Xia Xiaoyu picked up a small long bao, took a bite, and felt that he couldn't swallow it, the skin was thick, and the filling was no gravy, not to mention anything fresh and sweet. She frowned, put down her chopsticks, picked up the teacup, and took a sip of chrysanthemum tea.

This place, alas!

If you don't have a lot of food, shouldn't you take care of it more carefully? Isn't making food so unpalatable a waste of food?

"Phew—what is this? Little two, little two-" There was a cheer from the table in front of the window.

Xia Xiaoyu turned his head to look, it turned out to be the two guests who had just come in, no, one guest to be precise, and the other was obviously a servant, because he had been standing beside that person and had not sat at the same table with him.

Xiao Er hurriedly ran over, "Guest, what do you command?" ”

The guest pointed to the xiaolongbao on the table and asked sharply, "This is the best soup dumpling in your store?" Look at these buns, you sue me, where is the soup in this? Look at the skin again, it's as thick as the wall. How to eat something like this? Are you fooling the guests? ”

"Poof...... The tea in Xia Xiaoyu's mouth squirted out, looked at the person who looked at her, waved his hand, and said, "You continue, I'm free." ”

The man frowned, looked at Xia Xiaoyu's appearance of trying to hold back his laughter, and said dissatisfiedly: "If you want to laugh, you can laugh, it's easy to hurt internally if you hold back your laughter." ”

"Hahaha......" Xia Xiaoyu couldn't help laughing anymore, this person is really a little ...... It's kind of cute. It took a long time for Xia Xiaoyu to stop, she got up and walked in front of the man, "Childe, I'm sorry!" I didn't mean to, I just thought you had a good sense of humor. ”

"Humor?" The man frowned.

Xia Xiaoyu nodded, the smile on the corner of her mouth could not be hidden, "Yes!" You speak with a great sense of humor. As she spoke, she raised her hand towards him and introduced herself: "My name is Xia Xiaoyu." ”

The man looked at the hand she stretched out in front of him, his brow furrowed slightly, "Light rain? Your mom and dad are also quite humorous. ”

"Huh!" Xia Xiaoyu smiled and withdrew his hand, not angry at his rudeness. She wanted to shake hands with others, but she forgot that this was ancient times, not to mention that people didn't know that shaking hands was etiquette, and there was a difference between men and women, and they couldn't shake hands in public.

"Above the stop." The man stood up. Turn around and leave.

Tolerance?

Xia Xiaoyu smiled, returned to his table and sat down, and continued to wait like frost.

The time of the two teas has passed, Rushuang has not come back, Xiao Er has refilled a pot of tea, Xia Xiaoyu nodded at him to thank him, at this time, outsiders suddenly rushed in a dirty person, and he couldn't tell whether it was a man or a woman.

When she came up, she shouted at Xia Xiaoyu: "Miss, Ping An has finally found Miss." ”

"Are you calling me?" Xia Xiaoyu pointed at herself.

On the side, the shopkeeper saw that she was dirty, and there was a smell on her body, and then looked at Xia Xiaoyu's expression, and reached out to the hand that reached out to Xiaolongbao and hit it hard, "Where did the stinky Huazi come from?" You're stopping. ”

Ping'an's hand ached, and he suddenly retracted, but his hand was tightly grasping a few xiaolongbao.

Seeing this, Xia Xiaoyu hurriedly stopped Xiao Er, "Xiao Er, how can you beat someone?" ”

"Huh? Girl, do you know this man? The shopkeeper looked at Xia Xiaoyu in surprise, but saw her shake her head. Now Xiao Er's confidence is even stronger, and he dragged Ping'an's hand out, "Let's go, you stinky begging for food, be careful that I hit you." ”

"Stop!" Xia Xiaoyu stepped forward and stopped Xiao Er, "I said I don't know her, but you shouldn't treat people like this?" Who wasn't raised by her mother's biological father, and if she wasn't forced to do so, how could she be like this? Why don't you have even a little compassion? ”

Xiao Er was blushing by Xia Xiaoyu's words, and said very unhappily: "Girl, we are opening a teahouse, not a good hall." When she comes in like this, she disturbs the guests, and makes other guests dare not come in. ”

"I invite her to eat, and I pay as much as she eats." Xia Xiaoyu didn't feel dirty and held Ping'an, let her sit at her table, and poured her another cup of tea, "Come, drink saliva and eat slowly." These are all cold, I asked Xiao Er to bring some more hot ones. ”

"No way!" Xiao Er refused, "She stinks too much, like this, how can any guest dare to come to the door?" ”

Xia Xiaoyu raised his head and glared at Xiao Er, and said viciously: "Just like you, other guests don't dare to come to the door, they are all people, why are you so indifferent and ruthless?" ”

Ping An looked at her in a daze, and her mouth was still stuffed with the xiaolongbao she had just stuffed into in a hurry. Tears flowed down her cheeks, Xia Xiaoyu took out a handkerchief to wipe her tears, revealing a fair face, "Don't cry, eat slowly." ”

Ping'an swallowed the food in his mouth, picked up the tea and poured a few cups, and then, got up and knelt in front of Xia Xiaoyu, "Miss, your great kindness, peace is beyond repayment, if Miss doesn't dislike it, let Ping An serve Miss by her side, right?" ”

Xia Xiaoyu hurriedly went to help her, but she just didn't want to get up, "Don't don't, don't kneel to me." If there's anything, we'll talk about it later. ”

Ping An hugged Xia Xiaoyu's legs, crying and begging: "Miss, Ping An has no relatives and no reason, there is no way out, please ask the girl to accept peace." I am willing to be a slave and a maid in peace. ”

On the side, Xiao Er said coldly: "Girl, you can see it." That's how they stink. ”

Xia Xiaoyu glared at Xiao Er, and then said to Ping'an, "Get up quickly!" If you kneel any more, I will not let you down. ”

When Ping An heard this, he hurriedly got up, and a dirty and tearful face bloomed with a bright smile, "Thank you, Miss, thank you." ”

"Let's go, I'll take you out." Xia Xiaoyu took Ping'an's hand, turned his head and instructed Xiao Er on the side, "Little Second Brother, if the girl who was with me just now comes back, you can let her wait for me here, and I will go back." ”

After saying that, he walked out.

"Wait a minute." Little two

"Wait a minute." Xiao Er ran over and stopped in front of them, looking Xia Xiaoyu up and down with strange eyes, "Girl, you won't be with this person who asks for food, right?" You haven't paid me for refreshments? How do you say just go? ”

"You-"

Xia Xiaoyu reached out to take out her money bag, but found that her money bag had disappeared at some point. Her eyes widened and she looked dazed, looking down for the purse on her body. On one side, the shopkeeper looked at it and knew it in his heart.

He stretched out his hand to summon the other juniors, and surrounded Xia Xiaoyu and Ping'an heavily, "Girl, I said why are you so warm-hearted, it turns out that you are really a gang, you want to come to eat the overlord meal." Come on, arrest them. ”

"I didn't!" Xia Xiaoyu hurriedly kept his peace behind him, "Little second brother, my money bag is gone." I'm really not here for the overlord meal, you asked me to wait here, and when my sister comes back, you know, I'm not that kind of person. ”

"Wait?" Xiao Er said strangely: "Are you delaying time?" Do you think I'm going to believe you? Brothers, get them together. ”

"Wait!" Xia Xiaoyu shouted, and at this time, Ping An behind her suddenly took the opportunity to pull out her legs and ran out, and when everyone didn't react, Rushuang had already carried Ping An back like a chicken.

"Rushuang, you're back!" Xia Xiaoyu looked at Rushuang happily, "You quickly let go of peace." ”

Rushuang carried Ping'an, shook it vigorously a few times, and with a bang, a bulging money bag fell in front of everyone. Xia Xiaoyu followed the prestige and said in surprise: "My money bag? ”

She looked at Ping An in disbelief, Ping An hung his head, not daring to look directly at her.

Xiao Er understood it, and said coldly on the side: "Girl, you now know that you can't believe this kind of stinky food, right?" You see, you were kind enough to help her, but she stole your money bag. ”

"Shut up!" Xia Xiaoyu scolded loudly, turned his head and glared at Xiao Er, "You are not a good person, the dog looks down on people." ”

"You-" Xiao Er's face was red and white for a while, "I don't know the hearts of good people!" ”

Rushuang picked up the money bag with one hand and handed it back to Xia Xiaoyu, carrying Ping An with the other, "Sister, what to do with this girl?" ”

"Let her go!" Xia Xiaoyu looked at the tears that were dripping on the ground one by one, and finally couldn't harden her heart, she looked at the surprised peace, and said, "You give me a reason, why do you do this?" I don't believe it, you're the kind of person Xiao Er said. ”

Ping An hung his head, and the tears fell more and more fiercely.

"Say-" Xia Xiaoyu shouted.

Ping An was startled, raised his dirty face, sobbed, and responded: "Miss, Ping An is not intentional, Ping An is also a last resort, Ping An's mother is still in the abandoned ancestral hall, she is sick, if Ping An does not take the silver to ask for a doctor, my mother will die." ”

As she spoke, she knelt on the ground with a thud and kowtowed, "Miss, if I don't believe it, you can go to the ancestral hall to see." Ping'an's mother is really there. ”

"Rushuang, settle the accounts here, let's go with her to have a look."

"Yes, sister." Rushuang settled the account, and the three of them left the teahouse together and came to a ruined ancestral hall that had been in disrepair for many years.

Sure enough, there was a skinny woman lying in the ancestral hall, and before the three of them could enter, they heard her coughing. Ping An listened to the coughing sound and hurriedly ran in, and when she saw the blood on the woman's handkerchief, she was so frightened that she cried.

"Mother, mother...... Mother, don't be scared of peace, you must not die, peace can't be without mother......"

"Peace, peace......" The woman opened her eyes weakly, looked at the other people in the room, and asked, "Who are you two?" ”

"Auntie, we are friends of peace." Xia Xiaoyu's heart was sour, she had long forgotten what Ping An had done to her, she turned her head to Rushuang and said, "Rushuang, you go and invite a doctor to come over." ”

"Yes, sister." Hurry out like frost.

Xia Xiaoyu looked around the ancestral hall, walked to the broken table in front of the wall, fetched water with a broken bowl, and brought it over, "Auntie, you drink some water first." Don't worry, the doctor will be here soon, and you will be fine. ”

The woman shook her head, "Girl, you are such a good person. My body, I know. I'm afraid I won't be able to watch Ping An grow up. Girl, can the eldest aunt ask you for one thing, you can take it and keep it safe. This kid's life is hard, and he has suffered a lot with me, cough cough cough cough ......"

"Mother, mother, mother, don't talk first, you will be fine. Ping An will not go anywhere, Ping An will accompany his mother. Ping An said, unable to cry.

The woman smiled weakly, stretched out her hand and stroked Ping'an's face, "Silly child, how can anyone in the world follow his mother all his life, his mother is really not good, you will follow this girl well in the future." ”

"No—it won't."

"Ahem, ahem......" The woman coughed violently, blood flowing from the corners of her mouth, and she hugged her peacefully, crying breathlessly.

Xia Xiaoyu squatted in front of her and took out a handkerchief to wipe the blood from the corner of her mouth for her, but the blood just couldn't stop and kept flowing out.

Tears flowed, Xia Xiaoyu was so anxious that she didn't know what to do, she looked out of the ancestral hall frequently, and finally saw Rushuang's figure, "Rushuang, hurry up, hurry up, have you found the doctor?" ”

Rushuang dragged an old doctor in, "Doctor, show people quickly." ”

The doctor was very displeased, but when he saw that the woman was vomiting blood, he hurriedly stepped forward to check her pulse, and after half a salary, he let go of his hand, packed up the medicine box, and shook his head at Rushuang, "Girl, the old man can't rob the king of Hades, this lady has already run out of oil, and Da Luo Immortal has no way." ”

With that, he went straight out.

The three of them were stunned, and Ping'an was the first to come back to his senses, holding the woman and crying to death.

"Mother, mother, don't-"

The woman was speechless, she looked up and looked at Xia Xiaoyu expectantly.

Xia Xiaoyu turned his head and wiped it away

turned his head, wiped away his tears, nodded at her, and said, "Auntie, don't worry!" I will definitely take care of the peace, so you can rest assured. ”

As soon as she finished speaking, a smile broke into the corner of the woman's mouth, and she slowly closed her eyes.

"Mother-" The cry of peace went straight to the sky.

Xia Xiaoyu and Rushuang accompanied her and wiped away her tears frequently.

It wasn't until it got dark that Xia Xiaoyu remembered Qiu Laohan, "Oops, let's forget Uncle Qiu." She glanced down, and continued to follow the woman's refusal to let go of Ping'an, "Rushuang, you go and ask Uncle Qiu to drive the carriage over, and let's take Ping'an and her mother back." ”

When a person dies, he will eventually be buried in the earth.

She had promised to take care of peace, so she would take them back to the Valley of the Quiet Beginning.

"Yes, sister." If the frost should be, he left the ancestral hall with a light body.

Qiu Laohan couldn't wait for anyone, he was already anxious, and at this time, seeing Rushuang coming back, he hurriedly asked: "Miss Rushuang, where is Miss Xia?" Why are you alone? Is something wrong? ”

Rushuang jumped into the carriage and said to Qiu Laohan, "Uncle Qiu, come up." Let's pick up the girl. ”

"Oh." Qiu Laohan didn't ask the reason, hurriedly got into the carriage, and You Rushuang drove the carriage to a broken ancestral hall. He looked at the disrepaired ancestral hall suspiciously, and asked, "Miss Rushuang, what is this?" ”

"My sister is inside, let's go in first."

Qiu Laohan followed her in confusion, and when he saw a qiē in the ancestral hall, he couldn't help but be startled, "Girl, this, what's going on?" ”

"Uncle Qiu, I'm going to take them back to the other courtyard." When Xia Xiaoyu spoke, Rushuang had already stepped forward to hug the woman's body, and Ping An did not let go, crying and shouting: "No, don't touch my mother." ”

"Peace, let go. Your mother is gone. You are good, go back with me, we will take your mother back and let her be buried in peace. Xia Xiaoyu pulled Ping'an.

When Qiu Laohan heard this, he was taken aback.

"Girl, how can this be done?" How could she take a dead man back?

Xia Xiaoyu stopped and hugged Ping'an, "Uncle Qiu, you do what I say, Baili Huaqing is over there, I will tell him." ”

"But, how unlucky is this......" Looking at Ping'an's tear-stained little flower face, Qiu Laohan swallowed everything he was about to say, "Okay! ”

……

Three days later, Ping'an Niang entered the soil for peace, because Ping'an was similar in age to the tiger girl, so Xia Xiaoyu asked Baili Huaqing to let Ping'an be the companion of the tiger girl. There are no worries about food and clothing, and there are new partners, and the smile on Ping'an's face has increased.

On this day, Mr. and Mrs. Qiu came to the other courtyard together.

Qiu Laohan went to find Baili Huaqing, while his mother-in-law accompanied the tiger girl in the yard to play peacefully.

"Master, are you feeling better?" When Qiu Laohan entered the house, he saw Xia Xiaoyu half-kneeling in front of the soft couch to massage Baili Huaqing's feet, "Miss Xia, you are also here." ”

Xia Xiaoyu got up, pointed to the stool on the side, and said, "Uncle Qiu, sit down, I'll pour you a cup of tea." ”

"I can't help it, I can't help it!" Qiu Laohan waved his hand again and again.

Although everyone is familiar with each other, everyone sees Baili Huaqing's attitude towards Xia Xiaoyu, and to put it bluntly, Xia Xiaoyu will be their housewife sooner or later. How dare he let the future housewife pour tea and water for himself?

"Uncle Qiu, you also know Xiaoyu, don't stop her." Baili Huaqing's words were full of doting and overtures to Xia Xiaoyu.

When Qiu Laohan heard this, he nodded, no longer shirked, looked at Xia Xiaoyu, and said, "Thank you Miss Xia for that." ”

Xia Xiaoyu shook his head with a smile, poured a cup of hot tea and brought it over, "Uncle Qiu, drink tea!" ”

"Thank you, girl."

Baili Huaqing knew that Old Man Qiu would not come to him if he was fine, so he asked, "Uncle Qiu, you came today, is there anything wrong?" ”

Old Man Qiu put down the teacup, nodded, and listened to the laughter coming from the courtyard, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but smile, "Master, you know, since Fuwa left, you and Aunt Qiu have nothing to do." Your Aunt Qiu looked at Ping An and liked it very much, so she kept pestering me and asked me to accompany her to ask for something. ”

"You and Aunt Qiu want to adopt Ping'an?" When Baili Huaqing heard this, he already knew what he meant.

Qiu Laohan nodded and glanced at Xia Xiaoyu, "Miss Xia, you have the right to decide if your mother entrusts her to you." The old man wanted to ask the girl what he meant by peace, and if she wanted, we would like to recognize her as a daughter. Rest assured, girl! We will treat her as if she were our own, and she may be here to accompany the young lady as well. ”

Hearing this, Xia Xiaoyu smiled and nodded, "Uncle Qiu, I understand what you mean." I agree, but I'll have to ask Ping An about it, and I don't have a problem with her if she wants to. ”

"I'm relieved to have a girl's words." Qiu Laohan grinned, since their son Fuwa died at the age of six, the couple has not been able to come out. His mother-in-law likes it when she sees peace, and he also wants to give her a comfort, so that when the two are old, they also have a girl to rely on.