Liu Ruolan also learned about the situation of the Chen family from the Wang family.
He has a modest yield of two to three hundred acres, has his own house in the county, and now has a carpenter's shop, so his life must be good.
Not to mention anything else, the income from the fields alone can be one or two hundred taels this year, plus there is a carpenter's shop, and the family has a small population, so it will not be bad.
Now that the Xie family's old house has been renovated and the courtyard has been expanded, Liu Ruolan and Xie Rongzhao were naturally arranged to live in the best courtyard in the inner courtyard.
The old lady is now living in the main courtyard. Xie Xiuran has married another wife, the Qi family. Unfortunately, the day before yesterday, the Qi family’s family came to report that her mother was seriously ill, so Xie Xiuran sent her back to her family’s home early yesterday morning. I'm sick and haven't come back yet.
It stands to reason that among the three sons, the eldest son should inherit the family business, and the best one in the family should stay with the eldest son first.
But in fact, now that the eldest son has no children, and because of all the bastard things Xie Xiuran did before, he doesn't dare to ask for anything more, and naturally Mr. Xie will no longer be biased against him.
Nowadays, in the inner courtyard, apart from the main courtyard, the best courtyard is reserved for the second bedroom. Even if no one has come back to the second bedroom before, it is still empty and there is no plan to arrange for other people to live in it.
The yards of long houses and third houses are about the same size, and the number of houses is almost the same.
If it were the former Gao family, there would definitely be a lot of trouble.
But now that the new Qi family has entered the family, they naturally know who is the pillar of the Xie family, so how can they dare to say no?
Mrs. Qi has been in the family for a long time, but she has never been able to conceive a child. Because of this, Xie Grandma rubbed her a lot.
Qi also knew that she was a woman but could not have children, so she felt guilty, so her words and deeds were very humble. In this regard, she was very similar to Liu Ruolan in the past.
The mother and daughter entered the inner courtyard. After settling down, Wang Zizhen and Chen Xia went to prepare hot water, working hard along the way, so that the lady could have a good rest after bathing.
They also prepared a lot of gifts for this trip. They had already given out quite a few in the main hall before, and there were still some that they would prepare for the elders and some juniors in the clan tomorrow.
"Auntie, these portions are prepared for the families of the old patriarch, clan leader and village chief. The portion for the little grandpa's family has been given away before we come back. Do you think what will happen if grandpa knows about it? Not happy?"
The little grandpa mentioned by Xie Rongzhao is Xie Xiuwen's uncle, Xie Xiuqi's father, and Xie Rongcheng's biological grandpa.
Liu Ruolan knew some of the elders' past entanglements. She shook her head and said, "If we don't mention it, my uncle won't take the initiative to publicize it. Your grandpa won't know about it, and even if he knows, he won't really say it." Blame us, after all, your father is an official now and always pays attention to his reputation."
Xie Rongzhao thought about it. My father had already helped Uncle Xiu Qi find an official position. If he really wanted to blame him, he would have been furious.
In short, it is Xie Jiaziyi who benefits, so there is nothing to argue about.
In fact, when Mr. Xie learned that Xie Xiuwen had found an official position for Xie Xiuqi in the capital, he was not only shocked, but also happy!
He is not angry.
In the past, I didn't get along well with several brothers. That was because they each had their own plans.
Moreover, he also knew that when Xie Xiuwen was studying, he had received a lot of help from his younger brother.
Now his son is doing this as a way of repaying his kindness.
The reason why Mr. Xie is really happy is that he feels proud and proud.
Let you always look down on me before!
Don't you still have to count on my son to help you now?
Think about it, isn't the grandson of the old man working with Xie Xiuwen now?
To put it bluntly, even if his family is successful in literary studies, those who looked down on him in the past, no matter how unconvinced they are, have no choice but to come over and support him.
Grandpa Xie felt happy in his heart, so he was not dissatisfied.
Moreover, since Xie Xiuqi and Xie Chengye were brought to the capital, Uncle Xie would also send people over to give gifts during New Year holidays. Grandpa Xie had a good attitude towards this younger brother, and asked his third daughter-in-law to prepare a return gift every time. As for the other two If you have a house, you won't have such good luck.
Just after breakfast the next day, the Xie family's mansion became lively.
Some elders from the clan came over to talk, and some juniors came over to say hello.
Liu Ruolan saw these children happy and asked them what books they were reading now and when they would be finished.
Liu Ruolan prepared some gifts of pens, ink, paper and inkstones for the boys, while some of the little girls prepared some headdresses, most of which were silver hairpins and hairpins.
It was noisy, and after the children had dispersed, the adults could finally talk properly in the room.
Because Xie Rongzhao had just returned from the capital and had to pay tribute to many elders, she stayed in the room and then greeted the elders one by one.
The village chief's wife smiled so brightly that her face looked like a flower.
"Look at our little darling, she has grown into a big girl in the blink of an eye. Tell me, your life has been good, but why haven't you gained a few pounds?"
A young daughter-in-law on the side also reached out to touch Xie Rongzhao's thin arm and agreed: "I have lost some weight, but you have been working too hard on this trip, so you have a bad appetite?"
Xie Rongzhao responded one by one and received many gifts, and then Liu Ruolan sent him outside to play.
Mrs. Wang introduced several new wives to Liu Ruolan, all of whom had been added to the family in the past few years.
Basically, they are all juniors, so they have to call Liu Ruolan "aunty".
"Hey, this little lucky baby looks really good. Come hold it over here and let me take a look."
Liu Ruolan's current aura is not comparable to Grandma Xie, who likes to rely on her seniority to dominate others.
He looks gentle, but his every move and gesture is full of nobility.
Even though Liu Ruolan always felt that she was not as good as those noble ladies, in fact, she learned a lot without any trace, and now she is a qualified official wife.
The young daughter-in-law received the instruction from her mother-in-law and then stepped forward with the child in her arms.
Liu Ruolan saw that this little baby was so good-looking and chubby. She took it into her arms and hugged her. She also said to Wang at the side: "Third brother and sister, do you think this child looks like Shiro when he was a child?" ?I remember Shiro was also chubby when he was a child."
Mrs. Wang smiled and said: "The second sister-in-law said that, they are really similar. Alas, I just remembered that our Shiro was also quite white when he was a child."
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the room laughed non-stop.
Xie Rongen always liked running around when he grew up, so naturally he became a lot darker.
Thinking back now, he was also such a fat and white boy when he was a child.
"Have you given this child a name? What is it called?"
The little daughter-in-law said quickly: "When I go back to my aunt, I only gave us a nickname of Niu Niu. We haven't given a big name yet. I heard that my aunt is also educated. How about aunt give us a big name of Niu Niu?"
(End of chapter)
