Chapter 9 Don’t Go, Little Brother

The Shen family was in an uproar!

Early in the morning, all the adults and children in the family gathered at the door of the old couple’s room, because a wild boy had suddenly appeared in their room.

The wild boy was wearing animal skin clothes and a skirt, with a fox fur scarf around his neck. He was disheveled and his face was obscured, but his big eyes glared fiercely, and he hid in the corner of the bed, looking like a frightened wild animal.

Shen Nian was wearing a light blue cotton jacket, standing proudly in front of the wild boy, glaring at the old couple, obviously protecting the wild boy.

Shen Dong’s four brothers and Old Man Shen had seen the wild boy before, and they recognized him immediately.

Shen Nan looked incredulous: “Why is he in our house?”

Shen Bei frowned: “He seems to be afraid of us, and he doesn’t seem to have any malicious intent. Keep your voices down, don’t scare him, he is Nian Nian’s savior.”

If it hadn’t been for the white wolf biting Cao Chen Shi, before they arrived, their niece would have been killed by Cao Chen Shi!

Moreover, it was this child who made the wolf pack disperse and let them leave that day.

The Shen family were not ungrateful, they always remembered this favor.

It was just that the deep mountains were not easy to enter, and no one in their village had entered the deep mountains since that time, so no one had seen the child again.

They never expected that the child would sneak into their house today.

And their little niece was very protective of him.

Shen Dong told everyone to be quiet and walked into the room quietly, wanting to get closer to Shen Nian.

The wild boy saw him coming and immediately let out a low growl, a sound like a wolf’s howl.

This was a warning to Shen Dong not to come closer.

Shen Nian immediately said: “Dad, you don’t come!”

Although the little boy was willing to let her get close, it was only her. After all, he had grown up in the deep mountains with the wolf pack, and his every move was like a wild animal. He had never seen any humans and was wary of strangers. Although he had promised Shen Nian that he would meet the Shen family, he was still very nervous and afraid.

Shen Dong immediately stopped: “Okay, okay, Dad won’t go. Nian Nian, tell him not to be afraid, we won’t hurt him. We just want to figure out what he’s doing here? Did he bring the wolf down the mountain?”

It would be dangerous if wolves entered the village, even though they were controlled by the boy.

Shen Nian shook her head: “No wolf!”

She turned around and took a Ganoderma lucidum from behind the little boy, showing a soft and cute smile to her family: “Little brother gave it.”

The Shen family immediately widened their eyes when they saw the Ganoderma lucidum. This thing was too familiar!

They had two Ganoderma lucidums before, which mysteriously appeared next to Nian Nian. Besides the Ganoderma lucidum, there were also many other strange things. Later, they took advantage of a good opportunity and sold the Ganoderma lucidum in the county for fifty taels of silver. This money solved many of their family’s urgent needs.

Now Nian Nian actually took a Ganoderma lucidum from behind the wild boy, could it be…

As if to confirm their guess, Shen Nian walked towards the wardrobe with her unsteady steps. Seeing that she was no longer blocking him, the little boy quickly followed her, reaching out to pull her little dress.

Shen Nian took out a small wooden box from the wardrobe, opened it, and took out a beautiful green stone from inside, looking like a green gem. She raised her chubby chin and said: “Little brother gave it.”

The little boy who was pulling her dress nodded.

Shen Nian took out another white stone that looked like an egg: “Little brother gave it.”

The little boy continued to nod.

The Shen family understood. The two stones were also mysteriously found next to Shen Nian, just like the Ganoderma lucidum. Because they were very beautiful and Shen Nian liked them very much, she held them all the time, so they didn’t throw them away.

Now Shen Nian said that the stones were given by the little boy, which meant that the Ganoderma lucidum was also given by the little boy, as well as the wild fruits, the snake… hiss, this kid had sneaked into their house many times!

This time, he probably came to deliver the Ganoderma lucidum, but he was unlucky and came late, and was discovered by the old couple, so he couldn’t sneak away in time.

Seeing that her family understood, Shen Nian put the things back into the small wooden box, closed it, and put it back in place. Then she hugged the little boy and said coquettishly: “Don’t go, little brother!”

Shen Ang, the five-year-old child of the third branch, squeezed in from behind the adults, pointed at Shen Nian and the little boy and said to the adults: “Sister means she doesn’t want to let this wild boy go, she wants him to stay and be her brother.”

Then he said to Shen Nian: “Nian Nian, he’s not your brother, I’m your brother, you have eight brothers!”

Shen Nian hugged the little boy and wouldn’t let go: “Little brother.”

Shen Ang glared angrily, not wanting to be fierce with his little sister, so he was fierce with the little boy: “Let go of my sister.”

The little boy was only holding Shen Nian’s dress, but when he heard this, he immediately opened his arms and hugged Shen Nian: “Not let go, my!”

Shen Ang rolled up his sleeves: “You’re all dirty, don’t hug my sister, you’ve dirtied her clothes!”

The little boy bared his teeth at him and let out a wolf howl.

Shen Ang shrank his neck and shouted at the top of his lungs: “Brothers, come quickly! There’s a wild child trying to steal our sister!”

Shen Bo and the others, who were being blocked by the adults, were about to squeeze in.

“What? Who dares to steal our sister!”

“Sister is ours.”

Before they could squeeze in, they were reprimanded by the adults. Then, Shen Ang, who was howling in the room, was dragged out by Shen Nan by the collar.

“Go cool off, don’t cause trouble here. No one can take your sister away. Now the adults are dealing with things, you all be quiet, otherwise…”

Shen Bei came out and continued Shen Nan’s words: “Otherwise, you’ll have to copy the Three Character Classic ten times!”

As soon as these words were spoken, Shen Bo and the eight of them immediately shut their mouths.

……

Shen Nian and the little boy were hugging each other tightly, and no matter how Shen Dong, Wei Shi, and the old couple coaxed them, Shen Nian wouldn’t let go, she kept calling out “Little brother, don’t go.”

Wei Shi looked at the little boy. He wasn’t wearing shoes, and his exposed feet had not only many scars, but also many new wounds. The wounds were not deep, as if they had been scratched by grass and thorns, but even so, they were still shocking.

Such a small child living in the deep mountains must have suffered a lot.

Wei Shi, as the mother of three children, couldn’t help but feel a little heartache.

She asked the little boy softly: “Child, I ask you, do you have a family?”

The little boy shook his head.

Wei Shi smiled, her voice gentle: “Would you like to be my daughter’s brother?”

The little boy nodded vigorously.

The little one said that if he wanted to stay with her every day, he had to be her brother, and he was willing to be her brother.

Wei Shi immediately looked at the old couple.

Old Man Shen looked at the little boy: “Such a small child, if he stays in the deep mountains all the time, who knows what might happen to him one day.”

Old Lady Shen also felt pity for the wild boy in front of her: “If the Ganoderma lucidum was really given to Nian Nian by him, we owe him a lot, it’s only right to adopt him.”

Shen Dong also said: “It’s just one more mouth to feed, our family can afford it. Wei Shi, let’s adopt him.”

Wei Shi smiled: “It’s good that you all don’t object.”

She said to the little boy: “We agree to let you stay and be Nian Nian’s brother. From now on, I am your mother, and you are my son.”

Seeing that her family finally agreed, Shen Nian secretly breathed a sigh of relief. She knew that her family would definitely keep the little boy.

Shen Nian finally let go of the little boy and wobbled towards Wei Shi, calling sweetly: “Mother!”

The little boy quickly followed behind her, grabbing her dress again. Seeing her call Wei Shi “Mother,” he also called out: “Mother!”

Wei Shi smiled and responded.

Seeing that the little boy was so quick to learn, Shen Nian called out to Shen Dong: “Dad!”

The little boy also called out “Dad.”

Shen Nian continued to call out “Grandpa, Grandma, Uncle, Aunt,” and the little boy followed suit.

The Shen family all laughed.

This wild boy seemed a little silly.