"No, I only saw your older brother come back alone."
Xichun shook her head, and the two braids of her slightly yellow hair swayed and bounced in the air.
Xiuchun used her strength to chop the stick in her hand into three pieces with her machete, and then barely managed to stuff the wood into the already full basket.
Then, holding the wood-chopping knife, he turned to Xichun and said, "Thank you, Xichun, let's go back!"
Seeing that Xiuchun was speaking to her so gently, Xichun felt a little embarrassed and turned around and skipped back.
Xiuchun's last words were to her younger siblings and Xiaofeng: her sister-in-law had gone to give birth to their nephew, and her older brother had returned, so there must be news of her sister-in-law.
Ever since Ning's mother came over and said some nonsense, the children's hearts have been filled with gloom.
I was terrified that, just as Ning's mother had said, my sister-in-law was on the verge of death, and one wrong step could mean her demise.
My sister-in-law was in the county hospital trying to save her pregnancy, but my older brother would come back almost every night.
They still know something, but their eldest brother hasn't been home for several days since he left.
If they were only half-believing what Ning's mother said, the past few days without their eldest brother's return had truly made them break out in a cold sweat with anxiety.
Hearing that his elder brother had returned, even though he was carrying a full basket of firewood on his back, he didn't slow down at all.
“Brother…”
The children pushed open the gate to their yard and saw their eldest and second eldest brothers talking. They shouted in unison.
Fu Hongxing turned around and saw the firewood that Xiuchun and the others were carrying. Without replying, she went forward to help unload the firewood.
He frowned and said, "Xiuchun, if the family is short of firewood, your older brother can just take some time to go up the mountain a few times."
You're all still growing, carrying such heavy things isn't good for you."
Xiuchun pursed her lips and replied delicately, "Big brother, I'm not tired. I came back early today and didn't collect much firewood! Besides, we only collected some kindling, which is very thin. It looks like a lot, but it's not heavy at all."
Fu Hongxing had just helped her unload the basket from her back, so how could he not know how heavy it was?
Hearing Xiuchun say that, his brows furrowed even more deeply.
"How could it not be heavy? If you don't grow taller, that's a lifelong problem."
After saying that, he patted Xiuchun and Siya on the head.
These two girls have grown quite a bit taller since he returned from military service.
He's probably around 1.4 meters tall, but at 1.8 meters, he looks quite petite.
Although Tiedan is only 13, he is about 1.65 meters tall, which is about the same height as many adult men in the village.
"Uncle, why hasn't Auntie come back?"
Xiao Feng looked up at Fu Hongxing and asked.
Upon hearing Xiao Feng's question, everyone's eyes fell on Fu Hongxing.
Upon hearing this, Fu Hongxing squatted down, looked slightly down into Xiao Feng's eyes, and replied with a smile, "Auntie gave birth to twins, so she needs to be observed in the hospital. They will be back in a while."
Upon hearing Fu Hongxing's words, Xiao Feng's reaction to the two fingers he held up was exactly the same as Tie Dan's.
With wide, surprised eyes, she asked, "Did my aunt give birth to two younger cousins?"
Seeing Fu Hongxing nod with a smile, Xiuchun and Siya cheered.
They have two nephews now.
The twins cheered along with their older sister, finally realizing they weren't the youngest anymore.
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