Xie Rongrong and Xie Rongen went out to hunt pigweed together, but she was slow in her work.
Xie Rongen didn't like this cousin at first, and usually said little, but thinking that she was a girl and had never done this kind of work before, she might not be able to adapt, so he still stepped forward and asked if he needed help.
Xie Rongrong had never suffered this crime. She felt aggrieved. When her fourth brother came over to ask, she couldn't help but burst into tears.
Xie Rongen panicked all of a sudden.
It's the most troublesome thing for this girl to cry, and he doesn't know how to coax her.
"You, don't cry, I'll just carry these back for you."
"Woo~~~"
Xie Rongrong was still crying, and Xie Rongen was a little at a loss for a moment. After thinking about it, he took the sickle and started cutting the pig grass for her.
After a while, Xie Rongrong finally stopped crying.
After her basket was full, Xie Rongrong replied timidly: "Thank you, fourth brother."
Xie Rongen waved his hand quickly, but please don't thank him. He will never take the initiative to talk to you again.
Obviously, these two people's minds are not on the same level.
What Xie Rongrong was thinking was that the fourth brother was so afraid of her crying, so he still felt sorry for her. Then the next time he came out to kill pigweeds, she would continue to cry. Then she would not have to do anything, and she could let the fourth brother do all the work. , and she can still go back and do business, making her family think she is diligent.
And what Xie Rongen was thinking was, if he had known she could cry so much, why would he have to come and talk to her?
Therefore, I must keep a distance from this cousin in the future, and I must not talk casually.
Therefore, it is probably difficult to realize the good thing Xie Rongrong wants.
Because Xie Rongen planned to go out hunting pigweeds without her in the future, how could Xie Rongrong make people feel sorry for her?
The two went back and put away the pigweed, and then were ordered to dig bamboo shoots on the mountain.
Xie Rongen didn't say anything. He had done this kind of work before.
But Xie Rongrong couldn't stand it anymore, and just as she was feeling aggrieved and didn't want to go, she caught a glimpse of Xie Rongzhao sitting on the threshold with his little face in his hands in a daze!
"Grandma, let Sister Zhao go with us. She can't do anything at home anyway, so she might as well go out with us."
Grandma Xie glanced at Xie Rongzhao. She didn't like her granddaughter at all. She had been sick since she was a child, and it cost her a lot of money!
"What are you doing with her? She's a little carrot head and can't do anything. She'll cause trouble for you again."
"Grandma, just let her go with you. Besides, the fourth brother doesn't talk to me very much, so I feel very bored by myself."
Xie Rongen was standing aside. He looked at his little cousin sitting there, and he actually wanted to take her up the mountain to play.
However, Grandma still has to agree.
Grandma Xie couldn't beat Xie Rongrong after all, so she nodded in agreement.
"Go ahead, don't delay and just make lunch."
"I know, grandma."
Xie Rongzhao was very happy to know that she could go out to play. After all, she was really just a child now. Apart from playing, she seemed to be unable to do anything else.
Xie Rongen put her directly into his backpack, and then carefully carried her on his back, which made Xie Rongzhao extremely happy.
Xie Rongrong looked at the two brothers and sisters in front of them and was inevitably a little jealous.
Why!
They are all cousins, why is the fourth brother so cold to me?
No matter what she thought, Xie Rongen still carried Xie Rongzhao up the mountain.
When they arrived at a bamboo forest, Xie Rongen put down the basket on his back. Xie Rongzhao was not in a hurry. After he was safe, he stretched out his two small arms and asked his fourth brother to take her out.
"My dear, just sit here and watch us dig bamboo shoots. Don't run around."
"I know, fourth brother."
When Xie Rongzhao responded, he motioned to Xie Rongen to lower his head, and then quickly stuffed a candy into his mouth.
Xie Rongen actually doesn't like sweets very much. He always thinks that they are something only girls like.
But this was fed by Guobao, and the candy seemed to taste different from the ones at home.
Why does it taste like fruit?
Xie Rongzhao didn't really rest. When Xie Rongen dug one, she squatted aside and started peeling the bamboo shoots.
The bamboo shoots look quite big and fat, but in fact once the outer skin is peeled off, there is really not much left.
Many farmers peel the bamboo shoots after returning home, because the bamboo shoots are dried in the yard and can be used to make fires or to wrap ingredients.
The Xie family does not lack this kind of thing, so there is no need to do more useless work.
If you really go home and peel them, you have to clean them yourself and then throw the skins out, which is really troublesome.
It's better to deal with it now. When you go back, it will be easier on your back and there will be less cleaning work.
Seeing her taking the initiative to help, Xie Rongen smiled happily and reminded her not to hurt her hand.
"No, I will peel it off."
Xie Rongen's brother and sister get along well with each other here, but Xie Rongrong over there is not so good.
She was a little girl, so she didn't have much strength to begin with, and she didn't know how to dig bamboo shoots. She finally cut one off and peeled it off, only to find that the bamboo shoot inside was as thin as a writing brush.
If I brought this kind of bamboo shoots back, I would probably be scolded by my grandma.
Xie Rongen also noticed this and asked her to come over and help peel the bamboo shoots together while he chopped them.
Although Xie Rongrong is not willing to work with Xie Rongzhao, she still prefers to do easy work.
Not long after, there were eight or nine bamboo shoots in the basket on Xie Rongen's back, which was enough for their whole family to eat for two meals. The fresh bamboo shoots fried with bacon were very fragrant!
"Okay, let's just clean up here and go back."
Xie Rongzhao didn't want to go down the mountain, so he was finally allowed to come out and wanted to play for a while longer.
Every time at this time, she wished she could grow up overnight so that people would no longer treat her like a child.
Xie Rongrong saw wild flowers not far away: "Fourth brother, I will go there to pick flowers. They are so beautiful. I want to make a garland to wear."
After saying that, she ran over without waiting for Xie Rongen to give her any feedback.
Xie Rongen had no choice but to pick up the small backpack she had thrown on the ground, and then prepared to pull Xie Rongan with her.
"Ah! Fourth brother, snake, there is a snake! Come and save me!"
Xie Rongen was startled. Snakes are indeed easy to see in the bamboo forest on this mountain. He didn't expect that when he was digging bamboo shoots, he would encounter snakes when he went to pick flowers.
"Baby, wait for me here. Don't run around. I'm going to see your second sister."
Xie Rongzhao nodded obediently and sat back on the big rock again.
When Xie Rongen passed by, Xie Rongrong was so scared that she froze there and couldn't say anything except crying.
Xie Rongen took two steps forward, then frowned and said, "Stop crying. The snake is still two feet away from you. Can't you run away?"
(End of chapter)
