On a starlit night, a cool evening breeze blew into the riverside courtyard, and plum blossoms drifted down.
Qin Luo sat alone under the plum tree, gazing at the plum blossoms. The river flowed gurglingly, the piglets in the pigpen were snoring, and dogs were barking wildly on the opposite bank.
Woof woof~
There were soft, adorable dog barks outside the yard.
Qin Luo looked in the direction of the sound and saw a small, snow-white dog outside the yard. It was only the size of a palm, with a round head and fluffy fur, and it was wagging its tail happily.
There were chicken bones and leftover rice left on the table, so Qin Luo poured the leftovers into a broken bowl outside the yard.
The little white dog buried its head in the broken bowl, eating with relish and wagging its tail constantly.
Qin Luo's eyes were filled with a smile.
After finishing its leftovers, the little white dog didn't leave or make a fuss; it simply curled up outside in the yard and went to sleep.
There were two reclining chairs in the yard. After washing the dishes, Qin Luo came to the yard and lay down on the bamboo chairs to rest.
Fireflies glowed faintly in the fields, the moon shone brightly on the mountains, and the Milky Way stretched across the sky.
Qin Luo liked the environment here. He slowly closed his eyes and listened to the sounds of heaven and earth.
...
It was still dark, and the roosters hadn't even woken up yet.
With a creak, Zhu Xian pushed open the door and tossed a set of clothes to Qin Luo, saying, "Get ready to work!"
Qin Luo opened his eyes, looked at the old clothes Zhu Xian had thrown at him, shook his head and chuckled, "Looks like what goes around comes around. These clothes are yours?"
"yes."
Zhu Xian smiled and said, "I used to plan to dress as a man, but unfortunately my figure doesn't allow it."
Looking at Zhu Xian's suddenly fuller figure, Qin Luo chuckled and teased, "You can fool me, but don't fool yourself."
Zhu Xian narrowed her eyes slightly. "What do you mean?"
"I'll go change my clothes first."
Qin Luo took the clothes back to his room and quickly changed. His gray and white clothes were worn and tattered, with many signs of mending.
Zhu Xian handed Qin Luo a black rope, "Tie your hair up, you look like a woman with your hair down."
"..."
Qin Luo picked up the black rope.
He tied up his long hair.
Zhu Xian took a basket of sprouted potatoes from the warehouse. "Qin Luo, cut the potatoes into small pieces, leaving one or two sprouts on each piece. I'm going to cook some pig feed."
"no problem."
Qin Luo sat on a stool cutting potatoes.
Not long after.
A basket of potatoes was chopped up.
Zhu Xian shoveled out some wood ash from the kitchen. "Qin Luo, coat the chopped potatoes with the wood ash. After we finish eating, we'll go plant potatoes where we were yesterday."
"OK."
Qin Luo continued working.
He had just finished coating all the potatoes with wood ash when Zhu Xian came out with cooked sweet potatoes. She peeled the sweet potatoes and said with a sweet smile, "Qin Luo, come and eat sweet potatoes."
"Give it to me."
"It's okay, I'll feed you."
Zhu Xian held the sweet potato to Qin Luo's mouth.
Qin Luo took a bite; the sweet potato was very sweet and fragrant.
Seeing Qin Luo eat the sweet potato, Zhu Xian couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Hahaha, this is pig swill."
"oh."
Qin Luo remained calm.
Zhu Xian was somewhat surprised that he didn't react. "Ying'er knew that what she was eating was pig swill and was angry for a long time."
"As long as it's edible, it's fine."
Qin Luo didn't seem to care.
"It seems you can endure hardship."
Zhu Xian was eating the sweet potato that Qin Luo hadn't finished. When she saw Qin Luo's wide eyes, she couldn't help but purse her lips. "What's wrong? Do you think I'm scarier than a pig?"
"No."
Qin Luo smiled and shook his head.
Do you eat beef?
"I have no taboos."
"Great, you're even more powerful than the Dao Ancestor."
"I am far inferior to the Dao Ancestor."
"It's good that you know."
Zhu Xian came out of the kitchen carrying a bucket of pig feed. She picked out a relatively intact sweet potato and handed it to Qin Luo, saying earnestly, "Many people can't even afford this."
"Thanks."
Qin Luo took the sweet potato.
He knew that Zhu Xian understood the common people better than he did.
Zhu Xian poured the remaining pig feed into the stone trough in the pigpen to feed the pigs. She smiled and her dimples appeared on her lips. "Qin Luo, my name is A Zhu, Ying'er's name is A Zi, and your name is A Gou. If they ask you in the future, just say your name is A Gou."
"Could you change your name?"
"Is that Xiao Shuai?"
You can call me whatever you want.
"Then let's call him Ah Gou!"
"..."
Qin Luo was speechless.
Zhu Xian, carrying a hoe, raised an eyebrow and said, "Brother Gou, put the chopped potatoes into the bucket."
"good!"
Qin Luo carried two buckets of potatoes and followed behind Zhu Xian. As soon as they stepped out of the yard, the little white dog caught up with them.
"A-Zhu, is this puppy yours?"
"No, I have a kitten named Huahua. I guess it's playing in the mountains."
"You can get another dog."
Zhu Xian looked at the little white dog behind her and smiled broadly, "It's quite cute. From now on, you'll be called Er Gou (Second Dog)."
"Woof woof!"
The little white dog seemed to understand.
Qin Luo arrived at the place where he had plowed the field yesterday. The sky was still foggy. Zhu Xian dug a hole in the ground and raised her eyebrows with a smile. "Brother Gou, dig a hole like this every half step. I'll put the potatoes in."
"no problem."
Qin Luo started digging a pit.
Zhu Xian then put potatoes into the ground.
Er Gou was very clever; he buried the potatoes.
An elderly man carrying a hoe passed by and, seeing them working, asked with a smile, "A-Zhu, who is he?"
Azhu said in a clear voice, "This is my brother Gou, Uncle Zhang. You can just call him Agou."
"Young man, you're quite diligent."
Qin Luo raised his head.
He smiled back at the old man.
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