Chapter 2 A miserable scream
"Mom, I'm here!"
Before the two of them reached the gate of the courtyard, a tender child's voice suddenly came from behind a tree on the roadside.
Shi Xiaoai suddenly stopped.
At the same time, Shi Mingrui rushed over and pulled the little girl out from behind the tree.
"What did you do? Did you smash something in their house?"
Without waiting for Shi Xiaoai to speak, Shi Mingrui asked repeatedly.
"I smashed his water tank. I just saw Erquan choking you! I couldn't beat him, so I let his mother beat him! I threw his military cap next to the water tank."
The girl raised her head proudly as she spoke, with a sly look on her face.
Seeing her like this, Shi Xiaoai couldn't help but twitch his lips and said in his heart, I guess it's a little late for you to frame me this time.
If she was not mistaken, the child named Erquan was still soaking in the pit.
Xiao Ai didn't say anything while looking at these two clever beans, while Shi Mingrui on the side discovered a new situation.
"Why did you take back the snacks you gave away?" he asked, pointing at a package in his sister's arms.
When the little girl heard this, the smile on her face suddenly disappeared and was replaced by a strong sense of vigilance.
She gathered the snack bag in her arms, turned her body to the side, and then said, "Don't give it to them, let's take it home and eat it!"
After saying that, as if afraid that Shi Xiaoai would disagree, he added: "They are bad and bully their mother."
Shi Xiaoai sighed silently in her heart.
Without asking, he knew that the little capable person in front of him must be his adopted daughter, Shi Mingxi.
She quickly looked the two children up and down with a barely noticeable gaze, feeling surprised.
Are these twins a boy and a girl? They don't look alike at all!
When he was a kid, Mingrui looked like a boss who wanted to be in the forefront of everything, but he actually had a very handsome face.
He looks 70-80% similar to himself when he was a child.
The little girl Shi Mingxi, on the other hand, had thick eyebrows and big eyes, and her bright and flamboyant appearance exuded a heroic air.
If it weren't for the pair of pigtails, people would definitely believe that this chubby little boy was a boy.
Looking at this pair of children, Shi Xiaoai's mood suddenly improved, and she inexplicably felt like she had made a killing.
This is simply overtaking on a curve, becoming a mother painlessly!
You know, although Shi Xiaoai is afraid of marriage and having children, she doesn't hate children. On the contrary, she likes them very much.
Just like her brother's little daughter, when Xiao Ai returned to China this time, half of her suitcase was filled with various gifts bought for her.
Thinking that she would probably never see Niuniu or her family again, Shi Xiaoai couldn't help but feel sad again.
"Mother, mother?"
Seeing that his mother looked distracted, Shi Mingrui was a little worried.
He ignored his sister, grabbed the corner of Shi Xiaoai's clothes and shook it, saying, "Mom, let's go home."
"Oh, go home." Shi Xiaoai quickly regained her composure, pulling a child with each hand and started walking back.
After they had taken a few steps, a miserable scream suddenly came from the yard behind them, followed by a burst of ghostly howling.
The sound was so sharp that it frightened the two children so much that they subconsciously shrank towards Shi Xiaoai, their expressions becoming extremely nervous.
A hint of sharpness and sarcasm flashed in Shi Xiaoai's eyes.
She protected the two children's heads with her hands, held them in her arms, and said softly, "Don't be afraid, let's go home. We won't hear it when we get home."
The two children nodded together, and the three of them walked towards their home without looking back.
The mother and her two daughters lived in a somewhat dilapidated courtyard at the westernmost end of the village.
This place is quite a distance away from the households in the village and looks lonely.
When they got home, the two children seemed to finally breathe a sigh of relief and became cheerful again.
Shi Mingxi was the first to rush into the house with snacks in his arms, and then a series of jingling and clanging sounds came from inside.
You can see that this is where some snacks are hidden.
Shi Mingrui skillfully ran to the eaves, picked up a handful of firewood, and said to Shi Xiaoai, "Mom, I'll go heat up the food."
Then he went to the kitchen.
On the contrary, Xiao Ai had nothing to do for a while when she first arrived.
Shi Xiaoai entered the main room in front.
This is an adobe house, and the room is very dark because the windows are small.
As far as the eye could see, there was no other furniture except an unpainted, stained wooden table and three mismatched high stools.
Even though she was mentally prepared, Shi Xiaoai was still frightened when she saw the shabby house.
At this moment, there was a crisp sound of glass falling from the room on the left, and Shi Xiaoai hurried in.
Then he saw a small mirror lying on the ground near the door, broken into several pieces, and Shi Mingxi, who was completely terrified, was standing on the pit next to it.
"Mom, I didn't mean it."
It is said that this mirror was a gift from my father to my mother when they got married. My mother has cherished it very much over the years and has always placed it by the bed, not even allowing my brother and I to touch it.
Now he accidentally broke it, Mingxi was really scared.
Looking at Shi Xiaoai, a layer of mist gradually appeared in her dark eyes, and she looked extremely pitiful.
Shi Xiaoai had only read the outline of the whole book before, and she didn't know the origin of the mirror.
How could she, who traveled from the modern times, care about a small mirror?
She smiled at Mingxi soothingly and said, "It's okay, I won't disturb you."
Then she pointed at the little girl's bare feet and ordered, "Don't get down yet. I'll sweep the floor before you move."
Then he walked out the door, leaving the girl with a shocked look on her face.
Shi Xiaoai had just walked to the door when she almost bumped into Mingrui who was running out of the kitchen.
The little guy must have heard the sound and rushed out.
He stuffed a coarse porcelain bowl into Shi Xiaoai's hand and yelled into the room, "Xiaoxi, did you break my mirror? If you keep doing this, I'll beat you up!"
After he finished shouting, he looked at his mother, who was stunned. His eyes were full of trepidation. "Mom, Xiaoxi definitely didn't mean it. It's New Year's Day, and hitting people is not allowed."
Xiao Ai almost laughed out loud when she heard this.
She didn't expect that this little guy had such a cunning side.
She deliberately cleared her throat and said, "Go and sweep the floor and I won't hit her."
This sentence made Mingrui's eyes suddenly light up!
He agreed and quickly picked up the broom and trash can and ran into the house, as if he was afraid that his mother would go back on her word.
Looking at his back, Shi Xiaoai shook her head with a smile, took the coarse porcelain bowl into the house and placed it on the table.
After being scolded by her brother, Xiaoxi came out of the house dejectedly and started working.
The two children didn't let their mother move, and they worked hard on their own, and soon all the food was on the table.
It’s called a meal, but in fact it’s just two whole grain pancakes and a small dish of very salty pickled vegetables.
I don’t know how much salt was put into the pickles, each one was covered with white salt crystals.
In addition, there is a bowl of boiling water in front of each person.
Shi Xiaoai stared at the food in front of her with a complicated expression, unable to tell what she felt.
She tried desperately to recall the contents of the book that flashed by, but no matter how she thought about it, the era she traveled through was also the 1980s!
She clearly remembered that it was the first day of the Lunar New Year in 1980.
It’s the first day of the new year, and we’re eating these?
If you don't know, you might think she traveled back to the 1950s or 1960s!
Glancing at the two skinny little kids sitting opposite her, Shi Xiaoai pursed her lips and asked tentatively, "Besides this, is there anything else?"
Who knew that Mingrui's face would change drastically as soon as these words were spoken.
He subconsciously retracted his hand under the table and said, "Mom, eat some pancakes. It's New Year's Day today."
Shi Xiaoai reached over and pulled Mingrui's hand out, only to find that he was still holding a coarse grain steamed bread in his hand.
It can be seen that this is food that the child intends to keep for himself.
In the past, Shi Xiaoai's family ran a chain restaurant, so she could be said to be knowledgeable about various kinds of food.
But looking at this black thing that exudes a sour smell, she couldn't tell what it was made of for a moment.
I just felt like I couldn't swallow it at all.
Did the original owner eat this every day?
When Shi Xiaoai thought that it would be her turn to live like this every day in the future, she felt like she had no desire to live!
Perhaps her expression was too abnormal, and Shi Mingrui stared at her nervously. Then, as if suddenly remembering something, he asked quietly, "Mom, what's wrong with you? Why do I feel like you're different from before?"
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