The three men were bandits who had stolen all the way from Ganzhou, and they arrived at Camellia Village a few days ago, and saw a bearded man killing people, and the three of them were afraid, and they didn't dare to steal anything, so they ran away, but they didn't expect them to flee to Lotus Village, and saw the big man kill people.

The two actions were witnessed, and the bearded man moved to kill, and the three of them fought with each other, but they did not get the slightest favor, but were injured, and the bearded man tied them to the mountain, and told them to enter the city in three days, otherwise they would want their lives, and said that if they were caught by the government, they must not confess him, otherwise they would still want their lives.

Today is the third day, and the three of them originally wanted to run away, but early in the morning, the bearded man appeared, escorted them all the way to the city gate, and said that the county was full of his men, and if they did not enter, or if they said something they should not have said after entering, they would immediately kill the three of them.

"This pair of sachets and short knives was one of them from the bearded man. The bearded man also asked them to talk," Lord Zhao paused and looked at Zhou Mujiao, "He said, he is waiting for you in the capital." ”

With the testimony of these three little thieves, Zhao Yunjing and Lord Chen's innocence were preserved at the same time.

However, who is that bearded man, why did he say that he was waiting for Zhou Mujiao in the capital, and how did the pair of sachets and short knives that Zhao Yunjing carried with him get into the hands of the bearded man, these questions are still a mystery.

"The academy is not safe anymore, Brother Zhao, you should be careful in the future, no matter how much homework you do, don't forget to exercise."

"Okay."

As a parent official, Lord Chen is still good in Taohua County, so on the day of his funeral, almost all the people in the city went to send him off.

Zhou Mujiao and Zhao Yunjing also went, but they didn't show up, but mixed in the crowd.

Seeing Gongzi Chen and Miss Chen walking under the yellow paper in the sky, Zhou Mujiao was embarrassed.

It's only been half a year, and Chen Gongzi and Miss Chen, a son and daughter, have changed from an invincible son and a wayward daughter to adults who have no father to care for and are forced to grow up overnight.

Two days before Chinese New Year's Eve, the new house was completed and delivered.

All the furniture has been booked in the morning, just transport it back to move in, the weather is very good these days, the sun is shining, Zhou Mujiao let people drag all the furniture back, first pass a few days of wind, to the twenty-eighth o'clock of the year to move in is just right.

After the completion of several children, several children like to go inside, and the girls in the embroidery workshop also like to go around the new embroidery workshop after lunch, and their faces are full of anticipation.

The New Year will be over in a few days, this year because of Zhou Mujiao, most of the people in Peach Blossom Village can have a good New Year, those villagers who are not embarrassed to come to visit the new home of the Zhou family, just look at the pavilion on the hillside, thinking that in two years, they have money in their hands, and they will build a beautiful house like the Zhou family!

Zhou Mujiao led several children to clean the house for the last time, and looking at the bright house, she showed a sweet smile.

The Zhao family's new house and the Zhou family's new house are side by side, each with its own gate, but the wall between the two houses has an arch, and when it is pulled up at night, it is a separate home, and when it is opened during the day, it is a family.

After Xiao Wu washed his hands, he walked over with a tangled face: "Sister, it's almost the New Year." ”

"yes, it's almost the New Year." Xiao Wu has grown fast in the past two months, and he has exceeded half a year of the sixth year of the junior high school, "We also have our own house, and in the future, we will no longer have to worry about being kicked out of the house by the uncle, and we will no longer have to worry about being hungry." ”

Xiao Wu sat down beside her, and after a little more entanglement, he spoke again: "That...... Old lady, our real elders, right? ”

"Probably."

"Why do you say probably?"

"Even if it's not real, those who care for you and maintain you are still elders."

"And she...... What will you eat for the New Year? ”

Zhou Mujiao smiled: "Xiao Wu wants to take the old lady over for the New Year?" ”

Xiao Wu bit his lip and said cautiously: "Sister, is it okay?" ”

"Of course." Zhou Mujiao patted his thin shoulder, "We are five younger, we are eight years old, although we can't stand up to the sky, but we are also a little man, and we can do whatever a man wants." Will you go and invite it yourself, or will I go with you? ”

Xiao Wu had only seen the old lady once, although he wanted to be close in his heart, he had too little contact, he was still a little embarrassed, so Zhou Mujiao went with him.

In the small courtyard of the Jiang family, Xiao Wu stammered: "Old lady, my sister and I have completed our new house, but there are no elders in the family...... Our sister and brother are very close to the old lady, and the Chinese New Year is approaching, I wonder if the old lady is willing to come to our house to celebrate the New Year together? ”

The old lady was surprised and moved, she looked back at Jiang Wuyu, Jiang Wuyu said: "The old lady is my mother, you invite my mother to celebrate the New Year, please go to your family to be an elder, then you can't leave me behind." ”

"It's great that Uncle Jiang is willing to go together!" Xiao Wu said happily, "With Uncle Jiang and the old lady here, those people in the Zhou family will no longer dare to bully us." ”

Zhou Mujiao's sister and brother went out and brought an old lady back, the old lady was kind and kind, and the Zhou family sister and brother were a little similar, the villagers were embarrassed to ask, but secretly said that this old lady was Zhou Mujiao's grandmother, and Uncle Jiang was her own uncle.

The eldest aunt of the Zhou family carried a load of clothes from the river, and when she came back and heard this discussion, she took a sip: "Fart's own grandmother and uncle!" That Bai Xiuzhu had no parents before she got married, and her eldest brother died less than two years after she got married, and she didn't even leave a queen! These two look like beggars picked up on the side of the road! The lack of relatives is to such a point, and I dare to say that I succeeded, I bah! ”

"That person would rather take the people on the roadside back and pay homage to you than look at your real relatives, which means that you are not even as good as the beggars on the roadside! You are not even as good as a beggar, so what do you have to be proud of? ”

Uncle Zhou was so angry that she gritted her silver teeth: "I want to see how long she can be arrogant!" ”

Eighteen quietly appeared behind her and said faintly: "Tell you secretly, my Jiaojiao sister can be arrogant to be a hundred years old!" ”

Taking advantage of the new house to move in, Zhou Mujiao officially introduced Mrs. Li and Jiang Wuyu to the villagers, and the external names were grandmother and uncle, as soon as this title came out, Uncle Zhou and their family became the laughing stock of the whole village, Uncle Zhou was angry and annoyed, but he didn't dare to move anything, because every time he moved, it was they who had an accident.

"This Zhou Mujiao is too evil! I wonder if she has a little ghost at home! ”

"Wait, if you raise a little ghost, you will definitely be eaten back!"

After the New Year, Zhao Yunjing returned to the academy, Zhou Mujiao sent the sixth and ninth junior high school and the fifth child to the village school in the neighboring village, in order to facilitate them to go to and from school, when Zhou Mujiao was repairing the village road, by the way, he built an additional shortcut road to the village school, and also built a large drying field in the sunny place.

In a blink of an eye, it was spring ploughing season, and Zhao Yunjing came back from the academy and led the villagers into the intense farming.

After three months, the grain was ready to be harvested.