Xia Shi said incredulously, "Ouch, it's really grown." But why pile up dirt on top of it? ”

Xia Li said with a smile, "The book says that in the future, a layer of soil will be piled up every half month, so that the taro will grow out of the bunches under this layer of soil." Look, mother, the yield of potatoes is very high. ”

Xia Ju asked with saliva on the side, "Is the taro really as delicious as my sister said?" ”

Today's Xiao Zhengtai is wearing a "cupola", wearing black cloth trousers, a gray cloth oblique collar and a short placket, and a gray belt tied around his waist. Without the caution he had when he first came, he even laughed a lot, and he completely regarded himself as the son of this family.

"Of course, when did my sister lie to you." Xia Li said with a smile.

Xia Ju jumped happily, and Dangdang next to him also jumped with him, and jumped higher, it was already very, very hungry for mashed potatoes.

Back in the front yard, Xia Li took off his gloves and carefully washed his hands in the basin. Xia Shi walked out with a package, she was going to Tongning County to embroider work.

Xia Li reminded her again, "Mother, you take less work, we still have a lot of savings." ”

Xia's heart was thinking of wanting to get more embroidery work. She always felt that if she had a son, she should save more money for him. As for the money saved by Xia Li, it can't be moved, and it must be kept for her to marry as a pressure box of silver. But when Xia Li said this, she had to nod in agreement.

After dinner, Xia Li wanted to take advantage of Xia's absence to go around the mountain. There are few people who go to the mountains at noon, to see if they can hunt a rabbit or pheasant or something.

Xia Ju usually sleeps for about an hour, and she tries to come back before he wakes up.

When Xia Ju fell asleep, Xia Li let Dangdang get out of the dog hole, put the bow and arrow and the stick at the mouth of the dog hole, she went out with the back basket on her back, and locked the door again.

When he came to the backyard, he took out his bow and arrows and sticks, and led Dangdang to run towards the bamboo forest. If you are in a hurry to get home, you can't go too high, wandering below the mountainside, paying attention to the movement in the grass.

has Dangdang's good hearing and good sense of smell, Xia Li's good eyesight and good archery, and it didn't take much effort to shoot two rabbits and a pheasant. A rabbit and a chicken shoot a leg, and when a hunting rabbit bites the back, it is alive and can be sold for a good price.

Xia Li was full of joy and tied up his prey and put it in the back basket.

Before going down the mountain, she habitually looked into the distance. It's sweet potato harvesting season, and many farmers are busy working in the fields. The Xia family did not grow sweet potatoes, so they did not catch Xia's badly.

The autumn sky is blue and high, reflecting the Wujiang River even more green and blue.

Suddenly, along the road by the Wujiang River, a group of men on horseback galloped from south to north. There is an official road, and people from Xiangshan Mansion to Tongning County and Hanjiang Mansion, the provincial capital, have to take that road.

Most of them were dressed in military uniforms, only three of them were wearing civilian clothes, and one of them was wearing a water-green embroidered robe, like a peacock, which was particularly conspicuous. Take a closer look, it is actually Liu Gongzi. Behind him, the person who followed was Xia Shan.

Xia Li was happy, his uncle was really a relative of the Daguan family.

And in the middle of that group of people, Xia Li found a familiar face again, it was Ye Li who gave her a silver ticket. Then, I recognized two other people in civilian clothes, one was the little guy who lost the dog in Tongning County with Liu Gongzi, and the other was Heshun, who had come to her house.

The group of people chased after me, constantly changing positions. And there was a man in the middle who could never see his face, but only his crown of beaded hair and a hand holding the reins of a horse. The crown of pearls shone in the sun, and the horse he rode was noticeably taller and stronger than the others......

Xia Li guessed that the person in the middle must be Lord Du Siye.

At this time, she really wanted to see the true face of Lord Ye's Lushan, but she was always blocked by the person next to him. Just as the group of people was about to run directly opposite her and were about to cross, they suddenly stopped their horses, Xia Shan came out of the team and said a few words to them, and those people ran forward again, and Xia Shan rode his horse and ran towards Xiaowa Village.

Xia Li was disappointed, and she only looked at the back. Even on the back, it can be seen that he has a long and jade body, and he is very particular, and his clothes and tiara must be "mixed and matched". Could it be that wearing a military costume and mixing the beaded crowns of aristocratic sons is a fashion here?

For some reason, a faint sadness filled her heart, and her mood also fell.

It's weird!

She let out a long sigh and whispered to Dangdang, "I saw the back of your former master's head." Looking at it from the back, it's a dazzling beautiful man, I don't know if the front is as dazzling as the back. Thinking again, as long as he looks two points like Liu Gongzi, he can be regarded as absolutely eye-catching.

After speaking, he led the current down the mountain. As soon as she walked to the hole in the backyard, she could hear Xia Ju crying "sister".

When Dangdang hurriedly got in, Xia Li stuffed the bow and arrow into it again.

Xia Li ran to the front yard and saw Xia Shan holding a horse and standing at the door comforting Xia Ju.

When he saw Xia leaving, he said, "Where have you been, why did you lock Xia Ju at home alone?" ”

Xia Li said, "I took Dangdang to the mountainside to hunt rabbits and pheasants. ”

She opened the door, took Xia Ju into her arms and coaxed, "Sister went up the mountain, isn't this coming back?" Alright, alright, put the hare in a cage, tie the pheasant to the post with a rope, its fur is so beautiful, pluck a few and give it to your good friend. ”

After Xia Jusheng woke up, he didn't see his mother and sister, and he wasn't even there. He tried to go out to find someone, but the door was still locked, so he was so frightened that he began to cry. Now that my sister is back, I have beaten the rabbit and the pheasant, and I don't cry anymore, and I smile and do what my sister confesses.

Xia Shan followed in, tied the horse to the doorpost, and closed the door again, smiling brightly and mysteriously.

Xia Li said with a smile, "Third Uncle is so happy, is he really promoted?" ”

Xia Shan took out two silver tickets from his arms and handed them to Xia Li, and said with a smile, "Although I am not an official, I have a great good thing." No, these two hundred taels of silver tickets were given to you by Liu Gongzi, and he liked the sunbird very much. said that sunbirds are particularly scarce, and he has always wanted to buy them but has not been able to buy them. He also said thank you for thinking about him, he didn't want to accept such a valuable gift from you for nothing. He said with a smile, "Liu Gongzi also rewarded me with ten taels of silver, saying that I have a clever niece, and I won't be stupid." Uncle, thank you, you let me have a relationship with Liu Gongzi, and let me get a reward, hehehehe......"

Xia Li is overjoyed, this is really a great thing, it's so unexpected! The family's silver deposit has increased to more than 500 taels, and it has entered the ranks of small landlords.

That's a good kid!

She took the silver ticket and said with a smile, "Oh, the third uncle thanked Liu Gongzi for me, he is really a good person." ”