[Red Mansions] Why does Xiaoye want to whitewash

When they arrived in Shandong, it was impossible for Jia Lian's family to stay on board Xue's boat because his cousins ​​were coming over.When the fleet gradually approached the port, everyone came to the deck. Before landing, Jia Lian saw his cousins ​​and raised his hand to wave at them.

Zhang Xiujin and Zhang Xiuqi also saw Jia Lian and waved to him.Then, while they were getting off the boat, he ordered his servants to ask the family members to get off the carriage.

Jia Lian walked down first, and greeted Zhang Xiujin with a smile: "Cousin Xiujin, but have you been waiting for a long time?" After finishing speaking, he also nodded to Zhang Xiuqi next to him.

"It didn't take long." Zhang Xiujin introduced his wife and children to Jia Lian again, and then said, "It may take many years to come to Beijing this time, so their mother and son are also with us."

Jia Lian said hello to her cousin and received a gift from her little nephew.At this time, Wang Xifeng and Xue's family also came to the front. First, they introduced Xue's family to their cousins, and then they introduced Wang Xifeng and the children to their cousins.

Long'er took the servants of the Zhang family to move things on board, Xue Wang and Wang Xifeng were talking to Zhang Xiujin's wife, Jia Lian and Xue Pan were chatting with the Zhang family brothers, but the Xue family had business, so Xue Pan couldn't stay longer. A few words and go first.

The mother was socializing with the grandma of the Zhang family, and Xue Baochai looked at it with a smile, and unconsciously looked at the young man who looked very similar to Sister Qiao, with a bit of curiosity in her eyes.

She thought it was strange at first that Sister Qiao's appearance was different from her cousin's cousin, but she didn't expect that she looked very similar to her uncle's cousin...

Zhang Xiuqi was listening to his elder brother talking to his cousin boredly at first, when he suddenly felt the gaze from the other side, he took a look out of the corner of his eye and saw that it was the lady of the Xue family, and he didn't see anything disgusting in her eyes Things, so they didn't turn around to embarrass the girl's family.

Who knew that he had a good temper, but the other party looked over from time to time, and Zhang Xiuqi couldn't help being a little embarrassed, so he looked directly at her and met her eyes.

Baochai didn't expect to run into each other, but she is a generous girl, coddling is not her usual way of doing things, anyway, she already looked at each other, so she smiled and nodded at him.

Zhang Xiuqi didn't expect the other party to be so unreserved, he didn't hold back at all, and even smiled at himself, and turned his head without responding, but the back of his ears were a little red, and no one except him felt his face was hot.

Baochai felt that he was very strange, and she was only a little curious, now that her curiosity was satisfied, she naturally turned her head away and stopped looking.

The movements and eyes of the two of them were relatively subtle, and Sister Qiao and Lin Ke saw them all without being noticed by others, so the two of them got together and whispered while snickering.

It will take a while to get all the things of the Zhang family onto the boat, and it is impossible for them to stand below all the time, so Jia Lian invited everyone to board the boat.Xue Wang also wanted to help with some business matters, so she and Baochai naturally declined.

As soon as they got on the boat, Sister Qiao pulled Lin Ke towards Zhang Xiuqi with a smile. The eldest sister would pay attention to her younger sister and little cousin from time to time. Seeing her expression, she immediately shook her head in disapproval, "Sister Qiao Son!"

When Sister Qiao heard her sister's cry, she immediately looked over innocently, saying that she was a good boy and was not going to do anything.

Daiyu has always been inseparable from her eldest sister, and when she realized that she was lagging behind, she turned her head to look over, and seeing Qiao'er's expression of trying to make trouble, she couldn't help laughing and said: "It's okay, Ke'er followed Qiao'er." Woolen cloth."

"Ke'er is too obedient to sister Qiao!" The eldest sister felt that she was even more worried about having Ke'er, because Ke'er was the one who helped to cover up sister Qiao'er after she got into trouble.

However, although Sister Qiao is playful, she is not a person who has no sense of propriety. The eldest sister just gave her a little warning to make her pay attention.So after finishing speaking, he said to Daiyu: "Forget it, we don't care about them."

Seeing that her sister no longer paid attention to her, Sister Qiao trotted to Zhang Xiuqi's side.Pulled his sleeves twice, and when he lowered his head, he narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Cousin, I still remember you!"

Of course, Zhang Xiuqi was also deeply impressed by Qiao'er who looked like him, so he stopped and looked at her gently, and said, "I remember you too, and I remember Ke'er too."

"I saw it all just now..." Sister Qiao asked him to bend down, and whispered with a wink on purpose, "You were looking at my cousin just now, weren't you?"

Zhang Xiuqi glanced around and whispered: "Don't talk nonsense..."

Sister Qiao immediately turned her head and pulled Lin Ke to her side, not allowing him to refute and said, "I have witnesses!"

Of course, Lin Ke was on Sister Qiao's side. Seeing Zhang Xiuqi looking over, she nodded and said seriously, "It's my cousin who is watching."

"She's looking at me, okay?" Zhang Xiuqi squeezed out a sentence through his teeth, his voice still not high, "It's the two of you who saw it wrong..."

"It's you who are watching." Sister Qiao raised her chin and said seriously: "My cousin is a lady, you can't just say it!"

Zhang Xiuqi became angry from embarrassment, "Stinky girl, what do you want?"

Sister Qiao was stunned, biting her lip and looking dazed, subconsciously turned her head to look at Lin Ke, and asked him, "What do I want to do?"

Lin Ke was speechless, and then helped her and said to Zhang Xiuqi: "Sister Qiao just saw it and told you cousin."

Zhang Xiuqi thought that the two children came here to do something, but now it seems that they are obviously free.However, he was serious about distinguishing with her, and suddenly felt that he was also stupid.But in the end, he was still worried, squatting in front of the two of them and asked: "You can't just say what you said just now, you know?"

"Of course I won't tell about my cousin."

Although he got the guarantee, Zhang Xiuqi still felt a little uneasy. He asked the two of them to wait for a while, then went to the front and brought his nephew Cheng'er in his arms, and put him in front of the two children, "Sister Qiao is a good sister, and she plays with my brother." Come on."

Sister Qiao glanced at the doll who was younger than her in front of her, shook her head and refused: "I don't want it, I'm still a baby myself! I don't want to play with other children."

But Zhang Xiuqi would not follow her wishes, and ignored her, squatting down and pointing at sister Qiao to coax his nephew: "Cheng'er, do you think this sister looks like uncle? Let's play with my sister, go quickly..."

Zhang Yucheng, the only three-year-old eldest grandson of the Zhang family, took a look at her uncle's face, and looked at her again. Seeing her staring at him and shaking her fist, he immediately hid behind his uncle, shaking his head firmly.

Zhang Xiuqi didn't expect his nephew to be so timid, no matter how persuasive he was, he was unwilling to play with sister Qiao, so he had no choice but to hug her back to his sister-in-law.

Sister Qiao snorted from behind and said, "Forget his truth!"

Lin Ke said that he clearly saw her fist-thumping behavior, and scaring children is not a skill.Lin Ke, who has only been studying for two years, said that Qiaojie's niece is really worrying.

At this moment, sister Qiao, who still firmly stated that she would not play with children, played on the boat for a few days. When she was bored, she immediately regretted and started to play with new partners, completely ignoring the resistance of others after being frightened by her. .

Mrs. Zhang is naturally happy to have her son play with her cousin's daughter. She didn't know that sister Qiao had frightened her son before. play together.

Fortunately, Sister Qiao was strong and cheerful, and she had never really bullied children. Cheng'er was no longer afraid of her after playing for a whole morning, but she still couldn't escape the same fate of being dominated as Lin Ke.

Jia Lian and the Zhang family brothers occasionally sat on the deck and watched the children playing together, and couldn't help but smile knowingly.

"Sister Qiao's temper doesn't look like your cousin, your husband and wife..."

"It's pretty good!" Jia Lian couldn't help but proudly said, seeing her daughter's domineering little hand wave, "My daughter is born with a leadership temperament."

Zhang Xiujin laughed, he already knew Jia Lian's attitude towards the daughter at home, since it was not the first time seeing him, he was not surprised.

However, Jia Lian said this because she knew that her daughter would not really bully others. In fact, she was quite popular. In Changzhi County, many county magistrates’ children liked to play with her. Can't compare.

But of course a well-behaved and cute child is more likable. Jia Lian looked at Zhang Yucheng and asked, "Is Cheng'er going to be enlightened too?"

"Before, my father had already enlightened him at home. When I arrived in the capital, I would hire a special gentleman for him." Speaking of his son, Zhang Xiujin was a little proud. His son's talent for reading was much higher than his.

"Cousin, don't be too busy. You must not be so familiar with it when you just returned to Beijing. If it's just for enlightenment, how about younger brother help you find it?"

If this is the case, it is of course good, but Zhang Xiujin didn't want to bother Jia Lian too much, "You should be very busy when you enter the Fourth Translation Hall?"

"The ones who are busy are those who are really capable. How can I be busy as a related household who has just entered."

Jia Lian has always been so down-to-earth, Zhang Xiujin shook his head with a smile, cupped his hands and said, "Then thank you cousin."

Life on the boat was boring. Zhang Xiujin was worried that reading for a long time would hurt his eyes, so he and Zhang Xiuqi taught the three children to read every day. Except for Lin Ke who was really willing to learn, the other two were easily distracted because they were young, and the other was old. A little straight is unable to sit still.

Zhang Xiuqi directly took over the job of teaching them, and kept the three of them in front of him every day, seeing her scratching her head but not daring to lose her temper and stop reading, she felt a little unscrupulous and felt very comfortable.

After a few days, the group finally arrived at the pier. After getting off the boat, Jia Lian said to Zhang Xiujin, "I'll let someone take my cousin to my house directly. You should have a good rest. After a few days, my affairs will be settled. I'll go find my cousin again."

"Your business is important. Xiu Qi and I always have time here, and we will come back when we are free."

"it is good."