"Wan'er, please come down first. The tree is too high and it's very dangerous."
The drunken eyes were always looking at the people on the tree, and my heart almost jumped out of my throat.
Unexpectedly, Mu Wan'er hadn't been like this for a long time, watching the scenery freely in the trees. Once you get addicted to it, you never want to go back.
The mind of a girl is often no different from that of a child, simple and pure.
"Crunch~"
Mu Wan'er, who was shaking her legs, her face darkened. This voice didn't sound good.
"Shenzui, I feel like this branch is going to break."
"Stop moving. I'll come up and hold your hand."
As someone who had never climbed a tree before, Shen Zui was at a loss. Although he tried hard, he couldn't find a suitable foothold and always stayed in place.
"Shen Zui, I'm afraid!"
"Don't be afraid, I will definitely come up."
There was another crunch, this time the huge noise could be clearly heard even by those who were drunk under the tree.
"Ah~"
With the sound of rustling branches and leaves, Mu Wan'er fell from a height together with the broken branch. His head was down. If he fell to the ground, he would definitely be dead. It was inevitable that his skin would be bruised.
The moment she was about to hit the ground, Mu Wan'er had already closed her eyes. It must have been very painful.
I didn't want my body to just sink, and then fall to the ground neither lightly nor heavily.
When Mu Wan'er opened her eyes, she found that Shen Zui had also fallen on the fallen leaves with her.
The two looked at each other and could hear their breathing.
"Are you injured?"
After experiencing the initial stare-down, Shen Zui was the first to ask.
Mu Wan'er shook her head, her eyes were bright and her lips parted lightly, "When are you going to take your hands away?"
At this time, the two hands intoxicated were one at the crook of Wan'er's knees, and the other around her back, resting between her chest and abdomen.
"Well, maybe we can wait a little longer."
Shen Zui didn't know how he said this, but he felt his cheeks and ears getting hot, and his eyes no longer dared to look at Wan'er who was so close.
"Okay, just for a little while."
Wan'er blushed so much that she turned her head away, not daring to look at the other person. Her mouth was dry and her breathing became rapid.
Shen Zui changed his position, turned sideways and held her in his arms. The two of them used fallen leaves as a couch, looking at the blue sky through the layers of branches and the few leaves.
Occasionally, birds fly by, their swift figures crossing the sky, adding a bit of vivid beauty to this static beauty.
The scenery in the sky is beautiful, and the people on the earth are beautiful.
"Okay, you can let go."
Mu Wan'er turned her face sideways and pursed her lips.
Shen Zui was obviously reluctant to let go, so he used a little strength in his arms and hugged her tighter.
"But it's not good to be seen like this."
Wan'er still made up her mind to say this, letting her leave from the embrace of intoxication. She was also reluctant to leave.
"Okay, then when you climb a tree from now on, choose a shorter tree with thinner branches. The most important thing is to have me by your side."
Shen Zui stood up first, with both reluctance and longing in his words. Then he reached out and pulled up the girl who was still lying on the fallen leaves.
"I haven't learned much these days, but my ability to talk about love has improved a lot."
Mu Wan'er stretched out her hand and gently twisted Shen Zui's arm through her robe.
"Okay, let's choose this tree to be the beam of the house, and then go to the village to make some noise. Anyway, we have to hire people to do it, so why not let the villagers earn a little bit."
The girl held her hands behind her back, and her hair was lightly pulled up, and a faint fragrance drifted from it.
When the two of them went home together, there was inevitably another chase and fight.
When I approached Grandma Chen's house, I saw the small door of the small yard surrounded by branches open, obviously someone was visiting.
The two of them walked quietly outside the hut. Shen Zui wanted to knock on the door and enter, but Wan'er stopped them.
She turned her head, listened for a while, and whispered to Shen Zui who was standing next to her: "It's Sister-in-law Xu who had a conflict with us before."
"Do you want to go in?" Shenzui didn't have a good impression of this woman, but later after Wan'er and Granny Chen talked about it, she felt that it was really difficult for Sister Xu, "If you don't want to go in, we can go around again." Turn around.”
"Of course you have to go in."
Mu Wan'er stretched out her slender hand and knocked twice on the wooden door of the thatched cottage, "Mother-in-law, we are back!"
The tone was brisk and did not change at all because of the arrival of Sister Xu.
"Mother-in-law, Sister-in-law Xu, you are here."
Shen Zui, who followed Mu Wan'er, also entered the room and nodded towards the woman as a greeting.
Seeing the two of them coming back, Mrs. Xu, whose appearance was still not bad, was a little at a loss and looked shy.
Today, she was dressed plainly, with not even a trace of rouge on her face. Even if it wasn't a voluptuous color, she still showed a bit of freshness.
She stood up sideways, hesitated for a while, and finally summoned up the courage to say firmly to Mu Wan'er: "Sister, I thought about what you said yesterday carefully when I got back. You are right, and so do I. I want to work harder to live a more exciting life, but I just don’t know how to do it. People’s words are scary, and I have also fought, but..."
"Sister-in-law, as long as you behave properly, you don't have to be afraid of any rumors. You can do whatever you want. With us here in the future, no one will dare to bully you."
Mu Wan'er not only said this herself, but also asked Shen Zui, "Are you right?"
"That's natural." Shen Zui agreed.
Sister-in-law Xu was still not at ease, "I'm afraid you won't be able to stay here for a long time. Even if you are, if someone like me stays with you, I'm afraid it will make people talk too much."
Mu Wan'er didn't care at all about this. She was not born and raised in this world, so how could she have these strange and outdated ideas.
She who was sitting at the table suddenly slammed the table, her petite body full of momentum, "Sister-in-law Xu, don't worry, Shen Zui and I are preparing to build a house here. Besides, I'm not afraid of any rumors. Just listening to the cries of the crickets will make me feel uncomfortable. Are you farming?"
Granny Chen, Sister-in-law Xu and Shen Zui were all amused by her upright and awe-inspiring appearance.
After Mrs. Xu laughed, she turned her head sideways, took out the handkerchief from her sleeve, and gently wiped her tears.
Since her husband's death, she has no children and cannot return to her parents' home. The grievances I have suffered over the years are truly deeper than the ocean.
Today she finally found someone who was willing to really help her, and she burst into tears when she was so excited.
Granny Chen came over and patted the woman on the arm, "Okay, let's have dinner. Sister-in-law Xu Shan, you also stay here. It just so happens that you also provide advice to the two children. My old lady doesn't understand the matter of building a house."
The four of them sat across from each other and ate hot meals, and the atmosphere gradually relaxed, each talking about their interesting experiences.
"Okay, I'll go back first, and I'll come back to help tomorrow morning. Then we'll take out the beams first, and then ram the soil."
"Okay, sister-in-law, please take your time on the road. Come to our house for dinner tomorrow."
Mu Wan'er carried the lantern and sent Mrs. Xu to the side of the path. Then she handed the lantern to her and asked Mrs. Xu to take it and walk home.
Mu Wan'er didn't need candles, because she knew that the light behind her must be on, and there must be someone staring at her quietly in front of the door.
