Crossing the Unknown Country

The few people exchanged pleasantries for a while, and Qin Mingniang took them around one by one.

The Zhang family had three members. The mistress was about 30 years old and there was a girl at home. The man went to work, and the woman stayed at home to take care of the children and do needlework. When she left, the girl came out with her. She was about the same age as Su He, and when she saw Su He, she came over to talk to her.

The little girl Zhang Yuhuan was very happy to see Su He and asked, "Where do you live? Who is in your family? How come we are neighbors from now on, right?"

Su He looked at her speechlessly. This was a chatterbox. She pointed to her home and told her, "That's my home. We'll be neighbors from now on."

Zhang Yuhuan smiled and said, "Are you just like me?"

Su He said: "I have two older brothers, they are different from you."

Zhang Yuhuan slumped his shoulders and said, "Sure enough, they are all different from me. I also want to have a brother, but I guess it's impossible in this lifetime. Now I just hope I can have a younger brother in the future."

Su He had no choice but to comfort her: "It will happen. Your mother is still so young. Sooner or later she will give you a brother or sister!"

Su He thought, who knows whether it will be a boy or a girl, there shouldn’t be any problem with having a child, otherwise where would she come from.

The two little guys were chatting like little adults, saying some adult words. Qin Ming's mother heard them and smiled and imitated their words, and the adults couldn't help laughing.

There are also a few families with a large population, seven or eight people, or even ten people, basically they are big families. Some of them work in the city, or they do small business. Most of the people living in this area are civilians, and their living conditions are average. There are also a few families who have lived here for generations, they are not rich, but live a plain life here.

Everyone's living conditions were similar, and most people were easygoing. Su Heniang met the wives of these households one by one, and presented her preparations for the meeting. They were all very polite. Because it was their first meeting, and Qin Mingniang introduced them, they were all relatively easy to get along with. Some of them were a little arrogant, but Su Heniang was prepared. After all, she was a country woman, and there were still some differences between her and the city women.

Only the two old people surnamed Qian are quite good. Their four daughters-in-law are not good people and they are scheming against each other at home every day.

When they arrived, they happened to see the eldest and fourth sons' wives quarreling. When they knocked on the door, they heard no sound from inside, and a young and beautiful woman came to open the door.

As soon as she opened the door, she said with a smile on her face: "Sister-in-law Qin is here, come in quickly."

Then he turned around and shouted inside: "Mom, please come out for a moment, Qin's sister-in-law is here with her."

A short, thin old woman came out and said loudly, "The Qin family's wife is here, please come in!"

Qin Mingniang introduced Su Heniang to her. After the two sides met, Su Heniang presented the gifts she brought.

At this time, three young women came out of the yard, two thin, one tall, one short, and one slightly fatter. The three of them looked average, not as pretty as the woman just now.

At this time, the fatter woman stepped forward and took the gift from the old woman, smiling and saying, "Mom, let me hold it for you. This is the Su family member in front! Come in and sit inside. Why are you standing outside and talking?"

Qin Mingniang and Su Heniang could not refuse to go in, and they had to visit other families. In the end, they did not stay. Before they had gone far, they heard the four sisters-in-law arguing in low voices behind them about who should receive the gifts. The old lady scolded in a low voice, and the group of people went home together.

Qin Mingniang said: "The old lady is a soft-tempered person, which makes the four daughters-in-law very arrogant. Fortunately, the old man is very capable and has not made any big mistakes yet, but the family division is not far away. Otherwise, if there is chaos every day, the old lady will be mad to death one day."

"This alley is bustling only for their family, while the other families all live in peace and quiet. In fact, no one would not touch the edge of the pot with a spatula, but they just don't make a scene in public, unlike their family where you can sometimes hear quarrels from outside the door."

Su He's mother also understood that such things happened everywhere, but they were private affairs of other people's families and they really had no right to interfere.