Seeing Aunt Zhang giving Jiutian two large bowls of meat, Ye Ting asked distressedly, "Mom, is this Jiutian a relative?"

Aunt Zhang did not tell Ye Ting about Jiu Tian's fortune-telling for Zhang Xiangliang, and she could not tell her.

She only said, "Jiutian was a child, but she was a divine fortune teller. She figured out that your second brother would be cheated when he partnered with someone in the grain business. Your father and I immediately went to find the partner, and sure enough, the man was trying to run away with the money."

"So she's very accurate in fortune-telling?"

"Yes, thanks to her help, otherwise all my family assets would have been swindled away."

"Mom, there's no need to give her so much meat, right? Fortune-telling usually costs a few coins, and this meat should cost at least thirty coins."

Aunt Zhang said, "She and Jinyi didn't come to the banquet, but gave a gift of two taels of silver."

"Two taels, that much?"

"Yes, so these two bowls of meat must be given."

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law brought meat and six steamed buns to the yard where Yin Jinan lived.

Landlord Wang's yard, with its blue bricks and grey tiles and clean windows, was far superior to the Zhang family's adobe house. Ye Ting was a little stunned at the sight.

Aunt Zhang knocked on the door and Ma Chenyang ran to open it.

Ma Chenyang is fifteen years old, about the same age as Yin Jinan. In addition, Yin Jinan is always generous and buys good clothes for Ma Chenyang. Ye Ting even thought he was Jiutian’s second uncle.

Aunt Zhang asked, "Xiao Ma, is Jinyi home?"

Ma Chenyang blocked the crowd at the door and shouted loudly, "Sir, Aunt Zhang and her new daughter-in-law are here."

He shouted this deliberately for Yin Jinan to hear, because Yin Jinan was practicing martial arts and he wanted Yin Jinan to pretend to be lame.

Yin Jinan sat on the wooden bench at the door in a second and called Jiutian to get him a towel to wipe his hands and face.

I'm sweating profusely while practicing!

When Aunt Zhang and Ye Ting came in, they saw Yin Jinan wearing a white silk short shirt and bell-bottom trousers, sitting on a stool and wiping his hands.

His hair was all pulled up and tied with a plain headband.

Sweat dripped from his forehead and onto the silk clothes under his long neck.

Just like the morning dewdrops falling on the bamboo leaves, crystal clear, beautiful and elegant.

His appearance was so beautiful that it changed the color of heaven and earth, and his pair of cold phoenix eyes were cold and arrogant.

Ye Ting was stunned for a moment and her face suddenly turned red.

When she saw Yin Jinan and thought of Zhang Xiangliang, her heart suddenly felt so bitter that she couldn't describe the feeling.

Aunt Zhang didn't notice her expression at all. She was happy in her heart. After all, marrying a daughter-in-law relieved her of her worries.

"Jinyi, this meat has not been touched. Let you and Jiutian have a taste." Aunt Zhang said to Yin Jinan.

Yin Jinan motioned Ma Chenyang to take it and said calmly, "Thank you, Aunt Zhang."

Jiutian stared at Ye Ting.

Seeing her staring at my second uncle, I suddenly felt disgusted.

He put the hat on his uncle's head and said, "Uncle, it's cold outside, come inside."

Ma Chenyang also immediately put down the bowl and carried Yin Jinan into the house.

The beauty in Ye Ting's eyes disappeared and she quickly lowered her head.

Ma Chenyang poured the meat into his own bowl, returned the empty bowl to Aunt Zhang, and said with a smile: "Aunt Zhang, thank you!"

"Take good care of Jinyi. It's so cold, how can you let him freeze in the yard wearing so little?" Aunt Zhang warned. "If you don't take good care of him when he's young, he'll get sick when he's old."

"Yes, yes. I will definitely fulfill my duties."

Aunt Zhang smiled when she heard him say that, and looked at Jiutian: "Jiutian, come and play with Sister Xiu when you are free."

"Okay."

Ye Ting looked at Jiutian curiously and asked, "Are you Jiutian?"

Jiu Tian looked at her without saying anything.

Ye Ting was a little embarrassed, and Aunt Zhang didn't say anything. She pulled her and said to Jiutian, "Jiutian, I'm leaving first."

"Okay."

Ye Ting followed Aunt Zhang, feeling somewhat absent-minded all the way but not daring to say anything. When she returned home and looked at Zhang Xiangliang again, she suddenly felt that he was extremely ugly, dirty and smelly.

Even Zhang Xiangliang's smile felt disgusting.

There were two large buckets of stewed vegetables left from the banquet. Zhang Xiangliang, Aunt Zhang, Zhang Xiangxiu and their mother and daughter gave bowl after bowl of them to their neighbors, which made her feel a little distressed.

"Mom, we can eat this stew ourselves. Why should we give it to our neighbors? They have already had the feast. We don't need to give it to those who didn't send us gifts!"

Aunt Zhang explained: "After the banquet, the leftovers are shared with the neighbors. This has been the custom for many years."

Ye Ting said, "They don't know how much food is left, so it doesn't matter if they share less, right?"

The relationship doesn't matter, I just feel really bad.

Aunt Zhang thought that she had eaten at other people's houses before, so when it was her own family's turn, there was no reason for her to mix up the leftovers.

However, after she delivered food to a few neighbors, there were no leftovers. She didn't think much about it because her second son, her daughter, and Zhang Tiezhu were all delivering food.

At dinner time, she had originally left half a bucket for the family's dinner, but she found that there was nothing left in the bucket.

The steamed buns in the small dump are gone too.

"Strange, I clearly left thirty steamed buns, how come all of them are gone?" Aunt Zhang looked everywhere.

Zhang Xiangliang was not there either. Aunt Zhang thought the young couple might be in their new home, and she was embarrassed to disturb them, so she hurriedly kneaded the dough and rolled out the noodles.

It's not good for a new bride to drink thinly on her first day home.

When the noodles were ready, she asked Zhang Xiangxiu to call Zhang Xiangliang and his wife to come for dinner. After calling for a long time but no one answered, she had to go and knock on the door.

"Liang'er, Ye Ting? It's time for dinner."

No one responded.

"Ye Ting, are you here? Is mom coming in?"

Aunt Zhang pushed open the door, but there was no one in the room.

What about people?

Aunt Zhang asked Zhang Xiangshan, "Second brother, have you seen your brother and your sister-in-law?"

"No, I just went to deliver the stew, and I didn't see anyone when I came back."

Zhang Xiangxiu also said he didn't see it.

It’s strange, where could two living people go?

The noodles were so swollen that they were inedible, so Aunt Zhang had to ask Old Zhang, the second son, and her daughter to eat first, leaving two bowls for Zhang Xiangliang and Ye Ting.

Zhang Xiangliang and Ye Ting didn't come back until the moon rose to the southeast.

"Where have you two been?" Aunt Zhang was a little annoyed. "Your cousin's wife has been waiting for you at home for a long time. She brought the child to you to press the bed and was waiting to bring you a lamp. How could you run away?"

According to the rules of Longmen Town, on the first day of the newlyweds' marriage, the sister-in-law who has both sons and daughters is required to send lights to the bridal chamber at night and crawl on the bed with her son, implying that the bed will be filled with children and grandchildren.

Ye Ting looked at her cousin who was waiting for them with her child in her arms, and listened to Aunt Zhang's reproach. She lowered her head and said, "I saw that there was too much food left, so I sent some to my nephew."

"What? You went back to your mother's house?"

Aunt Zhang's voice suddenly became angry. "You just got married today. Do you know that? Why did you run back to your parents' home?"

Also, sending leftovers to my parents’ home?

"How can you send leftovers to your in-laws? What will others say about our family if they see us?" Aunt Zhang said, "Why don't you let me and your father know when you do something?"

Zhang Tiezhu looked at Zhang Xiangliang and said in a muffled voice, "Boss, what kind of thing are you doing?"

Zhang Xiangliang knelt on the ground and pleaded, "Dad, Mom, it's all my fault."

My cousin's wife was still at home. Seeing that Aunt Zhang was very angry, she tried to smooth things over since it was the first day the new bride arrived.

She smiled and said, "Uncle, aunt, since my cousin and his wife are back, why don't we send them lanterns? You will have grandchildren in one year!"

Aunt Zhang suppressed her anger and smiled: "Liang'er, get up. We can support each other if there is anything in the future."

Ye Ting grabbed the corner of her clothes and cried, "Mom, I thought those were leftovers and it would be a pity to throw them away. My nephew is only eight years old and is in the growth stage, so I gave him some."

Aunt Zhang sighed and said, "I'm not worried about the leftovers, but if you guys go back to your parents' home without telling them, what will they say about me? You don't know the rules?"

"I have no parents since I was a child. I grew up with my sister-in-law and I have never had enough to eat. This is the first time I have seen such delicious food. I thought it would be a pity to throw it away..."

Aunt Zhang was speechless for a moment. She actually wanted to ask, "Did you take those thirty steamed buns?"

Why bother? She must have taken it. It’s only the first day so don’t get embarrassed.

It had been dark for a long time, and my cousin's wife was anxious to go back, so she urged me to deliver the lantern.

Aunt Zhang had already prepared a new lamp.

Holding a lamp, my cousin's wife walked towards the new house, followed by a group of young wives and children from the same family. Zhang Xiangliang and Ye Ting also followed closely behind her.

As soon as I entered the house, my cousin's wife sang: "As soon as I entered the house, it was dark, I came to give the new bride a lamp, a gold lamp to go with a silver lamp, a tile house to go with a floor, Nineteen's good brother to go with Ye Ting. With Song Yu's face and Diao Chan's appearance, they respect and love each other for the rest of their lives. As good as Meng Guang and like Liang Hong, they hold the table and eyebrows in harmony."

Place the lamp firmly on the cabinet and wish them a baby soon.

He carried his own children to the bed and asked them to crawl around on the bed twice.

A good night is worth a thousand gold, and everyone left.

Get up early the next morning and serve tea.

Aunt Zhang had prepared the gifts long ago.

Ye Ting offered tea, and Aunt Zhang gave her a silver hairpin and a pair of silver bracelets, while Zhang Tiezhu gave her five taels of silver.

In a farming family, such a gift is considered very important.

After serving tea, Aunt Zhang said, "It's the off-season now, and there's not much work to do in the fields. You just got married yesterday, so you can rest at home today. Your father and I will go help Jiutian."

Zhang Xiangxiu said, "Mom, what are you going to do on Jiutian?"

"She cured the illness of Landlord Wang, who took out 30,000 taels of silver and bought food and cotton clothes, and used the money to help the poor in the name of Jiu Tian.

Today, poor households from both counties came to collect cotton clothes and food, and we went to help distribute them.”

Aunt Zhang said enviously, "Jiutian is really a living Bodhisattva. He didn't keep any of the silver for himself, but donated it all to save people."

Zhang Xiangxiu said, "Mom, I will go and help her too. This is a good deed and will bring good rewards."

Ye Ting also said: "Mom, can I go and help too?"

Aunt Zhang is an experienced person. Seeing that Ye Ting's legs were weak from walking today, she naturally didn't want her to go out and get tired, so she said she didn't have to go.

"When I was at home, my sister-in-law was afraid that I would talk to others, so she told me to just focus on my work every day. I never even came to town..."

Ye Ting started crying as she spoke, saying that she had suffered since she was a child. She had to break ice to wash clothes in the middle of winter. Her hands were covered with frostbite and her finger joints were deformed by the cold.

Aunt Zhang's heart softened and she almost shed tears. Alas, the child was born without a mother, and her sister-in-law was mean, even worse than her stepmother.

"Then let's go together. If you feel unwell, come back early." Aunt Zhang said, "The work over there won't be too tiring. It's just helping others carry things."

Ye Ting wiped her tears, pinched the corner of her clothes, lowered her head, and asked, "Will Jiutian and her second uncle go?"

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