Duolu: "Changqing is sulking, and Qi Zhiqing is trying to coax him."
Upon hearing this, Dorje exclaimed, "Huh? Brother Changqing actually needs a woman to coax him? Dad said that women are the ones who need to be coaxed, and my dad always goes along with my mom. Brother Changqing doesn't go along with Qi Zhiqing, but instead needs her to coax him. He's really not a man."
Despite his young age, he spoke with an air of maturity beyond his years; it's unclear where he learned that manner.
Duo Shou smiled and said, "Their family situation is different from ours. Qi Zhiqing did some bad things in the past, which made the villagers have a lot of opinions about her."
Dorjee recalled what his third brother had said earlier and asked, "Is this something to fool children?"
When the topic came up, Duoxi said he was the most qualified to speak on the subject, and proudly shared: "Educated youth can lie. There was an educated youth named Song who once lied to me, but I didn't fall for it."
This man firmly believed that Song Liyun approached him when she first came to the Shangfen Brigade in order to deceive him, but that could also be considered a kind of deception.
Duo Shou interrupted, saying, "You didn't fall for it because what they gave you didn't suit your taste. Anyway, if you see Qi Zhiqing again, don't get close to him. If you do, you might never see us again."
Little Duole, whose temperament was unpredictable, skipped and hopped among his older brothers empty-handed. Hearing these words, he ran back to Yu Rujia's side in fear.
Duole pouted and said, "She's so mean. I don't want to be near her. I don't want to never see my mom again."
Qi Tianxin is indeed not a good person, and it's good for the children to stay away from her, so Yu Rujia didn't correct their impression of Qi Tianxin.
Yu Rujia: "It's fine to say these kinds of things among our own family members, but we shouldn't say them when other people are around."
Dorje raised his little hand and spoke up: "I know, I know, this is to keep it a secret, so that the educated youth Qi will be on guard and find another way to deceive the children."
Yu Rujia slapped the back of his head: "You're such a clever kid."
Dorjee proudly pointed to his belly and said, "Of course, I'm the smartest."
With Zhang Zhaodi's help, Shen Yan and Zhang Pandi's relationship progressed smoothly, and the two got married a month later.
Shen Yan was indeed allocated a house, a three-room house, but he lent two rooms to his brothers and kept only one for himself.
Zhang Pandi had been married once and had psychological trauma regarding her relationship with her mother-in-law and sisters-in-law. Instead of moving in with Shen Yan, she built two rooms next to Zhang Zhaodi's house.
Because her household registration hadn't been moved and she was still a member of the Shangfen Brigade, Brigade Leader Huang approved land for her.
From then on, Shen Yan began working with Zhang Zhaodi and Zhou Beifa. Since their get off work hours were different, they would go their separate ways.
As 1973 was drawing to a close, the temperature plummeted. Yesterday, the lowest temperature was in the teens, but today it's only a few degrees. Fortunately, we have a temperature control system, so the temperature at home is still a little over ten degrees.
At this temperature, washing vegetables with cold water is still a bit too cold.
Yu Rujia pointed at Duolu, who was pouring freshly pumped well water into a large wooden basin, and said, "Didn't I tell you that in this cold weather, we should use warm water to wash vegetables? Why are you using cold water again?"
Duolu is a lively kid. Relying on his good health and the protection of his internal energy, he is not afraid of the cold. If he is not careful, he will do whatever is convenient. When he is too lazy to pour warm water to wash vegetables, he thinks of using cold water.
Duolu put down the bucket and stretched out his hands: "Auntie, I'm really not cold. Look, my hands aren't even red from the cold."
Yu Rujia patted his back and scolded him irritably, "It'll be too late when it gets red from the cold. Go get me some warm water."
Duofu came out carrying a bucket of boiling water: "Auntie, I've prepared some boiling water. Just dilute it and it'll be fine."
Yu Rujia glared at Duolu: "Luckily, Duolu is so lucky. If everyone were as mischievous as Duolu, I would be worried to death."
Duolu grinned foolishly, not daring to utter a sound.
Duoshou popped out from behind: "Auntie, why is it only my eldest brother? There's me too, you said I'm a more refined child than my eldest brother."
Duoshou's love of beauty was innate from a young age, and his medical studies made him more particular about things than Duofu.
Yu Rujia: "Yes, and Duoshou too. With you and Duofu taking care of the younger brothers, I can rest assured."
Duo Xi was unhappy and shook Yu Rujia's hand to prove herself: "Auntie, I also listen to you very much."
Yu Rujia tapped his little head: "You listen to your aunt, but you also listen to your second brother. Just now, you watched your second brother use cold water and didn't say a word of objection."
"If your second brother wanted to reach for the sky, you would definitely choose to build a ladder for him."
Duo Xi flattered him crisply: "If Aunt doesn't let Second Brother go to heaven, I definitely won't build him a ladder."
Yu Rujia: "Alright, I'm not going to talk to you anymore. Go find Duoji and Duole. It's almost dark, and they're still not back. When they get home, you guys give them a good beating. They're always thinking about running around, and they don't come home on time. They really deserve a beating."
No sooner had she finished speaking than Dorje and Dole, the two chubby boys, strolled back from outside, their bellies bulging and looking quite cheerful.
Yu Rujia: "Why are you back so late? If you don't have a good explanation, you'll be in big trouble."
Du Lele said excitedly, "Mom, they're fighting! They're fighting! Pulling hair, biting, wrestling together...tsk tsk, this is the first time I've ever seen a fight like this."
The little guy often watched his older brothers sparring and thought that fighting was like his brothers.
It was the first time I'd ever seen women fight. I stared wide-eyed like a country bumpkin, and even after I got home, I was still a little unsatisfied.
Dorje said smugly, "Dole, that's because you're inexperienced. I've seen women fight many times, and it's always like this."
Shangfen Brigade is a large village with one or two thousand people. There are many everyday matters to deal with. As a street urchin in the brigade, Dorje Xiaobaozi said he has seen many such scenes.
It turns out they ran into some big gossip, which is why these two little guys came back late.
Yu Rujia rolled her eyes at him: "I've seen this kind of thing a lot, what's there to be proud of? Is it something to be so happy about? Who fought with whom?"
Duole raised her little hand and spoke first: "It was Qi Zhiqing and Changqing's grandma. They beat her so fiercely, much more fiercely than the brothers. They could talk while they were beating her, unlike the brothers who only beat her without saying anything."
Duolu went up and grabbed his neck with his elbow, saying indignantly, "We were just sparring, not fighting. You don't know what you're talking about. Once you've mastered martial arts, I'll definitely spar with you a lot and see if you can still talk while you're being hit."
Duole is a little over two years old and is still in the running stage; he hasn't started practicing martial arts yet.
He was excluded from the sparring matches between his older brothers, which allowed him to say such carefree words.
Duole, the little dumpling, was being squeezed so tightly that his limbs were flailing around: "Second brother, I was wrong, I was wrong, please stop squeezing me."
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