Chapter 4 The old witch

Author: Fried Chicken Family Bucket

Chapter 4 The old witch

After lunch and coaxing the two little ones to take a nap, Xu An finally had a moment of free time.

I moved a rocking chair and sat under the longan tree in the yard. There are already a lot of small fruits on the tree, which will be ready to eat in two months.

The cool breeze made Xu An feel drowsy, and when he was about to fall asleep, the courtyard door was pushed open with a bang.

A stocky boy with shaved hair, wearing a floral shirt and large coconut-print pants, walked in, opened his mouth and shouted loudly: "Xu An, Xu An."

Xu An was awakened by this series of movements. When he saw that the person who came was his hair boy Xu Heping, he cursed in a low voice: "You don't take a nap at noon, why are you howling?"

"I just came back from grandma's house and I heard that something happened to you. I was scared to death." Xu Heping pulled up a stool and sat down next to Xu An: "What's going on?"

Xu Heping also asked this question in his previous life, and I had forgotten how he answered it at that time. Anyway, it ended up being a scene where Xu Heping came over with two fish from time to time, calling it money for dinner.

When Xu An spoke, he lowered his voice again, for fear that Grandma Xu would hear: "I just went down to the river to catch a fish. I didn't expect that the water was too cold and my feet were throbbing. It's no big deal."

"Hey, if you want to eat fish, tell me. I'll go to the pond and catch two for you."

"The fish in your pond are raised by your family for trade, while the fish in the river are raised by nature. This is different."

"You don't eat every meal, but five or two fish every now and then. I don't care what you have to say."

Xu An was blocked by Xu Heping's words, because Xu Heping had really done this in his previous life.

"Well don't, don't make your parents upset when they see me."

"Why are you bothering me? They have been praising you all day long for your good academic performance, your ability to work and taking care of your family. They almost praise you to the sky. I wish we could change and you could be their son."

Xu An smiled and didn't say anything. He put his right foot on the ground and the rocking chair began to swing. Fortunately, Xu Heping was considerate. Anyone else would have developed a rebellious mentality and disliked him.

Xu Heping looked at Xu An, suddenly leaned into his ear and lowered his voice and said, "I heard something at my grandma's house, which is related to your sister-in-law."

Sister-in-law Xu Juan? Xu An suddenly became energetic and turned to look at Xu Heping, waiting for his next words.

He pretended to clear his throat, and when Xu An became impatient and considered whether to give him a chokehold, Xu Heping finally spoke mysteriously.

"There is a goddess in my grandmother's village. Many people who can't have children or want sons go to her. A few days ago, I saw your sister-in-law going to the goddess's house with a few people she didn't know.

I heard that the goddess said that your sister-in-law is destined to have no children. If she wants a child, she must adopt one first, which will ruin her fate. As long as she can treat that child well, she can have her own child."

Xu An suddenly understood.

Grandma didn't show up when she fell, nor did she show up when she went home for treatment. It was almost a week before my sister-in-law showed up and said she wanted to visit grandma at home. It seemed that she believed the goddess's words and had Xu Kangxule's idea.

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Xu Heping was still gossiping enthusiastically at this time: "Your sister-in-law is really discerning. There are a few orphans in my grandmother's village. She looked at them and thought they were inappropriate. She just ignored them and found fault with them.

If she spoke slowly, she thought she was a stutterer, and she was afraid that her children would also stutter in the future; one person had a few moles on her face, and she said she was pockmarked; and another was malnourished, with a big head and a small body, and she said she had an infectious disease.

The introducer was so angry that he kicked her out, saying that she should have no children because of her fate. Your sister-in-law started a quarrel with someone on the spot, and if someone hadn't stopped her, a fight would have started."

This is not to find fault with others, but is already thinking about how to take Xu Kang and Xule away.

Although Xu Kang Xule is also somewhat malnourished, his face is just a little sallow, his body is healthy, and he looks beautiful.

Comparing other children with Xu Kangxule, it’s not that their noses are not noses and their eyes are not eyes.

I don’t know if it was a coincidence or not. In my previous life, my sister-in-law took Xu Kangxule away just two months before she found out that she was pregnant. After she became pregnant, she immediately asked someone to send Xu Kangxule back to the Xu family.

Xu Kang and Xu Le had just entered the door with their front legs, but their sister-in-law fell down on their back legs and almost lost their lives.

Now I completely believed what the goddess said. In order for the child to be born smoothly, I took the two of them back and registered them. From then on, nothing went wrong until the child was born.

Regardless of whether it was a coincidence or not, Xu An would never let his sister-in-law take away his younger siblings in this life.

As for whether my sister-in-law can have children of her own, it's none of my business.

Xu An kicked off his right foot again, and the rocking chair rocked again.

He was held down by Xu Heping within two shakes. He looked at Xu An in surprise: "There's something wrong with you. You used to scold me when I mentioned your sister-in-law. Why are you so quiet today?"

"You are very energetic. There are too many debris in this yard that need to be cleaned up. You are here to help."

As Xu An said that, he went to the kitchen and took out two pairs of sleeves, and threw a pair of green ones with big red flowers printed on them to Xu Heping.

"You are so rude." Xu Heping took the gloves with disgust on his face: "Your taste is too vulgar, bright red and bright green."

"It goes perfectly with the printed shirt and coconut print pants you're wearing."

Xu An's house does not occupy a large area, but the yard is very large, almost 60 square meters. However, the yard is filled with all kinds of sundries, the most of which are all kinds of firewood.

Most of the firewood was found by Xu An on his way home from get out of class. When he got home, he had to cook, take care of his younger siblings, and study. He didn't have time to deal with it, so he piled it up in piles in the yard.

Clear an open space, pick two tree stumps and place them at the bottom, lay long branches in the opposite direction, and the base of the firewood pile is ready.

Cut the remaining firewood into uniform lengths and add them layer by layer. I found a few more urea bags, put the scattered dry leaves into the bags, and placed them against the wall.

The remaining bits and pieces should be thrown away, and those that can be sold for money should be bagged and waited for the waste collector to collect them.

After tidying it up like this, the yard instantly became much cleaner.

If you have time to pave the dirt floor with bricks and cobblestones, and plant some flowers and plants, it will become the farmhouse that city dwellers long for in the future.

Xu Heping occupied Xu An's rocking chair, lying on it and kicking his feet on the ground: "Anzi, how come you are so strong all of a sudden, and you can't even catch your breath even after banging and tidying up."

After being reminded like this, Xu An realized something was wrong. On weekdays, it was difficult for his younger brother and sister to hold each other, but in the morning he actually picked them up one by one and wandered around the yard all day.

"Maybe I did more strenuous work during this period, so I gained a little strength."

Xu An guessed that this was a rebirth benefit, but it was impossible to tell Xu Heping that way, so he could only confuse the issue.

"Wow, brother, I want a brother!"

Xu Kang and Xu Le's cries suddenly came from the room on the right, and Xu An rushed into the room like a loaded bullet. When the two of them saw Xu An, their cries weakened and became breathless.

With a sobbing voice, he opened his arms to Xu An for a hug.

Maybe it was the hot weather, or maybe they were crying, but their faces were red, and their sparse yellow hair was wet and stuck to their faces, looking extremely embarrassed.

Xu An hugged the two of them, patted their backs gently, and coaxed in a low voice: "Brother is here, brother is here. Are you having a nightmare?"

The two of them nodded in unison and told Xu An about the dream they had just had.

"I dreamed that my brother didn't want us anymore. We were taken away by a very scary old witch. She didn't give us food and made us do a lot of work. When we said we wanted my brother, he beat us. It was so scary."

"It's okay. Brother is here. If the old witch dares to come, brother will drive her away. Brother will not abandon you."

Xu Heping followed Xu An to the room. Seeing that the two of them were fine, he returned to the yard and continued to rock the recliner. He murmured with envy: "The relationship between the three brothers and sisters is really good.

Unlike the brat in my family who would only try to trick me to death."
Chapter completed!