after marrying stepbrother

Chapter 163 New Year's Eve
Chapter 163 New Year's Eve
The small town dozens of miles away from Hanmenguan also had the same scene, with little children running and laughing everywhere.

The New Year's goods that should be prepared at home have already been prepared.

This year is different from previous years. There are endless New Year’s goods at home, and a sundry room is filled. In order to prevent mice from stealing food, Chen specially made a wooden cabinet.

"Mother, rest for a while, today I will go to the kitchen with my father to help."

Xiao Qi got up early, replaced the peach charms at the door with new ones, and hung up red lanterns. The family finally felt happy.

A few days ago, Mr. Jiang came back from the north, and specially sent a carriage of new year's goods, including food, cloth, and some dried goods that cannot be bought normally, plus the chicken, duck and fish prepared by himself. People can't live such a fat year.

Mrs. Chen fell into memories. Last year was a bad year. She took her daughter and ate and drank at her mother's house. There was only two catties of meat in the house. She cooked and made dumplings. There were nearly ten people in her family, and each of them could not share a few pieces. .

But only a year, the family has a foundation.

"I've already cut up the chicken, and it was stewed on the stove last night, and it's almost boneless now."

Mrs. Chen waved her hand, and she was busy cooking the New Year's Eve dinner by herself.

"If my little sister is at home, I can help you with your work for a while. I miss my little sister's craftsmanship."

Xiao Qi smiled, deliberately bringing the topic to Lin Yuesha, the little girl adapts well everywhere, even though she stays in a poor family at the moment, she is not bad.

"I'm just worried that Xiaoya will offend people. I used to feel sorry for her because she had no father since she was a child. I raised her to such a temperament that she doesn't understand the world."

In a big family, especially a high-ranking family, life is not so easy, if you are a little careless, you will lose your head.

My family is just a low-level commoner, and I really have no place to reason.

"Mother, I have already visited my little sister in the poor gate, and she will be back in the next year, and she has brought so much money, which shows that she is doing well."

Xiao Qi comforted Chen Shi, and when Chen Shi heard it, it was indeed the reason, and there was a smile on his face.

Her little girl is really sensible, and she is dedicated to helping the family earn money, but as a parent, it is not easy to hold back, and can only work harder than the girl.

Years ago, when I started a small business, it was hard work. I worked day and night, but the harvest was also full.

"Ting Yun, I will discuss with your father. We will build a house in the next year. Let's buy a few fields so that we can have a good harvest in the future."

After eating rice and noodles from my mother's family for many years, it's time to repay.

Now that Mrs. Chen's parents are getting old, why not let her elder brother Chen Tieniu take over the land, and when the family builds a big yard, Mrs. Chen pools the remaining money and plans to buy a yard in Fucheng.

"I've thought about it. If our family does business in the future, it won't work if we stay in the town. Sooner or later we will go to Fucheng."

Xiao Qi wanted to study, and Lin Yuesha had to be sent to a women's school. If she rented a small yard in Fucheng and sent her under the fence, she would never have a sense of belonging.

With silver in her hand, Mrs. Chen couldn't help but harden her heart.

Buy a yard that is not too big, enough for a family to live in, and set aside a guest room to entertain relatives at home.

"You are old and young. Although your father is not in a hurry about your marriage, you must have a charter in your heart."

When to get married, what kind of woman to find, and plans for the future, all these have to be thought out.

As for whether it is the stepson, although Mrs. Chen cares about it, she can't control it too much.

"Mother, you don't have to worry about this, let's marry the younger sister first."

Xiao Qi thought of Lin Yuesha, the little girl was thirteen at the beginning of the new year, and she had to learn the rules first.Mrs. Chen may not know how courageous the little girl is, chasing after a foreigner to ask if he is married, it is simply...

The mother and son chatted for a while, and Mrs. Chen was busy in the kitchen.

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New Year's Eve is the time for family reunion.

The He family's helper was absent, so He Xingniang had to cook the New Year's Eve dinner by herself. She killed chickens and ducks, and prepared a jar of high-quality sweet-scented osmanthus wine.

The son went to a poor family to close, and before leaving, he told her that he must go home on New Year's Eve and eat New Year's Eve dinner with her.

Mother and son have always depended on each other, and He Xingniang obeyed her son's advice, just looking forward to it from dark to dark.

The surrounding households had already set aside their tables, laughing and laughing constantly, but at home, she was the only one, staring at the stew in the iron pot in a daze.

It was late, and He Xing hadn't returned.

He Xingniang couldn't sit still anymore, changed into a set of clothes for going out, and went straight to Xuan's house.

The Xuan family repented of the marriage, and Xuan Yao became the prince's concubine. Almost everyone in the small town knew that the daughter of the Xuan family was lucky.

He Xingniang received a sum of silver compensation from Xuan's family, and the money was sealed. She couldn't say anything, and she was secretly happy. Compared with Xuan Yao, she felt that Jiang Baozhu was better. After all, she had seen it since she was a child, and Jiang Baozhu was not so squeamish. .

Xuanyao is different, she loves to sue, and if the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law get into trouble, Xuanyao will definitely find a way to find her father to make the decision.

He Xingniang also dislikes a troublemaker.

Dressed properly, He Xingniang went straight to Xuan's house, but at this moment, the back corner door of Xuan's house was open, and there was no movement.

Have all the servants gone to celebrate the New Year?Or is it that this family climbed high and was taken to the poor gate?

He Xingniang stood at the door and stomped her feet, and finally decided to go in and have a look first.

Along the way, passing through the backyard of the Xuan family, there was no servant, and it was as silent as death.

He Xingniang noticed something was wrong and backed off, or should she go home first and wait?

But, it's all here, He Xing is with Xuan's family, so it's not an exaggeration for her to ask for news.

In the main room in the front yard, the lights were still on.

"Master Xuan, Mr. Xuan, are you all at home?"

In order to appear polite, He Xingniang yelled at the door, but no one answered.

There are oil lamps burning in the room, so there should be no one there!
When He Xingniang walked in, she was frightened out of her body. Master Xuan was lying on the table, his neck was cut so that only a layer of skin remained!
Not good, someone died!

He Xingniang wanted to scream, but couldn't make a sound. She took two steps back and just looked at it with empty eyes.

Perhaps because of the great stimulation, she suddenly became bolder and entered the inner room behind the screen. Mrs. Xuan also died in the same way, and the inner room was turned into a mess, it must have been burglarized!
Where did the servants in the house go, all dead?
Master Xuan's blood had dried up and dripped all over the floor. It seemed that he had been dead for a long time.

He Xingniang walked around the mansion, and finally found Xuan Zhi in another room. Xuan Zhi was hugging a woman, before dying, so as to maintain this position.

Without He Xing, her son was not among them, He Xingniang took a deep breath while being afraid.

The Xuan family offended Jiang Yang's robbers, and was wiped out on the thirty day of the new year, and they haven't crossed it for years!
He Xingniang stumbled out of Xuan's house and went straight to the Yamen. She wanted to sue the officials!
(End of this chapter)