Gong Ruwen happily followed Zhao Xuran and them back home, only to see many bricks piled up at the door.
What’s going on? Gong Ruwen was dumbfounded.
The two Zhao brothers were also astonished, "Brother, is Dad planning to build a pig pen?" Zhao Guangran thought this meant their father intended to raise pigs.
The thought of having pork to eat in the future made Zhao Guangran feel super good, "Slaughtered pig feast is delicious."
Although he had only eaten it a few times, just one time was enough for Zhao Guangran to savor for a long time.
Slaughtered pig feast? What in the world is that? Gong Ruwen had never eaten it but it must be delicious, otherwise Zhao Guangran wouldn’t say so.
Watching the two little kids next to him endlessly discussing food, Zhao Xuran couldn’t help but sigh. Having one food-loving younger brother was already troubling, and now there’s another little one who loves to eat. What are they going to do in the future?
However, Zhao Xuran was now worried that if they really raised pigs at home, what would the smell be like? Although the house had a big space, especially since their mom expanded the yard a lot to process medicinal herbs.
"It’s not for raising pigs, it’s to make a room for you guys. Are you happy?" Zhao Gang brought back the last load of bricks. Although there were still not enough bricks, they could burn bricks by mixing earth with reeds.
Create a room? Ever since knowing Uncle Gong’s family would be staying, Zhao Xuran had been thinking it would be best to have his own room so he could read in peace.
Especially after their mom gave birth to his little brother, there wasn’t enough room for everyone to sleep. But their dad insisted on waiting until spring to build a room, using winter to make bricks. This sudden change of plan seemed odd.
"Dumbfounded?" It was rare to see his silly son, but alas, he couldn’t tease him a bit.
"I’m not dumb, just these bricks aren’t enough." Since moving here, they hadn’t built a house, but Zhao Xuran had seen the villagers building houses.
"It’s enough; we’ll dig some earth today and start making bricks."
"Also, we need to catch some wild rabbits and chickens from the village." Don’t underestimate Zhao Gang as a newcomer; after a few years here and with Zhan Jing often helping the villagers with medical care, they had good relations in the village. Otherwise, after knowing Gong’s family’s situation, they wouldn’t have suggested he come here.
When Zhao Gang wanted to build a house, just mentioning it in the village would bring people to help. Although they didn’t need to pay labor, they had to ensure good food and drink for the helpers, so they set their sights on the mountain.
"Alright, let’s go together." Gong Ruwen had great fun playing in the mountain earlier. If not for Zhao Xuran insisting he come down, he really didn’t want to.
Knowing he could go back up the mountain to play, Gong Ruwen was certainly happy, "Let’s keep picking grapes; my sister loves grapes."
Just thinking about how happy his sister would be when she saw the grapes, and she wouldn’t pursue the matter of not being taken to pick grapes.
Wait, sister, ahhhh, there’s trouble.
Gong Ruwen dashed inside, leaving Zhao Xuran behind, "Sister, your brother is back."
"Sister, your brother checked this morning. There weren’t many mushrooms, but there were lots and lots of grapes, and I picked plenty of grapes."
"Sister, let’s go pick grapes this afternoon; your brother knows the spot."
"Grapes are nice and sweet and sour."
From outside, Zhao Guangran was dumbfounded, "Brother, are the grapes tasty?" Sweet and sour? So why did he only get sour grapes, not the sweet ones? Weren’t they picking grapes from the same place?
"How do you feel after eating them?" Zhao Xuran tried to stop Gong Ruwen a bit because having a few grapes was fine, but eating too many would not be tasty and could sour your teeth.
"Sour." Zhao Guangran blurted out, "But they were a bit sweet, though not very sweet."
"See?" Zhao Xuran really wanted to see how the little girl who insisted on acting grown-up yesterday would react.
Maybe she was a tough little girl; otherwise, Gong Ruwen wouldn’t always seem so anxious.
"Brother, you’re too much." Gong Ruini, who was helping Zhan Jing process medicinal herbs in the yard, darted over like a cannonball when she saw Gong Ruwen.
"Sorry, sorry." Oh dear, his sister was really mad this time, what to do now? Gong Ruwen knew his sister would be angry, just didn’t expect her to be this angry.
The impact was so strong it knocked him to the ground; his sister’s combat power was impressive.
"Let me explain, let me explain." Gong Ruwen tried to dodge Gong Ruini’s fists and kicks, but he still couldn’t get up. What if he accidentally threw her off?
"I don’t wanna hear it, I don’t wanna hear it." Gong Ruini panted heavily and finally climbed off Gong Ruwen with a stern face, "I don’t care what the reason is, you promised to take me mushroom picking yesterday, right?"
He did say that yesterday, but he had his reasons for not taking her, "Well, you were sleeping, and mom said..." Had his mom not said that, he would have taken her mushroom picking.
"Whatever the reason, you didn’t keep your promise. Is that what a gentleman, a man would do?" No matter how much he explained, Gong Ruini could let go of not being taken mushroom picking this time.
But she couldn’t let Gong Ruwen build a habit of not keeping his promises to her and thinking pleasing her afterwards would do, "Hmph, thought you could appease me with some grapes."
Gong Ruini arrogantly turned her head away from Gong Ruwen. This time she had to teach this young brat a lesson, or else he’d really think she was easy to bully.
Terrified by Gong Ruini’s combat power, Zhao Guangran pointed trembling at Gong Ruini, "Brother, will this sister hit me too?"
Heavens, if such a little girl could beat Gong Ruwen without room for resistance, wouldn’t it be easier to take him on?
"Wasn’t it said the sister coming was gentle?" Zhao Guangran was almost in tears, "I don’t want this sister; I want an obedient sister."
At home, Zhao Guangran was always the youngest. Although his parents and Zhao Xuran treated him well, Zhao Xuran would bully him a bit at times. Zhao Guangran had longed for a sister whom he could occasionally tease.
Finally, heaven heard his wish and sent him a sister, but this sister was terrifying, hitting people when dissatisfied.
Zhao Xuran was also surprised for a moment, finding this girl quite interesting, like a hedgehog. As for his own dumb brother talking about combat power, there’s no way the little girl could have strong combat power. The reason Gong Ruwen didn’t fight back was his concern about injuring the little girl.
Zhao Xuran understood the interaction pattern between the Gong family siblings, but he wasn’t about to kindly explain it to Zhao Guangran. Keeping him a little scared of Gong Ruini was probably for the best.
You see, this kid always wished for a younger child at home. Besides wanting to be a brother, he also wanted to show his brotherly authority. This kid was a bit too lively and needed to be suppressed.
Watching his own brother look at Gong Ruini with fearful eyes, Zhao Xuran really looked forward to the outcome of the clash between Gong Ruini and his own silly brother.