Chen Xiaobei walked in the front door, followed by Lidong, "Brother Xiaobei, let's start work here tomorrow."
This surprised Chen Xiaobei, "Can you do it tomorrow?"
Lidong nodded, "This is also what others mean."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work. By the way, let's eat here tonight." Chen Xiaobei politely asked to stay, but Lidong waved his hands repeatedly and turned around to leave.
Watching him leave in a hurry, Chen Xiaobei suddenly understood that Lidong and the others were trying to please themselves in this way.
Sure enough, the next day, early in the morning, Lidong came with the craftsmen.
There is no need to do the work at home. Chen Xiaobei took Cui Hongyu and Chen Qiaoer and went outside the village to water the vegetable fields. Then, they brought fishing nets to catch some small fry. The fish ponds were built. They must Replenish the fry as soon as possible.
As usual, Chen Xiaobei put the umbrella net into the water and tied the string to the reeds nearby.
Then, the three of them sat in the shade on the shore and waited quietly. Chen Xiaobei looked at Cui Hongyu next to him and felt a little impulsive, so he put his arm around her waist.
Cui Hongyu's face turned red immediately. Obviously, in this era, such an intimate act in public is offensive and offensive.
Fortunately, Chen Qiaoer's eyes were entirely focused on the reed at this time, so she didn't notice it.
Suddenly, the reed shook violently.
"Brother, there is fish." Chen Qiaoer shouted impatiently.
Chen Xiaobei didn't think much, he stood up and rushed over.
This time, I was lucky and got a big fish over a foot long.
Chen Qiaoer was so happy that she kept clapping her hands and applauding.
Cui Hongyu was also smiling broadly.
Seeing this scene, Chen Xiaobei felt warm in his heart. What a warm scene.
However, it is a little regrettable that if Chen Qiaoer was not a sister, but a daughter, wouldn't it be perfect?
Since there is no daughter, then, then give birth to one...
Seeing Chen Xiaobei stunned here, Chen Qiaoer asked curiously: "Brother, what's wrong with you?"
After shouting twice in a row, Chen Xiaobei came back to his senses.
"Oh, it's nothing, I'm just thinking, should I put this fish in the pond or eat it?"
Chen Qiaoer did not speak, but turned to look at Cui Hongyu.
Cui Hongyu's face turned slightly red, "It's all up to the husband."
Chen Xiaobei thought about it and decided to eat it. After all, big fish eat small fish. If such a big fish is put into the fish pond, the few fry he worked hard to get in will not be enough for this guy to stuff his teeth.
"Okay, if you ask me, let's eat it and have fish stew for lunch."
"By the way, let's add some more dishes for the craftsmen and workers to eat together."
After hearing this, Cui Hongyu was a little hesitant, "Husband, we agreed that we don't care about the food."
Chen Xiaobei smiled and said, "It's okay. If you don't miss this meal, you can do a better job for us."
Cui Hongyu nodded, "Okay, then I'll go back and prepare."
"Don't worry, catch a few more fish."
As Chen Xiaobei spoke, he threw the fish into a shallow pit nearby, then took the fishing net and threw it into the river again.
At this moment, a burst of laughter came from the distance, "Brother Xiaobei, you have come to hide here and enjoy your leisure time."
Upon hearing this, Chen Xiaobei groaned secretly. This was Sun Jian's voice.
He suddenly realized that he had made an appointment with someone for three days, and the time had come.
Cui Hongyu, who was next to him, immediately became alert, hugged Chen Qiaoer in his arms, and stood behind Chen Xiaobei.
Sun Jian tried his best to look harmless, but his image was really scary when he smiled.
"Brother Xiaobei, three days are here!"
Chen Xiaobei also smiled in return, "Yes, three days are here."
"Brother, didn't we say we'd meet at the mountain temple? We've been waiting for you for a long time, so we had to come to your door. I didn't expect brother Xiaobei to be happy and happy here." Sun Jian still said very reservedly.
Chen Xiaobei knew that he could no longer escape today.
"Brother Sun, can you let me make some arrangements and go to the mountain temple to find you later?"
Sun Jian laughed and said, "Don't bother me. I'll be waiting for you here."
Chen Xiaobei understood that Sun Jian was afraid that he would let him off again.
He waded into the river, fished out the fishing net, turned around and left with Cui Hongyu and Chen Qiaoer.
After walking far away, he whispered, "I'm going into the mountains soon. I'm afraid I won't be able to eat lunch."
"You two ate this fish for lunch."
"If anyone comes looking for me, just say I'm in town."
"If I don't come back after dark, you two will sleep in the west side room of Dachun's house. Remember to close the door."
Because of the maintenance of their own yard, they have moved their bedding to the west side room of Chen Dachun's house. There is a bed here. Cui Hongyu and others used to sleep here when they came to stay.
Cui Hongyu asked tentatively, "Can't my husband not go?"
Chen Xiaobei smiled and said, "It's okay. I already promised to accompany them to the mountains."
After sending Cui Hongyu home, Chen Xiaobei went to find his ancestors in the village without stopping.
My ancestor was a hunter when he was young and was familiar with the conditions in the mountains.
Hearing Chen Xiaobei say that he wanted to continue going up from the mountain temple, the ancestor was also startled and coughed.
"Ahem, Xiaobei, it's not easy to go up. There are many side roads, many of which are dead ends. It's easy to turn in, but it's difficult to turn out."
"Ancestor, what do you think I can do to get to the top of the mountain?"
"I haven't been to the top of the mountain either. My grandfather once told me when I was a kid that people who go up the mountain are called seers."
"Ancestor, what does this mean?"
"What it means is that when you encounter many forked roads, take whichever road you can see the top of the mountain from."
That's okay, but it seems a bit hasty.
As he spoke, the ancestor stood up, walked into the house and searched for it for a long time, and finally came out with a piece of cowhide with many curved lines drawn on it.
"This is a picture drawn by my grandfather. You should take a look at it first."
Chen Xiaobei was a little surprised that his ancestor was suddenly so generous to him.
However, due to the passage of time, many of the lines on the picture were no longer clear, and Chen Xiaobei could only get a rough idea. Judging from the approximate proportions, the distance from the foot of the mountain to the mountain temple is about ten miles, and the distance from the mountain temple to the top of the mountain is four to five times that. This means that it is at least fifty miles to the top of the mountain.
Can I walk this distance back and forth in one day? It's obviously impossible.
While accompanying Sun Jian up the mountain, Chen Xiaobei had already begun to think about how to make the other party retreat from the difficulties.
Yes, that is deliberately taking the wrong path. As long as they wander around the mountain for a long time and then return to the starting point, naturally they will no longer let themselves be the guide.
After making up his mind, Chen Xiaobei spoke, "Brother Sun, we have something to talk about first. I have never walked the way up from the mountain temple, so don't blame me if you go the wrong way."
Sun Jian laughed, "Don't worry, I won't blame you."
