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"Yangyang, you have to hold my sister's hand. As your brother, I have to protect my sister, do you understand?"

Qimu was holding a large barrel of coarse clothes in her arms. She looked down at Yangyang and warned him carefully.

"Got it, I'm fine."

Yangyang smiled brightly and shook the small hand he and Ran were tightly holding each other with a faint expression of satisfaction and pride.

"Okay, then let's go. Quickly wash up and come back to make dinner. You and Ran go to the front and take elder sister with you."

Qimu wrapped her arms around the wooden barrel and pouted. She then used her body to point in the direction of the river.

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

Yangyang obediently held Ran's hand and walked to the front following the direction Qimu pointed to. He then turned his head and smiled mischievously. There were some doubts in his big eyes, but there were also obvious teasing.

"I'm the elder sister. Of course I know Lula. I'm testing you. See if Yangyang knows the way or not. You have to show off to Ran."

It was just to let the two of them walk in front of her and she could see them at any time, which made her feel at ease. Otherwise, she wouldn't even know when these two little kids would be lost.

"Of course I know the way. Let's go, Ran. Big brother will take you."

Yangyang raised his head high and spoke proudly and gently to Little Ran. Ran nodded slightly. Her fair face had delicate features. She stood there like a pure and flawless doll.

Although Yangyang was still young, he was still a good brother. Normally, he loved to take those winding paths the most. This time, when he was leading Ran around, he only wanted to choose those flat spots in fear of losing his precious sister. Qimu saw this scene and was happy in her heart.

His family's Yangyang was also a warm-hearted man.

Qimu looked over and saw a small river that was clear and flowing. On the washing board, there were many women and girls patting their clothes with their clubs. Their faces were thin and yellow, but they looked peaceful with the peace of a slow life.

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

With her sharp eyes, Yangyang immediately saw Qiao, who was trying her best to beat her clothes. She pursed her lips and looked extremely focused, but when he looked carefully, there were traces of joy on her face. She had already washed a lot.

"Yes, it's really Qiao."

Qimu looked forward, following the direction Yangyang was pointing in. After taking a close look and confirming that the back was Qiao, she said:

"Let's go and greet them."

"Alright, sister."

"..."

"Little sister, what are you thinking about?"

Qimu placed the wooden basin next to Qiao, causing water to splash around. Seeing that Qiao was thinking about something and did not react at all, still mechanically knocking on her clothes on the stone floor, Qimu patted Qiao's shoulder and asked with a smile.

"Huh, big sister, it's big sister. And Yangyang, hmm, is that our family's youngest sister?"

Qiao seemed to be shocked by Qimu's actions. Her body trembled slightly before she wiped the sweat off her forehead and replied with a smile.

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

Qimu pulled Ran into her arms and introduced her to Qiao with a smile.

"Nice to meet you, big sister."

"Yes, Ran is really obedient."

After Yangyang and Ran had both said hello to Qiao, Qimu waved her hand and told Yangyang to take Ran with him and play around. There were only two, first, they were only allowed to play on the riverbank, and they were not allowed to wade in the river, and second, they had to play in front of Qimu's eyes, and they couldn't go too far.

Yangyang nodded and agreed. Qimu told him to say it again before she let the two kids go and started chatting with Qiao.

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

Qiao looked up and down at Ran who was happily playing by the side. She pulled Qimu over and whispered into her ear. There was even a hint of suspicion in her expression.

Qimu burst out laughing when she heard this. She faced Qiao's suspicious eyes and 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, Ran was brought up in my grandmother's house. My grandmother's house seemed to be doing well and treated Ran well, but unlike us, Ran was born and brought 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."

Qiao embarrassedly lowered her head and smiled before she stealthily glanced at Ran. With some envy in her eyes, she softly said.

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.

Qimu saw Qiao's yearning expression and sighed in her heart. Which girl didn't like beauty? However, a condition as unique as that of little Yiran's was already extremely difficult to come by. Even she, her blood sister, couldn't envy it. Qimu, on the other hand, pretended that she didn't know what was going on and started to tease Qiao.

"Big sister …" Qiao blushed slightly, her timid look tinged with shyness. "Big sister, please don't tease me. Is big sister here to wash clothes as well?"

"Right."

"Yes." Qimu replied. She tossed the few sets of clothes onto the stone slab, intending to wash them together. Unexpectedly, this small action caused Qiao to cry out in alarm.

"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."

Qimu smiled awkwardly. Listening to Qiao's' teachings', she thanked her.

The two of them happily washed their clothes. Qimu had never washed her clothes like this before, but since Qiao was so young, she could be considered a good match. The two of them chatted and laughed at the same time, so time flew by very quickly.

"..."

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

"Eh?"

"Thanks to you, I …"