Compared to previous years, Qin Taohua was particularly generous today, doubling the New Year's money she gave her.

Dabao's second six-pound treasure each received twenty cents, and Xueya and Hu Qingqing's three treasures each received ten cents. What was rare was that Qin Xiaoxiao received twenty cents just like Dabao and the others.

The other members of the Zhao family knew very well that Qin Taohua was showing off, but they had to praise Qin Taohua as a generous and good aunt. Who knew that her parents had made a small fortune by selling cloth with them at the end of last year?

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The couple handed over half of this small fortune, which amounted to eight taels of silver! In the future, the eight taels of silver will be divided equally between their houses. It sounds like they have benefited from the Qin family. In the future, the Qin family will have another family.

Maybe he will bring this couple together to find a way to make a fortune, and then they can also drink soup together.

Not to mention doubling the New Year's money, as long as this small amount of New Year's money can please the Qin family, it is worth doubling it, since they are the ones paying the money anyway.

Several young people were so happy that they got extra lucky money. They ran outside the yard, poured the lucky money in their pockets on a big stone, and counted them carefully one by one.

Qin Xiaoxiao's counting ability is better than that of Erbao. When Erbao couldn't count to ten, she counted to twenty in one breath, and even helped Sanbao count the money clearly and put it back into his pocket.

Zhao Yinyin squatted aside, watching them chattering and counting, and said with envy: "You can buy a lot of things with so much lucky money."

Erbao's little face fell, and he said in frustration: "Buy whatever you want. After the New Year, my mother will take away our New Year's money and not leave a penny."

As he said that, he looked at Qin Xiaoxiao and Zhao Yinyin and said, "It's better for my mother-in-law and eldest aunt to not take away your New Year's money."

Zhao Yinyin whispered: "If you accept it, my mother will accept it too."

Erbao didn't believe it: "Just now, my cousin told me that he got almost 50 yuan of new year's money and invited us to go to the city to buy delicious food during the Lantern Festival. If aunt takes the money away, what will he buy with it?"

Zhao Yinyin was extremely sad, and her eye circles turned red: "Mother accepts my New Year's money, not my brother's..."

Her parents, grandparents, and uncles only gave her brother New Year's money, and no one gave her any New Year's money. Only yesterday when she went to her grandma's house, her grandparents gave her a lot of New Year's money, but her mother took it away before she could count it all.

My mother did not take away her brother's New Year's money. When her brother went to the city with the adults and could use the New Year's money to buy delicious and fun things, she could only watch. Only when her brother was in a good mood, would she share some with her.

After listening to Zhao Yinyin's words, the younger ones fell silent. They didn't know how to comfort her. They felt that it was wrong for their eldest aunt to do this.

"Cousin Yin Yin, I'll give you the New Year's money." Qin Xiaoxiao directly pushed the twenty coins piled in front of him to Zhao Yinyin, with no trace of reluctance in his big clear eyes: "You hide it secretly, you can't let others

You know, eldest aunt can’t take it away.”

Zhao Yinyin was startled and hurriedly pushed the money back: "This is your lucky money, I can't take it!"

"Then I can't take it. I didn't say auspicious words to my eldest aunt and uncle, so I can't take the New Year's money given by my eldest aunt." Qin Xiaoxiao had a problem with Qin Taohua in her heart. When Dabao and the others paid New Year's greetings to Qin Taohua,

She didn't even open her mouth.

When Qin Taohua gave her 20 cents of new year's money, she felt guilty. She always felt that the money was hot. Now that she knew that Zhao Yinyin didn't have a single cent of new year's money, she immediately thought of giving the money to Zhao Yinyin. She thought it was Qin Taohua's

The New Year's money taken away.

Zhao Yinyin refused to accept it and insisted on putting the money into Qin Xiaoxiao's pocket.

Qin Xiaoxiao covered her pocket and refused to take it. In the end, she became anxious and said that she would not play cruel words with her cousin Yin Yin if she didn't accept it. This frightened Zhao Yin Yin into accepting the money.

Although she accepted the money, Zhao Yinyin felt very uneasy, fearing that her mother would be beaten if she found out.

"As long as you don't tell me, my eldest aunt won't know." Qin Xiaoxiao comforted Zhao Yinyin like an adult, not forgetting to tell the brothers and sisters present: "You can't tell either, this is our secret!"

Seeing his sister who was protecting her cousin in every possible way, Dabao was amused and moved. He solemnly promised: "Don't tell me. This is our secret. We won't tell anyone."

Erbao also thought about telling this to his cousin Jinjin, so that his cousin could show off how good his cousin was. After hearing what his elder brother said, he immediately gave up the idea: "Well, if you don't tell me, who will?"

Say who is a puppy."

Xueya, Hu Qingqing and Sanbao also hurriedly responded, especially Xueya, who was very envious of Qin Xiaoxiao's protection of Zhao Yinyin. This time, she didn't think Qin Xiaoxiao was trying to please others by doing this.

Zhao Yinyin felt relieved and thought about where to hide the money so that his family would not discover it.

It was Dabao who suggested that she put the money in Qin Xiaoxiao's place. If Shangyuanjie could go to the city to play, she could spend the money secretly so that no one would know that she had hidden the money.

So the twenty cents were transferred between the cousins ​​twice, and then returned to Qin Xiaoxiao's hands, and she helped Zhao Yinyin save it. Who knows that there are a lot of children here, and her new year's money will not be enough

It was taken away by adults!

After lunch at Zhao's house, the Qin brothers agreed with Qin Taohua and his wife that they would go to Hu's house to pay New Year's greetings tomorrow, and then returned home with their wives and children.

Finding that her daughter had put part of the New Year's money alone in a small cloth bag, Lin Qiuniang asked out of curiosity.

Qin Xiaoxiao remembered her promise to Zhao Yinyin and said in a sweet voice: "This is a child's secret. You can't tell mom. If mom knows, my eldest aunt will know and she will bully cousin Yin Yin."

Lin Qiuniang remembered that last summer, her eldest nephew caught a big fish and sold it to Huaqingyuan across the street for ninety-nine cents, and asked her daughter to keep the money. Based on what her daughter said, she almost guessed the reason, and rubbed her cheeks

Little Naoguao smiled and said: "You are quite capable. You can help people save money at such a young age."

Qin Xiaoxiao didn't know that all her secrets were revealed, so she threw herself into her mother's arms and acted coquettishly: "Mom is the best. If you don't accept my New Year's money, I'm the most capable."

Lin Qiuniang was very fond of her daughter's behavior and couldn't help teasing her: "If Mom takes away your New Year's money, you won't be able to do this anymore?"

Qin Xiaoxiao shook her head hurriedly: "Mom accepts my money, but she can do it even if she doesn't accept money from my eldest brother and cousin Yin Yin."

Lin Qiuniang couldn't tease her any longer and kissed her daughter twice on her forehead.

Qin Xiaoxiao touched the slightly cold place and smiled happily in Lin Qiuniang's arms.

The next morning, not long after the Qin family finished breakfast, Qin Taohua's family of four came over. After Qin Shan picked up the gifts for the Hu family, a group of more than ten people walked to Hu's village.

The Hu family doesn't have many relatives. Today, only the Qin family and the Zhao family came to pay New Year's greetings. The ones hosting the two families were Qin Guihua and Hu Youshu. As for Hu Biantou and Fang Dazui, they probably didn't want to see them. The Qin and Zhao families came to visit.

He hid out before.

Qin Shan and others didn't care, they were quite comfortable eating melon seeds and chatting.

After receiving the New Year's money, the few children ran outside to play in the yard. Hu Qingqing played for a while, then pulled some Qin Xiaoxiao and Zhao Yinyin and said, "Fourth Grandpa's house sells groceries, and also sells beautiful headbands, let's go buy them."

Qin Xiaoxiao had a lot of hair ties, but was not very interested in hair ties. Seeing that her two cousins ​​wanted to go, she had no choice but to nod and tell Dabao.

After learning that the fourth grandfather's home that Hu Qingqing mentioned was in the village, not far from the Hu family, Dabao, who was having fun, didn't pay attention. He told them to come back after buying the headbands and not to run around, and continued to follow his brothers.

played.

Under the leadership of Hu Qingqing, the three sisters walked through several alleys that were neither long nor short, and arrived at a house with a single courtyard at the end of the village. This was the home of "Grandpa Four".

The name of "Fourth Grandpa" is Hu Laowei. He is in his early fifties and short in stature. Because he speaks and acts slowly, he never takes the initiative to interact with the villagers. He looks like an eggplant that has been beaten by frost.

Let's just call him Wiley'er in his first generation, and when he gets old and has children and grandchildren, he will become Old Wiley'er.

After his mother-in-law passed away more than ten years ago, his real name was completely forgotten.

It stands to reason that Hu Laowen has several sons and should not live alone in the old house at the end of the village. However, he does not have a harmonious relationship with his sons. He would rather open a small grocery store and coax the children in the village with candy bars and other items.

, to make the yard popular, and not willing to hang around in front of the children and grandchildren.

If you have milk, you are your mother, and if you have sugar, you are your grandfather. Therefore, Hu Laowen was very popular with the children, who often came to play with him.

On weekdays, the door of Hu Laolian's courtyard is mostly ajar. If someone comes to buy something, they can just push the door open. Today, for some reason, Hu Qingqing pushed hard and couldn't push it open.

"Fourth Grandpa is not at home, we can't buy headbands." Hu Qingqing touched the money in her pocket and said regretfully to Qin Xiaoxiao and Zhao Yinyin.

"Sister Qingqing is stupid. The door is bolted from the inside. Of course you can't push it open." Qin Xiaoxiao pointed to the door lock hanging on the door and looked at her little cousin sympathetically.

Hu Qingqing was unhappy and rushed over to pinch her mouth: "I am your sister, how can you call me a fool?"

"Sister Qingqing is an idiot, I didn't scold you." Qin Xiaoxiao dodged her little cousin's clutches and said with a smile.

Hu Qingqing was so angry that she screamed and chased Qin Xiaoxiao with all her teeth and claws, vowing to catch her and punish her so that she would not dare to say that she was a fool again.

Seeing the sisters making a fuss, Zhao Yinyin was afraid that they would go too far and annoy each other, so she hurried over to persuade them. As a result, the "dispute" between two people quickly turned into a lively affair between three people.

Just when their frenzy was getting intense, the courtyard door opened from the inside, and Hu Laowen stretched his head out from behind the half-opened door. When he saw Qin Xiaoxiao standing among the three of them, his cloudy old eyes flashed.

There was a strange light: "It's Qingqing, do you want to buy something?"

Hearing Hu Laowei's voice, Hu Qingqing hurriedly let go of Qin Xiaoxiao and responded happily: "Fourth Grandpa, we want to buy a headband, do you still have it at home?"

"Yes, yes." Hu Laowen smiled kindly and slowly opened the courtyard door, staring closely at Qin Xiaoxiao: "Grandpa, there are many headbands here. The little girl wears them best. Grandpa will find them for you.

, you pick slowly, don’t rush.”

Qin Xiaoxiao was shocked by the sight, and stepped back unconsciously: "Sister Qingqing and cousin Yinyin are buying the hairbands. I don't buy them or pick them."

Hu Laowen noticed Qin Xiaoxiao's resistance, and his eyes fell on Hu Qingqing and Zhao Yinyin: "It's you two girls who want to buy it. Come, come with Fourth Grandpa, the headbands are all in the house."

As he said that, he slowly walked into the house. His short trousers legs from ankle to knee got a lot of dirt on them, and he didn't know how they got there.

"Sister Qingqing, let's go back and don't buy any headbands." Qin Xiaoxiao didn't like Hu Laowen very much. This courtyard door felt to her more like a big man-eating mouth: "The headbands in the city are good-looking, but in the city

purchase."

"Xiaoxiao, let's go in and have a look. If it's not good, don't buy it." Hu Qingqing didn't want to leave, so she took Qin Xiaoxiao's hand and said coquettishly: "The city is so far away, dad won't take me there~"

Zhao Yinyin didn't speak, but there was obvious desire in her eyes. For a little girl who had never been to the city, even a small grocery store was full of novelty and temptation.

"There are a lot of headbands, come and choose." I don't know if he heard Qin Xiaoxiao's words, but Hu Laowen walked out of the room, holding a handful of headbands of different colors in his hand, with a look on his old and flabby face.

With a smile: "These headbands are more beautiful than those in the city. If you don't buy them, other little girls will buy them."

Hu Qingqing and Zhao Yinyin, two children under six years old, couldn't tell the truth from Hu Laowen's words. When they heard what he said, they believed it to be true. They couldn't help but pull Qin Xiaoxiao towards Hu Laowen: "Xiaoxiao,

Take a look and then go home~"

Qin Xiaoxiao couldn't resist her two cousins ​​and was dragged in by them: "You said it, go home after watching."

"Hmm~" Hu Qingqing and Zhao Yinyin nodded in unison, fearing that their little cousin would run away again if they were too late.

Looking at the three sisters who walked in, the smile on Hu Laowen's face became more and more strange. He slowly put the headband on the chair with missing back, pulled out a particularly bright red headband, and handed it to Qin Xiao

He smiled and said, "This is the most beautiful hair tie. If you wear it, you will be the most beautiful little girl."

Qin Xiaoxiao has many red-headed ropes, but this one doesn't attract her: "I have them, but I don't want them!"

Zhao Yinyin liked it very much. When her little cousin didn't want it, she reached out and took it: "Xiaoxiao, the red headband is very beautiful. Do you really don't want it?"

"I don't want it, I'll buy it for you." Seeing that cousin Yin Yin liked it, Qin Xiaoxiao didn't say anything to ask her to return it, and even took out a penny from his pocket and gave it to Hu Laowen.

Hu Laowen stared at Qin Xiaoxiao's white and tender little hands, and for a moment he couldn't help but stretched out his old bark-like hands to grab them: "Little girl, your hands are prettier than your hairband!"

Qin Xiaoxiao was startled, and she retracted her hand warily and glared at Hu Laowang: "Why are you arresting me?"

She will not get close to people she is not familiar with or doesn't like, nor will she let them get close.

A trace of regret flashed in Hu Laolian's cloudy eyes. Facing Qin Xiaoxiao's question, he smiled strangely and said: "This is the first time for grandpa to see such a beautiful girl like you. Even her little hands are like tender tofu, and he just wants to touch them."
Chapter completed!