When he heard about the injection, Qin Shan's face turned pale and he couldn't help but ask: "I look very old and useless?"

When Qin Chuan heard this, he looked at him seriously from head to toe, and said seriously: "Except for the wrinkles on his face, his shoulders being a little hunched, and he looks more and more like his father, he really looks useless! But you

Don’t worry, if we fight in the future, I will definitely give in to you, who makes you the eldest brother?"

Qin Shan touched his face, grabbed a pillow and threw it at his younger brother: "Humph, you are only two or three years younger than me, how can you be better than me? In the past, you could only be beaten, and you will be like this in the future."

Qin Chuan took the pillow with one hand and sat down on the bed: "Brother, you should accept your old age. Who can live as long as a bastard?"

Qin Shan said in a daze: "Of course you are not afraid of giving birth to a son. My daughter still needs me to support her. If something happens in the future, who can she count on?"

It was difficult for Qin Chuan to accept this, so he could only comfort him: "The relationship between Dabao, Second Treasure, and Third Treasure is good with Xiaoxiao. If anything happens to Xiaoxiao, their three brothers will definitely not watch, otherwise I will be the first to beat them."

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Qin Shan thought to himself that in the future, the boys below will have their own families, and they will not have too much time to care about other people's affairs. However, he was somewhat comforted by his brother's words, and his expression softened: "That's true."

The conversation between the two brothers was listened to by Qin Xiaoxiao at the door. She blinked hard and walked in with soup and cakes in her hands: "Dad, second uncle."

When Qin Chuan saw her, he stood up and moved the table on the other side: "Xiaoxiao, I'll feed your dad. You go out to eat quickly."

Qin Shan glared at him and stood up with his hands on his hands: "It's not like my hand is broken, I still need you to feed me!"

"Dad, you can't move around, lie down quickly." Qin Xiaoxiao quickly held down her father to prevent him from messing around: "Uncle Fang said, you can just lie down for seven or eight days and you'll get better. If you mess around,

If the injury worsens, he will have to tie it up for at least three to five months."

As soon as these words came out, they were so powerful that Qin Shan immediately calmed down and lay back on the bed. He said: "His medical skills are not as good as his grandfather. Who knows if he is talking nonsense."

Qin Xiaoxiao said helplessly: "Uncle Fang's skills in treating bone injuries are not as good as those of the doctors in the city. He will definitely not scare you with nonsense, so please don't bother."

Qin Chuan echoed: "That's right, it's not troublesome for us to serve you, why do you dislike it." Saying that, he took a spoonful of soup with a spoon and handed it to his elder brother's mouth: "Drink it? Don't be embarrassed.

? You also fed me like this when I was a child."

There was a trace of awkwardness on Qin Shan's dark and red face. Did he open his mouth and drink the soup? This was the first time in his memory that he was fed like this? He was so embarrassed.

When Qin Xiaoxiao saw this, she couldn't help laughing, so she calmly asked her second uncle to feed her and quietly went out.

After dinner, Mr. Qin went to his old house to discuss with the Chen family and his son about planting wheat.

Mrs. Miao and Lin Qiuniang dumped the sweet potatoes at home into the yard. They let them sit in the sun for two days and then brought them back to the house to prevent them from rotting. When the frost came, the white pulp in the sweet potatoes was gone. Only in this way can the sweet potatoes be crispy and sweet.

? It tastes better when made into sweet potato chips.

Qin Xiaoxiao was afraid that his father would not be able to lie down and move around, so he held a book and told him stories. These stories are very interesting. They are a collection of stories that have been handed down from various places for thousands of years, and are very interesting.

Qin Shan was fascinated by what he heard, and he didn't feel uncomfortable lying down at all. It was just that he hadn't had a good night's sleep in the past few days, and now he fell asleep while lying on the bed. When he heard the fifth story, his eyes closed.

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Qin Xiaoxiao put away the story collection and quietly left the room. When she came to the yard, she saw her mother talking to her grandparents. When they heard her footsteps, they both looked over.

"Come here." Mr. Qin waved to her. His expression could not tell what he was thinking. When Qin Xiaoxiao came closer, he asked lightly: "Have you thought about it?"

Qin Xiaoxiao glanced at her mother, saw her nodding, and said to Mr. Qin: "Grandpa, I've thought about it."

Mrs. Miao hesitated to speak, and finally looked at her wife, focusing on her opinion.

Mr. Qin nodded slightly: "I'll tell your father, but you can leave it alone."

Qin Xiaoxiao asked: "Will you tell me when dad wakes up?"

Mr. Qin seemed to have guessed her concerns, and said nonchalantly: "Now that he can't bear the trouble, if his back injury worsens, wouldn't there be Doctor Fang? Give him a few more injections, and the family will not be short of money."

Hearing his grandfather's "cold and ruthless" words, Qin Xiaoxiao's expression was particularly wonderful. She suddenly felt very sorry for her father and almost couldn't help but ask her grandfather, "Is my father your biological father?"

Fortunately, she endured it and struggled: "It's better to wait for two days. When dad feels better, maybe he won't feel so uncomfortable after knowing this."

Lin Qiuniang pulled her and said, "Your grandpa knows what he's doing. Just wait and wait."

Seeing that both his grandfather and mother said this, Qin Xiaoxiao could only nod his head and planned to go to the study to find a few more story collections to comfort his father who was about to be physically and mentally injured.

While she was looking for books, Hu Qingqing came to look for her. Seeing a hint of joy in her cousin's anxious expression, she guessed that her visit to her must be related to Li Zhao.

As expected, Hu Qingqing pulled her into the room, bolted the door and windows and said shyly: "Yesterday I went to the city to buy things and met Brother Li's mother. She said that she already knew about Brother Li and me and wanted to hire a matchmaker.

Come to my house to ask for your hand in marriage and finalize the marriage as soon as possible."

When Qin Xiaoxiao heard this, her impatience surged up: "Sister Qingqing, Li Zhao took you to his house?"

Hu Qingqing waved her hands quickly: "No, no, no matter how much I like him, I can't go to his house before my fate is decided!"

Qin Xiaoxiao breathed a sigh of relief and said apologetically: "I was too impatient. Sister Qingqing, don't be angry."

Hu Qingqing smiled and said: "I know you care about me, so of course you won't be angry."

Qin Xiaoxiao also smiled, and then asked: "Since you have never been to Li's house, how could your mother recognize you? And according to what I heard before, this person is Li Zhao's stepmother.

It’s very bad, why are you anxious about his marriage?”

After these two key questions were answered, Hu Qingqing also realized the problem, and most of the joy in her heart disappeared: "Xiaoxiao, she said that she bumped into Brother Li and me once, so she recognized me at a glance. As for asking a matchmaker to propose marriage.

, she was very enthusiastic at the time, saying she liked me very much and hoped that I would get married soon...I, I didn't think much about it, thinking that she was not as bad as we know..."

Qin Xiaoxiao shook her head: "Sister Qingqing, I have repeatedly inquired about the situation of the Li family, and it is unlikely to be false! Li Zhao's stepmother is so abnormal, there must be something we don't know about it. By the way, you didn't do anything yesterday

See Li Zhao?"

Hu Qingqing said gloomily: "After I separated from his stepmother yesterday, I went to Zhang Ji to find out what happened to him, but he was not there. People who heard from Zhang Ji said that he had taken leave early in the morning, and no one was there.

Know where he went."

Asking for leave was normal, and Qin Xiaoxiao didn't think much about it. After pondering for a moment, she told what she had learned about the Li family before going to the capital: "Li Zhao has a half-brother, but his brother is not very good.

, The second is that he is indolent and indolent. The key is that his conduct is very bad. He is involved in stealing, eating, drinking and gambling. However, the two elders of the Li family are particularly fond of him. If you insist on marrying into the Li family, he will become a drag on you sooner or later..."

Seeing that her cousin was listening carefully, she couldn't help but persuade her: "No matter how good Li Zhao is, he is not worthy of your marriage!"

Hu Qingqing's expression was very ugly. She knew what Xiaoxiao said was right, but it was one thing intellectually and another emotionally. After being silent for a while, she asked: "What if I marry Brother Li?"

Is it possible to live a happy life if we separate from them?"

Qin Xiaoxiao couldn't help but frown, and slowly analyzed it for her: "The two elders of the Li family probably know that their youngest son is a piece of mud that can't be used to hold up a wall, but they won't admit it. In order to make their youngest son live a good life,

According to their temperament, they will definitely do things to trick the eldest son's family, so it is unlikely that they will split up the family. Moreover, even if this road works, you will still be stigmatized, and you still cannot get rid of them completely."

After hearing this, Hu Qingqing felt completely wilted and lay on her body sadly: "Xiaoxiao, what should I do? I can't bear to leave Brother Li, I just want to marry him..."

She was shaken. She didn't want to marry into the Li family and live a life of chaos, but she really liked Brother Li and wanted to be his wife. If she gave up like this, she was afraid that she would regret it in the future.

"Sister Qingqing, I know you are reluctant to let go, but the Li family is a pit of fire that you can't get rid of." Qin Xiaoxiao did not force her cousin to make a decision at this time, hoping that she would think clearly on her own first: "Then you can promise

If you have a conflict with the Li family, will Li Zhao stand by your side without reservation? If he can't, I'm afraid that no matter how deep the feelings are, they will turn into hatred due to accumulated dissatisfaction."

Hu Qingqing's tears fell down and she nodded slowly.

Qin Xiaoxiao sighed secretly, not knowing how to comfort her. He hoped that she could think clearly soon and get out in time.

After a while, Xueya came to look for her with a big basket on her back. When the door opened, she could tell at a glance that Hu Qingqing had cried. She didn't ask her why she was crying, and just said: "I want to pick some chrysanthemums."

To make pillows, please help me pick them together."

Qin Xiaoxiao thought that going to the mountain to pick flowers might make Sister Qingqing feel better, so she responded decisively: "You wait a moment, I'll get the backpack."

After saying that, she asked Hu Qingqing: "Sister Qingqing, are you going?"

Meeting the eyes of her cousins, Hu Qingqing was too embarrassed to say anything, so she nodded.

So, Qin Xiaoxiao found two large backpacks and carried one with Hu Qingqing. After telling her family, the three sisters went to the back mountain together.

Dahuang and Meimei, who were sleeping at the door, saw her leaving, so they got up unhurriedly and followed them slowly.

Qin Xiaoxiao didn't know that her father woke up as soon as she left home, nor did she know what kind of storm she would face when she returned home carrying a basket full of chrysanthemums.

Chrysanthemums are picked every year. Even if the life of the villagers is better, they still like to sleep on pillows with a bitter fragrance at night. Therefore, when the three sisters walked to the foot of the back mountain, many people were already picking chrysanthemums.

After greeting each other, Xueya took Qin Xiaoxiao and Hu Qingqing to find another patch of chrysanthemums that had not been picked much.

The golden sunshine shines on the equally golden chrysanthemums, and the ordinary chrysanthemums look extraordinary. Countless bees are flying around, making this quiet golden land lively and lively.

"Rhubarb, don't bite!" Seeing that Rhubarb became interested in the bee and opened his mouth slightly to bite it, Qin Xiaoxiao quickly stopped it: "If you get stung, your life will be gone."

Xue Ya glanced at Dahuang and said, "Has Dahuang become stupid? That year, it almost got stung by bees. Later, when it saw bees, it hid far away. If it hadn't become stupid, how could it have done this?"

Qin Xiaoxiao was stunned and called out "Dahuang" in a panic.

Dahuang looked up at her, his eyes as gentle as ever.

Qin Xiaoxiao breathed a sigh of relief and touched its head: "I'm not stupid, I probably forgot."

"I forgot..." Xueya's expression became complicated. When she saw a group of children not far away jumping towards this side, she couldn't help but ask: "Do you still remember Sister Xiuxiu?"

Sister Xiuxiu?

Qin Xiaoxiao looked at Hu Qingqing blankly, apparently forgetting the existence of this person.

Hu Qingqing thought for a while and said uncertainly: "Did the Xiuxiu sister you mentioned be deceived by bad people? I wish my mother had mentioned it when I was young."

Qin Xiaoxiao heard this and quickly asked Xue Ya: "Who is Sister Xiuxiu? I have never heard you mention it."

Seeing that they really didn't remember, Xue Ya twitched the corner of her mouth: "Forget it if you don't remember, they are not important people. When you go back later, don't ask random questions."

Perhaps in their generation, she is the only one who still remembers that there was a Sister Xiuxiu in her family when she was a child. I don’t know if she is still alive after more than ten years. If she is, she must have been married and had children.
To be continued...