One day in December, a few gusts of north wind blew, and the light gray sky was full of goose feather snow.

Last year, in this season in Chang'an, it was also a time of ice and snow, and Shangguan Yanxi and Qin Chong and I hid in the inn on Chumen Street, and the picture of drinking wine and chatting around the red stove is still vivid.

I didn't expect to see snowy days in Khotan, which is warm and rainy all year round, and it seems to be the first time in my eighteen years of life memory.

In addition, I got up this morning and stood on the terrace on the top of the building to look at the bare poplar forest on the shore of Qingfengze, and the cries of magpies and gulls and herons were much louder than usual.

Chirping and gurgling, as if welcoming this once-in-a-century snow.

Many of these migratory birds, which inhabit the large lake for the winter, migrate from the bitterly cold northland, and the wind and snow that can only be found in the north can be regarded as guests from their hometown.

At noon, when Liu Zhen'er and Qin Chong were discussing how to pass the boring time for more than a month, there was a sound of jingling camel bells on the business road from the west outside the door.

"Master Yi! Sue Butler! May I ask if this is the house of Master Qingfeng Zeyi? ”

Outside the door of the lobby, the camel bell stopped, and an old man with a Shanshanguo accent shouted loudly outside the door.

Gu Landuo reacted quickly and had already gone out of the door, Qin Chong and I glanced at each other, and rushed out of the lobby as if we had a heart in our hearts.

Grandpa and Grandma also followed when they heard the call.

"Welcome to Qingfengze Inn! Does my husband want to stay in the hotel? Gulando asked curiously.

There were more than a dozen camels parked in the courtyard, and at first glance they knew that they had come from a long journey, and the originally tall Bactrian camels of the Guizi Kingdom had become thin and weak, and on the back of the hump sat two women in red robes and veils, as well as three or five accompanying men.

"Old Ku boss! How did you get here! ”

The old man who shouted just now was the owner of the Peacock River Inn, Master Kumuqi, with a dusty face and snow-white messy hair, looking weak and tired.

Compared with when I first met him last year, he was almost half a year old.

My heart was hot, and I hurriedly stepped forward and shouted in surprise.

The old owner ignored me and staggered towards my grandfather.

"Brother Yi! Loulan is gone! Pu Changhai is gone! The homes we have lived in for generations are gone! ”

The old owner of Ku may have been suppressed for too long, grabbed his grandfather's hands and cried loudly, which was a kind of heart-wrenching pathos.

"Don't be sad, brother! I know it all, I know it all! Ay! The impermanence of heaven and earth, how can mortals in our world control it! Grandpa patted the arm of the old owner of Ku sadly, and wept silently.

At this time, I heard the sobbing of the woman on the hunchback, and the hot tears rushed out instantly.

"Kuzhna! I'm sorry, Kuzhna! We've been looking for you, but the Peacock River Inn is all buried in the yellow sand! The oasis leading to the Five-Colored Sea has also been turned into a desert! ”

The two women on the hunchback turned from low sobbing just now to howling and crying, and the old men of the Peacock River Inn who accompanied them also accompanied them to weep with whimpering.

One of the veiled women who opened her arms to me must be the eldest sister of the Ku family, and the other is the little sister of the Ku family, who Qin Chong thinks about day and night.

I carried Kuzhina off her hunchback, feeling her body as light as a dead leaf.

Whether we come from Khotan on the north or south road, we have to cross the desert of the "Sea of Death", and our strong young men have to shed several layers of skin, not to mention their weak women.

Qin Chong and Kulia had already hugged their heads and cried together, and the merchants living in the surrounding hotels were also crying sadly.

Ancestors have been walking on this trade road for generations, and Loulan, Loulan girl, and Pu Changhai are their old dreams about prosperity.

Now when I wake up from my dream, I am only desolate and miserable! What a pain!

"Grundot! Take your two sisters to the backyard to take a bath and rest! The old owner of Ku, and these brothers! When you go to Qingfengze, you will be considered home! Come on in! Come on in! Golden City! You hurry up and arrange the kitchen to prepare fat sheep wine, and I want to pick up the wind and wash the dust for these distinguished guests from afar! Hehe! ”

Mrs. Khotan, the mother of the family, is not in vain, looking at our sad and sad relatives, she hurriedly greeted and arranged warmly.

The reunion for the rest of the life after the catastrophe should be happy and happy.

As people who have come over, Qin Chong and I have never dared to lift the veil of the Ku family sisters from beginning to end, for fear of destroying the good impression of these two Loulan beauties in our hearts.

The people who have crossed the Huanglong Sand Sea, even if they once fell into the city and the country, are now like zombies and their hair is like a mess.

Perhaps this is why the two women wore veils and did not want to be seen by the public.

Crying and pathosis is a kind of catharsis, and after catharsis, people's spirit and spirit will recover.

After listening to their mother's arrangement, the Ku sisters quickly stopped crying, took their respective salutes from the hunchback, and followed Gulandoto to the backyard.

The old owner of Kumuqi and the accompanying men also walked into the foyer of my house under the guidance of Grandpa, Uncle Su and others, like all the merchants who waded through the sand sea to the inn.

For the next few days, the Kuzhna sisters remained in their room and did not show up.

I know that for those who are trekking long distances for the first time, the most important thing they need during this time is to catch up on sleep.

So he instructed his mother and Gulandot not to disturb them, and arranged for the maid to bring all three meals a day into their rooms.

"Big brother, what's the matter with Sister Kuzhina? Recruit truthfully! Hey! ”

Gulandot would follow me every day, pestering me to explain my relationship with Kuzhina.

And my mother knew that I was overly attentive to Kuzhina, but she was surprisingly calm and noncommittal, and she would not make any decision until she saw the true face of the Ku family sisters.

The most uncomfortable thing in the past few days may be Qin Chong, this kid has just made a little progress with the female music Yinglan Lil, and the little sister of the Ku family has come to Qingfengze, which suddenly put him in a dilemma.

"Young master, you go to Sakuranlil to help me intercede, just say that Kulia is my fiancée, let her let me go!"

"You seduced people first, but now you want me to intercede? To untie the bell, you have to tie the bell, haha! Ask for your own blessings! It's best to take both of these girls! ”

Qin Chong has been like an ant on a hot pot for the past two days, and he will come to my side every day for a long time, begging me to help him.

But I really can't help with this!

It was learned from Kumqi's old owner that since the diversion of the Peacock River last fall, the whole family had moved to the winery of Urina's aunt, Lady Wusehai.

On the days when my caravan returned west this summer, the Kuzhina sisters came to the trade road where Yangguan and Yumen Pass were located every once in a while to wait for our return.

Unfortunately, by mistake, we missed the beautiful encounter on the North Road of Yumen Pass.

Later, I learned from the Qiuzi merchant who came to buy wine at the Wusehai Winery that my caravan had passed through Yancheng and went in the direction of Wusun Kingdom.

After Uzhna returned to the Five-Colored Sea, she was obsessed with the devil and had to go south to Khotan to meet me, otherwise she would seek death and life.

In the end, Kumuqi's old club had no choice but to temporarily organize a camel team to send their sisters to Qingfengze, in order to fulfill their daughter's wishes.

"Young master! Last year, Lao Suo married your grandfather at the Peacock River Inn, and my stupid woman took it seriously! Ay! At that time, Lao Suo still had some confidence in saying this, and my Peacock River Inn was still there. Hehe, now that the homeland has fallen under the fence, I don't dare to have its extravagant hopes, this time I only think about the wish of the little girl, and I hope the young master can forgive me! ”

One afternoon, Grandpa, Uncle Su and others accompanied the old owner of Ku to talk about the past and present life of Loulan Kingdom in the store.

"This is too much of an outrageous old brother! Changqianjin's face is crowned in the Western Regions, and he is a good hand at running an inn inside and out, and it is rare to be so infatuated with my parents and grandchildren, hehe. Jincheng, such a woman in the world can be met but not sought! You have to know and cherish! Grandpa looked at me meaningfully and said.

I understand what he means, I can't live up to the good marriage sent to the door by such a good woman as Kuzhina.

"My grandson understands that marriage is a big deal, but it is up to grandpa to decide!"

Miss Yanxi, who has been searching for a long time, is gone, and I don't know when I will see each other again, and now this eldest sister Kuzhinaku, who has crossed thousands of rivers and mountains to join me, how can I bear to abandon her.

"The young master is so kind-hearted! Thank you! Buddha Bodhisattva bless! My poor woman is saved! ”

After listening to my promise, the old owner of Ku folded his hands excitedly and prayed to the heavens sincerely.

A few days later, Sister Kuzhna walked out of the room, as shocked as I had been when we first met last year.

The purple-red brocade robe, the black satin-like braids, and the sky-blue amorous eyes can melt people's hearts, and the emaciated figure due to the long journey looks even more graceful.

"Young master, it's been a long time!"

When Uzhna walked towards me smiling in the warm afternoon sun, I had forgotten everything about the world.

No wonder Qin Chong forgot their old feelings after they had a new love, and I was the same.

Just now, I was still full of longing and guilt for Shangguan Yanxi, but when the real Kuzhina stood in front of me, all my love for Miss Yanxi instantly turned into floating clouds in the air and went away with the wind.

"You are the eldest daughter of the old Ku family, Kuzhina?"

Just as I was looking at Kurina in a daze, Grandma pulled Gulandot over, looked at it carefully for a moment, and smiled kindly.

"It's the little girl, the little girl has seen the lady! Thank you for taking care of Mrs. and Little Sister these days! ”

Uzhna hurriedly bowed and said, the first time she officially met my mother, she was a little frightened.

"The world praises the beauty of the Loulan woman, and it really deserves its name, hehe! Kid, it's been a hard journey! I heard that your family also runs an inn? ”

The mother stepped forward and affectionately grabbed Kuzhina's arm and asked for warmth.

"Mrs. Hui, my family's original small shop, Peacock River Inn, where Prince Jincheng lived last year, is taken care of by our sisters and my father."

"So good! In the future, my Qingfengze Inn will be a hard girl! ”

The mother was relieved that she was smart and beautiful and could run an inn, and she was the best choice for her ideal eldest daughter-in-law.

Gurandot, who had always been a talker, stood beside her mother without saying a word, her eyes constantly turning around me and Kuzhina.

Since ancient times, my sister-in-law has always been in trouble, and Gulando, a strong little girl, will not bully her sister-in-law in the future, right?