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268: Xiao Ping'er is missing
The Shen family prepared a package for Shen Ziju and asked him to go meet his close friends early, saying that they would be more confident if they could discuss the test questions together and then take part in the autumn examination in August.
Shen Ziju was leaving, so he naturally had to invite the Xiao family. The Xiao family had already said that before Shen Ziju left, he had to let them know, and they would come to see him off. The Shen family naturally had to send a letter, and the Xiao family came.
Although the Xiao family was not very wealthy, they were not living too badly. At least they had saved some money. This time, in order to support their future son-in-law's career, the Xiao family really paid money, and they took out five taels of silver at once. The Xiao family did this, in fact, on the one hand, they thought that Shen Ziju would definitely pass the imperial examination, and Shen Ziju would remember their kindness in his heart. When he married Xiao Ping'er, he would treat Xiao Ping'er better. On the other hand, they were also afraid that Shen Ziju would have some ideas if he passed the imperial examination, and think that their daughter was not worthy of him, so they took the money now to shut him up. If he dared to have second thoughts when he passed the imperial examination, they would use the money to scold him and prevent him from ruining his reputation.
Shen Youfu and his companions looked at the silver, thinking that they might not be able to keep it. However, they still accepted it. After all, the two families were still relatives and the marriage was not cancelled yet!
Wang and Sun worked together to prepare two large tables of delicious meals, and the two families sat together to eat.
Xiao Ping'er glanced at Shen Ziju secretly, then quickly lowered her eyes. In fact, although she was shy, she was not to the point of lowering her head when she saw someone. It was just because that man was her future husband and was so handsome, so she felt shy.
Shen Zian was wearing a long gown today. The surface was made of blue cotton and he had a blue scarf on his head. With his fair skin and tall figure, he looked very handsome. Even though he didn't have a smile on his face, he looked very polite and had the elegance of a scholar.
The Xiao family was very satisfied with Shen Ziju. They asked him questions one by one, and Shen Ziju answered them in a gentle voice, which made the Xiao family's parents very satisfied.
Xiao Dalu was still not satisfied with the man who wanted to marry his sister. He admired strong men. Shen Ziju was well-educated, which was good, but he thought that strong men were better. So he was not so close to Shen Ziju, but he didn't cause trouble. His father said that if he caused trouble today, he would beat him.
Xiao Dalu was very good at talking to Dalang and Erlang. As for Sanlang and the others, he ignored them all, and Sanlang didn't pay much attention to him either. They didn't get along.
After dinner, Xiao Dalu asked Dalang and Erlang to take him out to play, saying that he wanted to see what Uncle Shen's second and fourth uncles' homes looked like.
Shen Youfu and the others were really anxious for Xiao Dalu to leave, so Shen Zhang asked Dalang and Erlang to take Xiao Dalu out to play.
"Chunlan and Chunxiang, you want to go too, then go ahead. I'll stay with Ping'er. We won't go out for now. I'll talk to Ping'er for a while."
Chunlan and Chunxiang responded and then left. It wasn't that they didn't want to stay to entertain the guests, but their aunt wanted to accompany them, so she asked them to leave. It was not easy for them to stay. Besides, they also wanted to go to their second uncle's house, where they could weave knitting with Chunyue and the others. They could leave the knitting at their house and sell it together to make some private money.
The weather is very hot now, much hotter than in previous years, and because of the drought, the grass on the ground is drying up, the leaves of the trees are almost yellow, and there is no water in the river. There is really nothing fun to do here.
A group of half-grown kids headed straight to the east side of the river and first went to Shen Zigui's home.
After Shen Zigui came back from the imperial examination, he had set up a few banquets and then separated himself from Shen Ziju. Now the house has been built. The family has settled down and is living a pretty good life.
Shen Zigui's family had a large yard with three brick and tile houses. On both sides, they built thatched houses to store food for cooking and raising chickens. Because of the drought, they didn't raise pigs. Although it was a drought, they still planted vegetables. When they needed water, they went to Shen Zian's house to fetch it. It was close and convenient.
Chunyue and the others were very happy when they saw them coming. Chunlan and Chunxiang were girls, so they could sit still and weave together. The boys couldn't sit still anymore, so they ran out again and went to play in the garden of Shen Zian's house to play with Xiaori and the others.
As soon as Shen Zian and Su Zhi saw Xiao Dalu, they knew that the Xiao family had come. They took out food to entertain the children. Although the weather was dry, Su Zhi's family had no shortage of water and could still make delicious food. She made red bean cake. Xiao Dalu ate and praised, this is a strong boy, Shen Zian and Su Zhi both like him very much. After eating snacks, Xiao Dalu and Dalang Erlang took Xiao Ri to run in the garden.
Su Zhi thought it was a good thing that the Holy Beast family went to the mountains again, otherwise they would have gone wild again. But thinking about Xiao Dalu seeing the white wolf, would he dare to make such a fuss? Su Zhi smiled and went to sit with Aunt Lan to sew clothes. She was sewing small clothes for the three children. It was too hot in summer, and she didn't want to heat them up.
After a while, Chunlan, Chunxiang and the others also came over. They sat in the pavilion beside the pond as a group, chatting while weaving. It was very lively.
Half a day passed quickly and it was almost the afternoon. Xiao Dalu and the others had to go back to the Shen family's old house and then rush home.
Xiao Ri and his friends played for a long time and became familiar with Xiao Dalu. Seeing that he was leaving, they were reluctant to see him off. Shen Zian and Su Zhi walked with them to the old house. When they arrived at the house, they saw Uncle Xiao and Aunt Xiao standing up. It was getting late. Although it gets dark late in summer, it will be dark when they get home.
"Dalu, where's your sister?"
Aunt Xiao looked for Xiao Ping'er but didn't see her, so she asked Xiao Dalu. She just asked casually, thinking that maybe she had gone to the toilet outside. But Xiao Dalu's question made her anxious.
Xiao Dalu was stunned for a moment and said, "My sister is not with me!"
"Ah? Your sister isn't with you? Your sister didn't come to look for you?! She didn't come back with you guys?"
When Aunt Xiao heard this, she became a little anxious.
Chunlan and Chunlan looked at each other, and Chunlan stepped forward and said, "We didn't bring Xiao Xiaogu with us when we left, and she didn't look for us. We didn't go with her on the way back. Now we are all here."
When Aunt Xiao heard this, everything went dark before her eyes, and Uncle Xiao supported her.
"Mom, my sister is missing?!" Xiao Dalu also realized that his sister seemed to be out. Everyone in the family thought she went to look for him, but he didn't see her. "How long has my sister been out? Did she go out to play with someone else?"
"Look around to see if anyone else is missing. Maybe they are together."
Uncle Xiao immediately said that his daughter had been out for a long time, and he didn't know where she had gone. Although this was a simple countryside and nothing would happen, it would take a while to find her, which was quite frustrating. rq!!! Please remember: (), Wangshuge strives to provide the most refreshing reading experience! [三打不六点更G好H看K点康母:农民妇灵泉有点田最新在三打不流点更G好H看K点康畤]