As the sun set, the second brother suddenly asked Ke'er, "Sister, how are we going to sleep tonight? On the ground?" "How can we sleep on the ground? Look at me. Swish." Ke'er said this, waving her little hand, and a pile of cloth appeared on the ground. Seeing that everyone was stunned again, Ke'er took out a piece of paper and handed it to her father and brothers, "This is a tent, the best equipment for traveling. Here is the installation manual, everyone should study it."
Several people gathered together, looking head-to-head at the instructions. Although they couldn't quite make out the text—"the text is all missing," Xiao Si said—"the text is all broken," they could still follow the diagrams that showed the installation steps. Qin Feng studied them for a moment, smiling and saying to everyone, "This looks a lot like the Northwest Army's tents. Let's give it a try." The second brother jumped up and down, saying, "Let's try it." The others pulled back the cloths, revealing two large blue tents and a smaller red one. Half an hour later, three tents were set up on the ground. Two large tents stood on either side, one for Daddy and Mommy, the other for the brothers, and a small tent in the middle for Ke'er.
After the brothers learned how to use the air pump to inflate the air mattresses, Ke'er took out bedding, pillows, spare underwear, and toiletries. She placed two large buckets of water in each tent, along with basins for washing faces and feet. She also put in bottles of purified water and gave them the bottles to unscrew and drink.
Ke'er said goodnight to everyone and went back to her tent to rest. Li Shuwan finished washing up, spread out her bedding and prepared to rest. Qin Feng looked at the door and asked, "Who is it? Come in." Xiao Si came in reluctantly, holding his little pillow in one hand and holding one of his fingers in his mouth with the other. He looked at Li Shuwan with his big cute eyes and asked softly and carefully, "Mom, can I sleep with you? I, I, I'm afraid of insects."
Li Shuwan glanced at Qin Feng and saw pity in his eyes. She stretched out her hands towards Xiao Si and said, "Come on, baby. Mommy is also afraid of insects. If you come, Mommy won't be afraid anymore."
Xiao Si happily came to his mother holding his little pillow, placed it next to Li Shuwan's pillow, took off his shoes and clothes, and quickly got into the bed. He smiled and said, "Good night, Mom and Dad." Then he closed his eyes and went to sleep.
Outside the tent, Qin Muze's clenched fists hung at both sides of his body. He looked up at the sky, his eyes blurred with tears. He missed his parents so much and felt sorry for his little brother. He left his mother when he was only one month old and his father had never seen him. When they met again after three years, he found that his parents were both in the coffin.
"Brother, brother." Hearing his two younger brothers calling him, Qin Muze wiped his tears and walked towards the tent. After Qin Muze left, Qin Feng sat for a while, blinked hard, and then pulled open the quilt and fell asleep.
The next morning, Ke'er was woken up by Xiao Si's scratching of her face with a blade of grass. Ke'er knew that Xiao Si had gone to sleep in her parents' tent last night, so she rolled her eyes and said to Xiao Si, "Xiao Si!"
"Fourth brother." Xiao Si corrected him in disagreement.
"But you were born three days earlier than me."
"Mother said that he was my brother even half a day earlier."
"Little Fourth, no, Fourth Brother, being a younger brother is so good. You have three older brothers and a sister who loves and protects you and gives you all our delicious food. Look, I call you, little brother, little brother, how nice it sounds."
Seeing that Xiao Si was a little moved, Ke'er rolled her eyes, hugged Xiao Si's neck and encouraged him, "Brother, from now on, sister will protect you and you will have everything you want. Okay? No one can bully you. Okay, you can call me sister, okay."
Xiao Si disagreed and stood up and said anxiously, "No, no, I am the fourth brother. Mother said that I am your fourth brother and you are my sister. A brother must protect his sister."
"But you are afraid of insects and need mother to protect you. I am not afraid. I am very good at whipping and I can protect mother." "I, I..." He muttered for a long time but couldn't make any words. With tears in his eyes, he turned around and ran out, wiping his tears as he ran. He saw Qin Feng leading several brothers to practice boxing and martial arts, so he stood in the team and imitated them.
Qin Feng sympathized with him because he was weak and sickly since childhood, so he called him "Xiao Si, Daddy will teach you martial arts again next year, okay?"
Qin Muchun said seriously with a fierce face, "No, Daddy, I want to practice martial arts and protect Mom. I want to be my sister's brother and protect her. Daddy, please teach me martial arts well. I am not afraid of pain."
After that, he continued to practice martial arts. From then on, rain or shine, he practiced martial arts, strengthened his body, and became an outstanding student at the National University of Defense Technology.
At breakfast, everyone knew about the conversation between Qin Muchun and Ke'er, and also knew about his ambitions, but no one took it seriously. Li Shuwan said to Xiao Si with heartache, "Xiao Si, you're still young. When you grow up a little, let your father teach you kung fu, okay?"
"No, Mom, don't worry about me. I want to learn Kung Fu and become as skilled as Dad to protect Mom and my sister. I won't let anyone bully you. I'm also going to research a small talking electronic notebook for Mom."
Seeing that everyone was looking at him, he added, "To Mom, Dad, Brother, and Sister, everything! Mom, I want another bowl of rice. I want to eat more and grow tall, like Dad."
Ke'er wondered: Did this kid open up the Ren and Du meridians?
After breakfast, Qin Feng convened a family meeting to discuss their upcoming activities. Everyone agreed: Every day before breakfast, everyone would run and exercise. Then, Qin Feng would lead the boys in martial arts training, especially mastering Qin Family Fist. After breakfast, they would study modern knowledge and local customs with Ke'er. In the afternoon, they would learn life skills and techniques.
Three days later, the family was in good shape. They studied actively every day, competed with each other, and helped each other. The fourth child, Qin Muchun, made the most progress and started sleeping by himself from the second day. Li Shuwan called him over with concern, and he patted his chest and said, "Mom, I'm grown up now. I need to sleep by myself and do my own things. But, Mom, if there is thunder, wind, or big insects come, can I still sleep with you?" Li Shuwan's eyes turned red, and she nodded quickly, "Sure, sure, why not." Qin Muchun happily shoveled rice into his mouth and ate it in big mouthfuls.
Qin Feng patted her back and said, "The children have grown up, we should be happy."
In the past few days, in addition to completing the study plan, Qin Feng took Qin Muzhe and Qin Muzhou to tour the mountain, learned about the soil, plants, and trees, and accepted Hu Bao's advice. During this special period in this country, he led his family to live a low-key life in the village, and wait until the country's reform and opening up, the family will roll up their sleeves and work hard!
Following Hu Bao's memories, Qin Yueke traced the development of this small world and envisioned the present village. In the future, trees would flourish, and peonies would bloom. Both as medicinal herbs and ornamental flowers, they would be exported to many regions. Therefore, Ke'er speculated that the climate and soil here would be suitable for growing peonies. She suggested that the family lease the mountain and plant trees, grasses, medicinal herbs, and peonies. Everyone accepted Ke'er's suggestion and discussed it with the village authorities. This would help them avoid excessive contact with the villagers and change their perception of their father, showing them how hardworking they are.
Also, if this is accomplished, it can improve the current living environment of the villagers, teach them how to grow medicinal herbs, exchange them for daily necessities, and improve their living standards.
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