Chapter 174： The little fool in the group favorite article 17

After walking into the yard, Xie Hui saw the curious look in the little guy's eyes, walked up to him and squatted down, rubbing his head lightly.

After Ning Ning was pushed and pulled by her father, she followed this posture and rubbed against his father's palm. The cute and cute appearance made Xie Hui's heart soften.

"The next time Ningning sees grandma, remember to avoid her, you know?"

Xie Hui didn't hesitate to use the worst way to speculate on the old lady of Xie's family.

He himself will never soften his heart, but he is afraid that Ning Ning, who is only so old, will be used.

Although Ning Ning didn't quite understand why his father said this, he still nodded obediently and agreed.

"I see, Daddy."

"good."

There was a lot of snow this winter, and most people in the village were idle in winter, but Xie Hui received two orders asking him to help with the dowry. The money given was suitable, and the wood was also brought over for him.

Probably because of the influence of the original owner's personality, now Xie Hui feels uncomfortable when he is free.

Anyway, he can't do other things, and it's not bad to earn some money by doing carpentry. When the next spring comes, he plans to send Ning Ning to school.

It is not a small expense to let him read and write.

In winter, Xie Hui didn't feel cold when he was doing carpentry. Fearing that Ningning would be cold, he burned some charcoal and put it under the eaves, where he could see it as long as he raised his head.

He was very busy himself, and at some point Ning Ning also ran over, walked up to him and knelt down, staring at him curiously.

"Huh? What are you looking at?"

After Xie Hui noticed that he ran to his side, he put down the tool in his hand and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"Daddy, this..."

Xie Hui saw that he was quite curious, so he patiently explained it to him, and seeing that he seemed to understand and nodded, he reminded:

"Go to the other side to play. This is almost finished. When this is finished, Dad will go and prepare you for lunch."

"Oh."

When Ning Ning heard that it was related to what she ate, she nodded hurriedly, obediently not getting in the way of his father.

In winter, Xie Hui habitually burns a stove for every meal, and the dishes are always hot when placed on it.

The eldest son of the village chief's family came here often. He had nothing to do at home in winter. After a busy year, he was rarely at leisure.

Xie Hui can often hear things related to Xie's family from other people's mouths, and the more he listens, the less he feels.

When the client, the old scalper, was around, the whole family was harmonious and beautiful.

What's causing the trouble now is that the entire village is quietly watching jokes.

"Thank you, and when my father went to the county a while ago, he heard those traveling merchants say that His Majesty plans to open up maritime trade. Now the ships have all been built."

Xie Hui, who hadn't listened very carefully to what the village chief's son said, suddenly raised his head when he heard this.

"Huh? This is a great thing."

"There is also the son of Aunt Wang's family who went to serve as a soldier. A while ago, he sent a letter back. It is said that in their barracks, they are selecting some soldiers who can withstand long-distance voyages."

When Xie Hui heard this, he was already looking forward to the future development of this country.

The weather is getting colder and colder, Xie Hui is too lazy to do those things anymore, he stays at home all day, planning to teach Ningning how to read by himself first.

Seeing that Ning Ning was interested in it before, Xie Hui also taught him how to do woodworking a few times. His hands are very skillful, and he even carved flowers on the wood himself, and the carvings are very impressive.

Xie Hui has always been patient with children, but when teaching Ning Ning to read and write, he inexplicably understood why so many parents collapsed because of tutoring their children's homework.

Ning Ning, who was sitting there, was holding a brush in his hand. When he raised his head to look at his father, there was still some uneasiness in his eyes, and he asked cautiously:

"Daddy, am I stupid..."

"I've been hearing from my grandma and sister that I'm just an idiot."

Xie Hui took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, forced himself to smile, and said in a low voice:

"No, how could Ningning be an idiot? Ningning is already very smart."

"It's because Daddy didn't make it clear to Ningning, come on, let's say it again."

Xie Hui has always felt that Ning Ning should not remember that period of the past, but the things Ning Ning often mentioned now are obviously not the case.

At the beginning, it was not so much that he was stupid, it would be better to say that he was in a daze, but now that he is awake, he can remember those things quite clearly.

In the 20th day of the twelfth lunar month, the Xie family, who hadn’t seen each other for a long time, began to come to borrow rice again. Xie Hui was making snacks for the little boy with sugar. After seeing a familiar figure, he put down his things and walked out.

Block him at the door and don't let them in at all.

"Second brother, mother is too hungry to get up on the bed now, are you really so cruel? She is also your mother after all!"

Xie Hui stood there, a little thankful that before, he punished Ningning to stand by the wall to endorse because of Ningning's mistake.

Before, he was more or less taking care of him and had a child, so his words were reserved.

Now that the little guy is not here, you can say whatever you want without holding back.

"Yes, I'm so cruel. I don't think she looks like my mother. The house at the front of the house was built by me with the money I earned. Is there anything in the house that I can't afford?"

When Brother Xie heard this sentence, he couldn't help but panicked with embarrassment, but he still wanted to defend himself.

"Didn't we all help with those things back then?"

"Help me together? Who was the one who complained of having a headache when I first got off the ground? Who was the one who went to work with me and was kicked out because of unclean hands and feet?"

Under Xie Hui's sarcastic gaze, Brother Xie lowered his head lower and lower, and only answered after a long while.

"I, wasn't it because I was ignorant at the time? Now I know I was wrong, and I will find a way to make up for it in the future. Now, are you really going to die and watch your mother starve to death on the bed?"

"Mother is too hungry to stand up now."

Xie Hui rolled his eyes when he saw the man's filial appearance, sneered and continued:

"If you were really filial seeing your mother starving and unable to get up on the bed, would you still come to me to borrow food?"

"You are born to your mother anyway! Even if we separate, can we divide all the blood and family between us?"

Brother Xie was still there to defend, especially after he smelled the smell of food wafting to the tip of his nose, his stomach groaned twice uncontrollably.

"When the family was divided in order to give less money, you didn't look like this."

Xie Hui is also a little tired of these people's endless entanglement, like a fly, it doesn't bite but it is indeed annoying.

"If you went to the village to ask others to borrow food, you would have eaten it by now. Didn't you come all this way to find me because you thought you wouldn't have to pay it back?"

Xie Hui thought it was reasonable for the client to have no nostalgia for his mother.

His wife, his son, and himself were all unfairly treated. Everything was there, and nothing could be faked.

But the one in front of him, as the eldest son whom the old lady has always loved, is still thinking about calculations when his mother is too hungry to lie on the bed and can't get up.

For a moment, Xie Hui didn't even know who was more pitiful.

"Even if you die in front of me, I don't even bother to look at you again."

After speaking, Xie Hui closed the door.

When he turned around and went back to continue making snacks for his son, he saw that the boy who was punished to stand by the wall and memorize the book was holding the book in his arms, and his head seemed to be sleepy little by little.

Xie Hui just stood there quietly, watching Ningning nod his head like a chicken pecking at rice for a while, then simply leaned against the wall, then slowly slid down, and squinted while sitting by the wall.

Reluctantly, she walked over to him and gently pushed his shoulder.

The frightened Ning Ning raised his head abruptly, and when he saw that it was his father, he immediately stood up straight and began to argue nervously.

"Daddy, I...I..."

Xie Hui was a little angry at first, and wanted to reprimand him with a cold face, but seeing the little guy trembling from being frightened, he felt a little unbearable.

She stretched out her hand to help him straighten his hair, but just as she stretched out her hand, Ning Ning hugged her head suddenly.

"Daddy, don't do it, I'm afraid..."

When he didn't speak fluently, Xie Hui was worried all day long. Now that he has become eloquent, Xie Hui's veins throbbed with anger.

"come over!"

"Oh…"

Ning Ning obediently picked up the book that fell when she hugged her head, put it on the side table, and followed his father out.

Xie Hui doesn't like to use violence to solve problems, especially for his ignorant children.

So, he just asked Ningning to go to the kitchen with him, and took down the bacon he bought in the county.

Put some water in the pot, put the bacon in it, and light the fire.

In winter, I just boiled the bacon with some water, and the aroma of the bacon is very attractive.

Ning Ning sat on the small bench, at first she was a little thankful that her father didn't torture herself with those long-winded words today.

But at the back, he stood up unconsciously, looked towards the direction of the pot, swallowed, and clenched his greedy hands together.

The fat and lean bacon was cooked and Xie Hui fished it out. He took a knife and sliced ​​the bacon into thin slices. Every time the knife was cut, some oil would come out of the bacon.

When Daddy started making bacon, the cub who knew he had made a mistake and dared not speak up finally couldn't help but said:

"Daddy, I don't like spicy food."

Xie Hui is familiar with his little greedy cat's temper, raised his head and glanced at him lightly, and replied in a low voice:

"This is not for you to eat. If you make a mistake and get punished, you are still lazy. Go have porridge at noon and add some pickles for you."

Ning Ning's eyes widened in shock, staring at the fried bacon for a while, and then at the porridge cooking next to her, her aggrieved eyes turned red.

"Woo..."