Under the introduction of Uncle Zheng, the uncles and uncles of the Hua family came to greet them one by one, looking respectful and very modest.

The father and mother called the rough mother-in-law to hurry up to boil water and make tea, and let everyone into the main courtyard.

As soon as everyone sat down in the hall, the three Xia Qingyun sisters and brothers led the Hua family sisters and brothers back.

"Hualing! Flower Tree! As soon as they came in, two young men who looked exactly the same stood up at the same time, ran over and hugged the two children, "Do you still know us?" ”

Hua Ling and Hua Shu glanced at each other and shook their heads at the same time.

"I'm your fifth uncle, he's your sixth uncle!" The man pointed to the man next to him.

Xia Qingyun was happy in his heart, it seemed that giving birth to twins was the inheritance of the Hua family.

The sisters and brothers of the Hua family are dragon and phoenix fetuses, so it's better to be different. Their fifth and sixth uncles are both men, with the same figure, appearance, and demeanor, if it weren't for one in black and the other in purple, they wouldn't be able to tell the difference.

"Old five and six, don't scare the children!" A man about the same age as Zhengbo spoke.

The fifth and sixth uncles hurriedly wiped the tears overflowing from their eyes and sat back in their seats.

Hua Ling and Hua Shu stood beside Qingyun and Hua Yun respectively, while Xiaohua Teng and Xiao Huarong ran to their father and mother and threw themselves into their arms.

Zhengbo hurriedly got up and said, "This is the Xia Qingyun Xia girl I said in the letter, she is the one who saved the lives of Hua Rong and Hua Ling!" ”

Several uncles and uncles stood up together and knelt down on one knee in unison, "Thank you Miss Xia for your great kindness!" ”

"I can't help it, everyone, please get up!" Xia Qingyun took two steps and stepped forward to help.

Standing up, Uncle Zheng introduced them one by one, and the same age as him was Hua Jingtian, the eldest uncle of the Hua family's sisters and brothers, and two twin youths, namely the fifth uncle Hua Jingjiang and Hua Jinghai. Standing behind were the twelve entourages brought by Uncle Hua. On the other side is the maiden family of the Hua family's sisters and brothers, the eldest uncle Yao Xifu and the third uncle Yao Xili.

Xia Qingyun returned the salute one by one, and after careful inspection, she found that the eyebrows and eyes of the Hua family sisters and brothers were in the same vein as their father, and their noses and mouths looked like their mother's family.

Everyone greeted each other, Hua Jingtian said: "The world is impermanent, good and bad, four years ago, when the Hua Teng brothers and sisters were full moon, I also went to Jing Cheng's house to eat, and Hua Ling and Hua Shu were only five years old at that time. After a few years, the child has grown up, but the third brother and sister-in-law are already separated by yin and yang, and I blame me for taking my father and mother to the capital a few years ago, otherwise, Jing Cheng and they can still see their father and mother a few more times. ”

Only then did the Xia family know that the relatives of the Hua family were all in the capital, and only their family was in Yuzhou, southwest province.

Yao Xifu persuaded: "The matter has come to this, don't think too much." People's life and death, blessings and misfortunes have their own numbers, and the corpses of Jing Cheng's two sons have not been found, so it is possible to be alive, maybe one day they will find the capital. ”

He arched his hand at Xia Qingyun, and said, "Miss Xia, before I come, my mother and aunt asked me to thank Miss Xia for her great kindness. ”

Xia Qingyun said generously: "Uncle doesn't have to be polite, I also have a relationship with Sister Hualing, not to mention that now we are like a family, so we don't have to be so polite." ”

Hua Jingtian said: "Miss Xia, since Sister and Brother Hualing met you, it means that there is a fate between us!" We are here this time, firstly, to thank your whole family for their kindness, and secondly, to discuss with you, whether to agree with the Hua family sisters and brothers to return to the capital with us. ”

Xia Qingyun said: "Uncle, what do you say, it is a great joy for the Hua family sisters and brothers to be reunited with their families, we are all happy for their sisters and brothers, how can we stop them from going home?" ”

Hua Ling and Hua Shu lowered their heads unhappily when they heard this conversation.

Xiaohuarong hugged her mother and shouted: "Godmother, I don't want to go to the capital, I don't want to go to the capital!" ”

Hua Teng also clung to the placket of his godfather's clothes, blinking his big round eyes and pleading silently.

Hua Jingtian looked at the children's reluctant expressions, cleared her throat and said: "Miss Xia, you have the grace to save your life in Huarong, and you are willing to take in their four sisters and brothers, if you don't meet you, maybe these children will be uncertain." You saved their lives, and they will be your people from now on. Oh, of course, don't get me wrong, I don't mean not to want these kids."

Zhengbo added: "Miss Xia, the family has discussed it before coming, if the children want to go to the capital, take them back to see, if they don't want to go, stay here with the godfather and godmother, and teach Miss Xia a lot." Every year, the Hua family and the Yao family will send the children's food and clothing on time, and they will definitely not add any burden to the Xia family. ”

Xia Qingyun said with a smile: "Uncle Zheng, uncle, I understand your intentions. I mean, I'm asking them and seeing what they like. It doesn't matter if you eat or wear, you know that my family is not short of these now. However, the hearts of the Hua family and the Yao family are that they feel sorry for them, so it doesn't hurt to leave some. ”

So, Hua Jingtian called the Hua Ling sisters and brothers and lovingly asked for their opinions.

Hua Ling and Hua Shu saw their uncle when they were children, and they had some impressions, plus they were connected by blood, so they were not as good as people.

Hua Shu said: "Uncle, I like Sister Qingyun, and I also like to play with Brother Huayun and Sister Qiuyun, whether it is food here, whether it is live, and we can go up the mountain to practice every day, we want to stay." ”

"Well, we want to stay." Hua Ling also chimed in.

"We're going to stay and follow our godfather!" Little Flower Vine and Little Flower Paste shouted in unison.

Sedum hugged the two children, with a kind smile on her face, but tears in her eyes, "Okay, good, stay, stay." But it's okay to say, you have to obediently listen to your godfather and godmother, as well as your sisters and brothers, and don't be naughty. ”

The Hua family sisters and brothers nodded in unison. Hearing that the uncle had promised them to stay, the sisters and brothers smiled, and after a while, they regained the child's innocence and liveliness, and became acquainted with the uncles and uncles.

Xia Qingyun instructed the rough envoy to clean out a few rooms and arrange for them to stay.

Zhengbo told Qingyun that he had to rush back to the town, saying that Huangfu Xiangdong also returned to Dongchuan Town from the capital together, and he wanted to come to visit Miss Xia, but seeing that there were many people today, he didn't follow him, and when the guests left in a few days, he would come to visit again

After talking for a while, Sedum asked his entourage to unload the gifts pulled from the carriage.

The Hua family and the Yao family really feel sorry for these grandchildren, silk and satin, clothes, hats, shoes and socks, from the inside to the outside, from food to use, all of them. He also brought 5,000 taels of silver to the Xia family, 10 pieces of tribute satin, 10 horses of poplin, 30 horses of various colors of fine cloth, three sets of the latest red gold head noodles in the capital, 20 catties of high-quality tobacco leaves, 100 catties of high-quality wine, a number of high-quality pen, ink, paper and inkstones, etc., which filled the three major rooms.

The uncles and uncles spent a few days in the Xia family, and the Hua brothers and sisters took them to visit the tea gardens and workshops, and went to the mountains to pick mountain goods, hunt game, and have a lot of fun.

After the tea and dinner, everyone sat around the golden camphor wood tea table, Xia Qingyun brewed a few pots of excellent tea, and the uncle of the Hua family and the Yao brothers who drank it were amazed again and again.

Hua Jingtian, Yao Xifu and others sincerely wanted to be friendly with the Xia family, and they said several times: "Miss Xia, although the Hua family and the Yao family are not high-ranking families, they are still well-known in the business of the capital and several neighboring provinces. In the future, if there is a place that can serve Miss Xia, you must not see outside, and you will be sent at any time. ”

Xia Qingyun responded happily, the three families were all cheerful people, with similar tempers, and they got along very well.

On the day they left, the Xia family prepared fifty catties of top-grade and high-grade tea, thirty sets of tea sets, tea utensils, tea trays, etc., two sets of root tea tables, and a number of fresh mountain goods.

Xia Qingyun pretended to be angry: "These rights should be a little heart for the elders, and if the uncles and uncles want to be polite to me, they will not treat me as a family." ”

Uncle Hua and the Yao brothers had to accept it.

When it was time to say goodbye, the uncle and the Hualing sister and brother were reluctant to give up, and they each cried for a while before they went on the road.

The Hua family left the twelve entourage, saying that they were taking care of the Hua family's siblings, but they were actually helping Xia Qingyun take care of the family's home.

The Hua family has a set of boxing techniques, and Hua Ling and they go up the mountain every day to practice it, which is said to not only strengthen the body, but also very powerful in actual combat.

The twelve retinues are also extraordinary practitioners, and their names are Hua Da to Hua Twelve.

Qiu Yun secretly told her sister that their names were really similar to the nine green snakes. Xia Qingyun smiled and twisted her mouth and told her not to talk nonsense.

The workshop was closed, and the summer tea in the tea garden was also picked, and the Xia family rarely rested for a few days.

At noon on this day, the Xia family had just had lunch, drank tea for a while, and went back to the house to rest, and the rough mother-in-law hurriedly came to report that Xia Kaitai from the old house was here.

Xia Qingyun got up and came to the verandah, where Xia Kaitai, the youngest son of the third uncle's family, was sitting there with red eyes.

"Kaitai, why are you here? What's wrong? ”

"Sister Qingyun!" Xia Kaitai said while crying: "Tell the uncle and the aunt to go back and see, sister-in-law, sister-in-law she hanged herself!" ”

"What?" Xia Qingyun was startled by him, and hurriedly grabbed him and shouted, "Tell me clearly, what's going on?" ”

Xia Qingyun's screams alarmed his father and mother and Hua Yun, and they walked out of their respective houses.

"Uncle, auntie! Hurry up and take a look at the old mansion, I, my sister-in-law," Xia Kaitai cried silently.

"Tell me quickly, what's wrong with your sister-in-law?" The mother asked anxiously.

"My sister-in-law, she and her second uncle, as well as my father and my grandmother, quarreled a few words and hanged myself if I couldn't think about it for a while!"

"What?" Xia Jianping was also startled, and the fan in his hand fell to the ground. He didn't care to put on his shoes, so he pulled his legs and walked out.

"Dad, wait for me, I'll go too." As she spoke, she followed her and ran out.

Xia Qingyun frowned, lifted the curtain and went into the house to take a gourd filled with water, and brought ten taels of silver.

She instructed Qiuyun to take the Hua family sisters and brothers at home, called Huayun and Xia Kaitai, and walked towards the old mansion.