The heart has always been the heart of the spectator

The author has something to say: the paragraph I just wrote, after much deliberation, it is appropriate to add it to Chapter 3, cover your face.

After passing Jiangxi, Dongfangxing and Qin Jianshan never went with Fuwei Escort again.

The weather has entered winter, and the further north we go, the colder it gets. Dongfang Xing first bought a lot of winter clothes for himself and Qin Jianshan; then he felt that it was too cold in the morning and evening, so he was only willing to ride a horse for about two or three hours at noon every day; In mid-November, Dongfang Xing was even too cold and didn't want to take a step on the road. After thinking about it, he rented a very comfortable carriage, and stayed in the carriage with Qin Jianshan all day long with a hand warmer in his arms.

Qin Jianshan is also very helpless about this, but because he thinks that Dongfang Xing should be a rich man before he ventured into the rivers and lakes, he can barely understand it.

When I walked slowly to Pingding Prefecture, it was already mid-December, not far from the New Year.On the way, Dongfang Xing asked Qin Jianshan many times, and knowing that he had no relatives or reasons in the Central Plains, he invited him to celebrate the New Year with him.Qin Jianshan actually didn't know what to do during the Chinese New Year, it was too pitiful to be alone, so he readily agreed.

"But Brother Dongfang, don't you stay with your relatives, and don't you go back to your gang?"

Dongfang Xing looked a little gloomy, "Don't mention these, let's go find a place to live."

Because he made up his mind to stay there until the end of the year, Dongfang Xing refused to stay in the inn.It took two days to find a small yard that I was satisfied with. There was only a living room, a bedroom and a kitchen in the small yard.Pingding Prefecture is not a big place, and there are not many suitable houses for two people to live in, and the owners are willing to rent them out, so they don't care too much.

The backyard of the small courtyard is full of Sophora japonica, but at this time there are only bare branches.

"When the flowers bloom in April or May, it must be very beautiful."

It was snowing this day, and Dongfang Xing was standing under the tree in a snow-white dress with silver trim, looking even more alienated and indifferent.

"Yeah." Qin Jianshan responded, but what he thought in his heart was that the two of them might have separated before that, and no matter how beautiful the Sophora japonica flowers were, they couldn't watch them together. "What do we have to prepare for the New Year? We have a custom there It's not the same, since you are in the Central Plains, everything is up to you."

"I haven't liked these things for many years, let's see what other people's homes are preparing and buy accordingly." Dongfang Xing clenched his fists and covered his mouth with a weak cough, "But we have to buy a few more quilts first, otherwise today Can't sleep at night."

The two of them talked with the owner after noon, and there is indeed still a lot of things missing here.

Qin Jianshan nodded, "The charcoal and firewood should be prepared as soon as possible."

Dongfangxing took Qin Jianshan to the kitchen, and saw half-person-high logs piled up beside the stove, but they didn't split them. "This is left by the owner. There is no tide here. Brother Lao Qin chopped all the firewood. I'm going out to buy things."

Seeing Dongfang Xing running out like a rabbit, Qin Jianshan was a little helpless and a little funny, took off his heavy coat resignedly, then moved the wood to the backyard, swung an ax and started chopping firewood.

When he returned from his first trip to the East, he brought back several quilts. The cotton wool was newly made, thick and soft, but the quilt covers were made according to his preference, and they were all red, green, purple, yellow, etc. of.Putting the quilt on the kang, before it was ready, he hurried to the backyard to watch Qin Jianshan chop firewood.

At this time, Qin Jianshan only chopped a small pile, but he himself was sweating a little. When he waved his arm muscles bulged and his teeth were clenched, he looked a little fierce.

"All bought?"

"Not yet, I just bought the quilt." Dongfang Xing said while looking at Qin Jianshan intently, his eyes sparkling.

"Then go, it's getting dark."

"Okay!" Dongfang Xing said yes, but still stood there motionless.

Qin Jianshan stopped and touched his face, "Is there something on my face?"

"No!" Dongfang Xing seemed to be blushing all of a sudden, but Qin Jianshan didn't see clearly, so he ran away again.

The second trip to the East took a long time, and when I came back, I was followed by two country guys.Both of them carried baskets, one filled with charcoal, and the other some kitchen utensils, flour, and vegetables.

Dongfang Xing directed the two of them to go directly to the kitchen, and then said a few words in the kitchen. The two men didn't leave immediately, but went to the bedroom to help them light the fire.

"It's too late today, so I can only prepare these. Let's go out and buy them together tomorrow."

Qin Jianshan nodded, let Dongfang Xing step aside, and moved all the chopped firewood back to the kitchen, then found a broom and swept the sawdust under the tree.

"Brother Qin is very skilled in doing these things."

"Of course, when I was...in the north, I had to carry water, chop firewood, clean the yard, everything from a very young age."

"Your master treats you badly?"

"No, it's the same in our place. You don't have to do anything in your gang?"

"When I was young, my family was very poor, and I helped my parents to do some. After joining the gang, I never did it again. After that, no one dared to ask me to do anything except the leader."

Qin Jianshan heard that he was called the "religion master", and thought that this place was greatly influenced by the Sun Moon Sect, so he guessed that he might be a member of the Sun Moon Sect.

"Brother Qin, did you cook before?"

"Only a little bit, barely enough to fill my stomach."

After sweeping the sawdust, Dongfang Xing quickly took the broom from Qin Jianshan's hand, and then seemed to find something, grabbed his hand and raised it to his eyes, and carefully cleaned the sawdust from his hand one by one.

Qin Jianshan's heart was beating a little fast, and he always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell, so he just thought it was his own overthinking, and walked around Dongfang to the kitchen to wash his hands.

The two country men had already helped them light the fire, packed up their things, took the money, and went out easily.

Then there was the question of dinner. In fact, the two men's craftsmanship was very average. In addition, it was getting late, and it would take a lot of time to light a fire and cook. In the end, the two of them went to a nearby inn.

It was almost Xu time when we returned to the small courtyard again, Dongfang Xing volunteered to make the bed, Qin Jianshan nodded, and went to the kitchen to boil water.

Dongfangxing is not good at housework, but fortunately, he has a very pious heart, coupled with some small expectations and excitement in his heart, he even felt a little uneasy sitting on the kang after making the bed and adding firewood.Hearing the sound of firewood burning from the kitchen, it felt like a claw was scratching slowly in my heart.

Qin Jianshan returned to the room after boiling the water, and wanted to ask Dongfang Xing to wash up, but found him sitting at the table with a smile on his face that he couldn't understand, flicking the wick in boredom.

"Brother Dongfang, Brother Dongfang?"

"Um?!"

Dongfang Xing was distracted very rarely, and happened to be discovered by Qin Jianshan, so he blushed again, but fortunately, the candlelight was dim, so Qin Jianshan couldn't see it, and then he ran towards the kitchen like a gust of wind.

Qin Jianshan just felt puzzled, today's trip to the east seems a bit unusual.

Before going to bed, we still have to practice and meditate. The two sat side by side on the kang, neither of them spoke, and practiced independently.

But today Dongfang Xing was a little restless, his breath was unstable several times, and he always felt like he was about to go crazy.

"Brother Dongfang, what's the matter with you today?" Qin Jianshan felt that Dongfang Xing was unusual, and was also afraid that something might go wrong with him.

Dongfang Xing stabilized his breath and let out a long breath, "Nothing, just a little tired, go to sleep."

The two of them got into their own beds, Dongfang Xing slept on the side next to the wall, and Qin Jianshan slept on the outside, so that it was convenient for him to get up at night to add firewood.

In the darkness, Dongfang Xing stayed awake for an unknown amount of time with his eyes open, and finally fell asleep when he heard the steady breathing of the people around him.

At night, Qin Jianshan got up to add firewood by the weak candlelight, and was about to lie down to blow the lamp after adding firewood, but found that Dongfang Xing seemed a little strange.

Holding a candle and approaching cautiously, Qin Jianshan softly called "Brother Dongfang" but got no response, and reached out to touch the quilt on Dongfang Xing, only to find that Dongfang Xing was trembling.

"Brother Dongfang, Brother Dongfang!"

"Ok?"

"What's wrong with you? Is it cold?"

Dongfang Xing's eyes were half-opened, and his already fair face looked even more bleak at this moment. "I'm fine, go to sleep."

Qin Jianshan touched Dongfang Xing's forehead again, but it was icy cold, and he grabbed his hand, not surprisingly it was still icy cold.In fact, the kang they slept on was very comfortable, sometimes Qin Jianshan would even feel a little hot, and Dongfang Xing would actually shiver, which made him a little nervous.

"Are you sick, or did you make a mistake in your practice?"

"It's really fine, go to sleep." Dongfang Xing squeezed Qin Jianshan's hand, "It's too cold outside, come up quickly."

Qin Jianshan turned on the lamp and lay down again, but he still felt Dongfang Xing was trembling, he hesitated for a while, and then said: "Do you want to sleep with me?"

In the darkness, there was only the sound of the wind outside the house and the occasional sound of burning firewood. Qin Jianshan felt a little embarrassed and was about to turn over when he suddenly heard Dongfang Xing say "OK" very softly.

Qin Jianshan got up again, spread out the quilt he had covered, and let Dongfang Xing sleep in. Dongfang Xing's original quilt was put on him again, causing Dongfang Xing to protest softly and weakly, "Don't cover me so much. ".Qin Jianshan didn't listen to him, he made the quilt and blew off the lamp, and got under the quilt himself.After Dongfang Xing came in, the quilt was a bit colder, but Qin Jianshan didn't feel anything, but felt that Dongfang Xing didn't tremble anymore, and he relaxed a lot.

"Are you cold?"

Qin Jianshan's hands were held in a pair of cold hands, and he smiled and said that he was not cold.He couldn't see anything in the dark, but he seemed to feel the burning gaze of the other party. "Go to sleep."

The two turned over tacitly and fell asleep with their backs facing each other.

After a while, an unknown person let out a light and long sigh, and then the room became silent again.