Era: Started from raising livestock in the mountains

The sun has melted most of the snow for several consecutive days, and there is only some snow in the alpine forests and in the dark bends where the sun cannot be found.

Lin Heng drove the car, Xiulan sat behind him and sandwiched Lin Luming in the middle. Caiyun held Lin Duheng and sat on the clip next to him, while Xiaoxia sat next to Caiyun.

Originally I didn't want to take the kids with me, but they were all very clingy, so I had no choice but to take them with me.

Setting off at nine in the morning, they arrived at Liulin Village in Baisha Township at three in the afternoon. I could have gone faster, but I was afraid that the child would freeze if I ran too fast.

It was unusual for Bian Sanlun to enter the village, and many villagers showed curiosity.

Soon some people recognized Lin Heng and Xiulan and understood that it was the daughter of the Chen family who came with her son-in-law to pay New Year greetings.

After a while, Lin Heng drove his tricycle to the door of Chen's house. Several children playing at the door recognized him and shouted happily: "Aunt, uncle, you are back!"

"Grandpa, my aunt is back!" Someone rushed into the room and shouted.

Xiulan smiled and looked at the children: "Have a great New Year."

"Happy New Year, aunt." The children also replied happily.

After a while, three people came out of the room. In addition to Chen's father, Chen's mother, and Xiulan's second brother.

"Mom and Dad, second brother, happy New Year."

"Mom, Dad, second brother."

Lin Heng and Xiulan greeted each other one after another and got out of the car.

"Happy New Year to grandpa and grandma, and I wish you good fortune!!"

Xiaoxia had already jumped out of the car and jumped up to the two of them.

"My good granddaughter, you are really good at talking. She is already so tall. Grandma, give me a hug." Mother Chen smiled and hugged Xiaoxia.

Father Chen looked at the crowd and said, "Happy New Year. Happy New Year. Come inside and warm yourself by the fire. It may be freezing on the road."

"Here's Caiyun, it's the same. Come in quickly."

Xiulan nodded and said, "It's very cold. Fortunately, the child was wrapped tightly."

"Then come in quickly and let me take a good look at the two twin grandsons." Father Chen came over to help with unusual enthusiasm.

He had a cold attitude at first because he thought his daughter would have to endure hardship when marrying Lin Heng. Now that he understands how powerful Lin Heng is, his attitude has changed drastically.

Even if it is a relative, wealth and status will still play a big role.

Lin Heng helped Xiulan and Caiyun down, and then drove into the yard.

The old house of the Chen family has obviously been renovated. It seems that only the second brother Xiulan and his parents live here now.

There was a large pot of red-hot charcoal fire in the room, and the temperature was much hotter than outside.

Xiulan removed the two-layer quilt from the baby, checked their condition, and only felt relieved after making sure there was nothing wrong.

She was afraid that the child would catch the cold, so she had to wrap it up in three layers.

"Oh, these twin boys are exactly the same. Come and call me grandma."

Mother Chen loved the two children very much. They were fair and very cute.

"hehe……"

Although they were not very afraid of strangers, the two little guys smiled silly and did not call anyone.

After looking at the children for a while, Father Chen brought two chairs made of babies, wiped them clean and put Lu Ming and Du Heng in them. Now they had their hands free.

"Mom and Dad, how are you doing lately?" Lin Heng took a sip of water and asked with a smile.

"Okay, we are very good." Mother Chen smiled. The smile on her face never stopped when her daughter and son-in-law came.

"Our life is much better now. We borrowed some money from you last year to build two more mud houses. The old house has also been renovated. Now we don't have to crowd it all together."

Father Chen said with a smile, and then added sheepishly, "The borrowed money will have to be paid back to you slowly over the next two years. It's still hard to turn around now."

Lin Heng smiled and held Chen Changxia's hand and said, "Dad, you can use this money first. Don't be in a hurry to pay it back. We are in no hurry to use the money."

"Yes, dad, feel free to use it. We are here to pay New Year greetings this time, not to ask for money." Xiulan smiled.

"Of course I know, but this matter needs to be explained clearly so that we can all feel at ease." Chen Changxia glanced at his daughter and said with a smile.

He sometimes laments that the opportunities in life are so unpredictable that his daughter has actually found such a potential husband.

As soon as he saw his daughter's complexion and demeanor, especially her white and tender hands, he knew that she was well cared for and did little work.

There were some women in the village who were the same size as his daughter. If they were put together, it would be impossible to believe that they were the same age. Not only the difference in their clothes, but also the scenes of working with their faces facing the earth and their backs turned to the sky made them look much older at such a young age.

"Stop talking about this, let me show you what I brought you this time."

Xiulan lifted some of the pile of things on the cabinet and said, "These are all for you, the others are for my three brothers and sister-in-law."

"In addition to the milk powder, biscuits, sugar and a carton of cigarettes, I also bought a set of clothes for the two of you."

"The most important thing is a couple of cordyceps, specially given to you to replenish your body. This is a good thing Lin Heng collected in Gansu."

Xiulan took the things, showed them to her parents one by one and explained their functions in detail.

"You brought too many of these, and they are so good." Mother Chen exclaimed as she looked at these things.

Father Chen couldn't help but look surprised, and then sighed: "Yes, I heard that this Cordyceps is very valuable. Why don't you take it and sell it to us? We are all in good health. It is a waste to eat this thing." ”

Xiulan's second sister-in-law next to her opened her eyes wide when she saw it. Forgetting food and new clothes and shoes, there was something as rare as Cordyceps.

She had only heard of this thing, but had never seen it in action.

"Just take it, we can't come here even once a year. Cordyceps can be soaked in water or ground into powder to make porridge and soup. Eating it is good for your health."

Xiulan didn't say the price, but warned with a smile.

Lin Heng also nodded and said: "Yes, parents, this is a little bit of our kindness. Please accept it. Cordyceps can nourish the kidneys and lungs, resolve phlegm and stop bleeding. Even if you are not sick, eating it can improve the body's resistance."

"Okay, thank you, daughter and son-in-law. It's great to have a daughter-in-law like you." Finally, Mother Chen smiled and clapped their hands.

Chen Changxia couldn't hide his happiness. His daughter and son-in-law were so kind to him. These things were probably worth one or two hundred yuan.

"That's what it should be." Xiulan nodded with a smile and brought another part of the gift to the second brother and second sister-in-law, "Second brother and second sister-in-law, this part is specially given to you."

The main food here is food. In addition to sugar, milk powder, and biscuits, there are also twists and fruits.

Xiulan wanted to buy a pair of shoes and clothes for her nieces and nephews, but she didn't know how big they would be, so she didn't buy them.

"Xiulan Lin Heng, you are too polite. You can just buy them for your parents. Why did you buy so many for us?"

Brother Xiulan shook his head, looking a little embarrassed, but he was still very happy.

"Yes, you are so polite. We are all a family. There is no need to bring so many gifts when we go back to our own home." Xiulan's second sister-in-law held Xiulan's hand and said with a smile.

"Then it's normal for us to get something for our family." Xiulan responded with a smile.

"Okay, okay, don't be polite. I'll cook for you. We bought some donkey meat this year. You can all try it later." Mother Chen stood up and said with a smile.

"Okay." Xiulan agreed with a smile.

Her mother and second sister-in-law went to cook. Xiulan looked at her father and said, "Dad, where are my eldest brother and third brother's houses? Let's take the gifts there too."

"Why don't you wait to get it tomorrow and then go over to eat?" Father Chen asked doubtfully.

"We plan to go back after breakfast tomorrow, but we really don't have much time." Xiulan shook her head and said.

"Don't be in a hurry. You guys can play a few more days this time. If you don't come here once or twice a year, why are your children so anxious?" Father Chen shook his head.

"Then you have to take the things over first." Xiulan said helplessly.

"Okay." Father Chen nodded and led the way for the two of them.

Let Caiyun help look after the child here, Lin Heng and Xiulan took Xiaoxia to her eldest brother and third brother's house to deliver the gifts.

The gifts Lin Heng prepared for his third brother and uncle's family were all the same, worth fifty-eight yuan, which was definitely a super gift.

Xiulan said too much, but he felt that it was just right. Not returning home was like walking at night in brocade clothes. When Xiulan resolutely married him, many people were not optimistic about it, and she said many unpleasant things.

Now that she is rich, she has to come back and show off, support Xiulan and prove to everyone that she made the right choice.

Xiulan understood what Lin Heng meant. Although she felt a little worried about the money, she agreed. She really wanted to prove that she was living a good life.

It wasn't that she wanted to show off, but that she was angry because so many people didn't like her and gossiped about her.

Everyone is vying for a breath and a stick of incense, and even the gentlest person will find it difficult to let go of some anger.

Xiulan's elder brother and third brother's home is not far from the old house, just behind it. There are two 300-square-meter loess houses not far apart.

The top inside was covered with tarpaulin, which looked pretty good. When the two placed the gifts on the cabinets of their two houses, they smiled and said some words of blessing for the new house to have water.

Both families were very enthusiastic towards them and said they must have a meal at their home.

Let them play here for a while and take them out to play.

Lin Heng and Xiulan both declined, saying they wanted to go home early, but they were not forgiven and had to eat.

On the way back to Chen's father and Chen's mother's house, Xiulan took Lin Heng's hand and said, "It's been another great year this year. Thank you, husband."

"You deserve this, and so do I." Lin Heng said with a smile. When you have a kind attitude and show strong financial resources, you will easily gain respect.

Xiulan nodded, feeling sweet in her heart. Returning to his parents' place, they were warming themselves by the fire and chatting. Chen's father brought over poker cards for them to play.

The lunch meal was soon ready. During the Chinese New Year, the food at Chen’s father and mother’s house was also of high quality, with a lot of fish and shrimp, as well as pork and donkey meat.

"This donkey meat tastes really delicious." Lin Heng commented with a smile.

"Yes, it's very delicious." Xiaoxia said, raising her little hand.

"Eat as much as you like, don't be polite, just treat it as your own home."

Mother Chen said with a smile, picked up the chopsticks and picked up food for Lin Heng and the four of them.

Lin Hengcai and his father-in-law drank two sips of rice wine, and the bowls were filled with vegetables. Now that he came to his father-in-law's house, he has become a group favorite, and the bowls were full of vegetables without any rice.

He didn't think his parents-in-law were snobbish, their behavior was normal, and no one wanted their daughter to marry into a place where she would suffer.

Although they didn't like it at first, they didn't stop Lin Heng from marrying Xiulan in the end, and they were already much more open-minded than many people.

Lin Heng's respect and filial piety for them came from the bottom of his heart. Seeing Xiulan happy, he felt extremely happy.

After eating, it was almost three o'clock in the afternoon. After feeding the two children, the two took the children out for a walk around the village.

"It's a pity that it's only the fifth day of the first lunar month. If it was the fifteenth day, I could take you to the temple fair."

Xiu Lan looked at Cai Yun and said as they walked back after looking around outside.

Cai Yun shook her head and said, "I think it's good to go out and play. Lushui County is much more peaceful than our place. I've seen a lot of new things."

"It's okay. You'll be in high school next year. I'll take you to the city for a good walk." Lin Heng patted Cai Yun's shoulder and smiled.

"Thank you, second brother." Cai Yun was a little excited. She read more books and became curious about the outside world.

Back in the house, Lin Heng didn't let his two sons rest. He pulled them to try to teach them how to walk.

They crawled very early and could walk a few steps when pulled.

"Brother, look at me, learn how to walk." Xiao Xia watched her brother demonstrate to them.

"Hehe...jiejie..."

"Jiejie..."

The two little guys also called their sister. Seeing their sister walk, they were eager and kept trying to walk.

They still can't control their center of gravity, and they will fall down in strange postures while walking, so Lin Heng and Caiyun have to watch them.

Teaching children to walk is very interesting, and children's happiness is also very simple. They can laugh foolishly while walking.

Xiaoxia's happiness is more advanced. She giggles happily when Lin Heng holds her up high, and pesters him to act cute and want to do it again.

After playing outside for a while, they went into the house. Xiulan finished making the bed and came out to find Lin Heng and said, "I will sleep with mom today. I will take care of the two sons. You take care of Xiaoxia and dad to sleep."

Lin Heng was a little reluctant, but he knew that Xiulan wanted to reminisce with her mother and whisper, so he nodded and said, "Okay."

"Be good, I will make it up to you when I get home." Xiulan whispered.

"What about Caiyun?" Lin Heng smiled and asked again.

"She sleeps in the same room with us, the three of us together." Xiulan replied.

"Okay." Lin Heng nodded in agreement.

In this weather, it gets dark after six o'clock. After five o'clock, Xiulan's elder brother cooked and called everyone to eat.

Liulin Village still has no electricity, so we have to eat early.

It was almost dark after dinner. Lin Heng was a little tipsy, but he still told Xiaoxia a story when he took her to rest.

"Do you often tell stories to your children?" Father Chen asked curiously after Xiaoxia fell asleep.

"Yes, I tell stories every day at home." Lin Heng said with a smile.

"Awesome." Father Chen said, and his admiration for Lin Heng rose to a new level.

After a long silence, Father Chen sighed: "I was wrong at the beginning. You are a good husband and a good son-in-law."

"That's all in the past, Dad. It's okay if you like me now." Lin Heng laughed.

In his previous life, he was really sorry for Xiulan. He said that he would make a fortune and let her live a good life, but in the end he made her suffer for half her life.