Chapter 7

Lu Jingze didn’t know why he lost his mind.

This was the first time in his life that he lied to his parents and deceived his family.

When his mother Lin Qiaocui heard that he was going to stay in the mountains for a few days, she was the first to disagree.

“What’s going on? I finally came home, but why are you living in the mountains?”

Lu Fusheng, his hands in his pockets, also said, “At least you can come back and sleep at night. It’s so cold outside.”

Several younger brothers and sisters also shouted, “Brother, play with us, brother, play with us.”

Lu Jingze refused with a stern expression.

“The army trusts me and lets me go home to train for field combat on my own. I can’t be lazy.”

Seeing him speak so righteously, Lu Fusheng also straightened his expression, “Indeed, Jingze, we can’t let the organization down.”

Lu Jingze nodded.

Lin Qiaocui didn’t understand what was going on, but seeing how serious the father and son looked, she didn’t dare say anything more.

She prepared dry food for Lu Jingze for a few days in the mountains and a thick quilt for sleeping at night, and secretly stuffed two pieces of bacon into his bag.

“Training is hard, you should eat well.”

“Okay.” Lu Jingze’s eyes sank slightly, and he carried the heavy things into the mountains.

…

In this way, Lu Jingze lived in the mountains with Lu Yujiao.

He doesn’t like to be idle and is always busy.

After nailing the wooden boards of the house, he used the remaining wood to make a small bench.

Then, he hand-made a batch of defensive devices, using everything he learned in the army.

From one kilometer away, they can sense if someone approaches, and they can respond accordingly.

Lu Yujiao picked some mushrooms and fetched some snow water to melt the ice and make mushroom soup.

Seeing Lu Jingze’s busy and energetic figure, I felt so relieved.

She was originally worried that someone might accidentally stumble in and discover her, but now with Lu Jingze’s defensive device, this place is more like a tightly surrounded iron barrel.

…

It was getting dark.

After Lu Jingze finished chopping the last blow with his axe, he turned around and found that Lu Yujiao was sitting on the small stool he had hit, just looking at him.

I don’t know how long she sat there.

Her eyes were watery and bright, with a hint of directness.

It’s time to go to bed.

She seemed to be waiting for something.

Needless to say, Lu Jingze also knew it.

Lu Yujiao was almost about to speak out what was on her mind.

Unfortunately, Lu Jingze was going to disappoint her.

He had just been chopping wood to make a simple wooden bed.

Lu Yujiao slept on this newly made bed made of good wood, brand new and clean.

As for the broken wooden board in the room that creaked and seemed like it would collapse at the slightest shake, he came to sleep on it.

Lu Jingze turned his back and didn’t look at Lu Yujiao’s clear eyes.

He bent down to give the newly made bed the final polish and carried it into the house with both arms.

A strong and vigorous body can not only do rough carpentry work, but also do delicate work such as making sheets and quilts.

Lu Yujiao stood at the door and was unwilling to come in, as if she could stare through Lu Jingze’s back.

She bit her lip, her gaze becoming more intense.

Lu Jingze withstood the pressure and pretended not to feel anything.

He made the bed and put out the oil lamp.

There is not much lamp oil brought into the mountains, so we have to use it sparingly.

“Go to sleep.”

Lu Jingze only had two simple and stiff words.

He didn’t know how to coax her, and he couldn’t guess what Lu Yujiao was thinking.

He was clearly trying his best to help her, but she still couldn’t believe that he would be so unscrupulous.

It seemed as if he could only covet her beauty like other men.

If he didn’t want her, she wouldn’t feel at ease.

…

Lu Jingze fell asleep immediately, his back straight, lying on the shabby wooden bed, his body stiff.

He pretended to be asleep very quickly and his snoring was very loud.

He didn’t breathe a sigh of relief until he heard Lu Yujiao’s reluctant footsteps walking towards the new bed.

Tonight, Lu Yujiao did not crawl into his bed again.

I don’t know if she is asleep.

Lu Jingze couldn’t sleep anyway.

The bed is hard and cold, and it makes noises when I turn over.

He didn’t dare turn around to look at Lu Yujiao, and just lay there stiffly all night.

It was just daybreak and the chickens in the village had not yet crowed.

Lu Jingze tiptoed out of the cabin as if he had been saved.

He went to fetch water, chop firewood, and hunt rabbits. In short, he was busy for the whole morning.

At noon, wondering if Lu Yujiao was hungry, he returned to the cabin.

When Lu Yujiao saw him, she pouted in grievance.

“Where have you been?”

Lu Jingze picked up the hare in his hand and said, “Hunting.”

Lu Yujiao’s eyes lit up, then dimmed again. She turned around and said, “Do you dislike me? Do you not want to see me? Are you deliberately avoiding me like this?”

She turned her head, revealing half of her white jade-like neck, which was dazzling.

Lu Jingze immediately avoided his gaze, looked at the ground, and answered in a hoarse voice.

“I’m not.”

He was afraid that Lu Yujiao would ask more questions, so he changed the subject and said, “I’m going to cook.”

Although his mother brought him some dry bread, it was very choking.

Lu Jingze boiled some water, cleaned the wild rabbit, and made two bowls of rabbit meat steamed buns, which were very delicious.

Lu Yujiao didn’t expect that he had such good cooking skills. She was still angry, but she still took the bowl and started eating with relish.

It was even more delicious than she had expected.

Lu Yujiao had only seen women cooking in the village, and had never seen a man who could cook, let alone cook so deliciously.

The way she looked at Lu Jingze was more like she had found a treasure.

This man is good in every way, she has to keep him, otherwise where else can she find him in the future.

…

afternoon.

Lu Jingze started a new round of busyness.

He always seems to have endless things to do and endless energy to use. He is never idle.

There was nothing to do during the day, so Lu Yujiao hid in the house and slept.

The cabin was still quite warm. Lu Jingze brought her a charcoal brazier and came in from time to time to add firewood to her fire.

Lu Yujiao had a rare warm and comfortable nap.

In the evening, Lu Jingze made her roasted rabbit legs and roasted the dry food as well. It was crispy and delicious when paired with mushroom and rabbit bone soup.

She was curious and couldn’t help asking him where he got this skill.

Lu Jingze told her that he had a good brother in the army’s kitchen team and he learned from him when he had nothing to do.

Lu Yujiao blinked and became more curious about the army.

If she married Lu Jingze, could she join the army and leave this place completely?

Lu Yujiao gradually discovered that she seemed to be becoming more and more greedy.

At first, she just hoped that Lu Jingze could save her and let her escape the fate of marrying an old widower.

Now, she wants a little more.

…

Night fell, the coldness set in, and it became so dark that nothing could be seen.

Lu Jingze couldn’t do anything else, so he went into the house with Lu Yujiao.

The room was cramped and the atmosphere was ambiguous and awkward.

He touched his nose and said uncomfortably, “Go to sleep.”

Lu Yujiao didn’t answer and sat on her bed, then she heard a “thump” sound from the other side.

Lu Jingze’s bed collapsed.

It collapses as soon as you sit on it.

He almost fell, but fortunately his chassis was stable and his two long legs were firmly fixed on the ground.

Lu Yujiao turned her back to him and secretly raised the corners of her lips.

Go to sleep?

She watched how he slept.

Lu Jingze looked at the broken bed and felt strange.

Although this is old and broken, I slept with it yesterday. How could it suddenly break down so completely?

He tried to piece it back together, but to no avail.

At this moment, Lu Yujiao, who was lying in bed, said softly, “It’s so cold.”

Lu Jingze immediately added some firewood to the charcoal brazier beside her bed, and it burned vigorously.

The flickering flames were reflected in her beautiful and sparkling eyes, moving enchantingly.

But her voice was trembling, pitiful and innocent, “It’s still so cold.”

Lu Jingze frowned slightly, feeling worried and helpless. “What should I do?”

Lu Yujiao raised her misty eyes, her cheeks flushed, and her lips moved.

“Hold me.”