Yunzhu picked up a big bag of Xiaoxi's small clothes that he couldn't wear, as well as toys he didn't like to play, and a small car that Zhu Xing had sent before.

It's all inconspicuous little things, such a toss, I didn't expect it to be so much.

Fortunately, not long ago, the family had their own carriage, and these things could also be taken away.

Yunzhu specially wrapped two catties of colored thread with a piece of wrapper, and explained to Ping'an: "These are all for plums." I bought the thread, and a plain yarn to ask her to help me embroider the screen. I've also drawn the pattern, and put it together with the plain yarn, don't forget to explain it. ”

"Well, I made a note of it."

Mrs. Feng also brought a bunch of things to her daughter.

The next morning, as soon as the day dawned and was safe, he drove the carriage back to Qingtang.

The sun is still shining, but I am afraid that it will be very hot at noon. He didn't stop all the way, and finally rushed back to Qingtang before noon and went straight to Huaishu Village.

The place where he settled was naturally the Liu family.

Xiangmei was sitting under the eaves with the soles of her shoes, and her two nephews were playing in the yard.

When Xiangmei saw her brother coming, she happily put down the things in her hand.

Ping An moved some large bags and small bags of things to the yard of the Liu family.

Xiangmei said: "Why did you bring so many things back?" ”

Ping'an smiled: "Your sister-in-law said to give the copper hammer and the iron hammer." and the mother also explained a lot. ”

The brass hammer and the iron hammer brothers stumbled over, holding Ping'an's legs and coquettishly to Ping'an. As soon as Ping An appeased this one, the other quarreled again, and he really couldn't be idle.

In the end, it was Xiangmei who roared: "Don't quarrel with your uncle." Come here! "Since the addition of the twins. Xiangmei lost the shyness and gentleness she had when she was still a daughter in the Feng family, and she became a female man. Xiangmei complained: "This is also something that can't be helped." ”

"By the way, your sister-in-law wants a gauze screen. Let me help embroider a screen, and you will see when it will be free. The thread, the patterns are all here, and the plain yarn has only been bought for a short time. ”

"What does my sister-in-law want this for?"

"I don't know, maybe it's going to be in a new house in the future."

"New house? When will my brother's family buy a house again? ”

"I don't know. Your sister-in-law said that she would tear down our old house and build a new garden, and I still have to discuss it with Qingshan. By the way, what about the fierce son? ”

"Maybe it's on the kiln."

Ping'an went to the tile kiln to discuss things with Liu Meng. It was just when Liu Meng turned on the fire in the kiln that came out, and his face was still stained with black soot. Because of the heat. His face was covered with sweat, and Liu Meng wiped his face casually, and he became a big cat.

"Yo, my uncle is here."

"Come on. You'd better go wash your face. I don't know which little wild cat came out of the stove. ”

The tile kiln of the Liu family is completely operated by Liu Meng. He has a good mind and is good at taking care of these, so he manages it in a hurry, and he doesn't let Liu Stonemason worry about it at all.

Soon, Liu Meng washed his face and came out, refreshed.

"Brother Ping'an is coming back?"

"Yes, your sister-in-law asked me to pick more flowers and use them back."

Liu Meng smiled and said, "Let's go, I'll go with you to pick flowers." ”

The two walked all the way and said all the way. Liu Meng remembered that Yunzhu was going to participate in the food competition, and asked with great concern: "Which sister-in-law is the competition?" ”

"It's okay. Two dishes were awarded gold medals. So there are more people ordering here, so let me come back and pick some flowers again. ”

"Ah, that's a good thing. I said that my sister-in-law has a hand in cooking, and she will definitely win. Looks like you're going to make a lot of money in the future. Or Brother Ping'an, you have the sights and married your sister-in-law. When she first came to our village, she looked so pitiful, she really didn't expect to have such a capable day. ”

Ping'an said: "Do you know, this is a thousand miles of marriage." It's a fate destined in a previous life, and I can't run away. It's like your fate with Umeko. ”

Liu Meng grinned and said, "You're right! ”

After a while, I was already under the big locust tree. Liu Meng is petite, and he has to be more agile when climbing trees. He took the initiative to climb a locust tree, safely propped up the bamboo basket, and asked Liu Meng to pick the flowers into the bamboo basket.

Sitting on the big stone and resting was the eldest daughter-in-law of the Qiao family. When he saw Ping'an, he smiled and asked: "What do you have to eat about the acacia flowers, do you have to eat so much?" ”

Ping An didn't want to deal with these people, and said coldly: "My daughter-in-law loves to eat." ”

Qiao's eldest daughter-in-law smiled and her eyebrows crooked: "Ah, I can't see that Ping An is still a wife who hurts." ”

Ping An didn't pay much attention to her, and after Liu Meng picked up a full basket, he changed the basket again. Expecting to be able to use it for a while, he went to the field to pick roses.

There are still a lot of half-opened roses, but you can't use your hands directly when picking them, you have to hold a pair of scissors to cut off the roses. Ping'an and Liu Meng discussed the matter of repairing the house.

"We plan to demolish all the old houses in this area in the second half of the year, and enclose the piece under the mountain, how many bricks do you say?"

Liu Meng didn't immediately help Ping An calculate, but felt a little curious, so he asked, "You want to move back in?" ”

"I don't have this plan yet, but your sister-in-law wants to build a small garden, and I still want to build a lake to bring in some water from the Qinghe River. Then let a lot of flowers and trees be planted. ”

Liu Meng was a little stunned when he heard it, and said in surprise: "Brother Ping'an, you have made a lot of money." You shouldn't be able to make that much money just by relying on a restaurant, is it true that you go to the capital and then become prosperous? Could it be that the emperor gave you a good reward? ”

Liu Meng's guess was not false at all, but except for Feng Lao Niang, the Ping'an couple never explained to others about 2,000 taels of silver and 500 acres of land. Now that his brother-in-law asked, Ping An thought for a moment before saying, "The emperor gave a sum of money, but your sister-in-law is keeping it." I bought a few shops, and she also said that she would renovate this side and live more steadily when she came back in the future. ”

"God, it looks like you're really rich." Liu Meng looked at Ping'an's eyes with envy, and he said happily: "Brother Ping'an." You can do it! ”

"It's not a good money, and I almost can't get it back. Originally, the emperor said that I should go to Guizhou to be the president of Qian, but I resigned......" Ping An was interrupted by Liu Meng before he finished speaking.

"Brother Ping'an still has such a temperament. Isn't it good to have an official to do it? So many people want to be officials, they want to squeeze their heads, and even spend a lot of money to buy it. Your position was given by the emperor, but you don't want it. Liu Meng subconsciously said, what a fool.

Liu Meng's puzzlement made Ping An smile slightly, and he didn't defend much.

By the time the flowers were picked, it was almost time for lunch. Liu Meng helped Ping An estimate the need for bricks, tiles, sand and gravel. Ping An nodded: "It's similar to what I thought." I'll go back and ask Aoyama again. ”

Liu Meng said: "You two went around to help you repair the house. Definitely more experienced than me. If there is anything you want to help in the future, my brother just asks. It's all a family, so don't see me. ”

Ping An smiled: "I definitely won't see the outside." ”

Liu Meng told Xiangmei about the emperor's reward. Xiangmei was also a little surprised when she heard this, and hurriedly said: "My brother was once a prisoner, doesn't the emperor care?" ”

"I shouldn't care very much, otherwise how could I still do it. But your brother is really stupid. If you have an official, you don't want it. If it were me. I must have knocked on Long En on the spot. ”

Xiangmei said: "My brother can't be an official." He's not that material. ”

Ping An thought about going to Wang Qingshan to discuss things, but he knew that Qingshan was not at home, so Ping An had to give up, so he thought about going back to the city as soon as possible, the weather was a little stuffy, and those flowers were afraid that they would not be able to stand it.

Liu Meng said that he wanted to give a safe ride, and the two drove over the bridge and walked slowly. When passing by the bridgehead. I saw a young man looking at the Feng family's house. It didn't look like a villager, and Ping An was a little surprised. So he stopped the carriage and jumped out of it. Liu Meng was also curious, thinking to himself who was that person? Could it be that the general sent him to find his eldest brother?

And the young man heard the sound of horses' hooves and wheels. Also look back. He recognized Ping An in an instant and ran over with a smile, but when he approached, he was a little wary and didn't dare to get too close to Ping An.

"If I'm not mistaken, your surname is Feng. Is my sister here? It's a little different from when I first arrived, and I shouted several times but no one answered. ”

Ping'an was a little surprised, and looked the young man in front of him up and down for a long time, before he had a vague impression, and then connected Yunzhu's face with the face of the person in front of him, and finally recognized him, and said, "You are Xiaoman?" ”

"Ah, yes. Thanks to you for remembering me. When Song Xiaoman spoke, he bent down slightly, and his height was much taller than before, and he was completely an adult.

"Your sister isn't here."

"Then where has she gone, I want to see her!" Song Xiaoman had been in the sun for so long because he was in a hurry, his face was covered with sweat, and his cheeks were a little red.

Ping An knew that Yunzhu and his mother's family were not in harmony, and since he and Yunzhu went to Yutang together, the two families have not interacted with each other. Even when they got married, Yunzhu didn't propose to inform the Song family. Now I suddenly found it, and I don't know why. He hesitated for a moment, then said to Xiao Man: "You get in the car." ”

"Oh." Song Xiaoman got into the carriage without knowing it.

Liu Meng jumped out of the car and said peacefully: "Brother, then I won't send you." Come back often. ”

Ping An nodded and said, "Okay, I'll leave this matter to you." ”

After Liu Meng left, Ping'an drove on, he just wanted to get back to the city as soon as possible, and not let those flowers be ruined.

Song Xiaoman was sitting in the carriage, he hadn't eaten yet, he was hungry, and he didn't know where this reckless man was going to take him. One is inside the car and the other is outside the car, and it is not very convenient to speak.

The car quickly left Huaishu Village, walked a little way, and was about to arrive at Qingtangchang Town. Song Xiaoman couldn't sit still anymore, patted the carriage and said, "Stop!" Stop! ”

Ping An secretly said, what happened again.

"Hey, I'm hungry. Where are you going, can you eat first? Song Xiaoman's face was aggrieved.

Ping An had no choice but to say, "Okay." He found a random restaurant and stayed in the carriage. Song Xiaoman jumped out of the car and walked into the store generously.

But an ordinary small noodle restaurant, Song Xiaoman is still a little disgusted, thinking that a bowl of noodles will send him away? However, Ping'an's eyes were a little cold, and Song Xiaoman didn't dare to say it even if he had complaints in his heart. He ordered a bowl of noodles with sauerkraut and shredded pork, and didn't ask Ping An if he wanted to eat it.

"Hey, you're in for a treat."

Ping An didn't say anything, so he took out a few copper plates from his purse and threw them to the man.

Song Xiaoman thought, it's not too stingy.

Although he was very hungry, when the bowl of noodles was served, he looked at it twice, but he didn't have much urge to eat, he mixed it casually with chopsticks, and after eating two bites, he shouted: "Shopkeeper, your noodles are too hard." ”

"Ouch, I'm sorry. If you eat softly, you should tell us when you order noodles. "Anyway, it's impossible to give Xiaoman a new bowl right away.

Xiaoman continued to pick on the problem: "There are too many peppercorns, they are numb, and the sauerkraut stalks are old and can't chew." There's too much fat in the shredded meat......"

No matter what Xiao Man said, the shopkeeper listened patiently and smiled, but he never said that he would help Xiao Man recook it once.

Ping An sat far away, thinking about how a man could do so much.

Although Xiaoman was picky, because he was hungry, he still ate more than half of it, and there was still a small chopstick left in the end. He pushed the bowl and said, "It's so unpalatable, I won't eat it." ”

The shopkeeper didn't say anything, so he put away the dishes and chopsticks. scolded Xiaoman in his heart: Aren't you dissatisfied, there isn't much left. If you dare to spoil the grain, you will be struck by lightning.

Ping An couldn't sit still, and as soon as he saw that Xiaoman had finished eating, he immediately walked out of the door and untied the reins on the horse's stake. Xiaoman ran over and asked, "Where are we going?" ”

"Looking for your sister."

"I'm going to ask where my sister is."

"It's not far away, you're so sitting, you should be able to get there before dark." Ping An was already seated in his car, with the reins and whip in his hands, and was about to set off.

Xiaoman hesitated, and he had no choice but to get into the car.

There was a sack in the carriage filled with flowers that had been picked up safely. Xiao Man was curious, and gently opened the sack to take a look, divided it into several packages, and looked, it was full of flowers. I wonder what to do with these flowers. The aroma of acacia flowers and roses is very strong, and it wafts out in bursts, which makes people feel refreshed.

The journey went smoothly, and finally we made it to the city just before the sun went down.

Xiaoman also noticed it, thinking that his sister was back in the city to live? Could it be that he has returned to his home? But if that's the case, it's too spineless.

He looked out through the screen window, he hadn't been here for many years, and the last time he went to He's house to inquire about his sister's whereabouts, he came in a hurry. Thinking of that time, he still hasn't forgotten the He family's face. Secretly said that the He family dog looked down on people, and he didn't want to take another step in his life.

Although this reckless man said that he would take him to find his sister, but where is his sister?

Ping'an stopped the carriage, opened the door, and took the sack off the carriage. Xiao Man had no choice but to jump off as well. In front of me is a restaurant, which looks pretty good. Could it be that this reckless man's conscience found out that he wanted to invite him to a big meal? Thinking like this, Xiao Man stepped into the threshold of the Five Flavors Restaurant. (To be continued......)