At the beginning of October of the 19th year of the reign of King Qin, Yang Ming and his entourage left Jicheng in the reluctance and expectation of countless people, and soon crossed Yishui and entered Zhongshan County.

In the west of Wu'an County under the rule of Zhaodu County, there are countless fertile fields located here, a small manor is scattered in the middle of the line, the manor here covers an area of about the same, each one is almost about 300 acres left, although the owner of the manor has different surnames and different ancestral homes, but they all have a common identity, that is, the Qin army, more precisely, the former Qin army.

The owners of the manor are all injured and disabled Qin soldiers in the battle of the Qin army to destroy Zhao three years ago, because they can no longer fight in battle, so Yang Ming, who was still the captain of the army at the time, incorporated it into the household registration under the rule of Wu'an County, and divided the land in Wu'an County into manors circled by the magnates of Zhao, and gave these disabled soldiers with military merits.

It's just that among these special manors in Wu'an County, there is a manor that is even more special, because compared to his Qin neighbors, its owner is an authentic Zhao person, an ordinary Zhao person in the eyes of any person, and a Zhao person who can neither write nor martial arts.

"The Song family is really developed, since the surrender of the king, how many powerful and wealthy families have declined, but the people of the Song family, I don't know what nobles they have encountered, they have developed all of a sudden." A few hunters who had come out of the mountains before the snow closed the mountain sat on a boulder on the side of the road and rested, talking about the short things in their parents.

"Then who is right, it all depends on fate." It was an old hunter who spoke, and of course he was probably not that old, he should have been in his forties, but he was dark and thin, and the furrows on his shriveled face were deeper under the cold wind, making him look much older than his real age.

"What kind of life can the people of the Song family have? I still know the kid's father, the level of hunting is not very ordinary, I heard that when he went into the mountains to hunt, he tripped over a rabbit, and broke his leg and became a lame, but the old man of the Song family avoided the Changping War, as for later, life was not very good, and the boys in the family were not very angry, I heard that even the mother-in-law married by the youngest son was picked up by the old man Song, otherwise when it came to his youngest son, he might not even be able to marry his mother-in-law. Another middle-aged hunter sneered, but there was a lot of envy in his words.

If he also has hundreds of acres of high-quality fertile land, why should he go into the mountains to hunt, you must know that hunting is a dangerous thing, how can there be a comfortable and safe farming, walking through the mountains and forests, danger is everywhere, whether you can catch the prey depends on luck, between ploughing land and hunting, only fools are willing to hunt, everything is just a last resort.

"So, who of you knows what noble people the Song family has met and can get such benefits? Could it be that the Song family has relatives who are powerful people in the Qin State? Another young hunter asked.

If he has the opportunity, he is willing to fight for the future of the family, but unfortunately, there is really no chance now.

"How can the Song family have any noble relatives." Everyone shook their heads and said, they are all from ten miles and eight towns, even if they don't know the roots, they all know a lot about each other's situation, what is the situation of the Song family, can they not know?

"But the Song family is not a good place, I heard that twenty years ago, the manor belonged to another family, or the Zhao family was born, but one morning, there were bandits, and it was a fire, which turned the entire manor into a scorched earth, and then there was a master, it seems that it has something to do with Wu Anjun, but then you also know that Wu Anjun was defeated, the king surrendered, and the manor was divided into several pieces, and one fell into the hands of the Song family, less than twenty years, That piece of land has changed three owners, but the feng shui is not very good? Said a hunter who was a little twisted by jealousy.

"And there is also a cemetery there, I heard that every night is full of gloomy winds, and it is the ghosts of those who were slaughtered by the bandits back then." The man who spoke was a teenager who lived nearby, and when he was young, he was often intimidated by the adults of the family with that mass grave.

"Alas, the world is impermanent." Several hunters let out a sigh in unison, it is better to go home early and lie down, what is the point of talking about other people's affairs here.

A few people rested a little, each picked up their own prey and walked in the direction of home, the sky is a little gloomy now, I don't know when it will snow, it is not comfortable to rush against the wind and snow.

Just when a few people were about to go on the road, they suddenly saw two figures, one tall and one short, coming from the front, all of them showed a surprised look, it is normal to meet pedestrians on the road, if it is just like this, of course a few hunters will not feel surprised, but it is true that the people who came are people, but they are completely different from them, and they can even be said to be people who do not belong to the same world at all.

Compared with the dress of the country people, the two people who came to them were richly dressed, the tall figure was dressed in a light-colored robe, the fabric looked extremely exquisite, and a black cloak was draped, and there was a black fluff trim on the edge of the cloak, which must have been of great value.

And this is not the most important thing, the most important thing is that the figure next to this figure is more luxurious, the pure white between the no trace of variegated fur completely includes her under the fur, the hat twice fell with two red pompoms, you can't see her appearance at all, but the demeanor that seems to come out of the myth makes several hunters subconsciously stagger their eyes one by one, and they really dare not look at it.

This is, how did such a person appear on a country road? This is not supposed to be the place where they appear.

It wasn't until the two figures and a few hunters staggered past that they reacted, and for a moment they only felt that what they had just seen was fake, but the back could still be seen until they disappeared completely.

"This is the manor, isn't my brother really going in to see it?" The Snow Girl looked at the familiar manor in front of her, and asked Yang Ming with a side face.

"What do you go in and see? I can't find what I remember anymore. Yang Ming said.

Yang Ming's feelings for the manor where he lived in his childhood are really limited, besides, Yang Ming only cares about people, and no one is there, so what else is there to see.

"Isn't there another acquaintance? Just now, those people were still discussing the reason why the Song family was able to get rich suddenly. Snow Maiden said.

The people of the Song family were able to suddenly own a manor, especially in a place like Wu'an County, naturally because of Yang Ming, the fire that year, the people who survived the manor were not only Yang Ming and Snow Girl, but also a third person, that is, Uncle Biao's youngest son.

After the manor was burned down, people with courage came to rummage through the ruins to see if they could find something useful, among which the earliest person who came was the lame man of the Song family, whose family was the poorest at that time, and it was precisely because of this that he took out a young child from a cellar in the ruins and brought it back to his home, and in that winter, the youngest son of the Song family died because of the cold, so the people of the Song family let the young child enter their own household registration, and there is the current Song family boy, It is also the lucky person in the mouth of a few hunters.

"Forget it, knowing us is not necessarily a good thing for him, they have a lot of lives now, and there are more variables when they know us, so we don't have to disturb their lives." Yang Ming refused.

Ordinary may not be unhappy, now Uncle Biao's son has things that make those hunters envious, and now he is doing well, so why let him pursue those things that he can't control at all.

"That's fine, the more you know, the more troubles you have, and now is probably the best." The Snow Maiden nodded.

"Let's go, go and pay respects to my grandmother and the old butler, and we'll leave." Yang Ming pulled the jade hand of the Snow Maiden and walked towards the mountains to the west.

"yes." Hearing the three words of the old housekeeper, a trace of gloom appeared in the Snow Girl's expression, Yang Ming's perception of the old housekeeper was average, but the Snow Girl was different, it was the person who had exchanged her life for her chance to live.

Yang Ming and Xue Nu left the convoy when the frame came to the territory of Zhaodu, and then came to Wu'an County, where the story began.

When the Snow Maiden had finished paying respects to her grandmother and the old butler, snowflakes were already floating in the sky, and in a short time the goose-feathered snow covered the earth with a layer of silver.

"I can't even listen to what you said at your grandmother's grave." Yang Ming, who was walking in the snow, asked the Snow Girl.

"Of course my brother can't listen to it, and the Snow Girl also needs to have her own secrets." The Snow Girl, who was in a somewhat depressed mood, put on a smiling face for herself before saying to Yang Ming.

"Well, Xue'er is an adult after all." Yang Ming said and was about to go back, but the Snow Girl suddenly clenched Yang Ming's palm.

"Brother, I still want to go to a place now." The Snow Girl looked at Yang Ming, with a hint of shyness in her eyes, and even a hint of expectation.

"Where?" Yang Ming was stunned and said, what else can the two of them do when they come out this time to do something?

"Does my brother remember that cave?" The Snow Girl asked in anticipation, as if expecting Yang Ming's affirmative answer.

"Caves?" Yang Ming didn't react for a while.

"It's a cave where a bear who is too unlucky to be unlucky anymore." The Snow Girl patiently reminded, but she couldn't remind it too obviously, she wanted Yang Ming to think about it herself.

"Well, Cher was talking about that cave, what's wrong? Cher wants to go now? There's nothing special there, right? Yang Ming suddenly realized that when the two of them fled for their lives, they found a cave in the mountain, and also found a very fat and strong bear in the cave that had just entered hibernation and eaten, which saved several days of rations, and it was precisely because of this that the Snow Girl would say that there was an unlucky bear there.

"No, it's special, brother, you have to go with me." Snow Girl said with a serious expression on her little face.

"Since it was Xue'er who invited me, how can I have a reason to refuse?" Yang Ming replied without hesitation.

"Let's go, then." The Snow Girl smiled and had already pulled Yang Ming's palm and ran towards the mountain.

(End of chapter)