Rise From the Humble

The autumn light of the silver candle paints the screen coldly, and the light fan flutters at the flowing fireflies. The sky is as cold as water at night, and I lie down to watch Altair and Vega. ——Du Mu's "Autumn Evening"

Du Mu's poem was almost tailor-made for Zhu Pingan. After having enough tea and food, Zhu Pingan and Li Shu took the naughty child and the little Lolita to the courtyard to enjoy the shade. In ancient times, there was no air conditioning. It was customary to enjoy the coolness in the courtyard at night.

The maids have laid a floor in the courtyard, which looks like a bed but not a bed. It looks like a bunk but not a bunk. It is about 10 centimeters above the ground. It can be regarded as an ancient tatami. It is covered with mattresses, skin-soft mats, pillows, Thin blankets and other bedding are all available, and there are more than two meters of floor mats, so naughty children and little loli girls can roll around on them without worrying about falling.

Li Shu had people sprinkle sulfur powder to repel snakes in the courtyard, so that little blind snakes wouldn't break into the courtyard.

There are several Boshan stoves placed around the floor. The incense burners are shaped like fairy mountains in the sea. When lighting the spices to repel mosquitoes, I don’t know how the spices are made. Part of the fragrant mist rises and surrounds Boshan, and part of the fragrant mist sinks down the mountain like a waterfall. Downstairs, the fragrant soup is stored in the bottom plate of the Boshan stove. The fragrant mist flowing down the mountain flows into the fragrant soup, just like the waves in the sea.

Fruit plate, snacks and hot tea are of course a must.

Li Shu held the little Loli in her arms and held a small tortoiseshell stork feather fan in her hand, gently fanning the breeze, which was very warm and harmonious.

As for the disharmony next to him, Zhu Ping'an suppressed the naughty child, used the naughty child's belly as a pillow, crossed his legs, and was leisurely and contented.

"I'm willing to admit defeat. Is your gambling good enough?"

Zhu Pingan rested his head on the naughty kid's belly, stretched out, and praised the naughty kid.

"I'm a man, so of course I will do what I say." The naughty boy said coaxingly, holding his neck.

"Yeah, not bad." Zhu Pingan curled his lips and praised without hesitation.

If you want a horse to run, you have to feed it.

"You ask the question again. I will definitely be able to answer it this time. Hum, when I answer it, it's time for me to sleep on your pillow." The suppressed naughty kid became more motivated again.

"Well, okay, I'm a little embarrassed to have rested with you for so long. I'll give you a simple question this time." Zhu Pingan rested his head on the naughty child's belly, smiled and nodded, and said softly. .

Hua'er, the little maid serving Baozi next to him, and others heard this and couldn't help covering their mouths and giggling. My uncle was about to ask a question again. And I didn't see that my uncle was embarrassed. They just saw that my uncle was very comfortable on the pillow and his legs were wide. They're all turned up.

"I don't need you to be simple, come up with the questions quickly." The naughty boy urged with confidence.

"Let me think about it, um, yes, listen up. Ask, why does the frog jump higher than the tree."

Zhu Ping'an touched his chin, and when he heard the faint croaking of frogs coming from all around, he couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips and asked the naughty child a question.

"Why does the frog jump higher than the tree? It's impossible. How can the frog jump higher than the tree? It's simply impossible." After listening to the question, the naughty child was stunned for a moment, and repeated the question to himself, and then He shook the little fat face vigorously, and the flesh on the little fat face flickered.

"Brother-in-law, are you stupid? How can a frog jump higher than a tree?! Frogs can't fly!"

The naughty boy shook his head vigorously, wondering if his brother-in-law was stupid. Why did he ask such an idiotic question? Who has never seen a frog? A frog can't jump over my waist. How tall is the tree? He can't fly, so how can he jump higher than a tree?

"Yeah, yes, uncle, how can a frog jump higher than a tree." Hua'er, Baozi's little maid, nodded in agreement.

Hearing that Hua'er, Baozi's little maid, agreed with him, the naughty boy felt even more confident.

"Are you sure?" Zhu Pingan squinted his eyes and smiled slightly.

Hearing Zhu Pingan's laughter, the naughty kid hesitated again, wrinkled his little face and started thinking hard again.

Thinking about it

The naughty child's eyes suddenly lit up, "I know, the frog jumps from the roof."

After he finished speaking, the naughty kid became smug, his little fat face lifted up, and it seemed that "I'm awesome, please praise me" was written all over his face.

"Well, that's right. Then see if a frog can jump higher than that tree when standing on the roof?" Zhu Pingan asked with a smile, pointing to a big tree opposite.

This tree is right behind the house. The crown of the tree is two or three meters higher than the roof. The height contrast is very sharp.

The naughty kid took one look and his head drooped. Well, even if a frog is standing on the roof, it is impossible to jump higher than the tree.

Hua'er's face wrinkled into a ball, and she fell into deep thought again like a naughty child.

Li Shu on the side looked at the naughty child who was thinking hard, her watery eyes curved into crescent moons, and the little loli Niuniu in her arms finally thought of the answer, and looked at the little brother who was thinking hard with a pair of big eyes full of contempt. .

"I know, the frog jumps from the top of the building."

The naughty kid thought he had grasped the key point again, and shouted excitedly, his fat face once again brightened up.

Poof

Li Shu couldn't help but burst out laughing.

The little Loli gave her little brother a big eye roll helplessly.

"No, that tree is much taller than the top of the building." The naughty child caught a glimpse of a tall pine tree in the distance, which seemed to be much taller than the tallest building in the house, so he drooped his little fat face again and wrinkled. Like a bitter melon.

"Brother-in-law, you must have made a wrong question. There is no way a frog can jump higher than a tree, even standing on the top of a mountain. There are tall trees on the mountain. Brother-in-law, you can't do this. If you make a wrong question, who can? I can answer it."

After thinking carefully for a moment, the naughty boy came to a definite conclusion. He squinted his little eyes and looked down on Zhu Ping'an. He was very sure that the country bumpkin brother-in-law had made a wrong question and deliberately used this wrong question to fool me. Fortunately, I discovered it. .

"Wrong question?" Zhu Pingan smiled slightly.

"Well, you must have made a mistake." The naughty boy nodded repeatedly.

"Oh, let me ask you, how high can a frog jump?" Zhu Pingan asked.

"It's only this high." The naughty boy raised his little hand to indicate the height and said with certainty.

"What about the big tree? How high can a big tree jump?" Zhu Pingan asked again with a smile.

"Brother-in-law, you are stupid, how can a big tree jump!" The naughty boy looked at Zhu Pingan with contempt.

"You are stupid. Big trees can't jump, so frogs must jump higher than big trees." Little Loli Niuniu rolled her eyes cutely, feeling that her little brother was hopelessly stupid.

When Baozi's little maid Hua'er heard this, she suddenly opened her mouth and stretched out her hand to cover her mouth. She muffled the "ah" sound. Seeing that everyone's eyes were focused on the naughty boy, she relaxed. He said, "Why didn't I think of such a simple question? Fortunately, no one noticed it, otherwise it would be too embarrassing."

"Is it a competition? I should have thought of it earlier."

After being despised by the little loli Niuniu, the naughty child reacted belatedly and scratched the hair on the back of his head in annoyance.