In the afternoon of the twenty-ninth day of the lunar month, Song Lin drove a carriage to pick up Grandma Song, Song San Xiao and Qi Ying.
The workshop had been closed for the holidays and the family was all present. Hearing the movement of the carriage, Xu and Liu Cui Lan quickly stepped out of the courtyard.
The carriage had already stopped and Grandma Song got down from the carriage, followed by Song Sanxiao holding Qi Ying, who was wrapped up tightly and not even a strand of hair was exposed.
When she saw the two of them come out, she shouted, “Sister-in-law, second sister-in-law.”
They nodded, and Xu said, “The house is ready, go in.”
Song Sanxiao took her to the west room where Grandma Song lived. The room was warmed by a charcoal pot, and the bed was covered with thick bedding.
Song Sanxiao put her on the bed and opened the quilt that was wrapped around Qi Ying, it had been several days but Qi Ying was still pale.
“Thank you sister-in-law, second sister-in-law.”
Qi Ying shouted along with Song San Xiao.
Hearing her address, Liu Cui Lan was a little uncomfortable for a moment, but she nodded and said a few more words before coming out of the house with Xu.
It was only when they reached the courtyard that they sighed, “You say Lao San is really the same, knowing that Miss Qi is in mourning and still ……”
“Things have come to this, it’s useless to say anything, let’s take more care of it.”
Liu Cui Lan nodded her head.
Song Shen and Song Wan Yue were doing the accounts in the house, when he heard his mother’s words he looked at Song Wan Yue and wanted to say something, but in the end swallowed it back. Although he was in charge of the workshop, he was a child after all, and no one in the family would listen to him.
The following day, the 30th day of the Chinese New Year, after breakfast, Song Shen and Song Wan Yue began to put up the couplets and window flowers, the couplets were written by the old man when Xu and Song Lin returned, and the window flowers were cut by Meng, the designs were vivid and very beautiful.
Song Shen had never seen them before and was very curious. After putting them on, he touched them again and again.
Song Shen hurriedly withdrew his hand, and Grandma Song came over with a spoonful of paste made from flour, white flour is a good thing, even if the family is rich now, Grandma Song can’t afford to eat it every day, let alone use it to make paste.
Song Lin also bought a pair of red lanterns and asked Song Shu to carry a ladder to the door, ready to hang them. The ladder was put in place, and before they could go up, they saw a carriage coming this way, followed by guards, and the driver of the carriage was very familiar, Song Lin was busy putting the lanterns on the ground and asked incredulously, “Lao Er, look, is that Si’er’s carriage?”
Song Shu looked over and saw the coachman and also froze, “Well, it seems to be, but, but, but ……”
Before he could finish his words, the carriage had already reached a stop close by, the curtain was lifted and Song Si’s face appeared before their eyes, “Eldest uncle, father.”
“It’s really Si’er.”
Song Lin was overjoyed, although he said that he had just returned from the capital and did not miss Song Si, he was still very happy that Song Si had come back for New Year.
“Why have you come back?”
When he and Xu came back, Song Si hadn’t said he was coming back yet.
Song Si got down from the carriage, “It was an impromptu decision, Yao’er said it was our first year of marriage and we wanted to spend it with our family.”
A small head burrowed out with a cheerful voice, “Eldest uncle, second uncle, I’m back too.”
It was Erma, after a trip to the capital, the little girl was obviously different, not only was she much more clever, she was also more lively.
“Good to be back, good to be back.”
Song Shu also smiled happily.
Erma jumped down from the carriage and Xiao Yao also came out, shouting for someone before holding Song Si’s hand down.
Song Wan Yue and Song Shen had heard the commotion long ago and ran out from the courtyard. When Song Shen went to the capital, Xiao Yao was no longer going to the south side of the city, and on the day of the wedding she had been injured again and was carried back by Song Si, covered in blood.
This was the first time that Song Shen had seen Xiao Yao, and he only thought that she was more beautiful than any fairy in the sky. He lost his usual steadiness and turned his head towards the courtyard to shout, “Grandparents, eldest uncle and mother, big brother and sister-in-law are back!”
Several people inside the house heard the commotion and hurriedly came out of the house.
Song Sanxiao, however, heard the sound and subconsciously looked at Qi Ying, seeing that her eyes were still tightly closed, as if she had not heard Song Shen’s words, and only then did he quietly breathe a sigh of relief, while at the same time regretting a little. If he had known that Song Si would return, he would never have brought Qi Ying here.
There was a lot of commotion on the Song family’s side, and when the neighbours poked their heads out and saw the sliver of guards, their eyes widened, then they thought of something and came over from afar, “Song ……”
Wanting to ask if it was Song Si who had returned, he thought of Song Si’s current status and hastily changed his tone, “Lord Song has returned?”
“Back, back.”
Grandma Song pulled on Xiao Yao’s hand and responded in a series of words. She never dreamed that Xiao Yao would come home for New Year’s Eve, “Quickly go inside, it’s cold outside, you didn’t suffer much on the way, Si’er is also right, you didn’t know to stop you a bit in this cold day, if you want to come back, wait until the day is warm after New Year’s Eve and come back the same.”
Xiao Yao’s heart warmed as she listened, but she still put in a good word for Song Si, “It’s me who wants to come back and spend New Year with my family, he can’t resist me.”
Grandma’s face was tinged with laughter.
“Mother, let Yao’er go and rest in my house for a while first.”
Xu said without a trace.
Grandma Song’s steps stalled, she had forgotten that Song San Xiao and Qi Ying were still there.
“It’s fine, your house is clean and warm, so we’ll go to your house.”
Grandma Song and Xu and Liu Cui Lan led the way over. Song Si, on the other hand, followed Grandpa Song and Song Lin and Song Shu to Song Shu’s house.
He sat down in confusion and asked, “What’s happened at home?”
When he and Xiao Yao came back, they should have come to his parents’ side of the house, so how could they let Yao’er go to his eldest aunt’s house?
Master Song sighed and briefly told him about Qi Ying’s miscarriage and how Grandma Song had brought her back, “If she knew you two were coming back, your grandma wouldn’t have brought her back even if she was heartbroken.”
Song Si’s brows knitted slightly.
Inside the house, Grandma Song spoke with Xiao Yao for a while before coming out of the house and calling out to Song Wan Yue to discuss the matter in her room, “Yue’er, your third uncle and Miss Qi can’t stay at home anymore, Grandma wants to let them go to the workshop for a few days, and then bring them over after the New Year when your elder brother and sister-in-law leave.”
“OK.”
Song Wangyue didn’t hesitate.
Hearing her promise, Grandma Song put her heart down, “I’ll go and tell them.”
“Second Brother and I will go over first and have a room cleaned out, and in half an hour, you can have Third Uncle and the others go over.”
Grandma Song nodded her head.
Song Wangyue went to the house to give Song Si a word, and together with Song Shen, they took those guards who had followed them over to the workshop.