Rebirth: My Brother Can Only Be Mine

Although it was not very kind, Lin Huaijin was almost amused by this mother-in-law, but when he saw her serious face, he had to hold back his smile.

Lin Qing took a step forward, lowered his body and half-knelt in front of the old woman, ready to carry her down the mountain.

The mother-in-law looked serious and embarrassed, as if she was thinking about where to start and give this scoundrel a slap in the face.

The mother-in-law moved away, walked around Lin Qing, and continued to walk down the mountain slowly.

The two looked at each other and had no choice but to follow slowly.

If you fall, you can still lend a hand.

It took less than half an hour to climb up the mountain, but it took a full two hours to go down.

When we reached the foot of the mountain, the sun had already set. The red glow cast a shadow on the nearby village, and smoke rose from each household.

Someone just came out of his house, carrying a wooden basin to the river to wash clothes.

Someone was bending over to pick vegetables by the field.

Children were running around under the big tree at the entrance of the village, calling their friends.

A man filled a bucket of water from the well and walked home with his back straightened.

And a big yellow dog lying lazily in front of the door.

Everyone becomes a silhouette in the twilight and sunset glow, forming a vibrant and down-to-earth picture of the world.

A small fenced courtyard stood on the edge of the village in the twilight.

The two followed the stubborn mother-in-law along the path to the small courtyard.

My mother-in-law opened the fence gate, passed by the courtyard planted with cabbage and unknown saplings, stepped on the green moss on the ground, and walked to the corner of the wall on one side of the house.

The stubborn mother-in-law bent down, took a backpack from the yard, put it on her back and went out again.

Through the hollow space of the backpack, you can see a few pieces of wood inside. The stubborn old woman walks briskly with the backpack on her back. After going down the mountain, she no longer stumbles as if she is a young person.

We arrived at the market in the evening. There was already a night market, and there were only a few people tidying up the stalls. My mother-in-law found a spot and set up her stall.

There was a place selling food in the market. Lin Qing and Lin Huaijin ordered a bowl of wontons and sat at the table.

In a large iron pot in front of the stall owner, hot water was bubbling up and down. He deftly put the wontons into the pot, and after a few breaths the wontons floated up.

The shop owner took out two coarse porcelain bowls, put chopped green onions and a few drops of sesame oil at the bottom of the bowls, and after a while he scooped out the wontons and poured them into the bowls. The whole process was done quickly and skillfully.

Lin Huaijin was only in a daze for a moment, and when he came to his senses, the wontons were already on the table.

Lin Huaijin looked down and saw that there were not only chopped green onions floating on the wontons, but also coriander.

Lin Huaijin looked up at his brother who was staring at the wontons silently, and quickly pulled up his brother's bowl, preparing to pick out the coriander.

Lin Qing held the chopsticks in one hand and the bowl in the other, "Xiao Jin, I can do it myself."

Lin Huaijin's hand holding the bowl was slightly pushed away, so he turned his wrist and pressed his brother's outstretched hand on the table.

The other hand rose from under the table and successfully took the bowl away from his brother.

"No, I want to pick it for you. You just wait and eat it, brother." After saying that, she picked up her chopsticks, carefully picked out the coriander, and quickly pushed the wonton bowl back in front of her brother.

Lin Qing looked at his brother who was smiling brightly in front of him and couldn't help but smile too. "Thank you, Xiaojin."

After eating, they strolled around the market. There were a lot of food here, and Lin Qing bought a string of candied haws for Lin Huaijin.

Lin Huaijin remembered that his brother seemed to like sweet food when he was a child, so he handed the candied haws to his brother's mouth and said, "Brother, you eat first."

Lin Qing bit off a candied haws and ate it.

Lin Huaijin looked at his brother, whose cheeks were bulging with joy from eating, and took a bite of the second one.

Wait until your brother finishes eating before passing it to his mouth.

Lin Qing hesitated, moved his lips, but didn't eat it. He pushed the candied haws back to Lin Huaijin, "Xiaojin, eat it. Brother has grown up and doesn't like sweet things anymore."

Lin Huaijin looked at him in disbelief.

Lin Qing coughed and turned away embarrassedly to look at other food.

"Brother, I can't finish it. Help me eat some." After saying that, Lin Huaijin handed over the candied haws.

Lin Qing then ate it reluctantly.

The two of them shared a string of candied haws. Lin Huaijin had a lot of fun and bought a lot of sweets. He used the excuse that he couldn't finish them and was tired of them and wanted to save room for something else, and took Lin Qingfen to eat a lot of sweets.

Lin Huaijin narrowed his eyes happily.

It’s so sweet, and it’s not just the food.

When I returned to the stubborn mother-in-law's stall, the few scattered stalls around had become two crowded rows on both sides of the road.

There was a cloth spread in front of my mother-in-law's stall, on which were some interesting wood sculptures, including the big yellow dog at the entrance of the village, little rabbits in the forest, goats, deer, and so on.

Each one is only the size of a palm, and looks cute and lifelike.

Lin Huaijin also saw a little bird that he had seen when he went up the mountain. He didn't know what he was thinking about, so he squatted down and asked, "Grandma, can you carve a human figure? Can you help me carve a figure of my brother?"

The stubborn old woman stopped the carving knife that she was skillfully operating, looked at him and then at Lin Qing, and put down the animal she was carving halfway.

For the first time, the mother-in-law looked a little less serious and asked in a friendly manner, "How big do you want?"

Lin Huaijin widened his eyes in shock. All the way down from the mountain, her mother-in-law acted as if she didn't see them. She didn't say a word and didn't respond to any questions. Now she finally paid attention to them.

"It's fine. This size will do." Lin Huaijin gestured with his palm. "It should be fine if one hand can completely hold it."

The stubborn mother-in-law picked up a piece of wood and began to carve it. The carving knife turned flexibly in her hands, and after a while the rough outline came out, as if she was born to deal with wood, and the flow of the wood's texture was clear to her.

Lin Huaijin watched with great interest as he watched his brother's appearance gradually take shape.

Lin Qing also squatted down and watched her hand movements silently.

Lin Huaijin chatted with her mother-in-law in a casual manner.

"Grandma, why is there no statue of the mountain god in that mountain god temple?"

"It was there before, but it was just moved away temporarily."

"Where did you move to?"

"Why do you care so much?" The mother-in-law looked up at him, her expression revealing hesitation.

"Just, I'm curious. My brother and I seldom go down the mountain to play, and we finally found a fun place." Lin Huaijin couldn't say whether there was a secret place in this mountain temple, so he had to ask in a roundabout way.

"It's not fun. It's not fun at all." After a pause, he added, "I'll go there less often in the future."

"Then..." Lin Huaijin was about to get more information, but he heard a group of people shouting at the entrance of the market and turned to look.

The leader had his hair combed neatly and a red mole between his eyebrows, which made him look extremely gorgeous like a girl. However, his eyebrows were straight and his walk was upright, with a dignified and upright air, which suppressed his gorgeousness and highlighted his youthful appearance.

Several disciples led by Lin Qi and Yue Lingling were coming this way.

"Junior brother, I didn't see you at the gathering at the village entrance, so I guessed you came to the market." Lin Qi smiled and lowered his eyes to look at them squatting on the ground.