Chapter 114: Pink Bubbles Between Fourth Brother and Fourth Sister-in-law
"Where did you get this jade pendant?" asked Magistrate Xia hurriedly.
County Magistrate Zheng was startled by Prefect Xia's expression.
"It's Fu Ya from Daliushu Village, who was handed over to me." County Magistrate Zheng said hurriedly.
"Fuya?" Magistrate Xia murmured.
He took the jade pendant with trembling hands and looked at the patterns on it carefully.
Tears slowly filled his eyes and his eye sockets turned red.
Seeing this, County Magistrate Zheng became even more surprised.
Could it be that... the prefect recognizes this jade pendant?
Soon, the expression on Magistrate Xia's face changed from sadness to cruelty.
He looked at County Magistrate Zheng and asked, "Did Fuya tell me where she got it from?"
"She said it belonged to Luo Gou Zhang, and she treated it as stolen property and handed it over to me."
"Interrogate Luo Gou Zhang immediately!"
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Su Sisao Li Shuying acted quickly.
Not only did he buy a skirt and outer shirt for Xia Siya, but he also bought her an inner shirt.
One set is light yellow and the other is pink, both colors that little girls like.
In addition, I also bought beads, earrings, hairbands and other items.
The outer garments are all made of fine cotton, and the linings are made of snow-white gauze.
Old Mrs. Su looked at the things that Fourth Sister Su bought and nodded with satisfaction.
This daughter-in-law is very prudent and thoughtful in her work.
The things I buy are very consistent with my family's status.
It shows respect for the guests without appearing to be fawning.
"Old Four, Tang Bao and Miss Xia have gone to the river to release the ducks. Go and call them back."
Old Mrs. Su called out to Old Fourth Su.
The kitchen was busy steaming meat buns, and she couldn't get away, so she simply asked Su Sihu to call for help.
After hearing what Old Lady Su said, Li Shuying quickly said, "Mom, I'll go."
She has no say in the work in the kitchen.
She is happy to do this kind of errand work.
"Okay, just go out and head south, and you'll be at the river soon," said Mrs. Su.
I was afraid that my fourth daughter-in-law didn’t know the way.
After all, Li Shuying has only been to Daliushu Village a limited number of times, so it is normal that she doesn't know the way.
"I know, mother."
Li Shuying agreed and walked out quickly.
She was not familiar with Daliushu Village, but she hoped to get closer to her in-laws.
Su Sihu watched his wife walk out, thought for a moment, and followed her out.
The riverside is very lively.
A group of children are competing in climbing a tree.
Among them is Xia Siya.
"Hurry up, Dapan! She's going to be taller than you..."
"Xia Siya, hurry up! Faster..."
"Zheng Yuanzheng, will you..."
Under three big trees of similar height, a group of children were jumping and shouting loudly.
Da Pan, Xia Siya and Zheng Yuanzheng are participating in a tree climbing competition.
Da Pan and Xia Siya kept pace with each other, and both climbed the tree at almost the same speed.
But Zheng Yuanzheng was not able to do so.
Holding the tree trunk with both hands, he kept kicking his legs under the tree.
There's no way to climb up.
As for Xiao Tangbao, she held her special little bamboo stick in her hand and shouted loudly to cheer for Xia Siya.
"Sister Siya, you are the most amazing!"
The sweet and tender voice, mixed with the laughter of a group of children, seemed particularly sweet.
Li Shuying stopped and looked at Xia Siya with shock, who was as good at climbing trees as the boys.
Is this the prefect's daughter?
How come you are so good at climbing trees?
Girls from official families are all carefully brought up since childhood, smiling without showing their teeth and walking with light steps.
The distance of each step is as if measured with a ruler.
How come this young lady is even more tough than the girls in the countryside?
Li Shuying was full of surprise, but as she watched, a hint of envy appeared in her eyes.
The expression on his face also became eager to try.
She was raised as a boy as a child.
Climbing trees to rob bird nests is something we do often.
"Want to try it?"
A low voice sounded in my ears.
Li Shuying turned around.
"Why are you here?"
Su Sihu looked at his wife with an inexplicable light in his eyes.
"I was afraid you might get lost, so I came to check on you."
Li Shuying felt warm in her heart.
"Come with me."
Su Sihu took Li Shuying's hand and walked towards the river.
Li Shuying blushed, pulled her hand away slightly, and looked around involuntarily.
If someone saw this, they would laugh at me for being frivolous.
Su Sihu held his wife's hand tightly and did not let go.
"Da Pan, get out of the way!" Su Sihu shouted.
When Da Pan saw that it was his fourth uncle and aunt who had come, he quickly jumped down.
When little Tangbao saw his fourth brother and his wife holding hands, his eyes lit up and he immediately ran over with his short legs.
"Brother, sister-in-law."
Su Sihu bent down and picked up Xiao Tangbao with one arm.
The other hand was still holding Li Shuying's hand.
This hand-holding action is quite bold.
"Little sister, is it fun to climb trees?" Su Sihu asked.
"It's fun." Little Tangbao said sweetly.
Then, he looked at his fourth brother and then at his fourth sister-in-law, as if he had guessed something.
As expected, Su Sihu said, "Fourth brother and fourth sister-in-law should also join in and compete with everyone, okay?"
"Fourth Uncle, you want to compete too?" Da Pan exclaimed in surprise.
Then, he looked at Li Shuying with shock on his face.
"Aunt Si, can you climb trees?"
"Why, your fourth aunt can't climb trees?" Su Sihu asked back.
Great hope, "..."
I touched my head, not knowing what to say.
Fourth Aunt is from this town, how come she can climb trees?
Little Tangbao looked at his eldest nephew and said in a tender voice, "Sister Siya can climb trees, so of course Sister-in-law can climb trees too."
Yes, I can.
"Oh, that's right." Da Pan suddenly understood.
People from the provincial capital can all climb trees, and they can climb so fast. Of course, people in the town can also climb trees.
"Sihu, stop messing around and make people laugh at you." Li Shuying said in a low voice with a slightly red face.
If someone saw this, she, a woman, would be laughed at for competing with a group of children in tree climbing.
If it was in town, she wouldn't care, but in Daliushu Village...
Li Shuying admitted that she still had some concerns.
After all, this is my husband's home.
People laugh at her, but it is her husband who is embarrassed.
Su Sihu, however, looked very interested.
"Don't be afraid. Country women don't have so many taboos. To fill their stomachs, they work in the fields, climb trees to pick fruit, and rob bird nests. No one laughs at them."
I have to say that Su Sihu is absolutely right.
Women from poor families don't care about rules and etiquette.
After hearing what Su Sihu said, Xiao Tangbao immediately clapped his hands.
The voice said cheerfully: "Brother, sister-in-law, come together!"
It's rare to see my fourth brother, he exudes the youthful vigor.
I must let Fourth Brother enjoy reminiscing about the past.
Moreover, she felt that the atmosphere between her fourth brother and his wife was much sweeter than before.
It looks like pink bubbles are floating.
Look, when Fourth Brother hugged her, he didn't let go of Fourth Sister-in-law's hand.
When a group of children saw their boss clapping and cheering, they immediately became excited.
"Okay! Let's compete!" Wang Wanglai shouted.
"Okay! Let's compete!" Erpan also ignited his fighting spirit.
"Compare!"
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Being able to compete with adults makes these children's competitive spirit unprecedentedly inflated.
The lively atmosphere is really contagious.
Li Shuying was also inspired to be competitive by these children.
She glanced at her man, her eyes bright.
Back then, she was as good as boys at climbing trees.
Li Shuying was very excited.
Especially when Su Sihu held her hand, it felt like a warm current was flowing along her skin and straight into her heart.
At this time, everyone by the river, both adults and children, were full of fighting spirit.
The sounds of laughter and joy spread far away.
The news spread all the way to the big house at the entrance of the village.
“Ahem…”
The little master in the big house had a red face and was coughing desperately.
Wang Zhong looked at his young master worriedly, patting his chest and back.
After the young master came back last night, he was fine at first, but then he developed a fever.
The medicine didn't work.
What should I do if this goes on?
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