"If you can't find Xue'er within an hour, you two will wait to enter the underworld to torture and serve!"

The market was full of people coming and going, and the shouts of buying and selling were endless, but although the crowd was noisy, Xia Xue'er was only sensitive to some of the movements, such as the chair that Fang Hei had just thrown, and the roar of Xia Xing that was now coming to her ears!

Xia Xue'er was anxious, turned her head to look at Zhao Wanqing, and said, "Cousin Wan, I'm afraid we have to speed up our pace." ”

Zhao Wanqing looked at her cousin's solemn face, presumably something big was about to happen, after all, she had just escaped from the hands of a fierce master, and now she was still afraid when she thought about it.

So he simply lifted the corner of his skirt, strode after his cousin, and followed her to the place where the crowd gathered the most. But I couldn't help but wonder in my heart, since there was something life-threatening happened, shouldn't I go to the way home, why did I go to a crowded place?

Sure enough, on the side of the weeping willows, Xia Xing had a feeling of being possessed by a big brother, and his easy-going personality looked at the two girls standing in front of him with his head bowed at the moment, and those two were Cuizhu and Xianglan, who were thrown off by them earlier!

"Second brother!"

Cuizhu and Xianglan looked up and followed the reputation, and saw that the person who came was the young lady who was lost with him, and they were overjoyed.

Xia Xing heard this shout, which looked like Xia Xue'er's voice, so he hurriedly turned his head and saw that the person who came was the sister he was looking for, and the stone hanging high in his heart fell to the ground. On the one hand, he was happy to see his sister, but on the other hand, he was worried about his sister's naughtiness, as Xia Qingxuan's most beloved daughter and the Xia family's sister-in-law, how could she just wander around the street without any maids and guards?! What if someone with ulterior motives robs you? What if something like the previous molestation happens again?

So he couldn't help but reproach: "Didn't you say that you were watching a play?" How could you get rid of the two maids and disappear? ”

Ever since he learned that his sister had gone out to the street to watch juggling, he was very surprised. When did he, who was not interested in anything, and his sister, who thought she was a pediatrician, would also be interested in juggling? It's not easy! So as soon as he stepped into the house, he only asked his mother for An, and he didn't even have time to return to his yard, so he hurried out of the house again. In order to find this eccentric sister of his.

Who would have thought that the city would be so lively today, when I asked passers-by, there were four juggling troupes that entered the city yesterday alone, as if today was a festive day, and the acrobatic troupes from all over the world rushed into the city to perform today!

First to the north of the city, then to the east of the city, and finally found a glimmer of hope in the west of the city, from a distance I saw my sister's two personal maids are stamping their feet outside the crowd, as if they were very anxious, looking around, like ants on a hot pot. After seeing him, he even had a look of seeing a ghost, and he asked everything in a hurry, and he couldn't say why.

Why don't you get angry with him?!

Listening to the second brother's reproach, Xia Xue'er knew that she was in the wrong and didn't know how to answer, so she turned her head and pretended to be angry and complained: "Did the second brother just come back from Lingnan?" After returning home after a hard journey, it's not good to rest in the room, and what else do you run out of? ”

Seeing that Xia Xue'er said this reasonably, like a little adult, Xia Xing choked for a while, who cares about whom? And Cuizhu and Xianglan couldn't hold back very tacitly, and laughed out loud, but they were beaten back by Xia Xue'er's threatening gaze!

Immediately afterwards, Xia Xue'er pretended to be tolerant and generous, waved her hand and said, "Okay, for the sake of Cousin Wan's presence, I won't punish you today!"

As soon as these words came out, Xia Xing almost gushed out a mouthful of old blood! Who is the elder brother!

"Wanqing has seen Brother Tianxing."

After the brother and sister didn't speak, Zhao Wanqing seized the opportunity and bent down to salute Xia Qi, the gentle and virtuous appearance really made people feel pity.

However, for such a woman as beautiful as a flower and as pure as water, Xia Xing didn't have too many surprises, just hugged her fists and said bluntly: "Cousin of the Zhao family is polite."

Xia Xue'er carefully observed the expressions and actions of the two, and her eyes became more and more strange. Zhao Wanqing's cheeks flushed with a faint flush, as attractive as a peach, although her form and demeanor had the same gentleness as a Jiangnan woman before, there was a faint shyness between her words and deeds. Looking at the second brother again, he put away his cynical appearance on weekdays, his words were extremely blunt, and his eyes looking at Zhao Wanqing were also cold and indifferent, not as easy-going and close as he was to others.

There is a voice in her heart telling her that there must be a story between these two people!

"Third sister, I came back from Lingnan this time and brought you a beautiful thing!"

Summer Xing refocused his attention on his sister. After untying the red cloth, I saw a small boxy box lying in the palm of my hand, which was carved from a complete piece of jade, only three inches long and wide, the whole body was crystal clear, without a trace of impurities, the outer wall of the box was not smooth, but carved with a picture, but Xia Xue'er was far away and the jade box was very small, so I couldn't see it clearly.

"Is this for me?"

Xia Xue'er was pleasantly surprised, carefully took the jade box from the second brother's hand, and looked at it carefully, only then did she see that the carving on the outer wall of the box was a picture of a swan swimming in the lake in spring. The water waves are surging, the aquatic plants are swaying, the swans are elegant, the reeds are magnificent, each knife is just right, not deep or shallow, lifelike!

Looking closer, the box showed a slight flush, as if it contained something. Xia Xue'er curiously stretched out her index finger to gently lift the lid of the box, and the small box really contained another small object!

This thing is more small and exquisite, it is also made of jade, but it is no longer a single tone, from top to bottom from vermilion to rose red, the layers are clear, the jade carving master creates according to the original color and shape of the jade, the whole handicraft is concave and convex, natural, and people can't put it down!

It's just that why is the shape and style of this jade carving somewhat familiar?

"This is ......"

"This is the picture you drew yourself before, I just asked the craftsman to create this jade pendant according to the picture. What, don't recognize each other? ”

Hearing this, Xia Xue'er suddenly realized, but she was a little puzzled. She was just bored at the time, and wanted to design a unique ornament, so she drew and played, but she didn't show the manuscript paper to the second brother, how could he remember the style of the pendant? Besides, it was a few months ago, and she almost forgot about it, but the second brother still remembered that he actually created this pendant according to the drawing, which was really a surprise!

"There's a little hole in the top that can be made into a necklace, but if you don't like it, it's also great to find a craftsman to inlay it in gold and silver, and make it into a hairpin!"

Zhao Wanqing was already a little lost, but now she felt even more sad when she listened to Xia Xing's words, and she couldn't help but feel a faint feeling of jealousy. He is thousands of times better than Xia Xue'er, the only sister, and he can make a prototype for a picture that his sister has no intention of drawing, so attentive, it is really singable and crying! It's just that he can smile at anyone and be gentle with anyone, but he only ignores her, and in the past three years, he has never been able to tolerate her in his eyes!

"Second brother......" Xia Xue'er suddenly looked at Xia Xing with a mysterious smile, and asked with a slight raised eyebrow: "Where is Cousin Wan's gift?" As he spoke, he winked at him.

As soon as these words came out, Zhao Wanqing, who was extremely disappointed before, also raised her eyes and stared at Xia Xing, her heart was full of both expectation and apprehension.

Facing two pairs of eyes with ulterior intentions and faces with different intentions, Xia Xing shrugged his shoulders and replied with a natural expression: "I didn't know that the cousin of the Zhao family would come to the house as a guest, so I didn't bring a gift!" After that, he hugged his fist at Zhao Wanqing and apologized: "I'm sorry, please forgive me!"

"I didn't ...... Never mind! ”

Zhao Wanqing hurriedly waved her hand to answer, trying her best to hide the loneliness in her heart, but Xia Xue'er, who was extremely perceptive, still caught the sadness in her eyes that was quickly hidden.

"How can you do without a gift?!" Xia Xue'er knocked on the second brother, and then said with a look in her eyes: "I just came from that street, and I saw a shop selling jewelry around the corner, let's go there and have a look?"

Although it was a question, he didn't give Xia Xing the slightest choice, and dragged him away.

"Cuizhu Xianglan, you two go back to the house with Cousin Wan first, don't wait for us!" Although Xia Xue'er left, she didn't forget to order the two personal maids.

Xia Xing was dragged by her for two streets, and only stopped to catch her breath after Xia Xueer found the jewelry store she was talking about. My sister is worthy of being a person who practices martial arts, her foot strength is outstanding, and she doesn't breathe at all after running for so long!

"You don't even listen to the second brother's opinion? Those who only make their own opinions come here! ”

Summer is not angry, standing at the door of the jewelry store, pointing to other people's signboards and complaining! From childhood to adulthood, he and his sister have nothing to say, and they thought that their temperamental sister was the most understanding, but who knew that it was just their own wishful thinking! Zhao Wan was confused, she couldn't tell the difference between gratitude and admiration, who knew that even she was so foolish!

"What did I do wrong, me?!"

Xia Xue'er didn't know what the second brother was angry about for a while, and her originally strong heart was also aggrieved. She worked so hard, even if she broke her leg, she didn't care, wasn't it all to help him? Who knew that not only did he not appreciate it, but he also yelled at her! This has never happened before!

Xia Xue'er's eyes flashed with crystal tears, and before she could pop out of her eyes, she had already swept through Xia Xing's heart like a storm, instantly extinguishing the anger that had just been ignited! Then wave after wave of guilt came over him, and finally swallowed him. Looking at his sister's grievances, he began to blame himself and began to be overwhelmed...... Did he do something wrong......

"The second brother is wrong, the second brother shouldn't have spoken to you so loudly, can you forgive the second brother?"

Xia Xing reached out and grabbed his sister's shoulders, looking at her eyes with a sincere face. He was angry that his sister was in a dilemma for some reason, but after all, she was his most beloved sister, how could he be willing to be really angry with her?

Xia Xue'er didn't answer her brother, she gradually realized that what she had just done was inappropriate, her brother scolded her, it should be, since her brother had already apologized to her, then she also owed her second brother an explanation. So he lowered his head and whispered: "I can see that Cousin Wan seems to like you very much, but she doesn't dare to say it, and I just think she is a good person and wants to help you, nothing else."

"I know."

"You know?" Xia Xue'er raised her head sharply and asked in surprise!

For such an answer, she never expected it. Zhao Wanqing's expression was so obvious, but the second brother was always unmoved, she thought it was the second brother Mu Ne, but she didn't see Zhao Wanqing's careful thoughts at all, who knew that he already knew! So he is so indifferent to her, is it lustful or meaningless?

"Yes." Xia Xing sighed and replied to his sister in a flat tone.

"When?"

"Last year's Shangyuan Festival."

"Didn't Cousin Wan not come to our house in six years? Where do you know? Could it be that where did you two meet? ”

Xia Xing slowly explained: "Two years ago, there was a natural disaster in the north, and in the autumn there was no harvest, which caused a famine, while the south had good weather and full grain warehouses throughout the year. The rivers in the south are crisscrossed, and water transportation is developed, so most of the relief grain from the south enters the disaster areas in the north by waterway. Due to the urgency of time and the limited number of official ships transporting grain, many civilian ships naturally undertook a large part of the task of transporting grain, and the Zhao family, as the richest man in Jiangnan, naturally bore the brunt and sent twenty cargo ships to escort the grain. ”

Xia Xue'er didn't interject, just listened quietly.

"Every day ships depart from one port and arrive at another, and there are people who come and go carrying grain, and naturally there are people who are full of money and treasures. And the boatload of grain and silver was a great temptation. At that time, she was traveling with her uncle on the ship, but unfortunately she was targeted by the bandits and ransacked the ship she was on, and I led the troops south on behalf of my father to suppress the bandits, which happened to save her life. ”

"The assets of the Zhao family are all over the world, and I will always take more care of the Buddha when I travel in an affair, thinking that it is because I am the grandson of the Zhao family. It wasn't until last year that I was invited by a friend to go to Jiangnan to live for a while, only to learn by chance that all kinds of care before was ordered by the cousin of the Zhao family, and she and I also met at the Shangyuan Festival Lantern Festival that year, she asked someone to give me the sachet embroidered with willow leaves, I only then understood her intentions, and therefore deliberately paid attention to her words and deeds, don't let her have a lot of misunderstandings, you can be good, add to the chaos! ”

After hearing this, Xia Xue'er suddenly understood her brother's good intentions. did not respond to Cousin Wan's hints, which seemed ruthless, but in fact it was full of deep meaning. In this world, the most devastating thing is not that there is no opportunity, but that after giving you hope, you will not get it at all!

There is no disappointment without hope, and why not with her?