reborn as a brother

After taking a nap and waking up, it was already half past time.

The sun is still scorching, and at this time my elder brother is usually in charge of drying the millet, while my elder brother is still in the field, busy plowing the field.

Those who have cattle at home will feel much easier, but those who do not have cattle can only use human power, which will be very tiring.

Ji's family has a cow, so plowing the field will be a lot easier, which means that Brother Wang can take a break and not be too tired.

Thinking of Brother Wang, Ji Anyi felt a little distressed.

They still have some hope for life, as long as they are willing to work hard and manage well, they will be able to live better day by day.

But brother Wang's life, if there is Uncle Ji around, it is impossible to live comfortably, unless...

Ji's family has only one son, Ji Aqiang. No matter what, it is impossible to separate the family.

He should think of a way to make life easier for Brother Wang.If it wasn't for him back then, he would be reborn on Ji Anyi's body, it could be said that it would be a dead end with no way to move.

The word filial piety is greater than the sky, and a word of filial piety can crush a person to death.

Mrs. Ji Shan died, and Mrs. Ji Gu adopted him. No matter what the situation is, the fact is that Mrs. Ji Gu is his immediate elder, the two relatives he wants to honor.

There are some things that Ji Anyi doesn't want to think deeply about. If he thinks too much, he will feel uncomfortable.

He is not a purely nice guy, but he will remember the kindness others have shown him, and he will return it when he has the opportunity.

No matter what Brother Wang said, as far as he was concerned, he was kind.

Compared with the environment of the Wang family, the environment of the Ji family is worse. Although it is difficult for him in the Wang family, he is free, but he has nothing in the Ji family.

try hard.With the rise of Wang's family, Brother Wang's life in Ji's family can also rise with the tide.

With strength, the eyes of others will naturally change, and so will their attitudes.

Taking a deep breath, Ji Anyi put away his emotions.

Instead of thinking too much, it is better to actually act.

There is still some jam left at home, which is for the village head and Mrs. Liu to taste, and he will make some dried radish. When I was in the town, I wanted to buy some wine, but I don’t know what kind of wine the village head likes to drink. , in fact, he didn't even know whether the village head liked to drink or not.

After thinking about it, it is more appropriate to mention two things to eat. When the time comes to speak, just mention one.

Braised dried radish is very good as a side dish. If you like to drink, you should not be able to resist a few sips.

After finishing things, Ji Anyi and Wang Xiaoer closed the door and walked towards the village chief's house.

Under the phoenix tree, the village head is lying on a rattan chair with a cattail fan covering his face. He seems to be dozing off. The two children are not seen, and they may be studying in the house. Liu Damo leans on the chair and takes his shoes slowly. From time to time, he flapped the cattail fan twice.

Cicada kept shouting tirelessly, the sunlight poured down from the gaps in the leaves, forming mottled light and shadows, light and dark, covering the two of them, giving them a different kind of warmth.

Set off by this scene, even Cicada's cries became noisy without realizing it.

Ji Anyi would feel it when he came back to this yard twice, and his heart was very quiet. He liked this atmosphere very much.

Liu Damo's demeanor is really demure. Although this word is not suitable for a man, he can't think of a more suitable word.

He is demure but not feminine, more inclined to be like a scholar, probably related to housekeeping, with an added elegance and gentleness, that's how his demure feels.

At the gate of the courtyard, Ji Anyi didn't stop, and continued to walk under the plane tree.

When he was approaching, Big Liu sensed it. He raised his head, saw the person coming, smiled, and spoke in detail. "Here we come." Putting the shoes on the stone table, he poured two glasses of water from the jug, and when he handed the glasses to Wang Xiaoer, the smile in his eyes became more loving.

Feeling his kindness, Wang Xiaoer took the cup and grinned happily.

"Daddy Liu, these are two dishes I made myself. You can enjoy the taste after a taste." Ji Anyi put the basket on the stone table, opened the cloth covering it, and brought out the plate inside.

Cough, he specially sold this plate in the town. It is white with a simple flower on the side.He always felt that it was a bit awkward to serve it in a bowl at home, and it was not appropriate after all.

Big Liu smiled cheerfully. "It smells strange, and I'm happy before I taste it." After a pause, he looked at Ji Anyi with joy. "I figured it out on my own?"

"Yeah." After thinking for a while, Ji Anyi talked about what happened in the morning.

I didn't talk too much about it, just said that these two kinds of food were taken by a small restaurant.Of course, he also mentioned illiteracy.In the end, she said with a blushing face. "Uncle Liu, can you read? I think... I want to learn a little."

"That's a good idea. I know how to read and write. It was taught by my wife back then." After a pause, he continued. "If you know some words, you will be more clever. However, even if our brother Ji is illiterate, he is still very clever."

After finishing speaking, he picked up his chopsticks and tasted the dried braised radish. He chewed it slowly. It was crunchy, slightly spicy and full of sesame flavor, very refreshing, and it also brought some of the original sweetness of radish.

"It's delicious." Putting down his chopsticks, he smiled at Ji Anyi. "It's just that people are old, their teeth are not very good, and they can't bear chewing things. My wife probably likes it more. It's the best to drink with."

His eyes fell on the jam, his eyes lit up slightly, he picked up the small spoon next to the saucer, scooped some, and tasted it. "I like this better..." He thought for a while and smiled. "It's jam, right? It's a good name." He ate some more as he spoke, and he seemed genuinely happy.

"There are also a few apricot plants planted on the small hill in the back. It was a joke before. You can pick them when you have time. You don't need to do anything else. When you come to read, just bring some jam." Putting the spoon down, he drank Drink some water.

Ji Anyi smiled with joy on his face, his eyes were shining, like the sun above his head, very dazzling. "Then why don't you bother Mrs. Liu? I'll see if I can come here at this hour?"

"Yes, I'm not busy all day. I'm the most free in the afternoon. It's a good thing for you to come and be my company." Speaking of which, he stopped and looked at Ji Anyi with soft eyes. "The two boys in my family don't know why. They are all elder brothers. They have seven grandchildren, and there is no grandson. The second brother brought back news a while ago, and the second brother is pregnant. It has been three months. The fetus is stable, I don’t know if it’s a little brother.”

While talking about some household chores in detail, he took the shoes and continued to store them.

Liaozhi was calling tirelessly, accompanied by Liu Damo's soft and thin voice, Ji Anyi and Wang Xiaoer sat at the stone table, watched him put on the shoes, listened to him from time to time say a few important things, The wind is blowing gently, a little hot, but the mood is not restless, there is an inexplicable tranquility.

Seeing that a shoe is almost ready, looking at the sun, I guess Shen Chu is coming.

The village head, who was lying comfortably and sleeping on the wicker chair, also woke up now, and he yelled as soon as he opened his eyes. "Honey, I'm thirsty."

"Wake up." Liu Damo put down his shoes, poured a glass of water, and handed it to him. "Ji Geer and Wang Xiaoge came and sat for a while. Ji Geer cooked two kinds of food. They were delicious. I will look at the dried radish and you will be happy. I like the jam."

The village head drank the water and spoke. "No wonder I smelled a scent, but I couldn't find it no matter what. So it wasn't in a dream, it was Ji Geer who brought the food."

"Grandpa Liu." Ji Anyi pulled Wang Xiaoer up, took two steps, and shouted at the village chief with a smile.

Then, he briefly mentioned something about himself in the town, and then talked about coming over to read in the afternoon.

"That's right, the little ink in my wife's stomach is enough for you." After a pause, he looked at Wang Xiaoer and said again. "I'm going to ask him to come over and punch me a couple of times in the morning. Anyway, you two don't have much to do."

The Wang family's two acres of paddy fields and three acres of dry land were taken over by the Liu family, and the Ji family's two acres of paddy fields and three acres of dry land were taken over by the Ji family. They are indeed more leisurely than ordinary farmers.

"Thank you, Grandpa Liu." Ji Anyi was really happy in his heart, and the smile on his face looked a little silly.

The idiot in his family will get better and better, he firmly believes!

The village chief waved his hand, sat down at the stone table, picked up the chopsticks and tasted two mouthfuls of dried braised radish, narrowed his eyes, and enjoyed it.

Dame Liu watched from the side, smiled at Ji Anyi, turned around and walked into the house, after a while, he came out, holding a small jar of wine in his hand, put it on the stone table, poured a glass, the wine was fragrant It smells so good that people who don't drink alcohol can't help but be intoxicated by this fragrance.

The smell of this wine is not simple.Ji Anyi muttered in his heart.Not sure what kind of wine it was.

"Your grandpa Liu likes to drink a few sips when he has nothing to do. He also has a big mouth. He doesn't like ordinary appetizers, and he doesn't like to open his mouth for ordinary wine. The two boys in my family are making trouble. In order to find good for him Wine, I have spent a lot of time thinking. Once, my boss found a kind of wine called Qiansha. It has been a long time. This person is old and can’t remember things. The boss tastes good. It's a very fresh smell, so people happily brought it back for a while. As a result, when you, Grandpa Liu, smelled it, he immediately became unhappy, like a child, and even lost his temper with his son. In the end, It's because the boss found another kind of wine and delivered it himself, and that's how the matter was settled."

Speaking of some funny past events, Mrs. Liu's eyes are bright, and the smile on the corner of her mouth is also more vivid.

The village chief was still drinking wine and eating vegetables with gusto, enjoying it very much, as if he didn't know that his wife was telling him something wrong.

Ji Anyi and Wang Xiaoer stayed until the end of the application, and then left the village chief's house and returned to their own house.

He didn't say some words of gratitude, but, he thought, the village chief and Mrs. Liu knew it clearly in their hearts, and it would be inappropriate to say it out.

Not long after arriving home, a carriage stopped at the door of the house, Xiaomu jumped out of the carriage, looked at Ji Anyi with a smile, and said neatly. "Brother Wang, here are twenty jars, please help carry them."

After moving the jars, Xiaomu left without staying. Before leaving, Ji Anyi packed some dried braised radishes for him, and picked some edible vegetables.

He and Wang Xiaoer entered the house when there was no shadow of the carriage in sight.Pack your clothes and get ready for dinner.

After dinner, the sun had already set, but the sky was very bright. It should be halfway through the hour, and some brothers hurried back. At this time, it was probably not so busy. Carrying buckets over to fetch water one after another, when they saw Ji Anyi, they would stop and talk to him with a smile.

Liu Ah also came here at this hour, with his little brother behind him.

"Ah Liu, brother Liu, come in and have a meeting." Ji Anyi smiled.

Liu Ama smiled and nodded, carried the empty bucket into the kitchen, put the empty bucket and shoulder pole aside, and sat on the stool.

"Ah Liu, brother Liu, try the food I've figured out." Ji Anyi brought out some jam, as well as the stewed dried radish.

Liu Amo smiled cheerfully. "It looks good, and it smells good, so there's nothing to say about the smell."

"Ah Liu, I have something I want to discuss with you." Waiting for the two of them to taste a couple of sips, seeing the joy in their eyes, Ji Anyi said with a smile.

"What's the matter?" Amo Liu put down her chopsticks and asked.

Ji Anyi pointed to the jam. "It's nothing. It's just this jam. I need maltose. I want to ask Ah Liu if he can do it." As he spoke, he briefly talked about what happened in the town this morning.

The meaning is quite clear, that is, the jam can make money, and the specific amount is naturally not disclosed. Without the flavored maltose, he can't make it. If Liu Ah can, he wants to buy it from him.

Amo Liu was stunned.

Ji Ge'er thought about delicious food and sold it for money in the town, so he also heard about it.

In Hexi Village, people say that they are big or small, and they always look up and look down. It's a bit of a big deal, and within a day or two, the whole village has been spread.

He didn't expect that he could have a part in making money.

No one knows how to make this maltose, and they all know how to order it. There are only certain differences. Some are finer and taste better, while others are rough and sloppy. The homemade ones are not too refined and expensive.

"Ji Geer, you..."

Before he finished speaking, Ji Anyi cut off the conversation with a smile. "Ah Liu and we are close, it's one thing, but this matter, I think, it's better to sort it out, I can't take advantage of you just because we have a good relationship, this is not a day or two It's a long day."

As he said that, he smiled embarrassingly, his eyes drooping slightly, with a hint of embarrassment. "Let me tell the truth to Liu Ah, I was close to you that day, and I had some small thoughts. You also know that we are in a difficult situation. We got close to you and got along well. If there is anything, you can help Handle. This idea is not good. You treat me sincerely, but I have this thought. Thinking about it, I feel ashamed and flustered. Now, this matter, if you don’t let it go, I feel very uncomfortable. I will I think we treat each other like relatives, frankly and openly, and it is more natural to talk about things."

Liu Ahma listened, and looked at Ji Geer in front of her, with relief in her eyes.

The child is more tactful and more open-minded.

Listening to his thoughts that day, he didn't say anything about the village chief's temperament, nor did he give any pointers. He just thought that there was something slightly wrong with the kid's temperament, and he had to go through something more and figure it out by himself. , is really good.

This human mind, one thought becomes a demon and one thought becomes a Buddha.

Ji Ge'er is a smart person, but he is smart, but he still lacks some, his heart, how should I say...

If something difficult happens in the future, he doesn't harm people's hearts, but he will do something subconsciously. His idea is to protect himself, but he doesn't think about others. After all, there is something missing.

Liu Ah could not help but reach out and rub Ji Anyi's hair, feeling a little sour in her heart. "Good boy, I will still make maltose. Whenever you need it, just come and tell me, and I will come and make it directly."

He is only 11 years old, two years older than his brother, but he has a completely different experience. His brother is still a treasure in the palm of his hand, but Ji is a grass outside, growing in the wind and rain .

"Okay. Maltose on the market costs seven coppers per catty, so let's pay that price." After a pause, Ji Anyi added another sentence. "I calculated the cost price based on this price at the time." Well, that is to say, the money was not paid by him, but by Su Jinming.

Liu Amo didn't say much, she nodded and smiled.

Ji Anyi told her again what he said at the village head's house in the afternoon. "At that time, I was really embarrassed, so I thought, I must know some words later."

"Fourth uncle is very knowledgeable, I learned from him at the beginning." Speaking of this, Liu Amo paused for a while and said again. "When I came here, I was at your age, study hard, and it's not difficult to read. Just in time, the nervous rush is over. I'll let Axiu go with you, so that he can also read. I don't have time to teach him."

"That's what I thought too. It's more convenient to know some characters." The fourth uncle's relationship is close. Although Ji Anyi was curious about why Liu Ah came here, he didn't ask, and he didn't say, It was probably a bad memory, so he didn't ask about it.

At this moment, Wang Baoer came over with a bucket.

Ji Anyi stood up and went to the door. "Brother Wang." He looked darker than before, and he was a little thinner. His spirit looked good, but there was tiredness between his brows, maybe he was tired enough.

"Brother." Wang Xiaoer on the side grinned joyfully, his eyes were shining brightly, and he looked very happy.

"There are a lot of things at home, so I will go to work first." Liu Ama said with a smile, holding up the empty bucket and pole.

Ji Anyi smiled and nodded in agreement, watching him pick up water and walk into the vegetable field, little brother Liu turned around and smiled. "Ji Geer, I will come to you tomorrow afternoon."

"Okay." Ji Anyi agreed seriously.

Then, he saw brother Liu smiling even happier.

"What are you talking about? Look at the kid smiling so happily." Wang Bao'er stopped after drinking two glasses of water. The well water at home still tastes good.

Ji Anyi said everything that happened just now, and also expressed his own thoughts. He said it carefully, and Wang Baoer listened carefully.

After speaking, it was time for half a stick of incense.

His mouth was a little dry, Ji Anyi took a sip of the water in the glass.

After Wang Baoer listened, he was silent for a while, digesting the words, and then, he smiled and patted Ji Anyi's hand. "This matter is done properly. You are much more sensible than me in doing things, and you are also thoughtful."

After speaking, he looked at his younger brother again and smiled sincerely.

He was very glad that he took a gamble back then. Although the risk was high, he won the gamble!