Xia Qi said this, in fact, he meant something.

Four years ago, Xia Zhengqian promised his children to buy carp lanterns on the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, and when he returned from the hospital that day, he did buy them. But I didn't want to be seen by Xia Chan, Xia Qi, and Xia Wei as soon as they entered the door, and the three of them wanted to live or die. In fact, Xia Zhengqian considered that there were nephews and nieces in the house, so he bought one for each of them impartially, but the pattern was not carp. But he didn't want these three people to take a fancy to the carp, and Xia Zhengqian didn't listen to any explanation. In the end, Xia Qi and the others took the carp lantern and went to the old lady to complain. As a result, in the thirtieth year of the Chinese New Year's Eve, the Sanfang family had no food to eat, so they were punished to kneel in the cold ancestral hall.

At that time, Xia Qi was ten years old, kneeling in the cold and dark ancestral hall with a hungry stomach, and heard his sister crying "muffled", and his hatred for the old lady was monstrous.

Xia Qi's mood that day, Xia Zhengqian also knew. For fear that his son's temperament would become extreme, he also told his son a lot of big truths.

But I didn't want to, that incident still became a thorn in my son's heart. Over the years, it has not been removed.

Xia Qi also seemed to be a little disheartened, he looked at his father with a detached gaze, and his voice was so flat that there was no fluctuation: "Tonight's dinner, you go to eat, my sister and I won't go." If you want to stay, you don't have to come back to us. I took my sister and set up a separate door. With that, he strode towards the door with his back straight.

Xia Zhengqian looked at his son's back in a daze, and a feeling of weakness and desolation passed through his back from the bottom of his feet and hit his heart straight into his heart.

He was in the eyes of a pair of children. He has always been an upright, majestic and loving father. He thought that he had always been something they needed to look up to.

When did he become so irresponsible in the hearts of his children? A waste who is not trustworthy, has no opinions, is so cowardly and incompetent that he can't even protect his wife and children?

"Xianggong, why don't we go to eat this meal?" Shushi is low and authentic.

The appearance of her children made her so distressed that she wanted to cry.

Xia Zhengqian's original intention was just to have a meal, and he did not compromise with the old lady in the slightest. And this moment. He also felt that there was nothing to eat for this meal. The love between mother and child is not there; Brotherly love. It's also very thin. These are not comparable to the relationship between father and son, father and daughter. If a pair of children are extremely disappointed in him when he goes to a meal, then the old lady herself feeds the meal. He couldn't have eaten it either.

Thinking of this, he immediately decided: "Ask someone to hire a few carriages, carry things, and we will move now." ”

"Huh?" Shu Shi was stunned, "Where to move?" ”

"It's the house in the east of the city that Sister Jin found."

Shu hesitated for a moment, nodded and said, "Okay." As he spoke, he was going out to Zhang Luo.

As soon as she walked to the door, she saw the mother-in-law who was guarding the door hurriedly coming in and said, "Master, wife, there is someone outside." said that he was the housekeeper of Luofu and wanted to see the young master. ”

"Butler Yu?" Xia Zhengqian was surprised.

He looked at Shu Shi and said to his mother-in-law, "Please let him in." He turned his head and ordered Shu. Go and see if Sister Jin has changed her clothes, if she is still wearing men's clothes, ask her to come over. ”

Shu Shi also guessed that Steward Yu was here, and he must be looking for Xia Jin, so he hurriedly answered and hurried away.

Xia Jin was lying on the bed in a daze. Hearing Shu Shi say that Steward Yu was coming, hurry over. Wait for the mother-in-law to lead the housekeeper into the door. She also arrived in the hall.

This is the first time that Steward Yu has come to the old mansion. He looked at the dilapidated courtyard that could be seen to the end at a glance, shook his head secretly, saluted Xia Zhengqian, and then explained his intentions: "The house in the east of the city that Ling Gongzi saw in the morning, I went to talk to the master's house just now. He said, for the sake of opening a medical clinic and saving people and the world, you are willing to pay less rent, only two or five dollars a month. ”

"Huh?" Xia Zhengqian and Xia Jin were both surprised.

"How is that possible?" Xia Jin thought about the location and area of the house, and then thought about the situation of the main family introduced by the housekeeper, and he didn't believe that the main family would take the initiative to reduce so much rent.

But in front of Xia Zhengqian, she didn't want to ask. I secretly made up my mind to ask what was going on later.

"Is that really what the Lord said?" Xia Zhengqian didn't believe it either.

Steward Yu smiled: "That's exactly what I said." However, I inquired with someone, and it turned out that the main family was seriously ill in office, and was cured by a famous doctor, which can be regarded as a life. Now I heard that you are renting this house to open a medical clinic, and he is not short of this money, so he wants to rent it to you cheaply, and he also wants to make a good relationship. ”

These words dispelled Xia Zhengqian's doubts.

Xia Jin looked at Xia Zhengqian with a flat gaze, and was silent.

Seeing this, the housekeeper Yu thought that Xia Zhengqian disagreed, so he was busy persuading on the side: "Xia Langzhong, those who do big things should be informal. This house is only seven dollars more expensive than that in Liuye Lane, but neither the location nor the area can be compared with that small courtyard. Where is the best place to open a medical clinic, I think you know best. Why don't you go check it out first? ”

"Willow Leaf Lane?" Xia Zhengqian turned his head and glanced at Xia Jin.

Xia Jin pursed his lips, but he was still silent, and he didn't even look at Xia Zhengqian, looking like he was ignoring him.

Steward Yu also sensed that the atmosphere was wrong at this time, and hurriedly introduced the house in Liuye Lane.

As soon as Xia Zhengqian heard the three words of Willow Leaf Lane, he was in no mood to listen to it, so it was inconvenient to interrupt the housekeeper's words. Finally, the housekeeper finished speaking, and said: "In the east of the city, I feel very satisfied when I hear Brother Qi talk about it." Originally, I couldn't make up my mind because of the high price. Since the housekeeper Lao Shen helped him to talk about half of the rent, there is naturally no reason not to rent. You see, can we move in now? ”

After he finished speaking, he also glanced at Xia Jin, hoping that his daughter would understand the meaning of his words and stop being angry.

If you don't go to the house to eat, you will move immediately, Shu Shi told her daughter as soon as she saw her just now. However, Xia Jin was very dissatisfied with Xia Zhengqian's weak temperament, and he fell to whichever side was strong, which was simply unprincipled. Therefore, at this time, Xia Zhengqian glanced at her flatteringly, but she still ignored it, and didn't want to give him a good look.

"Of course. The house was originally empty, and because it was guarded by subordinates, it was very clean, and as soon as the things were moved in, they could move in, and there was no need to repair and take care of it at all. Steward Yu said.

Xia Zhengqian was overjoyed, and bowed his hand and said: "At that moment, we have to have a housekeeper to go over with us, be a middle-aged person, and sign the contract." ”

Steward Yu said with a smile: "My son-in-law said that if you want to rent that house, he is willing to be a middle-aged person." I don't know when you're going to move, so I'll go back and talk to my son-in-law. ”

Although Xia Zhengqian felt that renting a house didn't have to work for Luo Qian, who had just recovered from a serious illness, but the people were kind, and he couldn't say anything, so he had to thank him without saying anything, and said: "We have packed up our things." When the next man hires the carriage, he will move it immediately. ”

When the housekeeper heard this, he didn't dare to stay longer, so he hurriedly said: "Then I'll go back first to show my son-in-law." He hurriedly said goodbye and left.

As soon as Xia Zhengshen took back the deed, Shu asked someone to pack up all the things, and at this time Uncle Luo hired the carriage, and everyone lifted it, lifted it, and after a while, the things were cleaned. Everyone got into the carriage and was guided by Xia Jin, who was dressed as Xia Qi, to the new house in the east of the city.

Although Xia Zhengqian has a weaker temperament, he is a good father. In order to ease the relationship with a pair of children, he specially sat in a carriage with Xia Qi and Xia Jin.

On the way, seeing a pair of children with straight faces and not saying a word, he had to say to Xia Jin without words: "When you went to look for a house, Boss Qin came, and when he heard me say about moving, he not only didn't blame, but also tried his best to comfort me." He said that I didn't have to worry about the pharmacy, and he asked someone to bring the medicine back first. If I still want to work with him, I'll just talk to him when I find the right place. As for the rent, I am short of money, so I will use it first, and I will pay it back to him when I have it. ”

Seeing Xia Zhengqian like this, Xia Jin couldn't bear it. Although he didn't have a smile on Xia Zhengqian, at least he replied expressionlessly: "The shops on the street in the east of the city are expensive, and if he wants to move here, the rent will have to rise." ”

Xia Zhengqian looked at his daughter's face cautiously and said, "Since Boss Qin is righteous, I can't see Qian Yuan." I think this rent is still collected according to the original, what do you say? ”

Xia Jin raised his eyebrows, said "oh", and turned his head out of the window, silent.

Originally, the three houses were poor, and every penny had to be counted. But now with the sixty taels of silver given by the old lady of Xuanping Hou, Boss Qin is here with a small amount of money, so she naturally doesn't care too much.

Xia Zhengqian couldn't figure out whether she was happy or unhappy with her "oh", and looked at her worriedly, but he didn't want to ask again.

After all, Xia Qi is really fourteen years old, and he is Xia Zhengqian's own son, unlike Xia Jin, who has already changed in his heart. When he saw his father so pleasing them, he had already relented. It's just that my father is blindly careful with his sister, and he can't talk well.

Seeing his father's embarrassment at this time, he relieved the siege and said: "Actually, if Boss Qin is really a righteous person, he will definitely not take advantage of us, and will take the initiative to pay the rent according to the price of the shop in the east of the city; But if he's just pretending, then we can ask him to leave in half a year at most. With the capital, wouldn't it be good for us to open a pharmacy by ourselves? You have to give money to someone else to earn! ”

These words surprised Xia Jin. She gave him an appreciative look.

These words undoubtedly educated Xia Zhengqian again. He frowned slightly, lost in thought.

Inluo's Mansion was near the Xia family's new house, and when Xia Zhengqian and the others arrived at the new house, Luo Qian and Steward Yu were already sitting in the hall of the new house. And sitting under Luo Qian was a middle-aged man, according to him, who was the distant nephew of the owner of the house, who came to sign the contract on behalf of the clan uncle.

The Xia family did not doubt him, Shu took someone to tidy up the house, and Xia Zhengqian took Xia Jin to sign a five-year rental contract with the middle-aged man, and paid half a year's rent in advance. (To be continued)

PS: Merry Christmas to all! Wow, last Christmas Eve, I received a lot of Christmas gifts, there are ink and smoke and rich rewards and rice red tickets, looking for two bells for lost love rewards, Nuo Feifei, Kang Xiaobad, the most distant thing, pear blossom white, sugar bibimbap, Christmas stockings rewarded by Ling Oo, thank you, what a ~

In addition, at six o'clock this afternoon, the ink and smoke of the wall will be added. Let's wish her a happy holiday~