I almost slipped off the horse, if it wasn't for the back of Apinto to hold on to it, I would have fallen to the ground, and as soon as my feet hit the ground, I rushed to the grave, and the obviously newly erected tombstone was neatly written: Xu Lan, Xu Tong's father, Xu Lan, Xu Tong's mother.

Puffed and knelt, they had never had a good life before they died, they worked hard for their families all day long, and they didn't want to be buried in the wilderness after death. I don't understand, why didn't Xiaotong invite them into the ancestral hall in the village, and why didn't they bury them on the hill behind the village?

Behind me, Ah Ping asked for my doubts: "How can you be buried here?" ”

Someone replied: "I went to Batou Village to inquire, and said that Xu's father was not outside, and he belonged to the lonely soul and wild ghosts who were not allowed to enter the ancestral hall of the clan, and Xu's mother was also because of Xu's father, so she could only be buried here." ”

"At that time, the son of the Xu family did not object?"

"It's useless to object, he is still young, and the elders in the village don't take him seriously."

I can almost imagine the dilemma faced by Xiaotong at that time, the so-called heaven should not be called the earth and the earth, so I can only swallow the sorrow alone, and bury my father and aunt here one after another.

In the end, what kind of sadness did he have when he left his homeland?

I knelt in front of the grave all day, and Ah Ping stayed with me all day, and he knelt. When he knelt down, I turned my eyes and said lightly: "You kneel to the king, kneel to heaven and earth, there is gold under your knees, my father and aunt can't stand it." ”

It's not nice to say, but it's also true. He probably knelt down to his parents and Zhu Yuanzhang since he was born, and then he knelt down to worship his ancestors when he worshiped the heavens, how could he ever kneel to the common people?

But he said: "They are my father-in-law and mother-in-law, and I should also do my filial piety." ”

I didn't bother to pay attention to it, but I didn't expect him to kneel with me all day. Seeing that the sky was getting dark, I didn't say anything, but the guards who came with me came forward to ask: "Childe, it's getting late, this road is uneven, I'm afraid it's not appropriate to walk at night." ”

After being silent for a moment, Ah Ping said in a deep voice: "Don't you see that I am doing my filial piety to my father-in-law and mother-in-law?" Go back first, and come back tomorrow morning to pick us up. ”

"But Childe...... You and your wife haven't eaten for a day. ”

"No problem."

"But this wild place is deep at night, and I am afraid that it is very cold."

I got up suddenly, but I fell straight forward, kneeling for too long to straighten my feet. was supported by Ah Ping's quick reaction, "Why are you in such a hurry?" Aren't your legs numb? I struggled with his hand, so I had to give up and say, "Go back." ”

"But don't you need to kneel for a day and a night to show filial piety?"

I was very angry: "Zhu Yunwen, can you fake it a little more?" I've already asked your guards to pretend to call you up before dark, but they still have to pretend to accompany me to the end. People are already dead, and your so-called filial piety is just to repair two tombs for them, press two new tombstones, and kneel for a day and a night? They passed away more than a year ago and more than half a year ago, saving my brother and the same person to be alone! If you hadn't forcibly taken me out of Ginkgo Village, why wouldn't I have been able to see the second elder for the last time, and why would I have let Xiao Tongren leave his hometown? ”

The air was condensed, dead silent.

Not wanting to hear him say that nonsense anymore, and not wanting to stop here any longer, he pushed his hand away and turned away. But he heard an exclamation behind him: "Childe! I didn't believe it, and strode forward again, but the guard's voice couldn't control it into my ears: "Childe, are you okay?" "I paused as I walked, and turned my head to see that the guard had just helped him to his feet, and he was struggling to get up, because his feet were numb from kneeling for too long.

However, the guard said: "Childe, your hands are so cold, I'm afraid that the cold has entered your body." ”

My heart sank, forgetting that his cold ice and poison could not be expelled, and the mountains and wilderness were cold and cold. Thinking of this, my feet turned around before my brain, and I couldn't help but ask, "How are you?" ”

Ah Ping raised his eyes and grinned at me, but he seemed to be really exhausted, and his voice became smaller: "It's nothing, it's just that your feet are numb like you just now." ”

I stared at him for a moment, then silently stepped forward and grabbed his elbow on the other side, feeling a chill between my fingers. He could feel the cold through his clothes, and it could be seen that his body had long since died, but he didn't say anything.

I was very depressed in my heart, and I was quiet all the way, and when I turned my eyes, I found that the guards who were originally on the other side had retreated to the back at some point, and I was left alone to help Ah Ping. When I got to the horse, I looked up at the tall horse, and I heard him say, "Lan, hold me on the horse." ”

I didn't make a sound, let go of the hand that helped him, turned around and walked to the carriage, and said to Yan Qi, who was still standing in front of me: "Give the horse back to you." ”

Yan Qi's eyes flashed, but he only snorted as a reply.

When I got into the carriage for a while, I saw Ah Ping also come up, he sat down next to me, I moved a little to the side and he came closer, and finally I sat on the edge and had nowhere to retreat, and glared at him angrily: "Can't you sit down?" ”

He chuckled and said, "My daughter-in-law understands my body to ride the carriage, if I don't even understand this little look, it will be in vain." ”

"Who understands you? I don't want to ride a horse when it's dark. ”

"Well, it just so happens that I'm scared when it's dark." This is obviously talking nonsense with my eyes open, why am I afraid after I haven't seen him for a few years after I know him? I didn't pay attention to him anymore, but he had to lean on me. I slid my shoulders back, and he leaned in again, whispering, "Daughter-in-law, let me lean in." ”

I didn't move again because his body temperature was cold.

After a while I asked, "When did you start feeling cold?" Hearing him eat and laugh, he said, "Daughter-in-law, you still care about me." But you've been angry with me since I came, so you didn't know that my hands weren't warm. ”

I couldn't help but pause, and rolled my eyes, "What do you mean?" ”

He grinned at me, his eyes lit up with shadows, "You know, I'm going to be the one who has to hold the stove all day." His tone was not necessarily negative or lonely, and he even smiled at the corners of his lips, but it made me uncomfortable to see such an indifferent look.

I don't know if God thinks I'm living too smoothly or what, I have tasted all kinds of joys and sorrows in a short period of time, and I have also suffered from the separation of my relatives, and my annoyance to Ah Ping is that he has made a good suggestion to transfer me to Ginkgo Village, and he is not by my side when I am most miserable. But his worries about him will not be diminished because of the distance, and his cold ice poison is like a time bomb, I don't know when it will explode.

I didn't let my emotions show on my face, I just said lightly, "You shouldn't have come to the graveyard with me." "The cemetery has a cold atmosphere, and Imperial Doctor Jiang clearly ordered him not to suffer the cold, but he still kneels here with me.

I have to admit that Ah Ping's bitter ploy worked.

I laughed in my heart, obviously I had broken his bitter plan, but I still couldn't help but care. And he was able to grasp this point of mine, so he spared no effort to perform, even if it was full of loopholes, he was not discouraged, and finally let me accept him half-pushed and half-on-the-spot.

How could I really ignore him?

It was already dark when the carriage stopped, and I nudged him, "It's here." But he didn't respond, he still leaned on me and didn't move, I rolled my eyes and looked at it for a moment, and suddenly panicked: "Ah Ping? Ah Ping? ”

But I saw him wake up and turn around, looked at me in a daze, and then muttered, "What's wrong?" ”

I forced my thoughts: "I'm home." ”

"Oh, get out of the carriage then." He was the first to get up, and after taking two steps, he thought of something and turned around, "What did you call me just now?" ”

I bit my lip, "Zhu Yunwen." ”

He smiled, and his eyes lit up proudly: "I heard it clearly, you are finally willing to call me Ah Ping again." ”

What's the point? Isn't it just a name? And he understood my thoughts, and said happily: "The change of title proves that you are finally willing to try to forgive me, Lan, I know that this time it is very sad for you, but it is definitely not what I wanted. After a pause, I thought he was going to say something sensational, but unexpectedly he made a request: "Then daughter-in-law, can you help me, lest I fall and eat when I get out of the carriage and be laughed at?" ”

I was silent for a moment, stepped forward and grabbed his right hand, looked at the obviously upturned corners of his lips and couldn't help but say: "You are sleeping against me, and I am the one who should be numb in half of my shoulders, and even if you really fall off the carriage, I am afraid that they will not dare to make jokes, they will only be frightened." ”

He seemed to think about it for a while before saying, "That's right, are you numb in half of your shoulder?" Then I'll help you. When the words fell, he put his hand around my waist in a grand manner, and I gritted my teeth and was helpless.

When the two of them got out of the carriage, they attracted a lot of attention, but in the end, no one said anything because of their identity, but someone went inside and Yan Qi hurriedly went to the stove room to make dinner. I observed the guards, and they couldn't hide their relieved looks.

Because it was too late, Yan Qi cooked a large pot of vegetable and meat rice, and a group of people sat around the stove table and snorted and ate. I didn't have an appetite, especially when I smelled the meat, I felt disgusted, so I avoided the table and just took a breath of fresh air outside, Ah Ping also came out, and at the same time held a bowl in his hand, "Xiao Qi made you some white porridge." ”

I looked over, and sure enough, there was porridge in the bowl. I didn't say anything polite to him, so I took a sip of it, although it was bland and tasteless, it had a strong rice flavor, and the entrance was warm and smooth, and soon I drank half a bowl. When I raised my eyes and saw that he was looking at me, I symbolically asked, "Do you want to drink?" ”

Unexpectedly, he said "yes" and unceremoniously took it from my hand, took a few sips, and by the time he put down the bowl it was empty, and he still had an unfinished expression on his face.