In the evening, Xu Maobin took his eldest son back to Xujia Village, and the three brothers of the Xu family sat together for a meal.

Xu Maobin didn't hesitate, he took a bite, but he didn't borrow too much, he just said that his own family was also difficult, and now that there was a drought, the shops in the town had been closed, and he spent a lot of money to buy food a few days ago, so he could only take out twenty taels.

It's these twenty taels that also moved the family's foundation.

This is a hint that borrowing money is only borrowed once, and then in the name of Xu Huaiyu's study, it is useless, giving twenty taels is full of brotherhood, and it can be regarded as an investment, but he is not a banker, and he can take it whenever he wants.

Xu Maoshan was originally very happy because his brother didn't push back, but when he heard such words, the smile on his face stiffened a little.

Xu Maoyuan looked at it coldly, silent, his brothers settled the accounts, not to mention that they had been separated for many years, and they were all grandfathers, so the accounts were even clearer.

Money comes and goes, just in moderation.

After drinking for a while, Xu Maobin asked about escaping the famine with a sad face.

Xu Maoyuan said lightly, "It's decided, leave after the Mid-Autumn Festival, follow those who want to leave, and stay if you don't want to go." ”

When Xu Maobin heard this, he was slightly surprised, he hadn't come back for some days, but he still knew a little about what happened in the village, but when he came back this time, he obviously felt that something was wrong with the atmosphere, especially the attitude of the eldest brother, who was cold and alienated a lot, he laughed a few times dryly, and said haha, "That's it, it's okay......"

After the words fell, he turned his head and asked Xu Maoshan, "Second brother, what are your plans?" ”

Xu Maoshan took a sip of wine and said meaningfully, "Huaiyu went to Qingzhou, can I still leave him behind?" After saying that, he asked him again, "What about you?" ”

Xu Maobin's expression was suddenly entangled, "I haven't thought about it yet......"

When Xu Maoshan heard this, he couldn't help frowning, "You don't lack food, as long as you save enough to eat until next spring, God can still not rain every year?" It's good to wait for next year, there's no need to leave your family and business to run away......"

Xu Maobin shook his head solemnly, "It's not that simple, second brother, even if we have enough food to eat, what about other people's families?" When they are hungry, will they steal or rob? Recently, there have been several cases of grain grabbing in the town and county, all of which have used knives, and there are also many well-to-do large families, who simply moved their families to live in Qingzhou City, which is not a good sign. ”

When Xu Maoshan heard this, his face was not very good-looking, "Hasn't the county government been arresting people?" Can it still be run rampant by those bandits? Besides, there is also the garrison in Qingzhou City, there are so many soldiers here, who dares to make trouble without dying? ”

Xu Maobin said meaningfully, "What the second brother said is also reasonable, but I'm afraid that the far water can't save the near fire......"

Xu Maoshan couldn't hear the meaning of his words, this was a tendency to escape from the famine, he couldn't help but be a little irritable, "So, you want to leave?" ”

Xu Maobin sighed helplessly, "If I think about it for a few more days, it's just not for food, and the wells in the town are almost not enough to eat......"

He threw out this sentence again, which made Xu Maoshan's face more and more gloomy, "There is a new well in our village, and the draft is not a problem, you can move back to live." ”

Xu Maobin said vaguely, "Let's talk about it......"

He, the second brother, is staring at his son for the test of Xiucai, just like the evil spirit, he can't see the crisis in front of him at all, obviously the entire Xu family before, he is the most calculating......

It was the most honest third nephew in the family, let him see some meaning, and had the courage to go out of the house, not to mention, but also played such a beautiful hand, and the brothers who bullied him were ruthlessly picked up, and the revenge was avenged, but he could still take advantage of the reason, and he was not annoyed by the villagers.

If it weren't for the second brother's face, he would have wanted to meet this reborn nephew in person tonight to see where he got the green eyes of the village chief.

Xu Huaiyi, who was worried about him, was playing chess with a cheap big boy at this moment.

The two of them sat cross-legged on the kang, fighting heartily, and there was a round box next to it, and each small grid put some food, melon seeds, walnuts, chestnuts, and pomegranates and green dates.

He was single-minded, playing chess at the same time, without delaying the work in his hands, the walnuts could crack his mouth with a hard pinch, pick out the nuts inside, and then carefully tear off the brown coat little by little, otherwise it would be bitter to eat, which would affect the taste, and the same was true for chestnuts, after peeling off the shell, they were all put in a clean small porcelain bowl and served to Gu Huanxi.

Gu Huanxi doesn't do needlework at night, it's too eye-consuming, but you can't just lie down and sleep when it's dark, right? So, she turned out this travelogue and saw that it was not in the RV, but from the original owner's father, Gu Frame.

Gu Jia took the original owner to travel outside for more than ten years, although the material life was a little hard, but the spiritual world was rich and colorful, and finally in the Xu family village, he left the most precious thing for the original owner, not a dowry, nor a son-in-law selected for her, but a box of books.

Others only thought that Gu Frame gave all his books to the Xu family, but in fact, it was only a small part, and it was still a hand-copied version of the original master practicing calligraphy, and the really good books were left by Gu Frame, and they were hidden in this house.

It's just that the original owner didn't value these very much before, and Xu Huaiyi didn't know how to write and ink, and these things were regarded as very precious in Gu Frame, so they were forgotten by the original owner.

It wasn't until Gu Huanxi moved over that he found those books.

In addition to the Four Books and Five Classics used in the imperial examination, there are also many history books and travelogues, and even books on arithmetic and law.

This can be a family heirloom.

After Gu Huanxi sorted them out, he put them in the RV, leaving only a few books to read outside.

The travelogue was written by Gu Frame, and it was also what she was most interested in, which could help her quickly integrate into the world, and she sat by the oil lamp, eating walnuts and chestnuts, and watched with relish.

She ate calmly, Xu Huaiyi peeled it naturally, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

No one felt wrong.

Gu Xiaoyu took a deep breath, he was slowly getting used to it, isn't it just a husband serving his wife, it's not a big deal, Qin Se and Ming, how beautiful!

He silently dropped a chess piece, and his expression became more and more peaceful.

Gu Huanxi stuffed a handful into his hand, "You can eat it too......"

Gu Xiaoyu grabbed it, caught a glimpse of Xu Huaiyi's slightly complaining pantothenic eyes on the other side, and the corners of his lips curled, "Thank you, mother, it's just that your father peeled it for you with his own hands, how can my son fight with you?" ”

Gu Huanxi didn't hear the taste of tea, and said very naturally and casually, "You don't have the strength to pinch walnuts with your bare hands now, wait for it to be bigger, your father and I will wait for you to be filial, now, since we will take care of you first, you can eat ......with peace of mind."

"Yes, thank you mother, that son will be disrespectful......" Gu Xiaoyu stuffed a piece of walnut kernel into his mouth, he usually didn't like to eat this taste very much, but when he chewed it in his mouth at the moment, he only felt that it was extraordinarily delicious. (End of chapter)