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Da Niu's gaze first fell on Chuyi, then quickly turned to A Kuan.

For a moment, all three of them fell silent, unsure how to respond. The air seemed frozen, and the atmosphere felt awkward.

After a long while, Ah Kuan finally broke the silence. He scratched his head and said hesitantly, "When the charcoal is burned, it turns into ash."

He looked at Da Niu again and motioned for Da Niu to speak. Da Niu was startled like a cat whose tail was stepped on. He waved his hands and said quickly, "No, no, gray is gray, not black." His voice was a little hurried, as if he was afraid that he had said something wrong.

Chu Yi was silent for a long time before he said uncertainly, "These burnt powders were scraped off the wall. Burned wood shouldn't stick tightly to the wall." He frowned and was still trying to recall.

Ah Kuan and Daniu also nodded. Ah Kuan continued, "If we had this thing in our kitchen, we wouldn't have to come here to scrape it."

"Take me in and take a look." Xu Zize became even more curious. He took a step forward, his eyes fixed on the entrance of the charcoal kiln.

Jing Chunxi was also curious about where the burnt powder came from. She had never seen or heard of anything like it in her two lifetimes. She saw Chuyi light a tinderbox and squat down toward the cave entrance. She immediately followed Xu Zize, wanting to follow them in and find out what was going on.

"It's dirty inside, Xier, wait outside! Xiaoman, don't let the young lady in." Xu Zize said a few words and pushed her back with his hand, and Jing Chunxi was obediently blocked outside by Xiaoman.

"Who do you belong to?" Xiao Man was kicked by the young lady in a fake way. He did not refute, but just laughed and continued to stop the young lady from coming forward.

It's very dirty inside. Miss is so precious, you can't rush in.

She watched as the men in front of her squatted down and moved step by step into the charcoal kiln. After a few steps, she saw Xu Zize's shoes covered in black mud. He frowned and complained in a low voice, "It's really dirty."

"It's so dirty, do you think I really want to go in there?" Jing Chunxi waved his hand and walked around Xiao Man to the back of the charcoal kiln. Although his voice was angry, he just felt embarrassed.

The charcoal kiln was dark and filled with a damp smell. It had not been used for so long that rats might have built a nest in it. She really had no interest in exploring it.

Xiao Man hurriedly followed and said anxiously, "Miss, we have just looked at the back, there is nothing to see." But this did not succeed in stopping Jing Chunxi, and she continued to walk back.

If you don’t turn around, can you still play in the mud with Sanniu?

This charcoal kiln must have been empty for a long time. A large area of ​​weeds has grown behind the cave. The weeds sway gently in the breeze, making a rustling sound.

Near the foot of the mountain, a large pile of wood, about three feet long and as thick as a bowl, was neatly stacked, three or four feet high. However, most of it was dry and cracked, and some were covered with unknown mushrooms, their gray-brown caps standing out against the wood.

There were also several small piles of messy branches that could not be burned into charcoal. The leaves had long since fallen into the soil and turned into rotten mud, emitting a faint smell of humus.

"There's really nothing to see." Jing Chunxi wrinkled her nose, worried that there might be a snake in the grass. She just took a quick look and didn't go around. The two returned the same way.

"You are playing with water again. Don't you want to listen to me?" Xiaoman had just looked away for a while when she saw Erniu and Sanniu come up with new tricks.

They fetched water in broken clay pots and dabbled with it in the yellow mud, splashing mud all over their bodies. They were even dirtier than before. Even if Sanniu was thrown out like that, no one would pick him up. The muddy water splashed all over the ground, and their faces, hands, and clothes were covered with mud spots. They looked like two mud monkeys.

"Let's just play for a while." Unexpectedly, the two of them came out from behind so quickly. Erniu stood up, feeling guilty, and even thought of making a defense. He wiped his messy hair with his dirty hands, and his condition was not much better than Sanniu's.

Sanniu was having a blast, not afraid of them at all, and paying no attention to them. He had a stone in his hand and was constantly beating the mud on the ground, making a lot of fun. He was also muttering to himself like a little monk chanting a sutra.

"Sister, I'm obedient. I'm not playing, I'm just watching." Cuifang, who had been sitting obediently in the shadow of the charcoal kiln, has stood up. Her clothes and hair are still the same as before, and quite neat, forming a sharp contrast with Erniu and Sanniu.

"Cuifang is so well behaved. Girls should be clean and tidy like this." Jing Chunxi praised with a smile.

Hearing this, Xiao Cuifang smiled shyly, and the two dimples on her face appeared and disappeared, adding a bit of spirit. But her eyes were still a little flustered, as if she was hiding something.

"Why are you playing with this dirty black thing?" Jing Chunxi saw her two hands holding the object and tried to hide it, but she still looked at it carefully. She still had some doubts, "Is this a stone?"

The darkest bluestone Jing Chunxi had ever seen was not like this, and the stone was unlikely to be completely black like the ink strip.

"Play with this, it's not dirty." Cuifang thought that the lady was blaming her for playing with dirty things, so she raised the black stone in her hand, stacked the stone in her left hand on the stone in her right hand, and stretched out her empty left hand to Jing Chunxi.

She moved carefully, afraid to get her hands dirty. Her palms were only stained with a few black particles. When Cuifang noticed, she quickly rubbed her hands against her trouser legs. When she took them out again, they were spotless. She looked up at Jing Chunxi and smiled sweetly, as if to prove her words.

"Let me see!" Jing Chunxi was afraid that Cuifang's hands would get tired from holding the stones, so he gently took a piece from the top.

Xiaoman also picked up another piece out of curiosity and asked, "Where did this stone come from?" He looked at the stone in his hand over and over again, and felt that it was a little strange.

"What about that?"

Cuifang and Erniu pointed at the back of the yellow mud pile at the same time, but they couldn't see anything because of the mud pile blocking the view.

Jing Chunxi was not in a hurry, while Xiao Man walked around quickly. After a while, Xiao Man's loud voice came from behind the mud pile, "Miss, it's a huge pile."