tired spring return

The long night will make tomorrow darker, and the short day will melt the snow and make people colder.

In the early morning of the next day, the horseshoe stepped through the mud after the first thaw of the ice and snow, and led the three returnees to run wildly in the direction of Zhujiazhuang.

Perhaps because of the more timid feeling of the past, the atmosphere on the road has obviously calmed down, and the talking and laughing are no longer the same as before.Only the sound of rushing horseshoes can be heard endlessly, breaking through the silence of the wilderness.

Because Zhujiazhuang is a remote village located deep in the mountains, far away from the bustling and prosperous cities and counties.The carriage gradually left the smooth official road and turned into a series of desolate and winding paths hidden among the high mountains.

The mountains and fields in the cold winter are bleak and gray, and they are full of coldness under a thin layer of snow.Pei Minzhi was worried that Feng Chun would catch the cold, so he drove the carriage fast against the cold wind at the head, wishing he could finish it overnight and finish the remaining tens of miles in one go.

After driving like this for most of the day, Feng Chun couldn't help calling him to stop and rest for a while several times.Even if it's just to go into the car to warm your hands, but he politely refused.

"Brother Xiaochuner, what's the matter with him? Is it like an arrow to return?"

Cheng Xiaozhuo touched Feng Chun's arm in the carriage and whispered to him.Then imitated Feng Chun's appearance and compared a sign language,

"Serious, very serious!"

"Let him go."

Feng Chun shook his head with a faint smile, his eyes were fixed on Pei Minzhi's blurry but tall silhouette through the swaying curtain of the car.The amber pupils are extremely clear but are always unpredictable. How much pity or helplessness is contained in them.

The ruts creaked and creaked regularly, and I don't know how long it had passed. He was warmed by the charcoal fire in the hand stove, and Cheng Xiaojiu felt a little drowsy.Finally unable to bear it, when he slumped on the seat, from the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Feng Chun still sitting there upright, like a watchman, always looking at Pei Minzhi's direction.

These two elder brothers of my family are really idiots who compete with each other.

Seeing that Cheng Xiaojiu beside him was fast asleep, Feng Chun got up quietly in the slightly bumpy and swaying carriage, laid Xiaojiu's body flat, and covered him with a blanket.Then he opened the curtain and bent down to get out of the car.

Facing the oncoming cold wind, he draped the cloak that had absorbed his own warmth on Pei Minzhi's shoulders from behind.

"Why did you come out? It's windy outside, go in quickly!"

Pei Minzhi stopped the whip suddenly, and turned to stare at him, his eyes seemed to be stained with bitter cold.

Seeing Feng Chun stubbornly refused to let go, the palms on Feng Chun's arms suddenly exerted force, pulling Feng Chun into his arms.Then he tore off the cloak with one hand, and wrapped it tightly around Xiao Chun'er again.

Feng Chun was not frightened at all by his cold face and not very gentle movements.The clothes didn't help him, so he carefully held Pei Minzhi's almost frozen fingers with both hands, put his head down and focused on his lips, breathed, rubbed them, and put them on the stove to help him warm up.

Pei Minzhi let him move for a while, then urged him again,

"Okay, I'm not cold anymore, you go in quickly. Your body will be very weak in winter, so be careful to catch the cold if you stay for a long time."

"Let me stay a little longer."

Feng's eyes were full of pleas that Pei Minzhi couldn't resist,

"Xiaozhuo fell asleep, I will make room for him so that he can sleep more comfortably."

Pei Minzhi staggered his eyes and looked at the deserted forest and muddy path that were almost indistinguishable along the way.

"You dote on him too much."

Feng Chun's smile deepened, and he quickly agreed to break free from his arms,

"I'll just stay for a while."

Seeing that there was no one around, Feng Chun sat down close to Pei Minzhi, almost laying most of his body on Pei Minzhi's body.

Feng Chun seldom shows such intimate actions outside, even when there is no one around, he strictly maintains self-discipline and reserve.At this time, they are so close together to keep themselves warm with their own temperature. How could Pei Minzhi not understand him?

really warm, very warm,

The cold wind that was so warm on the skin also softened.

Muscles became slack from the heat, and there was almost no strength left to insist on him leaving.

The hoarfrost on the dry branches, the remaining snow on the ground covered with dead branches and leaves, gave off a faint and sweet breath under the soft sunshine.

That was the breath of spring that Pei Minzhi smelled on the desolate severe winter road.

Pei Minzhi was addicted to it, but suddenly smelled something unusual from the intoxicating aura!

From the depths of the dense forest covered in silver in the distance, a desolate murderous aura is slowly permeating!

Suddenly there was a violent sound of horseshoes from far to near, and a group of more than a dozen horse thieves was like a long dragon, riding fast horses like flying, blocking their way in the blink of an eye.

The people who came were all very tough, riding a tall horse under their crotch, wearing old suede animal skin jackets, knee-high boots, and a saber in their waist.The sword of the saber was dazzling, and the breath of the tall horse could be heard rustling.

A few meters away, the middle-aged bandit at the head had a swollen face, a gloomy expression, and a pair of fierce eyes that forced them to stop.

"Son!"

Feng Chun called silently.

"It's a horse thief!"

Pei Minzhi clenched Feng Chun's hand tightly.

"The horse thieves are vicious and cruel, but they usually only attack the passing caravans. Perhaps these gangsters became greedy when they saw our horses and horses being spacious and well-dressed."

"Then, what do we do?"

"Don't be afraid."

Pei Minzhi frowned deeply, his eyes darkened,

"Try to get rid of them first, Xiao Chun'er, hold on to me!"

Pei Minzhi embraced Feng Chun with one hand, and tightened the rein with the other.The spine stretched to the limit was like a bow stretched tight, and with his own strength, he turned the carriage in one direction and sped out towards the way it came from.

"Want to run? Chase me!"

A series of sharp whistles are mixed with the whistling wind, which is the prelude to the deafening sound of horseshoes.

Under the violent jolt and suffocating tension, Feng Chun's tinnitus burst out, and his eyes felt dizzy.The unspeakable panic and fear almost made him crumble, but the solid arm around his body refused to compromise, let alone relax in the slightest!

His young master was in danger, and he always held his out-of-control body tightly to his chest.

But this gallop didn't last long, and the horse thief was more cunning and difficult than they imagined.The group behind them was finally thrown away some distance, and they didn't want another group of people to rush out in front of them!Attacking back and forth, they besieged them on the remote muddy path deep in the dense forest.

It turned out that they had already prepared!

Feng Chun squeezed Pei Minzhi's hand that stopped the rein,

"My lord, the silver in the car was left by Uncle Chen for Nian'an, so don't throw it away..."

"I understand, I understand, Xiao Chun'er. But your safety is more important than anything else."

Pei Minzhi lowered his voice under the eyes of the horse thieves,

"There are so many of them, and this time, I'm afraid they won't be able to be kind so easily."

Feng Chun wanted to say something more, but Pei Minzhi had already let go of him.Turning around, barely blocking half of Feng Chun's body with himself, he faced the group of vicious horse thieves.

The force that had been exerting on Feng Chun's body disappeared, and his strength seemed to be taken away along with Pei Minzhi's withdrawn hand.The unreliable emptiness made him feel violently flustered.

The author says:

Good evening everyone~ I want to say that this is the last darkness before dawn, the dawn is coming, and victory is victory if you get through it!