Shangyuan County is the junction of Qinzhou and Shuobei, and the reason why it is named is because it is the famous cold plain of Shuobei for 100 miles out of the county seat to the north. There is no grass growing all year round, and it is even more difficult to see people, except for some old people who are difficult to leave their homeland, no one lives there.

Of course, even this did not affect the prosperity of Shangyuan County, because it was the only way from the north to the grassland, and most of the trade of all kinds of leather and livestock was carried out here, and sometimes mixed with the specialties of the Arctic Ice Sheet, making this small county town very prosperous.

There is a village called Pingzegou less than 40 miles out of Shangyuan County in the west, there are not many villagers here, and those who have the ability have gone to the county seat to beg for a living, and the rest barely have twenty or thirty families.

But it's not deserted either, and there are always some people who come out of here to visit relatives and friends during the holidays.

On the occasion of the social day, a blue-roofed carriage left the county seat of Shangyuan and headed for Pingzegou. The body is covered with Webb to keep out the cold, and it is also a rich family. There are many furs in the north, and the price is naturally cheaper, and the cloth is scarce, and it is still expensive, which can be used to pave cars, which is naturally not comparable to ordinary local tyrants.

The handlebar is an old man of some age, wrapped in a new jacket, and occasionally drives the reins of the horse to correct direction along the way.

Suddenly, stunned, he tightened his reins to stop the horse and look ahead.

"Uncle Qin, what's wrong?" a sweet female voice sounded from the carriage behind him, her voice puzzled.

"Replying to Madame, the snowdrift in front of me doesn't seem quite right. Qin Bo replied truthfully.

"Little Peach, go take a look. ”

Then the fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl in red lifted the curtain and walked out of the carriage, blinking a pair of big eyes and looking in the direction of the old man's finger.

There was a snow bag, standing in the middle of the road, high up, and if you looked closely, you could see a slight wriggling.

The girl was not as delicate as the Central Plains woman, so she walked over directly and pulled open the snowdrift to check.

"Ah," the girl thought it was a frozen badger or roe deer, but what she saw surprised her, and she turned back and shouted at the carriage, "Madam, it's two children." ”

There was a silence in the carriage, the curtain was lifted, and a beautiful young woman in a white dress with a fur placket and a jacket walked out with swaddling clothes in her arms, saw the scene outside clearly, and hurriedly said to Qin Bo: "Quick, quickly carry them into the car." ”

Although Qin Boren was old, he acted very neatly, and with the cooperation of Xiao Tao, he pulled out the two children buried in the snow and carried them to the carriage.

People living in the north have their own set of ways to deal with this situation, Xiao Tao skillfully helped the two frozen little guys to relieve menstrual blood and poured medicinal wine, but what surprised her was that one of the two little guys was really frozen, and the other was just exhausted and unconscious, and the temperature on his body was no different from ordinary people.

But she is not too strange, most of the people of the Northland have some kung fu, although this child is young, but he has also reached the age of martial arts, and some of the foundations are reasonable.

When Chen An woke up, he was sore and wanted to die, and he knew that this was his physical exertion. Even though they had walked out of the moor that day, they could not find anyone, and now he had been hungry for two days. If it weren't for the fact that his body was strengthened by various medicinal baths, without the support of his true qi internal force, he wouldn't have been able to survive now.

He felt the bumps in the place he was in, and knew that he should be in the carriage, when he was rescued, he couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief. But I was still worried about Li Guang's safety, and I tried my best to open my eyes to look around, and what caught my eye was a beautiful face, the girl was not exquisite, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, but she had a down-and-out and generous temperament, and the unique coolness of the girl in the north.

Xiao Tao saw him wake up, his face was happy, and he turned to the young woman next to him and said, "Madam, he is awake." ”

Chen An followed her gaze and saw a young woman holding a baby sitting next to her, with graceful eyebrows that were not like a northland woman.

The young woman smiled slightly and instructed Xiao Tao to feed him the ginseng tea she had prepared. Ginseng tea is a precious thing in the Central Plains, but in the north, a little more solid people can buy some to keep out the cold.

Chen An quickly noticed Li Guang lying on the side, the little guy was short of breath, his cheeks were red, and he was invaded by the wind and cold.

Only then did he let go of his hanging heart, he didn't care about the wind and cold, as long as he found a human seat and there was medicine available, he could cure him.

At this time, Chen An had time to pay attention to the young woman on the side, and thanked him sincerely: "Thank you, thank you." ”

He received little favor and did not know how to thank him, so he stumbled in this sentence.

The young woman didn't care, it was difficult to survive in the north, and when she encountered someone in distress, everyone would help each other and help each other, otherwise who could guarantee that she would survive well in this harsh environment.

She looked at the young man with a smile and said, "I think you should have fled from Shuobei, right? There were many people killed by the military disaster, and it was not easy for you to escape." ”

Her face was full of compassion, which made Chen An dizzy. However, her words arbitrarily explained Chen An's origin, and he made up his own story.

"Dare to ask Mrs. Surname, today's kindness, he will repay it every day. Chen An is not used to talking to people in this posture, so it is very awkward to say this. But he has always had a grudge personality and doesn't like to owe others anything. He had just fainted in the snow, and he might be fine if he had a blood curse on his body, but Liguang was in danger, so he still confessed to it.

Xiao Tao burst out laughing, looking at him as a villain, speaking seriously, it was very interesting.

"Little Peach," the young woman also felt that Chen An's words were very interesting, but she still reprimanded the little maid for her faux pas, so she said to Jun Yue: "Don't care, this girl is like this, the concubine's family name is Shen, and she lives in Shangyuan City, and this time she is returning to her hometown to save her relatives." ”

Although she didn't care about Jun Yueyi's so-called good retribution, she didn't want to hurt the little guy's self-esteem, so she still reported the family in detail.

If someone dared to laugh at Chen An before, there would definitely be no place to die, but now Jun Yueyi's mood has changed, and many things are no longer in the way, and he also knows his current appearance, and he knows Xiao Tao's laughter, so he doesn't care.

Secretly remembering the young woman's words, he turned to Liguang and kneaded or struck several acupoints such as the wind gate, wind pool, and wind house on his body like a cone. In fact, Li Guang's condition is not good now, he has turned from wind cold to fever, and it is even more troublesome to drag it on, so he first uses the massage method to relieve it, and then treats it properly when he has medicinal materials.

The young woman was confused at first when she saw his movements, and then suddenly, Xiao Tao quickly asked, "What are you doing beating him?"

Chen An didn't raise his eyelids: "I'm diagnosing him." ”

"You know how to heal?"

"I understand a little. "Chen An is not modest, compared to Mu Shaoping and Chen Hong, his medical skills can indeed only be regarded as a little understanding, and even Mu Qing is much better than him in this regard.

But after all, it is a family history, and it is a clever means to make a move.

The clever young woman can't see it, but if she picks up two children casually on the road, there is one who knows how to heal, which still makes her look sideways, not to mention that the other party's age looks so young.

"Are you really good at healing?" said Momo, her tone full of disbelief. The point is that Chen An's appearance is too deceptive, and he looks like he is just a big child.

In fact, Chen An's personality has always been gloomy, and he has always been used to hiding himself, so this time he took the initiative to show his purpose.

He has been in the top position for a long time, and he is used to doing everything with a little utilitarianism. Although the wife of the Shen family is dressed plainly, he Chen An is such a person, he can see at a glance that his temperament is extraordinary, if not a wealthy family, at least he is a rich family, if he can show his hand and win his favor, he can quickly gain a foothold in this strange place.

Therefore, even though Xiao Tao's words were full of suspicion, he still nodded affirmatively at Xiao Tao again for the first time.

Chen An was indeed so tired that he couldn't do it, and he was running all the way around the cold plain, and he was always nervous and didn't dare to slack off. Such an act would have exhausted his last strength a long time ago, otherwise he would not have fainted and was picked up by Mrs. Shen on the side of the road.

Now that he was finally out of danger, he sat cross-legged, adjusted his breathing, slowed down the flow of qi and blood, and rested. First, he was worried about Li Guang and didn't dare to sleep deeply, and second, he was suspicious by nature, even if Mrs. Shen saved their brother, he was used to maintaining the most basic vigilance, so he could only relieve his fatigue in this way.

However, this kind of clever inner family breathing technique is no worse than deep sleep, and after a while, the body will regain some strength.

He wasn't worried about what Mrs. Shen would see, this place was comparable to the northern land of the Great Zhou, and the living environment was bad, even if the children of poor families were five or six years old, they would practice martial arts and fitness with the village teaching, in order to have a good body in order to thrive here. Looking at Xiao Tao's skills, I want to come to the people of the Northland and everyone knows martial arts. I definitely don't look out of the ordinary in it.

Sure enough, Mrs. Shen didn't care about Chen An's actions, she just wanted to ask about the young man's life experience again, and she could see that he was tired, so she stopped talking and stopped chattering Xiao Tao, so that Chen An could have a good rest.

There was nothing to say all the way, only the monotonous sound of the wheels came from time to time, becoming the only tone along the way.

Fortunately, this situation did not last long.

In the evening, curling smoke appeared in the field of vision, and the gray walls and tiled houses that traced back to their origins rose sharply. A village with a gray-black hue as a whole, appearing in front of the carriage, the road is unclear and orderly, the bluestone streets are shattered by the sunset, glowing with a subtle halo, and the laughter of chickens and dogs barking tells the world the peace and tranquility and warmth here. Let the first time people see this scene, they can't help but be moved, subconsciously immersed in this family, and ask themselves as if this is what they want in their lives.

Pingzegou is not dilapidated and dilapidated as imagined, but has a trace of paradise charm.

"There have been many capable people here, and there are not a few people who have returned to their hometowns to feed Sangzi, and over time it has become what it is now. As if she was afraid that Chen An would have a preconceived misunderstanding of the name Pingzegou, Mrs. Shen explained with a smile.

Chen An was wrapped in this warm atmosphere, his soul was cleansed, and he nodded noncommittally. He never thought that the ordinary could create such a scene, and what was the point of worrying about gains and losses all day long, and fighting with others. Maybe this kind of life is what I really pursue.

With a clatter, the carriage drove into the village, shattering the busy peace.