Chapter 45: The Cannon Fodder Brother in the Chronicle

"Bang! Bang! Bang bang bang! Bang!"

With the sound, small fireworks exploded in the sky. On New Year's Eve, thousands of houses were lit up with lights, and the sound of firecrackers in Bailiang Village was never quiet for a moment.

"Brother! Brother!" Xiao Duoyue, who was in the yard, was frightened when she heard the sound of firecrackers and looked for her brother.

In the yard, Pei Hailin and the others were setting off cannons. There were all kinds of cannons. The alley was also very lively. From time to time, there would be the sound of children laughing. The door of Pei's house was also open, and there were several children standing at the door.

"Xiao Duoyue, come here, my brother will take you to fire off the cannon." Pei Hailin came to Xiao Duoyue with a cannon.

He has never seen a boy who doesn't like firecrackers. In his opinion, boys should be excited when they see firecrackers. When he was a child, he wanted to set off firecrackers but couldn't. Firecrackers are a good thing.

But as soon as Xiao Duoyue saw the thing in his hand that exploded and made a violent noise just now, she was very scared. She covered her ears with her hands and stepped forward with her short legs to look for her brother.

"Brother! Brother-" I called brother several times, but he didn't come out, and there were people chasing him. The little guy became more and more anxious, and his voice started to sound like crying.

"Why are you running away? This gun is so fun." How could Xiao Duoyue's short legs compare to Pei Hailin.

When Pei Hailin saw Pei Duoyue running forward with his little hands open, he wanted to tease him, so he picked up the child and hugged him.

"Why are you running? Brother will take you to set off firecrackers. It's so fun to set off firecrackers. When I was a kid, I wanted to set off firecrackers but I didn't have the chance. Come on, come on, come and set off firecrackers with me."

Pei Hailin held Xiao Duoyue with one hand and held the marijuana with the other. The cannon was placed on the ground and ignited. The short fuse quickly disappeared with the sparks.

"Wow! Wow -"

Before the firecrackers went off, Pei Duoyue covered her little ears, opened her mouth, and started crying.

"Why are you crying?" Pei Hailin was a little confused, but his doubts were instantly drowned out by the sound of firecrackers.

The cannon exploded with such force that the windows shook.

Xiao Duoyue's voice was also drowned out for a moment, and he froze into a stick in Pei Hailin's arms.

"Wow!"

"Are you so scared? What's there to be afraid of?" Pei Hailin hugged Xiao Duoyue and felt baffled when he saw the child crying. " Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu" 

Now his brother didn't want to shout anymore. He didn't know where he was yet, and he didn't come out even if he called him. 

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu" The child felt wronged and angry, and his little voice soon became hoarse, and he could hardly cry anymore. 

"Okay, okay, stop crying. I'll take you to your brother." Pei Hailin vaguely felt that he had done something wrong, but he didn't quite understand why the child cried when he set off firecrackers, and he was unwilling to be played with when others wanted him to. , look at the envious eyes of those children at the door! 

Pei Hailin hugged Xiao Duoyue and just walked to the door of the house when he saw Pei Xinglin coming out. 

Pei Hailin was a little short of breath when he saw Pei Xinglin, who was taller and stronger than him. 

"Well... I just held the child and set off firecrackers. I don't know why he cried." 

After handing the child to Pei Xinglin, Pei Hailin wanted to run away. 

"Stop." 

Pei Xinglin hugged Xiao Duoyue and wanted to see the child's cheek, but who knows, this time the obedient brother ignored him. The little guy grabbed his brother's clothes with his little hands and buried his little face on his shoulder. He didn't let his brother see, and kept whimpering in his throat. 

"Oh, Xiao Duoyue is really angry. I just took him to set off firecrackers. Who doesn't like firecrackers?" 

"The child is not fully developed yet. The sound of firecrackers we hear is the same as the sound of firecrackers heard by children. It's different, especially since Xiao Duoyue is still very young and timid." Pei Xinglin gently patted the child's trembling back to comfort him. 

"Okay, I liked firecrackers when I was a kid." 

"You like it because you like it. Duoyue is a little timid, so he can't be scared." 

"Xiao Duoyue, stop crying." Pei Hailin came over after hearing what Pei Xinglin said. 

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu" Xiao Duoyue ignored him and even put her shoulder on her brother's body. 

"This little thing is quite vindictive." Pei Hailin saw Xiao Duoyue's reaction and scratched his head in embarrassment. 

"You don't do human things all day long. You were afraid of snakes when you were a child. I'll throw you into a pile of snakes to see if you are afraid." 

Pei Jianglin came out, heard their conversation, and kicked Pei Hailin. 

Pei Xinglin went back with Xiao Duoyue in his arms. People in the room were eating, and when they heard the child's cry, they all turned their heads. 

"What's going on?" 

"Pei Hailin, what did you do again!" 

"What the hell did I do?" Pei Hailin jumped up unconvinced when he heard his grandma's words. 

"What do you think is wrong with you because you don't do other people's business?" 

"Brother, what have you done?" Pei Yaolin said. 

During the Chinese New Year, the third uncle Pei Yiguo and his family also came back. Pei Yaolin and Pei Qian played with Xiao Duoyue for a long time in the afternoon. However, Xiao Duoyue wanted to run away when she saw Pei Qian, so she fled to the yard. Who knew that there were still people in the yard? Pei Hailin caught it. 

"He had to hold Xiao Duoyue and set off firecrackers or marijuana cannons. Xiao Duoyue was afraid of that." Pei Jianglin explained. 

"You are so indifferent. Don't go out to watch TV for a while. Just copy your Chinese books at home." 

... 

The family members were teaching Pei Hailin a lesson one by one, but Pei Xinglin was still crying while hugging him. The crying brother comforted him. But today, the younger brother was also angry with his older brother, so no matter whether the older brother wanted to look at his younger brother's little face or pinch his younger brother's cheeks, Xiao Duoyue wouldn't let him go. He just buried himself in his elder brother's arms and cried. 

"Xiaotu is so angry, you don't care about your brother anymore." Pei Xinglin raised his brother just to see him, but Xiao Duoyue covered his cheek with her little hands. 

"Hahaha, I can actually see Xiao Duoyue ignoring you. It seems that Xiao Duoyue is really angry." Pei Qian laughed when she heard Pei Xinglin's words. 

"It seems that our Xiao Duoyue is really angry. Can Auntie help you beat your brother Hailin? This bad brother scares our Xiao Duoyue." Zhang Chunhong also laughed. 

"Xiao Duoyue, do you want to eat meat? The fish at night is not very delicious, Xiao Duoyue. If you don't eat it today, there will be nothing tomorrow." Pei Xuan also said. 

"Grandma will help you beat your brother. Grandma will give Xiao Duoyue some lucky money tomorrow morning." 

Xiao Duoyue didn't want to pay attention to her brother, but after hearing everyone's words, the little guy still showed his little head that he had been hiding. 

The little guy's nose is now red and his long eyelashes are wet. He looks like a pitiful little guy. 

"Bad brother." Xiao Duoyue sat on Pei Xinglin's lap and accused Pei Hailin, who was standing in the middle of the room accepting everyone's criticism. 

"Bad brother, it's my fault. Can I take Xiao Duoyue to buy candy tomorrow morning?" Pei Hailin saw that the little guy stopped crying, and he felt relieved and laughed. 

...

After everyone finished eating, they had to go to a house with a TV to watch a party. The party was full of national treasure-level singers, opera singers, and movie stars who are currently making very famous movies. They must go and see it. It was lively. Noisy.

Pei Xinglin was not interested and went out with everyone, but he carried his brother back to his home.

Although there are only two brothers at home, the yard looks very festive. There are couplets with gold characters on a red background, the Chinese character "福" printed with patterns, and a huge picture of the character "福" on the screen wall, which makes people's eyes light up as soon as they enter.

The yard was also clean. There was no soil on the gravel path that led from the door to the vegetable patch and directly to the house.

The glass of the room is also pasted with red window grilles cut by grandma and aunt, making it even more festive. The curtains in the room were washed two days ago, and the sheets and quilts were all new and looked bright.

When we entered the house, the stove was still on and the room was warm.

Pei Xinglin put his brother, who had always been reluctant to look at him, on the kang, and he moved a stool to sit on the opposite side.

"Xiao Duoyue is still angry. Is it because Xiaotu cried and brother didn't come out?" Pei Xinglin squeezed the little guy's little hand who tilted his head and refused to look at him.

This was the first time he had seen his brother so angry, and he was a little curious. It turned out that such a well-behaved little guy could also lose his temper. He originally thought that his brother was too well-behaved.

"Firecrackers were being set off outside. My brother didn't hear Xiao Duoyue's voice in the house. It was my fault. Please forgive me."

Pei Xinglin hugged his brother to him again, still holding him to his body so that he could talk.

Xiaotu heard her brother's apology and wanted to ignore him, but she was still a little angry.

He was so scared at the time. The sound of the firecracker was so loud that the glass in the house was ringing. He felt like he was shaking, but his brother was not there at that time.

He was so scared, but his brother was not there...

The little guy lowered his head and swayed on his feet, still not wanting to pay attention to his brother.

"Brother, please stay with Xiao Duoyue all day tomorrow, okay?" Pei Xinglin raised his brother and looked up from the bottom. This time he finally saw the little guy's face.

I don't know why, but seeing her brother's face, Xiao Duoyue suddenly felt so wronged, and her big eyes were instantly filled with tears.

"Uh-brother-"

"Why is the baby crying again? Stop crying. Brother, can you tell Xiao Duoyue a story later?"

Someone set off cannons all night, and now there are still banging sounds outside from time to time.

"Oh, call me brother, there is no brother." Pei Duoyue rubbed his eyes with his small hands.

She shed a lot of tears, and Xiao Duoyue's eyes felt a little uncomfortable.

I don’t have a brother. I have been calling for a long time but I don’t have a brother.

"I'm sorry, baby, next time the baby calls me brother, he will appear, okay?"

Although the little guy couldn't speak clearly, Pei Xinglin knew what his brother was talking about in an instant.

Although he was afraid of firecrackers, what he was more afraid of was that there was no response from his brother and that he could not find him.

Pei Xinglin hugged his brother tightly.

It's over, even if the little guy cried for a long time, even if the little guy was angry, he was still sweetened by his brother.

As much as Xiao Duoyue cared about him, Pei Xinglin felt that what he did was still far from enough.

There was nothing wrong with the two brothers. Pei Xinglin hugged his younger brother, took out their new clothes, washed up, and lay down on the quilt with his younger brother in his arms.

"Is the baby still alive? How about I take the little rabbit to play tomorrow?"

Pei Xinglin pinched his brother's cheek and touched his little feet to see if he was cold.

"Xiaotu is not angry anymore." Pei Duoyue kicked his little feet under the quilt.

"Don't move, the cold air will come in soon." Pei Xinglin suppressed it.

"Brother tells stories!" Pei Duoyue especially likes to listen to stories. What he is listening to now is not the stories in storybooks, but the stories he heard when he was a child.

"Tell it to Little Rabbit. Can you tell me a story about the Nian beast today?"

...

During the entire New Year period, Bailiang Village could hear the sound of cannons from time to time, whether it was before eating or before going to bed. They would set off cannons, and because of this, Xiao Duoyue didn't even want to go out to play in the yard, because he would be startled at any time.

In the house, Xiao Duoyue held a big white goose pillow made for him by Grandma Pei in one hand, and held a pencil in the other hand, drawing on the Kang table.

Snow was falling outside the window, and not long after, the whole courtyard was dressed in white clothes. Due to the temperature difference between the inside and outside, there was some fog on the glass in the room. As time passed, Xiao Duoyue became absent-minded while painting.

After a while, Pei Xinglin came back with Luoxue.

He patted his clothes, came in first to see his brother who was drawing obediently, warmed his hands, pinched his brother's face, and then went out to talk to his uncle and the others.

"Are you sure you want to go to the county seat next year?" Pei Ruzhen asked, "Are you drifting like your cousin?"

"Dad, don't say that. Xinglin and Hailin are different. Xinglin is stable. "

Then tell me, what are you going to do when you go to the county town? What can you do with the money in your hand?"

"Grandpa," Pei Xinglin said a little embarrassed, "I have some money in my hand, and Duo Yue also has some, I plan to use some of Duo Yue's money..."

Before he could finish speaking, Mr. Pei suddenly became furious: "Look what nonsense you are talking about! Duo Yue asked you to raise him. You actually care about his money!"

"Dad!"

"Grandpa, I don't have enough money now, so I will borrow it for many months," Pei Xinglin said, but he didn't think so. Good riddance.

"Bullshit! What if you lose the money! Just forget it, you still want to use the money for many months. How can you go to school if you lose the money for many months! Our family has been sick twice in the past few months. What are you holding in your hands? I have no money, what should I do if Duoyue is sick! Why don't you see a doctor for him?"

"Grandpa, what are you talking about?" Suddenly, Pei Hailin came in with Xiao Duoyue in his arms.

"Uncle Grandpa." After Xiao Duoyue said hello, she wanted to find her brother.

"Xiaotu's money belongs to my brother." Pei Duoyue was inside and became anxious when he heard what his grandfather and brother were talking about and when he heard his grandfather scolding his brother.

"Look, your brother thinks about you, but when you spend money, do you think about your brother? Do you know that he only has you!" Pei Ruzhen looked at the two grandchildren in front of her, and the more she looked at them, the more she disliked them.

He could answer his grandfather's words without thinking.

He has thought about his younger brother. He thinks about Duo Yue in everything he does. Duo Yue is all he has now. He will put all his attention and energy on his younger brother. That is Xiao Duo Yue, who is full of heart and eyes. They are all my own Xiao Duoyue. Duoyue is still young, but Duoyue is devoted to his brother. From New Year's Eve, he knows that his brother really cares about him, and he only has himself.

The arrival of many months has made him different, made him no longer have to think about things every night, made him not feel lonely, let him know what it feels like to have someone relying on him, let him know what responsibilities he has, let him He knew that he was a piece of sky in Duoyue, and Duoyue was the thread that held him.

It's because of his younger brother that he will never let himself fail.

"Hey, grandpa, you guys can talk to me later. I'm going to invite my classmates to my house in the afternoon." Pei Hailin suddenly came over.

He wanted to invite Sun Ningning to his home.

Pei Hailin couldn't help laughing as he spoke.

He was finally with Sun Ningning, and he would study hard in the second half of the year and try to get into a school.

Although this hope is relatively slim, he will definitely work hard. If he fails to pass the exam this year, he will try again one year. However, he is not very willing. He still wants to go to school with Ning Ning.

Going to school with Ning Ning, hehe...

Pei Hailin laughed again.

When Pei Ruzhen saw Pei Hailin like this, she really didn't have her crutch beside her, otherwise she would have given this guy a good spanking.

"You should be in school now, and you are not talking about boyfriend and girlfriend. Sun Ningning is still a child in the town. I heard her grandpa said that she will definitely be admitted to college this year. What about you! If you fall in love with others, you are also delaying them. "

When Pei Duoyue heard his grandfather say this, he realized that brother Hailin was actually with sister Ningning! In the book and in his dream, Brother Hailin was the last one to be with Sister Ningning. Moreover, Brother Hailin actually stopped doing business! It’s time to go to school!

"I've already made up my mind. After Ningning and I get together, I will definitely study hard."

Nowadays, young people are free to fall in love, and his grandfather and Sun Ningning's grandfather are still old friends. Therefore, Pei Hailin is not worried about his family. hinder.

When Pei Hailin swore, Xiao Duoyue moved her position and was held in her arms by her brother.

Xiao Duoyue blinked and looked at her brother again. Now his brother has changed too. Now he is going to the county town. In the dream, it was two years later that my brother went to the county town. At that time, after brother Hailin made money, he lent him a sum of money so that he could rent a house in the county town. However, when brother Hailin was doing business, he also borrowed money from his brother. Money.

"Brother, are we going to the county seat in a few days?"

"Yes, brother is taking Xiao Duoyue to the county seat."

"You are taking Xiao Duoyue to the county seat. You can't even take care of yourself. You are taking Xiao Duo with you." Yue goes to the county seat, sneeze. "

"Grandpa, no matter what, I must take Xiaotu with me. He must follow me." He must take his brother with him. He can't live without Xiaoduo. moon.

"If I don't tell you this, just tell me what you are going to do when you go to the county town! I think you are getting more and more ambitious." Pei Ruzhen looked at Xiao Duoyue who was obediently staying in Pei Xinglin's arms, " Also, when you go to the county town, what are you going to give Xiaotu? When you are busy with your business, do you have time to cook for Xiao Duoyue? "