"Big sister, did you know? Today is the first time I've spoken to my mother from the bottom of my heart. I've always wanted to talk to her before, but I couldn't find the time to do so. From morning to night, she's always very busy.
As the little girl squatted on the stone slab, she put down the wooden stick she was using to beat her clothes. Using her white, soaked fingers, she tidied up the broken hair hanging on the side of her face and turned her head to look at Qi Mu.
"But today, I've said so many things to her. It feels like I've spent my whole life talking to her. I've said them all today."
"Actually, originally, when my mother entered the room, she didn't even look at me and directly told me to go do something. However, at that time, I also didn't know what had happened to me. *
"My mother thought I hadn't heard her, so she called out to me a few more times. I still didn't respond. She panicked and rushed in front of me. She pointed at my nose and scolded me."
"She scolded me so harshly, she scolded me with her little hoof and slut. I didn't cry, she scolded me enough just like that. Anyway, I was born to her. If she wants to beat me up or curse me, what can I do?"
"She's my mother. Even if my mother strangles me, I can't blame her for coming to the underworld."
"But my mom was cursing... She suddenly stopped scolding. Frowning, she touched my face and asked, "Little girl, what's going on? Why is it so red? Who hit you! Tell your mother! 'See if I tear him apart, who dares to hit my little girl! '
When the little girl said this, her eyes blinked a few times as if there were tears flashing in them. She smiled at Qi Mu. Her appearance was soft and moving. She took a deep breath and continued:
"After that, I told my mother what happened this morning, and did as my big sister taught me. Unexpectedly, after hearing it, my mother got especially angry, and didn't even have the work to do anymore, so she kept asking me if there was anything else … "This is the first time my mother has taken the initiative to talk to me …"
"Big sister, today at noon, my mother pulled me to the main house to make a ruckus with my grandparents. In fact, I'm actually a little happy in my heart because my family has been in a mess lately, but I don't know why, but I'm still happy. Am I not that bad?"
Qi Mu looked at the little girl's lowered head with a guilty and uneasy expression, as if she had done something immoral.
"Coincidentally, little sister isn't bad at all. I understand that. The reason you're happy is because today, your mother said a lot of things to you and even wanted to uphold justice for you."
"You don't have to feel bad about this matter. Even if you didn't do anything today, our family would still have caused a ruckus. There is no difference between the left and the right."
How much did that Spring Grass normally neglect? Just because he had said a few more words to his own mother, the little girl was so happy inside?
"Yes."
The little girl timidly replied. She picked up the blackened wooden sticks and was about to start washing the clothes. However, she only knocked a few times before she turned around and said to Qi Mu:
"Big sister, I'm almost done bathing. I'll help you wash after I'm done."
"Mm. Alright."
He still remembered the last few times when she had asked her a question. She had always kept her head down, timid, and didn't dare to say it out loud, and had always had to endure her heartbeats and give directions before she was willing to spit out a few sentences. But now, it had completely changed!
On the brown riverbank, Yang Yang was calmly sitting on the mud. He was playing with the small tree branches while his small face was covered in dirt. It was really funny.
Qi Mu saw that Yang Yang was very considerate and would occasionally wipe his face with the back of his hand, but instead, it caused Little Yiran's white face to turn dark. Yang Yang saw it himself and peeked at it again, revealing a cute guilty conscience.
The corner of Qi Mu's lips slightly curled up. As long as the two children were having fun, everything was fine. She turned around and imitated the little girl's actions, patting her clothes time and time again.
"..."
"Big sister, I'm done washing. Let me help you."
After the little girl finished packing her things, she took her wooden stick and moved her body. She squatted a little closer to Qi Mu and grabbed an unwashed shirt. "Pa, pa, pa, pa," she started to beat him up.
Seeing this, Qi Mu smiled and pursed his lips, casually patting the clothes in front of him in a somewhat absent-minded manner. After a moment of contemplation, he finally raised his head to look at the little girl with an embarrassed expression.
"Little sister, I'm feeling anxious. Is there a latrine here?"
"Huh?"
Coincidentally, the little girl didn't hear him clearly. She looked at Qi Mu with a puzzled expression and asked straightforwardly,
"Big sister, what did you just say? What is it? "
His cheeks were slightly red, and he wanted to cry but had no tears. He thought to himself: I shouldn't have drunk so much water today. I didn't feel anything when I came here. He really couldn't hold it in any longer!
"Is there a latrine here?"
This time, the little girl heard it seriously. Hearing this, she smiled a little embarrassedly and softly said:
"Big sister, where did this toilet come from?"
"Everyone, we all go there to solve our problems."
The little girl stretched out her hand and shyly pointed to a direction. Qi Mu followed the little girl's finger and looked in that direction. That small forest was covered in dense vegetation and was quite remote. It could be considered an excellent place to resolve the internal emergency.
"Little sister, I'll be back soon. Help me keep an eye on Yang You and Ran Ran."
"Alright."
Qi Mu put down the wooden stick and covered his stomach. He didn't have time to greet the two little guys before he slipped away into the woods. His expression was serious and he had three emergencies, but inner urgency was a huge problem!