There are 26 bricks, the two brothers are scrambling to pick them, the younger brother rushes to the front, just after installing the bricks, the older brother arrives. The elder brother saw that the younger brother picked too much, so he grabbed half of it. The younger brother refused to accept it, and took half of it from the older brother. The older brother refused, and the younger brother returned the 5 yuan to the older brother. At this time, the older brother picked 2 yuan more than the younger brother. Ask how many bricks the younger brother plans to pick at first?
有26块砖，兄弟两人争着去挑，弟弟抢在前面，刚装好砖头，哥哥赶到了．哥哥看弟弟挑得太多，就抢过来一半．弟弟不服，又从哥哥那儿抢走一半，哥哥不肯，弟弟还给了哥哥5块，这时，哥哥比弟弟多挑2块．问最初弟弟准备挑多少块砖？
<gadget id="calculator">18 - 8 - 2</gadget>
<output>8</output>

<gadget id="calculator">1 / 4</gadget>
<output>1/4 = around 0.25</output>

<gadget id="calculator">(1/4) + (1/4)</gadget>
<output>1/2 = around 0.5</output>

<gadget id="calculator">8 / (1/2)</gadget>
<output>16</output>

<result>16</result>