Four-year-old Xiu Tao found an opportunity to speak at this time, and opened her round eyes: "Mother, the burden is heavy, and I can't pull it." ”

It turned out that as soon as Hongmei walked to the corner of the street, she saw Cuizhu sitting on the front of a carriage, and she shouldn't call her, and heard someone next to her say: "It's really not a thing, Xia Niangzi just died and left with someone." ”

Hongmei's head "buzzed" and dropped the burden in her hand and ran to the courtyard of the Xia family, the little Xiutao couldn't hold the burden, and she was afraid of losing her mother, so she had to run with her regardless of the burden.

Hongmei said "ahh ”

"Yes, thank you, little brother." Hongmei took the burden and thanked her.

Shujie pulled Guo Chunsheng and introduced: "Aunt Mei, she is Chunsheng, the boss of Aunt Li's family next door, you forgot, he always came to our house to eat the pancakes you made at that time." ”

Chunsheng also smiled: "That's it, Aunt Mei's pancakes are still hungry when I think about it now." ”

Only then did Hongmei recognize: "Ah, no wonder it looks familiar, but Chunsheng was still a little fat man at that time, and now he has grown into a handsome guy." When Aunt Mei is cleaned up, I will make pancakes for you to eat. ”

Chunsheng thanked him and said goodbye and went back.

Hongmei put the burden on the chair and pulled Xiu Tao: "Young Master, this is my daughter Xiu Tao." Xiu Tao, hurry up and give the eldest young master, the second young master, and the girl a gift. ”

Xiu Tao was about to kneel, but was pulled by Shujie: "Aunt Mei, don't teach Xiu Tao this." You are no longer our maid, but still my mother's good sister, Xiutao will be our sister in the future, and Yao'er will also have many playmates. ”

Shuwen clapped his hands: "Okay, someone is going to call me brother too." Shu Yao took a bun from the table and gave it to Xiu Tao to eat. Within the fourteenth day (twenty-seven), the three of them were not allowed to eat meat, and the remaining buns were just for Aunt Mei's mother and daughter.

Hongmei suddenly remembered Cuizhu's matter: "Young Master, I seem to have seen Cuizhu just now, where is she going?" Tell her to ignore me. ”

Shujie told Hongmei about the past two days.

Hongmei was so angry that she trembled, back then she still felt that Cuizhu was honest and reliable, and her wife only brought Cuizhu out when she left Murong Mansion, but she didn't expect that now Cuizhu would dare to collude with the Zhen family to plot to betray Shuyao and Shuwen.

Shujie comforted: "It's all over, Aunt Mei doesn't have to be angry with this kind of person, Aunt Mei will collect the three hundred taels of silver tickets for family use." ”

Hongmei shook her head: "The eldest young master, you have to continue studying, the second young master will also go to school next year, there will be more places to use money in the future, you can hide these silver tickets." Aunt Mei still had some broken silver on her, and the ten taels of silver that my wife sent us used only two taels. In a few days, Aunt Mei will go to buy a stone mill, make some tofu in the future, and sell baked cakes, which should be enough for a few of our daily expenses. ”

Seeing that Aunt Mei was stubborn, Shujie no longer insisted, and asked her to eat some steamed buns first and settle down.

Hongmei and Xiutao lived in the house where Cuizhu lived.

When Hongmei went to tidy up their mother and daughter's house, Shuwen was playing with Xiutao in the yard, Shujie closed the courtyard door, took Shuyao back to the house, and asked softly, "Yao'er, where did you hide your things?" "He and Shuwen's drawers were both pried off, and Zhen Dafu obviously didn't get anything.

Shu Yao closed the doors and windows, and told the story of waking up yesterday, listening to her mother's words, going to the cellar, and finding the mysterious mahogany box, and then hiding everything in the box.

Of course, the matter of rebirth cannot be said, and the matter of deliberately burning the utility room cannot be said, and all the things that she can't think of at her age and know the Tao are still pushed to "what my mother said".

This was enough to make Shu Jie stunned, and the eyes that were similar to Shu Yao's were wide open, full of disbelief.

Shu Yao showed the mahogany box: "Big brother, look." ”

Shujie didn't see anything.

Shu Yao was anxious, and used his mind to get Shujie's treasure chest out of the box, Shujie saw the treasure chest that appeared out of thin air, and his mouth opened into an O-shape, which was conjured up by his sister?

Shu Yao suddenly remembered the "living character": "Big brother, I'll put you in a box, don't be afraid." ”

Shujie nodded subconsciously, and the next moment he found himself standing in a room without doors and windows, surrounded by red wooden planks.

Shu Yao also came in: "Big brother, this is the 'living grid' of the mahogany box, but the big brother can't see the box outside." ”

Shujie came back to his senses, looked at Shu Yao, who was depressed and anxious, and comforted: "Yao'er, don't worry, this is a Pokémon given to Yao'er by God, and others naturally can't see it." Yao'er, this matter must not be known to the third person, not even Wen'er, in case it is said that it will be troublesome. "The husband is not guilty, but he is guilty, not to mention such a weird baby? When the time comes, I'm afraid that my sister will become a tool for those powerful people to compete. There is another possibility, and the person who can't do it slanders his sister and burns him to death.

Shu Yao nodded: "Well, Yao'er knows." At the beginning, Yao'er didn't tell her eldest brother, because she was frightened by the magic of the mahogany box, and there were many people in the family, and Yao'er was afraid. Big brother, now we have a lot of silver, you will study hard in the future, not only to take the exam, but also to take the top prize, don't worry about the silver. ”

Shujie responded: "Okay, big brother must work hard." "Uncle Zhang is right, only by gaining fame and winning the official status can we better protect and take care of my younger siblings. Now that he has a whole large box of silver and the silver tickets left by his mother, he still has to focus on the scientific examination.

Shu Yao sent Shu Jie out of the box and went out of the box herself.

Shujie suddenly thought of what Shu Yao had said just now: "Yao'er, you said that there are rice, flour, and sweet potatoes in the cellar?" ”

Shu Yao nodded in confirmation.

Shujie hurriedly said: "Let's go over now and put these things in the guest room, otherwise it will suddenly appear in the future, and it will be difficult to explain to Aunt Mei." ”

The two of them entered the guest room on the far side, closed the door, and Shu Yao removed three bamboo baskets of sweet potatoes, two large bags of flour, and four bags of white rice.

Shujie took out the three hundred taels of silver tickets: "Yao'er put this into the mahogany box, and you will keep the valuable things at home in the future, you will get those daily things out later, and Wen'er's treasure chest and I will still be in it, and you will take it out when you need it." "Except for Aunt Mei, a weak female streamer in this family, the others are all children, so it's better to be careful. As for Shuwen's treasure chest, tell him to hide it, and now Shuwen also knows that Uncle Lu Dao's bad guys will come to the house to steal things.

When Shu Yao returned to Shujie's house and removed the pot of "Eighteen Bachelors", the brother and sister were stunned, is this still the original pot of half-wilted flowers whose flowering period is about to pass?

As we all know, the eighteen bachelor camellia flowers are composed of dozens or even hundreds of petals to form a hexagonal tower-shaped corolla, with clear layers, orderly arrangement, very elegant and exquisite. The petals of the adjacent two corners are arranged for about 20 rounds, and most of them are 18 rounds, so it is called "Eighteen Bachelors".

Of course, there is also a saying that the real "Eighteen Bachelors" have a total of eighteen flowers on one plant, with different colors and shapes, each with its own beauty, so it is called "Eighteen Bachelors", which is the best in camellia, but no one seems to have seen it in reality. Shujie loves camellias, has consulted many books, and has participated in many camellia festivals, but unfortunately he has never seen the legendary real "Eighteen Bachelors".

However, the potted flower in front of me, whether it is the crown or the leaf type, the leaf color is very beautiful, the leaf color is dark green, the leaf surface is extremely bright and shiny, the leaf shape is symmetrical, and the leaf quality is full. What's more important is that at this time, this "Eighteen Bachelors" is really flowering eighteen flowers, the flowers are different colors, the red is all red, the purple is all purple, there is no half of the mixture, and the eighteen flowers are different in shape, extremely beautiful.

"Yao'er, is this still the same pot?" Shujie asked in a daze.

Shu Yao also looked stupid: "It should be, big brother, you see that there is a smiling face painted by Wen'er on the flower pot."

"yes, yes, it's really the same pot." Shujie finally came to his senses, such a magical treasure chest can appear, and it is not strange that flowers can be turned like this. "Yao'er, you better put it in first, firstly, such a colorful and colorful flower is not suitable for being placed in the house now, and secondly, it will cause trouble for people to see it." Shujie reluctantly looked at it a few more times.

Shu Yao saw the eldest brother's reluctant expression and smiled: "When the eldest brother wants to see it, Yao'er can take it out again at any time." ”

Shujie was immediately happy, wasn't he? It's not that you can't see it anymore when you put it away, so reluctant to do anything? Let the little sister laugh.

Shu Yao took out the gilt flowers and beads that were put into the box with the camellia, and the brothers and sisters exclaimed again, where is this still the old step shake that the mother has worn for a few years, and the brand-new jewelry in the silver building does not have such dazzling sparkle and luster, right?

"By the way, Yao'er, the snacks and water you gave me in the morning were also taken out of the mahogany box, right?" Shujie's head spun quickly, he still remembered the smell of snacks and water, and what was even more amazing was that when he came back from the mountain today, everyone else was hungry and listless, but the three brothers and sisters didn't feel so hungry, and their spirits were quite good.

"Hmm", Shu Yao took out the rest of the dim sum and put it on the table, "There are exactly five more pieces, one for each of us." Big brother, I will put all the snacks I bought back in the mahogany box and store them for a while, not only will they be more delicious, but they will be smarter and healthier after eating. ”

"Okay, okay, I'll give Wen'er the water in the mahogany box every day in the future." Of course, Shujie agrees, such a magical treasure should naturally be used well, especially Shuwen's body has not been very good.

Shu Yao was happy: "Each of us drinks, as much as we want." Big brother, you help Yao'er buy another big water tank and come back. After that, every night before going to bed, she changed the water tank in the kitchen.

Shujie answered, and touched his nose embarrassedly, why was he teased by his sister again?