Chapter Eighty-Nine: Into the City, Into the City (2)

Ask for a monthly pass, and strive for a change at night

The old man felt that the summer solstice was unpretentious and did not love vanity, and this kind of virtue was very rare in the little girl. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info He likes such a simple junior. At the same time, when Xia Zhi opened the bag and put new clothes, Old Man Xia also saw the contents of her shriveled little baggage.

In addition to the small set of muslin clothes that Xia Zhi bought by himself, and a pair of new shoes with big green cloth, Xia Zhi also bought them himself. Then there are two sets of old trouser gowns, which are changed from Xia Xiucai and Xia Qiao's old clothes, and they have been worn for I don't know how many years, and they are all patches on them.

Old Man Xia sighed secretly, in their Xia family, only the Tian family treated his daughter like this. He thought about it, then took out a string of money from his pocket and handed it to Xia Zhi: "Sixteen, you take this money." ”

"Master, I don't want it." Summer Solstice was taken aback.

A string of money can also buy a lot of things in an ordinary dealer's house. No one would randomly pull out a string of money to spend on their children.

"Master give it to you, and you will take it. It's your pocket money. "Old Man Xia insisted on giving the money to Xia Zhi, and explained that he would only give it to her, and there was no share of the little black fish." When you go to your aunt's house, you have to listen to your aunt, so take your uncle with you. You're a good boy, I won't tell you anything else. ”

Saying this, Old Man Xia also touched the top of Xia Zhi's head. His demeanor was very kind, but when Xia Zhi raised his eyes and looked at it, he always felt that the old man's eyes were a little complicated.

It's a complication that comes after seeing everything.

Xia Zhi thought, although Old Man Xia didn't say anything, he should know everything. The palms of the hands and the backs of the hands are full of meat.

Old man Xia's money is his own decision, and he gives it to Xia Zhi extra. Mrs. Xia's side has also prepared the pocket money for Xia Zhi and the little black fish after entering the city.

Mrs. Xia took out a small box, and there were some copper coins scattered in it, probably eighty or ninety.

Aunt Xia took her little brother and little niece home as guests, so she naturally arranged everything properly, and didn't have to spend money on anything. So she asked Mr. Xia and Mrs. Xia not to bring money to the two children.

"When you get to me, you can still lose Xiaolong and Sixteen! Father and mother, you can keep this money and spend it for yourself. ”

"What you spent is your affection, and what we brought to the two children is ours. Your father and I have taken money for the children, so you won't spend it?! Mrs. Xia smiled and still gave the small box to Xia Zhi.

Little Black Fish and Xia Zhi's uncle and nephew, Xia Zhi is in charge of the money in his hands.

Little Blackfish has no objection.

Xia Zhi couldn't refuse, and when she saw the little black fish smiling, she accepted all the money, and then put the small wooden box into her baggage.

Mrs. Xia also packed up a small burden for the little black fish and handed it over to Xia Zhi to take care of.

Outside, Uncle Xia and Changsheng had already set up the car, and Old Man Xia, Old Lady Xia, Aunt Xia, and Layue reluctantly sent Aunt Xia, Xia Zhi, Pearl and Little Black Fish out of the car.

The carriage is not too spacious, but there is only one adult, Aunt Xia, and Xia Zhi, Pearl and Little Black Fish are still underweight, so it is not too crowded to sit.

Changsheng drove the car, and Daqing was also taken (Xiao Heiyuer specially requested, he was reluctant to be separated from Daqing for so many days), and lay on the wheel of Changsheng's crossing. Under the reluctant gaze of the Xia family, the carriage quickly left the village and walked onto the official road leading to Fucheng.

Daxingzhuang goes to Fucheng, to pass through Linshui Town. Aunt Xia took Xia Zhi and a few of them without getting out of the car, so Changsheng bought some food, hurriedly hit the point, and then continued north.

Everyone talked and laughed along the way, Changsheng drove the car, and he didn't rush hard, and in the evening, he arrived in Fucheng.

Aunt Xia's family lives on Xishi Street, and the three storefronts on the street are the Guo family's grocery stores. Next to the shop is a doorway, and the black-lacquered wooden door is closed.

When the carriage arrived at the door, a young man hurriedly opened the door, and Changsheng drove the car into the door. After entering the gate, there is a small courtyard. In the courtyard of the courtyard is an ancient pine, and it looks as thick as one person hugging each other. There are several rooms such as the north room, the left and right wings, as well as livestock sheds and low buildings.

On the summer solstice, they got out of the car in the yard carefully. Aunt Xia told her and Xiao Heiyuer that the guys in the grocery store lived here, and this was also the warehouse of the grocery store.

In the middle of the north room is a hall, walking through the hall, bypassing a pink and white shadow wall, it is the courtyard where Aunt Xia's family lives. The three main rooms were lived in by Aunt Xia and Uncle Guo with pearls, and the two east wings were not inhabited, and they were filled with more precious goods. There are also two south rooms, which are the kitchen and the place for the people to live.

Guo Changsheng does not live in a courtyard with his parents, but lives in a cross-courtyard in the east, which is connected to the main courtyard by a moon gate, and can also be directly connected to the front courtyard through the sandwich road.

Changsheng led people down to unload their luggage. Aunt Xia took Xia Zhi and the little black fish through the grape trellis in the patio to the upper room. There are three main rooms, one bright and two dark, and the bright room is a living room. Aunt Xia first took them to sit down in the east room where she and Uncle Guo lived.

The east room is facing the window with a kang, with half-old mats, and the ground is full of chests, all of which are also half-new. A little girl brought tea and put two plates of fruit up.

Aunt Xia asked Xia Zhi and the little black fish to drink water, and they ate snacks first.

"I've asked Sister-in-law Liu to cook, and we'll eat in a while." Aunt Xia said this, and Changsheng personally came in with Xia Zhi and Changsheng's baggage. Aunt Xia smiled again and told Xia Zhi, "Sixteen, is it okay for you to live with your pearl sister?" ”

The summer solstice naturally says good.

Then Aunt Xia asked Xiao Heiyuer again: "Xiaolong, do you live in this house with your eldest sister and brother-in-law, or live in the West House with your niece and niece?" "Aunt Xia means to let the little black fish live with her.

The little black fish tilted her head and thought for a while: "Eldest sister, I still live with Sixteen." ”

Aunt Xia smiled: "That's okay." Then, she asked Changsheng to go to the front to urge Uncle Guo, and she personally carried the burden of the two children to the West House.

As soon as Pearl got home, she went back to Westinghouse by herself. Now that she has changed her clothes, the little girl is washing her hands and face, and she is still delicately instructing: "...... Tell Sister-in-law Liu that I want to eat tofu skin buns, add some Jinhua ham to the filling, and chop them into pieces. ”

Aunt Xia heard it when she entered the door, smiled, and let Xia Zhi and the little black fish sit on the kang.

In this west room, there is also a big kang near the window, and the kang is covered with bright red felt strips. There are also cabinets on the ground, which are different from the style and color in Aunt Xia's house. There is also a one-man tall dressing mirror, and a dressing table that is extremely rare in the countryside, all very new. It can be seen that Aunt Xia and Uncle Guo dot on this little daughter very much, and all the good things in the family can be taken care of first.

Pearl saw Aunt Xia put the burden of Xia Zhi and Little Black Fish on her kang, and her little face was clouded. Aunt Xia walked over, first sent the girl Xiaohong out, and then wiped her daughter's face in person.

“…… Mother let your uncle and fourth sister live in your house. You have to entertain your mother. ”

Pearl raised her face and glanced at Aunt Xia, and was silent for a while before agreeing gently.

Aunt Xia said good boy, and then walked over with Pearl, and asked Pearl to vacate a space from the kang cabinet to put the burden on Xia Zhi and Little Black Fish.

Without waiting for Aunt Xia to make any more arrangements, the footsteps and voices of men came from outside. "It's Changsheng's father who is back!" Aunt Xia said with a smile, and took Xia Zhi and the little black fish out with her.

Uncle Guo was wearing a blue cocoon silk robe, he was not tall, he was round and chubby, his face was kind, and he spoke softly, very gently.

Aunt Xia let the little black fish meet Uncle Guo, and specially introduced two more sentences of the summer solstice: "The eldest brother's little girl, the big name is Xia Zhi, and the little name is Sixteen." ”

Uncle Guo is familiar with the little black fish, but he is a little unfamiliar with the summer solstice. But he was very polite, first asked Old Man Xia and Old Lady Xia how they were doing, and then said a few words to Little Black Yu'er, and then greeted Xia Xiucai and Tian to Xia Zhi.

After a while, Sister-in-law Liu took the girl Xiaohong to put on the table. The meal was set out in the hall, and everyone sat around.

“…… Just like in your own home, don't be inhibited. Uncle Guo talked to Xia Zhi and Xiao Heiyuer kindly, and then gave Xiao Heiyuer a chopstick dish. That's when everyone started along.

For dinner, she ate japonica rice, three dishes and one soup, meat, and a snack in front of Pearl, which was the tofu skin bun she wanted.

The people of the Guo family don't talk when they eat, and the summer solstice and the little black fish follow the customs. Everyone had a quiet meal, and Sister-in-law Liu and Xiaohong came up to clean up the table. Uncle Guo said that there was something wrong and took Changsheng away.

Aunt Xia felt that after a day's car ride today, Xia Zhi and Little Black Fish must be tired, so she came to the West House to take care of the placement of the two children. Pearl uses pink futon pillows, and she has several sets by herself. Aunt Xia didn't let the pearls move, but asked Sister-in-law Liu and Xiaohong to take another futon and pillow from her room, a set of big red satin and a set of old green satin, all of which were festive patterns of dragons and phoenixes.

"It was made for me by your grandmother when I got married." Aunt Xia personally helped Xia Zhi and Xiao Heiyuer lay the futon, and said to Xia Zhi with a smile and a low voice. After saying this, she raised her voice again and instructed the two children. "Even though the weather was warm, it was quite cold at night. Don't be greedy for the cold, and sleep well under the quilt. ”

Xia Zhi naturally agreed, and also promised to take care of the little black fish. "At home, my uncle is my companion, and I also take care of my uncle."

Aunt Xia smiled and nodded: "I listened to your grandmother." You kid is sensible, your uncle is with you, we can all rest assured. What she meant by saying those words just now was also to ask Xia Solstice to take care of the little black fish. She can't come often at night, and Pearl won't take care of people, that is, the summer solstice can be entrusted.

After that, Sister-in-law Liu and Xiaohong came in with water again and asked the three children to wash.

"Let your uncle and your fourth sister wash first." Aunt Xia said to Pearl.

"It's okay for us, let's wash the pearls first." Xia Zhi hurriedly said, and discussed with Aunt Xia again, "Just let Sister-in-law Liu and Xiaohong serve Pearl, and in the future, Uncle and I will do these things by ourselves." ”

Aunt Xia's family bought a family of four people to serve. Da Liu and his son Liu Qiang were in the outer courtyard, responsible for rough envoys, going to night, and following Aunt Guo and Guo Changsheng out of the house. Sister-in-law Liu and her daughter Xiaohong served in the inner courtyard, and cooking, cleaning, and washing should be the work of their mother and daughter.

The affairs of the outer courtyard are not clear about the summer solstice, but in the inner courtyard, Sister-in-law Liu and Xiaohong are a little insufficient. In addition to those rough benzene jobs, Aunt Xia did a lot of things by herself. The only one who needs to be served in everything is Pearl.

Xia Zhi and the little black fish came as guests, but they didn't think about the same treatment as pearls. Therefore, the summer solstice was mentioned first.

"Auntie, you don't have to worry, although my uncle is young, he can do anything by himself, and with me taking care of him, it's even more fine."

The little black fish also nodded. Before he came, Mrs. Xia also instructed him a lot. "Eldest sister, I don't need to be served, just have sixteen look at me."

There are two more children in the family, and if you have to be served in everything, this person is really not enough. Aunt Xia was not polite, but just scolded Pearl: "You also learn from your uncle and fourth sister." ”

Pearl glanced at the little black fish and Xia Zhi'er, and only snorted softly, but did not speak.

Aunt Xia watched the little black fish and Xia Solstice wash up. Xia Zhi was quick to take care of the little black fish after a while, and then took care of himself.

At this time, Pearl was already sitting in front of the dresser, and the girl Xiaohong served her to remove the hairpin ring and comb her hair, and she herself opened a three-layer dressing box and slowly checked the fat powder jewelry inside.

Aunt Xia's gaze moved away from her daughter and slowly fell on Xia Zhi's body. Xia Zhi was combing his hair with a wooden comb with missing teeth. This wooden comb was eliminated by the Tian family.

Tian had great expectations for her daughter to come to Fucheng as a guest, but she only hurried to add a skirt to her daughter (of course, she also gave her daughter rouge powder, but she didn't ask for it on the summer solstice), and she didn't expect anything else, or rather, she didn't notice it at all. Tian never really cared about his daughter, and flaws were everywhere.

Aunt Xia sighed, turned around and went out. When she arrived in the living room, she heard Uncle Guo and Changsheng talking to each other. Aunt Xia paused for a moment and went to the east house.

"Mother, have you arranged my uncle and sixteen?" Changsheng stood up, and when Aunt Xia sat down on the kang, he sat down again.

Aunt Xia sighed.

"What's wrong, mother?" Changsheng asked hurriedly.

Uncle Guo didn't speak, but he also looked at Aunt Xia with a pair of eyes.

Aunt Xia took a key from the underside of her shirt and handed it to Changsheng: "Go down to the room and get a dressing box, it's the kind your sister uses." Then pick a good wooden comb, grate or something, take a set, just follow your sister's ones. ”

Guo Changsheng immediately took the key, didn't ask, and went out.

Uncle Guo's face was a little dim in the light, and he asked Aunt Xia: "Child, mother, are you ......?"

(To be continued.) )