Ask for peace of mind

When they got home, everyone divided the things they bought into two parts. Xu Wei'an also generously divided half of the snacks bought by Wen Di to Sun Yan. Di returned to the old house.

Since the cleaning was done in the morning, it was late for lunch. As soon as the old lady finished the meal, she saw the two of them coming back with their things, and hurriedly greeted them for dinner.

Xu Wei'an ate too much, of course he couldn't keep it up, so he moaned and said that he didn't want to eat anymore.Looking at his half-pocketed snacks, the old lady knew that Wen Di had bought them for her, and she knocked him on the head helplessly, warning him not to eat any more snacks, and if she couldn't eat any more for dinner, she hid the snacks.

Xu Wei'an giggled, pretending to be stupid.

Wen Di was indeed a little hungry, after putting away the things, he filled the rice and started eating.

After lunch, Wen Di helped to clean up the snow in the yard, and the dirty snow was piled up in the vegetable garden behind the house.At Xu Wei'an's insistence, the snowman Wen Di built for him was kept, and he even wrapped the newly acquired red scarf around the snowman's bald head, in the name of hiding his ugliness, but in fact it was even uglier.The old lady is used to cherishing things, seeing him like this, she wished to knock him twice, this prodigal bastard.It's just that the grandson has been so good all year round, which makes people feel distressed. After finally being naughty once, the old lady was actually happy to see her, and finally let him go.

When Wen Di came back from the vegetable garden and saw the snowman in a turban, he couldn't laugh or cry. After thinking for a while, he untied the scarf and wrapped it around the snowman's neck again. Well, this time it was much more pleasing to the eye.

In the evening, the old lady got a rotten straw hat with only half of it from somewhere, gave it to Xu Wei'an, jumped up and down happily, and put it on the snowman's head without saying a word.From the front, the snowman is very cute, but from the back, it is a poor snowman.

The noodle soup that I ate at night was added with meat. Xu Wei'an quickly ate a large bowl, which made the old lady feel relieved. The child is growing up, so it's better to eat properly.

Sleeping in the bed, Wen Di touched the child's swollen belly, and joked with a smile, "You eat as much as a pig, why don't you grow taller? It's okay if you don't grow tall and gain flesh, but your body It’s just some ribs, where did everything go?”

Boys in their teens don't have much thought about height, and they don't feel much when they hear it.Burying her head towards Wen Di's neck, Xu Wei'an yawned a little: "I don't know what to eat, Sister Yanzi is taller and heavier than me, but every time she says she is heavier than me, She'll pinch me."

Wen Dixin said, the little girl loves beauty, and you really don't have a long memory. If you pinch you, don't say it, but you still want to say it, what a fool.

Xu Wei'an was also tired from squeezing in the crowd during the day, and fell asleep not long after speaking.After touching the soft belly of the child, Wen Di also relaxed his body and fell asleep.

After cleaning the house, it is to post Spring Festival couplets.

Although the days can be counted, rural people save as much as they can. The Spring Festival couplets are basically either written by their own family members or by others.At that time, there were not many people in the countryside who could write big characters, but every Chinese New Year, every family in the village could put up red Spring Festival couplets.The main reason is that most people at that time were really enthusiastic. As long as the host gave him saliva or added some tobacco leaves, the people who wrote the Spring Festival couplets would work overtime to complete the task.

Sun Yucai has read books, and he writes well in big characters.Sun Lin is a college student and a cultural person.People who asked them to write Spring Festival couplets were all lined up.Wen Di's handwriting has been practiced since childhood, and it is also very good, so he joined the team of writing couplets without humility.

With limited space at home, Sun Yucai went to write wherever he asked for help.Sun Lin and Wen Di wrote at home.They carried the bamboo bed to the yard, put the red paper from each family on the bamboo bed, and Xu Wei'an, Sun Yan, and Sun Yang cut the paper.

According to the requirements of the elder brothers, the three cut the paper of each family into a certain number and size.They help to cut the paper every year. Their movements are very skillful and fast, and the cut is almost done within a few moments.The two children, Sun Yan and Xu Wei'an, couldn't bear it any longer. Seeing that it was almost done, they started to circle around the two older brothers.Because people brought papers one after another, Sun Yang was older and more stable, cutting the paper honestly and chatting occasionally.

"Brother Wendi, your handwriting is really beautiful." Xu Wei'an lay on the corner of the table next to Wendi, watching him extract couplets from "Collection of Couplets", with those admiring little eyes, Wendi couldn't help but look at it. I always want to hold him and rub him, why is he so cute and so painful.

Miss Sun Yan yelled: "My brother's writing is the best, the best."

Wen Di couldn't help laughing, and teased Xu Wei'an: "An'an, whose handwriting do you think looks good?"

Xu Wei'an glanced at Brother Lin's writing on the opposite side, hesitated for a moment, and said, "They all look good! But I still think Brother Wendi's is the best."

Sun Lin couldn't help being happy, "An'an is really good. Last year, I said that my handwriting is inferior to anyone. Why is it that you, brother Wendi, are here, so mine can't compare to his?"

Xu Wei'an touched his nose in embarrassment, but said nothing.

Sun Lin shook his head with a smile, stopped talking, and bowed his head to write.But Sun Yan was not happy, and slapped Xu Wei'an's back hard, and shouted: "An'an, you traitor, my brother's writing is the best!"

Wearing thick clothes in winter, Xu Wei'an didn't feel any pain, so he said a little louder: "I'm not a traitor, I'm telling the truth." In fact, he doesn't know how to write well, but he thinks Wen Di looks good.

The little girl was completely annoyed now, she slapped Xu Wei'an's head again, and shouted loudly: "My brother's is the prettiest."

This time Xu Wei'an really felt the pain. Although he was wearing a tiger head hat, the hat was thin after all, and Sun Yan slapped him so hard that his head buzzed, and his eyes immediately misted due to the pain.

Wen Di was writing, and heard the sound of Sun Yan slapping Xu Wei'an, thinking that it had nothing to do with it like last time, but after a while, he didn't hear the little guy's reaction, and when he turned his head, his heart ached.The little guy rubbed his head, the mist in his eyes had already condensed into tears, but he tried his best to restrain the tears from flowing out.Seeing that aggrieved yet strong look, Wen Di felt uncomfortable.

Putting down the pen, hugging the little guy in his arms, rubbing his head to coax him: "Good boy, it doesn't hurt, it doesn't hurt."

The little guy finally forced back the tears, hugged Wen Di back, and whispered in a nasal voice: "Well, it doesn't hurt anymore."

Sun Lin gave his younger sister a helpless look, and said to Xu Wei'an: "An'an, your Sister Yanzi is playing with you, don't be angry with her." Then he turned his head and smiled at Wen Di: "Children are too naughty. Yes, I made you laugh."

Wen Di saw that the little guy's tears were falling, so he patted the child on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "My nephew and niece often do this too, it's normal for children to fight and fight."

Perhaps because of her brother's stare, Sun Yan took La Xu Wei'an's hand unwillingly, and muttered, "An'an, I didn't mean it just now, don't be angry, okay?"

The little guy didn't hold grudges against Sun Yan, so he hummed and continued to lie on the corner of the table to watch Wen Di write.

Who knew that the little girl was not angry when she saw that he was not angry, so she immediately said: "Before hitting you harder than this time, you have never complained of pain, why is it hurting today, are you pretending?"

Sun Lin was so embarrassed that he immediately stretched out his hand to pull her over, and shouted in a low voice: "Why are you talking so much, go to the old house to see if grandma has boiled the paste well."

His younger sister has a domineering personality, and he knows how to bully Xu Wei'an occasionally. As long as his younger sister doesn't suffer, he doesn't care about this kind of fighting among children.It's just that from two years ago to now, as long as he goes home once, Wen Di asks himself to help deliver something to Xu Wei'an, and Wen Di came to play this time because he promised Xu Wei'an before, which shows how much he values ​​Xu Wei'an.Letting him know that his sister was bullying Xu Wei'an, Sun Lin was a little embarrassed and a little frightened.

Glancing at Wen Di, Sun Lin was relieved to see that he didn't respond.She smiled and said to Xu Wei'an: "Your Sister Yanzi is a little naughty, maybe sometimes a little too much, don't mind her, she is your cousin, she won't really bully you."

Xu Wei'an nodded and didn't speak.

Sun Yang, who was cutting the paper, kept silent. Seeing Sun Yan take the paste, he shouted: "An'an, come here and put away the dry couplets. Your aunt steamed the meat buns in the afternoon and finished the work in a while." Go to my house, you go and get one or twenty."

Xu Wei'an saw that Wen Di was busy, so he accepted the couplet obediently.

Sun Yang asked him: "An'an, do you remember how to collect it?"

Xu Wei'an couldn't help but cocked his lips: "Brother Yangyang, you ask me this every year, but you can't fold it as well as I do every time."

Sun Yang stretched out his hand, making a gesture to knock him on the head, "Why, you still dare to laugh at me, you're getting more courageous, aren't you?"

Xu Wei'an covered his head cooperatively, "I should be more courageous, because I am fatter than last year."

Sun Lin had no choice but to smile and said, "Don't tease An An, cut the paper quickly, your hands are numb from the cold."

Sun Yang stuck out his tongue at him, bowed his head and started working.

Xu Wei'an embraced the upper and lower couplets and the door couplets with a horizontal batch, and quickly put them away.He wants to eat buns.

Both Sun Yucai and Sun Yucheng are very filial brothers. Since the separation, both families will give the old couple dozens of steamed stuffed buns, roasted fire and flower rolls during the Chinese New Year.Originally, she wanted to send dumplings, but the old lady refused.The two families have a large population and require a lot of dumplings, and they all rely on their daughter-in-law to make dumplings. Making dumplings is actually a very tiring job.If two old people are added, although the daughter-in-law will not say anything on the surface, she will definitely be unhappy in her heart.The old lady is getting old and knows that it is not easy for a family to live a lifetime, and she does not want unnecessary quarrels between her son and daughter-in-law.

It was already evening when Xu Wei'an took the buns and returned to the old house.After working for a long time, his fingers were red from the cold, which made the old lady very distressed.

"The water is already hot. There are chili roots on the roof. Go and take it down. After a while, I will wash your hands and feet." Seeing Xu Wei'an swallowing at the buns, the old lady couldn't help laughing, "There is water in the thermos bottle." , you go to wash your hands, and eat a steamed bun to warm you up after washing. Also, remember to only eat one, if you can’t eat at night, see if I won’t knock you.”

Xu Wei'an knew that grandma was just talking, even if she really knocked, she wouldn't use force, so she took a bun and gnawed it with a smile.

Lying in Wen Di's arms, Xu Wei'an was a little dishonest, tossing and turning to dissipate the heat from the bed.Wen Di helplessly hugged him to prevent him from moving, "What's wrong?"

"My back is itchy. I want to scratch it but I can't." The little guy looked innocent and twisted as he spoke, it seemed that the itching was serious.

"Where is it? I'll catch you. If you roll around like this, the heat in the bed will disappear."

Wen Di put his hand into his autumn clothes, tentatively said: "Here?"

The child twisted, trying to change Wendi's hand, "No."

Wen Di followed his direction: "Here?"

"Yes, a little higher."

After scratching the itch, the child sighed comfortably and fell silent.

Wen Di paused, but still asked: "...Does your cousin often bully you?"

Xu Wei'an paused, buried his head in Wen Di's arms, and hummed.Immediately, Wen Di heard a small whisper: "Would you dislike me because of this? In fact, she is still very good to me most of the time." Sun Yan was very good to him when he was young, Only occasionally willful temper tantrums.But as he got older, Sun Yan became more and more domineering and unreasonable towards him.It may be that the children grew up and became more sensible, and gradually understood the expressions in the eyes and expressions of the adults, knew Xu Wei'an's situation, subtly influenced it, and became more and more daring to lose their temper towards Xu Wei'an unscrupulously.

Wen Di was puzzled: "Why would I not like you because of this?"

"I don't know either. The classmates said that since Sister Yanzi is my cousin and keeps bullying me, it means that I am not a good person. They don't want to talk to me."

Wen Di felt hot and humid on his chest, and suddenly felt distressed, and said, "An'an, do you believe my brother's words?"

The little guy's voice had a strong nasal tone, but he still said firmly: "Believe it."

Wen Di smiled silently: "Brother thinks you are a good boy, and you are the most well-behaved kid I know."

"Really?" The little guy raised his teary eyes.Even in the dark, Wen Di could still see his tearful eyes clearly.

"Didn't you just say you believed me?"

"No, I believe you." The child muttered, and then asked blankly, "But why do my classmates think that I am not a good person, and they are not willing to play with me. Is it because I was abandoned by my parents?"

Wen Di felt sad in his heart, endured the soreness in his eyes, and said: "An'an is very good, they don't like you because they have no vision, they can't see your goodness, it will be their loss." Say, "An'an, I don't know why your parents are not with you, but I think there are no parents in this world who don't love their children. They must try their best to love you. If they can't be with you, it must be There are unavoidable difficulties. Look, does your uncle love your sister Yueyue?"

"Uncle loves sister Yueyue very much." Xu Wei'an nodded, "I heard from grandma that in order to find a good husband's house for sister Yueyue, uncle almost visited matchmakers in several nearby villages. What I found for sister Yueyue was a He is a very nice person, and his family is fairly well-off. But my uncle hardly asks for any betrothal gifts, only one requirement: the members of that family must be kind to Sister Yueyue. The neighbors of my uncle’s family sold their daughter to the neighboring village in order to marry their son Cripple Wang, the daughter of that family committed suicide by throwing herself into the river during the summer vacation."

Wen Di wondered why the old lady told the children these things, and thought to ask later. "Then do you think your brother-in-law loves you Sister Yanzi?"

Xu Wei'an was very envious, "Uncle loves Sister Yanzi very much."

Wen Di continued: "Yes, you think that both uncles love their daughters, do you know that? At that time, your elder sister Yueyue couldn't study because her family was poor, and your uncle's family was also poor, so she sold everything for your brother Lin Zi to study. , your sister Yueyue is very sad, thinking that your uncle is patriarchal and her parents don't love her."

"But my brother Yangyang has only studied for a few years?"

"That's right, your uncle thinks that a woman's lack of talent is a virtue, and it's better to marry well than to learn well. I will train her to be diligent and virtuous, so that she can enjoy happiness when she marries a good man, and she can be happy and safe without worrying all her life. But when you Yangyang When I was a brother, your uncle really couldn't afford it, so he let him learn to do carpentry, and although he won't make a fortune in the future, he will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of his life."

"Although your sister Swallow can go to school, her grades are not good, and she often has to be reprimanded by your uncle, so she often complains to your brother Lin Zi that her father doesn't love her. In fact, your uncle is very discerning, and thinks that knowledgeable people will definitely be able to learn something in the future." As a result, she was forced to study."

"Brother Wendi, how do you know this?"

Wen Di scratched the little guy's nose, said with a smile: "This is a secret." Then he concluded, "Although parents cannot satisfy their children's wishes, they are doing their best to fulfill their children. So An An, your parents are not Abandoning you, maybe they were unable to support you at that time, and thought it was best for you to let others support you."

"really?"

"Would I lie to you?"

The little guy hesitated for a moment, but still said, "No."

Wen Di smiled and touched his head, "That's right, so An An must be happy in the future, because you are a good boy, a good boy who deserves to be liked by others."

The little guy looked at him and nodded vigorously.

Then Wen Di asked the doubts in his heart, "An An, why did grandma tell you those things?"

"Which ones?" The little guy was puzzled, and then remembered that it was about Sister Yueyue, "Grandma said, 'Look at these people, everyone will suffer from this and that, you are not the luckiest, but you are absolutely Not the worst luck, so you still have to live happily, because you are much happier than some people.'”

Wen Di was startled, then smiled and said: "An An, you are actually quite lucky, because you have a very good grandma."

Xu Wei'an took it for granted, "Of course grandma is well, the best."

Wen Di: "..." What's the matter with a little sour heart?

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