Xiao Hongkang:.......
Sister, dear.
Just endure it, it will pass; in just three days, he has mastered the skill of endurance.
"Sanya!"
"Little sister, we are here."
The brother and sister followed the sound and saw Xiao Hongping under the eaves of a restaurant; beside him were Xiao Zhengning and his wife. Xiao Leshi excitedly wanted to go out of the eaves to go to them, but was stopped by Xiao Zhengning.
"Let's go." Minghua trotted quickly, and Xiao Hongkang had to keep up.
"Father, mother, second brother." He stood next to the second brother and greeted them with a smile.
Xiao Hongping smiled and touched his sister's hair, "How did you do in the exam?"
"It's okay." Minghua said.
Xiao Zhengning and his wife turned their attention to their eldest son again, but did not hear her speak.
Xiao Hongkang nodded lightly, "It's okay."
that's all?
Xiao Zhengning and his wife looked at each other. Could it be that they failed in the exam?
Xiao Leshi said: "It's okay if you don't do well in the exam. Let's take the exam again in two years."
"We should be able to survive," Xiao Hongkang said, "Mom, dad, my son and sister are tired, let's go home first."
"Yes, yes, go home." Xiao Leshi stretched out his hand to hold his eldest son and took the luggage from his hand. He turned to look at his younger daughter and waved to her, "Come Sanya, let's go home; The chicken soup is stewed at home for you to replenish your health."
Minghua nodded, took her second brother's arm, handed her luggage to her, and walked out of the crowd with her parents. The talent test was over today, and there were many people coming to pick up their families, and some were just joining in on the fun. It was really crowded.
After walking out of the crowd and arriving at a less crowded place, Minghua took a deep breath of fresh air.
"Second brother, did you know that the eldest brother has been assigned to an examination room very close to the toilet room?"
Xiao Hongping said in disbelief: "Really?"
"Really, haven't you seen how haggard my brother looks?"
"It seems like, I thought it was because he didn't do well in the exam." He had said that he should be able to pass, but who knows if he could. Now that he thought about it, he suddenly understood that it was because he didn't do well in the exam that he was intoxicated. It's quite annoying.
Xiao Hongping couldn't help but gloat, "No wonder the eldest brother looks so embarrassed."
"Don't laugh, be careful that you will be assigned a toilet number during the exam." Every time there is an exam, there are always a few people who have to be close to the toilet number.
Xiao Hongping couldn't laugh anymore. He grabbed his sister's hand and pouted in displeasure, "Crow Zui, don't curse your brother, or I will smoke you for two days when I come out."
"Hahaha." Minghua couldn't be happier. There is a law of conservation of energy in the world. When you talk about others, it may be transferred to you or your descendants. Therefore, whether it is ancient or modern, truly virtuous Scholars pay special attention to cultivating oral ethics.
You won’t tell what you want to do before you do it.
Xiao Zhengning and his wife in front looked back at them, "What are you two brothers and sisters laughing at?"
Minghua kept laughing cheerfully, and Xiao Hongping blushed at the laughter, but he didn't know how to answer his parents' head-scratching laughter. With such a smile, Xiao Zhengning and his wife really stopped asking, and Xiao Leshi lowered his head to talk to his eldest son.
"Look at your younger siblings, they are just not as calm as you."
Xiao Hongkang probably knew what his sister was laughing about, but his brother's embarrassed look made him not know what they said for a moment; he couldn't guess.
"My sister is very calm. In the academy, many gentlemen praised my sister for being calm and self-possessed. She has become like everyone else at such a young age." This is actually true.
Xiao Leshi said: "That was in front of outsiders. It seems that she is so happy now that she can't find anything to say."
Xiao Hongkang shook his head and remained silent.
Seeing this, Xiao Leshi stopped talking, and the family arrived at the place where the carriage was parked. After paying the storage fee, the coachman led the horse out, the family got on the carriage, and the coachman drove the horse out of the county town.
When you get on the main road, you will inevitably walk on a bumpy road. However, it calms down after walking for a while.
Minghua opened the curtain and looked outside, and saw a carriage walking on the cement road; no wonder it was so plain.
Steady, "Mom and Dad, how come the road was built here in just a few days?"
"It was organized by the clan chief and the clan elders. I don't know the details." Xiao Zhengning said, "It doesn't matter if the road is repaired, it will be easier to get in and out."
"Pause."
"Uu..."
The carriage slowly stopped, and Minghua opened the curtain of the carriage and jumped out, walking to the edge of the cement road. She found that there was a thick layer of cement, which was a finger higher than the dirt road on the side of the road, and she felt relieved.
"What's wrong?" Xiao Zhengning opened the curtain and asked.
Minghua returned to the carriage and shook her head, "Let me see how the cement road is built. If the cement road is thin, it will be troublesome to repair in the future; if it is thicker, it will be integrated and can be used for many years."
"The clan leaders and elders should have considered these issues and not neglect the quality of the road in order to rush the work. After all, it was you who funded the road construction, and you cannot ruin your reputation and the goodwill of your clan and villagers. Our clan leader is very Those who cherish their reputation don’t have to worry.”
Minghua nodded invisibly, and when she got home, she and her eldest brother took a comfortable bath first. After washing their bodies, exhaustion came over them, and they fell into a deep sleep.
When they got up the next day, Xiao Leshi had already prepared the chicken soup for them yesterday.
"Kangkang, Sanya, come and have a bowl of chicken soup; after the exam, you can relax a bit."
"Thank you, mother." Xiao Hongkang stepped forward and took a bowl, giving it to his sister first. After Minghua took it, he took another bowl and took a sip.
Minghua sipped slowly and gently. The chicken soup tasted good, not greasy, with a faint ginseng aroma. After drinking, she put the bowl back on the table. Xiao Leshi watched them finish drinking before speaking.
"Sanya."
"Um?"
Xiao Leshi pondered for a moment and said: "We have been back for several months, and your father has not been in a restaurant for several months. He spends time in the village and at home every day, and he is always uneasy. He wants to take your second brother back with him. It’s the capital, what do you think?”
Minghua said: "If you and dad want to go back, you can go back first. I have people to take care of me and protect me. My eldest brother and I are fine in our hometown. You and dad will go back with your grandparents first. We will wait for the results. If you pass the exam, Go back after finishing the exam."
For them, the capital is more convenient; although their hometown is closer and more comfortable.
Xiao Leshi stared at her in embarrassment, "We are not here, what will happen to you two children?"
"Mom, I am in charge of things in the capital this morning, so you don't have to worry about me; I will also make arrangements for you, brother." It's the same in the capital as in my hometown, everything is paid out through her hands.
Xiao Leshi hesitated for a moment, then thought of her husband and second son, and finally agreed; the two children had many reliable people around them, so they should be fine.
A few days after the agreement was made, Xiao Leshi and Xiao Zhengning packed their things and left Xianyun County with Mr. Xiao, Mrs. Xiao and the reluctant Xiao Hongping.
Suddenly there were a few people missing from the house and it became deserted.
After seeing them off, Patriarch Xiao and his wife told the brothers and sisters, "If you have anything to do, just come to Grandpa and Grandma. Don't be polite. We are all a family. If possible, I would like you to move in with us." Well, at least I can take care of you."
The person who spoke was the patriarch's wife, her voice was soft and her words were filled with concern for them.
