Chen Xiaobei walked in the front door and followed him in at the beginning of winter, "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 using this method to please themselves.
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 next to it.
Then, the three of them sat in the shade on the shore and waited quietly. Chen Xiaobei looked at Cui Hongyu next to him, felt a little impulsive, and put his arm around her waist.
Cui Hongyu's face turned red. Obviously, in this era, such an intimate behavior in public was offensive and offensive.
Fortunately, at this time, Chen Qiaoer's eyes were entirely focused on the reed and she didn't notice it.
Suddenly, the reed shook violently.
"Brother, there are fish." Chen Qiaoer shouted almost at the same time.
Chen Xiaobei couldn't think too much, stood up and rushed over.
This time, I was lucky and got a big fish over one 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 heartwarming scene.
However, it is a little regrettable that if Chen Qiaoer was not a sister, but a daughter, wouldn't it be perfect?
Since I don’t have a daughter, then, give birth to one...
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 your 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 food for the craftsmen and workers to eat together."
After hearing this, Cui Hongyu was a little hesitant, "Husband, we agreed that we won't care about 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, we are hiding here to enjoy our leisure time."
Upon hearing this, Chen Xiaobei groaned secretly, it 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 meet you at the mountain temple 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, and 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 go to 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, and many of them 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 have never been to the top of the mountain. My grandfather once told me when I was young that if you want to get to the top of the mountain, you must first see the top of the mountain."
"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 grandpa. Take a look at it first."
Chen Xiaobei was a little surprised that his ancestor was suddenly so generous to him.
However, because of the age, many lines on the map are no longer clear, and Chen Xiaobei can only get a rough idea. From a rough scale point of view, it is about ten miles from the foot of the mountain to the mountain temple, and there is this distance from the mountain temple to the top of the mountain.
It is four to five times the distance, which means that there is at least forty to fifty miles to the top of the mountain.
Can I walk this distance back and forth in one day? It's obviously impossible.
While going up the mountain with Sun Jian, Chen Xiaobei was already thinking 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 not let themselves be the guide anymore.
After making up his mind, Chen Xiaobei spoke, "Brother Sun, we have something to talk about beforehand. I haven't walked the way up yet, so don't blame me if you make a mistake."
Sun Jian laughed and said, "Don't worry, I won't blame you."