According to Xia Bashan's instructions, Xia Xiaodong waited in the inn with peace of mind. I've been running around for a few days, and I'm really tired.

On the third day, Xia Bashan brought two people, a man and a woman. Needless to say, nature is his henchman.

"This is Zhong Er and his daughter-in-law." Xia Bashan introduced the couple to their daughter: "They are the ones who went to pick you up. ”

Xia Bashan still has something to do, not to mention that he has to go back and wait for Xia Xiaodong to 'go home', and he left after a few words.

Zhong Er looks two years older than Lao Zhou, his eyes are shrewd and introverted, his muscles and bones are strong, and he is obviously a practitioner. His daughter-in-law is young, but in her early twenties, very beautiful, and she is a kind person who smiles before speaking.

"This year's natural disasters have become large-scale, and it is estimated that there are displaced people running around, so the old man is worried that the girl will be affected in Yunchang Mansion." Zhong Er told Xia Xiaodong the speech prepared by Xia Bashan: "And the girl is about to be married, so I sent a young couple over to pick up the girl back." ”

"The people who originally served with the girl were all married locally, and the road was not very peaceful, and there were not enough people, so I bought Lao Zhou and the three of them back."

Saying that, Zhong Er glanced coldly at Lao Zhou's family of three: "If the girl is worried that they are not tight-mouthed, the little one will take them away." ”

Although Lao Zhou's family didn't know that Xia Xiaodong was 'deceived', they had two more people who picked up people, and they would definitely be able to see something wrong.

After being 'taken away', nothing good will end. Reselling is almost the best, looking at Zhong Er's appearance, it is also a matter of minutes to extinguish his mouth.

Ah Shuang's eyes widened in horror, swallowed his saliva, and looked at his parents. Lao Zhou trembled twice, but he pulled his daughter-in-law and daughter to death, hung his head and did not speak, looking like he was being slaughtered.

Zhong Er nodded with satisfaction and said with a smile: "Since you are still honest, you might as well keep it first." There must always be someone around the girl, take Ah Shuang in first, and Lao Zhou and his family stay in the outer courtyard first. When the girl turned around, she had a dowry Zhuangzi, and then she sent it to the village. ”

"Okay." Xia Xiaodong held the idea of talking less and listening more, nodded in agreement, and casually took out a small silver ingot of five taels and stuffed it to Zhong's second daughter-in-law: "I just came back, and many things are not clear, you tell me about the current situation at home." ”

Zhong's second daughter-in-law generously accepted the silver. In fact, there is no need for Xia Xiaodong to bring it up, originally they also wanted to say it.

"When the girl left home, the master was only a thousand presidents, and now he is a commander." Zhong Er first introduced the overall situation of the Xia family.

Originally, Suzhou had a very high administrative level and was the capital of Xuannan Province. Xia Xiaodong's cheap father, Xia Bashan, is now the highest-ranking military attache here, the commander of Suzhou, with thousands of men and horses.

"Mrs. Zhuang came out of the garrison family, and she has been practicing martial arts with her brothers since she was a child." Zhong Er's daughter-in-law is responsible for introducing the inner courtyard, and she obviously knows more about this than Zhong Er.

Since Xia Xiaodong's 'mother' Yang died many years ago, Xia Bashan later remarried a garrison's daughter Zhuang, and gave birth to a son and a daughter after Xia Xiaodong, and Xia Bashan's two concubines also added three younger brothers to Xia Xiaodong.

Maybe I'll have to practice with my stepmother in the future. Xia Xiaodong secretly slandered, I really didn't expect that there would be a general's father, and there was actually a stepmother of a general's daughter. As for those younger brothers and sisters, they were so dizzy that they almost didn't remember everything.

The days will be long, so let's talk about it slowly.

What needs to be said is clear. In the evening of the same day, Zhong Er and his wife returned to Xia's house with Xia Xiaodong and others.

It is estimated that Xia Bashan has found an opportunity to tell his wife in the past two days, and Mrs. Zhuang did not express special surprise at Xia Xiaodong's arrival, only a few small faces showed curious looks.

Mrs. Zhuang has a dignified face, and her appearance is not more than middle-to-upper, but her long face looks quite stern.

The only cheap sister Xia Yurong looks almost the same as Mrs. Zhuang, and she is quite tall, if she stands next to Xia Xiaodong, she can hardly tell which one is big and which one is small.

The younger brothers are all very strong, from tall to short, and a few pairs of black eyes look at it, which is very cute.

The situation at first sight was lackluster, and after a somewhat restrained dinner, Xia Xiaodong was placed upstairs in Yiyun Building - downstairs lived his sister Yurong.

The Xia family's house is not small, but it is somewhat special in structure, with a large outer courtyard and a small inner courtyard.

The next day, Xia Xiaodongchen got up from the bed, which was still the time of Xianyiguan's cultivation. Ah Shuang served the girl to groom quickly, but her expression was a little weird.

"What's wrong with you? Not used to it? "Ah Shuang is as her name suggests, she is a cool little girl, and she has never been so anxious to speak.

"Girl," Ah Shuang said hesitantly, "We seem to be a little late......." ”

Late? Xia Xiaodong looked at the sky outside the window. Although it was already dawn, the sky was only pale cyan, and it was indeed just after the hour.

"It's quiet outside, and the second girl has already ...... Went out. Ah Shuang added.

Xia Xiaodong hurriedly put on his clothes, went out and went downstairs to take a look, and sure enough, there was no one in sight.

Is it too late? Xia Xiaodong blinked, could it be that the Xia family wants the rooster to crow (that is, about five o'clock)? Isn't that damning.......

Xia Xiaodong walked out of the yard depressed. The inner courtyard has small advantages, at least there is no risk of getting lost.

Mrs. Zhuang's courtyard was already full of people. There was a long table in the open hall, and Sister Yurong and the four younger brothers of Junwei, Junyi, Junpeng, and Junxiong had already sat down, and they had finally not started eating.

"Xiaodong is here, sit down, and start breakfast soon." Mrs. Zhuang smiled and beckoned to Xia Xiaodong: "Your father has gone to the army." ”

Xia Xiaodong looked at the younger brothers named after 'Jun' and the empty seats next to Mrs. Shangshouzhuang, and deeply felt Xia Bashan's love for the army.

"Excuse me, madam, I'm late." In Xia Xiaodong's opinion, Mrs. Zhuang's age is about the same as her actual psychological age, and the word 'mother' is really unspeakable.

Mrs. Zhuang waved her hand without mind: "It's okay, you have to recuperate for a few days." When you go to boudoir school with Yurong, it's not too late to get up early. Come on, eat it while it's hot. ”

Breakfast was simple. Steamed buns, pickles, porridge.

Is this really the breakfast of the commanding envoy's family? Not military rations?

Fortunately, after it really started, Xia Xiaodong found that the taste of this breakfast was really good, the white porridge was boiled very well, sticky and glutinous, the pickles were fresh and crispy, and the steamed bread was full of wheat.

Everyone ate quietly and quickly, and Yurong found an opportunity to wink his right eye at Xia Xiaodong.

This little girl is quite funny. Xia Xiaodong remembered, by the way, boudoir, according to Mrs. Zhuang, I will go with Yurong in a few days.