It's close to noon, I saw the mutton soup shop from afar, the mutton soup shop that should be lively and extraordinary is a little deserted at the moment, there are a few sporadic guests sitting around under the pergola made of white clay cloth, and more are pointing and watching, near the square table in the middle of the pergola, there are three Japanese soldiers, guarding a large pot of mutton soup and a bottle of wine are drinking and eating, the big gun is leaning on the edge of the table, the gun belt is carried in the crook of the arm, and the shopkeeper in front of the stove on the side looks at the three plague gods in front of him with a bitter face.

When he saw the man coming over, he ran over like he saw a savior, bowed his waist and said, "Old eight, look-." The man waved his hand, walked straight over, and reached out to pat one of the Japanese soldiers on the shoulder, and the man looked back and quickly stood up and bowed to him, and the other two also hurriedly stood up and bowed!

The man sat down with a big grin, stretched out his hand to take a bowl, scooped a bowl with soup and meat with a spoon, took a small jar and dug out a spoonful of chili noodles from it, poured it into the bowl and stirred it with chopsticks, the bowl of mutton soup suddenly turned fiery red, the man took a bite into his mouth and chewed it down, "Refreshing!" He shouted loudly, and the three meetings looked at each other, and they all stretched out their thumbs and whispered something.

The man's face changed suddenly, and he said a few words that everyone didn't understand, the three Japanese soldiers shouted but showed great panic, they all lowered their heads and were silent, the man's face slowly eased a lot, he took out a stack of silver dollars from his arms, estimated that there could be six or seven, put them on the table, and I don't know what to say, one of the Japanese soldiers reached out and took the silver dollars, and the three Japanese soldiers bowed to him at the same time, and then put their guns on their shoulders and lined up to the east, and the people in the market gave way to them.

The shopkeeper hurriedly ran to the man and rubbed his hands gratefully and said, "Look, look, let you break the bill, so let's do it, I'll make up the ...... for you when the collection is over." ”

The man waved his hand and said lightly: "It's okay, it's okay, the Japanese soldiers in the east turret, they don't think the food is good and come out to fight for their teeth, it's okay not to provoke them, I am familiar with them as officials, and they won't come again in the future." Then he stood up, pointed to the dishes on the table, and said, "This table is mine!" The shopkeeper's face was a little flustered, and he hurriedly reached out to hold the hand that he had reached into his arms, "It's too late to thank you, can you still ask for your money?" ”

When he raised his eyes, he saw Xu Si standing there holding the child in his arms, hurriedly took two steps, pinched the child's little hand with his hand and praised: "Oh, read Liu'er!" It's only been one episode and you're so much bigger! Come! Uncle hug! As he spoke, he stretched out his hand, but Nian Liu didn't follow him, turned his head and put his arms around Xu Si's neck and kicked his legs in his arms and giggled.

"Is this—?" The shopkeeper looked at Xu Si and asked with some doubts. The man smiled slightly, glanced at Xu Si meaningfully and said, "He is my brother-in-law." After saying that, he ignored the shopkeeper's surprised face, stood up and continued to walk forward.

Xu Si was stunned, who is this person? Not only is he very familiar with the errand people in the county office, but the sellers on this episode are all vying to give him something, and even the Japanese are quite face-saving, how can he say that he is his brother-in-law without any words? Even if it's a joke, is it like that? With these questions, Xu Si silently followed him, watching him keep greeting others and receiving gifts, and unconsciously arrived at the door of a mansion.

The front of the house is a little deserted than the side, most of the things sold are not things that need to be shouted, the gatehouse is not as big as the county government, but there is a young man in black clothes and black trousers with a box cannon at the door, he is standing on the steps of the door with his hands on his chest and squinting around, seeing the man coming over, the young man hurriedly greeted him.

"I said the old ten! You say you're okay, what are you doing standing at my door all day? It's like a hundred people want to kill me! The man said as he handed the things in his hand to the young man's hand.

The young man took it with his hands and feet, squinted his eyes and said with a smile: "Starling, look at what you said, shouldn't I be?" You are a daring artist, but what about your sister-in-law? That's a mortal! As he spoke, he walked towards the courtyard with his things, and the man hurriedly stopped him.

"Are you looking for something for me? You don't know your sister-in-law's temper! Take it away, take it away! When the man said this, he lowered his voice as low as he could: "Go back and divide it with the brothers, and tell them not to cause trouble!" Don't wander around here! 〞

"I can rely on you for anything, but this matter is not negotiable!" As he spoke, he took the things and said, "As for the guys at home, can they make a?" There's no starling to cover you! After the young man finished speaking, he took the big bag and left with it.

The child in Xu Si's arms fell asleep on his shoulder at some point, his small nostrils made a purring sound, the man pushed open the street door of the house and walked in, Xu Si was hesitating whether to follow up, but he heard him shouting inside: "Don't you come in and sit at the door of the house?" Xu Si had no choice but to follow up, the blue bricks, green tiles, and white ashes, and the windows were inlaid with transparent glass! The bluestone-paved yard is clean and dusty, and the moon flowers on both sides of the house are blooming, the air is filled with the fragrance of flowers, and the noise of the market outside is full of ears.

But he called the man in the courtyard and said, "Lady--." Look who's coming! It was actually sung by Peking Opera singing, "There is no shape all day long!" A woman smiled and scolded and lifted the curtain from the house with a basin and walked out, and when she saw Xu Si standing in the courtyard with a child, the basin in her hand fell to the ground with a bang 7 and shattered, and the white face inside flew around, and the man hurriedly stepped forward and asked urgently: "Is there any injury?" Look and see what will make you happy. ”

Three sisters-in-law! Xu Si's head also buzzed suddenly, and he stumbled under his feet, and the man hurriedly jumped to him to protect him, while holding the sleeping child in his arms to pick him up, and kept muttering, "Look, look, add a piece of people who are dozens of years old, and I still can't control myself like this." ”

The third sister-in-law has lost weight, the former plump and jade-like demeanor is gone, replaced by a haggard face and inexplicable tiredness, her eyes are getting bigger and bigger, there is no trace of blood on her pale face, the long black and translucent hair on her head has also turned a little gray, the whole body seems to be smaller, and the clothes covering her body are empty.

She stood there, her face pale, and with tears in her eyes, she looked at Xu Si, who was also demented, "Little Liu'er, is it you?" Xiao Liu'er ......" Tears flowed down her cheeks and dripped down her emaciated chin to her chest, she stumbled forward to Xu Si, reached out and hugged Xu Si lying on his shoulder and cried, while crying, she beat Xu Si's chest with one hand and said, "Why did you come!" Where have you been in the past three years? You won't send me a letter? You have no conscience, you don't want me! You ......" Xu Si stretched out his hand, but he didn't know whether to hug her or push her away, so he stood like this.