When the pears are green

Jiang Qingzhou hurried over after seeing Song Li and the others.

Song Li looked at Jiang Qingzhou in confusion and said, "Why are you here? Didn't you go home? Where's your brother?"

Jiang Qingzhou smiled and said, "I'm worried about you two going back by yourselves. I'll let Qingye stay home alone first, and I'll take you back. Let's go quickly, it's getting late."

Song Li looked at the setting sun and said to Jiang Qingzhou, "My sister and I should be able to do it. The sun is setting, and I'm afraid it will be very late if you go back home. Otherwise, you should just go home!"

Jiang Qingzhou said anxiously, "Don't refuse anymore. You two little girls, the road is long, and you have to pass through several villages and large fields on the way. It's too unsafe. Don't say anything more, let's go quickly. I asked the neighbor's aunt to look after the fields, and we have a dog at home, so it's okay."

Jiang Qingzhou finished speaking and without waiting for Song Li to say anything else, he strode forward.

Song Li and Song Yue looked at each other, and Song Yue smiled and said, "Sister, let him take us there! He's already here, we can't let him down."

Song Li heard the teasing in Song Yue's words. She pulled Song Yue's ear and said, "Yueyue, you even dare to tease me now."

After hearing this, Song Yue smiled and said, "I don't dare. Let's go quickly. My future brother-in-law is watching us in front!"

Song Li looked up and saw Jiang Qingzhou waiting for them in front. She hurriedly took Song Yue's hand and strode forward.

Song Li and Song Yue were talking and laughing along the way. Jiang Qingzhou would sometimes interject a few words, but he was silent most of the time.

The way home is always brisk, and it didn’t feel like long before Song Li saw the big tung tree again.

Unlike when Song Li and her friends went there, the tung tree was quiet at that time, with only the breeze and white clouds as company. But in the evening, in addition to the clouds in the west, the tung tree was also filled with the sound of birds chirping, making it lively.

Wuzhuang Village was just ahead of them. Song Li stopped and said to Jiang Qingzhou, "Let's stop here. You've walked a long way today. Let's go back quickly."

Jiang Qingzhou glanced at the tung tree in front of him, and said to Song Li and Song Yue: "Okay, be careful."

Jiang Qingzhou took out a small dagger from his sleeve, handed it to Song Li and said, "Take this dagger first, and use it for self-defense on the road. Although it's still early, we should be prepared for any eventuality."

Song Li looked at the rough dagger, said thank you to Jiang Qingzhou, and put it away.

Song Li asked Jiang Qingzhou to go back quickly, after all, Jiang Qingye was still alone at home.

Jiang Qingzhou insisted, "You go first, I'll leave in a while."

Song Li looked at the sky and realized that making excuses would only waste time, so she took Song Yue and left quickly.

After walking a few steps, Song Li asked Song Yue to wait here for a while.

Song Li ran over and said to Jiang Qingzhou: "When you go back, remember to soak your feet in hot water before going to bed. You walked too much today. Thank you for your hard work!"

Without waiting for Jiang Qingzhou to say anything, Song Li turned around and waved goodbye to him.

Jiang Qingzhou smiled and waved his hands to say goodbye to them, imitating Song Li's behavior. While waving, he said in a soft and imperceptible voice: "Xiao Li, wait for me tomorrow!"

Song Li walked under the tung tree. She turned her head again and saw only the vague figure of Jiang Qingzhou. Song Li smiled and said softly, "How silly and cute."

Song Li asked Song Yue to take a break first, and she stood under the tung tree for a while. She listened to the birds singing in the treetops, looked at the sunset glow in the sky, and looked at the figure that could no longer be seen. Song Li suddenly felt that she was very lucky. No matter which world she was in, there were people who truly loved her.

Song Li prayed silently in her heart that Jiang Qingzhou could get home safely, and prayed that the moon tonight would be bright enough to illuminate every path for Jiang Qingzhou to return home.

After Song Li stood for a while, she and Song Yue continued to walk home. When they just arrived at the door, they saw Song Changhe coming from behind.

When Song Dahe saw the sisters, he asked where they had been. Song Li told him about sending Ruyi home. Song Changhe didn't say anything after listening, and went home with them.

When Song Li and the others just stepped into the courtyard, it was already dark, but at the same time, the moon rose from the east, and the moonlight was very bright.