The next morning, after Li You greeted the elders, he rushed back to Huanhuaxuan under the pretext of going back to study, and then under the cover of Mei Xiang, he quietly took Chunying to Zhumeng Mountain Residence.

Chunying was holding a food box in one hand, which contained Jianlian red date soup and walnut cake - because she was afraid of mistaking the medicinal effect, she still didn't put Jun Qianzi in the end, and added the goose oil pine nut rolls and jujube paste yam cakes that the third young master wanted to bring, and even brought two fresh oranges that arrived yesterday. She also carried a cloth bag in her other hand, a full ten catties, all of which were fruit charcoal that was finally evened out, because she could not raise enough for a while, and she was afraid that it would be inconvenient to carry it, so she only took so much for the time being.

On a cold day, the snow in the middle of the night has not yet melted, but she is only wearing a half-worn cotton jacket, and only ordinary embroidered shoes on her feet, so cold that she is almost freezing, but she has to carry such a heavy thing, avoiding people's eyes and ears and running so far, Chunying muttered a little in her heart, especially when she saw that the person walking in front of her was empty-handed, only holding an oil-paper umbrella under his armpit, and from head to toe it was a leather hat and leather jacket and boots and cotton pants, and with warm ears, wrapped tightly. Seeing that she was working so hard, she didn't say "I'll help you carry a little", but she still had to urge her to go faster.

Finally came to the bamboo forest outside the mountain residence, Sanqing had already seen them, rushed up to ask, took all the things in Chunying's hand, and got a grateful look. Li You asked, "Is Brother Nian in the house?" Seeing Sanqing nodding, he walked in happily.

Zhou Nian welcomed them quite warmly, Chun Ying also felt that when he looked at him, his eyes changed slightly, and he seemed to be kinder, she didn't quite understand why, he ran away like this yesterday, shouldn't he be angry? But not only did he not care, but he also said good things about her to the third young master, saying that she was honest and capable, careful in her work, and a good girl, and thanked the third young master for sending her.

The third young master Li You was also in a happy mood when he heard this: "You are too polite, she is a little girl, is she worthy of your praise?" But it sounds like she's lived up to my expectations, and she's done a good job, and I'll reward her later. ”

Chunying was overjoyed in her heart, but she restrained it in time, didn't dare to show it, and hurriedly sent the food box: "It's cold, young master Nian will use dim sum first." ”

Zhou Nian sighed helplessly: "What's the matter. Is it eaten? Brother You, now is not the time to eat, what is this? Breakfast or lunch? ”

"Whatever you like to call it is whatever you want." Li Youshi leaned into the chair. "Hengzhu, I know you haven't eaten this morning." ”

Zhou Nian smiled dumbly, took the basket and looked at the contents and glanced at it. Li You glanced at it, sat down helplessly and ate it.

Li You smiled, turned to Chun Ying and said, "You are waiting outside, I want to. Talk to Brother Nian'er, and he will call you if he has something. Chunying paused at her feet, answered the call, and walked out, passing by Sanqing, who lit the brazier with the charcoal they had sent, and warmed the tea made in the morning, and sent it up to greet the guests.

Chunying walked to the mountain house. Outside, it's a little boring. Most of the bamboos in the bamboo forest were bent down by the snow, and the leaves were yellow, but they still faintly revealed a green color, and they stretched out densely, and when the wind blew, the snow powder fell down in a torrent. The sunlight shone down from the top of the bamboo forest, but only the stars fell to the ground, although Chunying also noticed the warmth in it, but her body was still gradually chilling, and she felt that a chill slowly spread from the soles of her feet to her legs, body, and head, and finally couldn't help it, and sneezed, and it was another cold war.

Suddenly, a hairy feeling came from behind her, Chun Ying turned her head suddenly, and saw Sanqing standing behind her with a straight face, so frightened that she immediately took a big step back, and asked weakly: "What are you ......doing?" Why? ”

Sanqing looked at her deeply: "Come here." Then he turned and walked away. Chun Ying was a little strange, but she still followed, and followed him along the wall to the side of the house, where there was a small platform, equipped with wooden railings, but there was a long eaves, but it was not afraid of rain and snow, and it happened to be leeward, and it was warmer than where Fang had just stood.

Beneath the platform was a clearing, cleared of snow, with a pile of dead branches and hay mixed with a handful of dried bamboo leaves, and next to it was a clay pot with broken edges. Chunying was guessing what it was for, and Sanqing took out a straw mat, put it on the edge of the platform, and said to her, "Sit." ”

Does that mean that she should sit on that mat? Chunying sat up carefully, feeling soft, not cold, and quite comfortable, so she smiled at Sanqing: "Thank you." Sanqing grinned, but the whole person looked hideous. Chunying's face froze, and she looked away with a dry smile.

Sanqing squatted in front of the pile of dead branches, broke the long dead branches into suitable lengths, and cleared the snow from the hay and bamboo leaves. Chun Ying held her chin to watch him work, and asked, "If we didn't send charcoal over, are you going to burn this for warmth?" Sanqing nodded, turned around and said, "There is smoke, it's not good." ”

What does this mean...... Will there be a relatively large smoke from firewood and dried leaves, which will attract attention? Chunying somewhat understood, why Zhou Nian and Sanqing had no charcoal before, and would rather be frozen than burn firewood, if it wasn't for the snow last night and the temperature dropped a lot, probably they didn't plan to prepare other fuels, right? Chun Ying secretly spurned the person who detained the charcoal fire, and decided to turn around and complain to the third young master again.

The time to wait is really difficult, and the more she sits, the colder it gets, Chunying simply walks around the open space, picks a bamboo leaf casually, and remembers that when she was a child, she went back to her hometown to play, and those children in the same village would use bamboo leaves and grass to blow the whistle, and they could also blow a small song, I don't know if she can blow a sound with bamboo leaves in winter?

She tried to blow it with a bamboo leaf in her mouth, but no, could it be that the method was wrong? I changed the way I blew it again. Before she could make a sound, someone took the leaf from her hand, and when she looked back, it was Sanqing again, and she asked, "What's wrong?" Can't you blow it? "It's so quiet, it should be fine, right? She glanced at the platform, and through the window there, she could vaguely see inside the room, Zhou Nian and the third young master had a good conversation, and the latter laughed from time to time. It was much louder than it was blowing yourself.

Sanqing said in a muffled voice: "No, others will know." Then he turned and returned to his seat. Chunying twisted her hands boringly, with a hint of embarrassment, paced back to the straw mat and sat down, and looked at the bamboo forest again.

There was another burst of laughter in the room, Chunying glanced back, turned her head, and saw a hand stretched out in front of her, and a grasshopper lying in the palm of her hand. She blinked and looked up at Sanqing in disbelief, but the latter said expressionlessly, "Here you play." So he threw the grasshopper into her bosom, and turned back to break the dead branches.

Chunying smiled and said, "Did you send it to me?" Thank you. She picked up the grasshopper and looked closely, although it was made of hay, the craftsmanship was very fine, and she really couldn't tell that it came from Sanqing's rough and calloused hands. Is he afraid that he will be bored? Chun Ying began to feel that this strange man in black, who was terrible on the surface, was actually quite cute.

She took the grasshopper and looked over and over again, and found a piece of hay to study the weaving method, and suddenly saw a black shadow flashing in front of her, Sanqing had rushed into the bamboo forest, and then quickly turned around and dropped a sentence: "Someone is coming." And he rushed into the house.

Chunying was shocked, ran up to the platform and looked into the distance, only to feel that the bamboo branches were dense, and she couldn't see if anyone was coming, but since Sanqing said so, it should be the truth. She looked left and right, and also ran back to the house, just in time to hear Sanqing's voice: "...... There were still about 100 paces, and he came alone, without anyone else. ”

Li You gritted his teeth: "What is the second brother doing again?!" People have been tossed like this, what else does he want?! ”

Zhou Nian lowered his eyes and said lightly: "Maybe I heard that you were coming, so you brought someone to avoid it first, so that he could see it, and if you sue the old lady, you will be disciplined again." ”

"Don't think!" Li You not only didn't leave, but swaggered down on the chair, "I'm not here, isn't it cheaper for him?" Who knows what he's going to do to you again? I'd like to see what he can do with me! ”

Zhou Nian frowned: "Brother You......"

"Say no more!" Li You interrupted him, "Although I am young, my identity cannot be changed, if I endure it again and again, he will bully me!" ”

Zhou Nian sighed, stopped persuading him, and instructed Sanqing: "Remove the brazier, this tea is cold, you don't have to take it away." Sanqing nodded, and went straight to the brazier, the room quickly became cold, Chunying shivered, and heard Zhou Nian say to her: "You go to the back to avoid it, lest the second young master take out your anger at you." Chunying glanced at Li You, and saw that he didn't object, so she answered, and ran behind the curtain that Zhou Nian's hand pointed to, which was a small cubicle with a bed in it, which seemed to be Zhou Nian's bedroom.

The bedroom is simply furnished, except for a bed, a cabinet, a basin stand, a box, and two large bookshelves, which are full of books. Chunying leaned over and saw that most of the books were subsets of scriptures and histories, and there were a lot of poetry books, she secretly glanced outside, reached out and took a book, and looked, the words were neatly copied in small letters, and she recognized a few familiar Tang poems. A few more copies, and the same handwriting is in them. She began to wonder, could these have been copied by Zhou Nian himself?

The voice of the second young master came from outside: "What a coincidence, third brother, I didn't expect to meet you here." I think you seem to be planning to go back to your room to study, right? How did you get here? Then after a slight pause, he changed his tone: "Zhou Nian, go and pour me a cup of hot tea!" Something that doesn't have eyesight! Young master, I'm coming to the door, are you still standing still, do you understand the rules?! ”

Chunying was disdainful in her heart, and then she heard Zhou Nian's voice: "It's me who is rude, please wait a ......" Before he finished speaking, the third young master had already spoken: "Second brother, don't go too far!" Father asked Brother Nian to live in our house, but he didn't let him wait for you! ”

"Excessive?" Second Young Master Li Chang sneered, "Where did I go too far?" He is not the eldest young master of the Zhou family before, and now he ...... He's just an official slave, and his father was kind enough to save his life, but he didn't let him pretend to be an uncle in our house! If you want to eat, you have to work! I just asked him to pour a cup of tea, for the sake of my childhood acquaintance! ”

Official slaves? Chunying was taken aback, recalling Zhou Nian's life experience, she understood a little.

"You!" The third young master Li You's urgent gasp came, but he quickly calmed down, "Second brother is here today, shouldn't it be just for tea?" Please say what you mean, I still have some homework to do, and I have to wait to ask Brother Nian! ”

Li Chang sneered: "Yo, when did the third brother start to study knowledge?" Still asking about homework? What does he know about this kind of thing? If you want to ask, come and ask me, good brother, brother, I will teach you well...... Licentious! What kind of tea are you pouring here?! You want to chill me to death on a cold day?! ”

Zhou Nian said lightly: "There is no charcoal or firewood, so I can't boil hot water or make tea, but it's a small faux pas." ”

"Bang dang", the sound of the cup breaking came, and Li Chang was a little angry: "Are you here to demonstrate to me?!" How? Didn't I give you food or didn't give you clothes?! My family was kind enough to save your life, and let you live in the house in peace and enjoy happiness, and you dare to give me a face by relying on my brother's strength? It's against you?! Then there was a commotion, as if something had fallen to the ground, and Li You shouted angrily: "What are you doing?!" Let him go! ”

Then, there was a loud bang, as if the bookcase had fallen to the ground, and then there was silence. Chunying was terrified when she heard it inside, and hurriedly rushed to the curtain.

(The cold wave is coming, and your hands are stiff, everyone should take care~~~).