It was already past noon when Shuyao and the others came back from the mountain. The strange thing was that none of the three Shujie brothers felt hungry, they were just tired from crying.

When they were about to return to Xitang Street, looking at the tired-looking neighbors, Shuyao, who was sitting on a trolley, stretched out her hand to Shujie who was walking next to him, asking him to hug him, then she leaned into his ear and said a few words, and

He took out two taels of silver from his arms (actually from the mahogany box) and stuffed it into Shujie's arms using the cover of his own body.

Shujie didn't suspect anything, he just felt that he was not as thoughtful as his younger sister. From last night to today, thanks to the help from the neighbors, everyone was so hungry that their chests were touching their backs.

Shujie walked up to Aunt Li and handed the money to her: "Aunt, I'm inconvenienced here. Can you help me order two drawers of meat buns, steamed buns and two pots of hot soup from Xiangxiang Restaurant on Qian Street? Uncles and aunts

We had been tired for most of the day and were now starving. After the first seven days, the three of us, brothers and sisters, booked a few more banquets at the restaurant to thank the neighbors for their help.

Aunt Li originally wanted to say that there was no need to waste money, but when she saw Shujie's firm gaze, she still didn't say anything. First of all, the neighbors who were helping were indeed hungry. The family was doing nothing, and everyone who came to help had to prepare food.

After the first seven days, it is customary to set up a few tables for a white banquet. There is no adult in the Xia family to buy spoons, so it is right to hold it in a restaurant.

Thinking about it again, these three children will need help from the neighbors to take care of them in the future. They also need to know how to be human and have a good relationship with everyone. Aunt Li finally nodded: "Okay, I'll go right away, but Brother Jie, Bai Yan still

Let's do it in your yard. Ajuan and I will help with shopping and cooking. You are still young and have many places to use money, so it's better to save a little. Auntie will take the money first, and I will tell you how much you use it later.

Calculate.

Of course it's better to do it at home. It saves a lot more than going to a restaurant. The neighbors can also bring some leftovers back. Shujie gratefully replied: "Then I'll listen to Auntie. Thank you Auntie. I'll get another three taels of silver to put in later."

At Auntie’s place.”

Uncle Li had already heard the conversation between the two women and said to everyone: "Neighbors, please go back and wash up first, and then go to Xia's courtyard for dinner. Shujie has asked my wife to order hot soup and steamed buns."

When everyone heard this, their first thought was that it was a waste of money. Now these three children are sitting on nothing. But thinking about it, everyone is tired and hungry. It is true that no one is going to cook, so they have no objection.

They all explained: "Aunt Li, steamed buns are just fine, no meat buns are needed. They are too expensive and not enough to fill you up."

Shujie whispered: "Auntie, don't listen to everyone else. You should have half meat buns and half steamed buns. Meat will give you strength. Don't worry, Auntie, Shujie knows what he wants." He had already decided to go out to make money after Niangtouqi passed.

He can write, calculate, and do martial arts. He has a lot of strength and is not afraid of not being able to support himself and his younger brothers and sisters. In addition, the empty house at home can also be rented out. Xitang Street is in the center of the town and close to the market. They

The house at home is not bad either.

Shuyao, who was staying quietly in Shujie's arms, heard her elder brother's words "Shujie knows what he knows" and knew that his elder brother was ready to make money. But where could a fifteen-year-old child like him make money? He didn't take the imperial examination.

Already?

In his previous life, Shuwen had a high fever and burned out his brain. When Shujie found out, he was extremely anxious and came to ask his uncle to hire some good doctors to treat Shuwen. However, his uncle and aunt cried desperately, saying what the disease was.

It was a bottomless pit for burning money. Not only did Shujie sell his yard, he also gave up studying and went to work as a escort, narrowly escaping death. As a result, Shuwen was taken to the river and killed by those people.

Shuyao hugged Shujie's neck, buried her head on her elder brother's shoulder and cried silently. She secretly decided to tell her elder brother about the red wooden box tonight so that he could study with peace of mind.

As soon as the three Shujies entered their yard, they saw Zhang Shiwen sitting at the big round table beside the well. This was set by the neighbors who helped this morning for breakfast. There were many neighbors standing behind Zhang Shiwen.

"Uncle Zhang" and Shujie and the other three hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

Shuyao threw herself directly into Zhang Shiwen's arms and cried: "Uncle Zhang, my mother went to find my father." Zhang Shiwen and his wife gave birth to three sons, but they didn't have the daughter they had been looking forward to, so they loved Shuyao very much. They said a while ago

They wanted to hold a banquet to accept Shuyao as their daughter-in-law, and maybe they could bring a daughter to the Zhang family who was as cute and cute as her. Who would have expected that Xia Linxuan would suddenly have an accident a few days ago, and within three years, this would not happen again.

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Zhang Shiwen picked up Shuyao and said, "Don't be afraid, good boy. Uncle Zhang, Aunt Zhang, and so many neighbors will take care of you. Your parents helped many people during their lifetimes. Come on, Wen'er will also come to uncle. You go."

Are you hungry after traveling such a long mountain road?" Zhang Shiwen had just heard Qingfu and the others talk about yesterday's farce in the third room of the Xia family and Zhen Dafu and his wife, as well as the fire. He was so angry that he felt even more sorry for the three poor children.

Shuwen answered obediently: "Wen'er is not hungry. My eldest brother asked Aunt Li to help order steamed buns. In a while, my uncles and aunts will come over to eat steamed buns. Can Uncle Zhang also eat together?"

Zhang Shiwen's eyes were slightly red: "Okay, Uncle Zhang is here to eat too. By the way, Shujie, you decide what to do with those people. With Uncle Zhang here, you won't be bullied."

Only then did Qiu Tao find a chance to speak: "Brother Jie, those people came to your house to steal things. They rummaged through your house and the drawers were all pried open. Look, they are still digging holes under the trees. They don't know what they are looking for."

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Only then did Shujie and the other three notice the "tragic situation" under the sweet-scented osmanthus tree, as well as Zhen Dafu who was crying in the corridor between the north room and the east room. His right foot was bandaged like a big rice dumpling. And Lin on the side

Shi, hugging a wooden box tightly, saw Shuyao looking over and subconsciously tried to cover it with his sleeves.

Shuyao took a closer look and saw a very familiar wooden box. Where had she seen it before? Then she saw the pit under the sweet-scented osmanthus tree. Uh, I remembered it. It was so funny!

Shuyao's childish voice was full of curiosity: "Brother, what are you doing holding Huahua's coffin? Are you holding it so tightly?"

Shuwen's eyes widened: "Yeah, that's the coffin my sister asked my father to make for Huahua. It's been buried for a long time. Why did my aunt dig it out?"

Huahua? What Huahua? What coffin? Lin was shocked, was this dead girl trying to trick her? She stared at Cuizhu hard to find the answer.

Cuizhu then remembered that a year ago, she asked her wife for leave to go back to visit her mother who was seriously ill. When she came back, she heard that the girl's turtle dove "Huahua" had died. The girl buried Huahua under the sweet-scented osmanthus tree, and she felt sad for several times.

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Cuizhu looked at the wooden box in Lin's arms again. The lid was not locked, but nailed.

She said "Ah" and pointed to the wooden box: "Huahua... Huahua is the turtledove raised by the girl. It died a year ago, and the girl buried it under the tree."

"Ah——" Mrs. Lin was so frightened that she threw the box in her arms.

I don’t know if Zhen Dafu didn’t read the almanac when he went out this time. Huahua’s coffin fell accurately from a high altitude onto the wound on his right foot. Even though it was wrapped layer by layer, a piece of white cloth quickly oozed out.

red.

The peerless screams once again spread throughout Xitang Street...

The neighbors who came in couldn't help laughing. Zhang Shiwen just drank the tea in his mouth and burst out: "Huahua is such a good bird!" What a loyal turtledove. He has been dead for more than a year, and he still thinks about it.

The owner of the house was angry.

Wu Langzhong, who had just left not long ago, was invited back again. After helping Zhen Dafu re-bandage his wounds, he sighed: "Uncle Zhen, please check with the doctor after you go back. He can't bear any force or touch the water. Take good care of him, at least."

It will take more than half a year."

Wu Langzhong had already heard how Zhen Dafu was injured, and heard the servants muttering "My aunt is showing off her power". He also heard about what happened last night. His back was already wet with sweat, and he did not dare to have any contact with the Zhen family anymore.

Yes. Well, he wants his wife to burn incense and secretly pray for the Xia family's wife. He should use all the sealing money given by the Zhen family and add some more himself.

In fact, Zhen Dafu is really scared. He just wants to leave this terrible yard as soon as possible. Her sister was not easy to bully when she was alive, and she will still be punished after death.

But the Lin family was unwilling to accept it. Their eldest son, Abao, was deceived and introduced a batch of poisonous ingredients into their "Delicious Restaurant". Now he killed a customer, who was also a member of the famous gangster gang in Damingfu City.

If Master Murong hadn't saved his face and paid eight hundred taels of silver to settle the matter, how could those bastards have given up? Master Murong is the younger brother of Lord Murong, the Minister of Household Affairs in Beijing. In Damingfu City, even the prefect had to give him a lot of money.

Save face.

But the Murong family's help is not free, they have something to do.

The eldest son of Shangshufu and Zhen Zirou were originally husband and wife, but later they divorced. Zhen Zirou married Xia Linxuan, who was still working as a bodyguard at the time, and they returned to Yulin Town together. After many years, for some reason, she has promoted her cousin, who is a common wife, as his main wife.

, Uncle Murong, who has a son and a daughter, suddenly wants to take Zhen Zirou's children back as his legitimate sons and daughters in the Murong Mansion. However, the Shuyao siblings are clearly Xia Linxuan's children, and it has been nearly a year since Zhen Zirou left the Shangshu Mansion when she became pregnant.

Uncle Murong promised that after the completion of the matter, he would not only be able to help their second son Ke Ying of the Zhen family obtain a letter of recommendation to enter the Daming Academy, but also receive one thousand taels of silver for carriage expenses.

If it doesn't work out and those gangsters start causing trouble again, I'm afraid the prefect's Yamen will seal off the two "delicious restaurants" of the Zhen family.

Now the two large boxes of silver and medicinal materials have been burned by the fire. Zhen Zirou's dowry box that Cuizhu said can't be found, and nothing has been found. If the Shuyao sisters can't take it away, the Zhen family will have to carry it around without food.

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At this time, Shujie, who had been frowning, spoke: "For the sake of you being my mother's brother and sister-in-law, I will let you go this time. If you come to our house again and become a thief next time, you will be sent to the government."

Mrs. Lin stared with a pair of goldfish eyes and started to behave: "Oh, oh, why are you talking? You are still a scholar. Have you ever learned what it means to respect your elders? Who is a thief? We want to take Shuyao and Shuwen away. We are helping

They are just packing their bags. Ask Cuizhu, our sister-in-law entrusted Shuyao and her brother to our master.
Chapter completed!