The two younger ones squatting in the kitchen silently looked at their older brother who was standing there and was reluctant to come in, and they held their faces and sighed together.
Then the diligent Yan Mingcheng very consciously took out the unburned firewood from the stove and buried it in the ash pit.
Wait until all the sparks on the firewood are extinguished before placing it in the innermost part of the ash pit and waiting for next use.
Mo Yutong, who was sitting on a low square stool in the bedroom, was now leaning under the window, looking through the window paper at Yan Mingli who was standing in the yard.
Is her boy more than just attracted to him? Has he already developed a slight liking for him? If she tries harder, can she become his wife?
Little wife! Thinking of these three words, Mo Yutong felt like her heart was on fire, burning her chest and cheeks.
Wait, the boy was getting closer to her. Did he find out she was peeking? Mo Yutong wanted to get up and run away, but the boy walked straight into the next room without even looking at her.
Ignored? Feeling relieved but also a little disappointed, Mo Yutong lowered her eyes, her chin resting on the back of her hand that was clinging to the windowsill.
But she didn't know how much self-control her boy had to use to force himself not to turn his head.
Before the sigh from the bottom of my heart could escape my nose, a tall black shadow appeared in front of the bedroom window.
Yan Mingli, holding the empty wooden basin, resisted the urge to rub her black hair. He clasped his fingers around the edge of the basin and said gently, a little nervously, "Don't be afraid. I'll be in soon. The wind is strong near the window. You can sit on the bed for a while."
"Brother Li! I'll wait for you." Mo Yutong could never resist Yan Mingli's gentleness. No matter in the past life or this life, as long as he spoke softly, she would surrender.
"Yeah!" Yan Mingli didn't dare to look at her again. The little girl looked well-behaved and obedient, even more docile than Yan Mingxue and Yan Mingcheng.
But he had seen the little girl's cold and intimidating look, and knew that she was a girl with her own ideas and thoughts. But when it came to him, there was always complete trust in her eyes.
Is this the softness and flexibility that a girl who falls in love at first sight will show when facing the person she likes?
Do you like it? Just as Mingxue said. Yan Mingli curled up the corners of his lips, and there was an uncontrollable smile in his eyes.
His mood suddenly became bright, like looking up at the sky full of stars, the bright light seemed to be able to dispel all the haze, filth and meanness in the world.
When the two little ones saw Yan Mingli come in with a happy face, they looked at each other tacitly.
"Brother, you go and accompany your sister, we can do it ourselves." Isn't it just scooping water and carrying a basin? The two of them can do it perfectly, so there's no need to bother the eldest brother.
Besides, Yan Mingcheng could see that his elder brother's mind had already flown far away, and he probably wanted to turn around and go back to the bedroom immediately.
"Brother, we are six years old, we can do it." Yan Mingxue also quickly promised. She was still waiting for her sister to become her sister-in-law!
"No, this is freshly boiled water." Yan Mingli didn't give them a chance to work hard, and picked up half a basin of water and walked into the utility room.
Then he poured the remaining hot water in the pot into the washed earthenware jar and carried it in.
Mo Yutong sat on the edge of the bed, her eyes following the familiar figure outside the window back and forth until the person pushed open the bedroom door.
"Brother Li!" Mo Yutong looked up at him, her light pink cheeks glowing with youthful radiance, dazzling and charming.
"I came in to get clean clothes for Mingcheng and Mingxue." Yan Mingli met her gaze, his throat tightened, and he quickly turned his face away and walked quickly to the cabinet.
The cabinet was facing the bed. When Yan Mingli opened the cabinet door on the left, Mo Yutong could see the things in the cabinet clearly.
The cabinet has three layers. On the top are two thin piles of summer clothes, and in the middle are probably winter clothes, which are a little thicker.
The bottom layer, which was also the largest, contained sheets and quilt covers that had been washed until they were white, as well as a thin quilt.
It’s such a big cabinet, but there are so few things in it. It looks empty. Could there be clothes placed on the right side as well?
Thinking of this, Mo Yutong couldn't help but ask, "Brother Li, what's on the right side of the cabinet?"
"Food." Yan Mingli collected the summer clothes from the top shelf and opened the right cabinet door. "Mo Zhiqing, you can put your things on the top shelf. Once you're done, just lock the cabinet."
"Okay, thank you Brother Li!" Mo Yutong took the key chain he handed over, watched him leave the bedroom, and then turned her gaze back to the cabinet.
The doors on both sides of the cabinet were not closed, and Mo Yutong could clearly see that the top layer on the left was empty.
Her childhood was too hard, so she had to give him the things she bought from the Beijing Department Store as soon as possible with a legitimate reason.
He got out of bed and put his backpack at the end of the bed. Mo Yutong pretended to take something out of the backpack, but actually he was taking something out of the space square.
Toothbrush, tooth powder, soap, shampoo, spare clothes, candles, matches, and a whole bunch of other things.
As if afraid that too much would arouse Brother Li's suspicion, Mo Yutong put the things that could not be used temporarily into the space, and then took out a bottle of iodine disinfectant and a pack of wooden cotton swabs from the space.
After packing his backpack, Mo Yutong picked up the candle and matches and walked to the table.
He took a match out of the matchbox, then rubbed the red match head hard on the phosphorus layer on the side, and the match quickly burned.
Mo Yutong used a match to light the bottom of the candle, and when it showed signs of melting, he pressed the candle onto the table with a "snap". After a moment, the candle was firmly stuck to the table.
He struck another match to melt the paraffin next to the cotton wick. When the cotton wick was ignited, Mo Yutong shook his hand to extinguish the match.
After taking a shower, Yan Mingxue was carried into the bedroom by Yan Mingli. When she saw a lit candle on the table, she was so happy that she wanted to struggle out of Yan Mingli's arms.
"You are not allowed to go to the fields. Wait until your brother finishes weaving the straw sandals." He had just taken a bath, and if he stepped on the ground with his bare feet, he would have to wash his feet again.
There is no thermos at home, so washing feet again means boiling water again, even though it is summer and cold water can be used.
But he heard that girls should avoid using cold water as much as possible, otherwise it will affect their future fertility.
Nowadays, if a girl cannot give birth to a child, she will be despised by her in-laws.
Yan Mingli doesn't want Mingxue to be disliked by her in-laws when she grows up because he didn't take good care of her.
"Sister, is this a candle?" As soon as her butt touched the bed, Yan Mingxue couldn't wait to dive into Mo Yutong's arms who was sitting back on the edge of the bed.
"Yes, it's a candle." Mo Yutong smiled and held her in her arms. Her gentle look with lowered eyes made Yan Mingxue want to get closer to her.
Yan Mingli, standing beside the bed, felt a throbbing in his heart. It was the ripples caused by the gentle wind blowing across the lake of his heart, softly wrapped in a layer of sugar from his childhood memories.
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