A smile appeared on the corner of Gu Xixi's mouth, and this smile slowly expanded, and finally laughed lowly.

She covered her face, digested it by herself for a while, and then carefully arranged the buns one by one on the side of the basin according to Xie Zhiyan's instructions, and turned them over after a while, she got up and wanted to help make the bed, just like at home.

Xie Zhiyan's bunk was quite tidy, but there were two temporary clothes scattered on the side of the bed, she stepped forward to fold them, and when she picked them up, something fell out.

Gu Xixi squatted down and picked it up, and was about to put it back when he suddenly paused.

It was a shrunken white porcelain in the shape of a beauty bottle, with a cyan beauty depicted on it, and she couldn't help but smell it, it was a little osmanthus scent, and at first glance it was something used by women.

This is what the third brother bought?

For a woman?

With a "bang", Gu Xixi's heart fell straight down, as if it had fallen into an ice cellar.

There was a sound outside the door, and when Xie Zhiyan came back, he saw Gu Xixi turning the buns one by one, extremely serious.

"Lao Zhengtou's donkey cart will go home in a while, just by the way, I have already told him to pick you up, this day is getting colder and colder, you don't go to the river to wash clothes, be careful to slide down when it is cold...... What's wrong with you?"

A smile tugged at the corner of Gu Xixi's mouth, "...... The bun is ready. ”

Xie Zhiyan nodded a little blankly, and watched Gu Xixi put the bun on the paper again, "Third brother, let's eat first, I'll go." ”

Looking at the background of Gu Xixi's departure, just when his second monk was confused, he suddenly thought of something.

Gu Xixi sat in Lao Zheng Tou's car, because it was Xie Xiucai who confessed, Lao Zheng Tou was extremely polite.

But she was a little aggrieved and wanted to cry, but the third brother had a favorite girl? Also, he was already knowledgeable, and someone had already inquired about it, because she was in the way at home, didn't my mother say the same, and now she has won the appreciation of the county master......

When he was in chaos, he suddenly heard the voice of the third brother.

“...... Cherish your sister!"

Xie Zhiyan panted and caught up.

"Third brother?" Gu Xixi was a little stunned, and when he was confused, a warm thing was stuffed into his hand. She looked down at the white beauty porcelain vase.

Tears suddenly fell, and she hurriedly wiped them away.

"Hey, don't cry, your hands are frozen, don't your face freeze again, I asked someone and said that this effect is good, you wash your hands and face with hot water every day and wipe it to see if it has any effect." Remember, don't go to the river anymore!"

The donkey cart went farther and farther, Gu Xixi covered his face and smiled silently, holding the porcelain bottle tightly in his hand.

Xie Zhiyan also figured it out, there were traces of movement in his clothes, presumably this thing was seen by Gu Xixi, and it was really a precocious girl.

However, in this era, there are children born at the age of fifteen, not to mention that they are still nominally unmarried.

When Lin Zhaotang came back, salt beads were already falling in the sky, and he sat coldly in front of the brazier, nibbling on the fragrant buns to balance his heart.

"I said it's not your own sister, it's really good, the buns are so fragrant," he took a heavy bite, took three bites and killed one in two, reached out and took it, but was beaten back by Xie Zhiyan.

"It's gone. ”

Xie Zhiyan put the remaining two in his arms and planned to give them to the eldest brother and second brother to eat.

"Stingy ghost, I'll invite you to Baoxiang Tower for dinner when I go back!"

Baoxianglou is the most luxurious restaurant in the county, Lin Zhaotang is not a person who can eat steamed buns, it is the weather and rough environment that stimulate his appetite, but people Xie Zhiyan birds don't bird him, and he turned his head and went out.

Rice was being put on the embankment, although it was very cold, but these strong men worked hard, some even sweated, and some took off their cotton robes and squatted in a place that was not in the way, and ate with a bowl in their mouths.

The same is true of Xie Youde and Xie Youcai, and suddenly the person next to them said enviously.

"Your family's Xiucai Gong is here. ”

When they looked up, they saw that the younger brother took out a paper bag from his chest, and then they both had an extra white bread in their bowls, and the skin of the bun was browned and hot.

"This, how can this be made, the third child, you keep it for yourself......"

Seeing that the eldest brother said this, Xie Youcai swallowed his saliva and echoed, "Yes, little brother, your body is weak in our family, you can eat this good thing, you can eat it." ”

"Okay, big brother and second brother, you eat while it's hot, don't let me come and go, I've eaten it all, if it's too big this day, it's estimated that you won't be able to go to work tomorrow, you guys wear your clothes and don't suffer from the cold." ”

After Xie Zhiyan finished speaking, the two elder brothers were moved, and quickly tied their open jackets, and then he left.

The people around him all joked, needless to say, all envious and jealous.

"Hey, Boss Xie Boss Xie Er, your good days are ahead, and when your brother is developed, maybe you can still get a master. ”

"Don't say anything else, Little Brother Xie is really good to you! If I have such a brother, I will be willing to provide for him for the rest of my life!"

"There is a talent in our village, and he doesn't even look at the brothers who are digging in the soil......"

"yes......"

The two brothers of the Xie family ate fragrant buns in their mouths, glanced at each other, and their hearts were hot.

The boss Xie Youde didn't have any complaints, even if he was asked to work all year round, he was willing, for the good of this family.

But the second brother is different, Xie Youcai has a lot of eyes, and he usually thinks about why the third brother can study, the money he earns has to be handed over to the father, and the money paid to the third brother is all for the third brother.

Seeing that he has become an older youth, but the family doesn't talk about him, isn't he afraid of spending money, and he usually mutters a lot in his heart.

But since the third brother became a small official, their treatment has skyrocketed.

Even if they are all coolies, there are small groups, first of all, there are no thorns to jump out and bully them, and secondly, there is food, and those who can get work on the embankment are all a little related, and the guys who put food give them thicker.

In addition, the third brother always doesn't mind coming to see them at all, bringing some delicious food, seeing that the surroundings are envious and touted, normal people's hearts will also change.

This is also the effect that Xie Zhiyan wants, if you want to carry out the imperial examination, you must first be united.

The women in the family have done it, and the next is the man, the ancient times are not as good as the modern ones, they got along well with each other before, and if they don't get along, they can be far away, and they can't see each other a few times a year.

In ancient times, the clan concept was very strong, and if the brother made a mistake, or was not of the same mind, he had to bear the consequences.

Xie Zhiyan didn't dare not be careful, fortunately, these two brothers were not bad, they were not born with bad seeds, they were all poor, just change their sincerity for sincerity.