In the afternoon, Zhou Dayong remembered that before he had time to talk to Zhou Yuandong about making city brick cakes and digging tunnels, he said hello to Chu Yunniang, Da Ying, and Liu Wuxiu, and prepared to go out to find Zhou Yuandong.

Liu Wuxiu hurriedly stopped him: "Wait." Brother Dayong, in the morning, the patriarch only said, give me and your sister-in-law and Zhi'er the land of Brother Youqiu's family, and I haven't taken us to recognize the land yet, I have to go to the patriarch's house with you and let him take us to recognize the land. ”

"Okay. Let's go together. Zhou Dayong has no opinion.

When the two of them left, the dog and the stone were idle, and they followed.

Chu Yunniang waited for them to go away, closed the courtyard door, took Xiao Qiongzhi, and returned to the main house.

At this time, the big hero was sitting at the table, using a dagger to cut a piece of wood slightly larger than chopsticks, and cutting the top half of it into a groove.

On the table, there were also several pieces of wood the size of a little finger or thumb.

Xiao Qiongzhi looked curious and asked, "Uncle, what is this thing you cut in your hand for?" ”

"Make a crossbow for your future self-defense." After the big hero finished speaking, he picked up a piece of wood on the table at random, used a dagger, and drew the shape of a crossbow for Xiao Qiongzhi to see.

Xiao Qiongzhi understood it at a glance, and immediately sat down beside him and watched him make it with great interest.

Chu Yunniang smiled and took out a needlework basket and a handkerchief from the cabinet of five drawers, and also sat down at the table, wearing colorful threads and embroidering a handkerchief.

Time is quiet.

A few days passed in the blink of an eye.

Every morning, Xiao Qiongzhi either instructed Liu Wuxiu and the villagers who came to observe to make city brick cakes, or took the newly painted sketches of various tunnel designs, and instructed and assisted Zhou Dayong, Zheng Bang and the villagers who came to observe how to design the entrances, exits, secret rooms, mechanisms, and hidden weapons in the tunnels, how to prevent landslides and avoid risks.

In the afternoon, in addition to learning to read and write with Zhou Dayong for an hour, she also learned archery, boxing, sword practice and other kung fu with him for an hour and practiced for two hours under the arrangement of Zheng Bang, the hero's cousin.

The schedule is full and busy.

But the heart is full.

The only thing to worry about is Zhou Dazhi's situation at the border and the family's economic situation.

However, Xiao Qiongzhi understands that these are not in a hurry for the time being, and it is still necessary to focus on solving the urgent tasks.

As for the dog and the stone, for the first three days, they were gluttonous.

They followed Liu Wuxiu in a hurry, begging for pots to eat when she cooked glutinous rice, sweet potatoes, and potatoes.

When she made each bamboo sieve of the city brick cake and took it to the roof to dry, he would often quietly reach out and touch a lump of glutinous rice, sweet potatoes, and potato paste to eat.

Liu Wuxiu understood their virtues, and originally didn't take it seriously.

But now that she is staying at Xiao Qiongzhi's house, compared to Xiao Qiongzhi's studiousness, she gradually looks at the dog and the stone unpleasantly.

On the morning of the fourth day, when she was eating, she deliberately asked Zheng Bang and Zhou Dayong with a smile: "Great hero, brother Dayong, I see that Zhi'er learned literacy and kung fu with you in the afternoon, and they all learned very well, and I envy them in my heart." ”

"Look, can I let my dog, the stone and the two stinky boys, be a companion for Zhi'er and learn from you?"

"Sister-in-law Liu, the dog and the stone are too skinny, and they don't have the ability to sit, I'm afraid that if I don't learn well, it will affect the branches." Zhou Dayong was a little embarrassed.

Zheng Bang said: "Sister-in-law Liu, everything I do is for Zhi'er. As long as you can make your dog and stone swear that they will take Zhi'er as their own sister in the future, no matter what happens to Zhi'er, they will do their best to take care of her and protect her, I am willing to teach. ”

"Dogs, stones, stand up and swear!" Liu Wuxiu was worried about Zhou Dayong's euphemistic refusal, and Zheng Bang's reply was undoubtedly an unexpected surprise for her.

After all, Zheng Bang is far less familiar with her than Zhou Dayong.

Moreover, she had already said that she would treat Xiao Qiongzhi as her own daughter, so the dog and the stone should naturally treat Xiao Qiongzhi as her own sister, and do her best to take care of and protect her.

"Good. I swear that I will take Zhi'er as my sister in the future, and no matter what happens to Zhi'er, I will do my best to take care of her and protect her. The dog nodded and did as he pleased.

He likes Xiao Qiongzhi's smart and cute little sister very much, in fact, whether he swears or not, he will do his best to take care of her and protect her, not to mention, learning kung fu is also something he yearns for.

"Then I swear that I will ...... in the future" The stone hesitated for a moment before repeating the dog's words.

He didn't like Xiao Qiongzhi as his sister very much.

In the past, he was very favored at home because he was the youngest in the family.

Since Xiao Qiongzhi came, his mother has liked Xiao Qiongzhi's well-behaved and clever, only Xiao Qiongzhi in her eyes, looking at him like a fool, all kinds of disgust, too annoying.

Fortunately, Xiao Qiongzhi treats him very well, and if he has delicious food and fun, he can remember him, and he has a much better conscience than the stupid girl who is a big girl.

If his mother must let him recognize his sister, of course it is better to recognize Xiao Qiongzhi.

"Okay, since dogs and stones can treat Zhi'er as a sister, they can skin a little bit, as long as they obey my discipline, I am willing to teach." Zhou Dayong swore seriously when he saw the dog and the stone, and he was relieved a lot, and immediately took the initiative to relax.

Liu Wuxiu was overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "Brother Dayong, these two stinky boys in my family have a lot of skin, I know in my heart, when they learn to read and read with you with Zhi'er in the future, as long as they dare to be skinny, you will be beaten to death, and I will definitely not complain." If you don't believe me, I can give you a life or death right now!" ”

"Sister-in-law Liu, just have your words." Zhou Dayong was quite trustworthy about Liu Wuxiu's sincerity, and hurriedly stopped it.

And so it was settled.

However, at first, Shi was too bored to read and write, and often slept between classes; I also like to learn kung fu, although it is relatively much more interesting, but it is very hard, I can still see people in class, and when I practice, the ghost shadow is gone.

The dog is a little better than him, but he is heavy on martial arts and light on literature, and he is not very serious about reading and writing, and he basically doesn't remember a few words after a class.

Xiao Qiongzhi originally wanted to persuade them, but considering that at their age, it was the time when they were rebellious, so they changed their minds.

She quietly carried them behind their backs and proposed to Zhou Dayong and Zheng Bang that they would attend classes every day in the future and hold prize quizzes to improve their enthusiasm for learning.

As for the prize, she is also pragmatic, so she will use the mountain plum that she and they both love to eat, answer a correct question, and award a mountain plum.

Zhou Dayong and Zheng Bang both thought it was a good idea and did it.

Sure enough, with delicious food, the learning enthusiasm of the dog and the stone is completely different.

They also began to devote themselves to it seriously, and even poured the soil from the tunnel into the field in the morning, and on the way back with empty baskets, they took pleasure in competing with each other for endorsement, boxing, and swordsmanship.

When the villagers who passed by saw it, they were all surprised and asked them where they had learned this.