She's got plenty of ways to make money.
Waiting for her to grow up a little older and use other ways was the big deal.
Or she can tag along with her father up the mountain to play and occasionally "discover" a precious herb, that's money too.
That would be enough to ease the family's burden.
Her thoughts pressed down on her chest and when she went to the hut in the afternoon, Liu Yusheng's head was wilted.
"Brother Axiu, do you think I shouldn't have let the family make grape wine? They're greatly worried to the point of losing sleep now."
Axiu thought for a moment, then reached out to ruffle the top of her head, "They all love you very much, Shengsheng. If you're extraordinary in the future, the episodes they will encounter will be bigger and more impactful than they are now. If you're worried that they can't tolerate this little thing, how are they going to get through the rest of the years? Can you make sure you won't worry them in the future? Shengsheng, as a family and if you love them, let them grow with you. Harden your heart and condition their minds so that they can keep up with you."
Liu Yusheng raised her head and looked at the boy in front of her, who was only about eight years old, and her heart shook violently.
It was just a casual distress, but Axiu's counsel was totally eye-opening!
This is definitely not something an ordinary child could say!
Moreover, he seemed to foresee her future as something extraordinary.
At least, she's definitely not just a peasant girl!
What kind of demonic wisdom does the soul hidden under this small body have?!
It is said that wisdom is close to the devil, and the wise are bound to be hurt. Is that what caused his mental illness?
No, not right, the world that Axiu had lived in must have been a world she knew nothing about!
While caught in her shock, all the troubles that have been haunting her also dissipated, and her mind cleared up.
He's right.
Making grape wine needed only a few taels of silver. The reason why they are so anxious is because they have been rooted in the loess all their lives, and all they wanted is a quiet and peaceful life.
They were used to going by the book and spending a few taels of hard-earned silver a year, content only when the family lives without going hungry or freezing.
Their vision was confined to that little farmhouse yard.
What about her?
She may be willing to be ordinary to reassure her family, but she will never be ordinary.
So how can she get the family's footsteps in line with hers? They could only can grow together.
A smile slowly blossomed on her small face as Liu Yusheng stared at the boy in front of her, "Brother Axiu, thank you."
From the heart.
A momentary walk into a dead end was not because she was intellectually deficient, but because she cared too much.
That's why she was suddenly at a loss when she encountered problems with her family.
Seeing the smile bloom on her face again, the tension under Axiu's eyes quietly faded, "Still going up the mountain to dig for bird nests?"
"Of course I'm going!" Liu Yusheng patted her head, chagrined, "My brothers and Dabao are still waiting for us at the foot of the mountain, let's go quickly!"
Raising his hand to gently rub the spot she had just patted, Axiu was helpless, "No patting your head in the future, you'll get stupid."
"…" Would she believe that?
At the foot of the mountain, a group of boys and girls were waiting impatiently, drawing their necks frequently for their arrival.
"Nannan, Axiu, why are you so slow, we've been waiting for half a day!" As soon as he saw the two kids' shadows, Dabao yelled.
"We gotta hurry, it's past noon and we still have to find bird nests. I don't know if I can still dig some up."
"Axiu, Nannan, hurry up, let's go to the mountain and find bird nests!"
Liu Zhixia and Liu Zhiqiu raised their feet and shouted at the same time, "What's the rush, aren't they coming? My sister is still young, how fast can she go!"
Several buns covered their buttocks and wailed as they ran towards the mountain, while Liu Yusheng covered her mouth and snickered behind them.
"Shengsheng, you're gloating." Axiu commented.
"How could that be! I'm just happy my brothers love me!" Liu Yusheng refused to admit it.
After taking the little toddler by the hand and walking out a few steps without hurrying, "I love you too."
Liu Yusheng, "(⊙﹏⊙)!" The tip of her heart seemed to be pinched by something, what's going on?
"I, I love Brother Axiu, too!" It's a courtesy exchange.
The boy looked down at her with a shallow smile.
Golden sunlight spilled through the crevices in the forest, shining around the two figures, and reflecting into the bottom of the boy's eyes was the illumination of an inviolable tenderness.
Liu Yusheng felt woozy. Brother Axiu… his eyes are just too beautiful.
At this point, their little buddies were long gone, not knowing which corner they've ran to in search of bird's nests.
She and Axiu are the least like to play, but rather, they've come for an afternoon stroll, walking in a breezy and leisurely manner.
"Chirp! Chirp!"
A crisp birdsong sounded overhead.
"Brother Axiu! Bird! There are birds!" Liu Yusheng raised her head, her eyes glowing, and quickly tugged on Axiu's hand to make him look up.
There really is a bird's nest on the trunk of a straight tree, near the top branch!
It's just that, this tree is too tall!
"Brother Axiu, I'll wait here, you go find my brother and Dabao and get them to come and climb the tree!"
Axiu raised his hand and scratched his brow, letting out a soft sigh then let go of Liu Yusheng's hand.
Then with a tap of his tiptoe, he landed few steps against the trunk and – up he went.
Liu Yusheng was dumbfounded.
The boy crouched down next to the bird's nest and looked down, helplessness all over his tone, "Shengsheng, I really can climb trees."
"…" Liu Yusheng covered her face in embarrassment. It's not like she hadn't seen him climb before, but she still thought he couldn't do it.
The birds in the nest were startled when someone came up the tree. However, they still hovered around the nest and refused to leave, chirping and chirping.
"Shengsheng, there are six bird eggs, shall we take half of them?"
Below, Liu Yusheng's brows curved, looking deeply at the boy, "Okay."
The two left with three eggs, and the hovering mother bird landed again in the nest. Although it's twittering was less of the spirit of it's earlier call, it was also less of mourning.
It really was a wonder if Liu Yusheng had brought her luck with her, or Axiu's choice of trail was a coincidence. But along the way, they found bird's nests everywhere.
And each time, they only took half.
In total, they collected eleven bird eggs of almost the same size.
"I don't know how much they shelled out, but I guess we must have the most, haha." It's not that easy to dig a bird's nest. Bird's nests are not everywhere, and even if you see one, you will encounter a mother bird that can peck you all over the head, and some nests are empty.
The little girl tweeted about the bird eggs and smiled happily.
While Axiu stood quietly listening next to her. Watching her every smile, his lips also curved up faintly.
"These are our harvest. Eleven, three for me, three for Brother Axiu, let's give the rest to Dabao and the others. Some must haven't found any and will certainly come out wilted later." Taking half of the credit for Axiu's hard work on herself shamelessly, Liu Yusheng then focused her attention in distributing the loot.
"Three of my shares will be given to Shengsheng too."
"Why? Don't you like it? Roasted bird eggs are really delicious."
Axiu shook his head and smiled shallowly, "Anything that Shengsheng likes, I'll give it to Shengsheng."