Qin Xiaoxiao kept the captured goose and raised it in the backyard.

Mo Mo knew that the goose was innocent and did not clamor for it to be stewed in the pot. He discovered that the goose liked to peck at vegetable leaves, so he happily grabbed a handful of vegetables from the vegetable basket and fed them to the goose.

However, the goose bullied me, and I wanted to peck him twice when I saw him.

Silently and generously, he squatted not far away and chattered to the goose, as if he were friends with the goose.

Nao Nao's reaction was much duller, and he almost ignored the existence of the big goose. Only when he saw his elder brother always guarding him and was unwilling to go out to play with him would he show disgust and ask his grandpa when he was going to stew the big goose.

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After experiencing this incident, Qin Xiaoxiao paid more and more attention to his words and deeds. After observing for several days, the little guy could not see anything strange. He was just much more well-behaved and quieter than other children of the same age. He did not like to play with the children in the village.

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Until one day at noon to put the two children to bed, she couldn't help but coquettishly and silently told them a story about an eagle catching a chick.

The general idea is that an eagle couldn't find prey, so it flew to the village to catch the chicks that the old hen had worked so hard to hatch. It would catch a chick every day and eat it. The old hen was very sad and afraid of the last chick.

The chicken was eaten, so he asked his good friends for help.

Finally, with the help of her friends, the old hen bravely drove away the eagle and saved her child.

This story is not interesting to adults, but it is particularly interesting to children.

Silently listened with great interest. After hearing that the chick was saved, he said happily: "Great, the chick survived, and their family is reunited!"

Nao Nao said abruptly: "The eagle cannot catch the chicks, and it will starve to death."

After listening in silence, I felt a little sorry for the eagle: "It can fly, has a sharp beak and claws, can catch mice and eat them, and will not starve to death."

It is normal to have such thoughts. Whether it is a ferocious eagle or a weak chick, both are lives. From their perspective, there is no contradiction in sympathizing with the dying chick and sympathizing with the eagle that will starve to death.

, this is the sympathy that most people have.

Nao Nao retorted: "It can only catch chickens if it can't catch mice."

He scratched his head silently and looked at his mother eagerly: "Is your brother right?"

Qin Xiaoxiao didn't answer. He looked at his youngest son and asked, "Do you think the eagle should eat the chick?"

Nao Nao nodded without hesitation: "Yes!"

Qin Xiaoxiao's heart sank, and her voice became softer: "What about the chicken? It's also very pitiful."

Nao Nao said seriously: "Mom, chicks are food for eagles."

The meaning is obvious. He stands completely from the perspective of the eagle and does not feel pity for the chickens who serve as food.

The truth is correct, but it is very abnormal for a child under three years old to have such an understanding.

Qin Xiaoxiao realized this problem and asked patiently: "If you were a chicken and an eagle wanted to eat you, would you feel pitiful?"

Nao Nao frowned: "It's not a chicken, it's an eagle."

Qin Xiaoxiao said helplessly: "Mom is trying to compare with you."

Nao Nao shook his head: "It's not pitiful, it's just that the chicken is so useless."

He didn't know what it meant to eat the weak. He only knew that the eagle was too powerful and the chicken was too weak when it ate the chicken. At a young age, he longed to be as powerful as the eagle, so he didn't even look at the chicken.

Qin Xiaoxiao thought about it and changed the question: "If my mother turns into a chicken and is captured by an eagle, do you think my mother is useless?"

As soon as she finished speaking, Mo Mo pushed her butt into her arms: "My brother and I will protect my mother and drive away the bad eagle!"

Qin Xiaoxiao's heart felt warm, she held him in her arms and rubbed him: "Mo Mo is so awesome." After that, she looked at Nao Nao.

Nao Nao's eyes sparkled: "Mom is the most powerful, more powerful than an eagle."

This is easy to understand. When he becomes an eagle, he must obey his mother's words, even if his mother turns into a chicken.

Qin Xiaoxiao: "..."

Yes, it’s no use asking.

The little guy is too young after all, and it is not easy to communicate. Fortunately, we found the problem. Maybe this child is not as sympathetic as other children by nature, but he still treats his relatives differently.

It is enough that he knows how to protect his elder brother and be filial to his elders at a young age. As long as he is carefully taught and taught to be a person of good conduct in the future, there will be no big problem.

After that, Qin Xiaoxiao told Mr. Qin and others about his findings. After some analysis, they found that it was indeed the case. Instead of feeling that they might have raised a cold-blooded child, they felt even more distressed and troubled.

After getting to the bottom of it, they even suspected that Qin Xiaoxiao had abused the child behind their backs. They said the abuse was too serious, and they felt that Qin Xiaoxiao might not be able to hold a bowl of water equal, and that his usual partiality and silence affected his noisy temperament.

Qin Xiaoxiao shouted her grievances loudly, feeling extremely aggrieved. If she really wanted to be biased, it would only be in favor of Nao Nao. At least he would silently let her get angry every now and then. She had never been cruel to Nao Nao.

After some debate, the Qin family finally accepted that Nao Nao was born this way. They also suspected that Qin Xiaoxiao had not followed any dietary restrictions when she was pregnant, and may have become like this after eating something she shouldn't have eaten.

Of course, such thoughts passed through their minds in a flash, and no one said it out loud. After all, there was no problem with Mo Mo being born from the same mother as Nao Nao. It was really not Qin Xiaoxiao's fault.

Next, Mr. Qin and others no longer interfered with Qin Xiaoxiao's teaching of the two children. They also paid attention to their words and deeds in front of the children, for fear of leading the little brat who had no ability to distinguish.

The two little guys didn't have any special feelings. In addition to reading and counting every day, they had fun everywhere under the care of the maids. Gradually, Momo became mingled with the children in the village.

The troubles were the same as before, and he didn't make any friends. This made Qin Xiaoxiao think of his father and wonder if he should find a suitable playmate for him.

After she revealed this idea to the little guy, she was strongly rejected by the little guy. When asked why, he said it was annoying and delayed his own play.

It can be seen that he really dislikes Mo Mo, but who makes Mo Mo his brother? No matter how much he dislikes Mo Mo, he can only endure it.

In the blink of an eye, it is early August, the weather has cooled down in the morning and evening, and the crops in the fields have gradually entered the harvesting period.

Just when Lin Qiuniang was discussing hiring some laborers in Qinshan, news came from the Lin family that Old Lin was seriously ill.

Old man Lin is very old, and he has lived a long life at this age. In the past two years, his health has gradually declined and he can no longer do the work in the fields, but he can still help his children and grandchildren to do light things.

Who would have thought that this job would suddenly stop working?

"How could this happen? How could this happen? Last time I celebrated my birthday for the old man, I was fine, but then I collapsed..." Lin Qiuniang couldn't accept the bad news, and her legs gave out and she fell to the ground.

Qin Xiaoxiao was the closest and hurriedly supported her: "Mom, don't worry, we are going to visit grandpa right now."

Qin Shan also rushed over, and the father and daughter worked together to help him onto the chair.

Lin Qiuniang grabbed her daughter's hand tightly and asked urgently: "Xiaoxiao, please tell mother quickly that your grandpa will be fine, right?"

Qin Xiaoxiao nodded with red eyes: "Don't worry, mom, grandpa will be fine."

Life, old age, illness and death are not under her control, and there is no guarantee that Old Lin will be able to escape this time. At the moment, she can only coax Lin Qiuniang and cheer her up.

After sitting down and relaxing for a while, Lin Qiuniang regained her strength, stood up and said to Qin Shan: "Let's go, dad is waiting for us."

"Hey, I'm going to get something." Qin Shan responded, turned around and hurried into the room, grabbed a handful of broken silver from the money box and put it in a pocket.

Qin Xiaoxiao was also ready to go over. She handed the twins to Mr. Qin and Mrs. Miao to look after, and carefully told Xiqiao Xingtian not to leave them for even half a step, and then told Mingyue to bring her medicine box and go with them.

The twins could tell from the faces of the adults that something big had happened. They obeyed their mother's instructions and walked together without making any fuss.

The mountain road was too narrow to pass the carriage, so the four of them had no choice but to walk all the way to Lin's house. It was already afternoon, and when they arrived at Lin's house, a crescent moon hung in the western sky.

Sister-in-law Lin, who came out to open the door, saw tears in her eyes when she saw her sister-in-law and her family: "Come in quickly, daddy has been waiting for you."

It was obvious that the old man was no longer able to survive.

"Dad--" Lin Qiuniang stumbled into the main room and saw her old father lying there with a pale complexion, with a layer of straw and a thin mattress under him.

This is not to treat him harshly. According to the custom in Le'an area, when the old man is dying, he must move to the main room and cannot sleep on the bed. Otherwise, he will be affected after death and will have to carry the bed on his back to the underworld to reincarnate.

At this time, the old man was surrounded by people, his children and grandchildren were all here, and his recently married granddaughter also hurried back after getting the news. Except for Mrs. Zhou, everyone's face showed deep sadness.

"Qiuniang, come here quickly." When she saw her daughter and sat down next to her wife, Mrs. Zhou waved to her: "Your father was still chanting your name before he fell asleep. Come and wake him up.

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Lin Qiuniang rushed to Old Man Lin, crying and shouting: "Dad, the unfilial daughter is back..."

Hearing his daughter's cry, Old Man Lin tried his best to open his eyes and saw that his real daughter was back. A kind smile appeared on his wrinkled face: "Qiuniang is back. Dad bought you a red headband. Come find you quickly."

Mom is going."

The old man was confused, and his memory went back to when his daughter pestered him for a red headband.

At that time, the Lin family, including a dozen old and young, lived in two shabby houses. They were so poor that they couldn't even have a full meal during the Chinese New Year, so they had no spare money to buy red-headed ropes.

Old Man Lin only has one daughter, Lin Qiuniang. From the moment she was born, he wanted to hold her in his hands and feel pain. However, the Lin family was so poor that he could not afford to buy a red headband for his daughter, so in the end he had to give it to other people.

After working hard for a long time, I got a few pieces.

For this he was scolded by his parents, but when he saw his daughter's surprised smile, he felt no complaint at all, only deep satisfaction.

Lin Qiuniang thought of this past incident and burst into tears: "Dad, no, I don't want a red headband, I just want you to get better, as long as you get better... wu wu..."

Her crying made Old Man Lin feel dazed for a while. His eyes gradually regained their clarity. He raised his hand tremblingly and put it on her head: "Don't, don't cry. Sooner or later, this will happen before you die."

Being able to see you, dad can leave with peace of mind..."

"Dad..." Lin Qiuniang held her father's cold hand tightly and cried into tears on his hand.

Others shed tears when they saw this scene.

Regardless of whether Old Man Lin had annoyed them before, at this moment everyone only thought of his kindness, and no one could do anything to watch him leave.

Old man Lin sighed and his eyes fell on his granddaughter in the crowd: "Xiaoxiao, you are here too."

Qin Xiaoxiao knelt down, lowered her head and cried: "Grandpa, my granddaughter is unfilial and has never come to visit you."
To be continued...