“I understand. Whether a person is timid or not is not determined by how they handle small matters, but by whether they take responsibility when their family is in danger or when something big happens.”
Agui said earnestly.
"Agui is so smart, how does he know so much?"
Agui's eyes darkened. "Mother said that Father has been seasick since he was a child. Even after he grew up and went to sea many times, he still gets seasick."
"But Dad would still go on the boat to support Mom and me. To overcome his seasickness, he would tie himself to a ship's pillar."
“At that time, a great storm arose, and many people dared not board the boat. But the government offered a lot of money, so my father still went on board.”
"Although my father never came back, and he wasn't as handsome or tall as he used to be, in my heart, he was the bravest man!"
Ruan Meng's eyes softened, and she stroked A Gui's head. "A Gui is right! My second brother is the same way."
"He's terrified of insects and snakes; even ants on his clothes can make him scream..."
Agui grinned and chuckled to himself.
"But whenever there is danger, he will stand in front of me. Even if he is scared, he will protect me."
Agui nodded and affirmed:
"He's a brave man too!"
Ruan Meng got up with satisfaction, only to hear A Gui ask in return:
"He's so good to his aunt, and she knows he's afraid of chickens and ducks, so why does she still make things difficult for him?"
"Auntie wasn't making things difficult for him, she was just teasing him!"
"oh!"
Despite this answer, Agui still didn't understand.
According to A-Gui, he used to help his parents kill fish, so he wasn't afraid of killing chickens and ducks.
But since he was only five years old, Ruan Meng dared not let him hold a kitchen knife.
Feng Ersao worked quickly, draining the duck blood and then scalding the feathers with boiling water to remove them.
"A-Gui, do you want to help your aunt?"
Ruan Meng asked with a smile.
Agui nodded, and Ruanmeng asked him to collect the longer chicken and duck feathers that Feng Ersao had plucked. Ruanmeng washed them with hot water and put them in a winnowing basket to dry.
"Later, after they've dried, Auntie will make you some fun things."
Agui was very sensible. After seeing that Sister-in-law Feng had finished plucking the chicken and duck feathers, he collected the remaining feather scraps and, after getting Ruan Meng's permission, threw them into the stove to make firewood.
Then, carrying a small bucket, he repeatedly washed the ground in front of the door until the blood disappeared.
There are many people in the village. Even though each chicken and duck weighs more than four pounds after slaughtering and adding the offal, each person only gets a few chopsticks' worth.
It's a pity there are no potatoes on the island. If you make braised chicken with potatoes or stewed duck with potatoes, it will definitely be a great dish to eat with rice!
But Ruan Meng had heard Feng Xi say that there were wild taro plants on the mountain, but it wasn't guaranteed that she would find them, so Ruan Meng decided to give it a try.
The eldest sister-in-law was chopping chicken and duck pieces. Poor her, she had never done such work before being exiled. If it weren't for Sister-in-law Feng Er rushing to do it, she would have planned to kill the chicken and duck herself.
The eldest sister-in-law was worried about Ruan Meng going up the mountain alone, so Ruan Meng asked A Gui to help her call her third brother back.
The two carried bamboo baskets and were about to go up the mountain. Agui showed envy, but very sensibly, she didn't say anything.
Ruan Mengxin asked softly, "Have you been up the mountain before?"
Agui answered truthfully, "When my father was alive, he took me up the mountain and carried me on his back. After that, it stopped."
As for when that happened, Ruan Meng guessed.
Ruan Meng went back into the house, picked out a small basket, and had A Gui carry it on her back.
"Come on, Auntie will take you!"
Agui smiled, his teeth so white they dazzled Ruan Meng's eyes on his dark face.
"Watch out!"
The elder sister-in-law gave instructions and looked at A-Gui.
Ruan Meng nodded, "Don't worry, sister-in-law, we'll come back as soon as we find the taro!"
Ruan Meng thought to herself, as long as she didn't bring her second brother, what could be the worst that could happen?
She wasn't that worried.
However, everything she encountered after going up the mountain made her question the meaning of life!
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