Fish Leaping Farm Gate

Chapter 156 Parting Gift
After bidding farewell to Du Xian and his wife, Du Wenyuan said he wanted to say a few words to Du Xiaoyu.

When the two came outside, he took out a jade pendant from his arms and handed it over.

Du Xiaoyu recognized the piece hidden by Mrs. Zhao back then, and couldn't help being startled, wondering, "What are you doing? This is what your mother left for you."

"I have the one from my uncle, you take this." The two jade pendants have been kept by Mrs. Zhao since then, and she returned them to him last night.

Du Xiaoyu shook his head, "No, I can't have it."

"I don't have anything to give you. For me, this is the most precious." Du Wenyuan said seriously, "I don't know when I will come back from the capital this time. The jade pendant is a token. One day, we will still meet each other." See, if you want to return it to me at that time, you can also."

Pay it back in the future?Since it is a token, if it is returned, wouldn't it mean that the relationship between brother and sister is broken?

Seeing her expression change, Du Wenyuan laughed, "Well, it's not as serious as you think, I just think that if you have the opportunity to come to the capital in the future, if you want to see me, just show the jade pendant, otherwise the servant may not Announcement, isn't it?"

This is quite possible. You can go to the house of a senior official in the capital if you want, and you can see whoever you want to see. She nodded and finally reached out to take the jade pendant.

He stroked her hair, "You take good care of my parents for me."

"That's up to you?" Du Xiaoyu pouted.

He smiled and fixed his eyes on her face, as if trying to remember clearly, he turned around and planned to leave after a long while.

"Second brother, you haven't told me yet, what's your real name!" She asked behind her.

"Li Yuanqing." He paused, feeling a little dazed, this name is so unfamiliar, but he will be him from now on, becoming Li Yuanqing, the bastard son of the Li family in the capital, and living like that.

Du Xiaoyu walked to the door, watched him enter the carriage, and watched the carriage drive away.

Du Xian, Zhao Shi, and Du Huanghua had already shed tears.

She didn't cry. It took such a long time to buffer, she had already been prepared enough, but she felt a little empty in her chest and didn't know what to do.

But it will be fine after a while, right?

After their family has experienced so many things, they are finally on the normal track.

But what Du Xiaoyu didn't expect was that Lin Song's martial arts gym was not closed. He specially invited someone to continue to teach those disciples martial arts, and that person was also tall and strong, with high martial arts skills, not inferior to him at all, and he also settled in Beidong. village meaning.

There are a few more families in the village who send their children to school, which is considered a good thing.

It’s just that those gossips can’t go away for a while. Some people speculate that the Lin family gave them a lot of money for their upbringing, and some say they didn’t give them anything. In fact, they didn’t. Where is it possible to accept other people's things.

During this period of time, the whole family was a little sick. Fortunately, time is a good medicine, and no matter how bad the mood is, it will gradually fade away.

The weather is getting colder, and the newly built smoker room is finally coming in handy. Recently, Du Xian has been busy slaughtering rabbits, cleaning the rabbit skins, looking at the smoked ingredients, or washing the pig's head again. Zhao Dongzhi's family is preparing to go to the county to buy something. , find someone to build a big cart, and then it can be stored at Pang Cheng's house, and rolled out when selling bacon, which is very convenient.

In their spare time, the sisters were thinking about Huang Xiaoying's marriage.

Aunt Wu couldn't find a suitable one, so she managed to find two. In the end, Zhao Dongzhi either said that she was short, or that she was from a poor family, and she was all picky, which made Aunt Wu a little unhappy.

Mrs. Zhao had to scold Zhao Dongzhi a few words, telling her not to look at Gao every day, it was almost enough, and then asked Huang Xiaoying what she meant.

Huang Xiaoying is generous and not shy, but she is the eldest sister, she is used to being busy every day, doing housework, and taking care of her younger brother, so she has never thought about these things at all, and she has no idea what kind of husband-in-law she is looking for.

Zhao Dongzhi became anxious, "Seeing that your aunt is still blaming me, saying that I have high vision, but you can tell me, those two scholars who came back last time, you watched from behind the door, do you like it?"

Huang Xiaoying turned her head and thought for a while, "What day?"

Zhao Dongzhi wanted to slap her on the back of the head, she was already 15 years old, and she didn't care about it, so she said angrily, "I told you to take a look during the two days when Li Shu and Li Gen's private schools were resting last time, you Have you forgotten by now?"

Du Xiaoyu sounded funny, probably her cousin didn't like it, or she would have forgotten it, it seems that she has no impression at all.

"Oh, it's okay." Huang Xiaoying speculated.

"Both are fine?" Zhao Dongzhi frowned, "Which one is better?"

"All right."

Now Mrs. Zhao is shaking her head.

"You go back and watch Lirong go!" Zhao Dongzhi was furious, this girl is usually sharp and smart, why is she so dull to this?Not knowing how to choose a husband-in-law for her, she sighed, "Sister, what do you think, Xiaoying doesn't worry me like this!"

Mrs. Zhao didn't know what to say, so she rubbed her forehead, "You can't force anything, since you didn't like it, and Xiaoying didn't really like it, then just wait."

A month later, the bacon was ready, and Zhao Dongzhi and his wife went to the county to sell it early in the morning.

Huang Xiaoying and Huang Lirong were the only ones at home. The two brothers went to private school, so they came to Du Xiaoyu's house to play and help with housework.

Compared with his two elder brothers, Huang Lirong is quite obedient. He likes to squat on the ground and play alone. Sometimes he can watch the ants vs. bugs for a long time without anyone watching.

It's not like Du Qingqiu, who's a bit of a fart, can't speak, but likes to bump into things and run around, if he bumps into something, he will immediately sit on the ground and cry.

When Fudan heard the cry, he would groan twice, he talked a lot, he would want to eat, when he was hungry, he would pat his stomach to call him hungry, and he would call Du Xiaoyu to hug him to find Mrs. Zhao.

So Du Xiaoyu likes Fu Dan more and more, no wonder she is patriarchal, the other one is too much work!
Seeing her frown, Huang Xiaoying laughed straight, "At that time, I was arguing for my aunt to have a baby, do you know that you are tired now? But look at my two younger brothers, you are still lucky, it is so good to see the lucky eggs, don't bother at all .”

"That's true. Fortunately, Fudan is good, otherwise my mother and I will be exhausted." Du Xiaoyu looked at Xiao Qingqiu next to him, in case she fell, and asked, "Cousin, those two scholars last time You really didn't like it, did you?"

Huang Xiaoying asked this out of the blue, and said in a daze, "No, didn't I say it's okay, if mother agrees, I will agree."

It turned out to be the meaning, and Du Xiaoyu sweated on his head, "It's not like I lived with my aunt, so you can't pick and choose? What if your mother likes it and you don't like it?"

"My mother also married my father according to my grandmother's wishes. There's nothing wrong with it." Huang Xiaoying sighed, "Besides, what can you tell by just looking at it? It's no use to see or not to know the face but not the heart. "

Does this mean you don't care or just go with the flow?Du Xiaoyu said earnestly, "Who said to watch one side? If it's the first time for you to see it, you will naturally see it a few more times to talk and understand. Don't worry, with my mother and I here, I will definitely support you Yes. If you don't like it, don't agree!"

Huang Xiaoying laughed, "Xiaoyu, you are really good to me."

"You treat me very well." Du Xiaoyu laughed, and took the opportunity to act coquettishly, "Suddenly I want to eat minced meat with sword beans, sister, please cook it for me."

Serving that dish with rice is Huang Xiaoying's forte.

Before she could speak, someone shouted at the courtyard gate, "If someone is at home, please open the door for me!"

It's a high-speed rail, Du Xiaoyu walked out quickly, put down the iron chain, and called Uncle Gao with a smile.

Gao Tie held a jar of wine in his hand, and said with a breezy face, "Xiaoyu, guess what this is?"

"Wine, do you still need to guess?"

"I'll let you guess what kind of wine it is." Gao Tie said triumphantly.

Du Xiaoyu scratched his head, where did this come from?She doesn't know much about wine, besides white wine, rice wine, and rice wine, what other wines are there?She doesn't remember exactly what kind of wine the Gao family made.

Gao Tie yelled, "You stupid girl, it's apricot wine!"

Du Xiaoyu exclaimed in surprise, "Uncle, did you really go to the mountain to pick apricots?" He didn't seem to listen at first, thinking he wouldn't do it.

The two walked into the house, and Gao Tie smiled, "I didn't pick it, I just went back and told my son and my wife, but I didn't expect my wife to listen to it, and later went to the mountain to pick some apricots, There are not many, and many people are robbing it. Our family has never made it before, so we said to try it, and it really brewed!"

"That's a good thing." Mrs. Zhao came in from the backyard, just after feeding the chickens.

"No, the taste is quite good. A few days ago, someone came to see the wine and smelled it. Let us try it. After drinking it, he said that we should brew it well. When he has it, he will send it to their wine shop. , The price is quite high." Gao Tie narrowed his eyes with a smile, "Isn't this thanks to you, Xiaoyu, this jar of wine is for you to taste."

Du Xiaoyu hurriedly waved his hands, "It has nothing to do with me, and I don't know how to make wine. I'm just greedy to say these apricots, and it's because of your good craftsmanship, Uncle Gao, that you can brew them!"

Gao Tie was even happier, "Anyway, without you, we wouldn't try it. We'll take care of your wine in the future. Come here, you can drink it and try it."

Mrs. Zhao brought some bowls.

The sweet and sour taste is very delicious, with a strong apricot flavor and the aroma of wine. It is really delicious, and Du Xiaoyu praised it repeatedly.

Huang Xiaoying also drank and applauded.

Looking at their expressions, Gao Tie smiled and said, "It's just for you ladies and girls. It's a bit shameful for men to drink this. It's really not very strong."

After chatting for a while, I mentioned that their family might try to plant some apricot trees, and then I left.

When Zhao Dongzhi and his wife came back in the evening, they excitedly said that the bacon was very popular, so the two families were relieved, added a few dishes, and just took out the jar of wine and drank it up as a celebration.

(End of this chapter)