Cross-country exchange

Xie Yun is very happy recently, his little face is full of smiles, and he likes to touch the hairpin on his head whenever he does anything. After a long time, this little action has become a habit. Whenever he doesn't touch it, he feels uncomfortable in his heart.

The people in the village are also relatively simple. When they see something new, they always ask a question or two politely.

At this time, Xie Yun's eyes would smile like crescents, and he told others with a happy face, "This is a gift from Brother Xia. Look, isn't it beautiful?"

The wood of the hairpin is high-quality sandalwood, and from time to time exudes a remote and quiet fragrance. After a long time, even Xie Yun's body has been contaminated.The hairpin is very ordinary, and looks like an ordinary chopstick at first glance, but if you look closely, you can see a little trick.

Xia Yu also found some time to explain to Xie Yun before, "The combination of these flowing Bowens is your name."

Xie Yun's characters are relatively simple, but if they are written in ancient characters, they will be more complicated.Xia Yu likes to leave words on the things he sculpts. In the past, he always left the sculptor's unique mark.There are two mysteries hidden in this seemingly inconspicuous wooden hairpin. Xie Yun only knows that this is the best wooden hairpin tailor-made for him by Brother Xia, but he doesn't know that Xia Yu gave him his surname early.

The Xia family couldn't laugh or cry, especially when Xie Yunhui would tell them in various "show off" gestures, that little smug look was simply gritted, and he really wanted to drag him back and beat him up.But Xie Yun who looked like this was also what they liked, he was so happy that he didn't seem to have any worries.

But in the past few days, Xie Yun restrained himself a little.Since the last time he met the elder brother who had a good relationship with Grandma Wang's family, when he showed off his wooden hairpin as usual, he even revealed in a small way that his name was on the wooden hairpin.As a result, after being envious for a while, he said directly, "Do you know your own name? Write it to me."

He does not mean that.Although Xie Yun lacked confidence, he replied, "Of course I know, the picture carved on this wooden hairpin is my name."

The truth is that Xie Yun is also illiterate.Baizhuang has a teacher who specializes in teaching, but Xie's family is poor and there are many children in the family. It is not easy to barely maintain enough to feed the children, so let's not mention the idea of ​​spending money to study.

After returning, Xie Yun pestered Xia Yu, "Brother Xia, you know my name, can you teach me?"

Hearing what he said, Xia Yu easily figured out the reason from Xie Yun.Thinking of some things he has revealed inadvertently since he came here, or some things he is used to, if they were in the eyes of ordinary vigilant people, he would have been exposed long ago.After Xie Yun's reminder, Xia Yu frowned slightly.

"Xiaoyun, if you want to learn how to read, brother Xia can teach you, but—"

Xie Yun asked anxiously, "Brother Xia, but what?"

Xia Yu pulled him closer, and whispered in his ear, "This is a secret between the two of us, and no one else should know it."

Xie Yun can't wait to nod his head, he likes this kind of secret between husband and wife best.

"Even grandma and dad can't tell, you know?" Xia Yu added worriedly.

Xie Yun's head immediately clicked like a chicken pecking rice, "Hmm."

Therefore, the members of the Xia family often saw a scene where Xia Yu and Mrs. Xie Yun often squatted in the vegetable garden, with their backs to them and they didn't know what they were doing.

"This is your last name. Do you see it clearly? If you don't know it, I'll write it down for you again." Xia Yu was very patient. When he agreed to teach Xie Yun how to read, he had already done enough mental construction.He knew that it was not easy for a beginner, and that was how he got here back then, so he didn't pick too much on Xie Yun's questions, he just asked them over and over again, and if the little guy shook his head, he would continue to write and ask again.

The ancient characters are messy and complicated, but they are very beautiful when written.But obviously, Mingqian's little thing is not sublimated to the degree of appreciation for the time being.

Xia Yu's handwriting was written by him neatly, stroke by stroke. Xie Yun took a long time to recognize it, but Xia Yu wrote a few more similar characters, and he was confused.

The two squatted for a long time. When Xie Yun stood up, his eyes were dark and his legs were still a little weak. He watched Xia Yu erase the previous handwriting, and he couldn't help feeling a little discouraged. He scratched the hair on his forehead, "Brother Xia, am I so stupid that I don't even recognize my own last name?"

Xia Yu smiled and said gently, "You have done a good job. Brother Xia was much slower than you when he was able to read before."

Xie Yun bit his lip, thinking that Xia Yu was comforting himself.After going back, I managed to find a small piece of handkerchief, and delivered it to Xia Yu, "Brother Xia, can you write it on it for me, so I can take it out and have a look later."

Xia Yu casually wrote another word on him, "Okay, don't read it today. Literacy is not something that happens overnight, take your time, we still have a long time in the future, and Brother Xia will teach you later. Know other words."

"Ah."

In a few months, it will be the New Year's Day, which means that the New Year will be celebrated soon.Since the last set of zodiac wood carvings earned 100 taels of silver, Xia Yu has caught a little bit of trading inspiration.Small gadgets such as wooden combs are quick to make, but the price has been limited within a certain range, no matter how high it is, it will not be much higher.On the contrary, collectible wood carvings like this are quite valuable, but he doesn't understand the world, and he wants to go out of the county to see other places.

The idea flashed by, and Xia Yu thought that the house has not been built yet, the shop has not yet been settled, and it is not wise to leave temporarily.So I buried myself in drawing sketches on my desk.

New year and new weather, he might as well come out with a whole set of lucky dolls to celebrate the new year.Xia Yu will take action to implement what is planned.

So in the next few days, the Xia family knew that Xia Yu was working hard again.

Xia Yu still didn't know that Mr. Feng Feng Shao was at the treasure appraisal meeting at the moment, and put his set of twelve zodiac woodcarvings into the treasure appreciation pavilion for the four great families in the capital to appreciate.

This time, the Appraisal of Treasures will be much more lively than in the past, because it happens to be the anniversary ceremony of Appreciation of Treasures.Mr. Feng attended with Mr. Feng. The Feng family's status in the capital is not high, and they are not qualified to enter the Jianbao Pavilion at all. However, it just so happens that Mr. Feng's grandma and the Murong family of the four great families are so different. The Feng family in the capital is also more or less attached to the Murong family.Therefore, this is the opportunity to enter the Jianbao Pavilion.

Coincidentally, Mr. Feng has a feminine appearance, following his grandma's mold.In addition, he has been ill for many years, and his body is always sick. If you don't look carefully, you will definitely recognize him as a brother, or the kind of brother who can't help but feel pity.This has always been a pain in his heart, but some people did not know what to do and made provocative words in the Jianbao Pavilion. This Mr. Feng couldn't stand it, and immediately showed the twelve zodiac signs that he had treasured for a short time.

As usual, these wood carvings are not particularly eye-catching, but Xia Yu's twelve zodiac signs are all lifelike, as if they were real, and immediately attracted people's attention.

Feng Shao raised his eyebrows lightly, snorted twice, and thought to himself, "Let you all underestimate me, hum ╭(╯^╰)╮."

Xia Yu had no idea what earth-shattering things Master Feng had done in the capital. He had already drawn a sketch of a lucky doll and was about to draw the second one.

Xie Yun has also worked very hard in the past few days. After finishing the housework, he habitually squats in front of the vegetable garden, using a branch to make a fork on the soil. At one time, the font was written in a circular arc, bulging like a frog that is full and propped up.Xie Yun compared it and found that Brother Xia's handwriting was strong and powerful. His handwriting was like round beads rolling around, so ugly that even he couldn't bear to look directly at it.Quickly use a tree branch to fork the characters.Then he continued to draw his two names. When a person is doing something seriously, he always forgets the time.

"Hey, Xiaoyun, what are you doing? Go home and eat." Xia Lei stood behind Xie Yun and said softly.

Xie Yun was really startled by the sixth brother, and quickly crossed out his name with a tree branch, and then hid the handkerchief in his arms guiltily.

This move actually aroused Xia Lei's idea. He smiled wickedly, and stretched out his hand to grab Xie Yun, saying, "Xiao Yun, what are you hiding behind this? Show it to Sixth Brother."

"I don't want it." Xie Yun dodged Xia Lei's hand, stooped and slipped back to the room in front of him, secretly heaving a sigh of relief.

Xia Lei squatted suspiciously at the place where Xie Yun had squatted before. The soil on the vegetable garden was turned up everywhere. He couldn't help but wonder if Xie Yun had planted something on the soil, but before he left, he fainted. Spotted a "word"?

Xia Yu and Xie Yun had discussed going home alone before, and now it has been almost a week since grandma went to see her elder brother last time.

Xie Yun waited until Xia Yu finished his work, and asked cautiously and tentatively, "Brother Xia, shall we still go to see Brother Xia Bing?"

"Go, you go and clean up, we will go back tomorrow."

"Okay, Brother Xia, do we want to send something to Brother Xia Bing? Or do you have something in particular that you want to bring?" Xie Yun was taught very well by Grandma Xia, especially knowing that his husband actually Because he didn't have common sense in this area, he listened carefully to Aunt Xia's words. He wanted to be a brother-in-law useful to Brother Xia.

Hearing that his little brother-in-law was only thinking about his big brother, Xia Yu felt warm in his heart, so he simply put down what he was doing and followed him to clean up.

"What does your grandma like, let's take some home." Xia Yu thoughtfully said, he couldn't go home because he really just wanted to see his eldest brother, but he couldn't help but get a headache when he thought of Xie Yun's second brother.

The next day, Xia Yu greeted grandma and daddy, and took Xie Yun back to Baizhuang.

Baizhuang is similar to Hexi Village. Although the two places are separated by several villages, they still haven't escaped the natural disaster.Xie's family has four acres of land, and Xie Yun is always there to help.During the busy farming season, Grandma Xie and Xie Yong and Xia Bing were working in the field. Xia Bing happened to be unwell, and the rice was confiscated before the heavy rain. All the grain rotted in the fields.

Xia Bing always felt uncomfortable, couldn't eat, and his face was pale, so Aunt Xie was careful.Afterwards, it rained heavily, and the family could not go to work in the fields.At this time, Xia Bing's discomfort became more serious, he vomited whatever he ate, he lost weight and even lost the strength to get out of bed, Xie Yong immediately went to find a doctor.

No, I got pregnant as soon as I was diagnosed.

After listening to the doctor's words, Grandma Xie was both happy and scared. She was happy that she had the grandson she had been looking forward to, but she was afraid that according to Xia Bing's body, if she didn't pay attention when the farming was busy, the child might disappear. .

Although the heavy rain drowned all the crops in the family, it indirectly saved Xia Bing and Xie Yong's first child.

So the Xie family has mixed feelings at the moment.