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Cen Shaoze touched the back of his head: "Ugh! My head seems to be broken. ”

Xia Chen gave him a blank look: "You! …… I'm really angry, if you dare to drink in front of me, I will never do it with you! Deliver! ”

"Hey, hey."

Xia Chen was lying in the quilt, angry, Cen Shaoze's guy almost touched her all over her body, but fortunately, her important parts were well protected and she was not injured. And that guy didn't even notice that he had an opening on his head, and he dared to drink at this level! Is...... Drink him to death.

The dawn was hazy, the mist was like veil, and the air was filled with the fragrance of the night. Xia Chen got up and got dressed, took the blue seeds and baskets and put them at the door of his house, and then went back to the house to sleep.

After breakfast and came to the courtyard, she said to Han Xiang a little mysteriously: "Little aunt, go outside the door to see if someone has sent something?" ”

After a while, Han Xiang ran back, her face full of surprise: "Chen'er, did you go out to pick up dung and mow grass early this morning?" "My nephew's behavior has been getting weirder and weirder lately.

Xia Chen said: "Do you still need me to do this kind of thing!" Filled with dissatisfaction? ”

Han Xiang smiled sweetly: "It's full." ”

Xia Chen nodded: "In the future, someone will send it every morning, you remember to take it back." ”

Han An was about to go out, and when he heard this, he stopped: "Okay, Chen'er, they sent the stones?" ”

Xia Chen said: "It's the two brothers of the old Wang rich man's family." ”

Han An was stunned: "Them? Didn't they always deal with you? ”

Xia Chen said: "I have been subdued." ”

Han An smiled: "Haha, be careful." ”

Cen Shaoze had been standing beside her with his hands behind his back, and when he saw Han An leaving, he asked curiously: "Chen'er, you usually have to help the family mow the grass and pick up ...... Belch. ”

Han Xiang said: "Pick up dung!" After that, a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes: "Why doesn't Cen Gongzi know that we all use cow and horse dung as firewood?" ”

Xia Chen's tone was teasing: "Little aunt, Cen Gongzi is a scholar, the word 'dung' is indecent, to say that the reincarnation of grains." ”

Han Xiang looked at Cen Shaoze, who was embarrassed, his little face was a little red, and he covered his lips and smiled: "Master Cen, usually Chen'er doesn't do these things, he is lazier than a pig, but Chen'er is popular, and there is always someone to help him do these things." ”

Xia Chen thought to herself, her popularity is a good yarn, but she exchanged her wisdom and fists, and this injury.

Cen Shaoze hooked the corners of his mouth: "I can see it, Chen'er's popularity is quite good." As he spoke, he glanced at Xia Chen with a deep taste.

Xia Chen laughed dryly: "Brother Cen, aren't you going to tell me a book?" ”

"Ah, yes."

Back in the house, Xia Chen glared at him: "The injury on the head is okay, right?" "I think it's the injury I got when I blocked that mess for myself.

"It's okay, it's just a little bit of skin, and it will get better soon after taking medicine."

Xia Chen thought to himself, will he bleed so much if he breaks a little skin? But he said it was okay, and she didn't bother to ask again.

In the afternoon, Cen Shaoze rode a horse and took her to the river for a walk, and as soon as she arrived at the head of the village, she saw Shi Shi and Zhao Xiaoliu sitting under the tree, muttering something.

Xia Chen shouted, "Hey, what bad things are you two thinking about there?" ”

Zhao Xiaoliu ran over first: "Head, I saw the two brothers of the Wang family this morning, Wang Dacheng's head is as big as Liu Gendou, and Wang Ercheng's nose is swollen like a bun, I don't know who beat him." ”

Cen Shaoze muttered: "I don't seem to have such a heavy hand." ”

When Xia Chen heard this, he secretly bumped him with his elbow and said to the stone: "Has Mr. Qian's yard been cleaned?" ”

Shi said: "It's going to be soon." By the way, there's still some fun. ”

"What's the fun?" Xia Chen thought to himself that Cen Shaoze felt that everything was new here, and since it was an interesting thing, he might as well listen to them.

Zhao Xiaoliu preemptively said: "Miss Zhao San's family has a chicken, and when it grows to half a child, it will not grow a long meat, like a small meat ball, it does not grow hair, nor does it not grow, but it grows a few handfuls, so it is fun." ”

Xia Chen imagined the appearance of the chicken, a meat ball with a few pinches of hair, and found it very interesting. "How can you not grow hair? Could it be that chickens are still smart and hairless? ”

"Ahem." Cen Shaoze coughed lightly twice when he heard this, and resisted the urge to laugh, I really don't know where this kid came from so many wonderful ideas.

Zhao Xiaoliu said with a smile: "Yesterday, we went to see Miss Zhao San, and we were listening to her mother's scolding." As he spoke, he crossed his waist with one hand and strangled his thin voice: "Which one who has suffered a thousand knives is so lacking in virtue that he actually smeared tung oil on the chicken!" It's not enough to kill and eat meat, and if you can't raise it and can't lay eggs in winter, it's really sad to die. ”

Xia Chen finally understood what it meant to lie down and plant a gun, it was really wronged, how did she know that tung oil still had such a magical effect. She waved her hand: "Okay, okay, Brother Cen and I are going out to inspect, what should you two do!" ”

Walking through the reed pond to the river, looking at the blue ribbon-like river water, and the endless reeds on both sides of the river, Cen Shaoze sighed: "The rippling water chestnut is clear and clear gnats." I'm idle, Kiyokawa is like this. It's beautiful! ”

"If Brother Cen's heart is already in the mountains and rivers, why do you want to go back to be an official? For you, this scenery is beautiful, but for the common people, it is not as good as fertile land. "The mood is different, the scenery gives people a different feeling, in Xia Chen's eyes, the vast reeds and swaying reeds, indescribably lonely.

Cen Shaoze said: "I can't imagine that Chen'er cares about the suffering of Li Min at such a young age, but he can't understand what it means to be involuntarily." "How could he just walk away?

Xia Chen said lightly: "What can't be understood, I am a military household, but I don't want to be a soldier, unless I am named on the gold list before the age of sixteen, but I don't want to study and become an official." ”

Cen Shaoze's heart tightened when he heard this, he is a military household? So he's going to go to the brutal battlefield as a teenager? The thought that he might die at the foot of a sword and a horse's hooves made him unbearable.

"Chen'er, I'll help you no matter what."

Xia Chen turned his head and glanced at him: "How can you help me?" Will I take the exam? After that, he stretched out his arms, as if to embrace the oncoming wind: "I believe that my life is up to me!" "Whether it's a soldier or an exam, the soldiers will block, the water will cover the earth, I am a person in my two lives, and I have the insight beyond this era, and more importantly, we don't want to be glorious and rich, it will not be too difficult to mix freely, eat and drink without worrying.

"Haha, ambitious." Cen Shaoze smiled and praised, it's just that this kind of thing is easy to say but difficult to do, so let's think about whether there is a way to get him out of his fate of being a soldier.

At this time, a dark gray shoulder, a brown forehead, a ring of white feathers on the back of the neck, and a gray tail feathers, with a little white bird hovering over their heads for a moment at the end, flew towards the poplar forest not far away.

Xia Chen raised his hand and pointed: "Brother Cen, look." ”

Cen Shaoze took a closer look and said in surprise: "What kind of bird is this?" It seems to have a hare on its claws that is much larger than it. ”

Xia Chen said: "Second Uncle Yao calls it Sparrowhawk, and most people here call it Old Harrier, which is more common at the foot of the mountain." The adult bird is slightly larger than the pigeon, flies fast, is extremely ferocious, and can even hunt much larger animals by repeated attacks. ”

Cen Shaoze was quite interested: "I saw it fly towards that wood, let's go take a look." ”

The two walked a mile west along the river, and when they came to the woods, Xia Chen raised his hand to cover the sun and looked at it, pointing to the tallest one: "Brother Cen, its nest is there." ”

Cen Shaoze looked along where he was pointing, and saw a bird's nest about the size of a magpie's nest built on a tree branch. "I'd love to get closer."

"Brother Cen, it's not easy to provoke, the slingshot is difficult to shoot down, and it will peck people's eyes if you are in a hurry, another day when Second Uncle Yao takes us to hunt, see if we can meet it, Second Uncle Yao's archery skills are very good."

Cen Shaoze nodded: "Hmm." By the way, Chen'er, how many people are hunting here? ”

"Not much." Xia Chen said and pointed to the mountains in the north: "These mountains are very steep, and there are many poisonous insects and beasts in the mountains, it is very dangerous to enter, and Second Uncle Yao and I never dare to go deeper." "It's not that easy to eat from the mountains, just as there is no such thing as a free lunch.

The two continued to wander around, Xia Chen leaned lightly on his chest, watched the mountains set in the west, and a brilliant cloud appeared in the sky, humming softly: "Look up and ask gently, what is the past tonight, the autumn wind is Xiao Xiao's sky is miserable." The afterglow of the sunset has no warmth, just like the words of fate. Bow your head and ask gently, what is the past tonight, the feelings of the past have gone with the autumn wind, the more I want to forget jì, the more unforgettable and remember ......"

Cen Shaoze listened, and an indescribable desolation welled up in his heart. Xia Chen sang this song very well, but the words and voice were extremely sad. He couldn't help but think that this child looked lively and naughty on his face, but he seemed to have a lot of things in his heart, otherwise those eyes would not look so deep.

He slightly tightened the arm around Xia Chen's waist, and rubbed his chin against the top of her head: "Chen'er, where did you learn such a sad song?" ”

Xia Chen chuckled: "It's made up." There is another sentence at the end of this song, I don't regret being stupid back then, I don't regret being obsessed with that day, I only blame myself for being young and ignorant and willful and too naïve...... Gently put away the scattered thoughts and say: I miss you so much! She sighed slightly, thinking what was the use?

I don't feel that the blue mountains are twilight, and the autumn clouds are dark. Cen Shaoze said: "Go back." ”

Silent all the way, the two of them each thought about their next plans. Xia Chen felt that Xia Qingyang's matter should be investigated. However, Cen Shaoze was thinking about how to serve in the Ministry of War, with his achievements, he could directly stay in Beijing, first go to the Hanlin Academy as an editor, and after two years, he could go to the three provinces and six ministries as an official, of course, he could stay in the Hanlin Academy.

When I returned to the village, it was already smoke. After dinner, the two returned to the backyard and sat in the hall with a book in their hands.

Cen Shaoze said: "I didn't expect to find this book here. ”

Xia Chen asked casually, "What book?" ”

"The Legend of Luan Feng."

Xia Chen said disapprerovingly: "Luan and Feng are just legends, how can you be interested in this?" ”

Cen Shaoze said while looking at it: "The mountain of women's beds, there are birds, their shape is like Zhai, the red one is called Feng, and the green one is called Luan, and the world is peaceful when you see it." ”

Xia Chen simply put down the book and looked at him with a fragrant cheek in one hand: "The world is too peaceful, what's the matter!" You're not going to want to find one to try, are you? ”

Cen Shaoze's expression was extremely serious: "I really have this intention." Not only me, but the emperor also issued an order to find this bird. ”

Xia Chen was speechless...... Suddenly I wanted to joke with him: "I've seen it." ”

Cen Shaoze didn't believe it at all, and he didn't raise his head and said, "You just said that this is a legend." ”

Xia Chen took out the ring around his neck: "Look, there is one on this ring." ”

Cen Shaoze took the ring and looked at it carefully for a while: "Chen'er, this ring is neither gold, neither silver, nor copper, nor iron, and the gem on it is like green jade, but it is really rare to have a colorful luster." ”

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