After crossing, I was forced to hold on to my thighs and build a kingdom

The man's face was slightly tense, as if he had not expected such a situation. After a moment, he apologized in a low voice: "I am rude and shouldn't have offended your father..."

"Young man, there's no need to be like this! It was indeed my words that were rude just now, and it's my own fault for angering you. However, my misbehavior has nothing to do with my late father and mother. I hope you won't mention them again in the future."

Seeing the man nod apologetically, the girl dropped her playful demeanor and looked at the man in front of her, assuring him with all seriousness, "I know you're of noble birth, and I'm a country girl. There's a world of difference between you and me. I wouldn't dare, and wouldn't, harbor any such wishful thinking as trying to swallow an elephant or catch the moon in the water. So, rest assured, young man. Although I may be a bit unbridled in my words, I have my thoughts in mind and will never pester you."

She glanced at the man in black, who frowned slightly and looked surprised after hearing this, and changed the subject to end the topic: "It's getting late and it's snowing, let's go in and take a look!" After that, she walked into the stone house.

With the dim light from the sky, Jin Chu saw the furnishings in the stone house. In the northeast corner, against the wall, there was a simple wooden bed that could accommodate two people lying side by side. The bed was covered with straw and there was also a blanket made of the fur of several small animals.

There was a large earthenware jar under the bed. Jin Chu opened the lid, revealing half a jar of corn, a small bottle of salt, and a small jar of pickled vegetables next to it.

On the southwest side is a simple stove with a pot on it. Behind the stove is a pile of firewood and a large wooden barrel half a person's height filled with water.

Opposite the door there is a large bluestone with a flat wooden board on it, which seems to be used as both a table and a sacrifice table. Behind the bluestone there is a basin on the ground with three coarse porcelain bowls in it.

There were five or six wedges on the wall, one of which had some unknown wild dried vegetables hanging on it, another had a hatchet hanging on it, and another had a suffocating lantern hanging on it. There was also a bunch of herbs that had not been cleaned up on the ground.

Everything is very simple, but at this time in these snowy mountains, it is extremely lucky to have such a place to live!

As Jin Chu put down the basket in the corner, the man in black had already taken down the lantern, took out the fire starter from his arms and lit it.

The warm yellow flame danced like an elf, warming the small stone house and illuminating every corner of the house.

Looking at the tinder that the man put back into his arms, Jin Chuxin thought: It's good to be from a wealthy family. I still use flint, but others carry high-end tinder with them.

Jin Chu took out the corn from the jar, rinsed it quickly and poured it into the pot, then covered it with the lid. The man in black was already sitting under the stove and lighting dry firewood.

He is a man with a keen eye for work, and Jin Chu is satisfied with it.

She turned around and took out the dried vegetables hanging on the wall, washed them, chopped them into small pieces with a hatchet, put them into a coarse porcelain bowl, then mixed them with some pickles and stirred them evenly, waiting for the pot to boil.

The man narrowed his eyes and stared silently at the dancing flames in the stove, as if he was lost in thought.

The fire in the stove flickered, illuminating the man's well-defined features under his veil.

If I had been quicker at that time, would I have been able to see this person's true face?

Jin Chu guessed with a bit of regret.

After the unexpected incident, neither of them spoke for a while, leaving only the "crackling" sound of the dry firewood burning at the bottom of the stove.

"We've been busy for too long today and are really tired. Let's let the rabbit live one more night!" Jin Chu pointed at the rabbit next to him and signaled to the man.

"You hunted it in the first place, so it's up to you to decide." The man looked up at her without objection.

Just as he looked up, Jin Chu noticed that he was covering his abdomen with his hands again.

Is this a relapse of the wound?

"The water is boiling!" A man's voice came to his ears. Jin Chu regained his composure, opened the lid of the pot and scooped out a bowl of corn soup. He then poured in the wild vegetables and pickles prepared in another bowl, covered the pot again and continued to boil.

After another cup of tea, the aroma of grains and wild vegetables began to waft out. Jinchu opened the pot and poured some green salt into it. While stirring, he said to the man, "The meal is ready!"

The man pulled out a large piece of dry firewood and inserted it into the ashes under the stove to put out the fire. He then stuffed some small pieces of dry firewood from the stove into it to make it burn out quickly.

By the time he had finished cleaning up, the girl had already swiftly prepared two bowls of corn porridge and placed them on the bluestone board.

"Come and eat, you're starving today!" Jin Chu handed over a pair of chopsticks made of tree branches.

"Thank you!" The man thanked me and took the simple chopsticks.

"Well, there's some more in the pot." Jin Chu took the time to respond while holding the bowl.

The man in black had not eaten or drunk anything since noon and had lost a lot of blood. When he smelled the fragrance of the vegetable porridge with only salt in it, he suddenly felt hungry.

Glancing at the girl opposite who was busy eating porridge, he smiled silently, picked up the bowl and started eating.

Jin Chu had been eating steamed buns for several days, and now on this cold winter night he could drink such a big bowl of fragrant wild vegetable porridge, and he felt his stomach was full and full of happiness.

The man opposite had only half a bowl of rice left. He leaned slightly to the side, gently pulling at his face towel with one hand, and holding the bowl with the other hand to pour porridge into his mouth. This time, Jin Chu could clearly see his tall and strong neck, and the regular movement of his Adam's apple when he swallowed.

As if he felt the girl's gaze, the man's swallowing speed slowed down significantly, although he did not look up. In the dim light, the tips of his ears were visibly red.

Really alert and sensitive!

Seeing this scene, Jin Chu suppressed the smile in his heart and said calmly, "I'm full. There's more in the pot. Take your time."

She stood up and took the bowl of soup, took a small half for herself, and then brought the remaining half to the man and said, "If you are thirsty, drink it like water!"

The man nodded, picked up the bowl of soup and drank it in one gulp.

He stood up and was about to hand the bowl to the girl when his vision suddenly went dark. The next moment, he fell directly into a warm and soft embrace. The last thing he heard was the girl's slightly angry voice: "You, a hypocritical scoundrel, have taken advantage of me again!"

When he woke up again, the sky was already slightly light by the window. He was lying on the bed, covered with a fur blanket that was sewn together with pieces of fabric.

The girl was sleeping on the edge of the bed, her small body curled up into a ball, probably because it was cold at night.

Her lips, always playful and playful during the day, were now quiet. Her face, plain and sallow, oval, and patched cotton-padded jacket, coupled with the early death of her parents, clearly showed that her life had not been easy.

She spoke bluntly but not vulgarly, so I guess she was educated. Maybe her father was an old scholar who failed the imperial examination?

This girl was smart but not cowardly, open but not timid. Although she was not as dignified and reserved as the girls he knew, she did not have the petty-mindedness of country girls.

One moment she seemed to have this kind of personality, and the next moment she became that kind of personality.

In short, this is an elusive girl.

Thinking of the two times he had to have intimate contact with her, the man couldn't help but feel lucky that there were only the two of them here, and that the girl was smart, otherwise it would be difficult for him to escape unscathed.

Since she is so sensible, he should give her more money when he leaves. This will make her life easier and make him feel more at ease.

Having made the decision, the man felt relaxed and couldn't resist the sleepiness that was coming over him, so he fell into a deep sleep again.