Beautiful Peasant Girl: The Young Marquis's Beloved

After breakfast, the others stayed in the East Courtyard to chat, while Xu Ruolan took the three children to the old house to wish Liu Dashan and his wife a happy new year.

Ye Miaoyin and her daughter went to Doctor Meng's house. It happened that the two houses were not far away, so they could go together.

Because of the snow, they walked very carefully and separated at the door of the old house.

When Liu Xu and her daughter entered the house, Liu Dongcheng's family was also there, and of course, Liu Xiumei's family.

The mother and daughter looked calm and smiling, while Liu Dongcheng looked slightly embarrassed.

Still kneeling down, the old couple distributed red envelopes to their children and grandchildren one by one. Although the red envelopes were not as big as those given by the Xu family, they were still for the sake of the festive atmosphere.

When it was the parents' turn, Liu Xu did not find fault and greeted Liu Dongcheng according to etiquette, which made Liu Dongcheng feel mixed emotions.

Xu Ruolan also gave red envelopes to Liu Juan and her brother. Although not as much as before, each of them received a silver coin, which was extremely rare in Liujia Village.

The mother and daughter had another meal at the old house and were very full.

After dinner, Liu Xu followed her mother back to the compound, carrying a few freshly baked red envelopes.

Xu Ruolan asked Uncle He and Aunt Xu to notify the servants in the house. No matter whether they were new or the earliest ones like Uncle He, everyone received a red envelope, but of course the amounts inside were different.

This move deeply moved the servants of the Liu family.

You have to know that these people are all under life contracts, and it is good enough if the master provides them with food, clothing and shelter.

However, since they came to the Liu family, their food, clothing and housing were better than most of the villagers in Liujia Village. Not to mention that the Liu family also gave them monthly wages, and now there are red envelopes. This made everyone feel that they had fallen into a blessed nest.

"I (the servant) wish you, Madam, all the best in the New Year. I hope that the master will be safe, promoted and have a higher rank, and return home soon!"

Willow Catkins: Wow, have you practiced this before?

Xu Ruolan's eyes turned red when she heard this, and then she smiled and asked everyone to leave.

Liu Xu knew that her mother was moved by the servants' last words. Just as she was thinking about whether to comfort them, Xing'er's voice came from the door.

"Second Aunt, Xu'er, my brother and I are here to wish you a happy new year!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xing'er and Shuisheng ran in with happy faces, followed by their little followers.

The two of them first paid their respects to Xu Ruolan and received two red envelopes. Xu Ruolan then filled the red envelopes with the dried fruits and maltose she had prepared for them. At the same time, she did not forget Shi Tou and Xiu'e.

Afterwards, Liu Xu took a few young servants with her and went to Liu Changshun's house next door.

As for why the Xu family's children were not called, it was mainly because they were afraid that the villagers would be embarrassed when they saw them, and they were also afraid that something might happen later and Yuan Hui would cause trouble again.

Every year on the first day of the Lunar New Year, the children in the village would go door to door in groups to pay New Year's greetings. No matter if it was one or two copper coins, or some dried fruits and snacks, everyone enjoyed it, just for the strong New Year atmosphere.

After leaving Liu Changshun, the group went to the east end of the village first, intending to pray all the way back so that they would not run around.

On the way, they met other friends, including Han Duoduo who came out after hearing the excitement, so they naturally formed a group.

When he returned to the Liu Family compound, Liu Xu took a look and couldn't help swallowing.

My goodness, there must be 30 or 40 of them? Some of them haven't arrived yet...

Liu Xu's mouth twitched. Are there so many people in their Liu family? She was not familiar with many of these children, and this was still a polite statement.

The truth of the matter was, she didn't even recognize some of them.

The main reason was that after she came here, she was busy with her career and rarely went to the village to play. The original owner also only liked to play with people she was familiar with.

Because of this group of children, the snow on the village paths was trampled into a mess, no longer beautiful in the morning. If you are not careful, you can even fall down.

Everyone decided to have a picnic on the fifth day of the New Year, and then went home for lunch.

There was nothing to do in the afternoon, so the old man took out a set of chess and played chess with Xu Mingli, while Xu Mingzhe watched from the side.

A few women were chatting nearby. Seeing that everyone had nothing to do, Liu Xu found Huanxi, who had sewed a sandbag out of soybeans, and took a group of children to play with the sandbag in the yard.

Xing'er and his sister returned to their second grandfather's place. It is said that after the house was built, Liu Changshun wanted to bring his grandfather and parents to live with him, but the elderly refused on the grounds that they were used to living there.

The second grandfather is already over 70 years old, which is considered a very long-lived person in this era. He has three sons and two daughters. The eldest is Liu Changshun's father, the second is Grandma Fang's family who helped Liu Xu's family hold the house-warming party, and the third is Shuanzi's father who is by Liu Donglai's side. The two daughters also married into wealthy families, and last year the eldest daughter had four generations living together.

The old man is different from most of the elderly people in the village. He separated the family business as soon as his sons got married.

With him as an example, all the children in his family followed suit. Only the third child's family, because Shuanzi was still single, still had more than a dozen people in one household.

After the family was divided, there were fewer things to worry about. It was only right that others would live longer. Now there were five generations living under one roof, and the descendants added up to about 40 or 50 people.

Xing'er has five full cousins, two older cousins ​​and one younger cousin.

The eldest cousin Chunsheng and the second cousin Xiasheng are already married and have children. The remaining two cousins ​​Qiusheng and Dongsheng are also about to get married. Musheng is a month older than Xing'er.

The eldest cousin Liu Chunying is already married, sister Taoer, whose real name is Liu Chuntao, is already eleven years old, Xinger is called Chunxing, and there is also a younger sister who is the same age as Liuxu and is named Chuntang.

However, although the girl was a mother, she was rather honest and dull, so she didn't play with them much.

Just like now, Xing'er and Tao'er called her to go on a picnic with them, but the little girl just shook her head and said, "Second sister, third sister, my eldest sister-in-law has to do housework, and I have to look after Huzi."

Huzi is Chunsheng's son, whose full name is Liu Xiangyang.

Xing Er: "Let's take Hu Zi with us!"

"Isn't it bad?" Liu Chuntang hesitated.

Tao'er: "What's wrong with that? The three of us will watch over him, so why worry about him falling?"

"Second sister, you're not bringing Yaer with you?" Liu Chuntang asked with blinking eyes.

"Ya'er is still breastfeeding. Even if I want to take her with me, my second sister-in-law won't let me!" Tao'er shrugged.

"Hahahaha, second brother and sister-in-law are afraid that you will hurt Yaer again?" Liu Xing'er ruthlessly exposed her second sister.

"In Xuer's words, if you just speak nicely, we are still sisters!" Liu Taoer rolled her eyes.

Liu Ya is Liu Xiasheng's daughter, who is one and a half years old. At the beginning of the year, Liu Taoer happily took the child out to play, but she was so excited chatting with her friends that her niece fell off the chair and got a big bruise on her forehead, which made her brother and sister-in-law very sad.

Since then, even though she repeatedly assured her, her sister-in-law refused to let her look after the baby. Her brother even said that her younger brother Mu Sheng was better at taking care of the baby than she was...

Liu Xing'er kept laughing, causing Chuntang to lower his head and smile.

Liu Taoer: "That's enough. You don't have to be afraid of laughing your teeth off. Tang'er, it's settled! I'll go to your house and call you later."

Liu Chuntang nodded shyly and said okay.