Chapter 17 Xinbao Knows

"Of course!" The little baby still didn't pronounce the words clearly, but he was very firm and said as if it was a matter of course: "Of course it will be fine! It will be fine tomorrow!"

Madam Lin let out a breath softly.

No one was in the mood to eat bamboo rat meat that night, so they just quickly cooked some noodles, ate, and went to sleep.

Mrs. Lin got up several times that night to feed her second brother cold salt water and take another dose of Acorus calamus.

Because the beds had not been made yet, Xinbao and Madam Lin usually slept on the only wooden board in the house that could be called a bed. But at this time, the second brother Tang was sick, so Madam Lin put him on the board and put Milk Ball in his arms.

Xinbao was so worried about her second brother that she didn't sleep well the whole night. At dawn, she lay on his face, looked at his expression, then she breathed a sigh of relief, turned over and fell into a deep sleep.

She did not notice that in her mind, the line of words written on the big stone became fainter and fainter, and finally disappeared gradually.

Brother Tang slept until dawn and felt much more relaxed.

When I opened my eyes drowsily, a crooked little bean sprout flashed across my sight. It was reflecting the sunlight and swaying slightly in the breeze.

The second brother slowly opened his eyes wide.

Actually, he was fine when he went there yesterday, but the weather was too hot. After running for a few places under the scorching sun, he could not hold on any longer. Later, when his father saw that he did not look well, he asked him to lie down in the car. However, there were a lot of things in the car and it was stuffy. He fainted while lying there.

Now it seems that we have survived again.

Fortunately, life at home has finally gotten better. He doesn't want to die at this time and make his family suffer.

But even if I don't die, I'm just trying to survive... unless...

The second brother shook his head in his heart.

It was a bit noisy outside. The things ordered yesterday were being delivered one after another. I could also hear Tang Qingshan and Mrs. Lin talking to someone.

Xinbao was like a little rabbit, nestled in his arms, with his little mouth slightly open, one of his little feet on him, and his arms and legs spread out, sleeping soundly.

The second brother curved his lips slightly, bent down and gently kissed her tender little face, then slowly stood up.

As soon as he moved, Fourth Brother Tang, who was sitting at the door, heard him immediately. He turned around, gestured to him, stood up, opened the half-closed door, and whispered to the outside: "Mother! Second Brother is awake!"

Madam Lin came in quickly, and when she saw his expression, she smiled, came over and touched his forehead, and said in a low voice: "Xinbao is right, I will be fine today!"

She touched the dumpling again and went out to get a bowl of porridge. "Are you hungry? Eat some porridge first."

A cool fragrance came over, and Brother Tang Si took a look in the bowl. There were some leaves among the white rice, with a slightly crystal green color, which made him hungry at the sight.

Fourth Brother Tang was a little puzzled and reached out to take it. "Where did the mint come from?"

Madam Lin pushed his hand away and fed him a few sips. "Maybe it was just a coincidence. Xiaowu and Xiaoliu went out to wash their faces and ran into a group of them without thinking."

There is water everywhere in Yutang Village, and there is a lot of mint, but the village is full of little monkeys. As soon as the little sprouts emerge, they are plucked up, so it is rare to pick them.

Someone called out from outside. Seeing that her son was in good condition, Mrs. Lin put the bowl in his hand and went out as she agreed.

The second brother drank the porridge slowly, and saw the little kid on the couch turned over, slowly opened his eyes, and looked drowsy.

When the second brother saw that she was awake, he deliberately smacked his lips and said exaggeratedly: "It smells so good, so good! If you wake up too late, it will be gone!"

The little kid turned over in a daze, his little face was squeezed flat, his eyes were half open and half closed, his long eyelashes trembled like butterfly wings, he was so adorable.

The second brother smiled and gently touched her lips with a spoon dipped in porridge: "Little greedy cat, do you want to drink porridge?"

The little dumpling smacked his lips, closed his eyes and fell asleep again.

She didn't sleep much the whole night, it was too hard on her three-year-old body...

When little Tuanzi woke up again, it was already past noon. Everyone in the family had gone to the new homestead, but his sick second and fourth brothers were at home.

The little girl sat up shakily with her messy hair on top. The second brother smiled and said, "The lazy little cat finally woke up. I thought you were going to sleep until tomorrow morning."

As he spoke, he stood up and wanted to go out. Fourth Brother Tang held him down and limped out, bringing the porridge that was warm on the stove and a small dish of shredded meat.

He looked back and forth and said, "Xinbao, go sit over there. Fourth brother will take care of you."

Milk ball shook his head: "Xinbao, send some to eat."

As she spoke, she ran to the water and washed her hands. When she came back, she looked around, brought her own little stool, sat in front of her second brother, and placed the bowl on his bent knees, as naturally as if it was a table.

The second elder brother could not help laughing. He reached out to support the baby. The little boy took the small spoon and ate the porridge one spoonful at a time. His big black eyes stared at him.

Seeing that she didn't know how to eat meat, Fourth Brother Tang simply poured the small dish of meat into her porridge bowl, saying, "Xinbao, what are you looking at Second Brother for? Is there something wrong with Second Brother's face?"

Milk ball said: "Second brother is sick, Xinbao can cure him!"

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The second brother laughed out loud, but was afraid that the bowl of porridge would spill, so he simply took it down and held it in his hand: "Xinbao is so powerful?"

"Yes!" Brother Tang Si recalled, "Brother, the medicine yesterday was really brought by Xinbao."

After he said this and that, Brother Tang was a little surprised: "How did Xinbao know this?"

Xinbao stopped to think about it, and felt that it would be too difficult to explain it clearly, and she didn't know how long it would take... So she said: "Xinbao doesn't know why there are so many, but Xinbao is just a few."

This was a roundabout way of speaking. Fourth Brother Tang frowned as he listened: "How did Ke Xinbao know that?"

Xinbao insisted on going all the way and said firmly: "There are only a few. I can tell at a glance that there are only a few."

Both brothers frowned and looked at each other helplessly.

The little kid, who was not good at lying, buried his little face in the porridge bowl and drank it up quickly, even licking the rice grains on the spoon, before putting the bowl into the kitchen.

Then she ran out the door.

One of the two brothers was sick and the other was lame, and they didn't stand up. They just watched her from a distance. As a result, they saw Naituanzi go to the corner of the yard, drag out the big basket with both hands, and put it on her back with very decisive movements.

They both: “…”

That basket was what Brother Tang San usually carried. Brother Tang San was almost as tall as an adult and had great strength. The basket he carried was very big, but little Tuanzi was only three years old, so small that when she was put in the basket, her head couldn't be seen even when she was standing.

Then the two brothers looked at the little girl, dragging a big basket that was taller than her, and trying to move forward with a serious expression... move... move... but she couldn't move forward. She was just like a little turtle.

Fourth Brother Tang burst out laughing, stumbling over with laughter, and went over to stop her: "Xinbao, what are you doing?"

"Collecting herbs." Milk ball said, "Healing the second brother's illness and the fourth brother's leg."

Brother Tang Si was moved at the time: "Thank you, my Xinbao, but Xinbao is still too young, can you wait until he grows up before going?"

"No!" Xinbao clenched his fleshy little fist, feeling that time was short and the task was heavy, and it was particularly urgent: "Xinbao, you have to be faster! You have to fall faster!"

The second brother's smile disappeared for a moment.

He felt a little self-deprecating in his heart. Now even his little sister knew that he didn't have much time left?

(End of this chapter)