After a busy day, everyone was exhausted, rubbing their chests and backs. Even Ye Shuang couldn't help but follow their example and rubbed her waist, which didn't feel anything at all.
Seeing this, Li Wenyi smiled, enduring the soreness in his eyes, and picked up Ye Shuang, who was squatting there curiously watching others: "Shuang'er must be tired too? Let's go home now!"
"Yay! We're home!" Ye Shuang hugged Li Wenyi's neck and cheered, then leaned her head on his shoulder. "Brother, are you leaving again this time?"
Upon hearing this, Li Wenyi paused in his steps toward home, his heart warming. Sure enough, Shuang'er still cared for him as her brother: "Shuang'er, don't you want your brother to leave?"
Ye Shuang thought for a moment and nodded: "If my brother is at home, I can go to the mountain to play without worry. Otherwise, I will always worry that my parents will be worried about me at home."
Li Wenyi choked and said irritably, "With the trouble you caused just a few days ago, you still want to go up the mountain in the short term? Even if your parents agree, I won't. You might as well stay at home quietly for a few years!"
"Years?" Ye Shuang exclaimed, turning to Li Mantian with teary eyes, "Father, my brother won't let me go up the mountain for years!"
Li Mantian couldn't resist Ye Shuang's tearful onslaught, so he snatched her from Li Wenyi's arms and kicked him in the butt: "You brat! You don't do your job properly, all you do is bully your sister all day long."
Li Wenyi stumbled from the kick, and before he could regain his balance, he heard his most respected father behind him coaxing the little devil in a gentle tone he had never used before: "Shuang'er, be good. You believe your brother? He can't even manage himself, let alone you. It's alright, go up the mountain whenever you want. See if your brother dares to say another word?"
Ha! He... he really doesn't dare!
Amidst the family's playful bickering, they finally returned home.
The family gathered again in the main room. Ye Shuang sat obediently in a chair with a refreshing plum drink beside her and a delicate little spoon in the bowl.
Looking at this treatment, one can imagine how high Ye Shuang's status is in this family. Then look at himself, not to mention plum juice, he doesn't even have a bowl of water. Li Wenyi sighed slightly. Why did he feel so humble as soon as he got home?
"Alright, I know you came home for more than just Shuang'er. Just say what you have to say." Li Mantian was even getting impatient.
Seeing this, Li Wenyi didn't dare to delay, fearing he would be kicked out the next moment, and hurriedly asked, "Dad, will our family still participate in the Lantern Festival in a few days?"
Li Mantian glanced at Ye Shuang, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "If there are no unexpected events, I will naturally participate."
The Lantern Festival is the most lively festival in the county. Everyone celebrates the year's hard work on this day and prays for a smoother year with sky lanterns. So every year on this day, Li Mantian would take his whole family to the county town a day in advance. The two or three days before and after the Lantern Festival are good times to go to the market. At that time, there are many cheap things at the market, and many stalls will accept barter.
“Father and Mother, when you want to go to the county town, you’ll probably have to wait in such a long line again. Why don’t we go a few days earlier? Anyway, I’ve already prepared accommodations for you in the county town, so why not stay?” Li Wenyi suggested earnestly from the lower seat.
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