Liu Sicheng has been back in ancient times for some time, during which time he has completely dispelled the delusion of returning to modern times. Liu Sicheng has no way of knowing why he traveled to ancient times, and naturally he doesn't know how to return to modern times.

There is no intelligent equipment and no network around him all of a sudden, which is undoubtedly a painful torture for a modern person. However, everyone must live in the moment, and since they can't change it, they have to settle with what happens. Liu Sicheng sighed bitterly in his heart.

Gradually, Liu Sicheng began to get used to life here.

When he first came, the most distressing thing for Liu Sicheng was that he couldn't adapt to the clothes here. At that time, ordinary people wore coarse cloth clothes and pants, and they did not wear underwear, which was miserable for a teenager who was accustomed to modern clothes. But the reason why Liu Sicheng can adapt to ancient life so quickly is because of her, Xiaoxue.

In fact, in Liu Sicheng's heart, he has always been grateful to Xiaoxue for being able to rescue and take care of himself as a stranger. Perhaps it was the fact that she was chased and killed by Han soldiers that made Xiaoxue, who belonged to a different race, feel empathetic, and Xiaoxue herself was simple by nature and had a sense of compassion for others, these factors were superimposed to make Liu Sicheng receive such courtesy.

Of course, these are just Liu Sicheng's personal guesses, he has no way of knowing the truth of the matter, he only knows that Xiaoxue can be good to him, which is the greatest luck since the crossing.

Just when Liu Sicheng was in bed, Xiaoxue personally made several sets of coarse cloth clothes and pants for him.

"Sicheng, you can try this outfit." Xiaoxue held the clothes she had just sewn, walked slowly to Liu Sicheng's side, and said softly to him.

The modern clothes that Liu Sicheng was wearing had already been scratched and torn by various sharp objects when he fled, so what he was wearing at this moment was the coarse cloth clothes and pants that Xiaoxue borrowed from elsewhere. Seeing that Xiaoxue is so enthusiastic, how can Liu Sicheng shirk it? So he got up and got out of bed, took the clothes handed by Xiaoxue with both hands, and wanted to change his clothes by himself. Seeing this, Xiaoxue hurriedly turned around and closed her eyes tightly, until Liu Sicheng finished changing clothes, and then slowly turned around.

During the Qin and Han dynasties, the Han people wore tops and bottoms, or wide-sleeved deep clothes on tops and shin shirts without a crotch underneath. It was not until the middle and late Eastern Han Dynasty that crotch pants became popular, but the crotch pants must be covered with robes as etiquette. Due to the popularity of crotch pants, lighter straight-skirted deep clothes began to replace the slightly cumbersome curved deep clothes and became daily attire. In order to facilitate labor, the Yue people only wore narrow-sleeved shirts on the upper body, and the lower body directly exposed the trousers, which were the same for both men and women, which was very different from the Han scholars.

Perhaps because Liu Sicheng had been bedridden for several days, he still didn't feel any discomfort in his coarse cloth clothes and pants. But as soon as he straightened up, the rough texture of the linen fabric made him itch all over his body, and his complexion became unnatural.

How can these subtle actions escape Xiaoxue's "magic eye"?

I saw her frowning slightly, and asked with concern:

"Do you feel uncomfortable?"

In order not to hit Xiaoxue's confidence, Liu Sicheng didn't have time to think about it, so he casually denied it:

"No, Xiaoxue. I think it's good. ”

Although Liu Sicheng had already known that Xiaoxue had the ability to perceive people's hearts, he still blurted out a white lie.

As soon as the words came out, Liu Sicheng was shocked again, but it was irreparable. I saw Xiaoxue shake her head slightly, and said with concern:

"You don't have to lie to me, I've seen it. Your hands pull the corners of your garment outwards to indicate that you don't want the fabric to come into contact with your body. Your brow is furrowed, indicating that you don't like the feeling of wearing this dress. ”

As she spoke, a sad look flashed in Xiaoxue's bright eyes. Liu Sicheng couldn't bear it, and hurriedly explained:

"It's not that I don't like it, it's just that I'm not used to it."

Xiaoxue shook her head and said sorry repeatedly, as if all this was her own responsibility. Liu Sicheng was a little overwhelmed when he heard this, and hurriedly responded:

"No, you really don't have to apologize."

Xiaoxue lowered her head and whispered:

"Because I couldn't find a good fabric, I ...... So I've wronged you......"

Liu Sicheng couldn't bear to see Xiaoxue sad and sad, so he tried to organize the language and explained softly to Xiaoxue:

"No, you haven't wronged me, you've worked hard. In a matter of days, you have carefully sewed these clothes and trousers, and these clothes and pants embody your concern for me. No good fabric can compare to the weight of this care in my heart. ”

After that, Liu Sicheng pressed his palm on his heart and nodded to Xiaoxue again and again, with a very sincere attitude.

"Really?" Xiaoxue slowly raised her head and asked softly.

Liu Sicheng tried his best to put on a confident appearance, and happily promised:

"Don't worry, I'm going to adapt quickly!"

"Thank you." Xiaoxue said softly.

Looking at the gentle and kind Xiaoxue in front of him, Liu Sicheng's heart melted in an instant. In order to make Xiaoxue happy, Liu Sicheng secretly decided that he must adapt to ancient life as soon as possible.

Fortunately, Liu Sicheng is very adaptable, and it didn't take long for him to get used to everything here.

On weekdays, Xiaoxue takes care of Liu Sicheng's diet and daily life, and does not shy away from him as an outsider at all. So Liu Sicheng lived in Xiaoxue's house with peace of mind, and Xiaoxue specially bought a bamboo couch in his bedroom. Although the two live under the same roof, Xiaoxue, who is innocent by nature, is difficult to make people think about it, and Liu Sicheng also respects her very much and will never do anything cheating.

After recovering from his injury, Liu Sicheng walked out of the wooden house and went out for a stroll. Because he had been lying on the couch for several days, he also urgently needed to stay and move around, which was supposed to be a move for his muscles.

It is a small mountain village deep in the mountains, with about 100 families. Flat land is scarce deep in the mountains, so the villagers have to reclaim patches of cultivated land in the mountains and plant rice. However, at that time, the rice had not been improved, the grain was small, the yield was not high, and the mountain roads were rugged, and it was inconvenient to cultivate, so the life of the villagers was extremely difficult.

Raising his eyes, the scene in front of him made Liu Sicheng can't help but feel suspicious.

If it were an ordinary village, the ratio of men and women would be basically the same, but there is not a single male in sight here, and the whole village is full of women and children, and there are not even elderly people.

Because of the language barrier, Liu Sicheng was unable to communicate with the villagers normally. But even so, the villagers have a very kind attitude towards Liu Sicheng, and they do not treat him coldly because of his status as an outsider.

Liu Sicheng thought in his heart, maybe it was because he was dressed like a Han person, so the villagers were so kind to him.

After walking around the village aimlessly, Liu Sicheng was shocked to find that Xiaoxue was so special compared to other villagers.

First of all, Xiaoxue has a high status in the village. According to Liu Sicheng's observations, every villager treats Xiaoxue with great respect; On the other hand, Xiaoxue's attitude towards the villagers is also extremely peaceful, and she does not pretend to be high-minded.

Secondly, Xiaoxue is multilingual. The villagers here only speak the Yue dialect, and Xiaoxue not only knows the Yue dialect, but is also proficient in Zhou Yayan. This shocked Liu Sicheng.

Third, the villagers' dwellings are all two-story dry-bar buildings with bamboo and wood structures, with livestock on the lower floor and people on the upper floor to prevent the humid climate in the south and to avoid wild animals, insects and snakes. The house is poorly furnished, with people sitting on the floor and no tall furniture. It is surprising that there is such high-back furniture as chairs in the small snow room, which appeared at least after the Tang Dynasty, but now it is the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Fourth, the Yue people are tattooed with broken hair, and even the arms and ankles are tattooed. Moreover, it is popular to have a tooth removed and worn on the chest as a sign of marriage and marriage. However, according to Liu Sicheng's observation, Xiaoxue did not follow the customs of the Yue people. Xiaoxue herself has long flowing black hair, and she doesn't show any tattoos on her body, let alone the teeth on her chest.

All this can't help but make Liu Sicheng suspicious and suspicious of Xiaoxue's true identity.

With all kinds of doubts, Liu Sichengzai, who returned to the house, carefully looked at Xiaoxue:

At this time, she was leaning in front of the table, with her left hand on her cheek, quietly looking at the woods, distant mountains, and white clouds outside the window. The sunlight shone in through the gaps in the leaves, reflecting a yellowish glow on her smooth skin, and her eyes seemed to freeze, and it took a long time to blink slightly, and the fingers of her left hand only flicked lightly on her cheeks.

A soft breeze blew outside the window, slightly raising the hair on her forehead, she smoothed it with her hand, and her gaze naturally moved to the side, falling on Liu Sicheng.

Xiao Xue smiled at Liu Sicheng, her white teeth showing out from under her red lips.

"You're looking for me to have tattoos and ornaments, right?" Xiaoxue said a word to break Liu Sicheng's thoughts.

Liu Sicheng was stunned for a moment, then showed an extremely surprised expression, and asked:

"How do you know?"

Seeing Liu Sicheng like this, Xiaoxue couldn't help but smile, and explained to him softly:

"Because there is a concentration in your eyes, and everywhere you look, it falls on my skin."

"Maybe it's just because men are by nature?" Liu Sicheng's eyes rolled and teased.

"You're not that kind of person." Xiaoxue waved her hand and smiled slightly.

"Now that you've seen through it, I'll get straight to the point. Do you have tattoos or ornaments? Liu Sicheng smiled and asked.

Xiaoxue shook her head and replied seriously:

"Not really."

In Liu Sicheng's eyes, Xiaoxue is like an uncarved jade, and Liu Sicheng really doesn't want any traces to be artificially carved on this jade.

After listening to Xiaoxue's answer, Liu Sicheng was relieved. I saw him take a long breath, pull a chair and sit down next to Xiaoxue, as if he had regarded himself as the owner of this room. Xiaoxue didn't care about this at all, she was innocent by nature and had no defense against people.

"Great, it's better for girls to be simple, tattoos and teeth destroy the beauty! Good thing you didn't. Liu Sicheng shook his fingers and sighed.

Hearing this, Xiaoxue put down her left hand that was holding her cheek, turned her body slightly sideways, stared at Liu Sicheng with sincere eyes, and asked softly:

"Actually, your praise is just a cover-up, you are doubting that I don't belong to the Yue clan, right?"

Sure enough, how could Liu Sicheng's little trick be hidden from Bingxue's smart Xiaoxue, he had to scratch his head a little embarrassed, and said embarrassedly:

"I'm sorry, I'm not right again. I'm afraid you'll be upset if you say it. ”

"I'll forgive you this time." There was no hint of reproach in Xiaoxue's tone, but a sense of relief, "There is no need to be restrained in front of me, we are not outsiders, right?" ”

Liu Sicheng hummed, and then said:

"In that case, please tell me the answer directly."

Xiaoxue smiled slightly, and directly told Liu Sicheng frankly, and did not deliberately hide it.

"Actually, I am not a Yue ethnic group, I come from a people who are not known to the world."

Such an answer is both expected and unexpected. Seeing that Xiaoxue was so honest, Liu Sicheng continued to ask:

"Since it is not known, how do you call yourself?"

"Hmm~~ People from heaven." Xiaoxue smiled slightly and replied casually.

In Liu Sicheng's opinion, this title is no different from "the person of Taoyuan", and he can't help but laugh, so he continued:

"No wonder your personality is like a fairy."

The corners of Xiaoxue's mouth twitched slightly when she heard this, and then said shyly:

"Si Chengxiu wants to make fun of me......"

Liu Sicheng waved his hand and continued to ask:

"Since you are not of the Yue clan, why do you have such a high status in the village?"

"Because I know martial arts, and all the men in the village are gone." Speaking of this, sadness appeared in Xiaoxue's bright eyes.

"All the men?" Liu Sicheng was surprised.

"Well, you should already be aware of it, right? There were only women and children, but no men. Xiaoxue replied.

"Why is that?" Liu Sicheng asked.

"Because of the massacre of the Han Chinese." At this time, Xiaoxue's bright eyes gradually filled with tears, and she sighed, "Luling County is too cruel and unkind, he wantonly slaughtered the Yue people, and often sent troops to sweep the Yue villages. The men were either killed or taken to the army, and they ran out of food. Due to the lack of strong labor, food and clothing, the old people in the village were starved to death. And children, all of them with yellow muscles and thin ......"

At this point, Xiaoxue choked up, and tears began to flow down her cheeks.

Liu Sicheng, who lives in modern times, has naturally never experienced war and killing, and in his opinion, this kind of thing can only appear in film and television dramas. Now hearing what Xiaoxue said, I can't help but feel a pang in my heart, and I am speechless by the cruel reality.

Xiaoxue calmed down her emotions a little and continued:

"Later, the villagers elected me as the patriarch. When I took office, I was determined to make a good life for my people. However, because there were no males, most of the clan proposed to merge with the nearby tribes. I strongly oppose this, because the tribes in the vicinity are also in a bad situation, and there are many boys and girls, but we are more serious. At least we have a lot of children, they are all hope for the future, and I never believed that women were inferior to men. Therefore, I actively taught my people martial arts and taught them advanced farming methods. After some rectification, the morale of the clansmen came up again. ”

"I didn't think you were an equalizer!" Liu Sicheng listened and blurted out.

Liu Sicheng put the modern term "egalitarian" on Xiaoxue to express an affirmation of Xiaoxue's independence, rather than a condemnation.

"'Egalitarians'? It's a good word, and I like it. Xiaoxue smiled at Liu Sicheng, agreeing with his statement, "It can be seen that you are also a person who is in favor of equality between men and women." ”

What Xiaoxue said is true, Liu Sicheng, who lives in modern society, is indeed in favor of equality between men and women.

"I didn't expect you to find out." Liu Sicheng responded sincerely.

When Xiaoxue heard this, she began to explain to herself again.

"Actually, I can see it in your eyes. If ordinary people listen to what I say, they will definitely be indignant and dismissive. But you didn't, and your eyes were full of approval, which showed that you genuinely agreed with my point of view. ”

Liu Sicheng laughed and immediately responded:

"In that case, I don't have to hide it. Say, do you need my help? ”

In fact, Liu Sicheng has always been taken care of by Xiaoxue, and he can't help but feel ashamed, so he has this statement.

Xiaoxue raised her hand and pointed to herself, and asked softly:

"Will you help me?"

“Of course！” Liu Sicheng blurted out.

Xiao Xue raised her eyebrows, obviously unable to understand Liu Sicheng's words.

"I'm sorry, I said something in English in a moment of excitement." Liu Sicheng scratched his head and explained to him.

"English?" Even if it was a question, Xiaoxue's tone was extremely soft, not hurried or unhappy, as if she was talking to herself.

"It's my native dialect. Meaning: Of course. Liu Sicheng couldn't tell the truth, so he could only continue to talk nonsense.

"Your hometown dialect is so strange." Xiaoxue said with a smile.

Liu Sicheng was reluctant to continue to dwell on this topic, and eagerly asked:

"I'll talk about the hometown later, Xiaoxue, but I don't know if there is anything I can do to help you?"

Xiao Xue smiled and said with a relaxed tone:

"Well, since you're so determined, you're welcome. Hmm~~ You have a baby with my people! ”

"What!" Liu Sicheng was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly refused, "This, this is absolutely not good!" ”

Xiaoxue stuck out her tongue and laughed mischievously.

"Hee-hee, I lied to you!"

Liu Sicheng couldn't imagine that Xiaoxue, who had always been honest, would also make jokes, so he was surprised:

"Where did you learn such jokes?"

"From you!" Xiaoxue raised her hand and pointed at Liu Sicheng, and laughed again, "Who told you that you always liked to trick me before." ”

"Alright, alright, we're settled. Xiaoxue, I really want to help you, please just ask. Liu Sicheng said solemnly.

So Xiaoxue restrained her smile and said warmly:

"Thank you Sicheng for your kindness, in that case, please help with some farm work."

"Okay." Liu Sicheng agreed without thinking.

Because of Xiaoxue, Liu Sicheng, who has lived in a modern city since he was a child, volunteered to become a mountain man; And because of the light snow, Liu Sicheng, who didn't know grains, volunteered to become a mountain man who worked hard in the fields.