The sound of horse hooves went away, and Aji came out of the wing room. Seeing her mother smiling and walking back, she said strangely: "Mom, what did he do just now?" He was the only one who came from home on the horse. Besides, when her mother went out, she heard her brother's voice.

Liu said helplessly: "Young Master Zhao wants to take Xiaojiu to the mountains for hunting."

Aji was shocked, "Mom, have you agreed?"

Liu nodded and said to the vegetable bed covered with cabbage in the yard: "I came here to ask, can I agree? Don't worry, Mr. Zhao has been practicing martial arts since he was a child and often goes to hunt in the mountains. Nothing happened in so many years. He just said that he would take Xiaojiu around the periphery, and there would be no danger." Last time he went to the Zhao family, Ning talked about Zhao Chen's affairs, so she rested at ease.

Aji was not at all relieved. She still remembered Zhao Chen's words that day that day that she used his younger brother to threaten her. Last time she declined Mrs. Zhao's proposal. Who knows if Zhao Chen was unhappy because of this and planned to force her with his younger brother?

He wanted to complain that his mother should not believe the other party so much. He opened his mouth and Aji couldn't say it. Zhao Chen always came to keep a favor in front of his parents, and had saved his younger brother before, but his parents had no reason to believe in his life-saving benefactor.

Aji returned to the house in annoyance, restless.

No, he should not dare to bully his younger brother. Xiaojiu is bullied and will definitely not want to learn martial arts from him again in the future. The relationship between the two families will become completely stalemate. This is not something he can do. Are you deliberately scaring her? Warn her in this way and remind her to agree quickly?

All kinds of thoughts flashed through Aji's mind, but Zhao Chen had no choice but to make a good reputation first. Unless something happened to her younger brother, she could not think of a reason to stop her.

Well-dressed and hypocritical, how could Mrs. Zhao have such a son!

His eyes fell on the emerald green orchid, and when he thought of Ning's soft voice, Aju felt very complicated.

The lunch was ready, and Lin Chongjiu had not come back yet.

Aji was very worried and kept looking out when she went to the kitchen to help serve the dishes.

Mrs. Liu suddenly realized, "Look at me, I forgot to tell you. Mr. Zhao said they were eating in the mountains at noon and only returned in the afternoon."

Aji finally couldn't help but blame her mother: "Mom, you just spoil Xiaojiu like this. How old is he now? He dares to go to the mountains to play. When he grows up in the future and is disobedient, you can't control it at that time!"

Mrs. Liu choked and thought about it carefully. There was really such a possibility. She said, "Okay, I'll tell him again. I won't be allowed to go next time."

Aji finally felt a little relieved.

In the afternoon, the three of them were talking in the house, and the sound of horse hooves suddenly sounded on the street, and Lin Zhu's eyes lit up: "Xiaojiu is back!" As he said that, he ran out.

Liu also took care of her clothes and walked out. Aji sat without moving, but just listened nervously to the movement outside.

At the door of the Lin family, Zhao Chen got off the horse first, then went to carry Lin Chongjiu. When he landed, he caught a glimpse of the Liu family's mother and daughter coming over. Zhao Chen turned around and said to Liu family: "Auntie, we are late, are you worried?"

Liu had already looked at the two of them, one big and one small, and they didn't look like something was wrong. A heart finally fell down and replied with a smile: "How could you worry? I can't feel at ease to leave Xiaojiu to take care of you. But Chengyuan, Xiaojiu is still young, I'm afraid that he will keep his heart wild while playing. If you don't accompany you, you dare to go to the mountains to play secretly. Don't take him there next time, right?"

Before Zhao Chen could speak, Lin Chongjiu was unhappy and held the pheasant in his hand in front of her: "Mom, look, this is what I got! Don't worry about me, I have agreed with Brother Zhao that I will go hunting with him in the future. Don't worry, mom, I will be obedient and never go up the mountain secretly by myself!"

The pheasant looks like three or four pounds, but Lin Zhu doesn't believe it was his brother who got it. "If you brag, don't look at how much you pound. If you can't even catch our chicken, can you catch the pheasant?"

Lin Chongjiu was so angry that his face turned red. He looked at Zhao Chen. Zhao Chen touched his head and explained with a smile: "Xiaojiu is not strong enough. I will help him pull the bow and he aims at his head, so this is indeed Xiaojiu's credit. Aunt, Xiaojiu is well-behaved and sensible. Don't restrain him, or are you worried about giving Xiaojiu to me?"

"No, it's just Xiaojiu..." Liu stuttered, and could not think of what to say. Finally, she glared at her son and said, "Okay, let you go, but in the future you dare to go to the mountains to play secretly, so I won't break your legs!"

Lin Chongjiu quickly promised that he would be honest.

Zhao Chen took off a fat pheasant from the horse and handed it to Liu: "Auntie, this is my filial piety to you."

There is one in my family, so Liu is not embarrassed to ask for it again: "No, no, take it back and add food to your mother!"

Zhao Chen insisted on giving her: "Thank you, aunt for thinking about her mother. There is one there. It's getting late, so I'll leave first. Auntie remembers to say hello to my uncle for me."

"Why come in and have a cup of tea before leaving?" Liu enthusiastically invited him to take a seat.

Zhao Chen refused, glanced at the west wing inadvertently, and got on the horse with Chen Ping.

The boy left on horseback and was full of energy. The more Liu looked at him, the more he liked him. If the other party really had that kind of thought, it would be nice to marry his daughter.

When the two of them disappeared completely, Liu carried two chickens and walked in with Lin Zhu's brothers.

The pheasants are roaming around. Liu is preparing to stew the small ones tonight, raise the big ones for a while, and eat them again in autumn next month.

She was busy outside, and Lin Chongjiu excitedly told Lin Zhu about his experiences in the mountains. Aji waited in the house for a long time, but his younger brother and sister didn't come in, so he had to go out to find someone. Seeing the two sitting under the eaves, watching Liu kill chickens while talking. She pretended to be curious and walked over and listened with her. In fact, there was no need to listen. Just looking at his younger brother's rosy and excited face, you knew that he was having a great time in the mountains and did not look like he was bullied at all.

Aji suddenly felt like she was being teased.

She was upset about her younger brother for a whole day, but he took her younger brother to travel around the mountains and have fun. She didn't believe it if she didn't have any intention.

Hearing that his younger brother was going to go next time, Aji secretly used the money to seduce him. As long as Lin Chongjiu agreed not to go again, she would give him a penny.

Lin Chongjiu was not interested in silver. Not to mention one qian or one liang, he would choose to hunt. His younger brother was not moved by money. Aji had no choice but to hug Lin Chongjiu and coaxed him worriedly: "Xiaojiu, you are on the mountain, and the eldest sister is worried that she can't eat well, so don't go, okay? The eldest sister is afraid something will happen to you." She helped her mother coax her younger brother and sister who had been coaxing for so many years, and believed that she knew their soft spots.

Her voice was soft, which was the elder sister's concern for her younger brother. Lin Chongjiu felt warm in her heart. She turned around and comforted her like a little adult: "Sister, don't worry, Brother Zhao is very powerful. He will take good care of me. I will listen to him obediently and never run around."

Aji really wants to give him a thriller!

In the evening, Lin Xian came back and learned from his eldest daughter that Lin Chongjiu had been wandering around the mountains for a day, but did not scold Lin Chongjiu, but only told him to be obedient.

In his opinion, the son is different from his daughter. He is knowledgeable and polite at home. It is better for his son to see more of the world. It is a rare opportunity to meet a noble person like Mr. Zhao. As for the worry of his eldest daughter, Lin Xian is confident that he can still manage his son well. The bad boy is really brave. He tied him to a tree and beat him to see if he grows up.

With his father's support, Lin Chongjiu happily continued to hunt with Zhao Chen.

Before I knew it, July was about to be over.

At the end of the month, Liu would go to the town to buy things for home use, and this time was no exception. Lin Zhu hadn't gone out for a long time and pestered her to go with her. Liu thought that since Mrs. Zhao came to the door, perhaps because of the precious orchid, the eldest daughter's face gradually smiled more and more. She seemed to have really opened up, so she responded to Lin Zhu. Before leaving, she told Aji to take care of her house, and asked Lin Chongjiu to be careful in the mountains and come back early.

The siblings and sisters should go.

After seeing them off, Aji cleaned the yard at home, and Lin Chongjiu went to the riverside.

Zhao Chen pulled him on the horse and asked casually: "Auntie has gone to the town again?" He learned a lot of things from Lin Chongjiu.

Lin Chongjiu nodded: "My second sister has gone too."

Zhao Chen looked at the village, his mouth curled up in an undetectable curve, and turned to Chen Ping and said, "Suddenly I remembered that I wrote a letter in the morning and forgot to explain it. You go back and send the letter out, and then wait for us at the foot of the mountain."

Chen Ping understood it and quickly turned his horse's head.

At the end of July, the weather is no longer so hot, and the morning sunlight shines on your body warmly.

Aji played with Youyou for a while, then took out the sewing basket and sat under the eaves to sew socks for his younger brother. Youyou walked around in the fence and shouted at her a few times. Aji pretended not to hear it. Without her sister's help, she would not dare to let Youyou out. She couldn't run away and couldn't catch it.

As he looked up at Youyou, the tip of the needle accidentally pricked his finger. Aju took a breath and quickly put his finger into his mouth. As he sucked, he thought of his younger brother and looked worried.

After sewing a pair of socks, the sun had reached the treetops. Aji picked up the sewing basket and was about to enter the house, a carriage outside stopped in front of his house.

Aji was very surprised.

My aunt knew that my mother would go there today, and she would usually go shopping with her mother. It was impossible for her to come. Others who could take a carriage...

Zhao Chen took his younger brother to hunt on the mountain. Could it be Mrs. Zhao?

Aji hurriedly placed the needle and thread basket on the windowsill and walked quickly towards the door, "Here's here, who's it?"

When people outside heard her footsteps, they asked with a smile: "Is this Mrs. Lin's house? My old lady once received the favor of her and ordered me to come and visit her."

It was the voice of a middle-aged woman. Aji paused and thought about it carefully. He seemed to have never heard his father mention it. However, his father taught in the town, and helped many people. It was impossible for him to mention everything to them when he came back.

When Aji opened the door, she saw a woman in a brown shirt standing outside. She had fair skin and gained a little weight. She smiled very kindly.

Aji asked politely: "Who are you?"

The woman smiled and explained the origin, saying that the old lady in the family was knocked down and that it was Lin Xian who helped her up. Today, the old lady sent her to give gifts.

Aji hurriedly refused: "The old lady is so polite. My father is just a simple task, so there is no need to spend money."

The woman insisted on giving it to Aji and stuffed the box in her hand into Aji's hand. Aji refused but had to answer. She didn't expect that she was about to thank her, but her eyes turned black. She was then covered by a handkerchief and pushed her body to the side of the door wall. Aji was shocked and suddenly became fierce and slender eyes. She knew something was wrong and struggled hard. However, the woman was too strong and her eyelids became heavier and heavier. The last thing she saw before fainting was the blue sky rotating above her head.

The woman looked back at the coachman and saw that the coachman nodded. She quickly picked up Aji, stuffed him into the carriage easily, and then brought the Lin family door from outside. Then she got on the carriage. The curtain fell, and the coachman immediately whipped away.

I met some villagers on the way out of the village.

There are carriages coming and going in recent days, and the villagers are not surprised. They just look at them curiously, but no one can imagine that the eldest girl of the Lin family is sleeping in it.

Today, Zhao Chen and Lin Chongjiu are lucky. Not long after entering the mountain, Zhao Chen has already hunted two gray rabbits.

After Lin Chongjiu picked up the third rabbit, Zhao Chen said, "Xiaojiu, let's go down the mountain early today to avoid the aunt's concern after returning late."

Lin Chongjiu hadn't had enough fun, but listening to Zhao Chen's words make sense, he nodded and said, "Okay, I'll listen to Brother Zhao."

Zhao Chen took the rabbit and signaled him to walk in front of him. When he reached the foot of the mountain, he could see that Chen Ping was already waiting below. The three of them got on the horse and rushed back with a quick horse.

When they arrived in the village, most families had just started preparing lunch. The Liu family and his daughter had to have dinner in the town and came back later.

Zhao Chen hugged Lin Chongjiu from his horse and shook the empty bamboo tube: "Xiaojiu went to fill me with some water, I was a little thirsty."

Lin Chongjiu invited him to sit inside, but Zhao Chen still refused.

Lin Chongjiu had to take the bamboo tube, turn around, and slap the door and call someone. In the past, the door at home was just a false cover, but recently, because he had raised Yoyo, he was afraid that it would run out, so he closed it from the inside. Lin Chongjiu wanted to slap it and then withdrew his hand, but unexpectedly, the door that should have been inserted from the inside actually opened...

Lin Chongjiu was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "My elder sister must have forgotten to close the door. Brother Zhao, wait a moment, I will come out soon."

After entering the yard, Lin Chongjiu called her elder sister first, but she didn't want to go to the room and there was no one in the kitchen. Lin Chongjiu scratched her head in wonder and walked out with water. When she heard the doe in the fence was very uneasy. She leaned over and looked at it and found that the trough was clean and the branches fed in the morning were also bare, and it was obvious that she had not been fed for lunch.

Lin Chongjiu became more and more confused. When he went out, he told Zhao Chen about this.

Zhao Chen looked solemn and asked him in a low voice: "I remember you said that your elder sister was unwilling to go out after she quit the bride?"

Lin Chongjiu nodded.

"Let's go, I'll go in with you and look for it again. Maybe she's deliberately hiding." Zhao Chen led Lin Chongjiu into the yard, but the two of them looked around carefully, but they didn't find Aji's figure.

Lin Chongjiu began to be anxious.

Zhao Chen was silent for a moment, patted his shoulder, squatted down and looked straight in the eyes: "Xiaojiu, don't worry, now you go to the house where you usually walk around, and in the past, you only said to go and play with your partner, don't mention the fact that your elder sister is missing. If there is no one in the entire village, come back to find me immediately."

Lin Chongjiu was uneasy and had a pale face. He just looked at the man's calm face. He suppressed his panic and nodded and left.

He searched almost from house to house, but there was no one. Before he came back, he even went to the Meng family. The gate of the Meng family was open, and in the yard, the brothers Meng Zhongjing were busy working in the vegetable garden. Ru Niang squatted at the door of the kitchen to wash vegetables. Before they saw him, Lin Chongjiu quietly retreated.
To be continued...