"Even if we go to Grandma Ga's house this time, let's treat it as a normal visit. If we act like those grandsons coming to visit us, we will also cause trouble to the Zheng family. It's best to just come and go as simple as that."
Old Jiangtou's concerns are justified.
Here in Mianniu Mountain, when the grandson returns to his mother-in-law's house for the first time, and the daughter-in-law-to-be returns to her husband's house for the first time, they are all called to visit.
Door-to-door visits require a sense of ceremony.
Take the grandson as an example. When a grandson visits his mother-in-law, he needs to bring many kinds of gifts with different meanings.
As for Ga's mother-in-law's family, they also have to send back gifts of the same size, such as a cradle, new clothes, and if they are thoughtful, they have to prepare millet cakes, salty dry noodles, etc. in advance.
Jiang Xianjun laughed dryly and said, "We just went back to take a look. We didn't say hello in advance, so we didn't go through the formalities."
Originally, he was prepared to go back and have a look as a representative, but the mother-in-law sent two messages in succession. In her words, she hoped that all three of them would go back and have a look. She said that the old father-in-law had never seen what his granddaughter looked like.
The last time my granddaughter held a full-moon banquet, her old father-in-law didn't come, so the mother-in-law brought a few children from her eldest brother's and second uncle's family over for a meal and then went back.
So Jiang Xianjun and Zheng Xiaoqin discussed it and planned to go back together today.
Ever since Zheng Xiaoqin got married, she hasn’t been back to her parents’ home for several months...
Lao Jiangtou patted Jiang Xianjun's shoulder again: "Although I won't go through the motions like that, you can't be fussy about the gifts you should bring, and you can't let Lao Zheng's family look down upon our Lao Jiang family."
Jiang Xianjun suppressed the faint smile on his face and nodded seriously.
At his father-in-law's house, he had long been disgraced. Every time he went back, his two uncles would turn their noses up and ignore him, and his two uncles and sisters-in-law would make sarcastic remarks.
He went there less and less after that. He only went once after his daughter was born, and that time he sent his mother-in-law back.
When I met my brother-in-law and sister-in-law at the entrance of the village, they thought he was there to fight in the autumn wind, so they were very nervous.
"Don't worry, sir, I won't let anyone look down on our Jiang family."
After receiving Jiang Xianjun's assurance, Lao Jiangtou was relieved.
Old Jiangtou knew that during this time, with the help of Old Yang's and Old Luo's families, the young couple had no shortage of food and drink. They had chickens and ducks, and they could send some to the father-in-law's house.
"Then your uncle and I will go to Luo's house first, and you can go about your business." Lao Jiangtou said again.
The two grandsons of the old Luo family are hosting a full-moon banquet, and Old Jiangtou has received the invitation.
Jiang Xianjun nodded and moved out of the way.
When Jiang Da passed by Jiang Xianjun, he patted him on the shoulder and warned: "It's cold and rainy today, take good care of your daughter."
Jiang Xianjun smiled and said "Hey", sent them to the door of the main room, helped Lao Jiangtou put on his raincoat, and then watched them go away.
When they completely disappeared from sight, Jiang Xianjun quickly closed the courtyard door and ran back to the west room.
At this time, Zheng Xiaoqin had just changed her daughter's clothes. She wore a new coat with red flowers, black cotton pants, cotton socks on her feet, and a red tiger head hat. Her chubby little face looked like she had no neck when pressed down. Although she was talking about Not delicate, but cute and naive, which is in line with the temperament of a little kid at this stage.
"My daughter is so beautiful."
Jiang Xianjun leaned beside the bed, his eyes glued to the child, and couldn't help but boast.
Zheng Xiaoqin pursed her lips and smiled, "You are selling melons and boasting. If someone hears it, you will laugh to death."
Jiang Xianjun raised his eyebrows, disapprovingly. The daughter he gave birth to was definitely not ugly.
"It's raining outside, why don't I go get a stroller and bring it over. Can you hold your daughter in the car and hold an umbrella?" Jiang Xianjun asked Zheng Xiaoqin again.
Zheng Xiaoqin said: "Earlier at Luo's house, Sister Qing'er heard that we were going to Zhengjia Village today and said she would send us there in a carriage, but I refused."
"It's just a little bit of rain, so we can just hold an umbrella. There's no need to bother anyone else."
Jiang Xianjun was a little surprised when he heard that Yang Ruoqing was doing this.
If it were other people in the village who expressed kindness to his wife and daughter, he would definitely have a favorable impression of that person and would repay them if he had the opportunity.
But because the other party was Yang Ruoqing... no matter what she did to his wife and daughter, he couldn't feel grateful to her.
Because his mother is still in prison, I don’t know when the guillotine will fall.
Either fall down quickly or release him. Being locked up and suffering like this makes him uneasy outside and living in torment every day.
The last time his daughter was one month old, he originally wanted to take his wife and daughter to the county jail to see her.
But the child didn't know whether he ate too much and didn't digest it properly or something else during those two days. He had some diarrhea and hiccups, so he had to put the plan on hold...
Zheng Xiaoqin secretly observed Jiang Xianjun and found that his expression was changing and his eyes were dimming.
Zheng Xiaoqin guessed that he must be thinking of his mother-in-law again and felt uncomfortable.
Zheng Xiaoqin quickly changed the subject, "Xianjun, we two have packed up. You go pick up some things and then we can set off."
Jiang Xianjun came to his senses and said, "Everything is ready, let's go!"
With the lesson just learned, Zheng Xiaoqin did not dare to tell him about the deer bones.
When she gets back to her mother's house, she can just find an opportunity to give it to her mother quietly.
Jiang Xianjun took out a basket and uncovered the cloth to let Zheng Xiaoqin see the contents.
"Look, let's take these things over to visit your brother, okay?"
Zheng Xiaoqin stretched her neck and looked around, a little surprised.
"Xianjun, you took too much, didn't you?"
"It's okay. This is the first time you go back to your parents' house seriously after you married me. Get more and it will look better."
Zheng Xiaoqin was moved by Jiang Xianjun's thoughtfulness, lowered her head and nodded gently. She suddenly felt more confident about returning to her parents' home.
The young couple locked the door of their house, held an umbrella, carried a basket, and walked into the drizzle with their children, heading towards Zhengjia Village step by step...
When they arrived at Zhengjia Village, Zheng Xiaoqin's mother was busy in the kitchen, her two sisters-in-law were doing needlework in the main room, and several nieces and nephews were playing around.
When Mr. and Mrs. Jiang Xianjun and their children pushed open the courtyard door and came in, the courtyard was filled with chicken manure and it was almost impossible to move.
The eight-year-old nephew was brought up by Zheng Xiaoqin. When he saw Zheng Xiaoqin coming, the eldest nephew happily shouted "Sister-in-law, sister-in-law".
When his mother heard this voice, she scolded her without thinking: "You are calling me a ghost, go ahead and play with you!"
The child ignored his mother and rushed into the yard.
The sister-in-law of the Zheng family was annoyed when she saw this, and she held up the soles of her shoes as if she was about to get mad. However, the sister-in-law next to her looked at the yard as if she had seen a ghost, "What's wrong, a debt collector is here!"
The sister-in-law also saw that not only Zheng Xiaoqin returned to her parents' home, but Jiang Xianjun also came.
Wait, what is that wrapped in a small blanket in their arms?
Could it be that you brought the baby with you? He's coming to ask for something. He's really the debt collector of the whole family!
