afternoon.
Xu An was chopping firewood in the yard, while the two little ones helped him arrange the chopped firewood neatly.
At first, the two little ones worked very seriously, but as they worked, they started to fight.
The two found sticks of similar length and thickness to use as longswords and began a martial arts competition, which was quite exciting with their back-and-forth exchanges.
Xu An was just giving the two of them something to do; he didn't expect to be of much help. He watched them playing around without stopping them, but simply moved a little further away from them to avoid injuring them with the flying wood chips while they were chopping wood.
In the heat of their fight, Xu Kang's hand suddenly slipped, and the wooden stick in his hand slashed uncontrollably at Xu An.
With a 'rip' sound, Xu An's shirt changed from a crew neck T-shirt to an ultra-deep V-neck T-shirt, making his back feel cool in the hot summer.
Realizing they had caused trouble, the two quickly dropped the wooden sticks they were holding and stood obediently in a row, heads down and lips pursed, waiting for Xu An's scolding.
Xu An reached out and touched his back, feeling two pieces of cloth fluttering in the air and his own back covered in sweat.
This is the only piece of clothing I can wear out!
Xu An initially wanted to scold the two, but seeing their pitiful appearance, he immediately calmed down.
It wasn't intentional, and they're my own younger brother and sister. What can I do? I can only tell myself not to get angry, because they're my own flesh and blood!
Looking at their clothes again, I realized they were bought last year. Although I specifically bought a size larger, they now look a bit small. When they play around, their little bellies are showing when they move a little too much.
Looking at their shoes, half of their heels were sticking out, which was clearly inappropriate.
Today is the 9th. There is no market in Qianhai Town, but there is a market in Beitun Town. Why don't you go to Beitun Town to go to the market?
Although the reprimand was waived, the two boys still needed to be punished for their mistakes, so Xu An gave each of them a slap on the bottom.
Although the force wasn't great, the two girls quickly covered their bottoms with their little hands, looking at Xu An with teary eyes, as if to say, "If you hit us again, we'll cry."
Tsk.
Xu An clicked his tongue and reached out to ruffle the hair on their heads into a bird's nest: "Brother will take you to the market."
Upon hearing the words "going to the market," their eyes lit up instantly. No longer afraid of Xu An hitting them, they grabbed Xu An's arm and started chattering away.
"Brother, I want to eat candied hawthorn!"
"Brother, I want to see the lion dance!"
"elder brother,......"
The town of Beitun holds a market on the 4th and 9th of every month, hence the name "49 Market" or "49 Dragon Market".
On market day, vendors, artisans, and acrobats who used to roam the surrounding villages and towns all appear at the market, bringing a false sense of prosperity to the usually quiet town.
The market was crowded, and Xu An, carrying two children alone, dared not let go of them the whole way, for fear that the two children would suddenly give him a surprise.
Although they couldn't run around freely, the two children were still very happy to see the various vendors on the street.
Especially when watching the acrobatic performance, the two of them were so shocked that their mouths were agape, as if the acrobatic performance had opened the door to a new world for them.
The variety of juggling tricks increased, and the crowds grew larger and larger.
Those who arrived late stood at the back and couldn't see, so they kept pushing forward. Even though Xu An and his group were at the very front, they were still jostled and pushed around.
Taking advantage of the break between the changes, Xu An quickly led the two of them out from inside.
Just as I was about to breathe a sigh of relief, the flower stand set up for the acrobatic performance inside seemed to have been kicked down by a naughty child, causing a gasp from the crowd.
Those who had been trying so hard to squeeze in were now desperately trying to get out, turning the once joyous scene into chaos.
Two fat men in suits who had just walked up to Xu An were pushed and stumbled by the sudden chaos of the crowd. One of them dropped his briefcase, scattering the documents inside all over the ground.
One of the objects fell to Xu An's feet, and Xu An subconsciously looked down.
'Qiansheng Group'
Before I could see any other information, I was pushed aside by the surging crowd.
Using his strength, Xu An carved a path through the torrent and entered a side alley.
Fortunately, the flower stand had only just been set up and was only at the base. Although it was kicked over, no one was hurt; it only caused a brief period of panic.
"I'd better not watch this kind of spectacle again next time," Xu An thought, still shaken by the thought of his younger siblings.
The two children were flushed from being jostled by the surging crowd, their hair was soaked and hung wetly on their faces, tears and snot smeared all over their faces, and they looked terrified, clinging tightly to Xu An's arm.
Xu An was also relieved that he was strong enough to protect the two children. Otherwise, given the situation just now, something terrible would have happened.
Suddenly someone patted Xu An on the shoulder. Xu An tensed up and quickly hugged his younger brother and sister before looking at the person who had come.
Oh, it's Uncle Dongliang. It's alright then.
"Uncle Dongliang, what are you doing here?" It's past four o'clock in the afternoon, and Uncle Dongliang should be at the construction site.
"Our group wasn't scheduled for this afternoon, and since today is the 49th of the month, we came to check it out." Uncle Dongliang explained while wiping the sweat off Xu Kang and Xu Le: "What happened? You're all sweating."
"There was a slight mishap with the juggling performance, and everyone was jostling around like this."
Upon hearing Xu An's words, Xu Dongliang looked up at the juggling stall and saw two men in suits. He couldn't help but exclaim, "Huh?"
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