Lu Zhi and Gao Yue followed the caravan together, and Xi Hongdou was not tired of taking care of the children.

When Mrs. Xiao saw that Xi Hongdou was temporarily raising someone else's female doll, she said: "Look at this little girl, with red lips and white teeth, she is also a little beauty when she grows up, and when you give birth to a girl in the future, it will definitely be no worse!" ”

"There's not a movement at all." Xi Hongdou smiled, Mrs. Xiao's momentum has not slackened for a day.

Xiao Zhi also likes the new little girl, and the two sons in the family are only a few days older than Lu Ning, and they are getting more and more stocky, and they don't look as cute and cute as this little girl.

"Mr. Lu, what are they going to do when they go back?" Xiao Zhi asked.

Xi Hongdou said about the Gao family, and when Xiao Zhi heard it, he said, "You may not have been back to your parents' house for a long time, or I will accompany you back." ”

"Can you walk away?" Xi Hongdou asked, she can actually go back by herself, she doesn't need to toss Xiao Zhi on a special trip, the most important thing is to go back to visit, she knows Xiao Zhi's respect for her father-in-law and mother-in-law, and she will not find fault with him in this matter.

Xiao Zhi said with a smile: "I went to take leave at this time, then Guo Xiao was happy." Guo Xiao always stared at him, thinking that he would do something in secret, if he went to take leave for a while, Guo Xiao would definitely approve it, and he would follow his daughter-in-law back to his hometown and return to the province.

Sure enough, as Xiao Zhi expected, Guo Xiao let go of the person happily, and said that Xiao Zhi could let him want to do it whenever he wanted, and it would be good to have a few more days of leisure.

When Xiao Zhi left, Guo Xiaocai's face changed and said: "This Xiao Zhi is leaving at this time, I am also relieved, the backyard is on fire, but it can't be extinguished, who made Xiao Zhi the emperor's person." "Guo Xiao is very tricky, I hope Xiao Zhi hangs out as long as possible!

Xiao Zhi and Xi Hongdou went back to their parents' house, and Mrs. Xiao also prepared some courtesies to send to her in-laws, the two children were small and could not be taken away, and Mrs. Xiao was reluctant to toss the children on the road.

"You can rest assured to visit relatives, I can take care of these three dolls at home!" Mrs. Xiao said.

Xi Hongdou smiled and said, "We must come back early." ”

"Okay." Mrs. Xiao smiled and watched her son and daughter-in-law go out of the city in a carriage.

"Madam, we're all gone, let's go in too." Mama Liu said: "The cool breeze blows people outside. ”

Mrs. Xiao sighed: "When they leave, the house will be deserted these days." "When Xi Hongdou was there, she felt noisy, but now that people are not at home, the yard is cold, and it is very boring.

Mama Liu smiled and said, "Madame is very generous, so I don't want people to go." ”

Mrs. Xiao said: "If you are reluctant, you have to let the family go back to see your mother's family, it is not too far to marry so far away." He sighed.

Mama Liu smiled, Mrs. Xiao has always been like this, there are more things to do, but the heart is kind.

On the other hand, Xi Hongdou hasn't left Kyoto City for a long time, and she doesn't have to worry about anything about business transactions, and she can leave at ease.

All the way south, the weather temperature is getting higher and higher, and when I arrive in Hexi Prefecture, only one layer of two layers of cotton clothes is enough.

When I arrived at Xijia Village, Xi Hongdou poked his head out, and he didn't go back to his parents' house for a few years, but this Xijia Village didn't seem to have changed much, the old trees on the road, the well at the entrance of the village, everything was so familiar, and Xi Hongdou's nose was forgotten, so it was indeed complicated to revisit the place.

The carriage heard the door of Xi's house, Aunt Xi was feeding the chickens in the yard, Sister-in-law Xi smashed the dried chili peppers, looked at the person coming at the door, and quickly put down the work in his hand, and they also recognized the coachman of the Xiao family.

"Dad, the red bean is back!" Sister-in-law Xi shouted at the courtyard, and Father Xi also hurried out, seeing that it was his daughter and son-in-law who came back, with a red face.

"Girl!" Father Xi shouted, and Xi Hongdou hurriedly ran two steps and fell into his father's arms.

Aunt Xi looked at it and smiled: "I was still talking about it yesterday, but now my daughter is here, you will talk about it!" ”

Xi Hongdou hurriedly took out all the gifts he brought, and the whole family, even the children, did not leave any behind!

"The son-in-law kowtowed to his father-in-law and mother-in-law." Xiao Zhi knelt down as he spoke, and was about to kowtow, but was stopped by Aunt Xi.

Aunt Xi said: "This is too polite, family, there is no need for such a big ceremony, you are now an official, how can you kneel at every turn!" "How can they let the officials kneel?

Xi Hongdou hurriedly pulled Xiao Zhi up, and the two entered the house, and Xi Hongdou asked, "What about the eldest brother, second brother and second sister-in-law?" ”

"Your eldest brother and second brother are in the field, and the batch of autumn vegetables sold last time made a lot of money, and now they are working hard! Your second sister-in-law went out to the market, and it is estimated that she will be back in a while. Aunt Xi said.

As soon as he heard about the market, Xi Hongdou asked: "Didn't we go to the market?" ”

"I keep the things at home for food, and now my family is rich, so I don't have to go to the market." Aunt Xi said, now that she has made a lot of money, the two of them don't have to work, and the young people don't look down on the little money they make in the market, so they are all thinking about making a lot of money with Xi Hongdou!

Xi Hongdou smiled and said, "The two brothers must have earned a lot!" Her two brothers are also staring at her grain collection, and she has divided a lot of money over the years, and now the house is old, and it is time to flip and flip.

The children of the two elder brothers will now run off the ground, Xi Hongdou coaxed with a candy cube, and after a while, Xi's second sister-in-law entered the door outside the door.

When he saw the carriage at the door of his house, he guessed that it was Xi Hongdou who came back, and when he entered the door, he arrived first with a loud voice.

"Red Bean, you're back!" When Xi Er's sister-in-law spoke, Xi Hongdou hurriedly turned around, and looked at Xi's second sister-in-law with a lot of things in her hand and went over to take them.

Xi's second sister-in-law bought some fabrics, children grow up fast, and the clothes are changed every year, and those that can't be changed have to be redone.

Xi Hongdou returned home, and the village was also boiling, every time Xi Hongdou came back, it could make a sensation, and Xi Hongdou was used to it.

After a while, Xi's second sister-in-law went to the field to find Brother Xi's second brother Xi, Aunt Xi hurried to kill chickens, and the two sisters-in-law also went to the stove to work, and Xi Hongdou chatted with Aunt Xi.

"Mother, what's going on over there in the Gao family?" Xi Hongdou asked.

Aunt Xi sighed: "Your Uncle Gao is not in good health, he was the chief before, and he has been beautiful for a few days, but after the physical reasons, it didn't take long to stop doing it, at that time, your aunt Gao came back from Kyoto City, and said that Gao Yue found a good person to remarry, and then the two of them thought that they could support the elderly, but after these things in their hands were distributed to the two sons, the two sons were not like that." ”

Earlier, no one saw that the two sons of the Gao family were so unfilial, and they didn't care about the rumors in the village, so they drove the two old ones to live in a wooden house in the field.

"Gao Yue and the two of them should come back first, is there any movement on the Gao family's side?" Xi Hongdou asked.

Mrs. Gao shook her head: "It's troublesome, it's useless, everything has already reached people's hands, no matter how much trouble you make, you can't pick out half of it." ”

Xiao Zhi said at this time: "The things that are for the father can be asked for at any time according to the law, and they will be enforced by the government. ”

Father Xi sighed: "Then the two elders of the Gao family are willing to report to the official, I would rather lose myself than make this matter bigger." ”

Xi Hongdou sighed, this situation is also difficult to do, the people do not raise officials and do not hold them accountable, people want to hide it, and no one else has recruited anyone.

After a light meal at noon, Xi Hongdou and Xiao Zhi went to their boudoir to make up for sleep first, and they couldn't eat or sleep well on the way, but now they can finally take a good break.

The next day, when Xiao Zhi woke up, he saw that Xi Hongdou was no longer sleeping beside him, and got up to look outside, and saw that Xi Hongdou was peeling corn with his mother-in-law and two sisters-in-law.

Xi Hongdou looked back and saw that Xiao Zhi was up, so he called him over and helped with some chores.

"Hey, you quickly let my son-in-law put it down, how can people do this?" Aunt Xi hurriedly put down the two corn cobs and blamed Xi Hongdou for being too casual.

Xiao Zhi was not squeamish, he took it and did it the same, only to find out later that it was not easy to peel a corn kernel.

In the past, he thought that it was not difficult for farmers to plant the land, and the seeds were scattered and watered, but now that he has done something that seems simple but is actually difficult, he finds that nothing is so taken for granted.

"Put it down, just peel two and play with it, your fingers will be sore in a while." Xi Hongdou asked Xiao Zhi not to be busy, her mother was right, Xiao Zhi's hands are thin and tender, how can he be like a person who can do such a job.

Xiao Zhi didn't really let go, he couldn't do anything today, and he felt uncomfortable. Those who are officials do not understand the lives of the people, so they will only talk on paper.

Seeing that Xiao Zhi was also competing with corn, Xi Hongdou said, "Let's eat first, come with me." ”

Everyone in the family gets up early and eats early, the fields are still busy these days, everyone goes out before dawn, Xiao Zhi will definitely not be able to catch up.

Xiao Zhi's forehead was sweating, and he followed Xi Hongdou to the dinner table, the porridge cake was still warm, and when he took the chopsticks, he found that his fingers were shaking.

"Let's just say I won't let you get too much." Xi Hongdou took Xiao Zhi's hand and rubbed it, and then said, "Don't you think it's easy?" ”

Xiao Zhi nodded: "No wonder the imperial court has always valued agriculture." "It's really not easy to grow some grain, but despite this, there are still many officials in the imperial court who oppress farmers, and it is difficult to sue if they encounter any grievances.

Xi Hongdou saw that the porridge would be really cold if he didn't eat it, so he said: "Eat it first, you can think of that, you can't think of anything you can understand in a day or two!" "Xiao Zhi can also be regarded as a dedicated official, and he has feelings wherever he goes.