Farming and Bend the National Husband

When he got home, Xia Jiusheng opened the trunk and found that besides the sealed box that Uncle Huang put in it, there were many more cardboard boxes.

Presumably it was Zhao Zezhong or someone else from the Zhao family who let it go. Of course, Nie Zhengcheng might have given it to Wen Yue.Xia Jiusheng took all the things back to the house, and Wen Yue took them apart to look at them one by one. An An and A Fu held the new toys and played in the yard. After a while, the children from the same village heard the news of An An's return and rushed into the house again. home.

Xia's mother and Xia's father were sitting in the living room watching TV, their eyes were not looking this way.Now the dishes served to NUS have been changed to deliver every three days. Except for the delivery day, which is a bit busier than before, the rest of the days are much more relaxed.

I opened a few boxes, most of which were food, such as Sichuan bacon, Xinjiang red dates, Northeast deer antler slices, Inner Mongolia beef, Chaozhou fish balls, Nanjing salted duck and so on.

There are also several boxes of tobacco and alcohol, all of which are Moutai Wuliangye, or special tobacco and alcohol.

The family had enough to eat, but they didn't expect them to give away a lot. It seemed reasonable to give some to relatives and friends.

Unpacking a particularly solid cardboard box, there were several small red boxes inside.Xia Jiusheng curiously took out a small box on the top, opened it, and found a pair of green jade bracelets inside.

Xia Jiusheng was taken aback.

Recently, on CCTV’s treasure hunting program, various kinds of jades are often introduced, such as jadeite, agate, Tianhuangshi, Hetian jade, chicken blood stone, and so on. Experts estimate that such jades are worth hundreds of millions. This pair of bracelets is so green. Beautiful, isn't it also very valuable?

Xia Jiusheng picked it up and checked it repeatedly, but he was not sure, so he handed it to Wen Yue and asked him to estimate the price.

Wen Yue took it under the light and looked at it, but she didn't dare to judge how much it was worth, but what was certain was that it was a real jade bracelet, and it must be expensive.

Could it be that Aunt Zhao gave it to Mom?Most men are not interested in jewelry, so it is estimated that Zhao Zezhong will not have such filial piety.

Xia Jiusheng thought about it and decided to accept it. No matter how much it is worth, it is still worth wearing it for his mother.

After I made money, I haven't bought a piece of jewelry for my mother, and now I'm borrowing flowers to offer Buddha.

As for the amount of money, there is no need for me and the Zhao family to be pretentious about money. To save the old man's life at a critical moment, it is worth how much the Zhao family pays.

What's more, the peaches I used to wash the marrow for Zhao Zezhong are not such vulgar things that can be exchanged.

The first time Mother Xia saw the pair of jade bracelets in her son's hand, she couldn't take her eyes away.Women have no natural resistance to this kind of beautiful jewelry.What's more, mother Xia fell in love with jadeite with such a good color, even if she didn't know how to buy it.

Only the old lady wears this kind of jade bracelet at home. It was bought by her daughter and son-in-law for her 70th birthday.This pair of bracelets is obviously more beautiful than hers, so it must be more valuable.

To the old lady, Xia's mother is still resentful until now, thinking that she can put her head on the bracelet in the future, she feels much more comfortable.

Xia's father saw that Xia's mother took the bracelet brought by her son, and was about to put it on her hand without knowing the severity. He wanted to dissuade him, but seeing his wife's elated expression, he opened his mouth and swallowed the words.

"Mom, you must look pretty in it." Seeing that his mother liked it, Xia Jiusheng quickly said flatteringly.

Mama Xia carefully put the bracelet on her hand. Surprisingly, the size was just right, which made Mama Xia like it even more and decided that she was destined to be with her.

She raised her arm, raised it in front of Father Xia, and asked triumphantly, "How is it?"

"It's good, it's good, but it's too expensive, and I'm afraid it won't work well if I wear it." Dad Xia couldn't object clearly, so he could only say in a roundabout way.

"I won't take it off after I'm done working." Mother Xia gave Father Xia a proud look. The expression on his face was exactly the same as Xia Jiusheng's whitening Zhao Zezhong. It seemed that Xia Jiusheng had inherited his mother's character.

"As long as you like it." Dad Xia didn't dare to refute, so he changed his words obediently.

"Wen Yue, your godfather is a country bumpkin and doesn't know how to appreciate it. What do you think?" Xia's mother didn't seem to praise Xia's father any more, she was not satisfied, and asked her godson again.

"Godmother, you look so beautiful wearing this, just like those officials' wives." Wen Yue had the highest EQ among these people, so of course she spared no effort to boast.

"I knew you had the best vision." Xia's mother seemed to have eaten honey, sweet to her heart.

Rubbing for a while, Xia's mother finally sighed, "Your godfather is right, this thing is too expensive, wearing it, I dare not do anything, for fear of accidentally breaking it."

"Then wear it when you are resting. I usually buy a gold bracelet and wear it." Xia Jiusheng knew that his mother had always wanted a gold bracelet, so he went to the gold store to buy one for her when he was free.

"Forget it, forget it, I'm a country woman, what are you doing wearing these high-end things?" Xia's mother shook her head and said.

"By the way, there is still a box in there. I don't know what it is?" Seeing his mother suddenly discouraged, Xia Jiusheng thought that there are still several red boxes of that kind. Could it be that they are all jewelry?

Put them all on the coffee table in front of the sofa, take out all the boxes in front of mother, and open the first one.

Inside was a pair of gold bracelets that were as thick as little fingers. Xia Jiusheng almost worshiped Aunt Zhao. No wonder she was able to start such a large company, and her ability to grasp other people's minds was incredible.

Mama Xia picked it up and held it in her hand. It was heavy and heavy, and seeing the exquisite patterns carved on it, she knew that it was different from the bracelets in ordinary gold shops. Maybe it was the work of a famous artist as the experts said on TV.

She held it in her hand and looked over and over again. Mother Xia still couldn't resist the temptation and put it on the other empty hand.

"What do those boxes contain? They can't all be things like this, right?" Mama Xia asked her son uncertainly, her tone trembling already.

"You'll know if you open it and have a look." Xia Jiusheng didn't say any more, and opened the remaining boxes all at once.

I saw one with a gold necklace. The necklace was not all gold, but inlaid with some jade. The pendant of the necklace was a piece of gold inlaid with jade, and the jade was also emerald.

The next box contained a string of wooden bracelets. The beads were thick and should be men's. When the box was opened, a scent came out. Even Xia Jiusheng, who knew nothing about it, guessed that it should be It is agarwood bracelet.

Xia Jiusheng was worrying that all his mother's things belonged to him, and there was no one for his father to wear. When he saw this bracelet, he was overjoyed, so he didn't go to open another box. He took the Chenxiang bracelet out of the box and handed it to Dad Xia. Playfully said: "Dad, this suits you, try it on."

"You can wear it yourself. I'm my age, so what's so stinky?" Papa Xia's eyes lit up, but he waved his hands and refused.

"Your son gave it to you, just put it on, what a hypocrite." Xia's mother took the bracelet from her son, couldn't help saying, grabbed Dad Xia's hand, and put it on his left hand.

The clothes Xia's father is wearing now are originally woolen short coats, which are very classy. Now that he has such an extra accessory, not to mention, he looks much richer.

"Godfather wears this well, he looks like the successful people on TV." Wen Yue praised with a smile.

"Good-looking is good-looking, but I heard that the price of Chenxiang beads is calculated by gram. It's not safe to wear such an expensive thing on your hand." Xia's father said happily and distressed.

He opened the lower box again, and there was a statue of Avalokitesvara strung together with two pieces of red string. Xia Jiusheng guessed that it was prepared by Aunt Zhao for himself and An An, but he decided to forget it and give An An and Ah Fu each a piece.

The last box contained a women's ruby ​​ring. Xia Jiusheng handed it to Mama Xia and put the box away.

After collecting so many precious jewelry, Xia Jiusheng naturally couldn't act stupid, so he took out his mobile phone and called Aunt Zhao to thank him.

"Xiao Xia, why are you being polite to your aunt?" Nie Hongbing chuckled over there. "The last time you Uncle Zhao came, you wanted to recognize you as your godson, and you specially prepared some shares of Zeyi as a gift for meeting you. That is much more valuable than these jewelry. Who knew you would not—"

"It's not that I don't want to, it's that my mother can't turn around yet?" Xia Jiusheng made a face at his mother who was glaring at him angrily. "But I still regard you and Uncle Zhao as my parents."

"It's good that you can think like this. For this matter, the old man is still not happy? You say that Uncle Zhao is not sincere enough." Aunt Zhao was very happy when she heard Xia Jiusheng's own confession. "These jewelry are just for your parents to wear and play with. They are not worth much? You tell them not to take it to heart, understand?"

"Auntie, are you coaxing me? Which of these jewelry is worth hundreds of thousands?" Xia Jiusheng felt a toothache seeing Aunt Zhao's attitude of treating hundreds of thousands and millions of dollars as money. "I don't even know what to do? These jewelry are so beautiful. Even if you spend money in Yucheng, you may not be able to buy them. My mother looked at them and couldn't put them down—"

"Brat, how dare you arrange me like this?" Mama Xia gave a murderous expression over there.It's just that it's hard for the person on the other end of the phone to hear, so the voice is very low, and it sounds more and more gnashing of teeth.

"No matter how valuable these jewelry are, are they worth the old man's life?" Nie Hongbing's voice raised. "You saved the old man's life, even if you want the entire Zeyi Group to exchange it, you and Uncle Zhao will not frown—"

"Auntie, you are too serious." Xia Jiusheng quickly stopped her. "How about this, I recently brewed a jar of wolfberry wine, which is very good for health. I'll fill up two bottles later and have someone bring it over. You and Uncle Zhao will drink a bottle. It will definitely be good for your health."

"Thank you so much." Hearing that Xia Jiusheng had specially prepared things for the couple, Nie Hongbing was excited.

The wine given to the old man last time was an incredible treasure. This time it was made from wolfberries, and it must be even more incredible. Thinking about myself and my child’s father, after middle age, I have various physical discomforts. If I can recuperate , that would be perfect.

"It should. I'll ask Zhao Zezhong to send a driver to take it to you later." After Xia Jiusheng finished speaking, he was afraid that Aunt Zhao would say polite words to him again, so he hung up the phone.

"Stinky boy, have you become more courageous? How dare you arrange your mother." Xia's mother gritted her teeth and rushed over to pull Xia Jiusheng's ear.

"Mom, it hurts." Xia Jiusheng grabbed his mother's hand that was pulling his ears, and begged for mercy with a mournful face, but his heart burst into laughter. His mother finally treated him like before, hitting and scolding him as soon as he said, without any barriers.

"If you know it hurts, just be honest." Mama Xia scolded her again with her eyes wide open, and let go of her hand.

Go back to the sofa, open those jewelry boxes, appreciate each piece carefully, and can't put it down.

Wen Yue looked enviously at the interaction between the master's mother and child. He had never experienced this since he was a child. Although he had a mother, he never took care of himself. If someone treats him like this at any time, then he will be happy.

"Come on, Wen Yue, leave your parents alone, let's prepare gifts for others." Xia Jiusheng dragged Wen Yue away to prepare things. "After receiving gifts from others, I have to give some away."

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Wen Yue and Wen Yue sneaked upstairs, Xia Jiusheng entered the space, took out a jar of wolfberry wine, found two one-jin glass bottles, and Wen Yue divided the two bottles, sealed them tightly with corks, and put them in a in the carton.

He also carried the eggs in the space downstairs, ready to give them away.The quality of these eggs is definitely better than those raised outside, so they are sent to important people first.

As for the chickens raised in the bamboo forest, they weigh three to four catties, and there are about a hundred roosters, all of which weigh four to five catties, so it should be no problem to give them away.

Divide the things up one by one and pack them up. Xia Jiusheng, who is close to him, plans to deliver them himself. As for Uncle Duan's house in Hangzhou and Mayor Zheng's house in Shaocheng, Zhao Zezhong asked Zhao Zezhong to arrange drivers from several companies to help him deliver them.

Suddenly there was a sound of drums and music outside, as if someone in the village was having a wedding.

An An and Ah Fu saw the excitement outside, dropped the toys with a coaxing sound, and ran out with their friends.

"Whose family is having a wedding?" Xia Jiusheng was busy sealing the things in his hands with packing tape, and asked his father casually.

The village of Xiajiazhuang is small, and most of the families are relatives. Usually, when someone gets married, most of the villagers will go to have a wedding, and no one from my own family will go. Didn't they receive an invitation?

"Isn't Xia Liyong, the eldest great-grandson of your little grandpa Hua, getting married?" Papa Xia sighed.

At the beginning, Xia Jianjun was very grateful to the grandfather for treating his son. His family was poor and could not afford to thank him. Therefore, whenever the summer harvest and autumn planting, Xia Jianjun and his wife would always go to the grandfather's house to help cut rice and farm without their calling. They never thought of the grandfather. The grandson didn't appreciate it, and said behind his back that the couple had a scheming plan and wanted to continue to let the grandfather treat their children for free.

Xia Jianjun is also a straightforward person. After hearing a lot, he was embarrassed to go. It happened that the grandpa passed away that year, so he was even more embarrassed to visit. Gradually, the two families stopped moving around, even if there were weddings and weddings. Invite each other.

"Oh." Xia Jiusheng replied.

He has always been grateful to Xiao Hua's grandfather, but he has no affection for the descendants of the grandfather. He just feels that the relationship between the two families is so stiff, which makes him feel a knot in his heart.

He used to be young and didn't know how to deal with this kind of conflict, but now that he's older, he still can't think of a way.

It seems that we have to find an opportunity, Xia Jiusheng thought sullenly.

After packing the things in his hands, Xia Jiusheng decided to send the things of the people in Yucheng first.If you go late, like Bai Qishun, Li Wei, Su Cheng, and Li Haoliang, they left Yucheng and went home.If you send them separately one by one, it will be troublesome.

The back seat of the car is naturally not big enough for four people, and some have to be put in the back seat.Xia Jiusheng had just loaded the things into the car when An An suddenly ran in and said out of breath, "Brother, go and see, the bride and groom are going to fight."

"Why is the bride and groom going to fight?" Hearing what his younger brother said without thinking, Xia Jiusheng was puzzled.

"It must be that the bride wants something again." Papa Xia interjected. "Xia Liyong also had many disasters in order to marry this wife. There have been rumors in the village that the bride disliked the poor condition of the groom's family and refused to marry because she couldn't meet the requirements. Then she agreed again for some reason. Do you think the trouble is here?"

An An held the idea of ​​sharing good things with her brother, and ran home to tell her brother.Seeing that he was not interested, he ran out on his own and continued to watch the excitement.

"What do they want?" Xia Jiusheng asked gossipingly.

The condition of Xia Liyong’s family is pretty good in the village. They built the village’s first villa-style three-story mansion and bought a car. Xia Liyong opened a shoe store in the Three Realms by himself. It is said that the income is not bad. , his parents work in the factory, after working for so many years, they must have some savings.

"I heard that I want a better diamond ring." Papa Xia replied. "That kind of thing costs [-] yuan, how can his family have the spare money to buy this? It is said that there was a long discussion at that time, and the discussion almost collapsed."

"What does the girl's family do? Why do you ask so much?" As far as Xia Jiusheng knows, in a place like Xiajiazhuang, few women make so many demands. After all, if you want to marry a rich man, you shouldn't marry such a poor man. place to come.

"I heard that the family conditions are average, but there is an uncle who works in the Yucheng government, which is a bit decent." Father Xia said indifferently.

"Oh." Xia Jiusheng replied, and lost interest.

The phone rang suddenly, and Xia Jiusheng opened it to see that it was his cousin Xia Jiuhao who was the village party secretary.

"Brother, what's the matter?" Xia Jiusheng asked after pressing the answer button.

"Jiu Sheng, do you have [-] to [-] cash at home?" Xia Jiuhao asked on the phone.

"Why do you want money?" Of course there is money, but Xia Jiusheng still has to ask about his cousin's inexplicable opening.

"It's not about Li Yong." Xia Jiuhao said distressedly on the phone. "Now the bride wants 88888 red envelopes, otherwise she won't get out of the car to pay her respects. Seeing that the auspicious time is coming, his parents are getting angry, and they don't have any money, so they are looking for someone to borrow. I guess the village is just yours." I have this money."

"Oh." Xia Jiusheng was a little surprised, he didn't expect that the bride didn't get the diamond ring, and she still asked for the money for the diamond ring after all.

Although it's disgusting for girls to do this, it's a family matter, and he can't control it. "Then you come to get the money?"

"Take it here." Xia Jiuhao said. "Didn't you have a misunderstanding with his family? Take this opportunity, maybe you can solve it."

It turned out that his cousin had such a heart, and Xia Jiusheng was a little moved.

Turning around to explain the situation to her mother, Xia's mother had no objection, and went upstairs to get the money, put it in a red plastic bag, and handed it to Xia Jiusheng.

Xia Jiusheng didn't have time to deliver things anymore, so he took the money and hurried to Xia Liyong's house.

Xia Liyong's house is in the middle of the village, only 200 meters away from his house, but at this time, his house was already surrounded by crowds on three floors.That's right, when people in the countryside hold weddings, everyone likes to watch the excitement. Now that such a big event has happened, everyone is naturally excited, and they all stretch their necks to see how the host will solve it.

Xia Jiusheng looked at the wedding car parked outside the yard. Although it was beautifully decorated with flowers, the door was closed tightly, which made him feel awkward no matter how he looked at it.The groom stood one meter away from the car, almost crying in embarrassment.

"Jiu Sheng, you're here." Xia Jiuhao stood at the gate of the courtyard and watched, seeing Xia Jiusheng, he hurried up to greet him.

"Yeah." Xia Jiusheng nodded.Seeing that everyone's attention was on the car at the door, and not many people paid attention to me, I was relieved.

"Come in with me." Xia Jiuhao dragged Xia Jiusheng into the house in a hurry.

In the lobby of the beautiful small western-style building, Xia Liyong's parents and several middle-aged men and women who came to help were anxious in the room like ants on a hot pot. Such a fuss turned into a joke.

But no matter what, things still have to be resolved.The bride's request was a little sudden. Where could the family get more than 8 yuan at once, they could only scrape together [-] yuan at most.

"Second Uncle." Xia Jiuhao called to Xia Liyong's father.

"Jiuhao, how is it? Have you borrowed money?" Second Uncle Xia came up to him and asked eagerly.His eyes swept over Xia Jiusheng, but he didn't make a sound.

"How can I have money?" Xia Jiusheng sighed bitterly. "Now in the village, only Jiusheng has this money. No, he took the money."

"This." Second Uncle Xia rubbed his hands, looking a little embarrassed.

My family and Xia Jianjun's family were originally just a few verbal conflicts, but as time passed, the relationship became more and more rigid, and until now the two families have completely stopped contacting each other.But now, he had to borrow money from Xia Jiusheng, which made him a little ashamed.

"Jiu Sheng, thank you." Second Aunt Xia is a woman, and she can't hide her face. Seeing Xia Jiusheng at this time, regardless of the past, she sent money over, overjoyed, and warmly came to thank her.

"Second Aunt, you're welcome. People from the village should help." Xia Jiusheng knew they were in a hurry and didn't want to waste time.He handed over the bag in his hand and said, "Second Uncle, this is 8 yuan, please order."

"Okay, okay." Second Uncle Xia took the bag, opened it hastily, and nodded to Xia Jiusheng again.

When his wife said that, she found a ladder for herself, and he naturally went down the ladder.He responded enthusiastically: "When this matter is over, let's have a glass of wedding wine together."

"Thank you, Uncle Er, I still have things to do at home, so I'll be leaving first." Xia Jiusheng smiled. "Leave me alone, it's important to pay homage to Brother Li Yong first."

"Oh, oh." Second Uncle Xia came to his senses, took the money in a hurry, went to prepare red paper, wrapped the money and sent it to the bride. Time was running out, so he had to do it quickly.