On the endless snow, two small dots, one green and one red, sometimes paused, sometimes moved forward, leaving behind two series of footprints, one large and one small.

Closing the distance and taking a closer look, it was the newly recognised Xu Xiang, holding Ge Kailin's hand and walking in the snow.

Xu Xiang's beard had been shaved clean, his hair had been cut short, and he was wearing a large cotton coat in an antique style, with a cotton coat and hat draped over his shoulders, and there was still a faint heat on his head.

Ge Kailin's big red cotton coat is also in an antique style, with a hat on her head and a big mask on her mouth.

"Brother Xiang, I guess there are only two of us within a radius of dozens of kilometers."

"Yes, no one bothered us."

"Have you ever had a day like this before?"

"When I was a child, in order to exercise my ability to survive, Sun Jing and Lin Yan left me in the wilderness of the far north, and I didn't see anyone for a few months."

"Are you alone?"

"Yes, it's just me."

"How old were you?"

"Six."

"That's so young, that's when you just started elementary school."

"Actually, I know they're near me, and they don't show up, and I don't go looking for them."

"What do you eat to survive, to eat a snake raw?"

"There are so many snakes for me to eat, and I eat whatever I encounter, but the most eaten are snakes, and snakes will hibernate when it is cold, so it is easier to get them."

"Do you just eat raw?"

"Usually I eat it when it's cooked, and snakes eat a lot, and then what I hate the most is to eat snake meat."

"Neva seems to like snake meat."

"In fact, as long as it is meat, he likes to eat, when he was very young, he was almost hanged by a snake, and later he had a soft spot for snakes."

"Well, I still have a soft spot for such a horrible word, and it becomes so numb when it comes out of your mouth."

"You yourself brought up this topic first, and you blame me again."

"Are you left alone, what do you want to do and talk to yourself?"

"I don't speak, and I don't want to speak."

"Don't you feel bored?"

"It's not stuffy."

"Well, it's good that you didn't become mute, or I'd be bored by now."

"I didn't expect that I would talk so much with you, and after the death of the eighth sister and the concubine, I haven't spoken much."

"Ah, rabbit, I'm going to eat rabbit meat." Gherkelin was going to shoot arrows with a bow.

"Don't shoot, keep the whole rabbit skin for you to make a shoulder." Xu Xiang chased after the rabbit first.

Walking in the snow for most of the day, Ge Kailin's bow and arrow were useless at all, first a white fox was captured alive by Xu Xiang, and then the pheasant was stunned by Xu Xiang with a snowball, and now there is a rabbit Xu Xiang and is not allowed to shoot, Ge Kailin is depressed, throws the bow and arrow casually, and lies on his back in the snow.

There was a cold feeling on her face, and Ge Kailin realized that it was starting to snow again.

The closer to Chinese New Year's Eve, the more frequent Ge Xin's calls became, almost every hour or two, asking Ge Kailin if he had bought a train ticket, Ge Kailin was still reluctant to use Xu Xiang as an excuse, and could only say no over and over again.

Since five days ago, the heavy snow has been falling non-stop, Ge Xinchou called and told Ge Kailin not to go out indiscriminately, even if he bought a train ticket, he should not go to Beijing, the weather forecast program on TV predicted that in the future, even if the snow will stop, it will only be temporary, and everyone should be prepared for the cold.

The TV news also said that the weather is very cold around the Spring Festival this year, and everyone should go out as little as possible, and some means of transportation have been suspended.

Northerners are accustomed to the severe cold of winter, even if it is not the era of less food and drink, the food of every family is rich in reserves when winter is approaching, even if they do not go out for a month or two, they will not freeze to death and starve to death, at most, everyone goes out less.

This year's snow in the south is more than usual, the temperature is several degrees lower than in previous years, it has risen to the level of disaster, power and water outages, many units have also stopped working, and people who are rushing home for the New Year have been forced to stop on the road, and not all of them have returned home yet.

Ge Kailin no longer has to find reasons to lie over and over again for not going to Beijing, her mood is much more relaxed, Xu Xiang has also stocked up on all the winter items when she was discharged from the hospital, this morning to see that the snow has stopped, Ge Kailin, who has been stuffy in the house for several days, wants to come out for a walk, Xu Xiang naturally accompanies her.

The leather boots she wears on her feet are not bought in the market, but made of leather by Xu Xiang himself, which looks rough and unsightly, but the cold-proof is really good, and it is comfortable to wear.

When chasing the Gao Liuzhi gang, not everyone has food at all times, especially in the wilderness, people on both sides are very hungry and have what to eat, and sometimes in order not to be discovered by the other party, they don't even dare to raise the fire, so they eat raw.

Some of the animal skins obtained during this period were exchanged for urgently needed items on the way, and most of them were kept to protect them from the cold.

The task was completed, and before Xu Xiang had time to re-process the leather he had shared, he learned that Ge Kailin was seriously ill and hospitalized, and he left his things to Jiang Zezhu, and rushed back to the hospital first.

"Get up quickly, it's snowing, come out for a long time, we should go home too." Xu Xiang carried a fat white rabbit in his hand, bent down and grabbed the front of Ge Kailin's cotton coat, and lifted Ge Kailin up with a little effort, and treated the rabbit the same way.

Ge Kailin was dissatisfied, struggled to get off the ground, found the bow and arrow that she threw aside, and walked forward in anger, making her a bow and arrow without giving her a chance to use it, so why should she make it.

Xu Xiang followed and coaxed her: "Just the two of us stay here, I don't care, I'm afraid you'll be bored, today's prey is very good-looking, leave it for you to raise and play, you want to eat rabbit meat, there is one in the freezer, if you want to eat fresh, I will hunt for you." ”

"I don't want you to hunt, I'll hunt myself." Ge Kailin's steps slowed down, waiting for Xu Xiang to stand side by side with her.

Xu Xiang took her hand and asked as he walked, "Ming'er is Chinese New Year's Eve, what are you going to do?" ”

"What else can you do, paste couplets, and make dumplings." Ge Kailin played tricks, took a step back, and was dragged by Xu Xiang, saving himself a lot of effort.

"I'm tired, I'll carry you." Xu Xiang squatted down.

"Don't be tired, if you drag me, it will be your punishment, who made you so domineering, let me be happy with a bow and arrow." Ge Kailin dragged Xu Xiang up.

Xu Xiangqi got up and picked up Ge Kailin by the way.

Like holding a little baby, Xu Xiang held Ge Kailin high with one hand, and carried the rabbit with the other, and walked briskly all the way home.

While walking, he joked: "No wonder your third brother said that I abused you, you are so thin that you don't have two taels of meat, and you don't have a rabbit to carry it." ”

As soon as she finished speaking, Ge Kailin struggled hard: "Let me down, someone is watching us." ”

The two of them were not far from home, and they were almost at the door of the house. (To be continued.) )