The snow gradually began to fall lighter and lighter, and finally stopped when Kaze-chan finished breakfast.

Feng Yin didn't eat much of this meal, and he didn't even taste what the side dishes tasted like. The mother-in-law did not allow Feng Yin to leave the table before breakfast, so Feng Yin hurriedly drank a bowl of porridge and said that she was full, and ran out of the house with her mother-in-law's permission, without even wearing a warm cloak.

The mother-in-law was a little surprised when she looked at the wind that rushed out of the house: "Why is this child so anxious today." ”

Feng Yin rushed out of the house, didn't run a few steps to the door of the small courtyard, opened the courtyard door, the whole courtyard was silent and no one around, only covered by full of snow, as if there was no trace of dirt between heaven and earth, only full of peace and peace.

A smile broke out at the corner of his mouth, and Wind Yin raised his right foot and stepped into the snow.

Kazuki loves snow and especially likes to walk after heavy snowfall. The road is difficult to walk after the snow, and the people in the house can avoid a lot of work after the snow, and basically stay in the house and will not go out. At this time, Feng Yin likes to walk along the secluded path in the backyard, which is remote and rarely pedestrianized, and there is no need to worry about meeting others after the snow.

Standing in the snow, Feng Yin felt as if he was the only one left in the white world, he was just Feng Yin, and he was no longer a demon who was feared and spurned.

Walking along the secluded path in the backyard to the west, at the end of the path, in the northwest corner of the General's Mansion near the back door, there is also a small courtyard, which looks larger than the courtyard of the wind yin.

The surface of the wooden door in the courtyard has been mottled to the original color, the cracks in the road are deep or shallow across the wooden door, and the iron pair of door knockers have long been rusted.

It can be seen that this place has been empty for a long time.

Feng Yin walked to the courtyard door, carefully observed that there was no one on the left and right, and gently pushed the courtyard door open.

The slightly heavy wooden door made a heavy sound of "creaking", which was particularly beautiful in the empty and uninhabited snowscape, and the mood of the wind moaning became clear at the moment when the wooden door opened, and the corners of the mouth hung a shallow smile, and even the eyes were lively.

There are two tall red plum trees planted in front of the window of the main house in the courtyard, and the height of the trees must have been some years. Feng Yin pushed open the courtyard door and saw the plum blossoms in full bloom, the red plum blossoms were full of snow, Ling Han left a fragrance, warm and festive in this snowy day, and the flowers were extraordinarily gorgeous, and Feng Yin's heart was very warm.

The branches of the two plum trees are covered with thick snow, and the plum blossoms bloom brightly under the cover of the snow without showing enchantment, and they are full of vitality but refuse to show off, which has a unique charm.

The mother-in-law said that this small courtyard was the courtyard where the uncle's biological mother lived before her death.

The uncle's biological mother is called Yuemei, who was bought from the market by General Wu's mother, and was left by General Wu's mother to serve because she was beautiful. Yuemei is also well-behaved and sensible, so she is very loved by the old general's mother.

The old general's mother loves to read since she was a child, and she is a famous and talented woman full of poetry and books, so she naturally pays special attention to the education of the old general.

When the old general was young, he was naughty and didn't like to read, and often sneaked out of the school to play, so the old general's mother sent Yuemei to take care of the old general and accompany him to study in the school every day.

I don't know if the old general is getting older and finally sensible or Yuemei is really well watched, after a month, the old general has never skipped school, every day on time to go to the school to study, never delayed for a moment, the book is getting better and better, even Mr. often praises the old general in front of his wife for his rapid progress.

Since then, the old general's mother often sees two figures sitting side by side silently outside the study window, and Yuemei has been staying with the old general to read, and this companion has been more than ten years.

The mother-in-law said with a smile at that time: "Yuemei is beautiful, and she is the same age as the old general, she reads books and plays together every day, how can the love of childhood sweethearts be as simple as a simple master and servant." ”

In the blink of an eye, both of them have grown up, the old general is tall and jade, and the heroic spirit is compelling; Yuemei is knowledgeable, gentle and beautiful. At the age of the beginning of love, there was only one Yuemei who accompanied the old general every day.

The mother-in-law sighed at that time and said: "The Wu family has been an official for generations, and the family rules are strict, and the old general is the eldest grandson of the Wu family, and his status is noble, but Yuemei is a wild girl bought from the hands of the market traffickers, and she is a lowly slave, and she doesn't even have a surname, so Yuemei doesn't even have the identity of being a concubine for the old general." ”

The old general has been engaged in family affairs since he was a child, and the other party is the daughter of Zhengyi Shangshuling, with a noble status, beautiful and virtuous.

On the day of the old general's wedding, Yuemei was assigned to live in this courtyard by the old general's mother, near the back door, far away from the old general's new house, but the old general's mother finally acquiesced to their relationship.

The old general did not take any more concubines, in the eyes of outsiders, he and his wife had a deep relationship, but in fact, there was a Yuemei who did not even have the status of a concubine.

In this way, a few years have passed, and the old general and Yuemei often make tea under the red plum tree in the courtyard or her, he dances the sword, or recites poems and paints together, talks about the past and the present, and time is also comfortable and happy.

Four years after his wife gave birth to her eldest son, Yuemei's child was also born, and the old general named him Wu Jifeng.

Later, a few years later, Yuemei was seriously ill, and although the old general searched for a famous doctor to treat her, she finally died in the old general's arms. ”

"After Yuemei died, the second master also moved out of the yard and was raised by the old general's wife, and the yard was closed. I heard from the old people in the house that when the old general was alive, he often sat under the red plum tree in the courtyard at night, and sat for most of the night, and he would not leave until his wife came to persuade him. The mother-in-law sighed as if sorry and continued: "The old general has a deep affection for Yuemei, but it's a pity that he can't have a lover for long. ”

After the death of the old general, this small courtyard fell silent, and no one easily set foot on it.

In the evening of the second day when the uncle brought Feng Yin back from the temple, he brought Feng Yin to this small courtyard.

The weather was fine that day, and the golden sunset in the sky was set by the setting sun, and the red clouds reflected each other, which was beautiful.

The afterglow of the sunset shines warmly on Feng Yin's body, the uncle takes Feng Yin's hand and walks in the path shaded by green trees, the sun shines on the uncle's back through the gaps in the leaves, and the mottled light and shadow keep beating on the gray robe, warm and dazzling.

Feng Yin's eyes only followed the light and shadow on his back, and he didn't even notice that he had walked into a courtyard, as if he had arrived in a trance, and he didn't even notice when the courtyard door was opened.

When he arrived in the courtyard and stood still, the uncle let go of Feng Yin's hand and turned his head, squatted in front of Feng Yin, looked into her eyes and said, "If you stay in your yard in the future, you can come here to play, you can do whatever you want here, no one will blame you." ”

Feng Yin thought he was going to blame himself for running away yesterday, but when he heard him say this, he was a little stunned for a while, and he didn't know what this meant, so he just stared at him blankly and didn't answer.

The uncle looked at her dumb look very cute, smiled and rubbed her soft hair with his hand, and added: "There is only one, and I can't run away from home again." It's very dangerous in the mountains, and this time you were lucky enough to meet Master Wuyan and pick you up, but you don't have such good luck every time, you know?"

Feng Yin was a little confused by his warm words, the only remaining memory was that no one was so close to him, and for some reason he felt that his eyes were sour, and it seemed that tears were about to fall.

He asked, "Do you know?"

Feng Yin looked at his eyes for a while, feeling that his gaze was closer than that of his father and mother, so he nodded lightly and said, "Got it." ”

"Your father won't know about this time, and you don't have to worry about being punished. ”

Feng Yin raised his head when he heard this, and was stunned, it turned out that he didn't tell his father about yesterday's incident.

Feng Yin spoke slowly, her voice was light and emotionless: "You are so good to me, even better than my mother-in-law." She was just stating what she knew, not a child's coquettishness to her elders.

The uncle laughed out loud when he heard this, and his smile was warmer than the midday sun.

Feng Yin looked at him and smiled, tilted his head unconsciously, and asked, "But why?"

The uncle seemed to be confused, and looked at Feng Yin in confusion, and said, "What why?"

"Why are you so good to me? better than my mother-in-law. ”

"Because I am your uncle and your relative. ”

Wu Jifeng gently held Feng Yin's hand and said slowly but firmly: "Feng Yin, you remember, I am your uncle, your relative, and a different person from my mother-in-law, do you know?"

Feng Yin just looked at him, the doubts surging in his red eyes still not subsided.

Wu Jifeng's eyes dimmed a little, but he never let go of the hands that held Feng Yin, "Uncle is your relative, the closest person to you besides your father and mother." From now on, Uncle will always be by your side, will always be with you, will protect you until you grow up, you know?"

Feng Yin looked down at the big hands holding him, and then touched his warm eyes, although he couldn't understand the emotions he hid in his words, but he could feel the warm current transmitted from his palm, spreading to his heart one by one, warming up a clear and clear heart.

"Relatives", the wind whispered, "you are my relatives." ”

"We are relatives, this is destined by God, and no one can change it. ”

Feng Yin looked up at the sky, at him, at himself, and with his eyes open for a moment before nodding slightly, "Got it." ”

He laughed again, "You should have said, 'Got it, uncle.'" ”

Feng Yin looked into his smiling eyes and finally spoke, "Got it, uncle." ”

After saying that, he laughed, and the hearty voice came from Feng Yin's ears to his heart, so Feng Yin also laughed softly. I just think that this person is so good.

Feng Yin has always remembered the laughter of that day in his heart, and he has remembered it to this day.

Just as he was thinking about it, Feng Yin felt a sudden pain in his head, and couldn't help frowning and screaming "ah", reaching out to touch his head, and his head was covered with broken snow.

At this moment, a string of clear laughter came from behind him.

"Hahaha... , stupid girl, she can't even dodge a small snowball, and her kung fu has been practiced for a while!"

Feng Yin had guessed that it was him, and turned her head to stare at him as she cleared the snow from her head. Some snow particles slipped down the neck into the clothes, and when they encountered the body temperature, they immediately turned into snow water, and coolly seeped into the clothing and stuck to the skin, but they were uncomfortable to death.

"You're a villain, and you love to bully!" said Feng Yin as he pursed his lips and widened his eyes, like a little flower cat who had been wronged.

"I'm not a bad guy, I'm Wen Shuo. The boy walked up to Feng Yin in a few steps, and while laughing, he stretched out his hand to help Feng Yin brush away the snow on his head.

Feng Yin glared at him with a smile, lowered his head slightly and let him clean up, he didn't do it anymore, and slandered in his heart: "Anyway, you hurt it, you should be allowed to clean it up." ”

Wen Shuo's father is the uncle's personal guard in the army, two and a half years ago, a small wave of bandits rebelled, the uncle led a team of soldiers to suppress, Wen Shuo's father died in that battle to save a pair of mother and son under the bandits' arrows.

Wen Shuo's mother died early, so the uncle took Wen Shuo and his grandmother to the house to raise, but unfortunately the grandmother left within half a year, Wen Shuo became an orphan, and the uncle took him as a righteous son, and usually lived in the uncle's courtyard.

Because of the relationship between the uncle, Wen Shuo and Feng Yin quickly became acquainted, and the uncle was not often in the house, so he asked Wen Shuo to accompany Feng Yin more, so this "Red Plum Courtyard" became a secret place where the two often met.

"It snowed so hard last night, and I knew you would come today. Wen Shuo glanced at Feng Yin smugly, "Sure enough, I caught you." ”

Feng Yin's gaze moved to the two blooming red plum trees, and he said, "Uncle said that red plums are most beautiful when they are snowy. After that, he smiled and looked at Wen Shuo, and his voice was as pleasant as a clear spring: "Do you think the red plum is very beautiful now?"

Wen Shuo glanced at the red plum Yingxue in front of him, and said: "Beauty is beauty, but these are all things that girls like, I don't understand these." The eldest husband should practice martial arts and join the army to protect his family and defend the country!" said and puffed out his chest with pride, "just like my father." ”

The smile on Feng Yin's face faded instantly after listening to his words, and he lowered his head silently, "Kaichun, you are going to go to the barracks with your uncle." ”

Wen Shuo grinned so much that his white teeth were exposed, and he said happily: "My father-in-law said that I will be able to take my father's place when I am fifteen years old, and I will be fifteen next year!"

Feng Yin lowered his head and looked at his feet, his right foot rubbing the snow at his feet, and his voice was as light as a breeze: "You are all here, I am the only one left." ”

Wen Shuo frowned, slapped Feng Yin on the head, and shouted: "What are you talking about, you can't hear clearly like a mosquito humming, you have to speak loudly in front of your brother, you know!"

Feng Yin raised his head with a painful "ah", glared at him and said, "I said you should leave quickly, no one will bully me if you leave!"

Wen Shuo had a wicked smile on his face, leaned his face close to Feng Yin, and said: "The little girl knows duplicity, in fact, she is very reluctant to me, she is so uncomfortable that she is about to cry, if you are reluctant to let me go, you can say it, I won't laugh at you!"

"No, it's just that you think too much!" Feng Yin said with a strong mouth, but his eyes were foggy, and he lowered his head awkwardly not to let him see it.

"I'll come back every month," Wen Shuo's expression on his face became rare and serious, and he said softly, "I have already agreed with my father-in-law that I will come back with him at the end of each month, otherwise you will be very uncomfortable here." ”

Feng Yin looked up at him in surprise, but a smile had bloomed on his face, and he didn't speak, just kept looking at him and laughing.

Although she was reluctant to speak, Wen Shuo understood.

"So I have to hurry up and teach you some more kung fu," a playful smile resurfaced on his face, Wen Shuo deliberately looked Feng Yin up and down a few times with disgust, "In case someone wants to bully you when I'm not there, you can resist it, you can't just cry your nose!" said as he stretched out his foot and kicked Feng Yin's calf, "Come on, come on, I'll take a look at it first!"

Feng Yin staggered and stood unsteadily, almost fell, and muttered: "Who else can beat me in the mansion except you, there is no need to be good or bad." But he knew that he would never be able to resist him, so he had to slowly stand with his feet shoulder-width apart, stretch his arms forward, and slowly squat down.

Wen Shuo looked at her reluctant appearance, put his hands behind his back, and circled around the wind, "This horse step is a basic kung fu, you have to practice it well, this horse is tied well, one is to train leg strength, and the other is to practice internal strength......

A gust of north wind blew, blowing down the snow on the branches, blowing bursts of plum fragrance intoxicating, a few red plum petals floated down from the branches, under the red plum tree, a pair of teenagers laughed and played, and the youthful vitality washed away the severe cold of the courtyard.

If Wen Shuo knew that this was the last year to accompany Feng Yin to see the red plum, he would definitely imprint everything in front of him in his mind, and he would not let it fade for the rest of his life.