In my 40s, the trading system took me flying

Xu Xiaoya leaned against the window frame and stood on tiptoe, trying to look inside. Unfortunately, she was not tall enough and could only look at Xu Twelve beside her.

"Have you done it yet?"

She poked Xu Twelve anxiously. She also wanted to see her grandmother hit someone.

Xu Twelve shook his head: "My mother and the others are all in the room, how could they still fight? But this is the first time I've seen grandma so angry!"

Eleventh Brother beside him also nodded: "It's really scary, my father is in trouble this time!"

Xu Xiaoya sighed, "Why did grandma hit Fourth Dad?"

Since she returned to the old house, she has only seen her three uncles and her aunt, but has never seen her fourth uncle. She never thought of asking about him before, after all, no one in the family mentioned it.

This is the first time I saw it today.

"do not know!"

Xu Twelve was very straightforward, while Brother Eleven beside him shook his head: "I don't know either!"

Got it!

He didn't even know why his father did that.

In fact, it was not until now that Xu Xiaoya remembered that when her brothers got together, they all called their uncles "daddies", and she ignored who was the fourth uncle's child.

"Seventh and Ninth Brothers and I have the same father!"

It was only after Eleventh Brother pointed it out that Xu Xiaoya suddenly understood.

However, at home, we call our children by their names in the order of their birth, and we have never called them by their proper names.

In fact, all the boys in the family are named according to the twelve heavenly stems and twelve earthly branches. Because they are difficult to remember, we just remember the order.

"Then why did Fourth Dad get beaten when he came back? Was it because he hadn't been back for a few years?"

Xu Xiaoya thought that when her parents came back, if they hadn’t brought her with them, they would probably have been beaten!

No one could answer her question. In the room, her grandmother was still dealing with Fourth Father. After listening for a while, Xu Xiaoya was called away by Second Mother.

"What are you kids eavesdropping on? Stop prying into adult matters!"

Er Niang has a very good personality and is always gentle to them. Xu Xiaoya especially likes to get close to her and ask her questions.

"Second Mother, Fourth Father is back, why isn't Fourth Mother back?"

The word "bo" is omitted here, and the aunt is called "niang" directly, according to the generation.

"Your fourth mother stayed at her parents' home and won't be back!"

After saying this, Er Niang glanced at Xu Shiyi, her eyes filled with heartache.

Xu Shiyi was raised by several aunts in the family since he was a child. His biological mother never came back. If the fourth child had not brought the child back over the years, they would not know how they were doing outside.

Logically speaking, the Xu family has many sons, so it would be nothing to send one away to marry into the family. However, Xu Sizhu was not sent away. He was marrying a wife, but this wife was a little special because her father-in-law's family had some ability.

"If you don't want to come back, then don't come back!"

Xu Shiyi didn't care at all.

He had limited time to see his biological mother from childhood to adulthood, no more than three times, and had almost no feelings for her.

If you ask him if he feels bad, he definitely feels bad. Fortunately, the Xu family has not split up, and his other aunts also love him very much. He has no shortage of maternal love, so naturally he doesn't ask for it.

"It's just right that you don't come back!"

Xu Xiaoqi came back with a basket of hawthorns on his back and happened to hear their conversation. He put down the basket and asked them if they wanted to eat the hawthorns.

Xu Xiaoya's mouth was watering, not because of greed, but because of sourness.

Although hawthorns coated with icing sugar are delicious, they are really not that good without icing sugar.

Several children were swallowing their saliva, and finally shook their heads in unison: "No!"

Xu Xiaoqi didn't force it, but asked Er Niang if they wanted to store the hawthorns in the cellar. Er Niang shook her head and said, "Don't worry about it. Wait until your grandma has some free time to sort them out. Whether to slice them, dry them, or store them in the cellar is up to her!"

Perhaps because of Xu Xiaoqi's interruption, the children did not continue to ask about Si Niang. Instead, they surrounded Xu Xiaoqi and asked him to take them out to play spinning tops.

Xu Xiaoqi didn't refuse and took them out to play.

When I came back it was already time for dinner.

Several children sat quietly on the benches, each holding a bowl and chopsticks in their hands. Although the food was in their own bowls, they all looked at Old Lady Xu and Xu Sizhu at the main table.

I almost pricked up my ears to listen to their conversation.

"It's a good thing she doesn't come back, otherwise she'll suffer in the mountains!"

It was Old Man Xu who spoke first. Old Lady Xu snorted coldly, "Marry a man, and you'll have clothes and food. How many times has she been home since she married the Fourth Brother? You can count them on one hand. She gave birth to a child but didn't raise it. She's only focused on her parents' family. So why did she marry the Fourth Brother in the first place?"

The grievances between the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law have been accumulating for a long time, and there is nothing that can be done when they break out at this time.

Xu Sizhu didn't say anything, just lowered his head and ate his meal.

"Why are you saying that? The fourth brother is already back. It's a mess outside right now, so he should be at home looking after his sons!"

Old Man Xu said a few words to comfort him, then kicked Xu Sizhu: "Did you hear that?"

Xu Sizhu responded with a humming sound.

Only then did Xu Xiaoya dare to speak: "Fourth Father, are you still leaving?"

There are wars everywhere outside. If Fourth Father comes back and leaves again, he may not be able to come back and find anyone next time.

Xu Sizhu shook his head: "I'm not leaving!"

The little girl blinked at Xu Shiyi. Who doesn’t want a biological father? They are all children, and she knows them very well.

Xu Shiyi snorted coldly: "Leave if you want!"

No one dared to speak during the meal. After it was finally over, Xu Sizhu took his sons back to the house, probably to strengthen the father-son relationship.

Xu Xiaoya continued to cling to Old Lady Xu. She didn't want to follow her father back to the house. Her mother, who was still in confinement after giving birth, and a younger brother who was the size of a cat were also in their house.

She was really afraid that she would make too much noise and scare Xu's mother and alarm her younger brother.

"Grandma, why does Fourth Dad look older than First Dad?"

When this issue was mentioned, Old Mrs. Xu became angry.

"Your fourth father was the strongest of your father's brothers. He also learned some martial arts from a wandering Taoist priest. As soon as he came of age, he insisted on going down the mountain to see the world. Who would have thought that he would become so wild after this trip?"

Old Mrs. Xu always feels unhappy when she mentions her fourth son.

"He found a job outside and worked for an escort agency, living a life on the edge of a knife. One time, he saved a wealthy businessman, and the businessman married his daughter to your fourth father!"

This story is quite interesting to listen to.

But just like many love stories, how could a rich girl like a poor boy with ordinary looks, let alone a rough guy who couldn't read a single word.

Even though Fourth Father tried hard to learn and change, he was still despised by the rich girl.

But under pressure from her father, the rich young lady had to live with her fourth father. Because she didn't like him, she also didn't like the child she gave birth to.

The child was left to the wet nurse as soon as he was born, and sent back to his husband's house when he was three months old. The husband never thought of caring about the child. Only when the fourth father finished his escort mission would he come back to see the child.

Fortunately, the Xu family did not split up, and the other daughters-in-law the old couple found were all from good families. They took pity on their three children and were able to grow up normally.

After listening to the story of Fourth Father and Fourth Mother, Xu Xiaoya could only sigh: "It's not easy for them not to get divorced!"

When Old Lady Xu heard her words, she snorted coldly: "Divorce for nothing! Just divorce your wife!"

Xu Xiaoya: ...

Grandma is quite resentful.

"But your fourth father has a son now, so he doesn't need that daughter-in-law anymore. If she dares to come and ask for the child, I'll break her legs!"

After saying those harsh words, Old Mrs. Xu lay on the kang angrily, unable to fall asleep.

"Why don't you find another wife for the fourth child, so that he won't still be obsessed with that heartless bastard!"

This was said to Old Man Xu, who was helping Xu Xiaoya cover herself with the quilt. "What are you looking for? With the Fourth Brother's appearance, who would be willing to marry him? He would give up his father and mother for a wife and son."

Although the words were unpleasant, Old Man Xu had no way to refute them. He also thought that his fourth son was a bastard who really gave up his family for a wife.

"Grandma, Fourth Father and Fourth Mother haven't divorced yet, right? Won't Fourth Father feel bad when you say that?"

Xu Xiaoya reminded them, only to have Old Lady Xu become even more resentful. "Uncomfortable? It would be better if he died of uncomfort, so I wouldn't be upset. I've been strong all my life, so how could I give birth to such a loser?"

Xu Xiaoya stopped interrupting.

It seems that this matter of Fourth Uncle will keep Old Mrs. Xu upset for a while.

The next morning, Xu Xiaoya was woken up by Xu Shier.

"Twelfth brother, you don't have to go to school today, right? Why are you up so early?"

Xu Xiaoya didn't want to come out of the bed, but Xu Shier picked her up and put clothes on her.

"We're not going to school. Fourth Daddy wants to take us hunting in the mountains. Do you want to go?"

How could Xu Xiaoya let go of such a thing? She immediately became alert and put on her clothes without Xu Shier's help. She didn't even care about her hair and rushed out. It was her second aunt who couldn't bear to watch her and helped her tie her hair. Then she told them to be careful.

"Do you know why Fourth Daddy wants to go hunting?"

In autumn, people are busy picking food and storing grain. Hunting is usually done when winter is approaching and the animals have gained weight, making this a more suitable time for hunting.

Xu Xiaoya has been in the mountains for more than a year, so she naturally knows this pattern.

Xu Twelve pointed at the Seventh and Ninth Brothers and reminded her: "Fourth Father is trying to please the Seventh and Ninth Brothers!"

He had not cared about their lives for many years. Now that he was back, his sons had grown up and were not close to him. If he wanted his sons to recognize him, he had to do something.

Xu Xiaoya tutted her words, which was understandable. However, she turned to look at her father who was holding Little Fourteen: "Dad, do you want to go?"

Father Xu waved his hand: "I'm going to take your brother to look after your mother. You can go play with your fourth father, but you can't run around!"

After Xu's father gave some advice, Xu Xiaoya knew that her biological father would give priority to taking care of her biological mother. She responded without getting angry, then took Xu Twelve's hand and went up the mountain to play.

Although Old Lady Xu despised her fourth son for being unsuccessful, she still asked her eldest daughter-in-law to bring them some dry food.

Because Xu Shiyi insisted on bringing Xu Xiaoya and Xu Twelve, what was originally a hunting trip for father and son to bond became almost like an autumn outing for Xu Sizhu to take his five children.

Xu Xiaoya was carrying a small backpack and was held by her seventh brother, while the other children walked by themselves.

Along the way, apart from Xu Xiaoya chattering with several brothers, no one heard Xu Sizhu speak. After walking for more than an hour, Xu Sizhu suddenly asked them to climb trees, and at this time different movements began to emerge in the mountains.