He nodded simply. Sure enough, Cheng Rui was just a child, and Cheng An's mind was reliable.
Cheng Rui seemed to realize what was happening too, scratching his head, showing no embarrassment at being inferior to his younger brother.
"Sis, listen to Xiao An, you can't go wrong."
Simply look at him carefully.
"...You're quite proud of yourself, aren't you?"
“My mom says I’m brainless and believe everything I hear, while my dad says I’m easily taken advantage of and I’d even help the seller count the money. He tells me to listen to Xiao An in everything I do.”
For a moment, I didn't know what to say. I could tell you were really my parents, you didn't hold back when you were scolding your child.
Cheng An sighed helplessly. Did he really have to be so blunt?
It's not that exaggerated. Cheng Rui is very smart and quick-witted, but the two brothers are together every day. Compared to each other, his strength is obviously in physical fitness, while Cheng Chao is indeed more meticulous and comprehensive in his consideration of things.
People around them probably often compare the two brothers, and over time, they get used to relying on Cheng An's thinking when faced with problems.
However, regardless of whether outsiders compare or criticize, the two brothers' relationship remains as good as ever, and that's good enough.
Simple yet generous with his affection for the two brothers.
"Who said that? You are all so great and so smart, you have no idea how envious they are of me."
People's personalities are all different. At most, you can be considered as one scholar and one warrior, one active and one quiet. The gossip is all out of envy and jealousy.
Look at other people's children, none of them can compare to yours!"
The boy's ears turned slightly red as he stole a glance at his sister.
"Is it true? But they all say I'm too naughty, always saying I cause trouble, am useless, and a worry."
A simple and unwavering rebuttal.
"Did you kill someone or set fire to something? I didn't see it."
On the contrary, after you came, look, you helped me gather firewood, tidy up the house, shovel snow, and even take care of the children. It seems that except for cooking, you have taken over all my work, and I can't help at all.
"Wow, whose child is so capable? Everyone must be so envious!"
The two young men were shy from the praise. Traditional parents are usually very direct with their children: if I tell you to do something, you do it; if I don't tell you to do something, I simply forbid you from doing it.
Or they resort to corporal punishment.
Even if Tang Sumei is an open-minded mother, she wouldn't praise someone so directly and effusively.
Not to mention, Cheng Rui must have been quite mischievous at home, while the well-behaved Cheng An received more praise.
"Since the two of you have agreed, let's go find Uncle. There are three of us."
"There's no time to lose. Go back and put out the fire, then I'll go find the village chief to get a letter of introduction."
"good!"
The adults, respecting their wishes, said nothing more; this affirmation, this glorious sense of pride, gave them a smug and triumphant air.
"Sis, hurry up, let's make the most of this time."
Alright, everything's been arranged.
Now that it's winter and the off-season is here, Liu Weimin knows the situation is simple, so he approved it very readily.
With these two incidents in the village, no one should dare to come here anytime soon. After a quick discussion, we decided to take all the dogs with us.
Jian Dan wasn't exactly a conventional person, and with Cheng Rui, who always seemed to thrive on chaos, and Cheng An, who occasionally tried to steer them back on track only to be led astray again, plus four wildly running and frolicking dogs, their journey was anything but ordinary.
However, the group still knew they had important business to attend to. Despite their playful antics, they moved quite quickly. But by the time they reached the camp gate, their image was completely ruined.
When Cheng Jin heard the news, he was speechless.
"Did you go crawling through a rat hole?"
The three of them really looked like they had crawled out of a hole. Their simple, localized student haircuts looked like a bird's nest, all sticking out. Their clothes were okay, just a bit dirty, but still presentable.
Cheng Rui ran the most energetically and achieved the most obvious results. Not only were there white streaks on his face from being scratched by tree branches, but his pants also had several tears, his cotton shoes were leaking out of the cotton, and there were several bloodstains on the back of his hands.
Cheng An was relatively clean, the most normal one, but his shoes were covered in snow, and his cuffs were also smudged with some.
The initial surprise I felt when I heard the news has now vanished, replaced by a throbbing headache. Boys can be mischievous, but why did they have to make a simple girl look so disheveled?
"Uncle,"
"Uncle!"
"Uncle!"
Cheng Jin knew that Jian Dan wouldn't come over unless there was a reason, so he snorted in annoyance.
"Alright, come in!"
The guards were dumbfounded. Their political commissar walked in front, followed by their platoon leader's sister, then two boys, and then four big dogs.
"You've come to ask about your brother, haven't you?"
"That's one thing, but we're mainly dealing with something else."
As she spoke, she looked at the two children.
Cheng Jin's first reaction
"What's wrong, you two? Missing home?"
"Huh? No, Uncle, we have serious business to discuss with you, so stop joking around."
"Okay, okay, this is important, important. Go ahead, I'm listening."
Seeing that the children had all become serious, Cheng Jin stopped making a fuss.
"Tell me, what happened?"
"Uncle, did you know that some people have been sent down to the countryside?"
......
To be honest, Cheng Jin's first reaction wasn't surprise, but wariness.
"impossible."
When his older brother had the accident, he was only a teenager and didn't see the body with his own eyes. Although it was wartime and quite chaotic at the time, it was still a serious matter and the family would definitely be notified only after multiple confirmations.
How come it's alive again after twenty years?
Are you sure?
Cheng An frowned.
"She looks quite like the person in the photo, especially around the eyes and the area around the ears."
But the person in the photo is young, has black hair, no wrinkles, and is smiling.”
Cheng An was also unsure.
"Uncle, have we mistaken someone for someone else?"
Cheng Jin patted his two nephews hard with his big hands.
"Good, you know to report to an adult when you discover something."
"Could that person be our sir?"
"Just leave it at that. Go back and eat and sleep as usual, and pretend this never happened, understand?"
"Uncle, why? What if..."
"Alright, let the adults handle this. We kids can't manage all that."
Cheng An also grabbed his brother.
"Yes, brother, we'll listen to Uncle and Sister."
Although Cheng Rui is impulsive, his greatest strength is that he listens to advice, especially Cheng An.
They immediately changed their tune.
"Alright then, Uncle, don't forget."
After walking around the camp, the children didn't plan to stay long. They went to the commune for a meal before heading home.
Not long after arriving home, they found the bowl used to deliver porridge to the other side right at the front door.
The two boys were quite surprised.
"I came out when I heard the knocking, but I didn't see anyone."
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