"Dad, do you want to be an alcoholic?" As the only two men in the family, Xu Dawa said directly, "If you drink a few drinks at night, no one can say anything about you." But why did you drink in broad daylight and lie to your mother that someone else invited you to drink? ”

"What's wrong? What's wrong with how many drinks I have? Xu Dahai said impatiently, "I work so hard all day long, occasionally drink a few sips, do you still have to care?" ”

Xu Lan took a sip and couldn't help but say, "Daddy, what have you worked so hard for?" Every morning, my mother and I get up to cook and clean, and there is no work in the field, but let you watch the progress of everyone, what have you worked hard for? ”

Xu Dahai suddenly slapped the table heavily.

"What are you going to do!" He snapped, "One by one, how to speak!" Is it not the other way around? ”

Zhang glared at him and said, "What are you yelling at?" You went to drink when the family needed you, and where did you go today when Lan'er was almost bullied? Now come back and shout at us, if you have the ability, you can go to the person who bullied Lan'er and yell at him! ”

"Who bullied Lan'er?" Xu Dahai asked in hindsight.

Xu Lan told what happened during the day.

After Xu Dahai heard this, he exclaimed: "Lan'er, why do you have so much silver?" Three hundred taels is not a small amount. ”

Xu Lan was angry, why did he suffer like this today, he only thought about the silver after hearing it!

Xu Dawa couldn't listen to it anymore, and couldn't help but say, "Daddy, why are you like this." My sister was treated like this by the uncle, and you didn't say to help her out, but you cared about the silver! That silver is my sister's hard-earned land, what does it have to do with you! ”

Xu Dahai was told by Xu Dawa, and he only felt that he couldn't hold his face.

He was so angry that he slapped Xu Dawa in the face and scolded: "Stinky boy, you have grown up, dare to talk to your father like this!" ”

Xu Dahai's slap was not forced, he just wanted to teach Xu Dawa a lesson.

But in Zhang's eyes, he couldn't stand it.

She stood up suddenly, pointed at Xu Dahai and said, "Enough, you just drink and lie, but you, as Lan'er's father, don't protect her at all, and now the eldest baby just told a few truths, and you want to beat him again." ”

"Xu Dahai, tell me, what have you done for this family? What have you done for our mother and son! Xu Dagui dared to bully Lan'er like that, isn't it because he sees it, don't you dare to do anything with him? ”

"If you are tough, who would dare to cross you and make decisions for Lan'er without authorization?"

Zhang's words made Xu Dahai speechless.

"So, what do you want to do?" It took him a long moment before he spoke, "What about going to him?" Didn't Lan'er suffer a loss, and the silver ticket was returned to her. If you want me to say, that man is an official, if we make a fuss, what should we do if he sends officers and soldiers to our house? ”

When Xu Dahai mentioned being an official, the cowardice on his face was completely different from his unreasonableness in the face of his family.

It is a kind of fear of the rich and powerful, from the heart.

Seeing this, Zhang knew that he couldn't count on it.

Xu Lan and Xu Dawa glanced at each other and didn't speak again.

They bowed their heads to eat and said nothing.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became solemn.

Xu Dahai saw that no one was talking to him anymore, so he breathed a sigh of relief and continued to eat. He was so hungry that he ate three steamed buns in a row and drank another bowl of porridge before stopping.

Seeing Xu Lan cleaning up the dishes and chopsticks, Xu Dahai said dissatisfiedly: "Why do you only eat these today?" ”

Xu Lan said lightly: "There are white flour steamed buns, white porridge, side dishes and dried fish. ”

These are delicious foods that you can't eat during the Chinese New Year before.

"Where's the chicken? What about fresh fish? At least stir-fry a few greens, it's all dry stuff, and it's uncomfortable to eat. Xu Dahai complained, "What's the matter with you?" are all engaged people, and they don't care so much about making things, will you marry someone else in the future Liang Gongzi to eat these? ”

Xu Lan couldn't help it, she said angrily: "What do I give him to eat, he definitely doesn't say a word, he is everyone's son, people don't say anything when they eat steamed buns and white porridge on weekdays, but you are picky!" Don't forget, half a year ago, our family couldn't even afford to eat brown rice. ”

"What do you mean? Thinking that marrying a good man dislikes your father? Xu Dahai felt very annoyed, everything was not going well today, and the whole family was unhappy to wake up to him, "I tell you, without my consent, even if he Liang Wei is the emperor, Lao Tzu will not be able to marry you." ”

"Huh." Xu Lan sneered, "Without your consent, didn't Uncle almost marry me off?" What's wrong with us? Daddy, when will you be so tough with outsiders, I promise that I will do whatever you want to eat in the future. ”

After that, she put away the dishes and chopsticks and went to her house.

"You kid ......" Xu Dahai wanted to find someone to complain, but found that all the people in the house were gone.

He touched his nose and felt a little stuffy in his heart.

Xu Lan personally began to supervise the work in person from the second day.

She is not idle, and from time to time she and Xu Dawa work together to give the helpers a hand. A dish was added to the lunch meal, and soon the two new houses were built.

Xu Lan was busy cleaning up her house again, and asked someone to go to the county town to buy some miscellaneous things.

It took another half a month to get everything in order.

"Sister, our new home looks even better than Uncle's." Xu Dawa participated in the whole process of this expansion, and looked at the new home, and was suddenly full of a sense of accomplishment.

"yes, I didn't expect me to live in such a nice house." Zhang also sighed on the side. Although she has a peaceful temperament and doesn't like to fight, when she separated, she saw that Xu Dagui's family could live in a good house, while she could only live in a simple mud house with leaky air, and she felt a little sad in her heart.

Now the new house is spacious and bright, and everywhere is clean.

The kitchen, dining room, bedrooms, firewood room and chicken shed have all been reorganized. Although it is not as good as the house of a large family like Lizheng, it is also very good in the village.

Zhang couldn't help but smile on his face.

Even Xu Dahai, who has not been happy in the past few days, looked at this as a brand new house and laughed.

"Xu Lan!" A cold man's voice sounded outside the door, "Come out." ”

Xu Lan's face changed slightly when she heard this.

She remembered this voice, it was the voice of that Zhao Baihu.

Now that he is in his own home, his father and mother are by his side, and the other party should not dare to do anything. Xu Lan calmed down, took a deep breath, and then walked towards the gate.

"Why is it so slow!" Zhao Baihu at the door said impatiently, "Your uncle has been convicted, and you need to go to the county office as a witness." ”

Xu Lan was stunned for a moment, and then saw Xu Dagui shrugging his shoulders and standing aside with a bruised face. Hearing Zhao Baihu's words, Xu Dagui looked at Xu Lan with pleading eyes.

Xu Lan glanced at him indifferently, turned to Zhao Baihu and said, "Okay, I'll go after saying to my mother." ”