As soon as Tong Yao returned to the house, Si Xiaohui ran in and said coquettishly: "Sister-in-law, you bought pants for your second brother, why didn't you buy a pair for me! I don't even know what pants to wear with this jacket."

In fact, Si Xiaohui was attracted by the pants Tong Yao was wearing. The corduroy black pants Tong Yao was wearing looked very beautiful and very warm. It would be great if she also had a pair.

Tong Yao's mind was not focused on this, and she replied absentmindedly: "I didn't buy it because I didn't know what waist size you would wear."

Si Xiaohui said quickly: "My waist is 2 feet 8, sister-in-law, from now on you can buy me pants based on this waist size."

Tong Yao nodded perfunctorily with a 'hmm'. After Si Xiaohui finished talking about the clothes, she didn't rush out. She sat on the bedside and said with regret on her face: "It would be great if my uncle was also at home. Our house would be even more lively."

Uncle?

Si Xiaohui's words caught Tong Yao's attention, "Which uncle, why haven't I heard you mention it?"

"Of course my uncle is dad's younger brother, our uncle!" Speaking of this, Si Xiaohui's tone contained a little emotion, "After my dad died, my uncle followed the circus that came here to perform.

It's been many years, and I haven't been back yet. I don't know where he is now or whether he is doing well. My uncle used to love me."

If my brother-in-law was still here, their previous life wouldn't have been so miserable.

It was a pity that my uncle never came back after he left, and he didn't know if he was still alive. Si Xiaohui felt sad just thinking that his uncle might die in a foreign country.

When her father was still alive, he was often away from home, but her brother-in-law was at home every day, which left a deeper impression on her.

Tong Yao became curious and raised her eyebrows and asked: "Why did my uncle go with the circus back then?" She always felt that things were not that simple. Si Chen also had a brother-in-law, but no one ever cared about her.

Mentioned it before.

Could it be that the father-in-law's death has something to do with my brother-in-law?

Speaking of these things, Si Xiaohui remembered that these were all caused by her father rescuing Tong Yaohui, and her face became unhappy. She said angrily: "My family is poor, and my uncle wants to go out to make money."

After saying that, he grunted and walked out, his footsteps so heavy that he wanted to leave holes in the ground.

Tong Yao:......

Si Chen and Wen Yun both said that the Tong family did not owe the Si family anything, but Si Xiaohui always believed that the Si family's tragedy was all caused by the Tong family. Is there any misunderstanding here?

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After Si Chen washed the last bowl, he poured out the water and walked out of the kitchen with an indifferent expression. He did not go back to the house, but walked to the door. He happened to see Si Boyi coming back from coaxing Zhang Lijuan, and the two brothers were in the big room.

We chatted for a while at the door.

Seeing that Si Chen's expression was wrong, Si Boyi thought he was angry with Zhang Lijuan and said dully: "Brother, I'm sorry, I just talked about Lijuan and explained the truth to her."

My sister-in-law had no obligation to buy clothes for Zhang Lijuan in the first place. Besides, Zhang Lijuan had already bought the bridal red dress to wear when she got married, so she didn't need clothes to wear.

A person cannot be dissatisfied.

Si Chen nodded, "As long as you can figure it out."

Si Boyi said: "Brother, don't worry, I'm not an ignorant person. Whatever you and your sister-in-law do to us, I see it in my eyes and remember it in my heart."

Si Chen said a faint 'hmm', and then said nothing. He looked at the ice and snow on the road, not knowing what he was thinking.

Seeing that his expression hadn't improved yet, Si Boyi couldn't understand his thoughts and couldn't help but ask: "Brother, why don't you seem to be in a good mood?"

"It's nothing." Si Chen collected his thoughts, turned around and walked towards the yard, "Let's go inside! It's cold outside."

Si Boyi followed him into the yard in a daze, and said from behind: "Brother, you go inside and rest first, I'll boil some water for you to wash up."

Si Boyi walked into the kitchen and saw Lin Fengying standing there in a daze, her face turned pale, standing motionless as if possessed by an evil spirit. He was startled, "Mom, what's wrong with you?"

Lin Fengying came back to her senses and squeezed out a smile that was uglier than crying, "Nothing, you want to boil water, right? There is no water in the house, you can go to the well to get some."

Seeing that she was indeed fine, Si Boyi felt relieved.

It was still snowing heavily outside, and the ground was completely white. The footprints that had just been stepped on would soon be covered with snow. Si Boyi had just gone out for a while, and a layer of white snow fell on his body.

Nights at minus ten degrees Celsius are extremely cold. Not long after water falls on the ground, it will form a layer of ice. There are small icicles under the eaves. It looks very beautiful, but no one in the moment has the heart to appreciate it.

scenery.

When having enough food and clothing is a problem, no one is in the mood to appreciate the wonders of nature.

Tong Yao was not used to putting the brazier in the house and always felt that her throat would be uncomfortable, so after washing, she slept in the bed and felt warm all over. Lin Fengying and Si Xiaohui slept in the living room.

Tong Yao poked her little head out of the bed and saw Si Chen sitting by the bed washing his feet. She wanted to whisper a few words to him, but she thought the door was not soundproof, so she simply didn't say anything.

It was very windy and snowy outside, and it had snowed heavily all night. In the morning, the snow was half deep outside. It was a sunny day, but it was still very cold, and the water in the bucket froze into big lumps of ice.

Chef Xu came over early in the morning to prepare the ingredients for the banquet. Men, women and children in the village also came to help. Children ran behind the adults to help move tables, chairs and benches. For them, celebrating the New Year and celebrating weddings with other people’s families is the happiest moment.

Yes, there are candies to eat.

Tong Yao couldn't help, so she couldn't help much. The weather was too cold, and Si Xiaohui didn't like the cold hands, and was afraid of getting her new clothes dirty, so she didn't want to work. The two of them gnawed a lot of pig bones in the yard.

, these days, the pork bones are as if they were dipped in spices, they are very delicious and not greasy.

I ate one piece and wanted to eat a second piece.

Lin Fengying was as busy as a top, worrying about this and that, but the smile on her face never stopped.

The busy day passed quickly, and everyone got up early the next day. The bride's house was next door, and the two families in the village ran back and forth to look at the groom and the bride, with smiles on everyone's faces.

Especially Si Boyi, the smile on his face has not stopped since he woke up in the morning. Putting on the clothes Tong Yao bought, he is very energetic.

According to wedding customs, the bride should arrive at the groom's house before noon. The two families are close to each other. Chen Jinlan felt that it would be unceremonious to take her daughter directly to Si's house. No other village knew that someone was organizing a wedding here, so she went there in advance.

After discussion, we asked the sedan chair to circle around the village and then return to Si's house.

In this era, there were no cars to get married in the countryside. Better families took a sedan, while the poorer ones could only ride bicycles or cars. Passers-by also relied on the car the bride took to judge whether the bride was married well or not.

, does the groom’s family have any money?
Chapter completed!