It snowed on and off for three days.
Liu Zhiheng spent almost all the time in the past three days with Duan Wujiu, and the two of them never left the Liu family's courtyard.
When she feeds the chickens, he feeds the donkeys; when she lights the fire, he chops wood; when she cooks, he washes the dishes; when she sweeps the snow, he carries water.
Liu Zhiheng asked Duan Wujiu to go east, but Duan Wujiu would never go west. He would do whatever he was asked to do. He was so well-behaved that he completely regarded himself as the child supporter of the Liu family, caring for Liu Zhiheng, and respecting Liu Zhiheng in everything.
Liu Zhiheng was somewhat grateful that she had saved Duan Wujiu, otherwise at the foot of the mountain, it was snowed and deserted, and there was no WiFi or mobile phone. If there was no one to talk to, she would have died of boredom alone.
But at the same time, she felt more and more that she was nothing. How could she bear to deceive such a simple boy? Take advantage of people when they don't remember anything.
But after a battle between heaven and man, Liu Zhiheng still did not choose to tell the truth.
In fact, she was a little reluctant to have Duan Wujiu's company.
It was only two months anyway, so it shouldn't be too much for her to save his life and take up two months of his time.
After dinner in the morning, the two of them played chess in the house.
Duan Wujiu was shocked by Liu Zhiheng's chess skills. In these two days of games, he found that he could not beat A-Heng.
Although he couldn't remember whether he had lost to others before, Duan Wujiu had in his mind the chess records he had read and left by everyone throughout the ages.
He compared in his mind, and he was afraid that even those everyone could not compare with Liu Zhiheng.
Liu Zhiheng actually felt that playing chess was boring. If it wasn't to play chess with Duan Wu Jiu, she wouldn't want to play.
She used to be considered a professional player, but then with AlphaGo, Go was destroyed. Especially after all the players started memorizing the AI chess records, Go was completely dead.
Duan Wu Jiu lost and reluctantly put down his chess piece.
"I can't defeat Ah Heng."
"Don't be upset, you played well."
Duan Wujiu's Go level is very high, and he has a radical style, strange techniques, and tricky ideas. He is also very good at taking risks and breaking conventions. If he hadn't memorized AlphaGo's chess records, Liu Zhiheng would not be able to beat him.
"I just read a few more chess books than you do."
"Ah Heng is so humble."
Liu Zhiheng didn't explain much. Seeing that the snow outside was getting lighter, he really couldn't stay in the house any longer. He suggested to Duan Wu, "Why don't we go out for a walk in the mountains? I haven't eaten meat for several days. I'll take you there." How about catching rabbits?”
Liu Zhiheng took Duan Wujiu up to Beilaoshan Mountain.
The Beelao Mountain is a natural moat. To the south of the Beelao Mountain is the hinterland of the Central Plains, and to the north are the Yanyun Ten Prefectures, which are the fiefdoms of King Yan.
Therefore, even if the barbarians in the northern grasslands are brave and good at fighting, they can only reach Pingzhou City at most.
To a certain extent, the ten states of Yandi are the buffer areas of Daxia. Presumably, the emperor gave this fiefdom to Duan Wujiu, so he probably didn't like his son very much.
Thinking again about Duan Wujiu begging her not to put him in a cage or let rats bite him when he was ill, Liu Zhiheng felt even more sympathetic to him.
Why doesn't such a good-looking child win the love of his father?
"Here we come!" Duan Wujiu suddenly whispered.
Liu Zhiheng suddenly came back to his senses and saw a red fox appearing in his sight. Liu Zhiheng gently raised his bow, drew the bow and shot an arrow, and hit the target with one shot.
Duan Wujiu walked over, picked up the red fox and saw that he had shot the fox in the eye.
"Ah Heng is so awesome."
"After all, I am the daughter of an Orion. My father is much more powerful than me. He can shoot birds in the sky without even looking. He can just listen to the sound."
Duan Wu Jiu was thoughtful, could such a powerful person just be a hunter?
Liu Zhiheng was lucky today. Although he didn't encounter a rabbit, he caught a pheasant in the trap he set.
The two of them took the fox and pheasant down the mountain.
After returning home, Liu Zhiheng asked Duan Wujiu to help kill the chicken at home, and then he carried the fox and went out.
Liu Zhiheng found a salesman in the village and exchanged the fox for some winter supplies, and then hurried to Xie Tinglan's house.
Xie Tinglan was sick before, and the weather turned cold and snowed for a few days, so he did not go to school in the county and has been recuperating at home.
When Liu Zhiheng saw that the courtyard door was open, he walked in quietly. Through the window, he saw Xie Tinglan sitting in the room reading a book. She did not disturb him, hung her things on the door and left quietly.
She didn't want to annoy Xie Tinglan. Xie Tinglan hated her so much that she felt it was better not to appear in front of him and just use this method to increase her favorability.
Liu Zhiheng walked quickly home. She had made up her mind not to be reluctant to Xie Tinglan. She would give money when it was time to give money and give things when it was time to give things.
As long as she takes good care of Xie Tinglan, the future boss, and allows him to happily go to Beijing to take the exam, marry Bai Fumei, and reach the pinnacle of life, I believe he will soon bring this small village and its people under his control. forget.
Then she can live a good life with her father and brother without any distractions. Not only will they not be retaliated against, but they might even get some light.
Liu Zhiheng was walking in the alley, thinking about the good days in the future, when he bumped into a little girl.
"Why are you here again!" a girl's voice shouted.
Liu Zhiheng took a look, oh, isn't this Fang Chuncao, the youngest daughter of the Fang family?
In the original book, Fang Chuncao was Xie Tinglan's childhood sweetheart, and later became Xie Tinglan's little girl. He was a good common man, but he was willing to become a slave. He accompanied Xie Tinglan to Beijing to take the exam, and watched Xie Tinglan marry several wives without any regrets.
Finally, after five years of hard work, Chun Cao became a wench girl, and after another five years of hard work, she was raised as a concubine after she became pregnant with a child.
"Shameless, why did you come to Brother Xie again! Don't you think it's not bad enough for Brother Xie?"
Chun Cao's appearance was cute, and when she was angry, she was a bit playful, which made Liu Zhiheng want to pinch her round face, but it was a pity that she looked at him like he was looking at the enemy who killed his father.
Liu Zhiheng didn't want to waste time arguing with Chun Cao, so he left directly past her.
She was in a hurry to go home for dinner!
Chun Cao was stunned, why didn't Liu Zhiheng bully her today? Neither hit her nor scolded her?
In the past, Liu Zhiheng always bullied Chuncao. Although Chuncao also hated him, there was a secret happiness in his heart. Because she knew that her status in brother Xie's heart was higher than that of Liu Zhiheng.
So what if Liu Zhiheng is more beautiful than herself? So what if the Liu family is the richest in the village? Brother Xie doesn’t hate Liu Zhiheng!
But now Liu Zhiheng is ignoring himself like this, is it possible?
Chun Cao didn't have time to understand the complicated feelings in her heart. She thought that Liu Zhiheng had just come from the direction of Xie Tinglan's house and ran to Xie's house anxiously, fearing that brother Xie had been poisoned by Liu Zhiheng.
At this moment, Xie Tinglan was sitting at the table, reading a book.
After taking the medicine sent by Liu Zhiheng in the past few days, his body has almost recovered. Thinking of Liu Zhiheng, Xie Tinglan realized that she had not come to chop him for several days. Such a thing would have been impossible in the past.
Thinking of Liu Zhiheng's behavior when he came to see him a few days ago, Xie Tinglan always felt that something was wrong.
In the past, in front of him, Liu Zhiheng would only say some unfashionable words, or make some unfashionable sounds, but that day she spoke in an orderly manner, was humble and docile, and it was as if she was a different person.
Could it be that she really didn't want to marry him?
Just as he was thinking about it, Chun Cao opened the door and came in. When he saw Xie Tinglan sitting in the room with his beard and tail fully clothed, and his clothes well-dressed, Chun Cao breathed a sigh of relief.
Chuncao said with some shame: "There was some delay at home today. I'm sorry, I'm late. She... didn't do anything excessive, right?"
"who?"
"Liu Zhiheng, she was here just now, didn't you know?"
Xie Tinglan immediately stood up and subconsciously walked outside the house, wanting to find Liu Zhiheng.
