Chapter 2

In the Tang Huaijin family, there were no elders or brothers. There was only a couple and their only son, Tang Yanhua.

The family's living conditions were not bad, but it was a little lonely.

Adopting a daughter was the couple's common wish.

They were getting old, and having more people would relieve their loneliness.

Generally, rural people rarely adopted daughters, but the Tang Huaijin couple did not care about this. They only felt that their daughter was delicate and cute. When she grew up, she would be virtuous and close to her parents.

As for a son, they already had one, so their desire was not very urgent.

Cheng Cheng came to the Tang family, had new parents, and started a new life.

That afternoon, Tang Yanhua tried all kinds of ways to get his toy back, but he could not.

He clung to the rocking cart and reached out to take the windmill, but Cheng Cheng waved his little hand and hit him.

He tried to snatch it back, but Cheng Cheng was weak and could not win. He was so angry that he cried.

Tang Huaijin's wife cleaned the table and said, "Little Hua, don't fight. You're the older one. Give in to your younger sister."

Tang Yanhua was still young and did not understand. He stubbornly wanted to take back his windmill.

Tang Huaijin's wife hurriedly finished wiping the table and carried her son. She went back to the house and took a feather shuttlecock and gave it to him. "Play with this. Be good. Your younger sister wants the windmill, so let her play with it.

It's not something expensive. Don't be stingy. "She patted and coaxed her son.

Unexpectedly, Cheng Cheng in the rocking cart saw the shuttlecock and wanted it again. He stretched out his little hand and shouted, "Ah! Ah!" His eyes were fixed on the shuttlecock.

Tang Yanhua was so scared that his little face scrunched up. He immediately turned his head and hid the shuttlecock in his arms.

Tang Huaijin's wife said, "Yes, yes. Hide it and don't let her see it."

Most people felt that their children should be well cared for and adopted children should be raised casually. It was fine as long as they did not starve to death.

However, Tang Huaijin's wife thought differently. She was kind-hearted and felt that her child could suffer a little, but other people's children could not suffer. Otherwise, their relatives and neighbors would talk about it, and God would blame them.

She and Tang Huaijin were both raised by their adoptive parents since they were young. They had suffered a lot, so they could not treat Cheng Cheng badly.

Therefore, ever since Cheng Cheng moved into the house, Tang Huaijin's wife doted on her every day and gave her delicious food to eat.

She was still young and couldn't eat rice paste, so Tang Huaijin's wife begged goat's milk from the village for her to drink.

Tang Yanhua also wanted to drink goat milk, so she could only drink the leftover milk from her younger sister.

At night, Tang Huaijin's wife put Yanhua in a separate bed and hugged Cheng Cheng to sleep. She said that Yanhua could sleep on her own when she grew up, but Cheng Cheng was still young and needed an adult to carry her.

The child cried at night and asked for milk in the middle of the night. Tang Huaijin's wife tirelessly woke up at night to take care of her. Whenever the child fell sick, she would quickly find a doctor to take medicine, afraid that there would be even the slightest accident.

Cheng Cheng was indeed very cute. Her eyes were dark, big, and bright. Her eyelashes were long, and her skin was not as white as an incandescent lamp. Instead, it was healthy and pink. She was very energetic. No adult would dislike her when they saw her.

Even Tang Huaijin liked this girl and said that she was prettier than his son.

In fact, Yanhua was not ugly. She was also a standard pretty girl, but her eyebrows and eyes showed a little boyish. She was not as soft as a girl.

Tang Huaijin's wife was old. In the past few years, taking care of the child made her unable to sleep every night. She had a nervous breakdown.

That afternoon, she discussed with Tang Huaijin, "I think the girl has grown up, and her milk has stopped long ago. Why don't we let her sleep with Yanhua in the small house in the future?

That way, I can free up some time and do some work in the field. Otherwise, how can you handle the team's matters and the family's matters by yourself? "

Tang Huaijin said, "That's fine, but what if she wets the bed?

Yanhua is young and doesn't know how to take care of herself. "

Tang Huaijin's wife said, "Put more diapers on her before she goes to bed at night. It's enough for her to pee all night."

It was a deal.

Tang Huaijin's wife immediately went to Yanhua's small house next door. She changed his bedsheets and quilt and put a low pillow for the child.

She tidied up the wardrobe and moved all of Cheng Cheng's clothes, underwear, diapers, and other things that he wore every day.

Tang Yanhua watched from the side and rushed back and forth. Tang Huaijin's wife said to him, "Yanhua, I'm going to help the team carry the dam tomorrow. Your father and I won't be at home during the day, and we won't be back at noon either.

Take good care of your sister at home and don't run around. Don't provoke the lunatics.

Let's have lunch at Wang Yopo's house. I've already told Wang Yopo, so she'll call you when the time comes. "

Tang Yanhua said, "But my sister is sleeping in my house. Where am I going to sleep?"

"You can sleep with your sister.

This house is big enough for both of you to sleep in.

When you're older, you can get a separate bed for your sister. "

Tang Yanhua said, "So my sister is mine?"

Tang Huaijin's wife took a half-dried sunflower plate that was as big as a washbasin from the windowsill and let Yanhua peel the sunflower seeds to eat. "Mom has to work. In the future, help take care of your sister and keep an eye on her.

If she wants to drink water, get it for her. If she wants to poop, wipe it for her. Don't let her run around alone.

If you do well, I'll reward you when I come back tonight. "

When Tang Yanhua heard that there would be a reward, he immediately put on a manly attitude. "Don't worry, Mom. I promise to take good care of her."

Tang Huaijin's wife carried Cheng Cheng to the bed and gave her a wool ball to play with. She said to Tang Yanhua, "Take good care of her." Then she went to Wang Yopo's house to help make cakes and steam buns.

Tang Yanhua climbed onto the bed with his sunflowers and showed off to Cheng Cheng. "Do you know what this is?

This is a sunflower, and it's a sunflower seed.

The seeds grow on the sunflower. "

Cheng Cheng sat with her legs stretched out and grabbed the sunflower like a tiger coming down the mountain. She carefully plucked a seed and stuffed it into her mouth.

Tang Yanhua said, "Hey, you can't eat this." He reached out to stop her, but Cheng Cheng slapped him on his newly shaved head.

Tang Yanhua was in pain, but he was not angry. He adjusted his tongue and said, "If you want to eat it, then eat it. Come, I'll peel it for you." He took the sunflower plate, peeled the sunflower seeds one by one and stuffed them into Cheng Cheng's mouth.

After eating the sunflower seeds and playing for a while, Cheng Cheng called out childishly, "I'm thirsty."

Tang Yanhua jumped off the bed. "I'll go get some water for you."

The kettle was on the chopping board in the kitchen. Tang Huaijin's wife had specially prepared it. It was a small plastic kettle that was very light to carry, and it was for children to pour water to drink.

Tang Yanhua took a stool, stood on it, and shakily poured a cup of hot water.

He remembered that his mother said that the water should not be too hot, so he poked his finger in to test it. It was not too hot, so he brought it to his sister to drink.

In less than two minutes, Cheng Cheng shouted again, "I want to poop."

Tang Yanhua quickly led her to the yard and took off her pants.

Cheng Cheng squatted down and stood up after she was done. She called out to Tang Yanhua, "It's done."

Tang Yanhua came over with toilet paper and wiped her butt. Then he took a big shovel and scooped a shovel of wood ash from under the kitchen stove to cover the poop. He swept it with a broom and poured it into the latrine pit.

Cheng Cheng stood aside with her pants up and bit her finger. Tang Yanhua said, "You want to eat it?

I told you that poop can't be eaten.

I'll go up the tree to pick pears for you later. "

Tang Yanhua brought his sister back to bed, but Cheng Cheng only remembered that he said to pick pears. She said righteously, "Brother, I want to pick pears."

Tang Yanhua took out a deck of poker cards to play with her. "The sun is so strong now. It's too hot.

Wait until the sun sets. "

Cheng Cheng did not know how to play poker. She just snatched the cards when she saw them. Tang Yanhua defended her and said, "These are my cards. You have to take yours.

Take them from the ground. We'll each take a card. "As he said that, he wanted to take her cards back.

Cheng Cheng refused to give up and clenched her small hands tightly.

Seeing that Tang Yanhua was unwilling to give in to her, she got angry again. "Ah!" She screamed and pounded her little fists on the bed, hitting Tang Yanhua's head.

Tang Yanhua was hit again and said, "Okay, okay, I'll give them all to you.

You don't know how to fight, so why are you snatching them? "

It's so boring to take care of a child.

Cheng Cheng was too young. She was a baby and could not play with Tang Yanhua.

She could not stay away for even a moment and was afraid that she would bump into something.

Tang Yanhua did not have anything to play with. He wanted to find something to do to pass the time. When he saw Cheng Cheng wearing open-crotch pants, he suddenly remembered that Cheng Cheng was a girl and he was a boy. What was the difference between a girl and a boy?

Cheng Cheng sat with her chubby little legs wide open and played poker cards.

Tang Yanhua was curious. He turned his head sideways and lay on the bed. He lifted her little singlet that covered her stomach and secretly peeked at her thigh. He only saw a gap and did not see any chicks.

Tang Yanhua stretched out his finger and wanted to poke the gap. Cheng Cheng noticed and slapped him again.

Tang Yanhua was so scared that he quickly got up and ran to another room to play.

At home, Tang Yanhua's daily activity was to rummage through boxes and cabinets.

He had just reached the age where he could rummage through boxes and cabinets. Cheng Cheng sat on the bed and played with a ball of yarn. Tang Yanhua began to do his business.

First, he took out the liquor that his father hid in the cabinet. However, he could not open it, so he put it back. In the end, he found a big pack of cigarettes wrapped in newspapers.

It looked like a cigar. Tang Yanhua thought it was a cigar and began to make it. He took a lighter and lit one. He pretended to take a puff and almost choked himself.

He was afraid that his father would hit him, so he quickly threw it away and put the rest back to their original places.

Just as he was about to rummage through the box on the top of the cabinet, Tang Huaijin's wife came back from helping Wang Yaopo steam buns. She met a neighbor outside the house and said, "It's not naughty. It'd be strange if it's not naughty!

He climbs up and down the house all day. There's nothing that he doesn't rummage through.

A few days ago, he rummaged through the old photos at home and even dug out the food stamp book.

He even found my money, which was hidden so deep in the closet.

Aiyo, boys are really troublesome.

Fortunately, he only rummages and doesn't steal anything. If he knows that something is valuable, he won't touch it.

A few days ago, I lost my key. I couldn't find it after searching for a few days. Unexpectedly, he found it when he was bored. He said that it fell into a mouse hole. Tell me, he can even rummage through a mouse hole. "

The neighbor laughed and said, "It's okay for boys to be naughty. Naughty boys are smart and quick-witted.

Can't they be obedient? They'll be useless when they grow up. "

"That's true."

When Tang Yanhua heard that his mother was about to enter the house, he quickly went back to the house to find his sister.

Cheng Cheng's face was red, and her round belly was exposed. She was lying on the bed and sleeping soundly. She was probably bored because there was no one to play with her, so she fell asleep on her own.

Tang Yanhua quickly woke her up. "Let's go. The sun is setting. Let's go pick pears.

Don't you want to pick pears? "

As soon as Tang Huaijin's wife entered the courtyard, she saw Tang Yanhua and Cheng Cheng picking pears under a tree.

Cheng Cheng's eyes were still wet, and her hair was messy like a bird's nest. She looked up and pointed at the tree and shouted, "There's one, there's another one." Tang Yanhua was very manly. "Just wait, I'll pick them all for you." Tang Huaijin's wife said, "These pears are sour and hard. Just play with them for a while, but don't eat too much.

Don't knock your teeth out. "

Tang Yanhua said, "I know.

I'll just let my sister play with them for a while. She can't bite them. "

Tang Huaijin's wife asked Cheng Cheng, "Did she poop in the afternoon?"

"Yes, I wiped it for her."

"That's good.

You have to ask her whether she poops or not. Don't let her poop in her pants. It's not easy to wash it.

You two play outside. I'll go cook dinner.

I promised you a reward. What do you want to eat tonight?

I'll cook it for you. "

Tang Yanhua said, "I want to eat fried noodles."