Towards the end of the evening, the sunset paints the western sky with brilliant colors, whose shepherd boy's flute is about to blow down a round of red sun, and many swallows fly over the fairy river, preying on insects with dexterity and agility, and feasting on gluttonous dinner.

The water cart was creaking and rattling, providing water for the crops.

At this time, there were three people sitting on the magpie bridge, they were sitting on the edge of the bridge with their legs drooping, and their backs became a still picture, they were fishing. There was a middle-aged man with gray hair, a young woman with long braids hanging down to the bridge, and a teenager in the other. There was a fish basket beside them, a black dog snuggled up to the woman, and a double-barreled shotgun on the bridge.

Looking from the back, the woman also handed a gourd to the elder, and the elder took the gourd and took a sip, and then the woman took a sip and put it beside her.

The river ripples and flows slowly in the breeze.

At this moment three maidens in beautiful dresses walked lightly from the direction of the village towards the bridge, and their laughter like silver bells became the most beautiful music in the world, and one of them, as he was about to board the bridge, recited: 'A thousand mountains and birds fly away, and a thousand paths and people disappear.' Lonely boat, fishing alone in the cold river and snow. ’”

Although Liu Zongyuan's poem "Jiang Xue" is a bit far-fetched here, it can be regarded as a bit appropriate to the situation, and it is touching the scene!

The dog ran enthusiastically towards the three girls.

Mei Xiang, who was wearing a goose yellow skirt, touched the black tiger affectionately, and Ni, who was both in a white gauze skirt, also tentatively and carefully touched the black tiger twice, and the black tiger looked very docile.

Mei Xiang's teeth are white and red, her eyes are bright, her body is slender, and her demeanor is graceful. He looks very handsome, with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, combing two oily black and shiny braids, his chest is very plump, he is a little restrained and shy when he looks at people, and his big watery eyes reveal a little shyness, and his pink and delicate cheeks are slightly crimson. Since Liu Xingmei came to Heping Village, she has never seen a girl as beautiful as Mei Xiang! In just over two years, the once little girl turned out to be a stunning beautiful girl, delicate and elegant, gentle and shy.

"Tofu, who buys tofu? Sell tofu! ”

At this moment, a woman's shouting came from the village.

Liu Xingmei said to Mei Xiang who came forward: "How is your mother's tofu Shih Tzu business?" ”

Mei Xiang said: "It's okay! ”

"There is no oil and salt shop that is not open, and you can earn a little pocket money."

"Without your help, making tofu would be a difficult task for my family! Now I can sell one every now and then, but I think it's better than when my dad did it a few years ago. ”

"There is nothing difficult in the world, it depends on whether you need to use it or not. Your dress looks better in wear, and you look more and more beautiful. ”

During this time, after Liu Xingmei's pampering and help, Shen Qinqi can be regarded as returning to his old business, packing up the small mill that has been shelved for a few years, and starting to make tofu. Let's not say that I do it every day, I make it every two or three days, and it's easy to sell. In this way, the people in the village can eat fresh tofu again, and the price is not expensive. On many days, especially at dusk, you can hear the sounds of hawking along the streets. By the side of Shen Qinqi, who was carrying a hot tofu cone, sometimes he either followed Mei Xiang or Brother Chu, which became a sentimental scenery in the village.

Mei Xiang looked at the two young ladies, and then said shyly: "This is given to me by their sister-in-law, if you didn't speak, I wouldn't dare to wear it." ”

"What don't you dare to wear, you see what Ni is wearing, it's the same as the little fairy going down to earth, this girl needs to dress up, otherwise it's really a waste of youth!"

"Sister Xingmei, have you caught a fish?" Ni asked.

"I'm Jiang Taigong fishing, and those who wish to take the bait. Until now, it is still not a rule, which is equivalent to a blind man lighting a lamp and white waste wax. If I know how to fish, let's just kill time! ”

"This fishing requires patience, what about Uncle Hao?" Ni asked.

"He's got a few."

"Shhhhh

The two young ladies stuck out their tongues, and then quietly went to Hao Qiang's fish basket.

Recently, Liu Xingmei took Tao Zhenkun's fishing rod to fish in her spare time. Although Hao Qiang said that his memory was not good, he did not go to the shore to fish, but he stubbornly insisted on coming to this bridge, there was danger, but he did not listen to persuasion, he did not say that he was sick in the head, and his legs and feet were not good at age. After a long period of contact, she was also accustomed to the smell of Hao Qiang's stinky armpits, and she did not dislike him for being dirty, and shared the wine in the gourd with him. Because she thinks Hao Qiang is a good and interesting person, Tao Zhenkun has a good impression of him.

"Mei Xiang, come over here, I have something to say to you." At this time, Chang Fa, who was sitting on the other side, shouted.

Mei Xiang looked at Liu Xingmei hesitantly and muttered: "Knowing that he is also here, I won't come!" ”

Liu Xingmei lowered her voice and said, "Go ahead, it's not the same thing to hide all the time, besides, you still have to study and study together in class?" Go ahead! Listen to what he has to say to you, make sense of it, and it won't be awkward in the future. ”

Mei Xiang had no choice but to frown and walk to the other side, often who was also hooking and fishing.

Ni Ji squatted down and asked Liu Xingmei in a low voice: "What's the matter with the two of them, they don't look the same as before, they haven't spoken for a long time, and they all seem to be deliberately hiding?" ”

Ni also said, "What happened between them? I think it's very abnormal, the frequent hair that loves to talk and make trouble seems to have suddenly changed a person, the rules have become regular, and a person learns so quickly! ”

Liu Xingmei pursed her lips and smiled: "'Guan Guan Ju Dove, in the River Island. My Fair Lady, Gentleman'. ”

"What do you mean?" Ni asked.

"It's about love, from the Book of Songs." Ni Ji said.

Liu Xingmei smiled and said, "You understand." ”

Ni said: "Sister Xingmei, what do you mean, is it that Mei Xiang and Chang Fa are in love?" ”

Liu Xingmei said: "The heavenly machine must not be leaked. ”

"My brother likes Mei Xiang!" Ni Ji said.

"My brother too." Ni said.

"Love is supposed to be the road to marriage, and who doesn't yearn for free love? However, it is still a feudal era, and you can't avoid the words of your parents' matchmakers, everything depends on fate! Liu Xingmei smiled bitterly.

Mei Xiang timidly came to Chang Fa.

Chang Fa didn't stand up, just turned his head to look at Mei Xiang and said, "Mei Xiang, it was my father who took the initiative to ask Aunt Xingmei to protect the two of us, but I just asked, if you don't agree, forget it, you can't force it." However, let's not make a fuss about this, it makes me sad, but fortunately others don't know, otherwise it will be a joke! Anyway, we are also childhood sweethearts' playmates, and now we are classmates and friends. ”

Mei Xiang said cowardly: "Marriage is a major matter, and my parents have to call the shots, and now my father is not at home, so-"

Chang Fa said: "I know, this is your excuse, in fact, you have someone else in your heart, and this can't fool me." Just look at the teacher's eyes, I understand everything! ”

"Don't talk nonsense." Mei Xiang's heart shook.

"If you are destined, I will bless you, and I have never told anyone else. It's just that you don't always ignore me for this in the future, you will let others speculate, I just hope it will be the same as before. ”

"Okay, I'll pay attention, thank you for the reminder and understanding!" At this time, Mei Xiang was impressed by this previously naughty prickly head, and her depressed and gloomy heart suddenly brightened up. Looking down and not looking up, it is always embarrassing for two people to have a gap in their hearts.

"Caught!" Ni Woo shouted.

Mei Xiang ran over.

Chang Fa couldn't help but get up and put the fishing rod on the bridge to look at it.

Liu Meixiang smiled, and the fishing rod in her hand had not yet been lifted. The catch struggles back and forth in the water, up and down, and it doesn't feel like a fish.

"It's not like a fish."

"What would it be if it wasn't a fish? Slow down, pull up. Hao Qiang said, at this time, his cloudy eyes were radiant, and the person looked lacking the sickly state of muddy nightmarishness.

"Auntie, lift it up!" Chang Fa was a little anxious.

When Liu Xingmei pulled the hook out of the water, she found that she had caught a large bowl of mouth-

"Wang Ba!" Chang Fa exclaimed happily.

"It's a soft-shelled turtle." Ni Ji said.

"It's a turtle." Ni said.

"There is a difference between a turtle and a turtle." Mei Xiang said.

Liu Xingmei raised the fishing rod and caught it all at once.

Hao Qiang looked at it, identified it and said, "It's Wang Ba, it's a turtle." ”

Mei Xiang looked at this thing that she had never seen before, and was a little timid, so she hid aside and said, "Let's release it!" I heard that this thing can be made into a spirit, but it can't be killed. ”

"I've seen it." Ni Ji said.

"My grandparents drank the soup stewed with this thing, and said it had a great tonic effect."

Chang Fa smiled and said, "It seems that there are not only goldfish in this river, but also Wang Ba!" ”

Liu Xingmei was also embarrassed to explain that the goldfish that died in the cat's belly and died together came from the hail, she was curious and amusing about this turtle, so she said: "Even if it becomes a sperm, I will raise it to play for a few days, and then release it." Turtle age crane longevity, these things are long-lived, even if you don't eat anything for a long time, you can't starve to death. ”

"Let's enjoy it as a pet!" Mei Xiang said.

Liu Xingmei took the soft-shelled turtle back and put it into a basin with water to feed it, this thing is not purely a carnivore, and the rice grains are also eaten.

Some people heard that she raised a king, and they couldn't help but feel funny, and some people said that Tao Zhenkun was not at home, and they were afraid that he would be the living king in the future!

It's just that some men are politely refused to be admitted to the hospital by "men stopping", so there is no eye to enter the house to take a look-

In the afternoon, the sun was no longer so hot, and a few mushroom clouds floated in the air, like a long-lost wanderer returning to his hometown, and the nostalgia refused to leave, and the wind seemed to stay in every corner of the earth to stop for a while.

In the woods on both sides of the Fairy River, all kinds of birds are singing one after another. In the nests built on tree branches, the hatchlings that have already hatched are probably more than the first nest. Except for the sounds of magpies and crows, the calls of some other birds are more melodious, except for the yellow heron, which is particularly loud.

In the soybean field near Queqiao, only Liu Xingmei was wearing a straw hat and squatting in the ridge to pull artemisia grass, the black tiger was following her, and the double-barreled shotgun was placed not far away.

As she wiped the sweat from her forehead, she saw the black tiger prick up its ears in alarm, and it stood up and looked into the woods on the other side of the river.

"Black Tiger, what did you find?"

As soon as she finished speaking, she heard a cry for help from the woods in the distance.

"There's a bad guy, you have to tie up the ticket, help!"

"Come on, catch the bad guys!"

The voice came from two boys, and it sounded scared, hoarse, not like a joke—