The actual expenses of the family were much more than Xu Yuanzuo expected.

Xu He is doing business abroad, and he is a year younger when he leaves, and when he comes back, the neighbors have to say hello. If it is just a simple "greeting", it seems that the Xu family's career and life have failed, so they must greet the neighbors with practical things - that is, to treat guests at the banquet.

"Xu is away all the year round, thanks to all the neighbors who take care of the family, I invite everyone to come to gather today, it is not a respect. Everyone, eat and drink well! Xu He simply passed the scene, and the feast started.

Xu Yuanzuo looked at a sumptuous table of noodles, it was really meat and vegetarian, with oil and sauce, and it was really not comparable to the green vegetables and fishy fish on weekdays. However, he has recently been working out to lose fat, and he needs to avoid it...... Avoid the mouth of the wool! It's a rare opportunity, so let's shake off our cheeks and eat first!

Xu He watched his two sons feast, and the shadow faded a lot the day before yesterday. After all, it is the father and son who are connected, and the son is cheating on the father, does the father not recognize this son? What's more, it didn't go outside, it was always a conflict within the family.

Xu He greeted the neighbors loudly, lowered his head and put the meat and vegetables into the bowl of the Yuan Zuo Liangzuo brothers, and whispered: "Eat more, look at how thin you are these days." ”

Xu Yuanzuo whined, and his mouth was already stuffed with delicious food that was rarely seen on weekdays. After finally swallowing a large lump of hooves and flesh, he glanced around and saw that his mother didn't use chopsticks much at the woman's table, just staring at him.

- If you don't eat it now, the silver will be eaten by the family!

Xu Yuanzuo secretly said in his heart, he was even more steady and ruthless, rushing to encircle, and he refused to suffer anything if he ate.

He was also a newcomer who didn't understand the importance of neighborhood.

The founder of the Ming Dynasty was born as a small farmer, and what he wanted to see most was that the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, and did not run around, so the township had a township and the city had neighborhoods. The neighborhood is definitely a closed environment, and the so-called distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors, is it empty talk? Therefore, the banquet of the neighborhood should not be stingy, and the host family is afraid that the neighborhood will not eat well, and it is normal for him to eat less or even not eat.

Xu Yuanzuo didn't care about this.

"Brother Asheng, you won't be going out these days, right?"

Xu Yuanzuo's ears pricked up, and he heard Uncle Wu talking to Xu He.

Ah Sheng is Xu He's nickname.

Xu He said: "I am going to the county town in two days, and some chores have not yet been delivered." ”

Hearing that Xu He was going to the county town, many people in the neighborhood begged him to bring letters and things, and Xu He also agreed one by one like a smiling Buddha. However, these neighbors know each other very well, and they will not take advantage of Xu He in vain, but if they ask for something, they will always provide some small help, and try to be mutually beneficial.

For example, the Wu family borrowed a boat. The other families didn't have much resources, so they made some dry food for Xu He to take on the road to eat.

"Dad, I'll go with you." Xu Yuanzuo leaned towards Xu He.

Xu He's face was blank, and he spat out: "What are you fooling around!" ”

"I haven't seen my father for a year, I want to be close to my father and help carry a burden and row a boat......" Xu Yuanzuo said in a low voice with a grievance.

"Ah Sheng, it's always good to take the children out for a walk." Uncle Zhang helped Xu Yuanzuoguan and said: "Your son is timid, and he doesn't dare to open when he sees the population, how can this work?" It would be nice to take it out and see the world more. ”

Xu Yuanzuo's face turned red. He really doesn't call people much, firstly, he always thinks that the local accent on Zhuli's side is a little weird. Second, I didn't know what to call it, for fear that I would get into trouble by calling it wrong. Three...... The previous Xu Yuanzuo Xu fool never greeted people.

With Zhang's uncle opening his mouth, other neighbors naturally helped.

Xu He thought that taking a son to the county town would not add much of a burden, and he thought that father and son could get close to each other and understand each other - mainly because he wanted to know where his son had learned the ability to read accounts. With the help of the neighbors, he relented and said, "If you talk and do things disobediently, I will throw you in the river!" ”

Xu Yuanzuo couldn't wait to give his father a roll of his eyes, but he could only resignedly: "I must listen to my father!" ”

Everyone was happy for a while, and everyone once again focused on the feast.

Guests and hosts have fun.

Mother Xu naturally took this scene into her eyes, although she didn't like her son running around, she didn't disagree.

The people of Jiangnan are open, and they are all proud of going out to see things. And the water and land transportation is convenient, it was still a little inconvenient when there were Japanese robbers in the past, but now the world is peaceful, and there is no risk of going out.

Xu He rested at home for two days, and when the Wu family's boat was empty, he took Xu Yuanzuo to Songjiang Fucheng.

The Wu family's boat is a small boat without a canopy, but a common household boat in the south of the Yangtze River. The boat could carry a small amount of cargo and three or five guests, and was often used as a ferry in the waterways that the big ships could not cross, or to the lake to feed the big boats.

Now in October, there will soon be more guests eating crabs and admiring the moon on Dianshan Lake, which is the most profitable time of the year for the Wu family, so they hurried to lend the boat to Xu He and took care of him to come back early, so as not to delay the business.

Xu He didn't plan to stay in Fucheng for long, but he was going to come back. borrowed the Wu family's boat at the moment, got up early in the evening, and slipped Xu Yuanzuo out of the bed before dawn: "I want to go to the county town, but I have the face to lie in bed and refuse to get up!" ”

Xu Yuanzuo's sleepy eyes were hazy, and he was really surprised to see that the sky was dark and blue outside.

Xu Heben is not a hard-working person, but it is more than 80 miles to Songjiang Fucheng. If you are a skilled shipwright, you can sail forty miles in an hour, which is only half a day's time. Xu He didn't have this ability, if he wanted to rush to Songjiang early to do something, he had to leave early.

When Xu Yuanzuo went downstairs, Xu's mother had already prepared breakfast and made an exception to cook an egg for him. My sister was wrapping a torch around a pine branch and inserting it in the bow of the boat for lighting.

"Hurry up!" Xu He was impatient. He was already sitting at the back of the boat, with his back to the straight board, the tiller under his arm, and his feet on the pulp.

Boating in the south of the Yangtze River is like riding a horse in the north, and I have been exposed to it since I was a child.

If it was outside, of course Xu He would not row by himself, which would be really disgraceful. However, when you return home, especially if you don't make any money, you naturally don't have the qualifications to be broad.

This is the first time Xu Yuanzuo has gone out by boat, and he is quite curious in his heart. He got off the ship, and just looked at the cabin and felt that it was much more shabby than the big ship his father had taken when he had returned. In addition, the sky was still dark, and the river was dark, and even under the torches, there was no scenery to see, so I simply shrank into the cabin, lay down with my clothes, and rolled to make up for sleep.

Xu He yawned, and wanted to scold a few words, but in the end he pouted and didn't make a sound.

The boat made a splash in the waterway and sped along.

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