Grandma Yang's health has improved a lot, although she still can't move, she can sit, and she is sitting on a rattan chair in the yard to bask in the sun.

Hearing Yang Zixing's shout, he looked up at the courtyard gate.

The old lady was in her fifties, extremely thin, still in good spirits, and wore a semi-dark green gown.

This was the first time she saw Xia Li, and tears came out of her eyes. said excitedly, "Big girl, you are like the grandmother more than ten years ago, you are really the same." ”

also asked Yang Zixing to help her kneel down and kowtow, but was helped by Xia Li, who took a step forward.

Xia Li solemnly gave the old lady a blessing, and Xia Ju also gave her a long bow to thank their family for their dedication to Xia Li.

Xia Li gave the old lady a packet of tonics, some soft and glutinous food, a few clothes and a few pairs of shoes. Sitting in the courtyard with the old lady and chatting, I listened to the old lady tell me how thrilling it was when she came out with a dead baby......

After that, I visited the small courtyard, the blue brick house, spacious, tidy, very good. There are also a lot of medicinal herbs and snacks in the house, and the old lady is living a good life.

Zhu Er and his wife heard about it and rushed over.

Zhu Er's family would come to Yang's house every day, talk to the old lady, and often invite her to eat in Zhuangzi. The old lady took Zhu Erjia's hand and thanked Xia Li.

Everyone left Yang's house, and Xia Li looked around in front of Zhuangzi's door. Most of the large fields in the vicinity belong to hers, and half of the two villages are her tenants.

It is only 100 meters away from the entrance of the village, and more than 200 meters behind is the mountains, and the terrain is somewhat like the Zhuangzi of Xiangshan Mansion.

An acre of land next to Zhuangzi is blocked by a fence wall, and it is planted with precious potato. The seedlings have emerged, and a new green patch.

Zhuangzi is a three-entry house, and Xia lives in the second courtyard from them.

Zhu Er said with a smile, "Zhu Cai led the three of them into the mountain to play, I told them not to go far and come back for dinner at noon." ”

Xia Li nodded, the environment here was unfamiliar, and she didn't want to let Dangdang go away.

Not long after, Xia Shan and Wang Xin came again.

Wang Xin led Erni, Xia Ju and others to the town to play, and Xia Shan and Xia Li sat in the Zhuangzi drinking tea and chatting.

At noon, he invited Yang Zixing's ancestors and grandchildren over for dinner. After the meal, when a few came back, the bear-like mouth was high, and it hadn't played enough, and was pulled back by Zhu Cai.

When the next day came, Xia Li and the others got up and went back to the city.

Xia Li likes country life very much, but unfortunately he comes and goes in a hurry.

At the end of March, Wang Xin bought a small courtyard in the west of the city, not far from Zuoweiying. Even if the courtyard is very small and old, and it is close to the city gate, it costs two hundred taels of silver.

Xia Shan also bought a courtyard, two streets away from Wang Xin's house, to be newer, it was a two-entry house, and it cost four hundred taels of silver.

It is rare for a low-ranking officer in the two barracks to be able to afford a house as soon as he enters Beijing. They were able to save so much money because of the rewards they had obtained when they were suppressing bandits in Xiangshan Mansion and following Ye Feng to hunt for treasures.

Wang Xin found someone to paint and decorate, and moved on the 20th, and Xia Erni also officially moved in. Wang Xin invited Ye Feng, Xia Li and Xia Ju, as well as Ye Jin, Ye Li, Ye Quan, Ye Qing and others to have a meal.

At the ninth morning of the first month of April, before Xia Erni left the Ye family, she went to Fushoutang to kowtow to Mrs. Ye and the county lord of He'an, and the second lady Zhao, thanking the Ye family for taking care of her during this time.

The old lady liked Erni's simplicity very much, and in order to save face for Xia Li, she gave her fifty taels of silver to congratulate her. smiled at He'an and Zhao, "Erni is well-behaved, she is a good boy who is hard to find, you should also express it." ”

He An and Zhao naturally wanted to make fun of the old lady, and each gave two Ni twenty taels of silver, and He An also sent a single Su embroidery screen on behalf of Ye Fu.

Ye Lan often goes to the courtyard to practice archery, and is also familiar with Erni, who often goes to the courtyard to play, and gave Erni a set of pink porcelain tea sets. She really wanted to go to Wang's house to play, but when she saw that He An glanced at her, she had to twist her veil aggrievedly and didn't dare to speak.

Xia Li pretended not to see it, this era pays attention to class hierarchy, and the Ye family is a royal relative, so they naturally don't want their children to have too much intersection with the petty official's family.

At the end of the next day, Xia Li and Xia Ju took Ergou Yixiong, Jin Ling, Baoling, and Si'er to the outer courtyard, and met with Ye Jin's family of three, Ye Li, Ye Quan, Ye Qing and others, and went to Wang's house together. Ye Jin's daughter-in-law is pregnant again and will give birth in two months.

Ye Feng didn't go, and Xia Li didn't want him to go. He went, except for Xia Li and Xia Ju, everyone else was subordinate and minion, afraid of him, and couldn't play well at all.

The carriage had been walking for more than an hour before it arrived.

The yards here are shabby and the roads are narrow. When the neighbors saw the canopy carriage and so many horses coming, they all came to the door to watch the excitement.

Wang Xin was waiting at the door, and when he saw them coming, he hurriedly smiled and invited them in, Xia Shan had already come.

The small courtyard is not large, with three carriages and a few horses taking up most of the courtyard.

Everyone sent congratulatory gifts, Xia Li gave fifty taels of silver, and Xia Ju gave ten taels of silver.

As soon as Baoling and Si'er came, they went to the kitchen to help Erni and Zhi'er work together.

The group first took a tour of the house. This is a courtyard house, the fence is shared with the neighbors on the left and right, the house is old, and the window paper is re-pasted and painted. There is less furniture, so I will prepare it slowly.

Ye Li said with a smile, "Deputy Lieutenant Wang is really good, and he bought a property as soon as he came to the capital. ”

Wang Xin smiled, "That's because I followed the right person." The general manager in our camp, the official, right? His family can only live in a rented house. ”

The expression was extremely proud.

Everyone laughed and said, "It's extreme, it's extreme."

Xia Ju wanted to go to the street to have a look, so Ye Jin's family took Xia Ju, Dangdang, and Heizi to go outside. didn't let Xiong Xiang go, Xiong Xiang was angry, and Wang Xin hurriedly took honey water and snacks to coax it.

Listening to the noisy sounds outside the courtyard and the cries at the street entrance, Xia Li seemed to have returned to the years of Dongrong Street.

Erni's cooking skills were learned from Wang's sister-in-law, and the taste is very good. After eating and drinking, he laughed and laughed for a while before saying goodbye and going home.

Before leaving, Xia Li still whispered to Erni in disgust, let her grasp herself, she is still young now, and those things should not be too early. Xia Shan also knocked Wang Xin.

Wang Xin and Erni sent them to the mouth of the alley, and Erni's eyes were red.

When the carriage passed by a restaurant, Xia Li asked people to stop, she led Xia Ju out of the car, and Dangdang and Heizi also jumped down. The old lady gave Erni so many congratulatory gifts, and she wanted to buy a few lo-mei to add vegetables.

As soon as she walked into the restaurant, she saw several people coming down the stairs from the second floor, one of whom was dressed very brightly, it was Qiu Ze.

Qiu Ze noticed Dangdang and Heizi first, and then noticed Xia Li and Xia Ju.

Qiu Ze had a relationship with Xia Li, even if it was short-lived, he remembered that very distinctive face. Coupled with Dangdang and Heizi, he knew that this little lady was his granddaughter Xia Li. looked at the boy she was holding again, who looked like herself, and guessed that this was her grandson Qiu Zhongshu.