Chapter 40 I'll Die With You

"Five frogs, five mouths, ten eyes, twenty legs, five splashes, jump into the water." Xiao Jiuyue readily followed up and looked at Xiao Jiayuan. As the number increased, Xiao Jiayuan's speed slowed down significantly: "Six frogs, six mouths, ten, two eyes..."

Xiao Jiayuan paused for a moment before continuing, "Twenty-four legs, six splashes as they jumped into the water."

When it was Xiao Jiachen's turn, he reacted instantly without any pause.

Round after round, Xiao Jiayuan flattened his lips and said, "Sister, you said it was a fun game, you're lying!"

After the value increased, it became a mouth, legs, and eyes, which made his brain confused!

"How is this not a game?" Xiao Jiuyue raised an eyebrow, looking at the happy Lian Xin, Ji Fu and others beside him, and said, "Look at them, they are all grinning from ear to ear."

When Xiao Jiayuan looked over, Ji Fu turned his back and couldn't help but said aggrievedly: "This, still has to be counted, it's too troublesome."

"You can't do such simple arithmetic? Then all your Nine-Nine Songs were wasted?" Xiao Jiuyue raised an eyebrow and said, "Look, Jiachen is younger than you, and he is only just learning the Nine-Nine Songs!"

"But..." Xiao Jiayuan twisted his fingers and hesitated. He looked at Xiao Jiachen and said, "He recites the Nine-Nine Song every day. He must learn faster than me."

"Jiachen, you won today. Tonight, I will reward you with steamed chestnut flour cake with osmanthus sugar. Tomorrow, I will have someone bring you here to continue practicing calligraphy with Jiayuan." Xiao Jiuyue spoke to Xiao Jiachen with a smile, and then asked the servant Chongguang to take Xiao Jiachen back.

As soon as Xiao Jiachen left, Xiao Jiayuan said aggrievedly: "Sister, you are partial."

"You praise him for practicing calligraphy, and you praise him for playing games. I'm going to ignore you." Xiao Jiayuan turned his back, his aggrieved voice choked with sobs.

Xiao Jiuyue walked over and sat down opposite him. Seeing him crying, she teased him, "Hey, are you feeling wronged?"

"Hmph." Xiao Jiayuan turned his head away, almost twisting his body into a pretzel.

"If you keep twisting, you'll be twisted into a knot." Xiao Jiuyue straightened his body and said, "Jiayuan's handwriting is very good. If I encourage you again, won't you be so proud? Jiachen's handwriting is not good. If I criticize him again, will Jiachen still come to practice calligraphy with you tomorrow?"

"And the frog game just now. Your poor recitation of the Nine-Nine Song has nothing to do with Jiachen's proficiency in reciting it?"

Xiao Jiuyue looked at the little golden beads in his eyes and said, "Jiayuan is a little man. He should have the courage to admit his shortcomings. Jiayuan is so smart. Sister believes that you will be able to recite the Nine-Nine Song by heart in the future, right?"

After Xiao Jiuyue finished scolding him, she praised him again. Xiao Jiayuan pouted and said, "You even gave him sweet-scented osmanthus cake." I want to eat it too.

"That can't be helped, since he won!" Xiao Jiuyue spread her hands and said, "If you win tomorrow, I'll make it for you too."

"But you didn't tell me before." Xiao Jiayuan felt so aggrieved when he thought about what he had to eat, and the little golden beans in his eyes seemed to be falling again.

"That's the rule, there's nothing we can do about it." Xiao Jiuyue took out a sugar cube from his pocket and handed it forward as if by magic: "I have a sugar cube here. If Jiayuan doesn't want to eat it..."

"I want it." Xiao Jiayuan grabbed it and stuffed it into his mouth. The sweet taste of the candy made him smile again instantly.

"Tonight, sister will roast some sweet potatoes for you. Do you want some?" Xiao Jiuyue asked.

"want.

When Xiao Jiayuan heard that there was something delicious to eat, he became happy instantly.

Xiao Jiuyue asked again: "Do you still think that your sister is partial to you?"

"I'm not partial, sister, you're doing this for my own good." Xiao Jiayuan said with a smile.

Xiao Jiuyue looked at him with tears still hanging on his eyelashes, and couldn't help but pinch his slightly chubby face and said, "Whose brother is so stupid?"

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After leaving Xiao Jiayuan, Xiao Jiuyue went back to her room and started to sort out the account books. The Xiao family returned to their old house and did not need to socialize like they did in Shengjing, but as the head of the family, Xiao Jiuyue was still very busy.

"Miss, this is the land deed that Xiao Song sent over." Lian Xin handed the newly obtained land deed to Xiao Jiuyue. Xiao Jiuyue said directly: "Tell Mother Geng where their land is and let them plant cabbages and radishes."

The Xiao family has a large population. In winter, just buying these vegetables would cost a lot of money. If they can really grow them, they can save a lot of money and allow for crop rotation in the rice fields, which is also good for the soil in the rice fields!

"Yes." Lianxin responded, copied the address, and immediately went to find Geng Po and the others. Geng Po and the others had just finished turning over the field of flowers and plants and planted radishes, cabbages and garlic sprouts. Now they were carrying hoes to work in the fields again.

"Mother Geng and the others can't sit still." Xiao Jiuyue listened to Lianxin's reply but didn't say anything. After her house was confiscated and she was exiled, even though she had gotten 5,000 people from the broken engagement, plus the several thousand taels she had hidden, and some silver in the hands of her grandmother and everyone, these days, not only did everyone live in frugality and food, but their lives were definitely incomparable to the past.

The master's life is not good enough, and the servants of the Xiao family are lucky enough to fill their stomachs half full.

"Tomorrow, ask the kitchen to prepare more food. We can't let people work on an empty stomach." Xiao Jiuyue reminded. After dinner, before it got dark, Xiao Jiuyue went to the He family!

The He family's house is at the end of the village, and the Xiao family's old house is in the center of the village. It would take a cup of tea just to take a carriage. If you walk, it would probably take even a stick of incense to get there.

"roll!"

"If you dare come again, I'll chop you into pieces!"

Before reaching the He family, I saw a woman holding a kitchen knife, chopping around like a madman, cursing fiercely: "You bastard, if you dare to go after my Lian'er again, I will die with you!"

The man was so frightened that he peed his pants. Xiao Jiuyue watched the scene. Lian Xin whispered, "Widow He's husband died early, and she raised three children alone. After her two sons grew up, the He family's life became better. Unfortunately, last year, the eldest son of the He family passed away."

"The second son of the He family has been thrown into jail again. I heard that the youngest daughter of the He family has gone crazy..." Lian Xin told the news she had inquired about, and her words were full of sorrow. The He family had already had a difficult time, and now that the eldest son of the He family was about to get married, the He family's good days were coming. Who knew...

The carriage stopped on the narrow path in front of the He family's gate. Widow He took a look, took a kitchen knife, turned around and went into the house. When she looked at the carriage, there was resentment in her eyes!

Xiao Jiuyue got off the carriage and walked to the door of the He family. The door of the He family was broken, and there were only some knee-high fences that could not block anything.

"Auntie He, my young lady wants to see you." Lianxin stepped forward and shouted.

"Get lost." Widow He said while gritting her teeth. She saw a group of bright and beautiful people through the crack in the door. She wanted to rush forward and fight them to the death!