Festivals come one after another. They are like docks here and there in the eternal flow of time. Only at this time can life be a little different from the past. Ships dock, berth, and replenish. Some people take a break while others are busy.
people are busier
, but they are all smiling. It seems that only on these iconic special days can people forget how boring life is, and instead celebrate the small joys. Where the ship is sailing, no one knows
have no idea.
Cold dew, frost, beginning of winter, light snow, heavy snow, winter solstice.
The days are getting colder and the nights are getting longer. In the gradually stagnant time, animals are taking advantage of the autumn harvest to eat and accumulate fat for the arrival of the cold winter. The same is true for people, with hurried steps and tense rhythms, preparing for the approaching
They are preparing for the end of the year. They have had a leisurely life for too long - there is no need to move around, no need to rush to the market, one thing after another, no matter how many trivial things Xueyanzong has, it still makes people feel peaceful. Free for nothing
It's always not good to live there, so I need to help with some work.
Many disciples started to write some applications and asked their superiors for leave. The rules of Xue Yan Sect are not that strict. As long as you have not been there for a year and a half, you will be approved if there is a black and white letter on it. However, there are still few people staying here.
Those who stay in the mountains all year round are basically homeless, and they gather together to hug each other every year
Xi Yu said that it would be great if they could stay in the winter. In this way, more people could go home and it would be much easier. Everyone could see that this was her way of retaining them but they were somewhat speechless.
But Dai Luan somewhat wanted to go home. Mo Liang said that there was still time and she could weigh it slowly.
As a result, it was November before we knew it, and the New Year was approaching.
On this day, Mu Wan was helping to count the warehouse. She was here alone, and the surroundings were quite quiet. After counting, she put down her pen and stretched out. The long-lost relaxation is never too long. If the situation allows, who wouldn't like this?
What about the days when I have been busy eating and sleeping and eating? I still have something to do so that I won’t be too busy to panic.
She suddenly remembered that the same thing happened in this warehouse two months ago. It was one afternoon. Dai Luan sneaked in when no one was around and said to her mysteriously:
"I think there's something wrong."
"What's wrong?"
At that time, she was dipping her pen in ink and writing down something in her account book.
"Why have I never seen Wu Qi put an incense burner in the snow inkstone pond? Does he not care anymore?"
Mu Wan frowned, the pen tip stopped for a moment, and a small drop of ink fell on the paper. She was really busy and didn't pay much attention to this, but when Dai Luan said this, she felt vaguely strange. After all, he is now
She always walks alone and rarely lets Miss Qi follow her. In the past, she had no sense of existence among them because she didn't speak or do anything. But after she got used to it, if she didn't show up again, she would
It makes people feel obviously empty.
"Well, you, how can you say you don't care? He probably regards Miss Qi as a human being. Besides, maybe he went there when no one was paying attention. Why are you guessing?"
"That's not necessarily true. I stare at him every day, but he has never gone in that direction."
"Why are you still following people?"
"I either keep an eye on it for twelve hours, or I just keep an eye on it from time to time!"
"Since I'm not watching you for twelve hours, there will always be times when I take advantage of your loopholes. Okay, don't think so much, I'm going to end up settling my accounts. Go and find other children to play with."
"I'm not a child!" Dai Luan jumped a little, "I can't play with them!"
At this time, someone outside heard someone shouting Aluan's name. It was Xi Yu and several other relatively young disciples who were looking for her. She heard them shouting:
"Aluan! Come out - play football!"
"Coming!"
Mu Wan breathed a sigh of relief and continued working on the account in hand.
More than two months passed in the blink of an eye, and she didn't feel it at all. It was as if this conversation happened yesterday. But they didn't buy any clothes at that time, so from the appearance, the difference was obvious.
Time flies too fast. Compared with peace, the days walking on the cusp of the storm seem longer.
The speed of healing is obviously faster. Although I always feel that time has passed day by day without doing anything, the tragedy of the past has not been forgotten. Fortunately, once I think of it, I won't feel the pain that affects my whole body.
But, but...
When eating with my mother, I always think of the third pair of chopsticks and the fourth bowl; when communicating with my senior brothers and sisters, I always think of the two senior sisters who first taught me; watching the young disciples running around, trying to escape
During the practice, those children - all the children, not only Mo Liang,
Not only Xie Hualing, but also Dai Luan, everything about them is equally embarrassing. Even when she goes to the current head to discuss something, she can always think of the head's father and her master. Even when she sees Xiao's appearance
, it also reminded her of the woman who also wore a half-mask.
All this no longer makes her feel heartbreaking pain, but every time she thinks about it, she feels tight in the chest and short of breath. No matter how hard she breathes in, she can't sink to the bottom of her lungs. They are as solid as dust.
I felt extremely tight in my chest.
It's probably all due to my own lack of ability.
She has been to the cemetery twice and seen Wu Yuangui's eternal boundary from a distance. His life and death are uncertain, but there is still a monument of him in the cemetery. This is a bad history. No one whitewashes it, but it is just generous.
Put it out there and acknowledge all the stories that actually happened.
It's already winter, and they don't dare to go down the mountain easily. It's not too cold in Xueyan Valley, but it's too cold outside. If you don't wrap yourself up into a ball, you will be covered in sweat here and then go out of the valley, and your legs will be able to give people when you come back.
He was frozen stiff. Mu Wan didn't go out after winter, but Shi Wuqi went out a few times, and he couldn't stay idle. I don't know how he kept himself in the Weeping Corpse House in the early years.
Standing up and stamping her feet, Mu Wan put away her account books and walked out of the warehouse. By coincidence, she saw the mountains and seas not far away, as if she was looking at the scenery deeper in the valley. So she walked over to say hello, but unexpectedly discovered,
Shan Hai's face looked slightly haggard.
"Eh? Have you not slept well recently?" Mu Wan was a little worried, "Is it because the weather has turned colder and the quilt is too thin? You have to pay attention. Although it is said that it is like spring all year round, you should still be a little more careful in any season.
Something like that. Can I ask them to help you find another quilt? Ah Luan and the others are too."
"No, it's not." Shanhai waved his hand, "No need to worry about this, we are all fine. It's just...I always feel a little uncomfortable lately."
"Why?"
"Don't be offended... I can't find a reason, I'm just uneasy for no reason."
"Why is there no reason? There must be something going on. Do you want to go back to Linxiaoguan? Are the things about Xie Yan making you upset?"
"That's not true, I don't care about that matter very much. And I can't go back. If I go back, Ah Luan will definitely make a fuss back. In this case, there will be no peace in Dailuan City, you know...
…I was thinking, why don’t we do it after the New Year.”
Mu Wan tilted his head and looked at his old friend in front of him. The two frowned for different reasons.
"How could it be? You are acting weird. Do you have any suspicions? Are you afraid that the Zuojimen will chase you to Xueyan Valley? Don't worry about this. Although our disciples in Xueyan Valley are not experienced in hundreds of battles, we are
The two of them can fight together, and those thieves won't be allowed to invade again. I'm going to give guidance to the new disciples in the afternoon. Now I'm going to have a meal. Do you want to go to the stove? By the way, where's Aluan?"
"Maybe he went to play with other children again."
"Oh, those kids are really uncontrollable. Ah Luan has no homework, so they really don't want to learn anything good. By the way, where is Wu Qi?"
"I haven't seen him." Shanhai shook his head, "I haven't seen him since this morning."
"Maybe he went out for a walk again. Forget it, ignore him."
Shan Hai said that things have always been inappropriate for divination recently, which makes people a little worried. But he can't explain the specific reason. It feels like there is nothing wrong with everything, but nothing is right. As a result, when the two of them went to eat, there was less
They ordered the same dish - the harvest was not good, so there wasn't much to fry, and since they arrived late, they naturally ate it all.
This omen didn't correspond to anything, but it just made people feel awkward for some reason. During the meal, they chatted a few more words. Shan Hai said that Wu Qi spent less and less time with Miss Qi, and even when he was around, there were some
I feel helpless and not as natural as before. I don't know if it is my illusion.
Mu Wan was busy, and she only said hello when she met Wu Qi occasionally. There was no in-depth communication in the past two months. When Shan Hai said this, she tried to think about it and felt that this was indeed the case.
"Did he really put the incense burner in the snow inkstone pond?"
As he said this, Mu Wan stuffed a mouthful of steamed buns and seemed to be talking to himself.
"I haven't been there either," Shan Hai said. "I don't know what happened next. I wanted to talk to him, but I didn't have the chance."
They have a feeling that Shi Wuqi does not belong to such a peaceful and simple life. If you force it on him, he will no longer look like him.
"Aluan still doesn't know if he will go back during the New Year." Shan Hai put down the bowl and continued, "If you leave after the New Year, would you like to go to Dailuan City with us? We promised to support Lord Ruyue. I heard the news
They have been released. There must be a lot of people in Dailuan City at that time. It should be safe to enter the city at that time."
Mu Wan nodded: "I should go. If circumstances permit, I want to take my mother with me. She has never been to any good places in her life, and has never seen the world. While she is here, I want to do something
.”
"This is good. Neither you nor the old man should have any regrets."
