"This dare is good, let's do it four!" Gu Daya's eyes narrowed with laughter.

Gu Qingzhu was a little worried: "You just came back, and you haven't stayed at home for half a day, and you have to leave again, and your uncles and aunts will be reluctant." ”

"My mother said that I was doing double silk outside, and I was valued by the steward when I earned a lot, not to mention how much face I had, if I told her that I wanted to go to the noodle shop to help, she was afraid that she would be even happier." Gu Xiaohua covered her mouth and smiled.

The girls giggled and laughed for a while, and talked for a while, at this time, the bright moon was high, the night breeze was cold, Qingying gave up the pomegranate, yawned and went straight to Gu Qingzhu's arms, and several people returned happily, stepping on the silver moonlight and going back.

The second time, the four girls left early, and Qingshan and Fang Kui stayed at home to help pick and sell tea.

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the price of tea fell a few points, Gu Qingzhu simply stopped selling tea, and tried to make tea with new skills, but he was unsuccessful several times in a row, which was quite frustrating.

Gu Qingzhu had to stop for a while, continue to make steamed green tea, made it for five days in a row, got sixty or seventy catties of loose tea, and left ten catties, ready to build a house for Liang Mancang, and she carried the rest to Ci'en Temple.

Late autumn is cool in the morning and evening, hot at noon, the mountain is foggy every morning, Gu Qingzhu climbed the Cockscomb Mountain, only to see the fog and clouds in the mountains, the lotus blossom is hidden in the clouds, only the golden temple top of the Ci'en Temple on the top of the mountain is exposed, and the old crow ridge and other peaks are like fairy islands on the sea, looming in the wind and clouds.

Gu Qingzhu sat down to drink water, the east glow was rolling, the fiery red sun was like a newborn baby, being slowly lifted out, as soon as he appeared, he burst out of a thousand feet of light, and the misty mist in the mountains gradually converged, turning into wisps of water vapor and clouds to moisten all things.

The world is clear, Gu Qingzhu climbed the stone steps, the chubby Huijue was napping at the mountain gate with his cheeks, and heard Gu Qingzhu's slight footsteps, squinting a line of small eyes, looking at her in a daze.

Gu Qingzhu handed two white-flour steamed buns to him, and said with a smile: "Huijue, you are lazy again, Master Wuwu knows, I am afraid that you should be punished again." ”

"Master is not here, and the Faji Temple in the south has invited him to give lectures, and he has been there for more than a month." Huijue lowered his head and pouted.

Enlightenment is the host of the temple, and it is normal to travel and go for a few months.

Gu Qingzhu asked, "Knowing that Master is always here, I made loose tea and sent it to him." ”

"You wait, I'll help you report!" Huijue bit the steamed bun, turned around and ran.

Gu Qingzhu put down the bamboo basket and sat down on the steps, the wind in the mountains was strong, blowing her sideburns and breaking hair.

After a while, he came in a hurry, and as soon as they met, he said: "You are here, I didn't wait for you to send summer tea, I thought something happened to you, if you don't come again, I will go down the mountain to find you." ”

Gu Qingzhu curtsied: "I have something at home, I have been out for a few months, and the summer tea was sold by the aunt next door to help sell the fresh leaves, no, I also counted the amount of summer tea this time and sent it together." ”

"Bring it in." Knowing and waving.

Gu Qingzhu followed behind him with a bamboo basket on his back, and handed over the loose tea to the old monk who was in charge of the tea, and the old monk brushed a few strokes and recorded it in the merit book.

"Master, I always don't know the new tea-making skills you told me about in the spring, what can you figure out?" Walking not far away, Gu Qingzhu asked in a low voice.

Ran shook his head: "I still don't know the essentials, I almost set my room on fire some time ago, and my senior brother ordered me not to try, he went to Faji Temple this time, and he will discuss with Master Niankong, maybe he can bring back the method of making tea." ”

Gu Qingzhu was a little disappointed, "The price of autumn tea is low, I tried it a few times at home, but it didn't work, I was expecting you to have some new method, even so, I'll just slowly explore it." ”

"It's better for you to wait for my senior brother to come back and watch it." Ran proposed.

Gu Qingzhu thought about it, and couldn't help but say with some regret: "It's good, but Master Wuwu doesn't know when to turn around, in a few days, the weather will turn cold, and the frost will fall, and the tea trees will not be able to be picked. ”

Ran nodded: "It's okay, you have always been talented, you will be able to be better than me, these days, I have copied everything that my senior brother said on paper, and I have also recorded the process of each failure, although it is not a successful experience, but at least it can make you take fewer detours." ”

"That's great!" Gu Qingzhu smiled happily.

Gu Qingzhu waited at the mountain gate, turned back to his own room, and soon took out a roll of mulberry paper and handed it to her.

After putting away the paper roll, Gu Qingzhu said goodbye and left, standing on the high steps outside the mountain gate, watching her leave step by step.

Walking on the mountain road, Gu Qingzhu, who was walking briskly, looked forward to making new tea as soon as possible, full of excitement, and even after the meal, he didn't feel hungry.

But as soon as she walked into the village, she saw the Qin family coming towards her in a panic.

Gu Qingzhu greeted from afar: "Aunt Qin, what are you doing in a hurry?" ”

"I was about to look for you, but something terrible, something big happened!" As soon as Qin saw her, his tone changed.

Gu Qingzhu's heart jumped violently: "What's wrong?" I've only been out for half a day, and what happened to me? ”

"Come with me." Qin grabbed her and walked quickly: "Specifically, I don't know, recently the chestnuts in the mountains are ripe, and all the children have gone up the mountain to pick them up, this is an ordinary thing, but today they met Gu Dabao."

This scourge, I didn't pick it up on the ground, I stole it in other people's baskets, and it was discovered by a few children, and I don't know why, so I started fighting, and as a result, Gu Dabao fell down from the high cliff and broke the skin on his face, Zhu's son, is scolding in your yard. ”

Gu Qingzhu asked anxiously, "What about Qingying?" ”

"Don't worry, your grandaunt brought her home, no matter how lawless the Zhu family is, they don't dare to go to the village chief's house to make trouble." Qin said anxiously.

Gu Qingzhu's heart was a little relieved, the two of them made a detour to the vegetable garden in the village, avoiding the Zhu family, and when they arrived at the village chief's house, the Sun family sat in front of the gate embroidering, and when they saw the two of them, they hurriedly put down the bandages and let them enter the house.

"Qingying?" Gu Qingzhu called in a low voice.

"Sister!" Gu Qingying threw herself into her arms and sobbed: "I didn't, I didn't push Brother Lobby!" ”

"Sister believes in you, believes in you, good girl." Gu Qingzhu hugged her small body.

Qingchuan and Tie Dan also came out of the house and said in unison, "We really didn't push!" ”

Sun rubbed his hands on the side and said: "Gu Dabao is a bad mind, Xu was tripped by the roots of the tree, a few of them are small, just want to push, then they have to push his round meat ball!" ”

"When Gu Dabao fell, who was it besides you?" Gu Qingzhu took Gu Qingying in his arms and asked.

Qingchuan counted with his fingers: "It's a small bolt, a big one, a few Ami, oh, and Gu Erni, it's gone." ”

"Gu Erni?" The corners of Gu Qingzhu's eyes jumped.

"Yes, they came together, when Gu Dabao fell, we were all frightened, Gu Erni was next to her, just looked at him coldly, and didn't pull him, and then Gu Dabao climbed up crying with a bloody face."

Gu Qingzhu understood in her heart, she comforted her little sister and said, "Qingying, you play with Qingchuan Tiedan, sister will come when she goes." ”

"Hmm." Gu Qingying wiped her eyes and went into the house with her two friends.

"Green bamboo." Gu Shifu lay on the bed, called out, and stopped Gu Qingzhu's footsteps in time.

Gu Qingzhu pushed the door in: "Uncle Fu, you called me?" ”

Gu Shifu sighed and said: "Your aunt is angry, don't provoke that crazy woman, let her scold, Rhubarb is at home, and she doesn't have the courage to smash your door." ”

Gu Qingzhu shook his head, and didn't follow in his heart: "This matter has nothing to do with my sister, how can I let her splash dirty water, besides, Gu Dabao fell, he deserved it, as for why Gu Erni pushed him, it was not because of the second uncle, they have been patriarchal for a long time." ”

"They are sisters and brothers, how can there be a sister who pushes her brother and breaks his head, there is no evidence for this, it's not good to talk nonsense, otherwise, if you are grabbed by the Zhu family, it will be another trouble!" Gu Shifu persuaded bitterly.

"Whether it's true or not, my second aunt knows it very well in her heart." Gu Qingzhu smiled bitterly.

The Qin family and the Sun family also followed suit, but Gu Qingzhu couldn't, so he had to stay in Gu Shifu's house.

Zhu scolded in front of Gu Qingzhu's door for three hours, every sentence was not the same, seeing that it was dark, and her throat and eyes were smoking, she began to say ruthlessly loudly: "Little rabbit cub, who has suffered a thousand knives, and wants to murder my family's only seedling with a bad heart, catch up with Ming'er, I will call someone to sell you, see if you are still proud!" ”

Zhu's scolding, the villagers were tired of listening, at first there were passers-by who stopped looking, and then everyone closed the door to eat, and no one paid attention to Zhu's patience, but unfortunately Rhubarb was lying at the door, always staring at her vigilantly with a pair of murderous eyes, she didn't dare to move a step, so she had to slip away.

It wasn't until dinner that the Sun family allowed the Gu Qingzhu sisters to go home, Gu Qingzhu bathed Qingying, and the sisters fell asleep, the night was surprisingly calm, unusually calm.

The next day, Gu Qingzhu took Qingying to the tea garden to pick tea and make tea, nothing happened in the village that day, but there was a faint suffocation of the mountain rain and the wind full of buildings.

"What kind of medicine is sold in this mother-in-law's gourd?" The Qin family came to see Gu Qingzhu in the evening, and she was frightened by Zhu's words yesterday, and said worriedly.

"Whatever, the soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, I still don't believe how dare she?" Gu Qingzhu prepared to boil sweet potato porridge, chopped the newly harvested sweet potatoes in half with a knife, and then snapped them and cut them neatly into small pieces.

"Your second uncle is a scoundrel, Gu Dabao has suffered so much in vain, how could he swallow this breath, maybe he is holding some bad water, it is better for you to be careful." Qin stood in the dim light and frowned.

Gu Qingzhu sat in the stove and lit the fire, the red and bright firelight reflected her face: "I know, thank you aunt, he dares to play tricks with me, I don't have to recognize him as an uncle from now on, I broke off the relationship early and gave birth to Good Morning!" ”

The next day and at noon, Gu Qingzhu was making tea in the tea garden, and the autumn tea buds were wasted a lot, but she still didn't make tea as she wished, she was depressed, and put the waste tea leaves into the pit to make fertilizer, and then took Qingying home to cook.

In the morning, there were some corn tortillas and pumpkin porridge, Gu Qingzhu steamed another egg custard, and fried a plate of edamame, and the two sisters were eating it, when they heard a commotion outside the door, and the voices of Zhu and Gu Shigui buzzed like nasty flies.

Hearing this, Qingying's face immediately changed, white and miserable, Gu Qingzhu took her in his arms, took a few cakes, took her out the back door, and sent her to Qin's house.

What should come is coming!