Xiao Cheng'er saw that Su Jinyao didn't eat a bite of food for a long time, only chewing roast duck, so he asked curiously, "Second sister, what are you thinking about?" Have you never eaten such a delicious roast duck? ”

Su Jinyao came back to her senses and said, "Oh, it's nothing, I just think it's too expensive to buy roast duck to eat, I learned to make it myself." ”

"Ha, second sister, if you can make it, then go to a big restaurant in the city to be a cook." Xiao Cheng'er said with a smile, and then sandwiched another piece of roast duck to eat.

Su Jinyao just smiled and didn't answer.

But at the dinner table, Xiaocheng was indispensable to talk and laugh, so it was not lively.

Had dinner. Xiaocheng'er nested in Su Jinyao's house again, afraid that Su Jinyao would complain that it was too dark, so he took the oil lamp in his house and the oil lamp in the kitchen, lit it together and asked Su Jinyao to teach him to write.

Su Jinyao knew that the child's interest was high, so she didn't say anything. Just said: "Say it first, write a piece of paper and go to sleep, if you are willing to practice, practice during the day tomorrow." This word can't be refined in a day, so it's not in a hurry. ”

"Okay, listen to the second sister. Let's get started. Xiao Cheng'er had already picked up his pen in a hurry. I poured out the water from the previous moisturizing pen and used the small bowl to fill the ink.

Su Jinyao looked at it and said: "I still forgot a few things, I didn't buy paperweights, pen holders, ink cartridges, pen washes, etc." Let's make do with the practice first, and the next time I go to the city, I'll buy it all. I'll go back and think about buying you a good inkstone. ”

Xiao Cheng'er had already laid out a piece of paper, but after dipping it in ink, he couldn't bear to put pen to paper. The hand holding the pen was shaking all the time, and by accident, a drop of ink dripped onto the rice paper.

Xiao Cheng'er was distressed, "hissed" and gasped, and said anxiously: "Second sister, am I too stupid, why can't I write well." ”

"What can't you write, you haven't written a word yet. You're so nervous. Relax, hold the pen in your fingers, and exert your wrist hard, not your arms and your whole body. While teaching, Su Jinyao glanced at Xiao Cheng'er and said with a smile: "Let you relax, why are you gritting your teeth." It's okay, that's how it is to practice calligraphy, it doesn't look good at the beginning, just practice slowly. No one is born to write. I'll write you a few words first, and you follow it. In particular, pay attention to the movement of the pen and the basics of strokes. To write well, you have to practice many times horizontally, vertically, a little, and a fold. ”

Su Jinyao said, took the brush from Xiao Cheng'er's hand, slowly moved the pen, and told him to see clearly the essentials of his pen and pen, and then wrote a few words.

Xiao Cheng'er was stunned. Seeing that Su Jinyao finished writing, she swallowed her saliva, and then said, "Then I'll try." Second sister, you take a good look, if there is something bad or wrong, you will beat me. ”

"Okay, I won't relax about learning, strict teachers produce high apprentices, you write with your heart." Su Jinyao said and handed the pen to Xiao Cheng'er.

Writing with a twig is definitely not the same as writing with a brush for the first time. Xiao Cheng'er's wrists were stiff, and his fingers would not bend. I finally got the pen, but after putting down the pen, the soft tip of the pen and the touch of the branch are completely different, and the words written are also crooked.

It was all over the page, and the sweat on Xiao Cheng'er's forehead was dripping, and his hands were trembling even more.

Su Jinyao looked at Xiao Cheng'er's words, nodded, and said with satisfaction: "Xiao Cheng'er, don't be discouraged, it's good to be able to write such words for the first time." It can be seen that you are usually practicing seriously. ”

"Second sister, am I really not stupid?" Xiao Cheng'er rubbed his wrist and asked in frustration.

"No, it won't. When the second sister wrote big characters for the first time, she held the pen and shook all the time, and the words she wrote were even uglier. Su Jinyao had no choice but to hack herself and express encouragement.

Xiao Cheng'er breathed a sigh of relief, then rubbed her eyes and said, "Second sister, it's not early, I'll go back to sleep." ”

"Well, go ahead." Su Jinyao washed the brush, handed it to Xiao Cheng'er, and said, "Go back and find a small nail to nail in a place that is not in the way, hang the pen, and dry it in the shade." Before writing next time, you can write with the pen open. ”

"Okay, I remember." Xiao Cheng'er hugged a stack of papers and went back with a brush.

Su Jinyao looked at the other pen that had been run, and laid out another piece of paper. I flipped out my mother's medical book codex, sat in front of the oil lamp, and wrote notes while watching.

After a while, Sophie said outside the door: "Jinyao, it's not early, it's time to sleep." ”

"Oh, I see, big sister. You go to sleep first. Su Jinyao agreed, lowered her head and wrote again.

I don't know how long I watched it, Su Jinyao was completely engrossed, and suddenly heard a soft "click" sound from the back window. It wasn't loud, but it wasn't blown by the wind.

Su Jinyao thought for a while, and her face quietly turned red. Then he put down his pen, turned around and went to the kang to take off the clothes from the back window, and pushed the window open.

There was no one outside the window, Su Jinyao looked up at the hillside outside the courtyard, and saw Gu Xuebin standing in the moonlight, pursing his lips and chuckling at herself. The moonlight made his skin as white as jade, warm and elegant, with a pair of black pupils deep and clear, lining the silhouette of the mountains behind him, beautiful as an ink painting.

Su Jinyao turned around and blew out the light, and jumped out of the window with her arm on the windowsill. Then he jumped out of the yard and ran straight to the back hill.

When Gu Xuebin saw Su Jinyao coming out, he also ran down, looking more anxious than her. Greeting Su Jinyao, Gu Xuebin said softly: "What's the hurry, I'll wait for you." ”

"The mountain breeze is cool, don't come out at night in the future." Su Jinyao said, remembering the clothes, and said, "I washed your clothes, but you never came to pick them up, so I accidentally tore them." ”

Su Jinyao didn't say that it was okay that her clothes were torn. After finishing speaking, Gu Xuebin deliberately stretched out his hand to her, acting aggressively, and said, "I'm not here, return the clothes to me." ”

Su Jinyao slapped on his palm, snorted his mouth, and said, "A set of bedding is offset." ”

"Hehe, it's really fierce." Gu Xuebin was still laughing, it was really much warmer than when she always called her a silly girl before. Then he turned the other hand behind his back, and in his hand was a very small jar, and handed it to Su Jinyao.

Su Jinyao looked at it curiously, raised her nose to sniff, and asked, "Is it honey?" ”

"Royal jelly. You see you're so skinny, eat some of this. After Gu Xuebin finished speaking, he stuffed the small jar into Su Jinyao's hand and said, "I should go back too." I didn't bring the money for the medicine, and my uncle didn't know that I came out to look for you at this time. ”

Su Jinyao rubbed the royal jelly in her hand, her heart was sweet, and her face was ashamed. But after thinking about it, he stuffed the small jar to Gu Xuebin again, and said, "You should drink royal jelly, your current body needs to be replenished." If your uncle can still go up to the mountains to hunt, you can let him get more game, pheasants, bear's paws, etc., as long as it is nutritious, just eat it, there will be no problem. ”

"yes, I see." After Gu Xuebin finished speaking, he looked into Su Jinyao's house again and asked, "I saw that the lights in your house were still on just now, what were you doing?" Do you want to study medicine? ”

Su Jinyao shook her head and did not answer truthfully. She knew that if she was studying medicine, Gu Xuebin would feel guilty and feel that she had worked hard for him. He said, "I'm going to take a bath." You're here. Let's go, don't peek. ”

Speaking of "peeking", Gu Xuebin's face turned red again. glanced at Su Jinyao fiercely, and turned around to leave. But after taking two steps, he turned back and said, "Let's go, I'll send you back first." ”

Su Jinyao smiled and asked, "If you want to send it in the future, you can send it back, and if you don't send it, you can go back directly." What's the deal with always going away like this and coming back? ”

"I'm ......" Gu Xuebin pursed his lips and held back for a moment before saying: "With my temper, I am angry and want to leave." But think that you are a girl, and you can't leave you alone in the mountains. I thought I would see you off first, and I was relieved to see you enter the house. ”

"Cut, that's really kind." After Su Jinyao finished speaking, her eyes rolled and she said, "However, if you are really not at ease, teach me the light skills you have learned." I've learned the skills, and I'm not afraid of anyone. ”

"It's not impossible, but my uncle said that there is a difference between men and women, and I don't know if it's suitable for girls to learn this kind of kung fu. I asked my uncle when I went back, because internal strength cannot be practiced at will. This time, Gu Xuebin did not refuse, and agreed to teach Su Jinyao.

Su Jinyao looked up at the moon in the sky, such a clear moonlight, a little reluctant to meet quietly. But I also know that with Gu Xuebin's current physical condition, he really can't stay up late or get cold.

Su Jinyao turned around and walked back, saying, "Okay, I can go back by myself." Don't run down the hill, just watch me enter the house here, and you can go back." ”

"Hmm." Gu Xuebin agreed, but he didn't stop.

Su Jinyao walked a few steps, he walked a few steps. The two of them kept a distance of two steps, and it was not until they sent Su Jinyao outside the fence in the backyard that Gu Xuebin stopped sending them.

Su Jinyao pursed her lips and smiled, lowered her voice and said, "Okay, let's go back." If you don't leave, I'll take you into the house and sleep. ”

"Silly girl, talking nonsense." After Gu Xuebin finished speaking, he took two steps back. watched Su Jinyao jump into the yard lightly, and then jumped out of the window and returned to the house, and then walked towards the mountain.

"Hey." Su Jinyao screamed softly again.

"What?" Gu Xuebin immediately turned around and asked.

Su Jinyao said: "I'm not at home tomorrow, and I'm not going to the city, I'm going to Lijiatun." You take your medicine at home, I can't go to see you. ”

"I see." After speaking, Gu Xuebin really left.

Su Jinyao didn't close the window, watched Gu Xuebin go up the mountain, turned around and waved at her, and then disappeared under the shadow of the tree.

The night was soft, and the night breeze was slow, blowing ripples in Su Jinyao's heart, as if a thin silk thread had reached the softest place on the tip of her heart, and she was touched from time to time, and every minute and second felt beautiful.

After a good night's dream, Su Jinyao still felt very sweet after waking up. As if yesterday's scene was a dream? I couldn't help but open the back window again, wanting to look up the mountain.

Unexpectedly, as soon as Su Jinyao opened the window, she saw the small jar on the windowsill. Su Jinyao picked it up and sniffed it, and knew that it was the jar of royal jelly.

The corners of his mouth couldn't help but hook up again, but Su Jinyao's mouth was blaming: "Obviously, I left and came back in circles, if I was really taking a bath, did he deliberately peek?" And he was a disobedient patient, so he kept it for himself to eat, but sent it back. ”

But of course Gu Xuebin couldn't hear these words, Su Jinyao just thought about it a little bit, talked to herself, and quietly pretended to be a little pretentious.

"Second sister, are you up?" Outside the door, the voice of a small town was heard.

"Oh, get up." Su Jinyao hurriedly stuffed the jar containing royal jelly into the kang cabinet, turned around and put on her shoes, and asked, "Xiaocheng'er, why do you get up so early?" ”

"It's not too early. Get up and write in big letters. Xiao Cheng'er said, went into the house to get Su Jinyao's face water, and then said, "The eldest sister just said that she also wants to go to the town today, let me call you to eat early." She didn't clean up after eating, so she left directly. ”

"Big sister going to town?" Su Jinyao said with some surprise.

Xiao Cheng'er replied: "Yes, the eldest sister said that she was going to buy vegetable seeds." ”

Su Jinyao remembered that Sophie said about buying seeds yesterday, but she remembered that she promised to buy them for her, why did she have to go by herself today? But think about it again, Sophie is not young anymore, it is normal for girls to like to go shopping or something, she can go if she wants.

Sophie's breakfast is made with noodles in the big bone broth, which is quite nutritious and not unpalatable. Su Jinyao doesn't pick her mouth, it's very good to have ready-made food.

During the meal, Sophie said, "Jinyao, you are at home with your father today, I want to go to the town for a walk." I also told my dad that I asked for some money to buy seeds. ”

"yes, okay." Su Jinyao agreed, but after thinking about it, she said, "I originally wanted to go back to her mother's house with Chunniu, since the eldest sister is going out, then I will stay with my father." ”

Sophie hesitated a little when she heard this, and asked, "Otherwise, you can go today, and I will go tomorrow." However, I promised Sister Qiuhong to go to the town with me, and after dinner, I told her to go. ”

"No need. The eldest sister has also been stuffy at home for a few days, so you can go today. I'll go to Chunniu's house in a while and say that it's the same when she goes back by herself. "Su Jinyao doesn't plan to let Sophie stay for herself, isn't it a good thing for the little sister to go out for a walk.

However, Su Jinyao thought about it and said to Su Fei'er: "Eldest sister, I don't know if I should say a sentence or not. ”

"Well, you name it. Between sisters, there is nothing that cannot be said. Sophie nodded and let Su Jinyao say.

Su Jinyao said: "Eldest sister, you are not a scheming person, so I guess that you were instigated by someone to quarrel with me before." If that person is Qiuhong, then you should have less contact. I'm not interfering with you making friends, but forget about it, she won't give you any benefits, she can only provoke the relationship between you and the people around you. ”

Hearing Su Jinyao say this, Su Fei'er's face changed. pinched the chopsticks in her hand for a long time before she said, "Sister Qiuhong is not that kind of person, she is very good to me." But if you say that, then I'll go out less in the future. ”

"That's not what I meant." Su Jinyao was afraid that Sophie would think too much, so she said, "The eldest sister should also go out for a walk, broaden her horizons, and see something for a long time." But I just think that some people have bad hearts, and there is no need for such people to have a deep relationship with them. If you like to go shopping, big sister, I will be idle when I go back, and I will save some money and charter a big car to take you and the small city and your father to the city together, how good. ”

"Well, okay, I got it." Sophie agreed, but she still didn't look very happy, a little perfunctory.

Su Jinyao knew that the words between friends were sometimes more effective than what family members said, and no matter how much she persuaded Su Fei'er, she might not be able to listen to them.

It's like an adolescent rebellious child, who talks to his classmates about everything, and when he comes home to his parents, he ignores them or disagrees with everything. This kind of situation can only be endured, and after slowly channeling, Su Jinyao simply stopped talking.

Sophie was really in a hurry to go out, hurriedly finished eating, and was about to leave before she packed up her bowls. But he still asked: "Jinyao, Cheng'er, do you have anything to buy, the eldest sister will help you buy it back." ”

"I don't lack anything, my second sister bought all my rarest things back yesterday." Before Xiao Cheng'er finished eating, he raised his head from the edge of the bowl and answered after listening to Sophie's greeting.

Su Jinyao also said: "Thank you for your kindness, I don't lack anything." ”

Sophie agreed, went to Su Xiangui's house to say hello, and hurried out.

After eating, Su Jinyao washed the dishes and asked Xiao Cheng'er: "What kind of person is that Qiuhong?" Why is the eldest sister so close to her? ”

"Oh, Qiu Hong is still a relative of the third aunt's family, and her surname is Wang. In the past, the Wang family was not a big family in Pingshan Village, so they were quite domineering in the village. However, later the main family of the Wang family moved to the city, and the remaining families were distant relatives of the Wang family, which can be regarded as a stop. I don't know why the eldest sister is good with Sister Qiuhong, anyway, I don't associate with the Wang family. ”

Xiao Cheng'er has never had a good impression of the relatives of the third aunt's family. When Doctor Wang came to the house to see Su Jinyao before, Xiaocheng'er hated him for only recognizing money, and almost got into a fight, and he was slapped by Doctor Wang twice, so he hated the people of the Wang family even more.

Su Jinyao frowned when she heard this, but she didn't say anything. It stands to reason that Sophie should also understand this truth, but Sophie wants to have a relationship with Qiu Hong, so she can't stop her.

Just pondering, Su Xiangui shouted next door: "Jin Yao, come here." ”

"Hey, here we are." Su Jinyao hurriedly shook off the water in her hand, rubbed her hand on her apron, and then said, "Xiaocheng'er, there is still a bowl left in the basin, you can eat and wash your own bowl after a while, I'll go to Dad's house to have a look." ”

"Okay, second sister, go ahead." Xiao Cheng'er agreed.

When Su Jinyao came to Su Xiangui's house, she saw Su Xiangui weaving baskets again, so she said, "Dad, what's the matter?" This basket is not in a hurry, you don't have to make it up if you have nothing to do. ”

"Oh, Daddy's fine." Su Xiangui raised his head and said with a smile: "Dad just told you, if you have something to do, go out." If you don't go out to play, you don't have to stay at home with your dad. When your eldest sister is usually at home, she doesn't guard her father all day. Dad also has a pair of hands, and he can sit and move, and he can't lie on the pit and can't move, so he doesn't have to watch it all day. ”

Su Jinyao smiled when she heard this, and said, "I don't have to go out to play, there are mountains outside, there is no place for fun." It's just right not to go out today, wash the laundry at home, and talk to my father. ”