Shi Jin slept for a long time.

It was already two o'clock in the afternoon when he woke up.

Unlike other people who have a splitting headache after sobering up, Shi Jin felt nothing after sobering up.

Except a little confused.

He stared at the dim ceiling and thought for a while, trying to recall what he had done as calmly as possible.

After a while, the memories came back to nothing.

He rubbed his sore brows, threw back the quilt and got out of bed.

Perhaps his obsession before going to bed was too strong. Although he could not remember what he had done, he still remembered that he had promised Aqiu to accompany Aunt Chen.

Without the continuous rain, the temperature in Qingliuzhai has risen a little.

Shi Jin hesitated for a while, but decided not to take his coat and went downstairs in his shirt.

Aunt Chen's room was on the second floor. Shi Jin knocked on the door and went in. He chatted with Aunt Chen for a while, and when he saw that she seemed to be dozing off again, he left.

He stood in the corridor for a while holding Aunt Chen's empty cup of water, then remembered that he seemed to have asked Aqiu for a rabbit?

Shi Jin pursed her lips, washed the cup, and greeted Yu You who came in from outside.

Yu You excitedly put down his backpack, unzipped it and showed Shi Jin the bag of wine he bought: "Brother Shi Jin, look, I bought a lot of wine!"

Shi Jin took a step back unconsciously. Realizing his own reaction, he paused and said, "You bought a lot."

"That's right." Yu Youle happily placed bottles of wine on the table: "These two bottles are for my dad, this one is for my brother, and this one is said to have a low alcohol content, so it should be suitable for my mother..."

He fiddled with the wine he bought as if he were counting his treasures. When he counted to the last bottle, he suddenly remembered something: "Oh, where is Sister Qiu? Why can't I see her?"

Shi Jin: "She left the village and said she had run out of meat and wanted to buy some."

"Is that so..." Yu You nodded and started putting the wine into his bag again: "By the way, I just saw Brother Yu Ci downstairs. He asked me to come and see if you were awake. He must have something to talk to you about, right?"

"Since you're awake, go down and take a look. Maybe there's something wrong."

Shi Jin nodded: "Okay."

Shi Jin went downstairs and found Yu Ci standing next to a tree behind the stilt house.

Seeing Shi Jin calm down, he raised his eyebrows and said in a teasing tone: "Awake?"

Shi Jin didn't know whether he was asking if he was sober or drunk. Logically, he should be asking if he was sober, but with his slightly teasing tone, Shi Jin felt as if he was asking if he was sober.

He couldn't remember what happened after he got drunk, but he shouldn't have done anything stupid...right?

Thinking of how Shi Jin had once exaggeratedly begged him not to drink again, Shi Jin suddenly became uncertain again.

He pursed his lips a little guiltily: "Awake."

In order to prevent the topic from staying here, Shi Jin shifted his gaze and fixed his eyes on the moss-covered protrusion beside Yu Ci: "Is this an old-fashioned well?"

"Yes." Yu Ci raised his eyebrows: "Have you used it?"

This old-style well is not common nowadays. It has been eliminated in most rural areas and replaced by wells with water pumps. The village is also connected to tap water, and only the inn has a well left for use when the water is out.

Shi Jin walked to the well and looked at it: "I have seen it, but I have never used it."

Yu Ci looked at him: "Want to try it?"

Shi Jin really wanted to try, but he hesitated: "I can't."

Yu Ci moved the large stone covering the well away and picked up the black bucket thrown aside: "Come, I'll teach you."

Shi Jin walked forward a few steps and watched him throw the black bucket into the well. With a casual flick of his wrist, the black bucket filled with water came up.

It doesn't seem difficult.

Shi Jin pursed his lips, and when Yu Ci asked him if he wanted to try it, he reached out and took the black bucket tied with a rope.

He bent down and lowered the black bucket into the well, imitating what Yu Ci had just done. When it was close to the water surface, he flicked his wrist vigorously.

“Pah—”

The bucket hit the surface of the water with a splash, and when it was lifted up, it only held enough water to fill the bottom.

Shi Jin moved his fingertips, put the bucket down again, and then flicked his wrist.

This time the bucket was filled with more water - an extra bottom layer on top of the previous one.

Shi Jin lowered his eyes and looked at the half bucket of water in the bucket, feeling a rare sense of frustration.

He pursed his lips and was about to take out the bucket when a big hand rested on the back of his hand: "Wait a minute."

Yu Ci held his hand, and when the bucket fell into the water, he flicked his wrist lightly. The bucket sank into the water with a plop, and the gurgling water quickly filled the black bucket.

"That's it."

He poured the water in the bucket back into the well, loosened his hand, and looked at Shi Jin: "Come on, try it."

Shi Jin recalled the way he had exerted force with his wrist just now, and shook the bucket when it touched the water surface. Sure enough, this time the black bucket was filled with water.

He curled the corners of his lips imperceptibly and was about to pour the water back into the well.

"No need to pour it, just bring it out." Yu Ci stopped him: "I just need a bucket of water to water the flowers."

Shi Jin brought out the water as instructed.

A black bucket filled with well water was placed beside the well. The water in the bucket was swaying, just like Shi Jin's heart.

He lowered his head to look at the bucket of water, but his vision suddenly darkened.

"Don't move." Yu Ci said.

Shi Jin stopped subconsciously: "What's wrong?"

There was a gentle touch on his head, and it was taken away before he could react.

Yu Ci took back the hand that was twisting the leaves: "Okay."

Shi Jin raised his head, and his eyes naturally met Yu Ci's.

The light amber eyes met the pitch-black pupils, and it was hard to tell whose eyes were stirred.

Yu Ci heard his heart beating wildly. He took two steps forward unconsciously, and his eyes couldn't help but fall on those light pink lips.

“Boom—”

The rabbit in the bamboo cage beside my leg jumped suddenly.

Shi Jin's attention was attracted by the movement. He shifted his gaze and bent down to look at the rabbit.

Realizing that the attention on him was attracted by a rabbit, Yu Ci made a "tsk" sound and felt inexplicably unhappy.

Could it be that in his roommate's mind, he is not as good as a rabbit?

Thinking this way, he asked, "Is this rabbit as pretty as me?"

Shi Jin paused in his attempt to reach out his hand. He turned his head to the side, and a hint of doubt appeared in his clear eyes: "What?"

The consequence of having your mouth faster than your brain is that you have to frantically make up for it after your brain catches up.

Yu Ci came to his senses the second after he opened his mouth. The words had already been spoken, so he could only try to remain calm: "I say, this rabbit looks too fat, it needs to lose weight."

Shi Jin did not doubt him. He looked down at the rabbit in the bamboo cage and paused for a moment.

Are you fat?

The rabbits that grow up in the mountains are all strong and sturdy. At most, they have more hair and are a little fat... that shouldn't be considered fat, right?

"Ahem." Yu Ci cleared his throat: "Do you want to raise this rabbit?"

Shi Jin looked up at him, his light-colored eyes shining: "Is it okay?"

Yu Ci's heart felt like it was hit by a rabbit. He rubbed his nose and looked away: "Have you chosen a name?"

That's consent.

Shi Jin lowered his head again and stared at the rabbit's red eyes: "Xiaobai."

Yu Ci choked on his saliva.

Here we have Little Black and Little White. Will there be Little Red next time?

Shi Jin looked up at him: "Is it not good?"

He reached out and touched the rabbit's soft fur, then lowered his eyelids: "Then pick one for it."

Yu Ci: “…”

He stared at the rabbit with two red eyes, and nodded after two seconds: "Xiaobai is good, very descriptive, let's call him Xiaobai."

Shi Jin curled the corners of his lips silently.

He nodded the rabbit's head: "Is there anything I can give the rabbit to eat?"

Yu Ci thought for a moment and said, "There are green vegetables in the kitchen, but for carrots, we have to go dig them out in the field."

“Is the carrot patch far away?”

Yu Ci thought for a while and said, "It's OK. It will take about fifteen minutes to go back and forth."

Shi Jin looked at the sky above his head and gave up: "Forget it, let's give it some vegetable leaves to eat first."

Yu Ci glanced at him and said neither yes nor no: "Go back first."

Shi Jin didn't notice, he was carrying the bamboo basket and following Yu Ci upstairs.

As soon as he entered the door, a thin shadow rushed towards him: "Brother Shi Jin!"

Yu Ci tried to stop him, so that Ashan, who was like a little cannonball, would not hit Shi Jin.

He carried the excited Ah Shan and told him to stand still with a stern face: "Stand still."

Seeing Ah Shan put away his smile and stood straight, he said coldly: "What did I teach you last time?"

Ah Shan felt a little guilty: "You can't chase and fight at the stairs, you can't bump into people at the door, you can't..."

He recited more than ten "can'ts" in one breath, and Yu Ci's expression eased: "Remember why you didn't do it."

Ah Shan hung his head and said pitifully: "I was so happy to see Brother Shi Jin that I forgot about it for a moment."

Yu Ci didn't buy his tricks, he directly laid out the consequences: "If I hadn't stopped you just now, the force you threw at me would have knocked your brother Shi Jin down the stairs."

Ah Shan looked at where Shi Jin was standing, and his face turned pale. He moved his lips twice and apologized to Yu Ci and Shi Jin: "Brother Shi Jin, Brother Yu Ci, I'm sorry, I won't do it again next time."

Seeing him apologize, Yu Ci finally let him in.

After being scolded, Ah Shan still felt a little depressed. Shi Jin touched his head and raised the cage in his hand a little higher: "Look at what this is?"

Ah Shan was indeed attracted by the sight. He happily moved to the front of the bamboo cage and peered into it: "Rabbit!"

He looked at the rabbit with great interest, then looked up at Shi Jin: "Brother Shi Jin, where did you get this rabbit?"

"My grandma gave me a rabbit as a present, but it ran away. My grandma said it went to the mountains to find a wife."

"Do you think this rabbit could be its offspring?"

After Shi Jin answered A Shan's questions one after another, he realized that Yu Ci was no longer on the second floor at some point.

Maybe he went upstairs to rest, he thought.

Ah Shan called him curiously, "Brother Shi Jin, what are you looking at?"

Shi Jin retracted his gaze and helped Ah Shan divide the small cards on the table into two parts: "What do you do after you divide them?"

"Clap hard!" Ah Shan folded his hands together and slapped the cards on the table. The neatly stacked cards were blown over by the wind from his palms. "Like this, the cards that are blown over are mine."

He happily put away the cards that had been blown over, and then looked at Shi Jin expectantly: "Brother Shi Jin, it's your turn."