Someone said to him, "Happiness, do you dare?"

Xingfu said proudly: "Of course I dare. I did it a few days ago." As he said that, he glanced at Sanwang with contempt.

Another person who came with him, named Dawei, laughed and said, "I saw it with my own eyes. He went into the water and swam a long circle." He also glanced at Sanwang and curled his lips, "I don't think any of you would dare to do that!"

Several children shrank their heads. Although they wanted to show off, they also knew their own limitations. The water was so cold that even putting their feet in it would be unbearable. Who would dare to go swimming?

Are you stupid?

Xingfu sneered: "They definitely wouldn't dare to do that. Even that bastard Da Wang wouldn't dare to do that. He only bullies people. He has no real ability."

Sanwang was already furious when he heard them say that, but he just thought that it was too cold to go into the water. If his parents knew about this, he would definitely be whipped.

Moreover, his feet were soaking in the water, which was very cold, making him even more reluctant to go into the water.

But now Xingfu actually dared to scold his elder brother. Sanwang immediately exploded and said angrily: "You are the bastard! Who said my brother doesn't dare? My father swam in the winter when he was in the army!"

"Tsk, you're just bragging." Xingfu and Dawei didn't take it seriously. Winter swimming? Only a fool would dare to go into the water in winter. Isn't he afraid of being frozen to death?

Xingfu naturally didn't believe it. "We didn't see whether your father dared to do it or not, so he can just brag. We know Dawang wouldn't dare to do it, anyway, we haven't seen him go into the water in winter."

Xingfu is a few months younger than Dawang. When they were younger, they had many fights, but he never won. After he turned ten, Dawang turned to conquer the older children, and no one was too lazy to play with him. For example, Dawang is working in the fields with the adults, but Xingfu is still weeding with the children.

Now when Da Wang saw him, he didn't even have the desire to poke him.

Naturally, he was not convinced!

He couldn't beat Da Wang, so he habitually wanted to bully Da Wang's younger brother.

Of course he didn't dare to fight. He didn't have the courage to hit Da Wang's younger brother. In the end, his brother would be implicated and the loss would be greater than the gain.

But they all knew that Sanwang was a firecracker who got angry at the slightest provocation and wanted to save face and be tough. Kids never complained to adults about their own problems, so they couldn't help but want to bully and tease him a little, just to vent their anger.

Lin Lan had a conflict with Han Qingfeng's family because of Xiuyun's matter. Sisters Zhao Guixiang and Zhao Guilian said bad things about Lin Lan behind her back, and Sanwang had heard about it. Therefore, he didn't like Xingfu. Dawei was Xingfu's good friend, and he disliked her too.

He had to save face for his elder brother and insisted that he dared.

When Xiaowang saw them arguing, he wanted to come down to help Xiaosan brother.

Sanwang: "Xiaowang, don't get down from up there, it's slippery."

Dawei sarcastically said, "You wouldn't dare anyway!"

Hammer and the other kids started to make a noise, "Sanwang, do you dare?"

Sanwang blurted out: "Of course I dare!"

Xingfu and Dawei laughed at him, "Stop bragging, you wouldn't dare to do that."

Sanwang was eager to try. If his father could do it, why couldn't he?

The children urged him to go down and try it.

Happiness squeezed him and said, "If you dare, go down and try it. Take off your clothes quickly!"

Sanwang waved at Xingfu and Dawei, "Stop making noise, take off your clothes and compete together!"

Xiao Wang was so anxious on the shore that he turned around and around, "Brother, let's go home!"

Xingfu glared at him: "Shut up!"

Sanwang: "Why are you yelling at my brother? Do you want to fight?"

Dawei: "No one is fighting. Everyone knows that your father and your elder brother are bullies. Who dares to fight with you? We are afraid." Dawang, that bastard, whenever his younger brothers fight, he goes to beat up the older brothers. Unfortunately, his older brothers are not good enough and cannot beat him. Then, the younger brother gets beaten up by his own brother. How unfortunate!

Happiness: "Yes, if you have the ability, don't look for dad and brother, rely on real ability! I think you are scared!"

Sanwang: "Who is afraid of who, come on, compete!" He began to take off his clothes.

Xiao Wang was so frightened that his face turned pale, "Brother Xiao San! Go home!"

Sanwang: "Wait for me up there, and see how I defeat them." He looked at the two of them and said, "Take off your clothes!"

Happiness: “I just went down there a few days ago.”

David: “Yes, he went down there.”

Sanwang: "You said go down and I'll go down? I didn't see it, take it off now! If you don't dare to compete, you're a coward!"

Xingfu and Dawei looked at each other and nodded, "I'll make sure you lose sincerely. Let's compete!"

Xingfu also provoked: "If we win, you and Dawang will be this——" He raised his thumb and then made a fierce pouting gesture, "Bullshit, haha!"

Sanwang was so angry that he tore off his cotton shirt and threw it on the basket, "You are the loser! I won, and you two are losers!"

Dawei waved his hands and said, "Hey, stop fighting. We can't cry and tell our father and brother about it. That would be useless."

There is no child in the village who is not afraid of Dawang, and there is no man in the village who is not afraid of Han Qingsong, so fighting is absolutely not allowed.

A child shouted, "I'll count and you guys compete!" They were all very excited and loved fighting or competing the most.

Xiao Wang burst into tears, "Little Brother San, go home, go home!"

"Look at your brother, he's so useless!" Dawei sneered. He knew Sanwang couldn't stand provocation, so he had to stimulate him even more.

Sanwang couldn't stand it when he heard people scolding his brother, and he had to compare those two cowards to scum.

In the summer they often swam in the river, and whether they were fishing or swimming, the two cowards were no match for him. Now the water was cool and the weather was cold, so they had no chance of winning.

Sanwang is very confident!

Happiness also took off her cotton padded jacket. The wind by the river was cold, and it blew over her body with a whistling sound. Suddenly, a layer of large goose bumps appeared on her body.

It’s so fucking cold!

Then the two of them quickly took off their cotton trousers, and Xingfu and Sanwang took off all their clothes and stood side by side by the water.

Sanwang glanced with disdain between his legs. It was cold and he had taken off his clothes, so the area between his legs had shrunk to the size of a bean.

So small!

Happiness: “…………” What are you looking at! He couldn’t help but look back.

Sanwang straightened his body and made a face, "I will definitely be older than you when I'm older!"

Happiness is going to explode!

Sanwang: "Dawei! Hurry up!"

Dawei: "You two compete, and I'll count."

Sanwang pointed at him and said, "You idiot!"

Dawei's face changed and he wanted to kick Sanwang down: "Don't brag, you win only if you swim to the other side and then swim back!" The area where they were was where the river was relatively narrow, twenty meters away from the other side.

Sanwang: "I'll stick with you till the end! Hurry up and stop dawdling!"

Happiness was so cold that I couldn't bear it, "Da, Da, Da Wei, take it off quickly!"

Dawei also shivered as he took off his clothes. Damn, it was so cold! After taking them off, he was inevitably looked down upon by Sanwang. Even more!

Dawei was too frozen to care about so much. His teeth were chattering and he was shivering all over. "Today... no one can tell the adults about what happened today... If anyone tells anyone, whoever..."

Xingfu took over and shouted, "Who, who's father is a loser, his mother is a slut, and his whole family is made up of dogs!"

Some children have adults who speak vulgarly at home and swear all day long, so the children learn everything from them. What's more, the sisters Zhao Guilian and Zhao Guixiang are also well-known foul-mouthed people in the village. Almost everyone in the village has been cursed by them behind their backs. If someone walks in front of her, she scolds them for twisting their butts and being so unruly. If someone walks behind her, she scolds them for being sneaky and having bad intentions. If someone wants to walk with her, she scolds them for being jealous of her or looking down on her... If someone cooks before her, she scolds them for being a starving ghost who has reincarnated to steal food. If someone cooks later than her, she scolds them for being lazy...

After saying that, Dawei and Xingfu spat fiercely. This is the case of one spit and one nail, and no one can tell anyone, otherwise the whole family will be raised by dogs, and anyone who sees him in the future can spit on him.

Others also spat.

Seeing that his third brother didn't listen to him, Xiaowang got anxious and clenched his two little fists, leaned forward and tried to look into the river.

Sanwang yelled, "Count to three and jump together."

Happiness: "Just jump!"

“1…2…3…”

Sanwang gritted his teeth and jumped down.

Xingfu and Dawei bent down and quickly put on their clothes. They were freezing to death.

The children were dumbfounded, "What are you two doing?"

When Xiaowang saw Sanwang jumping down, he cried anxiously and wanted to go down to the river to see him, "Little San brother, Little San brother..."

Happiness: "I went in the water before, but I don't need to now."

Dawei: “…idiot!”

As soon as Sanwang entered the water, he felt bone-chillingly cold, especially with the wind blowing through him. He shivered and his teeth chattered. He quickly swam and immediately felt the warmth under the water. The radio and his father had not lied to him. It really wasn't that cold.

He shouted at Happiness and Dawei: "You two are bastards, you don't keep your word!"

Xingfu said proudly: "We can spit, but no one can tell anyone. Whoever tells anyone will be a bastard!" He also patted Dawei: "You are so smart!" He pointed at Sanwang, "Haha, idiot!" They were not allowed to tell anyone they spit, but if they didn't spit, they had to jump into the river. Haha, idiot!

Sanwang was furious.

Dawei also shouted: "You have to swim a lap to win, otherwise it doesn't count. Xingfu swam a big lap that day."

Sanwang splashed water at them, "I can swim two laps too! You two are useless!"

Sanwang felt that he felt the coldest when he was motionless, so he started to swim, and sure enough, he felt much warmer, which was quite interesting. He immediately felt like a fish in water and wanted to swim a few laps.

Xiaowang was so anxious on the shore that he urged his third brother to come up quickly.

"Xiao Wang, don't be afraid, I'm fine." San Wang swam to the other side. He hadn't been in the water for more than half a year and he was suffocating. Now he felt like a fish in water. "It's so fun, but you guys don't dare! You are all useless!"

Happiness and Dawei were so angry that they started to curse at him.

After reaching the other side, Sanwang began to swim back.

The children on the shore were already full of admiration, shouting: "Brother Sanwang, you are awesome!" "As awesome as your older brother!"

Sanwang was extremely proud.

Xingfu and Dawei looked very unhappy. They wanted to humiliate Sanwang and even asked him to spit on them to promise not to tell anyone. But they didn't know that this boy was so bold and jumped immediately. They thought it would be strange if he didn't make a fool of himself. They just wanted to watch the fun.

He actually swam a circle!

The two were very upset that Sanwang had been in the spotlight.

Suddenly they found that Sanwang in the water was motionless and was holding his legs and shouting.

Sanwang went into the water without warming up, and suddenly he felt a cramp in his calf, and realized that his leg was cramping. He was so scared that he quickly kicked his legs and swam towards the shore, but the pain became more and more severe, and he suddenly curled up into a ball and sank into the water.

Happiness gloated: "Haha, he has cramps. It's over!"

After waiting for a while, Sanwang was still sinking in the water without any movement, not even a bubble. The children on the shore were immediately scared.

Xiaowang was so scared that he started crying. He saw a long stick in the haystack next to him, so he ran over and grabbed one, trying to use it to pull Xiaosan brother up.

Dawei was also afraid and said hurriedly, "Run, we don't know anything."

He was the first to jump ashore, picking up his basket and running away, followed closely by Happiness. The other children were small, and they were frightened when they saw them running, and they ran away quickly, as if running away had nothing to do with them.

At this time, Xiaowang came down dragging a long stick. Just when he ran to the river bank and was about to go down, the group of children rushed up.

Someone pushed him in the chaos, and Xiaowang fell down with the stick.

There are wheat fields near the river. Now the members are planting spring crops, so there are not many adults working around, and naturally no one will rush over to help them immediately.

Sanwang was still struggling in the water when he suddenly heard a sound. He endured the pain and struggled out of the water. He saw Xiaowang floating up and down in the river.

Xiaowang struggled in the water for a few times and wanted to call for help but ended up swallowing a mouthful of water. As a young child, he didn't know how to swim and soon became dizzy.

He was wearing a thick cotton coat, which was filled with water. Bubbles came out of it and his whole body began to sink.

Sanwang was so frightened that his soul almost flew away, "Xiaowang!"

He was so anxious that he even forgot about his leg cramp and swam desperately towards Xiaowang with one leg curled up. Finally, he reached Xiaowang and grabbed Xiaowang's cotton jacket and pushed him to the shore.

The heavy cotton coat was filled with water and suddenly became as heavy as a stone. I couldn't feel it in the water, but it took a lot of strength to push it out of the water. Fortunately, Xiaowang stopped struggling, otherwise he would have held me down and we would have both sunk to the bottom.

Sanwang's legs were cramping and he had used up all his strength. He was so anxious that tears were streaming down his face and he was no longer aware of the pain in his legs.

"Xiao Wang, Xiao Wang..." He was shaking so much that he was almost unconscious with his eyes closed. He was so anxious that he suddenly exerted all his strength to push Xiao Wang out of the water and quickly climbed up.

Fortunately, the slope of the water's edge was gentle, and although he had no strength, he managed to climb out with his upper body.

He didn't care about being cold, and quickly turned Xiaowang over, face down, and spit out the water.

Fortunately, he was not drowning for long. He was slapped a few times, and "Puff...Puff..." Xiaowang spit out water like a jug.

He vomited a few times, but he didn't wake up. He seemed to be asleep, and his teeth were not even chattering.

Sanwang felt cold from the inside out, as if a hand was grabbing his feet and dragging him into the water. He thought of a child who drowned in the village two years ago. The old people said that people who drowned had to find a scapegoat. If Xiaowang died... he didn't dare to think about it... If Xiaowang drowned, it would be better for him to drown.

He was crying unconsciously. It was over. If anything happened to Xiaowang, he would be doomed. He felt completely powerless and slipped into the water.

When he was submerged in water, he suddenly remembered the artificial respiration his mother taught him!

He quickly climbed out and imitated how to give Xiao Wang artificial respiration. Fortunately, he thought it was fun and interested at the time, so he pestered Lin Lan to learn very seriously. He usually imitated her with a few naughty boys. This time, by accident, he actually saved Xiao Wang.

Xiaowang woke up coughing.

Sanwang's heart dropped to the ground, and he hugged him tightly, crying loudly.

Xiao Wang felt his brother holding him and was very happy: "Little... Third Brother, you, you came up... That's great... I, I'm so cold..."

Sanwang felt even more guilty and hit himself hard several times.

At this time, Liu Guifa and a young man ran over and arrived at the river. They saw Sanwang half of his body in the water and Xiaowang lying wet on the edge of the water. Both children were alive.

Liu Guifa breathed a sigh of relief and rushed down to pull Sanwang up.

Sanwang: "Grandpa... send my brother... home."

Liu Guifa first carried Xiaowang back, and then asked the young man to help send Sanwang back.

The young man quickly picked up Sanwang's cotton coat and tore off his inner shirt to wipe him, but Sanwang fell into the water again.

youth:"……?"

After a while, Sanwang appeared again, holding a pair of children's glasses in his hand, with an expression as if he had found a treasure.

The young man quickly pulled Sanwang up, wiped the water off him with clothes, asked him to put on the cotton jacket first, then wiped his lower body and feet, and put on cotton pants.

Seeing that one of Sanwang's legs was still curled up, he knew he had a cramp, so he quickly held his foot tightly and forcefully stretched his hamstring.

Sanwang cried out in pain, and only after Xiaowang woke up did his mind start to race and he began to feel the pain in his body.

After a few times, his legs returned to normal.

The young man looked at him and said jokingly, "Didn't you expect to get cramps when you went into the water? Are you afraid of the pain now? Isn't it too late?" What a bold and naughty boy.

When the young man saw Sanwang's cotton shirt and trousers placed on the basket, he knew at a glance that the boy had gone into the water on his own and did not fall into the water. He probably had a leg cramp and his brother fell into the water while trying to save him. The stick in the river was proof of this.

Come to think of it, these two kids are really lucky. This kid is good at swimming and has great potential.

Sanwang didn't expect to be seen through at a glance. He felt very embarrassed. Thinking about what had just happened, he felt scared and hung his head, feeling listless.

The young man helped him put on his shoes again and said, "Since you dare to go into the water in such a cold day, why don't you warm up?" He put his bag back, picked up Sanwang with one arm, and picked up the basket of grass in his hand.

Sanwang wanted to walk by himself, but he didn't have the strength, so he could only thank others.

Only then did he realize that the young man was not from his village and he did not know him. He did not know whether he should call him brother or something else.

The young man said, "I am not from your village. I am from Xuejia River in the back."

Sanwang said thank you, brother.

The young man walked with big steps, following the route Sanwang had pointed out, and walked home.

Mom hasn't come back yet.

Liu Guifa had already put Xiaowang on the kang. He took some effort to take off his wet cotton clothes, wiped him dry with a towel, and then spread out the quilt to wrap Xiaowang.

Although Xiaowang was shivering from the cold, he regained consciousness and grinned at Sanwang, "Mom is right."

Water cooling, cramps!

Sanwang quickly took off his shoes and got on the kang, wanting to comfort Xiaowang, but he found that Xiaowang was smiling and not afraid. Instead, he was scared to death, trembling all over and unable to speak.

He hugged Xiaowang tightly, and his tears fell like beads from a broken string.

Xiao Wang fumbled with his harmonica happily, "Fortunately I didn't carry it on my back."

Liu Guifa didn't think too much about it. He just thought Sanwang accidentally fell into the water and got scared. "I have to ask the barefoot doctor to come and check it out for you guys."

He then said to the young man, "Brother, I'm sorry to trouble you. Oh, by the way, the Teacher Lin you are looking for is their mother. Please help me look after the child while I go get a doctor." Without waiting for the young man's response, Liu Guifa ran away in a hurry.

When the young man heard that this was Lin Lan's home, he looked around in surprise, then fixed his gaze on Xiaowang and Sanwang, and said with a smile, "It's really fate. Hello, my name is Xue Mingliang. Your mother saved my mother a few days ago, and I came here today to thank you."

He took out the snacks he had brought and gave them to the two children.

Sanwang let go of his brother, wiped his tears and wanted to speak, but his throat seemed to be blocked by a stone and his tears could not be wiped away.

Xue Mingliang knew that Sanwang was terribly frightened when he saw his expression, so he praised him, "Young man, you are a good swimmer, but you definitely didn't run or stretch before entering the water. But you knew how to save your brother, you are a good brother and you deserve praise."

Sanwang sniffed, his heart and mind filled with guilt and fear.

Xiaowang thanked Xue Mingliang.

Xue Mingliang asked curiously, "Aren't you afraid?"

Xiao Wang: "What are you afraid of?"

Xue Mingliang was about to say that he was afraid of death, but then he thought that he shouldn't say that to a child. He smiled and patted Xiaowang's head, "What a brave child."

Xiaowang fainted soon after entering the water. He didn't feel anything except cold and anxious. When he woke up, he only remembered the cold and Xiaosan brother holding him. He just thought it was great that Xiaosan brother finally came up, so he was not afraid at all.

The scariest thing for him is that his parents don't want him.

When he woke up, he was quiet and peaceful. He didn't cry or make a fuss. Instead, he hugged Sanwang's arm and patted it, comforting Sanwang: "Little San brother, don't be afraid. I won't tell my parents and you won't be beaten."

Sanwang cried even harder; he was really scared.

He hugged Xiaowang tightly and said, "I was wrong. I will never show off again..."

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Da Wang: Bullying my brother? Haha.

Student Sanwang thought he picked it up.