Chapter 10 Where is the Brother’s Authority?

The little boy stayed at the Shen family and became the son of Shen Dong and Wei Shi. Because he was older than Shen Nian, he would be Shen Nian’s ninth brother.

Wei Shi found Shen Ang’s clothes and asked Shen Dong to take the little boy to bathe, apply medicine, and change clothes. The little boy refused, he just wanted to cling to Shen Nian. Shen Nian had no choice but to go with him.

While Shen Dong was bathing the little boy, Wei Shi took care of Shen Nian, and Shen Nan and the others went back to their respective homes to make breakfast.

After taking off the animal skin clothes, Shen Dong was surprised to find that the little boy was covered in large and small wounds. Some were from insect bites, some were from scratches from thorns, and there was hardly a single intact place on his body. A child who looked only four years old had suffered so much, it was truly heartbreaking.

Shen Nian and Wei Shi were also shocked to see the scars on the little boy’s body.

Shen Nian’s eyes shifted, and she saw something around the little boy’s neck.

Shen Dong picked it up and took a closer look, discovering that it was a very dirty green jade pendant. After Wei Shi washed the pendant clean, she immediately recognized that it was of great value. Her gaze towards the little boy became complex.

She asked: “Where did you get this jade pendant?”

The little boy looked at her and said: “Mine.”

Seeing that she couldn’t get any answers, Wei Shi stopped asking.

What could such a small child tell her? Forget it, it was fate.

She took a closer look at the jade pendant and found a character “Feng” on the side of the pendant.

She put the jade pendant back around the little boy’s neck and smiled: “The jade pendant might have been left to you by your family. It has a character ‘Feng’ on it, which might be your name. We were still thinking about what name to give you, but now we don’t have to think anymore, just use this character ‘Feng’. From now on, you will be called Shen Feng.”

Shen Dong nodded in agreement: “Shen Feng, that’s a good name.”

Shen Nian also nodded: “Feng little brother!” She liked the character “Feng” because one of her best friends in her previous life also had a “Feng” in her name.

Wei Shi touched her little head: “My Nian Nian actually understands. Yes, from now on, he will be your Feng brother. He has his own name!”

Shen Feng looked at the jade pendant in a daze: “Shen Feng?”

Shen Dong smiled and corrected him: “It’s Shen Feng, not Shen Feng.”

Shen Feng said “Oh”: “Shen Feng.”

Shen Nian’s eyes lit up. Feng brother learned so quickly, he corrected his name after only one try. Sure enough! He had always spoken unclearly, not because of his own problem, but because he lacked contact with the outside world. After a long time, he would be able to speak normally.

Shen Feng was taking a bath in a large wooden basin for the first time, and he was very uncomfortable. He kept moving around, making the whole room full of water. If it hadn’t been for Shen Nian watching him, he would have gone crazy.

After a lot of effort, Shen Dong finally washed Shen Feng clean, revealing his true appearance. Only then did they discover that Shen Feng’s features were very good, just that his skin was a little dark and he had many small scars on his face. If he was properly nurtured, he would definitely be a handsome young man in the future.

However, Shen Nian frowned when she saw Shen Feng’s true appearance.

Was it an illusion? Why did she feel that Shen Feng looked like Qin Luo Feng when he was a child?

Qin Luo Feng was her childhood sweetheart in her previous life, her best friend. It was because of his introduction that she had the opportunity to join the National Supernatural Ability Force, and he helped her many times in times of crisis.

It should just be a resemblance. When she died, Qin Luo Feng was still alive and well, he couldn’t possibly have come to this place.

After putting on his clothes, Shen Feng went directly to stand next to Shen Nian.

When Shen Nian walked out, he also walked out, like a little shadow.

Shen Dong and Wei Shi walked behind the two children.

The old couple had already prepared breakfast with Shen Xue and Shen Bo, and cleaned the house. Seeing the brand new Shen Feng, they were all surprised.

Shen Xue stepped forward and smiled at Shen Feng: “I didn’t expect you to look so good after cleaning up. Your face matches our family very well.”

Shen Dong said to the old couple: “We’ve already given him a name, Shen Feng.”

Then he said to Shen Bo and Shen Xue, “Dulang, Erlang, Jiulang is your ninth brother now. As older brothers, you can’t bully him. You must teach him well and let him happily integrate into our family.”

Shen Bo nodded seriously: “I will.”

He took out a slingshot and handed it to Shen Feng: “Ninth brother, my name is Shen Bo, I’m your eldest brother. This is a welcome gift for you. This thing is called a slingshot, it’s very fun. I’ll teach you how to play it when I have time.”

Shen Xue also took out a small wooden sword he had carved: “I’m your second brother, Shen Xue. This small wooden sword is carved by myself. I give it to you. As long as you are as good to our sister as we are, and you are filial to our elders, we will be good brothers who love each other.”

Shen Feng shrank back towards Shen Nian, not reaching out to take their things.

Shen Nian reached out: “I turn hand.”

Shen Xue didn’t understand what she meant. He thought she wanted to compete with Shen Feng, so he said softly, “Nian Nian, this is a gift from me and Big Brother to your ninth brother, it’s not for you. When I have time next time, Second Brother will… hey hey? What are you doing? You can’t grab it!”

Before he finished speaking, Shen Nian walked over with her short legs, hugged his leg and climbed up like she was climbing a tree, shouting: “Give me, give me.”

Shen Xue was afraid she would fall, so he quickly held her steady. Shen Nian took advantage of the opportunity to grab the small wooden sword, struggled to get down, and then took the slingshot from Shen Bo in the same way. Then she stuffed them all into Shen Feng’s hand, showing him a sweet smile and saying: “Give Feng little brother!”

Shen Feng immediately stuffed the small wooden sword and slingshot into his clothes, which meant he accepted them.

Shen Bo and Shen Xue were so annoyed. What did the little rascal mean? He didn’t want what they gave him, but he wanted what his sister gave him.

It was inexplicably annoying!

Old Lady Shen smiled and said: “Okay, the welcome gifts are all given. Now it’s time to eat breakfast. You have to go to your fourth uncle’s place to study later!”

The children in the village studied at Village Headman Zhou’s private school. All the Shen family children had to go to school when they turned five years old. Shen Dong’s four brothers had also studied at Village Headman Zhou’s school. Of the four brothers, only Shen Bei had the best talent and loved to study the most. Unfortunately, when Shen Bei went to the county to take the examination for a child scholar at the age of thirteen, he encountered ruffians on the way and was injured in the face, leaving a scar. From then on, he was no longer eligible for the imperial examinations and could only return home to farm.

Over the years of farming, Shen Bei never forgot to study and increase his knowledge. He taught his younger generations with heart and became their teacher. When Village Headman Zhou needed him, he would also substitute teach for a few days.

Shen Bo’s eight brothers were already attending private school, but they had no talent for studying and were not interested in studying at all. Therefore, Shen Bei was very strict with them. When the private school was on holiday, he would personally teach his eight younger generations whenever they had no work to do.

It was snowing today, so they couldn’t go out to work, so Shen Bo’s eight brothers all had to go to Shen Bei’s place to study and learn characters.

When it came to eating, Shen Xue and Shen Bo were very excited, but when they heard the word “study,” their faces turned sour.

Studying was really troublesome, but the adults said that they didn’t have to like studying, but they had to learn characters. If they didn’t know characters, they would be at a disadvantage in the outside world, they wouldn’t be able to protect their sister, and they would be ashamed to face their sister.

After all, their sister was a little genius at studying.

Because she often watched her fourth uncle write and listened to her brothers read, she actually learned to write with charcoal when she was ten months old. Her fourth uncle was overjoyed and taught her carefully for a few days, and she actually learned to write her own name. A few days ago, she also learned to write the names of her brothers. Her hard-working and intelligent appearance really stimulated her brothers!

It was too discouraging!

They were so many big boys, and none of them could beat a one-year-old little girl!

Where was the authority of the brothers!