Chapter 133: Lost Teeth
The Tong family soon came with news that the departure date was set for ten days later, in fact, the things they should have packed had already been packed. It was only because Mr. Tong had been thinking about taking away his grandson and kidnapping his granddaughter that he didn't leave for a long time.
On the morning of the day of departure, Jiabao suddenly had diarrhea, and the family hurriedly invited a doctor, and a bowl of bitter decoction was poured down, Jiabao became drowsy, and the old man Tong wanted to hold his grandson and hurry, but was stopped by his wife.
"Since Jiabao is not feeling well, it is better to stay in Kyoto." Mrs. Tong glanced at Zhang coldly, she really didn't expect that her daughter-in-law would even think of such a way in order to prevent Jiabao and Ping An from traveling together.
When her daughter refused this family business, she still felt that she was making a big fuss, just a Zhang family, how much of a storm could be set off. Now it seems that this is a ruthless character, I really don't know what is wrong with peace, let her not hesitate to torture Jiabao to such a point, and her granddaughter is not unable to marry, this time let her guard her own son!
Tong Guangyu's eldest son, Tong Jinsheng, came to Kyoto from Suzhou with his wife Qian in order to receive and take care of his grandfather and grandmother, Xiao Jingkang and Tong Mingyu, Wen Boran and Tong Minglan, and Tong Guanghui with their children...... sent the old man and his party to the city gate all the way. Then the women turned back, and the men continued to escort the convoy forward.
"There seems to be a Xiao family among those people just now." Mu Fengwu, who was riding on a horse, tilted his head and asked the entourage beside him for confirmation.
"There is the uncle of the Xiao family, the third master of the Wen family, and the second master of the Tong family." The entourage told the story.
"It's Tong Lao Shangshu who has returned to his hometown." The attendant guessed.
"I guess so." Mu Fengwu was not familiar with the Tong family, so after a few glances, he turned around and ran towards the city.
After three days of carriage riding, the Tong family arrived at a wharf, where many large and small boats, scattered sheds, and simple houses were scattered on the wharf. Three or five groups of men dressed in coarse linen cloth shuttled between the merchants, the fishy sea breeze, the dialect of the north and the south, the man carrying the fresh fish, the woman carrying the basket...... The scenery is very different from Kyoto.
"I'll go find our boat, grandfather and grandmother, you go to the tea house in front to rest."
"There you go." Old man Tong was about to take a walk, and after sitting in the car for a few days, he felt that his bones were about to fall apart.
There were a few business-looking people sitting in the tea house, and the Tong family found a corner and sat together, and the mother-in-law took the maid to the back to borrow the stove in the kitchen to make tea for the masters with the tea set she brought.
Although Xiao Yao was dressed very concisely and plainly, she still attracted everyone's attention, some of them cast curious eyes of appreciation, and some whispered to each other. Why don't you let the maids buy themselves a hat? Xiao Yao doesn't like that thing, it's too inconvenient to walk and see the scenery, but looking at the current situation, she really has to bring one with her when she goes out in the future, just in case she needs it.
"You'll have to get used to it in the future." Xiao Yi rubbed his sister's hair, he was deeply touched by such a vision, as the leader of the new generation of the Xiao family, although Xiao Yi did not look as bechanting as Xiao Jingyan, but he was a little more manly than the fourth uncle, coupled with his good appearance, the second young master Xiao is now also a famous figure in Kyoto, and there are not a few young ladies and girls who show favor to him.
Xiao Yao rarely went out in the past few years, and because she was still young, her family didn't find anything wrong, now? Ever since he saw the young son of the ill-intentioned King of Qi County, Xiao Yi's nerves began to tense, and he felt that the burden on his shoulders was getting heavier and heavier, because he found that this sister was more and more concerned than the fourth uncle and himself.
After drinking tea and resting for a while, Tong Jinsheng also came back, and everyone sat in a few sedan chairs, and after a while, they arrived at the big boat rented by the Tong family.
Tong Jinsheng and his wife first helped Mr. Tong and Mrs. Tong onto the boat, and then came back to pick up Xiao Yuan and go to the boat.
"Cousin, let's hold Ruyi, you can hold it safely." The heavyweight is still hugged by a person with martial arts skills, and his sister is relatively light, so there should be no problem in handing it over to his weak cousin.
"Sister, the second brother is mine now." Xiao Yuan twisted his round little body in Xiao Yi's arms, so beautiful, his charm was too great, the second brother gave up his own sister, just to hug his cousin, he was a little embarrassed, but what should I do!
Xiao Yi and Xiao Yao glanced at each other, turned their faces away, turned their heads and smiled bitterly, there is a sister in the family who can't afford to hurt!
"What are you secretly happy about, tell me quickly." Don't think that Miss Xiao Er will be carried away by happiness, she will relax her vigilance, and dare to snicker, you still don't take the freshly baked heartthrob in your eyes, hurry up and recruit from the truth.
"My second brother and I were laughing at a meaty fathead fish that wanted to jump out of the water, but unfortunately because it was a little fat, it just fell back into the water." Xiao Yao blinked her eyes wide and made up a story.
"Really? Why didn't I see it, I'll tell me next time there's something like this. Xiao Yuan looked left and right, and sighed regretfully, there are fish! Why didn't you see it?
Xiao Yi really wanted to beg his cousin to be honest, this weight, fortunately, he had the foresight to choose her to hug, if it was replaced by his cousin, maybe the two of them would have fallen into the sea now, and they would have watched the "fathead fish" up close!
got on the boat, and when he arrived at a wide place, Xiao Yi hurriedly put Xiao Yuan down, he ordered the maids to accompany the two little girls to see the sea view, and shook his sour arms, thinking that this time he came to Suzhou was a beautiful trip, he could travel all the way to the mountains and rivers, taste food, and see the beautiful scenery, but who would have thought that there would be a beauty of great weight waiting for him to serve before and after the saddle. No, I have to discuss it with my family when I go home, this girl doesn't control her weight anymore, and she will refuse to go out with her in the future.
"Ahh Second brother, come quickly. Xiao Yao shouted loudly on the deck, Xiao Yi couldn't care about reverie anymore, he rushed over with an arrow, and couldn't help beating the drum in his heart: Don't do anything to this little ancestor, otherwise you will have to be skinned and torn apart by your grandfather and father when you go home.
"Peace, what's wrong with you?" Xiao Yi asked nervously, why wasn't he nervous! If the pearl of the Xiao family's palm is injured in his own hands, the consequences are not something ordinary people can bear.
"Second brother, I lost a tooth." After Xiao Yao was surprised, she was also a little embarrassed, she just lost her teeth, why is she making such a fuss? I've been a child for a long time, and I've almost forgotten what I used to be an adult and experienced.
"Ping'an, do you want to scare the second brother to death?" Xiao Yi leaned against the railing and stroked his chest.
"Second brother, I'm sorry, I just lost my teeth suddenly, and I was a little scared, I really didn't mean to scare you." Xiao Yao looked at the crowd around and said apologetically.
"It's time for peace to change your teeth." Mrs. Tong was relieved when she calculated her granddaughter's age, compared to Xiao Yao, who had already changed her teeth relatively late, and Xiao Jun had already finished changing a tooth.
"When will new ones grow?" Xiao Yao covered her mouth and asked, losing her teeth too much to affect the image of the little beauty, she was embarrassed to let everyone see her teeth, so she had to take remedial measures, although she wanted to cover up a little bit, but before there was no better way, she had to do it like this.
"Don't worry, new teeth will come in ten days or a month." When Mrs. Tong saw her granddaughter's little hands tightly covering her mouth, revealing only a pair of big smart eyes, she felt that there was no more lovely little girl than her.
"Oh, I finally know why the second brother hugged me and didn't hug my sister just now, it turns out that the second brother has already seen that my sister's teeth are about to fall out and dislikes her, so I hugged me, right?" Xiao Yuan looked at Xiao Yi with an expression of "I finally found the reason", waiting for him to nod in approval.
"That's why." Xiao Yi stepped forward and rubbed the head of his aggrieved sister, and then reached out and scratched the little nose of his cousin, who thought he was very witty and smart, these two little things are so interesting, if you are with them every day, why worry about being in a bad mood!
"Let's get some rest in the cabin and change our clothes." Mama Ruan knew that the little apprentice would not let her look at her little tooth in public, so she thought about taking someone into the cabin, taking a closer look, and then telling her about the things that should be paid attention to at this time, to know whether the woman's appearance is soft, whether she can smile with all kinds of charm, and the shape of her teeth plays a vital role.
"Second brother, I have something to ask you." Xiao Yao took out a handkerchief from her sleeve, solemnly wrapped the baby teeth that had just fallen out, and then handed the handkerchief to Xiao Yi.
"Go home and help me bury it next to the gate of the distant building."
"Why?"
"Huh! Isn't it all like this when you lose teeth, if you lose the upper teeth, you have to bury them next to the door, if you lose the lower teeth, throw them on the roof, are you ......" Speaking of this, Xiao Yao was secretly annoyed, how could he bring out the customs of his previous life, it was really careless.
"My grandmother has never heard of such a custom, where did you know about it?" Mrs. Tong walked a long circle from south to north and from north to south and had never heard of this statement, so she couldn't help but ask curiously.
"From the book!" Xiao Yao planned to fool around again, and at the same time sighed that books are really omnipotent, ubiquitous, and this excuse is the most acceptable.
"What kind of books are you reading?" Xiao Yi couldn't think of any book with such content, this sister always had this and that strange idea, every time she asked her, eight times out of ten the answers were from the book, after returning home, she went to her study to find out which book recorded these things, in case there is something that is not suitable for the little girl to see, so it is better to remove it quickly.
If Xiao Yao knew her second brother's thoughts, she would definitely cry and laugh, because those things were not in the books at all but in her head, and I don't know where the second brother was going to find them?