After entering the middle of summer, both Lan Gui College and Boudoir School began to have a holiday. Zhihua sympathized with her younger brother's hard work and wanted to take him to Zhuangzi outside the city to live for a while during the holiday. Zhihua has always had no way to play tricks on her, and after confirming that the eldest princess agreed to the matter, she had to take her with her.

"Why haven't you arrived yet?" The three of them got up early in the morning and hurried away, it was almost noon, and it was very hot in the carriage. Minyi had long been impatient and asked out loud. In his two lives, Zhihua had never been to Zhuangzi, who was married by his mother, so he couldn't answer this question, so he could only persuade Minyi: "It should be soon, you can bear with it." ”

"This damn weather, so hot! I knew I was riding in a riding costume. Minyi lifted the curtain of the carriage and looked enviously at Lu Yan who was riding a horse outside.

"Look, it's coming!" Lu Yan rode a horse, his vision was wider than that of the person sitting in the carriage, and he was the first to discover the manor in front of him.

"Thankfully, it's finally here. I'm dying of heat. Minyi cheered with some exaggeration.

Zhihua in the carriage looked at the childlike Minyi with a smile, and shook her head helplessly: "The eldest princess also said that close to Zhu Zhechi, how can you become quieter with me, who knows that you are a stubborn stone, and you can't be dyed red or black." ”

"Good! Dare to say that the lord of this county is a stubborn stone! Have you ever seen such a beautiful boulder? See how the county lord cleans you up! After Minyi finished speaking, she pounced on Zhihua with her teeth and claws, and performed "tickle **", and the two laughed in the carriage.

Laughing, Zhuangzi soon arrived.

Uncle Zhong and his wife, Lin, waited outside the door early in the morning, looking forward to it. Seeing Lu Fu and his party, the two hurriedly led the subordinates on Zhuangzi to greet them.

After the three of them went into their rooms to freshen up, they came out for lunch together.

The dishes in Zhuangzi are very ordinary, not as delicate as at home, but they taste very good. There were no elders present, and the three of them didn't talk about the rules of eating and not talking, chatting while eating, and they were very comfortable.

"Ah Hua, is there anything interesting in this village?" Minyi swallowed a mouthful of rice and looked at Zhihua with a blank eye.

"That's for Cui'er, she grew up here. Like you, I've never been here. "This time I came to Zhuangzi, Zhihua only brought Han's mother and daughter, Bai Lan and Cui'er.

Cui'er is lively by nature, and Zhihua never restrained her after entering the Lu Mansion, so she took the initiative to reply: "There is a hill behind this Zhuangzi, there are pheasants, rabbits, and a small waterhole in the mountain. ”

Minyi was moved when she heard this: "Then let's go catch fish in the afternoon!" ”

Zhihua glanced at her: "Do you know how to drink water?" The thirteen-year-old girl still goes into the water to catch fish, why don't you go to the tree to dig the bird's nest? ”

Minyi pouted: "As long as Lu Yan and they don't go, what does it matter if they are all girls." Ah Hua, don't you want to play? Next year, he will be ready to get married, but he has no chance to play. Besides, there are Jiangzhu and Jiangzi, what are you afraid of" Jiangzhu and Jiangzi are both maids who have been carefully cultivated by the eldest princess to her daughter since she was a child, and her martial arts are strong, and she is not a problem with water.

finally came to Zhuangzi to live, Lu Yan also hoped that his sister would have fun, and encouraged: "Sister, you go play." Jiang Quan said that their brother used to hunt in the mountains with Uncle Zhong when he was a child, and I wanted to go there for a long time. ”

Since his younger brother and friends are full of interest, Zhihua certainly can't be disappointed. With a roll of her eyes, she said, "Then we'll have our own barbecue on the Zhuangzi, right?" Whether it's fish or rabbit pheasant, it's delicious when grilled. Brother, don't go home empty-handed, or you'll be hungry at night! ”

Minyi laughed, "The ingredients your sister concocted are the most delicious for barbecue." Lu Yan, when the time comes, if you watch us swallow saliva, I won't give it to you with a soft heart. ”

Although Lu Yan and Minyi have only met a few times, both of them are cheerful personalities, and this time they came to Zhuangzi together, and they were already very familiar with talking and laughing along the way, so they unceremoniously ridiculed each other: "When the time comes, don't rob my rabbit mountain chicken to eat!" ”

After lunch, everyone went back to their rooms to take a nap. Noon is the most poisonous time of the day, no matter how anxious the sensitive instrument is, I don't dare to run out at this time, heat stroke is not fun.

After taking a nap beautifully, Zhihua was woken up by Minyi pinching her nose: "Little lazy worm, get up quickly, the sun is going to go down!" If you don't go again, it will be dark! ”

Opening her eyes and looking at the anxious Minyi, Zhihua was angry and funny: "Look at your monkey hurry!" ”

Minyi grinned, didn't stiffen her mouth with Zhihua, and urged her to hurry up.

Cui'er led the way, and the group went out from the back door of Zhuangzi, walked a mile away, and arrived at the foot of the mountain. When you climb halfway up the mountain, a pine tree that can only be surrounded by three or four people comes into view. "It's coming soon. To the north of this pine tree is a bamboo forest, and the small waterhole we are going to is just behind the bamboo forest. Guided Cui'er introduced.

Minyi is okay, she has practiced martial arts and riding and archery in Su Ri, and she walked here in one breath and did not show any fatigue. Zhihua's body is much worse, and at the moment he is short of breath, obviously a little weak. "I'm really lacking exercise." She chuckled self-deprecatingly.

"The ruler is short, but the inch is long. On weekdays, we teach with the same gentleman, and my cooking skills are not as good as yours. Minyi comforted and took the initiative to go over and hug Zhihua.

The bamboo forest is not large, perhaps because few people come, and the bamboo branches are dense along the way, and if you are not careful, you will hang your hair and clothes. Cui'er was familiar with the road and walked faster than them, only to hear her happily urging in front of her at this time: "Miss, come quickly, we have arrived!" ”

Minyi supported Zhihua with one hand, and removed the branches blocking the road in front of her with the other, and a beautiful scenery suddenly appeared in front of her, and the two sighed in unison: "It's so beautiful!" ”

I saw a small stream rushing down the cliff at the top of the mountain and into the pool below. The sunlight shines on the waterfall, refracting a rainbow-like ribbon that is inverted on the crystal clear waterhole. The shore is full of green grass, and the grass is full of unknown wildflowers in the mountains, which are purple and red, no worse than the famous products pampered by the flower house. The whole waterhole is located in the center of the bamboo forest, and no matter which direction the cool breeze blows from, it will bring the fragrance of bamboo.

The arrival of this group of uninvited guests disturbed the original tourists at the water's edge, and after hearing the sound of Suosuo, a round white rabbit appeared. jumped three times and two times, and then disappeared into the grass again. "There's a bunny! Jangzhu, Jangzi, help me catch it! Minyi shouted in surprise, and a maid behind her dodged after her, and the other continued to stay to take care of the master, catching a rabbit, how could the two of them go together.

Zhihua envied Minyi: "It's good to have two masters to be maids!" "A maid who practices martial arts is indeed rare, only the noble family will cultivate it from an early age, and a family like Lu Fu who has no background can not find this kind of maid.

Minyi was a little reluctant, but she still gritted her teeth and said, "Or, I'll share one with you?" In fact, Jiangzhu and Jiangzi grew up with her since childhood, and she is reluctant to send anyone out, but Zhihua is an exception.

Even though the friendship between the two has always been deep, Zhihua still can't help but be very moved at this moment. "Forget it, they are all carefully cultivated for you by Her Royal Highness the eldest princess, and gentlemen don't take advantage of others." She was just envious, and she didn't mean to ask Minyi for it.

As she spoke, she came back with the round rabbit to her life.

"Ah Hua, look, why is this rabbit so fat!" Minyi happily hugged the white rabbit from Jiangzhu's hand and amazed again and again.

Zhihua also stepped forward to study, "Yes, it's really not an ordinary fat. It's hard for this guy to be so fat and still run so fast. The rabbit in their hands secretly rolled their eyes, no, they rolled their red eyes, and said in their hearts, it's a big matter to escape, can you run fast?

Cui'er behind her couldn't stop laughing: "Haha, two young ladies, this rabbit is not fat, she, this is going to give birth to a little rabbit." ”

How have the daughters of the two deep boudoirs ever seen a rabbit pregnant? Immediately made a big red face.

Zhihua glanced at Cui'er: "You are well-informed!" When this rabbit gives birth to a baby, you will be punished for serving her in confinement! ”

Cui'er immediately made a bitter face: "Miss, how can you sit in the rabbit's confinement?" Slaves and maids will not, you can teach slaves and maids! Everyone burst into laughter.

After the joke, they let go of Mother Rabbit and walked to the waterhole to remove their shoes and socks, ready to start the great business of catching fish that Minyi had in mind.

"The water in the pool is deep, you can't go to the center. Let's just stay in the shallow water and have fun. Before entering the water, Zhihua was not at ease, and once again told the playful Minyi.

Minyi just stared at the bottom of the water, looking for traces of the fish, and waved her hand indifferently when she heard the words: "Got it." Don't worry, I'm sorry for my life and won't mess around. ”

Don't look at Minyi's big grin and don't take it to heart, in fact, she can listen to Zhihua's words the most. As soon as the fish swam to the center of the pool, she threw it away and stopped chasing it, so she played all afternoon without any major incidents.

The mountain is divided into Jiang's dowry Zhuangzi and belongs to private property. The farmers on the Zhuangzi do not dare to go up to the mountains to hunt net fish without the permission of the head of the village on weekdays, so there are a lot of big fish in the waterhole. The waterhole was crystal clear, and when the stones in the water were opened, the big fish had nowhere to hide, and they all went into everyone's nets when they fled indiscriminately. In the laughter, everyone returned with a full load.

He was accompanied by two peasant women from the village, carrying two large baskets. When the two large back baskets were almost uncovered, Minyi was willing to end the pleasant fishing trip.

Back in Zhuangzi, it was already evening, and Lu Yan, Jiang Quan, and Jiang Yong, who happened to be hunting, had just returned from the mountain and were sorting out the prey in the courtyard.

As soon as Minyi saw Lu Yan, she shouted excitedly: "Lu Yan, we caught two big baskets of big fish!" How's your take? ”

Lu Yan was also still immersed in the excitement of hitting the prey for the first time, and grinned: "Look! We hunted all the prey in this place, not only rabbits, pheasants, but also two spores! ”

Minyi noticed the pile of prey at his feet, she stepped forward and patted Lu Yan's little shoulder like a boy, and praised: "Good boy! I actually hit so many times in one afternoon! Now we can eat some of them in the evening. ”

Zhihua smiled and said: "How can you eat so much!" This weather can't be left for a long time, let's keep some, and distribute the rest to the farmers in the Zhuangzi, and add dishes to everyone. ”

Neither of them is a stingy person, and there is no objection to it.

For dinner, the people lit a bonfire in the courtyard. The scales and internal organs of the fish are removed, and only a few flavorful knife edges are cut on the body of the fish, and the whole one is threaded with a bamboo skewer; After the prey is collected, it is cut into small pieces, sorted and placed on a plate, and there are also seasonal vegetables produced on the Zhuangzi, which are cleaned and stacked in bamboo baskets. And all the people, regardless of their master and servant, sat on the ground. If you want to eat, you can pick up a long bamboo skewer and bake it on the bonfire with the condiments prepared by Zhihua. After a while, the courtyard was filled with the smell of barbecue.

Uncle Zhong also prepared a fine wine for everyone to be hung in the well water and soaked for an afternoon. The men drank the bamboo leaf green brewed by the villagers, and the ladies had fruit wine made from unknown wild fruits on the mountain, which was sweet and sour in the mouth, and had little stamina. Take a bite of your own grilled food, and then take a sip of the cool and mellow wine, and everyone sighs with satisfaction.

Minyi prefers meat food, and her mouth is full of oil, which is very enjoyable; Lu Yan was no longer the usual youth and old age at this time, revealing the lively nature of an eleven-year-old boy, I saw him raise the fragrant food roasted in his hand, first took a deep breath of aroma, and was attracted by the gluttonous insects to blow at will and took a big bite, but naturally it was hot and spit out, sticking out his tongue and fanning hard. Uncle Zhong was amused by his appearance, poured a glass of wine and handed it to him, Lu Yan hurriedly took it and took a big sip. The wine is cold, but spicy in the mouth. Lu Yan, who drank for the first time, was unprepared, choked and coughed, and his face instantly turned red. Although the little sisters Cui'er and Pan'er are old enough to eat a lot, they have already thrown a bunch of leftover bamboo sticks at their feet. Han's mother didn't allow the two to drink, so Cui'er secretly emptied the teapot for herself and Pan'er while she was taking care of the young lady, and replaced it with the fruit wine they had been coveting for a long time, and Han's mother didn't find out. When they were full, the two little girls were already drunk and staggered, curled up in the corner and fell asleep.