The wind is getting stronger and stronger. Chen Yunqi is wearing a thin shirt, but his back is standing tall and straight.
After looking at the restaurant for a long time without saying anything, she looked towards the river next to her.
After a pause, Chen Yunqi walked away.
The waves on the river were very gentle and the surface of the river was still not frozen.
Chen Yunqi's hand holding the handle of the umbrella was trembling a little, and a line of clear tears fell from her fair face.
She thought that she had read poetry and books and had a strong character. She could not commit herself to Nie Huimo, who ruined her family.
Turning his head to look at Tai'an Restaurant behind him, Chen Yunqi's eyes brightened, his eyes were sad and tough.
"Ah Li," she said very softly, "since you think I owe Miss Huang my life, then I will pay you back together."
Chen Yunqi raised his hand to wipe away his tears, and while walking towards the river, he dropped the umbrella with his lower hand.
The cold wind was facing her, and she felt somewhat scared when she was about to die. When her feet stood on the shore, with half of the sole hanging outside, she closed her eyes and jumped without any hesitation.
The umbrella blown by the strong wind passed by the window, and Wei Dongyou and Zhai Jinsheng saw it at the same time.
Subconsciously following the bamboo umbrella, they looked towards the river. The two of them exclaimed in surprise at the same time: "Not good!"
Ji Xiahe followed them out of the house and saw the two of them jumping into the water without looking back.
"It's not bad!" Ji Xiahe's face turned pale, and he hurriedly asked the man behind him who heard the noise and followed him to prepare a thick hemp rope to fish out the man later.
The water in the river was so bone-chilling that it felt like their hands and feet were beaten by tens of thousands of ice nails. Wei Dongyou and Zhai Jinsheng fished underwater for half a day and came up to breathe several times. Finally, the woman who jumped into the river was dragged out of the cold river by the two of them.
The waiter handed over the warm blanket at the right time. Wei Dongyou and Zhai Jinsheng did not bother to put it on and pointed at the unresponsive woman: "Is she still alive?"
Ji Xiahe raised his hand and pressed hard on the woman's chest several times, then pinched the woman's mouth and nose, and was about to breathe mouth-to-mouth. The woman coughed, and the water in her mouth almost sprayed onto his face.
Chen Yunqi opened his eyes and slowly looked towards them.
The three men and the guys behind them breathed a sigh of relief: "Finally, the rescue was not in vain!"
Taking Chen Yunqi back to the inn, the wind and snow outside were getting stronger and stronger, and the cold wave on the river made the visibility smaller and smaller. Wei Dongyou and Zhai Jinsheng were warming themselves around the charcoal basin and drinking ginseng tea, while worrying about what it would be like outside the city.
Where are Shen Lie and the others now?
However, the actual situation is much better than what they expected.
Although the wind was strong, Xia Zhaoyi chose a leeward mountain road. Although the journey took several hours, it was difficult for the wind and snow to blow from the other side of the mountain.
The deeper they went into the mountains, the more rugged the mountain roads became. They had to slow down their horses and wait until midnight before leaving the mountainous area.
To avoid the wind and snow getting into their throats during the whole journey, they rarely spoke. When they could finally stop and rest, they could exchange a few words.
Xu Li and Kang Jian went to clean the utensils and fetch water. They dug out the frozen river channel and saw several large mandarin fish underwater.
Mandarin fish are rare in winter, but they are the most delicious in early winter. The two immediately dropped their tools and chased them all the way. They were surprised to bring back three large mandarin fish weighing nearly seven kilograms at the lower end of the current.
Two men in their twenties, six or seven, were as happy as boys of eleven or twelve, shouting and running back happily. Xia Zhaoyi and Shen Lie who were standing by the trees were amused.
Xia Zhaoyi looked away and raised his hand to grab the branch, which was snatched away by Shen Lie first.
Shen Lie cut off the branches neatly and looked at her: "Ah Li, go and sit down."
"But I can't take any time off." Xia Zhaoyi said, moving her slender fingers carelessly, the dagger suddenly turned in a circle in her hand, and the blade turned like a silver flower.
"Where are you reading?"
Xia Zhaoyi smiled and looked up at the sky: "It's better to take a look at the stars."
The girl's eyes looking up are particularly bright, with clear black and white, and her eyelashes are long and straight.
There were not many stars in the sky, but they all seemed to fall into her eyes. Shen Lie's heart skipped a few beats. He lowered his head and picked up the knife, then cut off several branches.
The girl next to her seemed really occupied. Without looking at her for a few seconds, she leaned over to cut wood again.
Shen Lie took the lead again.
Xia Zhaoyi laughed: "Shen Lie, it's not like I don't know how to do it."
Shen Lie threw the wood aside to the pile of wood, looked back at the girl's eyes, and said seriously: "Ah Li, I will go back to Tanzhou soon, and I can't share too much with you. I will take care of such small things now. Your fingers can Rest and rest, and take good care of yourself.”
Xia Zhaoyi looked at his fingers.
In such a cold and snowy place, the vegetation covered with frost and snow would turn red if anyone touched it. But Shen Lie's hands, even if they were red, were beautiful, with well-proportioned bones and flesh, and moist fingertips, slender and powerful.
"This," Xia Zhaoyi took out a small bottle of plaster from her arms, "it's for anti-frostbites."
Shen Lie picked it up, and every time she gave him something, it would always be covered with her body temperature and a very elegant light fragrance.
Shen Lie's cheeks suddenly turned slightly red, and the warmth and fragrance of his sweetheart made him feel the warmth and fragrance of his sweetheart. No matter how strong his self-control was, the young man could not avoid his lusty reverie.
Shen Lie's voice became hoarse and he said in a low voice: "It's okay, the climate in Tanzhou is warm, you don't have to worry."
"Okay." Xia Zhaoyi nodded.
Shen Lie lowered his head and continued cutting wood, not daring to look at her again.
From the corner of his eye, he saw that the girl was finally willing to sit down. For some reason, the corners of Shen Lie's lips slightly raised, unable to restrain herself.
Xia Zhaoyi looked at Kang Jian and Xu Li. After catching the fish, they continued to clean the utensils and killed and washed the fish in preparation for boiling.
"Steamed mandarin fish is the best." Xia Zhaoyi said aloud.
"Yeah." Shen Lie nodded.
"I went back to Bajianghu with you from Songzhou half a year ago. The roasted rabbits you made taste even better than my second brother's."
So Shen Lie smiled again, looked at another place, and said lightly: "Yeah."
"By the way," Xia Zhaoyi seemed to remember something and looked at Shen Lie, "Shen Lie, do you have a sweetheart?"
The dagger in Shen Lie's hand almost didn't cut him. He looked at Xia Zhaoyi, his dark eyes were a little unclear, and he was a little unprepared.
At this moment, Xu Li lost his grip and the iron pot in his hand fell into the river.
He said "Oh" and hurried to pick it up.
Xia Zhaoyi followed the sound, but his eyebrows suddenly condensed, and he slowly stood up from the small stone pier.
"Over there." Xia Zhaoyi said very softly.
Shen Lie also saw it.
On the mountain on the other side of the river, a beast's shadow quietly emerged from the jungle.
The silhouette in the night was extremely tall with strong limbs. Soon, another one appeared near it.
"Chishan plain wolves," Xia Zhaoyi said softly, "actually it is not difficult to deal with, but there will be at least twenty of these wolves in the pack. If they are very hungry, they will not be afraid even if there is fire."
Xu Li and Kang Jian also discovered the wolves.
Xu Li picked up the iron pot and blocked it in front of him. He and Kang Jian carefully retreated to Xia Zhaoyi and Shen Lie.
Shen Lie looked around: "We have to lure them elsewhere and kill them, otherwise the smell may attract other beasts."
After all, this small river beach was the resting place they found after half an hour of searching.
Xia Zhaoyi thought for a while and said, "Actually, animals are also very smart."
Xu Li and Kang Jian looked at her.
"If we peel off their skins and dry them in a row, it might be a deterrent to other beasts." Xia Zhaoyi continued.
"..." Xu Li and Kang Jian suspected that they heard wrongly.
"It just so happens that the peeled skin can be used as gloves or made into winter clothes," Xia Zhaoyi said, taking out the dagger again, "Shen Lie, you go first, I will be back soon."
