The weeds that have been washed yellow by the autumn wind in front of you are blown to make a small cracking sound, and they are quite spectacular like waves. A lark let out a pleasant chirp, fluttering its wings and its light body skimming over the tip of the grass, circling several times before reluctantly soaring into the sky.

Zhu Fei kept tilting his head, quietly watching the cheerful lark gradually disappear, until it disappeared in front of him, and the corners of his delicate mouth were slightly hooked, revealing a lonely smile.

He finally withdrew his gaze, casually took a small cowhide pouch from his waist, pulled out the stopper, tilted his head and took a big sip. His pale cheeks immediately showed a sickly flush under the stimulation of alcohol.

At this moment, there was a shrill horn sound from the team behind him, which was about to go. He slung the cowhide back to his waist before staggering back to look for the chariot that had fled in a hurry.

Zhong Ziyuan was the only one in the carriage, she sat upright in the carriage, showed a sympathetic smile to him, and said softly: "I'm tired, I don't want to ride a horse again for the next journey, can you accompany me in the carriage?" ”

Zhu Fei had a faint smell of wine on his body, his eyes were bloodshot with scarlet, but he showed the most gentle smile. His delicate thin lips opened slightly, and he spat out only one word: "Good!" ”

The corners of Zhong Ziyuan's mouth curved, and he lowered his head and began to fiddle with a delicate and small sunflower-shaped copper gilt incense burner. The warm sunlight squeezed in through the gap in the window, dyeing her busy plain white hands with countless mottled golden light, like colorful butterflies circling and dancing on her hands.

A thin puff of white smoke slowly drifted out of the incense burner and gradually dissipated in the carriage. And with it. It is a faint, sweet fragrance that permeates the carriage.

Through the light white smoke, he looked at Zhong Ziyuan's half-drooping little face. Zhu Fei was a little stunned.

Zhong Ziyuan raised his head, looked at him and smiled, and said, "What are you thinking?" ”

He was stunned for a moment, as if he had woken up from a distant dream. He smiled and asked casually, "Why did you remember to fiddle with the incense burner?" ”

Zhong Ziyuan leaned forward, took a deep breath, and then said with an intoxicated smile: "Such a long journey." It's easy to feel physically and mentally exhausted. I remembered that Yue'er had given me a lot of spices, among which there was a taste of Baiyunxiang, which was the most pure. Relieves depression and relieves fatigue. So I deliberately turned it out and tried it, you smell it, do you think it's good? ”

Zhu Fei took a deep breath. The sweet smell instantly ran down his nose and into his heart. He couldn't help but praise: "The first smell is like nothing, and the smell is full of sweet fragrance, and it is indeed the best spice." That moon shot was generous."

Zhong Ziyuan couldn't help but smile when she heard this: "It's good if you like it!" ”

The monotonous shaking of the carriage made people drowsy, and after a while, Zhu Fei felt tired, and he leaned on the couch and slowly closed his bright peach blossom eyes. Zhong Ziyuan quietly covered him with a thin blanket, and the moment he approached, his increasingly thin cheeks. It still made her cry.

I don't know how long it took, Zhu Fei finally woke up. But I found that at some point, the carriage had stopped, and I was the only one sleeping in the dim carriage. He sat up and looked out of the car window, where the remnant sun reflected the sky like fire. Zhu Fei was slightly surprised, he didn't seem to have slept so peacefully for a long time, he shook his head in confusion, got up and got out of the carriage.

Having enough sleep made him regain his spirit a lot, and he felt a little thirsty, so he habitually took the cowhide pouch around his waist, pulled out the stopper, and took a big sip. In the mouth, it is not a strong wine, but a light rice milk, which you can taste carefully, and there is a hint of spicy ginger at the bottom of the tongue.

You don't have to guess to know that it was Zhong Ziyuan who secretly did something. He shook his head with a wry smile, stuffed the cowhide bag, and hung it back on his waist.

The team camped at the edge of a quiet lake, where countless blazing bonfires were lit, laughter and the smell of wine and meat permeated the air. Zhu Fei smelled the aroma of wine, felt that a gluttonous worm in his stomach began to wriggle, he swallowed a mouthful of saliva fiercely, and strode towards the lake.

Zhong Ziyuan changed into a pink shirt, which was particularly eye-catching in a dark blue. There was an iron pot on the fire rack in front of her, and at the moment the iron pot was rumbling and bubbling.

Zhong Ziyuan's little face was red by the bonfire, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. She hummed a slang tune in her mouth, stirring it inside with a large iron spoon. Guo Chengsi sat beside her, comfortably blowing the damp lake breeze. Seeing Zhu Fei coming, he smiled slightly, pulled a cowhide bag from his waist and threw it over.

Zhu Fei stretched out his hand to take it, called the stopper and asked, frowning: "Why is it mare's milk wine?" Although there was some disgust in his tone, he still brought the cowhide bag to his mouth and took a big sip. The sour and spicy mare's milk wine finally relieved him of his addiction for a while, and he sat down cross-legged by the campfire with satisfaction.

Guo Chengsi smiled slightly, and also took out a bag of wine, and the two of them drank each other in one sip. Seeing this, Zhong Ziyuan knocked on the edge of the pot with the iron spoon in his hand, and said unhappily: "It's rare for me to show my skills today, but you only care about drinking, can't you help?" ”

Guo Chengsi said helplessly: "You just boil a pot of white rice porridge, what do you need us to help with?" ”

Zhong Ziyuan grinned and said, "Of course I helped drink it!" I tell you. This is the first time I've made porridge with my own hands, and if you can't drink two bowls of porridge later, I won't follow it. ”

Time was gradually passing, one, two, countless shining stars jumped out of the blue sky, and a few more fireflies danced on the lake at some point. They complement each other with the stars in the sky, and just like that, I don't know if the stars are naughty and fall into the mortal world, or the fireflies are unwilling to fly into the sky.

The thick and soft white rice porridge has been boiled to the point of melting in the mouth, and only a little tender ginger is added to it, and the simpler the taste, the easier it is to fall into the stomach. At Zhong Ziyuan's insistence, Zhu Fei drank a bowl helplessly, and the strange thing was that the deep-rooted nausea did not come out to torture him.

In the days that followed, Zhu Fei's daily meals were prepared by Zhong Ziyuan himself, except for this white rice porridge with tender ginger. There is also golden millet porridge.

Sometimes she would pour strange drinks into his cowhide pouch and catch him off guard. For example, steamed oranges with honey. Or sugar cane juice and ginger ale. Sometimes, when she came across a loquat tree, she would pick a large handful of leaves and roast them over low heat to remove the fluff on them. Add water and fry and mix with honey.

Although Zhu Fei felt that the taste of these drinks was very strange, she couldn't bear to refuse after being busy for a long time, so she had to drink it patiently. It's weird, no matter how strange the things Zhong Ziyuan makes taste. But he was able to stay in his stomach safely.

Zhong Ziyuan did not completely ban his wine, but unfortunately, he was willing to provide that kind of sour and spicy mare's milk wine. Fortunately, he got used to it while drinking, and even fell in love with that unique taste.

On the night of the 10th day, the army was camped at the foot of a hill to rest. Zhu Fei drank mare's milk wine for a day, and finally couldn't stand the strength of the wine. I went into the tent early to rest.

Swaying enchanting firelight. Bring only light and warmth to the dark night. Zhong Ziyuan didn't feel sleepy, she sat by the campfire with her knees crossed, staring at the orange flames in a daze.

Guo Chengsi walked over, handed her a bowl of milk tea, and then sat down beside her, "What are you thinking?" ”

Zhong Ziyuan held the milk tea in the palm of her hand, and did not rush to drink it, but carefully felt the warmth it transmitted through the wall of the cup. She raised her head to meet his deep eyes. He leaned forward slowly, giving her a gentle kiss on the corner of her lips.

Zhong Ziyuan's hand trembled. The warm milk tea almost spilled. She hurriedly put the porcelain bowl on the grass beside her, and then whispered in shame, "What are you doing?" There are people watching from the side! ”

Guo Chengsi snorted coldly and said meaningfully: "Which of them dares to look at it?" I'm not afraid of being gouged out. ”

Zhong Ziyuan peeked in, and sure enough, the guards who were scattered around and were in charge of guarding either looked at the sky or the ground, or they looked straight ahead without squinting. None of them dared to glance at it. She finally lowered her eyes in shame, no longer shying away from his wanton closeness.

Fortunately, Guo Chengsi only tasted it, he stretched out his fingers and gently brushed the grass clippings off her face, and then smiled: "Are you homesick?" There are still three days to enter the Juchong Pass, and even if we return to our own territory, we will not be far from Chang'an. ”

"Three days before you can enter the customs?" Zhong Ziyuan was a little stunned and said, "So fast? ”

Guo Chengsi frowned and said, "Why do you say that?" ”

Zhong Ziyuan sighed and said, "Once he enters the customs, he can drink all kinds of wine, and he will no longer only drink the mare's milk wine we supply." It was not easy to recuperate his body better, but he couldn't just give up his efforts. ”

Guo Chengsi snorted coldly, and said with vinegar: "In the past ten days, you have been all about him in your eyes and mouth, and you haven't spoken to me properly, or are looking at me with your eyes!" ”

Zhong Ziyuan was stunned for a moment, then smiled dumbly and said, "Are you unhappy?" ”

Guo Chenghe's body stiffened, he immediately raised his head, and said disdainfully: "How can I be unhappy about such a trivial matter!" Then he proposed, "But I think he's much better now, so I might as well let him try the food again." It's not a way to eat those porridge and water all the time! ”

"That's what I'm going to do!" Zhong Ziyuan did not refuse his offer.

In the soaring flames, Guo Chengsi's eyes shone like black gems, and he couldn't wait to say: "You will make a list later, and tomorrow I will order the leader to do it according to the list you order." This way, you can also relax and don't have to go around the iron pot all the time. ”

Zhong Ziyuan raised his eyes and looked at him with a smile, and his handsome face rarely flew two shades of red. He muttered under his breath, "I'm not worried you'll be tired!" ”

Zhong Ziyuan's eyes narrowed, and he suddenly approached him, and said with a narrow smile: "I know your kindness, I will appreciate it." Zhong Ziyuan didn't know in his heart that if it weren't for Zhu Fei's special relationship with him, with his proud temperament, he would never allow himself to rack his brains so hard and take care of another young man. It's a miracle that I can't bear to say it vaguely until now.

At this moment, her sleeves tightened, and then, her thin waist was firmly held by him. She involuntarily leaned forward and immediately threw herself into his arms. He pressed his face close to her cheek and said in a low, gentle voice, "You dare to laugh at me"

Zhong Ziyuan clasped his shoulders with both hands, her amber eyes rolled slightly, and then she smiled coquettishly: "Don't dare" The word dare is still in her throat, but her pink lips are covered by his savagery, and she sucks up the **** fiercely.

Just when the two of them were extremely entangled, there was a sudden commotion in the distance, followed by a faint shout of killing. Guo Chengsi's originally gentle eyes suddenly became sharp. He stood up abruptly and shouted, "Someone! ”

Several guards appeared around him like ghosts, and the leader of the guards stepped forward, clasped his fists and saluted, "General! ”

Guo Chengsi commanded sharply: "You, take someone to protect Miss Zhong well." Remember, there can't be a little accident, otherwise, you will come to see you. ”

"Yes!" The leader of the guards clenched his fists, and then said to Zhong Ziyuan, "Miss Zhong, please come with me." ”

Zhong Ziyuan stood up, she was not in a hurry to leave, only fluttered her long eyelashes and looked at him quietly. He smiled slightly and said in a low voice, "Don't worry, it must be a group of thieves who don't know whether to live or die." Then she smiled, and hurriedly hid in the camp with the leader of the guards.

This night was not peaceful, Zhong Ziyuan sat under the dim butter lamp, and did not sleep all night! She tried to go out several times to find out, but was forcibly stopped by the head of the guards. She had to sit in the tent and listen quietly, the sound of the fighting outside gradually changed from strong to weak, until it was completely gone, and she secretly exhaled.

Zhong Ziyuan couldn't help but glance at Zhu Fei, who was rolling in the corner of the tent and sleeping alone, and said to the head of the guards: "You are here to protect the prince of Shu, I'll go out and have a look." ”

The leader of the guards stayed in the tent with her all night, and when she heard this, she immediately stopped: "Miss Zhong, the general wants us to protect your safety, the crisis is not resolved at this moment, you can't walk around." If something goes wrong, we can't afford it. ”

You've said this many times in one night. I know this is an order you have accepted, so I am not forcing it! Zhong Ziyuan frowned, and said coldly: "But now that the killing outside is obviously over, what kind of chaos can there be?" What's more, there must be many sergeants injured at this moment, and I am a doctor, so I should go to rescue the wounded at this time, instead of hiding here like rats and not daring to go out. ”

The leader of the guards hesitated for a moment, and finally made a concession, he pointed out a few people to stay in the tent to protect Zhu Fei, and he took a few others out of the tent with Zhong Ziyuan.

The dark blue and light blue of the sky intersected, not completely separated, and the shining stars were still blinking mischievously and couldn't bear to leave. Zhong Ziyuan took a deep breath, and a faint smell of blood filled the air. She couldn't help but be shocked in her heart: such a tragedy is definitely not something that a little thief can cause! (To be continued.) )