Chapter 279

Everyone seemed very busy. Everyone was walking back and forth, and the things in the carriage were getting emptier and emptier. No one paid any attention to Little Dong'er, who was looking around with his ears raised.

It was not afraid at all. It stared at the surroundings with its light copper-colored round eyes, and then looked at Xiao Huang and Tiger King who jumped out of the car.

The two returned to familiar territory and walked slowly into the yard.

Xiaodong'er tilted her ears, happily jumped out of the car and ran in. A surprised voice sounded above her head: "It's a puppy?!"

"It ran in, do you want to catch it back?"

"No, then It's Dong'er."

Little Dong'er ignored the sounds. Everything in front of him looked so big. He raised his head and was surprised to adapt to this new home.

Walking on its short limbs, she came to a wooden basin with several fish swimming around in it. Little Dong'er used her paws to scoop out the water.

No fish was caught, and my paws were wet.

It shook off the water drops on its paws and continued to explore inside.

Climbing up the stairs in front of me, a pair of black men's boots appeared in front of me. A young man wearing an indigo-colored gown squatted down, reached out to touch its head, and asked in surprise: "Xu Yi, this is the puppy you picked up. "

Well, it's called Dong'er." Xu Yi came over and held Xiao Dong'er in his arms.

Little Dong'er struggled with its limbs and howled. It had gotten used to being outdoors in the past few months and didn't like being held. It was making a lot of noise, so Xu Yi reluctantly put it back.

Xin Shengyuan clicked his tongue twice and said with a smile: "It looks short and fat, but I didn't expect it to be quite flexible."

It was very different from the majestic Xiao Huang before.

Xu Yi: "..."

He also wanted to know why the puppy he raised had the potential of a pig.

Xin Shengyuan and Tao Qinghao came over in a hurry. Xu Yi hadn't settled in yet. A Xu and others were so busy that they were all moving the things they brought back into the courtyard one by one while they were talking. .

Seeing so many boxes and cages piled up in the yard, Tao Qinghao was a little surprised: "How many things did you bring back?"

Xu Yi said: "Not many. When I passed through several counties, I saw some strange ones and bought some."

There were all kinds of things. He bought a copy for each family, and then each family would move a box back.

Thinking of something, Xu Yi asked them: "Why did you come so fast?"

Tao Qinghao then smiled and said: "After receiving the letter you sent back, we were counting the days, thinking that you should come back in these two days."

Xin Sheng Yuan continued, "Brother Zhang reported the news to us when he went to pick you up. We arrived at the right time."

As soon as he arrived at the door of Xu's house, he saw the mule cart parked outside and A Xu who was moving boxes and cages. and Erqing.

What a coincidence.

Talking about going home, Tao Qinghao felt a lot in his heart: "Over the years, although you and Xing Wu have often sent letters back, they are always different. When I see you today, I think of many of the days we spent together."

At that time, They are all still young men who have not yet reached their prime, and all they worry about are petty things in their minds.

He didn't like studying and only wanted to take over the family business. No one in the family understood him, except Xu Yi who supported his choice at the time.

At that time, Tao Qinghao thought that he and Xu Yi were indeed the same. Xu Yi chose to give up literature and medicine, and he chose to give up literature and go into business. No one could stop them.

Xu Yi touched the bridge of his nose: "I think about it, the incense on you was too heavy at that time." It was so unpleasant.

"Ah?" Tao Qinghao had no impression of this matter at all.

On the contrary, Xin Shengyuan, who was next to him, heard this and recalled the incident. He laughed and said, "It was that time in Cuihu. Xu Yi jumped into the lake to save someone, which shocked me." He can't forget that now. Instantly frightened.

Tao Qinghao was stunned, that was a long, long time ago.

This matter had long been blurred in his mind, but when Xin Shengyuan said this, he remembered that he hated Xu Yi at that time.

Xu Yi's mouth... is really annoying.

After coming back to his senses, Tao Qinghao shouted with his hands on his hips: "Okay, there's no need to mention what happened back then, let's talk about something else."

After hearing this, Xu Yi and Tao Qinghao looked at each other, with smiles in their eyes. The next second, they were cheerful. laughing out loud.

The busy people outside the door heard laughter and paused to look back at the courtyard.

Are you talking about anything interesting?

A Xu and Er Qing were at a loss for a moment, and then started laughing too for some reason.

It feels so good to be home.

It's a hot summer day, and I'm so tired that my body is dripping with sweat. The ethereal feeling in the long drifting is finally filled by the solid feeling of landing, giving birth to stability from the inside out.

...

After they moved all the boxes and cages in the carriage into the yard, Zhang Tiegou drove an ox cart and brought Mrs. Chen, Mrs. He, Yu Qiulin and others over.

The wooden cart was crowded with people, and Li Mengniang was holding a cute little girl in her hand. Sister Lan looked left and right, and asked her mother in a low voice: "Mommy, has Uncle Xu come back?"

Li Mengniang corrected her. : "You should be called godfather."

Sister Lan blinked her eyes, not quite understanding.

She looked at Yu Lian next to her in confusion. Today, everyone was called to the Xu family, saying they wanted to meet their uncle whom they had never met before.

"Brother Lian, do you know Godfather Xu?" Sister Lan asked.

Yu Lian put his hands behind his back and replied to her: "I often hear my father talk about Uncle Xu. He is my father's best friend."

Sister Lan pursed her lips and whispered in a low voice: "Brother also said that Godfather Xu She is his favorite person."

She stood behind Li Mengniang, curiously sticking her head out and looking up at the tall figure in front of her who was talking to her grandmother with a gentle smile.

When she saw the person, Sister Lan's eyes widened instantly. That "Ghost Daddy Xu" looked much better than her father.

The next second.

She said "Yeah" and was caught peeping!

Xu Yi smiled softly at her and waved to her: "This must be Sister Lan, she's grown so big."

Li Mengniang touched her head, nodded and said with a smile: "Bring her here to recognize her, hurry up, Call me godfather."

Sister Lan stood up and shouted softly, "godfather."

Beside him, Yu Lian also came out, bowed to Xu Yi in a decent manner, and shouted: "Hello, Uncle Xu."

Yu Qiulin looked at his son and said with satisfaction: "My youngest son will go to school this spring. Private school."

Xu Yi looked at the two cute carrot heads and felt affection in his heart. He took off his belt and took out two peace jade bead buttons and gave them to them as a meeting gift.

Then he introduced Yan Quyue to them: "This is my wife."

Sister Lan sweetly shouted: "Godmother."

Not to be outdone, Yu Lian immediately said: "Aunt Yan."

"Oh, you are all so cute." Yan Quyue liked them very much when she saw them.

He pinched their faces and happily gave them the meeting gifts.

She always gave things casually and generously. She had heard Xu Yi talking about the children at home on the road before. Although she only saw two of them today, she had already prepared the meeting gifts.

The one given to Sister Lan is a gold bracelet with a plain ring, and the one given to Yu Lian is a jade bracelet.

These two items were not bad at all. Li Mengniang and Yu Qiulin had lived a good life these years, but after seeing such a meeting gift, they still took a deep breath.

"This is too expensive." Li Mengniang did not dare to ask Sister Lan to accept it.

Yan Quyue had already put the gold bracelet on Sister Lan's white and tender wrist. She smiled and said, "It's just a gift for a child. It can't be considered valuable. Look, it looks great on it."

Xu Yi nodded: "Everything you chose looks good."

Madam Chen and Madam He were stunned for a moment, then both laughed.

Then he asked the juniors to accept the meeting gift.

Mrs. He said: "Brother Yi is back. There will be no shortage of good things like this. If you don't accept them, they will be collected next time."

Yu Qiulin said at ease: "Mother is right."

Zhang Tiegou looked at the exquisite jade ring , a little excited: "Brother Yi, do you still have that gadget?"

"Huh?" Xu Yi raised his eyebrows.

Zhang Tiegou chuckled and said: "Brother An is also a boy, he also wants to play with jade rings."

Li Mengniang glared at him: "..."

Xu Yi smiled and said: "Yes, I bought several."

Not only Yu Lian, but also Even the children of Tao Qinghao and Xin Shengyuan's family are involved.

Hearing that he had a share, Zhang Tiegou pulled Xu Yi to choose a good one. He was really worried about his son.

"You said there is no child who is not playful?" Zhang Tiegou couldn't help complaining to Xu Yi, "He is reading in private school, and he still reads when he comes home. He doesn't play with other children."

If he didn't look like Meng Niang, He even suspected that it was a picked up child.

Xu Yi said: "Each child has a different temperament. Not all children are playful. If he loves reading, you can give him the books he likes and you don't have to force him to go out to play."

But the child's mental health is very important. I have never met Brother An, and I am afraid that there is something wrong with his psyche because he loves reading so much.

Zhang Tiegou didn't think much about it. He simply felt that An Ge'er was too quiet.

When he was so young, he loved to climb mountains and dig out bird eggs, run all over the mountains and fields, and never lost a fight.

Xu Yi knew Zhang Tiegou very well, and he had to leave this matter to him.

...

Half the day was spent together.

Mrs. Chen called everyone to go back first: "Everyone is just chatting and forgetting that you have just come back. Brother Yi and Yueniang have a good rest. Let's come back tomorrow."

After saying that, she reluctantly pulled Xu Yi and said, "I I know you are thinking about Mr. Pang, but it's very late today. You can go there tomorrow morning. "

"Yes, Goddess is right." Xu Yi nodded and listened to her.

In the evening, fewer and fewer people go there.

The Xu family is no longer as quiet as before. There are lamps and candles in the corridor, the summer wind blows slowly, the lights are swaying, and the corridor is speckled with light and shadow.

The jujube trees in the courtyard have drooping branches, and the green leaves are filled with goose-yellow stamens. The sweet aroma of jujube flowers fills the nose with the wind, and the sweet and elegant fragrance makes people feel sleepy.

It was getting late at night. After everyone was overly excited, sleepiness gradually crept into their brows. Xu Yi called the family members to go back to their rooms to rest.

The lights in the main room were extinguished, the doors and windows were lightly closed, and soon everything was quiet.

After a sound sleep all night, Xu Yi got up early.

After he finished boxing in the courtyard, Ms. Lin got up with her clothes on. Seeing him, she was slightly stunned. She came to her senses and shouted, "It's still so early, Sir."

Xu Yi smiled politely and replied: "Good morning, Mother Lin."

Ms. Lin smiled and groaned . I went to the kitchen to boil water. Today's breakfast was particularly rich and plentiful. Lin's eldest daughter-in-law and youngest son came to help light the fire and cook.

A Xu and A Jin went to help, but she stopped them outside.

"You have just come back. There is no reason to ask you to work. Go and have a rest."

A Xu's kitchen work was taken away. He didn't know what to do for a while, so Xu Yi sent him to the village to call Chen Liu. Come over with Xiaodouzi.

He had something to discuss with the two of them.

Before that, he returned to the study, took a few books and a small box, and went to Pang's house alone.

Pangzhai.

Pang Boyi received news yesterday that Xu Yi had arrived in Yanting.

He waited and waited, but when he didn't see Xu Yi coming, he angrily scolded Xu Yi at Uncle Pang.

Uncle Pang is already very old, and now everything about the housekeeping is left to the entourage he brought with him. He smiled and comforted Pang Boyi not to get angry, saying that so many young people in Yanting were waiting to talk to Xu Yi, and he would do so later. Will come.

No, Pang Boyi woke up before dawn today.

Uncle Pang said that the older he gets, the less he sleeps. But Pang Gamei, whose temples were stained with white frost, refused to admit it.

When Xu Yi came over, Pang Boyi had a sullen face and did not take the initiative to talk to him.

"Teacher, please bow to me as a student." Xu Yi bowed respectfully as a student.

Pang Boyi said coldly: "Get up."

Xu Yi smiled, straightened up, and asked with a smile: "Students have traveled abroad in the past few years and recorded everything they saw and heard as travel notes. I sent some messengers before, but I don't know if the teacher Have you finished reading it?”

"It's just a few books, and I'll finish them in a few days." Pang Boyi said, his expression softened a little, and he nodded his fingers, gesturing for him to sit down and talk, "Why are you coming back in such a hurry this time to run the school?"

"Yeah. "The student has many things to ask the teacher," Xu Yi said honestly, lowering his eyes.

After all, his experience is not as good as Pang Yi's. Although he has thought about some things in his heart, he cannot make up his mind for a while.

This time when he came to see Pang Gamei, he not only brought a few travel books, but also his plan for running a school for Pang Gamei to take a look at.

Pang Boyi concentrated on reading the planning book written by Xu Yi. All the strategies in it were just like the plans he proposed back then. There was nothing wrong with it. He said: "If you follow what is written in this book, it can be done."