"Uncle picked the best. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info" Sun Lan'er told Xia Zhi with a smile.

"Sister Lanzi, you can take the watermelon with me." After eating the watermelon, Xia Zhi took Sun Lan'er to the backyard.

There was a pile of watermelons on the ground inside the house, and it was estimated that there were seven or eight large watermelons. Lao Hei must have sent the watermelon by car. Seeing Sun Lan'er coming, Mrs. Xia was busy and asked her to pick watermelons by herself.

"Take it back and eat it with your father and your brothers. This is the last crop, and I guess I will have to wait until next year if I want to eat it again. ”

Because Sun Lan'er refused to pick by herself, Mrs. Xia helped her pick a big one.

"I don't have your uncle to pick watermelons. The ones sent by your old black uncle are all good, and they must be fine. Mrs. Xia said with a smile.

Sun Lan'er thanked Mrs. Xia, and then left with the watermelon.

"What about Li Xia and my uncle?" Summer Solstice asked.

"Didn't I send you watermelon? Don't you see them? Mrs. Xia asked the summer solstice.

Xia Zhi said that Li Xia and Xiao Heiyuer saw that they were asleep and left without waking her up. It seems that the two of them didn't come back to the backyard, and they don't know where they went to play.

"Your uncle thinks about playing all day long. I think Li Xia is quite patient and annoying with children, if he becomes a father in the future, he must be good~ temperament. Knowing that the little black fish and Li Xia went out to play, Mrs. Xia was not worried at all, and praised Li Xia with a smile for her good temper.

When I thought of Li Xia being my father, holding a little doll crying with drooling in my arms, Xia Zhi also wanted to laugh.

Xia Zhi was also in a hurry to find Li Xia and Little Black Fish, so he talked to Mrs. Xia in the backyard. Just as he was talking about a happy place, he heard footsteps in the yard.

"Is his aunt at home?"

This is to find Mrs. Xia.

As soon as Mrs. Xia heard this, she told Xia Zhi: "It's the fifth grandmother in the back street." Then, she hurriedly came out with the summer solstice.

The fifth grandmother is the grandmother of a family surnamed Sun in the back street, and she is the same generation as Mr. Xia and Mrs. Xia, because she is older than Mr. Xia and Mrs. Xia, so they all refer to their children and call Mrs. Xia his aunt.

This is also a way for the families to address each other.

The fifth grandmother's family has dealings with the Xia family, but she doesn't come to the Xia family very much, and she is considered a rare guest, so Mrs. Xia specially greeted her. If you come and go often, you generally don't look at the guests, and you can come and go freely.

Xia Zhi followed Mrs. Xia to take the fifth grandmother to the upper house and sit down. The fifth grandmother is thin and small, but she is very neatly cleaned up and down. She looks much older than Mrs. Xia, yellow and white-skinned, seeing Xia Zhi, she also deliberately spoke to Xia Zhi with a smile on her face.

Xia Zhi is in the backyard these days, following the old man Xia and Mrs. Xia to deal with people, and I have also learned to observe the expressions of these villagers. As soon as she saw the fifth grandmother, Xia Zhi knew that she had come to the backyard for something.

The fifth grandmother didn't come alone, she also had a little tail by her side, a little girl of five or six years old, very well-behaved and quiet. The little girl was dressed in patched old clothes, but they were also clean.

The fifth grandmother didn't come empty-handed, she carried a basket full of eggs in her hand.

Mrs. Xia should also see that the fifth grandmother has something to do, so she treats the fifth grandmother very carefully and politely. On the summer solstice, no one asked, so he brought water to the fifth grandmother, and then let the fifth grandmother and the little girl eat the cut watermelon.

The fifth grandmother waved her hand again and again, saying that she would not eat anything, and in the end, it was Mrs. Xia and Xia Zhiqiang who said that she was willing to let the little girl take a piece of watermelon.

"Can't eat it's everywhere, you know?" The fifth grandmother also instructed the little girl.

The little girl nodded, and ate the watermelon very carefully.

Xia Zhi felt that the little girl was very cute, so she went to the sugar box in the Westinghouse and took out a handful of candy and gave it to the little girl. Sugar is still relatively rare in the village. The five grandmothers all got down from the edge of the kang and pushed hard with the summer solstice.

"Give it to the child, you just let the child take it. Old sister-in-law, I didn't say you, you are too different from us. Mrs. Xia persuaded the fifth grandmother.

"Yes, Fifth Grandma, it's all a child's thing, it's not worth anything." Xia Zhi also said with a smile.

The little girl saw that the fifth grandmother nodded, so she was willing to accept the sugar given by the summer solstice, and she didn't eat it immediately, but put it away very carefully. Because the fifth grandmother deliberately talked to herself just now, and there was some emotion in her eyes, Xia Zhi guessed that the fifth grandmother's coming might have something to do with her, so she didn't leave, and talked with Mrs. Xia to accompany the fifth grandmother.

"His five uncles are getting better, aren't they?" Mrs. Xia asked about the condition of the fifth grandmother's husband.

It turned out that the husband of the fifth grandmother, that is, the fifth grandfather of the Sun family, had a serious illness this year, and he saw Langzhong several times before and after, and spent a lot of money.

Zhuang households generally have solid bodies, and those with headaches and brain fever will not invite Langzhong, just stand up and go over, or find some earthen houses to treat by themselves. It's all invited to Langzhong, it's a very serious condition.

Speaking of the old man's condition, the fifth grandmother sighed softly. Her family is not wealthy, and she borrowed money in order to treat the fifth grandfather, and now the fifth grandfather is lying on the kang and will be raised, and he can't work in the field.

"If you don't take the medicine, Lang Zhong will let you take care of it." Following Mrs. Xia's words, the fifth grandmother got to the point. "Lang Zhong said to eat some fine grains, preferably japonica rice. Japonica rice is expensive, so it will be raised by his grandfather, and he must eat it. Even we can't buy good japonica rice in our town......"

Speaking of this, the fifth grandmother paused, her eyes swept towards Xia Zhi, and then she continued to say to Mrs. Xia: "I just want to come and ask his aunt, you, do you have some japonica rice for me, I have newly saved eggs." ”

It turned out that the fifth grandmother came with eggs to exchange some good japonica rice for her old man.

Rice is hardly produced here in Bukjinfu, and rice is transported by ship from the south, so it is relatively expensive and rare. There is usually a small bag of rice in the backyard of the Xia family, but it is rarely eaten.

When it comes to good japonica rice, it was after Li Xia came, and the shopkeeper Li often sent things over, including a big bag of japonica rice.

The japonica rice sent by Shopkeeper Li was not the kind sold on the market, but purchased by Li Xia himself in Jiangnan, which was much better than what was sold in the general market. And the one sent to Li Xia is naturally better.

Li Xia lives in the Xia family, although the Xia family is not publicized, but all kinds of news, the people in the village still know some of it.

The fifth grandmother came this time, not sure that she knew, but also guessed that with Li Xia as a guest, the Xia family should have good japonica rice.

Mrs. Xia understood the intention of the fifth grandmother, so she quickly glanced at Xia Zhi.

The japonica rice is Li Xia's, although Li Xia said that it was given to Old Man Xia and Mrs. Xia, but Old Mrs. Xia can't make her own decisions. And Li Xia is a guest of Xia Zhi, and Xia Zhi can call the shots in this matter.

In fact, it's just a few catties of japonica rice, and it's not a big deal for Mrs. Xia to promise to come down. But Mrs. Xia asked Xia Zhi's opinion like this, that is, she respects Xia Zhi, and it is also where she can be a person.

Xia Zhi nodded slightly, but he didn't come forward to speak.

The fifth grandmother is very well-behaved at first glance, and even a little old-fashioned old man. And Mrs. Xia respects herself, and she has to save face for Mrs. Xia.

Old Lady Xia saw Xia Zhi nodding, which was expected. She smiled and told the fifth grandmother that there was japonica rice at home.

"It was sent by Li Xia's family, probably because he was afraid that he would not be used to our food. I think that rice is better than the one on the market. Fifth grandmother, since it is the fifth grandfather who will raise the body, let alone change it. How much do you want, I'll bring it to you. Xia Zhi picked up and said.

Xia Zhi and Mrs. Xia were very simple, without a little hesitation, and the fifth grandmother seemed to be relieved, and at the same time showed a grateful expression on her face.

"I also heard that you have a distinguished guest here, and there should be good japonica rice, so I came here to ask. What about the rations sent by the young master's family, Nengyun gave me a few catties, that is a kindness, how can I take other people's things for nothing. The fifth grandmother said.

"Fifth grandma, let me tell you, Li Xia is fine, why did I agree immediately, because I know that if he was here, he would definitely say the same. Besides, he lives in my house, and we can make him his home. Xia Zhi said with a smile, "Fifth grandma, the fifth grandfather wants to nourish his body, you should keep those eggs for the fifth grandfather to eat." ”

As Xia Zhi spoke, he took a rice bag to fill the rice.

She is so frank and enthusiastic, which is the favorite character of the Zhuang family. The fifth grandmother was happy and grateful, and the last bit of stiffness after arriving at the Xia family was gone, and the whole person softened.

"Don't have more, just give your fifth grandfather some porridge to drink in the morning and evening, and it's enough to give me three or two catties." The fifth grandmother was afraid that the summer solstice would be too much, so she told the summer solstice vigorously.

Xia Zhi took a rice bag to fill rice, and it was useless to weigh it, and he carried it by hand to estimate it, and it looked like four or five catties.

"The fifth grandmother first took it to my fifth grandfather to make porridge to drink, if it is not enough, just let my little sister take it. As long as we have this, there must be no second words. Xia Zhi smiled.

"This kid has a good heart, and he speaks and does things quickly!" The fifth grandmother happily praised the summer solstice again and again.

Mrs. Xia smiled and said modestly: "Sixteen, this child is good-hearted and straight." She is still young, and there are still inconsiderate things to talk and do, so you can take care of the old sister-in-law. ”

The fifth grandmother refused to take advantage of others, and she was very grateful to be able to get the best japonica rice, and said that she would leave the eggs for everything.

Seeing that Mrs. Xia and the fifth grandmother pushed each other, Xia Zhi understood that if they didn't accept the egg, the fifth grandmother would definitely not take the japonica rice.

The backbone and persistence of the old man must always be respected.

As soon as Xia Solstice had an idea, he had an idea.

"Fifth grandmother, why don't you do it. There is no shortage of eggs at home, do you have sweet potatoes at home? If you grow sweet potatoes at home, exchange them with us. My family didn't plant sweet potatoes this year, my uncle and a few small ones in the family really want to eat sweet potatoes, exchange them with sweet potatoes, and our two are just right! ”

The Xia family didn't plant sweet potatoes this year, but sweet potatoes are cheap and easy to buy. The so-called two families on the summer solstice are suitable, but that's just kind words.

This is to take into account the face of the fifth grandmother, and to give the fifth grandmother a great benefit.

Needless to say, the gratitude of the fifth grandmother is needless to say.

At the insistence of Xia Zhi and Mrs. Xia, the fifth grandmother finally agreed to take the eggs and japonica rice, and then send sweet potatoes over.

"Lao Xia's family is virtuous. Sixteen, this child is also a kind man. Good people have good rewards, and good people have good rewards. When the fifth grandmother was leaving, she kept chanting.

Xia Zhi and Mrs. Xia kept sending the fifth grandmother to the gate, and the grandparents returned to the house. When she walked back, Mrs. Xia talked to Xia Zhi about the situation of the fifth grandmother's family, as well as the temperament of the fifth grandmother and the fifth grandfather.

The fifth grandmother is a clean and neat person, the most powerful person, never takes advantage of others, and refuses to owe favors to others. To be able to come to the door to exchange for japonica rice, this is already to put down the face and figure.

“…… Life was not easy, but I never heard her complain. People can do it......"

While the grandfather and grandson were talking, Old Man Xia came back from a visit. Knowing about the exchange of sweet potatoes for japonica rice, Old Man Xia was very happy and felt that this matter was handled beautifully.

"This is sixteen people who are kind." Old Man Xia nodded with satisfaction.

Xia Zhi doesn't care about a few catties of japonica rice at all, and he doesn't care about any sweet potatoes. I asked for sweet potatoes because I was considerate of my five grandmothers.

"She came to the house to exchange for japonica rice, which was also helpless. At this time, we must give her japonica rice for nothing, and we don't want her anything, and she has no choice but to take japonica rice in the end. However, the temperament attribute of her family, she must think of doubling the return in the future, otherwise she will have to be unhappy all the time. ”

It's not that Xia Solstice doesn't understand this truth, and it's not that there are no such means. But she chose ...... anyway Kindness.

"Sixteen is a good boy, a child of our old Xia family." Old Man Xia has been more sorry for the summer solstice in his heart since then.

Old man Xia wanted to be more thoughtful, he was worried that the fifth grandmother would not be able to go back and send too many sweet potatoes over, so he got up and went to the fifth grandmother's house. On the one hand, I want to go to see the fifth grandfather and do my best, on the other hand, I just look at the five grandmothers and they fill sweet potatoes, and it is not good to pretend too much.

When Li Xia and Xiao Heiyuer came back from outside, they saw two sacks of sweet potatoes in the courtyard. Layue and Xiao Xialin sat on a small bench and were picking there.

Sweet potatoes are rations for poor people, and snacks for little black fish. In autumn, it is dried sweet potato, and in winter, it is thrown into the stove pit and roasted, and it is quite delicious.

In the past, the old man would plant some for him every summer, but this year he forgot to buy seedlings, missed the season, and did not plant them for the little black fish.

"Where did the sweet potatoes come from! Sixteen, did you buy it? The little black fish's big eyes widened, and the first thought was that Xia Zhi knew that he wanted to eat sweet potatoes, so he went to buy them for him.

The first thing he thought of was not Old Man Xia and Old Lady Xia.

Old Man Xia and Old Lady Xia were smiling beside them, and their mood was a little complicated.