Thanks for the invitation: In ancient times, people shared children

The startled wind blew away the bright sun, time flowed westward, and in the blink of an eye, the auspicious snow came, and another spring and autumn passed.

Seven-year-old Pei was already considered a grown-up child. Even Jinghui no longer carried her when she walked. In the summer, she was no longer allowed to run around, but was forced to do things within her ability.

Things like picking vegetables, watering vegetables, lighting fire, washing rice, washing dishes, sweeping the floor, making beds, and hanging clothes are all things she can do. She can also be asked to run errands or get things when there is something. Little Pei is so lazy that she doesn't even want to walk by herself, and now she has to do so much work, so naturally she is unwilling to do it. She would rather be beaten every day.

Jingneng doesn't care about it. If she would rather be beaten, Jingchi can't do anything about it.

After all, Jinghui understood her. When she was five years old, she could raise her chickens to be fat and strong. It was not that she couldn't work, but she just didn't like it, so she was lazy.

Jinghui knew that she would not listen, so she did not preach to her. Instead, she promised that if she was willing to work, she would hire her a kitten.

The nuns don't have much money, and there's no place to sell cats, but many families keep cats, and there are also quite a few stray cats.

If you want to hire a cat, there is a way. Zhao Lizheng from Sanyang Village has a female cat at home. The female cat runs around and gives birth to a litter of kittens.

Zhao Dongmiao also took Pei Xiaohai to see them. There were warm, soft and furry little creatures squirming in a box covered with old clothes, meowing, humming and even snoring.

The paws were pink and tender. When Pei Xiaohai went to touch them, one of them immediately placed its little pink paw on her hand and rubbed its head against her palm, nodding its head.

She touched the cat and Zhao Dongmiao touched her head. When they left, they were both reluctant to leave and almost cried.

Little Pei looked at his master and raised his pinky finger: "Pink."

Even though she trusts her master very much, she cannot be vague about this matter because she really wants it!

Jinghui smiled and made a pinky promise to her, promising not to change for a hundred years.

Pei Xiaohai then reluctantly took the ladle and picked up the bucket to go to the back to fetch water for watering the vegetables. Jingchi was so angry that he really wanted to beat her up.

But I didn't do anything in the end. If I hit her now, she would run away.

She seems lazy on weekdays, but she runs very fast, so she might not be able to catch her.

It's all because of their indulgence, or I didn't beat them enough.

Jingchi was feeling sulky and didn't see Jingneng who was willing to argue with her, so she had to leave and go to the back to see the unfortunate child.

Jinghui, who was washing clothes and paying attention to her, breathed a sigh of relief: Amitabha, it's a good thing she didn't come after me.

There is a jar with a big hole next to the vegetable garden at the back. If there is too much water in it, the water will bubble out. It is really of no use. It is just placed next to the vegetable garden.

Collect some water when it rains, and use it to water the fields when the weather gets hot.

Jinghui pretended to pull weeds while secretly watching Pei Xiaohai. Seeing that she was doing her job well, she reminded her, "It rained a few days ago, don't water too much."

Then I got busy with other things.

Although Pei Xiaohai was asked to do the work, most of the work was actually done by the nuns.

To put it bluntly, Pei is too slow and her work is as slow as embroidery. If we really rely on her, we won't be able to live like this.

Jinghui thinks everything about his little disciple is good.

Jingchi could see her problem and said that it was a good thing that she didn't raise many chickens, otherwise they would have starved to death with the speed at which she chopped food.

Pei Xiaohai didn't think she was slow at all. As she was talking, she felt tired and put her work down to do more important things.

Using a ladle to stir the water in the big vat, the water makes a gurgling sound and spins in one direction. I don't know what's so fun about it.

Anyway, when she was doing this, she had a feeling of conquering the water. Looking at the small whirlpool in the tank, she even began to imagine herself becoming a river god, going up to the sky and down to the earth, turning rivers and seas upside down, with everyone kneeling down to worship her.

She felt that she was definitely more reliable than that guy who didn't know whether he existed or not. If someone came to her for help, she would definitely help.

She would not accept a child as a sacrifice either.

In the end, she thought she should give up her position as a god temporarily and go to water the vegetables to avoid being discovered. As she withdrew her hand, there was a "swish" sound.

The broken jar scratched her clothes, and the river god who had turned the rivers and seas upside down was immediately beaten back to his original form. The child went to the master in tears and asked her to help her mend her clothes quickly before Master Jingchi noticed.

When asked about the reason, she hesitated and Jinghui felt both amused and helpless. In the end, she helped her keep this little secret.

The next day, when Jinghui went down the mountain with her to hire a cat, he took her to visit Qian's house.

Qian Youji and Qian Youqing have learned to walk. If you are not paying attention, they will rush into the lobby. One of them stares at the guests' wallets with shining eyes, and the other one stays next to his mother, getting in the way. No one knows what he wants to do.

Xiaohong and the wet nurse who were taking care of them couldn't hold them at all. They were exhausted and their faces were almost green. They were particularly happy to see Pei Xiaohai and Master Jinghui coming, and they handed the two children to them as if they were relieved.

Xiaohong: "Brother Ji, Brother Qing, look who's here."

"Jinggui!"

Qian Youji was happy to see their heads shining like silver in the sun. Even when Jinghui was holding him, he was not honest and tried to jump up to her in a sneaky way, trying to hide her head in his arms.

Qian Youqing wasn't much better either. He stared at Pei Xiaohai from left to right. When he recognized her, he smiled and drooled. He called her "Auntie" and hugged her, rubbing his face against hers, smearing his saliva all over her.

Whenever Jinghui sees the child, she will be reminded of Pei Xiaohai when he was a child, and she misses him quite a bit. She actually gets along very well with Qian Youji.

Xiaohong and the wet nurse were also happy, but Pei the little boy found it difficult to be happy.

She had specially put on a better monk's robe to pick up her cat, which was now covered in Qian Youji's saliva. Pei Xiaohai wanted to beat him up, but he felt it was not a good idea, after all, he was not as strong as he used to be.

Fortunately, Pei Da Nu took Qian Youqing away before Pei Xiao Xiao could get angry. Pei Xiao Xiao cautiously dodged Qian Youqing's hand that was about to grab him and cried out:

"Sister Pei."

Maybe because she is a little older, Pei Xiaoxiao no longer omits some things when calling people, especially when facing the Pei family, she will always add their surnames.

She would call Pei "Sister Pei", but she no longer called her "Sister Pei". She also never responded when Qian Youqing called her "Auntie".

But Pei Da Nu still likes to call her little sister.

It was as if she had gotten used to it. For example, she always called them Master Jingneng and Master Jingchi, which she learned from the donors, but in fact she should call them Second Uncle Master and Fourth Uncle Master.

Habits are hard to change, so Pei Xiaohai didn't understand, but just let her be.

Jinghui asked Pei Da'nu if any female cat had given birth to kittens.

Pei Da Nu thought for a long time, bit her lower lip and smiled, "I haven't heard of it. But in the spring, I heard an old cat calling for sex. Maybe she's pregnant, but I don't know whose cat it is."

Little Pei didn't know what it looked like when others lied, but when her sister Pei lied, her eyes would roll around, stare at people straight, and she loved to laugh.

Pei Xiaohai wondered: Could it be that she also wants a cat, but is afraid I'll get it first? So she won't tell me?