Farming and Bend the National Husband

In the afternoon, the northwest wind blew very hard. In the evening, the wind suddenly weakened, and the sky was overcast, with thick clouds that seemed to be pressing down from the sky. Xia Jiusheng looked like it was going to snow heavily, and worried that An An would go back alone. home, so I drove him back.

In the evening, the provincial TV station issued an orange warning signal of blizzard. In the next 24 hours, heavy snow will fall. It is expected that there will be heavy snow blocking roads next week, which will affect travel. Everyone should do a good job of prevention.

During dinner, Mother Xia discussed with her son whether to go to Yucheng tomorrow to buy new clothes for the New Year, and buy all the New Year's goods by the way. Today is the eighteenth day of the twelfth lunar month. In the next few days, the road was really blocked by heavy snow and I couldn't drive, so I had to walk to the Three Realms to buy it.

The family has money this year, and Xia's mother has been talking about going to Yucheng to buy things for the New Year. In her mind, the things bought in the city must be better than those bought in Zhangtang and the Three Realms.

Xia Jiusheng understands her mother's thoughts. The family has been poor for so many years. Every year when relatives come to visit during the Chinese New Year, they can't provide decent things to entertain them. This year, she wants to buy the best things to save face for herself.

Thinking that tomorrow is the weekend, and An An happens to be at home, it would be a good idea to go there, so I agreed.

The next morning, after finishing the routine work, everyone put on clean clothes and went out together. Xia Jiusheng started the car and headed for Yucheng.

When I arrived in Yucheng, I found a place to park the car and went to Datong Mall to buy clothes.

According to the habit, a few people first went to the fifth floor to buy clothes for An An. This year, there was an extra A Fu, and they were about the same age, so they could buy them together.

Mother Xia chose an orange long down jacket for An An, the one with a hood on the back and two large pockets on the front. After An An put it on, she looked very energetic. Xia Jiusheng thought it was good, so she decided on it.

Ask Ah Fu which one he likes?Seeing that he kept looking at An An's dress, and once I liked it, Xia Jiusheng asked the waiter to get another one in the same size. The two children wore the same dress. If you don't look carefully, they look a bit like twins. .

So he paid for it and put the new clothes into the bag, which Xia Jiusheng carried.An An and Ah Fu were very excited, holding hands all the way, muttering words that only they could understand, bursting into crisp laughter from time to time.

I went to a nearby store and bought two identical knitted jeans. They were soft and handsome, and they both liked them very much.

Children's things are still easy to buy if they are willing to spend money. Unlike before, they still can't decide on a piece of clothing for a long time. It's not because they are afraid of spending money.

The shoes should be bought at the sports brand store below. An An often runs, and Xia Jiusheng will buy a good brand, which is comfortable and does not hurt the feet.

When we arrived at the men's clothing section downstairs, we went to buy a coat for Dad Xia first.

Mother Xia took a fancy to a woolen coat with a stand-up collar. It was gray and black and looked very high-end. Xia Jiusheng thought it was worn by leading cadres in their fifties in the movies. Dad looked old in it, but Mom liked it, so she didn’t I opposed it, so I bought it for more than 1000 yuan.

Xia Jiusheng already has a lot of clothes. Last time he went shopping with Zhao Zezhong, he bought two more. But his mother hoped that everyone in the family would have new clothes, so he must buy one. After thinking about it, he chose a fabric that was very The long, soft cotton-padded jacket is dark blue in color with some khaki dots, very handsome.

Xia's mother also thought that her son's clothes were unique and handsome. When she asked about the price, she was shocked. This ordinary cotton padded jacket actually costs more than 2000?Did she think that only four or five hundred would be enough?

Xia Jiusheng smiled, knowing that my mother didn't know foreign brands, the more old and unremarkable the clothes, the more complicated the craftsmanship, the more expensive the price, but the kind of bright colors that look high-end at first glance, but the price is high not going anywhere?

Xia's mother talked about her son's eyes, and amidst the salesperson's good-natured laughter, she took the ticket and went to pay. The money was all in her hands, but it was earned by her son, so she was willing to spend the money.

After taking the bought clothes, the family just walked out of the door when they saw a group of people walking towards the store and bumped into each other face to face.

"Uncle? Aunt? Eldest sister, brother-in-law." An An and Ah Fu walked in the front, seeing the person opposite, An An stopped and opened his mouth to call first.

"What a coincidence, auntie, auntie, are you here to buy clothes at Chase today?" Zhu Yuqing, who was opposite, saw clearly that the family in front of her was her cousin Xia Jiusheng's family, and exclaimed in surprise.

Seeing that it was the uncle's family, Xia Jiusheng was a little surprised.

Uncle Zhu Zhigao used to be a farmer in the village, but he was quick-witted. Unlike others, he only knows how to farm the land. From time to time, he grows some watermelon and wild rice, and sells them in the Three Realms, so his life is not bad.

My cousin Zhu Yuqing went to Shanghai to work after graduating from high school.

Five years ago, she suddenly brought a man back and said she was going to get married, but it turned out that she already had a stomach.My cousin was only 20 years old at that time.The eldest aunt was so angry that she beat her daughter severely, and scolded that hairy foot like a dog.

It turned out that the man was a native of Shanghai, ten years older than his cousin, and looked old again. When he was with his uncle, he looked like two brothers. Finally agreed to their marriage.

Before getting married, my uncle and aunt were worried. They went to the Shanghai stock market, only to find out that the son-in-law’s parents had passed away, and he had no brothers or sisters. You can live with your daughter and son-in-law.

But the son-in-law's house only has an old house passed down from his parents. Although it is in the city center, the area is only more than 20 square meters, which is too small for a wedding house.So I rented a suite next to it, a family of four lived there, and the small house was rented out.

The son-in-law used to wholesale some seafood in the vegetable market, but after the uncle went, he took the initiative to help. He has a better mind, and the aunt also knows how to calculate, so after a period of time, he made more than ten times more than the son-in-law did alone. .

It was also their luck that the place was demolished soon, and the small house of more than 20 square meters actually lost more than 200 million yuan, so they went to Pudong to buy a house of more than 100 square meters, and rented a house in the vegetable market there. With a big booth, I started the aquatic business with peace of mind.

Based on Xia Jiusheng's guess, the uncle's family has earned at least a few million over the years, and the house has increased year by year, and the assets in their hands are estimated to be tens of millions. That's why they look down on their brothers and sisters at home. come and go.

Zhu Yuqing glanced at the paper bags in the hands of her aunt's family, and saw that they were all famous brands. She was secretly surprised. She knew best that her aunt's family had always been a big debtor among her relatives. Cleared, but no matter what, it is impossible to have extra money to buy brand-name clothes, right?

He also looked at the sheepskin coat and the fox fur collar that Auntie was wearing, which seemed to be higher-grade than the one he was wearing, and it was not cheap, so he was secretly surprised.

"Brother, sister-in-law, you are also here to buy clothes, why don't you go shopping together?" Mama Xia was also in a good mood when she saw her brother and sister-in-law, and invited her with a smile.

"Okay!" said the eldest aunt with a smile.

The son-in-law was a sincere man, standing beside his wife, just smiling honestly.

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"Uncle, why did you come back so early this year?" Xia Jiusheng chatted with his uncle while they were picking out clothes.

In Xia Jiusheng's impression, they would not come back until the 28th and September of the new year in previous years. Maybe they have lived in such a big city for a long time, and they have already regarded the Shanghai stock market as their home.

"Alas—" the uncle sighed. "This year's seafood business is not good! Didn't you hear the news? It said that there was an oil pipeline leaking in the sea, and the sea water was polluted. Everyone was afraid of buying polluted seafood, so fewer people ate seafood. .”

"Oh, there is this news." Xia Jiusheng also remembered.

"Plus, your aunt is not feeling well recently, so she went home earlier. After all, the air in the countryside is good and suitable for recuperation." The uncle did not treat his nephew as an outsider, and talked endlessly.

Only then did Xia Jiusheng notice that his aunt's complexion was not very good, and he asked, "Is it important for my aunt to be ill?"

"It's okay, just take care of it." The uncle didn't want his nephew to worry, so he pretended to be relaxed and said: "You know that in the seafood business, you have to get up early every day, and your aunt is prone to insomnia. If you don't sleep well for a long time, your body will become weak."

"That's good." Xia's mother said: "We are not too young, we can't just ignore our bodies for the sake of making money—"

"Yeah, I also persuaded her in the same way. Now that the family conditions are better, there is no need to work so hard—" The uncle said depressedly: "But you also understand your sister-in-law's temperament, she is just a person who can't take time off."

"Auntie, where did you buy this fur coat? It's much prettier than mine?" Zhu Yuqing asked tentatively.

She still finds it inconceivable that her aunt's family suddenly became rich.Like before, how could their family be willing to spend money to buy such good clothes? Even if it was Chinese New Year, the aunt still wore old clothes. All relatives knew this.

"I don't know, Yang Yang bought it, and he said it only cost more than 1000 yuan—" Xia's mother was secretly proud when she heard her niece boast that her clothes were beautiful, and she deliberately pretended to be nonchalant.

"More than 1000 yuan? Impossible? This one costs me [-] yuan." Zhu Yuqing said in surprise, "Could it be that Yangyang bought you a fake leather coat? Isn't it real leather?"

"How is it possible?" Mother Xia became anxious when she heard this.

Just now, she was immersed in the pleasure of having clothes that were more expensive than her niece, but she was suddenly belittled like this, how could she accept it.

"Mom, let's take a look at this dress. Does it look good?" Xia Jiusheng had already heard his cousin's words over there, but he pretended not to hear it. The cousin is always a troublemaker, so he didn't even refute. Are too lazy to speak.

Mother Xia heard her son calling, and was temporarily in the mood to argue with her niece. She walked over and saw a wine-red cashmere coat in her son's hand. She fell in love with it immediately, took off the fur coat, and handed it to Father Xia , put on this coat.

"It's so beautiful." Even the little girl who sells clothes praised. "The dress matches your complexion too well."

Mother Xia's body, under the long-term nourishment of space water, is completely different from before. Her complexion is getting fairer and more delicate, and there are no yellow spots on her face. After the impurities in her body are reduced, her skin naturally becomes firmer. It's just a family life Together, seeing each other every day, I don't feel any change.

There are too many middle-aged women who come and go as waiters, and it can be said that there is only one woman with a complexion like Mama Xia.

After being reminded by the waiter, Zhu Yuqing also noticed the change in the temperament of the aunt's family. This feeling is hard to describe, like a person who has lived a pampered life since childhood, and has never been blown by wind and rain, so she is so delicate and white skin tone.

What happened to the aunt's house?Why does the aunt with dark and rough skin suddenly seem to be a different person?

"How much?" Xia's mother looked in the mirror, and she was also very satisfied, so she asked the little girl.

"Three thousand eight hundred." The little girl said lightly.

"Oh, why is it so expensive?" Mother Xia was taken aback, and quickly took off her clothes, wanting to return them to the little girl who sold them.

"Buy it if you like it, it's only 3000 yuan." Xia Jiusheng said lightly.

"Yeah, it's only more than 3000 yuan. What's the point of buying better clothes for the New Year?" Dad Xia also persuaded.

If you sell vegetables for a day at home, you can buy a piece of clothing, isn't it every day?Now Dad Xia doesn't care about the money anymore.

"Okay then." Xia's mother also likes it very much, but she is only worried about the money, so she plans to give up. Seeing that her husband and son are persuading her to buy it, she thinks that she comes to Datong to buy clothes, just want to buy some high-end goods, not to mention the mean-speaking niece. On the side, thinking about it, he happily agreed.

Zhu Yuqing was a little dumbfounded when she saw that her aunt really bought this 3000-odd dress.

To be honest, she had never bought such expensive clothes before. The coat on her body was also bought at a discount, and it only cost a little over a thousand. She would definitely be reluctant to pay the full price.

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After everyone bought their clothes and came out of Datong Mall, it was almost noon, so they decided to find a place to have lunch.

The cousin no longer had the arrogance she had when they first met, and everyone discussed where to eat while walking.

There is a KFC fast food restaurant under Chase, which is already full of people, and some parents are standing there, obviously waiting for people to leave and occupying seats.

It has been closed in recent years, and there are a lot of people going to the streets to buy clothes and New Year's goods. The largest fast food chain near Datong Mall is also full of people. It seems that it is difficult to find a place to eat nearby.

"Let's go to Shunbao or National University to eat, there will definitely not be full." Cousin-in-law Zheng Guowei suggested.

Today, my wife and my aunt's family were at a disadvantage. As a man, I naturally had to support my wife, so he suggested going to that kind of high-end hotel for dinner.

When he thought about it, although the aunt's family had some money, with their personalities, they probably wouldn't want to spend that money to eat in such a high-end place.

"Alright." Xia Jiusheng replied.

He was also annoyed to have to queue up for a meal, but the National University belonged to Zhao Zezhong's family. He was afraid that his parents would have ideas when they went, so he suggested going to Shunbao for dinner.

They went to the parking lot together, Zhu Yuqing counted the number of people, and said: "There are too many of us, or my aunt, uncle, my father, and my mother can take my family's car, and we young people can take a taxi. gone."

"No need, we drove here too." Mama Xia casually pointed to the Audi in front and said to her niece. "Let's take our own cars and see you at the gate of Shunbao later."

After speaking, Xia Jiusheng opened the trunk of the car under the surprised eyes of Zhu Yuqing and his wife, and put the things he bought in.Mama Xia opened the car door calmly and entered.

"What's the matter with my aunt's family, who can afford an Audi?" Zhu Yuqing got into the car and asked her father beside her with an ugly expression.

Uncle Zhu Honggao frowned, feeling strange too.

The aunt guessed: "Could it be that Yang Yang found a rich girlfriend?"

"Impossible? Yangyang is only 19 years old. Which parents would be willing to give their seventeen or eighteen-year-old daughter money to pay her boyfriend?" The uncle thought for a while and retorted disapprovingly.

"Yeah, I also think it's impossible, why don't you call your second uncle and ask?" Zhu Yuqing said.

"Forget it, it's a good thing that your aunt's family has money, at least you won't be borrowing money from them in the future, but we are in a hurry, so we can borrow some money from them?" The aunt said realistically.

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At the gate of Shunbao, Xia Jiusheng parked the car, pulled An An and Ah Fu out of the car, and Xia's father and Xia's mother followed slowly.

They had never been to such a high-end restaurant before, so they were a little restrained, Xia Jiusheng was used to it, walked to the door, and asked the greeter if there were any private rooms?

"I'm sorry, sir, the boxes for today are all booked, and there is still a table for ten in the hall. If you don't mind, I'll reserve it for you—" the welcomer said politely.

"Oh, that's also good." Although there is no box, it's a bit regretful, but it's not bad if you don't have to wait for a seat, Xia Jiusheng nodded: "Help us save it, there are still a few people coming."

"Okay, sir." The greeter wrote the table number on a card, asked the number of people, took it in and handed it to the head waiter of the restaurant, explained the situation, and stood back in front of the door.

Xia Jiusheng's family stood at the door for a while, and saw their cousin's car also arrived.

"Is there a seat?" Seeing Xia Jiusheng and the others standing at the door, and the restaurant was bustling with people, my cousin thought that there were no seats here, and asked worriedly.

"It's lucky that there's a table for ten." Xia Jiusheng said with a smile.

The uncle's family breathed a sigh of relief, and everyone walked into the restaurant together under the guidance of the welcome staff.

"Right here, please take a seat." The usher led them to an empty table and said.

The waiter came up and greeted warmly: "Everyone, please sit down, and I will order for you immediately."

"Wait a minute, we want this station." A arrogant voice suddenly cut in.

Xia Jiusheng sounded familiar, but when he looked back, it turned out to be his old enemy Wu Tao.

"Oh ho, I thought who it was, so it's you, little handsome guy?" Wu Tao walked over slowly, stared lewdly at Xia Jiusheng, and said lewdly.

"Go away, who knows you!" The Xia Jiusheng at this time is no longer the Xia Jiusheng of the past, so naturally he will no longer be afraid of such a small role.

Not to mention that his uncle was just a deputy director of the police station, even if he himself was the deputy director, Xia Jiusheng didn't take it to heart.

Ah Fu and An An let go of Xia Jiusheng's hand, pulled out their chairs and sat down in a grand manner, and gave Wu Tao a demonstrative look.

"I haven't seen you in a few months, so you're a lot more courageous?" Seeing that Xia Jiusheng is not like before, Wu Tao hides when he sees him.

"Brother Tao, who is this?" A few people dressed as gangsters came in from behind, walked behind Wu Tao with a high spirit, and asked.

"It's that handsome guy who opened my mind a few months ago—" Wu Tao was beaten on the head by Xia Jiusheng last time. Instead of being embarrassed, he showed off to his friends, like some gangster trying to get into the game Proud of the same.

"Oh, do you want us to help? Let you enter the bridal chamber today?" Those little hooligans knew that Wu Tao was obsessed with Xia Jiusheng, and they were afraid that the world would not be chaotic.

With a sound of "啪——", Xia Jiusheng walked in front of them in two steps, and slapped the bastard who said obscene language on the face just now.Cursed: "Keep your mouth clean, otherwise I don't mind throwing you into the toilet and washing your mouth—"

The uncle's family, seeing a group of hooligans suddenly coming and arguing with Xia Jiusheng, was so frightened that they took a step back and dared not make a sound.Seeing Xia Jiusheng suddenly reach out to beat him, he was surprised.

"Yangyang, don't do it." They were afraid that Xia Jiusheng would not know the seriousness, offend someone he couldn't offend, and make it impossible to end, so they hurriedly persuaded him.

"It's okay, just a few hooligans." Xia Jiusheng clapped his hands indifferently, glared at the hooligans, and shouted sharply: "Get out of here—"

As a large and high-end hotel, Shunbao naturally has security guards to maintain order. Two security guards rushed over when they heard the noise from here. There's trouble in the restaurant—"

"Which eye of yours saw me making trouble? It's obviously this handsome guy in front of me who is doing the fighting?" Wu Tao rolled his eyes at the security guard and scolded.

"Sir, if you have a conflict with this customer, please go outside to resolve it, so as not to disturb other customers' dining, okay?" Hearing this, the security guard turned to look at Xia Jiusheng's family, and saw that although they were well dressed, they behaved timidly. Obviously not a person who frequents such occasions, so he stopped being polite, and directly favored Wu Tao, and issued an order to expel them.

"Is this your Shunbao's service attitude? Letting hooligans into the restaurant affects the guests' dining, but they don't distinguish between right and wrong, favor the hooligans, and drive the customers away—" Xia Jiusheng looked at the security guard and asked loudly.

"You—" the security guard was speechless after being scolded by him, and suddenly became angry from embarrassment: "You keep calling others hooligans, but beat them at will, I don't think you are a good person—"

"What's going on?" Someone was arguing here, but the waiter didn't dare to go up to persuade him, so he called the restaurant manager.

"Manager Lu, these guests had an argument just now, and this gentleman hit someone first, and I advised them to go outside to settle it—" the security guard recounted the incident in a self-righteous manner.

"Sir, is that the case?" Manager Lu looked around. He also recognized Wu Tao. To show justice, he asked Xia Jiusheng this way.

"If I say no, would you believe it?" Xia Jiusheng's anger slowly rose, he stepped forward, looked at the catering manager coldly, and said.

"Whether they believe it or not, I believe it anyway." A cold female voice suddenly came from upstairs, and then I saw a woman about 50 years old slowly coming down from the second floor.