Since Xiao Guoliang went to Huazhou to take up his post, although he has come to the north, after all, it is still far away from Xiaoxi's home, Xiao Yiran has never fulfilled his promise to Xiaoxi in Taicang City, and after moving to Bianliang, he has been busy. Now that the family has already settled down, and the Spring Wai has ended, Xiao Mansion has nothing to do for a while, and Xiao Yiran remembered Xiaoxi again.

Xiaoxi, who is ten years older than Xiao Yiran, is now a ten-year-old daughter, and in this era, most girls of this age are mothers.

"Mother, isn't it time to find a family affair for Sister Xiaoxi?"

"My mother has had this heart for a long time, but she asked Xiaoxi a few times when she was in Huayin, and she always felt that it was too far away from home, so she has been delaying until now."

"Mother, when I was in Taicang, my daughter once promised Sister Xiaoxi that when she returned to the north, she would let her go home and have a look. Since coming to Bianliang, the family has been busy, and now that it is free, do you want Sister Xiaoxi to go home and have a look? ”

"Okay, let her go back to meet her family, if she has a good family in her family, as long as Xiaoxi is willing, she will marry, and we don't want her worth silver."

"Okay, then I'll tell Sister Sù Xiaoxi."

Xiao Yiran came to his residence and saw Xiaoxi sitting cross-legged on the bed embroidering.

"Sister Xiaoxi is busy with her dowry again?"

"Miss is making fun of people again, what kind of dowry, isn't this embroidering a veil for Miss?"

"Seriously, Sister Xiaoxi told me the truth, how much dowry money have you saved over the years?"

"Ha, Miss asks that every time. Where is the money box, Miss doesn't know, she can't count it herself? ”

"That won't work, what if I give you less?"

The master and servant have been like sisters for many years, and they naturally speak very casually.

"Sister Xiaoxi, do you remember what I promised you when I was in Taicang?"

Hearing Xiao Yiran say this, Xiao Xi suddenly put down the embroidery work in his hand, and looked at Xiao Yiran with straight eyes, obviously Xiao Xi was looking forward to this day, it was not a day or two. Nodding vigorously at Xiao Yiran, he said:

"Yes. Does Miss want me to go back and see? ”

"It's not that I agree, it's my mother who agrees."

Xiao Yiran looked at Xiao Xi with an excited face and said:

"My mother also said that if the family chooses someone else, and Sister Xiaoxi is willing, Sister Xiaoxi will marry. Not only do you not want your worth of silver, but you will also give Sister Xiaoxi a dowry. ”

"Mrs. Xie, Miss Xie."

"Hehe, Sister Xiaoxi wants to leave me so much, so she wants to get married?"

"Miss will make fun of people."

"Alright, no more fuss. Pack up, if it's a little late to leave today, let's leave tomorrow. ”

"We? Miss wants to accompany Xiaoxi home? ”

"What, Sister Xiaoxi is unwilling? I'm mainly afraid that you won't find your home and get lost. ”

"It's as if Miss knows Xiaoxi's home."

That night, Xiao Yiran asked Xiao Qing to prepare the carriage and leave tomorrow after breakfast. The next day, Xiao Yiran finished breakfast and was about to go home with Xiaoxi, but Lin Chen came in a carriage.

"Sister, are you going out?"

"Yes, is there something wrong with Brother Lin Chen?"

"It's nothing, it's just that the weather is good, and I want to invite my sister out and take a walk outside the city."

"I'm afraid it won't work in the past two days, I'm going to accompany Sister Xiaoxi home to have a look. It's been eight years since Sister Xiaoxi left home, and when I was in Taicang, I promised her. ”

"Where is Sister Xiaoxi's house?"

Xiao Yiran didn't know either, so he turned his head to look at Xiaoxi next to him. Originally, when he saw Lin Chen coming to Xiao Mansion, Xiao Xi chuckled in his heart, lest Lin Chen ****** have something to do, and his desire to go home for many years was afraid that it would be in vain.

"Sister Xiaoxi, are you stupid with joy? Brother Lin Chen asked: Where is your home? ”

"Oh, Lin Gongzi, my home is at the foot of Song Mountain, Yangshu Village, Shilin Township, Dengfeng County."

"It takes two days to go to Dengfeng by carriage, and it takes at least four or five days to go back and forth. Today is the sixth day of the third month, so it's not as good as this. ”

Lin Chen looked at Xiao Yiran and said:

"Brother Kou said that it is the fourteenth departure, it is better to inform Brother Kou, let's go first, after arriving in Dengfeng, we will go to Sister Xiaoxi's house first, and then wait for Brother Kou in Dengfeng, and then go to Xiabang together. What does my sister think? ”

Originally, Xiao Yiran had already arranged manpower, and in addition to Xiao Qing's car, he also brought two long-term entourage. Listening to what Lin Chen said, he also wanted to be reasonable, so he nodded.

"In that case, Brother Lin Chen went to inform Brother Kou, go home and clean up, we will wait in the mansion, pack up, send someone to inform you, and meet at the West City Gate."

Since he went directly to Xiabang from Dengfeng, Xiao Yiran's salute had to be repacked, and he had to bring more clothes for washing, as well as gifts for his husband and wife, as well as the congratulatory gifts prepared by his parents for Kou Zhun's wedding.

After coming to the backyard and working for a while, Xiao Yiyi had packed up all her needs, and under the advice of her mother Sun, Xiao Yiran didn't wait for Lin Chen to send someone to deliver the letter, she suddenly remembered an idea, and she wanted to dress up as a man when she went out this time. In this way, it is more convenient to go out or stay in the hotel. didn't tell his mother, Sun, but just muttered a few words to Xiaoxi. Ignoring Xiaoxi's strange gaze, he said to his mother Sun:

"Mother doesn't have to worry about it, there are Xiaoxi, Xiao Qing, and the two eldest followers in the family, Sun Ming and Li Wang, as well as Brother Lin Chen and Senior Brother Kou Zhun. Wait, when Brother Lin Chen sent someone, please ask your mother to tell Brother Lin Chen that we will wait at the West City Gate. ”

Leaving Xiao's Mansion, Xiao Yiran asked Xiao Qing to wait at the West City Gate in a carriage, while he and Xiaoxi went to the ready-to-wear store on the street and bought two young men's clothes. In addition, I also bought a few folding fans. In the ready-to-wear store, Xiao Yiran changed into men's clothes, and when he and Xiaoxi walked down the street to the West City Gate, Lin Chen's carriage was already waiting there.

"Sister, this is?"

"Isn't it pretty?"

"It's good-looking, it's just a young brother carved in pink."

Lin behind him said with a smile.

"Hello Aunt Lin."

"Let's go, we have to stay in Xinzheng today, I'm afraid we have to hurry up on the way, so that we can arrive before dark."

Two carriages, one for Xiao Yiran and Xiaoxi, and one for Lin Chen's mother and son. One after the other, they drove out of the Bianliang City Gate, caught up with the official road, and galloped away. On the same day, when it was dark, the group entered Xinzheng, rested for the night, and rushed to Dengfeng in the evening of the next day, considering that there may not be a decent hostel in the countryside, they stayed in Dengfeng for another night.

On the third day, he came to Xiaoxi's house in Yangshu Village, Shilin Township.

Xiaoxi's home is a typical farmhouse, with a large yard and a circle of adobe courtyard walls. A row of ** north rooms, as well as the east house, the west house, the south house, etc. Because Xiaoxi is already a daughter who has been sold, although the family still remembers her, after all, she is no longer a member of this family, so there is no room for Xiaoxi at home. It turned out that when Xiaoxi was at home, she lived with her three younger sisters. Now the eldest sister and the second sister are married, and only the younger sister is still waiting to be written. The two elder brothers also married wives and had children, but they did not split up and still lived in this courtyard. Xiaoxi's grandmother passed away two years ago, but her grandfather is still in good health. Parents are good, too.

The family knew that Xiaoxi's pink and jade son-in-law was Xiaoxi's master, so they were naturally very respectful. Not only Xiaoxi's sister, brother and sister-in-law came to give Xiao Yiran a gift, but Xiaoxi's parents also wanted to give Xiao Yiran a gift, but Xiao Yiran stopped her. handed over some of the gifts he brought to Xiaoxi's parents, and Xiao Yiran went out for a walk with Lin Chen, so as to leave time for Xiaoxi to talk to his family.

When Xiao Xi first saw the courtyard door of his house, he kept wiping his tears with the handkerchief in his hand, and when he saw his father and other relatives, Xu was afraid that Xiao Yiran was beside him, although the tears in his eyes never stopped, Xiao Xi still endured it.

When Xiao Yiran and Lin Chen came to the gate of the courtyard, they heard Xiaoxi's cry from the courtyard.

"Is Brother Lin Chen's home in the countryside or in the city?"

"Country, it's pretty much the same as this. I'm afraid my sister is not familiar with life in the countryside, right? ”

"How is it unfamiliar? I was also born in the country. At that time, there were only two rooms in the small courtyard, which was not as good as Xiaoxi's house. ”

"Oh, when I first met my sister in Jiangning Mansion, my sister was just over two years old. But it's been more than a year since I've been in Taicang, so doesn't that mean that my sister was less than a year old when she was in the countryside, how could my sister remember? ”

Xiao Yiran had always wanted to test whether Lin Chen had the same memories of his previous life as himself, but he didn't expect to be careless and leak his mouth.

"I still have some impressions, and then I heard some from my parents. When I was a child, my home should not be far from here. ”

"What township, what village?"

"I don't remember, Xiaoxi should know."

Xiao Yiran really didn't remember the name of the village, and it seemed that he had never heard his father mention it.

"Stay at home, I'll accompany my sister back to have a look?"

Xiao Yiran didn't plan to go back to the small mountain village in the past, but when he heard Lin Chen's words, he was also moved. It's good to go back and take a look, and by the way, how about the mother and son of the four books who haven't heard from each other for many years?

The two turned around and entered the yard and came to the house, where Xiaoxi's family had stopped crying from tears.

"Miss, sit down and rest, I ran all morning, and I didn't even have time to drink saliva when I came home."

"Sister Xiaoxi, I won't drink the water. I want to go back to the village where I used to live, do you remember what village it was? ”

"It's Wangquan Village, Caishi Township, from the north of our village, fifteen miles away."

"Ah, so close?"

"Yes, Miss. But it's almost noon, so Miss should go after lunch. ”

"Sister Xiaoxi, I won't trouble you. You talk more with your uncle and aunt at home, and Brother Lin Chen and I will go to Wangquan Village to have a look, and come back to pick you up in the afternoon. ”

Sister Xiaoxi just let Xiao Qing drive alone, and the Lin family stayed in the hostel in Dengfeng. The two elders also followed, worried about the safety of the two children. So he asked Xiao Qing to drive the carriage and go towards Wangquan Village.

Since Xiao Yiran's home is on the edge of the village, it is easy to find. I saw from a distance that the fence yard was still there, but the courtyard was already overgrown with barren grass, and the roofs of the two north rooms had also collapsed a little, obviously no one had taken care of it for a long time. Xiao Yiran asked Xiao Qing to stop the carriage from afar, and accompanied by Lin Chen, he went to the fence wall and stood for a long time. Think back to the time I was born and I left here.

"Who are the two little brothers looking for?"

Xiao Yiran, who was awakened by a neighbor passing by, turned his head to take a look, and saw that it was a middle-aged man in his thirties, who he didn't know.

"Uncle, we don't look for anyone, just passing by here and taking a look. By the way, uncle, it turns out that there is a private school in the village, and the gentleman of the private school is called Sishu, is it still there? ”

"Oh, the little brother is asking Mr. Sishu, he left early. In the third year after Mr. Xiao left, Sishu was selected, and the mother and son moved out of the village. ”