On the way back, Xia Qinglin peeked at Xia Youzhi with a look of admiration.

My sister is really powerful, the whole village is afraid of Aunt Chunhua, and when she sees it, she takes a detour, and even her mother is often angry and crying by Aunt Chunhua, but her sister is not afraid, and she also said that she wants to fight a big cow, which is so powerful.

Xia Youzhi was a little helpless, "Qinglin, do you think my sister is very powerful?" ”

"Yes, my sister is so powerful, she can beat the bad guys away." Xia Qinglin jumped up and down, very happy.

"Qinglin, you have to remember that we can't bully people casually, but we can't let people bully casually." Xia Youzhi said solemnly, "When dealing with some people, when the reason is not clear, then don't be reasonable." ”

"So what to do?" Xia Qinglin asked suspiciously.

"Use here." Xia Youzhi pointed to his brain.

is like Zhang Chunhua, who gave birth to four daughters in the past, and finally gave birth to a son, who is usually very precious.

To solve her problem, it is actually very simple, you have to know what she cares about the most, if she is afraid, she will not dare to provoke the Xia family so blatantly.

Xia Qinglin nodded as if he didn't understand.

The Xia family is a well-meaning person, but they know that people are good at being bullied, and it is better to be a bit sharp.

Xia Youzhi walked to the gate, and just as he wanted to push the door open, the door automatically opened from the inside.

Xia's mother saw Xia Youzhi, who was holding a vegetable basket in one hand and her younger brother in the other, and was stunned in place.

This must be a hallucination, right?

How did she seem to see her daughter lovingly holding her youngest son's hand?

"Mom, Mom." When Xia Qinglin saw his mother, he happily broke free from Xia Youzhi's hand and pounced.

Xia Youzhi looked at Xia's mother, who was much younger in front of him, his heart was churning, and his hands trembled unconsciously.

At this time, Xia Mu was still very young, without the later description, withered, and full of white hair.

In her previous life, Xia Qinglin's death crushed her last straw, and she died after lying in bed for two years.

Yes, heard.

At that time, she was busy pleasing Song's father and Song's mother, and when she heard that Xia's mother wanted to see her before she died, she was indifferent.

Even Xia Mu's funeral did not come back to attend.

She...... It's really bad.

"Oh, why are you carrying such a heavy basket, give it to your mother." Xia Qinglin's pounce also brought Xia's mother back to her senses, and she hurriedly wanted to take over the vegetable basket in Song Youzhi's hand.

Just about to touch the vegetable basket, and thinking that he had just finished his work, there was a smell of sweat on his body, and his hands were still stained with mud, Xia Mu retracted her hand again, wiped the clothes on her body, and then took the vegetable basket.

Seeing Xia's mother's actions, Xia Youzhi's heart ached again.

"How can you let your sister pick vegetables?" Xia's mother counted down her youngest son, "Your sister has just had a fever and is weak." ”

Xia Qinglin was a little aggrieved, it was his sister who asked him to take him to the vegetable garden to pick vegetables, but thinking of what his mother said, his sister was still weak, and the grievance in his heart turned into worry.

"Sister, are you okay?" Xia Qinglin looked at Xia Youzhi worriedly, and Xia Youzhi shook his head.

Xia's mother still wanted to open her mouth, but Xia Youzhi hurriedly spoke: "Mom, I'm fine, it's not about Qinglin, I asked Qinglin to take me to pick vegetables." ”

Xia Mu was stunned, "You...... You...... What do you call me? ”

Xia Mu looked incredulous, she felt that she had heard it wrong.

After all, this child is not close to her, and it has been three months since she came back, and if it is not necessary, she will not talk to her at all, let alone call her "Mom".

"Mom, my sister called you, she called you Mom." Xia Qinglin laughed out loud when he saw his mother's appearance, don't look at him as only five years old, he is smart, his mother is so happy.

Xia Youzhi looked at Xia Mu with a shocked face a little embarrassed, and she didn't expect to call out her mouth.

In her previous life, she had never called Xia's mother "Mom", and she didn't know how to get along with Xia's mother.

"Hey." Xia Mu came back to her senses, her eyes full of tears.

She said that her child was kind, but she couldn't accept it for a while, and she would definitely recognize her after a long time.

She thought she would have to wait a long time, but she didn't expect to be able to fulfill her wish so soon.

"Did you say yes, people are hungry." Xia Qinglin was caught between his sister and mother, and he was helpless.

Mother Xia wiped away the tears in her eyes, looked at her little son funny, and nodded his head, "You, you, you know how to eat." ”

Immediately, Xia's mother noticed that something was wrong, held Xia Qinglin's face, and looked at it carefully left and right, "Oh, you kid, why did your face become like this?" ”

Just now she heard her daughter calling her, but she didn't notice her son's condition, his face and arms were blue and purple, and he was also smeared with purple potion.

Xia Qinglin glanced at Xia Mu timidly, lowered his head and did not speak.

Xia Youzhi hurriedly comforted Xia's mother, who was anxious, "Mom, Qinglin is fine, it's just that he fell, I smeared him with purple potion." ”

Although he didn't know why Xia Qinglin didn't tell his mother about the beating, Xia Youzhi still chose to help his younger brother hide it.

Xia's mother looked at Xia Youzhi suspiciously, the injury didn't look like a fall, but she didn't ask to the end, the child didn't want to say, there must be his own reasons.

"Mom, I'm hungry." When Xia Qinglin heard her sister's words, she put her mind at ease and shook Xia's mother's hand and said coquettishly.

"Okay, okay, you go sit with your sister for a while, and mom will go cook now." Xia's mother looked at her child and was very happy, her home was finally complete.

"Mom, I'll do it." Xia Youzhi hurriedly said, "You still have to work in the afternoon, go and rest." ”

Trees were planted in March, and now in mid-July, there is more rain, but the fruit trees still need to be watered, weeded, and fertilized from time to time.

For the 4 yuan, Xia's mother went out to work every day at dawn, and hurried back to make lunch at noon.

Other farmers all brought food directly, but Xia's mother was not worried about Xia Youzhi, and ran back and forth every day.

"No, you go sit with your little brother, mom will be soon." Xia's mother looked satisfied, her daughter had lived in the city since she was a child, how could she cook.

Looking at Xia's mother, who didn't believe in him, Xia Youzhi didn't argue forcibly.

Pulled the small stool in the kitchen, helped Xia Mu pick vegetables in the kitchen, and by the way, she saw how Xia Mu made a fire, and she really didn't use the big stove in the countryside.

Xia's mother deliberately scrambled an egg for Xia Youzhi and them, but she was reluctant to eat it.

"Mom, I want to build a chicken coop in the yard." Xia Youzhi drank the porridge in the bowl and said slowly.

"Chicken coop?" Xia Mu was stunned for a moment, "If you don't wait for your brother to come back, he knows how to fix it." He is also coming back in the past few days, saying that the college entrance examination scores are ready to come out, and he is going to apply for volunteers. ”

Thinking of the cost of going to college, Xia Mu was worried again.

After Xia Qingbo finished the college entrance examination in early July, he followed Xia's father to work at the construction site, thinking of saving up for college during the holidays.

Xia Youzhi sandwiched an egg with chopsticks and put it in Xia's mother's bowl, "Mom, I'll go cut a few bamboos to form a fence first, and the rest will be cleaned up when the eldest brother comes back." ”

The chickens raised at home were originally free-range in the vegetable field, but two were stolen by Zhang Chunhua.

Usually the hens run all over the yard, and there is no fence to fence them, and there is chicken manure everywhere, and there is always a fishy smell in the air.

"Don't be tired, you have to cut bamboo, let Linlin take you to the back mountain, there is a bamboo forest in front of your grandfather's house."

Xia's mother was successfully diverted from the topic, and her daughter was willing to do it, better than being bored at home all day.

"I know, I know, I'll take my sister when the time comes." Xia Qinglin chewed the vegetables in his mouth and said vaguely, very cute.

Xia Mu and Xia Youzhi looked at each other and smiled, and they were happy at the dinner table.

After lunch, Xia's mother told the sisters and brothers to stay at home, and hurried to the mountain.

After Xia's mother left, Xia Youzhi put on a hat and a sickle in his hand, led Xia Qinglin and set off to the back mountain.

Today, the sun is shining, but the rainstorm was raging two days ago, and the remaining potholes are still there, Xia Youzhi took Xia Qinglin and carefully avoided it.

"Sister, Grandpa Gu's house has rhubarb, it's very cute." On the way, Xia Qinglin chattered excitedly.

"Got a dog?" Xia Youzhi was stunned for a moment.

"Well, it's Grandpa Gu's dog." Xia Qinglin nodded seriously, "Rhubarb is fine, help Grandpa Gu guard the door." ”

"The bamboo forest won't be right in front of Grandpa Gu's house, right?" Xia Youzhi asked helplessly, and once again got Xia Qinglin's affirmative answer.

I am a little afraid of dogs, and I was bitten by dogs in the Song family's compound when I was a child.

Xia Youzhi hesitated, but still took Xia Qinglin to the back mountain.

After passing by his vegetable patch, Xia Youzhi deliberately glanced inside, Zhang Chunhua really didn't go in to steal the vegetables, Xia Youzhi sneered, to deal with this kind of person, it was really faster to come directly.

The siblings walked along the path up the mountain for ten minutes, and finally saw the bamboo forest.

Xia Youyi walked all the way to the yellow mud house, and the outside of the house was fenced, and more than a dozen hens ran around.

"Is this Grandpa Gu's house?" In her previous life, she was bent on rushing to the city, and she didn't know much about the situation in the village.

Xia Qingyang nodded and pointed to the dog not far away, "Sister, look, rhubarb." ”

Rhubarb saw that it was Xia Qinglin, but he only symbolically "barked" twice, not like defense, but like a greeting.

"Rhubarb is a good friend of mine." Xia Qinglin said proudly, "Sister, Grandpa Gu may not be at home, and the rhubarb is on a leash." ”

Not at home?

It seems that you can only cut the bamboo first, and then ask Xia Mu to talk to Grandpa Gu again.

Xia Youzhi led Xia Qinglin to the bamboo forest next to him, the day was too big, and he was sweating like rain when he walked, which was really a crime.

As soon as he raised the scythe, a rapid and ferocious dog bark sounded behind him.

"Woo Woo Woo ......"

Xia Youzhi turned around and saw the rhubarb in the yard screaming at her, constantly trying to break free from the rope.

Xia Youzhi's face turned pale, this dog wouldn't think she was a thief, right? pulled Xia Qinglin and wanted to leave, but Xia Qinglin looked reluctant.

"Sister, don't be afraid, rhubarb is my good friend." Xia Qinglin shook Xia Youzhi's clothes, turned his head and shouted at Rhubarb, "Rhubarb, Rhubarb, this is my sister." ”

"Qinglin, let's go home, and we'll come back tomorrow when Grandpa Gu is at home." Xia Youzhi wanted to pull Xia Qinglin away, but Xia Qinglin broke free of her hand and ran towards the yard.

"Rhubarb, rhubarb, this is my sister, don't call it." Xia Qinglin shouted while running.

Suddenly, the dog went crazy...... broke free from the rope and rushed towards Xia Qinglin.