"Ningning, what are you doing?"
"I'm going to see my brother roasting a snake! I haven't seen it before!" Xiao Shuangning had an excited expression on her face.
"Aren't you afraid of snakes? How dare you go and see it?"
"Don't I have my omnipotent brother here? He will protect me. What is there to be afraid of?" After saying this, Xiao Shuangning ran out without giving Shumei a chance to ask more questions.
Xiao Youchen poured the snake out of the snakeskin bag, and the snake was still moving.
"You're such a scourge, you're still alive even after being chopped into this state."
As Xiao Youchen spoke, he unscrewed the cap of the kerosene bottle in his hand and poured a little kerosene on the snake.
He fished out matches from his pocket and took one from the matchbox. Before striking the match, he muttered, "Life is cheap, isn't it? I wonder if you can come back to life after I burn you to ashes. You bad guy, you dared to come to my house and steal chickens, this is your fate. You'd better tell your ancestors in your dreams, so that they won't come to our chicken coop to mess with us again, otherwise they will end up like you."
Xiao Shuangning, who had followed quietly, couldn't help but burst out laughing when she heard what Xiao Youchen said.
"Brother, are you okay? How can you chat so enthusiastically with a snake?"
"What are you doing here? Go back quickly, or you'll have nightmares at night."
Xiao Youchen knew that Xiao Shuangning was timid, so when he saw her coming, he quickly persuaded her to stay away.
"Brother, can you please stop treating me like a child? I'm afraid of snakes, but only the kind that run really fast. Why should I be afraid of the one you cut in half?"
Xiao Shuangning spoke with her head held high and her chest puffed out, as if she was quite courageous.
"Are you really not afraid?"
"Hey! Brother, could you please stop being so fussy? Cook it quickly! I'm waiting to see!"
At Xiao Shuangning's urging, Xiao Youchen lit the match in his hand and threw the flaming matchstick at the snake. Because of the kerosene, the two halves of the snake instantly turned into two rolling flames.
The moment the fire was lit, Xiao Shuangning involuntarily took a step back, her expression a little frightened. But it was only for that moment, and after that moment passed, she completely adapted to this somewhat cruel scene.
Only when the snake stopped moving did Xiao Youchen pick up the kerosene bottle on the ground and pull Xiao Shuangning back.
“Ningning, let’s go, let’s go to the mountains to dig out snakes and kill the family.”
"Brother, please watch it a little longer! It hasn't even been burned to ashes yet!"
"What? Haven't you seen enough? Miss, this is enough. It's just a snake that stole the chickens. Do you really want to grind it to ashes? Let's go! Dig it up and plant it as soon as possible before the sun goes down. Otherwise, our chickens will die in the snake's mouth again."
Xiao Youchen forcibly dragged Xiao Shuangning away, and Xiao Shuangning looked back reluctantly.
Xiao Shuangning followed Xiao Youchen quietly, looking at the back that was so familiar.
"Brother, thank you!"
"Thank you for what?"
"Thank you for helping Xiaobai get revenge. Thank you for taking care of me like a brother for so many years."
When Xiao Youchen heard what Xiao Shuangning said, he was really shocked. He stopped his hurried steps and turned around to look at Xiao Shuangning.
He was actually very happy in his heart. Since Xiao Shuangning could say such words, it showed that Xiao Shuangning was really sensible and reasonable. But the more Xiao Shuangning treated him like this, the more unfamiliar he felt, especially the phrase "like a real brother".
It turned out that no matter how much he devoted himself, in Xiao Shuangning's eyes, he could never play the role of that biological brother.
"Like a real brother, have you never considered me a family member in your heart?"
"Brother, what are you talking about? You're overthinking it. How could I not consider you a family member? I consider you a relative closer than my own brother. Even if I'm old and 70, I'll still be your follower and stick to you all day long. Don't find me annoying then!"
Little Shuangning made a coquettish expression, hugged little Youchen's arm, and mumbled in a coquettish voice.
Xiao Youchen gently hooked Xiao Shuangning's nose with his hand and said with a smile: "I couldn't ask for more! How could I find you annoying? Let's go!"
The two siblings walked towards home hand in hand, talking and laughing.
The family of three carried backpacks and hoes and began to search the mountains and fields for snakes to kill.
The whole family worked together for a whole day and finally planted snakeheads and cacti around the chicken coop. Everything was done at dusk, and the sun had already set after a day of hard work.
Shumei wiped the sweat from her forehead and looked at the results of her family's day's work, she smiled with satisfaction.
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