I have been farming since I crossed over.

Yang Mingyu shouted, "Grandpa, grandma, uncle, Xier and I are here at your house!"

After a while, the door to the courtyard opposite the main gate opened, and Old Lady Wu ran out hurriedly. She looked at Yang Mingyu and Yang Mingxi, went forward and hugged Yang Mingxi, saying, "My dear grandson, you finally come to see grandma."

Yang Mingxi patted Old Lady Wu on the back and said angrily, "Grandma, I was going to visit you on the second day of the New Year, but I thought I could come visit you in the next few days, so I went to visit my uncle. I'm sorry."

Old Mrs. Wu quickly let go of Yang Mingxi and said, "It's okay, it's okay. It's good that you're here. It's good that you're here. Stay at my house for a few more days." Then she pulled Yang Mingxi towards the main courtyard.

At this moment, the doors to the courtyards on both sides of the main courtyard also opened. Two middle-aged women poked their heads out from the courtyard. Seeing Yang Mingyu and Yang Mingxi, they smiled and said, "Xier and Ayu are here. Come in and sit down and rest. You must be tired from walking!"

Yang Mingxi smiled and said, "Not tired, not tired." Then she looked at Yang Mingyu, hoping that Yang Mingyu could help her introduce who they were, as she really couldn't tell them apart.

Old Lady Wu pulled Yang Mingxi and said, "Come on, go in and sit down first. I'll call them over to recognize them for you later, otherwise you won't be able to remember them clearly."

Yang Mingxi followed Old Lady Wu to the door of the main courtyard. Several more people came out from the small empty path between the two courtyards on the left and right and the main courtyard, and all surrounded Yang Mingxi.

Yang Mingxi looked at someone who looked familiar and called out, "Aunt-in-law."

Wu's uncle's wife, Mrs. Mi, beamed with joy and said, "Xiao girl, you still remember me! Come in and sit down quickly. And A-Yu, come in and sit down quickly. I'm going to go cook."

Yang Mingxi smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work, aunt."

Old Mrs. Wu had a kind smile on her face. She gently pulled Yang Mingxi to sit beside her, patted her hand tenderly, and said, "My child, what's so hard about this? It's our blessing to be able to make something delicious for my darling grandson! Look at those rice seedlings you taught your uncle to plant, they're growing so well! My family will definitely have a lot of rice this year, and it's all because of the good luck you brought!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Mingxi couldn't help but feel deeply moved, but she still smiled politely and replied modestly, "Grandma, you're too kind! This is the result of my uncle and the others' hard work." Then, she quickly glanced at the others in the room and was surprised to find that no one seemed to care about what she had just said. They continued to surround her and Yang Mingyu with smiles on their faces, as if what had just been said had nothing to do with them. This attitude puzzled Yang Mingxi, but she couldn't say much. She could only continue to smile and enjoy the warm atmosphere with everyone.

As everyone gathered around and chatted, the topic naturally turned to Yang Mingxi, who had been away from home for many years. They asked her with concern whether she had been tired from traveling for over a decade, and whether she often missed her hometown and family. Each question was filled with concern and love for her, which was extremely heartwarming.

After sitting and chatting for a while, Yang Mingxi mentioned the idea of building a house and said, "Grandma, how is the layout of your house? It looks great to me."

Old Mrs. Wu smiled until her face wrinkled like a chrysanthemum. "Not bad, isn't it? I designed it myself. It's only been built a few years ago."

Yang Mingxi also laughed and said, "It's good. My family also wants to build a house, but we haven't decided what kind it should be. I think yours looks good."

Old Lady Wu stood up, pulled Yang Mingxi and said, "Come on, I'll take you to see it. I think the layout is good."

Old Mrs. Wu first showed Yang Mingxi the main courtyard, where Old Mrs. Wu, Old Man Wu, and Uncle Wu and his family lived. Opposite the small flower hall in front of the main courtyard was a row of seven rooms. Only the middle room had a door; the doors of the other rooms opened into the courtyard.

The backyard of the main courtyard is designed to be slanted, a bit like a siheyuan, but the back row of houses has nine rooms, and the middle one is directly turned into an aisle, leading to the second courtyard. The row of houses behind the second courtyard has become seven rooms, and the three rows of houses are connected by ear rooms. The whole courtyard looks like a hexagon, but with an extra row of houses in the middle.

The main courtyard occupies a large area, and five smaller courtyards are built around it. The first row has five rooms, the middle row has seven rooms, and the last row has five rooms in a hexagonal shape. It forms a semi-enclosed shape, enclosing the main courtyard in the middle.

After Yang Mingxi finished her visit, she was impressed. Overall, the Wu family's courtyard formed an N-shape, with a compact layout. Separately, each courtyard detached from the others. The other smaller courtyards were connected by a gate to the flower hall, and a gate was installed on the path leading to the back courtyard, forming six independent households.

After visiting the Wu family, Old Lady Wu took Yang Mingxi by the hand and asked, "Xi'er, are you going to build a house?"

Yang Mingxi nodded and said, "Yes, grandma, our family has split up, and we chose the old house. Now my second and third brothers and I live there, but this is not a solution, so we want to build a house and move in."

"Your family split up. Why didn't your uncle, who's so taciturn, tell me? When did it happen?"

"We had discussed it before, but we only officially separated after my eldest brother got married. Each family cooked and ate separately. Maybe my parents didn't tell my eldest uncle, so he didn't know either."

"Since your family has split up, we should go over and take a look! Youyou, you only report good news and never bad news. When your uncle comes back, we should discuss going to your house."

Yang Mingxi took Old Lady Wu's hand and said, "Grandma, if you come to my house, I will definitely welcome you. But if you are coming to my house because of the family division, then I will not welcome you. Are you going to deliver something to my house?"

Old Lady Yang nodded Yang Mingxi's head and said with a smile, "How can you be like this? You don't even want something given by others. Aren't you stupid?"

"You are not someone else. You are my favorite grandma. You have to rely on yourself. You can't always try to take advantage of your relatives. Such family ties will not last long."

Old Lady Wu patted Yang Mingxi's hand and said to the others, "Look at Miss Xi. She is indeed a person who has seen the world. What she says makes sense."

Just as Yang Mingxi and Old Lady Wu were happily chatting about family matters, a burst of laughter emanated from outside the door. It was Uncle Wu returning with his cousin and his friends. Yang Mingyu, meanwhile, was absorbed in his work in the flower hall, meticulously watering the flowers and plants with a kettle, as if they were precious works of art. Sunlight streamed through the windows onto the ground, casting dappled shadows and making the scene seem particularly warm.

Suddenly, he heard a familiar voice coming from the door, looked up, and saw Uncle Wu leading a group of young people into the yard. A hint of surprise appeared on his face, and he quickly put down the kettle in his hand and went forward to greet them.