The thirst for light and warmth drove Arno to muster up what little strength he had left, and followed the two of them to the wooden house in the woods, and although the light seemed close, it was only when he came to the front that he realized that it was at least a mile away. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

The wooden houses are the most common kind in Pale Mountain, there are three of them, next to each other, and under the eaves of the front porch of the wooden houses hang a big red curtain flag with black borders, on which are written the words cross slope. Around these three wooden houses, a square courtyard is surrounded by logs. The courtyard wall is not high, about 1.5 meters, and the tip is sharpened like the tip of a pen, pointing straight to the sky. The yard was full of falling snow, and the path in the middle of the snow had not yet had time to be cleared, and there were two rows of footprints on it, and on the right side of the path there was a pile of chopping wood hidden by the falling snow, and on the left side there was a stone roller.

Arnold suddenly regained his vitality when he came closer, quickly overtaking Luo Lie and Yan Tianxin in front of him, and was the first to come to the gate of the courtyard, shouting, "Is there anyone?"

Luo Lie's eyes were still looking at the curtain flag, and he suddenly remembered that the cross slope was not a black shop opened by Sun Erniang and Zhang Qing in the Water Margin, which specialized in selling human meat buns?

Arnold shouted for a long time and no one answered, thinking that there was no one inside.

Yan Tianxin said loudly: "The stars are moving, the white mountain and black water are thousands of years of rhyme!"

A deep voice came from inside: "The vicissitudes of life, the iron bone Dan heart will last for ten thousand years!"

The door opened from the inside, and a man in a sheepskin jacket strode through the courtyard and appeared in front of them, the man had a full beard, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a red face, although he was not tall, but his body was strong and sturdy, seeing Yan Tianxin, he showed a smile on his face, and bowed deeply to Yan Tianxin with his fists: "Subordinates greet the big shopkeeper!" This person is the shopkeeper of the cross slope, Lao Tong,

Yan Tianxin nodded, and said hello to him. After entering the yard, I stepped on the snow and walked into the wooden house, but the inside of the wooden house was as warm as spring.

Several people took off the outside of the big coat one after another, and Lao Tong diligently took Yan Tianxin's outer coat and hung it on the wall, and a row of branches like antlers were nailed on the wall to be used as hangers.

Lao Tong said: "The shopkeeper will rest first, and I'll go get some hot water to wash the dust for you." ”

Arnold found a chair to paralyze the whole person in, and he was so comfortable that he almost screamed, waved his hand weakly and said, "Don't wash it, get some food, I just want to eat and sleep now." ”

Yan Tianxin said: "Lao Tong, go and prepare the room, where is your old man?" In the local area, his wife is usually called Lao Kuai.

Lao Tong smiled: "That lazy woman is sick, I asked the bolt to send her to the mountain to find Mr. Zhuo to see the disease, and now I am the only one here." Shopkeeper, the room has been prepared, I have been burning the kang all the time, your room has never been touched, these two guests live in the big house, I will prepare meals for you. ”

Arnold suddenly remembered something: "Lao Tong, get some wine to warm up!"

"Hey!" Lao Tong smiled and went out.

Yan Tianxin's room is located on the left side, she pushed open the door, the things inside still haven't moved, this room is specially prepared for her, the cross slope is a post they are located at the foot of Tianmai Mountain, because guarding the only way to Tianmai Mountain, any surrounding wind and grass, here can be known for the first time, and quickly passed to the mountain, Lao Tong is the old man of Lianyunzhai, he and his wife and son have been guarding this outpost for ten years. On weekdays, my job is to be responsible for receiving brothers who go up and down the mountain, leading the heroes who come to the grass, and also working part-time to find out the news around them. In the past ten years, the three of them have been conscientious and very conscientious.

When Yan Tianxin went to Heihuling this time, he rested here for the night, and he lived in this room at that time, because he knew that Yan Tianxin might use it after returning soon, so this room was never touched.

Luo Lie knocked lightly on the open door, and Yan Tianxin turned around: "Something?"

Luo Lie smiled: "It's nothing, it's just a little worried, so come in and have a look." ”

Yan Tianxin said: "There's nothing to worry about when you get here. One sentence shows her trust in Lao Tong, and it also shows that she has reached her territory, and when she comes here, she feels at home.

Lao Tong brought hot water in, a basin was sent to Yan Tianxin's room, and a basin was sent to the big house on the right, this big house is bigger than the living room and Yan Tianxin's cottage combined, the fire kang is built along the south wall, and there is no problem with sleeping ten people side by side, it is also hot, Luo Lie is quite curious, and after careful observation, he knows that the construction of the wooden house is very knowledgeable, and the builders have already considered the problem of fire prevention.

Lao Tong greeted warmly: "Master Luo, wash your face and burn your feet." ”

Luo Lie nodded, and said seemingly casually: "Brother Tong, you are busy working alone inside and outside such a big inn?"

Lao Tong smiled: "How can I be busy alone, there are my mother-in-law and son on weekdays, but my mother-in-law unfortunately contracted the wind cold, yesterday I really couldn't stand it, I asked my son to accompany her to the mountain to see a doctor, because it is estimated that the shopkeeper will come back in these two days, so I stayed and waited." ”

Luo Lie came to the basin and washed his face, Lao Tong said: "Master Luo has nothing else to do, I will retire first, you clean up and come out to eat, the meal will be hot soon." ”

After washing his face, Luo Lie found that the water in the basin had turned black, and came to the small mirror hanging on the wall to take a photo, and found that the camouflage on his face had completely faded, and he couldn't help but think of the scene before entering the mountain, the sparrow made up for himself, it seems that the effect of this makeup is far less durable than what the sparrow said, it has only been a week, and he has already revealed his original form, but the sparrow also reminded himself that he should try not to wash his face on weekdays.

Just this basin of black water scalded his feet, and the days of running made his feet grind out a lot of blood blisters, his feet were immersed in hot water, and the cracks of blood blisters and frostbite suddenly hurt like a knife, Luo Lie bit his lip hard, and under this painful torment, he felt an indescribable pleasure. The golden medicine and plaster that Yan Tianxin gave him were very effective, and in just a few days, the broken rib in his left chest was no longer painful, and he should be in the process of rapid recovery.

Arnold has always nestled in the chair in the living room, motionless, he was tired because of the rush in the past two days, Arnold was surprised by Yan Tianxin's amazing physical strength and more amazing perseverance, in his impression, most Chinese women are weak and can't help the wind, small birds depend on people, although Yan Tianxin has a soft appearance, but she has a kind of independence and strength that is rare even for Western women, Arnold is now convinced, knowing that this trip is so sinful, it is better to go to Baishan with the blind man first.

In this warm room separated from the wind and snow, and the cold wind howling and snowy outside, are completely two completely different worlds, Arnold was so comfortable that he was almost about to fall asleep, and suddenly smelled a strong aroma of wine, he opened his eyes as if he had been stimulant, but saw Lao Tong walking in with a tray, and there were two kinds of poon choi and a pot of good wine in the tray.

Arnold jumped up from his chair like clockwork and stepped forward to help serve the food.

Lao Tong smiled and said, "Master Nuo, you rest, I will do these little things." ”

In the evening, four dishes were prepared, although there were not many dishes, but the portions were full, namely sauerkraut and white meat, pheasant stewed with mushrooms, braised roe deer meat, and cabbage stewed with tofu.

After Luo Lie and Arnold sat down, Yan Tianxin came out after a long time, she had just washed her hair, her long black and bright hair was scattered over her shoulders, her skin was white and red, and her eyebrows were picturesque, like a hibiscus out of water. Although Luo Lie is used to seeing all kinds of beauties from the East and the West, he can't help but be stunned.

Yan Tianxin said: "You eat first, why wait for me?"

Luo Lie said: "If the host doesn't come, how can there be a reason for the guest to move the chopsticks first?"

Yan Tianxin sat down, found that Lao Tong did not sit down, and was about to go out again, and beckoned: "Lao Tong, sit together!"

Lao Tong said with a smile: "Shopkeeper, I've eaten, the pot is burning bud rice paste, I know that the shopkeeper is good, just stewed, I have to look at it, so as not to paste the pot, you talk." As he spoke, he opened the door and went to the kitchen.

Arnold had already poured three wine glasses, and took the lead in picking up the wine glasses and said, "Congratulations on our safe arrival at Tianmai Mountain, and thank you to Lord Yan Zhai for your hospitality." ”

Luo Lie picked up the wine glass, Yan Tianxin's eyes fell on his face, in fact, the moment she came out, she had already noticed the change in Luo Lie's face, which was very different from the previous image with a dark complexion and a birthmark, although Yan Tianxin had guessed that Luo Lie had changed his face, but he did not expect his image to change so much.

Luo Lie smiled: "Don't know me?"

Yan Tianxin said: "It's still more pleasing to the eye." She picked up the glass and drank it down.