Life always seems to change inadvertently, but there are always people who like to trace the beauty of the past along the road of memory.

The yard was very clean, there was hardly any snow left, and there was only a black and white cow in the stable, which was grazing in the wooden trough, and Surdak led the horse into the stable, and the Gubolai horse seemed to be very dissatisfied with the old occupants of the stable, and kicked the horse's hooves a little restlessly, and the cow ate the grass quietly, and did not care about the clown-like performance of the Gubolai horse.

Rita heard the movement and walked out, and hurriedly helped Surdak unsaddle the horse so that it could stay comfortably in the stable, and kept stroking its head to make it quiet.

"Been out for so long this time?" Rita poured a basket of hay into the trough, then brought another bucket of water over and said to Surdak.

Surdak stood by the pillar next to the stable, and said to Rita, "Well, I went to Bena City, and I went to the Brimstone Mine in Pubao Mountain, and now that the road from Wall Village to the Brimstone Mine has been repaired, I can take you to visit it when I have time, and I can see my territory." ”

Rita looked to the north with a hint of awe in her eyes.

For many people in the village of Wall, Pupu Mountain is a dead land, the black canopy above it covers a large area of barren land, the volcanic ash is sealing everything away, it is desolate and dry, and there is no water source to be found, even the most tenacious limestone iguanas cannot get close to the edge of the volcano, and the sea buckthorn grass and thirsty undead grass are buried in the volcanic ash, slowly turning into dead branches and leaves.

Rita pursed her lips and said with some disdain: "What's so nice about Puss Mountain, where the middle-aged people are shrouded in a black canopy, the sky is full of volcanic ash, and there is no one in the barren land over there, no one can live there, if it weren't for the mask, I'm afraid we wouldn't dare to go in, I heard that there are fires burning all over the mountain?" ”

Rita's eyes were long and full of curiosity.

Surdak hugged little Peter, followed behind Rita, and said: "There are rivers of lava everywhere, some are exposed and some are lurking underground, and it is hot everywhere, but it is not as exaggerated as you say, it is indeed not too livable, compared to those, Wall Village is simply a paradise." ”

Rita followed Surdak behind with an empty wooden barrel, she was not very tall, wearing the jacket that women often wear in winter, her figure was even and athletic, looking at the magnificent cistern dam not far away, and said with some emotion: "Yes, the current Wall Village looks like paradise, I have forgotten the taste of multigrain cakes." ”

Little Peter, who was stuck in Surdak's arms, said to Rita who was following him with a childish look: "Auntie, if you want to go to Puss Mountain, remember to take me with you." ”

Rita walked up with a smile, scratched his little finger on Peter's nose, and said with a smile, "If you can promise that you won't cry even if it rains fire and rain on your head, then take you." ”

Little Peter nodded vigorously in disbelief, and said childishly, "I'm sure I won't cry......"

There were two wooden figures in the courtyard by the wall, the oak wooden figures were covered with some shallow knife marks, it seemed that little Peter insisted on practicing basic swordsmanship every day, and there were two arrow targets hanging on the wall next to the wooden figures, and a few messy feather arrows were stuck in them.

Outside the courtyard, you can see the fifth level of the reservoir, which is covered with thick snow, and the layers of dams are built overhead, and the dam and the mountain are integrated in the snow, which looks very magnificent.

Surdak walked into the house with little Peter in his arms, and old Sheila was sitting in a rocking chair by the fireplace, her eyes slightly closed and the fire was baked, and a thin blanket was still on her knees, and she looked like she was asleep.

Natasha had already brought a plate of steaming broth to the dining room, and she put two hard wheat cakes next to the fireplace, so that baking them would make them taste fragrant and crispy, and remembering that when she returned to Wall Village last summer, the whole village was starving, and the thatched hut of the old Sheila family was leaking very badly, but fortunately, spring is always the dry season, and it has not been affected much.

At that time, there seemed to be only a little chestnut flour in the house, except for a little miscellaneous grain, and the difficult life slowly disappeared from the appearance of the man who bowed his head and munched on wheat cakes silently, and he was also promoted from a trainee knight all the way to a noble baron, although this title is not hereditary yet, but this is already unique in the village of Wall, which does not even have a canonized knight.

Today, he is still silently guarding here, guarding Wall Village and this barren land.

Natasha sat down in a chair next to Surdak and looked at him with a gentle face, and little Peter climbed into Natasha's arms, and Natasha looked at Surdak with a dusty face and was covered in volcanic ash, and said to him, "I'm going to boil some bath water......"

Although there is already a cook in the family, Natasha still likes to do everything herself, and she and Rita are the kind of hardworking women.

Natasha was wearing a long cotton skirt, the belt tied her waist very slender, the sweater made of wool velvet with a sweetheart collar was worn very closely, her milk-like white neck and collarbone were all exposed, and her long golden hair was tied into a ponytail with a handkerchief at the back of her head.

After filling my stomach, my body also relaxes.

Surdak lay in the warm bath, he closed his eyes and felt the rippling water around him, his perception opened up with the ripples of the water in circles, so that Surdak had a very strange feeling, and then the sleepiness of the journey came up, and he rested his head on the edge of the bath......

Thinking about how to mention his proposal to his family in the Marquis of Luthor's Mansion in Pena City, Surdak felt that this matter was really a little difficult to talk about when he faced Natasha, maybe he should discuss it with Old Sheila first, but he didn't want to face Old Sheila alone, and when those eyes stared at him, he always felt a little weak.

Then he began to think about forming a cavalry battalion in the winter anyway, whether it was war horses or cavalry, it was a matter of urgency to solve it immediately.

Hearing the sound of rushing water, Surdak woke up from his dream, and found Natasha squatting outside the bath for some reason, and her face was flushed with shame, and she lowered her head and said in a dare, "Did I wake you up?" ”

Surdak lay in the bath, reached out and wiped her face, picked up her white chin with her index finger, gently beaked her blushing lips, and said gently: "If you hadn't come to wake me up, maybe I would have slept until tomorrow morning......"

Natasha held Surdak's somewhat dishonest hand and whispered to him with a shyness on her face: "Don't be here, Uncle Bright is still waiting for you outside, as if he has something to discuss with you, Andrew and Samira are also waiting outside when they hear that you are back!" ”