"Master Wang, look at my mother's forgetfulness, she said that she asked Brother Rui to bring you dumplings, and she forgot to talk to me, so you hurry up and eat it while it's hot." As she spoke, she put the vinegar dish and garlic head she had brought with her.

In early spring, the willow trees spit out new shoots, the pond is frozen, and the water is bubbling with splashes, and the sight makes people feel a burst of warmth welling up in their hearts.

Xien carried the washed clothes back, and the aunt, uncle, fourth aunt, and fifth uncle kept greeting along the way.

"Look at this girl picked up by the Chen family, she looks good, and her little mouth is like honey, but it hurts."

"But no, people don't just say, their hearts are hot, if she doesn't give her a trick from my tofu stall, can she feed our mother?!" The fifth sister-in-law praised the person who came to buy tofu, with a look of gratitude.

"Xi'en is back, it's still a little cold this day, be careful of freezing, the clothes are still good for my mother to wash, my mother is old, and I'm not afraid of the cold." Mrs. Chen was full of smiles, how do you really see how this girl likes it.

Xi En smiled at her mother, and carried a wicker basket into the yard.

Yan Rui was standing at the gate of the backyard waiting for his sister, and when he saw Xi'en coming in, he waved his hand.

Xi En put down the basket and followed.

Master Wang was ingredient, and Xi En stepped on the stool to look inside, to see which bag the paint came out of and where the star was pressed. "Master Wang, you are really amazing, there are several dyeing workshops on this street, I have seen it, and our cloth is the best." Xi'en poured a glass of soju for Master Wang, picked up the meat on the plate and put it in the bowl in front of him.

Master Wang squinted his eyes and tasted the wine in his mouth, and smacked his mouth with satisfaction, "That's, otherwise why would we eat this big fat meat and drink soju, hum!" It's not that I said that others have to recite the Buddha if they can eat a full meal, and if we have the ability, we will naturally have good wine and good meat to offer. ”

"That is, the daughter-in-law and mother-in-law on the front and back streets don't say that your craftsmanship is good, not only that you have ability, but also that Master Wang, you are also a rare man with a flat head and a straight face in our gourd tun." Regret the grace and follow the pole, and talk about Master Wang's comfort.

Master Wang looked up at the little girl, "You know this?" ”

Xi En looked at Master Wang with a pair of eyes stunned, hurriedly turned the table, changed the angle and continued, "This is all said by the second sister-in-law Liu in the back street, she has praised your old man more than once." ”

Liu's second sister-in-law died of her husband at the age of 30, leaving her to live with her mother-in-law. She has willow eyebrows and phoenix eyes, a slender figure, a young widow, where can she endure it, and she is the most attractive master of bees and butterflies.

When Master Wang heard Liu's second sister-in-law, his spirits were lifted, and he sucked the small wine in his hand into his stomach.

Xi'en and Yanrui returned to the front yard after delivering the meal, and their father and mother were sitting at the table waiting for the two of them to come back for dinner.

"Alas, it's good for Brother Yan Rui to do this, he is used to sending it, so you don't need to go." The mother thoughtfully instructed to be grateful. Several times Master Wang looked at Xi'en's eyes, and the mother remembered it in her heart, she always felt a little uncomfortable.

"Hehe, this is a trivial matter, I can't be tired, and I can't send it a few times." The heart of the shopkeeper Chen, who was sitting at the table, trembled, and he looked at this kindness. Xi Enliso picked up the chopsticks, and first put a chopstick dish into the bowl for the mother.

After eating, Xi En helped her mother clean up the dishes and chopsticks, and said to Yan Rui, who was going out, "Brother Yan Rui, it's okay tonight, how about you accompany me to sit on the bookstore for a while?" ”

Yan Rui scratched her head, and Mrs. Chen also helped, "Your sister is used to being comfortable, and she is busy with the family all day long, so you can take her out to relax, don't be lazy, if you have a sister, you must look like a brother." ”

Xi'en looked at her mother gratefully, and went out with Yanrui.

In the storytelling field in Hulutun, several rows of large stools are full of people who come to listen to books. Some carried a large clay pot in their hands and poured tea into their stomachs mouth-to-mouth. There is also a broad one carried by a small scholar with melon seeds, peanuts, and tea. A few long and short workers nested in the corner of the wall and talked nonsense, broke their feet, and threw off their big snot from time to time.

Xi'en and Yanrui picked up a place to stand aside, and the storytellers were nothing more than ancient and modern emperors, heroes and wizards. The storyteller was shocked, ": "The cunning rabbit is dead, and the lackey cooks; The high bird is exhausted, and the good bow is hidden; The enemy country is broken, and the ministers are killed. Qin Shi Huang, Emperor Liu Bang of the Han Dynasty, Emperor Liu Xiu of Guangwu, Cao Cao, King of Wei Wu, Li Yuan of the Tang Dynasty, Zhao Kuangyin of the Song Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ming Dynasty, were close to the ministers before the founding of the country, and the brothers sincerely worked together to create a great cause, but after becoming the emperor, the ministers under him could not escape the fate of being killed, why is this? ”

Xi En smiled, "This storyteller is too partial and comprehensive, who said that the emperor is so cruel." Take the beggar emperor Zhu Yuanzhang as an example, although he killed famous ministers and heroes such as Xu Da and Chang Yuchun, there were also meritorious ministers such as Tang He, Mu Ying, and Geng Bingwen who were not killed. It can be seen that Zhu Yuanzhang is also a person who has a clear distinction between good and evil, and what should be killed is not to be pitied at all no matter how great the credit is; He shared the joys and sorrows with him, and when he asked for food, even if he had the last bite left, he had to give it to the people around him. This is when you should be ruthless, but you should be very grateful to your relatives and friends. ”

Yan Rui was stunned, and he didn't know how to reply to his sister for a while, and he was scratching his ears and cheeks, when he looked up, he saw that his neighbor Xiaolian was looking at him.

That Xiaolian stared at Yan Rui for a while, as if she had something to say, lowered her head and thought for a moment, and suddenly turned back again.

Xi En listened to it almost enough, so he beckoned Yanrui to go back. Turning his head, Yan Rui was staring blankly at the other side. "Brother Yanrui, let's go back, I'm afraid my father and mother will worry if it's late."

The two entered the courtyard one after the other, and Yan Rui was about to go to the backyard. Xi'en called out to him and said, "Why are you sleeping in the backyard now, aren't you guarded by Master Wang?" ”

Yan Rui replied honestly, "Master Wang said that he was looking for a few old guys along the street to eat and chat these days, and Dad also said that it was spring now, but I was afraid that he would be busy, so let me help Master Wang more and let him rest more." ”

Xi'en secretly thought in his heart, "Seeing that he is going to be busy, the shopkeeper allows the master to go out every night to mess around, which shows that my father really can't do anything about this master Wang." Xiaoxiao instructed, "You be careful, don't close the door, in case Master Wang can't wake you up when he comes back at night, you will be scolded by him tomorrow." ”

Yan Rui replied 'yes' and waved into the backyard.

The mother was waiting for Xi'en to come back, and watched the people enter the house, and the lights turned on, so she went back to the bed and lay down.

Shopkeeper Chen comforted, "Don't worry about it, I think our girl is shrewd, and you have seen what she says and acts, but I'm afraid that ordinary people can't catch up with her." ”

Mrs. Chen smiled, "Now that I know my daughter's good, who complained that I brought an extra mouth back to eat earlier." ”