Qian Qianqian held a worn-out umbrella and a wooden stick in his hand, walking on the uneven dirt road in the mountains, crying as he walked.
After walking for a long time, she didn't even know how far she had walked. Several small courtyards under the back mountain could no longer be clearly seen.
Qian Qianqian stopped, raised his hand to wipe his tears, and cried even more painfully.
The hills here were very quiet, with the sound of rain all over the sky. Her feet felt uncomfortable being soaked in the water, and her toes were curled up in the tattered shoes. She didn't know what to do next.
The cry was very small in the heavy rain. Xia Zhaoyi was not far from where Qian Qianqian was, but she didn't hear it until the rain stopped a little.
Xia Zhaoyi held an umbrella, went out and saw her like this, and said, "Why are you here alone?"
Qian Qianqian choked, raised his head and looked over. His eyes were stunned when he saw Xia Zhaoyi. He searched for a long time but failed. The resentment accumulated along the way suddenly rushed to his head. Qian Qianqian ran over and said, "Ah Li"
!!”
Xia Zhaoyi looked at her wet look and said warmly: "Come here first, you can keep warm over there."
Qian Qianqian refused to go over and shouted angrily: "You will kill people if you do this. Why are you so ignorant?"
Xia Zhaoyi ignored it and walked towards the leeward slope inside while asking, "Have you eaten anything today?"
As she entered, there seemed to be a faint fresh fragrance wafting out of it. Qian Qianqian sniffed it and couldn't help but ask, "What's inside?"
"I caught some fish."
"Fish?" Qian Qianqian blinked and followed.
Xia Zhaoyi sat down in front of a small fire. There was a small wooden frame set up above the fire, and a small pot was placed on it. The fish soup in the pot was bubbling, and the closer it got, the stronger the aroma.
Qian Qianqian's saliva came out. He walked over and sat down opposite Xia Zhaoyi: "Where did you get this pot... from?"
Xia Zhaoyi picked up a few bundles of washed herbs next to her, tore them apart one by one, threw them into the pot, and said: "I picked them up, if I hadn't happened to see this pot, I would have eaten grilled fish today.
"
"You avoided them and sneaked out just to make food?" Qian Qianqian felt that he didn't understand the situation.
"Avoid it, sneak away," Xia Zhaoyi looked at her, "They were slow and had no luck keeping up with me. How could I run away?"
Qian Qianqian felt like her head had turned into a pot of fish soup, and she had no idea what to say.
The rain has become heavier again, but it seems that it can't reach here. The fire is warm and cozy, making it comfortable and peaceful.
Xia Zhaoyi folded several neatly chopped wooden branches in his hands, tied them with grass, and quickly made two small wooden frames.
Qian Qianqian didn't know why, so he watched Xia Zhaoyi clamp the edge of the small pot with two small wooden frames with fixed shapes, and lifted the small pot steadily.
Can it still be like this...
Qian Qianqian saw it for the first time.
"It's ready to eat," Xia Zhaoyi said, "but I didn't expect you to come, so I didn't look for a bowl. You can eat first."
There is already a pair of sharpened chopsticks nearby.
Qian Qianqian picked up the chopsticks and hesitated: "Aren't you going to eat with me?"
"Have you ever seen anyone eating from the same bowl?"
"Then you eat," Qian Qianqian was a little reluctant, but still put down his chopsticks, "You made this, I came later."
Xia Zhaoyi laughed: "It's just a pot of fish soup. It's worth giving up. If you eat it, then I'll make it."
Qian Qianqian paused and picked up the chopsticks again.
The fish soup was very delicious, just the smell of it made people salivate, and the meat was cooked tender and smooth. Qian Qianqian picked up a piece of fish, felt his mouth burnt, and blew on it for a few times before slowly chewing it.
After swallowing a mouthful of fish, she was almost stunned. She had been satisfied with having something to eat since she was a child, how could she dare to expect to eat any delicious food.
It is no exaggeration to say that this mouthful of fish is the most delicious thing she has ever eaten in her life.
Qian Qianqian was stunned, feeling like he was dreaming. He picked up another piece of fish and put it into his mouth.
And Ah Li over there, as if she couldn't stop, was whittling away at a small piece of wood with a small piece of iron that came out of nowhere.
"What are you doing?" Qian Qianqian asked.
"Make chopsticks."
Qian Qianqian lowered his head and glanced at his chopsticks, then looked at her: "Ah Li, you are not very strong, how can you cut these pieces of wood?"
"Things done with brute force are done by reckless men, you know?" Xia Zhaoyi said calmly without raising his head.
In fact, he didn't understand it very well. Qian Qianqian put another mouthful of fish meat into his mouth and watched Xia Zhaoyi's hands flexibly peeling there. Each piece of sawdust seemed to come off very easily. He didn't know why, but he could actually see it.
Get addicted.
After a while, Xia Zhaoyi whittled out a pair of chopsticks, then picked up the wood and continued to chop and chop.
"What are you going to do?" Qian Qianqian is such a curious baby.
Xia Zhaoyi smiled, raised his head and looked at Qian Qianqian: "Have you almost forgotten the reason why you came here?"
Qian Qianqian was stunned for a moment, then woke up like a dream and shouted: "Yes, I came to find you. We haven't gone back for so long, wouldn't it be..."
"Originally, if you didn't come to look for me, I would have had a reason to go back. Now that you have come to look for me, it's not appropriate for the two of us to have been delayed for so long."
"I, I don't understand."
Xia Zhaoyi smiled again and slowly explained: "I met a pretty good gentleman today. I wanted to play here for a while and then go back, so I said I would go get his books. The servants in the backyard don't know how.
Because I went to him to ask about such a trivial matter. But now that you have come to see me, the people there will definitely be wondering if we were lazy, escaped, or were in danger."
"yes."
"So, why did you come out to find me?"
"Well……"
Qian Qianqian felt a little strange, how could he be the one who had done something wrong and felt guilty when he should have been the one to raise the army to investigate the crime?
Xia Zhaoyi lowered his head and looked at the piece of wood he was still chipping in his hand, and said: "Being lazy and running away are not allowed in the eyes of those women, so we can only 'encounter danger'."
Qian Qianqian nodded as if he understood, frowned and said, "Then should we go back now? Will they send someone to look for us again?"
"Are there so many people in the backyard?" Xia Zhaoyi's voice turned cold, "These servants and slaves are responsible for feeding more than a thousand wastes in the front mountain."
"That's right, we are running out of manpower now, and three more people died today." Speaking of this, Qian Qianqian suddenly remembered what Yu's mother told him, and his tone suddenly became nervous, "Ah Li, I almost
I forgot, Mother Yu said that as soon as she finds you, she will take you to the front mountain to look for Lian Ping."
"Looking for her?"
"Yes, Mother Yu said that Liping is going to deal with you. She will prepare some good things. When the time comes, you can give them to Liping and kowtow to her to say good things."
"Kowtow," Xia Zhaoyi laughed, "There are only two people in the world who can make me kowtow."
