"Hey~, the horse is going astray, pull the horse rope to the right." Xia Xiaoba commanded, and the person sitting next to him turned out to be Xiao Han. He was holding a whip in one hand and holding the horse rope firmly with the other, nervously. He looked at the horse in front of him.
Today is Xiao Han's first day of learning to drive a carriage.
"You don't have to be so nervous, relax." Xia Xiaoba looked a little funny at Xiao Han's nervous look. He recalled what it was like when he drove for the first time. He seemed to have fallen into a ditch. The fifth brother who taught him how to drive was so angry that he He was also whipped with a whip.
"Bago, I'm not nervous." Xiao Han said, his eyes never leaving the front for a moment. Although he was not nervous, his hand was holding the riding whip tightly with clear joints.
"My uncle is so awesome. He can drive a car." Xiao Yu sat in the car with a smile and opened the curtain to watch.
"So, your uncle is very good? But he's still a little bit worse than me." Xia Xiaoba boasted. Xiao Han had been learning to drive from him for a while. Driving is a simple matter, and he knows it at a glance. He had always taken them to the town without letting Xiao Han go into battle in person. But it was different now. He would have to leave one day, so he let Xiao Han, who had never driven before, try driving by himself.
Unexpectedly, Xiao Han was so good at driving for the first time and mastered the key in less than a moment.
Xiao Han was a little anxious and wanted to go home early. When he heard that Mrs. Liu was making trouble at home, he was so anxious that he became worried about his sister. Thinking in his mind, he waved his riding whip involuntarily, and the little gray horse listened. Get the instructions and get up faster.
"Slow down, the road is narrow." Xia Xiaoba reminded, knowing that he was worried about his family, he told Xiao Han what happened at noon on the way, which made him uneasy along the way.
"It's useless for you to go back now. Mrs. Liu has left a long time ago. She can still hurt your sister." Xia Xiaoba knew that Xiao Han was impatient and couldn't help but persuade him, thinking of Xiao Ming's weird spirit and how he always spoke and acted in the same way. It's a trick, who can get an advantage from her? I think he was deceived by Xiao Ming the first time he met Xiao Ming, and sold himself as a coolie for only two taels of silver.
Although the event at noon was very lively and many people went there, there were still many people who stayed for lunch. He and Fifth Brother were asked by their mother to stay at home and watch over them. They didn’t know what happened specifically, but they just heard about it. The person gave a general idea that Xiao Ming actually dared to prick Old Mrs. Liu with a thick needle and scared her away. It must be funny to think of the situation at that time.
This Xiao Ming is really brave.
"I know, I just want to go back and take a look." Although she knew it was okay, Xiao Han couldn't help but worry and blame herself. For the first time, he had doubts about his studies. He didn't know if it was right to study in the town every day, leaving Nuo Da's home to his sister alone.
How nice it would be for him to be at home, able to face Mrs. Liu's unreasonable difficulties with his sister.
"You don't know, your sister is so powerful. She scared Mrs. Liu away. She pretended to faint at first just to extort money. Your sister took out a few needles and said she was going to prick her head. She was so scared that she lay down He didn't lie down anymore, he didn't feel faint anymore, he got up and ran away." In order to enlighten Xiao Han, Xia Xiaoba told Xiao Han what he heard.
Xiao Han and Xiao Yu both laughed.
"My aunt is so awesome." Xiao Yuxi smiled and kept remembering the scene of Mrs. Liu beating people. She looked so fierce that her aunt could scare her away. She was even more powerful than Mrs. Liu.
"Well, what the hell is Mrs. Liu? She's just a clown. Ten of hers can't touch a finger of your aunt." Xia Xiaoba praised Xiao Ming's calm and calm approach in the face of danger. Even his parents were surprised. Praise.
The little gray horse briskly drove up the wooden bridge to the east of the bridge, and took a few people back home. After Xia Xiaoba took out the carriage for it, he took the initiative to go back to his den, first took a big drink of water, and then happily The ground ate the forage that Song had prepared for it.
"Haha, this little Hui is about to become a spirit?" Xia Xiaoba looked at Xiao Hui's series of actions and was filled with admiration. Who has such a smart horse? He doesn't need to tie the horse rope at all every day. He is in the stable by himself. Stay well. If you don't give it water before setting off every morning, it will still act like a showman and won't leave.
"Sister." Xiao Han didn't stop for a moment, jumped off the carriage and went to the front yard to find his sister. He didn't feel relieved until he saw that his sister who was cleaning the chrysanthemums in the yard was safe and sound.
"Sister, are you okay?"
"I'm fine. Look at how anxious you are. There's sweat on your forehead." Xiao Ming stopped what she was doing and took out a handkerchief to wipe away the sweat for her brother. "You don't have to be so impatient when doing things. You can't eat hot tofu if you're impatient."
"I know, I'm just worried about you. It would be nice if I was here at that time." Xiao Han took the handkerchief and wiped it randomly a few times.
"What can you do?" Xiao Ming looked at his brother amusedly.
"I..." Xiao Han was too anxious to speak.
"Do you stand and let her spit on her face, or beat her up." Xiao Ming, ancient times and modern times are different. Men should not interfere in this war between women. Although Xiao Han is only a little boy, he can He is also a man. Once he gets involved, his reputation as a scholar will be ruined.
"This man and woman are not close to each other. If you hit her, it would be unreasonable."
Xiao Han was speechless for a moment, yes! There was nothing he could do except stand in front of his sister and block her.
Faced with this situation, he was very disappointed.
"Then what if she comes back in the future?" Xiao Han worriedly asked. With Wang Yunling and her two siblings here, she would have an excuse to come to her door. They were not at home, so how could her sister get it alone?
"She lets her do whatever she wants, I have my own way." Xiao Ming smiled confidently. People like Mrs. Liu are impulsive and irritable, and their badness is only on the surface. There is nothing to fear about her. Then he said: "You and Yu'er just go to school and don't worry about your family. It's okay if she doesn't come. If she comes, my sister will have plenty of ways to deal with her."
"Okay, don't worry. Help me put the chrysanthemums under the eaves and move them out to dry in the sun tomorrow." Xiao Ming comforted and handed him the dustpan.
After lunch, the four of them were picking chrysanthemums. Together with Mrs. Song, they worked hard all afternoon. Only a small part of the chrysanthemums in the two fields were picked. When they bought the land, there were about 140. Forty acres of wasteland were used to build the yard, and the remaining land was divided into ten parts. Each acre was about the same size, and one piece of ten acres was equal to twenty acres. It would take some time to plant twenty acres of chrysanthemums. and manpower to pick, it is far from enough for the four of them.
"Sister, don't be tired, you and your godmother, come and pick it when I take a rest." Xiao Han took the dustpan, walked a few steps quickly and put it on the shelf under the eaves.
"Waiting for you, I'm afraid this chrysanthemum tea will spoil in the ground." There are still seven or eight days until Xiao Han takes a rest. Now Xia Xiaoba has gone home to help. Even if Xiao Han comes back to help, he won't be able to pick much.
The family is old and young, and there are not enough staff!
"Auntie, these chrysanthemums are so beautiful, each one is the same size." Xiao Yu squatted on the ground and played with the chrysanthemums in the basket, and found that each one was the same size.
"Yes, it's beautiful! Tiandong is picking chrysanthemums in the fields. You go and play with him." Xiao Ming said, sending the naughty little bun away.
"What should we do? We don't have enough manpower. It would be a pity if it breaks in the fields." Xiao Han was worried. Where is the packaged chrysanthemum tea worth 20 taels of silver per pack? It would be a pity if it broke in the ground and gained much money.
