Chapter 40 Huo Xiaohan's thoughts

Walking out of the restaurant, Li Zi couldn't help but say: "Brother Anping, you really know how to spend money! A meal costs more than two taels of silver, and it hurts to think about it!"

Yuan Anping said with a smile: "Look at your little interest, you can only earn it if you can spend it." If you want to be really distressed, eat less later?"

Of course not!

Li Zi immediately said: "That's not good, I've never eaten such an expensive dish! I finally got this opportunity, I have to eat enough!" As soon as he thought of the tempting aroma of the food, he couldn't help but look at the food box and swallow his saliva.

The two of them returned to Renhetang with the food box, and Yuan Anping was relieved to see that Huo Xiaohan and Cai Xiaohua were talking and laughing, and they seemed to be in good spirits.

As soon as Cai Xiaohua saw the two coming back, she hurriedly went over to help.

Yuan Anping bought a total of eight dishes, five meat and three vegetables, some rice, a white fungus lotus seed soup and a small bottle of scalded wine. One by one, they took out of the food box and put them on the table.

Several people looked at the dishes on the table, and Yuan Hezhuang said again and again: "Anping, you are ...... You're a waster. How much does it cost?"

Cai Xiaohua also felt embarrassed: "Oh, Anping, you are so out-of-this." Just eat it on the hour, why don't you need to get so many dishes. You must have spent a lot of money on this, you see, come and see you, I'm sorry to let you break the bank. She looked at these dishes and guessed that they must not be cheap, just looking at the color of the dishes and the dishes so exquisite, she knew that a lot of money must have been spent. I felt embarrassed and thought to myself: "This Anping is really generous!"

Li Zi was instructed by Yuan Anping in advance, and he was not allowed to say how much money was spent, so he could only complain secretly in his heart at this time, and did not speak.

Xiao Chubby Dun was so focused on looking at so many delicious foods, and he couldn't think about anything else just thinking about what he was eating.

Yuan Anping smiled at them: "It's nothing, celebrate, of course you have to eat something good." My aunt went to borrow some dishes and chopsticks from the chef of Renhetang, I was embarrassed to borrow a bowl from the restaurant. ”

Cai Xiaohua responded with a smile: "Okay." With that, he turned and walked out of the room.

Yuan Anping came to the bedside and asked Huo Xiaohan: "Do you have the strength in your body?" Why don't you sit on the bed and eat?"

Huo Xiaohan felt that everyone was sitting below, and it was a bit inappropriate for him to eat alone on the bed. So he lifted the quilt and said to Yuan Anping: "I'm much better, let's go down and eat." ”

"Then I'll hold you. Yuan Anping was afraid that he would be dizzy, and people with colds always had symptoms such as general weakness and dizziness.

Huo Xiaohan didn't refuse, he still felt that his body didn't have much strength.

Yuan Anping placed Huo Xiaohan well, and when Cai Xiaohua brought the dishes and chopsticks, he first served Huo Xiaohan a bowl of soup: "You drink soup first and then eat." "People who have a cold generally don't have much appetite, so they feel better by drinking some soup first. Then he said to the others: "I bought a lot of this white fungus lotus seed soup, and everyone drank some of it." ”

Cai Xiaohua looked at the pot of soup and said with a smile: "This is a rare thing, I really haven't eaten it." Saying that, he filled a little bit and gave Xiao Chubby Dun a small half bowl, but as for Yuan Hezhuang, he had no share. Li Zi only looked at it a little, meaning that as long as he tasted it, he could see that he was specially bought for Huo Xiaohan.

When Yuan Anping saw their actions, he said, "If you all serve more, he will be able to drink such a bowl." Don't leave it alone, it's not good to get cold later. As he spoke, he got up and filled up a few people.

Huo Xiaohan lowered his head and drank the soup with some embarrassment.

Little Fat Dun couldn't think so much, picked up the bowl in front of him and tasted it, squinting his eyes with a smile: "It's so sweet!"

Cai Xiaohua also smiled happily: "Well, I heard people say that drinking this is good, it is really delicious." She was also happy to look at the dishes on the table, she had never eaten such a good thing.

As for Yuan Hezhuang, he felt that it was a little too sweet, and seeing that his daughter-in-law and son liked it, he thought that he would save them later.

Yuan Anping put a chicken leg on a small plate in front of Xiao Fat Dun, and gave another chicken leg to Li Zi, and said to the two: "Don't patronize and drink soup, empty your stomach, and eat more food." ”

Cai Xiaohua was a little embarrassed to see that he gave the chicken leg to his son, so she hurriedly said to him: "Anping, you can also eat more." There is also Xiaohan, and you have to make up for it. ”

Yuan Anping smiled and said, "He can't eat too greasy yet." There are many dishes in this vegetable, so you all eat more. As he spoke, he poured some rice for Huo Xiaohan: "Eat some food first." And he gave him some greens. In fact, among several dishes, green vegetables are not cheap, and even more expensive than those large meat dishes. After all, there are no out-of-season vegetables here in winter, and green vegetables are not easy to come by, so they are naturally more expensive.

Huo Xiaohan smiled at him: "I'll just come by myself." You eat more, too. ”

Yuan Anping advised: "Okay, you are not suitable to eat those meat dishes now, and you will eat them when you are better." ”

Huo Xiaohan smiled and nodded: "Hmm." ”

Cai Xiaohua watched from the side, feeling that Huo Xiaohan's blessing had really come, look, how good Yuan Anping was to him. My own man has never taken such delicate care of himself. Thinking of Yuan Hezhuang, Yuan Hezhuang, who was gnawing on meat, felt inexplicable, and he didn't offend his daughter-in-law.

After arranging Huo Xiaohan, Yuan Anping took out a wine glass and filled it for Yuan Hezhuang and himself, picked up the wine glass and said to him: "Come, uncle, let's have a drink." "He's not really good at drinking, but he likes to have an occasional drink in the winter to warm up. Moreover, the wine here is made from pure grain, and the degree is not high, and it is not high.

Yuan Hezhuang likes to drink a drink, but due to limited conditions, he can rarely drink it. Seeing that there was wine, he was naturally happy, and smiled and picked up the cup: "Come, touch one." ”

The two of them eat wholeheartedly, and they have no interest in wine. Both of them have had the experience of being tricked into drinking by adults, and when they think of it, they really don't love it at all.

Cai Xiaohua watched from the sidelines, a pot of wine didn't seem to have much alcohol, but she didn't have to worry about her father-in-law drinking too much.

As for Huo Xiaohan, he was taken care of by Yuan Anping at any time to eat, and he was also dedicated to eating.

Everyone had a very good meal, and several people got together and talked for a while, seeing that the time had to go back quickly, Yuan Anping sent people outside the door and said that they would pick them up in two days.

After returning to the house, Yuan Anping sat down next to Huo Xiaohan and asked with concern, "Do you still have a headache?"

Huo Xiaohan: "A little, but it's much better." ”

Yuan Anping raised his hand to touch Huo Xiaohan's forehead, and also touched his own with one hand, and after feeling it carefully: "Well, there is no fever." ”

Huo Xiaohan was stunned by his actions, lowered his head a little embarrassed, and after hearing him say this, he replied randomly, "I'll lie down for a while." After speaking, he lay down and turned his back to Yuan Anping.

Yuan Anping didn't see his strange behavior, he pulled the stool and put it on the side of the bed, and wanted to say something to the other party, but he asked first: "Is the lotus seed soup at noon delicious?"

Huo Xiaohan's heart calmed down, turned his head to look at him, and said with a smile, "It's delicious." ”

Yuan Anping heard that he liked it, so he said, "Then I'll buy you another one in the evening." ”

Huo Xiaohan hurriedly refused: "No need, that soup is definitely not cheap." "This man has already spent so much money for himself, and he doesn't want the other party to break the bank for himself again.

Yuan Anping said indifferently: "Don't worry about the silver. "The 30,000 taels of silver, judging from the consumption here, is definitely enough for him. According to one tael of silver, it is almost more than 600 yuan, and 30,000 taels is 18 million, which is enough for him to spend even in modern times.

Huo Xiaohan had heard that Yuan Anping had won two hundred taels of silver before, although he felt that it was a lot, but it was better to save some money: "I really don't need to buy it, we can eat well on weekdays." ”

Yuan Anping didn't say anything more about this, thinking that he would buy things back, would he still not eat them.

Thinking of what he wanted to ask, Yuan Anping looked at Huo Xiaohan with a serious expression: "What do you think about breaking off your family?"

Huo Xiaohan was stunned for a moment after hearing this, seeing that he looked so serious. He sat up, thought about it, and looked at Yuan Anping: "When I heard that I was cut off, I was very happy, and I felt that leaving that home, even if I had a hard time, no one beat and scolded me, at least my heart was comfortable." But......" he looked to the side without focus, "but I still have a feeling in my heart that I can't explain, as if ...... It's a bit empty. ”

Yuan Anping looked at the dazed young man in front of him, only sixteen years old, if in modern times, he is still an age that does not know the taste of sorrow or plays rebellious, it is very likely that he is swaying his youth on campus. But in ancient times, he never had the opportunity to enjoy those. Not to mention the previous life, even later, at the age of sixteen, he is already an adult in this world.

Yuan Anping patted him on the shoulder and said comfortingly: "I understand that feeling, no matter what they do to you, but in your heart, they are still relatives." ”

In the past, when he was thinking about how to help Huo Xiaohan, he thought of a lot of ideas when he was bored, and after learning about breaking off his family, he naturally thought about it. But cutting off relatives is the last method he wants to use. He had lost his parents and knew what it was like to have no relatives in heaven and earth. Maybe others will think about what such a bad parent wants them to do, and it's better to break it, but without experiencing it, no one can really understand how the person feels about it. He didn't want to deprive Huo Xiaohan of his family in a way that he thought was good for Huo Xiaohan, even if those family members couldn't be better in the eyes of outsiders. Family affection is too special, compared to friendship and love, this kind of relationship from blood and bone is more subtle. When it comes to their loved ones, people tend to be more tolerant, or rather, have greater expectations. For Huo Xiaohan, the Huo family is some relatives who treat him badly, but no matter how bad they are to him, they are also relatives. Deep down, he must still have expectations for his family. Family affection is not like friendship, betrayal, stepping on the bottom line, can really become a passerby. It's not like love, although you roar "No matter how many times you abuse me, I still treat you like my first love", but in fact, after stepping on the line and betraying something, even if you cry and beg for forgiveness and reunion, most of them will only get one sentence, "It's too late, some mistakes can't be made". But the relatives are too special, if one day the Huo family repents, cries bitterly and begs for forgiveness, and sincerely repents Huo Xiaohan, no matter how long it takes, Huo Xiaohan will forgive after all, and even the previous things have never happened. In the final analysis, relatives are the kind of people who can't really become passers-by whether they hate or ignore them, after all, this relationship comes from blood and bones. What's more, what the Huo family did in this era is not a matter of anger. The people in the village are more or less like Huo Xiaohan who are not liked by their parents, life here is difficult, and the lives of these unloved juniors are even more difficult. Huo Xiaohan is not a special case, some people will feel that the Huo family's treatment of Huo Xiaohan is a bit excessive, but they will not think it is a big deal. After all, it is nothing for the elders to beat and scold the child, and letting him do any work also makes people feel that the junior is diligent and does more things for the family, what is there to complain about, as for the hungry Huo Xiaohan, there are people who have been hungry these years. The so-called no gap, there is no sense of imbalance, Huo Xiaohan can only be regarded as a miserable junior in the village, which is not an unusual thing. And because he carries the name of Keqin, it is understandable that everyone thinks that his parents are not good to him. If it weren't for the fact that the Huo family's usual behavior was not welcome, they would not have said anything to Huo Xiaohan if they treated Huo Xiaohan like this.

It's just that he thought about it so much in his heart, but when he learned that Huo Xiaohan almost died because of that family, he was impulsive. In his heart, parents are the harbor and guardians of their children, but this family wants Huo Xiaohan to die. He was angry, and more fearful. He couldn't accept in his heart that a person who was still by his side suddenly disappeared into this world, just like when he learned that his parents had died. He couldn't believe it, and he didn't want to accept it. He hated death, the powerlessness of the sudden disappearance of familiar people. So he was impulsive, and even though he knew it would cause a lot of trouble, he couldn't care so much.

Yuan Anping looked at Huo Xiaohan: "I know, even if they treat you like that, you don't hate them." If you are still thinking about those family members, in fact, you can continue to associate with them, after all, the letter of disconnection is just a piece of paper. He once heard people analyze that the most favored child in a family is likely to be unfilial, the neglected one is likely to be the one who is most sincere and filial to his parents, because he has too many expectations and desires in his heart, and the most mistreated one will be a little extreme, either becoming a person who is accustomed to dedication and does not dare to say no, or being mistreated and running away, resenting the existence of his family.

Huo Xiaohan lowered his head, and shook his head after listening to his words: "No, I know in my heart, they don't care about me, I can live more comfortably when I leave that home." He paused for a moment and said, "...... In the past, I used to think that if I was more diligent, did more work, and made her less angry, maybe after a long time, she would be better to me when she lost her anger, after all, I was her own child, and how much hatred could I have. It's just that...... It's useless for me to do anything, my mother doesn't want to see me. In fact, it's okay to break off your relatives, you don't have to appear in front of them every day, and you don't have to annoy them. In fact, he had already died, not to mention, he didn't want to live up to Yuan Anping's kindness.

Yuan Anping looked at Huo Xiaohan with a sad expression: "Your life is still very long, there will always be other relatives, relatives who are really good to you." ”

Huo Xiaohan raised his head, with a grateful smile in his teary eyes, and said to Yuan Anping, "Thank you." ”

Yuan Anping smiled at him: "You're welcome, you don't blame me for losing your family." ”

Huo Xiaohan hurriedly shook his head and said very seriously: "No, I know you are really good for me." Otherwise, you wouldn't have to go to such trouble to help me do this kind of thing. ”

Yuan Anping was relieved when he heard him say this, after all, he was not sure that the other party was happy if he broke off his relatives on his own initiative.