"Yeah." Sheng Nanxi frowned and nodded.

"Rather than saying that there was a sudden outbreak of plague, it's more likely that King Kang was secretly planning something important. I guess we would pass by Yunzhong County, and he was afraid that we would ruin his plan, so he used this as an excuse to directly seal off the city."

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the carriage froze.

Now, natural disasters and man-made disasters continue to occur in the territory of Southern Qi, and many places are not under the control of the court. King Kang is so secretive about his deployment, I am afraid he has already planned to rebel.

"Well, what I said makes sense, little sister." Sheng Yichen nodded in agreement.

"Let's find someone to stay with us in a nearby village first. This is just our guess. It's hard to say whether there is an epidemic in the city."

"The secret guards we sent out earlier must be entering the city soon. My sister has something else to do and needs to stay nearby. After the secret guards have investigated the situation, we can discuss whether to take the detour or continue along the original route."

The whole family didn't ask her what was wrong, but just silently supported her decision.

Sheng Jinghai seemed to be training his children on purpose. Since waking up from his serious injury, he tried not to make decisions. Whenever something happened, he would let them discuss it and only occasionally give them some pointers.

Seeing that no one else had any objection to Sheng Yichen's suggestion, Sheng Tiance took a team to the nearby villages to find a place to stay.

He had been away from home for a long time and was very good at planning his family's daily life. Soon he brought his people to a village in the mountains.

"The road ahead was closed, so many people were forced to stay nearby. There was a severe shortage of accommodation nearby. Fortunately, a caravan changed its plan temporarily. I saw that the environment here was good and the price was reasonable. So I took the empty house of a nearby farmer's house first."

He stood straight. When the family members in the car talked, they seemed to be reporting to the commander in chief in the military camp.

Now that it was the coldest time of winter, it would be nice to find a place to stay and rest. Sheng Nanxi didn't have any requirements for the environment.

She looked outside and saw that the farmyards nearby were simple but well-kept. There was a group of little kids playing snowballs at the door.

After sitting in the car for a whole day, my depressed mood seemed to have disappeared completely, and I wanted to go out and move around.

As soon as Sheng Tiance saw her eager expression, he knew what she was thinking. His icy face immediately broke into a gentle smile.

"Xi'er, are you feeling depressed? I just heard there's an icy pond in the back hills, and many kids are skating there. I'll take you there to play."

As he said that, he went to find Sheng Nanxi's small scarf and put it on her. Gu Xiaocheng, who was standing by, looked out the window and suddenly said without thinking:

"Well, Brother Xiao did choose a good place. There are many people staying nearby now, and the people in the northwest border are also famous for their tough character. This place is close to mountains and dense forests, which makes it easier for us to hide, and it will also help us evacuate in case of emergency."

"Um."

The honest man Sheng Tiance kept moving his hands, and when he heard him say that, he just responded calmly. Unexpectedly, he was glared at by his father the next moment.

"You bastard! Xiao Cheng, who is so young, couldn't detect the danger nearby, but you couldn't? I asked you to protect the whole family, and this is how you protect them? You still have time to go play in the back mountain? Why don't you take people to carefully explore the terrain and make a good deployment?!"

Sheng Yichen leaned lazily against the car wall, his face full of schadenfreude:

"Yeah, kid! Look at how you do things. As a soldier, you are very meticulous in your lunchbox. Even in your daily life, you are not always so half-hearted."

Unexpectedly, when he was about to reach out to hug his little sister, he was glared at by his father again.

"And you, you are so unruly even at your age! You even dare to laugh at a kid! What are you doing sitting there? Hurry up and go check the area with your brother!"

"Uh... okay." Sheng Yichen choked in the middle of a laugh and had to follow Sheng Tiance reluctantly.

Sheng Nanxi was about to jump out when her small body fell into the arms of the man walking towards her.

"Xi'er, it's okay. I'll play with you when I have time."

Gu Xiaochen gently touched her head, his voice was extremely gentle. It didn't hurt at all. The two innocent brothers were scolded and blamed themselves.

Nancy Sheng:?

When did I say I was in trouble? Why is this kid talking so teasingly now?

Never mind. She really liked playing with Xiao Cheng anyway, so she simply let Gu Xiao Cheng put on some small shoes for her and then carried her out of the car.

Sheng Jinghai had a fierce and evil look before, but when he turned around and saw Gu Rucheng taking care of little Xier so attentively, he changed his expression to a kind one in the blink of an eye. He also did not forget to praise Li Zhenyi:

"Look, Xiao Cheng is only ten years old, but he takes care of children more attentively than many adults."

"Okay, you two can go play in the snow over there. When you get tired, come back and have a hot pot and some freshly roasted chestnuts!"

He smiled and pinched Sheng Nanxi's baby fat, then sent the two little ones to play nearby.

Today is the Laba Festival, and many families have started cooking Laba porridge early. The village is filled with smoke and even the air is filled with a faint sweet fragrance.

The family where the Sheng family rested looked very honest. They had already cleaned the empty rooms before they moved in.

Li Zhenyi also knew that the farmers' lives were very difficult, so even though she had already paid for their accommodation, she also forced some food on several farmers.

Although they had many guards secretly following them on this trip, they were all arranged by Sheng Tiance in other nearby villages.

Some of the close protection personnel were assigned to stand guard nearby. The guards who stayed behind all disguised themselves as caravan members and happened to live in the home of a farmer rented by Sheng Tiance.

At this time, the whole family started to get busy. Sheng Nanxi thought that today was a solar term, and the people at Mobei Pass might be a little relaxed. It was convenient for her to go out and do something!

The little girl was lying on the snow pile with people coming and going, acting soft, cute, naive, and asked in a deliberately coquettish voice:

"Xiao Cheng, I just heard from my brother that there seems to be a lot of fun things in the back mountain..."

Gu 꽮成 really understood and immediately pretended to be an innocent child:

"Yeah. It is said that the back mountain is not far from here. Many children have gone there to play. Should we go there too?!"

"Yes! Mother said that more exercise will improve your appetite. Let's go to the back mountain to play now!" Sheng Nanxi nodded vigorously, rushed into the house and took out two pairs of ice skates.

These two pairs of skates were made by big brother Yunjin, no, sister Feng, for the two kids not long ago.

The 'ice skates' of this period were made entirely of wood, with iron blades embedded in the soles of the wooden shoes.

In order to prevent her little feet from getting rubbed, Sister Feng also made her a pair of matching plush boots.

The embroidery patterns on the small boots and knee pads are lively and exquisite, and even the two pairs of wooden shoes are carefully carved with many cute animal patterns. It is said that Sister Feng drew the sketch and asked the eldest brother to carve it himself.

It must be said that these two not only like poetry and singing, but are also good at painting and handicrafts. They are really a perfect match.

Sheng Nanxi was very happy. She picked up her cute little shoes with one hand and held her little brother with the other, and shouted that she wanted to go ice skating in the back hill.

Li Zhenyi no longer restrained her. She only stuffed a few pieces of hot cakes into Gu's bag and told them to go out and play after giving them a few instructions.

The people living nearby are usually busy with farming and don't have much time to look after their children. My own children also play outside by themselves after finishing their housework.

Everyone seemed to be used to it, except for a few grandmothers who praised the two children for being pretty and then turned around to do other things.

The two of them jumped out of the yard, and when there was no one around, they went straight into the bushes.

Sheng Nanxi tugged at Gu Xiaocheng's sleeve to signal him to bend down, and when the height was just right, she whispered in his ear in a sneaky voice:

"Xiao Cheng, ice skating is so boring. We are already mature kids now, it's time to try something more exciting. Wait! I'll take you to the Gaochang Ruins for a big prize!"