It's the beginning of a new day. The air is foggy and you can't see people ten meters away. The road is frozen. Under the eaves, there are strings of soldiers' shoes, crystal clear.
Early in the morning, Dad Sun took a wooden stick and hit them one by one. This thing is no joke if it hits someone. It will definitely leave a bloody hole.
When the three siblings got up, there was only some ice left on the ground. The two brothers Sun Sen felt a little sorry because they hadn't eaten ice this year. They looked everywhere but only found a few insignificant icicles.
Something is better than nothing, it can satisfy your craving.
Sun Sen saw the broken ice on the ground, then looked at Sun Lin in front of him, secretly picked up a small piece of ice, held it in his hand, and pretended that nothing had happened, but in fact he was trying hard to hold back his laughter.
He put his arm around Sun Lin's shoulder as if nothing had happened and said seriously, "Linzi, it's delicious, isn't it? We'll have a big breakfast tomorrow."
Sun Lin nodded when he heard this. It was indeed quite fresh, but a little cold for the mouth.
Sun Ye watched the whole process from the side and felt worried about his second brother's naivety and slowness.
Seeing that the time was almost right, Sun Sen ripped open the clothes on the back of Sun Lin's neck with one hand, and stuffed the small ice cube into Sun Lin's neck with the other hand, patting it to make sure it was really in.
Sun Lin froze, his eyes bulging as he slowly turned to face his smiling elder brother.
No, is this how you cheat me?
Sun Sen couldn't hold back any longer and burst into laughter.
When Sun Lin heard Sun Sen's laughter, he grinned sinisterly. In that case, don't blame him.
He hugged Sun Sen's waist tightly to prevent him from escaping, and put one hand into Sun Sen's stomach. It happened that his hands were very cold, so he wanted to take advantage of the free stove.
Well, it’s really comfortable, more comfortable than warming yourself by the fire!
Of course Sun Sen refused and struggled violently, but he could not defeat Sun Lin who was prepared in advance.
The two were twisting and turning in the yard. Sun's mother, having lit a fire, saw them and yelled, "What are you two doing? What are you doing?"
Sun Sen and Sun Lin immediately separated and stayed away from each other.
"Tell me! Why are you fighting?"
"You are brothers, not enemies."
Neither of the two brothers spoke, as they were too embarrassed to say anything. They weren't really fighting, they were just joking.
"You're not going to tell me, are you? Okay, go inside and reflect on your mistakes. No more warming yourself by the fire."
Sun Ye thought that the matter was over, but he didn't expect there would be a follow-up.
Sun Lin and Sun Sen were standing next to each other, Sun Ye was sitting on a small stool, and her mother was combing Sun Ye's hair and braiding a difficult braid.
Sun Lin suddenly smiled at Sun Sen. Sun Sen immediately had a bad feeling and said to his mother, "Mom, I don't want to stand anymore. I'm cold!"
Mother Sun remained unmoved, not even glancing at Sun Lin. She asked calmly, "Why did you fight? Will you fight again in the future?"
"Mom, it was my eldest brother. He stuffed a really big icicle into the back of my neck. I couldn't help it..."
When Sun's mother heard this, she put down the comb with a "snap", which scared Sun Ye. Sun Ye knew that his elder brother was in trouble this time, and it was because of this younger brother who was usually not very smart.
The boat capsized in the gutter, it was all because of me who flirted with her first.
Sure enough, when Sun's mother touched Sun Lin's clothes, they were indeed a little wet. She glared at Sun Sen fiercely.
"How can you be a big brother? How can you do this? What if you catch a cold?"
Sun Sen had nothing to say, so he lowered his head to reflect on his mistakes.
"We are a family, we can't do this..."
Next, Sun Ye listened to her mother's long and rambling speech, saying that she was guilty and that she should have stopped her eldest brother at the first opportunity.
Sun Sen lowered his head to count the ants, and a sentence came out of his mouth: "Lin Zi even used his hand to cover my stomach."
Mother Sun was interrupted and was half-believing and half-doubting. If that was true, it would be inappropriate to just blame the eldest brother. She turned around and looked at the second brother who had an innocent face.
Well, it’s confirmed that neither of them is a good person.
Mother Sun stopped talking. She was so angry that she wanted to die. How could she have given birth to two such bad boys?
Dad Sun was sitting nearby, smiling. Seeing this scene, he inexplicably thought of his childhood, when he was a kid, playing and fighting with his brothers.
"Okay, okay, come over here and take a rest. Are you thirsty? I'll get you a glass of water."
Mother Sun glared at Father Sun unhappily. This man didn't even bother educating his two children, but was still bothering with nonsense. What sin had she committed to deserve such a family?
"Both of you are not allowed to move, especially you, Sun Lin. Don't try to be clever with me, or you won't have any dinner today."
Dad Sun gave the two brothers a look that said he had done his best and they should take care of themselves.
Sun Ye didn't dare to move at this time, and just sat there obediently. With Sun's mother's temper, any words of pleading would only add fuel to the fire.
“It would be nice if everyone could be like leaves.”
As Sun's mother was talking, she came over and rubbed Sun Ye's little face, tied her hair into a braid, and applied some rancid oil on her. Sun Ye was not happy with this stuff, as it felt like it made her face sticky and blocked her breath.
But this time he obediently let his mother do what she wanted to him, and even forced a happy smile.
"Third Aunt! Third Aunt!"
There was a sound of the courtyard door being pushed open, and it sounded like Sun Lan, the eldest daughter of the first wife, was coming from the main house.
Sun's mother and father looked at each other, puzzled. Why did they come so early? Could something have happened in the old house?
"Lani, is it grandma who wants to call us for something?"
Sun's mother asked first, "That's impossible. He was fine yesterday."
"No, nothing."
Sun Lan was a little embarrassed at first, but she encouraged herself in her heart. She just wanted some candy wrappers, not food, so it wasn't too much.
It turned out that Sun Lan had been wanting to show off. She certainly couldn't get the milk, but the candy was taken away by her Third Aunt. She must have some more. She ran here this morning to avoid everyone's sight and almost fell.
"Oh, I'm glad you're okay."
"Come on, come in quickly, warm yourself by the fire and keep the cold away."
Mother Sun winked at Sun Ye and nodded in the direction of the two brothers Sun and Sen. Sun Ye understood immediately. She ran over and told the two brothers not to face the wall anymore, and brought a bench for Sun Lan.
"Lani, you're so early in the morning..."
"Aunt, it's like this. I...I came here to play with Ye Zi. I haven't played with her much since I went to town."
It was quite sudden. Sun Ye blinked. She seemed not to be very familiar with Sister Lanlan. Although they were cousins living under the same roof, they had not spent much time together.
Not only did Sun Ye not believe what was said, even Sun Lin, who was so nervous, didn't believe it.
"Sister Lanlan, you and my younger sister haven't spoken more than ten sentences this year. What's so fun about that?"
The words came out of Sun Lin's mouth without thinking, causing his mother to give him a look that showed she had figured it out herself.
"I'm not wrong, am I, big brother?"
As he spoke, he found an ally for himself, completely forgetting that he had just tricked Sun Sen.
Sun Sen was also helpless. He rubbed his silly brother's head and silently mouthed: You are the only one who talks too much!
Sun Lan felt a little embarrassed, so she just sat by the fire, pretending not to hear what Sun Lin said.
“…”
Sun Ye wanted to applaud his second brother at this moment. Well done! Sometimes a stubborn person's words can unexpectedly poke people in the lungs, which is very satisfying.
Yes, it was a relief. Sun Ye lowered his head so that Sister Lanlan wouldn’t see the smile on his face. It would be bad if he really made her angry and she left.
Sun Ye really hated people using her as an excuse. She could accept those with kind intentions, but she wanted to stay away from those with ulterior motives.
But she is small and her words don't have much effect, so she has been used as an excuse many times, which makes her very upset.
"Linzi, what are you talking about? If you can't speak, don't speak."
"Lani, don't listen to Linzi's nonsense. He didn't mean it."
It's the unintentional ones that hurt the most!
Sun Ye almost laughed out loud. She didn't expect that Sun's mother could be so confrontational.
"Oh, I know."
The family of five plus Sun Lan were quietly roasting the fire, staring at it, as if they could see a flower in it.
Sun Lin couldn't stand this atmosphere, so he turned his head to look left and right, and twisted his butt back and forth.
"Second brother, you have nails on your butt and you won't even sit properly!"
After hearing this, Sun Lin didn't move. He changed his hand to touch Sun Sen's hand. Sun Sen didn't sit still and wait for death. The two of them kept fighting back and forth.
"cough…"
Sun Ye coughed lightly, reminding the two not to go too far, as they would be repaid after they left, so they should not make the crime more serious then.
"Lani, you still have one semester left until graduation, right?"
"Yes, auntie."
Speaking of this, Sun Lan was very proud, because she was the first high school student in the Sun family!
"Lani, how about the middle school in town?"
Mother Sun also asked this. The eldest son, Sun Sen, is about to go to school in town, so she has to find out about his situation.
"Well, the ones in town must be better. My classmates all eat well, have meat every day, and wear nice clothes. Look, they're almost the same as mine."
Sun Lan wore a sky blue dress made of good material. Sun Ye didn't know what it was called. She wore a white sweater and black pants underneath. The style was good and it made Sun Lan look taller.
As soon as Sun's mother saw it, she knew that the dress was not cheap and that her sister-in-law was willing to spend money on it.
"By the way, they also have chocolate to eat, the same kind that Aunt San took away yesterday." The voice of this sentence was raised by more than one degree.
Sun Ye glanced at Sister Lanlan and felt that this sentence was exactly what Sister Lanlan wanted.
"Aunt, we are all family. I won't be polite with you. Look, other high school students have it, so I can't be any worse off. Otherwise, others will look down on our family."
Sun's mother was thinking: Who is your family!
Sun Ye was shocked by Sister Lanlan's words, choked on his saliva, and started coughing.
"What's wrong?"
Mother Sun hurriedly helped Sun Ye to carry the baby on her back.
Now that Sun Lan had started talking, the rest of the conversation became much smoother, and the more she thought about it, the more it made sense.
"Auntie, do you have any chocolate left? Just give me two or three pieces. I won't take more. This isn't just for myself..."
Sun Ye couldn't help herself. She said casually, "Mom, Sister Lanlan is family to us. Why doesn't she sleep with us? Why does she call your aunt "Uncle Mother"? "
"Mom, you told me that the older ones in our family should give way to the younger ones. I like the clothes that Sister Lanlan is wearing. Sister Lanlan, can you give them to me? I like them so much."
Sun Ye looked at Sun Lan with his big innocent eyes.
"Hey, I... If you don't want to give it to me, then don't give it to me. It's just two or three pieces of chocolate. Why are you so stingy, Auntie? You think I'm worth anything to you."
"Sun Lan!"
Old Mrs. Sun pushed open the main hall door, walked over quickly, pulled Sun Lan over, raised her hand, and was about to slap her.
Sun's mother was also really angry at Sun Lan's words. Did she owe her anything? She said it so naturally. It wasn't like the child crawled out of her belly. The eldest sister-in-law really needed to discipline her.
The raised hand finally didn't strike. Old Lady Sun grabbed Sun Lan and strode back. She wouldn't hit her. Let her parents see what she had done by spoiling her. She still had the nerve to come to her aunt's house and ask for things shamelessly.
"Mom, slow down, don't fall."
Mother Sun hurried to catch up.
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