Seeing this, Xiyao hurriedly ran towards Zizhen, but I stopped her with a swift movement and then gave her a light poke with a needle.
"Ah—Second Sister, you're so cruel!" Xiyao complained as she rubbed her arm and gave me a sidelong glance.
I looked up at the sky, pretending nothing had happened, and walked away with my hands behind my back. "It's none of my business..."
Xiyao was exasperated behind me. "Ahh—Second Sister, stop imitating Big Brother's look after he does something wrong. It's so ugly..."
Big Brother opened his innocent eyes and looked at us, then said, "Xiyao, if you still want to see the sun rise tomorrow, you'd better shut up quickly."
I burst into laughter. Big Brother then added, "And you too."
My laughter came to an abrupt halt at Big Brother's words. Big Brother got up from the grass and said, "Xiyao's clothes are almost dry. Let's go pick peaches again."
Xiyao exclaimed excitedly, "Okay, okay! Big Brother, carry me to pick them!"
"Sure!" Big Brother stood up. Seeing that the peaches on one tree were quite low, he waved Xiyao over, lifted her by the legs, and helped her pick.
"Hey, higher, higher!"
"I've already lifted you as high as I can..."
"Wuwuwu, I've only picked two!"
"Two are enough. Come down. It's Xihe's turn." Big Brother squatted down to let Xiyao get off, then waved at me. I looked around at the peaches and said, "Brother, I think it's more reliable for me to climb up by myself."
Big Brother said, "It's not proper for a girl to climb a tree. Come on, let Big Brother carry you..."
I looked at his height and the height of the tree, then said, "But even if you carry me, I still can't reach them..."
The ones that were within reach had already been picked by Xiyao...
"Then what do you want to do?" Big Brother squinted at me.
I pondered for a moment and suddenly said, "How about I step on you?"
"Xihe, are you serious?" Big Brother sneered at me, and the refusal in his eyes was obvious. I quickly said, "Then I won't pick them. How about letting Zizhen sit on your shoulders to pick?"
I winked playfully at him. He frowned, thought for a while, and finally said, "Fine."
Then I went to call Zizhen. "Fourth Brother, come and pick peaches with Sister..."
"Is it dangerous?" He put down the book in his hand and looked at me seriously.
I said, "Of course it's safe. You can sit on Big Brother's shoulders, and Sister will hold you too..."
Fourth Brother secretly glanced at Big Brother and Xiyao and then asked, "Is it like a human pyramid?"
I nodded. "Yes..."
"What about Xiyao?" He asked cautiously.
I looked back at Xiyao and suddenly understood his concern. Then I said, "She won't participate... She's too heavy."
Only then did he heave a sigh of relief. "Oh, that's good." Then he carefully put away his book, grabbed my hand, and stood up from the ground.
I also let out a big sigh of relief. I thought he would refuse like before because he disliked us, but it turned out that he couldn't resist the temptation of playing. This is what a child should be like...
...
"Are you ready? I'm going to stand up..." Big Brother tightened his grip on Zizhen's legs. "Fourth Brother, sit tight." I also held Zizhen on one side.
Xiyao exclaimed, "Zizhen must be so happy. I want to do it too!"
Zizhen snorted disdainfully. "Third Sister, get out of the way."
Zizhen lay on the tree trunk and slowly waited for Big Brother to stand up. Big Brother shouted, "I'm really going to stand up!"
I nervously watched Big Brother, while Zizhen had a faint smile on his lips, allowing himself to get higher and higher until his head touched the branches.
When the height stopped rising, Fourth Brother shouted, "There are so many peaches up here!"
I held Zizhen and said, "Xiyao, use your skirt to catch them below. Zizhen, start picking!"
"Okay!"
One, two, three, four...
"A little to the left, a little more to the left."
Five, six...
"A little to the right, a little more to the right."
Seven, eight, nine...
"Quick, are you done... I'm about to die of exhaustion..." Big Brother howled.
I said, "Zizhen, hurry up. Sister's arms are also sore..."
Zizhen laughed loudly. "No, I think it's so much fun!"
Just then, Father's solemn voice came. "What are you doing!"
Then Mother let out a scream. "Oh my god!"
Then Xiyao ran away with the heavy peaches in her skirt, accidentally dropping two.
Then Zizhen was startled and lost his balance with Big Brother. Big Brother's lower body was unstable and was about to fall backward. I quickly went behind to support Zizhen, but unexpectedly, all his body weight pressed on my hands.
Finally, Zizhen's panicked voice came. "Father, Mother!"
"Quick! Quick! Go and catch them!" Aunt's voice came clearly.
Then Uncle's anxious voice came. "Ziming, Xihe, let go quickly!"
I knew the situation was urgent and obediently let go.
"Ahh—"
After three screams, a figure quickly leaped over, caught Zizhen, steadied me, and even gave Big Brother a push to help him stand firm.
This set of actions was as smooth as flowing clouds and running water. It was indescribably handsome. When I came to my senses and saw that figure clearly, I was stunned. It was actually Yu Chicheng.
I withdrew my gaze and looked towards Uncle. I saw that Mother was so scared that her legs went weak and was supported by Aunt. Father was looking at us seriously. At the same time, several guards were running towards us.
"Zizhen, are you okay?" I heard this familiar voice beside me and looked at him again.
At this time, Zizhen also came to his senses, got off his body, and awkwardly straightened his clothes.
Only Xiyao left the pile of peaches on her skirt and happily ran towards us, shouting, "Brother Yu Chi, you were so cool just now!"
I looked at the rolling peaches and felt extremely heart - broken. At the same time, I thought in my heart, why was the first person to appear him!
"Ridiculous!" Father rushed over first when he saw this. I immediately straightened my skirt with my hands and lowered my head. Zizhen imitated me and also lowered his head. Big Brother even knelt down immediately and admitted his mistake to Father. "It's all Ziming's fault. I scared my younger brothers and sisters!"
Mother staggered over. When she saw me and Zizhen, she immediately hugged us. "Thank goodness you're okay."
Yu Chicheng then said, "My younger brothers and sisters were just having fun for a moment and were scared. Since it's their first offense, please don't be angry, Uncle."
Seeing this, Mother punched Father hard. "It's all your fault! It's you who scared them. If anything happens to them, you have to give me my children back!"
Father was embarrassed and quickly grabbed Mother's hand. "I... I was just too worried..."
At this time, Aunt and Uncle also stepped forward, pulled Yu Chicheng, and said to Father and Mother, "Since the children are okay, don't blame them. Look at their pale little faces from being scared..."
Father finally waved his hand. "Fine..." Just as we were happy that we could avoid punishment, Father added, "But this incident cannot go unpunished. Each of you go back and copy the 'Palace Manual' a hundred times to remember the lesson. Do you all understand?"
Our expressions immediately changed from relaxed to extremely ugly. Only Xiyao was snickering beside us.
This time, Father noticed the person who was catching the peaches below and added another sentence. "Xiyao too!"
Xiyao immediately couldn't laugh anymore. "Father, I didn't participate in the human pyramid!"
Father said, "You're an accomplice. You should also be punished!"
Xiyao pouted and looked at Mother with teary eyes...