The person who came was really Uncle Li, as well as a centurion in their village, and the third aunt also came.

As soon as he saw Xia Chen, Uncle Li said, "That's right! Even though I painted my face, I would never be wrong with this hair. ”

Xia Chen secretly complained in his heart when he heard this, forgetting to hide his most obvious characteristics, thinking that he would not be able to rely on it.

The third aunt said: "Chen'er, don't you hurry up and compensate Grandpa Li." "These ten miles and eight villages are all stained with relatives, and distant relatives are not as close as close neighbors, so as long as they are familiar with each other, they are all called close according to their generations. Xia Chen's maternal grandfather and Uncle Li are called brothers, so he is called Grandpa Li behind his back, but he has to be called Grandpa Li in front of people.

Qiao Shi hurriedly asked: "Brother Li, what trouble did Chen'er make to make you so angry?" ”

After listening to the ins and outs of the matter, Qiao Shi slapped Xia Chen twice on the back: "You kid, you are really ignorant, fortunately, your Grandpa Li is not injured." ”

This is the first time Xia Chen has been beaten by her grandmother, and she is really angry when she looks at her. "Grandmother, Chen'er knew that she was wrong, and Chen'er didn't mean it."

Qiao Shi said to his little daughter who was snickering: "Xiang'er, go to the field and get your father back, this child is becoming more and more lawless." ”

When Uncle Li heard this, he hurriedly said, "Don't bother." Chen'er, there were four children at that time, which family were they from? ”

Hearing this, Qiao Shi glared at Xia Chen: "Don't say it quickly!" ”

Xia Chen is embarrassed now, if she says it, she will betray her brother, she has just become their head, how will she mix it up after betraying them, but if she doesn't say it, I'm afraid it won't be over.

Thinking about it, he bowed to Uncle Li very solemnly: "I wiped my face, and Chen'er didn't recognize it, but I met by chance at the edge of the melon field, and the so-called like-minded people went to pick melons together." Afterwards, they all ran away, and Chen'er was worried that Grandpa Li would fall and be injured, or that he would be thirsty or hungry, so he didn't dare to hesitate at all, and he didn't care about eating, so he immediately ran to find someone to help. After saying that, he blinked, and his face was innocent.

And Xia Chen knew in his heart that this was naturally more effective than his grandmother's words, who could be more serious with the children who had admitted their mistakes in front of many elders! Being a child naturally has the benefits of being a child.

Later, she heard from her aunt that her expression at that time was serious, like a teacher who was teaching. It's just that a child who is only eight years old chews the words and puts on a serious expression, and anyone who sees it can't help but laugh.

As soon as Xia Chen finished speaking, he heard a chuckle, and when he raised his eyes, he saw that it was the third uncle who had returned.

Han Qi stepped forward and gave a look: "Uncle Li, Chen'er is making you angry with his nonsense, I will compensate you for him, and my father will be strictly disciplined when he comes back." ”

Uncle Li didn't seem to hear Han Qi speak, and only watched Xia Chen's eyes slowly turn red. Thinking that his wife died early and had no children under his knees, how could anyone usually worry about him, so he shook his hand: "That's it, that's it, it's just that I am old and dizzy, and my legs and feet are not good, although Chen'er is naughty, her heart is quite kind." ”

Xia Chen thought that this Uncle Li had finally found out in his conscience, so he continued to behave: "Grandpa Li, you are really an adult, Chen'er knows that you are wrong, you will definitely not steal your melons in the future, if you are still angry, you will slap Chen'er twice." With that, he raised his little face and put on his signature smile. If there is someone who can go down and beat him like this, that person must be a **, as the saying goes, you don't hit a smiling person, not to mention a child's smiling face, an extremely beautiful child's smiling face. It's just that I didn't expect that I would have a day of mixing with my face.

Old man Li laughed and said, "This kid! Be sensible. In the future, if you are hungry, you will go to the melon field to eat. ”

Except for Uncle Li and Xia Chen, the rest of the people's jaws were about to fall to the ground when they heard this, obviously they came to settle accounts, and the culprit was Xia Chen, how could they become sensible at this time?

Xia Chen was overjoyed when he heard this, the reason why he was looking for someone to save Uncle Li was not so much because he was kind but because he was afraid of causing trouble. Now that Uncle Li doesn't care about herself, it makes her feel a little unhappy. "Thank you, Grandpa Li, when the melon is served, Chen'er will help you."

Uncle Li smiled and agreed: "Okay, when the melon is sold, grandpa will buy you sugar balls." ”

Seeing off Uncle Li, the third aunt sat down for a while. Because Qiao blamed her for giving her grandson, she blamed Xia Chen for not telling the truth.

"How do I know what's going on, Chen'er dropped a sentence and ran away, I still do good things as our children, and I keep boasting to others!"

Han Qi said: "You guys, you are all short of Chen'er, I didn't suffer my father's whip when I stole melons when I was a child." ”

Han Xiang smiled and said, "Who told our family Chen'er to have yellow hair?" ”

Xia Chen glared: "You still say!" ”

Han Qi said: "Chen'er, you are really good, you almost shed tears when you coaxed Uncle Li." ”

Xia Chen said: "My words come from the bottom of my heart, of course he is moved. ”

Han Qi laughed and said, "Ha! It's already surprising to me that you didn't fall into the trap. ”

Xia Chen stuck out his tongue: "Third uncle, you are clearly the heart of a villain." ”

Qiao Shi poked Xia Chen's forehead with his finger: "I don't know who I learned this clever mouth from." ”

Xia Chen thought to herself, where is this, she is a famous mouth in the archaeological world, she can say that the fake is true, and the real is false.

Even if the matter of stealing melons is over, Xia Chen received two slaps that didn't hurt or itch, but he got the privilege of eating melons in the melon field, thinking that it was quite cost-effective.

Autumn is crisp, the sky is clear, and the afternoon breeze is soft and warm. Xia Chen was going to go to Second Uncle Yao's house to see him, and pick some fruits by the way.

Second Uncle Yao's name is Yao Zhen, a veteran who returned from retirement due to injury, I heard that he killed no less than 100 people on the battlefield, and once risked his life to save the life of a general, and this name was given by the general for him - in this era, there are not many people who can read and write, and many children's names are surnames plus ranks, such as Li San and Zhao Xiaoliu, or take a name that is smooth, like a stone.

I heard that the general wanted to recommend Second Uncle Yao to be a lieutenant at that time, but Second Uncle Yao refused on the grounds that he was illiterate and just a reckless man, so the general gave a family heirloom sword to Second Uncle Yao.

In the second year after he came back from the battlefield, the county came to recruit soldiers, and there was the Yao family on the list, Yao's second uncle didn't say a word, he rode a horse and carried a knife to the county, and when he came back, he knew that the county actually sent four yacha to send each other, and brought a lot of rice, noodles, wine and meat. Now all the taxes and servitude of the Yao family are exempted, and every New Year, the magistrate will send someone to send wine and meat. Because of this, the scoundrel who was chopped to cripples didn't even dare to let go of a fart.

Xia Chen once asked curiously: "Second Uncle Yao, why is the county so afraid of you?" Did you just put a knife on his neck that day? ”

Yao Zhen had a bitter face: "If that were the case, I would have been in prison a long time ago, I just took off my clothes to show him, and told him that I was the only one left in the Yao family." ”

Xia Chen immediately understood, once she came over, she was running into Second Uncle Yao washing his hair shirtless, she was really startled at that time, Second Uncle Yao almost didn't have the perfect skin the size of a palm, the arrow marks were stacked with scars, red, red and white twisted and intertwined densely, and there were a few habitual injuries, which made people wonder how he survived.

In the face of such a body, who can not be in awe, besides, although Second Uncle Yao's face looks more than ten years older than his actual age, his eyes are as sharp as an eagle falcon, and it is difficult for ordinary people to look directly. Xia Chen knew that it was a battle-hardened person, and the murderous aura that had been cultivated in your life and death. There is an old saying: If you kill too many people, your body will be infected with anger, and the gods and ghosts will be afraid of three points.

When she came to the door of Second Uncle Yao, Xia Chen knocked on the door a few times, but no one responded after waiting for a while, she wondered a little in her heart, could it be that Second Uncle Yao and Second Aunt Yao went to work in the fields? Just as he was about to turn around and leave, he faintly heard the sound of the piano.

Xia Chen turned around and just wanted to put his ears in front of the door to listen carefully, when the door opened a crack, and a big black dog squeezed out and wagged its tail to her.

Xia Chen bent down and scratched its neck: "Little black hair, do you miss me?" How did you open the door? What about Second Uncle Yao? "Second Uncle Yao has black hair everywhere he goes, if it is at home, Second Uncle Yao must be at home, maybe he didn't hear a knock when he went to the stable. As if he understood, the black fur arched her nose into the courtyard.

I don't know where Second Uncle Yao got this big black dog, in Xia Chen's opinion, it is by no means the kind of stupid dog raised by ordinary people, it looks a bit like the wolf green she saw in modern times, standing up half a head taller than her, with a black back and a green belly, wide shoulders and a thin waist, dense hair and long tail. It is now just three years old, in the prime of life, every muscle of its body outlines a near-perfect outline, which seems to contain infinite power, and its every movement is extremely elegant, and with a natural domineering spirit, it makes people feel that it can rush out at any time to give its prey a fatal blow.

And this dog also has a special feature, the front paws are particularly large, and it is a "six fingers", which is really unusual. Second Uncle Yao said that it can fight two adult wolves alone.

Xia Chen came to the front of the main house and made sure that the sound of the piano came from the house, so he stopped to listen and did not disturb.