After buying some rice cakes and other delicious food for his nephew, Third Brother brought him to a large courtyard.
There were many doors in the courtyard, and every room was warm. There were a few middle-aged men lying on the kang inside, smoking long sticks in their mouths, making gurgling sounds.
He led his nephew into the innermost room. When she saw Third Master come in, the servant girl inside immediately came out to serve her, calling out coquettishly,"Third Master, you're here!"
"What is this place?" his nephew asked his third uncle, confused.”Third Brother said," Third Uncle brought you to a good place today.”As he spoke, he picked up the long pole handed over by the servant girl and took two mouthfuls. With a drunken face, he narrowed his eyes and said to his nephew," My dear nephew, this is called **. One breath and you will be rich for a lifetime. One year and you will live a hundred years."
Third Uncle's intoxicated look greatly aroused the boy's curiosity. He threw the snacks he had bought on the brick bed and then went to snatch the long pole from Third Uncle's mouth.
His nephew didn't know how to inhale, so he choked on the first mouthful and coughed twice. The teacher smiled and said," Nephew, don't be anxious. Third Uncle will teach you."
Following Third Uncle's guidance, his nephew took a sip. Third Uncle immediately asked how it was. His nephew said," It's okay. It doesn't taste as sweet as candy, but the process is quite fun."”No. 3 was delighted and said," I feel too bad enjoying such a good thing alone, so I brought you here to enjoy it with me. I'm the closest to you out of all the children in Second Sister's family." The little nephew was also amused when he heard that. He said," Third Uncle treats me the best. The waiter doesn't buy me rice cakes, so Third Uncle is the only one who buys them for me." Therefore, Third Brother struck while the iron was hot and discussed with his nephew," In the future, as long as nephew is happy, Third Uncle will buy him anything he wants." When his nephew heard this, he clapped his hands happily." That's great. As long as Third Uncle buys me something nice to eat and play with, I'll listen to whatever Third Uncle says." Third thought for a moment and said," Let's keep this secret. We can't let a third person know." His nephew said that it was fine. After that, the two of them pinky swear.
After the waiter went home, he did not dare to tell Second Young Mistress about this, afraid that Second Young Mistress would blame him and deduct his salary. He guessed that it was afternoon and Second Young Mistress was busy. Perhaps by dinner time, that little descendant would be back. This matter was hidden. Moreover, Third Elder Wen was Second Young Mistress 'younger brother. If his nephew was taken away by his uncle, it would usually be fine.
Third Brother had been smoking in the house for the entire afternoon. He estimated that it was almost time for dinner. If he did not send the child back, Second Sister would probably question him. He quickly led his nephew out of the Great Smoke Hall and took the rice cakes and snacks he had bought. He wanted to send his nephew back to his house.
When they arrived at Second Sister's house, Third Brother told his nephew to go in quickly. If his mother asked, he would say that Third Uncle took him to buy delicious food. If he didn't ask, he wouldn't say anything. Also, we can't tell anyone about our sexual activities today. My nephew told me to rest assured. With that, she pushed open the door and went home alone.
As soon as the boy returned home, he went into his room. The waiter who was working in the courtyard accidentally discovered that the little ancestor had returned and was safe and sound, so he was relieved. Fortunately, Second Young Mistress did not look for the child the entire afternoon. As long as she did not ask about dinner, it would usually be fine. Before dinner, Second Young Mistress really did not ask about Little Young Master's matters for the entire afternoon. After dinner, everyone went about their own business. The waiter heaved a sigh of relief.
In the next few days, Third Brother had made an appointment with his nephew to pick him up from time to time. Before the boy went out, he told his family that he was looking for his neighbors to set off firecrackers, so his family did not take it to heart.
In the blink of an eye, it was the day before the new year. The Xia family's grandfather and grandmother returned from Shanghai by boat early in the morning. The eldest son's house was decorated with lanterns and streamers to welcome the old man. When the old man came back in the morning, the poor people in the surrounding few miles crowded the Xia residence. The butler and Ah Fu brought a few waiters to maintain the order of the crowd and said, Everyone has a share. Line up, don't be anxious." Under the lead of the butler, everyone formed a long line. The line was so long that they stood at the entrance of the Xia residence and could not see where the last line went. The people on the left entered the door in an orderly manner, and the people on the right exited the door in an orderly manner. When they entered the door, their hands were empty. When they left, their hands were full of daily necessities, such as combs, eye drops, ointment, candy, melon seeds, and peanuts. Among the people lining up at the entrance of the Xia residence, a few women were whispering,"" The old man of the Xia family comes back from Shanghai every year during the new year. He brings back a lot of medicines and medicines that poor people like us can't buy and gives them to us for free."" That's right. This old man is very kind. I heard that he started from scratch, so he's especially considerate of the poor."" His grandmother is also a good person. My child wants to eat peanuts. As long as he goes to pay a New Year visit, he won't let my child come back empty-handed." The people were all talking at once, basically praising the old master of the Xia residence. It seemed that this old master was really respected by others.
There was a woman who was dressed in noble clothes and had an elegant temperament. She passed by the Xia Mansion and saw many poor people chattering at the door. She couldn't help but hear a few words. She sighed and walked towards the gate of the Xia Mansion with a dissatisfied expression.
Ah Fu, who was keeping order at the door, had sharp eyes. She recognized at a glance that this was the only daughter of the Old Master, the Second Young Mistress. She quickly went up to greet her respectfully. The Second Young Mistress smiled slightly and asked," Where's my father? He's inside. Second Young Mistress, please come in."
The courtyard of the Xia residence was very lively. There was a row of tables with all kinds of daily necessities brought back from Shanghai. The servant girls were distributing them to the poor people who were collecting them. In the main hall, the old man and the old woman sat on the main seats on one side while Xia Qingfeng and Xia Menglin stood on both sides to talk to them. When Second Young Mistress saw it, she quickly went forward to greet him.
"Father, Mother, why don't you go to your daughter's place and settle down when you come back this year?"
The old man sitting in the main seat was obviously an old man in his eighties. He was quite strong and tall, with a righteous aura. At this moment, the old man was drinking tea. If his daughter had not interrupted him, he would not have known that her daughter had already come to him.
"Oh my, my daughter, why are you here? I was just thinking of going to your place in the afternoon to take a look."
When the old grandma saw that her second daughter had come, she could not help but ask,"Daughter, come over and let mother take a good look."
"Father, what are you doing? Why should he give away the food and necessities he brought all the way from Shanghai to these unrelated poor people?”The second girl said with a displeased expression.
"Hey, daughter, you can't say that. Your father was also born poor back then. Besides, I'm not giving it to them for free. The biggest beneficiary is still myself."
"Father, what do you mean?"
"Think about it. Every year, I take a boat back to my hometown from Shanghai. Whether the boat is safe in the sea or not depends on heaven's will. I bought these things. On the surface, it doesn't seem worth it to give them away, but I'm doing this for myself."
"Father is so thoughtful." The second daughter was instantly convinced when she heard this.
Everyone immediately beamed with joy and started talking about the various trivial matters that had happened in their lives this year. Xia Menglin felt that he had just arrived at this house and there was nothing much to talk about, so he listened attentively. As she asked, she asked about the New Year tomorrow and burning incense to the ancestors 'graves during the day. The old man said that the whole family would go to the grave to burn incense tomorrow morning. This was a rule that had been left behind for decades. After breakfast, they gathered at the old family.
While they were talking, Third Brother had come in. As soon as he entered the main hall, he saw Second Sister there. It was really beyond his expectations. He thought that this old woman should have been busy at home during the New Year. When she heard that her father was coming back, she rushed over. She must have wanted more money. When he thought of this, he was furious. However, he still had to pretend to be a good son in front of his father. Therefore, after calling him "Father", he angrily squeezed out the words "Second Sister" from between his teeth.
Second Nizi also knew that her third brother had formed a grudge with her for the sake of some family property, so she usually did not like to pay attention to him. Today, the two of them met on a narrow road, but it was better to let things go in front of her father.
When Third Brother saw the old man, he quickly went forward to get close to him and said enthusiastically," Father, I rushed over when I heard that you were back. In the past, I spent the New Year at Eldest Brother's place. Why don't you go to my Third Brother's place this year? We've prepared everything at home. We can have anything we want. We can't mistreat Father."
"Haha, there's no need."
"Father, look at what you're saying. You don't just have big brother, you still have me. Can you give me a chance to show my respect to you?”
The old man smiled and said," I've already decided to spend New Year's Eve at Boss's place. On the second day of the new year, everyone will come here. I have some business matters to discuss with everyone." Boss has already sent someone to inform Fourth Brother. I wanted to inform you two, but you two just happened to come over…"
No. 3 thought that there might still be hope for the will, so he promised," Okay, my whole family will come over on the second day of the new year.”。
"Father, I'm a woman. I don't know how to do business.”The second girl muttered.
"As long as they are the children of their parents, they have to come and listen. It was the Republic of China now. You think that women don't need to do business. In a few decades, who knows what the world will become? It's hard to say whether women will become pillars of society and shoulder the heavy responsibility with men in the future. "If you don't learn something for yourself, you should at least learn something for your descendants," the old man said.
"As expected of the Old Master.”Xia Menglin thought to himself. She had transmigrated from the 21st century, so she knew that the women in the future would be half the sky in society.
" Father, Mother, it's getting late. It's New Year's Eve tonight. I'll go home to prepare for the New Year. I'll come back on the second day of the new year." The second daughter left after she finished speaking.
" Father, I'm going back too. We'll meet again on the second day of the new year." No. 3 saw that the second girl had left and quickly left as well.
The two of them walked to the door together. The atmosphere between Third Brother and Second Nizi was a little awkward. However, Ah Fu was taking care of the poor people queuing up in front of them. It was not good to quarrel in front of everyone. Therefore, Third Brother held his breath and snorted. He thought,"I'll settle the score with you on the second day." Then he left without looking back. The second girl looked at her third brother's back and knew in her heart that her third brother had come with ill intentions this time. There would definitely be a good show on the second day of the new year.
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