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"Yang Yang, you have to hold your little sister's hand. As her big brother, you have to protect her, do you understand?"

Qi Mu held a large barrel of coarse clothes in his arms as he looked down at the sun and carefully warned.

"Got it, I'm fine."

Yang Yang brightly smiled and shook the small hand he was holding, his expression faintly revealing happiness, satisfaction, and a little pride.

"Okay, then let's go. Quickly wash your clothes and come back to make dinner. You can walk to the front with elder sister."

Qi Mu wrapped his arms around the wooden bucket and had no choice but to pout his mouth and use his body's movement to point in the direction of the river.

"Elder sister, you're already so big, you still don't know the way?"

Yang Yang obediently led the way and followed the direction Qi Mu pointed to. They walked to the front and then turned back to smile mischievously. His big eyes had some doubt, and also some obvious teasing.

"I'm an older sister, so of course I recognize Lula. I'm testing you! Yang Yang who has become a little brother, do you know the way? You have to show me a good performance!"

It was just to let the two of them walk in front of her and she would be able to see them at any time. Only then would she be able to relax, otherwise, she wouldn't even know when these two little kids would be lost. Sigh, being an older sister with two kids would be too worrying.

"Of course I know the way." Of course I know the way.

Yang Yang raised his head high up and spoke proudly and gently to Xiao Ran. He gently nodded his head, and his fair and small face had exquisite facial features. As he stood there, he was like a pure and flawless doll.

Although Yang Yang was still young, he was still a good elder brother. Normally, he loved to walk those zigzagging paths, but this time, he took the initiative to walk those flat spots, afraid that his precious sister would fall down. Qi Mu saw this and was happy in his heart.

Their Yang Yang was also a warm-hearted man.

Qi Mu looked over and saw a small river that flowed with jade-green waves. On the washing board, there were many women and girls scattered about, beating their clothes with a hammer. Most of them were thin and yellow, but they had the tranquility of a slow life, making them seem quite peaceful.

"Elder sister, elder sister, look, it's a coincidence that elder sister is here as well."

She pursed her lips, and her expression seemed extremely focused. If one looked carefully, they would see that between her brows there were traces of joy. She had already washed a lot, and beside her was a small mountain of clothes, which were colourful.

"Mm, what a coincidence."

Qi Mu looked forward and followed the direction that Yang Yang was pointing at. He took a close look and confirmed that the back of the figure was indeed that of a coincidental girl. Then, he said:

"Let's go and greet them."

"Alright, sister."

"..."

"Little sister, what are you thinking about?"

Qi Mu placed the wooden basin next to the little girl, and splashed water. Seeing that the little girl was still thinking about something and didn't have any reaction, he still mechanically knocked on her clothes on the stone slab. Qi Mu then patted the little girl's shoulder and asked with a smile.

"Ah! Big sister! It's big sister! Yang Yang! Yi! Is that our family's youngest sister?"

The little girl seemed to be startled by Qi Mu's actions. Her body lightly trembled as she wiped off the sweat on her forehead and replied with a smile.

"That's right, this is our family's Ran Ran, our family's youngest, and also the most beautiful. Ran Ran, quickly call this elder sister. This is also our family's elder sister, you have to call this elder sister Coincidentally."

Qi Mu reached out his arms to embrace her and then hugged her soft body. He smiled as he introduced her to the little girl.

"Nice to meet you, big sister."

"Hmm, but you're a good girl."

After Yang Yang said goodbye to the coincidental girl, Qi Mu waved his hand, allowing Yang Yang to play by the side. There were only two, one, you were only allowed to play on the riverbank, you were not allowed to swim in the river, and two, you had to play in front of Qi Mu and couldn't go too far away.

Yang Yang nodded and both agreed. Qi Mu made him say that again before letting the two children leave. They started to chat about family matters with the little girl.

"Big sister, Ran Ran is very pretty. Her face is white and her eyes are big. She looks different from us, and her voice is pleasant to hear. Is she really our little sister?"

The little girl looked up and down at Qi Mu as she played happily. She then whispered into her ear. There was a trace of suspicion in her expression.

When Qi Mu heard this, he immediately burst out laughing. Facing the little doubtful eyes of the little girl, he explained with certainty:

"Of course it's our little sister. Our family isn't rich, how would we have the leisure to raise children for other families?"

As you know, she was brought up in my grandmother's house. My grandmother's house seemed to be having a good life, and of course, it was also very nice. Naturally, she wasn't like us, who grew up crawling in the mud.

"So that's how it is. Looking at her cute and snow-white appearance, and changing into a better set of clothes, those people who don't know which family she belongs to will definitely think she's a lady. I also want to hug her."

The girl lowered her head and smiled embarrassedly before she quietly took a glance at him. There was envy in her eyes as she said softly.

You are also her elder sister. When you are free, you will want to hug me and come to my house. Without saying anything else, hugging me will definitely be enough.

Qi Mu saw the look of yearning in the little girl's eyes and sighed in his heart. Which girl didn't love beauty? However, a condition as unique as that of Little Yiran's was already extremely difficult to come by, even her own sister couldn't envy it. Not to mention the others, even Qi Mu pretended not to know on the surface and smiled as he teased the little girl.

"Big sister …" The little girl's face was slightly red, and her timid appearance carried some shyness. "Big Sis, don't tease me. Did Big Sis come to wash clothes as well?"

"Right."

"Yes." Qi Mu agreed and threw the clothes on the stone floor. He was going to wash them together, but unexpectedly, this small action made the little girl cry out in surprise. She immediately pulled the clothes back and said:

"Big sister, you can't lose your clothes like this. It doesn't look like the water is rushing, but if you don't keep your clothes properly, they'll still be washed away."

"Ah?" Oh, so it's like that. I thought it was fine to throw it on the stone slab. "

"It's fine to put it on the stone slab, but if you don't keep holding it, it's very likely that something will happen. If you get washed away by the water and want to find it again, you'll have to put in a lot of effort. How many clothes can we lose?"

"Yes, thank you little sister Qiao, I understand."

Qi Mu smiled awkwardly as he listened to her 'teachings'. Then, he thanked her.

The two of them happily washed their clothes together. Qi Mu had never washed his clothes like this before, but luckily, the little girl was very young, so she helped Qi Mo a lot. The two chatted and laughed, but time flew by really quickly.

"..."

"Big sister, actually, I need to thank you."

"Eh?"

"Thanks to you, I …"