Xiaotian went south on this journey, and most of the time he relied on a pair of feet to travel. Although he wore out several pairs of shoes, he also developed a good pair of feet, so that he was very nervous about carrying a timid young woman and a four-year-old baby. Peer speeds are grossly underestimated.
Although he got a little impatient at the end and carried Le Yao on his back, but with Xue Shuiwu accompanying him, he still couldn't get up to speed. Ye Xiaotian wanted to help her, but Xue Shuiwu refused to accept it on the grounds that men and women could not marry each other.
Ye Xiaotian was helpless, so he picked up a branch and used it as a walking stick for her. This only reduced her pain on the mountain road, but the speed was still not much faster, so that when the three of them detoured to the official road west of Jingzhou, it was almost dusk.
Ye Xiaotian said: "Let's find a place to rest, rest for one night first, and go on our way tomorrow."
Although Xue Shuiwu's body is as weak as a grass, her personality is as tenacious as a grass, and blood blisters have been rubbed on her feet, but she dare not say it, for fear that she has been dragging her schedule, and has been gritting her teeth and struggling, and she is already in pain It was unbearable, after hearing what Ye Xiaotian said, she was relieved.
This place is still in the area of Jingzhou, Ye Xiaotian didn't dare to lodge with the villagers, the population flow is extremely rare in this era, as long as one family in a village has guests, the whole village will know about it before long, if the Yang family sends people to visit here One time, that would give away his tracks.
So Ye Xiaotian didn't enter the village, looked around in the dim sunset, and saw a dilapidated earth temple beside the paddy fields outside the village entrance. He said, "Let's go there and have a rest."
The earth temple is not big, and the mountain gate has long since been dismantled by someone for chopping firewood. There is an empty door, and the mud tires of the land master inside are watered by the rainwater from the dilapidated temple roof, as if they have melted and have lost their shape.
There probably used to be temple blessings in this temple, but of course they are gone now. Ye Xiaotian searched inside, and saw that the earthen couch was still intact, and the stove was also there, but the cauldron on it was broken, and only half of it was left. Fortunately, the villagers did not take it away.
Ye Xiaotian breathed a sigh of relief, and said: "Okay, let's rest here tonight, you two sleep on the earth couch, and I'll spend the night here on the altar." He pressed the altar hard, the altar is made of earth and stone, Built in front of the statue, it is strong enough to bear the weight of a person.
Le Yao was carried by Ye Xiaotian along the way, and he has already become familiar with him. Le Yao hadn't had much contact with outsiders, so he was very affectionate to Ye Xiaotian, calling each brother sweetly. As soon as she got off Ye Xiaotian's back, she said coquettishly: "Brother, I'm hungry."
It's not just that she's hungry, Ye Xiaotian is also so hungry that his chest sticks to his back, and his heart is burning with hunger. Xue Shuiwu didn't complain that she was hungry, but her stomach grumbled a few times at the right time, which made this shy little woman blush again.
Ye Xiaotian said: "You two just stay in the temple, don't go out, lest you be seen by others, I'll go to the village to get some food."
"Um!"
The two women, one big and one small, nodded together, with exactly the same expressions and movements.
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The sun sank at the end of the mountain little by little in the eager anticipation of Xue Shuiwu's mother and daughter, and the last ray of sunshine also disappeared. The moon climbed up quietly while they were anxiously waiting. Le Yao snuggled into his mother's arms hungry, his eyes full of hope gradually dimmed.
It was completely dark, Le Yao raised his face feebly, and asked Xue Shuiwu worriedly: "Big Brother, doesn't he want us anymore? Why hasn't he come back?"
Xue Shuiwu opened her mouth, but did not speak. She just hugged her daughter lightly, pressed her face against hers, and looked at the dark night outside the temple gate. In addition to helplessness and sadness, there was also a smile in her eyes. A touch of unexplainable melancholy.
"I'm back, where are you?"
A figure sneaked into the Earth Temple and whispered hello.
"It's Big Brother!"
Le Yao jumped up, his eyes were shining, as if he saw the little dog with meat buns, he jumped at the black shadow happily, Xue Shuiwu also stood up excitedly, and rushed two steps forgetfully, this is She stopped suddenly, but her anxious heart suddenly became at ease.
The firewood and firewood for the fire can be picked up casually, and the stove is ready-made. As for the pot, I have to use the half-broken pot and tilt it to use. Fortunately, the pot is big enough to still cook things. There is a paddy field next to it, and there is a diversion canal beside the paddy field. The clear water is gurgling, and it can be used directly. As a result, a fat goose shed its feathers and went into the pot.
In order to let the meat cook as soon as possible, Ye Xiaotian unwrapped the bundle of clothes, soaked it and spread it on the broken pot to serve as a cover. The smell of meat finally came out, and the three of them squatted by the stove, although only Le Yao swallowed it openly. Spit, but Ye Xiaotian and Xue Shuiwu's eyes never left the pot.
Hearing Leyao's stomach growling from time to time, Ye Xiaotian couldn't help but said, "Yaoyao, if you're really hungry, eat a piece of sweet potato first."
On the way back, Ye Xiaotian also dug a few pieces of sweet potatoes, washed them and they were crispy and sweet, but the three of them didn't eat much.
"oh!"
Le Yao agreed, swallowed hard, and looked at the pot eagerly: "Brother, when will this meat be cooked? I haven't eaten meat for a long, long time."
Hearing this, Ye Xiaotian's heart trembled slightly like a string of a piano being swept by the wind. Xue Shuiwu brushed her daughter's sideburn hair behind her ears with pity, and said softly: "The fragrance is coming out, the meat is almost cooked."
"oh!"
Le Yao reached into his arms and already took out a piece of sweet potato, and put it back after hearing this. Seeing her cute appearance, Ye Xiaotian and Xue Shuiwu couldn't help but looked at each other and smiled, just looking at each other, Ye Xiaotian's eyes Can't help but become a little obsessed again.
Meeting Ye Xiaotian's undisguised scorching gaze, Xue Shuiwu hurriedly lowered her head, the fire reflected her face, which was originally slightly pale, but now it was reflected by the red fire, but she appeared a bit charming. Gradually, under Ye Xiaotian's gaze, that face became more and more red, pretty and charming, like a little fairy fox in the legend.
At night, it was extremely quiet, and the surroundings were pitch-black, only a ball of fire was jumping in front of their eyes, and there was a sound of "cracking" from dry wood under the stove from time to time, which made the surroundings more and more quiet.
Ye Xiaotian's scorching eyes were extremely aggressive, and Xue Shuiwu was slightly annoyed by her undisguised appreciation. She suddenly stood up, pretending to make the bed, and walked to the kang in the next room.
Ye Xiaotian tried his best to withdraw his gaze from her slender waist, and saw Le Yao was looking at him curiously, his lacquered eyes were extremely pure.
Although Ye Xiaotian knew that she was too young to understand the naked desire in his eyes when he stared at her mother, he still couldn't help but feel hot. You can only be intimate when there are two people, and you can only be ambiguous when there are many people. There is a difference between thick-skinned and shameless.
"Cough! I was thinking about a poem just now, Shui Wu, can you compose poems?" Ye Xiaotian could only interrupt in an embarrassing manner.
Le Yao hugged the little skirt, tilted her head to think carefully, and shook her head vigorously: "No, my mother said that she would teach me to compose poetry when I grow up, but I know a lot of stories, many, many, all of them are from my mother. Tell me, brother, do you want to listen?"
Ye Xiaotian patted her head and said with a smile: "Okay, I'll listen to your story later, then do you want to listen to my poem?"
Xue Shuiwu bent over as if she was spreading the clothes, as if she didn't listen to what they were saying, but her movements slowed down obviously, and her face turned slightly sideways.
Ye Xiaotian coughed and said in a rambling voice: "Goose goose goose, cut the neck with a knife, pluck the hair and add water, light the fire and cover the pot!"
Xue Shuiwu let out a "puchi", couldn't help laughing out loud, and then quickly held back, but through the reflection of the fire, she could still faintly see her shoulders shrugging, and her face must have turned red.
Le Yao giggled, clapped his hands and said, "I heard this poem from my mother. It's different from what my brother said, but it's still nice to hear from my brother, hehe."
Xue Shuiwu walked back holding back a smile, and said to Leyao: "Brother is teasing you, this is just a doggerel at best. Okay, don't show your front teeth when you smile, why did mother tell you? Smile without showing your teeth."
Le Yao quickly shut her mouth, Ye Xiaotian couldn't understand it, and said: "She is still young, so don't be so particular about it."
Xue Shuiwu said seriously: "Rules should be established from an early age, otherwise there will be no rules when they grow up."
Ye Xiaotian didn't take it seriously, and muttered to himself: "After all, it's a big family, even concubines are so particular about it."
A pot of goose meat was finally cooked. To be precise, it was only half-cooked, but the three people were hungry, but before the meat was overcooked, the three of them cleaned their hands with clear water in the ditch in the dark, and cleaned the goose that was still hot. The meat changed hands repeatedly, and his mouth didn't stop for a moment.
Although Xue Shuiwu eats with his hands, he still pays attention to his appearance, Ye Xiaotian and the four-year-old Leyao kid are devoured and have no image at all. This goose is really not small. Although the three of them are hungry, they can't eat half of it.
After eating, Ye Xiaotian burped comfortably, and said, "Reheat the leftover meat tomorrow morning, and take it with you on the way."
Xue Shuiwu watched her daughter eat with her belly wide open, and she said worriedly: "I have eaten too much meat, and I should drink some tea to dissolve the greasy food. This girl doesn't have enough meat, so don't eat it badly." Stomach."
Ye Xiaotian used a tree branch as a toothpick to pick his teeth and said, "Don't worry, it's not a big deal every day, and it doesn't matter if you have a meal once in a while."
"Um!"
The question and answer between the two of them was vaguely like a couple discussing their child, but the two of them didn't realize it. Le Yao clapped his hands and laughed, "Brother is the best."