The sun set, looking at the dark shadows on the horizon, Mu Wanqiu went back to the house and grabbed a handful of millet from the rice jar and came to the yard, clucked and called the chicks, and then sprinkled the rice in a rectangular box made of small wooden strips, and the chicks in the yard chirped around her, and then jumped into the wooden box stupidly, pecked the rice with her head down and eaten, looking at the fluffy chicks, Mu Wanqiu's eyes were full of smiles, counted, the chicks came back, and pulled in a few chicks with long tail feathers and naughtily bouncing on the edge of the box, and covered them with a mesh cloth, Get up and go inside.

At the door, he met Ma Zhu'er who came back with firewood, he hurriedly put down the firewood and reached out to take it, and put it on the south wall of the kitchen.

Ma Zhu'er is a stuffy gourd, sometimes he doesn't say a word for a day, but he even has eyes on his back, what Mu Wanqiu wants to do, he can always grab it first.

Mu Wanqiu puffed out her mouth and looked at him hard.

Ma Zhu'er didn't look up, he lowered his head and swept the floor fiercely, even his neck was red, Mu Wanqiu looked up at the roof, the beams were erected with round and peeled pine wood, there was no hanging shed, it was exposed outside, and it was dark and shiny with oil smoke.

“…… Huh" Looking at a strip of red cloth tied to the top of the beam, Mu Wanqiu asked in surprise, "There is a red cloth on the roof?" ”

Ma Zhu'er also raised his head to look, "Dad said, that is the ...... to ward off evil spirits."

“…… Ward off evil? Mu Wanqiu didn't understand much.

“…… We have everyone in our village, but don't you have one in your house? ”

“…… My home? ”

In her memory, her house was painted white, and the roof of the shed was carved with auspicious cloud peony patterns, and there were several octagonal palace lamps hanging on it, and at night, all the lanterns were lit, and they were brilliant, brighter than the day.

There are not so many lights in her embroidery building, but she also hung the shed, and hung the ceiling with many lantern tassel-like pendants, and remembered that the window also hung wind chimes, and the wind blew in, making a jingling and pleasant sound, which was very good.

After living for two lifetimes, it was the first time she had seen such a roofless shed.

“…… Isn't that what your house looks like? Seeing that she was silent for a long time, Ma Zhu'er asked again.

“…… No. Thinking of the killing of her entire family, Mu Wanqiu shook her head gloomily.

“…… My dad said your family is rich. Ma Zhu'er swept the garbage into the pit at the bottom of the pot, covered it with an iron plate, and raised his head, "Really?" ”

What about being rich?

Calculated all day long, trembling, in the end, it was inevitable that the fate of the family would be ruined, think about it, her parents are not as rich as Ma Zhu'er's family.

Mu Wanqiu pursed her lips tightly and didn't speak.

Ma Zhu'er's cheeks bulged, turned around and walked out, stopped at the door again, and turned around with his hand on the door frame, "...... My mother said that you were kicked out by your stepmother. ”

Kicked out by the stepmother?!

Mu Wanqiu was stunned, looked at Ma Zhu'er with wide eyes, and then her heart hurt as if it was broken.

was kicked out by his stepmother.

If she really has a stepmother, even if she treats her badly, she can be regarded as having a home, a place to go back when she is tired, and a place to rest when she is tired.

Seeing her ethereal eyes gradually covered with a layer of mist, Ma Zhu'er was a little overwhelmed, and her face turned red with a sigh, "...... Don't cry, it's all my fault, my mother won't let me say it, I'll ......" rubbed his two calloused hands vigorously, "I'm just curious, my mother said, your stepmother doesn't want you, my mother wants you, and she will never let you go, if you like it, just live here for the rest of your life, and give me a sister......"

"It's really ......" Mu Wanqiu's voice was a little surprised, after many days of contact, she had fallen in love with this simple farm life.

It's bitter, but it's very fulfilling.

"Hmm...... You ......"

"Pillar ......" Ma Zhu'er nodded vigorously, and was about to speak, Ma Yong's daughter-in-law shouted in a loud voice through the wooden cane in the vegetable field, "...... Hurry up and greet your father, your Uncle Zhang said that your father beat a fragrant roe deer and is resting on the mountain road......"

Fragrant roe deer!

Ma Zhu'er was stunned for a moment, then his eyes lit up, he sighed brightly, and ran out.

Mu Wanqiu also ran out, kicked on the threshold, and threw herself forward, Ma Zhu'er's back seemed to have eyes, and she turned around and supported her, "...... Be careful not to fall, you don't have to worry, we can't eat fragrant roe meat. ”

“…… Why? Mu Wanqiu asked stupidly.

"The roe deer is very expensive, my father will definitely take it to the market to exchange it for silver......" the pillar hehe.

Mu Wanqiu realized that in the pillar's words, it seemed that she was very greedy for fragrant roe deer meat, and her face turned red, "I just haven't seen what fragrant deer looks like......

“…… It's true! The pillar's eyes widened in curiosity, and then he laughed again.

It turns out that she also has something she has never seen before.