Chapter 57 Mom will help you keep it

From the moment Li Gan politely borrowed the empty house, the Xia family fell into a collective state of confusion. Afterwards, Li Gan and Xia Daohua went straight to the firewood pile in the yard, which was even more confusing.

Fortunately, the only girl Xia Daohua was hiding under the firewood pile, otherwise Xia Youtian would have rushed over and beaten her up.

After that, the two of them laughed as if they had picked up gold!

However, before the Xia family could figure out what was going on, they heard the sound of "duang" and "duang" slamming on their door.

It turned out that the security team that was left behind by Li Gan and his companions in the town realized something was wrong and couldn't find anyone at the inn, so they quickly chased after them.

If they catch up, that means the vacation is over.

Li Gan was very satisfied with his unexpected gain. He persuaded the Crown Prince and the Grandson, who were still reluctant to leave the Xia family, and the group returned to the town in a mighty manner.

As soon as these obviously important guys left, the Xia family suddenly became lively.

Not to mention the neighbors who came over to watch the fun, even the head of the village, Uncle Wang, and Mr. Feng's family sent people over to inquire about the details from the Xia family.

The Xia family members are still confused, how can they explain it clearly?

I had no choice but to tell the truth, and explained in detail that the guests had just rested in my house, had a home-cooked meal, and washed up...

Mr. Xia said with great joy:

"That young man, just by looking at the way he holds the chopsticks, is no ordinary person. When he was eating, the chopsticks hit the bowl without making any sound! Do you think he is not from a wealthy family?"

Everyone listened with great interest and happily interrupted:

"Yes, yes, unlike us farmers, it's common to eat with slurping noises!" "How can the chopsticks not make noise when they hit the bowl? I've never seen anything like this..." "Don't interrupt, listen to Second Uncle Xia!"

Maybe the villagers really lack entertainment, so they ask and listen to the same question over and over again.

Old Master Xia said it over and over again until his throat was smoking. He drank several bowls of water, but the group still didn't hear enough. They gathered at Xia's house and refused to give up.

Especially when Mr. Xia talked about the reward, he cleverly ignored the gold ingots and only said that the guest generously gave the reward money:

"I'm so embarrassed. How can you ask for money when you treat someone to a meal? But they insisted on giving me money, and I had no choice but to accept it..."

At this time, everyone exclaimed in unison: "Wow!"

Some people also asked excitedly: "How much did you give? How much did you give?"

Old Master Xia said cheerfully, "He gave a lot of copper coins! I can tell at a glance that there must be dozens of them!"

Everyone exclaimed in admiration and envy: "Wow!"

In fact, it can’t be said that Mr. Xia lied in this matter.

Because Linghua was full, she took the initiative to talk to the prince and gave him a string of roasted taro that she had strung together. The prince was very happy and gave Linghua a return gift on the spot. It was an exquisite purse embroidered with winter jasmine flowers, which contained about a hundred copper coins.

Of course, Mr. Xia concealed all these and simply said that it was the meal money given by the guests.

Just a few dozen copper coins, everyone might be envious and jealous, but they won't have any evil intentions or bad thoughts.

If the news of getting the gold gets out, it might attract bandits.

Even if they are from the same village, there is no guarantee that they will not suffer from conjunctivitis.

It was not until the sun set and the sky darkened that everyone dispersed with a sense of reluctance.

Xia Daohua had a premonition that within the next month, this matter of her family would most likely become the focus of gossip in the village.

Just as Mr. Xia was freed from the "interrogation" by the crowd, Xia Daohua suffered almost the same treatment. This time, it was for the gold ingot that Li Gan gave him during the meal.

Regarding the matter of the gold, Old Master Xia had always kept his mouth shut and never mentioned a word about it in front of anyone.

Xia Youtian and Jiang were not the type to talk too much, and they didn't like to show off. After getting the gold, they were just happy about it secretly, and they would not tell anyone about it unless someone asked them.

And these children of the Xia family are more cunning than the other, and they will never tell anyone!

However, it’s different now that only our family members are left.

Jiang held out her hand in a familiar manner: "Daohua, bring the gold to me and I will keep it for you."

Xia Daohua nodded, but her hands did not move: "Sure. Mom, can we build a new house?"

Xia Youtian frowned and said, "Let's wait a little longer, otherwise it would be too conspicuous."

Xia Daohua disagrees:

"This kind of thing can't be delayed. The longer you stay at night, the more trouble you will have! However, since you don't plan to build a new house for the time being, I'll keep the gold. I'm very good at hiding things, and I'm sure none of you can find it."

Jiang said strangely:

"Hey, kid, what are you talking about? What's the matter? Do you think your father and mother are outsiders?"

Xia Daohua said with a smile:

"How could that be possible? Mom, you are too worried!

Since we are a family, it doesn't matter who holds the gold ingot. Since you are not in a hurry to build a new house, you don't need the money urgently. So what's the difference between me keeping the money and you keeping it?

As long as it's not lost, it's fine!"

"How can that be possible? You are just a little kid, how can you take so much money by yourself?"

"It's all right, mother. I won't spend it, I'll just keep it. At least let me keep it in my pocket to keep it warm for two days!"

"No! No room for negotiation! Bring it here quickly!"

Xia Daohua refused to give in and even tried to change the subject:

"Mom, why don't we just build a new house? At least, we can buy the land for building the house first, right?"

Jiang smiled:

"You silly child, why are you always thinking about building a new house?

How nice it is for us to live in this big compound!

There are so many people here and it’s so lively. If you need anything, just give them a call and everyone will come to help.

At worst, your grandma is at home and she will take care of you no matter what you do.

Even if you forget to lock the door when you go out, you don’t have to worry about it.”

Xia Daohua disagreed, but she did not refute it.

She always felt that although living in a compound seemed to be safer, it lacked privacy.

Whatever happens in this family, that family will know about it immediately.

The living habits from her previous life had more or less influenced her.

Although living like this was lively, she still felt it was noisy.

However, Lihua, Wulang, and Linghua all supported Xia Daohua's suggestion and asked Jiang why she had said before that she wanted to build a new house, but now she was praising the benefits of living in a large compound?

Jiang and Xia Youtian shook their heads:

"It's not that living in a large courtyard is all good. A private courtyard is definitely more comfortable than living in a large courtyard. But we just separated not long ago. If we move out and build a new house now, outsiders will think that there is discord in our family.

When living at home, if your family members are not in harmony, you will be laughed at by outsiders. Sometimes, being laughed at is the least serious thing. When outsiders see that your family members are not of one mind, they will come to bully you. "

(End of this chapter)