What Li Xia took out was a box of dim sum, two bags of tea, and a ruler. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info dim sum is Guixiang Zhai, and the tea is also the largest tea shop in Fucheng, but the ruler is a colorful satin, which is not something that can be seen on the market.

These are also the common gifts used by the villagers to visit their relatives. It seems that Li Xia also knows a lot about the courtesies and exchanges of the Zhuang family. However, the dealer family will not use such a valuable thing when they go to courtesy.

Old Man Xia and Old Lady Xia are not like Xia Zhi, they know the origin of these things at a glance, but they can also see that these gifts are quite valuable.

And Li Xia's attitude, as if what he took out was just ordinary things.

Things are still secondary, Li Xia can come to Xia's house, which is enough to make Old Man Xia happy. And Li Xia was willing to be so attentive and prepared gifts. This gift was obviously prepared in Fucheng, not bought in Linshui Town, and the importance attached to it was obvious.

Old Man Xia was very happy with Li Xia's respect and intentions.

"I can't even invite you to the door, what are you doing with these things, how can we afford it." Old Man Xia said to Li Xia.

"Big~ Master, you're talking to me again." Li Xia had a faint smile on his face, "It's just a few ordinary things, filial piety ~ grandpa ~ milk, if you don't accept it, you will dislike things." ”

"Don't dare, don't dare." Old Man Xia hurriedly said, and asked Xia Zhi to put everything on the cabinet.

Zhuanghu usually give few gifts, and there are more relatives or children who pay homage to their relatives during the New Year's holiday. At this time, Mr. Xia put the gifts sent by everyone on the cabinet, and anyone who came could see it. If someone asks who sent it, Old Man Xia feels that this is very face-saving.

Many households do this, but in Daxingzhuang, there are not many families who can put out a lot of gifts.

Every New Year's Day in the backyard of the Xia family, you can put a lot of gifts on the cabinet. This is what Old Man Xia is very proud of.

Old Man Xia talked to Li Xiapan, and also mentioned Li Shanchang: "...... A few years ago, I went to Fucheng once, and I met the mountain chief......"

They were talking in the house, and Mrs. Xia beckoned Xia Zhi to the hall and discussed with her what meals to prepare. The old lady Xia saw the meat and vegetables that Xia Zhi bought, and she already had a rough idea in her heart, but she still had to discuss it with Xia Zhi.

“…… I see you're buying beef here? Mrs. Xia first took out an oiled paper bag and asked Xia Zhi.

"Yes, Li Xia doesn't eat pork, I happened to see a beef seller at the market today. I saw that the meat was good, so I asked him to cut a piece for me. ”

Beef is also a rarity here, but it can still be bought on market days in Linshui Town. Beef cattle are usually sold from the west by mule, horse and livestock dealers, and are said to be raised by people from outside the border, not for farming, but only for food.

There is a section to the west of Pak Cheong Province bordering the border, and it is said that there are some small nomadic tribes living on the other side of the border. These tribes herd cattle and sheep for a living. The cattle and sheep sold from them are cheap and taste good. The old man of the Qian family used to sell cattle and sheep to the border. Qian Yuelai also said when he came last time that Old Man Qian meant that when he became more sophisticated, he would take him to the outside of the border and slowly take over the business outside the border.

"I think this piece of meat is just right for mincing." Mrs. Xia opened the oiled paper bag and looked at it carefully, and said to Xia Zhi.

"That's right, this piece is going to be minced meat. Milk, let's wrap beef dumplings at night. Xia Zhi smiled and discussed with Mrs. Xia.

"Okay." Mrs. Xia immediately smiled and nodded, and said, "I called your third aunt to come over, chop this meat filling, marinate it first, and use it at night." ”

Then, Mrs. Xia asked Xia Zhi what kind of meal she planned to cook at noon. "The yellow croaker, and scallops or something, are they all going to be made at noon, right?"

"Hmm." Xia Zhi nodded, "Milk, I'm going to make a steamed yellow croaker, I think this fish is quite fresh." Another garlic vermicelli scallop, my uncle loves to eat it, and Li Xia also loves to eat it. The crispy duck will be torn for a while, and it is also a dish. I'm going to shred the dried tofu and mix it with the cucumber for a cold dish, and that peel, which is also a cold dish......"

Mrs. Xia nodded while listening, seeing that the summer solstice was almost arranged, she added: "I'll soak some fungus and scrambled eggs, sixteen, you can make that eggplant pot later, as well as beans and loofah...... What are you going to eat with those cockles......

"Milk, you don't need to cook those old dishes, that's not much." Xia Zhi said with a smile, looking at the meaning of Mrs. Xia, it was prepared according to the specifications of the table.

"Where's that going to happen. Li Xia came from far away, and he came from Fucheng for the first time. This is our first-class guest, and we must be entertained. It's impossible to overdo how many dishes you prepare. ”

The grandfather and grandson discussed for a while before deciding which dishes to cook.

"Sixteen, I see you're still buying rice. I estimate that Li Xia's spleen and stomach must be delicate, and I am afraid that he will not be able to eat coarse grains. This rice is good to buy, will it be dry rice or boiled gruel? ”

Although Li Xia has no shelf, he usually does not show any grandchildren of the Li family, and the delicate strength of the young son of the mountain chief. But Xia Zhi still took this into account, worried that Li Xia would not be used to eating coarse grains for a while, so he decided to buy rice.

Mrs. Xia's mind was very thoughtful, and she also thought of this.

"Li Xia is here, he must give him fine grain. He asked for coarse grains, and I would not give him food. Mrs. Xia said with a smile.

For this, the summer solstice also agrees. However, she still said to Mrs. Xia: "Milk, let's eat carefully, usually talk to Li Xia or something, don't be so polite, he seems to be outsider, he is uncomfortable." ”

"Where's that?" Mrs. Xia said, then thought about it, and said, "I'll try my best." People are always guests. ”

After finishing speaking, Mrs. Xia immediately called Aunt Xia San. Aunt Xia and Layue actually didn't need to be summoned at all, the two of them had already started to prepare firewood, and now that Mrs. Xia gave an order, the two of them were busy.

When she began to prepare for the meal, Mrs. Xia remembered one more thing.

"Sixteen, do you have to tell you~ Mother."

If it wasn't for Mrs. Xia to mention it, Xia Zhi simply forgot that there was still Tian's stubble. She thought about it and shook her head. "Don't call her. If she's coming by herself, she'll come here. If she doesn't come, we don't have to call. ”

Although she didn't go to the front yard herself, Xia Qiao and Xiao Shu'er both went back. They must have told Tian about Li Xialai. For the sake of Xia Xiucai, looking at Li Shanchang, the Tian family should take the initiative to come over to see Li Xia.

If Tian didn't come, then there was no need to invite her.

Xia Zhi decided this, and Mrs. Xia didn't say anything anymore, and the soles of her feet were busy.

"I don't think my milk is working more energetically than before......" Layue said in a low voice as she approached the summer solstice while picking vegetables.

It must be because I am in a good mood and feel that my future life will be more energetic.

"You're not afraid to let our grandma hear!" Xia Zhi smiled, "Layue, I see that you are working more energetically now than before." ”

Layue also laughed and said, "That's it." Sister, we must have a better life in the future, right? ”

"What do you say?" Xia Solstice does not answer rhetorical questions.

"That's for sure." Layue replied with a smile, looking very confident, "Sister, we made a big bag of money today......

The money earned from the stall today was put in a cloth bag, and after taking it back, Xia Qiao brought the money bag to the upper room. Because Li Xia came, Xia Zhi hadn't had time to count the money and take inventory.

"Wait a while to finish eating, clean up, and we'll take account." The summer solstice said to the wax moon.

"Hey." Layue responded happily, and discussed with Xia Zhi, "Sister, I want to learn to plan the plate." ”

"Then learn." Xia Zhi smiled, she actually didn't know how to make a plan, and she felt that abacus was more difficult to learn. Layue actually wants to learn to calculate, this little girl is still very thoughtful. "Uncle's abacus was learned from our grandfather. Layue, are you going to learn from our uncle, or from our grandfather? ”

Layue told Xia Zhi about this, on the one hand, she simply wanted to tell Xia Zhi about something in her heart, and on the other hand, she also wanted Xia Zhi to help and find Old Man Xia or Little Black Fish to teach her.

She herself was embarrassed to speak, and she was especially afraid that Old Man Xia and Little Black Fish would not be willing to teach her. And she also thought about finding her father and mother to speak for her, but these two people spoke in front of Old Man Xia and Little Black Yu'er, and it definitely didn't work as much as Xia Zhi said.

Uncle Xia San and Aunt Xia San may not open this mouth for her at all, not because they don't love her, but because they are too honest.

"It's all right." Layue was a little excited, "I can learn from anyone, it depends on who is willing to teach me." Sister, I'm stupid. Although Old Man Xia is very kind to his grandchildren, and Little Black Fish will teach his nephews a lesson, but rarely say anything about her, but Layue knows that the temper of these two masters is not good.

She was really worried that they wouldn't have the patience to teach her, or that they would dislike her for being stupid.

Xia Zhi thought about it, and said to Layue: "Then I'll find a chance to talk to our master." "It's definitely no problem to find a little black fish to teach, as long as she says a word. But Xia Zhi thinks about it for Layue, and thinks that it is better to find Mr. Xia, who should learn better.

"Great." Layue cheered.

Mrs. Xia and Aunt Xia were busy on the side, and they probably heard the conversation between Xia Zhi and Layue. Uncle Xia San counted the moon: "I know it's troublesome for your sister." I still want to trouble you~ Master. How many things do you ~ master, how can you have that idle time to teach you. ”

"What if?" Layue pouted and whispered.

"If she wants to learn, let her learn. It never hurts to learn something. You don't have to do anything big, you can calculate an account at home, just have multiple helpers. Mrs. Xia said, "If his father is not free, let her uncle teach her." ”

Old Mrs. Xia spoke, and Aunt Xia stopped saying anything. Of course, she didn't seriously count the wax moons.

The meal is almost ready, and the summer solstice will come to the East House first. At this time, Old Man Xia and Li Xia had already talked very speculatively. Regarding the questions asked by Old Man Xia about the academy and about the city, Li Xia answered in simple terms and was very approachable. In addition, although he was a scholar and came from such a family, he did not know anything about farming. On the contrary, Li Xia knew a lot about the Zhuang family.

According to Li Xia's explanation, he has a grange at home, and sometimes he will follow the stewards to the grange to see the farmers planting and harvesting crops.

In addition to Old Man Xia in the house, Uncle Xia San and Xia Qiao were also there, all of whom accompanied Li Xia to talk. The little black fish was even more affectionate~ sat beside Li Xia affectionately, and asked Li Xia what to say from time to time.

Seeing Xia Solstice coming into the house, Li Xia hurriedly called out to her, took out another bag and opened it, and took out a large bag of candy from it and handed it to Xia Solstice.

"Sixteen, what about your brothers and sisters, give them food." Li Xia said with a smile.

These candies should be from Linshui Town, Xia Zhi didn't see Li Xia go to buy candy, he should have ordered the people in the restaurant to do it for him.

At that time, Layue and Xiaoshu'er were following them like little tails, not approaching, and refusing to stay away.

I heard that it was candy for my grandchildren, and Old Man Xia was busy and polite to Li Xia again. Xia Zhi was not polite to Li Xia, and when he came out with the candy, he called Xiao Shu'er and Xiao Xialin, who were playing in the yard, to him.

"This is what you Brother Li Xia bought, Xiaoshu'er, you take it, and Sister Layue, you will share a point." With such an order, Xia Zhi did not forget to instruct, "Remember to go and thank Brother Li Xia." ”

"Okay." Xiao Shu'er took the candy with a smile, opened it first and looked at it with Xiao Xialin.

A big bag full of the best candy you could buy in town. The little brothers glanced at each other, and they both smiled toothlessly. Then, the two of them hurriedly ran to talk to Layue.

"Uncle is there any?" Xiao Shu'er also asked Xia Solstice, if the little black fish didn't have it, they had to give the little black fish a copy of these candies.

"You can also give Uncle a share." The summer solstice said.

Xiao Shu'er happily agreed.

"My sister has to have a copy too." Layue said that this naturally refers to the summer solstice.

Xiao Shu'er and Xiao Xia Lin had nothing to say. The summer solstice is now their head, but the summer solstice is the same age as the wax moon, and it is only twelve years old.

Although Xia Solstice usually doesn't eat much candy, this candy must also have a portion of Summer Solstice.

Looking at the three small pieces of candy, Xia Zhi smiled secretly in his heart. Among them, the children of the Xia family are still good.

After Xiao Shu'er, Layue and Xiao Xialin finished distributing the candy, they went to Li Xia to call Brother Li Xia together according to Xia Zhi's instructions, thanked Li Xia, and saluted Li Xia.

Li Xia smiled. Old Man Xia is also very happy, his own children are polite, and of course he has a bright face as an old man.

When the meal was ready to stop, Old Man Xia ordered two tables to be set up.

Li Xia is a distinguished guest, and he can't eat all the family at the same table, so he is disrespectful to Li Xia. There are two tables, one is placed on the kang, and it is Old Man Xia and Old Lady Xia who accompany Li Xia with Xia Zhi, Little Black Fish, Xia Qiao and Uncle Xia. The other table was placed on the kang tip, and Aunt Xia Sanyue took Layue, Xiao Shu'er and Xiao Xia Lin to eat together.

Aunt Xia San didn't serve first, but added food to the ground floor.

(To be continued.) )