"Mistress, fifth aunt, you guys chat first while I go to the old house to take a look."

Mrs. Tan nodded: "You can go and see what's going on."

Mrs. Sun also took her legs out of the fire barrel: "Qing'er, I'll go with you."

Yang Ruoqing was happy, "Mom, do I still need someone to accompany me? I'm not afraid of people playing in the dark. What's more, tonight, on New Year's Eve, there must be many people visiting the village. Children are setting off firecrackers. Card games are happening one after another. I don't know.

How lively it is!”

"Then put on your cloak, hat, scarf and gloves. It's cold at night." Mrs. Sun followed behind and warned.

"Also, bring the lantern."

Yang Ruoqing smiled, but still patiently followed Sun's instructions.

As soon as I walked near the pond, I met Kang Xiaozi.

"Kang boy, why did you come here so late?"

Kang Xiaozi hurried on with his head buried, as if full of worries. He was startled by Yang Ruoqing's shout. When he raised his head and saw clearly that the person coming across was Yang Ruoqing, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Sister Qing'er, where are you going?" He came over and said hello.

Yang Ruoqing said: "Where else can I go? I must be looking for you at my old house. So why did you come here so late? Where is your mother? Why didn't she come with you?"

Yes, Yang Ruoqing looked behind Kang Xiaozi, but there was no figure of Liu.

Kang Xiaozi smiled bitterly: "I won't hide it from Sister Qing'er. My mother had a few quarrels with my father and is still angry."

"We had a quarrel? Why? When did we quarrel?"

Kang Xiaozi said: "I didn't hear everything either. Anyway, it was all about trivial matters. Later it got involved with someone else, and my mother brought up the old score again."

Kang Xiaozi didn't know the real reason why Liu was angry with Yang Huaming. When he came to mediate, the couple had already deviated from the original reason and trigger, and had reached the stage of settling old scores.

And often, once a couple digs out old accounts to settle, it becomes a confusing mess, and they can't tell who is right and who is wrong.

"Okay, then you go over first. Everyone is at your third uncle's place. I will go and persuade your mother."

Yang Ruoqing patted Kang Xiaozi on the shoulder, and the two of them went in different directions for the time being.

Entering the village, it was really lively all the way.

Normally at this time, the village would have fallen into a deep sleep, and everything would be pitch black.

But tonight is New Year's Eve, and everyone pays great attention to this special festival. Every house is brightly lit, and those with a little bit of means will hang two red lanterns at the entrance of the courtyard, the entrance of the hall, and even on the trees in the yard.

At a glance, it is warm and the flavor of the New Year is particularly strong.

Moreover, while walking towards the old house, Yang Ruoqing met many villagers who came out to pay New Year's greetings and visit at night.

Sometimes the whole family goes out. The father puts the child on his shoulders and walks, and the child holds a candy man or something in his hand. The mother is beside him to support him, and the older child is running around leading the way. They are so happy.

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Yang Ruoqing also had a smile in her eyes.

Although most of the villagers still live a very poor life, she actually enjoys the rural life of this era more than the busy life and short reunions before and after the Spring Festival in later generations.

The carriages and horses are very slow, and the pace of life is also very slow, a typical farming society.

Although the supplies are poor, people's needs are also small. It is enough for the family to have enough food to eat, wear warm clothes, and a place to shelter from the wind and rain.

How is the chaos in the valley like the later generations, the bustling traffic in the city, countless souls who have left their hometowns, as well as the empty nesters and left-behind children in their hometowns...

This era is so good, there is no need to be nostalgic, everything is original.

Encountering other villagers along the way, Yang Ruoqing greeted each other, wishing each other a good New Year and other auspicious words.

Then, she finally entered the old Yang family's house.

Although brothers Yang Yongzhi and Yang Yongqing all went to Yang Yongjin's place at the entrance of the village to have a reunion dinner, the old house had been decorated in advance.

The bright red lanterns were hanging swaying in the wind, and the brand-new couplets showed their expectations and blessings for the coming year.

The long main hall had already been cleaned by Zhao Liu'er and the others. In front of the innermost shrine in the main hall, a big red candle thicker than a child's arm was burning with candle tears. The candle tears condensed in the silver base underneath, becoming several layers thick.

On the long table where the memorial tablets of the ancestors of the old Yang family are enshrined, a long row of various fruits and snacks is placed.

While living people enjoy their family life during the Chinese New Year, they cannot ignore their ancestors in another world.

Drink water and remember the source. Without the genetic inheritance of our ancestors, there would be no descendants like our descendants. Therefore, people cannot forget their origins and must always remember who I am and where I come from.

"Ah? Ahhh..."

Yang Ruoqing was worshiping at the memorial tablet of her ancestors when a figure flashed out from the back door of the hall, holding a stick in his hand. He was on full alert. Apparently he thought there was a thief in the front yard and came to drive him away.

Their eyes met, Yang Ruoqing smiled, because the other person was He'er.

He'er's tongue was gone and she couldn't speak.

So Yang Ruoqing stopped talking and smiled instead.

He'er also smiled, but there was a bit of restraint and embarrassment in her smile.

Moreover, what about He'er? Among the grandchildren of the old Yang family, He'er has the most awkward personality.

She was so young and energetic in the early years. She raised a dog and bit Fu'er alive. Her marriage to Yu Jinbao of Yujiacun was also in a mess. She left a daughter to Yu Jinbao and ignored her all these years. connection.

Later, she was deceived into going outside and letting someone else give birth to a baby through her belly. She never mentioned the baby to anyone in these years.

He'er has a very withdrawn and dull personality. He rarely returns to the village. He works at the stall in the town's tile market to make a living. Even when he comes back during the Chinese New Year, he never walks around with other people's homes.

In her heart, Yang Ruoqing couldn't get close to her cousin, but on the surface she would still say hello casually when she saw each other.

"I'm here to see Fourth Aunt. Is she in the house?" Yang Ruoqing asked He'er again.

He'er nodded and pointed to the backyard.

Yang Ruoqing also nodded and passed by He'er to the backyard.

And He'er learned that Yang Ruoqing was looking for Mr. Liu, so he deliberately lingered in the main room in the front yard.

Yang Ruoqing saw through it without saying anything, and went straight to the backyard to look for Mr. Liu.

On the way here, Yang Ruoqing imagined that Mr. Liu should be lying on the bed holding a pillow and wiping tears. While wiping away her tears, she beat the pillow hard, imagining that the pillow was Yang Huaming.

I even thought about whether Mrs. Liu would sit on the stool and feel dejected, so determined that she wanted to divorce again. After all, her personality was like that. She didn't care about making noises in general, but the big deal was scolding and making noises. It was really When encountering something that breaks her muscles and bones, she will calm down and then make a decisive decision.

Which kind of fourth aunt will she be at this moment?

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