Chapter 120 Distress on the Riverbank
He Jinglan nodded and looked at Gu Xixi with a meaningful expression.
The corners of Gu Xixi's mouth twitched as if her teeth were sour.
After a moment, he said uncertainly, "You don't mean to say...he asked for food just now because he was acting like a spoiled child?"
No one acts like a spoiled child and treats others as their servants!
He Jinglan nodded vigorously, "Yes!"
"Although my brother always says he has no shame, he always acts like a strong man and rarely shows weakness in front of others."
"It's even more impossible for him to act like a spoiled child. He won't do that to his elders, only you..."
He Jinglan stopped talking.
She looked up at the sky, exhaled deeply, and muttered softly, "I don't have to be with him anyway."
Gu Xixi couldn't hear He Jinglan's mumbling clearly, "What did you say?"
"I say..." He Jinglan turned her head and looked at Xixi, smiling, "I'm very smart!"
"Since you are good at farming, tell me, is it true that a forced melon is not sweet?"
Gu Xixi nodded and said, "In theory, that's right. Isn't there a saying that goes 'when the melon is ripe, it falls off the tree'?"
While she was still thinking about how to explain this question in detail, He Jinglan had already put her arm around her shoulders.
"Come on, let's go back."
Gu Xixi: "You don't want to go to the toilet?"
He Jinglan smiled and said, "No, it's very cold in the wild, let's go back to the village later."
At sunset, the aroma of lamb pies wafted through the courtyard.
He Jinglan washed her hands and glanced at the side, "Isn't General Meng going back to the barracks?"
Meng Chengping grinned, "Such a delicious mutton pie, of course I have to stay and eat for free."
He Jinglan shook her head and sighed, "General Meng really doesn't consider himself an outsider."
Meng Chengping pretended not to understand the sarcasm.
"Don't worry, Miss He. We are all close friends. I won't be shy."
The mutton we ate tonight was bought with He Jinglan's own money.
She bought a lot of food on the way here, so the food in the courtyard is definitely the best around.
After Meng Chengping discovered this fact, he used the excuse of entertaining Gu Xixi and Mu Nanzhao to eat here for the past two days with a clear conscience.
While He Jinglan and Meng Chengping were bickering, Mu Nanzhao glanced at the room where Gu Xixi lived.
The lights were off and there was no movement.
A woman who was cooking came out to pour out the dirty water. Mu Nanzhao asked, "Has Boss Gu been in the house since he came back?"
The woman smiled and said, "Sir, are you asking about Miss Xixi?"
"She came back to rest for a while, asked me a few questions, and then left in a hurry."
Mu Nanzhao was startled. He Jinglan and Meng Chengping also stopped talking and turned to look over.
Seeing that everyone was paying attention to this matter, the woman took the initiative to say, "We were talking about the river beach outside the village. It will take another month for it to thaw. Miss Xixi heard it and asked where the river beach was."
"I guess that's where she went."
"I'll go take a look." Mu Nanzhao said as he walked out.
Meng Chengping said anxiously, "Hey, do you know the way? I'll go with you!"
"No need." Mu Nanzhao only left these two words.
He Jinglan grabbed Meng Chengping and said, "I told you not to go with me, didn't you hear me?"
Meng Chengping was still worried, "But it's dark now, I'm afraid there's no one outside the village, it's not safe."
He Jinglan rolled her eyes in frustration.
"It would be better if it was dark and there was no one around. Why would you need a big candle to light it up?"
Meng Chengping touched his head in confusion, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
"You mean them...the two of them?!"
He Jinglan said, "You have some brains."
Meng Chengping looked at He Jinglan in disbelief, "Then what are you going to do?"
He Jinglan said unhappily, "What should I do?"
Meng Chengping hadn't realized the danger yet, and foolishly continued to talk about the topic, "You came all the way to chase my brother Mu, and now you're just giving in so easily?"
He Jinglan stepped on Meng Chengping's instep and crushed it hard, her cherry lips raised and her smile as beautiful as a flower.
"I am going to travel around the northwest."
"Who do you think is chasing after whom all the way?"
Meng Chengping grimaced in pain, but he didn't dare to save his foot, "No, no one."
"I didn't say anything just now!"
He Jinglan vented her anger and let Meng Chengping go with satisfaction.
She glanced at the sky and said, "But the safety issue you mentioned cannot be underestimated."
"Let's go over there slowly and greet them."
"Oh, okay." Meng Chengping agreed obediently.
He Jinglan glanced sideways, "Take your weapons and protect me."
I don’t know why, but when Meng Chengping saw He Jinglan glaring at him, he felt sweet inside.
"Hey!" He obediently picked up his spear and followed with a silly smile.
This small village exists next to the Northwest Army camp.
There are only about thirty houses in the village.
If you walk north from the yard where Gu Xixi and her family live, you can reach the village in less than a meal's time.
There is a strip of stone beach extending in the north.
In spring, the snow on the mountains melts and flows downstream to form rivers.
There was no flowing water on the river beach at this moment, revealing high and low rocks embedded in the frozen ice and snow.
Gu Xixi heard from the old doctor that the place where the firefly bone flower grows is close to the snow lotus.
The only difference is that the firefly prefers moisture and can easily grow in frozen areas such as river valleys and shallows.
So when Gu Xixi heard people say there was such a place nearby, she hurried over despite the fact that it was getting dark.
Gu Xixi walked upstream along the river beach.
Everywhere you look is desolate, with no sign of life at all.
She just kept walking and walking.
It was not until it got dark and the vision was no longer clear that Gu Xixi stopped and looked back, only to find that she had unknowingly walked too far and could no longer see the village she had come from.
In the northwest winter, there are too many dangerous factors after dark.
What's more, there is no lighting equipment, so even if you want to look for it, you can't see anything.
At this point, Gu Xixi had no choice but to give up.
She sighed, turned around and prepared to go back.
Suddenly, a long wolf howl came from the darkness in the east.
Then one sound after another advances continuously, like a chorus, everywhere.
Gu Xixi stopped suddenly. There were wolves, and more than one.
She looked towards the east following the sound, her heart pounding.
One pair, two pairs, three pairs...
The faint green light spot was like a ghost fire, neither too close nor too far away.
The light spot is not approaching quickly for the time being, it should be observing and testing.
Gu Xixi stared at her aunt, her mind working rapidly, calling upon the experience she had accumulated from her previous field trips.
What can you do if you encounter a wild beast?
You can't outrun him.
Humans' physical strength, speed, and night vision cannot compare to those of wolves.
If you act rashly, you will only attract wolves to hunt you.
Then light a fire and use the flames to scare away the beasts. This is the best way.
But……
When Gu Xixi came out, she wanted to go back before dark, so she didn't bring a fire starter.
She was disappointed, but she didn't plan to wait for death.
Just as she lowered her head to touch the small cloth bag she was carrying, a big hand suddenly reached out and grabbed her wrist!
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