When Gu Yangyang said this, she felt guilty. She couldn't help but frown. This guilty feeling came inexplicably, as if what she had just said was all a lie.
However, she thought carefully about what she had just said, and found that there was not a single lie. These words seemed to have been deeply engraved in her heart, and whenever someone asked her about it, she would not hesitate to bring out the ready-made words -
She and Wen Xia are Taoist couples...
They have a good relationship...
They will be together forever...
Apart from Wen Xia, she didn't know anyone...
…
These words seemed to have been spoken into her ears tens of millions of times and were deeply embedded in her mind.
Both her heart and her body believed it.
"Sister Yangyang, what are you thinking about?" Compared to her sudden distraction, Xiaoqiu seemed particularly excited.
Her eyes, when she looked at the girl, were full of love and satisfaction.
This kind of love is different from the past. It is more concrete, as if there is a more accurate reason...
"Nothing..." Gu Yangyang replied, feeling amused at her own wild thoughts.
She and Wen Xia met outside the valley, and they got together after spending so much time together and became Taoist couples...
Perhaps it was because the days since she came here were too leisurely that she had time to think about random things...
Gu Yangyang stopped thinking about these things and went out holding Xiaoqiu's hand.
The two of them came down from the bamboo building and walked into the yard. Clean clothes were hung on bamboo poles, neatly arranged...
Gu Yangyang looked at it and felt embarrassed and grateful when she thought that these clothes were washed by a group of children.
She lowered her head and said to Xiaoqiu who was also staring at the clothes: "Xiaoqiu, I will make peach blossom cakes later, you can come here to get them. I will make more this time, you can also take them home for your mother and father to taste..."
Xiao Qiu's eyes swept over each piece of clothing, lingering for a moment before she retracted her gaze, raised her head and smiled sweetly at the girl, saying, "Okay!"
As the young master, Wen Xia has a lot of things to do on weekdays. The other villagers also seem to be busy. Afraid that she would be bored staying in the village, Wen Xia specially found a group of children to accompany her every day.
Xiaoqiu led Gu Yangyang to the higher part of the mountain. Although the rugged path was not smooth enough, the traces of broken flowers and plants on both sides were very fresh. It seemed that this path was opened up in the past few days...
Noticing her gaze, Xiao Qiu said as she led Gu Yangyang up the mountain:
"This is the mountain road that Brother Wen Xia opened a few days ago. Every small step was dug out by Brother Wen Xia himself!"
"My father has seen Brother Wen Xia clearing the way here many times. Even on rainy days, Brother Wen Xia would come!"
These few short words fell into Gu Yangyang's ears, making her stunned but also feeling a little sweet in her heart.
No wonder she could always smell a faint smell of soil from him a few days ago, and sometimes when he came back at night, his body was still wet and full of water vapor...
It turned out that he went to dig a mountain road for her...
She gently asked: "Xiao Qiu, do you know how long Wen Xia has been digging..."
Xiao Qiu thought for a while and said, "I don't know exactly, but it's been four or five days..."
"Brother Wen Xia never lets anyone help him. Some people wanted to help dig together, but Brother Wen Xia refused them all. He said that the path that Sister Yangyang had to walk must be dug by himself..."
Gu Yangyang's heart couldn't help but tremble as she listened.
Four or five days... No wonder he always comes back very late these days...
And she often loses her temper with him over trivial matters...
Thinking of this, Gu Yangyang bit her lip, looking a little guilty.
…
The path is not very steep and is winding, just enough to slowly walk to the top of the mountain.
Xiaoqiu ran to the front first, pushed aside the bushes in front of her to let Gu Yangyang pass.
The bushes were half as tall as her waist, lush and green, occasionally dotted with a few unknown white flowers.
There is also a clean path under the bushes, and some fine stones are hidden in the bushes by symmetrical small earth bags...
Gu Yangyang followed Xiaoqiu through the bushes. Behind a few trees, there was a large open flat land.
The weeds and trees here have also been cleared, and several flat stones are placed together in an orderly manner to form a table and a chair.
Xiaoqiu asked Gu Yangyang to sit on a rock and rest for a while, and then the little figure disappeared into the bushes again.
The breeze on the top of the mountain was warm, the sun shone on the top of the mountain, and a beam of sunlight fell on the flat ground, creating a golden spot in the wild green...
Gu Yangyang didn't rest for long. After sitting for a while, she stood up and looked around.
Xiaoqiu came back from somewhere, and when she emerged from the bushes again, she was holding a handkerchief in her hand.
The towel was very clean, and it was filled with small dark red fruits, each only the size of a thumb...
"Sister Yangyang, these are berries. They are very sweet. Come and try them!"
She held the handkerchief high in front of Gu Yangyang as if she were offering a treasure.
Gu Yangyang looked at her expectant expression and didn't want to refuse her kindness. She felt a little thirsty after walking for a while, so she picked up a small fruit and put it in her mouth.
The berries burst open as you bite gently with your teeth, releasing sweet juice, and the fruity aroma instantly fills your entire mouth.
"So sweet..." she couldn't help but say.
Xiao Qiu heard this, her eyes flickered, and she immediately said:
"This fruit was found by Brother Wen Xia! If he hadn't found it first, we wouldn't have known about this fruit!"
"This kind of fruit will soon become stale and taste bitter after being picked. Brother Wen Xia has specifically told you that if I bring you here, I will make sure you eat fresh ones!"
"So Sister Yangyang, please eat more...!"
As she spoke, Xiao Qiu put the handkerchief full of fruits in her hand into Gu Yangyang's hand and looked at her expectantly.
Gu Yangyang was touched by Wen Xia's attentiveness and thoughtfulness, and couldn't bear Xiao Qiu's pitiful and expectant eyes, so she had to pinch the fruits and put them into her mouth one by one.
Wen Xia knew her preferences. Although the fruit was small, it was very sweet and juicy. It was sweet but not greasy. After eating it, it would leave a fresh fruity fragrance in the mouth...
Xiaoqiu took her around and pointed out different flowers and plants to her.
Gu Yangyang was strolling around while eating the fruit in her hand. Soon she had eaten all the fruit in her handkerchief...
Xiaoqiu was the first to notice it, and hurriedly took the handkerchief from her hand and was about to take it off for her again.
Gu Yangyang didn't want her to run around on the mountain, so she quickly stopped her.
She felt relieved only when she saw the other person stop and follow her obediently.
However, she did not see Xiao Qiu's extremely disappointed look...