Diamond family

The mother-in-law laughed again and said: "This child is too polite. He has thanked me countless times since yesterday. The mother-in-law caught shrimp, oysters, and two large yellow croakers today. I will cook them for you later."

Lu Chuyao said: "We are lucky, mother-in-law, my eldest brother and I went up the mountain to fetch water."

"Okay."

Lu Chuyao carried a bucket to the mountain to fetch water with Lu Jingyu. Granny Lin originally had two buckets, but there was one she filled with water to wash the seafood she had just brought back, so she had to give it to them. a bucket.

The mountain road is a typical gravel mountain road. Because people walk back and forth every day, it has become very flat. It is said that it is a mountain, which is only ten meters higher than the flat land where they live.

Lu Jingyu took the bucket from Lu Chuyao and said, "Let me get it."

Lu Chuyao couldn't help laughing and said, "The bucket is not heavy, so my elder brother will fight with me."

Lu Jingyu took his hand and touched his fingers, Lu Chuyao withdrew his hand like an electric shock and said, "Brother, I'll just go by myself."

Lu Jingyu said interestingly: "The mountain road is not easy to walk, we are brothers, shouldn't we support each other?"

"Actually, this road is not difficult to walk. Granny Lin and the others walk back and forth several times a day..."

Lu Jingyu had already grabbed his hand and said: "They have been walking for many years, of course they don't find it difficult to walk, but I do."

Lu Chuyao knew that he was making unreasonable words, but he couldn't refuse when he said that, so he had to let him catch him.

Sure enough, he grabbed the opponent's hand, and the mountain road was much easier to walk. At first, Lu Chuyao led the way, so Lu Jingyu couldn't see his face. When crossing a small stream, he had to walk on tiptoe on the stones Lu Jingyu grabbed him behind him, passed by himself first, and then dragged him to the past, which made him marvel: "I really don't understand Granny Lin and the others walk like this every day, why don't they repair a concrete road?"

Lu Jingyu said: "They live by the sea all the year round, and the unpredictability of the sea tells them that no life is static. Maybe it's because they are used to it, so let's settle down. They don't want to change anything?"

Lu Chuyao was surprised: "Brother, you have never lived at sea, how do you know what they think?"

Lu Jingyu said: "I'm guessing, from their point of view, it's not difficult at all."

The weather was fine at this time, and there were many colorful wild flowers on the mountain. The two walked slowly, watching while walking, Lu Chuyao pointed to a cluster of brilliant small wild flowers in front, and said: "These wild flowers are so beautiful, you can pick some back. "

Lu Jingyu walked over and took a look. It was a small red flower, slightly bigger than a thumb, funnel-shaped, with layers of petals, ranging from light red to deep red, very gorgeous, and you can smell a faint fragrance when you get close.

Lu Jingyu only glanced at it, and said: "Yes, this kind of flower is not poisonous, we can pick it, and some flowers on the mountain may contain poison."

Lu Chuyao was stunned and said, "How does elder brother know that this flower is not poisonous?"

Lu Jingyu said: "Just because someone came to pick this kind of flower, you see, some of the branches are broken. It must be that the boy who came to carry water wanted to pick it and give it to the girl he liked, but he was not confident enough, so he picked a few flowers. I just gave up. If the flower is poisonous, the fishermen living here must know it, and there will be no trace of picking it."

Lu Chuyao smiled and said, "Brother is right."

Lu Jingyu had already picked a small bunch, tied a long leaf into a simple knot, handed it to Lu Chuyao, and said, "For you."

The smile on Lu Chuyao's face froze instantly.

Seeing that he didn't answer, Lu Jingyu smiled faintly and said, "Use this bouquet of flowers to celebrate our survival in catastrophe, so that we can turn danger into good luck when we encounter dangerous things in the future."

Everything that Lu Jingyu said makes sense

29. Island life...

, so that he can't refuse, can he say that when he encounters danger, he doesn't want to save the day?However, what he said just now seems that this flower should be a token from the young man to his sweetheart, can he take it?

Seeing his hesitation, Lu Jingyu smiled and said, "Why, have you forgotten that we are brothers? Is there anything longer than brotherhood?"

His words seemed to be impeccable, Lu Chuyao hadn't thought about it, maybe there is another kind of friendship that lasts longer than brotherhood, but he didn't want to deny their brotherhood because of this, so he reached out to take it and said: " Yes, big brother, I think the friendship between us brothers will never be separated, and it will last forever."

"It's good to know."

They soon arrived at the well, which was square, with a pulley connected to the hemp rope, and a small bucket was tied to the end of the hemp rope, and the water was drawn up by this small bucket.

Lu Jingyu felt that the pulley was too troublesome, so he put down the bucket to fetch water, then pulled the water with both hands, and brought up the water a few times. When the bucket was full, he wanted to carry it back alone, Lu Chuyao said Help him carry everything together, and the two of them carry a bucket of water back to the left and right.

For a while, laughter echoed in the mountains, accompanied by a few birdsong, very refreshing. Lu Chuyao was unwilling to walk too fast, as if going back to the previous life, the days in Lijiang, accompanied by flowers and birds, accompanied by the breeze Give it away, take pleasure in painting, what more can I ask for?

The difference is that now there is an older brother with deep affection by his side.

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30. Flowing Cloud Island...

On the way back carrying water, they saw a small shop. Lu Jingyu went in and bought two sets of daily necessities. Fortunately, he didn't lose his wallet, and there were still some RMB in it.

After they went back, Granny Lin had already started cooking. Lu Chuyao saw that they were still using a wall stove, a chimney leading to the top of the house, burning firewood, a large pot for boiling water, a small pot for cooking, and There is a pot for cooking rice.

Lu Chuyao put down the bucket, Granny Lin's cooking and cooking pots had already been lit, and the seafood had been cleaned and put in a basket. When she saw them coming back, she said, "Go and take a bath, you can eat after you get out of the bath. "

Lu Chuyao saw that he couldn't help, so he took his and Lu Jingyu's clothes away, and said, "Brother, why don't you go take a shower first?"

Lu Jingyu said: "You wash it first, there is an empty bucket now, I will bring another bucket of water back."

Lu Chuyao had no choice but to carry the water by himself to the small bathroom inside to take a bath, and said, "Brother, go to carry the water by yourself, be careful."

"Don't worry." Lu Jingyu had already gone up the mountain with a bucket.

The bathroom is very simple, separated from their bedroom by a wall. A roll-up curtain was hung at the door to cover it. Lu Chuyao rinsed his mouth and face with the towel he just bought, toothpaste and toothbrush, and then took a quick shower. Take a bath, wash yourself thoroughly, regain the refreshing feeling, and then change into your own clothes, the inside and outside look brand new, Lu Chuyao feels more comfortable than anything else.

He came out of the shower, and Lu Jingyu also came back with water. Lu Chuyao hung his clothes on the wall and said, "Brother, go take a shower, I'm a little hungry, I smell the fragrance, Granny Lin The meal should be almost ready."

Lu Jingyu responded: "Okay, wait for me, I'll wash it soon."

Today is sunny, accompanied by gusts of breeze, the weather is very good, Lu Chuyao is stretching his muscles and bones outside the door, sleeping on a wooden bed last night, with only a straw mat on it, the bed is also a bit small, and there are two people to sleep , Turning over is difficult, I feel really uncomfortable, I wonder if I can't go back today, can I ask Granny Lin for a mattress or something tonight.

After Lu Jingyu came out of the shower, they came to Granny Lin together. The cabins where Granny Lin and Xiao Huzi lived were more than ten steps apart. Every household here was relatively scattered, separated by a certain distance, maybe There is no one under the jurisdiction of the island, and the hearts of the people are relatively free.

Granny Lin had already prepared the meals, and waved to them at the door: "Come and eat, you must be hungry."

Lu Chuyao went in and took a look. There were braised large yellow croaker, boiled sea prawns, tomato and oyster soup, and a plate of fried rapeseed. He exclaimed: "It's so rich, Granny Lin, you are so kind."

Granny Lin smiled: "You guys have finished all these meals, which is the best compliment to Granny."

Granny Lin served them a meal, and they ate delicious seafood. Lu Chuyao was full of praise, and Granny Lin couldn't help but smile from ear to ear.

Although Lu Jingyu didn't talk much, he knew from how much and quickly he ate, he also liked these meals very much.

After eating, Granny Lin was washing the dishes on the stove, Lu Chuyao chatted with her without saying a word, most of them asked how the little tiger was doing, Lu Jingyu looked at him with misty eyes at the end, looking at the sea thoughtfully, and then Knowing what he was thinking, he asked, "Grandma Lin, how do you usually leave the island and go to the city? And how does the little tiger go to school?"

While washing the dishes neatly, Granny Lin said: "This island of ours is called Liuyun Island because there are clouds all year round. All the people on our island rely on Uncle Zhong's ship to go out. Big wooden sailboat, we go out to sell seafood, and we also go out on his wooden sailboat, Uncle Zhong’s boat is the treasure of the whole island, and we can’t do without it.”

Lu Jingyu asked again: "How often does his boat go out, we can also leave on his boat, can we go today?"

Granny Lin shook her head and said, "Today shouldn't be the case. Uncle Zhong usually goes out in the morning and comes back in the afternoon. In this way, every time I know that Little Huzi is coming back at the weekend, I will go out to sell seafood by boat in the morning and go out with him in the afternoon." Come back, Uncle’s boat goes out every one or two days. Yesterday’s heavy rain was too severe. He didn’t go out yesterday, and he didn’t go out today. Tomorrow is the weekend, so he should go out. Otherwise, I’ll help you later. Ask him, to be sure?"

Although the island is very quiet, Lu Chuyao is still not used to it. He knows that Lu Jingyu must be thinking about it too.