The casual life of the flat space

"Okay, why not? You've helped me a lot! Then it's a deal, I'll wait for you for another day, but it can't be too late. After all, the shopkeeper is also waiting for me to deliver the goods. If it's not enough, I have to run to other villages." After carrying the sedan chair, Bai Tieying added a sense of urgency to Aunt Li.

"Of course, don't worry! Okay, I'll leave then!"

"Hey, wait, I still need to get some sesame cakes for Qiangzi!"

"Hey, what are you taking? I haven't touched my sesame cake yet! You guys can keep it and eat it!"

"That's great. Take them together. You don't have to cook tomorrow morning. Just make some porridge." After saying this, Bai Tieying went to the east room. Actually, she went to the space and wrapped two sesame cakes with oil paper. She gave them to Aunt Li together with the ones she had just given to Aunt Li on the table.

"Has Tiexiong finished eating? Aunt Li is leaving, hurry up and see her off!"

"Aunt Li, take care." Bai Tiexiong stood up slowly and said.

"Well, don't see me off, don't see me off, go home, and lock the door quickly, it's getting dark after talking for so long."

"Aunt Li, please walk slowly!"

After Bai Tieying locked the door, he turned around and ran towards Bai Tiexiong who was standing at the door of the main hall without caring about the mountain products in the room.

"Tie Xiong, sister needs your explanation." Bai Tieying sat down at the table, took a deep breath, and said calmly.

"Sister..." Bai Tiexiong started crying as soon as he spoke. Bai Tieying didn't say anything, just kept looking at him. Bai Tiexiong took several deep breaths, holding his breath again and again, and finally spoke:

"Sister, can you please not get married in the future?"

As he spoke, tears like small beads slid down his face. He quickly turned his head and wiped them away with his sleeve, fearing that his sister would be even more unhappy.

"Ah..." Bai Tieying sighed. "Tiexiong, I know you are a good kid. You must have a reason for saying that. Can you tell me? But before you tell me, I can tell you that I am going to get married. It's not because I'm old enough, it's not because you want to, and it's not because I want to avoid responsibility."

Bai Tiexiong heard his sister say a lot of "no", and he didn't understand what they meant, but knowing that his sister was not going to get married, he finally let go of the worry in his heart, took a breath and said to his sister:

"Sister, can we not help Aunt Li and her family sell mountain products? I hate her, and I hate Qiangzi even more." But when he saw that his sister was not going to answer, he continued:

"In the afternoon, Qiangzi came to exchange things. After you gave him pine nuts, he told Gousheng'er that you gave him too little and were too stingy. When I heard it, I asked him to return it. He...he said that what he took was not mine, but was given to him by a rich man my sister knew. He also said that my sister was getting married and didn't...she didn't want me anymore. I was just a burden, a burden that no one wanted...

Sister, I’m not a burden! I’ll work harder and eat less in the future…” Bai Tiexiong’s voice became smaller and smaller, as if he was not sure whether he was a burden or not.

After hearing what Bai Tiexiong said, Bai Tieying thought to himself, "Well, this child is really traumatized! Yes, 'a child without a mother is like a weed'!"

"Tie Xiong, I want to ask you, am I good to you?"

"Okay, sister is the best to me. She buys me new clothes, cooks for me, and gives me a bath!"

"So do you like your sister more or Qiangzi more?"

"Of course I'm your sister. How could I like Qiangzi? I hate him so much. I will never play with him again!"

"But I don't think that's the case? You believe whatever Qiangzi says, and you have learned to disobey your sister..." Bai Tieying said as she raised her hand and wiped away the non-existent tears with her sleeve.

Bai Tiexiong got anxious when he saw this, "Sister, sister, don't cry, I believe you, I believe you! I will listen to you from now on and won't believe anyone else!"

"That's not necessarily true," Bai Tieying covered her face with her sleeves and said in a muffled voice, "What kind of life have we two sisters been living in the past few months? I gave you all the wild vegetables I picked first, and I sprained my ankle when I climbed up the tree to get bird eggs. It was so swollen, and the next day I took you around to look for food, didn't I?

I haven't had enough food for a few days, and you believe what an outsider says and doubt me. Have you asked me? Even if I want to get married, did I say I don't care about you? You just don't believe me. Oh, I'm so sad!"

Bai Lianhua Tieying's attack made Bai Tiexiong so anxious that he ran over from the other side of the table and hugged her tightly, crying:

"Sister, sister, I was wrong, don't be sad, I won't listen to others anymore, I only believe you, I was wrong, don't cry! Otherwise, you can beat me up!"

Bai Tieying, who was under the sleeves, almost couldn't help laughing when she heard this, and quickly pursed her lips, but her body began to shake because of laughing. Bai Tiexiong saw this and thought that his sister still refused to believe him, so he panicked and didn't know what to do, and he also burst into tears.

When Bai Tieying heard the voice, she turned around and hugged Bai Tiexiong. She was afraid that he would see her without tears, and then her whole act would be in vain.

"Iron Bear, today I will teach you a saying: 'Two people of one mind can cut through metal. The words of two people of one mind can smell like orchids.'

This sentence means that as long as two people have the same idea, their combined strength can cut metal like a sharp blade. And when they talk to each other, it will be as fragrant as orchids, and they will not say anything unpleasant to make the other person uncomfortable.

I am so sad because many people can only share adversity but not wealth. Just like the story of the common people village told by the village chief, they betrayed their fellow villagers and relatives for their own interests. I am afraid that I have not taught you well and you have become that kind of person. How can I be worthy of my parents?

Of course, you were still young, you didn't understand why Qiangzi said that, you didn't understand why Aunt Li said that, why did I help Aunt Li to say that? These made you feel very wronged, and it further confirmed Qiangzi's words, you were scared, so you lost your usual calmness.

But my sister said before that what you hear may not be true, and what you see may not be true. Today is a good proof of this. You heard Qiangzi say that to your sister, even though you didn’t know whether it was true or not, or even what it meant, you were willing to defend your sister. Afterwards, you were afraid that your sister would worry or be sad, so you didn’t tell her.

I am very happy with your protection, and I am willing to have you to help me. Before, I said that I don’t want you to grow up, just hoping that you can protect this innocence. Adults, it’s the most boring thing!

Just like today, when my mother was here, Aunt Li always said sour things, and Qiangzi must have heard something at home. But you see, Qiangzi is young, and he doesn't know that you can't say things about people behind their backs in front of them, but when Aunt Li came today, she didn't dare to say anything bad for her own purpose. This is what I said about growing up, it's not a good thing, people become cunning and smooth, and naturally lose their sincerity. "

Bai Tieying saw that Bai Tiexiong had calmed down, so he led him to the well to fetch water to wash his face. "This stinky boy, he covered me with snot!"