Only then did four-year-old Xiutao find a chance to speak. She opened her round eyes and said, "Mom, the burden is heavy and I can't lift it."

It turned out that as soon as Hongmei walked to the corner of the street, she saw Cuizhu sitting on the front of a carriage. She didn't respond when she was called. She also heard someone next to her saying: "It's really not a thing. Lady Xia just died and left with others."

Already."

Hongmei's head buzzed as she dropped the baggage in her hand and ran to the Xia family's yard. Little Xiutao couldn't hold the baggage and was afraid of losing her mother, so she had no choice but to ignore the baggage and follow her.

Hongmei said "Ah" and was about to run out to find the baggage. Chunsheng came in holding the baggage: "Aunt Mei, is this your baggage?"

"Yes, yes, thank you, little brother." Hongmei took the baggage and thanked her repeatedly.

Shujie pulled Chunsheng over and introduced him: "Aunt Mei, she is Chunsheng, the eldest son of Aunt Li's family next door. You forgot, at that time he always came to our house to eat the pancakes you made."

Chunsheng also chuckled: "That's right, I'm still greedy for the pancakes made by Aunt Mei."

Only then did Hongmei recognize: "Ah, no wonder it looks familiar, but Chun Sheng was still a little fat boy at that time, and now he has grown into a handsome young man. When Aunt Mei has finished cleaning up, I will bake pancakes for you to eat."

Chunsheng thanked him and said goodbye and went back.

Hongmei put the bundle on the chair and pulled Xiutao over: "Young Master, this is my daughter Xiu Tao. Xiutao, please give it to the First Young Master, Second Young Master, and the girl."

Xiutao was about to kneel down when Shujie grabbed him: "Aunt Mei, don't teach Xiutao these things. You are no longer our maid, you are still my mother's good sister. From now on Xiutao will be our sister, Yao'er

Also have multiple playmates.”

Shuwen clapped his hands: "Okay, someone is going to call me brother." Shuyao took a bun from the table and gave it to Xiutao. Within the fourteenth day (Tuesday), the three of them cannot eat meat.

, the remaining few buns are just for Aunt Mei and her daughter.

Hongmei suddenly remembered Cuizhu: "Young Master, I seemed to have seen Cuizhu just now. Where is she going? She ignored me even if I asked her."

Shujie told Hongmei what happened in the past two days.

Hongmei was so angry that she trembled. Back then, she thought Cuizhu was honest and reliable, and she took Cuizhu out with her when his wife left Murong's mansion. She didn't expect Cuizhu to dare to collude with the Zhen family to betray Shuyao and Shuwen.

Shujie consoled him: "It's all over. Aunt Mei doesn't need to be angry with this kind of person. Aunt Mei will keep these three hundred taels of silver notes for household purposes."

Hongmei shook her head: "Young master, you have to continue studying. The second young master will also go to school next year. There will be many places to use money in the future. You should hide these banknotes. Aunt Mei still has some broken silver on her. My wife sent me ten taels of silver.

We only used twenty taels of the expenses. In a few days, Aunt Mei will go buy a stone mill and make some tofu and bake pancakes to sell. The savings should be enough for our daily expenses."

Seeing that Aunt Mei was stubborn, Shujie stopped insisting and asked her to eat some steamed buns first and settle down before talking.

Hongmei and Xiutao lived in the house where Cuizhu originally lived.

After Hongmei went to clean up their mother and daughter's house, Shuwen was playing with Xiutao in the yard. Shujie closed the courtyard door, took Shuyao back to the house, and asked softly: "Yaoer, where did you hide your things?"

The drawers and documents were all pried open, but Zhen Dafu and the others obviously didn't get anything.

Shuyao closed the doors and windows and told the story of how she woke up yesterday, listened to her mother's advice and went to the cellar, found a mysterious mahogany box, and hid everything in the box.

Of course, she couldn't talk about her rebirth, nor could she talk about deliberately burning down the utility room. All the things that she couldn't think of at her age, and she knew, she still had to put it down to "mother said it".

This was enough to make Shujie stunned. The eyes that were 70% similar to Shuyao's were wide open, full of disbelief.

Shuyao showed the mahogany box: "Brother, look."

Shujie saw nothing.

Shuyao was anxious and used her mind to get Shujie's treasure box out of the box. Shujie saw the treasure box that appeared out of thin air and opened his mouth into an O shape. Was this conjured by his sister?

Shuyao suddenly remembered the "living animal grid": "Brother, I will put you in a box, don't be afraid."

Shujie nodded subconsciously, and the next moment he found himself standing in a room without doors or windows, surrounded by red wooden boards.

Shuyao also came in: "Brother, this is the 'living animal compartment' of the mahogany box, but brother can't see the box outside."

Shujie came back to his senses, looked at Shuyao who looked frustrated and anxious, and comforted: "Yaoer, don't worry, this is a magical baby given to Yaoer by God, and others can't see it. Yaoer, this matter is absolutely impossible."

You must not let a third person know, not even Wen'er. If you let it slip, you will be in trouble." The common man is not guilty, but he is guilty of having a treasure, let alone such a weird treasure? I'm afraid that my sister will become a fight for those powerful and noble people.

A tool. There is another possibility: someone who cannot get what he wants will slander his sister as a monster and burn her to death.

Shu Yao nodded: "Yes, Yao'er knows. At first, Yao'er didn't tell big brother because she was frightened by the magic of the red wooden box. There were many people at home, and Yao'er was afraid. Big brother, now we have a lot of money,

You should study hard from now on, not only to pass the exams, but also to take the top prize exams, so you don’t have to worry about money."

Shujie responded: "Okay, brother must work hard." Uncle Zhang is right. Only by gaining fame and official status can we better protect and take care of our younger siblings. Now that I have a big box of money, I still have my mother left behind.

He had better focus on his scientific examination.

Shuyao sent Shujie out of the box and went out herself.

Shujie suddenly thought of what Shuyao said just now: "Yaoer, you said there are still rice, flour, and sweet potatoes in the cellar?"

Shuyao nodded to confirm.

Shujie said hurriedly: "Let's go over now and put these things in the guest room, otherwise it will be difficult to explain to Aunt Mei when they suddenly appear in the future."

The two entered a guest room at the end, closed the door, and Shuyao moved out three large bamboo baskets of sweet potatoes, two large bags of flour, and four large bags of white rice.

Shujie took out the three hundred taels of silver notes: "Yao'er, put this into the mahogany box. From now on, you will keep all the valuable things in the house. You can get out the daily things later. Wen'er and I

I'd better keep my treasure box inside, and you can take it out when needed." Except for Aunt Mei, a weak girl, the rest of the family are children, so it's better to be careful. As for Shu Wen's treasure box, just tell him to hide it.

, now Shuwen also knows that bad guys like uncle will come to the house to steal things.

When Shuyao returned to Shujie's house and moved the pot of "Eighteen Bachelors" out, the brother and sister were shocked. Is this still the original pot of half-wilted flower that is about to end its flowering period?

As we all know, the flowers of the Eighteen Bachelor Camellia are composed of dozens or even hundreds of petals to form a hexagonal tower-shaped corolla. They are clearly layered and arranged in an orderly manner, which is very elegant and delicate. The petals on the adjacent two corners are arranged in a round shape, mostly 18 rounds, so it is called

As the "Eighteen Bachelors".

Of course, there is another saying that the real "Eighteen Scholars" have a total of eighteen flowers on one plant, each with different colors and shapes, each with its own beauty, so it is called "Eighteen Scholars", which is the camellia.

It is the best of all, but no one seems to have seen it in reality. Shujie loves camellia. He has read many books and participated in many camellia events. Unfortunately, he has never seen the real "Eighteen Bachelors" in the legend.

But the potted flower in front of me is very beautiful, both in the crown and the leaf shape. The leaves are dark green, the leaves are extremely bright and shiny, the leaves are well-proportioned, and the leaves are plump. More importantly, this "Eighteen Bachelor" plant at this time

"There are really eighteen flowers in bloom, each with different colors. The red ones are all red, and the purple ones are all purple. There is no mixture at all. Moreover, the eighteen flowers have different shapes and are extremely beautiful.

"Yao'er, is this still the original pot?" Shujie asked blankly, looking stupid.

Shuyao was also dumbfounded: "It should be, brother, look at the smiling face painted by Wen'er on the flowerpot.

"Yes, yes, it's really the original pot." Shujie finally came to his senses. It's not surprising that such a magical treasure chest can appear, and it can turn flowers into this. "Yao'er, you'd better put it first

Put it in. Firstly, such colorful flowers are not suitable to be placed in the house now, and secondly, it will cause trouble if people see it." Shujie looked at it reluctantly a few more times.

Shuyao saw her elder brother's reluctance and smiled and said, "Elder brother can take it out at any time when he wants to see it."

Shujie immediately became happy, wasn't he? It's not like he would never see it again after putting it away. What was he so reluctant to do? He made his little sister laugh.

Shuyao took out the gilded flower-pierced beaded walking stick that he put in the box with the camellia. The brother and sister were amazed again. This was the same old walking stick that their mother had worn for several years. None of the new jewelry in the silver shop was so dazzling.

Shine and shine, right?

"By the way Yao'er, the snacks and water you gave me in the morning were also taken out of the mahogany box, right?" Shujie's head turned quickly. He still remembers the taste of the snacks and water. What's even more amazing is that

, I came back from the mountains today. Everyone else was hungry and listless, but the three brothers and sisters didn't feel so hungry and were in good spirits.

"Well", Shuyao took out the remaining snacks and put them on the table, "There are exactly five yuan left, one for each of us. Brother, I will put the snacks I buy in the future into a mahogany box for storage. Not only is it better

Eat, and you will be smarter and healthier after eating.”

"Okay, okay, let Wen'er drink the water from the mahogany box every day from now on." Shujie certainly agreed. Such a magical baby must be used well, especially Shuwen's health has not been very good.

Shu Yao was delighted: "Each of us can drink as much as we want. Brother, help Yao'er buy another big water tank." From then on, she would change the water tank in the kitchen every night before going to bed.

Shujie agreed and touched his nose in embarrassment. Why was he being teased by his sister again?
Chapter completed!