Xia Tiesheng is five years old, one year younger than Yao Hua and Su Xiaowu. His skin is a bit dark, he has a square face, and his eyes are not big but bright.
It can't be compared with Hua Hua's appearance, but when he smiles, he shows eight neat and white teeth, which makes him look particularly sunny.
Seeing him smirking at her, as if he was infected, Jinbao couldn't help but laugh.
Her laughter is particularly pleasant, milky and a little crisp and lively, like an oriole on the tree, but cuter than the sound of a bird.
In an instant, Xia Tiesheng fell in love with Jinbao even more.
"What about me, do I look like a fairy?" Xia Qiaoqiao ran forward and asked her brother.
She is seven years old, two years older than her brother.
Xia Tiesheng stared at his sister for a while and shook his head, "Sister is not like a fairy."
Xia Qiaoqiao puffed up her mouth and put her hands on her waist, "Then what do I look like?"
"Like a manure picker in the production team."
After the little boy finished speaking, the little girl was stunned for a moment, and then she was so angry that she stretched out her hand and pushed her brother hard, "Smelly Tiesheng, you are the one who picks the shit!"
Xia Tiesheng was pushed by her and fell to the ground, crying loudly, "Wow wow wow..."
"Oh, Qiao Niuer, why are you pushing your brother?" Deng Jinxiu hurriedly helped his son up.
Because there is only one son and one daughter, and the daughter is the first child, the Xia family not only does not favor sons over daughters, but also spoils their daughter very wildly.
Xia Qiaoqiao has short hair, and her thin, dark face is covered with dust.
She doesn't like to take a bath or brush her teeth, her hair is as messy as a magpie's nest, and no part of her clothes or pants is clean.
Although Deng Jinxiu told her many times to stop running around with boys, she just refused to listen and always liked to fight with others.
Boys of the same age in the village are all afraid of Xia Qiaoqiao because her beatings are extremely painful, and many boys have had their front teeth knocked out by her.
Seeing that Qiao Niuer liked to play with Xiao Wu from next door, Deng Jinxiu concluded that her daughter's personality must have been influenced by Su Xiaowu, a naughty child.
In order to prevent Qiao Niu'er from playing with Xiao Wu, she thought of countless tricks, such as rewarding her with sweet potatoes if she didn't run around and stayed at home.
This method is somewhat useful.
In recent days, Xia Qiaoqiao has not come to Su's house, but she is not happy staying at home. She is either climbing trees or digging for earthworms, and she is extremely dirty.
It was difficult to carry water in the village. There was no water for her to bathe and wash clothes every day. She had to let her be so dirty.
Looking at her sloppy appearance now, no wonder Tie Sheng would say that she looks like a dung picker.
"Mom, look what my brother said? Hurry up and hit him! He actually dares to scold me." Xia Qiaoqiao pointed at her brother angrily and said.
"You pushed my brother and you haven't apologized yet."
"Why should I apologize? It was him who apologized to me," Xia Qiaoqiao raised her chin, "Obviously I am the most beautiful little fairy."
Su Xiaowu looked at her helplessly.
If a fairy looks like her, tsk! The gods in the sky are too pitiful, right?
"Xiao Wu, tell me, am I the most beautiful?" Xia Qiaoqiao ran to Su Xiaowu, held his arm and asked.
Although she is one year older than Xiao Wu, she is half a head shorter than Xiao Wu.
She looked down on all the boys in the village and thought they were useless if they were thin and weak. Only Xiao Wu was different.
Xiao Wu can climb trees faster than her, fight harder than her, and can play with a slingshot easily, which can make adults cry.
Su Xiaowu pulled his arm back, "Don't touch me, I only washed my clothes."
"Xiao Wu, why do you wash your clothes so cleanly? They become dirty after just running around the village, and washing them is in vain. It's a waste of water. You might as well drink the water used for washing clothes."
Xia Qiaoqiao said and wanted to hold his hand again.
Su Xiaowu dodged first.
He now sleeps in the same bed as Jin Bao, and he can no longer be as dirty as before.
Because he saw that Yao Hua would wash his hands and feet before going to bed, in order not to annoy his sister, he also started to be clean. After taking off his coat, he washed his hands and feet before climbing into bed.
"I told you not to touch me. If you touch me again, I will beat you." Su Xiaowu raised his fist and warned Xia Qiaoqiao.
Li Xiu'e looked embarrassed and said hurriedly: "Xiao Wu, what are you talking about? Qiao Niu'er is a girl, how can you say hitting words casually?"
Deng Jinxiu said hurriedly: "It's my Qiao Niu's fault. Oh, I didn't discipline this child well..."
With that said, she picked up the potatoes that fell on the ground and put them back into the bag and handed them to Li Xiu'e.
"Aunt Li, I don't have much else at home. Just steam these two potatoes for Jin Bao to eat."
"No, we don't have much to eat at home these days. You can keep these two potatoes for Qiao Niu'er and Tiesheng."
"I just talked about it on National Day yesterday. When his father was still alive, he often drank with Uncle Changzhu. Uncle Changzhu always said he wanted a daughter. Now that the Su family finally has a daughter, I just wanted to send him a gift to congratulate him. Unfortunately,
There’s nothing to give, Aunt Li, don’t dislike it.”
Hearing that Tieshengniang had even moved out of her deceased father-in-law, Li Xiu'e couldn't refuse anymore, "Then I really appreciate you having such a heart."
"Although we are neighbors, we have been busy with our own affairs over the years. We don't often interact with each other, and our relationship has become estranged. We should interact more in the future."
Li Xiu'e responded politely: "Why are we so unfamiliar? We have been neighbors for decades, doesn't Qiao Niuer still like to play with Xiao Wu?"
"Yes, yes, it's a good thing that the children are playing close to each other. Can my Tiesheng come to your house to play more often in the future?" Deng Jinxiu asked.
"Okay, I think this kid really likes Jinbao. I'm happy that Jinbao has so many playmates."
Deng Jinxiu asked his son and daughter to stay at Su's house to play on the pretext that he still had work to do at home, and left first.
After she left, Li Xiu'e had just put Jinbao on the chair when her eldest daughter-in-law pulled her to the back of the room.
"Guilan, what's the matter with you? You're so mysterious, you dragged me here."
Zhang Guilan asked: "What's going on with Deng Jinxiu? Why did he send two potatoes?"
"Have you seen everything?"
"Can you not see it? There was a knock on the door so early in the morning. I didn't come out, so I went to the window and saw it. She doesn't have much contact with us on weekdays, so she suddenly brought two potatoes. It's so strange."
Li Xiu'e probably guessed the reason and said with a smile: "I don't think she has any bad intentions. It's probably for Jin Bao."
"For Jin Bao?"
"It has been spread in the village that Jin Bao is a lucky star. Then the wife of the old Xia family must be hoping to get some of Jin Bao's good fortune when she comes here."
Zhang Guilan frowned and said displeasedly: "Two broken potatoes just want to get the blessing of our family's Jinbao. It's a beautiful idea."
Li Xiu'e patted her shoulder and said, "Bitch, you are still too petty."
"Why am I so petty?"
"It is bad to benefit oneself at the expense of others, and stupidity to harm others without benefiting oneself. Those who benefit others and harm oneself are saints, and those who benefit oneself without harming others are most ordinary people. We are all ordinary people, and Tie Shengniang didn't do anything bad. What about you?