They walked along the cleared path towards a row of huts where the exiles lived for more than ten minutes.
When we arrived at the place, we saw that the front door of their house was cleaned up. It was much better than when Fang Nuo came last time.
In her heart, she believed what her family said in the letter. They had a good year.
Fang Nuo saw that many rooms this year already have chimneys that allow smoke to go out. He thought everyone would have a kang for use this year.
She stepped forward and knocked on the door, and after a while the door opened.
The person who opened the door was Uncle Fang. When he saw Fang Nuo, he said with a surprised expression on his face: "Xiao Nuo is here, come in quickly, you must be tired from the journey."
"Uncle" Fang Nuo called people
After she walked into the house, Shen Gongqi also followed her. After entering the house, Shen Gongqi followed Fang Nuo and called Uncle Fang Haolin.
After shouting, Uncle Fang noticed him. Thinking of what his niece said in the letter, his expression suddenly changed.
This man is just a pig who kidnapped his cabbage. He doesn't like it at first glance.
Shen Gongqi's expression changed immediately when he saw Uncle Fang, and his heart tightened, fearing that Xiao Nuo's family would not accept him.
"Haolin, who's here?" Grandma Fang in the room heard the voices outside, but saw that our youngest son didn't come in, so she asked aloud.
"Mom, it's Xiao Nuo here," Uncle Fang replied
After a while, the other three members of the Fang family came out of the back room.
Seeing Xiao Nuo, Grandma Fang excitedly stepped forward and gave her a hug. Then she looked at her carefully, and after making sure she was not thin, she said with a smile: "Okay, okay, I've gained a bit of weight this year, and my back is..." Yaya, this little girl should be able to walk this year, put it down quickly and let grandma give her a hug."
"Xiao Nuo, come here and sit down and warm up the fire. It's been so cold all the way here." Fang's father and grandpa Fang also went to make the fire bigger and shouted towards Fang Nuo.
Everyone in the Fang family was happy for Xiao Nuo's arrival, and no one paid attention to Shen Gongqi who was standing by the door carrying something on his back.
It was Fang Nuo who saw the pitiful expression on his man's face, walked over and pulled him in front of his family, and introduced to everyone: "Grandpa, grandma, father and uncle, this is what I told you in my letter. I just came this year." Married husband Shen Gongqi"
Then he turned to Shen Gongqi and introduced him: "Here are my grandparents, father and uncle."
After listening to her introduction, Shen Gongqi shouted as she introduced: "Grandpa, grandma, dad, uncle, hello, I am Shen Gongqi."
He actually wanted to add the sentence 'I am Xiaonuo's husband', but seeing the unkind expressions of the Fang family, he was a little afraid of being beaten, so he didn't say it.
Father Fang: Is this the guy who kidnapped my daughter? The one in front was not caught and died without a beating. If this one dares to come closer, should he be beaten?
Uncle Fang: Same as above
Grandpa Fang: Same as above
Grandma Fang: Oh, this young man is really good-looking and has a straight body. He matches my Xiaonuo.
Seeing that his family members were silent, Fang Nuo said, "Let's sit down and talk. Brother Qi, go and put the things down, just on the wooden board over there."
"Grandpa and grandma, let's sit down. Dad and uncle, please stop standing. Come and see my Yaya. She has grown up a lot this year." Fang Nuo took Grandpa and Grandma Fang to the fire. Sitting next to him, he didn't forget Father Fang and Uncle Fang standing behind him.
Several people sat in a circle beside the fire. After Fang Nuo put Yaya down, they kissed Yaya one by one for a while.
By the time Shen Gongqi returned from putting away his things, he had long since disappeared by the fire.
Fang Nuo couldn't bear to see her man being wronged, so she stepped aside, pulled up a chair and said to him: "Brother Qi, come and sit here quickly."
Father Fang and Uncle Fang looked at their daughter/niece whose arms had been bent outwards a long time ago. They didn't have the heart to lecture her, so they could only blame Shen Gongqi for all the mistakes.
"Grandpa, I think most people here use kangs. Are you the one who cooks them?" Fang Nuo asked.
"And your father and uncle, everyone gave us something. They prepare the materials themselves, and we just make a handicraft," Grandpa Fang said.
"Then why do you stay on the kang during the day?" Fang Nuo asked.
"Isn't it warmer on the kang than a fire? It also saves firewood. We just stay on the kang when we have nothing to do." Grandma Fang replied
"That's good. Have you had lunch today? Brother Qi and I brought some dishes from the state-owned restaurant in the city. We can eat them when they are hot," Fang Nuo said.
"Why are you spending this money again? There are still a lot of things you sent over. There is no shortage of food at home," said Father Fang.
"This is not decided by me alone. Brother Qi also suggested it." Fang Nuo immediately favored his man.
"Really"
The next few people chatted for a while, and they asked almost everything about Shen Gongqi's life in the past twenty years before they reluctantly accepted this person as their grandson-in-law/son-in-law/niece-in-law.
But when working later, I still pulled Shen Gongqi and let him do most of the work.
Shen Gongqi wasn't angry either. He knew that this family really loved Xiao Nuo. He should be tested for marrying his beloved.
Yaya, who didn't understand anything, felt a little unhappy when she saw her father being ordered around by her grandfather and the others.
She looked at Fang Nuo with her big eyes open and asked, "Mom, grandpa, why do they ask dad to work?"
"Your grandpa and the others are not asking around, they are testing dad," Fang Nuo said.
She helped everything she could, and Shen Gongqi could only rely on Shen Gongqi for the rest.
Fortunately, the person she was interested in did not disappoint her. After two days of getting along, she finally won over all the men of the Fang family.
After being recognized, Shen Gongqi felt extremely happy. Even if he was allowed to work for a few more days, he had more strength anyway.
This year, because Shen Gongqi joined the family, it was hard to sleep on the kang in this room. In the end, Shen Gongqi made a bed on the floor next to the kang alone.
They are all in the same room, and it is not too cold even if they are burning the kang.
The floor was first padded with several wooden boards, then covered with thick mattresses and a thick quilt.
Fang Nuo brought all of these here this year, just to let his family live a better life in the winter.
On the first night, Yaya saw her father not sleeping with them, and even said she wanted to sleep with him.
Fang Nuo didn't stop her. After she fell asleep on Shen Gongqi's side, Shen Gongqi stood up with her in his arms and said to Fang Nuo who was not sleeping yet: "It's cold on the ground, Yaya will sleep with you."
"Okay" Fang Nuo took Yaya, hugged her into the quilt and covered her up.
The first night passed quickly. Fortunately, the kang in the room was burning all day long, so the room was warm, and Shen Gongqi, who was sleeping on the floor, did not feel cold.
Shen Gongqi got up early the next day. Because he was still familiar with it, he didn't move anything around.
After Grandma Fang got up, he followed her out, burned the stove, boiled water, and burned the pile of firewood.
