"It's really raining."

The entrance to the cave is like a curtain of water, and the rain pours down. Wang Xu stretched out his hand, and the water droplets hit the palm and scattered, cool. It was not easy to accumulate a little rain, and he took a sip of it, feeling very sweet. If it is in modern times, it is definitely not drinkable, the pollution is too serious. And it's so fresh and natural, as if everything is pure.

"You're amazing, how did you know it was going to rain today?"

"Because of the humidity, it will rain in the afternoon."

The girl knew that it would rain yesterday, and humbly let Wang Xu care about his face and said that it was possible. It seems that it is also a troublesome thing for the master to always be taken care of by the slave and maid so carefully. The girl took several wooden barrels and lined them up at the entrance of the cave, as if trying to collect rainwater. Wang Xu pulled her to sit down at the entrance of the cave and asked how to see the weather. The little girl talked a lot, for example, if there is dew in the spider web, it is a sunny day, and the insects fly low and the earthworms come out of their holes are the signs of rain. Wang Xu had a long experience, and then he knew that the swallow flying low did not know that it was raining, but that the insects that prey were in a low place. For Aji's erudition, he admires the five-body throw. In particular, you can sense humidity with your hands, and I believe that even rheumatism patients do not have the same sensitivity as girls' knees.

At noon, when the rain stopped, Wang Xu squatted by a puddle outside the cave in a daze. Holding a few slender bamboo leaves in his hand, he throws them into the water from time to time. Aji was curious about what he was doing, and watched from afar. The mountain roads were muddy after heavy rains, and today she could not go out hunting. The cave is dim, and if you light a fire, you will waste dry firewood, and you will not be able to collect dry branches after the rain. I had nothing to do for a while, and I was a little overwhelmed. Watching the master put the leaves into the water one by one, his hands were already empty, and he still repeated the action. Aji intimately picked up a handful, handed it over, and watched quietly with him. At this time, Wang Xu was caught up in the memories of the past.

The rippling grass spreads out into the hills in the distance, and the large mushrooms dot the green sea like lotus flowers blooming in the water. A bloated, stocky middle-aged man wears a wide headset and works with a lawn mower while humming a song. The roar of the machine could not change the look of intoxication on his face. It's like shaving the head of a hill, repeating the back and forth, leaving a layered path.

"Yunnuo! Look at the man. ”

The refreshing and sunny teenager pointed to the middle-aged man who was working in the distance with an envious expression. The girl snuggling next to him stretched her arms lazily, blinked sleepily, and said thoughtfully.

"Hmmm! It's fat. ”

The young man doted on the tip of the woman's pink-carved nose.

"Hehe, you! Mischievous. I mean, it's absolutely impossible for one person to cut all the grass here. ”

"Oh? Why? ”

"You think, when he finishes removing the grass behind him, the front one will grow again. It's a never-ending job. It's like endless repetition and reincarnation. Won't he get tired? ”

"Maybe people are more optimistic."

After speaking, Xia Yunnuo kissed Wang Xu lightly on the cheek. The fragrance of earth and grass is full of youth, and the empty green belt behind the school is filled with only middle-aged people working under the noise and a couple in love. Wang Xu has always wondered in his heart, why did his wife choose him? He is just an unknown ordinary person, his appearance is not outstanding, and his talent is very ordinary. Xia Yunnuo is like an unattainable goddess, what reason is there to favor him? The woman smiled and told about her childhood.

"I remember that year, it rained for several days, my parents were out on a business trip, and the nanny and aunt left after cooking for me. I was scared, and even though I was used to not having friends, I was still scared, especially when it was thundering and raining. That day, I was lying by the window and looking downstairs in a daze. A strange little boy was spotted squatting by a puddle with an umbrella. It seems that I am also in a daze, and the more I think about it, the more strange I feel, who would be in a daze at a puddle on a rainy day? Won't his family come out to stop him? I thought about it all night and didn't understand. It wasn't until the next day that my aunt took me to school, and when I passed by the puddle, I saw that it was full of leaves. I'm more curious, he's also a person, what the hell is he playing? Seems interesting. I really want to ask him and be friends with him..."

Fate is so wonderful. You squat by the puddle and play, others watch you, you find pleasure in loneliness, others are not lonely because of you. It wasn't until he returned to China that this fate came to a perfect end. After it rained that day, it was by the same puddle as a child.

"It's amazing! How did you do that? Teach me! I want to play too. ”

Xia Yunnuo snatched the wind oil essence from Wang Xu's hand, followed his example, and smeared a drop of potion on one end of the holly leaf. Put the leaves into the puddle, only to see the calm water surface, the oil volatilized by the wind oil, pushing the leaves miraculously forward in the water, like a small sailboat riding the wind and waves in the sea. One, two, three, the two of them had a lot of fun, and soon the puddle was full of leaves. The late explanation was sixteen years in the past, and the eight-year-old ignorant girl was now his wife. The scene in front of me is so similar, but the person next to me is different. Memories of the past are like leaves floating in the water, more and more. Full of sadness, he can't go back, maybe it's... Forever.

That night, Wang Xu had a dream, and a bloated man was struggling to push a weeder and work on the hillock. The man was the middle-aged man he had seen when he was in school, but his hair was a little mottled and his body was no longer strong. He was still enjoying the warm sunshine and humming unpleasant tunes, and the wide headset didn't have any playback devices connected to one end. Wang Xu was extremely surprised, and wanted to see it more clearly, only to see the man smiling and waving into the distance. Wang Xu looked in the direction of his beckoning, and a familiar figure was standing not far away. It's still the same tree, but the people under the tree are extremely lonely and sad, wearing tight black trench coats, looking unusually thin. Wang Xu tried to see the person he had been missing for a long time, and the other party helped his sideburns and smiled at him.

"Hmmm! It's fat. ”

He fulfilled his vow of love with his life, and he did not regret the decision he made in the first place. Even if he goes back in time and does it again, he still chooses to use his life to protect the people he loves. Late at night, Ah Ji covered the young master with a blanket and stood quietly aside as usual, waiting until the young master was asleep and no longer moved, she would leave happily. This time the wait seems to have been a little longer. The girl frowned and looked at the other party trembling slightly, so she added an extra blanket. But the other party seemed to tremble even more, as if he was twitching. She was shocked, and hurriedly reached out to the young master's forehead. After a while, the girl exhaled softly and turned away. As soon as he took two steps, he stopped and turned around, his bright eyes turned around a few times, and then walked to the bedside. She carefully lifted the young master's collar, and saw that the wound had scabbed, and in some places there was new pink skin. Only then was he relieved and ready to get up and leave, but he took two steps and hesitated. She saw the tears falling from the corners of the young master's eyes, and her heart suddenly became sour. After being together for so long, she knows this person best. Don't say it in your mouth, you always love to be strong, you must have dreamed of your mother so you cried, right? The little girl also became sad and whimpered lowly. She crouched down on the edge of the stone bed, staring as if she were a patient. Thinking that when the old lady was alive, life was not as bad as it is now, and the young master always had new clothes to wear. And he is not like he is now, he is not like a person, and a ghost is not like a ghost. The more I thought about it, the more depressed I became, and I felt sorry for the old lady, and even more sorry for the young master. She wiped away her tears, and planned to go to Aunt Li at the bottom of the mountain early tomorrow morning to retrieve the clothes made by Please, and by the way, ask her for advice on female red. I'm clumsy and can't even make a piece of clothing. If the young master goes out, wouldn't the shabby clothes make people laugh? This is a serious dereliction of duty on her part, as a slave and maid, she will not take care of her master, and she will not laugh off her big teeth when she is known. Even if you don't like red girls, you have to learn, Aji secretly made up her mind. Hope to change everything in front of you.

"How do you sleep here? Is it cold or not? ”

In a daze, Aji was gently patted on the head. She opened her sleepy eyes and saw that the young master was looking at her with a puzzled expression. The girl was startled, and quickly moved away and fell to her knees.

"Xie Shaojun cares, and the slave is not cold."

"Get up, get into bed and sleep a little longer. Sleeping on your stomach is definitely uncomfortable. ”

"Slaves don't dare... The slave and maid prepared a meal for the young king. ”

The stubborn Wang Xu of the little girl has seen it, and she didn't do much to dissuade her. The two had breakfast, and the girl told him about the incident after going out for half a day. Unexpectedly, Wang Xu resolutely disagreed. The reason is very simple, Ah Ji left him alone for half a day, what if he is in danger again? However, the other party obviously didn't want to go out with him. Because of the identity of the slave and maid, she squeaks and whimpers when she speaks, which is very difficult. I want to go out alone, but I don't want to disobey Wang Xu's meaning. After a stalemate, Aji led him deeper into the cave. It was the first time he had visited this natural cave, and it was ridiculously large. They came to a cave that seemed to store sundries, and when the girl opened a wooden box, Wang Xu was instantly dumbfounded. The box was full of bronze ancient swords, dozens of them. Without waiting to inspect, Wang Xu opened the boxes next to him, and there were more than 100 large boxes full of strange long bows, hard leather armor, lacquer shields, grimace-like axes, small bronze pipes, and bronze objects with patterns. He closed his mouth in surprise, wondering what his deceased parents had done before. With so many weapons and equipment, although I don't understand it well, at least it's enough to equip an army of a few hundred people, right? Could it be that he is a mountain king who occupies the mountain and robs the road? The more I think about it, the more I think it's possible. If it is a prince and nobleman, how can he train a strange maid like Aji? In an instant, the brain made up the thief's lair and was surrounded and suppressed by officers and soldiers, and the big boss fought desperately with a group of brothers, and the inspirational story of Mrs. Zhai and her young son who intended to make a comeback after transferring their belongings.

"I heard that Mrs. said that this sword is a relic of Mr. Zhou, and the young gentleman should take good care of it, don't lose it."

Ah Ji took out a long sword as black as ink, and the scabbard was engraved with strange words, and at first glance it was a priceless treasure. She told Wang Xu that the sword was thirty-three inches long, one-third longer than an ordinary bronze sword, and that it was made of meteoric iron. It looks sluggish on the outside, but it's actually extremely sharp. Use caution when using it. After the advice, Wang Xu was like a child who got a toy, and he was very happy. Holding it in his hand and playing with it non-stop, he no longer prevents Aji from going out. When the girl left, he couldn't wait to run to the bamboo forest to try his sword. I feel that wearing ancient costumes and carrying a sword is very stylish, like a hero. With a wave of your hand... I didn't even pull it out, which was really embarrassing. Fortunately, there is no one around, and it doesn't hurt to fail to be handsome. I thought to myself, when Ah Ji came back, I would ask her to teach me martial arts. In ancient times, it was a good choice to be a hero, and it was good to fight and exercise your muscles.

With a bang, a bamboo tree fell to the ground with a bang. The incision is flat, as if it has been polished. Wang Xu excitedly continued to cut, and suddenly confiscated it, and when he was playing, the bamboo forest suffered immediately. When I realized that it was a bit excessive, the green bamboo around me had already fallen into pieces. He stood there for a long time, thinking that he had already cut it anyway, so he didn't want to waste it. So the scattered bamboos were all dragged out of the hole and piled up. With a smile on his face, he fantasized about using these bamboos as a scaffolding to build a few thatched huts outside, and he had never lived in such a house before. And then put up a fence, what a freehand life. Just do it, level the ground first, and fill in the potholes. But when this was done, I gave up. The whole person collapsed to the ground in exhaustion, thinking that it would take several months for the construction team to build the building. It would take him at least a year to do such a big project alone. So I found an excuse to put it off.

He came out to play with the sword, shouldn't he be building a building? Only then did I realize that I had gone astray. So he had the courage to run farther, wanting to play with the sword and help Ah Ji chop some firewood by the way. After all, being taken care of by girls for so long, as a man, he should also do some housework and share some hard work. However, the relics of the ancestors and the advice of Aji were completely forgotten, and this ancient sword became an axe in one fell swoop. I wonder what Aji would think if he saw it? After chopping a few bundles of firewood, laziness recurred. On a whim again, I picked a wrist-thick green bamboo and made it into a water cup, chopsticks, spoons and other gadgets, and had a lot of fun. I didn't expect that I still have carpentry talent, if I can have a set of carpentry tools, I can definitely make a complete set of furniture to improve the quality of life. So he ran away again, and saw Wang Xu holding a sword in both hands, looking constipated, and beads of sweat rolling down. With a crisp metal clash, a bronze short sword was cut off at the waist.

"Tut-tut! Sure enough, a good sword! ”

He slammed his mouth and nodded approvingly at the sword in his hand. Completely ignoring the feeling of the bronze sword lying on the ground. With the attitude of not wasting it, the half-cut blade becomes a kitchen knife. Subsequently, Wang Xu invented the saw ten years ahead of Luban. He threaded the stick on the brass pipe he had seen earlier, and he had a hammer. In fact, the copper pipe is called "殳", and it is a long weapon when put on a bamboo several meters long. Later, the parts used to assemble the "Ge" became carving tools. The symbol of power and majesty is used instead of a planer. A wave of loser behavior has reached new heights. Suddenly, there was an illusion that led mankind from the Stone Age to the Bronze Age. It wasn't until Aji came back and saw the scene in front of her that the girl mistakenly thought that the house was being investigated by thieves. After learning the reason for the incident, he cleaned up the mess in the cave with a helpless face.

"Be careful! Don't prick your hands. I'll do it anyway. ”

The girl crouched on the ground and carefully picked up the bronze shards. Those fragments were broken from the blade of the sword when Wang Xu was making a saw, and they were extremely sharp. Before the words fell, Aji's hand was broken. She shuddered slightly, and instead of making a sound, she put her fingers in her mouth and sucked. Wang Xu was a little worried, after all, it was he who caused the sabotage first, and Ah Ji, who was injured, so he inspected the girl's hand.

"What's wrong with your hand?"

"The slave is fine. A little injury doesn't get in the way. ”

"I'm asking you, where did the wound come from?"

There was not just one scar on Ah Ji's index finger, but three, as if the surface of the skin had been scratched by something sharp, and the finger was red, obviously injured not long ago. was asked by him, and hurriedly withdrew his injured hand. The little girl didn't explain, let alone blame him, she just buried herself in tidying up. Continuing to pick up the pieces with his other hand, Wang Xu didn't understand what else these scraps were for? Why should I carefully collect and store it in a bamboo tube? After packing up her things, she handed Wang Xu a burden.

"Shaojun! Will you try this robe to fit it? The slave and maid waited outside. ”

After opening the baggage, everything before became clear. The little girl must have accidentally injured her fingers while sewing clothes. Thinking that he didn't want to take him out in the morning, he must have been afraid that he would know. However, the stitches of this new dress are flat and look like they can't be made after learning for half a day. Whatever, the other party's kindness.

"Hey! Silly girl. ”

It's a good thing to be cared for in a warm heart, especially in obscurity. The small items he had prepared were insignificant in comparison. That night, the girl stood for a long time against a wooden box, and when Wang Xu was not paying attention, she nervously took out a ball of things, and then walked to the fire and sat down happily, covering the movements of her hands with a wide fur coat. In fact, all of Aji's actions were noticed by the cunning Wang Xu early on, and he confirmed that the other party was sewing something. Because from time to time, the body will shake, as if electrocuted. He guessed he had poked his fingers, right? After that, the girl secretly looked at Wang Xu and confirmed that the other party was not aware of it, so she showed a grinning expression and endured not to make a sound. Wang Xu was reading leisurely while admiring the little girl's clumsy acting skills. I felt funny in my heart, and I had to endure it on my face not to show it, but he was a master of controlling micro-expressions. Since the girl doesn't want him to know, it's better to pretend not to know.

The next day, Wang Xu picked out a slender bronze piece from the bamboo tube where the girl had stored the fragments. I found a stone and smoothed the sharp side, and then beat it with a ding-dong bang. By the time Age had gone out hunting, he couldn't wait to confirm his suspicion from last night. So she opened what the girl was hiding. Sure enough, a piece of linen, two bone needles, and a few clumps of twine. Immediately laughed, imagine a strange female man being a female celebrity, what is the difference between it and Zhang Fei piercing the needle? I just think the girl's actions are too cute. But if you let her masochistic behavior go unchecked, she can't bear it. Then he carefully put the small object made by beating it into the piece of cloth that the girl had sewn last night. Looking at the cloth, Wang Xu couldn't help but laugh again, as if a QR code appeared on the cloth used for practice. This level of clumsiness is not so outrageous when he sewed clothes for the first time, right? If the girl is left alone, her fingers will definitely poke out of the sieve in two days. Thinking about the other party's surprise when he discovers that his hidden secret is known at night, his expression of surprise must be wonderful. Wang Xu has had no father or mother since he was a child, and he is better at sewing and mending than women. He didn't mind teaching Ah Ji, and he could just mention the matter of martial arts. During the day, I spent the day fiddling with those bamboo handicrafts, and finally in the evening, the little girl was still shaking like an electric shock like last night. The expected scene did not happen, and Wang Xu wondered.

"Aji! Why don't you use what you have to do? ”

"What? What did Shaojun say? The slave and maid did not hide anything. ”

The girl's uprightness scared him, didn't he secretly learn to be a female celebrity? As for the fear of this? Besides, he is a modern man who does not retain the corrupt vices of feudal society. After the two got along for so many days, Wang Xu thought that the girl knew him somewhat. I don't want to, it's still like that, rejecting people thousands of miles away.

"Don't be afraid, I won't eat you again. I was asking you... Haven't you noticed that little bronze object that looks like a ring? How not to use it? ”

"The slave and maid should die, please punish the young king."

The wage earners of the Great Zhou Dynasty were not paid, even the powerful who served the royal family. The main family gives a place to settle down, and whether life is good or not depends on one's own ability. The same is true of slaves and maids, the master is kind to you, but you can't ask too much. Think about how to repay your master's kindness. After all, in this era, slaves were not even as good as livestock, and productivity was too low, and one more person was a burden. Since Wang Xu's mother died, Ah Ji has not spent a penny from the family and supported the young master by himself. has always been conscientious, and the girl has a clear conscience. But this time, it was unfaithful to secretly exchange the leather goods at home for fabrics, and it was even more wrong to lie when he was discovered. Thinking of this, Ah Ji was even more flustered, and she kept kneeling and begging for Wang Xu's forgiveness. And Wang Xu's panic and fright were no less than Aji's.

"Hurry up, don't you just learn to be a female celebrity, what's the big deal? I asked because I was worried that you would break your hand. If you don't get up again, I won't ask you anymore. ”

The little girl no longer hid it, choked up and told the cause and effect, which made Wang Xu feel sad for a while. Sure enough, it's not a joke with Aji, not to mention that the girl is injured once, he will be condemned by his conscience... Hurting each other is the scariest thing.

"It's a thimble, you put it on your finger and you don't get poked when you sew it. Ten fingers connected to the heart, very painful. ”

After listening to the young master's words, Aji cried heartbroken. She punished herself by kneeling outside the cave until dawn. Wang Xu couldn't resist this stubborn donkey, lit a fire, and skillfully did needlework on the side, ready to stay up late to enjoy the beautiful scenery of the sunrise.