"Little Moon, Little Moon." Lin Wangshu was teaching Yafei her homework in the bedroom when the door was suddenly opened with a bang, and Jiang Junqing rushed in, excitedly calling out to Lin Wangshu.
Yafei rolled her eyes at Jiang Junqing. "Second brother, you're so annoying. You promised that eldest sister would play with me today, so you can't take her from me."
"I have an emergency!" Jiang Junqing argued indignantly to Yafei, then turned to Lin Wangshu with shining eyes and said, "Little Moon, we're going to the back mountain to watch target practice, do you want to come?"
"I'll go!" Before Lin Wangshu could speak, Yafei excitedly raised her hand. "Second brother, I want to go, take me with you."
"No, you can't go!" Jiang Junqing refused without hesitation.
"Why?!" Yafi glared at her unhappily.
Because she was annoying and always tried to take Little Moon from him, Jiang Junqing felt empty inside today since Little Moon wasn't with him, and he lost interest in playing.
But these things couldn't be said directly. Jiang Junqing's eyes darted around, and he came up with a reason: "Because you're too young. You'd have nightmares if you heard gunshots."
"And if Dad finds out, he'll definitely scold me."
"Alright then." Yafi was still easy to fool, and upon hearing this, she lowered her head dejectedly. "Then don't forget to bring me back some of my son's bullet casings."
"Don't worry." Jiang Junqing readily agreed, then eagerly asked Lin Wangshu again, "Little Moon, do you want to go? Come with us."
Lin Wangshu wasn't very interested, but looking into his expectant eyes, she couldn't bring herself to refuse, so she nodded and said, "Okay."
"Great!" Jiang Junqing cheered when he saw that she had agreed, and he grabbed her hand and ran outside.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the main road, a group of boys were gathered together. Zhao Jianguo was getting impatient and said to Jiang Guoqing, "Where did your brother go? We're going to be late!"
"Yeah, why isn't he here yet? Maybe we shouldn't wait for him anymore." The others chimed in with their complaints.
"No, we have to wait for him. Junqing will be here soon."
Although Jiang Guoqing was also anxiously waiting, he still sided with his younger brother on the surface, and he also guessed in his heart that Jiang Junqing was probably looking for Lin Wangshu.
After all, Lin Wangshu was away all day, and Jiang Junqing seemed distracted.
Sure enough, everyone soon saw Jiang Junqing pulling Lin Wangshu by the hand, panting as he rushed over.
"I'm really fed up with you. Will you two die if you're separated for a little while? There's a group of us boys going to watch target practice, and you have to bring your sister along too."
Zhao Jianguo was so angry he laughed. He had thought Zhao Jianguo had forgotten something important when he saw how anxious Zhao Jianguo was. It turned out Zhao Jianguo had forgotten his sister at home.
"What do you know? Such a beautiful wife, of course you have to keep a close eye on her." Someone nearby laughed and teased.
"No," Jiang Junqing stammered, his face flushed. "I..."
It wasn't over yet. Hearing this familiar teasing, Lin Wangshu was numb and just rolled her eyes at the person.
Seeing his younger brother's embarrassed look, Jiang Guoqing's face hardened. "Alright, alright, stop talking nonsense. If we wait any longer, it will really be too late."
The crowd stopped laughing and hurriedly ran towards the back of the mountain.
Upon arriving at their destination, they found a spot with plenty of trees and grass to hide, otherwise the soldiers would have driven them away if they were discovered.
Since it hadn't started yet, Jiang Junqing skillfully laid his and his older brother's coats on the ground so that the clean-loving Lin Wangshu could lie down comfortably.
Then he snatched the grass wreath that Jiang Guoqing had painstakingly woven from his hand and added a few small white flowers on it himself.
Then he put it on Lin Wangshu's head and said with a smile, "It looks good!"
Lin Wangshu touched the grass wreath on her head with a delighted smile, "Thank you, Second Brother."
Jiang Guoqing was already used to Jiang Junqing's shameless behavior. He just snorted softly and then picked another handful of grass to weave.
But someone nearby said sourly, "You guys are here for a picnic, don't be scared to tears when you hear gunshots later."
Lin Wangshu looked in the direction of the sound, sneered, and said with disdain, "Brother Stick, you should worry about yourself. You're scared by the sound of firecrackers and scream. How pathetic!"
"You..." The man, seeing that he was being looked down upon by a girl, unconsciously raised his voice and explained with a flushed face, "I have my reasons."
"Shut up, do you want to attract people here?" Jiang Guoqing frowned and glared at him, scolding him in a low voice.
The others looked at him with displeasure. "Stick, if you dare to yell it out later, we'll really teach you a lesson."
Seeing that the man had angered the crowd, Lin Wangshu swung her legs, casually tossed a candy into her mouth, and also gave one to Jiang Junqing.
With a candy in his mouth, Jiang Junqing whispered to Lin Wangshu, "Little Moon, why do you call him 'brother'?!"
"Then I won't call you that anymore. You and Big Brother will just call each other 'Brother'," Lin Wangshu said nonchalantly.
Jiang Junqing smacked his lips, still somewhat dissatisfied, but he couldn't bring himself to say it.
A while later, a crisp whistle rang out, followed by a sound like firecrackers.
The boys around them stared intently, occasionally letting out a gasp of surprise.
Jiang Guoqing was so engrossed in watching that he muttered, "When will I get to fire a shot?"
Jiang Junqing's mouth was slightly open, his eyes sparkling. Although he was concentrating intently, he still asked Lin Wangshu if she was scared. When she shook her head, he craned his neck to continue watching.
After the target practice ended and the soldiers had all left, a group of people swarmed over, busy grabbing the spent cartridge cases on the ground.
On the way back, everyone's pockets were stuffed full, and they were still discussing things with great enthusiasm.
Jiang Guoqing was even more determined: "I want to join the army in the future, go to the front line, and shed my blood for my country!"
Such a passionate speech drew applause from the crowd, with Jiang Junqing clapping so hard his hands turned red, his eyes filled with admiration.
Lin Wangshu, however, kept staring at the bullet casings in Jiang Junqing's pocket, lost in thought. Finally, her eyes lit up, and she tugged at his sleeve, saying, "Second brother, can I have some of your bullet casings?"
Jiang Junqing readily agreed, waving his hand generously, "Alright, take them all."
But he remembered that Lin Wangshu didn't like these things, so he asked curiously, "What do you need these for?"
Lin Wangshu smiled mysteriously, "It's a secret!"
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