Not long after the couple left the main room, Qin Huai, accompanied by Mr. Qin and Qin He, came to the Qin family's old house on the grounds that he had "heard about the Qin family's tribute to jujube for a long time and wanted to know something."

Ever since Mr. Qin and Mrs. Miao moved out to live with Qin Xiaoxiao's family, the old house has been empty for five years. When a house loses its popularity, it will easily fall into disrepair. Even if it is carefully maintained, it still looks bleak.

At present, the leaves of the old jujube tree have almost fallen off, and there is no trace of green in it. From the trunk, you can vaguely see the traces of being split by lightning, which adds a bit of mystery to the old jujube tree.

"What are these?" Qin Huai passed the old jujube tree and looked at the two oddly shaped small rooms, one tall and one short, in the corner. He really couldn't figure out what these two things were for, so he asked Mr. Qin.

Mr. Qin smiled before he said anything, with deep nostalgia in his eyes: "Here, my granddaughter asked her father to build a sheepfold and a doghouse. She raised a sheep and a dog."

At first, the sheep pen and the kennel didn't look like this. After Qin Xiaoxiao won the "huge" lottery of eighty-eight taels of silver, he acted like a spoiled brat and asked Qin Shan to tear up the leaky sheep pen and kennel and build a new one.

of.

How detailed can a sheepfold and kennel built by an old man in Qinshan be? In the end, it was Qin Xiaoxiao sitting on the edge with a small horse and "pointing fingers", and it finally took on the appearance that Qin Huai saw.

As for Dahuang and Meie being dissatisfied, the little girl just thinks they are satisfied.

Qin Huai ordered people to check the Qin family and found out that there was a sheep and a dog that Qin Xiaoxiao grew up with. After hearing what Mr. Qin said, he could imagine how the three or four-year-old baby worked hard for this sheep pen and doghouse, and he couldn't help but smile.

He said: "Very interesting."

His eyes fell on the small handprint at the door of the sheepfold, and there was a sheep's hoof print next to it. He couldn't help but stretched out his hand and touched it gently, and his mind was full of the little girl's muddy hands facing

A picture of a sheep taller than her laughing.

There is also a small handprint and dog paw print on the door of the short dog pen, witnessing that innocent time.

"This is..." Qin Huai saw two rows of black lines running parallel up and down on the wall under the eaves. Next to it, he could see vague black little finger prints. His heart couldn't help but move. This mark was very similar to what Mrs. Qin had given him when he was a child.

Height traced with a charcoal stick.

Mr. Qin took a deep look at Qin Huai and realized that it was a lie that he went to the old house to see the old jujube tree, and that he wanted to see the real environment in which his granddaughter grew up.

He frowned slightly and thought about it, and said in a normal tone: "Xiaoxiao and Sanbao compare their heights, and come here every once in a while to measure them."

After that, he pointed to the column on the right and said, "This is Xiaoxiao. She grows faster than Sanbao."

At that time, Sanbao was still no match for Qin Xiaoxiao, who was only half a year older. In order to grow faster and taller so that he could protect Qin Xiaoxiao, he ate an extra bowl of rice and ended up with a stomachache.

This experience is funny to adults, but to Sanbao it is his unreserved love for Qin Xiaoxiao.

Looking at the dense scratches, Qin Huai put his hand up again, this time his movements were lighter and more careful, fearing that he would destroy the only witness that allowed him to see Qin Xiaoxiao's growth.

Then, he discovered several old items placed in the corner that Qin Xiaoxiao had used: a small horse with a broken leg, a rusty small hoe, a small backpack with a big hole... each one told a story

It tells stories full of childlike interest that he doesn't know.

Qin Huai stood in the middle of the courtyard covered with dead branches, his eyes glancing over every inch of land and every object, as if he could travel through time and see a swaddling baby gradually growing into a tooth in this small house.

Xueyu, the toddler, transformed from a toddler into a lively and lovely child, spreading laughter all over the ground...

Finally, the picture settled on the little girl who looked like him, and he suddenly came to his senses. Huge regret suddenly surged in his heart, making him almost lose his composure in front of the Qin family and his son.

After coming out of the old house, Qin Huai walked around the village and wanted to know what kind of environment Qin Xiaoxiao grew up in. Along the way, he directly asked Mr. Qin about some things about Qin Xiaoxiao's childhood.

It seems that I don't think this is so strange.

Mr. Qin didn't fool him. He picked out some things he could say and "inadvertently" mixed in his complaints about Qin Xiaoxiao. What appeared in front of Qin Huai was a bold, naughty, somewhat willful little boy.

girl.

Only children who are loved and cared for by others will develop such a personality.

For a moment, Qin Huai didn't know whether to feel sad or grateful, and he became increasingly unsure about whether Qin Xiaoxiao was willing to recognize his ancestor and return to the clan.

While the three of them were walking around the village, Qin Xiaoxiao, who was feeling uneasy, ended the fishing early and asked Xueya and Hu Qingqing to accompany the girls and return with Sanbao first.

On the way, the two met several villagers. After greeting each other, she walked a long way, and the cold wind carried the discussions of several people into his ears:

"It's indeed too similar. Do you think Mr. Qin is really Xiaoxiao's biological father?"

"It's hard to say. Mr. Qin is a high-ranking official. He can't think that he can't afford to raise a lot of children, so he sent his children all the way from the capital to us, right?"

"Yeah, what I'm talking about is that tiger poison can even eat its seeds. I think Mr. Qin is a very decent person, and he doesn't seem like someone who does such immoral things."

"..."

Qin Xiaoxiao was expressionless and walked forward with a dull head.

Seven years ago, this was how she knew the fact that she was picked up by Qin Shan.

"Xiaoxiao, they are talking nonsense, don't believe it!" Sanbao said with a solemn face and held her hand tightly.

Xiaoxiao is the uncle's child and grew up with him. How could Mr. Qin be her father? Those people must be jealous that their eldest brother won the imperial examination and Mr. Qin came to congratulate them. They deliberately spread such rumors. It's really shameful.

unacceptable.

"Well, I don't believe it." Qin Xiaoxiao breathed a long sigh of relief and patted Sanbao on the shoulder with a relaxed expression: "Don't be angry. No matter what outsiders say, I am your sister and you are my brother.

It will never change.”

When Sanbao heard this, he looked at her carefully to make sure what she said was true or false: "Really? You really don't believe it?"

Qin Xiaoxiao rubbed his head and said with a smile: "Of course it is true. I know they are talking nonsense, but I am stupid to believe it. Are you too unsure of your sister?"

Sanbao breathed a sigh of relief and nodded heavily: "Xiaoxiao, I only believe in you!"

Qin Xiaoxiao was so moved that they returned home holding hands just like they did when they were children.
Chapter completed!