Qiusheng chased away the wolf, and then carried the locust flower into the cave along with the roe deer.

After entering the cave, he lit a torch, gasped for breath, and glared at the acacia flower viciously, as if he was ashamed that he didn't hold on and ran out to save her.

Huaihua was frightened and trembled when she came in.

When the breath was settled, he said softly: "Thank you, Brother Qiusheng." ”

Qiusheng didn't speak, but approached her and crouched down to check her feet.

Maybe it's nervous, maybe it's angry, his hands are heavy.

After some kneading, he found that there were no fractures or dislocations, so he stepped aside.

Huaihua said softly: "I just twisted it, nothing is good." ”

Qiusheng was very taboo about "twisting", took out a piece of cold meat from the back bread and threw it to her, and then went out with a straight face. Before going out, push a large stone at the entrance of the cave to the doorway and block it. But because he wanted to go out himself, he couldn't block it tightly. He had no choice but to go out, and then reflexively move the boulder, breaking out a sweat.

Huaihua didn't expect him to leave like this, but it was unexpected.

He is afraid of himself, afraid of getting himself dirty!

She came to this conclusion.

But she was not in a hurry at all, she nibbled on the cold meat with peace of mind, and then fell asleep.

The next morning, sure enough, Qiusheng came again, gave her cooked meat, and helped her process the roe deer and chickens and rabbits, cut them into one by one, and hung them in the hole to dry.

Huaihua didn't say much, in addition to thanking him, she also told him to leave in a flat tone.

Qiusheng said angrily: "I'll leave in a while!" ”

Did she think he wanted to stay here?

He would have been leaving, if she hadn't twisted her foot.

He counted the days and felt that Chun'er and Du Juan should go back to Yangu. He had to rush back. Huaihua's feet twisted last night, he didn't believe it. He hid and watched until the wolf appeared.

Later, he couldn't leave if he wanted to. You can't watch her starve to death.

At noon, Qiusheng roasted a lot of meat for Huaihua, and helped her prepare enough water before leaving. He had to go, or Chunsheng wouldn't find him when he went.

Huaihua thought that he didn't want to face her alone at night before leaving, and he didn't leave him, thinking that tomorrow I would see if you would come, as long as you couldn't let go, one day I couldn't leave me.

However. She miscalculated this time, and Qiusheng didn't come for a few days.

Qiusheng rushed to Huiyan Valley and saw a little spark on Huiyan Island from a distance.

It's Lin Chun, they're here.

He was glad in his heart, and hurriedly shouted.

Lin Chun also shouted when he came out, saying that there was a raft here, and let him row over by himself.

So, Qiusheng found the raft as he said and propped it up to the opposite side.

When I got to the island and approached the wooden house, I saw that half of the courtyard wall had been built in front of the house. It's time to circle a yard and get up; When he entered the house, he found that Xia Sheng and Da Bolin Dameng were there, while the cuckoo was serving rice in front of the stove, and Lin Chun served food on the table; Sweep the house again. There was a lot of rice and daily necessities.

The small house is full of homely warmth!

"Uncle, Xia Sheng!"

He greeted them with a smile as he lowered his basket.

The cuckoo said, "Let's eat." We've all eaten. ”

Put a large bowl of fish soup on the table and beckon him to come and sit down.

Qiusheng smelled the aroma. Overjoyed, he sat down and picked up the spoon and drank it eagerly. "Delicious! It's still delicious to cook with cuckoos. ”

And they asked him where he had gone, and why he had not come back until now.

Qiusheng casually said that he went to the back mountain.

Lin Chun asked suspiciously: "There is everything here, you don't have to worry about eating and drinking, why are you running so far?" I haven't even walked through this valley and forest! ”

Qiusheng was stunned for a moment, bowed his head and didn't answer, and only drank soup.

Xia Sheng said in surprise: "You don't want to go to find Huaihua, right?" ”

Before he could say a word, Qiusheng coughed in shock.

It was easy to get angry, but when he looked up, he found that everyone was looking at him in shock, especially Lin Dameng, his eyes were very stern, and the majesty of his elders made him bow his head in shame.

In this way, everyone was sure that he had indeed gone to find Huaihua.

"How old are you and still so confused? We don't let you marry Huaihua because we are afraid that she will borrow your hand to harm the Lin family; If you are alone, I will care if you live or die, and I will marry whoever I like! ”

Lin Da reprimanded Qiusheng violently.

Qiusheng lowered his head and drank the soup, but he couldn't taste the soup anymore.

The cuckoo looked at him and was very sympathetic, because he said to Lin Dameng: "Godfather, if Brother Qiusheng is not kind-hearted, can he do this?" If he was that ruthless, the godfather and the big-headed uncle should have something else to worry about. ”

Lin Da snorted twice and didn't say anything.

Lin Chun frowned, not knowing what happened to the eldest brother when he saw Huaihua.

He wanted to ask him, but he didn't want to be in front of the uncle, for fear that he would be scolded by the uncle again.

Just as he was hesitating, he heard Lin Dameng say to Qiusheng again: "I can't control what you do, this is this place, you must not tell her, and don't bring her here, otherwise- hmph, you know the consequences!" ”

Qiusheng hurriedly raised his head and said, "I know this." I didn't even say a word to her, how could I tell her this. ”

Although everyone guessed that he went to see Huaihua, it was a guess after all, and now it is still very uncomfortable to hear him say it in person.

Xia Sheng opened his mouth to talk about him, but Lin Chun glanced at him and stopped again.

The cuckoo hurriedly played the round and said, "Brother Qiusheng, eat quickly." When we are ready, we will go to the lake to net fish. We just made up a net. ”

As he spoke, he dragged a bundle of grass from under the table.

Qiusheng smelled a fragrance and asked, "Has this grass been cooked?" ”

This grass is the grass that grows by the Huiyan Lake.

The cuckoo nodded and said, "It's stronger when boiled, and it's tough and not easy to break." It's also good for you to weave straw sandals. ”

Then Xia Sheng and Lin Chun sat down and started rubbing the rope.

Lin Dameng said: "Make the net hole bigger, and specialize in netting big fish." ”

Lin Chun smiled: "That's what I thought. Now there are not many people, and they can't eat much, so the big fish in the net keep the small fish, and there will be fish to eat every year in the future. ”

Lin Dameng nodded when he heard this, and sighed: "I didn't expect this place to be so good, it's really better than our Quanshui Village." It's not bad for me to find a place for Bajin, but it's far worse than that. Qiusheng, you stay here well, maybe you don't have to wait for many years, and someone from the Lin family will move in two years. ”

Qiu Sheng hurriedly nodded in agreement.

The cuckoo said, "You don't have to hunt here. Wild ducks can be fed. ”

As he spoke, he said to Qiusheng: "Chunsheng made a whistle with bamboo, and in the future, you will blow the whistle to feed the wild ducks." It's been a long time. They get used to hearing and slowly domestilate. When you hear the whistle, you will come up. When you raise a domestic duck, you don't have to hunt other birds. ”

Lin Dameng laughed and said, "That's a good idea. Isn't this how we feed the ducks in our village? ”

Everyone imagined the prospect: a flock of ducks swimming ashore from the lake at the whistle and laying a layer of eggs on the island at night, and they couldn't help but laugh and yearn for it.

Xia Sheng said that he would get some lotus root seeds to plant in the lake, and Lin Chun said that the reeds at the water's edge could be used to weave things. It's a lot of fun.

When Qiusheng eats, everyone rubs ropes and weaves nets together.

There are many people who do things quickly, and soon weave a large fishing net.

The gap in the nets was the size of a man's fist.

Xia Sheng was a little skeptical: "This hole is also too big, can you fish in the net?" ”

Lin Chun knew it in his heart, and said, "Try it first." ”

The cuckoo laughed when she heard this, she knew that there were big fish in this lake.

At the moment, Lin Dameng and Qiusheng and Xiasheng supported a raft, and Lin Chun and Du Juan supported a raft, and slowly propped up to the middle of the lake to fish.

It was the twenty-third day of the lunar month. The surface of the lake is pitch black, and even if there are torches, the water surface is dim and misty, and it is very confusing. Everyone spoke unconsciously, and their voices lowered. As if it was afraid of alarming the birds on the lake and the fish at the bottom of the water, or because the noise was loud, it seemed abrupt and harsh in the silence of the night.

Stay farther away from the shore. The two rafts distanced themselves, and Qiusheng and Lin Chun pulled open the fishing net. Throw it into the lake. When it sank, he dragged it a little longer. and then pull up together.

The higher you go, the greater the sinking force.

When the net was near the surface, the fish jumped up and splashed.

And they all cried out and laughed.

Qiusheng shouted to Lin Chun: "You let go!" ”

After speaking, he and Xia Sheng dragged the fishing net onto their raft.

Lin Dameng also came up to help and pulled the fishing net up.

The cuckoo was holding a torch, and he saw the white fish belly on the raft opposite, and hurriedly urged Lin Chun, "Lean over there, quickly!" Let's take a look! Ouch, what a big fish! A crisp laugh rippled with the water, shattering the tranquility of the valley.

Lin Chun put the penny a little bit and leaned over with the raft.

The two rafts were close together, and they could see clearly.

As soon as the net went down, there were more than a dozen big fish dragged up.

Most of them are big-headed fish and herring, and there are a few carps, but the kind of fine-scale fish caught by cuckoos does not, according to Lin Dameng, each one has at least a dozen catties up.

"That's not strange! Uncle, how many years have they been here? ”

Xia Sheng looked at the fish bouncing at his feet and smiled from ear to ear.

The cuckoo said, "Why don't you have the kind of fish that you burn at night?" ”

The fish soup tastes particularly fresh.

Lin Chun said in a deep voice: "The fish is smaller, so you have to use a finer net to catch it." We just fished it just now. The fish in the water are stratified, and if you go deeper into the net, there must be other fish. As he spoke, he poked into the water with a penny and said, "This water is very deep." I can't get to the end yet. ”

Xia Sheng asked, "Where is this fish?" ”

Lin Dameng laughed and said, "What's the pretend?" Put them all back! It's better to put it anywhere than to put it in the lake, and if you want to eat it, you can catch it. What should I do if I get it back and die! ”

At this moment, he also showed the lively energy of his youth, smiling.

When Qiusheng heard this, he hurriedly dragged the fishing net towards the lake, and then pulled and shook it, and all the fish were put back into the water.

Xia Sheng looked at the water surface with infinite regret.

He also knew that it was better to get it back than to raise it in the lake, but looking at Duoduo's inventory, he inexplicably liked and steadfastly liked it. Pulling things from the mountains and water into the house is a habit that people in mountain villages have developed for many years.

And they all laughed at his appearance.

After a while, Lin Dameng said that he was tired and wanted to go ashore to rest.

The Qiusheng brothers still want to play, so they send him up first.

Here, his brother and the cuckoo went on a raft to cast their nets everywhere, caught them to see what kinds of fish they had, commented on them, and then put them back together.

In a joking, the cuckoo asked, "Brother-in-law, do you want to move in with my sister?" ”

Xia Sheng's voice was particularly clear on the lake at night: "Of course I want to come!" ”

The cuckoo asked again, "What about your house?" ”

Xia Sheng said: "Is it a house?" It's all left to Dongsheng! He is the eldest, we won't fight with him, it's all left to him. Such a big yard, such a good house, it's cheap! ”

The cuckoo and the others laughed when they heard this, startling many birds. (To be continued......)