Xiaojia Village, Xianyun County.

After more than a month, the messenger finally arrived in Xiaojia Village.

The children playing in the village, and the villagers working in the fields, saw a man coming on a tall horse; They all picked up the hoes in their hands and walked in the direction of the village entrance.

"I don't know if you're in our village."

"Look, whoever it is, just ask."

"I look like I'm delivering a letter, you are still in a hurry, when the fourth uncle and aunt of the Xiao family are still in the village; I've also come on big horses."

At that time, it was delivered to the house, and that was it.

"Could it be that the Xiao family's letter is here again?"

"Possibly."

"Don't think about it, let's take a look."

A group of people gathered around, and when the children saw the adults coming, they followed the adults in twos and threes to join in the fun; The man on horseback couldn't get into the village entrance, and there were many people around the village entrance, so he had to raise his voice and ask.

"Fellow villagers, are you here in Xiaojia Village?"

Someone in the village said, "It's not the person who came to deliver the letter last time, it's not him."

"Isn't it, isn't it here to deliver the letter?"

"Don't make a fuss, don't make a fuss, I'll ask." An old man with white hair scolded the juniors and said, "We are from Xiaojia Village, where are the descendants? What are you doing in our Xiaojia Village?"

A smile appeared on the horseback man's face, "Hello old man, I'm here to deliver a letter; I don't know if the patriarch of the Xiao clan in your Xiao family village is here?"

"Is Patriarch Xiao here?"

"Patriarch Xiao is not here, so he guesses he is at home."

The old man said, "The patriarch is at home, you come down, and I will take you over."

"Okay, I'm sorry." Turned over and dismounted, and thanked him again and again.

The old man waved his hand and told the juniors to disperse, what should they do, "Come with me."

"Okay." The man led the horse and followed the old man past the crowd until he came to a large blue-brick house.

The old man pointed to the courtyard and said, "This is Patriarch Xiao's house."

The man nodded, and followed the old man to the door; Standing outside the door, he shouted into the open courtyard, "Chief, chief, at home, someone has come to deliver a letter; Come out if you're here."

"Yes, yes."

Patriarch Xiao hurriedly came out of the house, followed by a group of four or five children, both men and women.

"Uncle Nine is here, come in and sit."

"It's all your own family, it's the same whether you sit or not; Come, this afterlife has come to deliver a letter to you." Uncle Xiao Jiu waved his hand happily, not caring about these at all.

The man leading the horse stepped forward and asked, "You are the patriarch of the Xiao clan?"

"Yes, I don't know what the afterlife is?"

"I'm from the capital, and I've asked for directions all the way; Who are you in the capital?" To ensure authenticity, the man had to ask questions.

After Patriarch Xiao groaned, he said, "Our clan only has a four-room big house in the capital, did they send us a letter?"

"Yes." The man took out two envelopes from his arms, "Patriarch Xiao, please check if there is a mistake, if it is correct, I should leave."

After Patriarch Xiao took it, he checked it repeatedly, and the red paint was not damaged, and there was no trace of the envelope being opened; Nodding again and again, "No problem, the younger students will go into the house to rest and drink saliva for a while, thank you for your hard work, sit down, rest your feet, we still want to ask the clansmen in the capital if they are okay, we have to bother you."

"No, I don't know about them, I've only been entrusted to deliver the letter; When it's done, I'll go first."

The man flatly refused, turned the horse around, turned on the horse, and walked away.

The sound of horses' hooves was far away, Patriarch Xiao sighed with two letters, and Uncle Xiao Jiu asked, "Patriarch take it apart and take a look, what did the big house say?"

"It's time to see, sitting in Uncle Nine's house." Patriarch Xiao invited, and Uncle Xiao Jiu went in with him; After going to the house and sitting down, Patriarch Xiao sent a group of grandchildren to play, and he looked at the covers of two letters, both of which said that the patriarch of the Xiao clan had written it himself.

The handwriting is not

Same, a handwriting is familiar, a handwriting is a hairpin with its own bones.

Open one of them, and the exhibition letter is.

"Patriarch Grandpa, Zhan Xinjia ......" is a question mark in front, and the back is written about the title, and the second room is added in the back to instill a lot of no. The good remarks caused the old lady to be a little confused, and often mentioned the second room in the capital, always thinking about making up for them.

Pick and choose, always, she didn't add oil and vinegar, but she also wrote it all; Finally, he told the patriarch to restrain the clansmen.

"Whose letter?" Uncle Xiao Jiu asked.

Patriarch Xiao smiled, and then withdrew his smile, "It's a letter from the third lady of the big house, our Xiao clan has produced a girl with a title; Sanya was named the county lord a few days ago, and if there is a title, the title is Zhaoyang. Zhaoyang Zhaoyang, the country name is used, which shows that His Majesty attaches great importance to Sanya."

"What else?" The person's face has changed, and he doesn't see it.

"There is also the restlessness of the second room, the two brothers and sisters-in-law have added a lot of blockages to the third girl when they arrive in the capital; There was a period of time when the second room took care of the fourth brother and the fourth sister-in-law, and said some inconsequential words in the fourth sister-in-law's ear, causing the fourth sister-in-law to be confused, enjoying the blessings of the third girl in the capital, and often adding to the third girl's blockage."

Uncle Xiao's face changed, "There are no good mothers and daughters in the second room, the eldest girl looks okay on the surface, and she has been studying for four years, right?" If you don't achieve anything at all, you will be lazy when you go home. The family worked hard for her to study, but she didn't know how to be motivated, and she had a lot of thoughts; It may not be reliable in the future, and Zhengrong's room can be suspended."

"It's okay, recruit a son-in-law, and some people in the clan will watch it." Patriarch Xiao didn't pay attention to these things, but was most concerned about Mrs. Xiao's attitude in the capital, "Fourth sister-in-law, you also know that if you really want to be partial, it's really not a degree."

Mrs. Xiao's image in the village has always been eccentric, but it is a big house; The main thing is that although the second room has a good life, there is a lot of work to do. There is a gentleman sitting in the hall in the big house, and there is a monthly amount of silver every month, and it is rare to see Xiao Zhengning go to the field on weekdays.

Xiao Zhengrong often goes to the fields, and the three mothers in the second room also work often at home; On the contrary, Xiao Le's is only in charge of the work of the stove room, thus creating an illusion that the people in the big house are pampered. But since Xiao Hongkang and Sanya came out, no one has said such things anymore; It is only said that Dafang is really a smart person, and there are four scholars.

"Now she feels sorry for the people in the second room, and the third girl is worried that something will happen to her; In this matter, I have to come forward and prevent the mother and daughter in the second room from delivering the letter. Let's talk to Zhengrong again, and take a look at the good things his daughter-in-law has done. The three girls in the noisy capital know what's going on, and so does the fourth sister-in-law, how can they say this in front of their children."

Uncle Xiao Jiu groaned, "It must be that Sanya has made a fortune in the capital, otherwise your fourth sister-in-law can't think of the people in the second room."

"Yes." Patriarch Xiao sighed, "Speaking of which, this matter is their family matter, and it is not good for me to reach out as an outsider."