Life in winter is long and uninteresting.

Lawrence woke up from the house and lay quietly in bed.

There is no need to get up too early because there is nothing to do.

With the sound of the beautiful girl breathing beside him, Lawrence turned his head sideways and saw Saliel sleeping on his side.

Lawrence looked quietly at Sariel's face, at the brown hair on her head that hung down her cheeks, and at the quiet sleeping face.

Lawrence looked again at the roof, where there were straw baskets for clothes and fabrics, and a layer of old clothes was laid on top of them.

Burning firewood produces a lot of soot, which is often cleaned on the bed and on the floor, while things that are hung and placed on high places can easily accumulate some soot, so it is necessary to cover with a layer of old clothes.

Lawrence looked at the roof and pulled down more than two dozen ropes from the umbrella-like roof trunk and other places.

The whole roof looks dense, somewhat crowded and ugly.

But looking at the strings of meat and the wheat and flour hidden in the chest, the ugliest things are much more pleasing to the eye.

There was not much spare space in the stone house, and from the bed you could smell the wool of the domme sheep not far away.

Lawrence closed his eyes and slept for a while, it was still pitch black outside.

Since yesterday, we have entered the darkest period called the eternal night.

Lawrence couldn't get used to this kind of thing after all, and when he didn't want to lie down, he got out of bed and walked to the fireplace.

The fireplace was next to the wooden bed, but the opening was not facing this side, and Lawrence got out of bed and took a step to touch the cold mud wall in the dark.

"Lawrence?" Saliel sat up from the bed and asked the figure in the dark.

Lawrence said, "Wait a minute, I'm looking for a wood drill, there's no fire in the fireplace, it should have been seven or eight hours." ”

Lying on the covers, Saliel said, "Forget about the fire, we can continue to sleep." ”

Lawrence touched the wooden drill that was placed in a fixed place, and because he knew about it before, he prepared the props for starting the fire in advance.

"I can't sleep, get up and cook something to eat, I can give you lessons, I can play with you, if I'm really sleepy, I can sleep."

Lawrence began to pull the drill in the dark, and the drill spun rapidly among the planks and pressed hay.

The smell of burnt wood chips rose, and Lawrence picked up the drill, and smoke quickly rose between the top pegs and holes.

When the faint flame rose up, Lawrence put it in the fireplace and slowly raised it.

With the flames, there was a light in the dark room.

Darkness is a terrible thing, if you can't see anything, you can't feel anything, and it's easy to get cranky.

As the family got busy, Sariel took a look at the dark world outside and said to Lawrence, "Lawrence, be careful. ”

Lawrence looked at Saril suspiciously, "What's wrong?" ”

Saril looked outside and said calmly, "I remember that my father used to patrol the house at this time, and one year when it was clear that it was eternal night, he went out and caught a big wolf after a circle. ”

Lawrence looked at Sophia, "Sophia, in the future, I and Sariel will pour the urine jar, you don't just go out." ”

Sophia nodded in fear, and looked at the dark and cold world outside the door, feeling that it was very scary.

Lawrence pondered, "In the winter, there may be beasts that feel warm here, and it is really risky for us to keep warm near our house. ”

"When spring comes, I'll find a way to keep the beasts out of the neighborhood so that they don't come near us."

Saliel nodded and said with a smile: "Don't be so afraid, it doesn't matter how many wolves come from, wild boars will look for food in the forest in winter, and bears will also appear in places where wild boars are active or on the beach." ”

"At this time, the bears will sleep and give birth, we are safe!"

Lawrence said helplessly: "Sariel is right, it just so happens that we have also collected some pine branches and leaves, pine leaves will smell bad when burned, I will wait to order some in the snowdrift, so that those rats and other things smell away from here." ”

Although it was of little use, Lawrence burned some pine branches and leaves while taking out the trash.

In the eternal night, because the temperature is stable, the wind is much less.

Lawrence looked at the damp branches burning on the ground, and then looked up at the distorted green cloud of light in the sky.

In this silent and beautiful world, there is a complex feeling of being in a fantasy world.

Sariel and Sophia also came out of the house, standing outside with Lawrence breathing in the cold air.

Lawrence asked, "What do wild boars eat in winter?" ”

Sariel looked at the forest in the distance, "The big boar will knock down some dead trees, and then eat the worms, wood, and rats inside, and some of the wood will hide all kinds of nuts. ”

"The rest of the birds and critters in the forest will also go over to look for something to eat after the big boar knocks down the big tree, so there must be a lot of food on the ground."

"Bears hibernate if they say that, my father said that bears live in icebergs by the sea, eating big fish and seals and seabirds."

"When it's too cold, bears sleep."

Lawrence was much more relieved, "What else is dangerous here besides bears and wild boars?" ”

Sariel shook her head, "No, the wolf's words are not much of a danger, but it is a little unsafe for Sophia and the children." ”

"Look at that mountain, it's Mount Talim, and it helps us a lot." Salil pointed to the mountains in the distance.

It was a quiet, dark mountain, covered with large gray trees, so far away that it could take hours to walk.

Judging from Andrew's and Sariel's descriptions, the witch on that mountain has inadvertently blessed the place for many years.

Most of the fierce beasts were blocked under that mountain, and even the people under the mountain didn't want to get close to this poisonous mountain.

"Okay, let's go back, I'll make a dripping device to determine the time, although there is no difference between day and night now, but learning can't be left behind."

Lawrence took the two back to the house, took out the blackboard and chalk, and began the lesson.

After the arrival of spring, Lawrence will be busy with a lot of things, and he will not have time to teach slowly, so now that everyone has time, he will pass on all kinds of elementary school knowledge to the two of them.

While supervising the two of them to learn to solve problems, they made a drip device with tools, and by the way, they also made a deck of playing cards.

Eat on time, go to bed on time, lie down on time and play games.

Doing nothing, eating meat every day, often going out at night to feel the calm atmosphere, eating and chatting and playing poker as a family...... It's like the New Year.

(End of chapter)