Chapter 6 Warmth
It's still the West Courtyard.
The cold wind of the early morning mixed with the fine snow swept in, hitting the face with a biting pain, gradually melting into water, seeping into the eye like a needle prick.
Changde took care of all the cleaning outside the house, Qianshanxue naturally understood in her heart, she came out to clean several times and was driven into the house by Changde, Chang De's gentle face was also a little afraid, she had to watch his busy figure through the curtain.
Passing through the inner hall, she was stunned, she couldn't believe her eyes, the courtyard was spotless, she gently stroked each window lattice with her hand, it seemed to have been cleaned, suddenly, she slowed down, her heart felt something, concentrated, listened, she had already noticed that there was a faint figure behind her stepping on the small footsteps, slowly approaching, squirming sound.
Qianshanxue smiled slowly, didn't take a step back, felt the sound flickering near and far, as if she was deliberately distancing herself from her, she stopped, he stopped, she walked, he also walked, the voice gradually approached, Qianshanxue snorted coldly, in the past, she used the most concise and powerful attack, without a little fancy, but the speed was fast enough, she castrated like electricity, took the opponent's jaw, and knocked out his three teeth.
Qianshan Xue has never believed in this.
The footsteps behind him suddenly paused, and let out a barely audible chuckle, Qianshan Xue quickly whirled, and as soon as her long legs stretched out and kicked at the man, she seemed to have expected it, only to see a masked man retreating rapidly, and he didn't mean to entangle with her, nor did he fight back, just left quickly.
Qianshan Xue didn't chase after it, and when he saw the slightly deeper footprints in the corner, it seemed that he had been squatting for a long time.
"What's wrong? What's the fuss here? ”
Changde saw her stunned, waved his hand in front of her, but still didn't react, so he snapped his fingers, and then she muttered, "Since you came, and you've waited for a long time, why did you leave inexplicably?" ”
"Don't tell my brother that you're a ghost."
"No, but it's coming soon!" Qianshan Xue came back to her senses and said this sentence in her mouth, but with mixed emotions.
Chang De took a closer look at her and felt that she was nothing abnormal, so he looked around, he was surprised, his face changed, and his eyes flashed imperceptibly, "Xiaobai, why did you clean so quickly?" ”
"I'm young."
Facing his surprised eyes, her eyes flowed, and the crystal of ice and snow reflected in her eyes, which looked even more brilliant.
The two looked around the other rooms, Chang De wanted to come over to help, he didn't want it to be all spotless and clean, he couldn't help but admire her dexterity, this child is indeed not ordinary.
After a long time, they were finally busy, and the two of them sat on the ground to rest and gnaw on dry food while enjoying the snow, at this time the cold wind was dashing, and the wind and snow were more urgent than before, and the hazy sky was dark with heavy clouds, as if they were going to fall down.
Qianshan Xue looked up at the sky in a daze, under the reflection of the remnant snow, through the loneliness and gloom, she suddenly whispered and sang, her voice was far away, as if immersed in her own world.
"Xiaobai, what kind of tune is this, it's weird, but it's good."
Although Changde couldn't understand what she was singing, he just thought it sounded good, thinking that he must be homesick.
"Poems in praise of snowflakes, my hometown has a lot of snow every winter, and it's even more beautiful than that."
Qianshan Xue sighed, and suddenly felt that she was ridiculous, the folds of memories had not been spoken, and there was no one outside the strange road. Snowy, she wants to keep this clear, back and forth footprint, never stay for half a minute, however, the unknown drama in the distance, Yan has already scheduled the ending, and she is destined to run away one by one.
"Little white...... From now on, I will be your brother, we will share the blessings, and the brother will carry it for you. ”
Changde patted her shoulder and said gently, the softness of his eyes was like a warm sunshine.
A flash of gratitude and emotion flashed in her eyes, but the muscles of her face twitched faintly, and her eyes were full of tears, which seemed to be so hot that she couldn't see everything in front of her.
Snowflakes fell on the shoulders of Qianshan Snow one by one, she turned her head to brush away, just right, Changde was also brushing away the snowflakes for her, the fingertips of the two were touching for a moment, Changde was a little nervous, and instantly returned to normal.
"Changde ......"
The next moment, an abrupt voice sounded outside the courtyard.
When the two of them heard the reputation, the person who came was Kou Min, he hurriedly looked for it, and said as he walked, "Changde, the master will let you follow him into the palace tonight." ”
"Isn't it tomorrow?"
"What are you talking about, don't ask so much, why don't you leave quickly?"
Chang De frowned and looked at the Qianshan Snow Road, "Is Xiaobai also a piece?" ”
"It's none of his business."
Changde was dragged away by Kou Min before he could say anything, Changde turned around and told her to hurry back to the courtyard as she walked, and Qianshan Xue nodded again and again.
After a while, the courtyard was silent.
As she walked through the courtyard, the snow became heavier and heavier, falling coldly between her brows, numb and condensed, and the snow flakes stained her robe, falling to the ground in a slump.
Suddenly, she frowned thoughtfully, her eyes flashed imperceptibly, and she said lightly, "Come out, the person has already left." ”
For a long time, there was no movement on all sides.
"If you don't come out again, I'm leaving?"
Still calm.
She turned and walked away, but when she reached the gate of the courtyard she sighed, and turned back again, feeling that she had arrived at the hut she had first met.
The house had not been repaired for many years and had become dilapidated, and when he came to the house, Qianshan Xue found him in a dark corner, his sharp gaze was like a cheetah, exuding a cold light in the darkness.
Qianshan Xue slowly came to him, squatted down to face him, handed him dry food, and said gently, "Are you hungry?" ”
This time he didn't shout, and before she could react, he had already snatched the bun and ate it in a big gulp.
Seeing that he had gobbled up almost all of his food, Qianshan Xue asked coldly, "You are the one who just masked, right?" ”
He seemed to have heard nothing, just eat, Qianshan Xue felt in his heart, he wouldn't really be a fool.
Suddenly, the bun accidentally fell to the ground, he hurriedly picked it up and patted it and continued to eat, Qianshanxue hurriedly stopped, "You can't eat it, it's too dirty, I still have it." ”
Seeing him tilting his head and looking at her in confusion, she repeated gently, "You can't eat it." ”
The madman glared at her angrily, his scarlet eyes seemed to be a fierce beast attacking at any time, and then he heard his stomach growling, Qianshan Xue was helpless, he was afraid that he had lived such a precarious life for a long time.
Seeing that he was dressed in old clothes and covered with dirt, she suddenly felt pain in her heart, and rose with a trace of pity, but this pity gave birth to real pain in her heart, and she suddenly remembered the past of several lifetimes, as if she was also so miserable, both of them were living on their own, and they were really sympathetic.
Seeing that he finally finished eating, she went out to fetch a bucket of water, and when she came back, she saw that he was still shrinking in the corner, looking left and right, maybe it was Qianshan Xue's warm care, he seemed to instinctively get close to Qianshan Xue, and when he saw her come in, his eyes flashed, and his hideous face eased a lot.
Qianshanxue squatted beside him, wringed a dry handkerchief and gently wiped his face and hands, he pushed with his hands at first, but Qianshanxue's eyes have been quiet and indifferent, such a calm temperament, watching her smooth movements, he stayed silently in place.
After everything was freshened up, Qianshan Xue took a closer look, and this madman really looked like a person.
Qian Shanxue looked at him carefully, her eyes fluttered, and after a while, she asked cautiously and carefully, "Are you the Ninth Prince?" ”
He seemed to be deaf, his face was still cold, and he didn't say a word, but his eyes looked behind her, looking at the snow outside, and lost his mind.
Qianshan Xue's eyes turned, and Wan Er said, "Let's go, let's go outside to play in the snow?" It's a pity that such beautiful snow can only be seen in the house. ”
He shook his head, showing that he was not interested.
Qian Shanxue persuaded again, and found that his ability to express seemed to be nothing but shaking his head and only shouting, she thought to herself, this child can't have aphasia, right? With this in mind, she thought of a way to make him cheerful, so she took his hand and went out without saying a word.
Qianshan Xue ran in the yard like a child in the wind, the cold wind blew her face crimson, she kept busy in the snow, and after a while she built a snowman, she glanced at the madman with her peripheral vision, and he stood quietly, not looking at her, nor smiling.
Qianshan Xue coldly picked up a snowball and threw it at him, with a "snap", it hit him in the head, and suddenly, she had a bright smile on her face, and her eyes flashed with bright light, but she still couldn't make the person squeeze out a smile.
Sure enough, he was a fool.
But he was willing to go out, and he finally took a step.
"My name is Xiaobai." Qianshan Xue wrote his name on the snow and pulled him to look.
His indifferent eyes flashed with an imperceptible light at this time, and it was hidden in an instant.
"What's your name? I can't tell you to feed? Or a madman? ”
It seemed to work, and he tried to move forward, but for a moment, he stopped again.
Qianshan Xue's heart soared that little hope suddenly disappeared, since he didn't want to communicate with people, then use writing, Qianshan Xue thought so and then she painted on the snow at will, one would be animals, one would be landscapes, it didn't arouse his interest, until she painted his portrait, she was pleasantly surprised to find that he actually frowned, which means that he thinks she can't draw well.
Qianshan Xue's eyes rolled, and she drew another him, this time she painted more exaggeratedly, her hair was painted like a fried bird, and after the painting she herself was so happy that she trembled, and suddenly, she found that the madman finally squatted down, and also painted a picture on the ground.
She stepped forward curiously, this look really calmed her, he actually painted her, and it was very good, seven points looked like three points difference.
She smiled and said, "Like, you're better than me." ”
Qianshan Xue is not complimenting him, it is a compliment from the heart, if this person is not a little crazy and stupid, he has some talent in this regard, and at this point, she unconsciously looked at him again with regret, and suddenly, his eyes stopped in his frozen red hands, and his heart was sour and a trace of pity rose in vain.
She grabbed his hands, this action scared him a lot, he hurriedly withdrew his hands, and at this time Qianshan Xue said softly, "Don't be afraid, I won't hurt you, I just want to help you warm your hands." ”
Her palms were hot and warm, as if they had come from the summer.
The madman was dumbfounded, his face was as red as a fever, his eyes looked at her with a stinging look, Qian Shanxue still covered his hands heartlessly, and said with a smile, "Why are you blushing?" Couldn't it be a fever? ”
After speaking, she countered her forehead, this is the method that her mother has helped her to detect the temperature since she was a child, and she has tried and tested it repeatedly.
The madman was stunned again, very slightly, and then closed his eyes, clenched his fists nervously, and a warm current surged into his heart, and then an imperceptible smile appeared on his lips.
Since then, the winter in the west courtyard is no longer depressed, and the laughter of thousands of mountains and snow can be heard in the courtyard from time to time, and the snowflakes in front of them are as naughty as butterflies, falling under the eaves for a while, falling on the branches of the trees for a while, and floating on their faces from time to time.