At the beginning of the next day, Zhu Er drove the ox cart, pulled Xia's mother, Jin Ling, a fine cloth, and two bags of candy to Sanjian Village, and Xia Shan rode a horse. When passing through the town, Xia Shan got off the horse and bought two live chickens and two packs of snacks.

They discussed for a long time, but they still didn't dare to give more gifts. They also all tacitly did not buy anything to eat at noon, for fear that Xia Meiniang would be too careful, and felt that they would let the guests take the food when they were treated.

After more than two quarters of an hour, they arrived at Sanjian Village, where they first went to Wang Xin's house to put the ox cart and horses at his house, and gave him a bag of candy.

Sister-in-law Wang also took Xia Li and others to visit a newly built ear room, which had been arranged, with a new bed and a large box, this room was specially prepared for Xia Erni.

After that, they went to the foot of the mountain outside the village. The people of the village looked at them with curiosity and whispered to them, wondering whose house these distinguished guests were going to visit.

Peng Laixi was waiting for them under a big tree at the bottom of the mountain. Seeing them coming, he first opened his voice and shouted to the mountain, "Auntie, third uncle, cousin, cousin are here." After roaring, he coughed a few more times.

The loud voice startled the birds in the trees to flee in all directions.

Xia Shan smiled, "People are not big, but their voices are not small. After speaking, he handed the things in his hand to Zhu Er, and then lowered his body to pick up Peng Laixi and threw it twice, carrying it on his shoulder.

Although Peng Laixi has a father, his weak father has hardly hugged him since he can remember. Today I was picked up and thrown a few times by a tall man, and then rode on his shoulder. The thrill of suddenly leaving the ground made him scream, and his big steady, thick hands and broad, warm shoulders gave him a sense of steadiness that he had never felt before. He felt like crying and hugged Xia Shan's head tightly.

Peng's house is in a shallow depression on the hillside, with only two mud and straw houses, and a large tree with lush branches in front of it, and a table under the tree.

Xia Meiniang, Peng Huozi, and Peng Laifu all greeted them with smiles on their faces.

Xia Meiniang didn't invite them into the house to sit, the house was small and broken, and the smell was very bad, so let them sit under the tree. Jin Ling wanted to go to the kitchen to help, but they wouldn't let him. Peng Laifu took out a few more coarse porcelain bowls and poured tea.

Jin Ling was very embarrassed, the master brought her here to help with the work.

Xia Li looked at the two grass houses, which were very small and had some cracks in the mud walls. Perhaps to prevent thieves and wild things, the windows in the dark room were opened very high, almost to the roof, and they were still very small, half a foot square, and there was no window paper.

The bright room is the kitchen, and the dark room should be the bedroom.

Look around, far away from the village, there is no village in front of you, there is no shop in the back, and there are only a few terraced fields more than a hundred meters away.

If something happens at home, you can't call anyone to help. Moreover, the rain is heavier, and there is always a danger of washing down the house.

Xia Shan also had this kind of worry, and said, "Sister, let's build a few houses in the village first, if the money is not enough, my brother will lend it to you, and when you have money, you will pay it back to me." ”

Xia Shi said again, "Yes." Laifu is a big girl, she is handsome, and it is not good to live here all the time...... You moved to the village, and it was convenient for my brother-in-law to travel. ”

Xia Meiniang said with a smile, "I discussed with the camel last night, so I bought a smaller homestead in the village and built a few rooms, and the eldest sister gave the child enough silver." ”

Hearing her say this, Xia Shi and Xia Shan both laughed out loud, looking happier than Xia Meiniang. Xia also suggested, "Before the house is built, live in Zhuangzi." You can also see that Zhuangzi has a front yard and a back yard, which will not be inconvenient. ”

Xia Meiniang still shook her head and didn't want to.

Xia Li said with a smile, "To build a house, you have to buy a homestead first, and the second aunt recognizes her relatives and buys a homestead, people will definitely think that your family has gained a lot of money." What if that crazy night comes here to rob? ”

Xia Meiniang also has this kind of worry, but she doesn't want the whole family to live at her sister's house.

When she hesitated, Xia Li said, "It's normal for relatives to help each other, and I also look forward to cousin Laixi having a good time studying in the future, and supporting each other with cousins such as Ju'er and Erhu when he grows up." The strength of more people is greater, and the more people there are, the smoother their roads......"

Xia Meiniang heard Xia Li say that she would be happy to grow up and have a good chance of studying, and she might be able to help her sister's children, so she smiled very brightly, and her hard expression softened.

Xia and Xia Shan persuaded together, and Xia Meiniang agreed to live in Zhuangzi temporarily before the house was built.

Everyone was very happy, and they discussed that they would simply go to the village to buy a homestead and then move to the village.

When the adults were talking, Peng Laixi led Xia Ju to tie the chickens sent by Xia Shan and his legs with ropes, and then tied one end of the rope to the tree.

He grinned and grinned. There used to be a total of four laying hens in the family, and they made a great contribution to the family, because the eggs they laid were sold for money, and the family lived a good life. He cried once when he gave two to his aunt yesterday, and he cried again when he killed one today. But the silver sent by the aunt allowed his family to build a house, and the third uncle gave two chickens at once.

He was also embarrassed to say to Xia Ju, "My mother said I was stingy, I was really stingy, hehe, I will never be next time." ”

At noon, the meal is laid out. There is a bowl of braised pork, a bowl of braised pig ears bought in the town, half a braised duck, a bowl of roasted beans, a bowl of garlic ground ears, and a small pot of mushroom stewed chicken. It's not much, it's very generous, and there's wine.

There is only one table at home, and the four adults eat at the table with Xia Li and Xia, and the Peng family sisters and brothers, Zhu Er, and Jin Ling take their respective bowls and eat on a big stone.

Xia Meiniang was the most angry, and Mrs. Xia slammed the door, and when they ate, they only ate by themselves and their son. She sandwiched a lot of meat and vegetables into Zhu Er and Jin Ling's bowls, even for her subordinates, she was also generous.

In addition to the braised pork ears and braised duck I bought, as well as the stewed chicken with mushrooms, the taste of other dishes is really not complimentary. But the people still said that they were happy and that they were happy to eat.

Peng Laixi eats big meat and eats fragrant, but he doesn't eat chicken. Thinking that the old black who has eggs every day has become like this, he is still very sad in his heart.

Xia Shan quipped, "Do you like to eat meat, why are you so unhappy?" ”

Xia Ju said with a smile, "Brother Laixi thinks about his old black, Lao Hei scared a lot of eggs, and those eggs were sold for a lot of money, but let us eat them." ”

Xia Li said with a smile, "There is a black hen in my village, and I will catch it for Laixi when I go back." ”

Peng Laixi's little eyes immediately brightened, and he thought of a good idea again, and said, "When I go to Zhuangzi, I will exchange the two chickens that my third uncle gave to my family for the two chickens that my family gave to my aunt yesterday, I can't bear them." ”

Xia smiled, "You don't need to change it, just give those two chickens to Laixi." ”

Xia Meiniang's face darkened, and she shouted, "Come to Xi, how do I teach you on weekdays?" I asked for so many things from my relatives, is it going to be smooth? You are reluctant to give up your two chickens, so you are embarrassed to accept so many gifts from your relatives? ”