"Well, since you say so, let him go, really, it's crooked! Ziqiu, this is the New Year's Day, stay at noon for a reunion dinner! ”

Old Man Xia said, Xia Ziqiu shook his head.

"No, everything is done at home, and there is nothing to do, so I won't stay, it's troublesome to be our grandfather's meal, you guys are busy, I'm just coming over to take a look, Dad, don't be angry."

Xia Ziqiu said, Xia Xuege was on the side of the black line, what is the matter today, the Chinese New Year, a good-faced and superstitious person like Old Man Xia would actually get angry and beat people, or in front of so many people, beat his adopted son Xia Zijun? Xia Xuege was simply messy, and when he heard that Xia Ziqiu didn't stay, Old Man Xia sighed.

"Alas, if you don't stay, you won't stay, you go back, okay, Ziqiu, next year's exam, Dad will seal a red envelope of ten taels of silver waiting for you in high school!"

Old man Xia said, ten taels of silver, which suddenly stabbed the nerves of the Liang family and Xia Zijun Xia Zichun, ten taels of silver, that is a month's income of the grocery store, and Xia Ziqiu smiled bitterly.

"Dad, it's not about yet, how many years have I thrown away my books, I know if I can pass the exam, let's talk about it when the time comes, don't spend money to give me a red envelope, that money, you can buy some food yourself, if you smoke this tobacco well, it is better than tobacco, I asked someone to bring you some from Yunnan, it may not be as good as the Mo family, but it is not bad, you are tired of serving those backyard tobacco leaves!"

"Okay, alas, in the end it's still your filial piety!"

Old Man Xia sighed, Xia Ziqiu said some words, which was nothing more than to comfort the old man, Old Man Xia still wanted to stay with Xia Ziqiu for lunch, but Xia Ziqiu resolutely refused. It's not just that he doesn't want to stay, it's more about Xia Zijun's resentful eyes.

"Dad, do you feel my grandfather's intentions?"

Xia Xuege was carried by Xia Ziqiu, and said carefully, Xia Ziqiu was a little stunned when she heard Xia Xuege's words.

"Xue Ge, what do you feel again?"

Holding the girl. Xia Ziqiu admitted. Although Xia Xuege is an eight-year-old child, sometimes, Xia Xuege sees Old Man Xia more thoroughly than him.

"My grandfather did it today. It's for you, Dad, do you understand? ”

Xia Xuege said, Xia Ziqiu shook his head.

"I don't understand. If you understand, tell your dad about it, your grandfather. This New Year's is really abnormal, your lord used to be the most taboo about this New Year's anger, and today he actually beat people! ”

"So, people like you, who are familiar with grandpa, will only think that grandpa is really angry. But I'm a bystander, Dad, did you pay attention to what my grandfather said? Grandpa said, 'If he becomes an official in the future,' hehe. Dad, my grandfather never broke the idea of being an official for the fifth uncle. He did this just to show you and win you over......"

Xia Xuege said, Xia Ziqiu frowned, and said:

"Xue Ge, do you think your grandfather too badly......"

Xia Ziqiu said, he is also a grandson, although there is no family affection between Old Man Xia and Xia Xuege, but Xia Ziqiu doesn't want Xia Xuege to think too badly of Old Man Xia, and Xia Xuege pursed his lips and continued:

"Dad, am I thinking too badly? If you think about it in your heart, you can figure it out, my fifth uncle is my grandfather reluctant to fight, but the fourth uncle is not, dad, do you think I am also stimulated or have hit the evil spirit, and can get rid of today's incident. ”

"Go, what is the evil and stimulated, how unlucky is this New Year?"

Xia Ziqiu scolded, but Xia Xuege continued:

"Dad, I'm telling you seriously, it's not that you don't know what my grandfather is doing, today it was said that the fourth uncle asked you for something, and he only made a move, but usually, the fourth uncle asked you to ask for things, he was not happy, not that the family did not enter the door, I don't believe that grandpa is really better than grandma, and treats his adopted son better than his own son, yes, it is for the fourth uncle to be good, but Dad, it's not a matter of a day or two, why does my grandfather have to pick today, and in front of so many people, not only for you, but also for the people in the village, I am even worried, My grandfather suddenly said something to give you a red envelope, waiting for you to go to high school, is planning to want both sides, on the one hand, he is worried that the fifth uncle will not be able to pass the exam, and wants to give him the back door, on the other hand, let you take the exam, Dad, can my grandfather really be willing not to let the fifth uncle go to school and study at home? ”

Xia Xuege asked rhetorically, and Xia Ziqiu shook his head.

"Maybe you're right, your grandfather has been stubborn about being an official in the family all his life, and it's really unlikely that he will give up like this!"

Xia Ziqiu said, and began to think in his heart.

"Your grandfather, really, beating your fourth uncle is to show me, to the people in the village, what to say not to let your fifth uncle go to county school, he promised, we have to say no, it is estimated that it is also because of today's Mo family's affairs, your grandfather wants to scare your fifth uncle, there are a bunch of dirty things in this Gaomen compound, but your grandfather can see clearly, although this Mo family Mo old man is old, but he is only in his fifties, compared to your grandfather, it is nothing, as long as there is an old man Mo in the Mo family, it will not change the sky, your grandfather is shrewd, It's thirteen years since the birth of this child, even if the old man Mo goes a few years later, he is also old, and he can take the lead, not to mention that your grandfather has a saying right, even if the Mo family dies, it will not be the turn of a person with a foreign surname to inherit, your fifth uncle. ”

"Alas, your fifth uncle is too eager for quick success! I'm fifteen years old, and I haven't figured it out......"

Xia Ziqiu said, Xia Xuege stopped making a sound, it was good to be able to figure it out, but his father still needed to be transformed, and he always thought too well of Old Man Xia and others, really, although every time he reminded him, Xia Ziqiu could understand that Old Man Xia and others were not as good as he thought, but Xia Ziqiu's so-called filial piety still made him unconsciously beautify Old Man Xia and others.

When they got home, the two of them continued to be interrupted by the Liang family just now, and the couplet Fu word window flowers were pasted, originally because only the small courtyard of the two of them suddenly looked jubilant, prosperous, and the toffee was messing with Chubby on the kang, but, even if the toffee was already a fat big cat, how could Chubby be bullied by a cat all the time as a wolf, the toffee was noisy, scratching Chubby here, scratching Chubby there, and waving his two front paws to stand up and demonstrate with Chubby, Chubby directly lifted it with one paw, and the four otter rabbits also grew up, However, Xia Xuege really avoided the big fat wolf Xiaopang, and the four otter rabbits were all kept directly in cages and locked in the warehouse in the backyard.

After a simple lunch, Xia Ziqiu began to be busy with the main meal in the evening, Xia Xuege returned to his room, the toffee was probably bullied enough by Xiaopang, and the cheap followed Xia Xuege away.

Looking at the face that had been almost restored in the bronze mirror, as well as the two bottles of medicine placed in front of the dresser, Xia Xuege felt a little uncomfortable in her heart, one bottle was prepared by Zhou Changyu with the prescription they grabbed the medicine by themselves, and the other bottle was the jade ice given by Mo Zhuqing.

The Zhou family and the Mo family are everyone, but the old lady Zhou and the old man Mo are not in harmony, and it is a grudge accumulated in the palace, although it may be a trivial matter, but the kind of place in the palace where you walk on thin ice will also be haunted for a lifetime. I'm afraid this has affected the following generations, it can be seen from the tone of Mo Zhuqing when she gave her Yubing that the two families are not in harmony, thinking that when Mo Zhuqing was still born, their children didn't know these grievances and grievances, and how good it was to talk and laugh together.

Looking at it, Xia Xuege was probably tired, she fell asleep guarding the dresser, and when she woke up, it was already dinner, and she slept on the dresser all afternoon, and Xia Ziqiu called Xia Xuege directly had a pain in her neck.

The dinner was very rich, Xia Xuege had to hold on to it, Xia Ziqiu still looked like he had ordered it, Xia Xuege couldn't help complaining, Dad, for the New Year, can you relax too? After eating, making dumplings, keeping the New Year, because of the two of them, there was nothing in ancient times, Pai Gow, Xia Ziqiu did not touch, and the two of them couldn't play mahjong, Xia Xuege stayed up after midnight and went back to the house and fell asleep.

A few days later, on the sixth day of the new year, the store pù reopened, Xia Zidong went to the county seat to take the exam as scheduled, Xia Ziqiu as the elder brother, the Xia family made a fuss like that on the day of the New Year, naturally he was going to send it.

Xia Zidong looked at Xia Ziqiu with a smile on his face, but Xia Xuege and Xia Ziqiu both saw the anger in Xia Zidong's eyes, Xia Xuege pouted in his heart, he had never seen such a shameless person, it would be good if he didn't steal chickens or rice, even if he was punished, that is, Old Man Xia scared him and resented their family.

"Third brother, I'm going to the county, and if I'm not at home in the future, my father and mother will trouble you to take care of it more."

Xia Zidong smiled, Xia Ziqiu smiled:

"Fifth brother, what did you say, this is the right thing, and the eldest brother is waiting in front of you, can you still rest assured, and there is also your fourth brother!"

"Alas, the fourth brother is stubborn, and the eldest brother ...... Okay, third brother, our family, that is, you are a good one! ”

Xia Zidong seemed to be very helpless and said, looking old, Xia Ziqiu frowned in his heart and said:

"Zidong, where did you go, what is stubborn or not, your fourth brother is also very good, and he didn't make the old man angry, or what, your eldest brother can afford to work or anything, what is only good for me, what you say, you are always not at home, don't talk nonsense!"

"Huh...... Maybe, third brother, Dad, I'm leaving, take care! ”

After speaking, Xia Zidong got into the car and left without looking.

Xia Ziqiu shook his head in his heart, this fifth brother, how can he be good, whatever he says, he is a good one, doesn't this make the people in the old mansion hate him! It seems that he is really as his daughter said, his heart is too soft, and he thinks about everything too beautifully!

"Dad, go back, don't you still want to read? I want to go to the town's study to read some miscellaneous notes, there should be a new one. ”

Xia Xuege shook Xia Ziqiu's hand, Xia Ziqiu nodded, but over there, Old Man Xia greeted him. (To be continued) R655