After the four of them entered the store, they were welcomed into the backyard by Aunt Wang. After sitting down, Aunt Wang put four cups of tea on the stone table and said,

"This backyard is small, and I have wronged you. ”

Xing Youliang helped the tea lid and replied,

"Aunt Wang, it's polite for you to say this, you and Uncle Wang are taking care of this teahouse inside and out, and it's also hard work, we haven't done anything. ”

Xing Youyou listened to his eldest brother say this seriously, and couldn't help covering his mouth and giggling, thinking that his eldest brother was like a little old man, very boring. At this time, Wang Daqing went into the backyard with a step on money and a small notebook, and let Aunt Wang go to the store to continue greeting customers, and he said,

"Youliang, you are too polite, to be honest, you are the most sensible and smartest child I have ever met, don't say anything, just say that this store, can do such a thriving business in this Xihe Town, and this month's profit has increased again. ”

Wang Daqing said and handed over all the money prepared in advance to Xing Youliang. Xing Youliang took out some of the money in his hand and gave it to Wang Daqing. And Wang Daqing looked at the stack of money in his hand, which was obviously a lot more than usual, and said,

"That's a lot. ”

"Uncle Wang, I call you Uncle Wang, you will take it, since you came to us, you are helping us, and there is no complaint even when the business is not good, and now the business is good and you have your credit, so this is also what you should take, and it is almost the New Year." It's just Uncle Wang, I don't know if you heard any news about what I told you last time?"

Hearing Xing Youliang's question, Xing Youyou couldn't help but stared at Wang Daqing with wide sparkling eyes, desperately hoping to get the good news out of his mouth.

Wang Daqing looked at the children in front of him, looked at their immature cheeks, expectant eyes, sighed, and said,

"Although there are more people coming and going in the store during this time, I still haven't heard anyone mention your father. ”

Xing Youliang still refused to give up, stood up suddenly, and asked eagerly while gesturing, "Is there anyone in that store who is probably so tall, so strong, with a full beard and eyes that look very similar to my brother?"

Wang Daqing couldn't bear to say it again, but just shook his head. Wang Daqing's words seemed to drain Xing Youliang's strength, and he sat on the stone bench again, and said to himself, "That's right, my father has always been thrifty, how can he be willing to spend money to drink tea in the teahouse." ”

Xing Youyou looked at Xing Youliang's disappointed face, threw himself into his arms, and comforted, "Big brother, we will eventually find news of our father." ”

Xing Youqian couldn't help but squeeze in when he saw his little sister and eldest brother hugging each other, and also hugged Xing Youliang's waist, pouting, with a crying voice, "Big brother, I miss my father so much." ”

Holding his young brother and sister, Xing Youliang held back his tears, took back the loss on his face and the longing in his eyes, took a deep breath, put on a warm smile, tightened his hands around them, bent down, leaned his forehead against their foreheads, and said, "We will definitely find Dad, Big Brother will not give up, tomorrow we will go home first, see Grandma, and then come back to continue looking." ”

Xiao Wu looked at the three brothers and sisters who were hugging each other, crying and laughing, and there was still no expression on their faces, but when they were about to step up and prepare to leave, they hurriedly followed again. Before he had walked a few steps, he caught a glimpse of a person sitting alone on a tea table in the lobby of the teahouse, the man was wearing a neat gown, slightly chubby, with a pair of cunning eyes on his face, and a nose like an eagle's hook under his eyes. At this time, Xiao Wu, who had little expression on his face, was stunned, his brows furrowed slightly, but he who was walking in front hid behind at once, and it didn't seem like letting that person see him.

"Little Fifth Brother, what's wrong with you?"

Xing Youyou, who had the shortest legs, had been led by Xing Youqian to the end, and when he saw Xiao Wu's abnormality, he couldn't help but feel curious. I didn't know that Yang Xiaowu picked her up, and I didn't know whether it was intentional or unintentional, the hooked nose that was looking around was blocked by Xing Youyou's small body.

"It's nothing, let's hurry home. ”

"But the eldest brother said that we have to go to the supply and marketing cooperatives to buy New Year's goods, and we have to go shopping. Xing Youyou remembered that he could sweep, and couldn't help but smile and bend his eyebrows.

"I'm ,,, I'm not going. ”

Not far from the teahouse, Xiao Wu put Xing Youyou down, turned around and left.

"Little sister, don't you think the little fifth brother has been a little strange lately?" Xing Youliang looked at Yang Xiaowu's back as he left in a hurry and asked.

Xing Youyou didn't answer and asked, "What's strange?"

"Yes, Brother Xiaowu hasn't been strange lately, Brother Xiaochuan said that he has always been strange. Saying this, Xing Youqian laughed.

"Is it strange? Is it my delusion? I always feel that he has been staying in the house lately, and today I finally persuaded him to go out, but he went back immediately. ”

Regarding this issue, Xing Youyou didn't want to gossip deeply, just like Xiao Wu never raised curiosity and questions about the strangeness of their three siblings, who in this world doesn't have one or two little secrets.

The rhythm of the New Year is approaching, people are coming and going on the street, and all kinds of snacks and New Year's goods that are usually rare are put out, Xing Youyou and Xing Youqian were quickly attracted to attention.

"Big brother, big brother, I want to eat this sugar gourd, can I?"

Seeing Xing Youqian's salivating appearance, Xing Youliang took out the money to buy two sugar gourds and gave them to the two small ones.

"Big brother, you see that there are wooden swords sold there, so domineering~"

The corners of Xing Youqian's small eyes seemed to be unseen, staring at Xing Youliang, who was now obviously a head taller, and asked timidly. Xing Youliang glanced at the wooden sword, then at his younger brother and said, "I can't eat or use it, what are you buying it for?"

"I know, I'll just talk about it. Xing Youqian's aggrieved appearance made Xing Youyou feel distressed, the eldest brother and the second brother had never bought any toys, and they had to DIY everything they wanted to play, thinking that they would have to take out the money to buy him a handful.

"We don't need to buy it, let's see what it looks like first, and then go home and do it ourselves. Xing Youliang stopped Xing Youyou's action of taking out the money, and Xing Youyou only sighed in his heart.

The three siblings walked around, picking and choosing, saying that they wanted to be frugal, but when they got home, they still bought a lot of things: fabrics, various shades, dried fruits, cotton, lard, etc., etc. On the way home on the second day, almost everyone had everything in their hands, from Xihe Town to Shimo Village, from morning to evening, all the way to the destination.

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