Sure enough, as soon as he heard that Xu Xiangwan had stolen the sugar, Cui's face instantly sank again, pushed the covered crockpot under the bed, came to the door in a few steps, threw away the curtain, pointed at Xu Xiangwan and began to scold: "You loser little hoof, are you a greedy ghost reincarnated or what's wrong? This sugar is also what you deserve? Such a precious thing, even if you sell it, you can't get it back! Why don't you hurry up and send the sugar water to your grandma and I, you are not afraid of a short life after drinking this sugar water!"

Xu Xiangwan is used to Cui's poisonous tongue and loud voice, and if she wants to be peaceful on weekdays, she will compromise with Cui's. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info But today is different, first of all, Zhang's is because Cui's is very seriously injured, and secondly, this water is not drunk by herself, it is given to Li Langzhong.

"Grandma, this water is not for me to drink, but for Li Langzhong to drink. Xu Xiangwan is in a very bad mood now, and given that there are still outsiders at home, she naturally won't be stupid to talk back.

Old Man Xu knocked the cigarette pipe on the table, and shouted in a deep voice: "You old woman, you are also making trouble here with a bowl of sugar water, and you are not ashamed!"

Perhaps considering that there were outsiders at home, Cui's was scolded by Old Man Xu and didn't speak again, just glared at Xu Xiangwan fiercely, snorted and dropped the curtain, turned around and went back to the house.

Old man Xu came out of the upper room, holding a cigarette pipe in one hand and a cloth bag in the other, and came to Xu Xiangwan and said, "Evening, let's go over together." I also have to personally thank Li Langzhong. ”

Xu Xiangwan glanced at the bulging cloth bag, which was not big, and smiled on his face: "Okay! My brother is sitting outside with Li Langzhong!"

The front yard of the Xu family is quite large, about two acres of land, and the path paved with two bluestone slabs, one horizontal and one vertical, evenly divides the yard into four large pieces. On the east side, on the north side are flat dams paved with lime and stone slabs, which are used to dry things, and on the south side are a few vegetable fields, in which three vegetable beds are planted, and shallots, shallots, garlic, ginger and peppers are planted respectively. The two plots on the west side are also used as vegetable plots, planted with cucumbers, loofahs, rattan and other seasonal vegetables for more than a dozen people in the family to eat.

There was a fruit tree in front of the front yard on the east and west, a peach tree on the east side, and an orange tree on the west side.

The large kitchen of the Xu family is located in the courtyard between the west wing and the upper room. Xu Xiangwan came out of the kitchen with sugar water, and happened to be standing under the orange tree at this time talking to Old Man Xu.

Xu Furong saw that Xu Xiangwan was not punished, and there was no smile on her face, and when she saw that Old Man Xu also came out, she snorted, turned around and walked towards the hall, and went back to the backyard.

"Our family Goro will also greet people. Old Man Xu smiled, took out a roll of tobacco leaves from his arms, and wrapped it as he walked.

Xu Xiangwan also followed Old Man Xu back to the east wing.

Due to the large courtyard of the Xu family, the sound of Cui's scolding in the upper room did not seem to come, and Li Langzhong and Xu Wulang were chatting happily.

"Brother Li, I'm bothering you to run again!" Old Man Xu entered the door and immediately made a gesture towards Li Langzhong, with a smile on his face.

When Li Langzhong saw Old Man Xu coming in, he also quickly got up and saluted: "Brother Xu is polite! I am Langzhong, it is appropriate to see a doctor and treat an injury, where is there anything to worry about!"

Xu Xiangwan put the sugar water on the small wooden table next to the chair, and said crisply: "Doctor Li, please drink water." ”

Li Langzhong smiled and nodded at Xu Xiangwan, only to see that half of his face was red and swollen when he was idle at this time, it was clearly a palm print, and there was a hint of uncertainty when he smiled.

Since there is no separation, everything is distributed uniformly, Xu Xiangwan's family has a small population, and is not valued by the family, so there are few tables and chairs to be shared, but a small dilapidated wooden table, a somewhat shaky Taishi chair, a small square stool with a missing foot, and a flat-headed case in Zhang's room that can be used as firewood.

Li Langzhong sat on the Taishi chair, and there was only a small square stool with missing feet left in the room, and there was only a very small wooden window in the small hall of the east wing, and the light was almost all spilled from the hole in the roof, which made the whole flower hall look even more dilapidated and old.

Old Man Xu couldn't help frowning, feeling that it was a little chilly to greet guests here, so he said, "Brother Li, how about we go to the upper room to talk?"

Li Langzhong waved his hand and said, "No, I still have something to do at home, and it is inconvenient to stay for a long time, so I won't bother you." ”

Old Man Xu kept him repeatedly, but Li Langzhong was sincere in leaving, so Old Man Li was no longer polite, and sent him out of the house after paying the consultation fee.

Xu Xiangwan's brother and sister also followed to see Li Langzhong.

After Li Langzhong left, Old Man Xu went to the East Wing.

Only Xu Qiuyi was taking care of Zhang's room, Xu Chengjin was lying on the edge of the bed with tears in her eyes, and Zheng and Liang had long since disappeared.

Old man Xu saw that only Xu Qiuyi's two sisters and brothers were there, and his face was a little unsightly, but he didn't say anything, just sighed, and said to the four children: "The family has been harvesting rice for the past few days, everyone is busy, and they can't spare manpower, so a few of you will be responsible for taking care of your mother, and tell me if you need anything." ”

After speaking, Old Man Xu took out the cloth bag he had just put into his arms again, and beckoned to Xu Qiuyi: "Yi'er, come here." ”

Xu Qiuyi wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, got off the edge of the bed, and came to Old Man Xu.

"There is some money here, a total of 100 yuan, and it cost 5 yuan to pay for the consultation just now, and there are 95 yuan left. You can take this money to get some medicine for your mother, and if you have any leftovers, you can buy some meat stew and some soup for your mother to drink. If it's not enough, come back to me. Old Man Xu paused, and then said, "Your grandma has that temper, a knife mouth and a tofu heart, and she is old, sometimes it is inevitable that she will be a little confused, don't take it to heart." Later, your grandma is an elder, and she is the temper of a donkey, and she can't stand being contradicted by others, not to mention her own junior? This is also not treating you as an outsider, so she did it in a fit of anger. You are the same later, our Xu family does not have the rules and etiquette of scolding the elders and the elders talking back, you deserve this slap. You apply a cloth dipped in well water to reduce swelling. Which child of our Xu family has not been beaten since he was a child? As the saying goes, if you don't beat or scold, you can't make a mistake, and we are the elders who reprimand you for your own good. ”

Xu Xiangwan, Wulang, and Xu Qiuyi quietly glanced at each other.

This is the usual method used by Mr. Xu, Cui's sings red face, Old Man Xu sings white face, and slaps a candy to eat.

Maybe I shouldn't talk back, after all, home is not a place to be reasonable, and there is no way to reason with Cui's. But no matter where there is always a right and wrong, black and white cannot be reversed. Could it be that Cui's scolded her mother for no reason that she was not as good as a pig? What did her mother do wrong? She was sick and got up early in the morning to work for others, and if she didn't get a good word, she had to be scolded for being inferior to a pig, and she felt aggrieved by whoever she put on her. Her mother has a good temper and is filial, and she was taught by Cui's to obey her orders, so she naturally won't talk back, but as a daughter, she can't stand it. Xu Xiangwan muttered in his heart, didn't he just say a fair word?

But next time, you have to learn to be smarter, and don't bother your family anymore.

As he spoke, Old Man Xu stopped again, as if he had something to say.

Xu Xiangwan's eyes moved, and he smiled at Old Man Xu: "Grandpa, don't worry! Everyone knows our grandma's temper, and our brothers and sisters are all grandchildren of Grandpa and your grandma, and we must only remember your goodness." ”

Although they were unwilling, since they were still members of the Xu family, Old Man Xu took out another hundred yuan to treat Zhang's illness, so this matter could only be stopped. What's more, the only one who can help them in the Xu family now is Old Man Xu.

"If someone asks ...... in the future" Old man Xu saw that Xu Xiangwan was so sensible, and seeing that he didn't hold grudges, he was very happy, but he was still a little worried.

"Don't worry, our mother just accidentally hit her head, if someone asks, let's just say so. Xu Xiangwan immediately reassured, and at the same time pulled Xu Qiuyi's hand and winked at Xu Qiuyi and Xu Wulang.

Xu Qiuyi was already a generous person, and when she heard Xu Xiangwan say this, she naturally nodded. Xu Wulang didn't let go at first, and then saw Xu Xiangwan glaring at him, and after thinking about it, he agreed.

After receiving the assurance of several children, Old Man Xu breathed a sigh of relief, the expression on his face was much more relaxed, and he went back to the room after a few words.

"Brother, I have to go to the town to get medicine for my mother. Xu Xiangwan glanced at Zhang, who was lying on the bed with a still pale face, and there was no smile on his face.

"Sister Wan'er, why do you want to say that your mother hit me by herself? I saw it, obviously it was grandma who slapped her. "Although Jiulang is not yet four years old, he is very clever and articulate, and he just saw that Old Man Xu was not asking, and now he came to speak.

"Xiao Jiu, it's good that we know about this matter ourselves, but we can't go out and talk about it, otherwise no one will give money to my mother to see a doctor, and my mother won't be able to wake up. Xu Wulang frowned, and the heavy expression on his face was very inconsistent with his immature face.

Xu Xiangwan nodded: "That's it." If we don't say that, we won't have the money to treat my mother. ”

Of course, Old Man Xu gave them this money definitely not to seal his mouth, but he couldn't deny that it contained the meaning of sealing.

After all, what Master Xu values most in his life is reputation.

Jiulang tilted his head and thought about it, then pursed the corners of his mouth: "Then don't talk about it, my mother can get better after taking medicine." ”

After pacifying Kuro, Gorou took the medicine and prepared to go to the town to grab the medicine.

"Brother, I'll go with you. Xu Xiangwan glanced at Zhang, took the money bag from Xu Qiuyi's hand, and looked at Wulang expectantly with his head raised.

Gorou glanced at the door and shook his head: "Later, you still stay at home to take care of your mother, I'm afraid that your sister won't be able to take care of it alone." Second, I can run faster by myself and come back sooner. Besides, it's hot outside, and your little girl is tired of running. ”

Xu Xiangwan was not worried about Gorou alone, but after thinking about it, Gorou said it well, he ran fast alone, and the Zhang family also needs to be taken care of here, not to mention that although Gorou is not very old, he is doing things safely, and there should be nothing wrong.

"That brother, you go to Rende Hall to grab medicine, his shopkeeper is kind, and the medicine is cheap. Xu Xiangwan handed the money bag in his hand to Gorou and instructed.

Gorou nodded in response, took the money bag and hurried out the door.

"Brother, be careful on the road, don't fall! The money bag must be put away!" Xu Qiuyi looked at Gorou who was running away in a hurry, hurried two steps to the door, and shouted twice at Gorou, who had already run far away.

At this time, it is already the third pole of the sun.

The house in the east wing is the most dilapidated, and the roof was originally built with thatch, and it has not been repaired since Xu Xiangwan's father, Xu Zhibang, left.

At this time, the bright sunlight pours down from the large and small holes, shining mottled shadows on the old but neat tables, chairs, bed and tables.

"Sister, let's go to the inner room and watch my mother. Xu Xiangwan touched Xiao Jiu's longevity peach head, turned around and held the sugar water that Li Langzhong had not drunk on the small wooden table in his hand.

Xu Qiuyi nodded, looked at the sugar water in Xu Xiangwan's hand and frowned: "Wan'er, I'll go and return this bowl of sugar water to Grandma?"

Xu Xiangwan couldn't help pouting, shook her head unhappily, and said, "Grandma almost killed her mother today." My mother is still lying in bed, and I don't know when I will wake up. Just a little sugar water, what's wrong with us giving my mother to drink? Although my mother is weak, she doesn't do much at home, you see the eldest aunt and the third aunt, who of them has a mother to do a lot for this family? According to me, our mother should not only drink sugar water, but also the eggs at home should be eaten by our mother. ”

In the Xu family, the Cui family is the emperor of the soil. Old man Xu pays attention to the rules, and has always followed the principle of male protagonist outside and female protagonist inside, never caring about housework, everything in the family is controlled by Cui's family. The Xu family's food and housework are all distributed by her, and anything that everyone gets must be handed over to her and kept by her.

According to Cui's statement, the three brothers Xu Zhili are all meat that fell from her, without her, there would be no three brothers, and the three brothers are all hers, not to mention their things. This "thing" naturally includes wives and children.

In the Xu family, what Cui said was always right, and no one dared to refute it except for Old Man Xu. And Mr. Xu has always respected Cui's on issues that do not involve fundamental principles.

Xu Qiuyi and others, who have been living under Cui's high pressure, naturally dare not decide where to go of the sugar water without authorization, and such a precious thing has to be decided by Cui's family.

For some reason, Xu Xiangwan recently had an "antipathy".