"By the way, Brother Dayong, did you know that your house has been renovated?"
It was Xu Xiaohu's first time riding in a carriage. He was so excited that he could hardly sit still. Afraid of being laughed at, he quickly tried to find a topic to talk about.
"I know." When they separated in Beicheng, Jiang Yan told the Xu family that he had specially arranged for someone to repair it.
"It's good that you know, Brother Dayong. You didn't know that the village chief and his men wanted to sell your family's land. Fortunately, those people came."
"Shuanzi is becoming more and more unreasonable." Old Man Xu sighed.
"Uncle Lao Gen, actually the village chief and his people are not doing well, but what they did was wrong. My mother even scolded him at that time!"
Old Mrs. Xu and Old Man Xu didn't say anything. Xu Da and his wife looked at Xu Xiaohu, who was too honest, and didn't know what to say for a moment.
Xu Xiaohu gradually realized that he had said the wrong thing and quickly changed the subject: "Brother Dayong, after we settle down in the village, let's go to the mountains to catch rabbits! There are so many rabbits in the mountains now. I caught several at the foot of the mountain a few days ago. Hehe, all these food I earned by catching them."
At first, Xujia Village and nearby villages all fled famine. In the following two years, the ecology recovered, and with fewer people returning, prey in the mountains became abundant.
What Xu Xiaohu didn't mention was that besides the abundance of rabbits, there were also many other wild animals, but he just hadn't encountered any. Those large animals were well fed in the mountains and generally didn't come out to forage.
"Okay, I'll teach you how to make bamboo arrows then!" In the cold weather, there was nothing to do except staying indoors or occasionally going out to visit friends, so when Xu Xiaohu mentioned it, Xu Da immediately agreed.
"Thank you, Brother Dayong!" Xu Xiaohu smiled happily. After learning how to use a bow and arrow, it would be much easier to catch rabbits!
Xu Ning was in another carriage. Xu Yuan had good hearing and relayed the conversation over there to Xu Ning and the others.
"Catching rabbits." Xu Feng was very excited and immediately called Xu Ning to join him. "Second sister, how about we have a rabbit catching competition? How about it?"
"Silly Xiaobao, can't we catch anything other than rabbits? Have you ever heard that if you see a cockroach running out of the house, it means the house is already full of cockroaches?"
Xu Ning thought of the term biological proliferation, but even rabbits are not so easy to catch.
The reason Xu Xiaohu was able to catch it was probably because the rabbits were out looking for food, and the snow was freezing and they couldn't run fast. Otherwise, if it were any other season, most people wouldn't be able to catch it.
"Wow, second sister, we should catch them then. Then we can get a rabbit fur outfit for our family! Even the sheets, quilts, and carpets can be covered in rabbit fur. It will definitely keep us warm!"
"Hahahaha, you make sense. I'm rooting for you!"
"Hehe! Second sister, I'll make you rabbit leather boots first!"
Xu Yuan watched the two people bickering with a smile, while Xu An was quietly reading a book in a bright corner, not disturbed by the outside world at all.
The carriage swayed slowly and arrived at Xujia Village before the sun set.
Xujia Village is surrounded by mountains on all sides. Originally, there were more than a hundred households living together, but now there are only more than ten households with smoke rising from their roofs.
Old Man Xu was sad when he got off the carriage. The Xu family's original house was at the west end of the village, the closest one.
"Xiaohu, don't be in a hurry. Help me deliver it home later. Stop moving and take a rest." Seeing that Xu Xiaohu was anxious to unload the food, Old Mrs. Xu stopped him.
Xu Xiaohu's home was only a few dozen meters away, not far away. Xu Xiaohu picked up a bag of food and ran away without listening to what Old Lady Xu said, only saying that he would be back soon.
Old Mrs. Xu shook her head, asked the servants to move the luggage in, and asked Xu Da to help carry Xu Xiaohu's bag of grain over.
Xu Ziran agreed without hesitation, but he had only taken a few steps when he met Xu Xiaohu and the old lady who was supported by Xu Xiaohu.
After a few years, Mrs. Gu looked older, but she was in good spirits and had no age spots on her face, just seven or eight more wrinkles.
"Dayong, is your mother really back?" When Mrs. Gu saw Xu Da, she almost burst into tears.
"We're back, Auntie. Our whole family is back!" Xu Da handed the bag of food on his back to Xu Xiaohu, and he supported Old Lady Gu as they walked towards the Xu family.
"Aunt, please walk slowly. There's no hurry. My mother just got off the carriage."
Old Lady Gu patted Xu Da's hand and praised him, "Dayong has made great progress, and Chunhua is also enjoying a good life."
When Xu Da heard this, he could only smile foolishly and soon arrived at the door of Xu's house.
Old Mrs. Xu and the rest of the Xu family had gone in, leaving only the carriage and two coachmen packing things at the door.
"Uncle." The driver greeted Xu Da quickly when he saw him coming back.
"Pull the carriage directly into the backyard so you don't have to rest at the door. It's too cold. Let's go back to the house."
"Yes, sir."
Old Mrs. Gu's eyes flashed as she watched all this happening in the Xu family. She gradually pushed away Xu Da's hand, indicating that she could enter the house.
Xu Da thought about it, then let go of his hand and walked towards the backyard with the two carriages.
Old Mrs. Xu was standing under the eaves directing the servants to put things away when she suddenly heard a familiar voice, "Chunhua."
Old Mrs. Xu turned towards the source of the sound and found a thin old lady in the yard, looking at her with tears in her eyes.
"Gu Xiangchun!" Old Mrs. Xu took three or two steps forward. When the two old sisters saw each other, they couldn't help but burst into tears.
"Okay, okay! Don't cry! Come with me into the house!" Old Mrs. Xu wiped her eyes and found that Old Mrs. Gu's hands were shaking. She thought she was cold, so she quickly covered her hands in her sleeves.
In fact, Mrs. Gu was wearing quite a lot of clothes, purely out of excitement.
Jiang Yan often sent people to clean the Xu family's house, so it was not dirty.
Nineteen had nothing to do and had already brewed some hot tea. Xu Feng and Xu Yuan also quickly lit the brazier in the hall, and the room gradually became warmer.
"Grandma Gu, come and sit here!" Xu Ning had just finished warming up when he saw Grandma Xu pulling Grandma Gu in, and he immediately stood up to make way for her.
"Is this Daya? She's so beautiful, I can't even recognize her!"
"Also, is this Xiaobao? Is this Dabao?"
"Yes, yes, yes, it's that wild girl, who only pretends to be well-behaved. She's still that naughty monkey, but now they all have names. Daya is called Xu Ning, Dabao is called Xu An, and Xiaobao is called Xu Feng. This is my old daughter, Xu Yuan, nicknamed Yuanyuan. She's the daughter I got on the road, and she's very well-behaved. Yuanyuan, call her Aunt Xiangchun."
"Aunt Xiangchun."
"Oh!" Old Mrs. Gu felt around and found nothing, and her face suddenly looked a little embarrassed.
Old Mrs. Xu, knowing what her old sister was going to say, immediately tried to smooth things over.
"I appreciate your kindness, stop touching me and sit down to have some tea!"
"Hey." This "hey" sounded a little less angry than the previous one.
Xu Ning and a few others laughed secretly, and after serving the two old sisters drinks and food, they went to the yard one by one to help.
Old Man Xu, supported by Thirteen, had already toured the Xu family's old house. The Xu family's old house was still the same as he remembered, even the jujube tree in the yard was still there.
"Master, let's hire someone to come and build a few more rooms, otherwise there won't be enough for people to live in."
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