Chapter 330
330 Xu Pingzhi, just you two wait (2)
The kitchen was still busy preparing lunch, and his aunt was planting the newly bought cochopes in the backyard. She was wearing a light blue dress and a pleated long dress of the same color, embroidered with complicated cloud patterns.
When she bent down to plant the orchids, her slender waist and plump buttocks were highlighted.
Second uncle Xu held his helmet and stood not far away. He cleared his throat. Madam, I’m hungry. Go to the kitchen and rush me.
His aunt continued to plant the flowers and ignored him.
“Madam?”
“What are you shouting for?” his aunt’s expression was cold.”Does Lord Xu have to entertain his colleagues tonight and won’t be coming back?”
Second uncle Xu was taken aback. Madam, what are you saying? ” he asked.
After planting the last plant, the aunt clapped her hands, put her hands on her waist, and smiled coldly.
“What’s the saying again? Yes, blood is thicker than water. That blood related nephew of yours did not forget you even after he became rich. He knows how to secretly stuff silver into your second uncle.”
Second uncle Xu was stunned when he heard this. He thought to himself, ” it’s been a long time since eldest brother gave me the silver. It was before he went to Yunzhou. Why did he bring up this old debt? ”
no way. Eldest brother just jumped out of his coffin yesterday. He went out that day and didn’t return home at night. He didn’t have the time to give me silver.
Second uncle Xu definitely wouldn’t admit it. Even if he did, he wouldn’t admit it, not to mention that it was something that was made up.
When her aunt heard this, she exploded. She raised her eyebrows and said loudly, “”Xu Pingzhi, you really want to take 50 taels of private money and secretly go to a brothel.
“Erlang told me this morning that Xu ningyan secretly gave you fifty taels. I was thinking that if you admitted it, I would let it go. I didn’t expect you to really keep it for yourself.
“You don’t want to admit it, do you think Erlang would lie to me? Xu Pingzhi, you’re so heartless. I’ve been running this family and raising your unlucky nephew, and this is how you repay me?”
“Where’s Erlang? Tell him to come out.” Second uncle Xu was angry.
“Bah, Erlang is catching up on sleep. Don’t disturb him and don’t change the topic. Are you going to hand over the fifty taels?”
“….. I’ll hand it over. Madam, don’t be angry.” Second uncle Xu went into the bedroom dejectedly. In order not to let his aunt find the place where he hid the silver notes, he walked quickly.
After entering the bedroom, he went straight to Xu lingying’s small side room and lifted his daughter’s blanket. Under it was all his private money, a total of 80 Liang.
Second uncle Xu gritted his teeth and took out two twenty taels and two five taels silver notes.
At this moment, he suddenly saw a bag of green oranges on the small table beside the bed.
In Xu Pingzhi’s eyes, the green orange was not a simple orange, so he was particularly sensitive to it. He immediately became suspicious.
“Green oranges are sour and astringent, and are usually only used for medicine. Why would you buy them for no reason? It’s still in lingying’s room.”
With doubts in his heart, second uncle Xu left the room and returned to the courtyard. He obediently handed over the silver notes.
The aunt’s expression brightened a little. She snorted and took out a delicate little purse from her arms and kept the silver notes.
Xu Pingzhi asked,”why is there a green orange on the table?” Did dalang buy it?”
“It was bought by Erlang.”
The aunt said with satisfaction after the fifty taels were paid.
Erlang bought it, why did Erlang buy this thing … His purpose for buying the orange should be different from mine … It was wrong!
Second uncle Xu’s heart skipped a beat. second brother didn’t return last night, just like eldest brother. Am I right? ” he asked.
“Erlang went to socialize with his classmates. As for your nephew, who knows where he’s been fooling around.” His aunt rolled her eyes.
If not for the previous social deaths, Xu Pingzhi would have agreed with his wife. But now, he knew what kind of person his son was.
Both Da Lang and ER lang did not return the entire night … According to my understanding of eldest lang, he most likely went to the teaching workshop, but the green orange was bought by Erlang …
“Erlang smells like orange, right?” Xu Pingzhi asked in a casual tone.
His aunt nodded nonchalantly and admired the cochlegrass she had planted.
The answer was obvious … ‘It was eldest lang who taught Erlang. If I’m not mistaken, eldest lang betrayed me, so Erlang made up a lie about his personal savings to blackmail me …’ Bastard, you even dare to scheme against me.
“It seems that Erlang has been having a headache lately,” Xu Pingzhi said in a deep voice.
“What?”
His aunt looked at him blankly. She still cared a lot about her son.
green orange can soothe the mind, cure headaches, and many other benefits. Otherwise, why would people sell this thing when it’s sour and bitter? ” Xu Pingzhi said.
Qing ju did have medicinal value, but it was second uncle Xu’s idea to treat headaches. Anyway, his wife, who didn’t study much and didn’t have any yang spring water on her fingers, couldn’t see through it.
“It must be the pressure from the spring hunt.” His aunt’s heart ached.
“Madam, Erlang hasn’t married yet. As his mother, you have to take good care of him. Don’t fiddle with the flowers all day.” Second uncle lectured, ”
“Erlang bought this for himself. Why did you put it in lingying’s room?”
His aunt was not the kind of woman who would be a kind mother. Perhaps it was because of her beauty that she was particularly proud and delicate. His concern for his children was far from the level of caring for them.
That was why she was often angered by the annoying Xu Lingyin. Whenever she had a meal, she would let Lu ‘e take care of her young daughter while she happily picked her own food.
“Erlang gave it to lingying. I thought it would be a pity to lose it, so I put it in her room and ate it when fangtang came back.” The aunt explained.
“Alright, don’t say anymore. Quickly take Qing ju to the kitchen and let the kitchen maids make soup. By the way, stew a bowl for the eldest son too.” Xu Pingzhi hurriedly added, ”
“This soup doesn’t taste good, and eldest lang probably won’t want it. You, as his aunt, can’t control him. You can ask lingyue to stew it with you. When he comes back tonight, I’m not afraid that he won’t drink it. ”
Auntie nodded and went to get the green orange.
Just as lunch was ready, Xu dalang returned. He took down the gong and saber, threw them on the ground, and sat down at the table.
“Has second uncle come back for lunch?”
I’ll come back to eat in the future. I just received an order this morning. From tomorrow onwards, I won’t be patrolling the outer city. I’ll be patrolling the inner city. Xu Pingzhi drank his soup with a cold expression.
From the outer city to the inner city, his position did not change, but his treatment was raised by one grade.
“Good, good!”
Xu Qi ‘an took the bowl and chopsticks from Lu’ e, wondering what was wrong with second uncle today. He looked so unhappy.
At this time, Xu Erlang came out with sleepy eyes. He glanced at his brother, and the two brothers had a tacit understanding.
“Father, did you quarrel with mother today?” Xu Erlang tried to ask as he sat down.
“Hmph, each and every one of them can’t let me stop worrying. Erlang is still better. In the end, he came out from mother’s womb.” The aunt glared at the uncle and nephew.
The corners of Xu Erlang’s mouth curled up slightly.
Xu Pingzhi looked at his aunt’s personal maid and said, “”Lu er, go to the kitchen and see if the soup is ready.”
Lu ‘er obediently responded and walked out of the side hall with small steps.
“What soup?”
Xu Qi ‘an, who had spent all his money last night, asked with great interest.
“It’s for you and Erlang to nourish your body,” His aunt said.
Xu Qi ‘an and Xu niannian looked at each other and felt that something was wrong. How did aunt (mother) know that we wanted to nourish our bodies?
Not long after, Lu er came in with a big pot of soup, and the strong sour smell hit his face.
A large porcelain bowl was placed on the table, and there were sliced oranges floating in the orange soup, not even peeled.
His aunt personally scooped soup for Xu niannian and complained, “”Erlang, why didn’t you tell mother that you had a headache? the spring examination is about to begin. It is mother’s fault, mother did not take good care of you.
“This green orange soup was specially made by mother for you.”
Orange soup?
This, isn’t this the green orange I bought? Xu niannian looked dazed. How could he make soup out of orange? he would die from drinking it.
“Mother, my headache is because I drank too much wine. Last night.. was entertaining my colleagues …. Xu niannian looked at his brother with a guilty conscience.
Green orange soup … Xu Qi ‘an almost laughed out loud when he heard that. He said in a serious tone, ”
“The green orange soup is very nourishing. Erlang must drink more.”
“You also have one.” “Lingyue and your aunt worked hard to make this soup,” second uncle Xu said lightly.
“?”
A huge question mark appeared in Xu Qi ‘an’s mind.
I’m a martial artist in the spirit forging stage. Do I need this? ” Xu Qi ‘an asked.
“Big brother!” “Just one bowl,” Xu lingyue said softly,”I’ve been stewing it for a long time.”
Xu Qi ‘an couldn’t help but look at his younger brother.
His little brother was also looking at him.
The two brothers both hoped that the other would rise up.
“…….”
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In the end, they both drank a big bowl and choked on it. Tears came out of their eyes and their stomachs turned.
“Hahahaha, let’s eat.” Second uncle Xu drank a little wine and revealed a simple smile.
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[ PS: thanks to the Alliance master of the wordless little Zhuge for the tip. ] I haven’t been updating more these days, mainly because 10000+ a day is my limit.
He had wanted to correct the typos, but seeing the time, he decided to post it first and then correct it.