The black-bellied peasant girl is reborn, and her weird relatives are mad

Jiang Muxia came out of the nursery and went straight to Tuanyuanju. It was New Year's Day, and she had to go and see how the children were preparing!

Couplets had been pasted on both sides of the door and on the doorhead of Tuanyuanju. The door was closed. She pushed it and found that it was bolted from the inside.

She curled her lips and smiled. These kids were still so vigilant. She raised her hand and knocked on the door. After a while, there were hurried footsteps. With a creak, the door opened a crack and Zhou Yue's head popped out.

Seeing that it was her, Zhou Yue smiled and opened the door wide, "Sister Jiang, you are here, please come in."

As soon as Jiang Muxia stepped into the courtyard, she was surprised by their decoration.

Starting from the front door, red lanterns are hung under the branches of the eaves beside the door, fluttering in the breeze.

"Great! You guys are so quick! I haven't even put up couplets at home yet!"

Xiaoyao opened the door of the east wing and waved to her happily, "Sister, come in quickly. It's cold outside."

Da Qi thanked her gratefully, "Miss Jiang, we followed your advice and spent most of our wages on food. Thank you for sending us clothes, which helped us out of our urgent need. Master Xu also sent us a lot of food, so we can have a good year this year."

"That's good. We'll need you a lot after the New Year!"

Seeing that they were well prepared, Jiang Muxia went home with peace of mind.

The couplets have been posted at home, the men are busy preparing chickens, ducks, fish and meat, and the women are in the kitchen preparing the New Year's Eve dinner. This is the first year they spend the New Year alone, and they have enough money and have prepared enough food, so they want the children to have a good New Year.

"Mom, have you delivered the things to Zhuzi's house?" Zhuzi asked to return to his own home as soon as the twelfth lunar month began. In the end, Jiang Muxia couldn't persuade him anymore, so after sending him home, she would send him food and clothing every once in a while.

"Your father has already sent it there, and he has also left some money for him as a red envelope for them during the New Year."

As night fell, the sound of firecrackers rang out across the city. In the brightly lit courtyard of the Jiang family, Jiang Yuzhou and his children tied a string of firecrackers to the clothesline.

He lit a stick of incense, smiled and turned around to tell his son who was staring at him with big eyes and expectant expression, "Cover your ears, I want some."

Jiang Muyang jumped and clapped his hands, "Okay, Daddy, hurry up."

He hid behind Jiang Yuzhou, covered his ears, and stared at the lit incense in Jiang Yuzhou's hand with his big eyes. As the incense got closer to the fuse of the firecrackers, his little face became excited.

The fuse burned quickly, and the "crackling" sound resounded through the sky. Jiang Muyang put down his hands and jumped happily along with the sound of firecrackers.

"Look, children's happiness is so simple." Tang Zhongbai, who was standing under the window of the main room, looked at Jiang Muyang's excitement because of a string of firecrackers, and said with emotion.

Jiang Muxia took over his words, "Yes, when I was a child, I looked forward to growing up. When I grew up, I missed my childhood. You see how complicated people's hearts are."

"So, we must learn to cherish the present and treat the people around us well." Tang Zhongbai turned his head and looked at her deeply, curling his lips and smiling.

Jiang Muxia rolled her eyes at him and said with a smile, "Okay, stop sighing. The firecrackers are over, let's get ready to eat."

Everyone was gathered for the New Year's Eve dinner, even Zhou Yue, who seldom came, followed Xu Da to pay New Year's greetings.

After finishing the New Year's Eve dinner on Youzheng, the mother and daughters cleaned up and then divided into two groups to find a place to keep watch.

Lu Chaoyun detained Jiang Muxia and trapped her in the main room in the front yard. After lighting the stove, he took Qi to the Tang family to find Nanny Jiang.

Many people gathered in the main room. Jiang Muyang stood on tiptoe to bring cards and Go.

"Brothers and sisters, come and play! Mr. Xu, come and tell me a story."

"Little guy, you are good at making arrangements!" Xu Da tapped his nose and said with a smile.

"Can I tell you a story?" Jiang Qiangang smiled and picked up Mu Yang, asking him softly.

The little guy stared with big eyes and asked tentatively, "Brother, can you tell a story?"

"of course."

Zhou Yue sat next to Jiang Mutao, Tang Zhongbai sat opposite Jiang Muxia, Xu Da sat next to the stove, and the five of them sat around the stove.

Put the two decks of cards together and the five people start playing cards.

As they played cards and chatted, Tang Zhongbai asked Jiang Qiangang, "What are you doing in the county? Are you going to live here permanently in the future?"

Jiang Qiangang pondered for a while and replied, "Maybe! Master and his wife are very good to me. They don't have any children, so they will probably stay in the county in the future."

"That's good. When we go back to the county, Mu Xia will have her family there too."

Jiang Qiangang smiled and said, "I am not the only one in her family. Xin Ning is also in the county. He is much better than me. He works under the governor. If you bully him, we will not allow it."

Tang Zhongbai smiled without saying anything, played the last card in his hand, spread his hands, and said with a smile: "I win."

After two rounds of playing cards, brisk footsteps were heard in the yard.

Tang Zhongbai frowned and became alert. He stood up and hid behind the door, saying "Shh" to signal the people in the room to keep quiet.

Jiang Muxia put her hands on her waist and quickly stood in front of Tang Zhongbai. The two of them hid on both sides of the door.

Tang Zhongbai gently opened the door a crack and looked into the courtyard through it.

After taking a look, he straightened his back and opened the door.

He said to the people outside the door unhappily, "Why are you two here instead of staying at home to keep watch?"

Jiang Muxia suddenly leaned forward and saw two people walking into the house from the yard. She bowed and sat down again.

"Oh baby, I left my beauty to come see you, and you're not happy?" As soon as he finished speaking, the man walked into the room.

The people in the room saw a man dressed in red, with his hair tied up with a red ribbon and heavy makeup.

The man scanned the people in the room and his eyes fell on Jiang Qiangang. He was surprised and said, "Oh, isn't this Master Jiang from Zhenbaozhai? How come you are here?" He looked down at Jiang Muxia and suddenly realized, "I see, you both have the surname Jiang, you and this girl are from the same family!"

"You guys were having so much fun that you sent Tang San and Tang Sifuzi to the gate of the county government office to sit in the cold wind. That's really cool of you." Wei Dong, who came in later, teased Tang Zhongbai with a smile.

"What? Brother Wei is distressed. Why don't you go and ask them if they are willing to follow you?"

"No, I don't want to. I asked Wei Lan to prepare a banquet and take them to the second floor opposite the yamen." Wei Dong took the lead and sat in Tang Zhongbai's seat.

Tang Zhongbai turned around, closed the door, pulled a stool and sat down again.

Xu Da pointed at Cao Jun'an and said, "I can understand him coming here, but why are you here when you're not at home with your wife and son?"

"I came here only after I put them to sleep. I really envy you guys. You can go wherever you want when you are alone."

"Okay, everyone. Let's not talk about business tonight, let's just have fun." Tang Zhongbai clapped his hands and started another game.