It was almost an hour before the people came out of the house. The villagers finally had a lively scene to see, but they were reluctant to go, standing or sitting in twos and threes. Li Kui had already pulled Li Mo to sit down, and when he saw everyone coming out, he hurriedly stood up. The villagers also gathered around again.

The second aunt has lost the arrogance just now, shrugging her head, her eyes are still a little red and swollen, as if she has cried.

The patriarch stood under the eaves and announced loudly to everyone: "Mo Niang, since Ming'er, has taken Kuiwazi to live in the old house next to you. You are so young that you still let your second uncle and aunt take care of you. Don't worry, grandpa has already said them, and he won't give you any more kisses in the future. It's rare that you are so sensible and willing to take your eldest brother without marrying, and then you will take care of Kuiwazi at home. Your second aunt will give you five taels of silver in a while, add some oil and salt for yourself, and your second uncle will send you rice and noodles every month. If there is anything else in the family that the two little ones can't do, go directly to your second uncle to help."

At night, Li Mo hadn't fallen asleep yet, and was staring at the roof in a daze, when he heard Li Kui next door and Erzhu Dazhuang of the second uncle's house talking.

A glutinous child's voice is the baby son of the second uncle's family, "Brother Kui, don't you live with us, don't you sleep with me?"

It was Li Kui who was a little immature but pretended to be old-fashioned, "That's right, my sister and I will move to the old house next door tomorrow." ”

The dog's voice sounded like a little lost, "Then will you return my brother in the future, Brother Kui, will you still take me to play?"

Li Kui said very generously, "It's your mother who is not good, and you want to marry my sister." But you kid is still good, and you secretly divided so many of my boiled eggs. No matter what happens to the adults, I will recognize you as a brother. In the future, if you miss me, come to the old house to play with me by yourself. ”

Goudan was relieved to hear him say this, but he felt that it was wrong, and explained, "My mother is very good, she is good to me." Well, she still doesn't like Sister Mo very much, and she doesn't treat Sister Mo very well. She also said that my sister ate the eggs that were originally left for me. ”

Speaking of this, Li Kui began to be more serious, "No, my father's owner gave us a lot of money to support us, she can use the money to buy eggs, why can't my sister eat it, and said that it is all yours." ”

Although the dog is small, the children of the poor are mature early, and when they see that their brother is unhappy, they dare not talk about the eggs anymore, and ask, "Then you and the two of you will live in the old house with the last sister, it's so scary." The stone also said that our old house is actually a haunted house, and people have been killed in it. ”

Li Kui was not a little afraid, "I know about this, our grandmother died in the old house." But our grandma is not a ghost, I have seen grandma before, but I was still young at that time and I don't remember, I heard my sister say that grandma hurts me. Even if there are real ghosts, I'm not afraid, and I'll protect my sister. ”

Li Mo suddenly felt that the corners of his eyes were wet. Take a wipe of your hand, since you shed tears. She is a little alienated and vague about her feelings, she has good grades since she was a child in her previous life, and she is also independent, and her parents are always careful to hold it. Her parents love her, and she respectfully loves her parents. But she has grown up independently and worked hard all the way, her parents are all wooden in words, and no one has ever said who she wants to protect. There was no one else to protect her.

Now it's reduced to a little kid to protect it? The corners of his mouth were a little sarcastic, but a certain piece of his heart was melted and warm.

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The next day, I got up and started moving. In fact, there is nothing to move, just a few clothes and two beds. Yesterday, when I got the money, I asked Aunt Wang next door to bring some oil, salt, pots and bowls when I went to the market today.

I was very helpless when I entered the old house and saw Li Mo, the house I lived in was dilapidated enough, and this old house was only more dilapidated and old, and it looked like it was going to collapse at any time. Fortunately, it is enough for the two sisters and brothers, and the house is not too small, after all, there used to be a large family living there. There is a patio in the door, a hall with two rooms, and a kitchenette next to it. The most gratifying thing is that there is actually a well.

When he entered one of the rooms, it was dusty and dilapidated, and Li Kui had nowhere to put his feet on the bed that was taller than him. There was a sound of rustling in the next room, and the sister and brother went directly to the quilt. As soon as I entered the room, I saw the eldest girl scrubbing the old bed with a rag, and the broom leaning against the edge of the bed.

The big girl is very embarrassed. "Me, the old house is too dirty, I'll sweep it. ”

Li Kui threw the bedding on the fairly clean bed, turned around and said, "Sister Eldest Girl, do you know about my second aunt when you come here?"

The eldest girl was even more uneasy, and whispered, "I came here by myself, Mo Niang is not in good health and can't do too much work." ”

"My second aunt knows about it and wants to scold you again" The second aunt didn't say bad to her daughters, but it was only to the extent that she was fed and clothed, and beating and scolding were common.

"I got up early, and the work was done, and my mother wouldn't say anything. Mo Niang's body is just right, so let's sit and rest. ”

Li Kui smiled and patted his ass, "Sister Sister, you are so good, gentle and capable, and beautiful, you will definitely be able to find me a good brother-in-law." When I grow up, I will definitely honor my eldest sister and buy eggs for you to eat every day. ”

Listening to this fairy tale, the two sisters laughed. The eldest girl didn't notice the laughter for a while, and immediately pursed her mouth and became shy.

Mo Niang was a little stupid, what a young and beautiful little girl, "Big girl, you look so good when you smile." ”

The eldest girl's face turned a little red, "Mo Niang, you will make fun of me, if you want to say that it is good-looking, it is estimated that the entire Lijia Village is not as good as yours." ”

Li Mo couldn't really do nothing, just sat and watched, picked up a broom and began to sweep the floor. The three of them started working much faster, but in fact, the main reason was that the big girl was quick with her hands and feet. Even the kitchen was simply cleaned up. The whole old house has been renovated, although it is still a little dilapidated, but it is clean and tidy enough to live in. The eldest girl was still a little afraid of her mother, so she said goodbye to Li Mo and sneaked back.

The two rested on a lying bed after the eldest girl left, and did not wake up until the door was pushed. Li Kui's dark eyes looked at Li Mo and said, "Sister, I'm hungry." ”

It turned out that the second uncle sent a bag of bran rice, half a bag of coarse noodles and half a bag of cornmeal. A bag is actually a small bag, Li Mo estimated, and the bag was only five catties. The second uncle put the noodles at the door of the kitchen and was about to leave, but he looked a little sneaky, probably sneaking away, or didn't know how to face Li Mo's sister and brother.

"Second uncle, did you bring us something delicious?" Li Kui didn't recognize his life at all, as if he was crying yesterday and said that it was not him who said that the second uncle and second aunt would not let him live.

Li Erzhu grabbed his head and said, "Send some food, then, your second aunt is still waiting for me to go back to eat." And he snatched the door and departed.

The old house is separated by a wall from the house where the second uncle lives. The second uncle is estimated to have just arrived home. The second aunt over there had already scolded, "Dead girl, think you can live a good life without us." The women of the Zhuang family raised like an eldest lady, what if they sent rice, don't come to me to take them in again when they are dying of hunger. You are not allowed to send food over, do you hear? Big girl, you are not allowed to go over to cook for them, don't think that I don't know if you go over today, the dead girl dragged her arms out. "The daughters of the second uncle's family are all cowardly, and no one dares to talk back, but the dog said a few words. I didn't hear anything later, so I guess I was eating.

When Aunt Wang came back with the things she had bought, it was already dark. The sister and brother were so hungry that they were dizzy, and at noon they ate a coarse steamed bun that Li Kui had secretly hidden in the morning.

Li Mozheng rolled up his sleeves and brushed the pot, put the water on the lid of the pot, and made a lump tonight to make do, mainly because it was effortless. Li Kui sat in front of the stove and lit the fire, but it was estimated that he was hungry and looked very unenergetic. Li Mo didn't know how to burn the fire, Li Kui had been tinkering for a long time, but the fire had risen, but his little face was black.

A small bowl of wheat noodles, half a bowl of jade noodles and whom, adjust the noodles, wait for the water to boil, slowly stir while pouring into the pot, sprinkle a few drops of oil, a handful of salt can be eaten. The brown coarse porcelain bowl has yellow gnocchi inside, which looks very bad and looks like paste. Li Kui didn't dislike it at all, he held the bowl and ate it with a spoon regardless of the heat, gobbled it up, and said again and again, "It's delicious." ”

Looking at this little boy, at such a young age, he was still held in the arms of his parents and taught and pampered. What is the nutrition of a bowl of gnocchi. This is not the white noodles of the previous life, I don't know what is mixed in it, and I can't eat the wheat fragrance of the white noodles, not to mention cutting my throat. Touching his brother's head, he sighed in his heart, but his eyes were full of pity and said, "Sister will make you something delicious tomorrow"

Li Kui didn't speak, thinking that this was his sister. Although it was my sister some time ago, it always seemed like there was something in the layer. You must know that although my sister is weak and has always been weak, she loves him the most when she is young. My father and mother have been busy with the affairs of the owner, and this sister accompanies him the most.

He asked mysteriously, "Sister, do you know why the dog is called a dog?"

Li Mo smiled lightly and said, "Is it because the second uncle and aunt think that taking such a name is easy to feed and will not get sick." ”

"Oh, so you know, I thought I was the only one who knew, but it was boring. ”

I fell asleep in laughter, and in the dilapidated old house, it was rare for the sister and brother to have a good night's sleep.

At dawn, the sister and brother took a bamboo basket borrowed from Aunt Wang's house and went to the river to catch fish. They went to the nearest section of the small river, there are green lawns on both sides and bluestones, the river water is very shallow but very clear, even the small stones at the bottom of the river can be clearly seen. There are a lot of fish, but they are hard to catch. It was too cold to go into the water, so Li Mo stood on the bank of the river and fished with a bamboo basket. After being busy for a long time, the sweat was almost out, and I didn't catch any of them. But Li Kui caught a few small ones with a bamboo pole.

Dinner is still Li Kui's fire. Li Mo fried a few small fish a little, and then poured water and stewed them. The fragrant coarse rice is mixed with fish soup, and these fried small fish, both sisters and brothers eat very sweetly.