Li Laosi saw his confusion and kindly explained to him, even exaggerating by saying that Li Xiaoxiao was a bad person in many ways, that she never gave any of her earnings to the old house, but used all of it for herself, building houses and buying land. Li Laoda didn't care about these things, that what he cared about was that his second brother had become rich, and that perhaps he had a source of money for the imperial examinations.

The next day, Li Xiaobao took Li Lao Da to Li Xiaoxiao's home. Li Jiaojiao and Li Chengcai also went with them. What Li Chengcai looked down on the most was his second uncle, who was sick all day long and had to take medicine all the time. The reason why he came with his father was to see how rich his second uncle's family was and whether he could take advantage of them.

Li Jiaojiao was purely curious. It had only been a short time since they last met, so how could Li Xiaoxiao have the money to build a house and buy land? When she thought about how she was humiliated by Li Xiaoxiao last time when she went to the county town, she wanted to beat her up. The good image she had always maintained was ruined. In fact, she was overthinking it. It was just her trivial matter, and no one would mention it if others mentioned it.

"Uncle, this is Li Xiaoxiao's home." After walking out of the village for a long time, Li Xiaobao stopped.

In front of him was a large courtyard with a tall gate. It looked even more spacious than the Li family's old house. Boss Li nodded silently and ordered, "Knock on the door."

Li Xiaobao obediently knocked on the door.

After a while, Sun's voice came from inside: "Who is it?"

"Aunt, I'm Jiaojiao. My brother, dad and I are here to see you." Li Jiaojiao's voice came from outside the door.

Sun opened the door and let them in.

As soon as he entered the door, Boss Li greeted him with a big smile on his face: "Second brother, you are feeling better recently."

"Much better, thank you for your concern, brother." Sun was a little flattered. In the past, Li Dajiang had almost never looked at her straight in the eye when they were in the Li family, but today he actually took the initiative to talk to her.

"That's good, that's good." As he said that, Boss Li walked into the yard. He looked around casually and found that there were several rabbits and pheasants in the cages. The yard was spacious and very clean.

Li Xiaobao and Li Chengcai followed him, looking around like thieves, and their eyes widened when they saw the big fat rabbit in the cage.

Hearing the voices, Li Dahai came out of the room. Seeing that it was his eldest brother, he hurriedly welcomed Li Lao Da into the room, sat him down, and told Li Ruolan to bring tea.

While drinking tea, Boss Li said with emotion: "Second brother, you have suffered a lot. Are you used to living here?"

"Everything is fine. When will my eldest brother come back?" Li Dahai felt sad. All the grievances he had felt after leaving home came up at once. In the Li family, his eldest brother had always been very kind to him and cared about him since he was a child.

"I came back yesterday. I heard from mom that you were separated and living alone, so I came to see you because I was worried." Li Laoda had a serious expression on his face, like a good brother who cares about his younger brother: "Jiaojiao, bring the things over here."

Li Jiaojiao took small steps and obediently put the things in her hand on the table.

"Second brother, these are the cakes I bought from a famous dim sum shop in the county, as snacks for Huawen and the others." Boss Li had a concerned look on his face, like an elder who doted on his children.

"Brother, Hua Wen is not at home. He went to the county town to study."

"Oh, he went to study. Studying is good. I have always thought Huawen is smart since he was young." Li Lao Da was startled, but he quickly reacted. He said yes, but in his heart he was thinking that the second brother's family was really rich. They built such a nice yard, bought land, and had money to let their children go to school. His mind was in a whirlwind of thoughts in an instant.

"It was Xiaoxiao who asked Huawen to go to school. We are where we are today because of Xiaoxiao." Li Dahai has been close to his elder brother since they were young. He was really happy that his elder brother came to see him today. He talked to him in a constant stream about his life after he moved out.

Boss Li pretended to listen patiently, occasionally saying a few words, but in his heart he was thinking about how to talk to Li Dahai.

"Uncle, we've been here for a while, why don't we see the little sister?" Li Jiaojiao asked softly, successfully interrupting Li Dahai.

"She's gone hunting. She probably won't be back until noon."

"That's such a pity. I can't see my sister today." Li Jiaojiao's voice was filled with regret.

"Brother, why don't you and Jiaojiao have lunch here at noon? Jiaojiao can eat while waiting for Xiaoxiao, and the sisters can have a private chat." Li Dahai kindly tried to persuade them to stay.

Boss Li gave Li Jiaojiao an approving look. His daughter really loved him, but it was a pity that she was a girl.

In this way, Boss Li did not return to the old house at noon, and Li Chengcai and Li Xiaobao also stayed. Both of them were his nephews, and Li Dahai did not hate them in his heart.

Sun had some objections, but since Li Dahai had already said it, she couldn't refute it, so she called Li Ruolan to cook together.

Li Xiaobao was very happy to know that he would stay for dinner. He chatted with Li Chengcai for a long time, then ran to the kitchen and told Sun that his uncle loved to eat rabbit meat and asked if they could kill a rabbit.

She had originally been thinking of just frying some bacon, but Li Xiaobao's request put her in a dilemma. Xiaoxiao had never liked the Li family. Her elder brother was eating and drinking here, and she didn't know if he would be angry when Xiaoxiao came back.

She would not refuse anyone. Although it was Li Xiaobao who came, she didn't know whether it was Boss Li's intention. Boss Li was a scholar. In ancient times, people had a heartfelt admiration for scholars, and Sun was no exception.

Li Xiaoxiao would go to the mountain every few days. There were several fat rabbits in the cage, and Sun just caught one.

The meal was ready, but Li Xiaoxiao had not returned yet. With Si Chengxu following her, Sun and Li Dahai were not worried. Li Xiaoxiao was having dinner at their house, and Li Dahai was really happy. He asked Sun to bring the leftover wine from building the house.

Boss Li also poured Li Dahai some wine. Li Dahai couldn't refuse, so he had to drink it. After two glasses of wine, Li Dahai began to feel dizzy. Boss Li knew that the time had come. He said that he had wanted to go home to get money as he was about to take the exam. He needed money to take care of things when he was away, but there was not that much money at home. As he spoke, he actually felt like crying.

As far as Li Dahai could remember, he had never seen such a decadent elder brother. His elder brother had always been gentle and elegant, but he looked like this because he had no money. In a fit of excitement, he blurted out, "I'll lend you the money."

"Are you serious? Second brother, do you have money?" Boss Li looked touched and a little incredulous.

"Big, big brother, if you are in trouble, a brother should help you. I don't have any money, and all the money is with Xiaoxiao. When she comes back, I will ask her to give it to you, burp." Li Dahai spoke incoherently and burped.

Sun was anxiously winking at him, but he was so focused on talking to Boss Li that he didn't notice anything.

Before leaving, the two agreed to come and get the silver tomorrow, a total of sixty taels. Li Dahai got drunk and passed out. Sun was full of worries. She blamed Li Dahai for drinking and for agreeing to give the silver to Li Lao Da. The silver in the family was earned by Xiao Xiao with great effort, so how could he give it away so casually?

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