Chapter 45 Stealing Chickens and Rice (Three Watches, Asking for the First Order)
"Squeak ......"
Before Xia Zidong finished speaking, the courtyard door was pushed open, and looking at the people who came, the people in the courtyard were stunned.
The people who came were none other than Doctor Zhou and Zhou Changyu, both of whom were wearing coarse cloth clothes and carrying baskets on their backs, as if they had just come down the mountain to collect medicine.
"Hehe, it looks like I'm not here at the right time."
Mrs. Zhou looked at the people in this courtyard, Xia Ziqiu protected the two children behind him, and he was very calm, but Xia Xuege had red eyes, as if he had just cried, Xia Xuege didn't wear a veil this night, plus the burns on his face, it was indescribably miserable, and then look at Old Man Xia's side, more than a dozen people, this is simply forcing the palace!
"Grandpa Zhou, I don't want my brother to go......"
Xia Xuege ran over to find Mrs. Zhou, Mrs. Zhou is a good old man, at least in terms of human sophistication, not a snob, Xia Xuege can still ask him for help, at least he can scare Old Man Xia and them.
Xia Xuege is a child, and his height is not high in malnutrition over the years, this crying is really distressing, Zhou Changyu frowned slightly, and glanced at the people of the Xia family very unhappily, who would have thought that Xia Xuege was a twenty-five-year-old soul in his body? Eight-year-old crying, who would have thought that he would think so much.
"Xue Ge is good, don't cry, the medicine given by Grandpa Zhou is not good when it encounters tears, Xue Ge doesn't cry, Grandpa Zhou takes a look, hmm...... Xue Ge's face is good, she will be able to make a beautiful little girl next year, don't cry, no one can take your brother away! ”
"Not to take it away? Grandpa wants to drive my brother away, saying that my brother is shameless and will not leave my house...... Whining...... Grandpa Zhou. I don't want my brother to leave, my brother is gone, my father will not have an adopted son, and the eldest aunt will pass their son to my father...... Whining...... My aunt's son knows how to bully me, and I don't want to live with them...... Woohoo......"
Xia Xuege cried, like a child, the old man Xia really wants to strangle Xia Xuege to death now, this week the old lady has not been in a relationship, and Xia Xuege has raised them first.
"Xue Ge, don't cry, Brother Changyu has brought you something fun."
Zhou Changyu said and took out a jade dice from his clothes. It looks like it is made of very precious Tian Huangshi.
"Old Lady Zhou. Let you see the joke. ”
Xia Ziqiu came over Xia Xuege hugged him and patted Xia Xuege on the back, the child was really scared, and the old lady Zhou shook his head. Didn't say anything. Where can Old Man Xia still sit still.
"Huh. Mrs. Zhou. Laughing, it's late in the day, and there should be a curfew in town. Why don't you and Young Master Zhou come to my house to rest for one night, the humble house is shabby, please don't dislike it. ”
Old Man Xia smiled and wanted to try his best to redeem it, but Old Lady Zhou waved his hand lightly.
"No need, we're here to disturb Boss Xia, Boss Xia, our grandfather and grandson will stay overnight, I don't know if you mind!"
"Old Lady Zhou, you are joking, how can I be considered a boss, but I am just eating a mouthful. You can look at me here, how can I not welcome it! Please come in, leave your life, sleep with your uncle tonight, and clean up your house for Old Lady Zhou and Young Master Zhou to live in. ”
Xia Ziqiu said, Lisheng nodded, with a slight smile on the corner of his mouth.
Old man Xia saw that the old lady Zhou didn't care about himself, his heart was cold, Xia Zidong hated it even more, if Xia Ziqiu said a good word to himself, the matter would be solved, but he didn't dare to come forward, at this time, whoever came out died quickly.
"Dad, we're going to rest, are you okay?"
Xia Ziqiu said that he drove people away, Old Man Xia's expression was ugly than eating flies, he knew that he wouldn't come today, and the Liang family hated it in his heart, Old Man Xia really owes it, Xia Ziqiu's family can have a few taels of silver, and he actually messed around with his son's official career! If you can't drive people away, you will be put on by Mrs. Zhou, this is really stealing chickens and rice.
Old Man Xia's family left in a gloomy manner, Xia Tingting wanted to speak and stopped, looking at Xia Ziqiu, she began to move carefully.
In the house, Xia Ziqiu lit candles, and although it was dark at night, there were candles at home, but no one used them. Old Lady Zhou came, it was an exception, looking at Xia Xuege's face by candlelight, just now in the courtyard can only be seen by the moonlight, and it is not very clear, but now it is clearer by candlelight. Looking at Xia Xuege's face, Old Lady Zhou nodded.
"It seems that the ointment is still working, I'm prescribing you some oral medicine, and you've been using it for a month, and with oral medicine, this burn will recover faster. After that, you can apply the same ointment that your father and the departing life used, which is not only good for scars, but also good for the skin. ”
Old Lady Zhou was talking about it, Xia Xuege nodded, what's wrong with it, she wants to wear the hat of the first ugly girl again.
In the dead of night, everyone is asleep, but the eyes of the dead are still open, and the pictures in my mind are still emerging, more and more, but I still can't connect them, the old man seems to be looking at the sky, saying...... Why haven't you come back yet......
I don't know who the old man is, but I feel so kind.
Old Lady Zhou is old The next day, the three children got up, Xia Ziqiu had already made breakfast, Old Lady Zhou was still sleeping, no one moved, Lisheng and Zhou Changyu seemed to be talking more than a few days ago, and Lisheng knew medicine, this and Zhou Changyu had some common language, Xia Xuege fiddled with the dice given by Zhou Changyu, but heard Zhou Changyu and Lisheng laughing outside.
"You two, what are you laughing at?"
Xia Xuege ran over to join in the fun, she is not yet ten years old, there is no need to talk about male and female defense, Zhou Changyu looked at Xia Xuege and said with a smile:
"We laugh at you, Xue Ge, you are so talented, you will get the children in the village to be coolies for you with two pieces of sugar, you are really good at business, it seems that I will keep my distance from you in the future, otherwise I will be afraid of being sold by you one day!"
"Brother Changyu, you are not allowed to laugh at me, I am a fair deal, and they are willing, do you know how expensive two pieces of sugar are in this countryside? No one spoils me as much as my father, sugar is a rare object to them, and I'm not fooling them. ”
Xia Xuege pouted and said, looking at Lisheng again.
"Lisheng, are you laughing at me?"
"No, Changyu asked me what I was buying medicinal herbs for, and I said buy you sugar, and that's it, I didn't mean that."
Lisheng also smiled, Xia Xuege looked at it, it was really the first time he saw it, he smiled very comfortably, Zhou Changyu was also curious on the side, and it was the first time he saw Lisheng not have the same expression as facial paralysis.
The three children chatted, and the old lady Zhou also got up, the grandparents and grandchildren had to live for another three days, and the medicine to be collected was not enough, Xia Xuege was also strange, the medicine shops in this town were not even, but the county was very complete, the old lady Zhou was old, why did he have to go up the mountain in person, the old lady Zhou's explanation made the corners of Xia Xuege's mouth twitch, it was actually a wild medicinal herb that was better than planting, and he went into the mountain for such a reason.
Lisheng also knows medicinal materials, although I don't know why I know, but I do know, Lisheng also followed into the mountain, Zhou Changyu smiled all the way, just because Lisheng sold medicine just to buy sugar for Xia Xuege, for her to exchange things with the children in the village. Xiaopang also followed, and there was not enough for him to have fun in this house, and he was beaten by Xia Xuege a few times in the backyard, and this wolf also had a long memory, and he didn't dare to pounce when he saw chickens and ducks.
Old Man Xia's family didn't come today because of last night's incident. Xia Xuege feels that it can be cleaner these days, yesterday's trouble, Xia Ziqiu was afraid that he would be angry for a few days, and began to enter the late summer and early autumn, and this dish has also come down, their family has an ice cellar, although the ice cellar is a valuable thing, but this ice cellar has also been ten years, or the seventh uncle spent money to build it when he was alive, usually save a little, and add more ice cubes in winter.
Taking advantage of the cheap price of the dishes, Xia Xuege decided to go to the town to buy some vegetables, these two days have not been complete, after a few days there are more dishes and then store the vegetables, and Xia Xuege is a little greedy, I used to make sauerkraut bacon sausage or something in winter, I haven't seen it here, there is sauerkraut, but in winter, Xia Xuege wants to use some methods to make some early, you can sell it to restaurants to make a little money, and spicy cabbage or something, Xia Xuege remembers that the spicy cabbage made by her mother in her previous life was very delicious, and she made it every year after her mother passed away, But when I came here, because the cabbage was too expensive, Xia Xuege never made it.
Walking on the street, the price of vegetables really talked a lot, Xia Xuege bought five Chinese cabbage, cabbage is now two catties a penny or two Xia Ziqiu said that when the cabbage is generally eaten in autumn, it is four or five catties a penny, Xia Xuege is also a money-saver, only bought five, and bought a few carrots and some white sugar chili powder, pears and apples are very expensive, Xia Xuege reluctantly bought a few, went to make spicy cabbage, and went back exactly one person. The raw materials of such spicy cabbage are almost complete, Xia Xuege looked at it, and happened to meet Aunt Qing, Aunt Qing happened to come out to buy vegetables, and there were guests at home, looking at the fruits Xia Xuege bought, and said that Xia Xuege didn't know how to save, Xia Xuege didn't say anything, in the eyes of a traditional Zhuang family like Aunt Qing, he was really lavish in spending money.
When I got home, I started to work on my spicy cabbage, Xia Ziqiu was strange, but I didn't ask, although Xia Xuege was sometimes more nonsense, but she never wasted food, maybe it was a little pickle that she learned from an aunt in the village.
Spicy cabbage should be marinated for at least fifteen hours, which can only be eaten tomorrow. And Xia Xuege was told by Mrs. Zhou that night that she couldn't eat spicy food when she used ointment, which made Xia Xuege feel aggrieved, and she did everything, but she couldn't eat it, and she was even more determined to heal her face as soon as possible. What you make yourself, you can't eat it, it's a very aggrieved thing, the family eats a very comfortable dinner, Xia Ziqiu's family has not been so lively for several years, when the brothers cut wood to eat, it is separated from adults and children, and when they eat with children like today, they are a minority after all.
A group of people were eating just right, and there was a knock on the door, Xia Ziqiu went to open the door, but he was stunned at the door. (To be continued......)
PS: Su Qingdai, who was reborn in "The Biography of Su Yi", originally wanted to be a seventh lady who ate and waited for death, and by the way, she took revenge and saved people, but her father thought she had eaten too much, so he married her to a lazy prince, how is this good?