Xia Youyi woke up and was already on the third pole of the day.

When I opened the door, I saw Xia Qinglin and Ergouzi in the yard watching the hens lay eggs.

The second dog is the child who spoke up that day.

In the past few days, Xia Youzhidu stayed at home, cleaned the house inside and out, and planted a few plates of flowers on the windowsill of her room.

The whole yard is clean and tidy, quite a bit of a holiday courtyard in later generations.

Xia Mu saw that she was willing to toss, so she let her go.

"Sister, are you up?" Xia Qinglin heard the sound of the door opening and turned his head to look at Xia Youzhi.

Xia Youzhi nodded embarrassedly.

There are still a few big steamed buns in the pot in the kitchen, and Xia's mother gets up early every morning to steam them.

In the past few days, he has been busy cleaning up the house, and Xia Youzhi has not been able to spare time to cook.

Now that you're done, it's time to cook a good meal for your family.

Otherwise, she can't stand the steamed buns three times a day.

Xia Youzhi was nibbling on steamed buns in the kitchen, listening to the conversation between the two little children outside, and felt very interesting.

"Qinglin, your yard is really beautiful, and you have a shed roof, it's really beautiful." Erdan sighed.

"Well, my sister is smart, she said it's a grape trellis, and there will be grapes in the future."

Xia Qinglin said proudly, "We also have a big chicken coop, so that our chickens don't have to bask in the sun and rain." ”

"Your sister is amazing!" Erdan was very envious, "My dad also said that your sister is not easy to mess with, so let me play with you less, but I think your sister is good, and he gave us candy yesterday." ”

Xia Youzhi couldn't laugh or cry.

A few days ago, the incident of beating a child spread all over the village.

It is estimated that the child will have to take a detour when he sees her.

Fortunately, Xia Mu has been going out before dawn recently, and when she got home after dark, she didn't hear any gossip.

Otherwise, she wouldn't know how to explain it.

Xia Youzhi breathed a sigh of relief.

In the past few days, Huang Lianzhi and Zhang Chunhua have not dared to come to the door to provoke, probably because they are really afraid that she will make money.

However, this is also good, and it saves a lot of trouble.

"Qinglin, where can I buy meat in the village? You take your sister on a trip. ”

Xia Youzhi walked out of the kitchen and interrupted the conversation between the two children.

"Sister, there is meat for sale in our village, I'll take you there."

Xia Qinglin was happy when he heard that he was going to buy meat.

"Sister Young, the head of the village sells meat once a week, and Grandpa Liu went to the pig farm and pushed it back to sell it." Ergou hurriedly said, "I don't know if there will be one today." ”

The mountain village is poor, and it is good to be able to get fishy once a week, so there is no meat to sell every day.

Xia Youzhi touched the heads of the two and took out two candies from his pocket.

This is what she carried in her pocket when she came to Xia's house.

"Then you take your sister to the village to have a look." Xia Youzhi said with a smile.

In the village, she really hasn't walked before.

The two little children got the candy and happily led Xia Youzhi to the village.

Along the way, I didn't meet anyone.

Only a few people in their eighties sat under the eaves, and the rest of the young adults went up and down the hill.

"Grandma Liu." Xia Qinglin greeted loudly from afar, pulling Xia Youzhi forward quickly.

The Xia family is poor, Grandpa Liu helps people sell pork in the town, and usually gets some pigs to go into the water, big bones or something, and Grandma Liu often gives them to the Xia family.

Xia Qinglin is very close to this grandmother.

"Hey." Grandma Liu responded happily.

Xia Youyi looked, isn't this Grandma Liu the grandmother who helped her talk a few days ago!

"Hello Grandma Liu." Xia Youzhi greeted politely.

"Good, good."

Grandma Liu looked at Xia Youzhi, and her smile overflowed.

This girl of the Xia family helped herself satirize Huang Lianzhi, causing those women with broken mouths to say that she was disrespectful everywhere, and Grandma Liu felt very guilty.

"Grandma Liu, how can you sell this meat?" Xia Youzhi pointed to the pork belly.

At noon, she plans to make Cantonese pork belly, which she learned from the chef when she worked in her previous life.

Now that the reform is being carried out, the coastal areas are slowly becoming richer.

In inland cities like Haizhou, although the overall infrastructure is relatively slow, the circulation of goods is also stronger than before, and there is no need for meat tickets to buy meat.

"Baby, this meat costs two pieces and a catty, you take this, you give this a piece and a catty." Grandma Liu lowered her voice and pointed to the lean meat next to her.

Xia Youzhi knew that she wanted to save some money for the Xia family.

After all, so many children are studying, and the burden on the family is heavy.

"It's okay, Grandma Liu, I want this." Xia Youzhi smiled and said, "And this big bone, help me get one." ”

"Okay, I know that your brother came back and bought it, right?" Grandma Liu smiled and said, "Grandma gave you this bone, and I won't take money from you." ”

Her brother?

Is her brother back?

"My brother is back? Grandma Liu," Xia Qinglin exclaimed happily.

"yes, I guess it's a fork in the road with you." Grandma Liu cut a pound of meat and put a big bone in a banana leaf to wrap it.

Xia Youzhi couldn't suppress his excitement.

She's going to see her brother!

Handing over two pieces of five, Xia Youzhi pulled Xia Qinglin back home quickly, ignoring Grandma Liu's shouts.

"This kid looks cold, and blames the sensible."

Grandma Liu glanced down at the two pieces of five and muttered in a low voice.

Xia Youzhi took Xia Qinglin all the way home.

Pushing open the gate of the yard vigorously, I saw Xia Qingbo in front of the water tank, scooping water and washing his face.

"Brother!"

Xia Youzhi's eyes quickly turned red, and he screamed tremblingly.

In the previous life, if Xia Youzhi was most familiar with the Xia family, it was Xia Qingbo, and the person he relied on the most was also Xia Qingbo.

She went to Song's house and was kicked out, and it was her brother who found her.

She didn't want to go to school for fear of being ridiculed by her classmates, and her brother accompanied her.

Even when she married Song Minjing, it was her brother who went to the Song family to help her get justice.

But......

Her brother, in the end, was ...... because of his willfulness Death in a foreign land!

Xia Qingbo turned his head to look over when he heard the voice, and surprise flashed in his eyes when he saw Xia Youzhi crying.

As soon as he wanted to open his mouth, Xia Youzhi had already thrown himself into his arms and cried loudly.

"Young, what's wrong? Did someone bully you? ”

Seeing Xia Youzhi crying so sadly, a serious expression appeared on Xia Qingbo's handsome and gentle face.

His hand kept patting Xia Youzhi, who was crying so much.

Xia Youzhi hugged Xia Qingbo tightly and did not answer.

"Qinglin, who bullied your sister?"

Xia Qingbo looked at Xia Qinglin who was stunned on the side seriously.

Xia Qinglin thought about it, bent down and picked up the meat that had just been dropped by Xia Youzhi, "Brother, just now Grandma Liu accepted two pieces of five from my sister." ”

Poof!

Xia Youzhi burst into tears and laughed.

Feelings: My younger brother thought that she was crying because Grandma Liu overcharged money.

"Brother, don't listen to Qinglin's nonsense."

Xia Youzhi retreated slightly, wiping his tears a little embarrassedly, "I just miss you." ”

Xia Qingbo was a little confused.

He is more introverted, and his sister has never been close to him for three months since she came back, and suddenly she said that she missed him, and he was a little stunned for a while.

Touching his sister's hair, Xia Qingbo said softly, "Brother is back." ”

Xia Youzhi nodded, "What about Dad?" ”

"Dad is still at the construction site, the college entrance examination results are out, and I have to go back to school tomorrow to fill in the volunteers."

Xia Qingbo seemed to think of something, and his happy mood was a little heavy in an instant.

"Brother, this time the score is very high, right?" Xia Youzhi's eyes lit up.

Looking at Xia Youyi's expectant face, Xia Qingbo originally made up his mind not to report the real score to his family, but now he began to waver.

In the end, I couldn't bear to be disappointed by my family, "I shouldn't have a problem going to Kyoto University." ”

"Wow, brother, you're amazing."

Although he already knew the answer, but hearing it with his own ears, Xia Youzhi couldn't help but be excited.

That's the highest university in China!

All students aspire to it.

Xia Qingbo touched Xia Youzhi's head and did not speak.

He received a call from his teacher a few days ago, and he was very happy.

But when he learned that Kyoto University's tuition and living expenses were higher than elsewhere, his burning heart cooled down.

I even thought about hiding it from my family and applying for an ordinary university in Haizhou City, and it was convenient to take care of my family.

"We ate meat at noon to celebrate my eldest brother's admission to Kyoto University."

Xia Youzhi took the meat in Xia Qinglin's hand and walked into the kitchen with a smile.

Xia Qinglin was so happy that he turned in circles.

"Youzhi, let me come."

Xia Qingbo hurriedly dried his hands, his sister had never had a hard life since she was a child, where did she know how to cook.

"Big brother, hand it over to me at noon today."

Xia Youzhi winked mischievously at Xia Qingbo, "I promise you're satisfied." ”

Xia Qingbo smiled helplessly.

Okay, if my sister wants to toss, let her be, no matter how unpleasant it is, he can swallow it.

……

When Xia Mu arrived at the door, she smelled a strong smell of meat.

Unconsciously, he swallowed his saliva and secretly scolded himself for not being productive.

It smells good, but how does it come out of your own yard?

When I opened the courtyard gate, I heard the laughter in the kitchen.

Xia Youzhi was teasing Xia Qinglin, and Xia Qingbo said a few words from time to time.

As soon as Xia Mu walked to the kitchen, she was seen by Xia Youzhi.

"Mom, you're back? I'm ready to eat, I'll just finish copying this cucumber. ”

Xia Mu was stunned.

watched his daughter holding a spatula and skillfully stir-frying the dishes in the big iron pot.

Young ...... How do you know how to cook?

Xia Qingbo looked at his mother and understood her surprise.

He didn't expect Xia Youzhi to grow up in the city and even be able to cook.

"Mom, Youzhi is very good at cooking." Xia Qingbo added firewood and pretended to be relaxed.

As soon as he thought that Youzhi might not have a good time in the Song family, he felt uncomfortable.

When Xia's mother saw her eldest son, she also came back to her senses, "I came back pretty quickly today." ”

"The bus left early in the city, and when I came back, I just caught up with my classmates from the next village coming back from the town by bicycle, so they took me along the way." Xia Qingbo replied gently.

Xia Youzhi put the fried cucumber on a plate and handed it to Xia Qinglin, who was swallowing saliva on the side.

"Mom, you wash your hands and eat." Xia Youzhi said with a smile.

As he spoke, he removed the plate on the table that held the pork belly.

All of a sudden, the aroma of the meat became stronger, and everyone swallowed saliva unconsciously.

Cantonese-style pork belly, fat and thin.

She also saved a little meat and fried cucumbers, plus a sweet potato leaf, and cooked a large pot of rice.

"It's so fragrant, my sister is amazing."

Xia Qinglin looked at the pork belly on the table with bright eyes.

"Yo, my sister is good, so your mother is not good?" Xia Mu quipped.

"Mom is also amazing."

Xia Qinglin smiled and pounced on Xia's mother.

The kitchen was filled with laughter.