The family walked a long way before slowly slowing down, Banniang looked back several times, Xia Chenghe touched her head and twisted her over, and when she arrived at Li's house, Xia Chenghe let go, and Banniang ate and laughed, and jumped up on the spot with relief.

Roche pursed his lips, "This kid ......"

glanced at Xia Chenghe worriedly, Xia Chenghe grinned at her and said in a low voice, "Her mother, you hold me a little, I'm a little weak." ”

Luo was stunned for a moment, and then laughed, his black eyes lit up into stars in the sky in the beautiful crescent moon, which made Xia Chenghe's heart move, and his big hand stroked it, "Jade Niang......"

Roche slapped it down, "What are you doing?" The children are watching. ”

Xia Chenghe came back to his senses and smiled at her awkwardly.

Luo looked at him, helped him straighten his collar, and said with a smile, "You are the only man in our family, the pillar of me and my daughters, you stand up, we can straighten our waists and be people!" ”

Xia Chenghe's expression was grim, looking at the smile in his wife's eyes, and nodding heavily.

Roche breathed a sigh of relief.

Banniang and Eleven Niang looked at each other and smiled, raising their eyebrows at each other and playing.

Li Shuwu, the second son of the Li family, probed his brain at the door, saw them coming back, hurriedly opened the door, and called with a smile, "Third uncle, third uncle!" ”

He turned his head and shouted at the yard, "Grandma, second aunt, third uncle, they're back." ”

There was a sound in the house, and after a while, a little woman wearing a purple placket and a cotton skirt walked out, and when she saw a few people, her face was first full of smiles, and she suddenly seemed to remember something, frowned slightly, walked a few steps and looked in the direction of the old house, and said worriedly, "Third sister-in-law, are you okay?" ”

Roche shook his head, "It's okay." ”

The little woman breathed a sigh of relief, then changed her smile again, took Luo's hand, and said to Xia Chenghe, "Sit down in the room, it's cold outside." ”

Banniang touched Li Shuwu's head with a smile, Li Shuwu's expression froze with a smile, his eyes rolled straight up his head, and he didn't dare to move.

Banniang felt that it was funny, and rubbed Li Shuwu a few times, and laughed, "Silly boy, you have to be stupid when you read." ”

"Who said I was smart!" Li Shuwu twisted his eyebrows, and explained anxiously in his eyes, "My brother is stupid, and he can't beat three farts with one stick...... Ouch! ”

"Punish writing the three-character scripture ten times." Behind the two, twelve-year-old Li Shuwen looked indifferent, with a clear air between his eyebrows, lowered his beating hand, and walked back to the hall in a leisurely stride.

Li Shuwu cried with a sad face, and chased after him to curry favor, "Brother, I was wrong, seeing that the Chinese New Year is coming, can you write less......"

"Add ...... again"

"Brother, I was wrong, I was really wrong, I was stupid in reading, I couldn't beat three farts with a stick, you are always full of poetry and books, smart and wise, wise and martial, show off your wisdom, and ...... your heart."

"Add ten times!" Li Shuwen paused, glanced lightly at his younger brother who was chattering beside him, saw him dumbfounded, opened his mouth to speak, and immediately said again, "One more sentence, add ten times!" ”

Li Shuwu's eyes widened, he hurriedly covered his mouth, and shook his head desperately.

Banniang opened her mouth wide, laughed, covered her stomach and laughed, "Haha, you deserve it, let you speak ill of your brother behind your back, and you will be punished...... Haha, I'm laughing to death......"

"Banniang, don't say dead words in the New Year." Li Shuwen's eyes were clear, and he looked at Banniang lightly.

Banniang's laughter stopped abruptly, her eyes turned around, she just didn't look at Li Shuwen's eyes, tried to bypass Li Shuwen to go to the hall, was stopped by Li Shuwen, and repeated it again, Li Shuwu laughed next to her, Banniang glared at Li Shuwu, "Little fart child, laugh again and let your brother punish you ten times!" ”

After that, he pouted and said to Li Shuwen, "If you don't say it, don't say it, you get out of the way, I'm going to find the Li family's grandmother!" ”

Li Shuwen turned sideways, and Banniang left angrily, muttering as she walked, "Obviously I'm the biggest, I pretend to be a little adult all day long to teach people, hmph, the loss is that I don't often ...... at home."

Behind him, Li Shuwu's voice had changed to the laughter when Banniang laughed at him before......

"Ten more penalties!" Li Shuwen's faint voice sounded beside Li Shuwu.

"Huh?" Li Shuwuru was choked by the neck, and his voice was sharp and high, "Why? ”

"Laugh again and be punished ten times......"

Li Shuwen pursed his lips, his lips faintly carried a light smile, but his eyes were clearly full of smiles.

He raised his feet and walked towards the main house, and Li Shuwu wailed behind him, "Big brother, I'm your own brother!" Why can't it be compared to Ba Niang......"

In the hall, the grandmother of the Li family was talking to Xia Chenghe, "What did your father say?" ”

"Dad, mother, they ......" Xia Chenghe smiled bitterly, not knowing what to say.

Grandma Li sighed and patted his hands, "Okay, your father's temperament has been like this for many years, the softer you are, the more you rush to bully, don't take it to heart...... Since you have divided the family, you will live in the town in the future, and the affairs of the family should not be mixed up, with your eldest brother here, your father and mother will definitely follow the boss to eat and live in the future, you just need to remember that the filial piety that should be given is not less, and the rest ...... Let them be. ”

Luo and Xia Chenghe glanced at each other, and Luo smiled, "You can still see clearly." ”

Grandma Li also smiled, "From young to old, decades have passed, and flowers can be seen even if it is a piece of wood." ”

Luo laughed with him, Xia Chenghe's eyes were a little astringent, but he should also laugh a few times.

Xiao Huang made fun on the side, "It is said that there is an old man in the family, if there is a treasure, mother, I look at this village, or you can see the most." ”

After chatting with the Li family's grandmother for a while, knowing that they were still going to visit the village chief Li Zheng, the Li family's grandmother hummed, "It's time to go!" The village chief and Li Zheng treat us well, and they are very annoyed when Old Man Xia and Mrs. Qiao make trouble, you go, accompany the village chief and Li Zheng well, so as not to chill the kindness of others. ”

Xia Chenghe and Roche naturally should be.

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The grandmother of the Li family instructed them a few more words, urging them to go early and return early, while instructing Xiao Huang to cook.

The family took things to Li Zheng and the village chief's house, Li Zheng heard Xia Chenghe's intention, and was surprised and a little relieved, after all, it was a child who he was not mistaken, and he said that this child has such a good temperament, how could he let the house that the village gave them to live in to a person with a foreign surname? ! Impossible.

Seeing Xia Chenghe's guilty look, Li Zheng patted him on the shoulder in understanding, "I know about this, I don't have anything to do here, but the village chief is there, you have to explain a few words, he once went to your father, and your father said that you promised it personally, he made a fuss and was angry for many days......"

Xia Chenghe was busy, and Li Zheng sighed, "Your father and mother, I don't know what I'm thinking...... Go ahead, and I won't leave you to eat, so that you won't be delayed back into town." ”

The group left Lizheng's house and went to the village chief's house.

Obviously, as soon as the village chief's daughter-in-law saw them, her face was not good-looking.

Xia Chenghe greeted Luo with a smile, "Auntie." ”

Eleven Niang and Eight Niang also smiled and called, "Grandma Zhu." ”

The so-called stretching out his hand and not hitting the smiling face, the village chief's daughter-in-law is angry again, and there is nowhere to look at so many smiling faces, not to mention in front of several children.

The village chief's daughter-in-law glared at Xia Chenghe and Luo, smiled and pulled Xiao Twelve, and said to Eleven Niang and Eight Niang, "Go and sit in the house, your sister-in-law and Yuwa are also inside." ”

Ting's sister-in-law is the village chief's own sister, Ting's sister-in-law married the son of Lizheng's younger brother, the two families have a close relationship, Ting's sister-in-law is a man, and she was spoiled by her husband and mother-in-law.

"Sister-in-law Ting is here too? Will the fish baby call people? I have to go and see ......" Banniang had a smile on her face, ran over, lifted the curtain and entered, and the room instantly sounded with surprise.

Eleven Niang also smiled and led Xiao Twelve in.

The village chief's daughter-in-law watched them go in with a smile, and sighed in her heart, Ting'er has helped them openly and secretly since she married Jiuli Pavilion, and several children are also good children who know gratitude, but they are just ......

The village chief's daughter-in-law glanced at the things Xia Chenghe was holding, sighed, and glared at Xia Chenghe and Luo Shi angrily, "Come in with me!" ”

The face is no longer ugly, but it is the anger of the elders against the younger generations.

The couple glanced at each other and obediently followed the village chief's daughter-in-law into another house next to the hall.

Inside the house, the village chief was sitting cross-legged on the kang, turning over the charcoal in the charcoal basin with tongs in his hand, talking to his three sons, and when the three of them came in, they heard the second son of the village chief say, "I still think that the third brother Xia will not take it upon himself to give the house in the village to people from other villages to live in without saying hello......"

"His father, the third child and his daughter-in-law are here." Zhu interrupted his son's words and said to the village chief who bowed his head and turned over the charcoal.

The husband and wife hurriedly stepped forward and called with a smile, "Uncle Village Chief, Brother Zhao, Second Brother Zhao, Third Brother Zhao." ”

The tongs in the village chief's hand froze, looked up at the two of them, then lowered his eyelids, and said lightly, "Sit down." ”

The three men also stood up to greet Xia Chenghe and his wife, but their faces were not very good-looking.

Xia Chenghe and the Luo clan didn't dare to delay more, and they were busy saying their intentions, and the second brother of the Zhao family was the first to laugh, "I'll just say that this is not right, the third brother Xia is not that kind of person!" ”

The third son of the village chief slammed the small table on the kang, "Old man Xia is so hateful, he actually lied to his father and ......"

"The third child!" The village chief stopped the words of the third son, threw away the tongs, and looked up at Xia Chenghe with a stern face, "What you said is true?" Is this true? You didn't know what was going on? ”

Xia Chenghe nodded, a little apologetic, "I really didn't know earlier, I had already told my father when I came that the house was given by the village and should be returned to the village...... As for whether to give them a place to live or not, it depends on the village's decision. ”

The village chief's son has choked and said, "My father and Li Zheng have already put a lot of pressure on you to live, and you still want to live with your eldest sister's family?" Don't even think about it! ”

"Big brother!" The second son of the village chief hurriedly stopped him, and the son of the village chief glared at his younger brother, "You can do it, I don't know what you have to say, you have to be a good person, you do it yourself, don't let your father be scolded!" I don't know what it is, but I dare to give my father a face, and I want to see it, and I will be happy as soon as I get out of our Jiuli Pavilion! ”

As he spoke, his eyes turned to Xia Chenghe, and he didn't stop talking, "And you, are you stupid?" Let them bully it, you can still make yourself angry and bleed, and almost lose your life! It's really not uncommon to talk about you, and you will be angry when you say it......"

"Big brother, what are you talking nonsense...... "The second son of the village chief was helpless.

The village chief waved his hand and glanced at the two brothers, "Okay!" It's all in the past, why do you mention what he does! Third child, are you planning to live in the town in the future and not return to the village? ”

The last sentence was obviously asked by Xia Chenghe.

Xia Chenghe pulled the corners of his mouth and smiled, but he couldn't hide the gloom in his eyes, "We are doing business in the town, and we come back when we turn over the land and plant rice to harvest rice, and we usually ...... Fewer came back. ”

The village chief sighed, lowered his head, and pulled the crackling charcoal in the charcoal basin, half loud, "Cheng, then the village will take back the house first, and when you come back, I will rent it to you for a few months, and I will usually put it away." ”

"Uncle!" Xia Chenghe looked at the village chief in surprise.

The village chief glared at him, "What? I can't decide the house in the village yet, or you have to give the house to your eldest sister to live in, I sue you, they want to live, live in Old Man Xia's house, don't want to fight the idea of the village. ”

The village chief laughed angrily, picked up the tongs and made a gesture to come over, Xia Chenghe avoided it, the village chief sighed and took the tongs back, "If you have anything to do in the future, come to Uncle, Uncle can help you resist, why won't you suffer!" You are a good boy who has grown up with your uncle, even your father, and you can't do this to you anymore, can you remember this? ”

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Xia Chenghe smiled, with a deep emotion in his heart, and bowed fiercely to the village chief, "Listen to the village chief's uncle!" ”

The village chief also had a smile on his face.

Seeing that the two of them also brought things over, he lost his temper and asked them to take the things away, until Xia Chenghe said that these were all brought back from the capital by Shi Niang, not very rare things, and the Li Zheng family also had a share, so the village chief smiled and asked the Zhu family to accept it.

Before leaving, he asked Zhu to get a few sausages for them to take back, "The pigs you killed at home, the intestines of your own pigs, you can take them back and taste them." ”

Here, Eleven Niang and Banniang teased the fish baby of Ting's sister-in-law's house, and Eleven Niang took out a jade plate that she had picked out from the things sent back by Sheng Zidu and hung it around the fish baby's neck.

Although Sister-in-law Ting didn't know how much silver this jade was worth, she knew that it was not cheap when she saw the jade color and the carved things on the jade plate vividly, so she had to take it down.

Eleven Niang said with a smile, "The elder can't say goodbye, I'm Yuwa's aunt, how can I give him a meeting gift, but Sister-in-law Ting is going to see us?" ”

Sister-in-law Ting is a cheerful person, seeing that Eleven Niang is sincere and not pretentious, she smiled and thanked her.

After sending the family away, the village chief looked at the jade plate on Yuwa's neck and was startled, and hurriedly took it down for his niece to put it away, and Sister-in-law Ting responded with a smile.

Zhu turned around and asked the village chief, "What's the matter?" ”

"That thing is valuable at a glance, I have seen a piece in the shop in the town before, the jade color is not as good as this, the price is fifty taels, and the piece that Eleven Niang gave to the fish baby has to be this number...... "The village chief stretched out his palm and flipped through it.

Zhu's eyes widened, "One hundred taels? ”

The village chief nodded.

Zhu Shi glanced at the two pieces of cloth and a few small pieces of jewelry sent by Xia Cheng and his wife, and smiled, "It seems that the third child has saved some silver in his hand when he is doing business now." ”

The village chief followed Zhu's gaze, smiled, laughed twice, and sighed again, "What do you say Xia Sheng's old thing is thinking?" Such a good son must be an enemy......"

"If you are sick, you are not sick!" Zhu pursed his lips. The three boys of the Xia family are generous and filial, they can afford any work in the field at home, and they are full of money in business, and everything is good! Old man Xia and Mrs. Qiao don't like it, but they are bullying and practicing hard, isn't it sick? !

Xia Chenghe and Luo took their daughters out of the village chief's house, walked halfway, and met Old Man Xia with Xia Hongxia and Yang Deshi walking this way.

Xia Chenghe and Luo glanced at each other, stopped, and shouted, "Daddy......"

Old Man Xia didn't stop, he staggered past them, and glanced at him with gloomy eyes, "I don't have a rebellious son like you!" ”

Xia Chenghe's heart ached, and his face turned pale instantly.

Xia Hongxia grinned at Eleven Niang, Yang Deshi was holding something in his hand, glanced at a few people obliquely, snorted, and walked over with a roll of his eyes.

Seeing Xia Chenghe's face, Eleven Niang frowned slightly, and went up to support him, "Dad." ”

"Her father ......," Luo looked at Xia Chenghe with a worried expression.

Xia Chenghe looked at Old Man Xia who was walking away, took a deep breath, and smiled at Luo, "I'm fine." He said to Eleven Niang again, "Don't worry, Dad is fine." ”

Eleven Niang hummed, let go of her hand, and swept the back of Old Man Xia leaving, her eyes flickering brightly and darkly.

Back at the Li family, the boy from the Xia family's big house was already waiting at the door, and when he saw them from a distance, he beckoned happily, "Third uncle, third aunt, eleventh sister, eighth sister, twelfth sister!" ”

The second son of the Li family went to pull him, "You be quiet, if you are heard by the people in the old house, the third uncle's family will suffer again." ”

The kid in the big house of the Xia family reacted at this time, hurriedly covered his mouth, and waved desperately to Shi Niang and the others.

The Li family had already prepared lunch, and when they saw them coming back, they were about to set the table, and the boy in the Xia family's big house jumped to his feet in a hurry, "My father said that he wanted me to quietly invite the third uncle to my house for dinner!" By the way, my grandfather told my father that he had something to say to the third uncle......"

"It's the same when you go over and talk after eating." Xiao Huang smiled and gave the Xia family's big boy a pair of chopsticks, "Go sit down and eat, my aunt has made several delicious ......"

"No, no, no! My grandmother and my mother also made delicious food at home to entertain the third uncle and third aunt......" The kid couldn't make sense, so he hurriedly threw away his chopsticks to drag people, "Third uncle, my grandfather and my father really have something to tell you, you can go with me......"

Seeing the anxious appearance of the little child, Eleven Niang smiled and said to Xia Chenghe, "Dad, I'll go to the uncle's house with you, and let my mother and the eighth sister and the twelfth accompany the Li family to dinner." ”

Xia Chenghe went to see the Li family's grandmother, and the Li family's grandmother waved her hand, "Go, go, your uncle is also kind, it's good to sit and let him feel at ease." ”

The kid grinned happily, ran out, looked left and right, and cautiously shouted to the thieves in the yard, "No one, go quickly." ”

Eleven Niang laughed, moved things down from the carriage, Xia Chenghe hurriedly took over the large pieces of cloth, jewelry boxes and the like to Eleven Niang to hold, and the father and daughter went to the Xia family's big house.

Xia Chengye was pacing in front of the door, and when he saw the three of them coming, he breathed a long sigh of relief, greeted him, and asked with a concerned face, "Third child, are you okay?" ”

Xia Chenghe smiled, "Big brother." ”

Eleven Niang stood beside Xia Chenghe and called obediently, "Hello uncle." ”

Xia Chengye lowered his head and touched Eleven Niang's head, and smiled, "Eleven Niang is also back, go to the house quickly, your eldest aunt made you delicious meatballs and fried hemp leaves." Second boy, take your sister to the house. ”

The kid belched, grabbed Eleven Niang's hand and walked into the house, "Eleventh sister, let me tell you that the meatballs made by my mother are delicious......"

Eleven Niang turned her head to look at Xia Chenghe, Xia Chenghe smiled at her with relief, and Eleven Niang turned around and entered the house with a smile.

Xia Chengye took Xia Chenghe to the side of the house, "What the hell is going on?" Xiu'er and her mother just came to the house and told your sister-in-law

Your sister-in-law made a big phone call and said that the second uncle was going to kick you out of the house, is it true or not? Hongxia lives in your yard, didn't you nod your head? You return the house to the village, where will you live when you come back? ”

A series of questions, Xia Chengye asked in one go, the worry on his face was very obvious, his frowning brows, and his slightly stern face looked at Xia Chenghe.

Xia Chenghe's heart passed by like a warm current, and he first met the old man of the Xia family before explaining the ins and outs of the matter, "...... That's it, I've already been to the village chief and Li Zheng's house, and I've made this matter clear, it's up to my father to arrange the eldest sister's affairs, our family used to be able to live in the old house, and it wasn't a big problem for the eldest sister's family of four. ”

"Those people in the old mansion ......" Xia Chengye shook his head, wanted to say something, and when he came, he paused again, and poured a cup of hot tea for Xia Chenghe, "I see that you will come to my house to live when you come back in the future, the two rooms over there are idle on weekdays, and they are piled up with sundries, you want to come back, say hello in advance, and your sister-in-law and I will pick up the house for you." ”

The eldest old man of the Xia family nodded on the side, and took a bulging dilapidated money bag on the side, "I heard that your eldest sister ruined your shop, and sold your chef and a few guys. ”

Xia Chenghe was stunned, the eldest man of the Xia family gave the money bag to Xia Chengye, Xia Chengye took the stuff to Xia Chenghe, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Third child, there is no hurdle that you can't pass, just get up again if you fall!" You are the man of your family, and you are the pillar of heaven for your daughter-in-law and your daughter, but you can't be confused because of the second uncle and second aunt, you yourself are confused, you can put down what you have to carry, and tell the eldest brother if you have anything, the eldest brother who can't help is not allowed, and if you can help, the eldest brother will designate to help! Here, you take the money. ”

The bulging money bag could not be fastened, and under the slightly open mouth, strings of copper coins and several silver nuggets of different sizes were clearly visible.

Xia Chenghe's eyes suddenly reddened, and the money bag in his hand seemed to weigh a thousand catties, which made the emotion in his heart tumble back and forth, gradually swelling up to his throat, and a burst of water vapor filled his eyes, "Uncle!" Eldest brother! ”

Xia Chengye sighed, "One brother doesn't talk about two families......"

"Grandpa, Dad, grandma said it was time to eat." The door curtain was suddenly opened, and the second boy smiled and reported loudly.

Xia Chenghe hurriedly lowered his head and rubbed his eyes, the smile on the second boy's face paused, Xia Chengye slapped his son like a fly, "Go and give you milk, we'll go over right away." ”

"Whoa." The second boy glanced at Xia Chenghe more, rolled his eyes, put down the curtain and ran to the main room to find Eleven Niang and bite his ears.

Eleven Niang was a little surprised, but she didn't take it to heart, the people in the Xia family's big house were clear-eyed, warm-hearted, and took care of their family, she believed that they would never embarrass their father.

During the meal, the eldest grandmother and the eldest aunt Fang kept putting vegetables in the bowl of Eleven Niang, for fear that she would not be able to eat enough.

After eating, Fang pulled Shi Niang into his room again, took a package out of the cabinet, and chuckled, "I made a small jacket for your sisters, the cotton is new, and the material is the old cloth when I got married, don't dislike it......"

The stitches are fine, the style is generous, even if it is worn outside, Eleven Niang nodded happily, "Uncle Niang's hand is so skillful......"

Fang Shi smiled, "When your mother first got married, no one in our village didn't boast about the clothes she made, and I still learned these from your mother." ”

The eldest grandmother looked at her daughter-in-law with a relieved look.

When it was time to leave, the eldest grandmother was very resolute to let Xia Chenghe bring back all the things he brought, Xia Chenghe explained dryly, the family was still skeptical, and said that they would let Xia Chenghe take the silver away, and when there was silver, they would return them when the shop opened and earned the silver.

The father and daughter had no choice but to take away the silver, and when they walked to the door, Xia Chengye said, "If the money is not enough, come and tell the eldest brother, the eldest brother will help you find a way, don't carry everything by yourself, you are a human being, not a god!" ”

Xia Chenghe Lian Liandao is, very teachable.

When he returned to the Li family, Luo couldn't help complaining to his husband, "There is clearly money in the family, why are you still taking the money from the eldest brother and their family?" The eldest brother's Yao Niang is about to get married, you say you ......"

Xia Chenghe smiled helplessly.

"Mother......" Eleven Niang helped beside her, "Uncle has to give, for fear that my father will lie and deceive them and cause our mother to suffer." ”

Luo was stunned for a moment, and stopped complaining before he finished speaking, looked at the bulging money bag, and then looked at a few finely made jackets, and smiled, "Cheng, let's take the silver first, and when Yao Niang gets married, let's add more makeup!" ”

The family was in Li's house for another half an hour before stepping out of Li's house in the snow, and not long after leaving, Yanxia caught up with the carriage, and the family got into the carriage and went to the town.

Not far ahead, a carriage came on, the wind rolled up the curtain, and the figures inside could be vaguely seen, which were Xia Chengping and Zhao, the big house of the Xia family.

The two carriages passed by, Zhao opened the curtains and looked out, half loud, lost the curtains and said to Xia Chengping, "In the car just now, how can I look like a third room?" ”

Xia Chengping glanced at her, "The third family is in a carriage? You're thinking too much, aren't you? It's good if they don't freeze to death without a shop......"

Zhao was stunned, felt reasonable, and was dazzled.

And what they didn't know was that Old Man Xia was sprayed by the village chief, kicked out, and left the words, the house in the village is not for Xia Hongxia to live in, and Old Man Xia wants to take them in, so he will live in his own house!

But those people in the old mansion of the Xia family, which one would be willing to let Xia Hongxia live in vain and eat and drink for nothing? Don't even think about it!

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