Xu Ergen, who still considered himself young but whose hearing would conveniently fail him at the drop of a hat, left the brigade courtyard. He decided to wander around for a bit, and his wandering eventually led him to the threshing ground.
There were plenty of his old friends around, but no matter how he looked, he couldn't spot his own big brother. 'Did he go home this early? No, that can't be. Sister-in-law is still at home taking care of their daughter-in-law during her postpartum confinement.'
"Second Brother, who are you looking for?"
Jeez, that was loud enough to scare a man to death. Xu Ergen shot his younger brother an irritated look and rolled his eyes. "What did you say? I just saw your big mouth moving. Picking on me 'cause you know I can't hear, are you?"
Xu Laogen was speechless. 'He'd never seen someone with bad hearing whose eyesight was sharp enough to see his mouth moving in the dim light.' "I asked why you haven't tied your pants sash."
