Jiaohua

Chapter 798
The wind was getting stronger and stronger, Chen Yunqi was wearing a thin shirt, but her back stood tall and straight.

Jiuwang Restaurant was speechless, and she looked at Dajiang next to her.

After a pause, Chen Yunqi lifted her foot and walked away.

The tide on the river is very slow, and the river is still not frozen.

Chen Yunqi's hand holding the handle of the umbrella trembled a little, and a line of tears dripped down her fair face.

She thinks that she has read poetry and books, and has a strong character, and she can't do it if she is asked to commit herself to Nie Huimo, who ruined her family.

Turning her head to look at Tai'an Restaurant behind her, Chen Yunqi's eyes became bright, sad and tough.

"Ali," she said softly, "Since you think I owe Miss Huang's life, then I will pay it back together."

Chen Yunqi raised her hand to wipe away her tears, and dropped her umbrella while walking towards the river.

Facing the cold wind, she would feel more or less afraid when she was about to die. When her feet were standing on the shore, half of the soles of her shoes were hanging outside, she closed her eyes and jumped without any hesitation.

The umbrella surface blown by the strong wind passed by the window, and Wei Dongyou and Zhai Jinsheng saw it at the same time.

Subconsciously followed the bamboo umbrella and looked towards the river, the two said in surprise at the same time: "Not good!"

Ji Xiahe ran out of the house with them, and saw the two jump into the water without looking back.

"It's not bad!" Ji Xiahe's face turned pale, and he hurriedly called the guy who heard the sound and ran after him to prepare a thick hemp rope, which will be used to catch people later.

The water in the river was really piercing, hands and feet seemed to be beaten by tens of thousands of ice nails. Wei Dongyou and Zhai Jinsheng fished underwater for half a day, and came up several times to breathe. Finally, the woman who jumped into the river was dragged out of the cold river by them.

The clerk handed over the warm blanket at the right time, Wei Dongyou and Zhai Jinsheng didn't bother to put it on, and pointed at the unresponsive woman: "Is she still alive?"

Ji Xiahe raised his hand and pressed hard on the woman's chest a few times, then pinched the woman's nose and mouth, and was about to breathe mouth to mouth. The woman coughed, and the water in her mouth almost sprayed on his face.

Chen Yunqi opened her eyes, and slowly looked towards them.

The three men and the guys behind him breathed a sigh of relief: "It's finally not in vain!"

Bringing Chen Yunqi back to the inn, the wind and snow outside are getting bigger and bigger, and the cold wave on the river makes the visibility less and less. Wei Dongyou and Zhai Jinsheng are drinking ginseng tea around the charcoal basin, while worrying about what it will be like outside the city. Where are Shen Lie and the others now?

But the actual situation is much better than what they expected.

Although the wind was strong, Xia Zhaoyi chose a leeward mountain road. Although the journey took several hours, it was difficult for the wind and snow to blow from the high mountain.

The further they went to the mountain, the more rugged the mountain road became. They had to slow down their horses and wait until late at night before leaving the mountain.

They seldom spoke during the whole process to avoid the wind and snow, and only exchanged a few words when they could finally stop and rest.

Xu Li and Kang Jian went to clean the utensils and fetch water. They dug open the frozen river, and saw several big mandarin fishes under the water.

Mandarin fish are rare in winter, but early winter mandarin fish is the most delicious. The two immediately dropped their equipment and chased after them all the way. They asked them to bring back three large mandarin fish weighing nearly seven catties at the bottom of the current.

The two 26-year-old men were as happy as eleven or twelve-year-old boys, shouting and running back happily, Xia Zhaoyi and Shen Lie who were standing by the tree were amused.

Xia Zhaoyi withdrew his gaze, and the wooden branch he raised his hand to grab was snatched away by Shen Lie again.

Shen Lie cut off the wooden branch neatly, and looked at her: "Ali, go and sit down."

"But I can't take it easy." Xia Zhaoyi said, she moved her slender fingers carelessly, and the dagger turned sharply in a circle in her hand, and the blade turned into a silver flower.

"How about reading?"

Xia Zhaoyi smiled, and looked up to the sky: "Then why not look at the stars."

The girl's upward-looking eyes were particularly bright, black and white, and her eyelashes were long and straight.

There were not many stars in the sky, but they seemed to fall into her eyes. Shen Lie's heart missed a few beats, he lowered his head and raised his knife, and cut off several branches.

The girl next to her seemed to be really restless, she didn't look at it for a while, and bent over to cut wood again.

Shen Lie took the lead again.

Xia Zhaoyi laughed: "Shen Lie, it's not like I don't know how to do it."

Shen Lie threw the wood to the pile of wood, looked back at the girl's eyebrows, and said seriously: "Ali, I will go back to Tanzhou in a few days, and I can't share too much with you. I will do this kind of trivial matter right now. Your fingers can When you rest, rest, and take care of yourself.”

Xia Zhaoyi looked at his fingers.

In such a cold and snowy place, anyone who touches the vegetation covered with frost and snow will turn red, but Shen Lie's hands, even if they are red, are still beautiful, well-proportioned flesh and blood, fingertips are moist, slender and strong.

"Here," Xia Zhaoyi took out a small bottle of plaster from his arms, "It's for frostbite."

Shen Lie picked it up, and every time she gave him something, her body temperature would always be on her body, as well as a very elegant light fragrance.

Shen Lie's cheeks flushed suddenly, the body temperature and fragrance of his sweetheart, no matter how self-controlled a young man is, he can't avoid the reverie of his blood.

Shen Lie's voice became hoarse, and he said in a low voice: "It's okay, the weather in Tanzhou is warm, you don't have to worry."

"Okay." Xia Zhaoyi nodded.

Shen Lie lowered his head and continued to cut wood, not daring to look at her again.

Seeing from the corner of the eye that the girl was finally willing to sit down, the corners of Shen Lie's lips rose slightly for some reason, unable to restrain herself.

Xia Zhaoyi looked at Kang Jian and Xu Li, after they brought the fish back, they continued to clean the utensils, and washed the fish right after killing, preparing to boil them.

"Steamed mandarin fish is the best." Xia Zhaoyi said aloud.

"Yeah." Shen Li nodded.

"Half a year ago, I went back to Bajianghu from Songzhou with you. The roasted rabbits you made taste better than my second brother's."

So Shen Lie smiled again, looked at another place, and said lightly: "Yeah."

"By the way," Xia Zhaoyi looked at Shen Lie as if thinking of something, "Shen Lie, do you have a sweetheart?"

The dagger in Shen Lie's hand almost cut himself. He looked at Xia Zhaoyi, his black eyes were a little unclear, and he was a little unprepared.

At this moment, Xu Li lost his grip, and the iron pot in his hand fell into the river.

He said "Oops" and hurried to pick it up.

Xia Zhaoyi followed the prestige, but his brows and eyes were suddenly condensed, and he slowly stood up from the small stone pier.

"Over there." Xia Zhaoyi said very lightly.

Shen Lie also saw it.

On the mountain on the other side of the river, a beast shadow quietly emerged from the jungle.

The silhouette under the night was extremely tall, with strong limbs, and soon, another one appeared near it.

"Chishan plain wolves," Xia Zhaoyi said softly, "it's actually not difficult to deal with, but there will be at least twenty wolves of this kind. If they are extremely hungry, they won't be afraid even if there is fire."

Xu Li and Kang Jian also found those wolves.

Xu Li picked up the iron pot, stood in front of him, and carefully retreated with Kang Jian to Xia Zhaoyi and Shen Lie.

Shen Lie looked around: "We have to lure them elsewhere before killing them, otherwise the fishy smell may provoke other beasts."

After all, this small river beach was the resting place they found after searching for half an hour.

Xia Zhaoyi thought for a while and said, "Actually, animals are also very smart."

Xu Li and Kang Jian looked at her.

"If we skin them and line them up in the sun, it might be a deterrent to other beasts." Xia Zhaoyi continued.

"..." Xu Li and Kang Jian suspected that they had heard it wrong.

"Just right, the peeled skin can be used as gloves or winter clothes," Xia Zhaoyi said, and took out the dagger again, "Shen Lie, do your work first, I'll be back soon."

Shen Lie: "..."

(End of this chapter)