Chapter 10 Lin Ansu
Another point worth praising is that after spending some time together, Gu Jiayan is no longer as anxious and worried as he was at the beginning, and has become more lively.
This is what Lin Yunxi is most proud of, and at the same time, the stone hanging in his heart finally fell off.
Yanyan is the most precious gift in her unchanging and lonely life.
Lin Yunxi did not ask for any great achievements from him in the future, but only hoped that he could have a free and happy childhood and become the person he most wanted to be.
After the rain, the air is mixed with the fresh scent of earth, simple and sweet, which makes people's hearts peaceful.
"Second Aunt, Yanyan, I'm here." Gu Jiahao's noisy voice came from outside the door.
When Gu Jiayan heard his brother's voice, he jumped down from the stool behind the stove impatiently and shouted excitedly.
"Brother, I'm here."
They had made an appointment a few days ago that after the rain, they would go to the woods outside the village to dig for cicada monkeys.
Gu Jiayan also heard from his friends that if you wash the cicada monkeys, string them together and roast them over a fire, they will taste great and be especially fragrant.
He was particularly looking forward to it and had been waiting for many days. Finally, it rained this afternoon.
After the rain, some small holes will appear on the ground under the tree. You can dig along the holes and you will definitely find the right one.
"Second Aunt, shall we go then?" Gu Jiahao took his brother's hand and moved tentatively towards the door.
Lin Yunxi was busy making dumplings and didn't even raise her eyes: "No, have you forgotten how you got beaten last time?"
Last time, when one of them was not kept under watch, Gu Jiahao took Yanyan and a few other kids to the river at the entrance of the village to play in the water and catch fish and shrimp.
Although the current in that river is not particularly fast, the water in the middle can reach up to the waist of an adult male, and children may drown if they are not careful.
Fortunately, they were discovered by a few aunts who were washing clothes by the river and stopped them, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous.
After the incident, several adults came over and gave them a meal of stir-fried pork with bamboo shoots.
Gu Jiayan did not escape either, and Gu Jiahao was even forced by his parents to play mixed doubles.
This was the first time that Lin Yunxi hit her child. Normally, she could spoil her child however she wanted, but once she crossed the line, she would not show any mercy.
Of course, after the beating, Lin Yunxi explained the reason to him with both emotion and reason, neither doting nor being cold and indifferent.
When Gu Jiahao heard his second aunt mention what happened that day, he instantly became annoyed and angry.
"Second Aunt, don't say that anymore, or I won't pay any attention to you."
He is now in the second grade of primary school. How can he lead his younger brothers in the future if the news that he was stripped of his pants and spanked in public gets out?
Lin Yunxi knew that children, especially boys, wanted to save face.
"Okay, I won't say anything more. We're going to steam some buns at home later. Are you sure you want to go out and play?"
Gu Jiahao was a little shaken. Everything Second Aunt made was delicious, especially the pork-filled buns today.
Smelling the meaty aroma in the air, he swallowed unconsciously.
“Mom, don’t go to the river, don’t climb trees, don’t go up the mountain.
When Gu Jiayan saw that his brother didn't say anything, he suddenly became anxious. He had been looking forward to it for a long time.
Lin Yunxi looked up at her son and stopped making things difficult for him: "Okay, what if you break our agreement?"
"Mom will spank me." Gu Jiayan said as he waved his hands to imitate the action of spanking.
"Brother, dig the cicada monkeys first, then come back to eat the buns."
This brother is so troublesome and unprincipled. A few buns made him change his mind.
Yes, it’s not too late to come back and eat after playing. After Gu Jiahao figured it out, he pulled his brother and ran outside.
"The cicada-digging team has assembled, let's set off!" Gu Jiahao gave orders in a loud voice.
"Let's go!" The children's cheers came from outside the door.
During this period, Lin Yunxi has become the most popular person among the children in Gujia Village.
After Gu Jiayan became familiar with the children in the village, they always played together and often caught small things like loaches and eels and roasted them to eat.
Lin Yunxi was worried that they would not bake it well enough and would have parasites, so she suggested taking it back and cooking it for them herself.
In this way, Lin Yunxi became their chef, and the small courtyard at home became the children's small base.
After the cicada-digging team left, Lin Yunxi put the last basket of buns into the pot to steam, and at the same time put the mung bean soup cooked in the small pot into the well to cool.
"Sister, I'm here." A voice came from outside the door, and a young man pushed a bicycle into the yard.
Hearing the voice, Lin Yunxi walked out of the kitchen and recognized the young man standing in the middle of the yard at a glance. It was Lin Ansu, the younger brother of the Lin family.
He looks about sixteen or seventeen years old, with delicate features, red lips and white teeth. Upon closer inspection, his facial features are very similar to Lin Yunxi's. He is a sunny boy.
At this time, his clothes were soaked with sweat and stuck to his body, looking a little disheveled.
"Sister, why are you standing there? Come and help me." Lin Ansu said, wiping the sweat from his forehead.
"Here it comes." Lin Yunxi came back to her senses, she hurried forward, and the two of them worked together to lift a snakeskin bag off the back seat.
When she opened it, she saw two watermelons, two pumpkins, some common vegetables such as cucumbers, radishes, cabbages, and a small bag of rice noodles.
"The watermelons we planted in our private plot have borne fruit, but there aren't many. My parents asked me to send you two. One for you to eat, and one for Yanyan's grandparents."
"Where is Yanyan?" Lin Ansu looked around and didn't see the little figure that he always missed, so he asked.
Lin Yunxi was busy sorting the vegetables and said casually, "I followed Brother Jiahao to dig cicada monkeys."
"Okay, I'll come next time. By the way, here's a bag of rice noodles for Yanyan to drink."
Lin Ansu quickly finished his instructions and started walking out pushing his bicycle.
The Lin family is some distance away from Gujia Village, and the original owner has always blamed her parents for forcing her to marry Gu Zheng.
Therefore, I basically don't go back home. I usually only go back to my parents' home once during the Chinese New Year and other holidays, and then leave after staying for half a day.
It just so happened that Lin Ansu had to go to school in the county town every week and would pass by Gujia Village on the way.
Lin's father and mother were worried about their daughter, so they often asked their youngest son to bring some food, vegetables and other things to Lin Yunxi.
"Wait a moment." Seeing little brother Lin who had already walked to the door, Lin Yunxi stopped him.
"Sister, what's wrong? I still have to go to school." Lin Ansu was a little confused.
In the past, he would just deliver the things and leave, and his sister would never say a word. What happened today?
Lin Yunxi looked at the beads of sweat on her younger brother's forehead and glared at him: "I'm your sister, not a monster. How can I eat you?"
"Wait a moment." After saying that, he took out the iced mung bean soup from the well and served him a bowl.
"Have some mung bean soup to cool you down first. You look so hot."
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