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

If your own pouch can't hold it all, why not just find something that can?

If you can't lift it yourself, just find someone who can.

Anyway, such a big egg would be enough for her to eat after it was cooked. Although Pei Xiaohai was stingy, she still knew her own weight.

And she is a child after all, and she still hopes to get affirmation and praise from adults.

When Pei Zhu heard the sound of the silver bells, she knew that it was Pei Xiaohai who had returned. She was wondering why she came back so early today. When she looked up, she saw a gray earth monkey.

That feeling... can't be described in words.

"What happened? Did you fight with someone again?" Pei Zhu was sitting in the yard to enjoy the cool air, fanning herself with a round silk fan, and dressed up beautifully.

But the monkey rushed over and grabbed her.

A black claw mark suddenly appeared on the snow-white cuff.

Pei Xiaohai: "Godmother, I found a really big egg. I can't lift it. Can you help me carry it back? We have to hurry. If someone sees it, they might pick it up."

Pei Xiaohai hurriedly pulled her up and called out, "Cuimei, Sister Cuimei, take a basket and come with us."

Pei Zhu looked at the cuffs that were becoming increasingly filthy, and the veins on her forehead were throbbing. She really didn't want to go anywhere and just wanted to wash her clothes quickly.

This material doesn't stand up to getting dirty, so she only wears it for a while at home.

"Wait," Pei Zhu saw her pulling her out, and hurriedly called her to stop, carefully putting down the fan. Gently stroking her hand, "It's not easy to go out in this dress, mother, you have to wait for me to change... Or let Cuimei and Shuanzi go with you, and mother will wait for you at home."

After raising children for a while, Pei Zhu's novelty gradually faded, and now she is lazy as much as possible. These children used to be quite cute when she looked at them occasionally, but when they are really raised, only the person who raises them will know what happens.

If you don't say Qianmenlouzi, she will say Kuguxizizi, which means both stupid and naughty.

Changsui and Baifu are relatively well-behaved, but the kid...she's a girl, but she gets covered in dirt and dust all day long after fighting with others. I don't know why she's so wild.

I asked her to play with her younger brothers and sisters, hoping that it would temper her temper, but she wouldn't listen. If I was too lenient with her, it wouldn't work, but if I was too strict, I was afraid that it would alienate her.

Pei Zhu's temper is somewhat impatient, and now I really don't know what to do with her.

Seeing her like this, Pei Xiaohai felt an indescribable feeling in his heart and nodded randomly.

She went to the door and called Shuanzi and Cuimei. Shuanzi came empty-handed, and Cuimei didn't take the basket she asked for.

She was a little angry, and she put her hands on her hips and shouted, "Cui Mei, where is the basket I want?"

Cuimei explained: "One egg doesn't need a basket..."

"Whether it's necessary or not, I told you to get a basket. Why didn't you listen? You haven't seen it, so how do you know it's not needed?" Pei Xiaohai became even angrier when she heard her say that. He instructed Shuanzi, "If she doesn't want to take it, go get it for yourself."

"Hey, good."

Shuanzi lowered his head, responded muffledly, ran back, and quickly took out the basket.

"Is this okay?"

Pei Xiaohai: "It's a little small. It needs to be bigger so that it can hold half of mine."

"Half of you?" Cuimei burst out laughing. "Miss, you are confused. How can there be an egg that big?"

"Yes, there is. If you don't believe me, don't follow me. Let Shuanzi and Aunt Yu go with me." Pei Xiaohai said with a frown.

Cuimei: "Aunt Yu still needs to cook."

"Then let Shuanzi go with me. I don't want you anyway!" Pei's face turned red with anger. Seeing Shuanzi bring the basket, he said, "Let's go."

Then he turned and ran.

Cuimei didn't take it too seriously and turned back to the courtyard. When Peizhu asked her about it, she told the truth and then said, "I really didn't realize that this young lady doesn't talk much on weekdays, but she has a quick temper. Once she makes up her mind, she won't listen. The family can give in to her, but what should we do next?"

Cuimei has been in the Liu family for several years. Peizhu treats her as a younger sister and likes to talk to her from the heart:

"Who says it's not true? This child doesn't look like she was raised by a monk. She can't do anything and is stubborn. Now she refuses to call me mother. I guess she's still hoping that the nuns can come and take her back. It's really pitiful.

It's okay to lose your temper, but later on, I can use this opportunity to have a good talk with her, and maybe we can finally talk it out."

"That would be wonderful," said Cuimei. "I think the Second Young Master and the Third Young Miss both like her very much. If she could change her temper, the family would be much more harmonious."

Cuimei was so polite and warm to Pei Xiaohai at the beginning because it was for the good of her family, and it is natural that she is still the same now.

Shuanzi is not as worrying as her.

At home, he just swept the floor, chopped wood, fetched water, fed the chickens and rabbits, and cleaned the pigpen. He did whatever he was asked to do.

He barely speaks a word a day.

Aunt Yu’s presence is not strong because she is always with old lady Liu Lianhua.

He has a weak presence simply because he is too boring.

This ready-made child was so bored that he worked in and out of the Liu family for several years, but no one thought of adopting him.

It's strange that a fourteen-year-old has no liveliness at all.

Pei Xiaohai took him to the pile of rocks and soil, but he didn't react at all. His foot sank in and he pulled it out silently.

It wasn't until Pei pointed out the big egg to him that he showed a hint of surprise, but it soon disappeared.

He put the stone in the backpack, thought for a moment, took off his shirt and covered it with it, then he carried it on his back and climbed up with Pei Xiaohai and walked home.

Pei Xiaohai held it in for a long time, but couldn't help asking him: "I'm not lying, it's just that the egg is half the size of me, right?"

"Yeah." Shuanzi nodded.

Pei Xiaohai glanced at him and said, "Shouldn't Cuimei listen to me? Godmother said that Changsui, Baifu and I are the masters of the family, and you are here to serve us."

"Yes." Shuanzi still said in a muffled voice.

Pei Xiaohai: "But I feel like she doesn't listen to me at all. She always asks me about what I ask her to get. When Changsui and Baifu call her, she goes right away. Isn't that strange?"

"Strange." Shuanzi's tone was flat.

Pei Xiaohai: ...

"Why do you say so little? Did I say something wrong?"

"No." Shuanzi said, and then added, "Miss, I think you are right."

Then it was gone.

"Oh, thank you then."

Little Pei kicked a small stone, looking gloomy: "Does everyone dislike me?"

Pei Xiaohai felt that no one in this village really liked her.

"No," Shuanzi added this time, "it's just... they think you're weird too."

"What about Changsui and Baifu? What do they think of Changsui and Baifu?" asked Pei Xiaohai as if possessed by a strange instinct.

Shuanzi: "Very cute, not weirdly cute."

Little Pei didn't want to talk to him anymore. Although what he said was true, he didn't worship Yinggu, so who asked him to tell the truth?