Xiao Youchen pulled up his trouser legs, tied the bamboo basket to his waist, and walked down the river.

"Brother, give me the bamboo basket!"

"Okay, you just take care of it, I don't want you to accidentally put your hands in again. If you're really bored waiting, you can play with the water! It's cooler that way, too. ”

After Xiao Youchen finished speaking, he buried his head and began to rummage through the mud hole next to the river bank to find shrimp and crabs.

Xiaoshuang was stunned for a while, and then he responded helplessly: "Oh! ”

She took off her shoes, pulled up her trouser legs, sat down by the river, and slapped her legs in the water.

"Brother, I won't run away from the shrimp like this, right?"

"It's okay, there are so many shrimps in this river, it doesn't matter if you run one or two, as long as you're happy, there's nothing more important than making my sister happy." Xiao Youchen raised up and responded to Xiao Shuangning with a smile.

Xiao Shuangning listened to Xiao Youchen say this, becoming more unscrupulous, and clapping his feet harder. The laughter echoed in the air, and people couldn't help but laugh when they heard it.

Her feet beat the river harder and she couldn't help but sing.

Let's swing the oars, the boat pushes away the waves, the sea reflects the beautiful white tower, surrounded by green trees and red walls, the boat floats gently in the water, and the cool wind blows in the face......

Xiao Youchen has always liked Xiao Shuangning's yellow bird-like voice, and now when he hears Xiao Shuangning singing, his heart is even more turbulent, and he is more passionate and motivated.

While catching shrimp, he also hummed quietly along with Xiao Shuangning.

"Ning Ning, my brother likes to listen to you sing, and listening to you sing and doing things is more energetic."

"Really? Then I will sing it to you, and I will sing it until you fill the basket. ”

"Good! As long as my brother wants to listen to it, Ning Ning can sing it to my brother anytime and anywhere. ”

"That's what you said! No repentance, no remorse, no remorse when you grow up. ”

"Of course, don't believe me, pull hook." Xiao Shuangning stretched out his little finger and made a gesture to hook with Xiao Youchen.

Xiao Youchen looked at Xiao Shuangning's serious appearance, and responded with a smile: "Okay, what Ning Ning said, my brother believes it, don't pull the hook, you continue to sing!" My hands are full of mud, and I'm afraid to get your hands dirty. ”

"Okay!" Xiao Shuangning should arrive and continue to sing with devotion.

Her voice is really good, like the voice of heaven.

The murmuring of the river, coupled with her heavenly voice, makes people feel cool and relaxed in this hot summer.

Soon, Xiao Youchen caught a basket full of shrimp and crabs. In this regard, if Xiao Youchen admits the first, no one dares to admit the second, which is estimated to be inherited from his father, as if he was born as a child of the river, and the river takes care of him and deliberately drives the fish, shrimp and crabs to his side. Every time I come out, I always return with a full load.

"Ningning, it's full, are you still playing? If you don't play, we'll go back! Xiao Youchen shook the shrimp and crab in the bamboo basket and confirmed that it could no longer be loaded, so he asked Xiao Shuangning's opinion.

"Let's go back! I'm still waiting for my aunt to make me shrimp and crabs to eat! Now I'm drooling with thoughts, brother, come, I'll pull you, you come up quickly, my stomach is already croaking with hunger. ”

"Okay, you get out of the way, I'll come up by myself, just your little body, don't pull me up, but drag you down."

"Hmm!" Xiao Shuangning muttered and stood aside.

Xiao Youchen grabbed the weeds and small trees on the shore and climbed up from the river. The two held hands and happily walked in the direction of home.

Suddenly, several village children rushed out and blocked their way.

"What are you going to do?"

Xiao Youchen saw that the comer was not good, so he quickly pulled Xiao Shuangning behind him, and lined up his arms to protect Xiao Shuangning.

Xiao Shuangning stood behind Xiao Youchen tremblingly, she was spoiled by Xiao Youchen, she hadn't felt such fear for a long time, she had even forgotten what fear was, she originally thought that her life would always be so smooth, and there would be no more nightmares. These vicious children brought her previous inhuman life back to mind.

The big boy who took the lead looked at the two brothers and sisters with disgust on his face and said, "People are small and big, and they have learned to be heroes to save beauty at such a young age!" You wouldn't want your sister to be your daughter-in-law, would you? But there's nothing strange about it, you guys are monsters, you must be different from us normal people, don't you say? ”

The rest of the people laughed and agreed, and the boy's expression was even more proud, and he laughed wildly with the rest of the children, his expression was so hideous, he couldn't see the innocence of the child at all.

"You, you're the monsters." Xiao Youchen was so angry that his face was red, and he tried to raise his voice to refute.

One of the boys came to Xiao Youchen's side and snatched the bamboo basket from his hand, "Yo hey! That's a lot! But there are so many of us, I'm afraid it's really not enough! ”

As the boy spoke, he shook all the shrimp and crabs in the bamboo basket to the ground, swarmed up together, and trampled the fresh shrimp and crabs on the ground with his feet.

Xiao Youchen was so anxious that he pounced on them, pulling with those people, trying to stop their evil deeds.

"Don't, don't step on my shrimp, you—you pay for my shrimp."

Those children worked together to push him to the ground, and Xiao Shuangning went to help Xiao Youchen up, "Brother, are you okay?" ”

Xiao Youchen looked back at Xiao Shuangning, he could feel that Xiao Shuangning's hands holding him were trembling. He gently grabbed Xiao Shuangning's hand and said, "Ning Ning, with my brother here, my brother will protect you, don't be afraid." ”

"You are the scourge of the village, who is qualified to eat the shrimp and crabs in the river, these shrimps and crabs are just fed to the dogs, and they are not given to you to eat, you had better get out of Yuanji Village as soon as possible. My aunt said, if you stay in the village, sooner or later you will harm us, the flowers of the motherland and the pillars of the future, don't you say? ”

The rest chimed in, "Yes, shameless thing, get out of the village." ”

The boy who took the lead set his eyes on Xiao Shuangning, pointed at Xiao Shuangning with his finger, and said viciously: "Especially you, little vixen." You are a wild seed, a fox spirit with a mother and no mother. ”

Xiao Youchen couldn't bear it anymore, so he rushed over and scuffled with the children, "What did you say?" Call you nonsense, whoever just bullied my sister, I'm not done with him. I can't bear to bully my sister, where is your turn, I will kill you. ”

The children scuffled and entangled, and Xiao Shuangning cried in fright.

"Don't fight, don't hit my brother."

"Woo...... Brother, don't fight, your mother will punish you when you go back. ”

"Please, don't fight......"

Xiao Shuangning cried intermittently beside her, they were in a ball, and she didn't dare to surround her at all.

Seeing this, a group of adults ran over to dissuade them and forcibly separated them. The children all had blue noses and swollen faces, and some of them were red, of course, the most seriously injured was Xiao Youchen.

Xiao Shuangning hurriedly came to Xiao Youchen's side, looking at the wound on his face and arm, she cried even more sadly.

"Brother, are you in pain?"

"Ning Ning, don't cry, it doesn't hurt, you see that they are all injured, I didn't suffer."

"It's all my fault, if I hadn't been clamoring for shrimp, you wouldn't have been beaten by them."

"Okay, Ningning, don't cry, I'm really fine. They scolded you just can't do it, and they said they want to protect you, how can I care. Xiao Youchen wiped away the tears on Xiao Shuangning's face, and moved his gaze to the crushed shrimp and crab on the ground, "It's a pity, I'm afraid you won't be able to eat shrimp today." ”

"Ning Ning won't eat it, Ning Ning will never eat shrimp again in the future, woo woo ......"

"Huh! Alright, let's go home! Xiao Youchen picked up the bamboo basket on the ground, took Xiao Shuangning's hand and prepared to go back.

An adult ran over in a hurry, pulled one of the children to his side, and looked at his injuries in distress.

"What's going on?"

The child pointed to Xiao Youchen's back and said, "Mom, he beat him." ”

The woman rushed to Xiao Youchen angrily, grabbed Xiao Youchen's arm, and said viciously: "It's really two broom stars, they don't stay at home if they have nothing to do, and they still run out to make trouble, look at what you have done to my son, I have to find your family to evaluate it." ”

The woman dragged Xiao Youchen's arm with one hand, similar to the feeling of dragging Xiao Youchen away, and with the other hand, she held her son and walked towards Shumei's house with a strong momentum.

Xiao Shuangning trotted after and explained to the woman, "It was they who scolded us first, and it was not our fault. ”

"Little, you still dare to quibble, where is your turn to speak. You don't even know where your mother went to steal the wild seeds that the man stole back, and ruined the atmosphere of our village, how far you go, don't be an eyesore in front of me. ”

The woman roared like a lion's roar, so frightened that Xiao Shuangning didn't dare to squeak.

She only now understands that in addition to her grandmother and aunt, there are many bad people. It's just that living in the shade of Xiao Youchen and Shumei during this time made her forget to be prepared for danger in times of peace and forget that she should be strong.

She followed them dejectedly, sad and scared.

Xiao Youchen has always been a good child, an honor student in the eyes of teachers and classmates, and has never made a mistake by half a step. It is only in the eyes of these narrow-minded and chewing folks that he has become so worthless.

Xiao Shuangning blamed herself very much, if she let Xiao Youchen be punished by her mother because of herself and block the name of this bad child, then she would really be a sinner.

The woman scolded all the way, and without meeting anyone, she told them how bad the two brothers and sisters were, indiscriminately, and didn't ask why the children were fighting, anyway, she had the mentality that Xiao Youchen bullied their children.

They came to Shumei's house, where Shumei was sorting out the dried cabbage in the yard.

"Kang Shumei, are you at home?" The woman angrily kicked open the iron gate and entered uninvited.

She pushed Xiao Youchen to the ground, her face full of anger.

Seeing this, Shumei hurriedly ran over and helped Xiao Youchen up from the ground. Xiao Shuangning ducked behind her and grabbed the corner of her clothes tightly.

"Sister Hua! What's going on? ”

"What's wrong? Look at it, look at what your child has done to my child. In the end, it's a stepmother! There is a mother and there is no mother. ”

"Sister Hua, just talk about things, don't scold, the children are here, you don't want them to learn all the bad things!" Shumei said politely.