Chapter 3, Dog Brother

Er Niu'er blushed and hid behind her brother

This time, it is not the villagers who are lifting the chair, but rather grandfather's bodyguard

Zhao An'an nodded

Zhao Ping's face turned red, ultimately not daring to refute his brother, and remained silent. Zhao Yu glanced at his younger sister: "An An, keep an eye on your second brother, do not let him go."

Er Niu'er's brother Li Zhuang had a red neck; he originally thought that the female stars on television were quite beautiful, but he did not expect that there were even more beautiful ones beyond the sky

After the meal, Zhao Yu went back to the fields. He alone had to ensure the food supply for five people. The only consolation was that this year's harvest was quite good

That should be the most disheveled city girl Zhao Yu has ever seen

She whispered, "Brother, she is so beautiful"

Zhao An'an hesitated

Dainin rested her chin on her hand, sitting in the chair as usual

Now those who didn't go are regretting it immensely, having heard that the young lady still has luggage outside the mountain, everyone is eager to go.

Er Niu'er opened her eyes wide and gaped.

Tian Niu'er! Dog Wa! Dog Wa?

Li Erniu was momentarily bewildered, not understanding why the young lady would ask such a question. She replied, "Everyone raises pigs"

Uncle Qian frowned and said softly, "Miss, you see..." Uncle Qian's heart softened as he thought that this was just a child from a poor family. Before he could say anything, the child's face turned pale with fear. The porcelain bowl wasn't worth much anyway, so it would be better to just let it go

She brought a butler, two cooks, and four bodyguards, and initially there were eight porters, but now the porters have left. The food prepared by the cooks in the city is truly delicious! I wonder what fine food the young lady is eating, Li Aiguo thought, as he looked at the bland rice in his bowl

Even though she met a tragic end in her past life, Dainin had never seen a live pig in reality

Dai Ning propped her chin up, feeling a sense of familiarity: "Your dog brother is called ... ... "

There are only three bowls of plain rice and one plate of pickled mustard greens on the table

Listening to her speak, Er Niu'er shrugged her shoulders and stretched her neck, continuing to look back eagerly.

This unexpected event left everyone stunned

Chen Xiaoli walked for three hours on mountain paths and even fell once, feeling utterly despondent and exasperated. After finally entering the village, the curious gazes of the villagers, as if she were a monkey, made her both angry and embarrassed.

In the silence of the dining room, Zhao Ping suddenly said, "Brother, I heard that someone in the village helped the young lady move things and earned 1,800!"

The village chief was somewhat at a loss, looking towards Daining, fearing that the young lady might get angry

Even though a carpet has been laid on the cement floor, and the curtains and large bed have been changed, Daining wrinkled her nose in disdain and said: "What is that smell? It stinks."

Li Zhuang heard this and quickly said: "Father, Zhao Yu."

A series of clattering sounds came from the box

Oh, yes, Zhao Yu

Zhao Yu set down the sickle and cleaned the mud off the soles of his feet in the yard before entering the house

Elder brother, please take a seat; I will go call second brother

Dai Ning found it amusing

Although she is six years old, she is small and thin, resembling a little monkey, lacking the roundness and softness typical of a little girl. Usually, it is she who feeds the chickens at home

Dainin knows him

She waited for the little girl to finish eating, then asked her: "Little sister, which family in your village does not raise pigs?"

Dai Ning pushed open the window and indeed saw several large pigs and dozens of piglets rooting around in the fence of the village chief's backyard

Er Niu'er was so greedy that she kept looking around, but she was not very brave and did not dare to go over

Upon hearing this, Zhao Yu hurriedly walked up the ridge, not even bothering to put on his shoes, and headed towards the village chief's house

Zhao An'an nodded

Li Erniu had rice grains at the corner of her mouth and mumbled, "The dog brother is called Zhao Yu"

Zhang Yongfeng said: "Children, come over and eat together."

Liu Bo ran over, panting, and shouted to Zhao Yu, who was working in the field: "Hurry over! Your brother has gotten into trouble!"

Twelve-year-old Zhao Ping walked unsteadily, causing Dai Ning to feel dizzy. Little did she expect that in the next moment, Zhao Ping fell to the ground

Zhao Yu gently touched his sister's head and asked, "An An, have our parents eaten yet?"

Zhao An'an said: "Elder brother, you are back! We have been waiting for you. Second brother is feeding our parents"

Zhao Yu looked at her beautiful dress, then lowered his gaze to his own calves, which were covered in wet mud

Li Erniu followed Zhang Yongfeng in and sat at the table, her gaze immediately drawn to the dishes on the table. The little Li Erniu simply could not take her eyes off them; her family did not have this many dishes even during the New Year!

Uncle Qian did not expect that the young lady still remembered this matter, leaving him both amused and exasperated

She must change her house

Brother Gou does not raise pigs at home; he sold the pigs two years ago to pay for his father's medical treatment. Now the pigpen is empty, and Brother Ping needs to go to school, but there is no one at home to cut the pig feed.

The boxes are so grand, yet the young lady is like this

The burly men around me laugh heartily

Zhao Yu curved his lips and said, "Not tired, Mother"

They are the "treasures" of the village chief's family. The scent wafting from Daining, caught in the wind, is more unbearable than that of venomous snakes and ferocious beasts

The young girl is dressed in a gown of a delicate pink hue, with seaweed-like curls cascading down. The length of the dress reaches her calves. Her shoes are made in an unknown manner, with a translucent texture, adorned with shell decorations, and the soles astonishingly solidified into the appearance of blue lake water

In order to distance herself from the pigs in the village, Daining said with great reluctance: "Uncle Qian, I want to stay at the Zhao family."

In the main room, six-year-old Zhao An'an is setting the table with bowls and chopsticks

Zhao Yu responded and took a bowl from the side, going out together with Zhao Ping

"Hurry up, hurry up." Dainin collapsed onto the bed she had brought, covering her ears with a pillow, feeling utterly disillusioned

"No, I won't go back." Dainin closed the window, "I'll ask later, let's see which family doesn't raise pigs."

Chen Xiaoli waved her hand and said, "Get lost, I am not." Ji Daining, that delicate and spoiled one, was having Zhang Yongfeng change her shoes behind her.

Zhao Yu paused with the chopsticks and raised his gaze to look at him

Zhao Ping said, "I am twelve years old, I am strong, and I also want to give it a try"

Zhao Ping was momentarily stunned, his face turning pale all of a sudden

Zhang Yongfeng helplessly said: "Miss, rural people raise pigs..."

She saw the village girl dressed as "Ji Tian" this year, as well as the eighteen-year-old Zhao Yu. Dai Ning felt an impulse to take out her phone and capture their disheveled appearance, but fortunately, she remembered what she was there for. She glanced at "Ji Tian" a few times before shifting her gaze to Zhao Yu.

She held back her tears and heartache, saying: "You and your younger siblings go have a meal."

The three siblings sat at the dining table

Puff

Dai Ning blinked her eyes and said, "Let him compensate."

Er Niu'er turned to look at her mother, who repeatedly waved her hand and said: "Forget it, Er Niu'er is not sensible, what if she offends Miss Ji..."

Uncle Qian has a terrible headache

It seems that Miss Ji's demeanor is such that it would not be an exaggeration to say she is akin to an emperor on an outing in the eyes of the Li family

A young boy is patiently feeding them by the bedside

The young girl was beautiful and exquisite; she merely cast a distant glance at him from above before withdrawing her gaze.

He pulled the little sister over and coaxed her, saying: "Do you want your brother to be less tired?"

Having said that, he lifted the bowl to show Zhao Yu, and indeed it was empty

Zhao Yu shook his head, his tone calm: "No. "

From a distance, the girl's hair is wet, her pant legs are covered in mud spots, and her body is splattered with mud and water, indicating that she must have fallen. Her lips are chapped from sun exposure, and her complexion looks quite poor

Zhao Yu said: "I am going."

Dai Ning seemed to sense something, raising her gaze to glance towards the edge of the field, where she saw several pairs of stunning eyes.

He knows that the heavier the items he moves, the more money he earns. The young man is greedy, but the box is filled with porcelain bowls, which shatter at the slightest fall

She is the delicate Ji Daining, and no matter how many times she starts over, in the dilapidated little village without cement roads, she will not compromise herself

He walked into his parents' room, where the air was filled with the smell of medicine and an unpleasant musty odor. Beneath an old quilt lay a middle-aged couple; the man was lying down, his mouth and eyes askew, while the woman sat weakly against the headboard of the bed.

She does not like the Zhao family, so she does not feel pity for them either

Zhao's mother felt a deep sense of guilt, as the burdens of the entire family, both the elderly and the young, had all fallen upon Zhao Yu, bending the shoulders of the man who had just begun to grow up

Uncle Qian, make sure to keep the accounts straight; not a single cent can be missing

"What are they called?" she asked the village chief

If I remember correctly, he is Zhao Yu's younger brother, named Zhao Ping. Currently, Zhao Ping is dark and thin, resembling a refugee, far from the glory he will have in a few years while following Zhao Yu.

Dainin had long been aware that the conditions in the remote mountains were poor, but she did not expect them to be this bad

Zhang Yongfeng is distributing candy to the children in the village

Second brother is going to help the young lady move things, nothing will go wrong, don't worry. Once the second brother earns money, the elder brother won't be so tired anymore. He has a wound on his hand, doesn't that make you feel sad?

Zhao Ping, whose face was ashen, was on the verge of tears at this moment. He should not have disregarded his brother's advice and come here to move things; now he had not only failed to earn any money but had also gotten himself into serious trouble

By the evening, the gossip spread, and everyone knew that the young lady was generous in her actions

Dainin said: "Don't look, eat!"

Zhao Yu said: "Xiaoping, let me handle it."

Zhao's mother asked her eldest son: "Are you tired?"

Dai Ning was laughing inwardly, suppressing the urge to look at "Dog Wa" again, and directed Zhang Yongfeng and the others to help her move her belongings

Poverty and illness make them appear frail and aged

Zhao Ping glanced at his younger sister and continued to walk outside

Zhao Ping is twelve years old this year. When he saw his brother returning, he was very happy: "Brother, no need, I have finished feeding."

Li Aiguo held a sweet potato dry meal, sitting on the doorstep, peering inside. The enticing aroma was captivating, and Li Aiguo swallowed a mouthful of saliva: "Miss Ji and the others are having a meal, I didn't know."

Despite being well-prepared, the people in the mountains believed that a humble name was easy to sustain, yet Daining still did not expect that the Zhao Yu, who would later turn the tide in just a few years, would be so down-to-earth this year

Soon, she saw the young lady that her father and brother had been talking about for two days.

In the crowd, there was a boy of about eleven or twelve years old. He had thin arms and legs, was short in stature, and was struggling to weave through the crowd while carrying something belonging to Dainin.

After a pause, she seemed to recall something

Although she is small in stature, she is very understanding

Uncle Qian was at a loss with this little witch, and he nodded: "Miss, are you hungry? I will have someone prepare a meal."

The sound of pigs crying outside is heartrending

Zhao Yu in the field straightened his back, gradually realizing that this was indeed the young lady who had become the talk of the village.

"Just like that, take good care of your parents." Zhao Ping ran off in a hurry

The girl had small and delicate feet, with toes resembling cherry blossoms. Upon noticing so many people looking at her, she tilted her head, winked, and smiled

Zhao Ping said: "An An, keep your voice down! Don't let brother know, I'm just going to take a look"

Without mentioning the ten or so meat dishes and fruit platters in the distance, the dish placed in front of the little girl is called osmanthus egg. It is golden yellow in color, with a fragrance that carries a sweet and glutinous aroma, made by mixing eggs, starch, white sugar, and water, then stir-frying it.

The village chief squinted and looked: "The girl is Tian Niu from Widow Du's family, and the boy is Gou Wa from Old Zhao's family, whose full name is ... ... "

She is excessively beautiful, yet speaks like a heartless little witch: "Who told him to be careless"

The "good" houses that the villagers are reluctant to live in, in Daining's view, have no redeeming qualities whatsoever, not even matching the bathroom of the Ji family's villa

Du Tian pursed her lips, stifling a laugh, and felt a genuine sense of relief in her heart

Du Tian by the edge of the field quietly clenched her skirt, feeling inexplicably uneasy in her heart

Dai Ning : ... ...

Dai Ning was standing on the second floor, eating sunflower seeds and looking out.

She was not originally here to pursue Zhao Yu, so what is wrong with tormenting Zhao Yu's family

Zhao An'an said cheerfully: "Second Brother!"

The village chief of Xinghua Village is named Li Aiguo. His family owns the only two-story flat in the village, which was completed last year for his eldest son, Li Zhuang, to use when he marries in the future

Uncle Qian chuckled a bit and said, "Miss, you shouldn't come to such a place. The village chief's house is the best option. If you regret it, we can go back."

The village chief's daughter, Er Niu, bit her finger and asked her: "Are you Miss Ji?"

His stomach growled twice, urging him on, and Zhao Yu withdrew his gaze to continue working

During lunchtime, everyone passing by Li Ai's house was peering in curiously

Her cat-like eyes widened, and for a moment, she was at a loss for words

Village head, what are you cooking at home? It smells so good

Zhao An'an is feeding the chickens in the yard

Li Erniu could no longer hold back and picked one up with her chopsticks to put it in her mouth. Her cheeks were puffed up, her expression was quite peculiar, and then it transformed into surprise

She looked around the room full of people and thought that if she did not keep an eye on the male and female leads, she would be unaware of any progress they made. After all, she was there to disrupt their relationship, so it was better to keep a watchful eye.

Zhang Yongfeng revealed a set of bright white teeth: "It's alright, Miss has something to ask."

After visiting the "best" house in the village, her little face was scrunched up, and she was not happy at all