There is a well in the courtyard, and everyone is here to fetch water. In the past, there was this kind of well in Ah Xiang's hometown, and the bucket was tied with a rope, and the bucket was thrown down until it was completely submerged before it was brought up. When I was a child, Ah Xiang fetched water, which was called a slip, and three times five divided by two was a full bucket of water. But now? Ah Xiang slowly moved to the well, stretched her head over and looked at the well, dizzy, for fear of accidentally falling, after all, in addition to being unfamiliar, the current body is not the body with developed limbs before. Shaking his head and sighing, it is really degenerate! But it can't be so dry, Ah Xiang gritted her teeth and stood on the edge of the well, but she didn't hold on and ran down.

"Ah Xiang, are you going to fetch water?" Ah Niu has already seen Ah Xiang's well, and he doesn't know what he is rubbing.

Hearing someone suddenly talking behind her, Ah Xiang was startled, and when she looked back, it was Ah Niu, and she was relieved when she patted her chest.

"Ah Niu, it's you, you scared me to death when you suddenly spoke."

Ah Niu was a little embarrassed and scratched his head, "Not next time." Noticing that Ah Xiang was still carrying an empty wooden bucket in his hand, "Ah Xiang, if you want to fetch water, let me come." ”

Ah Xiang looked at the young man in front of him, and said that Han was just because he was always smiling, but he was actually a young man with clear eyebrows. It's very tender, and the tender ones are about to come out of the water. You said that such a small piece of fresh meat, how can Ah Xiang be embarrassed to swallow, he will be punished by God. Hearing Ah Niu say that he wanted to help him fetch water, although he was a little embarrassed, he still stretched out the wooden bucket in his hand. Ah Niu took it, and without saying a word, he stood on the well and drew a bucket full of water. Ah Xiang saw the protruding muscles on his arms, and then looked at his face, it was still too tender!

Ah Niu didn't plan to give the wooden bucket to Ah Xiang after fetching water, and carried it directly to her house, which made Ah Xiang very embarrassed, so she had to follow him. Putting the bucket down, Ah Niu looked around the house, after all, he had not lived for a long time, the walls on the table were all dust, and even the corners were covered with cobwebs, it was summer, although it was still early summer, but he had to sweat after some cleaning.

"Ah Xiang, I'll clean it up for you."

"No, no, what's so embarrassing?" Let Ah Niu help her? I'm so embarrassed.

"It's okay, I'm idle anyway." As he spoke, he picked up the rag on the table and wiped it down with water.

This Ah Niu is really a behaviorist, just do it, Ah Xiang sees that he has already cleaned up, so it's not good to snatch the rag from his hand. Seeing this, Ah Xiang went back to the inner room and spread the quilt, taking advantage of the fact that there was still a little sun outside to take it to the yard to dry, so as to get rid of the musty smell. The clothes in the closet were all taken out to dry. They are all subordinates, and they are not so particular, as if Ah Niu can enter her house.

"Yo Yo, Ah Niu is helping Ah Xiang clean up!" Aunt Liu heard that Ah Xiang was back, and she had been busy and couldn't take a break before, so she came over to take a look when she was free. As soon as I arrived at the door, I saw Ah Niu inside. "Don't say it, Ah Xiang, Ah Niu's cleaning here is like cleaning up at home for two people." Aunt Liu felt guilty for not helping Ah Niu build a good line before, and now she has to work hard to match when she gets the opportunity.

Ah Niu's face was flushed with shame by Aunt Liu's ridicule, and Ah Xiang was also very embarrassed, which made her dare not look for Ah Niu in the future. Aunt Liu looked at the faces of the two and thought that there was a play, and felt that the two young people should be given more time to be alone, and she didn't plan to ask Ah Xiang about this time, and she said that she had something to do and left quickly. After Aunt Liu left, Ah Xiang and Ah Niu stopped talking, but quietly but quickly did what they were doing.

Because of Ah Niu's help, the house was cleaned quickly. Ah Xiang looked in from the door, smiled with satisfaction, the whole house was like a new look, and it looked a lot more comfortable, let alone living in it.

"Thank you so much, Niu." As he spoke, he slapped his hand on Ah Niu's shoulder. However, there is still a height difference, and it is a little difficult for Ah Xiang to do this action. Ah Niu felt that someone was patting his shoulder, and the flush that had only disappeared came up again. Ah Xiang saw that his face was flushed and fluttering, and he felt more guilty than grateful to Ah Niu. Ah Niu was embarrassed by Ah Xiang's intimate behavior, and hurriedly said goodbye and left, which made Ah Xiang feel inexplicable. Forget it, leave him alone. The sun is going down, so I have to quickly take back the quilt and clothes, and take them out to dry tomorrow.

Ah Xiang didn't have to serve Shen Ruomeng today, so she went to the boiling water room to get hot water and returned to the room to take a good bath, but there was no bathtub, so she could only scrub. Blow out the candles, take off your clothes, and wipe yourself with a wet towel. Some of the meat has just grown up, and it can still be tender, and it hurts when it touches hot water, so Ah Xiang can only scrub it slowly. It was dark all around, and although it was not as afraid of the dark as before, the incessant chatter in the courtyard eased the fear. But this is also the reason why Ah Xiang always takes off her clothes and showers when the candle is out, after all, the window paper will break as soon as she is poked, which always makes her feel very insecure. Ah Xiang was rubbing and thinking about when she could get a bathtub so that she could soak comfortably.

After washing, I changed my clothes, put my dirty clothes aside, and planned to send them to the laundry room tomorrow. Ah Xiang thought that there was nothing wrong, and the candle was no longer lit, and lay directly on the bed. Although the quilt has been sunburned, I can still vaguely smell a little musty, and I think I will have to take it out to dry tomorrow. Luckily, the weather is getting hotter now, and although it will still feel cool at night, you just need to put your stomach on it. Just after taking a shower, Ah Xiang didn't want to sweat again.

His eyes were closed, but his mind was all Du Sheng, thinking about how he had saved himself. Although he didn't say much to Ah Xiang, Ah Xiang didn't know what was going on, so she reminisced over and over again about her relationship with Du Sheng, as well as the few words she lacked. With a smile and a heart full of happiness, Ah Xiang finally fell asleep, and the dream was no longer the nightmare of being chased all the time, but flowers all over the mountain. It's really comfortable to lie on it, breathe in the fresh air, and look at the clear blue sky and white clouds.

At this point, Ah Xiang is used to waking up early, so she gets up very early. Looking out the window, although the sky is bright, but looking at the dark blue sky, I know that there will be a good weather today, so it's the best. Ah Xiang made the bed, took out the quilt and clothes to dry. There were also a few people in the courtyard, and they saw Ah Xiang greeting her. After drying it, Ah Xiang went back to wash. glanced at the room, and went to Shen Ruomeng's when it was almost over.

After breakfast, Shen Ruomeng still went to the original pavilion to embroider, quietly and seriously, it was a little unreal. Ah Xiang stood quietly as before, looking at Shen Ruomeng's embroidery and then looking at the surrounding scenery. One or two water lilies have bloomed on the river, lying on the green leaves, which makes Ah Xiang very envious. She also wanted to one day have someone to rely on like the water lily, and at this time, Du Sheng's face came to mind. This surprised Ah Xiang, did she really like Du Sheng? So there is a concern, but what should I do? Before, Ah Xiang may have been immersed in Du Sheng's life-saving grace and lost his mind. But after returning to the Shen Mansion, she gradually came to her senses, and it was time to sort out her feelings for Du Sheng. But I can't tell if I like her or not, but if you like it, you like it, and you are not allowed to like others?! And she doesn't expect to be with Du Sheng. Well, she has to keep her sanity and not lose herself!!

After a day of unhappiness, Ah Xiang, who returned to the house, stretched her waist to relieve the fatigue of the next day. In the past, my parents gave money on time, but I didn't know that life was not easy. But now she really feels like she is working hard to make money to support her family, of course, she is one person who feeds the whole family.

After resting for a while, I went to the courtyard to get back the things I had dried this morning. When she arrived in the courtyard, Ah Xiang now took the quilt back and took a deep breath of the smell on the quilt - the smell of the sun. I didn't know where I saw it before, and it was actually the smell of ozone, and sure enough, I felt that the whole quilt didn't taste good. I came back to get my clothes, but I didn't expect Ah Niu to be here. He had an axe in his hand, and a stake was placed randomly on the ground, and he was frowning at the stake for drying clothes.

"Ah Niu?"

Ah Niu turned around and saw Ah Xiang, revealing his innocent smile again, coupled with his immature and delicate face, innocent and harmless.

"Ah Xiang."

Ah Xiang walked up to him, looked at the ground again, and asked suspiciously, "What are you doing here?" ”

"Uncle Song said that this stake is going to break, so I plan to replace it." Uncle Song is the steward of the mansion and is amiable, and the other subordinates in the mansion respect him very much. Ah Xiang pushed the stake, it was really loose, I hadn't noticed it before, I just thought it was because of my large range of movements.

But there were still Ah Xiang's clothes and other clothes on the rope. Although everyone's clothes are washed by the laundry room, sometimes they will wash their own in special cases. Obviously, Ah Niu was worried about looking at these clothes.

"Then I'll hold these clothes, and you can change the stakes."

Ah Niu nodded happily, and the two worked together. Ah Niu had great strength, and used an axe to split the stake lying on the ground before, replaced the broken one, inserted it, and soon it was over. Ah Xiang also put those clothes back on, leaving her own clothes.

"Then Ah Niu, I'll go back." After saying that, he turned around and left. Ah Niu looked at Ah Xiang's back as he left, his eyes were obscure.

"How's the investigation in Gale Village?" Xuanyuan Sheng sat on a chair behind the desk in the study, and in front of him stood Du Sheng and Dai Zhi. The study is surrounded by bookshelves, full of books, and if you look closely, there are traces of reading each book. It can be seen that Xuanyuan Sheng is diligent and studious, and it is understandable to say that he is talented. At this time, in addition to the inkstone pen holder, there was also an open letter on the desk.

"Back to the prince, this time Du Sheng and I infiltrated Gale Village and found that it was very different from what the government said. There are all women, young and old, some cultivating the fields, some wielding knives and guns, all peaceful. Let's see that their training is very similar to that in the army, and the formation is rigorous. Dai Zhi arched his hand and said.

"Du Sheng, what did you find?" Xuanyuan Sheng turned his gaze to Du Sheng. Dai Zhi has been by his side since he was a child, and his loyalty can be seen. Du Sheng met him by chance in Jiangnan a few years ago. At that time, the fifth prince had not yet been defeated by himself, and he was assassinated halfway. But at that time, the five princes were also considered to be strong bows and crossbows, and they threw everyone in, trying to catch them all. At that time, Xuanyuan Sheng and them were indeed difficult to resist, although the people on the other side also suffered heavy casualties. At this time, Du Sheng happened to pass by and annihilated all those people. Xuanyuan Sheng saw that he was strong in martial arts, and he cherished his talent and recruited him. Later, it was confirmed that his vision was not wrong, this Du Sheng was not only higher than Dai Zhi in martial arts, but also did things neatly. Gradually, Xuanyuan Sheng began to hand over some secret matters to Du Sheng to deal with, and gradually trusted him, and usually took him with him when he went out.

"I didn't find anything, but my subordinates thought that since it was similar to the army, we could investigate in this area and maybe find some clues." Du Sheng said, still neither humble nor arrogant.

"That's right, then this matter will be left to you to investigate." After speaking, he let Du Sheng go out, leaving Dai Zhi behind.