Just when Shen Xi was thinking hard and couldn't find his way, Zhou walked into the courtyard and saw Shen Xi squatting by a basin, so he stepped forward to take a look, and saw the fish swimming back and forth inside, and his tone was unusually gentle:

"Xiaolang, why did you go to the stream again? At this time, there are most poisonous snakes over there, so don't run around in the future, otherwise it will not be good if you are bitten by poisonous snakes. ”

Shen Xi looked up at Zhou, today's Zhou seems to be a little more feminine, she changed into a bright dress, although it is still coarse linen, but it is still much better than the gray cloth she wore before.

Shen Xi smiled: "Mother, you are so good-looking today." ”

Zhou was so angry by Shen Xi that he snorted coldly at the moment, and said unhappily: "What nonsense, that fall last year made you stupid?" ”

However, Zhou couldn't help but turn around, rearrange his makeup in front of the water mirror, pretended to be vicious, and said: "Little rabbit cub, don't make the old lady angry, we will enter the county tomorrow, this is the third time my mother has entered the county seat, and you can't wear tattered ones to be looked down upon by the people in the city." ”

Shen Xi was relieved, laughed, and stepped forward to pull his brand-new sleeves: "Mother, do you want to surprise my father?" ”

"Surprise? What surprises? Zhou asked puzzled.

Shen Xi raised his little hand and snapped his fingers, and said happily: "Mother, I haven't seen my father for almost half a year, you must want to give your father a different feeling, right?" ”

Zhou turned his head a little puzzled, but saw Shen Xi spinning around her and shaking his head again and again: "Mother, this is not good, it is too earthy, you have to dress up well." ”

Zhou's face stiffened: "What do you know about a little doll?" ”

Shen Xi thought for a while, his eyes rolled slightly, and said with a smile: "Mother, let me teach you a way, not only do you not need to wear good-looking clothes, but also show your mother's beauty, and everyone will compete to see your mother at that time." ”

Zhou's face turned slightly red, and he scolded: "Little rabbit cub, dare to take the old lady for entertainment, isn't it a bad beating?" You...... And you made it clear, where did you learn all this nonsense? ”

Shen Xi hurriedly curried favor and begged for mercy. As a naughty boy, even if you don't listen to what you say, you won't be blamed too much in the end. After Zhou's face calmed down a little, Shen Xi asked, "Mother, if we enter the city tomorrow, can we settle down in the city and not return to the village in the future?" ”

Zhou was originally angry, and was stunned when he heard this, and then put away the anger on his face, with a gentle face: "No, your father is on an errand in the city, and he lives in a very small place, and he has to bring back the salary and hand it over to your grandmother to support this family. ”

Shen Xi thought carefully and turned slightly, and said, "Mother, the spring rush is over, and there is no work at home that you can't do." Besides, let's go over there and live in the same room as Daddy. ”

Zhou still shook his head and said distressedly: "No, the room where your father lives is too small, I went there once two years ago, and I can't accommodate three people at all...... Besides, he's working an errand, and we'll bother him when we go! ”

"The most important thing is that your father has always eaten with the master's family, so we can't eat and drink with the whole family, right? If we stay in the city, we will definitely fire alone, and we will inevitably borrow someone's stove, and it is not good to send someone under the fence. ”

Looking at the virtuous and virtuous appearance of the Zhou family, Shen Xi suddenly felt a little unaccustomed, thought for a moment, puffed out his mouth and hummed: "You said that Daddy is now under the fence, where will people treat Daddy as their own family?" You must be given a little forage to call Daddy like a cow or a horse, if you don't take care of it by your side, Daddy's body will collapse sooner or later......"

Originally, Zhou had always felt that Wang Yuanwai was good to his husband, but after Shen Xi's unfounded speculation, he couldn't help but be faintly worried, and after a little silence, he suddenly looked at Shen Xi and sneered: "Little rabbit cub, do you want to stay in the county seat and not come back?" ”

Shen Xi's thoughts were punctured, but he didn't admit it, but said confidently: "I miss my father, look at the baby at home, other parents are around." ”

A hint of suspicion flashed in Zhou's eyes, and then she regained clarity, only to see her sneer and pick up Shen Xi's little ear: "Don't you still give up and want to study, that's why you want to stay in the city?" ”

Shen Xi shouted pain while arguing urgently: "I just miss my father." Besides, what's so good about reading, I don't want to read! ”

Seeing Shen Xi's babbling and shouting in pain, Zhou's heart softened inexplicably, he lowered his head and was silent for a moment, and his tone was much softer: "Xiaolang, don't blame the mother for being unreasonable, it's just that our family really doesn't have the money for you to go to school, so you will die of this heart." ”

Zhou paused, and then said, "As for whether our mother and son want to stay in the county, it depends on what your father wants, he is in charge, if he can nod, my mother will not say anything." ”

"Mother knows that you are clever, but there are more smart people in the city, you want to go out to find a chance to learn, Mother will not stop you, but you must not cause trouble, let alone offend people casually. There are many nobles in the county, and if you provoke any one, our family will not be able to eat and walk around. ”

Shen Xi saw a rare flash of kindness on Zhou's face, and immediately hugged her arm and comforted: "Mother, don't worry, my son is not so stupid...... I'm a Wenqu star. ”

Looking at Shen Xi's sensible appearance, Zhou blamed himself a little: "Baby, it's my father and mother who are not angry, and my mother has been thinking about it for two months, but there is really nothing to do." This time we go to the county, is your only chance, the older generation of people say that life is incredible, if there is a real opportunity, you must grasp the baby. ”

"Mother will go to the land temple in our village for a while, and bless you when you go out to meet nobles, the gods bless, the gods bless ......"

In the end, Zhou hugged Shen Xi, choked in a low voice, and sobbed softly.

Shen Xi felt that his nose was sour, and his heart was panicked, but he pretended to be fine, and said, "Mother, don't worry, the gods will definitely bless our family...... Oh, by the way, didn't my grandmother plan to enroll me in school at all? But to talk to me, so that the other rooms may be pacified, so that they will not be jealous? ”

Shen Xi didn't want to say it, but he said it because the Zhou family had been haunted in the past two months, and even on weekdays, he would often lose his mind. Shen Xi knew that Zhou had taken the responsibility for not reading the book on her, and she had always felt a deep sense of guilt.

Zhou was stunned for a long time, thoughtful: "Who knows what happened at the beginning?" This big family, even if your grandmother wants to level a bowl of water, she can't do it, being able to say this shows that you have grown up and are sensible, and you must not be resentful, in the end, you are the Shen family......"

Before Zhou's words were finished, Shen Xi smiled and said, "Mother, I have figured it out, I won't hold a grudge, the Shen family is still my home." ”

Seeing Shen Xi say this, Zhou nodded reassuringly, and then patted Shen Xi's little head: "The little cub is very smart, and the old lady thinks that you are the material for reading, and you will definitely be able to glorify our family." ”

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The next day, the sky was not completely bright, so Zhou carried a package on his back, took Shen Xi, wearing the new clothes he bought when he married into the Shen family, and walked out of the house in the eyes of everyone.

Since Zhou cast his last vote for Shen Jialiulang two months ago, the fourth aunt Feng was extremely grateful for this, and stepped forward at the moment and handed the rice balls that had just been made in his hand and wrapped in lotus leaves to Zhou's hands, this kind of rice balls mixed with taro paste, fish, and dried tofu were the best food in the family, and Shen Xi couldn't help but swallow his saliva after seeing it.

Feng Shi advised: "Sister, there are many people in the county, you must take care of Xiaolang, don't let him get lost." ”

Zhou nodded and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law, don't worry, I will take a good look at the stinky boy." ”

Feng said: "I don't have anything to bring to Liulang, if my sister-in-law can see Liulang, I will help my sister-in-law bring a message, saying that my father and I told him to listen to the teacher's words in the private school, study hard, and not disappoint the expectations of the family for him." ”

Feng said a few words to Zhou earnestly, and then retreated and stopped talking.

Zhou nodded: "Don't worry, sister-in-law, if you can see Liulang on this trip, I will definitely bring it to you." ”

"Okay, it's not too early, let's get on the road, don't miss the trip." The old lady was smiling.

Although this is not a long trip, but to the county seat is a full fifty or sixty miles, the mother and son are walking, in the morning Ma Ma Liang has to set off, until the evening is dark to arrive, if you go slowly or something delays, you have to find an inn to rest for a night.

Seeing that Zhou had collected the rice balls and was about to leave with Shen Xi's hand, everyone stepped forward to tell her to be careful, and only returned to the mansion one after another until Zhou and Shen Xi were far away.

Shen Xi walked on two short legs, and when he saw that the old lady was walking fast, he could only trot all the way to follow, raising his head and making a bitter face: "Mother, why are you walking so fast?" ”

Seeing that his face was full of complaints, Zhou immediately stopped and threatened: "There are fifty or sixty miles to go to the county seat, and if you don't arrive at night, you will have to sleep in the middle of the road." Although the world is peaceful now, the big worm in the mountains and wilderness sees a little doll with fine skin and tender flesh like you sleeping on the side of the road, and still pounces on you and takes you as a supper? ”

Shen Xi smiled bitterly: "Mother, but if you go like this, I will soon be unable to walk." ”

"If you can't walk, you have to go, otherwise even if you rush to the county seat at night, you won't be able to enter. If you really can't walk for a while, your mother will carry you on your back. ”

When Shen Xi heard this, he didn't speak again.

Taohua Village is located in a mountain basin, almost isolated from the world, and the winding mountain trail is very difficult to walk, and the villagers of Taohua Village will take a detour from Taohua Village to the nearby Shuangxi Town if they want to enter the city.

First, although the road to the county seat is farther away, after all, there is an official road connection, it is much easier to walk, and there will be no fierce beasts, and secondly, although Shuangxi Town is a town, it is densely populated, and there are many merchants coming and going, and the people in the nearby villages sell mountain goods and agricultural products, and buy daily necessities have to complete the transaction here. When you arrive in Sungai Town, if you are lucky enough to come across a caravan, you may have a free horse-drawn carriage to ride.

Sungai Town is located at the foot of Peach Blossom Mountain, and Peach Blossom Village is on the ridge, so there are many slopes on the way down the mountain, and the road is carved out along the mountain, on one side is lush and unpruned branches, and on the other side is a steep cliff, so naturally there can be no guardrails.

Because it is early in the morning, the sky has only a few traces of fish belly white, and the fog is a little thick, look down the cliff along the side of the road, only to see the clouds and mist rolling, soaring, to this era after Shen Xi is still the first time to see such a scene, very shocking, quite a bit of mountains and rivers magnificent, the magnificent feeling of the rivers and mountains.

God is also enough for Shen Xi's mother and son, there has been no rain for more than ten days, so the roads are dry and muddy, and there is no need to be afraid of mudslides and landslides that will bury people alive.

When the red sun jumped out of the horizon and the dense fog gradually dissipated, Shen Xi saw clearly that he and his mother had been walking on the edge of the abyss, walking for more than an hour, the mountain was much shorter, standing on the side of the road and looking into the distance, there was still a feeling of standing on a high place and crumbling.

Due to the sunny weather and Shen Xi's good eyes, the fields under the mountain show different colors due to the different crops planted, like pieces of fine satin. On the opposite mountain, there are streams from top to bottom from time to time, flying down the mountain stream to form a variety of waterfalls, and the scenery is very beautiful.

Looking at the white splash, Shen Xi couldn't help licking his lips, and suddenly felt a little thirsty.