Xihe got off Zhou Yan's back and rubbed his chest: "Even the bear is hurt by you shaking it."
Zhou Yan's face turned red, and he carried the rabbit into the house without saying a word. Unexpectedly, as soon as he opened the door, he saw a person huddled in the corner: "Pang He?" Looking around, the wooden house was empty. It was very cold because there was no fire, and the others were gone.
Pang He raised his head stiffly, his lips black and blue, shivering from the cold: "I didn't go with them. Zhou Yan, I'm so cold, can you light a fire? I can't light it."
Zhou Yan was stunned for a moment, then nodded quickly: "Okay, wait for me to put my things down."
He strode in, placed the rabbit and the bag on his chest in a corner, then squatted over the fire and started to light it.
He shared his experience over the past two days. He first lit the dry grass stems and then put firewood on them. Soon the fire became strong. Zhou Yan put on the clay pot and started to boil water.
The owner of the cabin should also spend the winter in the mountains. He dug a square pit in the center of the cabin, which was very convenient for making fire and cooking.
Xihe walked in slowly and sat down on a small stool. Pang He was shivering in the corner, his whole body shaking. At this time, a bonfire was burning in the house and heavy snow was falling outside.
After a while, Zhou Yan poured two cups of hot water and gave one to Pang He: "Hurry up and drink some hot water to warm yourself up."
Pang He quickly took it: "Thank you Zhou Yan, thank you!" He hugged the cup tightly with trembling hands.
Zhou Yan said nothing and walked towards Xihe with the remaining cup.
Xihe looked up at him.
Zhou Yan's complexion had returned to normal by this time: "Drink some hot water to warm your body first, and I'll wipe your feet with a hot towel later." He handed her the cup.
Xihe stretched out his hand and took it slowly.
Zhou Yan took off her shoes, revealing a pair of snow-white, cold feet, and frowned.
But he didn't say anything. He quickly poured the remaining hot water in the earthenware jar onto the towel and then wrapped her feet. Suddenly, a warm current rose from the soles of her feet, and Xihe's expression immediately relaxed.
Zhou Yan looked at her face and asked, "How do you feel? Are you still cold?"
Xihe's complexion returned to normal: "It's not cold anymore, it's warm."
Zhou Yan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Next time I go to the woods, don't follow me. It's too cold." It was still 18 or 19 degrees Celsius yesterday, but after a night, he suspected that it was already several degrees below zero.
And he felt that the temperature outside was still dropping.
Zhou Yan was worried, but he didn't show it. He just said, "I'll take care of the food. Don't worry."
Xihe nodded, took a sip of hot water, and handed it to him: "Drink." Anyway, agreeing is one thing, and going or not is another.
Zhou Yan couldn't help but blush again. He glanced at Pang He and whispered, "Ruoruo, drink it yourself. I'll pour another cup later." He felt sweet and worried. Did Ruoruo like him now? Or did she just treat him as a good friend?
Xihe frowned: "Do you dislike me for drinking?"
Zhou Yan immediately shook his head: "Of course not."
Xihe said to him, "Then drink it quickly."
Zhou Yan: “…”
With a red face, he took the cup and drank it slowly, not daring to look at Pang He's expression over there.
After drinking, Zhou Yan went to deal with a few rabbits. Fortunately, they brought military daggers, otherwise they would not be able to deal with them. Pang He had recovered by now. Seeing Zhou Yan busy, he came over and said, "Zhou Yan, do you want my help?"
Zhou Yan nodded and said without hesitation: "Then help me clean the rabbit with snow."
Pang He received the task, rolled up his sleeves and started working. While scrubbing with snow, he exclaimed: "You guys are so lucky. You caught four rabbits in just a short time! That's amazing."
Zhou Yan instantly recalled the strange scene of several rabbits crashing into a tree in front of him, and was speechless.
"Just, I was lucky enough to come across a nest."
Pang He exclaimed: "That's pretty impressive. If it were me, I would definitely let it run away even if I saw it."
Zhou Yan: "...clean it up quickly." He was unwilling to talk more.
After cleaning the rabbit, I washed the mountain red, which is actually wild hawthorn and pears, cut them into several pieces, and boiled them in a clay pot. The fire was very strong and the room was warm.
At this time, the snow outside was getting heavier and heavier. I couldn't see anything more than one meter away. It was all white.
Pang He couldn't help but feel scared: "Fortunately, I didn't follow them, otherwise I definitely wouldn't be able to stand such heavy snow." Originally, when he saw Yang Shuo, Ji Qing and the others leaving, he also wanted to follow them, but he backed off when he saw the snow outside.
He is from the north and saw such heavy snow when he was a child. It is said that people even froze to death at that time.
This incident left a deep impression on him, and his heart was pounding. He always felt that it was very dangerous outside. In the end, he decided to stay and not take the risk.
"I wonder how Yang Shuo and the others are doing?"
Thinking of Yang Shuo and the others, he couldn't help but worry again.
Zhou Yan comforted him: "Suozi and his group are many people, they will take care of each other, nothing should happen."
Pang He nodded. After all, there was nothing he could do no matter how worried he was. He also tried to persuade Yang Shuo and the others to stay, but no one listened to him.
"Zhou Yan, I'm sleepy." Xihe yawned.
Seeing this, Zhou Yan quickly changed his position so that Xihe could lie comfortably on his shoulder, closed his eyes and fell asleep.
Pang He was stunned when he saw the two's actions.
At noon, after the three of them had eaten hawthorn stewed with rabbit and warmed themselves up, Pang He followed Zhou Yan to the woods to collect firewood. He couldn't help but ask him, "You and Tan Ruo..."
Zhou Yan coughed instantly and blushed in embarrassment: "Well, that's it."
Pang He hit him on the chest and laughed: "Brother, you finally got what you wanted this time."
In the past, he saw Zhou Yan chasing after Tan Ruo, helping her with homework and helping with this and that, but Tan Ruo never responded directly. Every time he asked, she always said they were good friends.
Wow, who's best friend is so hardworking and uncomplaining? And it's a male friend.
He also knew that in addition to Zhou Yan, Tan Ruo also had ambiguous relationships with several boys in the college. He had tried to persuade Zhou Yan, but he just didn't believe it.
Now it seems... Has Tan Ruo really decided to turn over a new leaf and be with Zhou Yan?
Zhou Yan pulled down the tree trunk that had been broken by the snow. Thinking of Ruo Ruo's attitude towards him over the past two days, his face couldn't help but heat up. "Now is not the right time. I'll confess my feelings to her properly when we get back to the city."
It's a desolate mountain area here. Let's first consider how to help Ruo Ruo spend these few days. We can deal with the rest after we get back.
Pang He patted his shoulder: "Don't worry, I will definitely help you with this matter."
Zhou Yan nodded: "Okay."
The two men braved the heavy snow and searched in the forest for more than two hours. They only dragged the trees back to the cabin when they could no longer bear the cold. Because the snow was so heavy, the two men almost got lost, and their faces were frozen blue when they arrived at the cabin.
"Come in and have some water."
Xihe opened the door, and in that moment, snow blew in and covered the ground.
After they drank the hot water, they felt alive again. Looking at the gradually darkening sky outside, Zhou Yan said, "Don't go out from now on."
Xihe and Pang He nodded, going out in this weather would be tantamount to seeking death.
The three of them stayed in the house, feeling the air getting colder and colder, and it was getting completely dark outside.
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