Chapter 4 Silly Brother

Yang Guojun is a man with a keen eye.

After eating the watermelon, Liu Guizhen went into the house to pack up. He took a broom and swept the fallen leaves in the yard. Seeing that there was a pile of dirt outside the house that was a bit messy, he took a shovel and started working.

Xia Wu sat in the breezy corridor, doing nothing. She stood up, wanting to walk around the village, and said hello to Yang Guojun, "Dad, I'm going out for a walk."

"Shall I go with you?"

"No, I won't go far. I'll just walk around here."

Xia Wu was confused about the direction and walked to the left along the cement road. There was barren green on both sides of the road. Sometimes, behind the wild bushes, he could see abandoned vegetable fields full of weeds. Not far away, he saw a house. The vegetable field in front of the door was well-maintained and the vegetables were growing well.

Xia Wu eats vegetables, but doesn't recognize them.

After walking a short distance, she saw a man squatting under a tree. As Xia Wu suppressed her curiosity and passed by him, she didn't see clearly what the man was doing.

After they had walked past, she looked back and only saw the vague profile of the man. He lowered his head and squatted there motionless, like a sculpture.

Xia Wu slowly stepped back and stood behind the man, curiously looking over. There were weeds on the ground and a red date covered with ants, with countless ants busy moving it.

It turns out that he was watching ants foraging for food.

It’s really strange. How can you, an adult like me, still be interested in these things?

Xia Wu thought to himself and squatted next to him, hugging his knees and watching.

The man was so lost in his own world that he didn't even look back at her.

The clouds in the sky were blown away by the wind, and then blown back by the wind, blowing Xia Wu's hair and rubbing against her face, making it a little itchy.

She watched with great interest, tucked her hair behind her ears, picked up a piece of grass from the ground, and wanted to move the greedy little ant.

This time the man finally turned around and looked at her.

Xia Wu looked at him, her eyes suddenly widening, because the man in front of her looked somewhat similar to her.

An idea popped up in her mind. She tilted her head and called out tentatively, "Yang Hongwen?"

The man blinked and nodded, "My name is Yang Hongwen."

He had tanned skin and was at least 1.75 meters tall, clearly a grown man. Yet, his expression was that of a child, his eyes as clear as an animal's.

"You, you know me, but I don't know you." He said hesitantly.

Xia Wu smiled brightly, held out her hand to him and said, "I'm your sister. I'll change my name to Yang Wu soon."

"Sister?" Yang Hongwen lowered his head, frowned and muttered. He had a sister, but her name was not that. His narrow brain could not understand complicated things, and his embarrassed look made Xia Wu laugh.

"Yes, I am your other sister. You have never seen me, and I have never seen you before, but the moment I saw you, I knew you were my brother. Look at me, don't we look alike?"

Yang Hongwen looked up at her, looking at her carefully.

Xia Wu pointed to her eyebrows and said, "Look, we both have thick eyebrows, which look very natural."

"Noses are all high."

"Especially our mouths and philtrum. Outsiders can tell at a glance that we look alike!"

To be honest, Yang Guojun and Liu Guizhen are not ugly in appearance, they are very common ordinary people, but they are really good at giving birth!

If Xia Wu had an ordinary face like his biological parents, his adoptive parents would have suspected that he was taken away by mistake.

Xia Wu is pretty, and her silly brother Yang Hongwen is also pretty.

After hearing this, Yang Hongwen reached out and touched her face. Xia Wu did not dodge and let him touch her eyebrows and nose. When he was about to touch her mouth, a loud shout suddenly came from behind: "Xiao Wen!"

Yang Hongwen stood up suddenly and called behind Xia Wu, "Grandpa."

Xia Wu stood up and looked back, and saw an energetic old man wearing cloth clothes and cloth shoes, with an old-fashioned medicine box slung over his shoulder, walking towards him quickly.

"Grandpa?" Xia Wu also shouted.

The old man paused and slowed down his pace. After getting closer, he saw Xia Wu's appearance clearly and then looked at Yang Hongwen.

"You are, you are..."

"Grandpa, my name is Xia Wu."

"You are Ah Wu, you look alike, really like her." The old man looked at Xia Wu carefully, "Stretch out your hand."

Xia Wu didn't understand, but she still stretched out her hand. The old man began to feel her pulse with a thoughtful look on his face.

Xia Wu secretly observed his grandfather and concluded that he and his brother took after him. Although the old man had wrinkles on his face and gray hair, one could still see his charming demeanor when he was young, which would definitely charm many young girls.

"Her pulse is stable, but her Qi and blood are deficient. She needs to rest well." Old Master Yang saw the faint scar on Xia Wu's wrist, but said nothing. He only said, "It's fine. This is your home, Xiaowen. This is your sister Awu. You have to protect her from now on, understand?"

"Ah Wu?" Yang Hongwen called out obediently, "A Wu, sister, I'll protect you!"

Xia Wu took his hand and shook it gently, "Thank you, brother."

Yang Hongwen smiled until his eyes narrowed, straightened his chest, and raised his voice a little: "Protect my sister, Sister Wu!"

They walked hand in hand in front. Old Master Yang looked at the brother and sister and sighed with a complicated expression. If only he hadn't taken the wrong child back then...

In the countryside, dinner is eaten early. The kitchen stove is already lit while it is still light.

Yang Guojun made the fire, while Liu Guizhen prepared and cooked the food. They had all the necessary appliances at home, but they just felt that cooking with wood stoves was more fragrant.

In addition, because it is close to the mountains, dry firewood is readily available. Every household in Yanggou Village burns firewood. When it is time for dinner, wisps of smoke rise from the village.

When the wind blows, smoke mixed with the aroma of food floats everywhere.

Xia Wu stood on the roof of the bungalow, looking at the scenery of the village. Yang Hongwen described her appearance, although he didn't know what was so good about it.

"Xiao Wu, Xiao Wen, it's time to eat!" Liu Guizhen shouted in the yard.

"Here I come!"

Xia Wu asked her brother to go downstairs to eat together.

Dinner was eaten in the yard. Incense was lit nearby to scare away mosquitoes. The small square table was filled with food. Liu Guizhen wanted to use all her housekeeping skills, and the food was as rich as during the Chinese New Year.

"Xiao Wu, eat more and nourish your body!" Yang Guojun served her chicken soup and picked up a chicken leg.

Xia Wu didn't hesitate and started eating. After drinking a mouthful of soup, his eyes lit up. After eating a mouthful of chicken, his eyes lit up again.

She finally believed that food in the countryside is better than food in the city!

I don’t know what the reason is.

"Is it delicious?"

"Hmm!" Xia Wu was so busy eating that he didn't even bother talking.

Seeing that she was eating enthusiastically, Yang Hongwen kept his eyes on her and imitated her by eating with big mouthfuls of rice.

No matter how old a child is, he or she is still a child in the eyes of his or her parents. Liu Guizhen's hard work has been rewarded, and she and Yang Guojun exchanged a look of satisfaction.