Wang Qiusheng was already worried about Xiao Li. After hesitating for a moment, he gritted his teeth, hugged his sister and walked towards the back mountain.

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Back Mountain,

It was quiet in the dense woods. Wang Qiusheng walked forward panting while carrying his sister on his back, coughing from time to time.

Jiaojiao was lying on the person's back. Her elder brother was coughing and his back was shaking. She softly said, "Brother, drink some water and rest."

Wang Qiusheng thought his little sister was thirsty, so he found a stone and put him down. He panted heavily and found a water bag, pulled it out and handed it to his sister, "Drink, Jiaojiao."

The eldest brother's mouth was dry and turned white. Jiaojiao shook her head and pushed the water bag over, "Brother, drink."

Wang Qiusheng's mouth was dry, so he couldn't hold it back and took a sip, then handed it to his sister and coaxed: "Brother, drink it, Jiaojiao, drink it quickly, otherwise your throat will hurt soon."

After hearing this, Jiaojiao took a small sip of the water bag, then returned the water bag to her brother, rubbed it and slid off the stone, beat her calf and said very seriously: "Well, my legs are numb, let's take a walk."

It won’t be numb anymore.”

Wang Qiusheng saw the younger sister walking forward by herself, so he quickly took the younger sister's hand and told her: "Slow down, hold on to big brother's hand."

"Okay."

Two figures of different heights walked towards the back of the mountain.

suddenly,

A few white afterimages passed above them.

Ginseng essence is very sensitive to small sounds.

Jiaojiao suddenly stopped and looked up.

The figures above the head disappeared, leaving only the treetops above the tree trembling slightly, and the big and delicate black eyes were full of surprise, "Wow."

"Jiaojiao, what's wrong?"

Wang Qiusheng saw his little sister looking up to the sky, and he also looked up, but saw nothing.

"Brother, there was someone just now." Jiaojiao looked away, her white and waxy face blinked with emotion, what an amazing human being, as light as a swallow.

When Wang Qiusheng heard that someone was subconsciously protecting his sister behind him, he couldn't help but feel a little nervous. He looked around with wary eyes, and shouted with some hesitation in his voice: "Who, come out."

"Brother, they have left." Jiaojiao tugged on the corner of eldest brother's clothes.

There was some emotion on her little face. She looked down at her little arms and legs, and really wanted to try to fly like a swallow.

"Gone?" Wang Qiusheng looked around, and there wasn't even a sign. He didn't hear anyone from the beginning to the end. How come the little sister even knew that someone was gone?

At this time, Jiaojiao's ears moved again and her eyes lit up. It was Xiao Li's cry! She quickly pulled her eldest brother and said, "Brother, let's go find Xiao Li quickly."

"Yeah." Wang Qiusheng didn't think much and continued walking forward with his little sister in hand.

After walking forward for a while, Wang Qiusheng heard the voices of his younger brother and his mother. The younger brother seemed to be crying. He suddenly became worried. He picked up his younger sister and ran towards the sound in front of him.

"Woooooo...Mom, Xiao Li doesn't dare anymore..."

Xiao Li's clothes were covered with dirt and tree leaves. Tears and snot ran down his face. He rubbed his eyes and cried, "Oh...it was Huzi who let me do it."

Liu Guihua picked up the collar of her youngest son's clothes and wiped his nose with a handkerchief. She was so angry and angry that she choked and cursed: "You worthless man, just go in if they ask you to go in."

Ah! Your father has warned you not to go anywhere near me. Why do you listen to other people’s words? I’ll be so angry!”

She almost didn't scare to death just now. Fortunately, she was entangled in the vines at the entrance of the cave. Otherwise, she would have survived if she fell into the bottomless abyss.

Wang Qiusheng came over with Jiaojiao in his arms, put down Jiaojiao and walked forward to pull the little brother from his mother's hands. He coughed lightly and said in a low voice: "Mom, my little brother is already scared of falling into a tree hole. What should I ask him to do?"

Xiao Li hid in his elder brother's arms aggrievedly, his eyes were red and swollen, and his face was full of tears.

"Qiu Sheng, what are you doing here? Isn't it to tell you to watch your sister and stop running around? Why is my little girl's face so red?"

When Liu Zhihua saw her daughter following behind, she hurried forward, took her sweetheart and looked around before she breathed a sigh of relief, picked her up, and asked in a soft voice: "Jiaojiao, are you tired?"
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Jiaojiao shook her head, "I'm not tired." As she said that, she took out a piece of maltose from her pocket and reached out to give it to Xiao Li.

Liu Zhihua stopped her and said helplessly: "Xiao Li did something wrong and refused to feed him, so your father bought these for you. After you eat them, they will be gone."

Liu Zhihua touched her daughter's head. Maltose was not cheap, so she bought some for her because she was sick. Within two days of buying it, the girl had almost finished giving it away.

Jiaojiao was stunned, looked at her candy pocket, hesitated, and saw Xiao Li staring at the candy in her hand with greedy eyes and his mouth still moving. She stretched out her arm and handed it over, "Brother, eat it."

Xiao Li's eyes lit up, and a bubble popped out of his nose. He happily got out of his eldest brother's arms, took off his mother's pants, and stood on his toes to get the maltose from his sister's hand. He couldn't wait to put it in his mouth, enjoying himself silly.

When I tasted it, I said, "Hello sister~"

Liu Zhihua looked at her silly son and felt sad. Her family was poor, but her child was always bullied like this, which made her feel uncomfortable and panicked.

Wang Qiusheng took his younger brother, patted the soil and tree leaves on his clothes, frowned and asked: "Xiao Li, tell me how you fell into the tree hole?"

"I took out a lot of bird eggs, and Huzi bought them with a copper plate. Later, he insisted on taking me to drill a tree hole in the back mountain, and said that he would give me a lot of copper plates for the mud wall of our house, but he didn't. He was a bad guy and lied."

Xiao Li was so happy while eating the candy that he said everything at once.

After saying that, he took out a handful of stones from his pocket, with a dirty copper plate mixed in it. The little black hand picked out the copper plate, handed it to his sister and said with a silly smile: "Sister, buy a headband."<

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When Liu Zhihua heard this, she immediately burst into tears and cried: "You bastard! Are you obsessed with money? I am short and you eat it, or am I short and you wear it? We are poor, but your father can earn

I’ll give you the money to spend, but stay away from them in the future.”

Seeing his mother crying, Xiao Li was so frightened that he quickly nodded and said obediently: "Mom, Xiao Li is obedient. If you don't sell the tiger cubs, they won't make any money from the eggs."

Wang Qiusheng curled up his fingers hanging by his side, lowered his eyes and pursed his lips, his voice sounded a bit self-blame: "It's all my fault, I spent too much money."

In fact, the family didn't need much money. All the money my father earned from selling wild goods was used to buy his medicine and pay his wife's tuition.

Liu Zhihua said angrily: "What nonsense are you kidding? You are the hope of our family in the future. You will study hard and gain fame and honor your ancestors. Let those who look down on us see you and give your parents a good voice."

After saying that, Liu Zhihua became happier again. Her eldest son learned everything very quickly. The teachers at the school said that he would definitely be successful in the future. If he becomes successful in the future, he can protect his younger brothers and sisters. No matter how much hardship he endures, no matter how much money he spends, it will be worth it.<

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Wang Qiusheng's eyelids trembled slightly, his fingertips curled up to hold it, and he lowered his head and said nothing.

He didn't dare to tell his mother that he had dropped out of his master's school. This year's tuition fees had increased by another twenty taels. The family was already living in poverty, so how could he save an extra two taels of silver?

"Have you heard this from Qiu Sheng? You can study in the school with peace of mind. You don't have to worry about the money." Liu Zhihua said.

Qiu Sheng replied in a low voice: "...Hmm."

Jiaojiao lay on her mother's shoulder and listened to their conversation. She held the dirty copper plate that Xiaoli had given her in her hand. She blinked with a pair of black and white watery eyes. It turned out that her family was so poor.
Chapter completed!