The little girl looked around for a moment, and suddenly saw a son dressed in purple coming out of the courtyard.

With a cold face and a tall posture, it is Xiao Tingxiu, the lobby brother.

His expression was not very good-looking, and he walked through the flower path.

But his expression seemed to be the same all along.

Su Jiu became more and more curious about who lived in that small courtyard, so he quietly touched it.

The gate is unlocked.

Through the crack in the door, Su Jiu saw a delicate-looking girl, wearing an embroidered brocade jacket, sitting under the eaves eating tea.

There were a few packets of unopened pastries on the flower table, which were probably brought by Xiao Tingxiu.

Hearing the sound of rustling outside the courtyard gate, the girl under the eaves raised her eyes and said with a smile: "What are you doing hiding there?" ”

Su wine is sazed.

She stepped into the courtyard with a red face and apologized, "I'm sorry to disturb you by peeping without permission." ”

The girl's expression was gentle, "You are the daughter of the third uncle's new recognition?" It's so cute and cute, come, I'll treat you to candy. ”

Su Jiu glanced at her.

Is this girl the big sister who has never shown up?

She walked over, and the maiden invited her to eat candy and pastries, and to look at the flowers and trees she had planted with her own hands.

Like the second sister Xiao Jingshu, Su Jiu felt that the sister of the big house was also very gentle and kind to get along with, like a quiet and gentle orchid.

Xiao Peilan rolled up her sleeves to add tea, and noticed that this little sister peeked at herself from time to time.

She was amused, "Xiaojiu, what are you peeking at me doing?" ”

Su Jiu's face turned red, and he hurriedly lowered his eyelashes.

She thinks that this big sister,

It's really a good match with the Xie family.

Shangyuan Festival.

Su Jiu deliberately got up early in the morning, came to Mingde Courtyard with Zhang Nian's painting, and posted it on the door seriously.

Xiao Tingchen was wearing a frost-white suit, and fine sweat was pouring from his forehead, as if he had practiced boxing in the backyard.

He wiped his sweat with a towel, walked over and smiled, "What are you doing?" ”

The little girl's eyebrows and eyes were crooked, "The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is the birthday of the Taoist Emperor Tianguan." We have to paste the New Year's picture of "Heavenly Official Blessing" on the door and pray for God's blessing! ”

"It's really poor. I always believe that such a thing as good fortune is earned by one's own hard work. For example, the kind of person who does not seek to be motivated and sits on the empty mountain, even if he sticks New Year's pictures of blessings in his house, it is useless. ”

The boy said, stepping into the threshold to wash his face and change clothes.

Su Jiu thought about it and felt that the little brother's words seemed to have some truth.

But......

Don't people need faith when they live for a lifetime?

She followed up, "Little brother, sometimes no matter how hard you try, you will feel so far away from your goal. In such a desperate time, it is easy to continue to hold on if you have faith.

"The little brother is a Confucian protégé, and he has a heroic spirit in his chest. When you were working hard with Yan Qiansui, when you were whipped by the second uncle, wasn't it because of that heroic aura? Little brother, that's your faith, right? ”

Xiao Tingchen twisted the hot towel, "Every time I work hard with someone, do you know what I'm thinking?" ”

"What is it?"

"I'm thinking about it when I was a child."

"When you were young?"

The young man put a hot towel over his face, "Su Xiaojiu, have you ever tasted the taste of grabbing food with a dog?" ”

Su Jiu was stunned.

Something came out of my mind.

She remembered that her little brother had killed Chunbi in a remote and dilapidated courtyard, and there was also a plaque of "Mingde Yuan" hanging on that courtyard.

When my little brother was young, did he grow up in that kind of shabby place?

That's why he is so familiar with the three vicious dogs at the back door.

"Because I don't want to live that kind of life again, as long as I can hold the power and power, no matter who I am asked to fight with, no matter what kind of despicable and cruel things I am asked to do, I am willing to do it. That's what I believe. Su Xiaojiu, myself, is my faith. ”

Su Jiu was ignorant.