Crossing the green wheat ears

The return of Xi Mingwu reassured grandma.Although Xiyuan's opinion is the main thing about things at home now, Xiyuan's shell is still just a child after all, and Xiyuan is still small and thin. It looks about the same as a ten-year-old child.This made Xiyuan very depressed, he also insisted on drinking goat milk, okay, why didn't he grow up!

Xi Mingwu is a strong man, and there is a strong side in his character. The sense of security brought by a mature and strong man is not comparable to that of a kid like Xi Yuan who looks like a kid.

As soon as Xi Mingwu stood in the old lady's room, grandma regained her energy immediately, and she stopped holding on. She complained to her second son about how scary the thieves were, and she was so frightened...and Xi Mingwu I didn't talk much, just comforted me with the man's habit of making big things small and trivial, and acting in a careless way. Grandma is more effective than Dr. Li's medicine, and I don't worry about the beard anymore. Immediately got up and put on an apron to prepare delicious food for the second son.

Xiyuan looked at the stars in the second uncle's eyes, this is the real man.No, we have to let the second uncle's family move back as soon as possible, so that he doesn't have to worry about other things at home, and can concentrate on financial problems.

Now is the golden time to sell tofu. The Chinese New Year is coming soon. Every family will buy a few pieces or exchange soybeans for a few pieces of tofu, put them in the warehouse to freeze, and then save them for the Chinese New Year. Under normal circumstances, they are busy working from dawn to dusk.Even so, he stayed in his hometown for one night in a daze, and stayed for another day the next day, until it was almost dark in the afternoon, and his grandmother urged and urged, and then Xi Mingwen drove the donkey cart to Balidi. He left and walked back by himself, otherwise the eldest brother would have to travel at night when he returned, he was worried.

The next day, Xiyuan and his parents started to deliver food to Jude Building. This time, the delivery was one day short, and the Chinese New Year was approaching. Xiyuan decided to only deliver this once a year ago. Now that it is cold, we should make more food The natural large refrigerator outside is frozen, and it should be able to sell for a few more days. It is estimated that it will be around the new year when the ones made this time are sold out, and they will not be sold at that time. Take a rest during the Chinese New Year.

Because he did a lot, Xiyuan was busy with his parents for a day, and got into a donkey cart with his father the next day. At the end of the year, he would go to Jude Building to settle accounts, and then calculate the dividends for the past few months with Sun Ye , Adding the two together, Xiyuan estimated that he could repay part of the money owed to Sun Ye.

When they arrived at Jude Building, Xiyuan handed over the things to his father. Ximingwen was already proficient at doing these things because he always delivered goods, so Xiyuan and Zhang Cai first settled the accounts for the recent period.

Because the money earned in the previous two months was used to solve Wei Cheng's problems and to open up relationships, so now Xiyuan's own business only made 15 taels of silver, Xiyuan knew it well, and checked the accounts with Zhang Cai. The problem, just tell Zhang Cai, give him an annual leave after selling out the gifts this time, and then give Zhang Cai the monthly money for this month in advance, and give another [-] Wen, which is called a year-end bonus , Zhang Cai was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth.

Although this little boss has a lot of eyes and a shrewd person, he is not difficult to serve as his subordinates, and he is also generous. He has been doing things for so long, and he has never won any "year-end bonus" except for occasional rewards from his master. If this is the case, how much he looks forward to the Chinese New Year.

Xiyuan gave Zhang Cai the year-end award because Zhang Cai is not only smart, but also sincere. As long as he moved his hands and feet here, he would be able to detect it. Xiyuan didn't show signs of it at ordinary times. He carefully observed Zhang Cai's behavior. It has to be said that he is commendable. Sun Ye really picked a good buddy for him.

Sun Ye, who was waiting to check the accounts with Xiyuan and calculate the dividends, couldn't help but roll his eyes when he saw Xiyuan giving Zhang Cai the year-end bonus. This little trickster, he bought people's hearts with just five hundred coins, so he, Sun Ye, would give it to Zhang Cai. How much?They are also working as buddies in Jude Building. Zhang Cai’s owner gave a tip, but he didn’t in Jude Building. The contrast is too stark, right?

Moreover, there is only one clerk in Xiyuan, and he will give one. He has a lot of clerks, chefs, and shopkeepers in Judelou. How much money does this cost!Sun Ye made a rough calculation, and felt a pain in the flesh. This account must be recovered from Xiyuan, and another recipe can be found from him?Yes, Not Bad.

Sun Ye received a total of 75 taels of roast duck dividends for more than three months, and 30 taels of double-skin milk, hot-boiled lamb and kebabs provided by Xiyuan last time.Including his own, the total was 120 taels of silver. Xiyuan gave Sun Ye 100 taels, and the other 100 taels would be returned later, and he had to take the remaining 20 taels home for the New Year.

Sun Ye was not too polite. The newly opened Judelou business is also doing well. During the Chinese New Year, he can make a lot of money, and the Xi family can also share some money. The remaining 100 taels of silver are for the Xi family. It shouldn't be too difficult.

After finishing the business of Jude Building, Xi Yuan and Xi Mingwen drove the donkey cart back.Originally, Xiyuan wanted to buy some New Year's goods with his father, but thinking about the current low pressure at home, Xiyuan thought it would be better to go to Wande Town with his family tomorrow, so that the New Year's atmosphere would dilute the beard incident. Influence.

Today is a sunny day, the snow on the road has been compacted by passing cars and pedestrians, and the surface becomes smooth when the sun shines, but the donkey cart is running smoothly.

Out of the city, there is a big plain, the whole world is covered with snow, the poplar trees on both sides of the road have lost all their leaves, and their branches are stretching straight to the sky, and the wormwood on both sides is covered by snow, occasionally popping out a sharp point.The donkey trotted, constantly blowing white gas from its mouth.Looking at the boundless snowfield, Xiyuan's mood suddenly brightened.

Because the accounting was delayed for a while, it was almost dinner time when the father and father arrived home. Grandma and mother were busy on the stove. Xiyuan gave the 20 taels of silver he earned to grandma, and grandma quickly put it away.

Xi Mingwen didn't follow Xiyuan when he settled the accounts. He trusted his elder son more in this regard. Although he was puzzled as to why Sun Ye gave him such a small dividend, Xiyuan explained it and he stopped doubting it.

Xiyuan's explanation is that Sun Ye opened a new Jude Building in Wuma County, and now the money is not enough, so the dividends of his family will be reduced first, and the current dividends will be made up when the business over there is stable. , As for the dividend, um, about 30 taels, Xiyuan thought about a safe number.

In order to hide his lie, Xiyuan not only used Sun Ye as a shield, but also made up another lie. The so-called one lie needs to be covered up with countless lies, which is what he said!

Xiyuan and the rest of the family also said the same thing. Out of trust in Xiyuan, no one doubted it. Moreover, my family still had 30 taels of silver outside, so I got back 20 taels, adding up to 50 taels , It was enough to shock the family members, when did their family have so much money!

Seeing the contented faces of his family members, Xiyuan felt a little guilty. However, he still couldn’t tell the truth. If he knew that the family had not lent 30 taels to others, but still had a foreign debt of 100 taels that had not been repaid. Grandma probably had to lie down on the kang again.

There was a big fair in Wande Town the next day. Xiyuan mobilized last night, and the whole family was mobilized today.The family originally wanted to ask Grandma Wang to take care of the house, but when Grandma Wang heard that the Xi family was going to drive the donkey cart to the market, she seriously declared that she would go with her, and the pillar beside her was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. He also wanted to go with Xi Wei Weicheng.

In the end, the two families discussed for a long time, and decided that the West family would leave the grandfather to look after the house, and the Wang family would leave Wang San’s grandfather to look after the house. When I came back, I had to pack two catties of sorghum wine.Seeing the appearance of the two old men, Xiyuan couldn't hold back his joy. It seems that human nature likes to be lively like ancient and modern times, even the elderly are not immune.

The two families got into the donkey cart with great excitement. Of course, only the elderly and children rode in the cart. Animals are precious things. If there were so many people sitting on them, the donkey would be overwhelmed, so Uncle Wang Shun and Xi Mingwen walked. Niang Xiyuan and Aunt Wang took turns sitting and walking for a while.

Lianhua Village is only eight miles away from Wande Town, and it will be there in a while.On the way, I also met some people who went to the market in the village and nearby villages, and everyone chatted with each other whether they knew each other well or not.But the donkey ran fast, and after a few greetings, it ran to the front.

"This guy is showing off, he has a donkey cart." Aunt Li, a well-known big mouth in the village, said to Zhao Laowu's daughter-in-law who went to the market with him.

"Okay, otherwise, why doesn't Hu Zi go to other people's houses and just go to his house." The neighbor of the Xi's house next to him said from his sister-in-law.His family also heard movement that day, and they thought the Xi family had been burglarized again, but who knew it was Hu Zi.Let your family be able to, God will make up for it immediately.If the Xi family had been gloomy and gloomy, their family wouldn’t be so angry, but the Xi family happily drove the donkey cart to the market within two days of being sad, but they had to walk step by step. This is not sincere and annoying. .

"Hey, sister-in-law, didn't you hear anything from your house that day?" Aunt Li asked curiously.

"I heard his dog bite a few times. Who would have thought it was a beard. Besides, whose dog was moving a little bit in the middle of the night, who would have thought it was a beard." He couldn't admit that the people in his family didn't go out after hearing the movement, otherwise it would be considered not reporting the knowledge, and if he was charged with some crime.

"But yes."...

Not to mention a few people chattering about what happened a few days ago, the Xiyuan family and Grandma Wang arrived in the town soon.Xi Wei, Wei Cheng and Zhu Zi were so excited, they had a lot of fun with a dozen ducks quacking along the way. They had never been to Wande Town, and it was their first time to go to the market.Xiyuan was so noisy that his ears were blocked, these children couldn't keep their voices down, why did they have to shout at the top of their voices, Xiyuan felt tired and flustered for them.

Xi Wei and Wei Cheng wore rabbit fur hats sewed by grandma, and a circle of rabbit fur was sewed by grandma on the collar and cuffs of the padded coats on their bodies. The two little guys looked like two little tartars when they put them on.

As soon as Xiyuan mentioned the word "Tarzi", he was slapped by his grandma. The child dared to mention it, "Tartar, see if you get a beard again."Xiyuan stuck out his tongue. The nomads in the north are called both Hu people and Tartars here. When he mentioned the Tartar grandma, he thought of Hu people, and he also thought of beards. This is not the case.

When they arrived at the fair, the three little fellows held hands and ran through the market like colts having a good time, seeing everything new and looking at the stalls for a long time.Xiyuan followed helplessly, the adults had to go to see the New Year's goods, and the children were taken care of by him as a matter of course.

Looking at Wei Cheng who was excitedly pointing at the new gadgets in front of him, Xi Yuan could clearly feel the change in him.Ever since he knew that he had completely divorced from Wei's second family, entered into the Xi Family's genealogy, entered the Xi Family's household registration, and became Xi Mingwen's adopted son, Wei Cheng's whole person has become different.

In the past, Weicheng was like a small white poplar growing in a barren place. Although it had tenacious vitality and worked hard to grow, it was always difficult to grow; now it was transplanted to the fertile black soil and took root. Immediately, he stretched out his body, glowing with vitality, bursting out with exuberant vitality.

In less than a month, Xiyuan felt that Wei had grown up. Xiyuan measured his head on the door frame of the east room, and measured him every once in a while. Of course, there was also a horizontal line on the other side. , It was measured for the little guy Xi Wei, and Xi Wei strongly reiterated that in the future, once you measure the second brother, you have to measure him once, Xi Yuan smiled and agreed.

Since Wei Cheng became Xi Mingwen's adopted son, Xi Wei stopped calling him Brother Cheng, and called him Second Brother directly, which was a direct affirmation of Wei Cheng's identity.

Xiyuan sometimes thinks about it, among the children in the family, Wei Cheng is the most eye-catching. During his one-year stay in Xi's house, he has never made any request to the adults in the family, nor asked for anything. Whatever things were divided between him and Xi Wei, he could choose Xi Wei, and he took the rest.If there is something that I really can't bear to want, I also secretly tell my brother that he will be very happy if my brother can get it, and he won't be angry if my brother doesn't get it or if he forgets it.

Maybe he also felt that his position in the Xi family was awkward and he lacked confidence.However, after becoming Xi Mingwen's righteous son and knowing that his name was right in this family, Wei Chengcheng was no longer as cautious as before.Now he also asks for things from family members other than his brother, and also grabs things from Xi Wei, and occasionally teases Xi Wei like his brother, and when he is playing outside, he will take care of Xi Wei like a brother .

And the most generous person in the family, Xiyuan thought that was Xi Wei.Except for the fact that Wei Cheng cried when he wanted him to go to the Westinghouse to sleep with his parents when Wei Cheng just arrived, he has never had any troubles because Wei Cheng's arrival divided part of his elder brother's love and the attention of the adults at home; Because the two children of the second uncle's family and the two children of the old uncle's family shared the food at home, they played a temper.He is happy every day, playing carefree, like a little tiger cub who refuses to stop for a moment.

However, although Xi Wei is magnanimous, he is not cowardly. Don't think that the son of the third uncle's family usually asks Xi Yuan for things, and Xi Yuan ignores him and will be angry with his elder brother, but he never dares to grab Xi Wei's things.

After the original Xiyuan fell ill last year, Xi Wei cried a lot, and then felt that it was because of the big brother that the tiger pushed him. Although his brother didn't ask him to tell his family, it didn't mean he just let it go.

So one day, when Xiyuan had a fever and was unknown, Xi Wei ran to the village in a rage and found the tiger who was playing in the open space. The little paw went up and "clicked" and scratched Huzi's face all over.

Huzi, the surrounding children and adults were all stunned by Xi Wei's series of actions, and it took a long time for Huzi to burst into tears.The adults next to him also pulled the two children away.They also don't understand what's wrong with Mr. Xi, this little guy, why he made his cousin full of embarrassment without saying a word.But this is a matter of Xi's own family, and they are not easy to get involved. Besides, Xi Mingquan and his wife are like that, they are not willing to find trouble for themselves.

Afterwards, the third uncle led Xihu and the old man and the old lady to have a good meal, but how could the grandparents care about those things? The eldest grandson was lying on the kang and was unconscious. The little things like the child's war came to bother his old couple, and the old lady was stuck in her heart for a long time, until Xiyuan recovered.But she didn't know that her eldest grandson had already changed into a new soul.

Maybe Xihu's heroic deeds last year left a shadow in Xihu's heart, maybe he is older than Xiwei, and he will be scolded by adults if he bullies his younger brother. In short, no matter what the reason is, Xihu really dare not provoke Xiwei easily.