"I remember when Xingxing had just been born, he didn't eat well and had no milk, so he made a bow and arrow. He could shoot the doves in the trees and the rabbits in the mountains in one go. He was amazing."

Guan Ailian spoke with such relish that she almost woke the child up, so she quickly lowered her voice.

"Look at him, my parents are worried. They think he is such a useless guy that he won't be able to achieve anything. Not to mention finding a wife, he won't be able to do anything."

"When he came of age, there happened to be a conscription quota in the village. He signed up without telling his parents, and he passed the political review immediately. I felt that he became full of energy after signing up. Later, when he came back from serving in the army for the first time after two years, I felt that he seemed like a different person. At least he was much better than when he was a child. When he was a child, he was lifeless and didn't look like a living person."

Guan Ailian is not well educated and her language is rather straightforward, and she speaks with great vigor and vigour.

The more Yang Niannian listened, the more surprised she became. She felt that the person Guan Ailian was talking about was very unfamiliar and was completely different from the current Lu Shishen.

Even though Lu Shishen isn't a talkative person now, he's not the kind of person who can't say a word, right?

As for practicing martial arts with a wooden stick, Yang Niannian didn't find it strange. When she was a child, she liked to stick chopsticks on her head, cover herself with a bed sheet, and imagine herself as a royal concubine.

After thinking for a while, she asked, "Is it because his parents treated Shi Shen badly since he was a child, or was he frightened when he was a child, which left him with some psychological trauma?"

Guan Ailian shook her head. "Well, isn't that how we raise children in the countryside? It's good enough that he's not starving or freezing, and we didn't do anything to him. In the second year after I married your eldest brother, your eldest brother was beaten with a club by our father."

At this point, Guan Ailian smiled again, "Let me tell you, our parents are afraid of Shi Shen and don't dare to do anything to him."

Yang Niannian, "..."

The gap between the times is too big. Guan Ailian is a good person with a straightforward mind, but her thinking is typical of the older generation, and it is difficult to change this.

Since Yang Niannian didn't say anything, Guan Ailian thought she was sleepy. "Niannian, if you are sleepy, go to bed quickly. You have to get up early tomorrow. If you get up late, our mother will shout around the village, saying that Shi Shen married a lazy woman. Then you will have no good reputation in the village."

Guan Ailian had experienced this kind of hardship before, so she kindly gave Yang Niannian a reminder.

Yang Niannian also wanted to sleep, but the room was too hot and there were many mosquitoes, so she couldn't sleep at all.

Outside the house.

Lu Qingyuan and Lu Shishen were also awake. They spread straw mats on the ground and slept. Fugui ran over and lay next to Lu Shishen's feet, occasionally rolling on the ground with his back to the air.

Lu Qingyuan was happy that his younger brother had finally come back. It was the first time that the two brothers slept together since his younger brother became an adult.

My younger brother used to be quiet and unpopular when he was little, but now he is becoming more and more down-to-earth.

Lu Qingyuan couldn't help wanting to have a heart-to-heart talk with his brother, "Does your sister-in-law know that you are not planning to hold a wedding banquet? Does she have any objection?"

"She has no objection. We discussed and decided." Lu Shishen said in a calm voice.

He put his hands on his abdomen and slept straight, like a coffin. He has had this problem since he was a child.

When Lu Qingyuan was a child, he imitated his younger brother's sleeping position, but he couldn't keep it up for long as he would turn over and kick his legs.

He pulled himself back to his thoughts, "You are not young anymore, maybe you will be transferred back to work in the next two years."

After a pause, he added earnestly, "Now that you have started a family, you will soon have your own family. I have discussed this with your sister-in-law. This house was built with your allowance, and you as your brother and sister-in-law cannot be so shameless as to occupy it and not leave. I plan to build a house on the land at the entrance of the village, and when you come back, we will move there. But Mom and Dad may not be willing to move in with us, and will live with you instead."

Lu Qingyuan knew his parents' temper very well. That was why they were unwilling to move to the mud house with him and would definitely stay in this house.

Lu Shishen's eyes were as deep as a pool. He looked at the roof and said in a deep voice, "Brother, you have been taking care of our parents all these years. Thank you for your hard work."

"I don't have a hard time." Lu Qingyuan said honestly, "My parents are still young, and they don't need anyone to take care of them. Usually they help me more. They also subsidize a lot of the money you send back to the children."

Speaking of which, he is really useless as the eldest brother, not even one-tenth as good as his younger brother.

"Having said that, the two old people always feel more at ease with a son around them," said Lu Shishen.

Seeing that his brother was so sensible, Lu Qingyuan was very moved, and then he listened to what his brother said.

"I will not be discharged from the army for the time being. I have not taken good care of my family over the years. I will leave the house for you to live in as compensation for my unfulfilled responsibilities. You do not have to move out. This house will be yours from now on."

Lu Qingyuan and his wife had agreed to return the house to their younger brother, but they didn't expect that his younger brother didn't want the house. It cost more than 1,500 yuan to build the house, all of which was sent back by his younger brother. He didn't pay a penny.

He felt guilty about living in this house, but he also knew his brother's temper. His brother meant it when he said he would leave the house to him.

He really needs this house...

Lu Qingyuan is a simple and honest man. He doesn't play hypocritical games. He was so moved that his eyes were wet.

"My sister-in-law..."

"She has no objection."

Lu Qingyuan was even more moved. "My sister-in-law is a good girl. She came to our house and didn't look down on our poverty. You have to treat her well. I think she is better than her sister. When our parents went to their house before, her sister spoke rudely to our parents and looked down on them."

Like Guan Ailian, Lu Qingyuan subconsciously always thought of Yang Niannian as a girl from a wealthy family, so he was always worried that Yang Niannian would despise her family's poor conditions.

"I'll treat her well."

When talking about Yang Niannian, Lu Shishen's tone softened a bit, "Niannian doesn't want to associate with her parents' family. After I take her to meet the elders, I will take her back and transfer her household registration here."

Since we have to do it, some things have to be done quickly to avoid leaving any trouble behind.

This is Lu Shishen's consistent style in dealing with people.

Lu Qingyuan agreed, "It's better to move here. We will have to move here sooner or later anyway."

He laughed innocently and said, "After you got married, you became more human than before."

This is the first time that the two brothers have talked so much since they were young. When he was a child, he wanted to chat with his younger brother, but his younger brother simply turned a deaf ear to him and ignored him completely.

I remember one time a naughty kid in the village called his younger brother a fool, and he got angry and started a fight with that kid. In the end, he lost and was beaten black and blue. Then his younger brother went to find someone else to fight back.

From then on, the naughty kids in the village no longer dared to talk nonsense and would avoid me when they saw my younger brother.

Thinking of the past, Lu Qingyuan's mouth curled up into a silly smile again. Those who said that his brother was a fool, none of them have a younger brother who is doing well now. He is proud to have this younger brother.

"Snap" a crisp sound suddenly came from the room, like someone was slapping a mosquito.

"There are a lot of mosquitoes in the countryside. My sister-in-law must not be used to it." Lu Qingyuan said.

As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly realized that Lu Shishen beside him had gotten up, and before he could react, he had already left the yard.

Lu Qingyuan hurriedly chased after him, but when he reached the door he found it was pitch black outside and he could not see anything. He guessed that his brother might have gone to the toilet, so he went back to the main room.

A few minutes later, Lu Shishen came back with a handful of mugwort in his hand.

After seeing this scene, Lu Qingyuan finally understood. Is his brother trying to fumigate mosquitoes?

When did my brother become so considerate?

Lu Qingyuan stared at his brother with an expression as if he had seen a ghost, his eyes almost falling to the ground in surprise.

Could it be that my brother is possessed by an evil spirit?