Chapter 2: Meeting Joy (Part II)

At this time, it was dinner time for the Xie family, and I had heard that there was a troublesome incident in Haiyu in Donghai County, and there was news that Xie An would return soon, but after the war subsided, Kuaima had just entered the city to report back, but there was no news from Xie An. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Even Xi Jian didn't find Xie An, let alone the news network from Director Wang's side, only replied that he didn't receive anyone, maybe he went to the waterway.

So on this day, the atmosphere of the Xie family was very low, the children of the Xie family sat in a row under the pomegranate flowers, and the six-year-old Chu Garlic and the seven-year-old Xie Lang were surrounding their three-year-old fifth uncle Xie Shi, watching him pile stones on the ground.

And ten-year-old Xie Wan was instructing the fifth brother on the side, "Little stone, your heavenly array will surround me on all sides, and if you don't have one, you will miss the qi of the formation, and the enemy will rush out of the encirclement." ”

Chu Lianzi hugged his backgammon board and dragged Xie Wan's arm, "Fourth uncle, you can play double-back with me!" If I win a few walnuts and jujube cakes from you, my heart will be so troubled today. ”

"Do you know that you are upset at a young age?" Xie Wan has been frightened by his niece's garlic's skills in the past few days, this little girl will take advantage of your distraction to throw more dice at any time, and then she will also say that the fourth uncle is an elder and wants to let garlic, otherwise garlic will cry to you, take the opportunity to win more than a dozen games in a row, and cheat out all his pocket money.

Xie Wan said with a bitter face: "Fourth uncle, I'm just worried, the third brother won't come back, I will take his place in the future to go to the East Palace to accompany the study, how will I live this day in the future!" ”

Jiao Shi, who was making vegetables, heard Xie Wan's unproductive words, so he even put down the food in his hand and came over directly to twist his ears, "Isn't it good to be a companion?" You are ten years old, and you still want to be suppressed by your third brother's reputation for the rest of your life? In the past, only Xie Jia San Lang was known in Jiankang City, who knew about you Xie Jia Shilang? ”

"If you don't have a reputation, you won't even be as good as a poor person in the future."

The status of the Xie family is not high in the family, but it is more than enough compared to the poor family, and Jiao's words are exaggerated, also to motivate their children.

Xie Wan saw it thoroughly at a young age, "The third brother is already better than many people, and the third brother said that he doesn't want to stand alone, he only cares about himself being in the limelight, and a hundred flowers blooming is the style that the future Dajin needs." So just let everything go naturally, if you force your personality and learn something you don't like, you can't see your own advantages, you see that Xiaoshi is a natural general, and he is interested in the art of war at such a young age. ”

Xie Shi couldn't speak smoothly, but he still opened his toothless mouth and smiled, "It was the formation that the third brother drew for me, and these stones were also given to me by the third brother." ”

Chu Lianzi also helped: "Auntie has the ability to help the fourth uncle get the place to accompany the East Palace, but I didn't ask the fourth uncle if he was willing, and I heard that the emperor was waiting for the third uncle to come back, if someone didn't have a lot of trouble, he wouldn't have gotten to this scene, in case the third uncle comes back, the emperor will definitely want the third uncle, and the fourth uncle will be laughed at at then." ”

Garlic is quirky, and it has only been half a month since she came to Jiankang, and she figured out the political situation in Jiankang in front of her in the small talk of adults, and she is worthy of being a little lady of an official family.

Xie Lang said: "Uncle Tanuki taught me that Mencius has a cloud: the elder who helps, and the one who pulls the seedlings." It's not useless, but it's harmful, and my aunt is actually harmful to the fourth uncle! Uncle Tanuki also said that this is called seedling growth! It's so easy to remember, I read it once and remember it. ”

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Jiao's hatred put down the hand that twisted Xie Wan's ears, and he only felt that he didn't recognize this group of children.

Chu Garlic is Xie Zhenshi's daughter, and she helped Xie An speak after returning to Jiankang for less than half a month, and she only met in a hurry before I heard it. And this Wan'er Shi'er Lang'er is Xie An, this Ahri, although he is not in Jiankang, his influence is greater than that of Xie's father.

Jiao Shi looked angrily into the room, and Xie Yixie, who was his brother, was drinking, looking like he didn't care about anything.

Jiao's heart is not a taste, Ahri...... The kitten who almost died back then, should be fine, right? Although she didn't like Xie An, she was still affected by this atmosphere, and the whole family was filled with an uneasy anxiety, although Xie's father was not as intimate as Wan'er when he treated Xie An on weekdays, but at the moment he was also restless and meditated in the ancestral hall against the spiritual position of the ancestors of the Xie family.

Jiao sighed, a few days ago, the Empress Dowager Yu issued an edict to let Xie Wan replace Xie An to be the emperor's East Palace attendant, but there was no joy at home when Xie An was chosen to be the prince's attendant, and even Xie Wan had a conflict with her, and she didn't want to go.

Jiao's heart was really broken for Xie Wan's future, but unfortunately although this child was filial and intelligent, he was not enterprising at all, and said things like "listen to the third brother's arrangement" and "the third brother will protect me", which really made people angry and helpless.

Xie Ji couldn't help but smile when he heard what Fang Cai Jiao and the children were talking about outside: "If Ahri hears Ah Yu's words, he will definitely praise him, such an open heart is really rare." ”

Xie Yi nodded, "Actually, it's a good thing that Ah Yu doesn't go to the East Palace, his mind is not as cautious as Ahri, and there are many intrigues in the palace and the political affairs of the court, and a person like Ahri who takes one step and counts ten steps can come and go freely." ”

Jiao's stunned, and said in his heart, Ahri has only been with the emperor for a long time and has a wide range of knowledge, so it is good to let Wan'er go through the experience, and this time it is not only Wan'er, the little talents of the Jiankang family have carefully selected a few to be around the emperor, all of them are well-known, if Wan'er is as famous as them, he will definitely be able to win him a good reputation.

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Wuyi Alley.

Xie An's identity was revealed when he entered the city, and the news of Xie Jiazaburo's return spread quickly, but it was still not as fast as Xie An's, and after Shen Jin sent him across the Vermilion Bird Bridge, he no longer followed.

Xie An stood alone in front of the Xie family's mansion in Chenjun and found that everything in Wuyi Lane and at home had not changed.

The old man who opened the door was still the old porter, and the old man escorted the Xie Kun brothers all the way south from Luoyang, and he was a tough guy, but San Lang, who returned at first sight, was immediately surprised and burst into tears.

"Grandpa, Ahri is hungry."

Xie An was patted from head to toe by the old man, seeing that his body was stronger than before, and he had grown taller, the old porter stepped down and walked to the inner courtyard with Xiao Saburo who was hungry.

As he walked, he called out in a hoarse voice, "Ahri is back!" ”

He almost didn't beat the gong and drum, Xie An didn't want the entire Wuyi Alley to know the news of his return, so he hurriedly covered the mouth of the old porter, "Grandpa, don't shout, I smell the food, ah, I see it......"

It turned out that several children in the family did not enter the house.

Wait, garlic too? My garlic is just beautiful, although it is only in a hurry, but her beauty is unforgettable.

Small stones piled up on the ground? Is that a march? It seems that this kid still remembers what he taught.

Xie Wan, the bear child, was looking at the pomegranate flowers in a daze, and it seemed that he had grown taller, if he was thinner, he would meet the slender standards of the children of the family, but he was young and still growing his body, so what did it matter if he ate more!

There is also Hu'er Xie Lang, the second brother Xie is addicted to Danshu and handed over his son Xie Lang's education tasks to Xie An, so Xie An and Hu'er Xie Lang have always been the most intimate, since he was a child, he was hugged and kissed by Xie Lang, and he always had to be covered with saliva.

At this time, the seven-year-old Hu'er's eyes were calm, as if he was looking forward to the moonlight, and there were words in his mouth, I don't know if he would endorse it again?

Boys, my grandson is back! Xie An suddenly wanted to scream like this, but it was a great pity that he had not had time to tell the story of Journey to the West with the children at home after all these years......

It's not easy to get together, life is rushed, there are many variables, and I don't know how many years he can reunite with his nephews and nephews?

It's nice to be home, everybody's here.

He stood in the shadow of the tree in front of the court, and no one noticed him for a while, the old porter didn't shout anymore, Xie An just stood quietly under the pomegranate flowers in the distance and watched everyone.

He smelled the aroma of wine, probably Xie Yi was drinking with Xie Yi again, but fortunately, the wine at the end of the year was not strong and did not hurt his body.

He also wanted to drink wine, and this season the pomegranate blossoms have just bloomed, and when the pomegranates bear fruit, it is just right to make pomegranate wine.

"Ahri?"

Someone called his name behind him.

He looked back and saw his father Xie Di, who seemed to be ten years old, a little alienated over the years but silently cared about him, and his cousin Xie Zhenshi, who was next to his father.

The cousin and Xie Shang don't look alike, and Xie An and Xie's father are not like each other, so at first glance, because their appearance is not very outstanding, Xie's father and cousin are a bit like biological father and daughter.

Xie An took a deep breath and bowed: "Daddy, sister, Ahri is back, everything is fine, it is Ahri's fault to worry the elders." ”

If it was Xie Wan, he would definitely fall into his father's arms at this moment, but Xie An has always been estranged from his father, and he didn't know what to do at this time, Xie Zhenshi smiled to resolve the embarrassing atmosphere, stepped forward and hugged Xie An, and said softly: "I miss my sister." ”

Sister A has a good smell of ink and sandalwood, Xie An couldn't help but think of Xie Shang, buried his face in Sister A's arms, and asked in a muffled voice: "Brother Shang, I want to beat him, he came so slowly that night, I won't let him save me next time." ”

"Ahri can be spoiled too." Xie Zhenshi laughed out loud and said to Father Xie, "Second uncle, you see that this kid will only be coquettish in front of Ah Shang and Brother Yi, and I am jealous." ”

Father Xie stretched out his hand and patted Xie An's back, and said with a slight smile: "It's good to be coquettish......"

Xie Wan likes to be coquettish with his father, but Xie An doesn't, and he is more sticky to Xie Yi and Xie Shang on weekdays, occasionally revealing some childlike innocence, most of the time he looks like a little adult.

So Father Xie didn't know how to get along with him, and now he saw that Xie An was no longer as handsome as usual, but felt that he was close to him.

The movement here naturally attracted the attention of the children, garlic eyes were the sharpest, and when she saw her mother holding a person, she immediately reacted, her sweet voice seemed to be the best voice in the world, "The third uncle is back!" ”

Xie An was embarrassed to break free from Sister A's embrace, and hurriedly turned around to deal with the group of children, Garlic ran fast, didn't think Xie Lang would run faster, rushed into his arms in one go, grabbed his neck with both hands, and almost knocked him down.

"Hu'er, don't you come ......"

Before Xie An finished speaking, he was kissed by Xie Lang with lightning speed, and the garlic was aggrieved and tiptoe to hug him, "Brother Lang, you are bad, I also want to kiss the third uncle." ”

Xie Wan was holding Xie Shi's hand in the back, and the three-year-old Xiaoshi was already walking very steadily, and he was trotting.

Xie Wan was relieved, looked up to the sky and sighed, "Heavenly Master bless, the third brother is finally back, I don't have to enter the palace!" ”

Xie An naturally didn't understand what he was talking about, but just reached out and pinched Xie Wan's face, touched Xie Shi's head again, and then was surrounded by four children and asked him to say if he had encountered a sea monster by the East China Sea.

The eldest brother Xie Yi was already waiting at the door, and suddenly smiled at Xie Yi: "I wanted to hug him, but I didn't expect him to grow up." ”

Xie Yi stretched out his hand to compare Xie An's height from afar, looked at the ragged little Langjun under the moonlight pomegranate flowers, and pouted, "With that height, it's enough to even hug Hu'er, my family's Ahri, didn't grow up so quickly, seeing him so embarrassed, I don't want him to grow up, I have to stay at home for a few more years." ”

"He's back, it's a foregone conclusion that Ah Yu will go to the East Palace to study instead of him, what should his future be?" Xie Yi's heart fell, but then his eyebrows were full of melancholy, "There is also the matter of Ah Shang, if he knows that Ah Shang has not come back yet......

"Shhhh......h ”

The two brothers were naturally mixed, but when they saw Xie An's smile more cheerful than before, they suddenly felt that the years were quiet, and they hoped that this moment would last forever.

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Note: In fact, in history, Xie An's second brother Xie Ju died when he was seven years old, leaving behind three sons, his son Xie Lang grew up with Xie An since he was a child, and the author was reluctant to let the second brother die here. If you are interested, you can do the allusion of "thank you for smoking the mouse".