Farmhouse Pastoral Notes

Chapter 255 Trip to the Capital (3)

Chunqiu was woken up by the noise outside, and opened his eyes in a daze. Chunqiu was a little dazed, and after slowly adapting to the dark environment around him, Chunqiu sat up with a blanket in his arms, and folded the blanket covering his body Putting it aside, Chunqiu bent forward and lifted the curtain that blocked the light.

The evening light was a bit dark, Chunqiu half-closed his eyes, looked at the scenery around the forest, and observed quietly.

"Junior Sister, are you awake?" A pleasant male voice rang out suddenly.

It was Zhou Huaiyan, Chunqiu turned his head and looked at the young man who was looking up and asking about himself.

"En." Chunqiu nodded shyly, and then asked, "Brother, shall we rest here today?" Seeing that the people around him seemed to be camped out, Chunqiu asked directly.

Zhou Huaiyan nodded, his jade-colored eyes were bright in the dark night, "Well, I have wronged my junior sister tonight, let's rest here, and when we arrive at Ruyang City tomorrow, we can live in the inn." Now the surrounding area is deserted. In Jiaoyeling, even if Zhou Huaiyan wanted to take care of Chunqiu, he couldn't do it.

The apology in Zhou Huaiyan's eyes is obvious, after all, for a delicate girl like Chunqiu, living in the wilderness is really aggrieved.

Chunqiu was not as difficult to accept as Zhou Huaiyan imagined. When Chunqiu decided to come with her, she had already figured it out, and she was also psychologically prepared for sleeping in the wild.

Chunqiu shook his head obediently at Zhou Huaiyan, and asked again, "Brother, do you know where there is water around here? There is no water in the pot, I want to bring a pot back in case I need it." Chunqiu just woke up from sleep , with a tiredness that hasn't completely dissipated on his face, holding an empty water bottle in his hand, he looks like a lost little rabbit.

Zhou Huaiyan stretched out his hand and helped Chunqiu off the carriage.

It's just that there was a little accident when getting off, Chunqiu didn't pay attention to his feet when he got off the station, and accidentally swiped, but fortunately Zhou Huaiyan had quick eyesight and quick hands, so he stretched out his hand and hugged Chunqiu into his arms.

What came to his face was a pleasant fragrance, faint and condensed, which was very similar to his temperament. Chunqiu threw himself into Zhou Huaiyan's arms quietly, unexpectedly he was so big-hearted and could think of other things.

Zhou Huaiyan's figure was a little unstable when he was hit by Chunqiu's sudden impact, and he finally regained his senses, but he blushed a lot from Chunqiu's quiet appearance in his arms, and Zhou Huaiyan carefully loosened the restraint on Chunqiu's arm Holding his hand, he opened his mouth and replied, "Go along the carriage to the right for a while, and you will touch the stream." Repeating what Master Wang said before, Zhou Huaiyan turned his head and stopped talking.

"Huh? Is it okay to go directly?" Chunqiu also straightened his waist, stretched out his finger and pointed to the dense forest behind Zhou Huaiyan, with a puzzled tone.

Zhou Huaiyan turned his head and explained in a low voice, "Master Wang and the others are also resting by the river, and they can see it when they walk around the forest in front of them."

Old Chunqiu blushed, feeling a little embarrassed, "Ahem, senior brother, I... just asked." Chunqiu would never admit that he was afraid.

Thinking of all the dangers her mother kept instilling in her before, Chunqiu really felt like crying, her mother really, looking at the surrounding sky that was getting darker, Chunqiu tightened her sleeves tightly, there is no way her mother really said that here The bandit who passed by, sounds weird and cautious.

"Junior Sister, Junior Sister" Zhou Huaiyan looked at the villain who suddenly had a bitter face in front of him, and shouted twice curiously.

Chunqiu looked at Zhou Huaiyan with a bitter face, not knowing why the other party called her.

"Cough cough" Zhou Huaiyan said softly, "It's going to be dark if you don't go, junior sister, don't you want to go?" The words were euphemistic, but to Chunqiu's ears, it was more like a joke, and in a blink of an eye, his face turned red A big apple, especially when the other party said this with an innocent tone and a smile in the corner of his eyes.

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Running past Zhou Huaiyan in a panic, Chunqiu patted his thumping little heart while being careful of the protruding stones under his feet.

What Zhou Huaiyan said was right, bypassing the not-so-dense forest in front of him, Chunqiu really saw a long river more than ten meters wide.

There are still a few people vaguely on the long river, who are catching fish with their sleeves rolled up and harpoons in their hands.

Chunqiu didn't know Master Wang and the others, and Chunqiu had already fallen asleep when he left the city before, so he had no chance to see him.

Strolling to the river, Chunqiu stood not far from where they went fishing, looking at the iron knives and scattered clothes on the bank, Chunqiu thought for a while, and bravely greeted the few people in the river. people.

Fortunately, Master Wang also knew about Chunqiu, and he was very pleasant when talking to this little girl on the shore who was about the same age as his daughter, but Chunqiu was bold enough to strike up a conversation with the people beside him.

"...Hey, so the famous food shop in our Linfang belongs to Miss Yang's? It's really destined, Lao Zhang and I often go to your food shop to eat." The stocky and kind young man spoke with a smile.

The middle-aged man called Lao Zhang by the youth was also joking around. Master Wang looked helplessly at the two people behind him. Chunqiu stood on the bank and smiled, covering his mouth. She knew the kindness they showed towards her.

"Master Wang, Master Zhang, and Master Hao happened to catch a lot of fish today. I have been helping my parents in the kitchen since I was a child. If you don't mind, let's drink fish soup at night." Those fish in the distance, somehow, reminded me of a delicious fish soup.

"It's not so troublesome. There are still rations on the carriage. These fish are just toothpicks. If Miss Yang likes it, she can take it and roast it herself."

Master Wang rejected Chunqiu's proposal before the young man agreed, and by the way glared at the young man who was eager to agree.

"It's okay, Master Wang, you can just call me Qiu'er. Miss Yang, Miss Yang calls me a bit raw. The fish soup is easy to make. Besides, after driving for such a long time, drinking some fish soup can also warm my stomach." Chunqiu After saying this, the young man on the side took over the conversation directly, expressing his gratitude to Chunqiu in everything he said.

Master Wang couldn't keep his mouth shut, seeing that the two had already talked about whether the fish should be braised or steamed. Master Wang and Master Zhang looked at each other. Although there was some discord, it was them Have a good time.

On the other hand, Chunqiu shook her head nonchalantly, cooking a meal or two is nothing, besides, she doesn't like to eat dry and hard rations.

Master Wang couldn't resist Chunqiu, so he had to agree with Chunqiu to cook under Chunqiu's urging.

The three of them used this time of night to catch a lot of fish by the river. Chunqiu looked at so many fish and couldn't use them up for making fish soup alone. Thinking about the seasoning he brought from home, it seemed to come in handy. .

In the following time, Master Wang and the three were busy cleaning the caught fish, removing the internal organs, and scraping off the scales, while Chunqiu simply washed up at the side, but she did not forget the purpose of her previous visit.

(End of this chapter)