Xiao Ming's family lives in seclusion. They seldom walk around the village except passing by the village every day, and they don't participate in the affairs of the village. They don't know at all that the Xia family has been talking about it a lot in the village these days. They only know that someone has bought land.
"Originally, the auspicious day for building a house was set for the 18th of this month, but a heavy rain delayed it, so it was changed to the first day of the next month."
"Oh." It seems that Qiaodong is going to be lively again, but I don't know what kind of people it is.
"Today we met Mr. Xia's wife. She was dressed so elegantly. I heard that she came back from the capital. She used to work for Mr. Guan's family." The eldest Wang said cheerfully and was repairing a house with Xiao Ming's family. Likewise, the eldest Wang family also signed up to cook. The Xia family spent a lot of money. They paid 20 taels of silver a day for cooking, and 30 taels of silver for the men to repair the house and dig a well. After all, the family received dozens of taels of silver. .
"Isn't it just the day after tomorrow to build a house in the first year of junior high school? It's really fast." Xiao Ming murmured.
"My surname is Xia, which is the same as Brother Xia." Xiao Han said, looking at Xia Xiaoba, only to find that Xia Xiaoba was holding a riding whip in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Brother Xia, what's wrong with you? Why don't you speak."
"Ah, it's okay." Xia Xiaoba came back to his senses and glanced at Xiao Han, "Let's go home."
From a distance, Mrs. Song and Maomao were waiting for them by the bridge.
"You are back." Mrs. Song helped Xiao Ming get out of the carriage.
"Godmother, I told you, there is no need to come out to pick us up." Xiao Ming said, when they went to town, Mrs. Song would come to greet them every day.
"It's okay. Anyway, there's nothing to do at home. I'm also idle when I'm free. I have to find something to do." She was recovering from her injury. Xiao Ming wouldn't let her do less, and she was so bored.
"Today, a family member came to the house. Their surname is Xia. They have recently moved to Liujiacun. They said they will build a house in the east of Qiaodong." Mrs. Song said. Both the Xia family and his wife were well-spoken and well-spoken. They called her Mrs. Song every time. He also praised Xiao Ming for their abilities, but within an hour, they became familiar with her.
"There are people from the Xia family. Who are they? Did they say anything?" Xia Xiaoba said in shock, looking flustered but also a little uneasy and surprised.
"It was Mr. Xia and Mrs. Xia who talked about repairing the house and gossiped about common things, but they didn't say anything else." Mrs. Song looked at Xia Xiaoba's reaction with some confusion.
"What’s wrong with you."
"No, it's okay." Xia Xiaoba shook his head like a wavy drum. "Brother Xia, what's wrong with you today? Why are you so panicked? Are you feeling well? Ask your sister to prescribe some medicine for you." Xiao Han asked with concern, looking at Xia Xiaoba's distracted look.
"It's okay, I'm very fine." Xia Xiaoba shouted loudly, as if to prove that he was okay.
"I'll take the horse in first." He said, leading the horse into the stable.
Xiao Ming looked at Xia Xiaoba's back as if he was running away. When he entered the village and heard about the Xia family today, Xia Xiaoba's reaction was a little rude and he was in a daze.
Both of them have the surname Xia. Maybe they are related and they are relatives of Xia Xiaoba.
"Ah, and what's more, they came today and said that they would buy groceries from us when they build their house in the future. I have already agreed, but the price of the groceries has not been decided yet. I plan to wait until you come back to discuss it." Mrs. Song said, Although she became Xiao Ming's godmother, she never had any say in the affairs of Xiao Ming's family, especially in this business matter, which was decided by Xiao Ming and Xiao Han.
Now there are so many vegetables at home that she can't finish them all, and she gets worried just looking at the vegetables. Now that there are people buying them, she wishes she could sell more.
"The price is up to you, godmother. We will all be neighbors from now on, so it's cheaper. It's a coincidence. Brother Kong came back today and signed a contract with us. Two carts of vegetables a day will be delivered starting tomorrow. From now on we will I’m very busy.” Xiao Ming said.
"Really? That's great. There are so many happy events today. I'll prepare delicious food for you when you get home." Mrs. Song said happily, pulling Xiao Yu back to the house.
Xiao Ming looked at Xia Xiaoba who was walking around in the yard. During dinner in the evening, he almost said nothing. He asked and answered questions. When he saw something he liked, he was not interested at all. If he had been there before, he would have been with her a long time ago. Xiao Yu grabbed some food and stayed alone in the yard after dinner.
"Brother Xia, what's wrong with you? Is there anything you can tell me?" Xiao Ming asked.
"I'm fine, Xiao Ming'er, why aren't you sleeping yet?" Xia Xiaoba has always called Xiao Ming'er.
"Brother Xia, you have been in our house for so long. Xiaohan, Yu'er and I all regard you as our relative. Brother, I hope you can also treat us as your relative. Do you treat us as outsiders? .”
"How could it be? You are my biological brothers, sisters and nephews." Xia Xiaoba quickly assured that you are not only relatives, but also lifesavers.
"Then why did you hide something from us?" Xiao Ming asked. Xia Xiaoba was enthusiastic and cheerful. He always talked about things and never hid things in his heart. This time, he looked distracted. It was obvious that he had something on his mind.
"There's nothing wrong with me." Xia Xiaoba didn't mean it.
"Are you really okay?" Xiao Ming looked at Xia Xiaoba's guilty look and said nothing. Most of his worries were related to their new neighbors, the Xia family, and she didn't want to expose them. Everyone has something they don't want to say. Secrets, including herself.
"If you have nothing to do, take a rest early. You have to be busy tomorrow. No matter what happens, we are your relatives. If there is anything we can do to help, just say it and we will definitely help."
"Okay! Okay!" Xia Xiaoba was moved, but felt uneasy. He concealed his true identity, purposefully picked up Xiao Ming, and told Fifth Brother about her every move. However, they treated him as a relative, not knowing his Whether his behavior was considered cheating or not, Xiao Ming knew whether he would hate him in the future, let alone a relative, or a friend.
"Xiao Ming'er, I have something to do and I have to leave for a few days. Can you guys be busy at home?"
"It's okay, you can do it in advance. We can all do the work at home. Xiao Han is taking a rest tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, so they can keep us busy."
"Then I'll finish my work and come back as soon as possible."
Xia Xiaoba got up the next day and helped Xiao Ming pick the vegetables before leaving. He picked the vegetables much faster when he was there. Xiao Ming and the others put the picked vegetables away and waited for Kong Lin's carriage to arrive. pull.
After lunch, Xiao Ming looked at the collapsed thatched house. It was still the same as when it collapsed. It was in a mess and in a mess. He had been busy taking care of Aunt Song these days and couldn't spare time to clean it up. Xiao Han happened to have a rest today and the two People are just going to clean it up.
"Sister, this cabinet is so broken." Xiao Han opened up the debris on it and pointed at the broken cabinet that was exposed. This was the only cabinet in the house before. It has been kept here. It was about to fall down. The door fell into the mud, and the color could not be seen.
Xiao Ming glanced at the broken cabinet that was too rotten to hold up.
"It's no longer usable. Use it as firewood."
"Yeah." Xiao Han felt a little regretful. Now that he has a fortune, he still can't bear to part with his old things. These are his memories of the past.
"Sister, look, there is a box here." Xiao Han took out a rectangular box from the mud.
