That evening, Xiao Duxue was sleeping. In her sleep, she heard someone talking downstairs, she rolled over and continued to swim with the sleeping god.

Su Wanyan knocked on the window lattice and called softly: "Xue'er, Xue'er...... Get up, guests have come to the house. ”

The blanket on Xiao Duxue's head did not move at all.

"You'll regret it if you don't get up. When they're gone, don't cry. ”

It was moved by a single move.

"I've gone down to greet the guests. Xue Feng is helping me catch that big red, I have to go watch it. That chicken loves to peck at people, but don't hurt him. ”

"Big Red Rooster?" Xiao Duxue poked her head out, squinted and asked, "It's my big red rooster?" ”

"That's right. Yours. I'm going to kill it to entertain guests. ”

Xiao Duxue immediately became energetic: "Ah, no! Mom, you can't kill it, that's my chicken. Who is so honorable to eat it? ”

"Why don't you go downstairs and have a look?"

"No one! I've been raising that chicken for several years, and I'm reluctant to pluck its hair to make shuttlecock! ”

"Are you raising it, or am I raising it?" Su Wanyan scolded with a smile, "Have you fed it a mouthful of water, or have you sprinkled a handful of food?" ”

"I don't care. You gave it to me as soon as it hatched, and that's mine. I said I can't kill if I can't kill! ”

"Okay, don't kill, don't kill! Okay, right? Someone begs me to kill later, and I won't kill it. ”

"Not really. It's a good partner of Dabai, and if you kill it, Dabai won't have to lose his temper with me when he turns around. Anyway, I didn't see Dabai since I came back, where did it go? ”

"Dabai is about to become a mother. I guess it's hiding somewhere to give birth. ”

"Why isn't it produced at home? Who takes care of a kitten after giving birth to it? ”

"Dabai has a Dabai way of life. If it needs help, it will come back, and it's not like it doesn't know its way home. You just have to worry about yourself, don't think about it all day long. ”

"Okay, okay, I don't worry about it. Our family's family style is really strict, and it is not okay to ask casually. Xiao Duxue put on her shoes and took her mother downstairs.

In the courtyard, Xiao Lanshu accompanied the two men to sit and chat under the osmanthus tree. Xiao Duxue looked at the back for a long time, but she didn't recognize who it was. The side face saw Fu Xuefeng coming over with a rooster, and screamed in shock, urging Fu Xuefeng to release the chicken.

Fu Xuefeng looked at her, and then at Su Wanyan, and made a difficulty.

Su Wanyan waved her hand and said, "You let it go first, don't worry about no one catching it." ”

The two men turned around, smiling.

Xiao Duxue was stunned, and then smiled: "It's you?" ”

Zhang Yuhan pushed his glasses, and his expression returned to his usual seriousness: "What do you mean, we are not welcome?" ”

Xiao Duxue waved her hand again and again: "No, no, I'm ...... I didn't expect that. ”

Chu Xinghe smiled and asked, "You didn't expect me to come uninvited?" ”

"No, no...... Teacher Chu, don't get me wrong! ”

"You don't have to wonder how I traveled with Teacher Zhang, we made an appointment last time you were hospitalized."

Zhang Yuhan pointed to the package beside him and said, "This is what your sister bought for you." ”

"Buying something again? It's too expensive! ”

"Don't tell me, tell your sister. Your mother has given birth to a daughter and has been discharged from the hospital, and both mother and daughter are in good health. ”

"Great! I'm still thinking about it, but I didn't expect it to go so well. Xiao Duxue ran up to the attic and rummaged through the cabinets to find a Nanmu box. The box contained a longevity lock wrapped in red silk, and the silver lock plate was heavy and weighty. "This is my grandmother...... To be precise, my grandmother left it for me, and I gave it to my little sister. ”

"What your grandmother left behind, how can you give it away? Put it away. ”

"Give it to me, it's mine. I can send it to whoever I want, let alone a little junior sister? ”

"The things left by the old man are all heirlooms, and they can't be given to outsiders casually. You are obedient, put it away. ”

"Why is the little junior sister an outsider? Could it be that in the teacher's heart, I am also an outsider? Xiao Duxue made a gesture to wipe away her tears, "I treat you as relatives, but you treat me as an outsider." The human heart is always so unequal. ”

Xiao Lanshu brought the brewed tea to the table: "Teacher Zhang, she really sent it, you can take it." ”

Su Wanyan also said: "She's stubborn! If you don't accept it, you won't want to be quiet today. ”

"This kid ...... Then I'll thank you for my sister. ”

Xiao Duxue clapped her palms: "That's right!" She looked at the sunset and was in a good mood, "If there are distinguished guests, it is natural to have delicious food." Mom, the big red is yours. ”

Su Wanyan looked away: "Are you looking for me now?" I don't have the skills, I'm going to kill you and figure it out yourself. ”

Xiao Duxue salivated and kissed her: "You are the best mother in the world, you must help your daughter with this!" ”

Chu Xinghe thought to himself: It turns out that she is such a naughty and coquettish child.

Zhang Yuhan smiled without saying a word, picked up the tea and took a sip.

Chu Xinghe said, "Teacher Xiao, have we met somewhere?" It always feels like you're familiar. ”

Xiao Lanshu poured tea and said, "I haven't left here for many years. ”

"That's possible...... Maybe I'm misremembering. ”

Xiao Duxue smiled and said, "Dad, what does Teacher Chu mean, you have an unrecognizable public face. That's a terrible thing to say, isn't it? ”

Su Wanyan pulled her away with a smile: "If you don't stir up, you're uncomfortable?" Go and help me pull some greens and come back. ”

Xiao Duxue grimaced: "Look, it's not much, my mother already hates me for disturbing your chat." Yes, I grabbed chicken chops and vegetables, and the three masters chatted slowly. ”

Chu Xinghe saw her humming a song and jumping into the vegetable garden, and the smile in her eyes couldn't be hidden. Zhang Yuhan glanced at him and continued to drink tea.

The big red rooster, which was alive and kicking a minute ago, quickly turned into a dead chicken without hair. Xiao Duxue took the tweezers and carefully cleaned the hair roots on the chicken. Su Wanyan was busy choosing vegetables, and Fu Xuefeng squatted beside her to eat sugar.

A woman in her fifties carried a bag of things and climbed the stairs with three steps, one stop, five steps and one stop. Su Wanyan hurriedly got up to greet her, Xiao Duxue called Aunt Seven, said a few words of greeting and was busy plucking. Aunt Qi put down the package and took Su Wanyan's hand to chat about family life. Hearing that the Xiao family had a guest, she hurriedly said goodbye and left, for fear of delaying Su Wanyan's hospitality.

"It's not a year, why does my aunt send things?"

"It's a long story." Su Wanyan put the parsley to the roots, "Xiao Yueru, do you remember?" Some time ago, she came back and requisitioned water fields, saying that she would build a lotus root planting base in the village. The rent she paid was high, and many people rented out the land, but only Aunt Qi and a few families disagreed, saying that no matter how high the rent was, they couldn't lose the land. However, Xiao Yueru especially likes her field, and sends people to say goodbye every day. The seventh aunt refused to agree, so Xiao Yueru asked the village chief to forcibly transfer Tian to his family's name through improper means. The seventh aunt was angry, and in a fit of anger, she sued the court. The seventh aunt is young and widowed, has no children and no daughters, and has relied on those fields for food all her life, barely making ends meet, and has no money to hire a lawyer. Later, she came to your dad for help. At first, your father and I didn't want to ask about it, but I really couldn't see Xiao Yueru bullying people, and I couldn't bear to let Aunt Seven lose her source of livelihood, so we agreed. I never thought that your dad would really win the lawsuit. The court reassigned Tian to its original owner and sentenced Xiao Yueru to pay a sum of damages. Aunt Seven is very grateful to your father, and she will send things home at two ends in three days. ”

Xiao Duxue pulled off the last hair on the chicken's buttocks, and her face was colorful: "My dad is amazing!" ”

"Don't talk about it in front of your dad. You know him, it has always been that more is better than less, and everything is personal. If Xiao Yueru hadn't gone too far, he would never have gotten involved in other people's affairs. ”

Xiao Duxue kicked Fu Xuefeng's foot and said, "See, learn from my dad, the more talented people are, the more low-key they are." ”

"Why are you still preaching? Xue Feng, don't pay attention to her, she loves to talk nonsense. ”

"Xue Feng must listen to me. He listened to me the most. ”

"Just let him listen to you. When your father and I can't walk anymore, you and him will serve us well. ”

"That's fine, it's on me." Xiao Duxue shook the chicken in her hand and said, "If he dares to be disobedient, I will pluck out his beard, just like this chicken." ”

Fu Xuefeng touched his smooth chin and whispered, "No." ”

"Stupid, forget it! When your parents were seventy or eighty, weren't you old enough? Is it still like this, with no hair on the mouth? ”

Fu Xuefeng bowed his head and poked the small hole in the ground with a wooden stick.

Su Wanyan scolded with a smile: "What do you mean that there is no hair on your mouth?" Your dad will hear this, and he should call you rude again. ”

"My dad is busy right now and can't take care of me."

"Don't keep banging on Snow Peak. He's your brother in terms of age. ”

Xiao Duxue rolled her eyes and carried the chicken into the kitchen: "What a big brother!" I don't want to scream! ”

Su Wanyan said: "Xuefeng, this girl's typical knife-mouthed tofu heart is actually very soft-hearted. It's just that Mu Bai and Han Chuan have let her since she was a child, and she doesn't know how to get along with others. You have to be more tolerant of her, and don't be like her. ”

Fu Xuefeng nodded: "Okay." ”

Su Wanyan said again: "Mother is such a child, so she is naturally very fond of her. You are an elder brother, sometimes it is inevitable to suffer, don't take it to heart. ”

Fu Xuefeng nodded: "Yes." ”

Su Wanyan put the picked vegetables into the basin: "Although you are not my own child, but when you enter our door, we are a family." Mom is not in good health, if there is a three-long and two-short one day, will you take care of your sister for your mother? ”

Fu Xuefeng nodded: "Yes!" ”

Xiao Duxue shouted in the kitchen, "Mom, it's time to prepare dinner, don't starve the teacher." ”

Su Wanyan responded: "It's coming, I'm knowing." ”

As soon as the sun was setting, a sumptuous dinner was served. Xiao Lanshu opened a bottle of wine that had been treasured for many years to entertain distinguished guests from afar. Xiao Duxue is like a little bee, serving tea, pouring water and adding food, busy before and after. The three men had endless topics to talk about, astronomy, geography, politics and literature...... The more we chatted, the happier we became, and we ate a meal for more than four hours.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Su Wanyan prepared the refreshments and snacks for supper and slept alone. Xiao Duxue was tired of listening, and fell asleep on the table. Fu Xuefeng woke her up, and the two left the table together.

It wasn't until the wee hours of the morning that the chat ended.