As soon as the sky was bright, Cui Ranxin was woken up by a crackling sound, wrapped in a quilt to block his ears and wanted to lie in bed, when he heard Cui Jiuan's voice: "Master, it's wrong, it's wrong, it's easy to fall apart like this, and you have to cross it." ”

"You said that your parents have cultivated the blessings of several lifetimes to give birth to such a smart child." Du Youjia's praise is from the bottom of his heart, but the person who was praised has a normal face.

During this time in the valley, Cui Jiuan was accustomed to the irritable and stubborn Du Youjia, who was obsessed with alcohol, but whenever the other party spoke softly, he was at a loss, so he simply pretended to be deep and did not speak.

"Good boy, what kind of blessing is my Du Youjia cultivating to have such a good apprentice as you." Du Youjia suddenly found that such a Cui Jiuan was also very funny, whether it was an aggressive, indifferent or scoundrel Cui Jiu'an, he was more pleasing to the eye than a young man with a smirk.

"Master, you are not used to being like this, it is better to be rude." Cui Jiuan really couldn't stand Du Youjia's normal speech.

"Then you also tear off that mask for me, and you don't smile every day. Laugh when you're happy, cry when you're sad, vent your anger, and you're a flesh-and-blood person. Whose child is as young as you used to be, is not cute at all. Du Youjia said to himself.

Cui Jiu'an's fingers tied to the bamboo pole stopped moving, looked at Du Youjia and said with a smile: "Okay, I know, please raise your noble hand and walk away, the more you help." ”

The young man's language was not polite, but his smile was very sincere, Du Youjia smiled and gave the young man a slap: "Yes, that's right." ”

Cui Ranxin listened to the conversation and came out to watch curiously, it turned out that Cui Jiuan and Du Youjia were making a bamboo raft, the raft had been basically completed, and Cui Jiu'an's white face had a dense layer of sweat beads, shining in the early morning sun.

"Xin'er, make a few more cakes today, I'll go hunting, and you and the stinky boy will pick lotus leaves." Du Youjia jumped on the raft and jumped a few times, trying to see if it was strong enough.

Cui Ranxin heard that she could open meat, and she could still go to Cai Lian with Cui Jiu'an happily like a rabbit and quickly get into the kitchen to be busy.

The girl who was skilled in making noodles and cakes, happily beating at her feet, Cui Jiuan, who came in to pour water and drink, looked at the magpie-like Cui Ranxin, and suddenly felt that three years did not seem to be a long time.

After eating, Du Youjia brought tools and entered the mountain alone, Cui Jiuan tied the raft to the ox and went down the stream, Cui Ranxin, who was wearing a coarse shirt and cloth, had the simplicity and innocence of the children in the mountains, and the long hair was just tied up high, and there was no elaborate dress, but it was as natural and beautiful as the lotus flower.

Cui Ranxin, who was happily moving forward, didn't notice that there was a lead-colored water snake under his feet, Cui Jiu'an quickly pulled out a short sword and slashed at seven inches, and then held the hilt of the sword to provoke the poisonous snake and threw it into the bamboo basket, and several actions were done in one go.

But he didn't realize that the real danger was actually behind him, and a water snake of the same color that was twice as long and twice as thick as the square approached with a letter.

"Second brother, behind you—" The girl's scream was particularly piercing in the silent woods.

Only then did the young man jump away and escape, touching the arrows in the sleeve of the trap, and the big snake couldn't dodge, and was also thrown into the bamboo basket.

But the young man's eyes were staring at the girl in front of him, and the cold light was exposed, which made Cui Ran's heart tremble and his feet slipped.

Cui Jiuan hugged the frightened girl just now, he was worried in his heart, but the words he asked were cold: "When will you be able to speak?" Why are you hiding it from me? “

Cui Ranxin didn't dare to look up at him and didn't want to answer, so he simply closed his eyes and pretended to be dizzy, and Cui Jiuan didn't break it and hugged the girl forward.

For a moment, the girl in her arms twisted her body uneasily, peeking at the cold-faced young man.

"Heart!" Cui Jiuan stared at Cui Ranxin, who had a weak face.

"I-I'm so happy to be able to speak-" Cui Ran made up a lie in his heart.

"If you don't tell the truth, why hide it from me?" The boy's voice was still cold.

"Second brother, don't be angry, I will never lie to you again after I am wrong, don't be angry, okay?" Cui Jiuan ignored the coquettish girl who begged for good.

"Don't be angry, aren't you? I just want to spend more time here with you and my stepfather. Cui Ran reached out and hugged the young man's neck without being discouraged and continued to admit his mistake.

The fingers touched the smooth skin, and the heart of the person who was touched was moved, and he stopped and threw the girl to the ground.

"Did he teach you to hide it from me?" Cui Jiuan didn't go to see the girl.

"No, my father-in-law doesn't know, it's my own playfulness." Cui Ranxin said sincerely.

"There is no next time." Cui Jiuan finally met the girl's bright eyes.

"Okay, I promise!" Cui Ran happily assured that the slightly raised tail of his eyes completed a crescent moon.

Go further and the scenery changes suddenly, the lakes are dotted, the mountain peaks are stacked on top of each other, the clouds and mist are unpredictable, the breeze blows the lake and the lake is green, there are fish jumping out, birds passing by, Cui Ran Xin goes to the lake and throws stones, the scenery in front of him is as beautiful as a picture, which makes people intoxicated and complacent.

The emerald green by the lake swayed in the wind, the green skirt held up by Tingting bloomed on the water, and the pink face raised high bloomed brilliantly, Cui Jiuan untied the raft and pushed it into the water, Cui Ranxin carefully stepped on the raft and sat on it, Cui Jiuan took the penny and pushed it hard, and the bamboo raft was one person away from the riverbank.

Cui Ranxin took the scissors and cut them one by one, found a leaf of the right size, buckled a hole, took out the ends of his hair and put it on his head, and showed it to the boy with a smile.

"Second brother, how is it? Do you want me to make you a shade from the sun? ”

The boy shook his head lightly to refuse the girl's kindness, and did not dare to focus on the penny in his hand slackly.

"Second brother, look at the fruit trees on the other side of the river." Following the girl's fingertips, Cui Jiuan really saw a plum forest, the trees were full of fruits, and they were green and round.

"That's green plums, let's go pick a basket." Cui Jiuan carefully pulled away from the lotus bush and walked towards the opposite bank.

As soon as the bamboo raft landed, Cui Ranxin couldn't wait to jump ashore, picked a plum and took a bite, she quickly spit it out, Cui Jiuan gloated and looked at the girl under the plum tree with satisfaction.

"It tastes better when you pick it back and marinate it in sugar or smoke it to make a black plum." Cui Jiuan has already started to pick.

Cui Ranxin, who has only eaten pickled ones, didn't expect that raw plums can sour people's big teeth, and he only knew that plums were sour before, but today he tried how sour they are.

"Where did you come from, wild baby, stealing my plums." Suddenly, the voice of an old man sounded in the woods.

"Old man, don't frighten the little baby, why don't you pick a few plums." Then the old woman's voice followed.

"Old woman, what are you doing here, I will never do anything, just scold them." The old man's voice continued to come, but Cui Ran was not afraid when he heard it, but felt that the old man was cute, and ran into the forest to admit his mistake.

"Grandpa, grandma, we didn't know this orchard was yours, I'm sorry."

In the face of the girl's sincere apology, the old man just wanted to scold and held back.

"Oh yes - where did the little girl look like a fairy, grandma, do you want to pick other fruits?" Faced with the enthusiasm of the old woman, Cui Ranxin shook his head and refused.

"That's enough, thank you."

"No thanks, no thanks-" The old woman stared at the young man who came in after Cui Ranxin and patted her face in a trance.

"Old man, I saw that we really met the gods today."

"What kind of gods are not immortals, isn't it just good-looking." The old man muttered.

"How old is the little brother and where does his family live? Why haven't I seen you before? The old woman asked eagerly.

"I'm almost done, so let's go." The old man grabbed his wife and ordered him to evict the guests.

Hearing this, Cui Jiuan hurriedly pulled Cui Ranxin to say goodbye, leaving only the old woman behind him to complain to his old man.

When there were only two people left in the forest, the old man said angrily: "That kid and the girl are full of medicine, they must be the apprentices of the old monster, I didn't beat them up." ”

"You're a dead duck with a hard mouth!" The old woman smiled and pulled the old man back.