under the tower

The next day, it was still a sunny day. When Ji Xi opened his eyes, he felt that the temperature seemed to be lower. Maybe it was because Yan Yi had already woken up, and there was a space beside him, and the cold wind could forcefully penetrate into the bed. .

Ji Xi supported her head and sat up from the bed in pain, when Yan Yi opened the door and came in.

"Morning." Yan Yi said, "I was just about to call you to have breakfast. Did you sleep well last night?"

Ji Xi was still holding her head: "I have been dreaming all night, dreaming that there is something upstairs that keeps walking around."

Yan Yi stroked his soft, shaggy fur, and hugged him up: "Quick, get up, everyone is waiting for you."

Ji Xi pursed her lips, still looking reluctant, Yan Yi sighed and went to help him get a change of clothes.

Shen Yuebing was about the same size as Ji Xi, so Yanyi borrowed some old clothes from her that she didn't wear for Ji Xi. He himself didn't mind wearing half-dry clothes just after washing, but he knew that Ji Xi was spoiled and spoiled. My young master will definitely not be able to bear it.

Yan Yi put on the clothes for Ji Xi whose eyes were still half-closed, and Ji Xi finally woke up gradually from sleep, Yan Yi told him to wash up and go downstairs to have breakfast.

"Don't dawdle any longer, or the food will be cold, do you hear me?"

"Got it." Ji Xi gritted his toothbrush.

Breakfast was still porridge and pickles. Ji Xi ate it in Yan's family until he didn't want to eat any more, but this is a special period after all, so he obediently finished the porridge to the last drop without complaining.

He seemed to be gradually realizing that everything he took for granted before was hard-won for others.

After dinner, Yan Yi and the others planned to go to the field with Shen Yuebing to help, gather firewood and other prey, Yan Yiben wanted Ji Xi to wait at home, but Ji Xi refused.

He was caught in a dilemma. On the one hand, he hated being treated as waste by others, and on the other hand, he could enjoy Yan Yi's meticulous care like when he was injured.

The snow on the mountain had completely melted, and Shen Yuebing and Yan walked in front side by side. The two of them should be talking about crops.

Ji Xi followed at the end of the team, and heard Yan Yi's voice faintly coming from the front.

"...you remember to water it a few more times...yes, not too much...otherwise the vegetables are prone to frostbite..."

"Hey, you know so much, I don't understand all of this..." It was Shen Yuebing's voice, "It's a pity that I was a teacher before, it's a pity that no one taught me this..."

Yan Yi: "It's just some simple methods, if you want to know, I can write it to you."

"... That's great!" Shen Yuebing's voice sounded very happy, and then the two of them talked about the large-scale application of artificial nutrients in the base, as well as the decline of natural food, and even the growing methods of traditional crops. Also gradually lost and so on.

Shen Yuebing is tall, but she is still half a head shorter than Yan Yi. Her high ponytail is flicking in the sun, her black hair exudes a healthy luster, her waist is thin and her hips are slender, and Yan Yi's back is tall and solid. He carried a heavy farm tool on his shoulders, and the distance between the two was a finger's width.

oh.They look so good together.

Ji Xi walked while thinking silently.

The topic of conversation is also extremely boring, which is the kind that he absolutely can't get into.

Whether it is artificial nutrients or things grown naturally, what does it have to do with me?

He thought, anyway, it’s not my species, anyway, it’s the same in the stomach, so there’s nothing to discuss, are you sick from idle time?

When they arrived in the field, everyone began to divide the work. Only Ji Xi was idle and fine. He wanted to help with watering, but was blocked.

"Young master, do you know how?" Mao Hei didn't know where he heard it from, and began to call him so eccentrically, "You should rest, lest this well-grown vegetable be drowned to death by you."

Ji Xi retorted dissatisfiedly: "What's wrong with watering?"

"It's plenty, my friend." Mao Hei said, "It won't work if you water too much, or too little. Have you ever grown vegetables before?"

Ji Xi was at a loss for words, got a bit of a nosebleed from Mao Hei, and ran to Chi Miao again.

Chi Miao was chopping firewood with an axe. This kid looked young, but his body was full of energy. After a while, he chopped down a tree as thick as a thigh.Then Chi Miao cut the tree trunks into round strips that are easy to carry, and each one is about the same length and width, very precise, just the length that a person can carry on his back.

Ji Xi was stunned, he realized that he really seemed useless, watering, chopping firewood, he couldn't compare to others in everything.

After Chi Miao finished cutting another piece of wood, he casually wiped the sweat off his face with the hem of his clothes, and called out, "Xiao Ji."

Ji Xi who fell into doubts about his life: "Huh?"

"Help me tie up these firewood." Chi Miao said, "Otherwise it will be hard to get it when I go back."

"Oh, good." Ji Xi said, "Is there any rope?"

"Yes." Chi Miao took out a straw woven rope from her arms, "Tie it tight, don't let it loose."

"Ah."

Ji Xi squatted on the ground to tie firewood, and Chi Miao continued to cut trees. After a while, Chi Miao came back wheezing, probably tired from cutting, and sat on the ground to rest. Ji Xi was still squatting on the ground, fiddling with hemp rope.

His skin is so pale, just holding the rough hemp rope in this way, there are eye-catching red marks on his hands, who don't know how many things he has done.

"Hey, you can't tie it like this." Chi Miao said, "It's a dead knot, and it won't be untied in a while, and it's a waste of a rope." He gestured with his hand, "Tie it like this, do you understand?"

Ji Xi nodded at a loss: "I'll try."

"It's okay, don't worry." Chi Miao smiled and comforted him, "I didn't know anything when I was just picked up by the master, just practice more."

Ji Xi raised his eyes: "Why do you call Mao Hei Master?"

"It's a long story." Chi Miao said, "To put it simply, the master will give me a bite to eat now and teach me skills. When the master is too old to walk, I will take care of the master. My master said this It's the old practice of their mercenaries."

Chi Miao sat on the ground with her legs crossed, looked at Ji Xinong, and said, "Isn't it the same thing with you and Brother Yan? He takes care of you now, and you take care of him in the future."

Ji Xi blinked, thinking that it was so.

"Yeah." He said silently, "He treats me well now, and I will pay him back in the future, which is very reasonable."

They were busy until late at night before going back.

Thanks to Yanyi and the others, a new piece of land that Shen Yuebing had put aside before had been plowed, and it could be planted at any time. Shen Yuebing kept thanking her happily.

"Thank you for your hard work, everyone." Shen Yuebing sat at the dining table. Although she had been busy all day under the sun, her tanned face looked radiant because of her good mood. "I specially cooked a few more dishes. Everyone open up to eat, if there is not enough rice in the pot, don't be polite."

After a busy day, their relationship with Shen Yuebing's family has also become much closer.

Ji Xi is still sitting on Yan Yi's right hand, but his left hand has changed from yesterday's Mao Hei to Shen Yue Bing.

"Yan Yi." She asked kindly, "Do you want some water? I'll get it for you."

"No, thank you." Yan replied, transferred a chopstick of lettuce to Ji Xi's bowl, and said to him, "Don't just eat."

Ji Xi opened his mouth, but Shen Yuebing asked curiously again: "Speaking of which, Yan Yi, I forgot to ask about your relationship before. Why did you bring such a young child out, is it your younger brother?"

Ji Xi frowned, and retorted without thinking: "I'm not young anymore, I'm twenty."

Yan Yi patted Ji Xi's tense back to comfort him, and replied softly: "It's my younger brother, he is usually doted on, so he is a bit spoiled."

Mao Hei, who was eating, put down his chopsticks and patted the edge of the bowl, hehe smiled: "So you also know that you dote on him."

Yan Yi said coldly: "If you don't speak, no one will think you are dumb."

"All right, all right, I'll shut up." Mao Hei turned his back and rolled his eyes, "Let me eat, really."

Shen Yuebing also smiled kindly, and was not angry at all because of Ji Xi's attitude, she said softly: "Okay, brother Ji. Is it okay to call you that?"

At this time, her posture is particularly like a female teacher who is full of grace and heart because of dealing with unreasonable brats all day long, Ji Xi speculates.

Of course, this is just his guess. In the past, his family's tutor did not have the courage to treat him like this.

Ji Xi was like a pouting puffer fish, with his mouth full of food, staring at her.

Shen Yuebing looked at Ji Xi and continued, with sincere praise in her words: "You are so good-looking. I have never seen a boy who looks as good-looking as you. Your parents must be beauties."

Ji Xi chewed the tasteless food in his mouth, didn't know how to reply to her, so he just stopped talking.

Shen Yuebing didn't mind, she held a springy smile, and reached out to Ji Xi to hold a chopstick of dried bamboo shoots: "Eat more."

Then he also picked up a chopstick for Yan Yi.

Ji Xi ate his meal absent-mindedly.

He didn't like that this woman kept feeding him or Yan Yi, although he knew she didn't have any malicious intentions, and probably just wanted to express her friendliness.

Because she has been chatting with Yan Yi, Ji Xi feels more and more like the one who was left behind.

After eating, even the table and chopsticks were cleaned up, she and Yanyi were still talking, Ji Xi didn't listen to what they were talking about at all, there was only one thought left in his mind, what is there to talk about?What can we talk about for so long?

Ji Xi sat on the stool like pins and needles, he finally couldn't take it anymore, stood up abruptly, ran upstairs without even looking at Yan Yi, and slammed the door behind him with a "slap".

But he didn't expect Yan Yi to come up after a while.

Ji Xi was still sullen, and he sarcastically said in a bad tone: "Finally finished talking?"

"She asked me a question, and I'll just answer it." Yan Yi said, he looked at Ji Xi's expression, and asked in puzzlement, "Why are you angry?"

So I am angry?

Ji Xi raised his head in a daze, he thought for a while, and uttered a few words: "Because she's annoying."

"You don't talk to her in the future." He ordered in a strong tone.

Yan Yi looked at him silently, and said mockingly: "You are really lenient."