Qin Xiaowen looked at the sluggish Lang Hua and couldn't help but feel a little funny.

So she held back a smile and teased Lang Hua: "What's wrong? Did I let you down? ”

"I ...... No. I'm ......" Lang Hua rubbed his hands, feeling a little embarrassed.

He and Chen Xinyan quarreled all day long, and learned a lot of oily tones. Unexpectedly, he couldn't even say a word at this time.

Then he thought to himself - it would be nice to say a few witty words to lighten the mood.

But once you open your mouth, you don't know what to say.

Lang Hua and Qin Xiaowen looked at each other, and the scene suddenly fell silent. The cicada chirping outside the courtyard wall suddenly amplified, filling every cent of the space. So quiet that Qin Xiaowen secretly regretted it and wanted to take back the joke she said.

No one expected that the first person to speak at this time would be Xiangxiang.

She hugged Qin Xiaowen's slender waist, and her small face was tightly attached to the other party's waist through the fabric of her clothes.

Qin Xiaowen could feel that the little girl's palm was grasping very hard, and she even pinched it a little painfully.

"Sister, don't go."

Xiangxiang's words were full of crying, and Lang Hua secretly screamed "Oops" when he heard it.

"Sister, don't go. Mom and Dad are gone, and Brother Huazi hasn't come to see us often lately, don't you leave......"

Xiangxiang raised her head and wept, her big eyes were watery, which made Qin Xiaowen feel distressed for no reason.

She cried out with a "wow" in the blink of an eye. After a while, Xiangxiang may feel embarrassed to cry, so while crying, she wiped her eyes vigorously with the back of her hand.

His eyes were soon reddened by Xiangxiang. A few strands of hair were ruffled by slender onion fingers, slanting diagonally against her thin cheeks. The little girl cried and pear blossoms brought rain, which made Lang Hua immediately chaotic.

Lang Hua has never been able to cope with this kind of scene, and now he is even more in a hurry, circling around a few people aimlessly.

Qin Xiaowen hurriedly squatted down and comforted her, "Xiangxiang, don't cry." If you cry and have red eyes, you won't be beautiful. ”

She took out a handkerchief to wipe away the girl's tears, and at the end she didn't forget to glare at Lang Hua.

"Xiangxiang doesn't cry, Xiangxiang is a good boy." Xiangxiang choked up and said, "Aunt Dean said that children who like to cry will not be liked by everyone." ”

"Good, good." Qin Xiaowen gently patted the other party's back and comforted, "No." Everybody's favorite is Xiangxiang. ”

Xiaohu couldn't squeeze out two tears, but wiped a large piece of saliva on the ribbon that Qin Xiaowen used to tie her waist.

Qin Xiaowen's comfort seemed to have a miraculous effect, and Xiangxiang quickly became tired of crying, and was sent back to the bedroom to rest by her hand.

Lang Hua stood alone in the courtyard for a while, feeling very bored. Suddenly, he thought of something, and hurriedly pulled his legs and ran, as if he was about to flee in the wilderness.

But who knows that it is still a step slower.

"Yo." Qin Xiaowen was coming out of the room, and she couldn't help but laugh when she saw this scene.

This word fell into the ear, and the "spellcasting" effect on Lang Hua was like a talisman.

"Run for what? You run one and try it. ”

Lang Hua immediately stopped, turned around and lost his momentum, lowering his head like a child who had done something wrong.

A piece of clothing was thrown over by the other party, just covering Lang Hua's head.

Well? Lang Hua twitched his nose. It seems like...... There is a faint floral scent.

He opened his eyes...... I saw a camouflage-patterned shirt in front of me. The sunlight shines through the fabric, and the vague outline of the beautiful woman opposite is faintly visible.

Lang Hua said in his heart: Isn't this my clothes?

Qin Xiaowen saw his stupid appearance and smiled coquettishly: "Hey, fool." Don't want clothes? ”

She explained: "I wanted to come to you to return your clothes that day, but I didn't see your shadow when I looked for it. It's here. ”

Oh, so everything makes sense.

"How do you know here?" Lang Hua asked.

"What's so strange about that. I've been here for a while, and I've been wandering around by myself, and who would have thought I'd come across this place. ”

"Well, I see." Lang Hua nodded.

There is not much space in the base, so it is reasonable.

Lang Hua's reaction was neither painful nor itchy, which made Qin Xiaowen roll her eyes while being dissatisfied.

She suddenly suggested, "There's a little river north of the woods. How about walking with me? ”

"I ......" Lang Hua hesitated.

Qin Xiaowen hurriedly said: "Don't say no!" ”

"Uh, I'll go."

Section II

The two walked around the river, looking aimless.

A bright stream flowed gently through the valley, winding its way along the grassy rocky shore not far from the two of them. The air is rich in moisture, and there is an abundance of grass and earthy fragrances.

Sometimes there would be a stream of water that would be a little turbulent, and the pearls would splash against the moss-covered stone pebbles, making a sound like a string.

Qin Xiaowen ran up and kicked lightly, and a piece of gravel flew to the middle of the stream and disappeared, and the circular ripples dispersed around with the sound of falling water. Several shrimp and river crabs under the water were also disturbed and fled in all directions.

She turned her head and stood on a high rock on the shore, looking at Lang Hua and stopping.

Lang Hua also retracted his gaze at this time and looked at her.

"How?"

Qin Xiaowen pondered and asked, "Both of their parents ...... Gone? ”

"Hmm", Lang Hua lowered his eyebrows and nodded, "It's all poor children." ”

"Do you come to see them often?" Qin Xiaowen jumped down from the stone and walked closer, "I see that they are very close to you." When you talk to them, it's all about you. ”

"Like," she didn't seem to know how to describe, "it sounds like you're their god." ”

"Maybe it's just because they're close to me." Lang Hua scratched his head, a little embarrassed, so he complimented him in turn: "If I were a god, then Miss Qin, you would be their angel sister." ”

Qin Xiaowen lifted the skirt, turned around, the skirt danced, and asked him, "What, isn't it like it?" ”

The floral skirt is fluttering, her figure is slender, and she looks extremely elegant and beautiful at the moment.

In a trance, Lang Hua only felt that there was a pink butterfly in front of him. The butterfly flapped its wings and slammed into his heart delicately, making him a little sluggish for a moment.

"Can you tell me a little bit about you?" Qin Xiaowen stopped her movements and turned her head to look at him.

She stays in the Qin family all the year round, and she is always curious about things in the outside world.

Lang Hua raised his eyes and thought about it, and asked seriously, "Do you want to listen?" ”

"Hmm", Qin Xiaowen nodded, "I'm curious about what kind of person the 'omnipotent Huazi brother' in their mouth will be." ”

Lang Hua looked at her: "Maybe you will be disappointed." ”

"Who knows?" Qin Xiaowen winked at him, a little playful, "Let's talk about it, maybe I'll be infatuated with you." ”

This level of joke, Lang Hua didn't mind. He just grinned slightly, smiling softly, like a ray of warm sunlight piercing through the dense mountain forest in the early morning.

Qin Xiaowen looked at him against the sunset, and suddenly felt a little dazzling.

"Once upon a time? It used to be a long way away for me. Lang Hua spoke slowly.

"After the 'Advent Day' the cataclysm broke out and the end of the century began, everyone's life was turned upside down. Say yes...... It's not an exaggeration to feel like a world away. ”

"Cataclysm was like a watershed, and my life changed on that day four years ago......"

Qin Xiaowen, who has never wandered in the world, doesn't know that asking about other people's experiences is a very private matter in the last days.

Because secrecy means weakness, and it also means danger.

But Qin Xiaowen that day, with this reckless energy, opened Lang Hua's heart.

From a lonely and helpless childhood, to a post-apocalyptic fight with no way forward. Abandonment, catastrophe, friendship, sacrifice, a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood...... Lang Hua has experienced too many things in his life for more than ten years, but he rarely has the opportunity to confide it all to another person.

The sunset shines obliquely, penetrating the cloud branches and slightly coming to this world, adding a touch of warm color to this riverside corner.

On that day, the two of them sat by the stones on the bank of the river for a long time. One thinks and talks a lot, one does nothing but listens quietly.

The sun is slowly setting, and the cool breeze blows through the forest, bringing a sense of refreshment.

Night fell quickly. In between, nothing happened again.

But for Second Lieutenant Lang Hua, who was full of physical and mental devastation, perhaps unconsciously, another heart was gradually getting closer to him.

The spring sun melts the snow, which begins on a heart-warming day.