In the evening, Lin Qiuniang put the cleaned old turtles into the pot and stewed them. The fresh fragrance that filled the yard made the four members of the Dahuang family so hungry that they could not walk, and they pulled at the master's feet to ask for food.

This old turtle was so big that it stewed two pots of soup. Qin Shan not only called Mr. Qin, but also the four people in the second room next door.

Zhao Cao'er was extremely satisfied with the meal. He picked it between his teeth and said, "Ever since Daxiaoxiao went to the city to study, we rarely eat such good things."

But no, in the past, Xiaoxiao took rhubarb and bleated all over the mountains and fields, and the rabbits and pheasants he brought back could only be considered as side dishes, while the wild sheep and wild deer could only be called mountain treasures. And these mountain treasures could always be picked up by the Qin family several times throughout the year.

During this year, Qin Xiaoxiao was rarely at home. He had to rely on rhubarb and big black to catch pheasants and rabbits, and the delicacies were nowhere to be seen. Even the fish that he had been tired of eating in the past few years had become difficult to catch.

The Qin family members have all felt such obvious changes, but they did not expect to rely on Qin Xiaoxiao's luck to make a living. They accepted the deterioration of the food well, but Qin Chuan and Zhao Cao'er had to say something pity when they were greedy.

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Qin Xiaoxiao didn't understand the implication of Zhao Cao'er's words. He gnawed on one of the old turtle's legs and said vaguely: "Let the second uncle go into the water to catch it. The second uncle doesn't know how to teach me."

Zhao Cao'er rubbed her head and laughed loudly: "Your second uncle is not as capable as dad."

Qin Xiaoxiao was deeply convinced and said proudly: "Dad is very powerful!"

Qin Shan straightened his chest, and the heart that had just been beaten by Mr. Qin regained his confidence: it doesn't matter whether you are stupid or not, having a powerful daughter is enough!

Qinchuan and Zhao Cao'er wanted to laugh when they saw it, but they were even more envious. If they had such a girl in their stall, there would be no use digging in the fields for food under the blazing sun.

Seeing Qin Xiaoxiao struggling to put the old turtle meat into the bowl of Sanbao, Zhao Caoer rolled his eyes and said, "We Xiaoxiao is such a good sister. It would be great if Sanbao was born into your mother's belly."

Lin Qiuniang didn't know which song she was singing, so she replied for her daughter: "The fate of children is determined by God. If the Three Treasures are born into your belly, they will be your children."

Zhao Cao'er thought that Lin Qiuniang had seen through her plan, and laughed dryly: "You can't say that. There are two cases of adoption in our village. After the adoption, you will call others your parents."

Lin Qiuniang frowned, a little unsure of what she was thinking, and said directly: "Children are our own, and so are our parents. As long as we have children at home, we will not care about raising others'."

Zhao Cao'er heard that Lin Qiuniang had no intention of raising another child, and felt very depressed. She refused to give up easily, grabbed Qin Xiaoxiao who was about to leave the dinner table, and asked jokingly: "Xiaoxiao, do you want to have another child?"

A younger brother?"

Unexpectedly, she would ask such a question. Mr. Qin and Qin Shan, who were chatting together, looked displeased and stared at Qin Chuan.

Qin Chuan pretended not to notice, staring straight at the soup basin in front of him, using chopsticks to fish out the remaining meat, which made Mr. Qin and Qin Shan almost jump up and beat him.

"San Bao is a younger brother, and Liu Jin is also a younger brother." Qin Xiaoxiao looked at Lin Qiuniang, looking worried. Zhao Cao'er didn't have time to be happy, so she pointed at San Bao and said, "They are both my younger brothers."

"Oh, Sanbao is a cousin, Liujin is a cousin, different from his own brother..." Zhao Cao'er didn't know that the little girl said this out of consideration for Lin Qiuniang, and thought she really didn't want it.

Let’s talk about the differences between my younger brother and my cousin.

Lin Qiuniang couldn't listen anymore and gently pushed her daughter: "Don't you want to go out to play before dinner? Let's go play before it gets dark."

Qin Xiaoxiao was impatient to hear this and hurriedly grabbed Sanbao's hand: "Let's go quickly. When it gets dark later, the mosquitoes will come out and it won't be fun."

"Yeah." Sanbao threw the cleanly chewed bones into Xiao Huang's mouth and followed the little cousin out happily.

It was getting dark, so the siblings didn't plan to go far. When they heard the faint sound of playing in the direction of the rice field, they walked towards that direction.

"Sambo, second aunt didn't hit you, right?" Qin Xiaoxiao knew that Zhao Cao'er didn't want to see San Bao. Ever since the two families moved to a new house and lived separately, she was always worried about Zhao Cao'er beating and scolding San Bao.

Sanbao shook his head: "Just do whatever she asks, don't make her angry."

Although she would scold him and scare him with things when she was unhappy, her sister would quarrel with her and pull him outside. Xiaoxiao would not be at home, so her sister would protect him. This is very good, better than he thought.

Much better.

Qin Xiaoxiao felt relieved and counted on his fingers: "It's July now, and you can go to the city to study in six months. You don't have to worry about Aunt Second beating you anymore."

When Sanbao heard this, he became depressed: "Mom won't let me study..."

Qin Xiaoxiao had guessed that this would happen before, but still asked: "Did the second aunt tell you?"

Sanbao said "hmm" and learned what Zhao Cao'er said a few days ago: "You were born to me. If I don't let you, I won't let you. If you have the ability, just find a parent who can let you study. I will never let you go to school."

I won’t keep you’.”

Even though he no longer expected Zhao Cao'er's love, these heartless words still made the little guy sad for several days, and even earned him a scolding from Xue Ya.

"How could this be done? How could the second aunt do this?" Qin Xiaoxiao felt wronged for her little cousin and was also angry with Zhao Cao'er.

Sanbao felt nothing at all, and said with a trace of regret: "It would be better if I wasn't her child."

Qin Xiaoxiao was extremely sad and comforted: "Don't be afraid. My second uncle and aunt are afraid of grandpa. Let's talk to grandpa. They are afraid of grandpa beating them, so they will definitely let you study."

Sanbao also comforted himself in this way. Seeing that his little cousin had the same idea as him, he became happy again: "Yeah, let's talk to grandpa."

The siblings were no longer worried about whether they could go to school. They played with their friends on the rice field until dark, and then they were captured by Qin Shan who came out to look for them.

The autumn season continues, and Qin Xiaoxiao's vacation is also extended. Her childhood life is no different from before she went to school. After dinner every day, she goes out to herd the sheep, and by the way, Rhubarb and the others catch pheasants, hares, and the like.

Little Yellow and Little Black are already majestic big dogs. Under the guidance of Big Yellow and Big Black, they have become two excellent hunting dogs. They are very good at chasing chickens and chasing rabbits. What they lack is experience.

Therefore, during the days when Qin Xiaoxiao was at home, the food quality of the Qin family kept rising. The uneaten prey was sold to the villagers, adding a windfall to the second house of the big house.

Carefree days are always short-lived. After seven or eight days of crazy fun, the first rain after the beginning of autumn dispelled the scorching heat. The farmers were busy harvesting, and Qin Xiaoxiao returned to the city again to continue her studies.

the road.

After the Qin family finished their autumn harvest, the jujubes were ripe.

As in previous years, Mr. Qin and Qin Chuan carried dates to the city to sell every day. Qin Shan also followed Mr. Qin's instructions and asked Xu Ze for a few days' leave for Qin Xiaoxiao, and took her with him to the capital to deliver dates to Qin He.

Son.

The father and daughter hired a carriage to set off in the morning and arrived at Zhuangyuan Mansion in the evening.

This was their second visit to Zhuangyuan Mansion, and it was no different from the last time. The father and daughter knocked on the door, showed their identities to the concierge, and were greeted respectfully by the concierge.

At this time, Qin He and Li Yingran were having dinner. When they heard that their eldest brother and niece were coming, the couple quickly put down their dishes and chopsticks and went out to pick them up.

"Third brother, dad asked me to bring you jujubes." Qin Shan saw his younger brother whom he hadn't seen for more than a month, grinned and stepped forward quickly.

"Third uncle, third aunt." Qin Xiaoxiao called with a sweet smile while holding the small bundle.

"Good boy~" Qin He rubbed her head and handed her over to Li Yingran, about to step forward and take over Qin Shan's burden: "Brother, thank you for your hard work, let me do it!"

"No, no, no, your brother can carry this little thing." Qin Shan waved his hand, fearing that if he gave this hundred kilograms to his younger brother, a scholar, he would be unable to stand up straight.

Qin He was really unsure and could only watch helplessly as his eldest brother passed him and carried Dazao'er into the main hall.

Li Yingran ordered her servants to remove the food from the table, and asked the kitchen to cook some more delicious dishes. She personally made tea for the Qin family and her daughter, and served them fresh snacks made in the kitchen to satisfy their bellies first.

The father and daughter were really hungry, but they didn't show any politeness to them. They hurriedly ate two snacks with tea, temporarily quelling the feeling of hunger that hit their chests and backs.

"We picked these big jujubes for half a night, and you took them to win favors." Qin Shan pointed to the two baskets of jujubes in the corner and said to Qin He and his wife, "They are not valuable things.

Better than a fresh one.”

Li Yingran was a good person and immediately told Jilan: "Go and wash some and bring them up. Tomorrow, I will send half a basket to the Li family so that the master and his wife can have a taste."

She grew up in the Li family's fine clothing and fine food, so she was really not interested in these jujubes, but it was not easy for her husband's family to send them all the way, so it would be rude of her to show her distaste.

Qin Shan was indeed very happy and had a better sense of Li Yingran, his younger brother and sister: "Our jujubes have become famous. The price this year is even better than last year. We can buy it at a good price of twelve cents per catty. After two years of waiting,

Those jujube trees in the yard will make more money if they bear fruit."

Qin He said with a smile: "Jujubes are durable and their taste is no different from other fruits. If we can't sell them in Le'an in the future, we can transport them to the capital and sell them."

Qin Shan nodded: "Dad has the same idea. If those jujube trees can bear fruit, dad also plans to buy the hill behind our house and plant jujube trees."

Qin He agreed very much: "This is a good idea. Dad thinks further than us."

Of course, with the lucky star Qin Xiaoxiao, they firmly believed that those jujube trees could bear fruit. At the beginning of spring this year, they also pruned branches from the old jujube trees and prepared early for buying jujube trees on the hillside.

Li Yingran listened quietly to the brothers' discussion, but she didn't care in her heart.
Chapter completed!