Chapter Seventy-Eight: Open Struggle and Secret Fighting
After everyone talked, Xia Qiao took Xiao Shu'er back to the front yard. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ο½iqugeγ info He came to the backyard, mainly to talk to Old Man Xia about the Tian family. Old Man Xia would not pursue the Tian family anymore, so he put his mind at ease.
As soon as the brothers left on the front foot, Tian Laibao came on the back foot, and a child of the Tian family accompanied him, put down his small bookcase and left. Tian Laibao, this little kid, was served by a servant and a girl when he was in his own home. Now living in his grandmother's house, although he has no one to serve, his grandmother's family is willing to serve him.
This kid is still his cousin according to his seniority, and actually works part-time as his little boy and attendant. That is, when he came to Xia's house, he was in the way of many idlers, otherwise as soon as he came out of his grandmother's house, he would definitely be hugged back and forth, just like when Xia Zhi first saw him.
Tian Laibao got on the kang and also sat at the table. Old Man Xia came over and watched the three children write by heart. Tian Laibao is now familiar with the little black fish and Xia Zhi, and he can't be more familiar, without an adult in front of him, he is very skinny, but as long as there is an adult in front of him, he is very well-behaved. However, the summer solstice will soon be discovered. Today's Tian Laibao is a little absent-minded.
Old Man Xia watched a few children finish their homework today, and then he went out so that a few children could relax.
Tian Laibao held his chin and sighed.
"Noble, what's wrong with you today?" Xia Zhi asked him as he packed his things. The little black fish also raised his head to look at Tian Laibao.
"Sixteen, uncle, I have to go home in two days. Tian Laibao replied. This home is naturally not his grandmother's house in Daxingzhuang, but the home of his mansion.
The little black fish was quite reluctant to Tian Laibao: "Stay for two more days, there is something interesting in the city." β
"I don't want to go back, but my father and mother sent someone to say that they will pick me up in two days. Tian Laibao told Xia Solstice and Little Black Fish. In fact, this is the first time that Tian Laibao has lived in his grandmother's house for such a long time, and there is a reason for this. It seems that something happened to the Tian family's dim sum shop, and his parents were too busy to take care of him, so he lived in Daxingzhuang for so long.
Now, the matter of Tianjiapu should be almost solved. His father and mother had already sent someone to urge him several times, but Tian Laibao refused to go back. This time, his father and mother were going to pick him up in person, and he had to go back if he didn't want to.
That's why Tian Laibao is worried. "I can't bear you...... Sixteen, uncle. β
"Sixteen is what you called, sister, don't tell me to beat you. Xia Zhi packed up his things and played Tian Laibao's brain. Tian Laibao hugged his head exaggeratedly and shouted Sister Xia Zhi aggrievedly.
"Brother Laibao, are you going back to Fucheng?" Xiao Shu'er came from the front yard and heard Tian Laibao's words.
"yes. Tian Laibao nodded, "Little Shu'er, you will miss me." Otherwise, you go to Fucheng with your brother, and my brother will take you to eat and drink spicy food. β
"Brother Bao, do you adopt me? Then I'll go with you. The little tree went to hug Tian Noble's arm.
The two children pretended to hug each other and got tired. I don't know when they invented this game, but it's fun every time. The little black fish was still joking on the side, saying that he was in charge of giving the little tree to Tian Laibao and letting Tian Laibao take it away.
At this time, Layue walked in with Xiao Xialin. Xiao Xialin looked at the excitement, and also ran over on his fat little short legs, threw himself on Xiao Shu'er's lap, and shouted something to take me away.
Xia Zhi supported his forehead, and he got down from the kang and put all the paper and pencil away. Little Tree ran over and tugged at the corner of her dress. The sisters and brothers walked outside, and Xia Zhi looked at Xiao Shu'er a little strangely: "What's the matter, you still pulled me out to say." β
"Sister," Xiao Shu'er looked left and right quickly, and then lowered her voice to speak in Xia Zhi's ear, "Mother asked you to bring Brother Bao back, and Mother also said that she had prepared lunch and wanted to leave Brother Bao to eat at our house." β
Xia Zhi's face suddenly darkened. Tian is quite capable of action! Of course, she refuses to do what Tian wants. What kind of fighting or something, it was just a carrot she hung in front of Tian, and she didn't plan to really give it to Tian.
"Grandma Laibao's house has a guest today, he has to go back to accompany the guest, and he can't eat outside. He's gone. Xiaoshu'er, you go back and tell our mother like this. β
"That's right. "Little Tree is a little unhappy. What Xia Qiao and Xia Zhi both know, he doesn't know much. He gets along with Tian Laibao and is willing to get close to Tian Laibao more. Brother-in-law or something, he's happy too. Tian Laibao often brings delicious food to everyone to eat.
That's right, Natsuki, this kid, he's essentially a foodie.
Although she was not happy, Xiao Shu'er still passed the word to her sister upside down. But after a while, he ran back again. "Sister, my mother said that it's okay if you don't stay with Brother Bao for dinner, but you have to bring Brother Bao to our house for a while. β
After a pause, he told Xia Zhi again: "Second aunt, let's go." Sent me and my eldest brother out and talked to our mother for a long time. I heard two sentences, so I asked my mother to find out and drive them out. Sister, the second aunt said bad things about you, and my mother was unhappy. Sister, let Brother Lai Bao come to our house to sit for a while, what else can I do. β
Xia Zhi thought about it and had an idea. "Okay, you go back and tell my mother, and I'll bring him over. β
Xiao Shu'er said yes and ran happily.
The summer solstice returned to the upper house.
"Sixteen, what are you doing?" asked the little black fish, but without waiting for her to answer, he discussed with her where to play.
"Where does Noble want to go?" Xia Zhi asked, Tian Noble wants to go back to Fucheng, she has to be kind to him, after all, she is a little friend.
"You can go anywhere, as long as you're with you. Tian Laibao smiled.
Xia Zhi thought that Tian Laibao, a little kid, could speak, so he made a decision: "Then go up to my house and sit down for a while." It's cool, there are still flowers, and there are still some cherries on my tree, let's pick them all and eat them. Xia Zhi also beckoned Layue and Xia Lin to go together.
Of course, the big guys are happy, and they came out of the backyard with a smile, and went to the small backyard of Xia Zhi's house first, and picked cherries with Xia Zhi.
Tian came out when she heard the movement in the house, she deliberately combed her hair, changed her usual clothes at home, and wore an old green Hangzhou silk jacket, which was not the daughter-in-law of an ordinary Zhuang family. The little black fish saw her first, looked at her, then turned her head and gave her the back of her head, and continued to eat the cherries picked by the summer solstice, ignoring her at all. Layue and Xiao Xialin both called Uncle Niang, and the two children didn't dare to pick cherries.
ββ¦β¦ Pick the cherries as you like, and they'll be kept for you to eat. Tian smiled, and his eyes fell on Tian Laibao's face, "Whose little son is this, his eyes are very raw." β
"Mother, this is my brother Bao. Xiao Shu'er came out after Tian and introduced Tian with a smile.
Tian glanced at Xiao Shu'er from the corner of his eye, blaming him for robbing the summer solstice.
Tian Laibao is a clever child, when he heard Xiao Shu'er calling his mother, and then looked at Tian's dress, he knew who Tian was.
"Auntie. Tian Laibao respectfully greeted Tian. "My name is Tian Laibao, and I am the grandson of the old Tian family under the big elm tree. β
"Oh, look at this kid, how long he is, how rare he is, and he is so good at talking. Tian looked at Tian Laibao, his eyes narrowed slightly with a smile, "This is a rare guest, come up and sit in the house." Then she instructed the bridge and the little tree, "Pick the cherries, wash them, and bring them to the house." Summer solstice, you also go into the house with your mother. β
greeted very thoughtfully, but ignored Layue and Xia Lin, and didn't greet the little black fish.
Tian Laibao agreed, looking at the little black fish drooping his eyelids and not moving, and he didn't move under his feet.
Tian didn't call Tian Laibao, her eyes swept away, and she remembered what Xia Qiao had said, and she understood. Although she was reluctant, she still smiled on her face: "Xiaolong, let your nephew help you pick cherries, you and Noble enter the house with your sister-in-law, and let's talk." β
The little black fish didn't respond, a pair of big black eyes glanced at Xia Solstice, and saw that Xia Solstice didn't say anything, so he moved slowly. Tian Laibao also glanced at Xia Solstice quickly, and then happily followed behind the little black fish.
Xia Zhi also entered the house afterwards and motioned for Layue and Xia Lin to come as well. These two children are not close to the Tian family, but they are willing to listen to the summer solstice. As soon as Xia Zhi entered the house, he found that the Tian family should have deliberately cleaned up this house.
Originally, their house was clean enough (Tian has shortcomings, but to be fair, she is a diligent and clean housewife, and she also affects the children at this point), but now it is even more spotless. Tian also put out a few decorations that will be taken out to decorate the faΓ§ade during the New Year's holidays.
It seems that Tian has been prepared for a long time.
A kang table was placed on the kang, and a satin-faced mattress was also spread. Tian asked Tian Laibao and Xiao Heiyuer to sit on the kang on the mattress, she took the summer solstice to bring up the prepared fruit plates, and then took out a set of celadon teapots and teacups, and poured a cup of tea for Tian Laibao and Xiao Heiyuer.
"It was given by a student from your uncle's academy, and it was said that it was rock tea, which we can't easily buy here. "It's not like greeting a child, it's more like greeting a distinguished guest.
Tian Laibao was also very polite, he kept telling Tian not to have to Zhang Luo, and when Tian sat on the edge of the kang, he sat down. However, he didn't mean to come over to help Tian. It's not the same as when you were in the backyard. If Mrs. Xia was Zhang Luo's tea and snacks, he would definitely jump off the kang and help serve things with Xia Zhi all the time.
"Summer solstice, accompany you...... Uncle and your brother Laibao come and sit. After Tian sat down, he also beckoned Xia Zhi to sit with her, with a very cordial attitude, as if Xia Zhi was very favored by her at home.
Then, Tian chatted with Tian Laibao. She asked Tian Laibao's age, where Tian Laibao studied, and then asked Tian Laibao's mother. When Tian married in Daxingzhuang, Tian Laibao's mother was still a daughter at home and knew Tian. In Tian's mouth, she and Tian Laibao's mother are very good friends.
"Your mother married into the city, far away, you can't get out of it, and you haven't seen each other for so many years. "It's a pity.
Tian Laibao immediately said: "My mother often talks about the eldest aunt, saying that the eldest aunt is the most blessed, she is a talented lady, and she acts in a person's style, and there is no one to compare with those people she knows." β
Tian's face almost bloomed with a smile.
Xia Zhi secretly glared at Tian Laibao. This little kid is the best at climbing the pole. Although the Xia family and the Great Elm Tian family have dealings, the relationship is really not close. The two families rarely visit each other's homes. Tian and Tian Laibao's mother may have met, and at most they have a friendship of three or two sentences. What is often said and the like, it must be made up by Tian Laibao.
Tian Laibao smiled at Xia Zhi, and he didn't see the white eyes of the little black fish next to him, and he diligently peeled a fruit for the little black fish and handed it over.
The little black fish snorted, he was very good with Tian Laibao, but he still didn't like Tian Laibao's whiskers. And Tian Laibao turned out to be so slippery with Tian's family, the little black fish was unhappy. He was giving face to Xia Zhi, so he barely sat here quietly.
Xia Qiao and Xiao Shu'er came in with cleaned cherries. Tian Laibao hurriedly jumped off the kang, called Brother Xia Qiao, and let Xia Qiao sit.
"Sit down, you're a guest. Tian looked at Tian Laibao with a smile, "This kid is a ...... who understands etiquette."
Before she could say more, she heard the curtain of the door outside. Aunt Xia came in with a smile, and there was a string of people from high to low behind her, namely May, July, Xia Zhu and Xia Yang.
Tian and Aunt Xia have a good relationship on the surface, and the two have common topics, and they often get together and chatter for a long time. I just heard Xiao Shu'er's secret report that Aunt Xia had already come to Tian's place. Now she's here again, and she's brought a couple of kids with her.
May's eyes were carefully checked, and even Xia Yang's face was washed clean.
"Oh, it's quite lively!" Aunt Xia called out exaggeratedly when she entered the house.
Tian's face sank slightly, and then he pulled the corners of his mouth to reveal a smile that was obviously not so genuine and enthusiastic: "His second aunt is here......"
Aunt Xia didn't wait for Tian to finish speaking, and then took it: "The children know that their eldest aunt is back, and they are clamoring to come." Sister-in-law, you went to Xiaowangzhuang to collect vegetables for half a month, but you thought badly about a few children. β
The smile on Tian's face was a little unbearable. Aunt Xia didn't say anything else when she opened her mouth, but mentioned Xiao Wangzhuang, and also named the vegetables, which is obviously which pot is not opened and which pot is not mentioned, and deliberately exposes her scars in front of Tian Laibao. Aunt Xia's purpose for doing this, when she didn't know. A few children are not sensible, but she understands it as soon as she hears it.
Since Aunt Xia is here, it's not like she can take her away. Moreover, she is not good at losing her temper and slapping Aunt Xia in front of Tian Laibao. Tian pulled the corners of her mouth and didn't let Aunt Xia sit, but her eyes fell on May.
"Look at us in May, I haven't seen each other for a few days, but there are more opportunities. Her second aunt, her father found her in-law's house for May? How did I hear that that family didn't look at May! Oh, I don't know what kind of family it is, he can't even look down on May!"
(To be continued.) )