At night, Silang and Wulang climbed onto Qiao Xin's bed, rolled to the innermost part and didn't want to move anymore.
Then he looked at Qiao Xin with his big, twinkling eyes. The meaning was very clear: he still wanted to sleep with Qiao Xin like he did when he was a child!
Qiao Dalang patted Wulang's fat butt, grabbed Silang's arm and pulled him out.
"You are so old, but you still want to sleep with grandma, aren't you ashamed?"
"No shame, no shame!"
Qiao Xin watched the brothers fighting in the room but did not stop them. He asked the servants to bring over Silang and Wulang's small quilts.
Silang and Wulang rolled around on the bed happily, hugging their little quilts and sticking out their tongues at their brother in triumph!
Qiao Erlang was so jealous that he threatened them: "Why are you so proud? When Second Aunt comes back with Sixth Brother, there will be no place for you two here!"
"Second brother is lying!"
"I lied to you, you little dog. In the past, you two, the youngest, could sleep with Grandma. Later, even Sanniang, the youngest, had to sleep with Grandma. Now that Sixth Brother is born, there is even less room for you!"
Seeing that Qiao Erlang was about to make his brother cry, Dalang and Sanlang quickly pulled him out.
This kind of drama happens every night before going to bed, and they are used to it!
I don’t know why, but Qiao Erlang just happened to be in such a bad mood.
You actually want to stay!
"Da Lang, look at him. Do you know how old you are?"
Qiao Erlang was not convinced and retorted: "What? No matter how old he is, he is still my beloved daughter!"
Qiao Xin chuckled out loud.
I remember when I was a kid, my cousins ​​would lie on the same kang when they visited my grandma's house to pay New Year's greetings. In addition to the joy of seeing each other again after a long separation, I could also share the smiles that even my parents were reluctant to say.
That time is warm and sweet!
They were brothers when they were young, but grew up in different villages.
In a few years, the brothers will no longer have the opportunity to play together like this!
Qiao Xin turned to Nanny Qin and said, "Mammy, bring over a few screens and a few couches. Let Dalang and the others rest in this room tonight."
Qiao Jilang's eyes lit up: "Really?"
Qiao Xin nodded at him.
Qiao Erlang let out a cry of joy, turned around and ran outside. Dalang couldn't stop him: "I'll go get the quilt myself. I want to have a candlelit chat with grandma tonight!"
Qiao Dalang was so upset that his face was full of black lines, and even Qiao Sanlang covered his mouth and laughed.
With the second brother's character, he still wants to talk late into the night. As soon as he touches the pillow, his head tilts and he falls asleep like a dead pig. Even thunder can't wake him up. He is almost like Zhou Gong talking late into the night!
Three screens were quickly erected in the bedroom, and three couches were brought in. Qiao Erlang, Silang and Wulang squeezed onto Qiao Xin's bed. They said they were afraid that their brother would turn over and fall off in the middle of the night!
Dalang, Sanlang, and Qiao Xin each slept on a couch and talked through a screen.
The children talked about interesting things in school and what they saw in life, and occasionally bickered and argued with each other.
Qiao Xin listened quietly, asking a question or two from time to time to guide them to say more and in more detail.
So, Qiao Xin knew what friends Dalang and his friends had made, where they liked to spend time, and who they had bad relationships with! She also heard that her eldest grandson seemed to have a crush on a little girl, but he hadn't realized that love had already sprouted in his heart!
Speaking of Erlang, all he thinks about is making money. The little guy's private money has already exceeded five figures!
Wow, his cash flow is even more abundant than hers!
Whenever I go to the orphanage, I buy those things and meet like-minded classmates and friends.
Speaking of doing good deeds, the little guy finally said with emotion: "Grandma, when I see the light of hope in other people's dead eyes and they smile, I feel very comfortable and happy in my heart. I feel that the money is worth it!"
Qiao Erlang also said to Qiao Xin: "Grandma, I will make more money in the future to help more people survive!"
Qiao Xin's eyes flickered as she asked, "The orphanage is full of children who have no ability to survive. You can help them with supplies, but is it appropriate to do this to adults?"
Qiao Erlang yawned and said, "I have good intentions, but I am not stupid. You told me this a long time ago. A liter of rice feeds a benefactor, but a bushel of rice feeds an enemy! There are so many people in the family who need help. If I let them work for a day and give them a few steamed buns, it is also a help.
People with healthy hands and feet would not have the nerve to take other people's things for free. Anyone who can take things for free is not unworthy of sympathy."
Qiao Erlang muttered a few words, and his breathing gradually became longer. He fell asleep just after saying a few words. Wu Lang kicked him twice but failed to wake him up. Qiao Xin couldn't help shaking her head and laughing: "Let him sleep, your second brother is so lucky, he can eat and sleep well, and live a long life."
Qiao Sanlang couldn't help but complain about his brother: "He is blessed, but he only gets half of the work done, and it's still me and my brother who have to clean up his mess!"
Hearing these words makes me so angry!
"Brothers fight tigers together, and fathers and sons fight in battle! Isn't it normal for brothers to help each other? Dalang, what did your second brother do that even our Sanlang couldn't help but complain about it?"
Qiao Dalang explained: "It's nothing, it's just that Erlang had already set up a food stall out of kindness, and in the end, he needed Sanlang's help to keep it going!"
Qiao Dalang didn't intend to continue, but he couldn't resist Qiao Xin's curiosity!
"What kind of food stall can be managed by Sanlang?"
It’s not a big deal actually, at least in Qiao Erlang’s eyes the result is good.
He accidentally helped a grandfather and grandson who were in trouble and became refugees. The grandfather and grandson were so hungry that they went to the Qiao family's field to dig for food after the autumn harvest.
Every piece of land where crops were grown has been cleared several times and mopped up again by people driving chickens and ducks around. What can there be to eat?
Keren was extremely hungry and thought grass roots were delicious. The two fainted from hunger in their own fields and were found by the village head, who reported them to Erlang.
When I woke up, I asked him. The old man had some skills. When he was in his hometown, he set up a stall to sell steamed buns. The income from this business was barely enough to support himself and his wife for most of his life. His son was conscripted into the army during the war in the early years and there was no news for many years. The old couple picked up a child and thought that he would have someone to rely on for the rest of his life.
But due to a series of natural and man-made disasters in recent years, it was impossible to stay in my hometown. My wife didn’t make it on the way to escape. The father and son walked to Yunxi Town outside the capital in one breath, but they could not hold on any longer.
When Qiao Dalang said this, he was silent for a moment and then continued, "My second brother settled them in the outer city and paid a year's rent for them, and also set up a new stall.
There are many outsiders in that place, especially poor students who are going to Beijing for the imperial examinations. It is very normal for three or five people to share a room. There is also a bookstore next to it that my eldest sister has not opened yet. The flow of people is quite good. Three or five cents a bowl, the income from daily sales is not only enough for the two of them to spend, but also a surplus. "
"Isn't this good? How is it related to Sanlang?"
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