Episode 20 The House of the Fox

The door of "Pinxian Academy" opened, and everyone outside the door was silent, even the shrew who scolded the street stopped abruptly, and they all looked at Shang Xiaojun in unison.

…… And the young man pushing the wheelchair in the back.

The neighbors began to talk to each other, some looking at Shang Xiaojun, and some at the young man behind her. Most people didn't know the young man. Although they all know the famous Xiang Xiaoqiang, these people rarely read the newspaper, and naturally they have never seen Xiang Xiaoqiang's photos. If it weren't for Xiuxiu being in their town, they wouldn't even know about Xiuxiu.

Xiuxiu was hyped by the press twice, once after the rumors of the fortress banquet and the "Ryukyu Princess" broke. But that time the scope was very small, mainly local newspapers in Nanjing, and they were all tabloids. The second time was after the "Xiang's fraud case" that was boiling across the country, and then the news of Xiang Xiaoqiang's marriage came out, and Xiuxiu, as his fiancée, naturally became "popular" all over the country at once. But this is also the matter of the past few days, at this time there is no TV and no Internet, this kind of country town is always very closed, that is, the day before yesterday, someone in the town came back from Wujiang County to do business, saying that there is a rumored "Ryukyu Princess" in the outside world, who wants to marry Xiang Xiaoqiang, may be the little show of Teacher Shang's family in our town, which has just spread. In this way, some people still heard about it, and some people didn't.

If people see Xiuxiu, they may think that this is Xiang Xiaoqiang. But now Xiuxiu is hiding in the door with her younger brother and not coming out, and people are speculating who this young man is. They looked at Xiao Qiang, who was wearing a tweed coat and top hat, obviously from the city. Some people guess that it is Shang Xiaojun's nephew or nephew, some people guess that it is his son's classmate, and some people guess that it is Shang Xiaojun's newly recruited teacher.

Shang Xiaojun stared at the woman who was scolding the street, and said lightly:

"Second sister-in-law Xu, it's been three or five days since you scolded me. A few days ago, I was scolding, and I couldn't afford to come out and ignore you. I finally scolded something today, so I came out to talk to you. ”

She said these words in the local dialect, and Xiang Xiaoqiang didn't understand a word.

The second sister-in-law of Xu is also in her thirties, pinching her waist, with horizontal eyebrows and vertical eyes, she looks like a powerful character at first glance. She heard Shang Xiaojun say this lightly, her eyebrows were raised, she glanced at Xiang Xiaoqiang behind her, her eyes rolled, she sneered and opened her mouth to scold again:

"Shang Xiaojun, you shameless fox, why did I say that I came out, it turned out that I hooked up with a young man and brought it out to show off to us? Yes? Hahaha......"

Xiang Xiaoqiang naturally didn't understand, and he didn't react at all. The onlookers laughed with a "coax", and they didn't know whether to laugh at Xu's second sister-in-law or laugh at Shang Xiaojun. Then it started to chirp excitedly. This kind of thing spreads the fastest in the countryside, as long as someone picks a head, others will happily spread it regardless of whether they have a score or not.

Shang Xiaojun leaned in the wheelchair and said slowly:

"Second sister-in-law Xu, we are also old neighbors for more than ten years, you said that your matchmaker, I taught my books, why did we get on the bar? Speaking from my heart, I haven't poured such sewage on you. …… What's the matter, are you letting everyone watch you scolding the street alone, and then go home to eat when you are tired; Or do you shut up and let everyone listen to me? ”

Xu Er's sister-in-law just wanted to stare at her eyes and scold again, when someone in the crowd shouted:

"Second sister-in-law Xu, don't scold, let's listen to Teacher Shang!"

Then more people shouted:

"That's it, Second Sister-in-law Xu, shut up and rest for a while!"

Xu's second sister-in-law looked around and knew that she had seen too much of her scolding, and it was not new, but Shang Xiaojun was a cultured person, and everyone loved to listen to her occasional conversation. She knew that the anger of the people was unbearable, so she crossed her waist and squinted at her.

Xiang Xiaoqiang couldn't understand a word, and became more and more depressed, so he turned around and waved quietly. Hu Jiong flashed out of the door, stood behind him, and quietly translated for him. People saw that there was another city person, but everyone paid attention to Shang Xiaojun, and Hu Jiong looked very inconspicuous.

Shang Xiaojun smiled and waved to the neighbors, thanking everyone for saving face. Then he looked at Xu Er's sister-in-law and said with a smile:

"Second sister-in-law Xu, if you are joking, you can't go too far. You always say that I am an old fox, Xiu'er is a little fox, and our whole family is a fox...... Hehe, are we foxes, the neighbors have eyes and brains. Now the neighbors in the town send their children to study with me. Are you saying that the children in our neighborhood are all at the fox's house and studying with the fox? ”

The crowd laughed, and Xu's second sister-in-law's face was red and speechless. She was originally talking about "fox", but Shang Xiaojun simply misinterpreted it as "fox", and pulled all the neighbors in the town in, and Xu's second sister-in-law stared at her helplessly.

Shang Xiaojun continued:

"I am willing to come out to see you today because of these few words you scolded. Listen, I'll just say it once, not more. First, your so-called climbing dragon and attaching phoenix is nothing more than trying to talk about the fact that my family Xiuxiu was rumored by the outside world. I've heard about it, and probably a lot of people in the neighborhood have heard about it. Hehe, I wish my daughter was a princess, but unfortunately Xiuxiu didn't like it, and cried several times about it. Second sister-in-law Xu, listen, I, my daughter, my son, have never admitted that they have anything to do with Shang Wangfu. I made a lot of money by scribbling this in the newspaper, but unfortunately I didn't see my 'princess' mother at all.

"Second, your so-called hooking up with the powerful is nothing more than saying that Xiuxiu wants to marry the commander of the People's Guard, Lord Xiang. Then we'll have to count on our fingers. How did my Xiuxiu know Xiang-sama? Everyone knows that it was the Grasshopper that was hit and sunk by a Qing warship on the river, and was captured with others, and then rescued by Lord Xiang twice, so that the two fell in love. Second sister-in-law Xu, remember, at that time, Lord Xiang was not a powerful person. …… If you want to say that this is to hook up with the powerful, then those girls of the Yangtze River Submarine Force, those girls who are the same as my family Xiuxiu, risk their lives to drive the submarine to the Yangtze River every night, and they are all hooking up with the powerful.

"Third, you said that our mother and daughter changed their surnames. Yes, we changed our surname, and that's because I originally had the surname Shang, and after marrying here, I changed my surname to Wu. As for why I changed it, it's my own business, and I'm not going to tell you. Later, when my Xiuxiu was going to Wujiang to study in high school, I changed her surname to mine. If you come up with a lot of stories because of that, that's up to you.

"It's your second sister-in-law Xu, who is really here to climb the dragon and attach the phoenix. The first time was 'Little Shen Wansan', Boss Shen fell in love with my show, promised you a large thank you gift, and asked you to come to my house to talk to the matchmaker. We are a small family, Boss Shen is willing to give in, this is a good thing, if I Xiuxiu is willing, I will not stop my mother. But Xiuxiu was unwilling. I had no choice but to reply to you, and from then on you looked at me as if I had snatched the large amount of thank-you gifts. No way, after all, we are people in the new era, and we can't persecute our children, right?

"This time it was my family Xiuxiu who met Lord Xiang, after the news spread, hehe, Boss Shen asked you to talk to their daughter again, and said to our family Ziyu. It's a pity that our family Ziyu doesn't like it either, and you have lost a lot of thanks...... There's no way, people in the new era can't persecute their children, right? Boss Shen is still rich and powerful, so he spends money to buy you to scold me every day at my doorstep, wanting to make my family's reputation stink, make my family Xiuxiu unable to marry adults, or let the neighbors stop sending their children to study...... Am I right? ”

Shang Xiaojun said calmly, the surrounding neighbors applauded loudly, and the second sister-in-law of Xu was red-faced, so she couldn't hold back, and she was about to scold when she jumped to her feet. Shang Xiaojun ignored her at all and patted the armrest of the wheelchair:

"Xiaoqiang, push me back."

Her "Xiaoqiang" shouted, and many people in the crowd immediately reacted, and exclaimed:

"Xiang Xiaoqiang!"

"Ah, it's Lord Xiang!"

"It's General Xiang!"

"Commander of the People's Guards......"

Xiang Xiaoqiang has an interpreter for a while, and he understands everything. He took off his hat slightly at everyone, nodded with a smile, stared at Xu Er's sister-in-law with a cruel smile, and pushed his mother-in-law back to the door. The door closes.

Everyone "coaxed" Guo and talked excitedly. Xu's second sister-in-law's face was like earth, and she was as frightened as sifting chaff. Although she knows how powerful Xiang Xiaoqiang and the People's Guards are, the "Little Shen Wansan" Boss Shen who supported her is also extremely terrifying in the background, so she doesn't have to be afraid of Xiang Xiaoqiang. But that was before Xiang Xiaoqiang came back, she was a matchmaker who came to scold the street, and there was no big crime, even if Xiang Xiaoqiang came later, he would not surrender his identity to be as knowledgeable as her. Besides, there is Boss Shen covering it.

But I didn't expect Xiang Xiaoqiang to be the young man behind Shang Xiaojun, and the scolding just now was directly scolded on Xiang Xiaoqiang's face. Especially to say that his mother-in-law "hooked up with a young man", it is still talking about him, which is unbearable for individuals. Xiang Xiaoqiang's hideous glance at the door was imprinted in her mind. How powerful the People's Guard is, even the country people here have heard of it. Before the defense of Nanjing, they arrested and shot hundreds of people, and they didn't even need a judge's warrant to arrest people! Besides, people are still emperors, and Her Majesty the Empress has direct support!

No wonder Shang Xiaojun opened the door and came out today, and he was so confident! …… Xu's second sister-in-law really regretted taking over Boss Shen's "business", held on to the railing on the riverbank, and went home step by step.

……

"Mom," Xiuxiu's brother said excitedly beside him, "what you just said was so good, you almost didn't suffocate that shrew!" Mom, why didn't you go out two days ago and reason with her like this! ”

Shang Xiaojun smiled slightly, ignored him, turned his face to Xiaoqiang and smiled:

"Hehe, virtuous son-in-law, my mother-in-law has just borrowed your prestige."

Xiang Xiaoqiang said very respectfully:

"It's really the sins of the son-in-law, the son-in-law is sitting in this position, and it is really ashamed to let the mother-in-law be bullied like this......"

Shang Xiaojun smiled and introduced Xiuxiu's younger brother to Xiaoqiang: Ye Ziyu. Xiang Xiaoqiang also let a few guards meet his mother-in-law. Shang Xiaojun smiled and invited them all into the house and asked Ye Ziyu to serve tea to everyone.

Ye Ziyu is eighteen years old, has just finished high school, is helping his mother teach primary school students in the academy, and is also taking care of his disabled mother. Ye Ziyu is a crazy fan of Xiang Xiaoqiang, and now that he has seen the idol in his heart, he is still his brother-in-law, and he is as happy as something, asking long and short questions vigorously. The tea making business was done by the discerning Xiuxiu.

"Hehe, everyone came from afar, are you all hungry?" Shang Xiaojun turned his head and instructed his son, "Ziyu, there are a lot of people today, you go to Feng Dechang's old store to buy a hoof and come back, pick a bigger one, buy a few more vegetables and come back, and play a little more Shaohuang." ”

Ye Ziyu was chatting with her brother-in-law, and when she heard her mother's instructions, she didn't dare not go, so she got up with an "oh" sound. Xiuxiu looked at her younger brother lovingly, stood up and said with a smile:

"Let my brother talk to Lord Xiang for a while, it's rare for them to be so speculative......"

Xiang Xiaoqiang also quickly stood up and wanted to buy it. Shang Xiaojun smiled and asked him to sit down:

"In that case, let's ask Xiuxiu to buy it, Xiuxiu is more familiar."

Xiang Xiaoqiang looked at Xiuxiu lovingly, called Hu Jiong, and asked him to take two people to follow Xiuxiu, saying that he was helping her get food, but he was actually protecting her. Xiuxiu is now her own treasure, and nothing can happen to her.

After a while, Xiuxiu and the three guards returned with wine and food. Looking at the embarrassed expressions of the four of them, especially Xiuxiu's, Xiang Xiaoqiang understood that Xiuxiu must have been "watched". Now that the town is already talking about it, it's really not a thought to let Xiuxiu out.

The dinner was sumptuous, and everything was exquisite, especially the big hoof in the middle, which was soft, creamy, and fragrant. Xiang Xiaoqiang knew that Zhouzhuang had the famous "Ten Thousand Three Hoofs", which was also this kind of braised hoof. It seems that in the land south of the Yangtze River, this kind of hoof burning is very popular. Xiuxiu told him that this kind of Tongli is called "champion hoof".

As attractive as the champion hoof, there are also straw chicken pot, wine cake, small smoked fish, and of course, the famous "Taihu Lake Three Whites", that is, Taihu Lake whitebait, Taihu Lake white fish, Taihu Lake white shrimp, all of which are local specialties.

Drinking Shaoxing rice wine, rice wine is not popular in the north, but in the south of the Yangtze River, Jiangsu, Shanghai and Hangzhou, the people love to drink. During the banquet, Xiuxiu warmed the wine for everyone, poured the rice wine into a small tin pot, and then warmed it in hot water and poured it for everyone. Not to mention, for rice wine, the taste is very different between stable and untepid.

A meal that was not very luxurious, so that Xiang Xiaoqiang and several of his subordinates were full of praise. Shang Xiaojun, Shang Xiu, and Ye Ziyu were also smiling happily.

Xiang Xiaoqiang was very happy, drunk dizzy, and suddenly saw something rushing past the door, very small, yellow, definitely not a cat. He let out an "ah" and pointed to the door:

"What's that? Just ran past, yellow! ”

As soon as he spoke, several guards stared at the door. But there is nothing left.

Shang Xiaojun and his son and daughter looked at each other, and they all smiled, looking a little embarrassed. Just when Xiang Xiaoqiang also felt embarrassed, Shang Xiaojun laughed and said:

"You read that right, that's ...... Wong Tai Sin of our family. ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang was taken aback: Huang ...... Daisen? Your family's?

Xiuxiu also smiled and explained:

"Hmm...... It's a weasel, and it made a nest in our backyard, so we let it live here...... Well, we used to have rats in our house, but since it moved in, there have been no rats. ”

Xiuxiu said, and her mother and younger brother also laughed and looked at him with a smile.

The guards looked at each other and laughed in response. Xiang Xiaoqiang was stunned for a moment, and laughed along.

He seemed to see the family in front of him: Shang Xiaojun, Shang Xiu, and Ye Ziyu all had a pair of yellow and clear ears on their heads, and a big fluffy tail grew behind them.

……

After eating, Shang Xiaojun asked his daughter to clean up, and asked his son to beckon everyone to sit in the front hall. The guards wanted to help clean up, but Shang Xiaojun didn't let him say anything, and asked his son to take everyone to the front hall to serve tea.

Then she sat in her wheelchair and leaned back.

The empty dining room was quiet, and Xiang Xiaoqiang guessed that she had something to say to herself, and stood aside with her hands down.

"Xiaoqiang," Shang Xiaojun finally said, "Push me to the front yard, let's talk." There are some things about Xiuxiu, I'm going to talk to you about them. ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang's heart sank, and he beat the drum.

Mother-in-law is probably going to tell herself about Xiuxiu's life experience. In his eyes, whether Xiuxiu is a "fake" or not is about to be revealed.