Chapter 19 Hehehe, forget about the younger sister.
Liu Ye nodded happily, not thinking much about the meaning behind Bai Zilin's words: "Okay, from now on, Brother Bai will be my brother and I will be your sister. We will depend on each other and go out into the world together. Brother Bai, you don't know my name yet, do you? My name is Liu Ye, which is a name I gave myself. You can also call me Sister Liu, or just Sister."
Bai Zilin almost cried when he heard this, thinking, "No way, I don't want to be your brother." He chuckled, "Hehe, forget about being a little sister. I'll just call you Willow Leaf..."
Liu Ye nodded without much thought. Actually, she asked Brother Bai to call him "sister" to comfort him. After all, he was just like her, suddenly without any relatives and all alone in the world. He said he wasn't sad, but he must have been very sad inside. Unlike her, she was genuinely not sad. She wasn't really stupid.
Suddenly she remembered that she still needed to go out of her space to pack some things and take them out. Since Brother Bai would be with her from now on, it would be inconvenient for him to take things out of her space whenever he wanted: "Brother Bai, you stay here for now, I'll go up the mountain to get the things I hid back."
Bai Zilin nodded: "Go ahead, be careful."
Liu Ye waved to him, then happily ran out of the dilapidated courtyard, crossed the village, arrived at the back mountain, and found a secluded spot to enter her spatial dimension.
She picked up the large basket beside her and began to fill it with things. She put in two bowls, two spoons, and two pairs of chopsticks (the chopsticks were made by her from tree branches). She would only put in one basin, as any more would take up too much space. She also put the small pot she had stolen from the Liu family into the basket, a rice spoon, and a clean small jar to store water. She filled the small cloth bag that originally held vegetable seeds with salt and put it into the basket. She also put in two flour bags to store other things.
She looked through the pile of things again, and it seemed like there wasn't much left to take. Taking too much would be too heavy. Okay, let's pack this much for now. Wait, she hasn't packed the food yet. She grabbed a small jar, filled it with wild duck eggs, put the lid on, and put it in the basket.
"Now it's all right."
Right, it's already noon outside, and she and Brother Bai haven't had breakfast yet. What should they make? She looked at the pheasant not far away. No, she couldn't keep feeding Brother Bai meat, or he would become suspicious of her.
She looked at the fruits and vegetables in the black soil, but those wouldn't work either. It's so dry outside that even grass isn't growing, and nobody has any vegetables in their gardens. Then she looked at the apples on the tree, which would be fine. She said she picked them from the mountains.
She can also pick the chestnuts on the trees, but there's no rush. The chestnut trees she brought in a couple of days ago are now full of chestnuts, and the four apple trees are also laden with big apples. The corn in the black soil will be ripe soon, probably by tomorrow.
Liu Ye picked twenty apples from the tree, put them in her basket, and then left the space with the basket on her back. She hid all the way back to the dilapidated courtyard and said, "Brother Bai, I'm back."
Liu Ye took off her basket and put it aside. She then took out two large apples from inside and stuffed one into Bai Zilin's hand: "These are apples I found on the mountain. There are only 20 on one tree. I picked the best ones. Brother Bai, please try them and see if they're good."
After saying that, she took a big bite of the apple: "Wow, it's so sweet."
Bai Zilin looked at the large apple in his hand, quite surprised. How could a wild apple grow so big? It was bigger than his fist, or more accurately, about the size of a rice bowl. He took a small bite of the apple; it was sweet, crisp, and juicy. The taste was absolutely amazing. "Delicious, silly girl, no, Liu Ye, the apple you picked is really delicious. It's sweet, crisp, and big. I've never even picked a wild apple this big before. You're so lucky."
Liu Ye nodded perfunctorily: "If you like it, eat more. There are 20 wild apples, enough for us to eat for several days. By the way, I hid the stroller. I'll bring it out when we leave, so your dad won't see it and want to take it back."
Bai Zilin nodded and said in a muffled voice, "You must have heard it too. He's not my father. My mother was pregnant with me when she married him. I don't know who my father is, and I don't want to know. The man next door is called Bai Shuisheng, and the other one is called Wang Liniang. I've cut ties with them. From now on, you'll call them by their names."
Liu Ye nodded and began to eat her apple with smacking sounds. Bai Zilin didn't want to say anything either, and continued to eat his apple, making smacking sounds as well.
"Big brother, what are you eating?"
Liu Ye and Bai Zilin turned around in unison and saw Bai Zimei perched on the wall, half her head peeking out, mouth agape, eyes gleaming as she looked up at them… -_-||
Liu Ye rolled her eyes and turned back. When did that brat start lounging around here? How annoying!
Bai Zilin glanced at Bai Zimei, then turned away, showing no intention of acknowledging her, and continued eating his apple.
Bai Zimei was furious that her older brother ignored her and wouldn't give her any food. She climbed up the wall again and stuck her head out: "Brother, I'm hungry. There's no water at home and I'm thirsty. I heard what you were saying. The idiot picked 20 apples on the mountain. I don't want more. Give me ten, brother~ brother~"
Bai Zilin pretended not to hear it, treating it as a dog barking. This gluttonous girl was just as bad as her spoiled father, a lazy good-for-nothing. He would never indulge her again!
Seeing that Bai Zilin ignored her, Bai Zimei was so angry that she climbed down the wall and ran to the dilapidated courtyard. "Big brother, how could you treat me like this? Parents have cut ties with you, but I haven't. I will always be your sister. You are the older brother, and you have to take care of me. Did you hear me? Big brother, give me the apple. I'm really dying of thirst!"
Bai Zimei was so angry that Bai Zilin wouldn't even look at her. She stomped her foot and grabbed a basket from the side, saying, "If you won't give me any, I'll take them all! I won't leave you a single one!"
But just as her hand was about to touch the basket, Bai Zilin struck her hand hard with a stick, making Bai Zimei jump three feet high in pain: "Ah! My hand! Waaah, it hurts so much, my hand!"
Bai Zilin pointed the stick at Bai Zimei, his face dark with anger, and shouted, "Get out!"
Bai Zimei trembled with fear, gritting her teeth with a wronged expression: "Bai Zilin, you just wait, I'll get Dad to come and deal with you!"
Bai Zimei turned and ran home. As soon as she entered the gate, she cried out loudly, "Father and Mother, come out and see! My eldest brother is living a good life next door. The idiot picked 20 apples on the mountain. I asked them for two for you, but my eldest brother wouldn't give them to me and even hit me!"
Liu Ye finished the apple in her hand and looked at Bai Zilin with a worried expression: "What should we do? Your parents are coming. I'd better hide the basket quickly."
Bai Zilin thought the same thing and said, "Hurry up and hide. They'll definitely come over soon. I know them too well!"
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