Chapter 6: Change of Name
The old lady's crying could not stop her grandson from getting beaten. Fortunately, the old man was still useful at the critical moment. He slapped his thigh and spit directly.
"Change it! Don't you just want to change your name? Let's change it right away! Put your brother down first, and let's discuss what name to change it to."
"That doesn't require any special discussion."
The abuser was so kind as to let go of the poor little thing in his claws, and let Old Wang rush over and snatch away the precious child. The two of them went into the house and cried for their precious child.
"Anyway, we're not from any wealthy family, so we can just use the name Mom gave us.
I was born at night and my name is Jiang Wan.
The second child was born at dawn and his name was Jiang Han.
The meaning is good, concise and easy to understand.”
In fact, the illiterate Jiang Laohan didn't really think these two names were good. How good is "Zhao Di Hu Di"? It's easy to remember and thoughtful. As soon as you hear it, you can tell that she is a virtuous sister who loves her younger brother.
But, now this is not the eldest daughter's home? In order to save his precious grandson from being beaten a few times in the future, Old Man Jiang could only purse his lips and nod in agreement.
The Xu family's mother and daughter all showed some smiles on their faces. Especially Jiang Hudi, oh no, Jiang Han!
The little girl whispered her name several times, and then used the branch in her hand to scratch the two words on the ground.
Then he blinked excitedly.
God knows how much she hates the crappy name Jiang Hudi. Jiang Yaozu is that annoying guy who loved to bully her since childhood. Why should she protect him?
If I don't join my elder sister in the fight, it's because I'm too weak to fight back. Otherwise, I'll have to beat him eight times a day to get back at him for all the bullying I've endured!
Jiang Wan didn't care what the little girl was thinking. Seeing that the old man didn't object, he walked to the stone table to help his mother pick vegetables, and also reminded her with a smile.
"Grandpa, please remember to go to the clan leader's house and change my name and the second brother's name."
"I know. You're the one who has so many problems every day. You used to be so stupid that you made me worry, and now that you're not stupid anymore, you still make me worry every day! Please don't hit the third brother anymore. I'll go and take care of your problem right away."
The old man walked out of the door with his hands behind his back, muttering all the way, which made the two young girls want to laugh. Xu scolded them in an angry tone.
"Why didn't you tell me you wanted to change your name? How could you embarrass your grandparents in front of them like that? You two unbelievable girls."
Jiang Han curled his lips, casually put the artifact aside, and reached out to join his mother and sister in their work. But the little girl was still unwilling to forgive others, and she could even say a few words to her own mother.
"You're saying it as if there's no point in telling you. If it weren't for Big Sister going crazy recently, would Grandpa agree to change our names? What kind of crappy names are those they gave us? If they like it so much, why don't he and my grandma call it Zhaodi Hudi? It's obviously..."
"That's enough! You're getting more and more outrageous, girl. They're your own grandparents, how dare you be so reckless?"
Mrs. Xu stopped what she was doing, frowned and stared at her little daughter, scaring her so much that she stopped talking nonsense. Jiang Wan spoke up to help her sister smooth things over.
"The second child doesn't mean to disrespect grandpa and grandma. She just complains. Don't worry, I know what's going on."
"It's good to know."
The eldest daughter had asked for mercy, and face had to be given. Xu turned her head to look at her, and seeing the child's eyes were obviously brighter and clearer, she sighed softly.
"It's not easy for a woman to survive in this world, and the world is so turbulent right now. Being able to live a safe life under the protection of my elders is already a blessing. Don't ask for too much, okay?"
"knew."
"Mom, I know too."
Seeing that her daughters were well-behaved and obedient, Mrs. Xu regained her gentle smile and taught them some rules of conduct in soft words.
Just like when her mother taught her and her sister many years ago, her words were full of love.
The summer weather is really hot and humid. When the scorching sun falls on your body unscrupulously, you always feel like you are being roasted.
After hurriedly guzzling water from his bowl at the dinner table, Jiang Wan said something to his mother and then took his brothers and sisters back to the familiar ditch.
One reason was that it was hot, and it wasn't as cool at home as it was under the shade of the trees by the water. Another reason was that Jiang Wan had become quite familiar with this small ditch recently and had seen a few small fish and shrimps around.
Even though they were small, they were still a good thing, right? She wondered if she could bring some home and make some soup for her family.
She wouldn't dare go hunting in the back mountains right now, even though she was stronger than before. But anything edible, whether it was animals or plants, had already been cleared out by the people around.
If she wanted to find something serious, she had to go deep into the mountains and forests. Not to mention that her family elders wouldn't agree, even Jiang Wan's own rigid conditions wouldn't allow her to do such a daring thing. With a poor sense of direction, what kind of wild ideas could she have?
Forget it, just stay calm for now.
Anyway, since I have already accepted my fate and don't want to die, I can only cheer up and integrate into this miserable world.
He skillfully took off his shoes, went into the water, and bent down to catch fish.
Jiang Han and Jiang Yaozu, the twin boy and girl who had never liked each other, squatted on the shore, one on the east side and the other on the west side, watching.
"Sister, can I go down and help you?"
Ever since her favorite new name was decided upon, the little girl never called Jiang Wan by her full name again.
In the past, I felt that my name was ugly but I couldn’t change it. I was angry and helpless and held the mentality that I couldn’t be the only one with an ugly name, so I called myself “Silly Sister” with my full name every day.
Now there is no need to vent anger at all. Even the joy brought by the name is directly reflected on the crazy sister.
Children’s likes and dislikes are so clear.
"No need. There's nothing in this ditch anyway. I've probably fished it out seventeen or eighteen times by the villagers. I just had nothing better to do. What are you doing here?"
"I'm bored, so I'm going to cool down in the water. I might as well take a shower, but it's so hot it's almost gone bad. So I..."
Before he could finish his words, Jiang Yaozu, who was squatting on the east side, interrupted him with a trembling voice.
"Sister, there are robbers!"
"What?"
Jiang Wan didn't react to the third brother's words for a moment. When he straightened up, he saw the chubby child pointing in the direction of the village road with a look of fear on his face.
"Really, big sister, there are bandits riding on big horses coming here! Just like grandma said, they are all tall and strong with untidy beards. Woo woo woo, man-eating bandits are coming! Don't eat me..."
The coward was crying and running away, but was frightened by the black-faced man who came on horseback and pulled the reins, so that he fell to the ground with a thud.
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