Qin Shoucheng felt wronged. Not only was his whole body in pain, but his elder brother didn't even give him a chance to beg for mercy. It was obviously his elder brother who wanted him to come over and explain the matter about Long Yang's goodness, but now, he was in pain all over his body from the training, but his elder brother didn't mention a word.
Qin Shoucheng didn't suspect his second brother was lying, nor did he suspect his eldest brother was targeting him on purpose. In his opinion, he thought his eldest brother wanted to test him, but the result was not satisfactory.
Qin Shoucheng sighed and got up from the ground with a wronged look. He didn't dare to resist his elder brother. This elder brother left home for five years when he was seven years old. His impression of him had long been faded by these five years. But he also remembered that when he was young, his elder brother often took him to play and lifted him up high. At that time, he was the most proud boy in Baili Village because he had two brothers and a sister. But now, outside of Baili Village, he is the most miserable boy in Yunxiang County.
Qin Fang didn't push him too hard. After beating him up and venting his anger, he stopped. He walked in front of Qin Shoucheng and asked him condescendingly: "Can you still stand up straight?"
Qin Shoucheng said: "Yes." His voice was weak and lacked confidence.
Qin Fang: "I can't hear you, speak louder."
Qin Shoucheng was frightened and quickly said loudly, "Yes." After answering, he looked at Qin Fang nervously, for fear that he would say his voice was not loud enough.
Fortunately, Qin Fang did not force him. He said, "When I left home to join the military camp, I was three years older than you. Although I was taller and stronger than you, I ate less meat in those sixteen years than you have eaten in this month."
Qin Shoucheng didn't know why he felt a pang in his heart after hearing this. "Brother, I..." He didn't know what he was going to say, but he just felt uncomfortable.
Qin Fang didn't care about his expression and continued, "I am the eldest brother and have the responsibility to make you live a good life. But I fought for your good life on the battlefield with my own life. In those five years, many familiar faces in our barracks went to the battlefield and never came back. If they didn't come back, new faces would come in.
I look at the new faces one by one, and think about the faces that never came back. I can't help but wonder when I will be replaced by those new faces. "
Qin Shoucheng's eyes turned red: "Brother..."
Qin Fang continued, "But I can't. Because I have grandparents, father, mother, brothers and sisters at home. So, I don't have time to think about other things. I spend all my time training and making myself stronger, because only in this way can I return to Baili Village safely in five years."
Qin Shoucheng's tears flowed, his mouth was bitter and he couldn't say a word. He was a precocious child, and he felt wronged, but now he was replaced by another emotion.
Even Qin Shouye, who was eavesdropping on the side, lowered his head. He knew that his elder brother had a hard time, but he never thought deeply about it. It was because seeing his elder brother's success made people forget the efforts behind his success, and those efforts were all fought for with their lives.
Military camps and battlefields have always been suffocating places.
Suddenly, Qin Fang reached out his hand and touched Qin Shoucheng's head. His serious voice softened, and he rarely smiled: "But I am very happy that my third brother, who used to wear crotchless pants and needed me to carry him up the mountain, has grown up."
Qin Shoucheng was stunned, with tears in his eyes, and asked Qin Fang, why did his elder brother, who was so serious just now, laugh? As far as he could remember, he had never seen his elder brother laugh like this since he returned to his hometown in March last year. No, he did laugh before, but that was when he was with his elder sister-in-law. Facing them, his elder brother never smiled. In his heart, his elder brother was like a mountain, taller and more awe-inspiring than his grandfather and father. "Brother?"
Qin Fang said: "You did a good job today. You were not impulsive when you encountered things, and you knew how to think. You also knew how to ask for advice from your older brother. I am very pleased. My younger brother has become a man who can support the family without me noticing."
"Big brother..." Qin Shoucheng cried. This was the first time he heard his big brother praise him. He was happier than when his grandfather and father praised him. In fact, he felt quite stressed since he followed her to the border. Deep down, he wanted to get the approval of his big brother. He envied the friendly look between her and Si Ya, but he didn't know what to do.
This time, he finally... Qin Shoucheng cried like a baby.
He was just a child.
Qin Fang didn't comfort her. A man should cry until he's done. He doesn't need anyone to comfort him. "Do you know why I asked your second brother to come here today?"
Qin Shoucheng shook his head: "No... Isn't it better to explain Long Yangzhi? That young man Renen..."
Qin Fang couldn't help but slap him on the back. Qin Shoucheng shrank back, it hurt him so much. Then he heard Qin Fang yelling: "What's the good of Longyang? If you dare to slander me again, you won't have dinner. Remember, I'm your eldest brother. If you don't understand something, you can ask me directly, without going through your second brother." After saying this, he turned to Qin Shouye who was hiding in the dark.
Qin Shouye suddenly tensed up, and then he heard his second brother say, "You are the same."
Qin Shouye was stunned for a moment, then smiled foolishly. The five-year gap between the brothers seemed to disappear all of a sudden. The sense of alienation caused by the eldest brother's success and fame suddenly disappeared. Compared with Qin Shoucheng's vague impression of his eldest brother, Qin Shouye had a deep impression of his eldest brother. After all, he was already ten years old at that time.
Qin Shouye came out from the corner: "Brother."
Qin Fang said: "Let's go and have dinner. Your sister-in-law must be waiting anxiously."
Qin Shouye and Qin Shoucheng: “Yes.”
Qin Fang went to the inner courtyard, and Qin Shouye and Qin Shoucheng went back to their own courtyards. In the courtyard, Niu Dan was waiting for them to eat. When he saw Qin Shoucheng being carried back by Qin Shouye, Niu Dan asked in confusion: "Where have you three been? Your clothes are torn."
Qin Shoucheng pursed his lips and didn't want to talk. His eldest brother's words were still echoing in his mind: "I am your eldest brother. If you have any questions, you can ask me directly. You don't need to go through your second brother."
Qin Shouye said, "He went to be a thief."
Niu Dan naturally didn't believe this, so he became even more curious. He pestered Qin Shouye and asked, "Second brother, tell me, second brother, second brother..."
Qin Shouye: "You are so long-winded."
Yang Haiyan had already asked someone to serve the dishes. They were a little hot as they came out of the oven, so she put them out to cool down so they could be eaten when Qin Fang came back.
Look, less than half an hour later, Qin Fang came back, covered in sweat. The weather was hot and people sweated easily, and this competition made him sweat even faster.
Seeing this, Yang Haiyan said: "You have to take a shower before eating, otherwise you will feel uncomfortable."
Qin Fang also had the same idea: "You eat first, no need to wait for me."
But what's the point of eating alone? Yang Haiyan naturally waited. When Qin Fang came out of the shower, Yang Haiyan listened curiously: "How did you teach Shoucheng a lesson?"
Qin Fang knew that his wife loved to listen to gossip. On the surface, she was gentle and virtuous, but in her heart, she was a little woman, who loved to listen to gossip and was spoiled. However, he was willing to satisfy her. He drank a sip of the soup she had prepared in advance to fill his stomach, and then told the story again: "Although it is wrong to lie to the teacher and ask for leave, she is quite calm and smart. She knows that she is young and can't make up her mind, so she still asks for leave to keep the business. She has grown up."
Yang Haiyan noticed that his expression was different from before, and she knew why he was angry. He was just pretending to please Qin Shouye. She smiled and said, "Shouye is a well-behaved and steady child, but this child has a more active mind."
Qin Fang was puzzled: "Lively?" The two of them had been together for a long time, and he could occasionally hear some strange words from her. In fact, these words were not difficult to understand, but the usage was a little strange, but he had never heard anyone describe it like this. However, it was not a serious matter.
Yang Haiyan said: "Yes, he is very lively and interesting. Compared with when he first came last year, his personality has changed a lot."
Qin Fang thought about it and agreed.
Baili Village
Uncle Qin lived in Yunxiang County for a long time, and it was already early July when he returned to Baili Village. Qin Fang was also worried that it was unsafe for Uncle Qin to travel alone, so he let him go with the escort team. Uncle Qin, who went with the escort team, now took the escort team's horse-drawn carriage and returned to his hometown.
"Who is this?"
"Oh, this guy came in a carriage, and it must be the master inside."
"Go quickly, I don't know where this master came from."
The weather was hot in July and there was little work in the fields. Some people went to the town and the county to find work, leaving some women with nothing to do, so they just chatted in the village.
Second Aunt Qin likes to chat a lot, and she likes it even more since Qin Fang became rich. Although Second Aunt Qin is timid like a bun in front of Qin's mother and grandmother, she is still very hot-tempered in front of others. She used to be hot-tempered because of her personality, and the fact that there are three brothers in the Qin family and four grandchildren, and there are many men in the family, so she is confident. Now she is hot-tempered because Qin Fang has made a lot of progress, and no one in Baili Village dares to be arrogant in front of her. On the contrary, many people come to propose marriage to her, wanting to marry their Erya.
Erya is sixteen years old this year. Logically, not to mention a sixteen-year-old girl, even a fifteen-year-old girl should have her story told. But last year, Erya had just learned embroidery, and Aunt Qin was reluctant to let her get married, so she wanted to keep her until she was eighteen to earn some money for the family. Who knew that after keeping her, Qin Fang became successful this year, and Erya's status would be different. Let alone whether the family is divided or not, even if it is divided, if something happens to Erya, won't Qin Fang step in? Even if Qin Fang doesn't step in, can Grandpa Qin and Grandma Qin not step in
So, Arya is no longer the same as before.
Second Aunt Qin felt that all this was thanks to her. Qin Fang had become successful and subsidized the second wife with land, which could be rented out, so Second Aunt Qin stopped withholding Erya's embroidery wages and let her save it for her dowry.
Aunt Qin felt that she was the best mother in Baili Village.
It was afternoon, and everyone was sitting together chatting. Aunt Qin was chewing some melon seeds and said disdainfully, "Isn't it just a carriage? Our A-Fang has horses and guards."