When the pears are green

Song Li led the three of them walking on the road. Although the sun was not too scorching, everyone was sweating slightly.

As Song Li and the others approached the bamboo forest, they heard a boy's voice saying, "Brother, I'm so thirsty!"

"Just bear with it for a while. Ruyi will be back soon. Brother will get you some water to drink, okay?" said another male voice.

"Okay, I hope Sister Ruyi will come back soon." The boy said again.

Hearing them mention Ruyi's name, Song Li and her two siblings stood up and looked at Ruyi.

Song Xing, who was impatient, was the first to ask three soul-searching questions: "Sister Ruyi, didn't you come here by yourself? Do you know these two people? Who are they?"

Ruyi lowered her head in embarrassment and hesitated for a while.

Song Li looked at the sun and said to Ruyi, "Don't be like that. Go call them out. Don't let the children get too thirsty!"

Ruyi was as if she had been pardoned. As she ran, she said, "Sister Xiaoli is really the best!"

After a while, Ruyi led the two out of the bamboo forest. A young man in a navy blue shirt was holding the hand of a little boy who was about the same age as Song Xing.

Song Li filled the bowl with water and handed it to Song Xing, who understood and gave it to the boy who had just said he was thirsty.

When the boy saw the water, he laughed happily.

The boy was about to drink the water, he paused, then handed the bowl to the boy and said, "Brother, you drink first!"

The young man stroked the boy's head and said, "Brother is not thirsty, you drink first!" After saying that, his throat moved a little, and his lips were obviously dry.

Seeing this scene of brotherly love and respect, Song Li shouted, "Don't be so modest, there's more in the jar!"

When the boy heard that there was still water, he quickly poured it into his mouth. Because he drank too quickly, he choked and coughed non-stop.

The boy, who had a blank expression on his face, hurriedly patted the boy on the back. The "pa, pa, pa" sound made Song Li feel pain in his back.

Song Li walked over holding the water pitcher and said to the boy, "You hit him too hard. It will hurt him. If he hits his spine and it gets damaged, there's no way to treat it here."

After Song Li finished speaking, she handed the water pitcher to Song Yue next to her, then made a hollow gesture with her right hand and gently patted the boy on the back. While patting, Song Li explained to the boy, then stroked the boy's spine with her hand and said, "Don't pat here, do you understand?"

After the boy saw it, he smiled shyly and said, "I'll remember that. Thank you so much."

After hearing this, Song Li said softly to the boy, "Next time, don't be so anxious to drink water or eat, understand?"

The boy nodded embarrassedly. Song Li took the bowl from the boy and asked Song Yue to pour him a bowl of water.

The young man took it with a smile and asked the boy in a low voice: "Qingye, do you still want to drink?"

The boy shook his head, and the young man picked up the bowl and drank all the water in it.

Song Li felt that one bowl of water was not enough, so she went to Song Yue to get the water pitcher. After the boy finished drinking, Song Li poured another bowl of water.

The boy's eyes were full of gratitude. He raised the bowl and started drinking again.

Seeing that the boy had finished drinking, Song Li asked again, "Do you need more?" The boy shook his head and said softly, "Thank you, young lady. That's enough."

Song Li took the bowl from the boy and said to Ruyi, "Ruyi, go ahead. Is it time to answer Xiaoxing's question?"

Ruyi laughed dryly a few times out of embarrassment.

At this time, Song Yue came over, pointed at the boy and said to Song Li: "Sister, I know him, he is Sister Ruyi's cousin, Jiang Dahu."

Song Li looked at the boy again. He was indeed a handsome boy, thin and tall. The childishness on his face had not completely faded, but his eyes revealed stubbornness.

The Song Li siblings were secretly looking at each other, and the other party was also secretly looking at them. Their eyes met in the air, and they both smiled embarrassedly.

Ruyi thought of her mission and hurried to Song Li and said, "Sister Xiaoli, these are my cousins ​​from my uncle's family, Brother Dahu and Brother Erhu."

After hearing Ruyi's words, Jiang Qingzhou smiled and said to Song Li: "Miss Song, I am Jiang Qingzhou."

After Jiang Qingzhou finished speaking, he pointed at the boy and said, "This is my younger brother Jiang Qingye."

Jiang Qingye smiled and said to Song Li and her brother, "Hello, brothers and sisters!"

After hearing this, Song Li and her brother also smiled at Jiang Qingye.

Song Yue asked the Jiang brothers in confusion: "Aren't you called Da Hu and Er Hu? Why did you change your names?"

Jiang Qingzhou explained with a smile: "Qingzhou and Qingye are the names our father gave us brothers when he was alive. Dahu and Erhu are our nicknames. You can call us anything you want."

After hearing this, Song Yue nodded.

Ruyi pointed at the Song Li siblings and said to Jiang Qingzhou, "Brother Dahu, these are my cousins ​​from my aunt's family, Sister Xiaoli, Xiaoyue, and Brother Xiaoxing."

The Song Li siblings smiled at the Jiang brothers, and neither side spoke.

Ruyi looked at Song Li and then at Jiang Qingzhou. She said to Jiang Qingzhou, "Brother Dahu, didn't you say you came here to say something to Sister Xiaoli? Why don't you say anything and just watch?"

After hearing Ruyi's words, Song Li and Jiang Qingzhou both seemed uncomfortable.

Song Li glanced at Jiang Qingzhou, and she ordered Song Yue to take the remaining people to cut bamboo, and told her to keep an eye on the knife and not to hurt anyone.