Gu Nian's expression froze instantly, stammering, "I... my brother is working as a helper for someone, he doesn't have time to come out."
Uncle Selling Pigs had a flash of realization, automatically filling in a sad background for the little girl in his mind.
This child, so young, relying on her brother for survival, life must be quite tough, right?
Forget it, he's a father himself, and although these two little pigs are scrawny, they weigh twenty or thirty pounds together, not easy for such a small frame to drag back home.
"Little girl, is your home far away? If not, I can help you carry them over." Saying so, the uncle turned back to instruct his son to watch the piglets that hadn't been sold yet.
Gu Nian didn't want to trouble him, but she truly couldn't manage it on her own, so she simply pointed to the woods next to the cattle market with her small hand, saying, "Uncle, I told my brother I would wait behind that tree after buying the pigs. He'll come to pick me up later."
