"Duo, come and see your Aunt Gui Rong." When Xu saw Qiduo coming back, he hurriedly smiled and beckoned.

His eyes were terribly red and swollen.

Although Mrs. Kang's eyes were a little red, they were not as swollen as her.

Qiduo was suspicious.

Mrs. Kang only cared about the old relationship with the Xu family, but did not mention that she had seen Qiduo before.

So Xu Shi was the first time the two of them met.

Qiduo walked over with a smile and called softly, "Aunt Gui Rong is good." ”

Mrs. Kang took her little hand affectionately, looked her up and down carefully, and smiled, "Girl, you don't look very similar to your mother, otherwise, I should have recognized it at a glance when I was at Mrs. Shen's house before." If it weren't for the fact that your eldest sister was born very similar to your mother, I would have left in a hurry, and I would have missed the opportunity to meet your mother. ”

"What, you've seen it?" Xu asked in surprise.

"Hmm." Qiduo smiled and nodded.

talked about the encounter between the Shen family and Mrs. Kang.

"If it weren't for the seven girls mentioning the lotus root at Mrs. Shen's house, the two of us wouldn't know when we would see each other." Mrs. Kang sighed.

This is a half-truth.

The main purpose of her coming to Qiduo's house was to see Erxia.

But without the excuse of buying lotus root, Zheng Wanru may not necessarily agree to bring her.

If you don't come, how can you meet the Xu family.

Xu smiled and said that this was all destined by God.

However, neither Qiduo nor Xu expected that Mrs. Kang would come to the house because of the shoes made by Erxia.

Qiduo asked Xu with a smile, "Mother, where does Aunt Gui Rong live now?" You're going to have to move around a lot in the future. ”

The old lady fell out with her grandfather's house. There are no relatives to leave. I don't feel anything on weekdays, especially during the New Year's holidays, every family has relatives walking around, only the old lady has no mother to go, that kind of taste, it's really uncomfortable.

Therefore, she really hopes that the old lady can have some friends and can move around with each other.

Mrs. Kang replied with a smile. "Of course, we will have to move around in the future, and our family is now in the county seat, running a grain and oil store. I heard that you will send lotus root to the county seat the day after tomorrow, and then let my mother take your whole family to our house as a guest. ”

"Okay, I'm going to bother." Seven flowers responded with a smile.

"You kid, I haven't answered yet, you should be fast. The family is so busy at the moment, where can I walk away, and I will go over when I am free. Xu laughed.

Mrs. Kang immediately glared at Xu and feigned anger. "Look at what you say, what our relationship is. I can't go anyway. I'm busy with things at home every day, when can I be free? It's still seven girls who are refreshing. ”

"Hehe, it's all up to my mother." Qiduo grinned, and Mrs. Chong Kang said, "Aunt Rong, you sit down first, and I'll cook." ”

What kind of relationship is the relationship between the Xu family and Mrs. Kang, Qiduo is still unclear, and it is not easy to persuade the Xu family.

After Qiduo left, Mrs. Kang said with a smile, "Mingxiu, I found that you three girls, the seven girls are the most lively, they love to talk and laugh, and Mrs. Shen seems to like it very much." ”

"Sister Gui Rong, your eyes are spicy, that's right, Duo's temperament is very aggressive, but a little like a boy. It's nothing when I'm young now, I'm just worried that I'm going to grow up in the future, and if I still have this big temperament, what can I do?

However, it is also a strange thing, Mrs. Shen likes her very specially, she is really closer to her than her own daughter, delicious and delicious, never missing her share, and has always been treated as her own child, which is also a good blessing for this girl. "Xu Shiying.

There is a motherly pride in her tone, but there is also some hidden worry.

This worry is not entirely unreasonable, Qiduo has more of a man's advantages, and it is first-class to give advice, but the female red needlework that a woman should know is the same, so what should I do when I talk about marriage in the future?

Mrs. Kang comforted, "You are thinking too much, Mrs. Shen said that the seventh girl will be a person who can do great things in the future, if she is that kind of petty temperament, where can she do great things." ”

Xu smiled and didn't say anything more.

Deep down in her heart, she doesn't want Qiduo to do anything big, she hopes that Qiduo will be like Liuju and Erxia, who can handle housework, do shoe sewing and clothes embroidery.

But the family can have today's day, it is earned by Qiduo single-handedly, and she has to plan the things that will follow, if there is no her, everything will be done badly.

Thinking of this, she felt guilty, useless as a father, let the child show up, and worked hard to host the feed.

When it was almost time to eat, Tan Dejin returned from Patriarch Tan.

He first met Mrs. Kang and said hello, and said a few words politely.

Then he called Qiduo to Tan Debao's side and told her that the matter had been implemented, and someone in the village had already begun to go to relatives' houses to implement it.

Every family has straw, and each family can tolerate some and sell it to their families for a penny and a hundred catties.

Of course, the price is very cheap, the price is said by the patriarch, he said that the Qiduo family is very kind, whether it is digging lotus roots, or the wages set this time, they are far higher than other people's families, and now when Qiduo needs help, let everyone help, and the straw is like collecting some money.

Almost every family in the village has someone digging lotus root in Qiduo's house, although tired, but the salary is indeed a lot of people's eyes, and every once in a while, Qiduo will let everyone bring one or two catties of lotus root back to taste.

After receiving the favor of the Qiduo family, everyone naturally willingly accepted the patriarch's opinion, anyway, each family only sold five hundred catties, and there was not much loss to eat.

Tan Debao also returned, and the construction of the house was almost completed, and after lunch, he sent a few people over to dig the foundation and drive piles, and then he himself prepared to go up the mountain to cut down trees and bamboo.

"Dad, who is that Aunt Gui Rong?" After finishing finishing business, Qiduo asked Tan Dejin quietly.

Tan Dejin shook his head, "I don't know either, maybe it's your mother's friend who used to know each other." ”

Qiduo nodded, that was the only possibility.

When Mrs. Kang saw that as soon as Tan Dejin came back, she took Qiduo outside to talk about things, and was very surprised, this child's status in the family is not ordinary.

She didn't know if Tan Dejin doted on Qiduo too much, or if Qiduo really had the ability to let her father treat her as an adult.

During the meal, Zheng Wanru was called.

At noon, there are meat and vegetarian dishes, which are cooked by the skillful hands of seven flowers. Naturally, Mrs. Kang was very satisfied. The impression of Qiduo has changed. Thinking about it, this kid really has some ability.

After eating, Mrs. Kang sat down for a while and then said goodbye.

At the time of parting, he naturally tugged for a while because of the three taels of silver.

Xu was reluctant to accept the cash, but Mrs. Kang insisted.

Later, when she couldn't pull it, Mrs. Kang had to take back the money, took the lotus root and bean sprouts and left, and told her to go to her house as a guest the day after tomorrow.

After sending Mrs. Kang away. Xu still had a smile on his face, and he was really happy.

"Mother, who is Aunt Gui Rong? Why haven't I heard you mention it before? Qiduo took advantage of the old lady's good mood and asked with a smile.

Xu's smile froze slightly.

After she groaned slightly, she said to Qiduo, "Duo, Aunt Gui Rong is a good friend I knew before, your eldest sister's father left early, and she lived next door to our house, and she was a very nice person. Afraid that I would be sad, they often came to talk to me. Those years. Fortunately, there is your Aunt Gui Rong everywhere to help, otherwise, my mother really can't hold on.

Therefore, in the future, you should respect Aunt Gui Rong as much as you respect your mother, do you know the way? ”

This is the first time she has told her daughter about her life at her ex-husband's house.

Although only a few short sentences.

But it's not easy.

That past was painful, and she didn't want to touch it again.

It was Qiduo who was asking, if it was Erxia or Liuju, Xu might not be willing to say.

From Xu's words, Qiduo can guess that her life at her ex-husband's house was not comfortable back then, and it was very likely to be tormented.

But what kind of life is it, Qiduo, who is a daughter, is not good to ask, isn't it to expose the scar in her mother's heart.

Don't say that Xu is her mother, even if she is an outsider, she will not ask again.

"Well, mother, don't worry, we will. Since you have such a good relationship, it is not easy to meet you, so let's move around more in the future, we also have many relatives. Qiduo smiled and gently shook Xu's hand.

Xu nodded and smiled yes.

Tan Dejin took people to Luhuapo to discuss building a house, and Tan Debao took people to help cut down trees and thatch.

Tan Dejin has more experience in these things than Qiduo, so she didn't go with her, and sorted out the lotus root with the Xu family at home.

In order to ensure that Lord Huang's lotus root can be preserved for a longer time, Qiduo decided to select 5,000 catties from the lotus root dug up today and tomorrow to Lord Huang.

The lotus root here is temporarily raised in the water.

The front yard of the Tan family.

In the upper room, Old Man Tan was calling Tan Decai and his wife and the Yang family, saying that the Qiduo family was recruiting people.

Old Man Tan meant to let the Wu family and the Yang family go back to their parents' house separately to ask, but there are brothers or nephews who are willing to come over to work, or people in the village can do it.

and asked Tan Decai to go to Tan Meihua and Tan Lotus's house to ask, but someone came to help.

At the same time, let San Lang and Erlang go to help build the house in the afternoon, and the people have followed Tan Debao up the mountain.

said that the Qiduo family is in urgent need of help, and everyone in the family should help out.

Wu and Yang nodded yes and left the upper room.

After Yang returned to the house, he told Tan Deyin these words.

Tan Deyin's face suddenly sank, and he said to the Yang family, "I really guessed correctly, that mountain was really bought by the old man." ”

"Why are you so sure?" Yang asked puzzled.

She really didn't see any clues.

Tan Deyin glared at her, "You stupid thing, let me ask you, how did the old man and the old lady treat the boss in the past, can't you forget it." But now the old man wants to help the boss like this, and the changes before and after are too big, don't you think it's strange? ”

After he reminded him like this, Yang immediately nodded, "Well, after you said this, it's really like that." ”

"No, I have to ask the old man about this." The more Tan Deyin thought about it, the more worried he became.

The silver of the white flowers, it hurts all over my body when I think about it.

When he was about to ask Wu Xing to call Old Man Tan, Wu Xing came in instead and said that Zhao called Yang and asked her to go to the room.

Yang looked at Tan Deyin.

"Go and see, see what's going on." Tan Deyin waved his hand. (To be continued......)