Su Xiangui looked at Jin Yao in front of him, and suddenly felt that his face was still his own Yao'er, but he always felt that Jin Yao now had a special temperament, as if he had changed from his bones.

Seeing that Su Xiangui couldn't stop looking at herself, Su Jinyao knew that she must be acting like an eleven-year-old girl in some places. She has no intention of pretending to be tender, but she doesn't want to be too different from her current identity and age. He simply said to Su Xiangui: "Dad, you eat slowly, I'll go out to eat." When you finish eating, you can put it away, and I'll come over and clean up the dishes and chopsticks later. ”

After speaking, he walked out of Su Xiangui's house.

Back in the kitchen, Su Fei'er and Xiaocheng'er hadn't eaten, waiting for Su Jinyao.

Su Jinyao hurriedly sat down and said, "Why don't you eat it, it's not that I don't think I'm doing it well." You don't have to wait for me, this rabbit meat is more fragrant when you eat it hot. ”

"Second sister, the eldest sister said to wait for you to eat together. Said that you brought this rabbit back, and the meals were all bought by you with money, so they should be waiting for you to eat together. Xiao Cheng'er said, and sandwiched a rabbit leg in Su Jinyao's bowl.

After listening to Xiao Cheng'er's words, Su Jinyao looked at Su Fei'er, and suddenly felt that having such a sister was actually not bad.

Even if Sophie's temperament is a little weaker, even if she sometimes prefers to be bullied by others, she has to post it to apologize to others, but if you think about it, Sophie is not all for this family, for her stupid sister and Xiaocheng'er's younger brother.

Su Jinyao gave the rabbit leg in the bowl to Su Fei'er and said, "Sister, let's eat." ”

The family is eating white rice, and their hearts are warm. This happiness fills this poor home with brilliance, and even if they have a splendid palace, they may not be able to meet the satisfaction in their hearts at this moment.

After dinner, Sophie and Sioux City scramble to wash the dishes. In the end, it was Sophie who snatched the bowl and asked Su Cheng to clean up the front and back yards. He also said that there were a lot of Taos painted on the ground, and the ghost painting was not good-looking, so it had to be wiped.

Only then did Su Cheng remember the words that the second sister handed over to him before going out. Su Cheng hurriedly called Su Jinyao over and pulled her to see.

Su Cheng pointed to the words he wrote on the ground and read to Su Jinyao: "Willows, trees." Hands, mouth, ears, eyes ......"

Su Jinyao listened to Xiao Cheng'er read them all one by one, and then squatted down to take a closer look at the words he wrote on the ground. In addition to the two words "Sioux City", which are not very neatly written, the other four words are not badly written, and it is rare that they are horizontal and vertical, and the size is about the same.

Su Jinyao nodded, gave a thumbs up to Xiaocheng'er, and praised: "It's worthy of my Su Jinyao's younger brother, he learns really fast." Okay, it's all written correctly, wipe it. From now on, start every day, review all the words you learned the day before, and I will teach you a few new words. After slowly accumulating, you will be able to learn to write sentences and articles. ”

"Second sister, I can still learn to write articles?!!" Xiao Cheng'er's tone was incredulous. But a pair of dark eyes flashed with a light that was indeed hopeful.

Su Jinyao nodded and said, "Of course you can." As long as you study hard, read more books, and accumulate well, it is not difficult to write articles. Didn't the second sister say that she would send you to the school in the future. Little town, study hard, you will have a good time. ”

"Second sister, you are so good." After listening to this, Xiao Cheng'er hugged Su Jinyao's waist and rubbed Su Jinyao's shoulder affectionately like a kitten.

Sophie came out to pour water, just in time to see this scene. couldn't help but smile and quipped: "Your second sister is good, but my eldest sister is not good?" Let's go clean up the yard, I'm at home all day, and I don't know how to sweep the floor. ”

"Hey, okay." Xiao Cheng'er happily agreed, and ran to get a broom. Picked up the broom, Xiaocheng'er was still like a little monkey, holding the broom and waving the "huhu" wind, if he was given a golden hoop stick, it was estimated that he would be able to hit the Nantianmen.

Su Jinyao also laughed for a while, and then went to soak the clothes that Xiaoshu had changed into in a basin of water, ready to wash.

Su Jinyao was smashing the honey locust with a stone, and Xiao Cheng'er ran over from the backyard, still holding something with white flowers in her hand, and said, "Second sister and second sister, you have a steamed bun on the windowsill behind the house." But they all let the birds peck at them. ”

"Steamed buns?" Su Jinyao was stunned. He shook off the water in his hand, wiped it with the placket of his clothes, and got up and walked over.

I saw that Xiao Cheng'er was indeed holding a steamed bun in his hand. However, the steamed bun is full of holes, and it is about to be pecked by the birds. And when you touch it, the steamed bun is already hard, and it seems that it has been left for a long time.

Sophie heard this, and came over with an empty basin to see. Then he said: "The steamed buns are hard, and they have been left for a long time." But there is no hair, that is, it is a day or two. Who put it? We don't make pasta. ”

Just this one or two days? On the back windowsill of her house?

Su Jinyao's mind unconsciously jumped out of the scene of last night, the appearance of that light figure from her yard.

Could it be him? He's here to deliver steamed buns?

"Second sister? What to do with this steamed bun? It's a pity to throw it away. Xiao Cheng'er looked at the steamed bun over and over again, and he was really reluctant.

Su Jinyao shook her head, shook off the question in her mind, and said, "Put it in the kitchen." You can also use it when you go back fishing. Don't give rats a bite to eat. ”

"Yes, you can also use steamed buns for fishing." Xiao Cheng'er was overjoyed when he heard this, and quickly put away the remaining steamed buns.

Sophie looked at Su Jinyao again and asked, "Jinyao, do you know who put this steamed bun?" Our family is poor, and we have to keep the benefits of others in mind. ”

"I don't know." Su Jinyao shook her head. Unsure things, she can't just talk nonsense.

Seeing that Su Jinyao also said that she didn't know, Sophie's expression was a little panicked. And he said, "But you don't know, the city doesn't know, and I don't know." This, what's the deal with this extra steamed bun out of thin air? ”

"It's okay, I guess which steamed bun was taken away by a wild cat, hiding in the back window of our yard to eat, and then I was shocked again, the steamed bun didn't take away." Su Jinyao hurriedly made up a rhetoric to comfort Sophie.

Sophie felt that it made sense, so she nodded and carried the basin into the house.

Su Jinyao looked at her house, and then looked at the dark back mountain, naturally she couldn't see the reason, so she returned to the basin and continued to wash her clothes.

After washing all the clothes, Su Jinyao went to the kitchen to boil a big pot of hot water, and then asked Xiao Cheng'er, "Cheng'er, are you still taking a bath?" The second sister boiled water. ”

"If you don't wash it, just wash your feet and face." After Xiao Cheng'er finished speaking, he rubbed his shoulders and waist, and said, "My body still hurts, I washed and slept." ”

"Hmm. I'll pour you water. Su Jinyao brought a basin of warm water to Xiao Cheng'er, sent it to the house, and asked Xiao Cheng'er: "Do you need the second sister to help you wipe the injuries on your body?" ”

"It's okay, the eldest sister said it's just a little bruised." Xiao Cheng'er said, lifted the placket of his clothes, and showed his thin little back.

Su Jinyao saw that Xiaocheng'er was no different from each other before, so she knew that he didn't hurt his muscles and bones. Now I see the wound on his back, although it is a big bruise, but the edge is red, it should be that Sophie rubbed him after he came back.

Su Jinyao pursed her lips, distressed but didn't say anything. After all, this is Xiaocheng'er's own fault, and she can't support it.

Xiao Cheng'er obediently washed his face and feet and went to bed. Sophie also put in the clothes that had been dried outside during the day, and when she saw Su Jinyao going out with a basin of water, she asked, "Jinyao, are you taking a bath again?" ”

"Well, it's uncomfortable if you don't wash your body, and you can't sleep well." Su Jinyao agreed. Then he asked Sophie: "Sister, do we have any unused sheets, quilts or anything at home?" No, it's okay to give me two worn-out clothes. ”

Sophie shook her head and said, "We don't have extra sheets." Rags...... It's the two you wore before, what do you want these for? ”

"Make curtains." Su Jinyao replied, and then went out.

Since you don't have sheets, you can use your own rags. Although every household in this ancient world was window paper, which was not as transparent as glass, the window paper was slightly torn and easy to be peeped at.

Although Su Jinyao felt that half of the steamed buns on the back windowsill could probably prove that the handsome young man probably didn't come to see him, but just came to deliver the steamed buns, who knows what others think. In case of...... He's dirty.

So, it's better to block it.

Fortunately, the house where Su Jinyao lives now is not big, and the back window is also very small, so an old dress can cover it tightly.

The front window was open in the courtyard, Su Jinyao thought about it, and hung her clothes on the window at random, but she didn't cover it too tightly. As long as you take a shower, the shadow will not be reflected from the window paper. Anyway, it's all their own family, and no one is bored enough to peek in the yard.

"Jinyao, I'm sleeping too, you can wash up and go to bed early." Sophie's voice came from outside.

Su Jinyao agreed, checked the window again, and then went to the back shed to move the small wooden basin, then poured water and began to take a bath.

This wooden basin is relatively small, and it just so happens that Su Jinyao's slender body sits in it, and the water can be put in more water to cover her chest, and it is very comfortable to soak.

However, Su Jinyao deliberately listened attentively in the bath this time and paid attention to the movement outside. Especially in the back window, Su Jinyao was carefully supervising almost the whole time of the bath.

Until she came out after washing, Su Jinyao didn't find anything abnormal. I can't help but feel that I am too nervous, and my nerves do not need to be so tight.

When Su Jinyao poured out the bath water, the bathtub was cleaned and put away, and the clothes were washed and dried, it was late at night.

Today is a busy day, running several times up and down the mountain, and Su Jinyao is really tired. So lie in bed and fall asleep after a while.

And Su Jinyao didn't know that on the hillside under the moon, a thin but tall figure sat on a stone, looking thoughtfully in the direction of the Su family's courtyard, and from time to time, a handsome face was flushed.

"Cut, a silly girl is a silly girl, and I don't know how to accept a steamed bun for you. He deserves to starve. With that, the thin man stood up, stomped his foot hard, and ran away.

The next day, Su Jinyao got up early in the morning. But even if Su Jinyao felt that it was early, when she got dressed and went out, Su Fei'er was already fetching water and making breakfast. Xiao Cheng'er also held a branch in his hand and wrote something on the ground.

"Eldest sister, morning. Xiaocheng'er, you're writing. Su Jinyao didn't expect Xiaocheng'er to be so serious, and she started to practice writing when she got up early in the morning.

Xiao Cheng'er looked attentive and serious, and after listening to Su Jinyao's question, he just raised his head and answered, and then lowered his head and wrote again.

Sophie came out again, carrying a small bundle of firewood and headed to the kitchen. Seeing Su Jinyao greeting herself, she also responded. But he added: "The city is like a demon, and it is earlier than I got up." The sun had just risen, and I crouched there and began to draw talismans. I'll see if he can become a Taoist priest in the future. ”

Although she knew that the eldest sister was joking, Xiao Cheng'er couldn't help but raise her head and said, "Eldest sister, I said it all, this is not a drawing symbol, this is writing." The words that my second sister taught me, and my name. ”

"Your second sister is literate? I don't know. Don't make a mistake, turn back to people's jokes. After Su Fei'er finished speaking, she turned to Su Jinyao and said, "Jinyao, don't fool Cheng'er." We don't have money, we can't afford to go to school, we can't afford to hire a husband, and our family is not literate. There are few literate people in our village. But if you don't know how to pretend to understand and teach it wrong, then it's a real shame. ”

Su Jinyao laughed, walked over and took the firewood from Su Fei'er's hand, carried her into the kitchen with her, and said while helping to light the fire: "Don't worry, eldest sister, I am literate." My mother taught me before. ”

"My mother is also literate? Oh yes, Dad said that my mother also wrote such a book. Sophie was puzzled for a moment, and then she stopped doubting.

Su Jinyao helped Su Fei'er burn the fire on the stove, and she went out of the yard. First looked at the words that Xiaoshu practiced seriously on the ground, and then he washed his face with washing water.

Wait for Su Jinyao to wash the towel that wiped her face and dry it. Xiao Cheng'er got up and walked over, pulled Su Jinyao's sleeve and said, "Second sister, do you see if my words are better than what I wrote yesterday?" ”

"Well, I saw it just now, and it's really improving." Su Jinyao praised it seriously, so that Xiaocheng'er could feel the joy of learning.

Xiao Cheng'er was really happy when she heard this, and urged again: "Then the second sister will teach me a few more words." I studied hard and practiced well. ”

Su Jinyao said, "Okay, I will teach it today." But don't rush now, let's have breakfast first, and then you have to accompany me up the mountain. Let's learn when it's time to rest. ”

Xiao Cheng'er is very sensible, especially what Su Jinyao says. nodded and agreed, went to wash his hands, and went into the house to eat with Su Jinyao.

During the meal, Su Jinyao couldn't help but ask Su Fei'er: "Eldest sister, Xiaocheng'er is learning to write, do you want to learn too?" ”

Su Jinyao thinks that in fact, Sophie is only thirteen years old, and she is not very old, so it is good to study more at this time. And reading and literacy can cultivate temperament, and a girl can have a temperament that is completely different from the mountain village girl here.

But when Su Fei'er heard Su Jinyao's question, her mouth flattened and said, "I don't learn." Drawing on the ground with a stick, it's ugly. Even if I was given pen and paper, I was too lazy to learn. There is so much work at home, and there is no such idle time. ”

"Eldest sister, you and I can learn together, we can both write in the future, how good is it to be able to write articles?" Xiaocheng'er also persuaded together.

"Go, your little boy will be fresh in a few days, and I don't know if it can last long, so don't come to persuade me." Sophie glanced at Xiaocheng'er, it seemed that she didn't want to learn.

Su Jinyao had no choice but to say, "Then when do you want to learn in the future, I'll teach you again." ”

"Cut, I don't know if you're right. Okay, the eldest sister doesn't learn. After Aunt Niu's vegetable patch was cleaned up, I had to go door to door and ask which house had clothes to wash. Hurry up and eat. After Sophie finished speaking, she began to eat.

Su Jinyao thought for a while and said, "Eldest sister, if it's too hard to wash clothes, you can rest at home for a few days." If I can make money and come back, you can take care of my dad and cook again. ”

"Do you really want me to eat dry rice at home? I can't sit idle. Su Fei'er didn't believe Su Jinyao's words, so she pouted and said, "You and Cheng'er should also pay attention when you go up the mountain, see that the sky is getting hotter and hotter, and there may be snakes in the grass." ”

"Well, I remember. Eldest sister, don't worry. The second sister said that even if there was a tiger, she was not afraid. "Xiaocheng'er has always been on Su Jinyao's side, listening to Su Jinyao for everything, and feeling that Su Jinyao is like his backbone.

Su Fei'er glanced at Su Jinyao again, for fear that Su Jinyao would lead Su Cheng astray.

Su Jinyao knew what Su Fei'er was thinking, and quietly kicked Xiao Cheng'er's instep under the table, signaling him not to talk too much and hurry up to eat.

After eating, Su Fei'er cleaned up the table and washed the dishes as usual, and Xiaocheng'er went outside to clean up her things, and by the way, she split the bamboo that Su Jinyao brought back yesterday, cut it into bamboo strips of the same size and length, and carried it to Su Xiangui's house.

This was requested by Su Xiangui in the morning, and it seems that he plans to help Su Jinyao weave a bamboo basket today.

Su Jinyao also came to Su Xiangui's house and instructed: "Dad, the basket I want is not in a hurry at all, don't tire yourself." It's still the body that matters. ”

"yes, I know." Su Xiangui nodded with a smile on his face, looked very happy, and said, "Actually, my father is afraid that he doesn't have any work, and he doesn't need me for anything." I'd love to be able to help now. Cheng'er, listen to your second sister when you go up the mountain. Jinyao, you too, your body is just right, don't be tired. ”

"Well, I remember." Su Jinyao agreed, and did not feel that Su Xiangui's advice was very upset, but felt that this was the warmth of home.

When Su Jinyao and Xiaocheng'er came out of Su Xiangui's house, Su Fei'er took the two buns given by Mrs. Chen yesterday and said, "Take these two buns with you, eat a bite on the mountain during the day, don't be hungry all day." Also, Aunt Li's vegetable basket and rice bag, as well as the Chen family's oil bottle, I sent them back today. ”

Su Jinyao took the bun with gratitude in her heart. He persuaded Sophie again: "Eldest sister, I can really make money back, you better wash less clothes." At noon, my father and I also warmed up the meal at home, ate a bite, and then our family had three meals. Eat enough at noon and eat less at night to be healthy. ”

"Okay, okay, just talk about it. Let's go. Sophie snatched Su Jinyao's words, but the tone was not angry, but funny.

Su Jinyao, Sophie, and Xiaoshu went out together.

Su Fei'er went to Chen's house, while Su Jinyao and Xiaocheng'er walked up the mountain.