity!"

"Are you jealous? Why are you talking so sourly? Li Lao Er and He'er have a bond forged through thick and thin. But the way you're talking makes it sound like Li Lao Er is a freeloader!"

"So what if she lives off her husband? She's avoided so many detours compared to us. Even if we poor folks work our way up, we still can't compare to her. The only thing that matters is that we live a good life and have enough to eat and wear!"

"..."

Although the people of Lijia Village still held different opinions about Li Lao Er marrying He'er.

However, there is one thing they agree on.

That is, if Li Lao Er were smarter than Li Wei and knew how to cherish his wife, then Li Lao Er would be the luckiest person in the entire Li family village.

Li Wei was lucky to marry the daughter of the Yang family. The dowry was astounding, and Li Wei's whole family benefited from his wife's good fortune, living a life of luxury.

However, Li Wei was foolish and did not cherish his good fortune, which led to the current situation.

Li Lao Er is definitely smarter than Li Wei, so the three Li brothers will surely have a better life in the future. Many villagers in Lijia Village who used to look down on the three brothers have quietly changed their mindset. In the future, they should try their best to find opportunities to build a good relationship with the three brothers.

Who knows, maybe one day we can ride their coattails and get some connections with the Yang family?
……

The lunch banquet at the Li family's house was very lavish. Although the three Li brothers were not well-off, they were all good people and treated others with kindness.

Especially towards He'er's family, they were filled with gratitude.

Today's banquet filled three tables, even the children were served. All sorts of delicious dishes were bought by the Li brothers at the town market before dawn, along with wild game they had hunted in the mountains, fish and shrimp they had caught in the river, and vegetables they had grown themselves.

Before the banquet began, Li, the eldest brother, like a father to his son, picked up a wine cup and approached Yang Huazhong and Yang Huaming. With a moved expression, he said, "I must offer the first cup of wine to you both. I am grateful to you for marrying He'er to my brother, which made our family complete. He'er and her sister-in-law are virtuous and have a good belly. She has added a new member to our family as soon as she entered the household. I am grateful to you. I will drink this cup of wine first as a sign of respect!"