Ling Jiheng knew Jin Bao's regret, so he nodded and said, "Okay, eat as many as you want. Your master has money!"
Jinbao nodded happily, and the carriage accelerated forward.
Ling Jiheng leaned against the carriage and thought, then closed his eyes and took a nap after a while.
***
As night fell, Chi Xingyue raised her hand to rub her stiff neck. She suddenly wanted Ling Jiheng to be by her side so that he could give her a massage.
In the big kitchen, Aunt Taohua and several maids were busy.
Chi Xingyue looked up at the snow in the sky, and his mood suddenly became depressed.
Not wanting to worry her family, she called Erzhu back to the house to find her a hand muffler. Chi Xingyue wore it and went out to play in the snow. Soon, she rolled a small snowman.
Use pebbles as eyes, carrots as mouth, and insert a branch on its left hand side to make it look lively.
Ling Weiwei, Ling Mingyue, Ling Minghao, and Shu Rui saw the gadget in her hand and clamored to have it too.
The adults couldn't stop them, so they took the children to play in the snow. In the yard where the temperature was more than ten degrees below zero, they built a big snowman with the snow in the corner of the wall.
I didn’t feel cold while playing, but after I finished, I found that my hands and feet were frozen.
We hurried back to our respective yards to wash our hands, soak our feet, and change clothes. Then we drank the hot meatball soup and ate the crispy and delicious roujiamo. It seemed that this winter was not so cold.
Chi Xingyue, having eaten and drunk her fill, lay in bed counting her fingers. Listening to the north wind rustling the door panels, she became concerned about Ling Jiheng's condition.
Will I be stuck on the road again?
Ling Jiheng, who had just stayed at a farmer's house, did run into some trouble.
I wanted to rush back to Qingshan Village overnight, but the snow was getting heavier and heavier, and it began to block my view.
The temperature outside the car kept dropping. Ling Jiheng was afraid that Ling Yi and Jin Bao couldn't bear it, so he suggested finding a place to take shelter and set off again after the snow stopped.
They found a nearby village and chose the family with the largest and best house in the village to ask for help.
He thought he would have to say a lot of nice things, but unexpectedly, the landlord just took a quick look at Ling Jiheng and agreed. He didn't even ask for money.
Ling Jiheng felt a strange feeling in his heart, but because he had no evidence, he looked around calmly.
The old man warmly asked his wife to cook and invited the others to rest in the main house. He pointed to the house next to it and said, "Look, this young man will stay in this wing room, and these two young men will stay in the side room next to it."
Ling Jiheng raised his eyebrows and declined politely: "It's already very troublesome for you to ask for a temporary place to stay. I will just stay in the same room with my two brothers."
"That won't work. How can you three grown men live on one kang? Listen to me, live in two separate rooms. You'll have more space to sleep in and be able to rest more."
Ling Yi wanted to say something, but Jin Bao stopped him, glanced at his master's face, smiled and nodded: "Uncle is right, I will listen to your arrangements!"
The old man was happy and started chatting with a few people, trying to find out about their family situations.
Ling Jiheng and his friends were not stupid either. They acted one part genuine and nine parts fake, and they cooperated well with each other, making the old man stunned.
All I know is that a few people with the surname Zhang came from the south to visit their relatives. They encountered a snowstorm and had a bumpy journey all the way to where they are now.
The old man's eyes rolled around, revealing a shrewdness that was inconsistent with his status and temperament.
Then he sighed and said, "You guys are looking for that relative, he may not be around anymore.
Two years ago, the Northern Liao invaded and massacred everyone in that village. The few remaining people were relocated elsewhere.
Look at the weather today, it's either windy or snowy, I'm afraid we won't be able to find anyone for a while!"
Jinbao immediately jumped on the bandwagon and pretended to be worried: "What should we do then?"
The old man thought for a moment and came up with an idea: "Why don't you stay at home first? When the weather gets better, I'll call the villagers to help you look for it!"
Jin Bao's face immediately showed an innocent expression: "Really? Thank you so much, uncle! Without you, the three of us brothers don't know what to do!"
The old man waved his hand: "No matter what, we are all family, family!"
Ling Jiheng lowered his head, a sneer on his face. Ling Yi and Jin Bao exchanged glances, neither revealing the flaw in the other's words.
A moment later, the old man's son came in with food: three bowls of black noodles with a poached egg on top.
The old man's son invited the three of them to dinner, and at his father's suggestion, he took out the wine from the cabinet and filled their glasses.
"Eat quickly. You must be tired after such a long journey. Come, have some wine to warm yourself up first."
Ling Jiheng glanced at the mandarin duck poison pot placed aside, thinking that they were really unlucky. They just made a random choice and ended up in a wolf's den.
But he was not afraid because he had the antidote given by Doctor Cheng on him.
It is said that it can cure most poisons on the market. Judging from the old man's family conditions, they probably can't afford the legendary poison.
Ling Jiheng winked at the two men, and the three of them began to devour their noodles. They didn't even touch the wine beside them, which made the old man anxious.
Just when he was about to say something, Jinbao stood up and said he wanted to drink noodle soup. The old man hurriedly asked his son to bring it.
Before the food was served, Ling Yi said he wanted to urinate. The old man had no choice but to stand up and point him in the direction.
Ling Jiheng and Jin Bao took the opportunity to pour out the wine in everyone's glasses and replaced them with clean ones.
As for why they didn’t just switch it, well, I just wanted to see what the other party was up to.
After Ling left, the old man returned to the table anxiously.
Seeing that the two were still eating noodles and the wine jug was safe and sound in its original place, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Ling Jiheng tried to smooth things over: "My brother has this problem, I hope you won't blame me, uncle!"
The old man smiled stiffly and waved his hands: "It's okay, it's okay. People have three urgent needs, I understand. Drink, why are you so polite? When you come to my house, you are family, don't think about those things."
Ling Jiheng nodded and raised his glass: "In that case, thank you very much, uncle!"
He drank it all in one gulp and smacked his lips: "This wine is a little special!"
"Well, they are all home-brewed, and they are not as good as those fine liquors in the city." The old man looked at Jinbao expectantly. Jinbao smiled and drank it with his head tilted back.
The old man rubbed his hands excitedly, thinking that it was done. Now all he needed was that Ice Face. When he came back, he would definitely take him down.
When the son came back, the four of them chatted together. Unbeknownst to them, the man who was supposed to be squatting in the toilet had climbed over the wall and left.
Ling Yi walked quickly in the night, stopped in front of a thatched hut closest to the brick house, and knocked lightly on the door.
"Who is it?" An old and weak voice came from the room.
Ling Yi lowered his voice: "I'm just passing by, I want to ask you for some information!"
A violent cough was heard in the room, followed by the sound of a cane hitting the ground.
After a while, the back door opened, and an old man with a white beard and a hunched body pointed to the corner and said, "There's hot water over there. Pour it out and drink it yourself!"
Ling nodded, helped the man to the bed, poured him a glass of water, and then asked about the old man.
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