The thin-skinned Xu Erlang glanced at his elder brother and then at his father, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch several times.

In the awkward atmosphere that made people feel numb, Xu Qian cleared his throat and said:

"It smells so good, I seem to smell Sister Lingyue's cooking skills.

"Second uncle, I won't rest until I get drunk tonight."

The awkward atmosphere was broken, and the three men tacitly hid the bag of green oranges by their sides and pretended to turn a blind eye.

During this process, Xu Qi'an glanced at Erlang and saw that Xu Erlang's expression remained unchanged and he had already covered up his embarrassment.

In the past two years, Erlang has grown a lot. I remember when he hanged himself by reciting poems in his old house, and when his family found him, he was so embarrassed that he wanted to die on the spot... Xu Qian felt emotional when he thought of that time.

The three of them entered the house and went straight to the inner hall...

The inner hall was brightly lit with candles, a few ice skates were hung under the eaves, and the aroma of food wafted out from the open door.

Many servants came and went in the inner courtyard, including a few pretty maids.

In the more than a month since he left Beijing, the Xu family bought many servants.

"Many people in the capital city also froze to death. The family happened to be short of servants, so your aunt asked the housekeeper to go to Yazi to buy some servants, which at least gave them a way to survive."

Uncle Xu said.

Xu Qian nodded. Although her aunt is petty, saves face, and thinks she is a little fairy, she has many faults. However, a woman who is pampered, carefree, and does not need intrigues and fights for favors cannot have a bad heart.

Lin'an is also an example. Thanks to Emperor Yuan Jing's many years of practicing Taoism, the palace lacked the soil for intrigues. If he had lived in such an atmosphere for a long time, Lin'an might not be as innocent and kind as he is now.

"In a year of great disaster, there is nothing we can do about it." Xu Qian turned his head, looked at Xu New Year, and said with a smile:

"Then why didn't aunty buy Erlang a common room?"

Uncle Xu laughed "haha" and said, "Erlang will be engaged to the chief assistant's daughter in two months. Your aunt dare not offend the chief assistant's daughter."

Xu Cijiu frowned, a little dissatisfied with the teasing of his elder brother and father.

While they were talking, the three of them entered the inner hall. There were charcoal pots for heating at the four corners. The food on the table was sumptuous, including delicacies from both mountains and seas. This was obviously not the norm for dinner in the Xu family.

Auntie and Lingyue were sitting at the coffee table, while Xu Lingyin and Lina came to the table and looked at the food eagerly.

"Lingyin, don't think about eating secretly. Wait until your elder brother comes back before serving dinner."

Auntie warned.

"Oh~"

Xu Lingyin knelt on the stool, resting her little hands on the edge of the table. She reluctantly looked away and looked out of the hall, just in time to see the three men returning.

"Brother!"

Little Douding screamed angrily, jumped down from the stool, put his hands on both sides of his waist, opened them backwards, buried his head, and rushed over menacingly.

Xu Pingzhi and Xu Xinnian stepped back at the same time.

Xiao Douding ran into Xu Qian's arms.

Such great strength... He was surprised and looked at his sister, but he hadn't seen her for a month and there was basically no change. Well, if I had to say it, her face was rounder.

Like a round red apple.

This shows that Xiaodouding’s Qi and blood are very strong.

Based on the collision just now, Xu Qi'an made some estimates and visually estimated that her current strength was at the ninth level of refining.

"This is too scary. When I was her age, I would be shaking without stopping..." Xu Qian was shocked.

He touched Xu Lingyin's head and glanced at the three women in the hall.

Xu Lingyue has seen that Lina's skin has become fairer. The biggest change is that of her aunt, who has beautiful and delicate facial features and smooth and fair skin. Just looking at this face, she doesn't look like a woman who raised three children.

Is it the Beauty Pill given by Chu Caiwei? The effect is so good. If I were in the previous life, I would have made a fortune, but it's a pity that I can't go back... He thought regretfully.

Aunt and Lingyue came forward. The former scanned his nephew's body to confirm that there were no missing arms or legs. He raised his chin slightly and said very reservedly:

"I'm home!"

She suddenly twitched her nose and raised her delicate eyebrows: "It smells of green and orange again, so strong?"

Uncle Xu quickly took out the green tangerines in his hand and said with a smile without changing his expression:

"Green oranges can cure coughs. I bought them for Suzune. I also ate one on the way, so it tasted good."

When Xu Lingyin heard this, her face fell instantly.

Uncle Xu glared and said, "What are you doing stupidly? Come and get it."

Xu Lingyin frowned slightly and held the bag of green tangerines in her arms.

She looked at her father and then at the green tangerine in her arms. She rummaged through it with her stubby fingers and found that there were only four. She felt that she was still okay.

The two shallow eyebrows are stretched.

"Ahem!"

Xu Erlang cleared his throat, took out the butter paper bag hidden behind his back, handed it to Xu Lingyin, and said:

"Second brother is also afraid that you will cough..."

Xu Lingyin was stunned, and Xu Qian seemed to see a series of question marks above her head.

Xu Pingzhi and Xu New Year, who threw the hot potato to their children, sat down at the table happily.

Xu Lingyin looked like she was about to cry.

Seeing this, Xu Qian couldn't bear it, so he said:

"Lingyin, big brother is back this time and has brought you a gift."

Xiao Douding suddenly showed a sunny smile, like clouds opening and snow falling, forgetting all the unhappy things, and said softly:

"Where is the gift? Where is the gift, brother?"

Xu Qi'an immediately took out the green tangerine hidden behind him and placed it in Xiao Douding's arms.

Xu Lingyin——Harvest [Green Orange X3]

The poor little child was stunned. He never expected that his father, eldest brother and second brother would treat him like this.

Little Douding suddenly burst out crying:

"I don't want to eat oranges, I don't want to eat oranges..."

Xu Erlang, who had thrown the pot away anyway, said with a relaxed expression:

"If you don't want to eat it, just throw it away."

Throw it away... When Little Douding heard it, he said "Ouch" even more sadly.

She couldn't bear to throw it away...Xu Erlang picked up a chopstick of winter bamboo shoots.

No matter how unpalatable it is, I will eat it...Uncle Xu was "slurping" and drinking.

The second uncle and the second man are really not human beings, bah...Xu Qi'an took a chopstick dish to her aunt and said, "Remember to let her brush her teeth well.

........

After drinking for three rounds, Uncle Xu took a mouthful of pig head meat, chewed it slowly, then poured his son a glass of wine and said in a deep voice:

"Everyone is saying that it's you who offers advice to His Majesty and calls for donations?"

Xu New Year said "hmm" and explained:

"Actually, the best way is to confiscate the houses, but Emperor Yongxing has just ascended the throne and his position is not yet strong, so we can only adopt a gentler approach.

“Originally, he did not agree to call for donations because any actions he took during his tenure would be magnified and over-interpreted by the officials below.

“If you want to sit firmly on the throne, it’s best not to do anything, and wait until your wings are full before you do something drastic.

"It's a pity that God did not fulfill our wishes."

Xu Pingzhi shook his head, stared at Erlang, and said:

"Dad doesn't understand these things either. But I heard a colleague say something today."

After a pause, he said in a deep voice:

"Whoever asks me to pay, I will chop off his mother... Erlang, that person is telling dad to listen.

"If you don't handle this well, your future will be ruined. Well, with Wang Shoufu as your backer, it won't be a problem, but you will have to be on the bench for many years."

Xu New Year's face was solemn: "I know."

Auntie and Xu Lingyue rarely go out, and have no way of asking for information, so they don't know what happened.

It was hard to ask too many questions about official matters, so the mother and daughter looked at each other, frowned while eating, and listened with their ears pricked up.

Xu New Year continued:

"Isn't Big Brother back? Dad, what are you worried about when Big Brother is here?"

Auntie and Xu Lingyue relaxed their brows and ate without any distractions.

Xu Qian asked:
To be continued...