In the bedroom of Yan's house, Yan Mingli had just tasted the braised pig ears that the little girl had given him. He felt a little unsatisfied, but the persistence and shame of a young man prevented him from taking another piece.
As if she saw the lingering look in his eyes, Mo Yutong clapped her hands together and said with a smile, "Then let's... start together!"
As long as Yan Mingli enjoyed his meal, Mo Yutong was very happy, and the stars in his eyes seemed to fill the entire sky in an instant.
Yan Mingli looked into her eyes and felt that if he continued looking, he might completely lose himself in this starry sky.
With difficulty retracting his gaze, Yan Mingli handed the chopsticks to Yan Mingcheng and Yan Mingxue, "You guys eat quickly, I..."
Before he could finish his words, a clang sound was heard from the yard. Yan Mingli put the teacup he had just picked up on the bench and stood up quickly.
"Brother, is that bad boy Li Tiezhu here again?" With the support of an adult, Yan Mingxue is no longer the little crybaby she was when Li Tiezhu rushed into the yard. She now has enough confidence to sweep away all the monsters and demons.
"You stay here, I'll go out and take a look." Yan Mingli placed the clean earthenware jar at the foot of the wall and then walked out of the bedroom.
In the yard, a small stone was still rolling slightly. Yan Mingli raised his head and stared sharply at the gap that he had scratched at twice when he jumped off the wall.
At this moment, a familiar face was swaying in the gap. Fortunately, it was not completely dark yet, otherwise, with Er Laizi's sneaky look, he would have hit him on the forehead with a shovel.
"Boss Yan, I just saw Aunt Li climbing over the wall of your house." Er Laizi was not unfamiliar with reading people's expressions. At this moment, there was obvious anger in Yan Mingli's eyes. He must have been happily eating meat but was disturbed by him, so he immediately expressed his attitude sincerely.
I'm definitely not here to snatch the meat from him. I'm just here to show my goodwill so that we can eat meat together in the future.
His words did not relax Yan Mingli's expression at all. He still stood there staring at him coldly, with no intention of coming closer.
In the examples that the captain set day and night, Er Laizi was not a good person in the village, but a negative example to educate all members.
But when I think about it, apart from seeing Er Laizi being lazy and unwilling to work, playing cards, smoking and hiding in haystacks, I have never seen him do anything that is against the law.
Moreover, in the eyes of the villagers, he was not a good person. Not only was he a member of the fifth category, but he was also a member of the fifth category who bullied children, even though he had just become an adult and was still a child a year ago.
Yan Mingli didn't say anything, but Er Laizi didn't dare to keep the conversation silent. He was afraid that if he continued without saying anything, he would be frozen to death by the cold air emitted by Yan Mingli in the late summer of August.
"She ran that way." Er Laizi pointed in the direction of the fork in the road and said quickly.
Where did that direction lead to? Who could Aunt Li San tell if she ran that way? Both of them knew the answer, but neither of them said it out loud.
"Thank you." Although he didn't know why Er Laizi suddenly showed his goodwill, Yan Mingli didn't think of refusing the kindness with unknown purpose.
My father once said: Relationships between people are built up bit by bit. If you don’t even have the courage to lay the foundation, then it is impossible to build a beautiful house.
"Then you guys take your time eating, I'm leaving first." Er Laizi quickly retracted his head, carefully tidied up the sorghum stalks, and carried the stones under the wall to the side of the road.
Without any footholds, look at how those short-legged shrimps are jumping around to climb up other people's walls.
Yan Mingli looked thoughtfully again in the direction where Aunt Li San, his nominal third aunt, had run away, and then broke off two thin branches from the pile of firewood.
After breaking it into the length of chopsticks, remove a finger joint of bark from one end to reveal the smooth wood.
Returning to the bedroom, Yan Mingli saw the bowls and teacups still neatly arranged on the bench, and a strange emotion surged in his heart.
The three of them didn't start eating in advance, but stood in a row waiting for him.
At that moment, Yan Mingli raised the corners of his lips and revealed a warm and gentle smile.
"Brother Li, come and eat." Mo Yutong stood on the other side of the bench and called out quickly.
"Okay!" Yan Mingli nodded, picked up the only chair in the house and placed it next to her, "You sit here."
After saying that, he picked up the teacup and squatted down opposite her naturally.
The only things to sit on at home are two low square stools, a chair and this long bench.
When eating on weekdays, he would put the large bowl or earthenware pot on a tall long bench, and then let the two children sit at the two ends of the bench.
Because the stool was too low, his younger brothers and sisters couldn't see the food in the bowls or jars when they sat on it, and it was also very difficult for him to sit on the stool with his big body.
As for the chair, it was too cramped because of the backrest and armrests, and he felt very uncomfortable sitting on it.
So every time he ate, he either stood or squatted.
He always eats quickly, so there is no sore legs or numbness in his feet.
"Are there any other stools at home?" Seeing Yan Mingli squatting under the long bench as if it was a matter of course, Mo Yutong knew that he must eat like this on weekdays, and her eyes suddenly turned slightly red.
"Mo Zhiqing, please sit on the chair. I'll just squat. Eat quickly, or someone might come and cause trouble." Yan Mingli saw the sadness in her eyes and said calmly after a moment of silence.
"Looking for trouble?" It was only the first day she moved in, and the Yan family had to face so much trouble.
Mo Yutong couldn't imagine what her Mr. Yan had experienced over the past few years.
"Someone was trying to tear down the wall just now." Yan Mingli didn't say who it was. There was no need to let Mo Zhiqing know about his family's troubles.
Digging up the wall again? But the wall of Yan's family was indeed a bit short, not even as tall as her. If someone taller came over, they could easily see the whole yard clearly.
"Brother, are they going to take away all the meat?" Yan Mingxue had such an experience once, and she still feels very uncomfortable when she thinks about it now.
She and her second brother were very small at that time, and her eldest brother was not as tall as he is now.
The eldest brother caught a very, very cute rabbit with gray-white fur and red-brown eyes. She loved it very much.
Later, she decided to eat the little rabbit she liked. When her elder brother took great pains to prepare a pot of rabbit meat for her, she was overjoyed and had not even taken two bites when she was reported.
She cried and shouted, but those people ignored her. She saw her angry eldest brother trapped by them and unable to break free, and she saw her little second brother fall to the ground with a bloody mouth...
"They can't take it away." Yan Mingli knew that the incident two years ago left a deep shadow in Yan Mingxue's little heart.
He has been working hard to heal this wound, hoping that his sister can grow up as peacefully as possible.
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