The old lady Xie bought a house in Shangjing City is located in Tanghua Hutong, originally only lived in the old lady and Xie family's room of the big and small masters and a dry maid, now Xie Zhen and Xie Yu, and brought in several people, the room is not enough to live, Xie and Xie discussed it, simply added a house in the adjacent Baiyang Hutong, the family moved over, only come to Tanghua Hutong every day to ask Mrs. Xie for peace, Xie Da Lady Han also passed through Tanghua Hutong every day to preside over the feed.

Xie Zhen didn't feel embarrassed about this, her eldest brother Xie Zhang was about to reach the age of marriage, and if he married a wife and had children in the future, sooner or later he would have to go out of the house to live in another house.

It's just that although she thinks so, she still knows very well in her heart that the Xie Mansion in Shangjing is different from the home in Lin'an City, she is not as flattering and flattering as a sixth lady when she is at home, and most of the people who can be errand in this mansion are the old people around Old Lady Xie, her vision and heart are not ordinary, it is absolutely impossible to put her little young lady in her eyes, which Xie Zhen has learned in that life, so she will learn to be obedient in this life, and will never put her sixth miss in front of these people.

Therefore, the people in the house think that this new Miss Zhen is very friendly, no matter what you say or do in front of her, she only looks at you with a smile, very kind.

Xie Yu has rarely met Xie Hao since he arrived in Shangjing, he moved to Baiyang Hutong with Master Xie, ate and lived with Xie Zhang, and went to school with Xie Zhang, he had to do a lot of homework every day, and was often left in the hall by his husband.

After Old Lady Xie knew about this, she only stroked her long beard and shook her head, calling "unbelievable".

The old man couldn't understand that as early as when he was in Lin'an City, Xie Yu also asked him about the book "Historical Records", why did he come to Shangjing to make such nonsense? This made him very embarrassed......

Fortunately, although his grandson is not angry, his little granddaughter is a genius prodigy.

This is what Mrs. Xie didn't expect again,

As early as a few days after Xie Yu went to school, Mrs. Xie invited a female gentleman for Xie Zhen, saying that although girls do not need to be famous, they still need to be able to read and write poems. He was worried that Xie Zhen was too young to digest knowledge, so he specially instructed Mr. Female to teach slowly, starting with the simplest, who knew that Xie Zhen showed extraordinary talent in class. At a glance and ten lines, an article can be recited smoothly in less than a quarter of an hour, and the article made is even more admired by the female gentleman.

When Mrs. Xie came to check Xie Zhen's homework, Mr. Woman respectfully held Xie Zhen's article and described her as ashamed: "The granddaughter of the Taifu." Gifted and intelligent, there is still more than one teacher for me, and I really don't dare to be a teacher. ”

Resign now.

Old lady Xie was surprised and delighted, and groaned slightly, that is, pointed to the swallow's nest under the eaves, and ordered Xie Zhen to write a poem on the spot.

Xie Zhen came easily and composed poems in seven steps.

Old lady Xie was overjoyed, clapping her hands and laughing.

Xie Zhen was a little embarrassed at this time, this really can't be said to be her talent, but those books have been read thousands of times in that life. It's not strange to memorize it like a stream now, and it is not a poem in seven steps, and the poem is actually not very clever, but it is because she is young that her grandfather thinks it is precious.

But Xie Zhen naturally couldn't say these words to Old Lady Xie, so she only smiled at him timidly.

Mrs. Xie then agreed to Mr. Xie's resignation, and no longer looked for other gentlemen, and began to teach Xie Zhen herself.

Xie Zhen didn't dare to relax, and became more and more serious and hardworking.

On this day, Xie Zhang came to greet Mrs. Xie. When he left, he happened to meet Xie Zhen in the garden.

"Little sister." He called cordially, and took out a bamboo tube from his sleeve and handed it to her, "Third brother asked me to bring this cricket to you." ”

Xie Zhen took the hand of the bamboo tube and paused. Only then did I find that there was a small hole in the bamboo tube, and there was something beating in the bamboo tube, and the spirit was very vigorous.

She suddenly cried and laughed, "Why didn't the third brother come by himself?" ”

Xie Zhang said with a smile: "The third brother was punished by Mr. for copying "Luo Huadian", there are three volumes of "Luo Huadian", and they are as thick as this bamboo tube in your hand!" Where did he go? ”

Xie Zhen couldn't help laughing. "Then how can he still catch crickets?"

Xie Zhang sighed: "You don't know, he was punished by Mr. because of this cricket this time, before class, he and a few sons in the school formed a cricket game, that is, fighting crickets." Don't say that he really has a hand, so he relied on this cricket to earn one or two hundred taels of silver. Just now he knew that I was coming here, so he took this bamboo tube and asked me to bring it, you must hide it, be careful not to let your grandfather know, otherwise if your grandfather knows that the third brother was punished because of fighting crickets, he will be appointed to serve the family law. ”

Xie Zhen hurriedly and carefully hid the bamboo tube into his sleeve, nodded and said, "Don't worry, eldest brother, I can save it, but I don't know if the third brother is okay now?" ”

Xie Zhang smiled: "You don't have to worry about him, he has earned money now, even if he is punished for copying books, he is happy." ”

This is really true, no matter what the third brother does, as long as he can earn money, he will be very happy. Xie Hao felt helpless and funny, thinking about when it would be better to go to Baiyang Hutong, so she only put this matter aside for the time being and talked to Xie Zhang about some other things, and then said goodbye.

Back in the room, Xie Hao put the bamboo tube on the bookcase, her eyes only staring at the small hole in the bamboo tube, and she didn't know what to do with this ever-winning cricket - she had never raised a cricket before!

Zhu Jin, who was waiting in the room, saw that she was playing with a bamboo tube in her hand, and couldn't help but come up curiously and said, "Miss, what are you looking at?" ”

"The Cricket King." Xie Zhen shook the bamboo tube with a smile, and suddenly remembered something, only "ah", and asked her: "Zhu Jin, do you know how to raise crickets?" Does it want to drink water? What to eat? Fruit? ”

Zhu Jin was stunned, she is the son of the Xie family, she has followed her mother to serve by Mrs. Xie's side since she was a child, the old lady has a strict personality, she has always been cautious when she serves beside her, where do you dare to mess around? Not to mention catching any crickets.

"I don't know!" Zhu Jin frowned and said, "Why don't I ask Yunlai later?" ”

When Xie Yu moved to Baiyang Hutong, he only took Xilai with him, and Yunlai was left to Xie Zhen, and now he is only an errand boy in Xie Zhen's yard, he has a lively temperament, and he can talk to Zhu Jin very well. Zhu Jin now has three words on his lips.

"That's right!" Xie Zhen nodded, "He used to follow the third brother, and he must have done such naughty things, and he didn't run away when he looked for him, so you should call him now!" ”

"Huh!" Zhu Jian agreed crisply. I opened the curtain and went out.

Xie Zhen also got up and sat in the hall.

As soon as Yun Lai heard that Zhu Hibiscus said that it was a cricket raised by Xie Sanye, he immediately flew and came, and as soon as he entered the door, he didn't care about any rules, so he only looked left and right. Anxiously asked, "Miss Zhen, where is our young master?" ”

Xie Zhen already knew that he was here, and his heart was in Baiyang Hutong, so he only smiled: "The third brother doesn't have time to come to me." ”

Yun Lai was stunned, "That...... What did Zhu Hibiscus say......"

"What did I say?" Hibiscus finally returned, hunched slightly. Panting with one hand on his waist, "You...... Did you listen to me? I'm not done yet! You just jumped up and ran like a string of firecrackers on the tail of a horse. ”

It turned out that Yun Lai had only heard the first half of the words, and he only thought that Xie Yu was coming, so he didn't care about listening to the rest of the words, so he came to Xie Zhen.

"Alright, alright." Xie Zhen smiled: "If you two want to quarrel, wait until you go on." Come on, come here, I'm looking for you to have a serious business. ”

When Yun Lai saw that Xie Yu was not here, the whole person wilted, and only took a symbolic lazy step forward. "What's the matter with Miss Zhen?" ”

"Hey, why do you say that to Miss?" Zhu Jin's waist glared.

Xie Zhen smiled and stretched out her hand to stop her, "It's okay." ”

He shook the bamboo tube in his hand again, and said to Yunlai: "Let me ask you, how should I raise this cricket?" ”

Yunlai's eyes lit up, and then he became energetic again, "Miss Zhen, you ask me about this cricket?" Then you can be regarded as asking the right person, I am the best at raising crickets! ”

He patted his chest hard again and said, "It doesn't matter if you raise male crickets or female crickets." I have a way to make it give birth to a litter of crickets! ”

"That's not necessary." Xie Hao hurriedly waved his hand. It's not that she doesn't believe in Yunlai's ability, the main thing is that it's quite troublesome to really make a nest of crickets, "It's not my responsibility to reproduce its offspring, you just need to teach me." How to feed it. What does it usually eat? What to drink? ”

"It's easy!" Yunlai clapped his hands and said: "It, you can give it a grain of rice sticky and a small vegetable leaf, and it will be able to live." ”

"It's as simple as that?" Xie Zhen nodded and said, "Yes, it's better than the side." ”

"That's not it, I think I followed the young master at the beginning. I have caught hundreds of crickets in the summer, if you like it, I will catch a few of them this year? Yunlai said eagerly.

Xie Zhen smiled but didn't answer, turned sideways, opened a small opening in the bamboo tube, and looked at the "Changsheng General" inside very curiously.

Zhu Jin had already stepped forward and pushed Yunlai out knowingly, "Come on, you, what are you talking about, pinch Miss to play with you with crickets?" ”

Yun Lai looked back frequently unconvinced: "What's wrong with playing with crickets?" Isn't it fun to have fun right now? Eh, don't push me! ”

Zhu Jin snorted vigorously and pushed him out the door.

Xie Hao couldn't help but shake her head and laugh as she listened to the two of them arguing outside the door.

When it was time for lunch, Xie Zhen threw a few grains of rice to the cricket according to Yunlai's words, and teased the cricket with a vegetable leaf under her chin.

Zhu Jin saw that she was very happy to play, so she also looked at it with interest, and couldn't help pouting: "This cricket is really ugly." ”

What a little girl who takes crickets by her appearance. Xie Zhen sneered, reached out and gently scratched her small nose, deliberately scaring her: "Don't say this, this cricket is amazing, be careful that it sneaks out and bites your nose when you sleep at night!" ”

"Oops!" Zhu Hibiscus was shocked, ducked back, and said, "Then miss, you must close the lid tightly, don't let it come out." ”

Xie Zhen intended to tease her, so she approached her with a bamboo tube and said, "Then you have to stammered with me, otherwise, I want it to recognize your face now, so that I won't bite the wrong person at night." ”

Zhu Hibiscus stared at a pair of cross-eyed eyes, and craned his neck to carefully look at the crickets in the bamboo tube.

The cricket suddenly jumped up as if it was cooperating with Xie Hao's words.

"Ahh Zhu Jin screamed, subconsciously raised his hand and knocked over the bamboo tube in Xie Zhen's hand, burying his head tightly in the crook of his arm.

"Oops."

Now it's Xie Zhen's turn to complain.

"Alright, the cricket has run away." She sighed, "It's just to scare you, it's worth your fear of being like this." ”

When Zhu Jin heard this, he cautiously poked out a pair of eyes from the crook of his arm and scanned the surroundings, "Really? ”

Xie Zhen said angrily: "I still can't lie to you?" Now that the cricket has run away, why don't you find it out with me? ”

"Looking for crickets?" Zhu Jin was scared and disgusted, and said, "It doesn't know where it jumped now, where can I find it?" Why don't you look for it? Wouldn't it be better to let Yunlai catch another one? ”

"Nope." Xie Zhen said in a resolute tone: "This is only a winning general, can Yunlai cultivate it?" ”

Is that the only way to find it? Zhu Jin sighed helplessly, "Find, I ......"

"Don't move!" Xie Zhen interrupted her words with a sudden glare.

Zhu Jin suddenly froze and didn't dare to move, only his eyes rolled wildly, and his voice trembled: "Miss, what's wrong?" Don't scare me. ”

Xie Hao put a finger to her mouth and made a silent gesture to her, then approached her lightly and reached out.

Zhu Jin only felt that something was gently kicked on one part of her body, and then the thing that didn't know what it was jumped on her nose.

Zhu Jin's eyes widened, and he stared at the tip of his nose.

She saw a black mass first, and then it gradually became clear in her vision.

A cricket and her wide-eyed stares.

"Cricket ......" Zhu Jin's body trembled slightly, and she was almost about to cry.

"Don't make a sound." Xie Hao whispered and stretched out her hand again, "I'll definitely be able to catch it now." ”

Zhu Jin was scared to death, but at the moment he neither dared to scream nor move, and only silently prayed in his heart that Xie Zhen could catch the cricket with this grasp.

Xie Hao's hand finally approached the cricket.

But who knew that this cricket was very clever, and before Xie Hao's hand pressed it, it kicked its feet again and jumped to the ground.

Xie Zhen, who almost succeeded, was suddenly a little frustrated, but she immediately cheered up, bit her lower lip and held her breath, turned around and caught the crickets again.

The cricket was simply psychic, and every time it jumped to a place, it would always stay for a while, until Xie Hao carefully stretched out his hand to it, and then it suddenly jumped away, as if it intended to play tricks on Xie Hao.

Xie Zhen unconsciously followed it to the courtyard.

The cricket finally jumped into the grass in three or two steps.

Suddenly there was a rustling sound in the grass.

Is it the wind? Or is there something in the grass?

Xie Hao stopped vigilantly and let the crickets jump into the grass.

(To be continued.) )

PS: Oops, hey, I'm really sorry.,I originally told you to send it at six o'clock.,It turned out that I was Kavin last night.,Didn't code out this chapter.,I'm going to work during the day today.,It's only been written now.,I'm really sorry.,Please forgive me.,Tomorrow's update must be on time.,Six o'clock in the evening.,See you there~