Xiaowu huffed: "Third brother, didn't I just accidentally wet your calligraphy? You came back to complain about me, you are too petty!"
Mrs. Li grabbed Xiaowu's ear and said: "You still blame your third brother? Who asked you to wet your third brother's things? You don't work hard, but you still make trouble!"
Xu Zihao said: "Mom, Xiaowu knows that he was wrong, so don't blame him. Where did the little sister go? Why didn't you see her?"
The brothers were all wondering where the little sister had gone, and they hadn't seen her since they came back.
Mrs. Lin said: "Qibao has gone to Hua'er's house. It's almost dinner time, so she should be back soon!"
Speaking of Qibao, when Qibao arrived, Qibao saw Uncle Xu tying his horse as soon as he entered the gate. Her eyes lit up and she knew that her brothers were back, and she hurriedly ran towards the front hall.
As soon as she entered the door, she saw a couple of her brothers happily talking to the family about something, and hurriedly called out: "Brothers, you are back! I miss you so much!"
When the brothers heard Qibao's voice, they turned their heads and saw their sister smiling at them with a bright smile.
Several brothers immediately surrounded Qibao. The eldest brother picked up Qibao and said: "Qibao looks good again after a few days."
Xiaowu touched Qibao's little hand and said, "Qibao, you seem to have gained some weight!"
Qibao's smile dropped a bit and she said: "I'm cute, not fat, Fifth Brother, I realized that you're the one who's fat!"
Fourth brother, Qibao's biological brother, immediately said: "Fifth brother, girls are not allowed to say fat, it's called being blessed, Can you even speak!"
Xiaowu smiled sarcastically: "Sister, don't be angry, Fifth Brother said the wrong thing, I won't say it again next time!"
Xiaoliu who was on the side was still waiting to surprise his brothers. When he found that his brother was talking to his sister and stopped talking to him, he immediately shouted angrily: "Hmph, you guys are too much, you just like your sister not me, all forget about me, I'll never be with you guys again!" After saying that, he turned his head away from looking at the side.
When the brothers saw that Xiaoliu was angry, the eldest brother coaxed: "Who said we would ignore you? The eldest brother even brought you a gift! Don't you want it?"
When Xiaoliu heard his elder brother's words, he rolled his eyes and said nothing, but he didn't know that his expression had betrayed him.
Seeing that Xiaoliu just didn't say anything, eldest brother shook his head and sighed: "Since Xiaoliu doesn't like it, then eldest brother will take it and return it tomorrow!"
At this moment, Xiaoliu couldn't hold it in any longer, and immediately grabbed the eldest brother's clothes and said: "Who said I don't want it anymore? I was just teasing you!"
The adults on the side all laughed. Seeing that he was no longer angry, the eldest brother took out a small cart made of wood from his bag. It looked very unique.
Xiaoliu's eyes lit up, he took the cart in his hand and turned it over curiously to observe.
Qibao also looked at this small cart and couldn't help but admire the ancient craftsmen who could build such an ingenious little toy without using a single screw.
The elder brother saw Qibao staring at the toy in Xiaoliu's hand and said with a smile: "Does Qibao want it too?"
Qibao shook her head and said: "I'm just curious to see, Qibao doesn't want it."
Xu Wenwu took out another pair of headbands from his book pouch, with a couple of small bells hanging from each end, gently shaking them to emit a crisp tinkling sound.
Qibao likes it very much. It can be used to tie two buns, one on each side. It will look very good.
Taking the headband from her big brother's hand, she laughed: "Thank you for the gift, brother, I like it very much." Qibao knew that her eldest brother had saved up his pocket money to buy it. Although she had many beautiful headdresses in her space, but Qibao felt that it was not suitable for her to wear now, not to mention that it was a gift from her eldest brother, which was of great significance.
Mrs. Wang and the others were still cooking food in the pot, so they went back to the kitchen to continue cooking after caring about the children.
Xiaoliu turned to the old man and asked: "Grandpa, can I take my brothers to your and Grandma's room?"
The old man was in a good mood when he saw his grandchildren coming back. After listening to Xiaoliu's words, he patted his head and said with a smile: "Of course, let's go, grandpa will take you with him!"
The brothers were all confused as to why Xiaoliu wanted to take them to grandma's room, but they didn't ask any more questions and followed grandpa there.
As soon as they entered the door, Xiaoliu pointed to the painting on the wall and said: "Brother look, this is what our sister drew, it says it's a family portrait, it has all of our family on it, as well as Xiaoba and the white wolf!"
When the brothers saw the paintings on the wall, their faces were full of surprise.
Xu Wenwu said: "What a beautiful painting. This painting is different from the painting on the wall of the barbecue restaurant. It is really lifelike. It is exactly the same as us!"
The third brother looked at the painting in a daze and murmured: "This is much more vivid than what Master and the others painted! I like this painting method very much!" After speaking, he shook his sister's arm and asked: "Sister, can you teach me how to draw?"
Qibao said: "Of course, but do you have enough time? You have to go to school and practice martial arts. Do you still have time to draw?"
The third brother said: "Sister, in fact, I am not studying to get any fame, I just want to gain literacy knowledge, and I also want to practice martial arts to protect myself and our family. However, ever since I saw your paintings, sister, I became curious about painting without realizing it. I have also studied it secretly, but without anyone to guide me, I always fail to get the point, so I want you to teach me how to paint!"
Qibao was very surprised, it turned out that third brother's hobby was actually painting, Qibao also did not want to let third brother down, so she solemnly said: "Third brother, think about it carefully. If my painting method is passed down in the future, it will definitely become famous. Do you want to be a painter known to everyone?"
Third brother replied: "No, I don't really care about becoming famous, I just want to do what I want to do. It's good to have an older brother who reads books, and my master said that if elder brother keeps performing so well, he'll be able to win the imperial examination in the future! I don't have that ambition. I might as well do something I like!
The old man said: "Zihao, think carefully. If you really want to take this path, grandpa will support you, but you must persevere and not fall behind in your studies. Can you do it?"
The third brother promised: "Grandpa, I can do it!"
Qibao also nodded and said: "Okay, I'll teach you, but you may have to work harder. Painting is not something you can master overnight. Do you have the patience?"
"Don't worry, sister, now that I've decided, I won't give up!"
Qibao asked the other brothers: "Is there anything you want to learn?"
Fifth brother waved his hand directly and said: "I'll pass, I still like practicing martial arts!"
The eldest brother also said: "Studying in your free time can cultivate your sentiments, but what I want most is to study well, pass the exam in the future, and protect our family."
The old man said happily: "You are the elder brother, and you have to shoulder more tasks than the younger brothers. No matter whether you can pass the exam or not, you are still your grandpa's proudest grandson!"
Qibao said: "Now that my brother has chosen his own path, as long as he can make a name for himself, studying is not the only way out. If you have any ideas in the future, you can tell me!"
The brothers knew that their sister had a divine master and knew a lot, so they nodded their heads in agreement!