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

Pei Xiaohai stood in the corner.

Pei Zhu left angrily with Baifu and Changsui who were watching the fun.

The doors and windows are open, are you going to run?

"Shuanzi, keep an eye on those pigs. If she dares to leave, sell them. Really, she's just a kid, and I can't control her! I've never seen such an ignorant child!"

"Got it, ma'am."

Shuanzi responded half-deadly.

It's too bad nothing has changed, it's still so annoying.

She would rather be crushed to death by the roof of the side hall during a rainstorm than stay here.

Little Pei stood in the corner, looking at the wall. Until dark, she still didn't figure anything out.

My stomach is rumbling.

If she were at the temple on the mountain, she would be preparing dinner for herself by now.

What are the pumpkin and pork belly doing?

Little Pei turned his head carefully and looked around. There was a pair of shining eyes in the darkness.

Pumpkin was on the bed and she was not the only one in the room, which made her feel a lot more at ease and the fear in her heart was diluted.

She turned her head and continued to look at the wall, but she couldn't see it clearly anymore. She had a strange feeling, as if... she had dreamed about it many times before.

It was indeed quite strange. The master and the others had never punished her by making her stand in the corner. When she did something wrong, they would beat her, make her kneel before Yinggu, and take the opportunity to teach her a few verses of scriptures.

No matter what punishment her master and the others gave her, she had never felt this way.

...The walls were cold and the room was very quiet. The slightest noise outside would seem extremely loud and would make her heart skip a beat. She would stretch her ears to listen. She was afraid of hearing something about herself, but she was also afraid that no one would mention her.

She was afraid, but she was unwilling to give in to her fear.

Since she didn't run away, her cat and pig will be fine, right?

Pei Xiaohai was not sure, she was not facing the old nuns.

Pei Zhu's guilt is no different from a fart to her; her fart will still bounce on her.

"elder sister……"

A childish voice came out.

Pei Xiaohai had heard her footsteps a long time ago, but he was not sure who it was until she spoke.

Baifu came up to her with an oil lamp.

"What?" Pei Xiaohai felt that he had no relationship with her.

Baifu didn't want to talk to this weird sister, but she came anyway, bit her lower lip and whispered, "Sister, can you go and apologize to Mother? You've pissed me off so much that I can't even enjoy my meal."

Pei Xiaohai was particularly indifferent: "I'm not wrong."

Baifu pouted and said, "This isn't a matter of right or wrong. Mom is unhappy, so what if you give in to her? Mom is so good to you. She was so worried when you ran away. Mom and Dad have to do so much work every day and are already very tired. Children should be more considerate of them and not be so ignorant."

"You know what to do, it's none of my business." Pei Xiaohai curled his lips.

Baifu: ...

"Sister," Baifu said softly, "I just heard Mom and Dad say that if you don't admit your mistake, you will have to stand here forever."

"I am right."

Little Pei even stood up straighter, with his head held high and his chest puffed out, like a young poplar that had taken root.

Baifu: ...

"Sister, you're going to piss me off to death."

Pei Xiaohai: "I'm awesome!"

She didn't even know she had such ability.

This is good too. One of them has to die for the other to be happy, right?

Pei Zhu just wanted to suppress Pei Xiaohai, but Pei Xiaohai thought that this was a critical moment of life and death.

She knew that if she could be more flexible, things would be much better, but this time she just didn't want to do that. She went back to the temple on the mountain, and she knew what she wanted.

She doesn't need meat, money, or a comfortable life. Even without the old nuns, she will be very happy with Pumpkin and the others.

So if they are angry, let them be angry. It would be best if they kick her out in anger.

She was also stupid. How could her arm twist stronger than her thigh?

Seeing that she refused to give in, Pei Zhu found someone the next day to sell the pig.

Pei Xiaohai had been standing all night and was feeling sleepy and dizzy, but she still rushed out to stop them.

Cuimei pulled her away.

Pei Zhu said lightly: "The child is ignorant, don't worry about her, just look at her, these are all good pigs, the meat grows very fast."

Little Pei cried and shouted to her, "Mom, I was wrong, Mom, please don't sell my pig. Mom, please don't sell my pig."

Is it useful?

Being angry was just a reason. Before she left, Pei Zhu was already fed up with these pigs.

"Okay, stop crying. I've never seen you care so much about others. If you keep making trouble, I'll sell you too."

Liu Renben said earnestly: "Even if you know you are wrong, you must remember that you are the eldest child in the family and need to be extra sensible. Don't cry and don't let your younger brothers and sisters laugh at you."

Little Pei watched the pig stomachs being pulled away one by one, knowing in his heart that they would never come back once they left.

They will become meat on the stall and vegetables on the plate.

So she begged everyone.

But who would think that a child’s sadness is real sadness?

There is no hero in her life who can save her from danger.

The plump pig lungs and pig stomach were pulled away first, followed by the pig heart and pig liver.

Only the smallest piece of pig's blood was left. Little Pei hugged it and cried, annoying everyone else.

Pei Zhucai said compassionately: "Okay, I'll let you take care of it for a while."

It just so happens that the family is short of a pig.

They planned to wait until the New Year to kill it and eat it, but they didn't say it clearly.

Liu Renben also said: "You know what, this pig is pretty, but a little thin."

This made Pei Xiaohai think that they really liked pig blood a little bit, so she sobbed and said, "Pig blood is the most beautiful pig. It is very well behaved."

Liu Renben and Pei Zhu walked away without comment.

Baifu saw that everyone had left, so he came closer to her, wiped her tears, and hugged her head: "Don't cry, it's okay, everything will be fine. My grandma said that suffering is a blessing, and people won't be unlucky forever."

Little Pei could no longer speak, he just kept crying with his mouth closed.

Baifu couldn't persuade her, so he thought for a moment and ran back to the house. He stuffed the bracelet with ten copper coins he had worn during the Chinese New Year into her hand and said, "I only have this much money. I'll give it all to you. When you have money, you can buy the pig back."

"This is not enough at all." Little Pei held the string of copper coins in his hand.

Baifu knew it was not enough, but said: "There is nothing we can do about it. When my grandmother was alive, she wanted to buy a pig, but she could never save enough money. If adults are like this, we will never have money.

If grandma sells that egg, maybe she can buy a pig..."

Baifu's voice was very soft...

Unless the Liu family asked, neither Changsui nor Baifu would mention Fifth Grandma.

Everyone thinks that children are forgetful, but they clearly still remember.

Pei Xiaohai felt that her expression was as sad as his own, but he sniffed and let it go.

After that, the relationship between the two of them did not improve.

The person Baifu likes most in this family is Peizhu, no matter what the reason is.

Even if Pei Zhu doesn't say it directly to others, Bai Fu will stay away from them.

Pei Xiaohai didn't care. In this family, her favorite people were Pei Nangua and Pei Zhuxue.