Green mountains and green waters, smoky, green shade and green plants, flower fields and medicine gardens, birds in the distance, roosters in the near distance, a good picture of fairyland on earth, a picture of paradise.

Outside the simple thatched hut, a woman in a thin yellow shirt is squatting, holding a small hoe no bigger than a palm in one hand and a wooden bucket in the other, carefully fertilizing the herbs in the medicine garden.

The woman is only a few years old, her appearance and figure are still a little immature, her face is not powdered, revealing a light and fresh taste, although her face is not exquisite, but it gives people a sense of youthful vitality, just like a kingfisher who 'chirps' on the branches of spring, she has a peach hairpin on her head, there is no special pattern, it is simple, but there is a finishing touch, which adds a bit of playfulness and loveliness.

At this time, the woman was carrying a wooden bucket, scooping and sprinkling fertilizer with a wooden spoon, and wiping the sweat on her forehead with her elbow from time to time.

This is a small natural valley, the place is not big, there is only one path in and out, in the middle of the valley sits a small thatched house, the house is divided into two rooms, right next to it, and a separate place is fenced, made of gravel as a fence, with a few chickens and ducks, in fact, this is not to restrict their freedom, just to build a small nest for them, so as to save the day to rummage around for eggs, duck eggs.

In the mountains, chickens and ducks are free-range, let them go over the mountains and mountains to find insects to eat, not only can save the effort of daily feeding, its meat quality is also very delicious, pick up some eggs and duck eggs every day, accumulate a basket over time, and then take it to the market to sell, it is also one of the important sources of life for this family.

On all sides of the hut, there are medicinal fields full of herbs, surrounded by simple fences, mainly to prevent the fields from being damaged by passing wild animals, not to prevent people.

There is also a free-range old donkey next to the house, even the hair on the neck is a little gray, Xu is a lot of herbs that secretly eat the master on weekdays, even if he is very old, the pace is not slow, usually he walks around to find something to eat, chew some grass roots, but also leisurely and happy.

At the front door of the thatched house, there was an old man smoking a cigarette with his legs crossed.

The old man looked like he was in his sixties, but his body was still very tough, because he was in the valley, the temperature was not high, but he was not wearing much, sitting on a bamboo chair made by himself, smoking dry tobacco, swallowing clouds and spitting fog, there was no joy or dislike in his eyes, it seemed that he was just silently killing time.

The old and the young, each doing what they were doing, the girl was humming an unknown tune while doing the work in her hand, as if she was very happy, and the old man over there was smoking a dry cigarette and humming the words heard in the opera.

"Persuade, king, drink and listen to songs. Solution, worry, dance, soothing!"

The birds are entangled and flying, the insects are singing in the branches, the sound of both is not harsh, but it is the most natural, the most pleasant feeling, in this paradise-like small valley, time seems to have completely stopped, until the sun is setting, about to set, the sky is getting late, the two of them began to pack up, ready to enter the house.

After only a few moments, streams of tempting white mist began to emerge from the humble chimney, and the rich smell of rice began to fill the valley, and even the old donkey outside the house began to peek inside.

The girl stood on tiptoe carefully, and with a fork removed the bacon from the beams of the roof that had been hung for a year, and cut off only a small piece the size of a palm with a knife, and carefully put the rest back.

That's a year's worth for the whole family, and you can't have the luxury of eating a whole piece at a time.

Now the world is peaceful, there is no war, and the people live and work in peace and contentment, coupled with the black heart of the pharmaceutical merchants, so the general price of medicinal materials has been extremely suppressed, especially for those of them who have no connections and no background, and they are bullied, so even if this family has always been two grandchildren, but the expenses are not low, but the money in hand is getting less and less, and life is getting tighter and tighter.

And according to her grandfather, she has to save a dowry of considerable value, otherwise she will be looked down upon when she comes to her husband's house in the future, and this money cannot be spent indiscriminately.

I just picked a few rare herbs from a far away place and came back, and I can sell them for a lot of money, plus today my grandfather is very good, and I went to the river to catch a big fish, and my grandfather and grandson can finally add food.

The girl familiarly took out a fresh fish that was still bouncing from the straw basket hanging next to her, the girl was kind-hearted, first folded her hands, bowed deeply to the fish on the cutting board, apologized, and then slapped it with the back of the knife, saving herself more suffering, and then used the knife in her hand to skilfully scrape off the fish scales on her body, and then slashed along the soft belly, took out the internal organs and put them aside, and then soaked them back and forth in the mountain spring water to wash them, and then finally got out of the pot.

In the cauldron next to it, it is boiling new oil that is slightly smoking, and it must not be overheated, because the fish body is tender, and the fire will easily paste away, which is the experience that the girl has figured out by herself for so many years.

The oil, salt, sauce and vinegar on the table were all exchanged for eggs from the market, but they could not be wasted, and the oil from the fried fish had other uses, and the girl did not throw it away immediately after taking it out with a small spoon, but poured it into the jar on the other side and carefully put it aside.

Then put in fresh oil, add some green onions, ginger, garlic and chili peppercorns, slowly fry the fragrance, then the fish, then add some sweet and delicious mountain spring water and other seasonings, and then put in the newly bought, cut into pieces of tender tofu, cover the lid, add a handful of firewood, and simmer slowly over medium heat.

After doing this, the girl finally began to cut the bacon, piece after piece, evenly covering the fresh bamboo shoots on the plate in front of her, and then placed it directly on the shelf of another small stove, and began to add water to steam.

The thought of having two dishes to eat today made the girl a little happy, and when she sat on the small stool alone, she couldn't help but grin and snicker, revealing two cute little tiger teeth on both sides.

The old man next to him didn't smoke when he entered the house, but Ren had a sad face and seemed to be a little unhappy.

The girl naturally knew why he was unhappy, so she quickly got up and walked to the grandfather who was dependent on her, gently shook the old man's arm, and said in a coquettish tone: "Grandpa, you taught me, saving people's lives is better than building a seventh-level floating slaughter, how can you lose your temper with your granddaughter now?"

The old man sighed in his heart, and somewhat helplessly took away his granddaughter's hand, and said, "That is the case, it also depends on the situation." ”

As he spoke, the old man glanced at her fiercely, waved his hand and explained: "How many times have I told you, after we defend the country, everything has to listen to grandpa, you just don't listen!"

Seeing his granddaughter bowing her head and pouting, looking pitiful, the old man couldn't stop feeling distressed.

He lost his parents at a young age, and began to take care of the family for his livelihood at a young age, and in order to be able to take care of himself at home, this bad old man, secretly refused to be proposed by outsiders several times, how could he bear to blame her now?

But there are still some things that have to be said, the old man made up his mind to harden his heart: "The outside is not as good as us here, those horse bandits or something, hey, kill people without blinking, that kid floated all the way down the river, the arrows on his body were stuck like hedgehogs, obviously not an ordinary person, although saving a life is better than creating a seventh-level floating slaughter, it also depends on whether the good person or the evil person is saved, if this saves a wicked person, it is not equivalent to killing a lot of good people!"

The girl raised her head, still arguing: "But, grandpa, you also said that the heart of the doctor's parents does not look at the patient's origin!"

The old man was stunned, he just wanted to slap his two mouths hard, why couldn't he control his mouth, he was bored and said so much, now it's okay, but his granddaughter used it to teach himself.

"Alas, that kid is not our defender at first glance, maybe he is the spy of Liangguo on the other side!"

He originally wanted to say bluntly that your father and mother died in a turmoil between the two countries, but after thinking about it, he still didn't say such hurtful words after all.

When the girl heard this, she lowered her head again, feeling a little sad in her heart.

And at this moment, in the kitchen, a burst of aroma wafted in, and the girl was in good spirits, and quickly stood up again.

"It's a good meal!"