Xiao Shuzai had a younger brother when she was one and a half years old.

But he was too young at that time and couldn't figure out what his brother was. He only vaguely remembered that when he saw the small glutinous rice dumpling that was as soft as tofu on the first day, he felt a little awe. He only touched a handful of them lightly and quickly shrank his hands, for fear that he would crush him.

But my mother told him that my younger brother would grow up slowly and he would be able to play with him when he grew up.

What's really? Xiao Shuzai's eyes shining and looking forward to her younger brother growing up quickly.

But this younger brother is really too slow to grow up. He either sleeps or sleeps all day long. He only opens his eyes occasionally, plays with him for a while, and then closes his eyes and goes to bed again.

"Little Taro is a big lazy person."

This was the earliest definition Xiao Shuzai gave to his younger brother. Seeing him frowning in distress and worried look, the whole family made him laugh.

Xiao Shuzai's brows frowned even deeper. Why are these adults not anxious at all? Being lazy people has no future!

So, as his brother, he was very responsible and played with his younger brother for a while every day, so that he would not sleep so much. Fortunately, this lazy younger brother knew how to be ambitious. He slept less and less day by day, and he played with him longer and longer.

At that time, when Xiao Shuzai woke up every morning, the first thing she did was not to wash her face and eat, but to run to her younger brother's bed and see if he got up. His father had made many suggestions on this, but Xiao Shuzai didn't understand.

"Why am I getting up? You can't get up yet? Master said that sleeping in is a bad habit."

If his parents were willing to send his brother to his room, he wouldn't want to come and knock on the door every day.

My father was speechless, and my mother was speechless.

Then, the younger brother was moved out, but he still did not put it in Xiaoshuzai's room, but placed it in his parents' outer room, and the maid of Shangye was responsible for taking care of it.

Xiao Shuzai was very dissatisfied. Why didn’t he give his younger brother to him? There was also a maid from the night outside. Next door, there was a master!

For a long time, he felt that his parents wanted to hide his younger brother and play secretly, so he refused to give it to him. But he was still young and could not compete with the adults, so he had to hope that he would grow up soon so that he could snatch his younger brother.

I don’t know if his sincerity moved God, but my younger brother finally grew up slowly.

From a small glutinous rice dumpling that only stares at him foolishly and grabs his fingers, you can slowly sit, turn over, and crawl.

At that time, what Xiao Shuzai looked forward to most every day was the time to play with her younger brother.

Standing a few steps away from my younger brother, shouting "Little Taro!" The little thing would look up and look for him, then crawl forward to him.

When he was about to catch up, Xiaoshuzai pretended to run forward, but he would deliberately slow down and let him grab it for a few times before jumping at him. The little thing was so happy that he opened his mouth and kept laughing out two rows of pink gum roots.

Every time Xiao Shuzai sees her younger brother like this, she is so fond of it. She hugged him and kissed him again. Her white and tender little face is so comfortable to kiss. It is really like a skinned little taro, making people feel melted.

But my younger brother often drools a lot on him. Apart from this, his younger brother is the best and most perfect brother in the world. Even when he goes to bed at night, he occasionally wets the bed, and Xiao Shuzai doesn't dislike him.

Yes, at that time, he had successfully snatched his younger brother.

My parents refused, but they couldn't help but they were already hugging each other and crying. If someone wanted to take his younger brother away, Xiaotao would sag and pretend to cry. When he wanted to cry, Xiaoshuzai would lose his temper with red eyes.

In short, he was just going to be with his younger brother!

Then, the adults had no choice but to let them sleep in the same bed.

That's right.

The master said that they were two melons on a vine. Since that's the case, of course they should be together.

Xiao Shuzai held Xiangxiang and soft brother and slept with satisfaction every day.

The bed shaking on the boat and the blanket shaking in the car.

That autumn, Xiao Shuzai held her younger brother and walked a long journey together to her parents' hometown.

I heard that I wanted to send my great-grandmother who was sleeping in a large, black wooden box to my great-grandmother.

The little brother is ignorant, but Xiao Shuzai is a little scared.

Why did the grandma live in that strange wooden box and not come out to play with them?

My mother said that it was my great-grandmother who knew he had a younger brother, so she had to go with her great-grandfather. Otherwise, it would be pitiful if my great-grandfather had no one to play with her.

Xiao Shuzai is still a little confused, so can she take him there too?

The mother shook her head and said that the place only accepts grandpa's people. In the future, he will have children, and sooner or later, his parents will live in that black box and accompany grandpa and grandma. Xiao Shuzai is going to go, so old that he grows a white beard.

Oh, since we will meet again in the future, it doesn’t matter if we part at this time. Xiao Shuzai understands it and is no longer afraid.

What he knew was as if the father of the puppy brother was gone, but the puppy didn't cry. He said that his father would look at him in the sky. If he cried, he would not be brave and his father would be sad.

Xiao Shuzai also wants to be a brave child, he also wants to protect his younger brother, and he doesn't cry.

"It's just a little shrew. Your brother doesn't look like you at all. He picked it up, right?"

Facing the kind-hearted person who heard that the man named Grandpa was teasing him with a smile, Xiao Shuzai was actually a little unhappy.

Even though his parents and masters had taught him to be polite to others, Xiao Shuzai couldn't help but shout, "My brother was not picked up! He was born to me, the same as me!"

Seeing his great-grandson looking over angrily, Mr. Shi was not angry, but was even more amused. "This child really protected his younger brother and didn't even say anything."

Ouyang Kanghong looked at his eldest son and complained, "This is pretty good. Their master clearly had a kind heart and wanted his younger brother to take medicine and bath, which could strengthen his body, but this kid would never let his younger brother soak. He carried a handful of taro. He cried and made a fuss, as if he had stabbed him. What's more excessive is that if you ask him whether he likes his father or mother the most, he would definitely make his younger brother very popular."

Xiao Shuzai rolled his eyes quietly. He just let it go if he was soaked into bitter potato himself, so he didn't want his younger brother to be soaked into bitter taro.

If you don’t believe it, you will smell it. My brother’s body is so fragrant now, all of which is his credit.

Dad Shi laughed. "Little Sousa, who do you like in master and your mother?"

Xiao Shuzai hadn't forgotten that this great-grandfather had just said "bad things" to his younger brother. He blinked his bright phoenix eyes, bared his teeth, and smiled with a fake face. "Of course it's you!"

Old Dad Shi choked and gurgled beside him. It was his uncle Shi Gui who was laughing so hard that he sat down on the ground.

The great-grandma was also laughing and laughing at her husband, "I deserve it. I told you to talk nonsense. But this child is really a personal skill. Who did he learn this from?"

Who else can there be except the master of the family?

Nianfu shook his head helplessly. Her son, who was only two years old, could block the adults speechless. I really don’t know what kind of sarcastic tongue it would be if he was older.

But Xiao Shuzai doesn't think he has any sarcastic words. He just doesn't like people talking about his younger brother. These adults are too bored and always teasing them like this. They bully their younger brother and can't speak. Humph, as his elder brother, of course he has to uphold justice!

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It seemed that he understood that his brother was upset by him. Xiao Tao climbed to the table with a conscience, grabbed a big red orange and came back. He hugged his two little hands tightly and sent it to Xiaoshuzai.

My brother is so well-behaved.

Xiao Shuzai couldn't help but pouted her little mouth again, kissed his brother, then reached out to touch the soft short hair on his forehead, and said silently in his heart, don't worry, my brother will always protect you. But-

"Little taro, you can't eat it! Spit it out soon, and give it to my brother. Little fool, oranges need to be peeled, but you can't eat it even after peeling it. You don't have teeth yet... Yes, you have teeth, but your teeth are too few, you have to grow as many as your brother... OK, Xiaota is not sad, brother doesn't eat it, wait until you have teeth, brother will eat it with you again? Come, brother hug you, don't cry, brother will take you to play with the ball. Brother likes the little taro the most, Xiaota is not crying. Bo!"

The adults in the room looked at such a small person, skillfully putting their younger brother into a small car that they could sit on and pushed out the door to coax, and there were more than one person who was stunned.

Shi Gui looked at it for a while, "Why do I think..."

Forget it, those who are parents are no longer able to complain more about that eldest son, but they are concerned about their family.

Mr. Shi and Mrs. Shi returned to their hometown in Yunling and really opened a tofu workshop, which was the same as Nianfu had previously imagined. There were thirteen or fourteen kinds of soy products in the store, and they were already well-known. Many nearby temples and Taoist temples and wealthy families have placed long-term orders. The family is not rich, but well-off.

The only thing that is worrying is Shi Gui’s marriage.

The young man is now in his sixteenth or seventeenth year, so it's time to kiss him. There are only several families now that make the Shi family hesitant. Now that the granddaughter and grandson-in-law are back, I want to ask them to take a look.

"One is the daughter of the Xiucai family. Her family is a little thin, but her reputation is good. The girl is quite good at knowing a few words and looks handsome. She is especially good at needlework and is extremely filial and well-behaved. The other family is rich, she is cheerful and good at managing the housekeepers. Another one is the daughter of your aunt Qi's family who said it was a good match. The daughter of an ordinary farmer is very ordinary, but the relatives ask him to ask him, so I'm embarrassed to refuse."

Ouyang Kang said it very clearly, "I don't want relatives' families, so that I can't explain some trivial matters in the future. Especially Aunt Qi's family has kindness for us. Not to mention that she has gone now, the wife below is just a layer of separation. It's just that people are arguing at the moment. When they really become relatives, it will be different again. At that time, there are some quarrels at home, and even if they have a lot to say, it's hard to say. It's not a good friend or a bad friend, but I'm afraid it's better."

Aunt Shi nodded quickly, "I just don't think it's good, so I didn't agree. Repaying kindness is repaying kindness, and I didn't say that I could fill in the lifelong affairs of my child. In my opinion, Mr. Li's daughter is good. His family has many children, and that daughter is obviously a sign of a prosperous husband and a child. The family is in good condition, so there is nothing to rely on our place, only your grandfather doesn't agree."

Nian Fuqi said, "Then why?"

Mr. Shi said, "To put it bluntly, if it weren't for your family's benefits, the Xiucai family would have been arguing. We have never had a scholar in our family for several lifetimes. If we could marry someone who reads a literate character, we might be smarter in the future. There is only one. I'm afraid that the girl will feel wronged when she gets married, and your grandma is afraid that she can't speak to her."

Nianfu smiled, "If people really feel wronged, why should they mention marriage? I want to say that the first family is very good. Although our family is not poor now, they live from poor days. It is really different from those born rich. Find someone with similar family backgrounds and fewer disputes in life in the future. If the girl has a good reputation, she must be virtuous and sensible. She will help Agui a little, so that you two elders can save you more worries. If you really marry a head director, I am afraid that our family temple will not be able to tolerate such a big Buddha."

Ouyang Kang glanced at his wife and said nothing.

Dad Shi nodded repeatedly, "That's right, then that's it?"

Aunt Shi curled her lips, "You have made up your mind, so why do you ask me what I'm doing?"

Everyone smiled and decided on the marriage.

But there is still a family, and Mr. Shi thinks he should give his granddaughter an explanation.

"...Fortunately, I gave birth to a daughter. Even if I said I was married outside, I could cover it up. I had already seen the tomb with your grandma. It was thirty miles away from us. It was a family of duty. When Xiuxiu was well raised, she would marry her. After a long time, she would always stop thinking. As for that little girl, if you have me and your grandma, you can't make a big mistake. Your uncle and aunt have been sluggish all these years. In the future, when your sister-in-law comes in, we will help you for a few more years. When they can stand up, there will be no storm there."

Nianfu nodded slightly. She had no good feelings for her uncle's family, and she neither wanted to worry nor saw her. But she would not be stingy in making peace if she could make her grandmother feel at ease.

Ouyang Kang turned around and asked his wife, "You said that the family background is not good and not easy to get married, but when we talk about marriage, the family background is different. Why are you willing to marry me?"

Nianfu looked contemptuous, "If you have a daughter, would you like to marry high or low?"

Ouyang Kang was stunned, "Of course, it's a good marriage. Marry a good family and live a good life in the future."

Nianfu asked again, "Then our son will pick up the bride in the future. Would you like him to marry a noble wife?"

Ouyang Kang shook his head repeatedly, "It's okay for the woman's family to be a little different. The most important thing is that she has a good person. If the conditions are too good, wouldn't her son hold her all day long?"

When he thought of asking his two precious sons to whisper, he was very upset.

Nian Fu rolled his eyes, "Then do you still talk so much nonsense?"

Ouyang Kang thought about it, but when he thought about it again, he was unwilling to accept it, "But when we got married, you were much higher than me."

Looking at his expression of suffering a loss and asking for praise, Nianfu just calmly touched his head, "That's because I am a good person and I am willing to help the poor. No need to thank you, just be grateful for your whole life."
To be continued...