Grandma Xu was also puzzled: "Xiaoxiao, haven't you been clamoring that you want to live with your parents in the city? Why aren't you happy that your sister has come to pick you up?"
"I……"
Xu Xiao glanced at Xu Yin cautiously.
I never thought that my sister would be so cruel, but to be honest, she would be unhappy, right? Would she beat herself up if she was unhappy?
Xu Yin is also looking at this cheap brother. He is not tall among his peers, but he is quite strong. He looks like he often runs outside. His body is dirty and his nails look like they haven’t been cut for a long time. Not only are their nails long,
The seams were still dark; the face was not very clean, and there was a piece of dried snot stained on the philtrum.
Xu Yin couldn't stand it anymore, so she picked him up and brought him to the well.
Xu Xiao thought she was going to beat him, so she struggled and twisted: "Let me go! Let me go!"
"Stand still and don't move. I'll get a basin of water for you to wash."
"..."
Just wash his face? Don't you want to beat him?
Xu Yin neatly hoisted a bucket of water up, took the towel and nail clippers from Ma Jianbing, cut his brother's nails, washed his face and hands, and said:
"It doesn't matter if you get dirty when you go out to play, but you have to wash them when you come back. Otherwise, are you going to eat with such dirty hands? Aren't you afraid of insect diseases?"
Xu Xiao said nothing, looking down at his sister holding his dirty little hands, gently and neatly cutting off the dirty long nails, and then using a towel to wash his face and hands.
The water was dirty even before washing.
Xu Xiao felt ashamed for the first time.
Xu Yin didn't say anything. She changed a basin of clean water, asked her uncle to bring a bottle of hot water, and simply washed her brother's hair.
The farmers used the same ingredients for washing their hair and washing their clothes - acacia nuts. When Xu Yin pounded them, she added a few pieces of wild mint that grew by the house, which gave it a slightly minty aroma.
Xu Yin was good at tempting: "Does it smell good? We also have more fragrant ones, with orange and apple flavors. After washing your hair, your body will smell delicious."
Xu Xiao's heart moved shamefully.
But he still said stubbornly: "What do you want a man to do with your fragrance?"
Xu Yin said with a smile: "At least no one will say you stink!"
"..."
hateful!
Don't think that if you smile like this, I will forget about you beating your uncle.
Xu Xiao glared at Xu Yin.
Xu Yin couldn't help laughing. She wiped her brother's hair with a towel: "I didn't notice how dirty it was before, but after cleaning it, I found that our Xiaoxiao is a very handsome and cute child. He can even stare at people so cutely."
"..."
Damn, hate!
He doesn’t want to be handsome, he wants to be domineering!
"You must have many friends, right?" Xu Yin suddenly asked.
"Of course!" Xu Xiao, who was changed the subject, puffed up his chest proudly, "I have many younger brothers, and they all listen to me."
"I don't believe it." Xu Yin smiled at him, "If you can, go to the city and make friends. You will be in elementary school in September. If you can become good friends with the children in Tongzilou and the classmates at school, that would be true.
It’s awesome!”
"What's the point!" Xu Xiao patted his chest, "As long as I, Xu Xiao, take action, I won't be able to make friends!"
"Really? Then I'll wait and see!" Xu Yin raised her eyebrows, "If you do it, I will unconditionally agree to your request."
An unconditional request?
In other words, any request is acceptable?
Xu Xiao's eyes lit up.
He knew what to ask for.
"keep your word?"
"A gentleman's words are hard to follow." After all, she is a woman.
"Are you two siblings okay? It's time to eat!" Ma Jianbing shouted from inside the room, "Xiaoxiao, have you packed your clothes? You have to catch the bus after eating."
When Xu Xiao heard this: Damn it! Why did he get tricked into it by his own sister? He didn’t say he wanted to go home!
"Come here!"
Xu Yin responded, washed the basins and towels, hung them on the washboard, then pulled her brother up and walked into the house:
"After you finish eating, go pack your clothes. Just bring a couple of summer clothes. You are still growing, and the clothes you wore last year may not fit this year. My sister will make you two new clothes before school starts."
"..."
The child Xu Xiao was coaxed onto the bus home by Xu Yin in a daze.
Before leaving, Xu Yin left fifty yuan to Grandma Xu.
"Grandma, my mother has been very busy recently. She may not be able to come back for a while. Please take care of yourself. I will watch over my uncle, so don't worry about it. We will come back to see you when we are free."
Grandma Xu was too happy. Her son was going to work in the city. Even if he just went to the construction site to move bricks, it would be better than working in a gambling house all day long.
What's more, from what my niece said, the job she found for my son is not bad. If you work well for a month, your income will be no worse than working in a factory.
Grandma Xu took her son and put the fifty yuan that Xu Yin gave her into her son's hand. At the same time, she whispered: "You are not young anymore. I went to your eldest sister's place and worked hard this time. Don't run away in the middle of the job again."
Come back. If I can pay off the money I owe you to Uncle Guofu next year, it will be easier for mom to find your Aunt Guofu to introduce you to a partner..."
"I know, I know."
Ma Jianbing responded perfunctorily and put the money into his pocket, not wanting Xu Yin to take it away and return it to the old lady.
The stern look in his eyes seemed to say: This is for grandma’s hard work this month, do you have the nerve to take it?
Ma Jianbing touched his nose and remained silent.
Xu Xiao, who had seen this scene in his eyes, became more and more certain that his sister was a martial arts master. Seeing how cowardly his uncle was, he was afraid of being beaten.
She glanced at her uncle sympathetically, then followed Xu Yin obediently with her small bundle in hand, never mentioning the words "not going home" again.
It was almost evening when we arrived in Pingcheng, and Ma Chunfang and his wife went out to a night stall as usual.
Xu Yin took her uncle and nephew to the flea market and found a bunk bed with peeling paint, a tricycle for hauling goods, and daily necessities such as a washbasin stand.
The uncle and nephew, who didn't have a penny on them and followed her step by step, had no problem buying a bed, but a tricycle...
"You'll find out soon."
Xu Yin didn't have time to explain to them at the moment. After buying the furniture, she asked her boss to help deliver the furniture to the staff building of the iron ore factory. She took her uncle and nephew to the hardware store on a tricycle to buy a tin bucket, and then returned home to modify it.
Ma Jianbing was completely impressed by his niece's strong strength. His little nephew's weight was nothing, but he was still nearly 1.8 meters tall. His niece could not only carry him, but also ride him with flying colors on the streets of Pingcheng.
You can't do it in his place.
Envy and jealousy cannot express his mood at this moment.
After entering the gate of Tongzilou, Ma Jianbing realized: "Yinyin, you haven't said why you bought such a big iron bucket?"
Xu Yin took out the remaining materials from last time and said, "Come over and watch me do it. Maybe you will need to do it yourself next time."
"..."
One big and one small squatted in the open space in front of the south window, watching in bewilderment how Xu Yin transformed a brand new tin bucket into a sesame cake stove after banging, filling, and tinkering with it.
After finishing the work, Xu Yin clapped her hands and took a step back to check the results.
"Perfect!"
Based on the experience from the last time, the renovated sesame cake stove this time not only takes less time, but also looks more beautiful.
"Uncle, I will teach you how to make sesame seeds after dinner. Get up early tomorrow to set up a stall."
"..."
Ma Jianbing was still confused.
What good job was promised with a monthly salary of 400? Could it mean selling sesame cakes?