The people in the two carriages were counted together, and even Zhan Xingran, who had lived on the snowy mountains since he was a child, had never been to such a northerly place. A thick felt blanket was added to the outside of the carriage, the gaps in the inner wall were also thinly sealed with brown paper, and the hand and foot warmers were lit, but I still felt that the cold was unbearable.

On weekdays, Zhan Xingran always yelled that it was too hot, and at the moment he shrank into a ball, hugging Huang Xiaorong, who was dressed like a bear, to keep each other warm. Huaixing stomped his feet and said tremblingly, "What the hell is this place, it is even more torturous than the extremely cold place." By the way, Green Fire, what about the three brocade robes, you can also take them out and put them on for everyone in turn, so as to avoid the cold!"

"Don't mention it, I forgot about the three brocade robes in the Eagle Clan, and I didn't bring them. The green face froze, and it was difficult to speak. Fang Du asked Yun Yuan, "How far is there a town store ahead?"

At this moment, they had been walking on the road for more than twenty days, Yun Yuan unfolded the map and looked at it, "This is the last part of the journey, seventy miles ahead, is the secluded border. There will be a town store there, and we can also rest for a while and warm up before leaving. ”

Most of the liquor I bought in the last town store has been drunk. Several men relied on this to warm up their bodies, and even Sima Lu and Huang Xiaorong drank some. There is not much charcoal for the rest of the dry food, and if you can't get to the next town store quickly, I'm afraid that you will freeze to death on the way.

Fang Duan stopped the carriage, and there was a vast white sky and snow all around, and there was not even a trace of green in sight. I saw the dark clouds gathering in the sky, and I saw that it was another heavy snowstorm. Fang Du had to wave his horsewhip, hoping that the wind and snow would come later.

Walking on the snow, the carriage is not going fast. When it gets dark, it's even slower. The light from the lantern on the carriage was only enough to illuminate the distance of three to five meters in front of the carriage. Fortunately, there aren't many cars passing here, so you don't have to be careful.

Suddenly, Fang Du felt that the wheels of the carriage slipped, and the reins were pulled violently, the horses neighed, the wheels slipped on the snow, and the carriage turned around. Fang Du immediately jumped out of the carriage, stood still on the ground, and stabilized the carriage, so as to avoid a disaster!

Everyone was startled, jumped down, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Fang Du smiled bitterly, "The wheels are slipping, I'm afraid that if it goes on like this, we will have to spend the night in the snow again." "Others are fine, but Zhan Xingran is anxious, "No, Xiaorong has been feverish since yesterday, and I think she has suffered from the cold." If she spends the night in the snow, I'm afraid she won't be able to stand it. ”

"Why didn't you say it earlier?" Sima Lu returned to the carriage, and sure enough, she saw Huang Xiaorong's cheeks burning red, her forehead hot, and she was groggy. Sima Lu asked, "Who still has medicine there?" There is brown sugar and ginger, it is better to boil some water for her to drink." ”

Everyone shook their heads, and Fang Du said, "It's not okay to go on like this, you have to think of a way." Huaixing said, "Anyway, it's good to boil some hot water first." ”

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of footsteps behind the carriage, and two figures appeared behind everyone, "Hey, who are you and what are you doing here?" Fang Dui turned around, and saw two people wrapped tightly, one tall and one short, looking at them like people and bears.

"We, we are passers-by, the carriage is slippery, it is dark again, and we want to find a place to spend the night. Fang Du told the truth, but the two of them were stunned, and the tall one said, "Seeing that a heavy snowstorm is coming, if you spend the night here, you will get frostbite if you don't freeze to death." If you don't like it, you can go with us to a nearby wooden house for the night, and tomorrow the snow will stop and go back on the road, which will be somewhat warmer. ”

It is true that there must be a road before the car reaches the mountain, Fang Duan and the others thanked them repeatedly, followed the two of them down the official road, and went towards the forest.

In the woods, there are two small cabins. Pushing open the door, there was a hot air on their faces, and everyone took off their leather robes and sat around the fire pit to bake and drink hot water. Sima Lu helped the blind girl to the bed, asked for some brown sugar and ginger to boil into water, and poured her into sweat.

After some busy work, Fang Du found out that the owner of the wooden house, Fang Cai, who was tall and short, was actually two brothers and sisters. The tall brother is called Wen Zhou, and the short sister is called Wen Tang. The parents of the brother and sister are gone, and they depend on each other for their lives, chopping wood and hunting on weekdays, barely making ends meet.

Fang Du asked Rong Yue to bring all the food and wine from the car, and he made up his mind that except for them to eat and drink, the rest would be left for their brothers and sisters.

Wen Zhou said, "This is the border between the Burning Sky and Mingyou, and it is extremely cold all year round, what are you doing here?" Fang Du saw that they were simple, so he told the truth, "We are going to Mingyou to do something." ”

As soon as she heard this, her sister Wen Tang's face turned white with fright, "You can't go, the people in Mingyou Country are all devils, and they want to eat people's hearts and livers!" Huaixing was taken aback, "There is such a thing, have you heard of it, or have you seen it with your own eyes?"

"Don't listen to my sister's nonsense," Wen Zhou said, "Those are also rumors from the old people, Mingyou has never interacted with neighboring countries, although we live on the border, we have never seen what the people of Mingyou country look like." People are always speculating about the unknown, and what the truth is, if they haven't seen it with their own eyes, and what they have experienced it in person doesn't count. ”

Fang Du saw that Wen Zhou spoke elegantly and was very knowledgeable, so he asked, "Have you ever read?" Wen Zhou raised his head with some pride and said, "When I was young, I also studied in a private school for a few years. Wen Tang hurriedly said, "My brother also taught me how to write, I'll show it to you!" She took the big characters written by Su Ri and showed them to Fang Du and the others!

The two brothers lived a hard life, and when guests came, they only boiled some porridge and water and baked two cakes. Sima Lu brought the dim sum he brought to eat on the road, and Zhan Xingran roasted some jerky on the fire, as well as some braised meat and braised eggs, and put them on the table together, which was also very hearty.

Seeing that there were so many delicious foods, Wen Tang, a little girl, was happy. Sima Lu coaxed her to eat a lot of snacks, while Fang Du and the others asked Wen Zhou about the affairs of Mingyouguo.

Mingyou has been a country for hundreds of years, but there is not much news coming out. Zuo is just some customs, because the weather is cold, and the people there like to drink and eat meat, which is right for Zhan Xingran's temper. It's just that there are a lot of rules in Mingyouguo, and I heard that at night, you are not allowed to move around at will.

As the night grew darker, the hut was warm, and the sleepiness of the people gradually came up, and they became drowsy. There are many people in the room, so I can only sleep indiscriminately. Sleeping until midnight, Fang Du suddenly felt a cold wind blowing on his face, and when he opened his eyes, he saw that it was Wen Zhou who opened the door and went out to relieve himself. Fang Du yawned and prepared to go back to sleep, but his ears listened to the movement outside the door.