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When Xu Miao arrived at the courtyard in a carriage, she saw Xiao Niang and Xu Zhier standing at the door waiting for them.

"Mom, why are you waiting outside? It's so cold. Come inside quickly."

Seeing that Xu Zhier's nose tip was red from the cold, Xu Miao quickly pulled Xiao Niang and Xu Zhier to the backyard.

"It's not cold. We are wearing enough clothes and are warm." Xu Zhier said happily.

"Look, second sister, do my new clothes look good?"

After saying that, Xu Zhier turned around for Xu Miao. As Xu Zhier turned, the hem of her skirt gradually spread out, forming a beautiful arc.

Only then did Xu Miao notice that Xu Zhier and Xiao Niang were both wearing new clothes. Xu Zhier was wearing a pink dress, while Xiao Niang was wearing a maroon dress and a silver hairpin on her head.

Since Duke Dingguo's Mansion held a return banquet for Xu Miao, my life has been much better than before.

With the silver and supplies Xu Miao sent her, her life was no longer tight. She had some extra money in her hands and felt much more at ease.

Moreover, before Xu Jingyi left, he also told Zhao not to blame his wife too harshly.

Not long ago, the Emperor sent a reward to the Xu residence, and Zhao was very happy. He also gave two bolts of cloth to Xiao Niang and several concubines in the backyard.

Although the color of the fabric was not very nice, it was the first time that Zhao gave gifts to these concubines.

Even Xu Zhier received some rewards, and was given some clothes and jewelry left over from Xu Mingzhu.

After Xu Mingzhu married into the Prince's Mansion, she had no use for these things. Zhao Shi was reluctant to throw them away, so she gave them all to Xu Zhier.

Now that I live with Xu Zhier, I have altered my clothes and jewelry for Xu Zhier to wear.

Xu Zhier was so happy that she followed her mother around every day, thinking about having new clothes to wear and new jewelry to wear.

When we entered the main house in the backyard, we saw several kinds of candies and snacks for Chinese New Year on the table.

My mother asked Xu Xiaoman to go out and buy these so that they can be eaten on New Year's Eve.

Even the windows of the main house were pasted with red paper-cuts by my mother, creating a joyful New Year atmosphere in the house.

Xu Miao was also happy to see this. Although he lived a good life in Duke Dingguo's Mansion, he could not relax in this small courtyard. The courtyard was full of his family members, and Xu Miao was happy from the bottom of his heart.

A few people were talking together when they heard a knock on the door.

As the young lady walked out the door, she smiled and said to Xu Miao, "It's your grandpa and your uncle Goudan who are here. I sent them a letter a few days ago asking them to come and celebrate the New Year with us."

"This year, we must have a good reunion year."

When Xu Miao and the others heard this, they hurried out to greet them.

When I opened the gate, I saw Uncle Goudan holding my grandfather's hand standing at the door, and Uncle Goudan's son Shitou and his sister Erya were taking things down from the carriage.

On the ground, there were two old hens and a small basket of eggs.

When the little girl saw her grandfather, she walked over crying and called out, "Dad."

Grandpa also said with tears in his eyes: "Great, we can finally spend a reunion year together again."

They haven't had a reunion New Year together for many years.

Xu Miao and Xu Xiaoman quickly helped Shitou and his sister take their things off the carriage, and the group happily walked into the yard.

The little girl was chatting with her grandfather and Uncle Goudan in the main house, while Xu Miao was busy preparing New Year's Eve dinner in the kitchen with Chun'er, Xiaoman and others.

In the kitchen, the young lady asked Xu Xiaoman to buy a lot of ingredients, plus the vegetables and hens brought by Uncle Goudan and others.

Xu Miao wants to prepare a sumptuous dinner for her family.

Xu Miao chopped off the old hen's head with a single blow of the knife. Seeing how decisive Xu Miao was, Xu Xiaoman widened her eyes and asked in surprise, "Second sister, aren't you afraid? You chopped off the chicken's head in one go. It scares me a little bit."

Xu Miao glanced at Xiao Man beside him and said, "What are you afraid of? What's so scary about chickens? People are scary."

After hearing this, Xu Xiaoman agreed. Chickens wouldn't hurt anyone, so there really wasn't anyone to be afraid of.

Then he stopped worrying about it and busied himself with Shitou to boil water and add firewood for Xu Miao.

Chun'er took Xu Zhi'er and Erya to sit in the corner to pick vegetables for Xu Miao and the others. While picking vegetables, the three little girls were talking about something, but soon bursts of crisp laughter were heard.

Xu Miao looked at everyone busy with their own things and suddenly felt that this world was so beautiful. He wished every day could be as peaceful and tranquil as today.

In the evening, my grandfather looked at the table full of delicious food, tears streaming down his face as he kept muttering, "That's great, that's great! This is what Chinese New Year should be like. The whole family is together, well-fed, well-clothed, and everyone is safe and healthy."

“This is the reunion year!”

The little girl and Uncle Goudan also started crying after hearing this.

Looking at the tearful young mother and Uncle Goudan, Xu Miao sighed secretly: These two ill-fated couple are destined not to be together in this life.

The family stayed up late into the night, and only after setting off the New Year's Eve firecrackers did they find a place to rest.

The dumplings for the morning meal on the first day of the New Year were made by my mother and grandfather together.

Early in the morning, the father and daughter, one lighting the fire and the other kneading the dough, the flickering fire reflected the grandfather's old face and the mother's busy figure, as if they were back in their childhood.

Uncle Goudan was sweeping the yard with a broom.

Xu Miao slept in soundly, this is what it feels like to go home.

After eating dumplings, grandpa also prepared red envelopes for the children.

Xu Xiaoman and Xu Zhier were so happy that they kowtowed to their grandfather. It was the first time they had received a New Year's red envelope since they were little. Although the red envelope didn't contain much money, it made the two children very excited.

Xu Miao took Chun'er to finish lunch before getting on the carriage back to Duke Dingguo's Mansion.

Zhou Jiyuan and his wife have not returned from the palace yet.

Mrs. Yang and Mrs. Han also cleaned up the house early, so everyone returned to their normal routine and was busy with their own things.

Towards evening, Duke Dingguo and his family returned from the palace, followed by a carriage filled with gifts from each family.

They were all New Year gifts bestowed by the Empress Dowager and the Emperor in the Imperial Palace to the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion.

When Xu Miao saw Zhou Jiyuan in the backyard, he was shocked by the circle of accessories Zhou Jiyuan wore around his waist.

When Zhou Jiyuan left, he kept asking to wear more accessories around his waist. He felt that just a black jade pendant was too monotonous.

After asking several times, Xu Miao coaxed him into rejecting him every time.

When he arrived at the palace and met the emperor and the empress dowager, Zhou Jiyuan mentioned this matter and was unanimously rewarded by everyone.

The Empress Dowager and the others just didn't know what to reward the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion with, and when they saw Zhou Jiyuan asking, they took this opportunity to give him something.

Zhou Jiyuan proudly pointed at the jade pendant on his waist and said, "This was given to me by the Empress Dowager. She said it was made of the finest Hetian jade."

"This is a gift from my uncle, it's made of jade. It looks quite valuable."

"This was given to me by my brother, the prince. He said it was made of bloodstone. I didn't even know what bloodstone was."

"My father said this was good, and he asked me for it when he got back in the carriage."

"Also, some of these were given to me by the Empress and the Crown Princess, and some were given to me by others. I've forgotten what they are."

"Anyway, it looks pretty good. I like it."

Xu Miao stared at the colorful accessories on Zhou Jiyuan's waist: "A Yuan, every one of these sisters likes it."