Zhou Guihua wasn't feeling well today, so she took a leave of absence this afternoon and came home early. Anyway, the Yang family had her husband working at the clinic, and their son and daughter-in-law earning work points, so a little bit of money wasn't a big deal.
She rested at home for a while, and when she felt better, she took the broom and slowly swept the yard. She heard crying outside, turned around and found it was Yang Fucai.
Suddenly his eyes widened and he asked, "What's going on?"
Yang Fucai didn't expect that Zhou Guihua was at home at this time. He was wiping his tears. When he looked up and saw Zhou Guihua asking him with a serious face, he couldn't help but be stunned.
He gasped and subconsciously opened his mouth to answer, but then heard Zhou Guihua ask angrily, "Did some little bastard bully you again? Tell me, and I'll go after him."
When Yang Fucai heard this, the words on his lips suddenly stopped coming out. Yuanbao's words echoed in his mind. He said he was a snitch and didn't want to play with him. And Jindouyincao and the others didn't want to play with him either.
He was afraid that if he told it out again this time like before, Zhou Guihua would take him to Song Yuanbao and Jindou's house to settle the score, and then they would be even less willing to play with him.
And, and they really didn't bully him, it's just that, because his grandmother had found him before, they just didn't want to play with him.
Thinking of this, Yang Fucai lowered his head with some sadness. He took a breath, suppressed the urge to continue crying, raised his hand to wipe away his tears, and said in a muffled voice:
"No, no one bullied me. I just... just accidentally fell on the road."
Zhou Guihua frowned: "Really? Are you really not being bullied by Song Yuanbao and the others? If you have anything to say, just speak up. Your grandmother and your grandfather will back you up."
"No, I just fell." Yang Fucai felt a little guilty when he said this, and didn't dare to look up at Zhou Guihua.
Zhou Guihua looked Yang Fucai up and down, and after confirming that he was really fine, she didn't think much about it and said, "Does it still hurt now?"
"No...it doesn't hurt anymore."
"Then you go play inside for a while. I'll sweep the yard. When I get off work in the evening, I'll stew an egg for you to nourish you." Zhou Guihua said as she continued to sweep the yard with a broom.
Yang Fucai nodded and responded, then walked past her and went back into the house.
After being left alone in the room, Yang Fucai sat on a stool and played with paper cards. He was still sobbing from crying, and he whispered, "I'm not a snitch."
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Yuanbao and the others didn't know what happened at Old Yang's house. After leaving the place where they had just played hide-and-seek, Yuanbao and Baoya went to the place on the back mountain where they often played with Shen Yibei.
Looking at the time and estimating that Shen Yibei would not come for the time being, Yuanbao said, “Let’s play here for a while and wait for Brother Yibei.
Of course Baoya had no objection and nodded in agreement.
Then the two little ones played around for a while, sometimes looking for bird nests, sometimes digging mushrooms. Although these were things they had played many times before, the two little ones still had fun together.
Time passed quickly while playing and waiting for Shen Yibei. After Yuanbao and Baoya had another round of fun, they looked up and saw Shen Yibei coming towards them.
"Brother Yibei is here." Yuanbao said, pointing in that direction.
Baoya also saw Shen Yibei, and a smile slowly appeared on her little face. Then she and Yuanbao ran towards Shen Yibei.
“Brother Yibei, we have been waiting for you here for a long time.” Yuanbao said while panting slightly as he ran to Shen Yibei.
Shen Yibei looked at Yuanbao, then his eyes fell on Baoya, and he asked, "Why are you here so early today?"
At the same time, he reached out and tidied up Baoya's messy hair.
Although it is October now and the summer heat is gradually fading, children are still very active and lively. Baoya is playing with Yuanbao and is sweating a little.
Her soft hair was slightly damp and stuck to her head, and Baoya's originally fair and tender face was dyed crimson. Only her big, dark eyes were still as bright as ever.
And at this moment, these bright eyes were looking at Shen Yibei.
Shen Yibei straightened Baoya's hair casually, and then carefully wiped the sweat off her face. Baoya blinked, with a soft smile on her little face.
Yuanbao explained the reason to Shen Yibei: "My sister Xiaobao and I were playing hide-and-seek with Jindou Erdan and the others, but Yang Fucai came over to mess things up!"
Yuanbao was still a little angry when he said this: "He told the location where we were hiding and let Erdan, Yincao and the others find us. It's not fun at all."
We were going to go somewhere else to play, but he wanted to play with us, and I didn’t want to play with him, so I brought my little sister Xiaobao here to wait for you.”
At this point, Yuanbao remembered what happened two days ago and spoke hurriedly again: "Oh, brother Yibei, let me tell you, a few days ago Yang Fucai deliberately used earthworms to scare Xiaobao's sister and scared her to tears. I told him to go away, but he wanted to fight with me."
Yuanbao snorted, "Although he looks quite fat, I still beat him up and made him cry. He even complained to his mother when he got home and even came to our house last night."
"Use earthworms to scare Baoya?" Shen Yibei frowned slightly.
Yuanbao nodded vigorously: "Yes! He knows that Xiaobao is afraid of this, and he scares her on purpose. He is really mean. I just said I don't want to play with him, and he even told Jindou and the others that our family is full of bad people and that playing with us will lead him astray."
Yuanbao waved his fist in anger when he said this: "I think the people in his family are bad! My sister Xiaobao and I won't play with him."
Although Shen Yibei didn't know Yang Fucai and had never seen him, it was indeed not a good thing to hear this description. It's okay for children to fight a little, but not like this.
However, Shen Yibei didn’t say anything, he just said: “Yuanbao knows how to protect his sister at such a young age, he is a good brother.”
Yuanbao grinned happily the moment he heard that, then looked at Baoya and patted her chest, "Of course, I will protect Xiaobao and Tiantian from now on."
Shen Yibei patted Yuanbao’s head, then reached out and took Baoya and led them forward: “Then I will take you to pick persimmons to eat today.”
Yuanbao cheered happily when he heard this. He still remembered the persimmons Shen Yibei gave him last time. They were still a little green at that time, and his grandmother kept them for several days. During those days, he counted on his fingers every day, waiting for the time to eat them.
Finally, when Feng Guizhi took them out, the persimmons had turned red and tasted very sweet, as sweet as sugar.
Baoya also recalled the taste of eating persimmons and couldn't help licking her lips with her little tongue.
Shen Yibei looked at Baoya's greedy look, and his expression couldn't help but soften a little.
The wild persimmon tree was located relatively far inside, and it was further up. If Shen Yibei was alone, it would take about ten minutes to get there. However, this time, because he brought Yuanbao and Baoya with him, he was a little slower and it took him half an hour to get there.
"Wow
, I saw persimmons! "
After walking for so long, Yuanbao was a little tired, but when he saw the persimmon tree, he immediately became energetic.
This wild persimmon tree is not very tall, but it bears a lot of fruit on its branches. If you plant a persimmon tree at home, in order to make it grow better, most people will pick some of the persimmons when they first grow out, so that the remaining persimmons can absorb enough nutrients and grow better.
However, no one takes care of this place, so although there are many persimmons, some of them are very small and taste very astringent.
Moreover, this wild persimmon tree was surrounded by tall trees and overgrown weeds, which blocked some of the sunlight, causing only a few of the persimmons to turn red.
However, the last time Shen Yibei came, he simply dealt with some of them, so the situation has improved a lot. At least some of the ones on the top are already ripe, and although the ones at the bottom still look a little green, the fruits are also much larger than last time.
It took quite a while to get here, so Shen Yibei didn't delay any longer. He walked through the weeds next to him and started picking persimmons.
Baoya and Yuanbao walked around and looked up at Shen Yibei who had climbed up the tree.
He had long arms and legs, so it wasn't too difficult for him to reach the persimmons while standing on the tree branch. Except for the few on the top, the ones around him were relatively easy.
Shen Yibei picked some larger and riper ones, then gently threw them to Yuanbao and Baoya below.
“This persimmon is so big.”
"Wow, this one is big too, even bigger than the last one."
"Little sister Xiaobao, this big one is for you..."
Baoya was holding a persimmon in her little hand. She was small and her hands were small too. The persimmon that was considered normal in Shen Yibei's hand seemed much larger in her hand and looked extra big.
Baoya held it tightly, and after taking another one from Yuanbao, she couldn't take it anymore.
"Look, little sister Xiaobao, I can take several at a time." Yuanbao saw that Baoya's little hand could only hold two, so he piled up several and put them in his arms, hugging her, and said with a smile.
Baoya looked down at the two round persimmons in her hand and smiled.
After a while, Shen Yibei picked more than a dozen persimmons.
Yibei picked the reddest one on top and took it down the tree.
They didn't bring baskets this time, so they couldn't carry too much. This much is enough for now.
Seeing that Baoya's hands were too small to hold the persimmons, Shen Yibei gave her the largest and reddest one he had just picked, and then took all the persimmons from her hands.
He took off his thin coat, put all the persimmons on it, tied a knot, and started down the mountain with Baoya and Yuanbao.
Yuan Bao was holding two persimmons in his hand. He looked at what was in his hand and then at what was in Shen Yibei’s clothes, and said, “Brother Yibei, are you tired? Do you want me to carry them for you?”
Yuanbao now feels that he is also a brother who can protect his sister, and he also wants to help Shen Yibei share the burden.
Shen Yibei shook his head. These dozen persimmons were not light, and Yuanbao couldn’t lift them.
After reaching the foot of the mountain, Shen Yibei asked Baoya and Yuanbao to hide the persimmons in their hands in their clothes and take them home first. He would bring the rest back later.
Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to carry so much, and it would be even more troublesome if someone saw them.
"Then brother Yibei, let's go home first." Yuanbao waved his little hand and said goodbye to Shen Yibei.
Baoya also looked at Shen Yibei and waved his little hand, then reluctantly withdrew his gaze and followed Yuanbao home.
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After arriving home, the two little ones still gave the persimmons to Feng Guizhi. This time, Feng Guizhi knew without asking that it was Shen Yibei who gave it to her again.
Seeing that some of the persimmons were already ripe, she gave them to eat directly. Three was just right, as Yunduo and Bowen didn't like them, so the remaining two could be shared by Tianen and Wenjie.
Yuanbao and Baoya each took half of the red persimmon. Yuanbao was so greedy on the way that he took it and took a bite with his mouth wide open.
My eyes lit up immediately: sweet, even sweeter than last time!
Baoya held the food in her little hands, and unlike Yuanbao, she ate it slowly and in small bites. When Yuanbao saw this, his open mouth narrowed a little, and he also started to eat slowly.
After the two little ones finished eating, the corners of their mouths were covered with persimmon juice, which made them look a little funny. They looked at each other and smiled with their eyes curved.
After dinner in the evening, Feng Guizhi coaxed Tiantian to sleep and thought that Song Jianshe and Li Qingyan would be back in a few days. Tiantian had been learning to walk these days and could already take two steps. They would definitely be happy to see her when the time came.
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Learning to walk is a relatively important moment. When the time comes, they will stay at home for two days, and maybe they can teach her personally, so that Tiantian can take a few more steps and avoid regrets in the future.
After all, Tiantian had been taken care of by Li Qingyan since she was born, and just when Tiantian was learning to talk and walk, she had to go to the county town. She must have felt very sad.
So even if I can't always be with Tiantian, at least I can't miss these.
Besides, Tiantian had been eating more recently, and her face had gained some weight, making her look even more adorable. If she kept calling out "Mom" and "Dad" with her little mouth open, she might even bring Li Qingyan to tears.
Thinking of that scene, Feng Guizhi looked at the sweet little face sleeping beside her, and her expression softened.
It was already late, so Feng Guizhi turned over and closed her eyes, ready to go to sleep. However, before falling asleep, she suddenly remembered something.
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