Chapter 10: The Plum (3)

"Yes. Father. Tao Xiang put down the silver spoon.

Tao Shengchuan looked at Tao Xiang for a moment, and said, "These days, you can take care of this." ”

"Yes." Tao Xiang responded.

Old Madam Tao looked at Tao Xiang with a smile and said, "Old Seven, do you smile?" You're always frowning, your eyebrows aren't tired, my eyes are tired. ”

Hearing this, Tao Shengchuan laughed first and said, "It's rare for your mother to tell a joke. He got up, and the whole crowd followed. Tao Xiang kept sending his father out of the house and getting into the car. Tao Shengchuan put on his gloves, tapped Tao Xiang, and said, "I heard that you had a big seizure in the Qiyun military camp yesterday. Yi"

Tao Xiang nodded and said, "Two raid inspections, none of which satisfied me. ”

Tao Shengchuan looked at his son.

Tao Xiang couldn't see whether his father approved or disapproved of his approach, maybe it was a matter under his jurisdiction, and his father didn't want to bother with it.

"I know you have ideas. But some things are not rushed. Tao Shengchuan patted Tao Xiang on the shoulder, "The strings are too tight, it's not a good thing." It's good to be relaxed in everything. Take advantage of this time to take a break. ”

"Yes, father." Tao Xiang closed the car door for his father. Watching the car get on the Qingyu Bridge, he looked back at the second brother Tao Si, who was standing there thoughtfully, and asked, "Don't you go to the headquarters?" ”

If Tao Si went to the headquarters, he should have taken a car with his father.

Tao Si shook his head and said, "I'll go to the headquarters later, and the garrison will have to go over and have a look." You rest, I can't rest. ”

Tao Xiang snorted and said, "Leave it to the bottom, what can the garrison go wrong." "In this attack, Tao Si also had several minor injuries on his body. I should have rested, but I didn't have time.

Tao Xiang felt a little sorry in his heart, but he didn't say it.

Tao Si knew his temper, smiled, but said: "The Qiyun camp is full of fierce generals, and if you want to have a seizure, you will really pick a place." ”

Tao Xiang was silent.

Tao Si said: "These days, I know that you are holding a fire in your belly. If you want to hold back the fire, no one is better than me. You are far away in Liangzhou, but I was ambushed at the scene. Shame and shame to grandma's house! ”

Tao Xiang glanced at the second brother and said, "What kind of shame?" If I had changed, I wouldn't have been able to get out of it all in my body. Without your good causes, today would be a bad result. ”

"That's a shame too. But I've endured it, and so can you. It's about to be a happy event, don't look for it. Tao Si said

That being said, the expression on Tao Si's face was gentle and calm, and he really couldn't see anything.

This point of joy and anger is invisible, and the second brother is not worse than his father's cultivation.

He said, "Leave this alone." ”

"You haven't heard what your father meant?" Tao Si frowned and stood down.

Tao Xiang walked in without looking back, and said, "No." ”

"You wait!" Tao Si shouted.

Tao Xiang had no choice but to turn around and look at him.

"Did Dunhuang return all the dowries of his younger siblings?" Tao Si asked.

"The ears are so long. I don't know yet. Tao Xiang replied.

Tao Si walked up, pondered, and asked, "This Dunhuang ...... What's your idea? You put back the first two positions in Wolong Mountain, but it's not just to get your younger siblings' dowry back, right? ”

"Long-winded." Tao Xiang said.

"I pondered, when the two of them go back, the good days of Dunhuang should come to an end, and it is not a good sign for the high merit to shake the master." Tao Si said, slanting a glance at Tao Xiang, "You did it on purpose, right?" Pay attention, Zhuge Liang captured Meng Shu seven times, and he was not playing with ordinary fire. ”

Tao Xiang still didn't speak, and Tao Si no longer expressed his opinion.

The brothers walked side by side.

Tao Xiang wanted to go back to the room, so he broke up with Tao Si.

Ma Xingjian came up and asked, "Seven Shao, are you going to Yamen today?" ”

"Don't go. Let Gao Ying call back if he has something. I'm in the study. Tao Xiang confessed.

As the two were talking, they saw Ke'er, the big girl beside Mrs. Tao, hurriedly catching up, and saluted from afar: "Seventh master!" Seventh Master! ”

"What's the matter?" Tao Xiang has entered the gate.

"Seventh Master, Mrs. said, let Seventh Master be sure to try on the dress. The young grandmother has already explained to Zhang's mother, just you, I don't see you anymore. ”

"Hmm."

"Seventh Master......" Ke'er has to say again.

"Got it." Tao Xiang walked briskly.

Ke'er stamped her foot and whispered, "Really." Adjutant Ma, you have to remind the Seventh Master that if you don't try on that dress, it won't be appropriate to look back and salute, so how can it be good......"

Ma Xingjian made a silent gesture and signaled that he had counted. Ke'er had no choice but to leave first.

Tao Xiang didn't use Ma Xingjian's special reminder. I went in and took a shower downstairs, tried on the dress I was going to wear for the ceremony, and there was no problem, and I went into the study.

Didn't come out all morning. The servants and servants in the courtyard also seemed to have lost their voices collectively, and there was no sound in and out, and if it weren't for the fact that a few table clocks rang on time, it would have made people feel as if time had stood still.

After lunch, there was a little noise upstairs. Then the stairs sounded, and I heard Qiu Wei whispering to Zhang's mother.

Tao Xiang rubbed the gun and looked at the time, it was already one o'clock in the afternoon.

The sound of clappling footsteps passed by the window, and Ma Xingjian called "Miss Eight" outside, and it was Eryi who came.

Er Yi knocked on the door of the study, and Tao Xiang said come in.

The door was only opened a little, Er Yi showed his face, and called "Seventh Brother" to Tao Xiang, who was wiping the head of the gun and didn't raise it, looked back again, and asked, "Is it that Seventh Sister-in-law hasn't gotten up yet?" You won't have trouble sleeping, will you? ”

Tao Xiang wrapped the gun in suede, put it back in the box, and asked, "It's a holiday?" ”

"Hmm." Eryi agreed.

"Why don't you come in?" Tao Xiang asked.

Er Yi smiled, then pushed the door open, Tao Xiang looked, a little boy with pink makeup, wearing a small melon skin hat, and wearing a royal blue robe looked at him shyly, it was the eldest brother's son Qilin'er.

"I just went to my eldest brother's place to play with the Kirin for a while. The eldest brother had a cold at night, and the sister-in-law was waiting for the eldest brother to take medicine. Kirin said I haven't seen you for a long time, so I'll bring him over. Er Yi took Qilin'er's hand and shook it.

Beside Eryi, Qilin'er gnawed her fingers, looked at Tao Xiang, and smiled.

The unicorn is thin and has a round face, and although it is extremely beautiful, it is inevitably pale for a child of five or six years old. Like a small sapling that has not seen the sun for a long time.

"Come on, Lin'er, come here." Tao Xiang beckoned.

"Let's go." Er Yi said.

Qilin'er ran to Tao Xiang's side and called, "Seventh uncle." ”

Tao Xiang reached out and picked him up, let him sit on his lap, tilted his head to look at him, and said, "Grow taller." ”

"How can you grow taller. It's not like that......" Er Yi saw his brother look at him and smiled. Sitting on the armrest of the sofa next to Tao Xiang.

"My mother also said that I didn't grow taller." Qilin'er whispered, bowing her head.

Tao Xiang paused, stood up, beckoned, and said, "Lin'er is here." ”

Qilin'er climbed down from the sofa and walked to Tao Xiang's side.

Tao Xiang drew a knife from the side of his riding boots, made Qilin'er stand against the wall, made a mark above his head, and said, "Come, Lin'er." ”

He pointed to the scratch on the wall, and Qilin'er nodded.

He turned around and made a scratch above his head.

"You're here now, remember? Next time, Uncle Seven will give you another amount. He crouched down.

"When will I be as tall as Uncle Seven?" Qilin'er asked, pointing to the high scratch.

"You listen to your father and mother, eat well, study hard, and soon you will be as tall as Uncle Seven."

"Then you can marry a daughter-in-law, right?" Qilin'er suddenly asked.

Tao Xiang and Er Yi were stunned, and Er Yi laughed.

Tao Xiang nodded and said, "Well, when you grow to the height of Uncle Seven, it's fine." ”

Cersei said that Uncle Seven's daughter-in-law is very good-looking. Better looking than the second aunt...... Is that as good as my mother? Qilin'er asked.

Before Tao Xiang could answer, Er Yi came over and kissed Qilin'er fiercely, saying, "Ouch, you little ghost, where did you hear this?" What kind of daughter-in-law, good-looking? Who told you? ”

"My mother took me to the second aunt to see Sese, what my mother said and the second aunt said, I heard." Qilin'er said in a thin voice, shy but clear. "My mother and father also said that the seventh uncle married a daughter-in-law...... Uncle Seven, where is your daughter-in-law? ”

"Do you know what a daughter-in-law is?" Eryi teased him.

"Yes. The second aunt is the daughter-in-law of the second uncle, and the mother is the daughter-in-law of the father...... My aunt is my daughter-in-law. Qilin'er leaned on Er Yi and said.

Er Yi laughed and said, "It's messed up, how can my aunt be Qilin'er's daughter-in-law?" ”

"Hmm. Cersei said that the daughter-in-law is the companion who can play the spinning top together. Doesn't my aunt always play with me and play spinning tops? ”

Er Yi almost laughed, rubbed his stomach, and said, "...... It's ridiculous. ”

Tao Xiang smiled unconsciously, and asked, "What do you want to eat?" ”

"Chocolate." Qilin'er said, "At home, my mother won't let me eat ......"

Tao Xiang said: "This is easy to do. He took Qilin'er's hand, pushed open the door of the study, and asked, "What should Eryi do during the winter vacation?" ”

"The gentleman who teaches Mandarin wants us to read more books during the winter vacation. I asked my classmates to go to my husband's house tomorrow for a reading club. ”

Tao Xiang looked at Er Yi's bitter face and said, "Isn't it good to read more books." ”

"It's good to read, but it's not good to be forced to read......" Eryi's voice gradually lowered.

Tao Xiang thought that if he said something to his sister, he would have to hold back and not say it, but slowly took Qilin'er's hand and walked.

Qilin'er dragged his hand and suddenly stood still.

"Seventh Uncle......" Qilin'er looked up at Tao Xiang.

"What's wrong?" Tao Xiang asked.

"Seven less." Ma Xingjian hurriedly reminded Tao Xiang, "Young grandma is down." ”

Tao Xiang looked up at the stairs, and it was Jingyi who stood halfway to see them, as if he was very surprised. The bright yellow gown on her body, together with the sunlight outside the house, can literally light up the room......

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