"You little ghosts, you know how to ask for gifts! First of all, answer my sister's question, did I tell you that you can't run into the creek to play without an adult present?"

An Yi stopped, pretending to be angry.

"Yes!"

However, Sister Lan just went to pick peach blossoms today, so she didn't have time to accompany us. However, young patriarch sister, you don't have to worry, we are not afraid of water at all now, we were practicing breathlessness in the creek just now......"

A little boy who looked very excited blinked with a pair of big watery eyes, looked at An Yi and said.

"Oh?!really??Xiao Luo, tell me quickly, how long have you been able to hold your breath in the water now?" An Yi stopped keeping a straight face after listening to the little boy's words, and instead showed a smile of relief.

The child who was called "Xiao Luo" by An Yi held his head high, with an arrogant expression, and said, "I can hold back a hundred in the water now!"

"Well, yes, yes! Xiao Luo, good! You're no longer the little kid you used to cry when you just got into the water......" An Yi said as he giggled.

"Sister An Yi, you're laughing at me again, I'm not that little ...... for a long time , I'm already a little man!" Xiao Luo was exposed by An Yi in front of the "outsiders", and his little mouth immediately pursed, and he couldn't wait to defend himself.

"Sister An Yi, and me, and me! I've been able to hold back to one hundred and twenty counts. The little man next to him, who was a little taller than Xiao Luo, couldn't wait to say.

"Well, Xiaoshan is also great, but you have to continue to work hard, otherwise Xiao Luo will overtake you!"

An Yi said as he stroked Xiaoshan's head with his hand.

At this time, An Yi's eyes fell on the face of another little boy who looked a little shy, and seeing that he hadn't spoken, he walked over and asked softly, "Xiaoqiang, how are you? How long have you been able to dive now?"

The personalities of the three little boys are completely different, and this little boy called "Xiao Qiang" just ran behind the butts of the other two children from the beginning and did not say a word.

"I, I, I can only hold on to sixty counts. ”

The little child was talking and talking, and he didn't know what was going on, and his tears were about to fall.

"Sister Young Patriarch, don't worry about him, he knows how to cry. Xiao Luo said on the side.

"Xiao Luo, you are all friends, good friends, you can't say that about your little friends, everyone has their own strengths, and they will all have their own shortcomings. When we see the shortcomings of others, we should not laugh at them, but help them, you know?" An Yi said very gently.

"Sister Young Patriarch, I'm sorry, I know it's wrong, I won't do this again. Xiao Luo seemed to realize his mistake and said very seriously.

"Well, it's a good boy to know that you can change your mistakes, Xiao Luo is awesome!" As he spoke, An Yi turned his head to look at Xiao Qiang and said:

"Xiaoqiang, what's wrong? Didn't my sister tell you before, boys must be brave, dare to act, dare to act, dare to take responsibility! Now it doesn't matter if we can only hold sixty numbers, as long as we practice hard, we can also make progress in the future, sister believes in you, come, let's pull the hook." ”

An Yi said as he stretched out his little finger to Xiaoqiang. Xiao Qiang blinked his eyes twice, and the tears that were about to fall were squeezed back again, a smile appeared on his face, and he also stretched out his little finger to pull the hook with An Yi.

"Pull the hook, hang yourself, you won't change for a hundred years......!"

"Remember, your name is 'Xiaoqiang', you must become stronger and stronger in the future, and you are not allowed to cry all the time, you know?"

"Well, I remember, Sister An Yi ......" Xiaoqiang said, and a bright smile finally appeared on his face.

"Well, okay, you're all great, look at what delicious food my sister brought back for you!" An Yi said, taking out a packet of fruit candy from his pocket and holding it in his hand.

"Wow, it's water candy, great, it's water candy......"

"Thank you, Sister An Yi......"

"Thank you, Sister An Yi......"

The three children danced and danced.

"Take these candies and share them with the other children, remember to share them with all the children, and don't swallow them alone......"

"Yes, Sister An Yi, we know!"

"Wait, put your clothes on first, and then go down, and be a little man?!Just bare-assed, wouldn't you be ashamed if you ran into a little girl?"

An Yi chuckled after speaking.

A few children put on their clothes and pants as they ran, but they disappeared in a blink of an eye.

An Yi looked at the direction where the children had long since disappeared, took a deep breath, and then turned his head to look at Zhong Lin and said, "Let's go too, I'll take you to see your mother-in-law." ”

As he spoke, An Yi had already taken the lead in moving forward.

Probably because of the topography, almost all the houses here are not next to each other, one in the east and one in the west. When he walked to a house under a large peach tree, An Yi stopped.

"My mother-in-law is inside, and this house is where I usually live with my mother-in-law. An Yi said and walked straight to the door, gently buttoning the knocker on it.

"Mother-in-law, mother-in-law, An An is back. ”

The door was not locked, and as soon as An Yi's words fell, only a "squeak" was heard, and the wooden door was opened from the inside.

Zhong Lin could see clearly that the person inside the door was the mother-in-law he had seen in the Ten Mile Peach Forest before.

"An An, you still know to come back!" said the mother-in-law in a slightly reproachful tone. Suddenly, she inadvertently glanced behind An Yi, and frowned for just a moment: "An An, you, how can you make an argument to bring outsiders in?!"

The mother-in-law's face changed quickly, and it could be seen that she was very angry.

"Mother-in-law, have you seen this person before, do you remember?" An Yi motioned for Zhong Lin to come closer.

"Of course I remember, my eyes haven't been so close that I can't recognize people, isn't he the young man we saw in the ten-mile peach forest?"

"Mother-in-law, hello, it's me, my name is Zhong Lin. Zhong Lin said politely.

"Hmm. ”

The mother-in-law just said "um" at Zhong Lin, then turned her head to look at An Yi and said, "I've seen it, I've seen it, but I'm asking you now, why do you want to take the initiative to bring outsiders in, have you forgotten the rules set by your ancestors? Don't forget, you are now a young patriarch, and you will still be a patriarch in the future!"

"I ......"

An Yi looked at her mother-in-law with a face full of grievances, but she did not refute.

"Mother-in-law, I think you misunderstood, maybe An Yi didn't tell you in advance, in fact, she brought me in to treat you......"

"Zhong Lin, don't say ......" Although An Yi interrupted Zhong Lin's words, it was obviously too late to stop him.

"Treat me, I'm not sick at all!An Yi, you send him back right now!"

After the mother-in-law finished speaking, she closed the door with a "pop".

An Yi shook his head, smiled bitterly, and then said to Zhong Lin: "Zhong Lin, don't be angry, mother-in-law's temper is like this." It seems that there is no way to treat her today, so I'll take you out of here first. ”

"Where are you going to get out of here, can't you really just go back like this?" Zhong Lin said as he thought to himself, "If that's the case, then it's too bad, this joke is too big! Not to mention the secret passage under the water......"

When he thought of this, Zhong Lin suddenly felt a little dazed. Yes, how to break the stalk of the underwater secret passage, if there is no An Yi when you come in, I am afraid that you will have drowned in it, and when you go out, do you have to ......

"What do you want?" An Yi looked at Zhong Lin's expression, his eyes widened, and he said coquettishly.

"No, I didn't think about anything! I was wondering where we are going now?" Zhong Lin said embarrassedly. An Yi guessed correctly, Zhong Lin was really unkind and cranky just now.

"I'll find you a place to settle down first, and then I'll treat my mother-in-law after I've explained it." She has a very strange temper, and she has always refused to accept old age, let alone admit that she is sick. There is no other way but to wait and talk......" An Yi said leisurely.

"Wait?!When will it be?"

"Three days! If I can't convince my mother-in-law to let you treat her after three days......" An Yi said this, paused, and then continued in a low voice: "If your mother-in-law still doesn't let you treat her after three days, I will send you back!"

In fact, Zhong Lin had no choice, even if he didn't agree at the moment, he had to agree, because he had no way to go back himself. Therefore, he could only nod, fortunately, the deadline proposed by An Yi was not too long, otherwise he would really be on the "thief ship"......

"Since I'm here, I'll show you where we live, I've lived here since I was a child, and I didn't know there was an outside world until I went out. Don't look at us as a small place here, but as the so-called sparrows are small, we have all kinds of organs! We work at sunrise and rest at sunset, and we are self-sufficient. Everyone lives a well-fed, carefree life, and everyone here seems to be so happy and happy forever......"

Zhong Lin also wants to open it now, because it is useless to be anxious, but fortunately, An Yi has already let people inform his people, and he is not afraid that they will worry about him again. Listening to An Yi's introduction, Zhong Lin began to carefully observe this paradise.

To be exact, this should be a sinkhole-like place, and it is impossible to estimate how deep the sinkhole is at the bottom of the pit. The bottom of the sinkhole, that is, where they are located, is really not small, and it looks like it will only be larger than Zhongjia Village, not smaller than Zhongjia Village. There are also many large and small caves near the edge, which can be used to store items or as shelter.

"This phoenix statue should be carved from the phoenix that saved your tribe's ancestors according to what you said earlier?" Zhong Lin asked, pointing to a huge phoenix statue.

"That's right, it's carved from the original shape of that phoenix, and no one knows how long she's been standing here. We revere her, worship her, and make her our patron saint. Every year our tribe holds a grand sacrifice. As a coincidence, this year's festival will be held the day after tomorrow. ”

An Yi said, looking at the phoenix statue with reverence in his eyes......