Pastoral Bamboo Fragrance

Chapter 56 Counterattack (1)
Li Zhu suddenly remembered that Cai Qing was very interested in flowers and plants, and he dug a wild flower when he first met him.

As soon as Xiaofeng mentioned Cai Qing, her eyes lit up: "Brother Cai is a good person, he is very kind to the children in the village. We dug flowers and plants from the mountains and sent them to him. He gave them to us every time." It’s delicious. It also taught us how to read.”

While Li Zhu answered, he held up an oil-paper umbrella to watch the flowers of different colors inside the fence.

After watching for a while, Li Zhu said, "Let's go somewhere else."

Xiaofeng stood still, her eyes kept glancing into the yard.

Although Li Zhu knew that there was a habit of visiting people in rural areas, it was uncomfortable for him to go in so rashly.

Xiaofeng pointed to the big brick house next to the small courtyard and said: "Brother Cai's family lives in this house, and he lives alone in this courtyard. Uh, his brother sometimes comes."

The two were talking in a low voice, when suddenly the door of the small courtyard opened with a creak, and a chubby little body squeezed out with a small umbrella, and when it saw the two of them, it shouted loudly: "You two are sneaky!" , Do you want to pinch my flowers again?"

As if to agree with him, a little yellow dog squeezed out half of its head and barked at them: "Wow."

Xiaofeng tilted her umbrella back, greeted with a smile, "Xiao Dan, it's me."

Seeing that he was an acquaintance, the little boy immediately put away the deliberately aggressive look just now.

Only now did Li Zhu see the appearance of the little boy, he was about seven or eight years old, he was thick-headed, his eyes were black and white, and he was very agile.Just like the boy in the New Year picture.However, he is not like Cai Qing at all.

Cai Dan looked at the two with his head tilted, and focused on Li Zhu, he pouted to Xiaofeng: "Who is this, why haven't I seen it before?"

Xiaofeng grandly introduced Li Zhu to him.Cai Dan nodded seriously: "I see, your aunt's family makes stewed pork." After speaking, he took another look at Li Zhu, "But you don't look like a broom star at all."

Xiaofeng's face changed slightly, and she looked at Li Zhu cautiously, for fear that she would get angry.

Li Zhu answered nonchalantly: "I don't think so either."

"Xiao Dan, who are you talking to?" The owner of the house came out, and both Xiaofeng and Li Zhu recognized his voice.

Cai Qing saw the two of them and greeted them with a smile: "So it's the two of you, are you here to see the flowers?"

Xiaofeng couldn't help but dragged Li Zhu and walked in: "Yes, yes. Xiaozhu hasn't seen it, I'll take her to have a look."

Cai Qing walked over quickly, opened the fence gate for them, led the two of them through layers of flowers, and then entered the gate of the small courtyard, where flowers and a few fruit trees were planted.The pear blossoms are snow-white, the peach blossoms are red, and there are several deep red peonies blooming in the northwest corner, which is a more beautiful scene than outside the courtyard.

A bluestone path in the courtyard leads directly to the hall.The room is not big, but it is very clean, with square bricks on the floor, wooden tables and chairs in primary colors, pens, inks, papers and inkstones on the table, and two bookshelves standing in the corner.

Cai Qing brought two bowls of sugar water and asked them to sit down.Li Zhu sat down silently, while Xiaofeng kept talking like a little sparrow.Talking about her rabbit, talking about the little friends in the village, Cai Qing smiled, listened carefully, and asked a question from time to time.

Cai Dan and Xiaofeng are similar in age, and they talk the most.

"How is your brother?"

"Oh, he's okay." Li Zhu was startled for a moment before realizing that Cai Qing was talking to her.

"How is business?"

"Fortunately."

Li Zhu has always disliked visiting other people's homes. In the past, even relatives' homes were avoided.Sitting here is somewhat uncomfortable.

After a while, the rain stopped.Li Zhu found a gap and said to Xiaofeng: "Xiaofeng, should you go home?"

Xiaofeng's face darkened, even if it was raining, her stepmother didn't like her running around.

(End of this chapter)