afterglow

Chapter 247 Although there is no good night, there is a spring morning; hunting
After walking in, Zhou Changfeng bowed to Gao Linglu who was walking slowly and said, "My son-in-law has seen Taishui."

The latter's brows relaxed, and he replied with a smile: "It doesn't matter, Xiaoshi has just been packed."

Next, it was time for the bride to leave home and board the car, and several relatives had already started greeting her.

In the west wing room, Xia Xiaoshi finally finished her makeup and tidied her hair. When she heard that the procession had finally arrived, she felt her heart beating faster.

Again and again, boom boom boom, very obvious.Excitement, longing, melancholy... All kinds of emotions are intertwined and linger in my heart.

Excitement and longing need not be said much, as for the feeling of being lost suddenly, it is purely the incompatibility when abandoning the old identity.

The furnishings and decorations in this room, the various books on the bookshelves, the pens, inks, papers and inkstones on the table, the zither in the corner, the wind chimes hanging in front of the window...

Many objects are the carriers of memory, and they together constitute the bits and pieces of the girl's cardamom years.

But now he has to separate from him and get married, which means that he will become the Zhou family from now on.

Her gaze on the bookshelf gradually became blank, unknowingly wandering away.

It wasn't until someone pushed the door outside that she came back to her senses.

Xia Xiaoshi, who was full of thoughts, checked the hairpin again to confirm that the bun was fixed, and then carefully put on the delicate and fancy phoenix crown.

This thing weighs three catties, which is almost equivalent to a steel helmet in appearance, and it can be said to be quite heavy for a girl.

When she walked out of the room, what caught her eyes was Zhou Changfeng who was talking happily with Xia's father and Xia's mother.

Seeing this, her heart calmed down in an instant - with such a harmonious relationship, she will definitely be able to live in harmony in the future, and she must be able to do whatever she wants when she wants to go back to her natal family.

"Are you nervous?" Zhou Changfeng reached out to hold her hand, staring at her eyes and jokingly said, "So serious? It's rare to see you look like this."

"Is there...is there?"

The two slowed down their pace, one left and one right crossed the threshold.

The door of the main wedding car had already been opened, Xia Xiaoshi got in first, followed by Zhou Changfeng.

Then, Xia's father, Xia's mother and a group of relatives also boarded the rest of the cars, and the convoy set off again. The sound of gongs and drums weakened, but the sound of suona was still loud.

The wedding car that was delayed due to a breakdown was removed from the team. The happy event team that undertook the order knew it was wrong and apologized repeatedly.

In this way, the long convoy finally arrived at the Court House on time.

Xie Wancheng and Yao Liangchuan, who were riding in the second off-road vehicle, handed over the approval document to the garrison unit standing guard at the gate. The second lieutenant of the First Imperial Guard Division nodded and said solemnly: "The verification is correct, but only Wedding cars can enter."

This is for sure, it is impossible to put the officers and soldiers of the First Marine Regiment into the Advisory Council.

So, everything went well.

Many people can't help but hold their breath because of the grandeur of the Advisory Council Hall with double eaves and hipped roof. Do you hold a wedding here?It is unimaginable.

The waiters of the Advisory Council who had been prepared talked with Zhou Changfeng for a while, and then led the crowd up the 39 white marble steps from the side.

Although I have never had such experience before, it is not impossible to learn from it now. The Advisory Council is very particular about the decoration of the auditorium with a very high standard.

Rows of red lanterns and red curtains were hung on it, and a wide red carpet was spread on the open space in the middle, leading directly to the high platform directly in front.

Under the guidance of the waiters, the people attending the wedding entered and took their seats one after another. Today, the person in charge of presiding over the wedding is also very human. It is Fang Shujun, the family order of the Princess Mansion—the middle-aged man with thick eyebrows and big eyes, wearing square glasses. people.

At the time of You, he blew on the microphone lightly, then stared at his watch, and said loudly:

"The auspicious time for the bride and groom's wedding ceremony is here. We sincerely invite you to come here today. The guests from both sides will enjoy the harmony of the phoenix and the singing of the phoenix and the music of the zither."

"Parents, Yousi, relatives and friends are in place."

"As evidenced by the heaven and the earth, mandarin ducks are winging each other, and a newcomer is invited to come on stage."

A series of auspicious words poured out of his mouth as if he didn't want money. To be honest, Zhou Changfeng wondered how he could say these words so fluently without repeating the same.

Later on, the so-called first worship to the heaven and earth and second worship to the high hall is actually a little more complicated. Each link needs to be worshiped three times, and there are actually nine times in total.

Standing on the high platform, there were relatives and friends as far as the eye could see, but these dozens of people only occupied a small corner of the auditorium, and the huge auditorium of the Advisory Council seemed empty.

Zhou Changfeng glanced at Xia Xiaoshi beside him. The latter was obviously quite nervous, and the smile on his face was a little stiff.

The two faced the front and bowed together three times.

"Pray to the heaven and the earth together, the first bow for a good marriage, the second bow for joy and marriage, and the third bow for a union of one heart."

"Worship to the high hall together, once to know the knot, second to remember the family's kindness, and third to repay the spring sunshine."

Then turned to face, and prayed three times.

"Husbands and wives bow to each other, the first bows to tie the knot, the second bows to the same heart forever, and the third bows to treat each other as guests."

"Licheng-"

So far, the grand wedding that has been in preparation for a long time has come to an end.

Zhou Roujia, Xia Bing, and Gao Linglu also boarded the high platform and took a group photo with them.

After the dazzling spotlight flashed, the good scene at this moment was recorded on the film forever.

Then there was a sumptuous wedding banquet, and the waiters moved many tables and chairs. As for the dishes, the chefs of the Advisory Council had already returned home for the New Year, so all the meals were ordered from nearby restaurants.

Zhou Changfeng's original intention was to drink as little as possible, so as not to miss the main business later.

But... but everyone's enthusiasm was too high, and it was hard to parry this person, and the other raised his glass and came over.

Fortunately, he was still half-drunk, so his normal conversations and actions were fine.

The wedding banquet is over when the willow twigs are on the moon.

When Zhou Changfeng and Xia Xiaoshi returned to the glowing red wedding room, the two of them, who had been tossing around all day, felt that their bones were about to fall apart.

Especially after taking a bath, my whole body is relaxed, I can't raise my energy at all, and my thoughts of doing business are completely dissipated because of physical and mental exhaustion.

In the corner of the room, the heater installed in the wooden cabinet emits waves of heat, making the whole wedding room warm.

Xia Xiaoshi with flushed cheeks was sitting on the edge of the bed, while Zhou Changfeng was lying on the big soft bed, complaining: "Last night I tossed and turned until midnight, and I woke up before dawn this morning, and I've been busy all day, tired died!"

"Then... sir, let's... why don't we rest first."

"Okay, let's sleep for a while and then talk."

As a result, the so-called "for a while" suddenly arrived the next day.

Zhou Changfeng spent a dreamless night. He obviously felt that it hadn't been long, but when he closed his eyes and opened them, he found that the sky was already twilight.

Then he was surprised to find that Xia Xiaoshi beside him had also woken up, staring at the ceiling in a daze with wide eyes.

"When did you wake up?"

"Well... just for a short while, maybe a quarter of an hour."

Zhou Changfeng, who was smiling, squeezed the delicate little hand under the blanket, and then started to swim wantonly.

Xia Xiaoshi curled up subconsciously, but immediately realized that she should give up defense due to emotion and reason, so she tried her best to stop her subconscious resistance.

After a while, Zhou Changfeng, who was full of interest, came to her ear, "Go, wash up, and then..."

Although there is no good night, there is a spring morning.

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When the sun was high, the two of them packed up and went to have breakfast.

Yesterday's tiredness disappeared after a short sleep, and the fierce battle in the early morning made people feel refreshed.

Zhou Roujia and Li Shuye didn't plan to stay for a long time, the latter had to go back to his hometown for the New Year, and tomorrow is New Year's Eve, so they had to catch today's train to Beizhili Jizhou.

With regard to the two options given by Zhou Changfeng before, after several days of discussion, the two of them finally made up their minds - the opportunity must be grasped when it comes, and if the opportunity is missed, it will only be too late for regret.

In fact, Zhou Changfeng felt that they didn't have to worry so much at all, as if they were going to a dangerous place.

Anyway, he is also a large shareholder of a medium-sized company, so why is it difficult to live a stable life?To change the stereotype of the Shanghai government.

After lunch, Zhou Changfeng drove them to Jiangbei Railway Station.

"Okay, go back quickly." Zhou Roujia waved her hand and told him: "You just got married, spend more time with her."

The latter had an expression of "You can rest assured", "After the Chinese New Year, at least I can accompany you for half a month."

To be honest, thanks to being young, strong and energetic, otherwise I would really be unbearable to fight day and night for half a month.

At about the same time, in Thuringia, thousands of miles away, at the foot of the Thuringian Forest Mountains southwest of Gotha...

A Thuringian wolfhound with a black coat stomped across the snow deftly, sniffed by a bush, and then looked up and looked around vigilantly.

"Belize, what do you smell?"

Chris, who was wearing a long gray thick woolen coat, trudged through the snow with one foot deep and one foot shallow, and the snow covered more than half of her leather boots.

Carrying a double-barreled shotgun and an old Kar98b carbine slung behind her back, she came to the bushes and looked around.

Although she is an atheist, Chris has always felt that she has been cursed recently, and has been particularly unlucky.

That time in Spain, she believed that she shot the Republican major on the spot with justification and evidence, but later it aroused strong protests from the Spaniards, and she was also recalled by the General Investigation Bureau and given an administrative penalty as a criticism.

Despite discussions within the Stacey that her actions were excessive, she has always refused to admit her mistakes and stood her ground.

After that, Chris was injured in an operation to hunt down British secret agents, and she was the only one injured, which was quite unlucky.

A .32ACP pistol bullet hit her abdomen. Fortunately, she was not seriously injured. The experienced doctor only removed 1.5cm of her small intestine, leaving a scar the size of a little finger.

The General Bureau of Reconnaissance generously gave her a three-month vacation, which was why she was now able to hunt leisurely at the foot of the mountain.

"Woo-woof!"

Suddenly, Belize let out a low growl, and Chris raised the 6×30 Zeiss binoculars hanging on her chest vigilantly, and then she was surprised to find a huge figure moving slowly in the woods [-] meters away.

Is that... Grizzly?
It is really rare to see a grizzly bear in action at this time of year.

Bears are known to hibernate, but they may occasionally wake up from hibernation to resume activity and hunting when temperatures warm up during the period.

In the past few days, he has only hunted two hares and one deer. He was complaining about his bad luck, but he didn't expect such a big guy to come to his door.

Chris, who couldn't hide her joy, quickly returned the loaded buckshot from the double-barreled shotgun and replaced it with two slugs.

Then, she pulled off the strap of the shotgun and hung it in front of her body, took out the Kar98b carbine from her back, and loaded a bullet.

Chris sat slowly on the snow, took off her leather gloves, and revealed her pale, bloodless hand. She put her left arm on her left knee, and pointed the gun at the grizzly bear a hundred meters away. .

To hunt such a large beast, you can use a rifle, so you can shoot it at a safer distance; if you use a shotgun, you have to get close to tens of meters, which is not only more dangerous, but also easy to scare the enemy.

"boom!"

The luck owed by the unlucky months seems to be condensed in this moment?
The 7.92mm S-shaped light-pointed bullet that flew out of the muzzle accurately hit the black bear's right eye and pierced through the back of the head.

The huge beast was still not killed on the spot, but struggled and jumped more than ten meters before crashing to the ground.

Chrissy dropped the carbine after firing the shot, and turned to the double-barreled shotgun to keep on guard. Once the grizzly bear was dying to fight back, whether it could survive depended on the two slugs.

Belize barked "Wow", but she was unmoved and kept her gun on guard for a few minutes before walking over cautiously.

After confirming today's unexpected harvest, she couldn't help stretching, then let out a long sigh of relief, and waved: "Let's go Belize, we can't get rid of such a big guy."

Chrissy's father was a native of Gotha and was a teaching assistant at the University of Erfurt, but died in the battle against the British and French intervention forces; her mother was from Gothenburg, Sweden, and died of malnutrition due to food shortages.

Therefore, Chris could only live with her grandfather when she was very young.To this day, the memory of her parents has faded in her mind.

Under the soft sunshine, she rode a BMW R12 motorcycle all the way, and when she returned to her home in the small town, her grandfather was nowhere to be seen.

After thinking about it, she walked to a house diagonally across the street. There was a lot of noise inside. She knocked lightly and pushed the door open to enter.

The fireplace made the whole house warm like spring, and as expected, her grandfather was playing mahjong with a group of grandparents at the moment.

Looking at it like this, it must have been another morning.

"You're playing this game again, is it really that fun?"

"of course."

Chris, who was very helpless, said: "I knocked down a grizzly bear by the cedar forest at the foot of the mountain. Let's call everyone to bring it back."

"Grizzlies this season? It's really rare. By the way, after you left in the morning, someone sent a letter asking you to open it yourself. Go and see it."

　Push the book, if you are interested, you can go and have a look——

　　
　
(End of this chapter)