The Siheyuan of the Young Educated Youth

I found a few hawthorn trees halfway up the mountain. The fruits on the trees were very thick and not yet red. Just looking at them made me feel sour.

She climbed up the oak tree next to her, looked carefully at the distance to the top of the mountain, memorized the location, and planned to pick the fruit when it was ripe in September.

Before she came down from the tree, she saw the bushes below the mountain shaking violently, and then several nimble chestnut-red figures running away, accompanied by the frightened cries of deer.

Soon everything around became quiet, except for the bushes at the beginning where they were still shaking.

It seems that it was a one-shot hit. The animals that can hunt deer are generally tigers, wolves and black bears, and lynxes sometimes attack sika deer.

Qi Feifei held the tree trunk tightly, not daring to make any sound.

I stared at that place, trying to see what kind of beast it was.

She shouldn't be here lately.

She was looking into the distance when suddenly the nearby bushes shook.

Looking down, I saw a fawn lying in the bushes with blood flowing from one of its front legs.

Maybe it was in a panic when it was escaping and got injured, now it is a lonely cat in the bushes.

The beast in the distance was still eating, Qi Feifei quickly ran to the peach tree in the courtyard and picked a peach.

After coming out, he quickly climbed down from the tree, holding the peach, and slowly approached the deer, his eyes full of love, constantly releasing kindness.

The little deer probably sensed her kindness, or perhaps because of its injured leg, making it difficult for it to move, but it did not move. It just raised its head and looked at her with its big watery eyes flashing.

Qi Feifei approached step by step, holding the peach far away and bringing it close to the deer. The deer smelled the particularly tempting peach fragrance and took a careful bite.

Seeing that it didn't reject it, Qi Feifei slowly approached it, helped it hold the peach, and watched it eat it bite by bite.

When the distance was close enough, he hugged the deer and entered the space.

The little deer was frightened by this sudden change. It kicked its four hooves wildly, forgetting its leg injury, and struggled desperately.

Qi Feifei failed to hold the deer in time, and the deer jumped out and stumbled out of the door.

Qi Feifei hurriedly chased after him and ran out as well.

I was stunned for a moment.

In front of me is a meadow, covered with wild flowers of various colors, like a piece of colorful tapestry.

A little further away is a winding river with some big rocks covered with moss and occasional big trees beside the river. The water is crystal clear.

Further away, there is still a vast expanse of white fog.

Is this because the fawn has come in? Give it some space to live?

Very good!

Originally, I wanted to take the fawn back to the collective household to raise it. Now it’s better here, with water and grass, it’s not dangerous, and I don’t need anyone to take care of it.

Don't be too nice!

Qi Feifei was immersed in surprise.

The little deer was frightened and her eyes were full of fear. It was beautiful here, but the fear of the unknown made her panic.

Qi Feifei saw that the little deer could not even stand steadily and was still struggling to hold on, then he realized that the deer was very scared.

Smiling and gently waving at the little deer, he said, "Don't be afraid. No one here will hurt you. Stay here and recover. I'm leaving now."

She turned and entered the courtyard and closed the door.

The deer's world became quiet. It looked around in fear, but didn't see any other animals, so it slowly lay down.

This series of unexpected events overwhelmed it and its heart almost jumped out of its chest.

I relaxed and felt extremely tired. Before I knew it, I closed my eyes and fell asleep!

Qi Feifei returned to the courtyard, still excited. It turned out that the fog around him could be dissipated. I wonder what else is around? How big is it?

Does this mean that the courtyard accepted her? The courtyard responded to what she did.

If she brings in other things in the future, can she change this place too?

Keep walking back and forth.

My head is full of messy question marks.

Ah! So excited, so thrilled!

It took a while to stop.

Oh! By the way, I haven’t picked mushrooms today!

Ah! No, I wonder if the wild animals outside have left?

She thought that when she came in, she could go under the peach tree, or go to the front yard if she wanted to. So could she try the top of the mountain?

I thought about it several times, and tried hard to think about it, but nothing happened!

It seems that it is not working. I come in and out from the same place.

Be alert, holding the sickle in your hand, thinking that if there is any danger around, you can come in immediately.

After coming out, I leaned against a tree and carefully observed the surroundings, but there was nothing moving.

I climbed up the tree again, and there were no wild animals in sight.

Then he hurried to the top of the mountain with his sickle in hand, keeping his ears alert to the surrounding movements.

She didn't feel relieved until she reached the top of the mountain. She had been too careless these days. This was not the mountain in later generations where even wild animals could not be seen.

She walked down the mountain and went to the mountain near the village to look for mushrooms. It didn't matter if there were few, as her life was more important.

They found mushrooms halfway up the mountain. This time she didn't pick and choose what kind of mushrooms they were, just picked whatever there were, no matter how many there were.

It was very inconvenient for her to pick mushrooms with a large backpack.

It’s easy to meet villagers here, but I don’t dare to use the things in the courtyard.

She cursed the Cai brothers a hundred times in her heart, they were so damn wicked! The basket she had worked so hard to weave was gone just like that!

Soon her backpack was filled with all kinds of mushrooms, including broom mushrooms, small yellow mushrooms, hazel mushrooms, porcini mushrooms...

Oh! It's so annoying!

This had never happened in her two lifetimes. In the past, she had always been able to find mushrooms in large patches.

Really...

Stand up straight, pick up more if you find them. If you can't find any, forget it.

Ignore those lonely little mushrooms and go down the mountain to look for them.

As I was searching forward, I heard voices.

"Auntie Liu, I heard that the production team will go to Liu's shack to exchange vermicelli tomorrow. Will you go?"

Aunt Liu: "Go, I'm thinking I'll go soon. I dug up all the potatoes a few days ago and have already picked them out. I'm just waiting to exchange them for vermicelli. Are you going?"

Wang Er's wife: "My old lady went there. She goes there every year. She replaced me and the third son's family together."

Aunt Liu: "That's great, you don't have to worry about it. It takes a whole day to go there."

Wang Er's wife: "That's right. It's tiring to go there. I said I'll go this time and let my old lady rest at home."

Qi Feifei: Actually, you just want to take a stroll. After all, you can only go out a few times a year in this remote mountain area, not to mention you have a child with you.

The old woman has no rest at home. She has to take care of the children, feed the animals, and cook for her husband.

Aunt Liu: "You guys can come with me. Your old lady is getting older and older. Sooner or later you will have to take over."

Wang Er's wife: "I came out to pick mushrooms these two days and forced my old lady to help me look after the kids for a few days.

I said I was going to exchange vermicelli noodles, and my eldest uncle and his wife wanted to go too when they heard me say so. But would my mother-in-law agree? There were six children in total from both families, and she said she would not take care of them no matter what. "

Aunt Liu: "It's true that I can't take care of it all. I still have to feed the chickens and ducks and cook for you."

Wang Er's wife: "It's not good to have too many sisters-in-law. It would be great if your family had a son. Any girl would be lucky enough to marry into your family. You are lucky. Liu Gui is good-looking, capable, and has a good mother-in-law."

Aunt Liu: "Look at what you said, there is no flaw at all!" Aunt Liu also felt so in her heart.

Wang Er's wife: "I have a cousin who is pretty and capable. How about letting them meet Liu Gui when he comes back?"