The New Year's Day is all about visiting relatives and friends and giving New Year gifts, so the Yan family also went out on this day.

There were few people coming and going in the village, and the most who went were the village chief and Wang Wu's house. Zhao Guizhi stayed and talked a few more words with Wang's mother.

Yan Zhenshen and his friends did not stay long. They gave the New Year gifts, said a few auspicious words and then left.

They also had to go to Lu Zhubu, and Qiao Qingyun had to go back even more. After all, he was the dean of the academy, and during the New Year, not only the teachers of the academy, but also many students would come to visit.

It always seems awkward to have no one at home all the time.

Wandering around the village, many people saw their new clothes, as well as the hairpins on Zhao Guizhi's head and the silver bracelets on her hands. Even the little girl Yan Sanmei had them.

I felt mixed emotions for a moment. After all, everyone knew what kind of life the Yan family had lived before. But now they are wearing gold and silver, it would be a lie to say that I am not envious.

I even felt a little jealous and couldn't help feeling sour in my heart.

Zhao Guizhi did come to the village on purpose, otherwise the younger generation would have delivered the New Year gifts, and it was somewhat ostentatious for her to go there in person.

It's normal. Poor people will be looked down upon, no matter it's social interactions, children's marriages, or even when you speak, many times others will just ignore you.

Just like in the past few years, she had also worried about her eldest son's marriage, and came to the village to find people to help introduce him to someone, but in the end, everyone agreed, but few people really cared about it.

They would even talk behind his back, saying that his family was so poor and that if he got married he would just have to dig wild vegetables with one more person.

The village was already lively during the New Year, with many people out and about. Zhao Guizhi and Wang Mu were chatting at the gate of the courtyard, and many aunts would come over to chat with them when they saw them.

Zhang's mother happened to walk by at this time. She saw Zhao Guizhi in the middle at a glance, and then looked at his clothes and the silver hairpins and bracelets, and felt a little uncomfortable.

It is said that the Yan family and the Zhang family had no contact or hatred with each other, but unfortunately Chu Xiaoxiao was engaged to Zhang Yiju, and after the engagement was broken off, Yan Zhenshen married Chu Xiao, so the two families naturally disliked each other.

When the Queen Mother saw the man coming and found that he was still staring at Zhao Guizhi, she deliberately lifted Zhao Guizhi's arm and praised the bracelet on his wrist.

After praising her for a few times, she seemed to notice Zhang's mother and greeted her: "Hey, scholar's mother, are you out for a walk? Come over and chat with us if you have nothing to do. We were just talking about how the young man from the Chu family is so filial. He bought hairpins and bracelets for Guizhi as soon as he made money, but he didn't buy anything for himself. Having such a husband would make me laugh even in my dreams."

When Zhang's mother heard this, she became even more unwilling. It was obvious that Chu Xiaoxiao was not wanted by her son, so why was he showing off to her?

However, she did not show it during the New Year, and smiled and said, "That's good, but it's not easy for children to make money. As a mother-in-law, you can't take all the good things for yourself. It's not right for you to wear gold and silver while your son-in-law is shabby all day long. People who don't know the situation may think..."

Mother Zhang waved her hands quickly when she said this: "Look at me, I always have no control over my words. Everyone in this village knows that your family treats the young man from the Chu family well. It must be that he doesn't like to dress up."

Zhao Guizhi was not a person who could show off her eloquence, mainly because she was not good at being sarcastic and could not win the scolding.

But if she didn't speak, someone would speak for her. The Queen Mother said, "That's right. Xiao Ge doesn't like to dress up normally. But today when he wore that coat and skirt, I almost didn't recognize him. I thought he was a man from some family in the county. It's because Guizhi took good care of him. He is not only fair-skinned, but also fat."

An auntie nearby also responded, "That's right. I couldn't recognize him at first sight. If it weren't for your three boys following me, I would never have thought that he was your husband."

"Hey, I saw a man in a long robe. Is he your relative?"

Qiao Qingyun is not only good-looking, but also has a tall and straight figure. Anyone would be unable to help but take a few more glances at him. Naturally, many people saw him since he came along today.

"My godson is a scholar." Zhao Guizhi felt that the villagers would know about this person sooner or later anyway, so it would be better for her to tell them first to prevent others from gossiping about him behind his back and saying even more unpleasant things.

"My second son has done him a big favor before. The two kids get along well. His parents passed away early, so I thought it would be lonely for him to spend the New Year alone, so I let him stay at home."

Zhao Guizhi smoothed her hair and continued, "The child was grateful and accepted us as his parents."

She even made a joke when she said this: "According to age, Qingyun will be the eldest in our family from now on."

Wang Wu in the yard heard this and laughed out loud: "If Boss Yan abdicates, then Boss Yan will be the next in line."

All the women laughed, except Zhang's mother, who was almost crying. She had always been proud of the fact that her son was a scholar and had passed the imperial examination. But she had never expected that Zhao Guizhi would just have a juren scholar who would recognize her as his godmother.

She also laughed in a fake manner and said deliberately: "Your family is so lucky. You have married into a high-ranking family. You married into the family of the chief clerk and a scholar. You should burn more incense to your ancestors and thank them for their blessings. Maybe your own children will be successful without you even having to recognize them."

This may be a bit exaggerated, but no one wants to have an argument during the New Year. After all, only if the first day of the New Year is celebrated happily and smoothly can the whole year be smooth.

If we had an argument with someone, the quarrels would probably never end this year, so everyone smiled awkwardly and no one spoke for a while.

"Mom." Qiao Qingyun and the others came back and saw a lot of people gathered here. He also heard what Zhang's mother said, so he called Zhao Guizhi.

Zhao Guizhi was a little surprised: "Why are you back?"

Yan Zhennan explained, "I had just walked out of the village and not far away when I met Cheng Xue and Deputy General Lu coming to pay New Year's greetings. So I turned back. My brother and the others went home first. Ayun and I came to see if you have returned. If you haven't returned, we came to tell you."

"But doesn't Qingyun have something else to do?" Zhao Guizhi asked.

Qiao Qingyun smiled faintly: "Mom, I'm not in a hurry. It's just that the teacher from the academy may come to give some New Year gifts. I will go back and visit in person another day. Since sister Cheng Xue is back to her parents' home, I, as a brother, must meet her."

These words are very specific. Although they all knew each other, Lu Chengxue went to the Yan family first when she returned to her parents' home, which meant that she regarded the Yan family as her own home from the bottom of her heart. And when his sister went back to her parents' home, Qiao Qingyun pushed all the things he had to do, which further showed that he regarded himself as a member of the Yan family.

And the most important point is that all the teachers in the academy give him New Year gifts, so who is he?

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