At this time, the wind picked up again, and a big tree not far away on the side of the mountain was crooked, and it fell down. The snow on the mountain was blown by the wind, as if it were about to bury the trees of the mountain. The wind poured into the canyon, howling, and blowing clouds of snow and mist. In a few moments, the tree sank into the fog. The fog was like a wave, thickening and rolling in from the side of the mountain. The howling and howling of the wind were like a burst of mournful sounds, like the howling of a wolf, and like the neighing of a mournful horse.

The old man and the girl walked into the canyon and saw the lights blazing. It turns out that in this small canyon, there is a cave.

Behind a low fence is a cluster of houses with flickering lights.

The old man and the girl walked into the courtyard, the cold moon floated among a few loose frozen clouds, and a few distant stars hid in the corner of the sky. There is a pillar in the courtyard, on which is hung a wind lamp, in the square glass cover, the light of the oil lamp looks more lonely in the cold wind, and the shadow of the lamppost lies faintly on the snow. There were few footprints left in the courtyard on the snow, and the deep footprints slept there tiredly, not wanting to move, until new footprints came to press on their bodies, and they let out a low sigh, which was crushed into strange shapes, and in this white courtyard, there were no clear footprints, only large and small black holes. The snow of the previous winter had not yet melted, and the moonlight reflected the white light in the courtyard as if it were day, and the wind that came from night had frozen the remnants of snow all over the ground, and it clicked and rattled when stepping on it.

The old man and the girl went to the front of the house, and the old man lifted the cotton curtain on the door and went in with the girl.

As soon as the old man and the girl entered the house, they felt that the room was overflowing with a kind of melting warmth, which made the two people who were coming out of the ice and snow suddenly have an indescribable comfort.

As soon as the two of them lifted the curtain and entered the house, they brought in a gust of cold wind, which made the people in the house can't help but shiver.

As soon as the old man entered the house, he quickly cleaned the house with an electric gaze. I saw twenty or thirty people sitting in the room, some drinking around the table, some around the stove to roast the fire, and some were sleeping on the table. The room was very spacious, even if there were twenty or thirty people seated, it didn't look crowded at all, and there were a few empty tables on the side.

When the people in the house saw the old man and the girl entering the house, someone shouted, "Boss, there is a guest!" ”

Before he could finish speaking, he saw a young man with clear eyebrows come out of the back room.

The old man said, "Boss, come to two rooms." ”

The young man said, "I'm really sorry for you, but the rooms in the small shop are already full." As he spoke, the young man pointed to the people in the room, and said, "These guests have not stayed in their rooms, and can only make do with the hall for one night." ”

The old man and the girl looked at each other, looking quite helpless.

The young man said, "It's cold and snowy outside, don't talk about inns around here, there are no people." If you don't dislike it, how about you deal with everyone in the hall for a night? ”

The old man nodded, indicating that this was the only way.

The old man and the girl sat down at an empty table, and the old man told the young man to bring good wine and meat. The young man said, "The wine and meat are ready-made, but at this time, there is no hot one." Why don't I bring you a stove and you eat it while you heat it up?" ”

The girl looked at the old man and said, "I can't worry so much when I'm out of the house, so let's cut two catties of beef first, and then get a few pots of good wine." ”

The young man quickly made a fire and brought it out, and then took two jugs of wine and two large plates of beef and laid them on the edge of the fire, and told the old man and the girl that the beef and wine would be hot in a while.

The old man and the girl ignored the beef by the fire, but grabbed a jug of wine first, and drank a pot of wine directly from mouth to mouth. Then ask the lad to bring a few more pots.

The girl's drinking posture attracted the attention of the rest of the room, and everyone turned their eyes to the girl.

The old man heard a few sneers in the midst of everyone's gossiping words. The old man looked at the laughter, and saw that a man who had been sleeping on the table raised his head and sneered at him. When the old man saw this person's face, he was shocked, and his complexion changed immediately.

At this time, the girl also found the sneer, and as soon as her eyes opened, she was about to stand up, but the old man held it down. The old man lowered his voice and said, "Since you can't hide, let's give it a go." But now is not the time, it is better for us to eat and drink enough, and then raise our spirits, and then kill one by one, and cut two and a pair. ”

The two of them no longer looked at others, and ate and drank by themselves.

At the other fire, a thin, handsome young man stood up, took a plate of potatoes, placed it in front of the old man, and said, "This thing is roasted and fragrant, but it tastes the best when eaten after wine." ”

The old man looked at the young man's face and froze for a moment. No indication was made. The girl said politely, "In this way, I thanked this little brother." ”

The young man dragged a bench, sat down in front of the stove, and said, "Under the surname Hua, the name is Fengchun, and the name is from Shandong." Listening to the accents of the two, we should be fellow countrymen. ”

As soon as the young people reported their names, the old people and the girls were stunned. The old man said, "Under the surname Xiao, a single name is a grace character." This is the little girl Gui Ying. ”

Hua Fengchun heard the names of the two and nodded. Xiao Guiying looked at Hua Fengchun, and suddenly became a little embarrassed. The old man poured a bowl of wine for Hua Fengchun and said, "Meeting an old man in a foreign country is also a great joy in life." Why not have a big drink? ”

Hua Fengchun smiled and said, "It's still an old man." ”

Next to the person who sneered at Sean earlier, a middle-aged man suddenly interjected, "I'm afraid that people will kill people, and they will be as happy as chopping melons and vegetables." ”

The middle-aged man's words suddenly made the atmosphere in the hall tense. Everyone's eyes were on the middle-aged man. After the middle-aged man said a word, he actually fell asleep on the table again, and in a moment, he snored. Everyone looked at each other, and the hall was silent, except for the middle-aged man's snoring unhurriedly.

At the other fire, Shaun's father and daughter and Hua Fengchun pushed cups and changed lamps, seemingly deaf to everything around them.

At this moment, a sudden neighing of horses sounded outside the door.

Someone in the crowd said, "Another guest is coming." ”

The clear-eyed young man ran out of the back room again, and muttered as he spoke, "What the hell is this today, this freezing weather, and so many people are running out one by one." ”

Before the words fell, a man with two children appeared in front of everyone at the opening of the door curtain.