Extra-two
As the saying goes, people live for seventy years, and Old Man Xia never thought that he would be able to live to the age of ancient times.
"I never hoped to have today!" Old Man Xia sat on the hot kang and said with emotion to the group of little babies gathered around. He was dressed in a new silk silver mouse robe, and although the robe fitted well, he was a little uncomfortable.
Old Man Xia has been simple all his life, he doesn't like to wear gorgeous new clothes that his children and grandchildren respect, he prefers to wear his old clothes, because he feels comfortable. But today's day is special, and his children and grandchildren have come from thousands of miles to pay homage to him, and his birthday star has to be dressed up by his wife early in the morning.
However, this discomfort quickly dissipated when he looked at the small radish heads around him.
The little turnip heads are no older than their early teens. They are of different ages and dressed differently, but they all have some similarities in appearance.
This is all the blood of his Xia family!
Old Man Xia's gaze fell on the youngest doll. The little doll has long white skin, big eyes, a delicate nose, and a small mouth. This little baby is not yet a year old, and she is sitting in her sister's arms spitting bubbles.
The little baby is very clever, he felt the gaze of Old Man Xia's eyes, a pair of big eyes flickered twice, then opened his small mouth, and shouted to Old Man Xia in a milky voice: "Scratch...... Ancestral ......"
"It's the Ancestor. The young lady who was holding him immediately corrected. The little girl was eight or nine years old, and she wore a pink silk leather jacket skirt. Seeing that her eyes are big and her mouth is small, she is seven or eight points similar to the appearance of the little baby in her arms, and she is obviously the sister of the little baby.
The little baby obediently screamed again, but the pronunciation did not improve much, and it was still a scratching ancestor. Hearing this, the little babies next to him all giggled, and there was not much ridicule, more happiness.
Xiaowa laughed happily, as if he had done something amazing, and he made everyone so happy.
The young lady was helpless.
A little boy next to them was already smiling and hugged the little milk baby. Don't look at it as a little boy, his posture of holding the little milk baby is already quite proficient.
The little boy smiled very warmly, the posture of holding the baby was also very warm, and his voice was also very good, which was the most authentic official language, but the content of what he said was different.
“…… Dandan has learned to call Lao Zu since the beginning of the year, and this is already the best time to call it. Ancestor, you have a lot to take care of...... Dandan is not stupid, after all, it is my brother. Show it to my brother, it may be...... The tongue is a bit big. It's over, it's hard to find a daughter-in-law in the future......"
There is a Dan character in the name of the little milk baby, and when it comes to the mouth of the little boy, it becomes an egg, an egg of chickens, ducks and goose eggs, of course, the little boy sometimes calls his younger brother a baby egg.
The little boy's smile was still warm, but the little milk baby just felt his malice. The little baby's face turned red, and he tried hard to break free from his hateful brother, and his two little hands reached out to his sister.
Although the young lady is strict on the surface, she really loves the little milk baby in her heart. She glared at the little boy viciously, and was about to take the little milk baby. The little boy smiled innocently at the little sister.
One stares, the other smiles, but they are two delicate little faces that seem to be carved out of a mold.
Old Man Xia looked at the three sisters and brothers, and his old heart had already softened into a puddle of water. It was the first time he had seen all three children.
"It's all my good grandson. Old Man Xia's smiling eyes narrowed, he reached out and hugged the little milk baby into his arms, and also sorted out the bib hanging under the neck of the little milk baby very easily, and the action posture of holding the child was even more thoughtful.
Mr. Xia, who lived to be seventy years old and claimed to have never held his son, now has quite a lot of experience in holding children and taking care of children.
The little milk baby didn't recognize his life, he was very comfortable in the arms of Old Man Xia. The little milk baby screamed and scratched her ancestor in a milky voice, and then began to be dishonest, grabbing Old Man Xia's chin with two small hands.
Old Man Xia indulged the little milk baby, and reached out to touch the top of the little milk baby's hair. The little milk baby's hair was soft, which made Old Man Xia's heart even softer.
"Ancestor," the twins' little boy said, "Ancestor, tell me about my little grandfather and Daqing......
As soon as he finished speaking, other little babies immediately echoed. One of the melon seed faces, the little baby with particularly big eyes didn't speak, but the look of anticipation in his eyes was more enthusiastic than that of other little babies.
Old Man Xia laughed again.
He didn't expect that he would tell these little babies the naughty stories of their parents' children, and he should have told them the stories of studying hard and striving for progress.
However, the children liked to listen, and he was naturally happy to speak.
As for teaching children to be motivated, that's their parents' job. Old man Xia, who lived to be seventy years old, was peaceful and peaceful in his heart. As a generation-next, he now just needs to spoil the children.
As soon as Old Man Xia opened his head, the door curtain was raised, and a tall and thin man walked in.
"Dad, why are you talking about me when I was a child? It's okay if you say it, why don't you say I'm good. "The little black fish complained about Old Man Xia when he entered the door.
The little babies all cheered, shouting the little grandfather, and the little boy with the melon seed face shouted Dad.
The little black fish responded, and casually picked up a little baby and put it on his shoulder.
"Put it down, put it down. Old Man Xia hurriedly shouted, for fear that the little black fish would drop the child or scare it.
The little black fish smiled and obediently put the little baby down gently.
"How many adults are there, why are they so light and heavy. Old Man Xia counted down his youngest son, and his tone was as stern as possible, but his demeanor was not the same at all.
"Dad, I'm not too young. Why can't you save me some face in front of these little cubs? The little black fish said to Old Man Xia with a smile.
Old Man Xia bluffed: "How old are you, that's also my son." That's a little childish.
Little children, old children, that's the truth.
The little black fish laughed loudly: "Dad, what you always said is right. ”
"Uncle, you let my father count it again. The curtain of the door was raised again, and Xia Zhi walked in with a smile. It was not the little girl who brought the service to her, but Li Xia.
Facing Li Xia and Xia Zhi, Old Man Xia was not as bluffing as he was to the little black fish. Old Man Xia was busy and beckoned Xia Zhi and Li Xia to sit on the kang.
When the little milk baby saw that the summer solstice was coming, she called out to her mother in a milky voice.
Xia Shangkang sat down and hugged the little milk baby into his arms. The little milk baby almost immediately pointed to her brother and complained.
"I'm bullying your brother again. Li Xia looked at the little boy.
The little boy immediately defended that he didn't, and his eyes were full of innocence.
"This kid. The little black fish laughed and stretched out his hand to stroke the little boy's hair.
"This person, how can he not be old......" Old Man Xia looked at the children and grandchildren in front of him, and his vision was a little blurred.
The little black fish was already taller than when he was younger. When the little black fish came in just now, he faintly felt a sense of oppression. That is the power that the little black fish has naturally born from years of experience in the rivers and lakes.
But that sense of oppression disappeared when the little black fish spoke.
As he said, no matter how old he grows up, no matter what kind of achievements he has outside, no matter what kind of person he becomes, the little black fish is just his son in front of him.
The winds of change.
Xiao Heiyuer studied well, and later followed Li Xia and Xia Zhi to the capital to study for two years, and now he is already a master.
After Xiao Heiyuer was admitted to Xiucai, Tian Qi proposed the relationship between Xiao Heiyuer and Tian Mi'er. Tian Qi was angry with Xia Zhi and Li Xia first, and Xia Zhi told Old Man Xia and Old Lady Xia.
At that time, Old Man Xia and Old Mrs. Xia had already accepted Tian Mi'er in their hearts, and they also accepted the Tian family's in-laws.
The family affairs of the little black fish and Tian Mi'er were smooth sailing, without the slightest twists and turns. After the two got married, although Tian Qi was full of thoughts about letting Xiao Heiyuer inherit his family business and take over Caoyun, he told him before the summer solstice, and Tian Mier also supported Xiao Heiyuer to continue studying, so Xiao Heiyuer still focused on reading, and a few years later he participated in the township examination and won the promotion.
At this moment, not only the Xia family was happy, but also the people in Tianqi Mansion were happy.
Raise people, sir, it is a glorious lintel. Even if you don't become an official or do anything else in the future, this is also a tiger skin banner and a good umbrella to protect you from the wind and rain.
The little black fish entered Beijing for the first time to participate in the examination, but failed. But it didn't seem to have much of an effect on him. Since then, Little Black Fish has been more deeply involved in Tian Qi's Cao Yun operation.
The little black fish will try to fall first, and Old Man Xia is a little disappointed.
But Old Man Xia has always been a contented person, he feels that his own foundation is mediocre, but the good fortune he enjoys is too much. The son's generation can have a person who can pass the examination is the green smoke from the ancestral tomb, how could he dare to think about it.
One step further, it's time for the grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
After all, it is an era of peace, and the rise of a family is bound to go through the unremitting efforts of several generations.
Compared with his youngest son, Old Man Xia prefers Li Xia.
Humble gentleman, gentle as jade. Old Man Xia felt that among all the people he knew, only Li Shanchang and Li Xia's father and son could match this sentence.
If Li Xia was still a little childish in the past, then Li Xia is now a perfectly carved and flawless jade.
Looking at Li Xia and Xia Zhi sitting side by side in front of him, Old Man Xia felt more emotion in his heart.
Li Xia and Xia Zhi's family affair has experienced a lot of twists and turns. The so-called good things are more grinding, and the two of them finally became relatives according to the first wedding date.
Maybe it's because I've experienced all the hardships that I can go through in this life, but after getting married, the life of the young couple is smooth. Originally, the problems between Xia Zhi and his mother-in-law that he and Mrs. Xia were worried about did not appear.
In fact, after getting married, Xia Zhi got along well with Mrs. Tian.
Three months after Xia Zhi entered the door, Mrs. Tian proposed to let Xia Zhi be the housekeeper. Of course, she will not hand over all the family affairs to Xia Zhi immediately, then it will not be a matter of handing over power but embarrassment. She also has to take the summer solstice for a while, and when the summer solstice is in hand, she will hand over all the power of the family to the summer solstice.
And the summer solstice is just as she herself has always said before. It's okay to help Mrs. Tian, but she doesn't have the heart to take charge of the Li family's back house.
Living in the Li family, Xia Zhi is very respectful and filial to Mrs. Tian.
After Li Xia entered Beijing, Mrs. Tian didn't think about it for too long, so she agreed to let Xia Zhi accompany Li Xia.
Li Xia had a serious illness in the capital before, and Mrs. Tian will never forget it. After Xia Zhi entered the door, she looked coldly at Xia Zhi and Li Xia getting along, except for herself, only Xia Zhi took care of Li Xia She could rest assured.
Li Xia studied in Beijing for a year, and then participated in the general examination and the palace examination, and was hand-picked as the champion. Although the Li family's literary style is extremely prosperous, Li Xia is still the first to be the first.
The Li family was almost boiling over this. Xia Zhi has also become a model for the Li family's daughter-in-law, although Xia Zhi disagrees with this.
Li Xia and Xia Zhi have settled in the capital since then. Of course, they didn't live in the same house as the eldest brother of the Li family. When Xia Zhi followed Li Xia into Beijing, he only lived in the Li family's eldest brother's house for a few days, and then moved out and lived in his own house.
That house is one of the dowries of the summer solstice.
Li Xia will definitely take the path of the imperial examination, which Xia Zhi has long seen. And her business is all over the country, so naturally places like Beijing are indispensable. As early as the first time he went to Beijing to meet Li Xia, Xia Zhi began to look for a suitable residence in the capital.
After living in the capital for a few years, Li Xia's career has been very smooth, and now he has an official residence of the fourth grade, which can be said to be the youngest four-rank official in the court today.
After entering the official career, Li Xia couldn't help himself and didn't return to his hometown for several years. This year, because of Old Man Xia's 70th birthday, Xia Zhi discussed with Li Xia, and Li Xia took a two-month vacation, so he went back to Beizhen Mansion to visit relatives and worship ancestors, and to pay homage to Old Man Xia's birthday.
The customs of Beizhen Mansion, such as sixty-six and seventy, that need to be celebrated are not held on the birthday of the birthday star, but to choose an auspicious day at the end of the year or the first month.
Old Man Xia also followed this custom, so he chose the day of the twentieth day of the lunar month.
It just so happened that Li Xia and Xia Zhi could arrive, and they did not delay the Li family's ancestor worship and the reunion year of the Li family.
Old Man Xia has always been a considerate and thoughtful person.
After a while, Mrs. Xia brought Sun Lan'er, Crescent Moon, Tian Mi'er, and Layue in from outside. Everyone took the children away, and after a while, the little dolls were placed. The women had time to talk in one place.
Other people can meet more or less in a year, only the summer solstice has lived in the capital for a long time, although there are often correspondence, but after all, it is better to see in person, so this reunion, there are many things to say.
"Has my sister grown taller again?" said Layue after carefully looking at the summer solstice for a long time.
"It's getting taller. Mrs. Xia said.
The summer solstice is not only taller, but also plump, after all, she is already a mother of three children.
When they left Beizhen Mansion to go to the capital, Mrs. Xia and others personally sent the summer solstice. At that time, although Xia Zhi had already married, she was still a girl, and although Xia Solstice is more beautiful than back then, she is already a young woman.
To be continued
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