When Jiaojiao woke up the next day, it was already dawn, and the bed was still as warm as ever. She thought that this kind of thing was really magical, and the more she slept all night, the hotter she slept became. Even the earth dragon and the fire wall in the palace have to be taken care of by the little eunuch from time to time.

I was stunned and stayed in the quilt for a while, my eyes were a little astringent, and I was uncomfortable. There was silence in the courtyard, and she thought that the others had not yet gotten up, so she simply closed her eyes and lay on the bed for a while.

Awkwardly, I put down the clothes that I had suffered so much yesterday, and thought that I was going to the yard to see if her clothes were dry.

When I opened the door, I saw a small bench at the door, on which was placed a small bag wrapped in oiled paper. Puzzled, he picked it up and opened it to see, it turned out to be his own clothes, which had been dried.

There is also a small white porcelain bottle mixed inside, the workmanship is a little rough, and there is a small note next to it that reads 'stop bleeding and remove stasis', the words are not good or bad, but the dragon flies and the phoenix dances, and there is a domineering atmosphere.

Looking around, there was no one, she pursed her lips and smiled, and a warm current crossed her heart. The days under the fence are not as miserable as imagined.

When I changed my clothes and walked into the main courtyard, the old lady was sitting under a bare jujube tree in the courtyard basking in the sun. Seeing her, he smiled, "But get up, go to dinner, Mama Qi is covering you in the pot." ”

There are still sporadic unburned charcoal fires under the cauldron in the kitchen, and Jiaojiao clumsily lifts the big lid. I saw that there was leftover meat from last night, a small plate of unnamed wild vegetables, and a large bowl of white rice porridge that was boiled and sticky.

To be honest, she was not too hungry after eating too much last night, but she couldn't bear to brush off the kindness of the old lady and Mama Qi, so she still ate the bowl of porridge with all her strength, and at the same time eliminated the plate of small wild vegetables.

After eating, she saw that Lao was picking up beans with her head down, so she hurriedly walked over, "Grandmother, I'll help too." ”

The old lady looked at her with a smile, as if she hadn't seen her red and swollen eyes, and asked, "Are you full?" ”

Jiaojiao took the old lady's hand to touch her little belly, and hummed and chirped: "I'm full, I'm a little supportive, you touch it, this belly is bulging out a big circle." ”

The old lady's eyes were all gone, and she didn't know that the little girl was deliberately coaxing her to be happy. Touching the little belly that he couldn't feel and said with a smile: "It's a blessing to be able to eat, it's good to be able to eat." ”

The old lady had pity for Jiaojiao, although she didn't get along much now, but seeing that although she was delicate, she was not delicate and domineering at all, which was particularly distressing, and the love in her heart couldn't help but be a little more.

Mama Qi took out a quilt from the house and dried it, teasing the old lady and said, "Don't you dislike Brother He'er for being too serious and strict all day long, and Brother Song is naughty and angry?" It's okay now, here is such a little Jiaojiao, I will suffer a lot less wronged in the future! ”

The old lady glanced at her and snorted angrily: "You old fellow, when have I ever been angry with you, but you are in charge of this and that, and you don't let people clean for a while." ”

Mama Qi didn't care about the old lady, and smiled and said to Jiaojiao: "Girl, take a look." ”

The two are called master and servant, but they get along with each other with a bit of a mother and daughter. Jiaojiao looked funny, knowing that the two were just arguing for fun, so she didn't interject, just looked at the beans in the dustpan curiously and said: "Eh, grandmother, I haven't seen these beans, the pink ones are so beautiful, is it a red bean?" ”

The old lady peeled off the skin of the beans and said, "These are beans, and they were planted too much in the summer, and many of them were dried before they were eaten." There are also some that let it grow like that, and when it grows, there are beans in it. ”

Jiaojiao looked at the reddened beans, stretched out her jade white little hand to touch it, and was eager to peel it. The old lady hurriedly stopped her, "Look at the hurt hand, go play, I'm done." Let Mama Qi make you something to eat at noon today. ”

The motherless child who grew up in the palace, no matter how pampered and loved he is, is also sensitive and will look at the eyes. Jiaojiao could see that the old lady really loved her, and there was no reason for this love. There is also a beard, if he saved her back because of a momentary kindness, then this morning's clothes and ointment made her puzzled.

After thinking about it, she decided to say it directly. Squatting in front of the old lady, he looked at the old lady with two cheeks and said, "Grandmother, why are you so good to me?" ”

The old lady was stunned, and then continued to peel the beans as if nothing had happened. The old man basking in the sun, warm and lazy all over his body, said slowly: "Because grandmother likes you, I deal with some leather boys all day long, and my old lady just likes our Jiaojiao such a well-behaved and lovely little girl." Don't think about the rest, the past is over, people, you always have to look forward, don't you? ”

The old lady seemed to have said a lot, but she didn't seem to have said anything, Jiaojiao nodded as if she didn't understand, and said obediently.

She is cute and well-behaved like a small animal that has not been weaned, and she is also fortunate to have the intuition of a small animal. Either way, grandmother and beard won't hurt her. She now has nothing and nothing to make a difference.

The gate of the courtyard was not closed, and a woman with a turban on her head walked in with a basin in her hand. As soon as he came in, he shouted: "Old lady, I went to play with the Li family today, and it happened that her man had freshly ground tofu, let me bring some back to your old man to taste." I know you still love to eat okara, so I'll bring it all to you. ”

The old lady put down the dried beans in her hand and looked up, "Oh, this is a good feeling, I haven't eaten it for a few days, I really think about it." Trouble him sister-in-law Liao. ”

Sister-in-law Liao put the pot in her hand in the kitchen, waved her hand and said: "Cough, look at what you said, not to mention that our neighbors live, that is, you take care of our orphans and widows on weekdays, and I am not wronged in doing anything to you." ”

Liao's sister-in-law is a widow, and her husband is a small leader in the Jiang family's army, because he died protecting Jiang He. This orphan and widow has no relatives and no reason, and has been following them from the capital to Mount Taiye. She is also a sensible person, and she did not say that she relied on her husband's kindness to Jiang Hedi, but was full of gratitude to the Jiang family for taking care of her orphans and widows.

After Sister-in-law Liao said this, she noticed Jiaojiao squatting at the feet of the old lady, and thought that this was the down-and-out little girl that her daughter Xinghua said yesterday. But looking at people's little faces with red lips and white teeth shining in the sun, how can there be a trace of despair.

She smiled and said, "Yo, this girl is really good-looking." ”

Jiaojiao has always known that she is good-looking, so she does not argue, only purses her mouth and leans against the old lady silly. Excessive modesty is pride, and it is not disliked.

The old lady was very happy when she heard this, just like praising her for her good looks, she smiled and took out the rhetoric of dealing with people again, and praised her again after speaking, "But I feel that this girl fits my eyes as soon as I see her, and it has only been less than a day's work, but no, I like her more." At this time, it's been a long time, but it's not like it's love in my heart. ”

Sister-in-law Liao hurriedly smiled: "Such a sign of the character, and such a sensible and well-behaved, don't blame the old lady for loving it, even if I see it, I like it." ”

Sister-in-law Liao left after talking for a while, Jiaojiao looked at the steaming tofu. It is white and tender, exuding the fragrance of beans, and it is particularly gluttonous.

When Mama Qi saw that her eyes were hooked, she almost stuck to the tofu, and her face, which was more delicate and fair than tofu, was still a little flushed with excitement. She shook her head amusedly, picked up the kitchen knife on the side and neatly cut off two pieces, put them on the plate respectively, and said with a smile: "Go, just eat with the old lady." ”

This freshly baked tofu is tender and watery, melts in the mouth, and leaves a fragrant fragrance on the lips and teeth. An old man and a snack are addicted. If it weren't for Jiaojiao's stomach holding up hard just after breakfast, she really wanted to eat another big piece. Seeing that the old lady was enjoying her food, she licked her lips.

The old lady smiled and ate another piece, comforting her while eating: "It's okay, then Lao Li will make it every other month, and I will eat it next time." ”

Jiaojiao: "......"

In the days in the mountains, following the old lady to chatter, watching her busy behind Mama Qi, I felt how time passed so quickly. Just had breakfast, it's time for a nap!

Jiang Song, a leather monkey, only appears at the point of eating on weekdays, and he didn't run away after eating at noon that day, but he didn't know what to tinker with in the utility room of the west house of the main courtyard.

The old lady and Mama Qi both went to take a nap, and Jiaojiao was bored alone. Just peek out there.

The little leather monkey is tying a frame with some holes in the cloth strip, and while tying it, he is chanting words, his eyes are shining, and his small mouth is still sucking.

After Jiaojiao tiptoed closer, I heard him say something like 'sparrow', 'bird's egg', 'barbecue', 'fragrant' or something. Jiaojiao slapped the little leather monkey on the shoulder with a 'hey', and said with a wicked smile: "What are you doing?" ”

Jiang Song saw her come in and subconsciously hid the frame behind him, but where could he hide it, his eyes rolled slightly, "Why didn't my sister sleep?" ”

Jiaojiao squatted down with the hem of her skirt, patted his little head, and said with a smile: "How can you know that your sister is asleep, and you are going to catch sparrows, dig out bird eggs, and secretly roast and eat them?" ”

She stared at the broken frame like a curious baby, chattering and asking: "Can you catch this one, won't the sparrows run, will there be sparrows in such a cold at this time, are the eggs in the trees or in the grass, are they delicious after roasting, where are we going to find them, are we going up the mountain, will there be a big black bear on the mountain......"

Jiang Song looked at her incredulously, and immediately retorted, "I won't take you!" ”

Jiaojiao touched the box to herself, "Hey, why do you want to tie a ball of thread here?" ”

"I won't take you, and I'm not going to catch sparrows, I, I'm going to carry some dead leaves for Mama Qi to burn."

Jiaojiao waved her hand, and threatened with a serious face: "If you don't take me, I will tell Grandmother that you secretly went to the back mountain to eat meat, and I also took all the thread balls from the soles of Mama Qi's shoes." Besides, I'll follow you wherever you go, you can't stop me! ”

Jiang Song grew up in the mountains since he was a child, and the people he came into contact with around him were these people in the village. is not a simple and innocent little playmate who respects him, or an adult who cares for him, and has never seen Jiaojiao such a threatening and very cheeky person. Immediately dumbfounded, he stammered: "You, you ......"

Jiaojiao tilted her head and smiled sweetly, "What am I, little black ball, I tell you, I can barbecue, I have grilled venison myself, I can help you." ”

In the end, Jiang Song reluctantly walked to the back mountain with Jiaojiao, and muttered with the broken frame: "Only women and villains are difficult to raise, what Mr. Kong said is really right." ”

Jiaojiao held the thread ball in her hand, as well as the salt and pepper that came out of the kitchen, hooked her red lips and smiled: "I am a woman, you are a villain, what a good pair." Surely we can catch it, and the sparrow's fluttering self will fly into our frame. ”

After saying that, I also felt whimsical, and giggled.

Jiang Song's two little short legs quietly sped up, trying to stay away from her as far away as possible.