The visitors were Gu's second brother Gu Yudong and his family of six.
Before she got married, Gu was the eldest sister in the family and had two younger brothers, Gu Yuxia and Gu Yudong.
Xingnong had to call Gu Yudong uncle.
My great uncle Gu Yudong and my great aunt Luo had a son and a daughter, the eldest son Gu Feng and the daughter Gu Qin.
Uncle Gu Feng was born in the same year as Shen Ruoxi. He married Ms. He and had a son and a daughter. His son, Gu Xihe, was 16 years old, only one month older than Xingnong; his daughter, Gu Huijie, was 15 years old.
The Gu family has good genes, the men are handsome and the women are beautiful!
When Gu was young, she was also the most beautiful girl in the surrounding villages, and Shen Ruoxi could be said to be a great beauty.
Gu Yudong was holding a large thick winter quilt in his arms. Each of the six members of the family was holding something in their hands. Some were holding a foot of cloth, some were carrying a basket of eggs, some were holding a chicken, and some were holding a large basket of vegetables.
Xinghui and Xingqing hurriedly called out, "Second uncle, second aunt, cousin, cousin, brother Xihe, sister Huijie."
Xing Nong shouted along.
Everyone greeted each other.
Gu felt embarrassed to see them buying a new winter quilt. Gu Yuxia's family conditions were not good, and a winter quilt like this would cost over a hundred coins, not to mention other things.
"Why did you buy such an expensive thing? I can't have this quilt, you can take it back."
Gu Yudong said dissatisfiedly: "There was no chance before, and my elder sister didn't give me a chance. Now that my elder sister has moved back to Taohua Village, she is still so polite. Do you want to continue not to associate with us brothers?"
Aunt Luo also pretended to be angry and said, "If you don't accept us, you are treating us as outsiders! Didn't you buy a winter quilt for each of Afeng's brothers and sisters when they got married? Don't think we don't know if you put it down secretly."
Gu didn't dare to say anything more after hearing this: "But, this is too expensive."
Mrs. Luo smiled and said, "How can it be expensive? They are all useful things, so we should spend them when necessary. We discussed it with eldest brother, and we all bought the same thing. We just thought that eldest sister's family could use it."
Gu: "You really don't have to spend so much money next time! Why didn't Yuxia and the others come with us?"
"We were supposed to come together, but Gu Ping's family just came back, and my eldest brother and his wife and their family will be here soon."
Gu Ping is Gu Yuxia's eldest daughter. She married and moved to the city. Her family runs an oil press workshop and their family is well off.
Gu nodded and invited them into the house.
The two families here are reminiscing about the past.
At the other end of the village, Gu Yuxia put on a new set of clothes and looked more energetic. Although he was in his fifties, he looked only about fifty. He came out holding a thick winter quilt and urged his wife and children to hurry over to Gu's place.
Seeing her father carrying such a thick quilt over, Gu Ping couldn't help but ask, "Dad, you brought such a big quilt over?"
This quilt must cost more than a hundred coins!
"Yes. Jinjin, Aping, since you are back, why don't you go to your aunt's house? Now that your aunt has moved back, it's time to move around!"
Song also said: "Yes, let's go over there together. Ah Ping, you haven't seen your aunt for many years, right?"
Zhou Jinjin subconsciously looked at Gu Ping when he heard this.
That family has such a bad reputation, famous throughout the area, and he doesn't want to go out with them.
What else can such relatives do except being a burden to oneself and asking for money from others!
Accompanying Gu Ping back to her parents' home to visit relatives was already his limit.
Gu Ping also felt that there was no need to get along with the Gu family. Her daughter was already old enough to get married. What kind of reputation did the Gu family have? She didn't want to get involved with them and cause trouble for her daughter. She said, "Dad, my husband and I have to go back to the city to press oil. Yesterday, a restaurant ordered 100 kilograms of oil, but it hasn't been pressed yet! We won't go! You don't need to take such a big quilt with you, right? Just go to the vegetable garden and pick a basket of vegetables. My aunt is not an outsider, so she won't care about these things."
Song handed a large basket of eggs to her daughter-in-law Lin, who took it and frowned when she heard it: "How can this be possible? When you got married, your eldest aunt secretly placed a quilt outside the door as a dowry for you."
The two greatest happy events in a person’s life are getting married and moving into a new home, so how can the gift be too small
Gu Ping was disdainful. Who would care about that tattered quilt? What's the point of a poor relative with such a bad reputation taking so many things? What benefit can it bring to her family
"Mom, it's getting late, let's go home. I'll take the eggs home. No one in the city raises chickens, so we have to buy eggs for every egg we eat at home." Gu Ping stood up and took the basket of eggs from Lin's hand.
After saying that, she looked at Zhou Jinjin and said, "Husband, let's go!"
Lin felt disgusted. Ever since her sister-in-law married into the city, her eyes had become more and more arrogant and her temperament had become more and more annoying.
But her mother-in-law is a good person, and she doesn't want to offend her sister-in-law and make her mother-in-law dissatisfied with her because of a basket of eggs.
Gu Yuxia wanted to stop her, but Song spoke first: "Then you take it back for Baoxin and Yingying to eat. Since you have work to do, go back quickly."
Gu Ping and Zhou Jinjin left in a hurry, worried that the Gu family would come to invite someone later.
Gu Yuxia was a little dissatisfied with her daughter who had been married for many years: "You still indulge her! She knew that the eggs were for the eldest sister, but she still took them. What should we take?"
It’s not that he was reluctant to give the eggs to his daughter, but everything has its priorities.
They had already discussed with the second brother's family, and everyone gave the same amount of gifts. Now there is one basket of eggs missing. He is still the eldest brother, but he gave less than his younger brother. Does he still have the face to do that
Mrs. Song: "Well, Ping is home so rarely, so I think there are eggs at home! I'll just go get another chicken and take it to my elder sister."
Gu Yuxia nodded after hearing this: "Alright, catch the fattest one."
"Do I need to tell you that?" Song hurriedly ran to catch the chicken.
Lin felt a little distressed, as a chicken was more valuable than a basket of eggs. But when she thought about how Gu had secretly bought her a thick new quilt despite the difficult times she had when she got married, and how during the busy harvest season, Gu would also secretly help them water the vegetables, she didn't say anything.
At least this aunt is much better than the sister-in-law!
Soon the whole family hurried over with things in their hands.
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Xingnong's family naturally didn't know about this episode. When Gu Ping didn't come, she was surprised but didn't ask. After Gu Yuxia's family of six arrived, before they could say a few words, women from the village came over one after another, carrying things. Some brought a chicken, some brought a basket of eggs, some brought a basket of vegetables, and some brought rice... ...
The whole family was busy greeting guests.
Village Chief Gu came back from shopping soon, and his wife asked everyone to help wash the vegetables and cook. Village Chief Gu asked the men in the village to go home and bring some tables, chairs, and bowls and chopsticks.
The yard soon became busy and lively, and the Xingnong family began their days in Taohua Village in this bustling and busy atmosphere.
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In the afternoon, Gu Zesen appeared in Taohua Village with an old man in simple clothes and walked from the beginning to the end of the village.
Chu Tiankuo and Tang Lao came down from the mountain.
The four met outside Xingnong's yard.
Mr. Tang: “…”
Confucius: “… ..”
The two elders were stunned for a moment and then rushed forward at the same time, their speed was even faster than a 100-meter sprint!
Then we squeezed together into the small courtyard gate, you pushed me and I pushed you, just to prevent each other from entering.
Gu Zesen: “…”
People in the yard: “… ”