A few days later, the third brother Xia sent the third sister-in-law and the eldest sister to the countryside to be taken care of by his mother. It turned out that the third sister-in-law gave birth to a daughter, and her health has not been very good, and her milk is insufficient.

When there was no one, the third brother secretly told Xiao Xia's mother-in-law. But it was her mother's family who came to congratulate her, and she stabbed the third sister-in-law a few times, but it poked her sore spot. She likes to be scheming with others, so she has some fire.

Xiao Xia's mother-in-law didn't say anything, but only asked Xia Sange to buy some pig's trotters and pork bones and boil milk soup in the kitchen. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law hid in the fifth brother's small study and ate quietly.

Jiu'er smelled the smell of meat, took her nephews Bao'er and Zhu'er, and followed the smell all the way, and found a small study, where a few little babies slapped the door on the mountain. Xiao Xia's mother-in-law also ignored her, but Xia San's sister-in-law was a little surprised.

Xiao Xia Pozi smiled: "This is for you to give milk." ”

He also said: "The family has never taken her half a point, and even your mother-in-law is reluctant to eat and drink, and she has saved it." Don't spoil her anymore. ”

After shooting for a while, it was quiet outside.

But it wasn't quiet for long. There was a knocking sound on the door, and the door panel shook a few times.

Xiao Xia Pozi hurriedly opened a little window and looked through the gap in the line.

Looking at this, Rao is light temperament, and she can't help but be angry at this time.

It turned out that the little fat girl came back with a starling and two nephews with an arm-thick piece of wood, and at this time several boys were following Jiu'er's order to knock on the door.

Xiao Xia Pozi had the intention to open the door to teach this little rabbit cub a lesson, but she was afraid that the door would suddenly open and flash a few boys.

Coincidentally, Second Brother Xia came back from visiting friends in the city. I saw Jiu'er standing outside the door of Lao Wu's study, with a cat body, hey, hey, hey, hi screaming.

The three boys were holding a piece of wood stolen from the fourth child, and they were banging on the door. Second Brother Xia made a sudden attack, and Yanyun Guan soldiers came to the city?

If you look closely, his mother, who is always light and breezy and has no trace of fireworks, is looking out angrily through the crack in the window at this time.

In order to prevent Xiao Xia from getting angry, she climbed out of the window regardless of the line. and then affected the image of Xiao Xia's mother-in-law in the eyes of her son and daughter-in-law, and the second brother Xia rushed over and picked Jiu'er up.

"Jiu'er, what are you doing?"

"Mother and grandmother were secretly eating meat in the room. Bao'er hurriedly replied. Jiu'er is not good at speaking, if he is not taught in advance, he can only jump word by word.

"Aunt Nine said she was going to take us to rush in and grab the meat, and then. Zhu'er took a breath and continued, "Our brothers, as well as Aunt Nine and Uncle Eight, eat together. ”

"Oh!" Second Brother Xia exclaimed as he pretended to be surprised.

Then he said disdainfully, "Their meat is stewed like paste, and there is nothing good to eat." ”

As he spoke, Second Brother Xia carried Jiu'er into the kitchen, found a small basket, asked Bao'er to find a small wooden stick, and asked Zhu'er to grab a handful of grain.

He took the little ones to the courtyard, put up the basket, sprinkled the grain underneath, and found a thin thread to tie it to the stick.

"Alright, let's get some delicious food ourselves. A few people hid in the shadows, and Second Brother Xia continued mysteriously: "When it's ready, we won't give them food." ”

When Jiu'er heard this, her face immediately showed joy. Then he thought quietly for a moment, and then giggled again.

At this time, a little sparrow landed in the yard, and Second Brother Xia hurriedly silenced Jiu'er.

The sparrow was not in a hurry, but walked slowly two steps, and then jumped twice to approach the grain under the basket. But he did not go in, but lingered beside the grain. In a hurry, a few children scratched their ears and cheeks.

After a while, the little sparrow finally couldn't resist the grain ** and got into the trap.

Xia Erge neatly pulled the wooden stick, and the sparrow was covered by the frame and fluttered in vain. Second Brother Xia walked over, stretched out his hand and grabbed the sparrow, turned his back and twisted the sparrow's neck. Then he asked the starling brother to prop up the basket and sweep the scattered grain under the basket.

So he caught a dozen or so more.

Jiu'er and a few boys are eager to try.

Second Brother Xia let them play there. Afraid of scaring Jiu'er, he hid aside and plucked the sparrow's feathers and removed the internal organs. Then he sharpened a few thin chisels with a dagger and pierced the sparrow, and then threaded a few skewers of the finger-sized heart alone, and took it to the stove to roast.

After a while, the aroma of roasted sparrows wafted from the small courtyard. Second Brother Xia dipped the sparrow's heart in salt and gave it to Jiu'er to eat. A few boys were also given two sparrows, but Jiu'er insisted on keeping a few for her father and brothers.

Second Brother Xia not only laughed, but also teased her: "Aren't you going to covet them?"

Jiu'er then remembered, and a very tangled look appeared on her face.

Second Brother Xia laughed: "Otherwise, we will be hungry for them, and then give them food." ”

At dinner, everyone was given a small piece of sparrow meat. It was already a little cold, but everyone ate deliciously.

Xiao Jiu'er also got a small sparrow leg that the eighth brother secretly left for her, and Bao'er and Zhu'er saw it and took out the small breasts that they had left for their little aunt.

Jiu'er chirped and giggled for a night.

When he was about to go to sleep, he mysteriously pulled Second Brother Xia out. Stretching out a chubby little hand, there is a small sparrow heart hidden inside.

Second Brother Xia was greatly moved.

In the autumn of that year, no sparrow dared to settle in the Xia family yard, not even the firewood pile and the roof.

By the end of the year, there was not a single sparrow in sight in the sky above the Xia family's courtyard.

Bao'er sighed and said to her little aunt: "The sparrows are running to tell each other, our Xia family's slingshot is really powerful. ”

After the autumn harvest, the Xia family ushered in another major event, the fifth sister-in-law--- Ding Lan'er was about to pass through the door.

Mrs. Xia was very dissatisfied with this marriage as usual. The Ding family was originally a slave of the prefect, although he had been removed from the slave status, but he was once a subordinate. Ding Lan'er was passed on to the big shopkeeper, and there was no support from her brothers and sisters. Although he is not a door-to-door son-in-law, the fifth brother will still have to provide for his parents-in-law in the future.

Second Brother Xia went to his mother to discuss going out in the spring next year, and he heard the old Xia woman complaining in his mother's room, and when he saw him coming, he had to walk away unhappily. Everyone walked away and still advised: "Don't let the second brother go out again." ”

"Mother. ”

Xiao Xia didn't speak, only looked at him with an eyebrow and a smile.

Second Brother Xia sighed: "After so many years, my mother and grandmother are still incompatible. ”

Mrs. Xiaoxia's smile deepened.

Second Brother Xia thought in his heart, how could his mother not be out of place in this family! Maybe it was not just out of place, in the eyes of Second Brother Xia, Mother was mysterious.

The question that had been in my mind for a long time came up again: what is it that makes a woman like my mother go to the countryside, and why does my mother stay so respectful of the people in her mother's family?

But he said: "The Ding family is a good family, if the fifth brother is not willing to be a small county government and government government in the future." You can find a famous teacher to continue to go to the scientific examination. At that time, his father-in-law's family will definitely pour money into help. Over the years, he has accumulated so much experience in the yamen. Even if there is no Seventh Brother Association in the future, he can soar into the sky like a fish in water in officialdom. ”

Xiao Xia Pozi said lightly: "I'm not uncommon for him to soar into the sky, isn't it good like that?"

Xia Xiucai and Lao Xia Pozi both think that Seventh Brother is a prodigy and will be able to glorify their ancestors in the future. As everyone knows, a person like Fifth Brother Xia, who can bend and stretch, judge the situation and slowly figure it out, is the real one who has hills and valleys in his chest.

It's like this villager seeing Second Brother Xia. Seeing that he was burly and angry, he thought that the second brother of the Xia family was a rough man with courage and no strategy. It's true, the world laughs at me for being crazy, and I laugh at the world for not being able to see through it.

Xiao Xia's mother-in-law was also greatly relieved to see her son have such a vision, she gave birth to eight sons, only the second and fifth are the most like her. This is also the reason why she alone acquiesced to her second son to make a living outside alone. Now that I have been practicing outside for a few years, I am even better than before, and my mind is dexterous and does not show my tracks.

"I have never had any hope for your brothers, but I am self-reliant. If we can help each other in the future, then I will wake up laughing in my dreams. ”

Yu Xiaoxia's mother-in-law, I just can't wait for time to stop now, the father is kind and filial, and the family is safe and full of hope.

He also said: "I can't see so far in the future, but there is a good thing in front of me." ”

"Your third brother has been struggling with not having a recipe for brewing. Coincidentally, Miss Lan'er went to see the little lady of the prefect's mansion a few days ago. casually mentioned it, but got a recipe from the little lady. ”

"No wonder the third brother and the third brother and sister are happy these days. ”

The third sister-in-law has also been in good health in the past few days, and her milk is sufficient. is even more busy with the eldest sister-in-law every day, Zhang Luo is the fifth brother's family affairs, but it should be on this case.

"You came to me, but what are your plans? Mrs. Xiao Xia sighed slightly, and she was quite reluctant to let her son go away.

According to Xiao Xia's meaning, it is best for the second brother to follow the caravan of the big trading house, and be safe and knowledgeable. It's a pity that her sons are not puppets that can be manipulated at will after all, and she can only suggest one direction.

"I still followed the caravan, the northwest, and Mongolia have all been. I want to go to the northeast area to see, I heard that there is a large forest there, and there are many delicacies and wild game in it. Thinking about the New Year, I took a break and set off. ”

Xiao Xia Pozi listened to it with a radiant look, and only hung her head and said nothing until the last sentence. Ban Xiang said: "Can't you make an appointment and leave?"

This time it was Second Brother Xia's turn to hang his head and remain silent.

Mrs. Xiao Xia let out a long sigh.

The fifth brother's marriage has been quite smooth in the past few years, and it has been very grand. The Ding family also spent a lot of money to pack up the dowry of twenty lifts, and the small courtyard of the Xia family was full.

There was a three-day running water mat at home.

The family has never been so lively, Miss Jiu'er is so happy, she carefully sat next to the fifth sister-in-law, and after a while, she gently opened the corner of Xipa to look at the bride, and asked softly: "Sister-in-law, are you stuffy?" ”

After a while, he took the eldest sister-in-law's hand again: "Give the fifth sister-in-law something to eat." ”

The sister-in-law knew that she was hungry and reluctant to be busy, so she asked Bao'er to bring her some snacks.

Fifth Brother Xia happily draped the big red flower to unveil Xipa, and Xiao Jiu'er opened her eyes wide and looked curiously.

For a while, several sisters-in-law and the invited Xi Po all praised it: some looked at the bride and praised her appearance, some stroked the bedding and praised the stitches, and some touched the flowers on the wedding dress to praise the needlework.

When the crowd dispersed, the mothers-in-law found that the pole that picked up the hippa was missing. The next day, Xia Wu's sister-in-law found that her Xipa could not be found.

When Second Brother Xia returned to the room after drinking the wedding wine, he saw Jiu'er, who was dressed in red, sitting on his bed with a Xipa.

At that time, Second Brother Xia's wine was half sober. For a moment, Second Brother Xia thought that he had gone to the wrong place and entered the cave room.

Jiu'er handed over the weighing rod.

Second Brother Xia was trembling and didn't know what to do, this man who had traveled the rivers and lakes and killed people and seen blood was completely at a loss. I only felt that the black pressure above my head was all dark clouds.