peasant queen

Chapter 207 The Aunts of the Jiang Family
The Liang family in Jiangyang Village also had a different New Year this year.

Because she was conferred the title of Mrs. Cheng Enhou, naturally more people came to pay her New Year's greetings than in previous years.Even the magistrate who was far away in Fucheng sent her a New Year's gift.

Looking at the presents all over the floor, Mrs. Liang felt a little headache. She didn't know most of the gift givers.

I haven't even heard of the name, but the gifts these people give are more expensive than the last one.Go back!It seems unkind.But if you accept it!I don't know how to return the gift in the future.

He wanted to ask Wan'er, but Wan'er was far away.Even if it is Feige to pass the letter, it will take two days.

After much deliberation, Liang could only ask Lou's mother.

Lou's mother told her to pick some that she felt familiar with and could not refuse to accept.All the others are returned, and there is no need to give them face.

Mrs. Liang felt the same, she was now Mrs. Hou Ye.There is no need to look at other people's faces anymore, at least in Qingyuan Mansion.

Mrs. Liang returned all the unheard of or too expensive gifts.I only kept some that I liked and kept them, and then I returned the gift to the other party.

Mrs. Liang didn't know how excited these people were when they received her gift in return.

However, on the second day of the new year, some unexpected relatives of the Liang family came to the Jiang family.

How unexpected!The aunts who hadn't been back for several years came back at the same time on that day.

To say that these few married are not very far away.The eldest sister-in-law who married the farthest is only in the neighboring town, and the second sister-in-law who married the closest is in the neighboring village.But the village where the second aunt married was relatively poor.

My sister-in-law is the best married, her husband's family runs a grocery store in the county.

But they also haven't been back for several years.The elder aunt and the second aunt did not come back, most because the family was poor and could not afford the etiquette of returning.

The Liang family can understand these, after all, their family was also poor a few years ago.I usually don't want to visit relatives, so I can't come empty-handed.

But sister-in-law, Mrs. Liang has an opinion.

She married with the best conditions, when her parents-in-law were still there a few years ago.She just came back during the Chinese New Year, and every time she came back, she complained that she was busy with business and couldn't make any money.

Every time I buy some cloth for my father-in-law and mother-in-law to make clothes, it shows how filial I am.

But she didn't want to think about it, every time she came back home, all the food she saved went into the stomachs of the family.

Because the family hadn't been separated at that time, the children of their family didn't even have the chance to taste it.

Every time, these adults save their meals for the children.

When their family came back, they didn't just think they didn't eat well.Every time I leave, I load the big and small bags into the carriage and take them back.

Thinking of the grievances suffered by the children in the past, Mrs. Liang became very angry.

But people are coming, so we can't drive them out.I can only suppress the unhappiness in my heart, and welcome my sister-in-law's family with a forced smile.

Because they have a carriage, and the county seat is not far from here.So their family was the first to arrive.

Mrs. Liang had someone serve tea and desserts for them.Then she sat there without talking, she really didn't know what to say to this snobby sister-in-law.

Fortunately, it didn't take long for the second aunt's family to arrive.

The second aunt's family came here on foot, and each of them carried some dried wild fruits picked from the mountains on their backs.

It is estimated that these dried wild fruits were originally intended to be sold during the Chinese New Year. The fruits are big and round, and they are very clean.

When their family arrived at Jiang's house, they were very restrained when they saw this magnificent house.He kept wiping the soles of his shoes for fear of soiling the clean ground.

However, Mrs. Liang had a good impression of this family. She went down and pulled her second aunt, Jiang Xiumei, to the chair next to her and sat down on the chair next to her, saying, "Second Sister, you came here just as you came. If you have anything else to bring, we have it at home."

Speaking of this, Mrs. Liang was a little embarrassed.Because she was busy with the workshop at home and her uncle's affairs, she forgot about them.

In fact, the last time my uncle passed the exam and got married, she sent letters to several aunts.

But they didn't come, and I don't know if they read the letter?

Considering that the second aunt's family is illiterate, there are not many literate people in the village.Come to think of it, he probably didn't know what was written in the letter!

It is also possible to know, but the family has no money to pay for this gift.That's why I didn't come!

No matter what it is, Liang doesn't care.Because she knew that being poor was hard, and looking at the clothes on those children, she might have borrowed them from others.

It used to be the same with their family. Every time they visited relatives, they would put on their best clothes.The children had no clothes and had to borrow others'.

Thinking of this, Liang waved to the two youngest children.

The two children looked at her timidly, not daring to approach her.

In the end, it was their father and grandson Dazhu who pushed gently.The two of them slowly stepped forward, walked to Mrs. Liang's side and said, "Eldest aunt."

"Hey! Good boy. Come on, eat these!" Mrs. Liang grabbed a handful of nuts from the table and handed them to the two of them.

Probably because he was afraid that they would not be able to eat, he asked Liu Yun to take the maid to peel the shells for the children.

Seeing that Sun Dazhu was still standing, Liang quickly asked for a chair for him.Then, serve tea and snacks.

Then a few people chatted, and of course it was Liang who asked.When Sun Dazhu and Jiang Xiumei answered, they also asked about the harvest in the fields.

Hearing this, the sister-in-law Jiang Pingmei's family rolled their eyes, they have all become Mrs. Hou Ye, just like the peasant women before.

In her heart, Jiang Pingmei despised Liang's face for being so embarrassing.A peasant woman is a peasant woman, even if she becomes Mrs. Hou Ye, she is still as petty as before.

Jiang Pingmei pouted at Mrs. Liang, then picked up a salt and pepper walnut on the table and peeled it.

This stuff is old and expensive, and I heard that it nourishes the brain, so I have to let my son eat more.Jiang Pingmei was thinking while listening to their conversation.

While talking, the front yard said that the sister-in-law's family had arrived.

Mrs. Liang quickly asked someone to bring their family in again. The family of the eldest aunt Jiang Yingmei was the same as the family of the second aunt.All of them were sallow and skinny.

Seeing that Liang's heart ached, when she first arrived at Jiang's house, the two elder sisters-in-law were very kind to her.

Seeing them like this now, Mrs. Liang felt very uncomfortable.

She hurriedly sent someone to clean up the guest room for the sister-in-law's family, preparing hot water, new cotton clothes and so on.The sister-in-law's family is the farthest away from here, and the family probably set off before dawn.

It was so cold that the whole family was still wearing unlined clothes.After sitting in the bullock cart for such a long time, the children were almost frozen to death.

After the hot water was ready, the servants took them to take a bath to warm up.Putting on clean and thick cotton clothes, several people came back to life again.

Then Mrs. Liang asked someone to serve food, and the whole family sat around the table to eat.

Looking at the beautiful and unfamiliar dishes in front of them, the two families of Jiang Yingmei and Jiang Xiumei dared not move their chopsticks.

Seeing this, Mrs. Liang hurriedly said: "Eat quickly! If you don't eat for a while, it will be cold."

Saying that, let the maids around serve the dishes for everyone.

(End of this chapter)