"Hmmm! It's not dawn yet! I'll call Shang Ziwu, go to the mountain pass to go around, see if I can catch a pheasant or something to make up for the old lady of the Chen family, you can't go to see her empty-handed, you sleep first, and we'll come back when we wake up. After speaking, he got dressed and went to the ground, and kissed Lu Caiqing on the head before leaving.

Tuck the quilt for her: "Sleep again!" We'll be back in a moment. ”

"Brother Song! Don't go far, right in the mountain pass, I'm worried about you! Lu Caiqing raised his head and asked.

"Got it! Go to sleep! After saying that, he pushed the door and walked out.

Lu Caiqing opened the curtains, it was pitch black, and there was a faint figure shaking, followed by the sound of squirming footsteps, and then getting farther and farther away, Lu Caiqing thought that they were leaving, looked at the sky, it was still very dark, and then lay down, and when he opened his eyes again, the sky was already bright.

Lu Caiqing cleaned up, and when she came out, Aunt Xia was already cooking breakfast in the stove room, Yun Ge had just walked face to face with her, Lu Caiqing saw that the child had lost weight again yesterday, and his little arms looked as thick as Duo'er, so he felt distressed.

"Sister Caiqing! Early! "Xia Yunge is only unrestrained in front of Lu Caiqing.

When Lu Caiqing saw it, he looked around and asked, "What about your third brother?" Why didn't I see him in the morning? ”

"Mother said! The third brother and they went hunting together, and the eldest brother originally called the second brother to go with him, but the third brother had to follow and left together. ”

Lu Caiqing looked at Aunt Xia, who was busy in the stove room, and then said, "Yunge! Then let's go to the yard and talk! She knew that when she came back last year, when everyone chatted in the evening, she mentioned Bai Xiaoran, and the child's eyes were evasive, these days, if he figured it out, how could he be so thin, talk to him, tell him what happened, he himself figured out how to go in the future, and he didn't have to worry about it.

After the two sat down, Lu Caiqing said slowly: "I think it's just that I didn't say it, and you guessed the reason why he returned to Beijing in a hurry." ”

Xia Yunge didn't speak, just nodded silently. Lu Caiqing said again: "When he was leaving, he asked if you liked him, and you ran away and didn't reply, he thought that you couldn't accept this man's idea, so he was going to give up." ”

When Xia Yunge heard this, he raised his eyes in surprise, looked at Lu Caiqing, a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes, and then returned to normal. Lu Caiqing knew that as long as he was tempted, it was harder to forget than to ascend to the sky, and he still had feelings for him in his heart, which lingered.

"Huh! Never mind! Let's tell you directly! I was very angry when I unexpectedly saw him in the capital, so I will teach him a lesson. Lu Caiqing pretended to be angry and said.

"Song! I'm annoying you early in the morning! Don't pester her and let her sleep again. Aunt Xia didn't know what the two were talking about, she just thought that her Yun Ge was clingy again.

"Mother! I rested, the air was good in the morning, and I talked to Yun Ge, but they weren't there anyway. The hard mother made breakfast for us! Lu Caiqing shouted at the stove room.

"What hard work, I'm happy to do something for you! Pick green! Leave him alone, go back to lie down when you're tired. "What Aunt Xia said about him was Yun Ge, and then continued to cook her own food.

"Got it, mother!" Lu Caiqing responded.

Xia Yunge asked anxiously at this time: "Sister Caiqing!" You're not going to hit him, are you? ”

Lu Caiqing saw that he was in such a hurry, so he said: Silly brother! Do you see that your sister Cai Qing is a grumpy person? Just taught him a few words, and I told him not to appear in front of you again in the future. ”

"That! He agreed? Xia Yunge lowered his head and asked slowly.

"Promised...... What's the wonder? His thick-skinned man was very worried when he heard that you were in a bad situation at home, and said that he would not give up on you, that guy owes flat, and always does the opposite, your eldest brother and I can't beat him, Yunge! In fact, no matter how much Sister Cai Qing stops it, you two still have to solve this matter by yourself. Lu Caiqing was angry and said to him seriously.

"How to solve it? There is no beginning, no end, nothing, he doesn't care whether it's sincere or joking, he leaves without regard to my feelings, no matter what reason he has, I will not have feelings with him more than friends, he gave up on me before hearing my answer, which shows that I am dispensable in his heart. Xia Yunge said sadly.

"That's right! When I was arguing with him outside, your eldest brother accidentally heard it, don't blame Sister Cai Qing for not keeping her promises, I really didn't mean to. Lu Caiqing said apologetically.

When Xia Yunge heard this, he became nervous, and hurriedly asked, "Is the eldest brother disappointed in me, he must be angry with me, right?" ”

"Silly boy! You didn't make a mistake, why are you afraid that he will be angry with you, you have always been a smart and excellent child, and you are the purest fourth brother in our hearts, the eldest brother did not blame you, he said let you decide your own future path. ”

"It's all my fault, let you worry about me, Sister Caiqing! If he comes, I won't run away anymore, since I'm insignificant in his heart, then we'll only be a joke together, Sister Caiqing! Let the eldest brother stop worrying about my affairs, and let me solve my own affairs. ”

"Since I'm insignificant to him, then it's just a joke for us to be together, Sister Caiqing! Let the eldest brother stop worrying about my affairs, and let me solve my own affairs. ”

Xia Yunge seemed to have made some important decision, but Lu Caiqing was worried about Bai Xiaoran's future from his words.

"No matter what Yunge does, as long as you remember that your family is your backer, we will support you in any decision you make, as long as you don't let yourself get hurt, you know?"

"Thank you, Sister Caiqing! It's good to have you. Xia Yunge's eyes were full of gratitude.

"That's right! There is another harvest from going to the capital this time, Brother Lin's father, Uncle Lin, knows a knowledgeable old gentleman, who turned out to be the emperor's teacher, known as Yang Taifu Yang Yibao. Now that he has returned to his hometown to live in Taojia Village, Jeju Prefecture, he also wrote us a letter of recommendation, and it would be great if he was willing to accept you and Zifei as students. The more Lu Caiqing spoke, the happier he became.

"Sister Caiqing! I don't want to leave home, and I don't want to leave you, so let's let the third brother go if there is such a good opportunity! He's smart, and it costs a lot of money to go to school. Xia Yunge didn't have the intention of studying in his heart, and now his mind was blank, thinking about Bai Xiaoran's affairs.

Lu Caiqing listened and persuaded: "Silly boy! You are still young, even if you want to be with Bai Xiaoran in the end, you must first learn to support yourself, and then you can keep up with him, you yourself are not capable of taking care of yourself, you said that there will be someone who can afford you. And you need to study now to enrich yourself, and you can also forget some troubles for a while, maybe after a while, you will sort out your clues, and I will take you to apprenticeship, and people are not sure whether to accept it or not? ”

Xia Yunge listened to a lot of the truths that Lu Caiqing told him, and felt that he was also a little sentimental, now that he is still young, how can he be a long-minded child, if he doesn't give himself a long face, how can he take care of his mother, how can he get the capital to talk about marrying, a man who has nothing to do, who cares.

"Sister Caiqing! You're right! I'm still young, and I haven't reached the time when my children are old all day, so let's try it, and I don't know if other people are willing to accept apprentices. Xia Yunge said as if he wanted to understand.

"Fourth brother! Sister Caiqing! Let's see that the eldest brother and the second brother fought a lot of pheasants and rabbits, and a wolf starved to death in the trap. Song Zifei shouted at the gate before he could make a sound.

Lu Caiqing comforted him and said: "Yunge, don't think about anything, study hard, even if you are with Bai Xiaoran in the future, you will have a long and difficult road to go, only by becoming stronger can you make the whole world think that you are not climbing him, but you yourself have the strength, understand?" ”

Xia Yunge nodded hard after listening to this, raised his eyes and saw the eldest brother outside the door, and said hesitantly: "Big brother...... He......! ”

"Your eldest brother loves you the most, he won't hate you, we are all your family." Lu Caiqing stroked his shoulder as a sign of encouragement.

"Fourth brother! Come and help lift this gray wolf, last time I skinned the skin to make a mattress for my mother, this time this is a small point, I peeled the skin to make a mattress for you. Song Zifei shouted happily as he walked.

Xia Yunge looked at Lu Caiqing gratefully, then walked a few steps over to help, and when he saw Song Ziyu again, he raised his eyes and looked at his eldest brother with a weak heart, and saw that Song Ziyu saw that he was still fine, so he was relieved to be the same as before, and stepped forward and shouted: "Big brother!" Second brother! Great work! ”

At this time, the sun had risen, Lu Caiqing stepped forward, looked at Song Ziyu sweating profusely carrying a lot of prey, and raised his hand to wipe his sweat for him.

"Don't! Little daughter-in-law! My body and face are dirty, and my brother and I will go to the river to wash and come back, don't dirty your sleeves. Song Ziyu said shyly.

Lu Caiqing nodded, the three of them simply piled things aside, went into the house and took a change of clothes and went to the river, Aunt Xia saw them go to take a bath and shouted: "Come back for breakfast early after washing, now it's autumn, don't be greedy and catch a cold." ”

The three brothers replied as they walked: "Got it! ”

After breakfast, Lu Caiqing asked Song Ziyu to pick two big and fat pheasants to take with him, put two catties of white noodles, and bring a little pastry, and went to Chen's house to see the Chen family.

When I was packing my things, I heard someone shouting at the door, "Is Cai Qing at home?" ”

Song Ziwu and Song Zifei looked up, their faces were unhappy, Song Zifei quickly ran to Lu Caiqing and whispered: "Sister Caiqing!" The shameless village chief and his wife are here again, don't give them a good look, give birth to something that is not human and harm people. ”

Lu Caiqing knew that the two uncles had been blaming themselves, and when they saw Chen Xiaoyan and her father and mother coming, they naturally didn't have a good face, they were still children in the end, they loved and hated clearly, but the mistakes made by children were not as good as their parents.

Lu Caiqing whispered to them: "You are a guest when you enter the door, you two are not allowed to give me a moth, otherwise wait for someone to leave, and see how I clean you up." ”