Yan'er hurriedly responded, and wanted to pour the tea brewed before to rebrew, but Master Xia held down the teapot: "When you go out, it's inconvenient, so I'll leave it." ”

Yan'er timidly glanced at Xia Ruibei, poured tea and handed it over. Master Xia drank the tea and sighed with satisfaction: "After riding the horse for half a day, I only felt thirsty, and I didn't think to come for a cup of tea." This tea is so delicious and so comfortable. Yan'er poured another cup for the master. ”

Yan'er smiled and poured another glass: "Master, please." ”

Master Xia drank tea and said warmly to the two girls: "It's narrow here, you go to the back car and rest." ”

Yan'er gratefully curtsy with Chun'er, and went to the car behind to rest without mentioning it.

There were only three father and daughter left in the carriage, Xia Ruixi refilled another cup of tea for Master Xia, and Master Xia looked at the cup of strong tea and said in a low voice: "Everyone says that I prefer Qi Huang and don't like to be an official." In fact, who doesn't want to live a life of leisure and nobility? What's more, our family has been an official eunuch for generations? It's just that your grandfather died early back then and left behind a large family. By the time I was fifteen years old, our reputation was still there, but in fact it had already been in turmoil, and the wealth of the orphans and widows had long since been usurped by all the people who could usurp it. Your grandmother is sick and has to take medicine every day, and your two aunts are going to marry but have no dowry. The rest of the title deeds and house deeds were taken by your uncle to the pawnshop mortgage to pay the gambling debts. ”

"The creditor came to the door, your uncle ran away without a trace, and the aunt went back to her parents' house. Seeing that the family was about to be kicked out of the ancestral house and live on the streets, I went to the clan to ask for a guarantee, and the clan came forward as a guarantee, so that I finally got a one-year grace to keep the family from being kicked out temporarily. I thought that as long as I could get some money and fill the gap and become an official, I would solve the livelihood of the family and revive the prestige of the Xia family. Your grandmother told me that she once gave your aunt some ancestral precious jewelry, and asked me to borrow it as a mortgage for emergencies. I went to beg your aunt, but she refused to take it out, even if I wrote her an IOU, saying that I would pay her back tenfold and hundredfold in the future, she refused to take it out, but sarcastically mocked me, saying that the Xia family was shameless, and the brother-in-law and sister-in-law were calculating the dowry and private house of the sister-in-law. I was ashamed and angry, and I knew that I was useless as a scholar. But as soon as the family wanted to eat, live, and redeem their ancestral property, they had no choice, so I had to completely give up the idea of being an official. ”

"It is also the road of the heavens, I used to learn medical skills with a traveling doctor because of curiosity, and recognized the medicinal materials, so I sold the books left by my ancestors to make capital, while selling medicinal materials, while showing people some simple diseases, accumulating capital to open a pharmacy. When selling medicinal materials, the road is far away and difficult, the capital is small, you must be careful in your calculations, often buy medicinal materials and pay the freight, you can only have enough white water to make steamed buns, and you can only live in the cheapest small shop at night, where do you dare to have the luxury of drinking this hot tea? Sometimes in the barren mountains and mountains, the thirst is so great that they cannot find the water of the stream, and even the water in the mud pit has been drunk. ”

"God treats me well after all, there is karma in the dark, on the way I saw a young student because of the wrong diagnosis, was chased and beaten, embarrassed, I relented for a while, took half of the coil to save him. After careful questioning, I learned that he ran away before leaving the school, and only went to see a doctor when he was gone, but who knew that he had diagnosed the wrong disease. After that, life and death will follow me, saying that it is a long insight. I couldn't get rid of him, so I let him follow. Who knew that this would save my life and make me rich and prosperous. ”

"Less than a month after that, I fell seriously ill and almost died, and the people who were selling medicine with me thought I would not survive, so they stole my medicine mule cart and threw me in a small inn to die. It was the latter who accompanied me and took care of me carefully, and he had no money to buy medicinal herbs, so he went to collect herbs to cure me, but unfortunately it had little effect. A **** brought back an old man from outside happily, saying that it was his master, that is, your grandfather. Your ancestors not only cured my illness, but also taught me all the medical skills, I only think that God has mercy on me, I can't wait for one day as ten days, study medicine hard, and finally have a skill to make a name for myself, so that I have today's wealth and nobility, and I did not let you suffer. ”

Xia Ruixi was sad when he heard this, a declining noble son who only wanted to study and glorify the lintel, for the livelihood of his family, he went to borrow a private house from his eldest sister-in-law to run for office, but he was ridiculed and ridiculed by his sister-in-law. I had no choice but to sell books that I regarded as my life to become a drug dealer, trekking through mountains and rivers, enduring hunger and cold, suffering from the ridicule and contempt of the world, and creating this family business, how much courage and perseverance it takes.

Xia Ruixi noticed that when Master Xia talked about the past, he sighed, although he also had resentment towards those who had harmed him, but more of a gratitude to those who helped him in the predicament. The early spring sun projected on Mr. Xia's head through the car window, illuminating the few strands of white hair that quietly emerged from his sideburns, and he squinted slightly, looking at his two daughters lovingly and intently, as if this was the greatest wealth in his life.

Xia Ruixi asked herself if she encountered the same thing, I was afraid that she would not be able to be so good to Uncle Xia and his wife. So I felt more and more that what Master Xia did was admirable, and I couldn't help shouting from the bottom of my heart: "Daddy." He hugged Master Xia's arm tightly and swore an oath: "I will be filial to you and my mother in the future, and treat my younger brothers and sisters well." ”

Master Xia stroked her hair, smiled lightly, and said earnestly: "I know that you are all extremely filial. Dad is not telling you this, not to resent your uncle's family and those who have harmed me, nor to complain to you. I just want to tell you that people must know the blessings and cherish the blessings, and they must know that a porridge and a meal are not easy to come by, and sometimes we must guard against the time when we don't. Don't be too harsh on others, be careful when one day there is a time to ask for someone and rely on someone to save your life. ”

Master Xia wants his daughter to know some of the world's hardships from her own experience, learn some human feelings, and live a better life in the future. But Xia Ruibei didn't understand, she felt that Master Xia was indirectly scolding her for being ignorant, not knowing the blessings, her face was red and white for a while, and she sneered: "My daughter has a good life, and she is enjoying her father's blessings." He snorted angrily and scolded: "Uncle and aunt are so hateful, according to my nature, I should drive them all out to ask for food to relieve their hatred." There are also those who occupy our family's property, and my father should send them all to the officials. ”

In fact, with Master Xia's temper, although he really didn't say anything to Uncle Xia and his wife, it was not the same for outsiders, but his original intention was to educate Xia Ruibei to be broad-minded, and he didn't dare to tell the truth. I had to sigh helplessly: "Beibei, the person your father and your mother are most worried about is you." You are impulsive, you have never suffered hardship, and you can't stand it, because of your own family, everyone lets you. But if you go to someone else's house, I'm afraid that no one will let you do this, and you will be the one who suffers. The daughter is married, it is someone from another family, no matter how sorry your father and mother feel sorry for you, in the end, you can't manage it, some things can't be managed, you still have to change your temper as soon as possible. ”

Xia Ruibei said in a low voice: "Second sister is just more cunning than me, and her temper is not much better than mine." You don't know, you all think that she has changed, but who knows that she is even more fierce and lawless than before. ”

Master Xia naturally knew that Xia Ruixi was not a fuel-efficient lamp, so he smiled slightly, "It's not bad to be fierce, your second sister's temperament is like this." But she knows when to be fierce and when to be soft, and that's great. ”

Xia Ruibei said unconvinced: "You and your mother always protect her, everything she does is good, right." But she always said that I was ignorant, that I had done something wrong, and that one day, I would surpass her. ”

Master Xia smiled: "Okay, my father and mother are waiting for you to surpass your second sister." Children are better than the other. ”

As he spoke, the carriage stopped. Master Xia's eldest entourage Xia Jin smiled beside the car and said, "Master, the sharp place has arrived." ”

Xia Ruixi quietly lifted the curtain and looked out, only to see a whitened green cloth flag hanging on a big tree on the side of the road, with a big wine word written on the flag, swaggering in the wind. A few horses with oily coats and slick horses tethered under the trees were grazing on grass. Not far away, there was a willow forest that had sprouted new shoots, and there were two thatched huts beside the trees, and seven or eight men could be vaguely seen sitting in them eating and drinking. It's just an ordinary picture of a roadside restaurant.

Master Xia looked at the Xia Ruixi sisters, but frowned slightly. He lost count of the number of times he had walked this path, and he had to stop at this place every time. A group of big men are okay, but this time it is different, he has two daughters who have not been out of the cabinet and are delicate. When he thought that his daughter was going to eat and rest here, and to show passers-by, he didn't feel good in his heart. I wanted to shout at Sister Xia Ruixi not to get out of the car, and let people bring the food to the car, but I saw Xia Ruibei stretching her arms tiredly: "I'm tired, my whole body is shaking apart, I have to go down and walk, and move my muscles and bones." ”

Master Xia sighed: "Xia Jin went to discuss with the store, let them find a way to let the young ladies come out in a small room, silver is not a problem." ”

Xia Jin took the order, and Xia Ruixi had a whim: "Daddy, our sisters are not as good as women pretending to be men, and we can save such trouble." ”

Master Xia said sharply: "Nonsense! A woman is a woman! Why dress up as a man? What kind of system? ”

Xia Ruixi lowered his head in a daze, secretly blaming himself for being too careless and getting carried away. It seems that although Master Xia loves his daughter, he is still a person of this era in the end, and he always abides by the moral norms of this era.

Xia Ruibei was very energetic this time, and sneered: "The second sister has watched too much drama, right?" But in the play, the women who pretend to be men are all men who are forced to pretend to be. Where is the daughter who surrenders her identity to pretend to be a man? ”

While speaking, Xia Jin had already discussed with the shopkeeper, and instructed the Xia family's nursing home to separate a small cubicle with bamboo mats to ask the two young ladies to get off the car.

The Xia Ruixi sisters were surrounded by the girls, and followed Master Xia into the thatched shed without squinting. Seeing someone come in, all the men sitting inside turned around, Xia Ruixi heard someone say "huh" in surprise, and then stood up and called, "Mr. Xia." ”

Master Xia followed the voice and looked, his face was a little ugly, and soon he was full of smiles.