Chapter 39:

Pei Xinglin, the cannon fodder brother in the story, had his shoulders outside and felt quite cold, so he did not force Xiao Duoyue to get up to go to the toilet.

He just used his hands to tuck Pei Duoyue's corner of the quilt: "That night, you must call me brother."

"Yeah! Call me brother!" Pei Duoyue agreed obediently, "Brother, story! Tell a story - "

Xiao Duoyue faced her brother again, holding her brother's arm with her little hands and acting coquettishly. Her little face was full of milk. He liked the night the most. At night, his brother would tell stories!

The kang at home is smaller than the one at grandma's house. Both brothers sleep on the kang, and it's warm at night.

Pei Xinglin read to his younger brother the story in the storybook he bought from the county. He thought about buying more quilts in the future and trying to save money to buy a TV so that he could play TV for this little guy in the future. , let him see for himself.

Let Pei Xinglin speak for himself. He thinks Xiao Duoyue is actually a very good brother. He is very good at sleeping every night. He will fall asleep immediately after reading a few sentences of the story. He never wakes up and clings to himself. Pei Xinglin likes it very much. of.

Watching the child fall asleep, Pei Xinglin squeezed Pei Duoyue's clenched fist outside the quilt and put it back into the quilt. He touched his little face. It was still warm. After squeezing it, Pei Xinglin closed his eyes and said to himself Also sleep.

...In his sleep, Pei Xinglin felt like it was summer, the coolness of playing with water, and someone kept pouring water on him. He called out to the person unhappily, but the other person was not obedient, so Pei Xinglin stretched out his hand He was about to pinch that person, and just this one stretch of his hand made him wake up instantly.

"Pei Duoyue!" Pei Xinglin touched his thigh and shook the sleeping little kid next to him.

I'm still peeing now! Obviously I didn’t drink much water!

He reached out and picked up the child. However, it was already too late. The little kid had already finished peeing just now, and it was all on him!

"Brother?" Pei Duoyue was drowsy, his big eyes widened, his voice was soft and waxy, and he had no idea what he had done.

He has a good temper. He doesn't make any noise when he is woken up in the middle of his sleep. He calls him brother obediently. If it were normal times, Pei Xinglin would definitely praise him. However, his legs are still wet now, as is the small patch of quilt. Wet...

"You wet the bed!" Pei Xinglin's tone was like a demon whispering, "Spank you!"

"Ugh!" Pei Duoyue grunted and continued to sleep.

Pei Xinglin remembered what he said before going to bed, turned the little kid in a small coat over, and patted his wet buttocks, "Wetting the bed, there will be no more stories for you tomorrow night."

Pei Xinglin put Pei Duoyue aside. , wrapped in a quilt, got off the kang by himself, and took out a new quilt and mattress from the long cabinet.

"Brother..." Just as Pei Xinglin was cleaning up on the kang, Pei Duoyue finally woke up.

He rubbed his eyes.

It was still dark outside, and the wind that had been blowing all night had stopped blowing, but I could still feel the cold.

"You wet the bed." Pei Xinglin looked at the little kid wrapped in a quilt on the kang, "The king of bedwetting, you are so embarrassed."

After hearing his brother's words, Pei Duoyue was stunned at first, and then looked at the kang The mattress they slept on.

...

In the morning, while eating, everyone felt that the little guy sitting among them was not in a very high mood, and he was eating slowly.

"Xiao Duoyue, today's meal is not delicious?" Pei Hailin asked curiously.

The child heard this and shook his head.

"What happened?" Pei Hailin moved his stool, "Brother, what happened to this little guy?"

After Pei Hailin finished speaking, everyone saw that the little guy who was eating slowly just now was nervous. He looked up at his brother.

As a result, everyone looked at Pei Xinglin curiously.

"Hey, what are we, Xiao Duoyue, doing so nervous?" Zhang Chunhong liked Pei Duoyue and liked to tease him.

"Yes, Xiao Duoyue, what did you do?" Pei Hailin also laughed.

"Little rabbit didn't do anything! Little rabbit didn't wet the bed!" Pei Duoyue waved her little hand quickly and said loudly, "Little rabbit is very good!"

"Pfft! Got it, our little rabbit didn't do anything bad or wet the bed." Pei Hailin finished speaking, He couldn't help but laugh, "Xiao Duoyue is so good."

"Xiao Duoyue is the most well-behaved child." Pei Xuan also laughed.

"Yes, how could our little Duoyue do bad things?" Zhang Chunhong also laughed. The more she looked at Pei Duoyue, the more she liked him. This child is really smart, well-behaved, and beautiful. He looks so cute. nice.

Two days ago, in the afternoons, when Xiao Duoyue was painting over there, guests happened to come. Who among those people didn't like Xiao Duoyue. Moreover, Duoyue is young but has a sweet mouth. She doesn’t have stage fright when meeting so many people. She asked Xiao Duoyue to call her aunt, and Xiao Duoyue shouted happily. Unlike her own children when they were young, they wouldn’t touch the neighbors who came to the house. Don't let anyone touch it.

"This is not like you." Pei Ruzhen took a sip of the ginseng wine he made and said to Pei Xinglin.

Pei Xinglin has had ideas since he was a child. He is just like a young adult. No one can fool him, let alone three hundred taels of silver in this place.

Pei Duoyue felt relieved when he heard everyone praising him. Under the table, he pulled his brother with his little hand.

"Yes, Little Rabbit didn't do anything bad. When he saw that I was tired, he would step on my back at night. You're so good." Feeling his brother pulling on him, Pei Xinglin also said, and then gave his brother another piece of fish.

After Pei Duoyue heard his brother say these words, he puffed up his chest. He originally thought that everyone would praise him, but who knew that what he heard was everyone's laughter.

Pei Duoyue didn't quite understand what everyone was laughing about, but looking at everyone's happy faces, he also raised his face and smiled.

"It would be nice if we could catch more fish. Our family only got fifteen fish this time, right?" Pei Jianglin ate a piece of fish.

Their village holds a fishing event every winter. To the east of their village, there is a river that freezes in winter, and there are fish all under the ice. I don’t know when this habit started. Every December, the village organizes a fishing trip, and each family gets a few fish. strip.

"It would be nice to have fifteen." Wang Yuhua said, "There were not even fifteen before. Times were difficult at that time, and the fish were not doing well either. Every year before fishing, there would be no fish."

"Xinglin, you are If I’m not going to the county town, I’ll bring two fish to your third uncle’s house,” Grandma Pei said.

"Go."

...

After returning from the county last time, Pei Xinglin went to the county twice more, both times to investigate the county's products for the New Year.

When he heard that his brother was going to the county again, Pei Duoyue became nervous again.

During the meal, Pei Duoyue ate with fear. At first, he was worried that everyone would know that he wet the bed, but later he heard that his brother was going to the county.

When his brother went to the county before, he didn't take him with him and left him at his aunt's house. The aunt was very nice, but he still wanted to follow his brother.

"Okay, you pout again. Didn't my brother say you wet the bed?" Pei Xinglin picked up his brother who was standing on the ground and pinched his pouty mouth.

Although everyone now knows that Xiao Duoyue wets the bed...

"Brother is going to the county." Pei Duoyue hugged his brother's hand and said slowly.

"I'll take you with me this time, okay?" Pei Xinglin laughed when he heard his brother's accusation.

"Brother is the best!" Pei Duoyue was very happy when she heard her brother's words. She hugged her brother's neck and gave him a sip on his cheek.

"This kid is so clingy to you." After Zhang Chunhong finished washing the dishes, she saw the two brothers lying on the sofa. "Last time, they were obedient at home. I painted all afternoon and even slept. I thought he I'm so happy. I didn't expect that I can't live without you."

"Xiaotu is happy, auntie is good!" Pei Duoyue sat on his brother's lap, and when he heard auntie's words, he retorted that auntie was very good, he was just , he just likes his brother more.

"Okay! Hello, eldest aunt! Our little Duoyue is so sweet." Zhang Chunhong also dotes on her children, but when the children grow up, she always shows the majesty of a mother. Unexpectedly, here at Pei Duoyue, she always It's so precious that Pei Hailin is a little envious of this treatment.

However, Pei Hailin couldn't help but laugh when he thought of the little thing's self-destruction in the morning. He always felt that this little thing was stupid.

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After Pei Xinglin came back from the county town last time, he told his family that he wanted to take advantage of the Chinese New Year to buy new year's goods, and he was also prepared to do so. Start a small business.

After his father left, he still had some money left in his family, and the corn in the family was also a profit, so the family still had some money.

Grandpa Pei didn't care much about them. He asked Pei Xinglin and saw that he had a plan, so he didn't ask any more questions.

Pei Xinglin has been busy with this matter recently, because he doesn't have much capital, so he has to think carefully about everything. Moreover, New Year pictures, couplets, and ingots should all have new ideas.

After getting the things for his third uncle from his grandmother, Pei Xinglin carried his brother to the bus station.

Obviously I have traveled to various places by myself before, but for some reason, the last time I took a car by myself, I felt a little lonely!

"Brother! Xiaotu still wants to eat candied haws." Pei Duoyue lay on his brother's shoulder.

"Brother, the big sun..."

"Why hasn't Cheche come..."

Although Xiao Duoyue next to him is like a small trumpet, he would rather hold Xiao Duoyue than be alone. The horn goes to the county seat.

After arriving at the county seat, Pei Xinglin first went to his third uncle's house to deliver fish to him.

The third uncle Pei Yiguo now works in the government, so he is not at home during the day. He also has his third aunt, who is a teacher. Although the school is on winter vacation, the third aunt has recently participated in some study program at school, so she is not home during the day. At home, there are only two twins, Pei Qian and Pei Yaolin.

"Brother, you're here." Pei Yaolin is tall and thin and doesn't seem to be very talkative.

"Brother!" Pei Qian heard Xing Lin's voice and came out of her room.

"You're taking Xiao Duoyue this time!" The last time Pei Xinglin came, he took Pei Duoyue with him, so the two siblings also knew about Pei Duoyue, not to mention, on the day when Pei Xinglin was going to raise Pei Duoyue In the evening, his grandparents called his father.

"Well, I'm going to restock the goods later. Could you two please take a look at him?" Pei Xinglin handed the three fish in his hand to Pei Yaolin, and then put down Pei Duoyue, who had been on top of him.

As soon as he heard his brother say this, Pei Duoyue grabbed his brother's clothes tightly. He was unwilling to leave his brother.

"Xiao Duoyue~ How about playing with your sister today? She will take you out shopping." Pei Qian still prefers playing with children.

But it was limited to obedient children, and she would only play with them for half a day to a day. No matter how long it took, she would not be willing. However, Xiao Duoyue is really well-behaved. She had a lot of fun playing with Xiao Duoyue last time. Moreover, Xiao Duoyue is growing up so well that everyone loves it when she is held in her arms!

"Sister." Pei Duoyue called someone, but he did not nod or object to Pei Qian's suggestion, he just looked at his brother longingly.

"Duo Yue, it's not convenient for my brother to take you where he will go soon. Xiaotu, please just stay at home and play with your brother and sister for a while. After that, your brother will ask your sister to take you to see your brother." Pei Xinglin knelt down and talked to his brother.

Pei Duoyue looked at it and finally agreed to Pei Xinglin aggrievedly.

...

After Pei Xing left, Pei Qian happily picked up Pei Duoyue.

Children are so funny, they do whatever you say and behave.

Pei Yaolin looked pitifully at Pei Duoyue, who was picked up by Pei Qian.

Pei Qian loved playing with dolls when she was a child. Her family was not financially well-off at that time, but even so, she had to find a way to sew several dolls by herself using scraps, and also sew beautiful clothes for the dolls.

"What will our little Duoyue pretend to be today?" Pei Qian put Pei Duoyue on her bed and began to think seriously.

Xiao Duoyue has fair skin and big and beautiful eyes. It's really hard to choose.

...

On the other hand, after Pei Xinglin came out of Pei Yi's country, he got on the bus and went straight to the house of a businessman he met recently.

"Here comes Xinglin." The eldest brother is 28 this year. At the end of every year, he does business such as selling couplets and New Year paintings.

"Brother." Pei Xinglin came in.

"Come on, come on, look, I have kept these very well. It was so windy and snowy last year that I couldn't set up a stall. Otherwise, these would definitely be sold."

The eldest brother's name is Wang Guoping, and he just got married this year. , I’m not going to do this anymore. I’m also going to my wife’s house for the Chinese New Year this year, so I threw away all these couplets in my hand.

As a result, he happened to meet Pei Xinglin.

Pei Xinglin looked at the New Year painting in Wang Guoping's hand seriously.

Every year during the New Year, everyone would visit each house, so Pei Xinglin also knew what the New Year pictures on the walls of every house in his village looked like.

To be honest, the ones in Wang Guoping's hands were a little better than those in his village, but they were not amazing in his eyes.

Perhaps seeing what Pei Xinglin meant, Wang Guoping said: "Little brother, these are all new to me. If I hadn't quit this year, there would be no problem selling them this year."

"Brother, no matter how new they are, this one They are all from last year, and the zodiac signs are completely different. I can’t use them. You see, we are still in a village, so we can’t sell them at a high price..."

Wang Jianguo still has one left here. There are more than a hundred New Year pictures, couplets, and most of them are gold paper pinched with gold ingots... In fact, except for those zodiac signs that don't match, Pei Xinglin can accept the rest.

"It doesn't look like your first time doing business." Wang Guoping was helpless, but now he could only sell to Pei Xinglin.

Other vendors who sell couplets every year already have a fixed supply of goods, and the most important thing is that he is leaving soon, so they have to get rid of them quickly.

Finally, Pei Xinglin took back those New Year pictures at a price of 60 to 80 cents, and the couplets, all of which were 40 cents... The

280 yuan he brought with him today was when he came out of Wang Guoping's house. , only thirty yuan was left, and what he got was two huge bags, which contained the couplets, New Year pictures and gold paper he bought.

...

"I'm finally back. Have you had lunch? I bought you two steamed buns."

At Beihua Bus Station, Pei Qian, Pei Yaolin and Xiao Duoyue were all waiting for Pei Xinglin.

The last train back to Bailiang Village from Beihua County leaves at 4:30. If it is delayed, you will not be able to go back.

"Eat." He and Wang Guoping had dinner at noon.

"That's fine, but you can take the buns with you. Xiao Duoyue hasn't eaten much." Pei Qian held Xiao Duoyue's hand.

Pei Xinglin looked at Xiao Duoyue and found that there was a small red dot in the middle of his eyebrows, and his mouth was redder than usual, making him look more special and beautiful.

Just as he said that, the car was about to start.

"Get in the car quickly, Yao Lin has reserved a seat for you." As he spoke, Pei Yaolin helped Pei Xinglin carry the two huge bags on his back into the car.

"Why do you have to start a business? My dad also asked you to learn a trade." Pei Qian muttered when she saw the stack of bags behind Pei Xinglin that was higher than him.

"We're leaving, you should go back early." Pei Xinglin and Pei Duoyue waved after they sat down.

He had no choice but to live a life of always following other people's orders. He didn't like it.

Seeing Pei Qian and Pei Yaolin turn into a small black dot, Pei Xinglin hugged Xiao Duoyue, leaving a seat and a place under his feet to put things.

"Did you have fun playing with your sister today?" Pei Xinglin asked the child in his arms, "What is this?" He touched the little red dot between the child's eyebrows, but when he touched it, the red dot fainted.

"Brother...Xiaotu wants to be with brother in the future." Pei Duoyue wrinkled his cheeks when he heard his brother's question.

His sister is very nice, giving him delicious food and playing with him. However, Pei Duoyue feels a little tired for no reason. He has been changing clothes. He also has to accompany his sister to draw and do homework. I want to meet my sister’s classmates.

"Xiao Duoyue, you are so beautiful. My sister put a little red dot on you. Wow! Why are you so beautiful~"

"Our little rabbit is so cute with pigtails. This is the most fashionable pigtail. No one else has it. It looks great with rabbit pricks~"

"How about we put on sister's clothes again? Why is our little rabbit so cute~"

Xiao Duoyue didn't understand. It was clear that her sister had been praising herself, but why did brother Yao Lin say that she was so good in the end? So pitiful...

Pei Xinglin didn't pay attention to the emotion in his brother's words. It's normal for his brother to be clingy to him. Today he left his brother alone with his third uncle. His brother may be a little scared, after all, he is still young.

"Okay, Xiaotu will follow my brother from now on." Pei Xinglin felt a little distressed and uncomfortable thinking about his brother Xiaoxiao being alone. He picked up Xiao Duoyue and squeezed his little face.

The bus was on the road for more than an hour, and people got off at any time along the way. By the time we got back to Bailiang Village, it was completely dark.

"Brother, Xiaotu helps brother." Xiaoduoyue usually lets his brother hold him, but this time, the child is very sensible and wants to walk by himself. He also has to stand behind and raise his little hands to help his brother carry the bags.

"Okay, Xiao Duoyue and brother are walking together. These things are not heavy." Pei Xinglin saw his brother like this and didn't feel that the road was long at all.

It turns out that walking between two people and walking alone are completely different at night.

"But, brother is tired." Pei Duoyue grabbed his brother's clothes.

"Brother is not tired. These are not heavy. Brother is very strong." Pei Xinglin really didn't feel tired.

"Okay, Xiaotu, help your brother watch the road!"

...

When I got home, there was no warmth in the house.

Pei Xinglin placed Xiao Duoyue on the kang, took off his coat, and let him play with the quilt on his own. Then he quickly picked up firewood and prepared to get the stove going.

"Brother, Xiaotu can also pinch ingots!"

Pei Duoyue held a piece of paper in his hand and folded it by himself. This was a game he and his brother played recently. He thought about folding various ingots every day.

"Little Rabbit wants to get a big, lots of ingots!" Pei Duoyue folded them by himself, and from time to time he would draw with the pencil on the bed to draw the ingots he wanted.

My brother said this is making money, so he wants to help his brother make money!

"What ingots did you think of?" After setting up the stove, Pei Xinglin came over. He didn't ignore his brother's words just because he was a child. He had several ideas, all inspired by his brother.

The market will start next week, and he will have to sell things every day. He has to move quickly, after all, he has to go to the provincial capital.