For several days in a row, my second brother went out to help others with work all day, and only in exchange for these two steamed buns...

"Second brother, it's those people from the Li family again..." Hua Xiao's nose felt sore and tears suddenly welled up in her eyes. She choked and sobbed. She was angry and hateful in her heart, but she had no way to do anything.

Ever since Hua Li stole the Li family's sheep last time, Nai refused to admit it and ran to the Li family to make a scene, causing the Li family to suffer in silence and pay compensation... Second Brother couldn't find any small job in the village to make money.

The Li family is a large sheep-raising family in the village. Although they are not so powerful as to cover up everything, they spread bad things about their family everywhere, saying that the guys from the Hua family, who were young, took pity on them and asked them to work, but they stole their things, refused to admit it, and even turned the tables and extorted a large sum of money from them... and so on.

People in the village have always liked to make groundless accusations. After hearing these rumors, many people were unwilling to let the second brother help.

Hua Li went to help someone pick pig grass, but the owner didn't want it. Even when she said she would help show some handkerchiefs and brocade, which was originally agreed, he suddenly went back on his word and didn't want the things she showed...

They were already making little money, and this would only make matters worse. It would push them to the brink of death.

Hua Li stood silently by the side, with his head lowered, not daring to look at his second brother and Hua Xiao. His hands hidden under his sleeves were clenched into fists, showing his dissatisfaction and resentment.

Those people were so reckless and rambling... Especially those people from the Li family led by Li Dian, they were so despicable...

"Xiaoying, what are you eating?"

Hua Yu suddenly saw Hua Ying huddled in the corner like a little mouse stealing food, and asked with a frown.

Huaying, who had huddled in the corner and had almost finished eating a bunch of winter jujubes, suddenly heard her own name, but did not react at all and continued to nibble on them.

I didn't notice it just now, but now that it's quiet, the sound of chewing winter dates, "crunch, crunch...", is particularly obvious.

Hua Yu walked over in two or three steps and pulled the little thing up from the ground. The little arm that was pulled up and the palm that was forced to be raised, tightly holding a half-eaten date, came into view.

“Winter dates…?”

Hua Yu dug out the only date left in his hand and held it in his hand.

"Ooooooo…Mine!"

His things were suddenly snatched away. The little kid who was protecting his food shouted anxiously and reached out to grab them back.

Hua Yu raised her hand slightly, and with her other hand pressed down his thrashing head, and asked, "...Who gave it to you?"

He asked this question deliberately, as if he knew the answer.

Xiao Huaying bared her teeth and glared at him fiercely. She was pinned down and couldn't jump out of his palm. She reluctantly replied, "Sister, it was given to me."

Hua Yu was stunned for a moment.

It seemed like the first time he heard his youngest and most beloved brother call a woman he hated to the core "sister".

What kind of sister is she!

A selfish, hateful, vicious woman! She doesn't deserve to be called sister!

“Ooooooo… Ooooo…it hurts…”

Hua Yu, unable to suppress her inner anger, involuntarily used force with the hand that was pinching the little guy's shoulder. The force was so great that it made the guy cry.

“Wuwuwu…”

The little guy was anxious and angry because his delicious food was snatched away. Now he was pinched and felt pain. He cried out and burst into tears.

Suddenly, the sound of a child crying could be heard in the empty corridor. The crying was so loud that it could probably be heard from several alleys away.

Hua Xiao subconsciously reached out to cover Xiao Huaying's mouth, blocking all his crying sounds back into his throat.

"Brother, what are you doing? Let go, you're hurting Xiaoying."

Hua Xiao patted the hand on Hua Ying's little shoulder and spoke hurriedly.

Grandma is probably sleeping in the room now. If Xiaoying's crying wakes her up, she will definitely be scolded.

Hua Yu was startled and slowly took his hand back, but he squeezed the date hidden under his sleeve with more and more force, and the veins on his arm bulged out.

He suppressed the nameless anger in his chest, looked at his unconscious, sobbing brother, and murmured in an ambiguous tone, "A few dates can buy your heart and make you call her sister?"

For some reason, his voice seemed filled with weariness and mockery, and his gaze unconsciously fell on his own swollen and broken ankle...

Hua Xiao shielded Xiao Huaying behind him. He noticed that his second brother was not in the right mood and quickly said, "Second brother, don't be angry. Xiaoying is still young and doesn't know anything. Don't bother with him."

She knew that her second brother had always been resentful because of his lame leg.

The second brother injured his leg in order to save Xiaoying. The cause of this incident was Hua Shi, who wanted to harm Xiaoying.

And now, Xiaoying actually called the culprit "sister". It was inevitable that the second brother would be angry after hearing it.

However, that incident happened nearly two years ago, and Xiaoying was still young at that time and has long forgotten it.

Life was hard, with no food to eat. Xiaoying was a greedy person, so he tried the little bit of food that Hua Shi had, and he started to miss it over and over again.

In order to coax some food out of Hua Shi, Xiao Ying naturally called Hua Shi "Sister" in a sweet voice...

"Second brother, don't be angry. Xiaoying only called out like that to get some food from her. It was completely unintentional..."

Hua Xiao explained hurriedly.

She was also afraid that her second brother would hold a grudge against Xiaoying because of this...

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