Ye Fan kept walking along the path, and there was a constantly flowing stream on the side of the road, which was very fast, and there was no freezing even in the cold winter months. In order to prevent getting lost, Ye Fan followed the creek all the way north, the sky was getting dark, and he needed to find a place to rest as soon as possible.

Ye Fan eats on the mountain all year round, and sometimes spends the night in a cave in the wild, so he is not very worried. It's only been a day, and I haven't eaten yet, and my stomach is rumbling. Seeing that the water of the stream was clear and that there were fish swimming along the water, he thought of catching two fish to roast, and the flatbread he brought with him was enough to satisfy his hunger.

Ye Fan broke off a branch, sharpened the branch, then took off his cotton shoes, rolled up his trouser legs and was about to go into the water to catch fish, when he suddenly heard the sound of someone walking in the distance, looked up, and sure enough, he saw three people walking this way.

The big man standing in front looked at the young man who was not standing up, armed with a long knife, and behind him stood a young man who was about the same age as he looked, and a little girl with two pigtails with a very aura of pink.

Ye Fan saw that the three of them had no malicious intent, maybe they were the same as himself, they all went to Chongling Pass to transfer to the Pure Water Country, so he nodded and said hello.

When the leading man saw someone in front of him, he also stopped. Seeing that Ye Fan didn't look like a wicked person, and there were no sharp weapons around him, and he was still in front of him, he shouldn't be a robber, seeing Ye Fan nodding in greeting, he also nodded kindly in return.

Ye Fan didn't care about it when he saw the man nodding, he was going to go into the water to catch fish, and when he met strangers in the wilderness, it was better not to meddle with things.

When the little girl saw that Ye Fan was about to go into the water, her big round eyes with great aura stared straight at Ye Fan, and said to the man next to her: "Dad, that person seems to be catching fish, I want to go and see it, okay?"

The man's face was full of spoiling, and he said softly: "We met him just in Pingshui, although that person looks innocent, but the heart of the guard is indispensable, if the person is a wicked person who abducts and sells children, a good-looking girl like you is the most suitable for them." If you are abducted to the mountains, not to mention the candy, you won't even have to eat the buns!"

The girl was obviously a little scared, but she still had the courage to say, "Dad, I'll just look at it from a distance, but I can't go over, besides, you and your brother are so strong, and that man looks so thin, if you are really evil, you can't beat the two of you." Dad, please, I'll take a look, I will definitely not cause trouble for you and my brother, okay~"

The girl shook the man's arm as she spoke, the man was helpless, and the young man next to him also said: "Dad, just let Mingyue pass, I'm watching from the side, I can't make a mistake." ”

When the man saw that his son said the same, he couldn't resist his daughter, so he could only say helplessly: "Stay away, don't disturb others, and come back quickly when you see enough." ”

Hearing this, the girl waved her arms and shouted happily: "yes~ Dad, you are the best!" and then jumped and walked towards Ye Fan.

The man looked at the girl with a gentle face, and said to the young man next to him in a warm voice: "It's getting dark, I'll go pick up some firewood to make a fire, you look at the bright moon, and by the way, see if there is a place to live around." ”

The young man nodded and paced towards Ye Fan.

The stream is not deep, and the deepest part is only a little above Ye Fan's knees, and he can see many small cyan fish swimming around, extremely flexible, looking at them, there are two or three taels, but the stream is biting, too cold, Ye Fan's legs are frozen red, and he can't stay for a long time, otherwise his legs will freeze, and it will be a troublesome thing.

Ye Fan first found a place near the shore, where the fish were the most dense, picked up the branches, immersed himself in it, his arms were straight, and he was not in a hurry to make a move.

The girl saw that Ye Fan's face was calm, her eyes were not squinting, and her heart was not distracted, so she also held her breath and squatted not far away and did not dare to make a sound.

Ye Fan stared at a small cyan fish that was swimming unfast, aimed at the target, suddenly exerted force in his right hand, and stabbed the branch in his hand downward.

The little face of the girl squatting next to her was filled with a sad look, her hands clenched into fists, and she was even more nervous than Ye Fan who was in the middle of it.

Girls are naughty by nature, and it is common for them to go into the water to touch shrimp. It's just that swimming fish are much more cunning than river shrimp, and the girl can't do anything about them, and sometimes she can't get anything from standing in the river for an afternoon, so she can only go home with her face down. So seeing Ye Fan fishing so 'professional', the girl's young heart was full of admiration.

Ye Fan picked up the branch from the stream, and the branch was wearing a small fish jumping around, the girl clapped her hands excitedly when she saw it, and said loudly with a bright smile: "Big brother, you are so amazing!"

Ye Fan saw that there was someone by the stream, and when he looked closely, it turned out to be the little girl, so he walked ashore on the stream, handed over the fish in his hand, and said with a gentle smile: "This one will be given to you, I will catch a few more in a while, enough to eat." ”

The girl's expression was surprised, her face full of disbelief, "Is it really for me?"

Seeing the big brother in front of her nodding with a smile, the girl reached out to take it, waving the branches with her hands, and said loudly: "I have fish!

Ye Fan smiled and didn't speak, sat on the ground and covered his feet, while the sky was still bright, ready to catch a few more and keep them for the next journey.

The young man in the distance saw that his sister was so happy, and walked over, and when the girl saw the young man, she jumped up and held the fish again, and showed off: "Brother, I have a fish, it was given to me by the big brother." ”

The young man said to Ye Fan, "Thank you for this little brother's fish." ”

Ye Fan waved his hand and said, "You're welcome, I'll catch a few more in a while, and I can give you if you want." ”

The young man smiled and shook his head, "The three of us have enough to eat, so we won't bother the little brother." ”

When the little girl saw Ye Fan's red legs, she said distressedly: "Big brother, the stream is so cold, you still give me the fish you have worked so hard to catch, how embarrassed am I." ”

Ye Fan comforted: "It's okay, it's just that it was a little cold when I first went in, and after a while, I got used to it and there was nothing to do, look." Wait until I'll catch another one. ”

Ye Fan got up, walked into the stream again, held his breath, and with another sting, a jumping herring was caught again.

"Wow, big brother is amazing!" the girl clapped again.

The young man also sincerely admired: "Little brother is very capable. ”

Ye Fan was a little embarrassed, scratched his head shyly, and said embarrassedly: "Oh, what kind of skill is this, practice makes perfect." ”

In fact, the flow speed of the stream is very fast, there is a fold between people's sight and the water surface, plus the fish scales are slippery, it is really rare to be able to play two out of two like Ye Fan, the young man has been to the wild with his father several times, and he knows how difficult it is, so this praise is also from the heart.

Looking at Ye Fan, who was wading on the river again, the young man remembered his father's explanation, but looking at the thin young man in front of him, he didn't look like a wicked person, so he still took the initiative to speak: "Little brother, my name is Li Qingfeng, and this is my sister's name is Li Mingyue, and she is from Baling County. My brother and sister went to Chonglingguan with my father to visit our relatives. ”

Ye Fan replied: "My name is Ye Fan, I am from Longquan County, and like several others, I went to Chongling Pass, transferred to the Pure Water Country, and then went to the Dayan Dynasty to study. ”

Li Qingfeng said with a smile: "That's also a coincidence, Brother Ye Fan, there will be inconvenience for one person after all, why don't the four of us go on the road together?"

Looking at Li Qingfeng in front of him with an enthusiastic expression, Ye Fan hesitated a little, but still refused: "Ye Fan is not a naïve Mengtong, he can take care of himself, and when he meets a few Pingshui, he won't bother much." Let's go our separate ways. ”

Li Qingfeng saw Ye Fan's refusal, and he didn't say anything. Why is he not wary, but he just sees that this young man is not like a solid family, and wants to help each other, since the other side has no appreciation, forget it.

Seeing the man coming back, Li Qingfeng pulled the girl up and said to Ye Fan: "Brother Ye Fan, take care." ”

Ye Fan returned the salute, "Brother Qingfeng is too." ”

Li Mingyue also wanted Ye Fan to go all the way with her, but when she saw Ye Fan's refusal, she could only reluctantly say, "Big brother, take care." ”

Ye Fan raised his right hand, waved his arm at Li Mingyue, who was getting farther and farther away, made a grimace, teased the girl haha, and then went into the water to catch fish.

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As the night grew darker, there were seven or eight fish piled up in front of Ye Fan, and he began to collect firewood and prepare to make a fire.

There is a forest by the stream, there is no shortage of wood, and it is winter, water is scarce, and it is easy to light it. Ye Fan turned his back, took out the fire fold from the jade plate, and began to light the fire. The husband is not guilty of his guilt, Ye Fan has a good impression of the little girl and Li Qingfeng, but it is better to save some trouble.

After a while, the fire rose, Ye Fan blew out the fire fold, and put it into the jade plaque, and saw that the three people behind him also raised the fire, after a little thought, he still used a branch to thread three fish, got up and walked towards Li Qingfeng.

Li Qingfeng, who was sitting on the ground and saying something to his father, saw Ye Fan coming, got up and said, "Brother Ye Fan, have you changed your mind?"

Ye Fan shook his head with a smile, took out a branch, and said to the three of them: "I caught a lot of fish today, so I thought about giving a few to the three of them, and the food I brought with me can still save money for emergency use, otherwise Yin will eat the grain, and it will be troublesome in this wilderness." ”

Seeing Ye Fan's sincere smile, the man got up and said boldly: "Since this little brother has this heart, I, Li Jin, will accept it generously and thank you here." ”

When Li Qingfeng heard this, he hurriedly reached out and took it, Ye Fan hugged his fists at the three of them, and turned to leave.

When Li Mingyue saw this scene, she was a little dissatisfied, and said to her father: "Big brother is so kind, he just gave me a fish and three more for us, so you can't call him over, at least let him have a companion." ”

Li Jin shook his head, "Qingfeng opened his mouth and was rejected, this young man should be used to this, it is not a good thing to force more, but if this young man is in trouble on the way, I will still help one or two." ”

Li Mingyue turned her head to look at Ye Fan, who was busy alone, she couldn't bear it, she got up and said childishly: "Then I'll go over, at least I can talk to my eldest brother." ”

Li Qingfeng saw Li Mingyue walking towards Ye Fan without looking back, and said helplessly: "Dad, I'll take a look, and I'll pull my little sister back in a while." ”

Li Jin waved his hand, signaling Li Qingfeng to be casual.

Ye Fan was wearing a herring with a branch, and when he saw Li Mingyue walking here, he asked, "Little sister, why are you here?"

Li Mingyue walked next to Ye Fan, patted the snow on the ground with her hand, and sat down after seeing the ground, and said, "I'm afraid that my big brother will be lonely, so I'll come to talk to you." ”

Li Qingfeng also came over at this time, and said helplessly: "Brother Ye Fan, I'm causing you trouble." ”

Ye Fan waved his hand to indicate that it didn't matter, and Li Qingfeng also sat down next to him.

Li Mingyue stared at her eyes and asked curiously, "Big brother, why did you go to the Great Yan Dynasty to study?"

"Because I don't have enough knowledge, I have to learn from a knowledgeable gentleman. ”

Li Mingyue said curiously: "Then there is no good gentleman in the Red Leaf Country, can't he teach you?"

Ye Fan said with a smile: "In the alley of my house, there is a knowledgeable gentleman, who asked me to go to the Dayan Dynasty to study. ”

Li Mingyue asked again: "Big brother, then you are a scholar?"

Ye Fan thought for a moment and replied, "It's barely counted." ”

Li Mingyue blinked her eyes and asked, "Then why is the eldest brother so good at catching fish? The gentleman is far away from cooking, yes, that's it. ”

Ye Fan patiently replied: "Because life is compelling." The eldest brother's family had no money, so they had to go up the mountain to find some work on their own. ”

"Big brother, you can call me Mingyue in the future, isn't my name very good?"

"It's very good, the breeze and the moon, how poetic, and at first glance, your father and mother are people who have read books. ”

"My father has never read a book, he is a big and coarse one, and he can't recognize all the words, this is my mother's acquisition. ”

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Li Mingyue seemed to have countless questions, asking Ye Fan one after another, Ye Fan did not have the slightest impatience, and patiently answered them one by one.

As time passed, the little girl became sleepy, and it was not long before she fell into a deep sleep. Li Qingfeng took off his cotton clothes and covered the girl, then took out a wine jug from his waist, handed it to Ye Fan, and said, "Take a sip?"

Ye Fan shook his head, "I don't know how to drink." ”

"How can there be anything that will not be, if you don't have a sip of wine to warm up on this cold day, how can you withstand it?"

Ye Fan hesitated a little, looked at Li Qingfeng with a sincere face, still took the wine jug, took a sip, and immediately choked on the cough, quickly handed it back, and vowed never to take another sip.

Li Qingfeng laughed when he saw Ye Fan's embarrassed appearance, then raised his head and took a big sip, and said loudly: "Qingfeng Mingyue has a pot to drink." ”

There is no following.

Ye Fan said softly: "The snow in the winter of the big day is in my arms. ”

Li Qingfeng turned his head and said in surprise: "Brother Ye Fan doesn't look like a person with such pride." ”

Ye Fan waved his hand shyly, "Just take it casually, Brother Qingfeng, don't take it seriously." ”

Li Qingfeng leaned back and lay in the snow, "I feel that I have a good connection." ”

Ye Fan didn't speak, just silently added firewood to the fire.

After a while, Li Qingfeng picked up the sleeping Li Mingyue and said hello to Ye Fan. Walk behind you.

Ye Fan looked at the Li family brothers and sisters who were getting farther and farther away, and muttered: "A pot of drink in the breeze and bright moon, and the winter snow in the big day enters my arms." Brother Zhao should have this courage. ”

Then he shrunk into a cotton coat and just fell asleep gently.