There are willow trees, poplar trees, and peach blossoms and pear blossoms along the Qingshui River, which stretch into a forest. In the spring, there are a few clouds of colorful glow floating in the green clouds, which is very beautiful; Summer is full of shade and the sound of cicadas. It is a good place for men and women in Huashi County to travel in the spring and enjoy the cool in summer, and many poor families also go to the forest to collect firewood.

Liu Zhi and Li Chun found a secluded place to stay. Li Chun found a clean stone and padded her with his coat to make her sit, he often went into the water to fish, and the willow branch without a shirt was used to seeing it since he was a child, and he didn't think so; And his clothes were about the same distance from the strips of rotten cloth, and there was not much difference between wearing them and not wearing them.

Li Chun brought two fresh fish, and the two of them prepared to grill the fish to eat. Li Chun took care of all the work, and he was busy, he found a bunch of branches and lit them, and waited for the flames to turn to charcoal ash while handling the fish. He was very familiar with the work of disemboweling, disemboweling and scraping scales, and after cleaning it, he wrapped the fish with lotus leaves, tied it up, and buried it in the charcoal fire, so as not to get dirty.

He was afraid that the willow branch would be bored to sit, so he had already brought a handful of cherries, washed them cleanly, red on the top, big on the top, and wrapped them in clean lotus leaves for her.

The willow branch was holding and eating, the green lotus leaves lined with a cup of red agate beads, this picture looked comfortable in her heart, and the cherries were so sweet and juicy, they went straight to her fingers. She ate cherries and chirped about her bitterness: "Brother Xiaochun, my father and mother don't like me anymore." ”

Li Chun was busy with his hands, and replied to her without raising his head: "What are you thinking about?" ”

"It's true, I think my father wants another daughter, otherwise why does Yang Xiuxiu always come to my house? My dad was so happy when he saw her, and he frowned at me. Yang Xiuxiu used my bowl, wore my clothes, and ate my snacks, and my father and mother didn't say a word to her. ”

Li Chun was rarely so depressed when he heard her voice, he raised his head to see her delicate eyebrows furrowed together, her brows were deeply locked, and even the action of eating cherries slowed down, which was really a rare look of worry. He wanted to comfort her, but Yang Xiuxiu was very incomprehensible. Li Chun had no impression of this person named Yang Xiuxiu, and there was no way to guess whether she was particularly beautiful or particularly smart and had the blue eyes of Liu Wang and his wife.

In the end, his comfort was very unreasonable, but it resonated with the willow branch very much-"Yang Xiuxiu, just listening to the name is a nasty person, how can anyone like it." Your father and mother must have thought crookedly for a while, and will soon come to their senses. There is a better girl in the world than you. After a while, it was estimated that the fish was cooked, Li Chun pulled the lotus leaf bag out of the charcoal ash, and when he opened it, the hot aroma came out, which was very tempting. The belly of the fish was smeared with salt, and it was stuffed with perilla leaves and mint leaves, which were taught to him by willow branches.

He tore off the fattest flesh in the belly and back of the fish, selected all the thorns, put them in clean lotus leaves, and handed them to the willow branches. The willow branch was hot while not waiting to stuff it into the mouth, the fat and oil were melted, the fish was white and tender, and the smell of vanilla completely covered up the fishy smell, and I only felt delicious and sweet.

Liu Zhi saw him squatting on the ground and only caring about picking thorns for himself, so he pinched a piece of soft meat on the fish's belly and handed it to his mouth, Li Chun naturally opened his mouth to take it, and stuffed a piece into her mouth. You give me a mouthful, I'll give you a mouthful, both fish weigh more than a catty, both of them will eat, and it won't take long to eat. Li Chun scooped the sand and carefully extinguished the fire.

When he was full of willow branches, he taught him to write, and the two of them rowed with branches on a clean beach, everyone and every day, Tian, there were three feet of cloth, more than one inch, two pieces of dry wood, and three ---- short" What does this mean? ”

"I don't know, that's what Daddy's cargo sticker says."

"Why is this word also benevolence, what is the difference between people and benevolence, does two more strokes mean two more people?"

"I don't know," Liu Zhi felt that he couldn't answer Brother Xiaochun's doubts, and was very frustrated, "If you want to know the meaning of the words, you still have to teach the master." "But the master and the son all want to collect money, and Brother Xiaochun has no money. Willow began to wonder if he was pestering his father to add a little pocket money.

Willow Branch's life gradually changed. "Big girl, my wife told you not to go grocery shopping with you in the future, so as not to crowd people." This morning, Liu Zhi carried his small basket and waited for Li's mother to go out to buy vegetables together, but was refused.

Liu Zhi ran to the house to find his mother: "Mother, I'm not afraid of squeezing, I drill fast." ”

Li was in a hurry, and said directly: "Don't go to the river to find Li Chun." Liu Zhixiaoyuan's face turned red, and Li jumped up for fear that she would burst into charcoal, so he hurriedly explained in a good voice: "You are a big girl now, and others gossip with Li Chun." ”

Willow Branch sneered, pinched the basket and said loudly, "Who said? Say what? Sister Hong'er and Brother Hutou went to the Qingshui River to watch the moon in three days, but no one said. Mother, whoever says me in the future, you tell me, I will scold him myself. "This dynasty is rich, and the folk customs are relaxed, and it is not uncommon for women to go out to work, men and women travel together, and even widows remarry. What's more, Liu Zhi and Li Chun have been grinding their ears and temples since childhood, and the neighborhood sees them as a pair of childhood sweethearts, except for thinking that Li Chun's background is low, it is not a big deal.

"What's wrong with you? I was angry with anyone in the morning, and my face was red. It can't be uncomfortable, right? Li Chun touched her forehead, "It's okay, I'm not sick." Liu Zhi hesitated for a moment, but did not say his mother's words, and he was sad to hear those words.

The two returned to Tianshuijing Street, Liu Zhi entered the door, Li Ma came out to take the vegetable basket, and in the past, Li Chun would be invited to sit again and drink a bowl of water, but today Li Ma seemed a little uncomfortable. Mother Li blocked the door with her body, looked at the willow branches that had gone away, and said to Li Chun in a low voice: "My lady is not good, the doctor said that she can't stand the noise, Li Chun, you can go back." After hurriedly speaking, he closed the door, and couldn't bear to look at Li Chun, who had frozen.

The willow branch in the house saw the mother, teased the wicker a few words, and then wrapped his hair and went to the kitchen to prepare to collect the vegetables. "Hey, Brother Xiaochun, didn't you come in?"

Usually he will spend a while with him in the kitchen to help him with some housework. Some of the rough work of carrying water and piling firewood is usually done by Liu Wang to the old servants in the shop, and the willow branches are not meticulous, so they always grind Li Chun to clean them up for her. Li's mother laughed at her that the firewood had to be piled up in a square circle, and the green vegetables were also made into flowers, and Li Chun was happy to be sent by her. But her kitchen backyard is indeed cleaner and brighter than others, and it is more comfortable to stay.

Li's mother felt ashamed, the lady told her not to let Li Chun come to the house in the future, Li Chun has also been in and out of this courtyard for several years, and she has never had bad behavior. For a while, she felt that the two of them were right, and for a while, she felt that the eldest girl and Li Chun were in love, and they were better than the brother of Yang Xiucai's family in Luosi Lane. Shaking her head like this, Mama Li accidentally kicked over a basin of water and jumped to the side of the willow branch in shock, always feeling that everyone in the family had lost their souls, sneaky.