Chapter 4 Up the Mountain
The rain stopped the next day, which was a great sunny day. The bluestone in the yard was warm and shining with lush green.
When the rooster crowed for the third time, He Yan woke up. When Qingmei woke up, she found that He Yan was not on the bed. She was shocked and went around to search. She found He Yan sitting on the stone pier in the yard, dazed and breathed a sigh of relief.
"Why do girls get up so early? Is it because the quilt is thin and it makes me feel chilled?" Qingmei asked.
"I can't sleep, I'm not going to sleep." He Yan replied.
She had no habit of getting lazy. She could not relax at any moment in the barracks. Even at night, she had to beware of the enemy's surprise attacks and was always vigilant. Besides, when she was a teenager, she had to practice martial arts, but she really started dancing with the chicken. Later, she married into the Xu family, but she still couldn't get rid of her old habits and was ridiculed by others. However, after she became blind, she no longer got up so early, and there was no difference between day and night for her. She still woke up when the rooster crowed, but she had to wait until all the people in the yard were rustling before she could follow her.
It seems that I am not so out of place.
"Where is my father?" she asked.
"The master has already gone to the schoolyard, and the young master has just gotten up. Let's change some clothes to eat." Qingmei said, and then trotted to the kitchen first.
There is only one maid in the room, but there are many people working, so there are always people who are not enough.
When He Yan arrived at the hall, He Yunsheng had already sat down at the dining table and started eating.
The boy is still as yesterday as he did, and his clothes are like peddlers and pawns, very unpretentious. When he saw He Yan, he just glanced at him and looked away, picked up a bowl of porridge.
The food is a simple side dish of clear porridge. He family is in such a family background, and he can't afford any exquisite dishes. Even so, there is a plate of snacks on the table, which doesn't look very delicate and has a bad aroma. At first glance, it's what He Sui specially prepared for his daughter.
He Yan also picked up the bowl and drank the porridge. She drank very quickly, and Qingmei and He Yunsheng were also slightly surprised. He Yan used to be picky and refused to eat well. At the end of the bowl of porridge, he was reluctant to eat for a long time before he could finish it. It was not as simple as today. After drinking the porridge, she did not immediately get the snacks on the plate - this was prepared by He Sui for her. Qingmei would not eat, and He Yunsheng would not.
He Yunsheng put the bowl on the table and stood up. He Yan looked up and asked, "Where are you going?"
He Yunsheng frowned: "What are you doing?" Just as he was about to say a few impatiently, his eyes suddenly saw the traces in He Yan's palm, and his tone stopped.
He thought He Yan would complain to He Sui who was returning home yesterday, but who knew that the morning was calm this morning. It seemed that He Yan had not sowed the disagreement, and He Sui didn't know that He Yan was injured.
The boy's tone was a little softened: "Go up the mountain to chop wood."
In He Yunsheng's mind, after hearing this, He Yan should have left without any interest. He returned to her room to play with her rouge powder, and then dressed up carefully to go out for a walk. Who knew that He Yan's eyes lit up and said enthusiastically: "Really? I'll do it together."
Before He Yunsheng could speak, Qingmei spoke first: "Miss, what are you doing? It rained on the mountain, the road was difficult to walk, and mud was everywhere. What if you fell?"
"That's it." There is a rare normal person in the house. He Yunsheng immediately continued: "Don't cause trouble."
Both of them thought He Yan was on a whim, but He Yan turned to Qingmei and said, "My father was in the martial arts court during the day and only went home at night. Qingmei, you have so much work, and you can't follow me all the time, He Yunsheng." Her name was He Yunsheng, and He Yunsheng was shocked, "If you don't take me there, I will go by myself."
"Hey!" He Yun was angry.
"Is there a third person in this room who can control me?" she asked slowly.
He Yunsheng had nothing to say. Not to mention the third person, no one in the room could control He Yan's temperament. It was because of He Sui's spoiling, He Yan refused to listen to anyone, oh, except that Mr. Fan.
"If you want to go, follow me." The boy said angrily: "But if you fall halfway and cry and want to go home, I won't send you back."
He Yan shrugged.
He Yunsheng left angrily. He couldn't understand why He Yan became more and more annoying when he got sick. If He Yan in the past had a pretentious temper, He Yan now had a little more scoundrel, which was even more difficult to deal with.
She is indeed his enemy He Yunsheng!
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The Longhuanfeng Mountain Road is rugged and the terrain is dangerous. Most of the people who come here are poor people who chop wood and collect herbs.
Unknown wild flowers grew on the roadside, and they were reflected in the grass, which looked very beautiful. But after all, they were not really a place to go out and enjoy the flowers. The stones on their feet were stuck on the cliff and looked down, making people tremble.
He Yunsheng walked this road countless times and knew that it was not that easy to go up the mountain. He was waiting to listen to He Yan's complaints and crying, but from beginning to end, he didn't hear He Yan's whine.
He Yunsheng couldn't help but turn around and was surprised to find that He Yan didn't leave him much, and he almost walked alongside him.
How is this possible?
It's hard for a man to walk on this road, not to mention that He Yan is still a delicate lady, who used to rub his knees when he walked far away. When did she get so physically better?
"What do you think I'm doing?" He Yan stared at him strangely, "Don't you continue to walk?"
He Yunsheng turned around without saying a word and continued to move forward.
She must have pretended, she will definitely not be able to hold on right away!
He Yan looked at his legs and sighed.
The strength on her legs is really small. She and He Yunsheng have been walking this journey for a long time and feel tired. It seems that this requires some exercise.
"That's all." He Yunsheng stopped and took off the axe from his waist.
There are many miscellaneous trees here, and He Yunsheng chose small and lonely trees, which is easier to cut. He pointed to the stone next to He Yan, "You can sit here for a while, I have to cut it for an hour."
"Is it just here?" He Yan nodded and took off the cloth bag on his back.
He Yunsheng watched helplessly as she took out an axe from her cloth bag.
"You...what are you doing?" He Yunsheng was confused and said in a difficult manner.
He thought that the cloth bag He Yan was carrying was filled with a kettle, but she put on an axe. She carried an axe and walked so far, and he was not left behind. He Yunsheng suspected that he was dreaming.
What happened next made He Yunsheng more sure that he was dreaming.
He saw his delicate sister, He Yan, who usually held a teacup and felt heavy, without hesitation, swung the axe in front of him, and cut off a bunch of branches with one knife, and his movements were as if he had done thousands of times.
Chapter completed!