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The person behind him was dressed in a long black robe. His clothes were clean and were neatly arranged, but it could be seen that he had sewn these clothes up for many years already.

His hair was tied up in a bun and tied with a square cloth.

He had wide eyes, a handsome face, and a scholarly air.

It was the son of Widow Zhou, Zhou Shuli, from the eastern entrance of the village.

Widow Zhou's man, Zhou Qing Shan was Zhou Qing Xia's elder brother, so Jin Xiaolou had to call him elder brother.

This Zhou Shuli was also a scholar, he had actually entered the county to take the Elementary Scholar examination, but every three years he would fail every time.

In Jin Xiaolou's impression, Zhou Shuli was a good man, but a little too honest, a little inflexible and inflexible.

When he was young, he and Jin Xiaolou had been bullied by other children.

”Zhou Shuli, why are you following me?” Jin Xiaolou had never called him big brother.

Ever since Zhou Qing Shan died, Widow Zhou and Zhou Qing Xia became more and more distant. Although they lived in the same village, Jin Xiaolou still rarely saw them.

”Sister Lou.” Zhou Shuli shyly walked up, and circled around Jin Xiaolou, yet couldn't say a single word.

It looked like something was up, but he was hesitating and looked anxious.

”If you have something to say, just say it.” Jin Xiaolou no longer bothered with him, and walked towards the side of the stream.

The water grass around the stream was abundant, Jin Xiaolou walked around a bush of irises, reached out with her hand, and took out a spindle-shaped bag that was woven from fine bamboo, with a small belly.

The bamboo bag was something that Jin Xiaolou had specially drawn up a few days ago using the blueprints she had drawn on the osmanthus branches for fishing.

Jin Xiaolou hid it inside the iris bush, preventing it from walking back and forth.

After placing the bamboo bag back into the small stream, Jin Xiaolou sat on the grass by the side of the stream and waited quietly.

Only after a while did he remember that there was still a silent Zhou Shuli behind him.

”Zhou Shuli, are you alright?” ”If you have nothing better to do, you can stop following me. If you don't pass next year, and you want to go back to study quickly, if not, you are already twenty-three, would you really be learning well and taking the exam for the rest of your life?”

Zhou Shuli mumbled, ”It's nothing much, Sister Lou, how have you been recently?”

Jin Xiaolou was even more confused. When did Zhou Shuli start worrying about him?

It was impossible for her to follow him all the way, hesitate and hesitate just to ask him if he was good or not.

If something strange happened, there must be a demon.

Jin Xiaolou nodded and did not say a word. She was waiting here for the fish to enter her bag anyway, patiently waiting to see what Zhou Shuli's motive for doing this.

As expected, she then saw Zhou Shuli speak again: ”About that, it's been rather cold recently, huh?”

Jin Xiaolou nodded again.

Zhou Shuli stuck his head out and looked at the stream, ”You came to catch fish?”

Isn't this nonsense … Jin Xiaolou was too lazy to even nod her head. She just sat and listened as Zhou Shuli talked about Zhou Yi from the weather, and also talked about the plague in Xiuyun Village.

Seeing that the time was right, Jin Xiaolou stood up and picked a banana leaf.

”You're leaving?” Seeing that, Zhou Shuli panicked.

Jin Xiaolou held the banana leaf close to the stream and reached out to grab the bamboo bucket in the water. The water seeped out of the bamboo bucket and into the bowl were three fishes with mountain spots and a crab mixed in them.

The harvest was not bad. Jin Xiaolou poured the fish and crab onto the banana leaf and reached out with her hand to grab it.

He then turned around and hid the bamboo bag in the iris bush. Then, he lifted his foot and left.

Zhou Shuli hurriedly chased after him again, ”Um, Sister Lou, are you going to catch the fish for your child to eat? ”It's good for a child to eat this fish. This mountain spotted fish is also called Seven Stars Flower Meat. The taste is really good. The child will grow white and fat after eating the bagging …”

Jin Xiaolou really did not know what goal this Zhou Shuli had, and was unwilling to pay any attention to him.

Unexpectedly, he then muttered, ”I wonder if Little Sister Gui Zhi also likes to eat fish?”

Cinnamon branch?

In that split-second, Jin Xiaolou finally understood what Zhou Shuli was trying to do after going around in such a huge circle.