When Xia Youzhi led Xia Qinglin to his home, he happened to meet his eldest aunt Huang Lianzhi.

A trace of fear flashed in Xia Qinglin's eyes, but he still greeted politely, "Auntie." ”

"Hehe, Qinglin." Huang Lianzhi smiled awkwardly at Xia Qinglin.

Seeing Xia Youzhi looking at him coldly, Huang Lianzhi pointed to the courtyard a little helplessly, "What, I'll come over to help, go in first." ”

After saying that, he left as if he were fleeing.

Xia Youzhi watched Huang Lianzhi walk into his yard coldly and didn't speak.

"Sister."

Xia Qinglin pulled Xia Youzhi's clothes.

"Huh?" Xia Youzhi looked down at Xia Qinglin and asked softly, "What's wrong?" Qinglin. ”

"I'm not afraid of my aunt now."

As he spoke, Xia Qinglin also raised his arm and made a strong man posture.

Xia Youzhi pursed his lips and smiled, "Qinglin is really getting more and more powerful." ”

To say that she has no hatred for Huang Lianzhi is false, after all, her brother's mental damage is a lifetime.

But usually Xia Youzhi ignores Huang Lianzhi, after all, she doesn't want to make her family embarrassed, but being questioned by Xia Qingbo today aroused the anger in her heart.

"Sister, let's go home." Xia Qinglin said obediently.

Xia Youzhi nodded.

As soon as the sisters and brothers walked into the yard, they saw Xia Mu coming out with a vegetable basket, and Xia Lanhua and a few of them were behind them.

The basket contained a cooked whole chicken, half a lob, and a jug and glass.

Xia's mother saw that Xia Qinglin was covered in mud and couldn't cry or laugh.

"Hurry up and go in and wash, I just heard your sisters muttering outside, and you didn't enter the door for a long time." Xia Mu smiled, "Hurry up and go in and wash up, this is going to worship the ancestors." What about your big brother? Why don't you see anyone yet? ”

As soon as Xia Youzhi wanted to answer, Xia Qingbo's voice sounded behind him.

"Mom."

Xia Youzhi turned his head and saw Xia Qingbo carrying a large bucket and crossing the threshold of the courtyard.

Xia Qingbo saw Xia Youzhi looking at him, and he was a little embarrassed.

"Hurry up and wash the mud on this body, I was thinking that when I got to the foot of the mountain, I went to ask you to go up the mountain to worship the ancestors, and you happened to come back in time." Xia Mu smiled unknowingly.

Xia Qingbo nodded, "Qinglin, let's go, big brother will take you to wash." ”

Xia Qinglin glanced at Xia Qingbo, snorted in his mouth, and walked to the well in front of the kitchen door.

Xia Qingbo followed with some embarrassment.

It seems that this time not only offended my sister, but also my younger brother.

Xia Youzhi looked at this scene and couldn't stop smiling in his eyes.

"What's going on?" Xia Mu looked puzzled.

These two guys are usually the best.

"I don't know."

Xia Youzhi replied lightly, picked up a small bucket and walked to the kitchen.

"This one or two, why are they all so strange." Xia Mu muttered.

Xia Lanhua on the side was silent and did not speak.

On the kitchen side, Xia Guomin and Xia Guozhong were busy killing chicken and stew.

The eldest aunt Huang Lianzhi and the second aunt Hu Chunlan were also busy washing the dishes and vegetables.

"That's a lot." Xia Guozhong walked out of the kitchen and just saw the fish in Xia Qingbo's bucket, and said with a smile, "Then you can add a fish stew." ”

He caught a glimpse of Xia Youzhi coming over, and hurriedly stepped forward to take the bucket in Xia Youzhi's hand, "Why don't you let your eldest brother mention it." ”

Xia Youzhi smiled, "It's okay, uncle, I'm light." ”

Xia Guozhong smiled and went to his busy again.

Since the last time I went to the Xia family, my temperament has changed a lot because of the passbook, and his personality is much stronger, and he doesn't listen to the arrangement of his aunt Huang Lianzhi in everything.

Now Huang Lianzhi at least doesn't dare to blatantly bully his own family.

After Xia Youzhi washed his hands, Xia Qingbo and Xia Qinglin also cleaned up.

It happened that Xia Guomin came out of the kitchen carrying a duck that had just finished hot water.

"Dad, aren't you going with us?" Xia Youzhi asked.

This ancestor worship is her mother taking them there?

"Yes, the third child, you go too, your son is admitted to college, it's not good if you don't go." Xia Guozhong's voice came from the kitchen.

"Let's go together, his third uncle, it's enough for us to have us at home." The second aunt, Hu Chunlan, smiled while washing vegetables.

"Let's go, Dad." Xia Youzhi shouted.

Xia Guozhong was a little hesitant, but when he saw the expectation on Xia Youyi's face, he swallowed the words of refusal.

"Okay."

Xia Guozhong smiled innocently.

Originally, he was afraid that his family would not be busy, and it would take an hour to go back and forth.

But everyone called it, and he really wanted to worship his ancestors, after all, the eldest son was admitted to Kyoto University, and it was really the blessing of his ancestors.

Xia Guozhong took the duck back to the kitchen and took off his bib.

"Dad, hurry up."

Xia Qinglin shouted towards the kitchen with a milky voice.

"You little leather monkey, you can't wait for a while?" Xia Mu smiled.

"It's coming, it's coming."

Father Xia responded and walked out quickly, stepped forward and took the vegetable basket in Xia's mother's hand, "Okay, let's go." ”

More than a dozen people went out in a big way.

The tomb of the Xia family had to walk through the fields and into the depths of the foothills.

At the end of August, the paddy has been harvested, and there are stubbles left.

As far as the eye can see, the view is wide.

Xia Youzhi brushed away the thin sweat on his forehead, although the weather was not as hot as June and July, but it was not as cool as autumn.

As soon as the group reached the foot of the mountain, they heard a cry wafting through the open field.

"Why is this so similar to Jin Feng's voice?" Xia Mu was surprised.

She turned to look into the distance, but saw no figure.

"It seems to be my sister-in-law." The way of summer young.

The sound is getting more and more real.

Father Xia gave the vegetable basket to Xia Qingbo, climbed a higher place by himself, and looked into the distance.

Then he ran down again.

Looking at Xia's father's smile, Xia Youzhi knew that it must be his sister-in-law.

"It's Jin Feng." Father Xia said excitedly, "Let's wait for her, and bring the two little ones." ”

Xia Mu smiled and nodded.

It looks close, but it takes a lot of time to walk.

After waiting for almost ten minutes, I saw Xia Jinfeng rushing with Ma Jinglan and Ma Mingxuan.

"Third brother and third sister-in-law." Xia Jinfeng shouted with a smile, "Oh, I almost thought I couldn't catch up with you." ”

She hadn't been home to her ancestors for many years.

Especially in the past two years, even if the distance is close, it is rare for her to go back to her parents' home.

Ma Jinglan's sister and brother greeted politely and ran to Xia Youzhi's side.

"I sound like your voice, it's a coincidence, why did you come back so early?" Xia Mu asked with a smile.

It's only eleven o'clock now.

"Alright, let's talk as we go." Xia Guomin spoke, and he took the lead in going up.

If you don't leave, the sun will scorch you in a while.

"I finished delivering the goods and rushed back. When I got home, my eldest brother said that not long after you came out, I went straight here, I haven't walked this road for many years, but fortunately I still have some impressions.

If you go up the mountain first, then I will have to think about how to find you. Xia Jinfeng said heartily.

She wiped the sweat from her forehead and looked at the roads as she walked.

After all these years, the mountain still hasn't changed much.

"That's just right, I'm in a hurry to eat, and I'll be able to eat when I get home in a while." Xia Mu said teasingly.

"Not really." Xia Jinfeng is not ashamed.

"Huh." Xia Mu smiled.

The two of them talked and laughed in front of them, and the laughter echoed in the mountains.

He was followed by a group of juniors.

"Youzhi, I heard that the third aunt said that you are going to go to high school?" Xia Lanhua asked softly.

She has a quiet personality and is the only one among these sisters who can talk to Xia Youzhi.

Xia Youzhi nodded.

"Yes...... Haizhou No. 1 Middle School? Or do you want to go back to the county to read? Xia Lanhua continued to ask.

"I don't know yet."

Xia Lanhua nodded, and didn't care about Xia Youzhi's coldness, "It's about to start school, it's better to make a decision as soon as possible, otherwise you will miss the start of school." ”

"Hmm." Xia Youzhi replied.

She didn't want to say too much, after all, she didn't know the situation in the city yet, so wait.

When several people saw that Xia Youzhi didn't want to speak, they all lost their thoughts of talking.

Along the way, only Ma Mingxuan and Xia Qinglin squeaked non-stop.

Xia Youzhi was thinking about something, and he didn't even notice that Xia Qingbo secretly looked back at her.

Xia Qingbo sighed lightly in his heart.

Let's talk to you again tonight.

"This is it."

Still in the midst of his thoughts, Xia Youzhi heard Xia Guomin's words.

Everyone stopped.

There are not too many weeds on the grave, and the last time Xia Youzhi came back, Xia's father and Xia mother also came to worship their ancestors, and they cleaned it up once.

Father Xia and Xia Qingbo cleaned up some of the weeds that had just grown, while Mother Xia and Xia Jinfeng took out the things to worship and put them on the table.

Everything was ready, and Xia Mu sent all the incense to the juniors.

The first incense stick was on Xia Qingbo, he inserted the incense, knelt on the ground with both feet, and kowtowed three times.

"Ancestor bless, ancestor manifestation, let us Qingbo be admitted to Kyoto University, and please bless our other grandchildren with peace and security."

Xia Mu said reverently to the grave.

Xia Youzhi has not experienced ancestor worship in the countryside, and the ancestral shrine of the Song family was directly built in Songjia Village, so there is no need to run to the mountains like this.

When she first returned to Xia's house before, she had been in a mood, and only Xia's father and Xia's mother came to worship her ancestors.

"Well, come and say goodbye."

Xia Mu smiled and beckoned to Xia Youzhi.

Xia You stepped forward, reverently incense, knelt on the ground, and learned from Xia Qingbo to knock three times.

Her rebirth is incredible, she wants to believe that this is the blessing of the ancestor of the Xia family, and she can't bear to be desolate for a lifetime, so she has such an opportunity, so she sincerely kowtows to thank her.

Mother Xia was very moved when she saw Xia Youzhi so pious.

This kid is truly accepting of his own home.

"Taizu blesses, we will be admitted to a good university next year, and we will be the champion." Xia Jinfeng, who was on the side, said loudly with a smile.

"Yes, Taizu bless us as the champion next year." Xia Mu was also enthusiastic.

Xia Guomin listened to it, silently smoked a cigarette, and put it on the grave.

In the past, the standard of living was not good, and I had to count everything I bought.

Seeing that other families could light a cigarette in front of the grave, he was very envious.

Since then, the standard of living has changed dramatically, so it can be regarded as a fulfillment of his dream, and he can buy a cigarette for his ancestors.

I hope that the ancestors will bless them, their family will be safe and healthy, and they will strive to get into a good university next year.

Men are accustomed to silence, but they have no less expectations in their hearts than women.

A group of people talked and laughed and poured wine.

At the end, Xia Mu divided the candy she bought, saying that she wanted to be blessed.

Xia Youzhi looked at the big red packaged candy, and then looked up at the small hillside.

Everyone around had a smile and hope on their faces.

In an instant, Xia Youzhi's heart was full of steadfastness.

That's nice.

This is her home.