Xia Zhi was taking Xiao Hei Yuer and Xiao Shu'er to pick watermelons in the old black watermelon field, and Li Xia and Tian Kuo's convoy arrived. I don't know if I saw the summer solstice, or if I wanted to eat watermelon, Li Xia and Tian Kuo came down from the road when they got to the ground, and they happened to see the three summer solstices.

"Li Xia......" The little black fish's eyes were the sharpest, he was the first to see Li Xia, and then he threw down the watermelon he was picking in his hand and jumped to meet Li Xia.

Xiao Shu'er's enthusiasm is no less than that of Xiao Heiyu'er. He didn't care about the watermelon he picked at hand, so he ran behind the little black fish to meet Li Xia.

One of the two children shouted Li Xia, and the other shouted Brother Li Xia. That kind of enthusiasm from the heart, the summer solstice is almost jealous.

Li Xia is here, and Xia Zhi is also happy in his heart. But of course, she is not as exposed as Little Black Fish and Little Tree.

Xia Zhi is wearing a homely shirt and pants today, without a skirt, with black hair braided and a straw hat on his head, which is exactly the dress of a girl from a typical villager's family. She hugged a watermelon and slowly walked out of the watermelon field.

At this time, the little black fish had already pounced into Li Xia's arms. Xiao Shu'er also came to Li Xia's side, tilting his head and calling Brother Li Xia.

"Why are you here? Why didn't you bring a letter in advance?" Xia Zhi walked up to Li Xia and stopped, holding a watermelon and asked.

Because Li Xia is taller than Xia Zhi, Xia Zhi has to raise his head slightly when talking to Li Xia. The sun shone down and fell over the brim of the straw hat on Xia Zhi's face, casting a soft halo over Xia Zhi's face. Her big eyes were also slightly squinted because of the sunlight.

The white and red face, the red ~ moist lips, and the smile revealed in the slightly squinted eyes.

Li Xia felt that the gloom that had accumulated in his heart and the heat in front of him had dissipated these days.

"Can't you come without a letter?" Li Xia replied to Xia Zhi.

"Surprise, I know. Li Xia, you haven't written for a few days just for this surprise. Little Heiyuer felt that she knew Li Xia very well.

Li Xia smiled: "Yes." ”

Li Xia's smile can be said to be very bright. But Xia Zhi was still keenly aware of something else in his smile.

Li Xia has something on his mind.

At this time, Xia Solstice saw Tian Kuo.

Tian Kuo followed behind Li Xia slowly, which was different from the usual peacock opening posture, and his sense of presence today was particularly low.

Xia Zhi was even more surprised to see Tian Kuo than Li Xia. Shouldn't Tian Kuo be preparing to be the groom's official at home now? Even if Li Xia can spare ~ time to come to Daxingzhuang, Tian Kuo should never be here at this time. How could he give up his Bing'er sister?!

Xia Zhi was full of questions, but before she could ask, Tian Kuo had already walked over laughing.

"Sixteen, I've come to see you. Tian Kuo stretched his hands, as if he wanted to embrace the summer solstice.

Xia Zhi naturally gave Tian Kuo a slap. Although Tian Kuo usually likes to provoke young and beautiful girls, he has never been so superficial. And he treats the summer solstice differently than others. The current Tian Kuo, whether it is a smile or an action, is too deliberate and exaggerated. Xia Solstice didn't think he was happy at all.

The more this happened, the more she couldn't ask easily.

"I don't know that you two nobles are coming, and you are far away. There's nothing to entertain, it's a hot day, and you're tired from traveling, so let's eat a watermelon first. ”

Xia Zhi led Li Xia and Tian to the melon shed on the side. This melon shed was built by Lao Hei himself, which can shelter from the wind and rain and the sun. There are also stone piers and small benches under the melon shed.

Xia Zhi wiped the stone pier with a handkerchief, and asked Li Xia and Tian Kuo to sit down. Li Xia had already put down the little black fish at this time and took the watermelon in Xia Zhi's hand, and then he took the small silver knife he carried with him to cut the watermelon.

This watermelon is carefully selected by the summer solstice, sand and ripe just right, and you can smell the cool and sweet fragrance almost when everything is opened.

"Good melon. Li Xia praised and asked if Xia Zhi was picked by her.

Xia Zhi smiled and nodded.

"Sixteen, you're getting better at picking melons. "Li Xia praised the summer solstice.

"That's it. Xia Zhi smiled, but looked at Tian Kuo without a trace.

Tian Kuo sat down beside Li Xia, and a smile kept on his face. But the smile was only on the face. Tian Kuo was very unhappy.

"Why did you come here all of a sudden?" Xia Zhi also sat down and asked.

Li Xia glanced at Xia Zhi quickly. Tian Kuo had already replied with a smile: "I wanted to come to see you, so I came." Why, we're here, aren't you welcome?"

"If you are not welcome, I will not give you the melons I picked with great difficulty. Xia Zhi replied with a smile, and then changed the topic.

By this time, she was already very sure that something should have happened to Tian Kuo.

It's not good to ask in front of Tian Kuo. Xia Zhi accompanied Li Xia and Tian Kuo to eat a piece of watermelon, and then found an excuse to take Li Xia to the side.

Looking back, Xiao Shu'er and Xiao Heiyu'er were talking with Tian Kuo, and Xia Zhi turned his head to look at Li Xia.

Li Xia seemed to know what Xia Zhi was going to ask, and the smile on his face gradually disappeared.

Tian Kuozhen ...... What's wrong?" Xia Zhi's eyes widened slightly, "Is it related to He Bing'er?"

Li Xia nodded.

Tian Kuo and He Bing'er are going to get married, what else can happen?

"What the hell is going on, He Bing'er...... What's wrong?"

"A letter from Bing'er's father. He set a family affair for Bing'er in the capital. Li Xia lowered his voice a little lower and told Xia Zhi.

"Ahh Didn't you say it all?"

The so-called said yes, that's just a tacit understanding of both times. But the two families did not officially marry He Bing'er and Tian Kuo.

"The other party is three years older than Bing'er, has entered school, and his family has been an official eunuch for generations. …… That person's father is none other than the Shangguan of Hubu Shangshu and Bing'er's father...... "Li Xia simply told Xia Zhi about the ins and outs.

Xia Zhi understood a little in his heart. "Then Miss Bing'er will agree?"

Li Xia lowered his eyes, and he was silent for a while before replying: "Bing'er is also helpless." Marriage events, parents' orders, matchmakers' words. Although she grew up in the Xia Tian family, she is the daughter of the He family after all. ”

"I don't believe it. Xia Zhi didn't think about it, and immediately retorted, "Miss Bing'er has grown up in the two of you since she was a child. Even if you want to take a step back when it comes to intimacy, but with this nurturing grace, the Tian family wants to keep her as a daughter-in-law, and she herself is willing, and the He family can only agree. Your eldest uncle and aunt are not weak people, and Miss Bing'er is not happy, even her father and grandmother can't force her to agree to marry anyone......

Li Xia glanced at Xia Zhi and didn't speak.

The summer solstice immediately understood. She turned her head again and glanced at Tian Kuo from a distance. Tian Kuo didn't talk to the little black fish and the little tree at the moment, but lowered his head and ate the watermelon.

I don't know if it's a psychological effect, Xia Zhi always feels that Tian Kuo's figure looks very pitiful.

He Bing'er voluntarily married the son of Shangshu. And she remembered hearing Li Xia say that the He family had to look at the faces of the Tian family and Li Xia in He Bing'er's affairs. And the two families had already tacitly agreed that He Bing'er's father suddenly sent such a letter......

This is too abrupt and unconscionable, unless......

Xia Zhi didn't let himself think about that, let alone say it. She just asked Li Xia: "Then Tian Kuo came here to relax?"

"Yes. Li Xia nodded, "He made a big fuss, and the eldest uncle and aunt were afraid that something would happen, so they arranged for many people to watch him." Later, he probably knew that things couldn't be changed, so he didn't cry or make trouble, just like usual. The eldest uncle and aunt were even more afraid, because he himself said that he would come out and disperse. I came with him......"

Otherwise, I'm afraid that Li Xia won't be able to come to Daxingzhuang.

Tian Kuo had such a thing, even if Mrs. Tian knew that Li Xia and Tian Kuo had come to Daxingzhuang, she couldn't stop her.

"What about He Bing'er?" Xia Zhi doesn't call Miss Bing'er at all now.

"I'm packing my bags, and it's time to leave in the next two days. Li Xia told Xia Zhi.

Then the Tian family agreed that Tian Kuo would come out to relax, but I was afraid that Tian Kuo would make trouble when He Bing'er left.

"It's unthinkable. Xia Solstice sighed softly. Although I already had some opinions on He Bing'er's conduct in my heart, Xia Zhi really didn't expect He Bing'er to not marry Tian Kuo in the end.

Tian Kuo is actually a very good object for He Bing'er.

But obviously He Bing'er has higher ambitions and bigger hearts.

Although Li Xia refused to say that He Bing'er was bad, and Xia Zhi was not good at criticizing He Bing'er, she still couldn't help but say: "You two families have hurt her in vain." ”

Li Xia didn't speak, but looking at his expression, he obviously agreed with Xia Zhi's words.

The two were afraid that Tian Kuo would be too distracted, so they didn't dare to say more, so they walked back. Tian Kuo was holding a piece of melon skin that had already been gnawed clean. He slowly raised his head to look at Li Xia and Xia Zhi.

Xia Zhi wanted to smile casually, but when his heart was touched, he didn't laugh.

Tian Kuo smiled, but that smile was similar to crying. "Sixteen, did the phoenix tell you?"

"Huh?" Xia Solstice didn't know how to answer for a while.

Li Xia turned his face away.

"It's fine. I'm coming to you at this time, you are such a clever girl, you should have already realized that something was wrong. Even if Phoenix doesn't say it, you can guess it. …… If Phoenix doesn't tell you, I have to tell you. ”

Tian Kuo said this, but Xia Zhi didn't feel better.

She could only sit down next to Tian Kuo. This kind of thing, how can she comfort Tian Kuo. When I was with Tian Kuo, where was there no grass at the end of the world?

This kind of talk obviously can't comfort a lovelorn teenager like Tian Kuo.

"Everything will pass. Xia Zhi thought about it, and finally only said to Tian Kuo. Time, only time can heal all wounds. Although, maybe the scars will always be there.

Xia Zhi didn't mention He Bing'er at all.

Tian Kuo seemed surprised that Xia Solstice would say such a thing. He stared blankly at the summer solstice for a moment, then smiled. This time, the smile was faint, but it looked more comfortable and natural than the laugh just now.

"Thank you, Sixteen. ”

"Thank you. I can't help you with this kind of thing, no one can help you. ”

"I am grateful to you. Because everyone else is saying things that coax me. You didn't coax me. Tian Kuo said.

Xia Zhi sent Xiao Shu'er home to deliver the letter, and then took Li Xia and Tian Kuo home.

For the two unexpected guests, the Xia family's hospitality can be said to be extremely grand. Xia Zhi secretly revealed Tian Kuo's affairs to Old Man Xia and Old Lady Xia, and the big guy was very careful when he talked to Tian Kuo, and no one mentioned that Tian Kuo should have been married.

Li Xia and Tian Kuo stayed in Daxingzhuang for a night, and the next day Tian Kuo said that he was leaving.

The summer solstice did not stay deep this time. Daxingzhuang could not treat Tian Kuo's emotional wounds. Li Xia was willing to stay in Daxingzhuang, but he had to accompany Tian Kuo.

Li Xia planned to accompany Tian Kuo to the Big Buddha Temple in Linshui Town for a few days.

"When do you plan to return to Fucheng?" Xia Zhi asked Li Xia.

"It all depends on Tian Kuo. Li Xia replied, meaning that Tian Kuo would go back whenever he wanted to.

"I'm going to go back to Fucheng in the next two days. Xia Zhi told Li Xia, "You are in the town, and it is convenient to pass the word." I'll tell you when I go back. ”

"Good. Li Xia nodded, and then accompanied Tian Kuo away.

Li Xia and Tian Kuo are here, and the Xia family is cautious. Now that they are gone, everyone dares to say anything about He Bing'er.

Xia Zhi told the big guy everything he knew this time.

Everyone in the Xia family was very embarrassed.

"The girl's family's heart is too wolf. Mrs. Xia rarely praises or disparages people, and she can't help but say this at this time.

"Such a person, Young Master Tian Kuo didn't marry her, that was Young Master Tian Kuo's luck. Old Man Xia said that he looked down on people like He Bing'er.

Most outsiders may think this way from an objective point of view, but what Tian Kuo thinks about himself is the most important thing.

Even if he is blinded by love, a smart person like Tian Kuo will not know He Bing'er's mind at all. This should be the saddest thing for Tian Kuo.

Tian Kuo is rich enough, but not expensive enough. And judging from Tian Kuo's current homework and ambitions, Tian Kuo will not be able to become a supreme minister in the future.

What He Bing'er wants is both wealth and wealth. Then there is just one person who can meet her requirements, and there is no suspense at all about how someone like her will choose.

The young grandmother of Shangshu Mansion. Her husband has such a family background to support, and it is also foreseeable that he will be crowned a wife and a son in the future.

The summer heat has not completely dissipated, but the summer solstice has been living in Daxingzhuang for a short period of time. As she told Li Xia, it's time to go back to Fucheng.

Everyone in the Xia family was reluctant, but the summer solstice business and fields were all in Fucheng, and Xiao Shu'er and Xiao Heiyu'er had to go back to continue studying. Old Man Xia and Mrs. Xia brought a cart full of things to the three children, and asked Xia Qiao to send them back to Fucheng.

When they arrived at Linshui Town, Li Xia and Tian Kuo's carriage was already waiting on the side of the road.

"Let's go back together. Li Xia said to Xia Zhi.

Tian Kuo's face was obviously thin, but he still came over to talk to Xia Zhi: "I'm going to send Bing'er." ”

This is Tian Kuo's own decision.