[Lu Xiaofeng] Hidden Forest of Flowers and Leaves

The sound of snow falling could no longer be heard, and even the glimmer of light in the pinhole of the baffle disappeared.The echo of Liang Nanshan's footsteps became empty.After walking 370 steps, the carriage suddenly fell down, Hua Manlou felt the carriage fall on the snow again, and at the same time, there was the sound of fingers tapping on the roof.

He Gu pushed open the baffle on the top.Huamanlou suddenly saw a piece of snow, but felt his eyes hurt, and almost shed tears.

He rubbed his eyes and felt that there was a lot of sand in his eyes, which was very uncomfortable.

Lu Xiaofeng's head popped out, but was hit by Gu He.He Gu said: "Brother Nan, shall we break up here?"

Liang Nanshan nodded.

Aunt He showed a sad look: "We haven't seen each other for long, Brother Nan, don't go too far! Remember to turn around if you distract the Hua family, I'll wait for you at Jing'an."

Liang Nanshan nodded again.

He Gu grabbed Lu Xiaofeng again, tapped his acupoints and threw it to Liang Nanshan: "This kid is very clever, if something happens, Brother Nan, you can figure it out."

Liang Nanshan finally said: "Don't worry." After saying that, he clamped Lu Xiaofeng under his arm.

Lu Xiaofeng only had time to look at the dazzled building, and saw Liang Nanshan shoot out a crossbow from his arm, which happened to hit the cliff of the cave.A steel wire was tied to the back of the crossbow, Liang Nanshan swung Lu Xiaofeng between them, and returned to the cave.

Lu Xiaofeng was a little surprised that Hua Manlou's eyes were red.He naturally knew his friend, and he knew that Hua Manlou would never cry secretly by himself.Besides, in a carriage, if he really cried, how could he not know?

Did you just happen to have pink eye?Lu Xiaofeng thought.

Aunt He watched Liang Nanshan leave, still watching for a while, then picked up Hua Manlou and jumped onto the roof of the carriage, closing the baffle.She did the same, but this time the arm crossbow was shot at the opposite mountain wall.

He Gu retracted her arm crossbow, turned over to the forest with Hua Manlou.The arm crossbow shot at the place not covered by snow, if you don't check carefully, you can't see it at all.Aunt He was dressed in white, and was walking through the forest with Huamanlou in her arms. At first glance, she looked like a phantom in the snow. Who could tell it was a person?

After Liang Nanshan left, Gu He stopped talking.After walking through the mountains for a long time, I finally came to a village at the foot of the mountain.White smoke curled up in the village, and firecrackers continued, and it was time to prepare for the New Year's Eve dinner.

Aunt He carried Huamanlou to the back of a family at the foot of the mountain.The family has three main rooms, with the kitchen on the left and right and the cowshed and pigsty on the other.In the countryside, this is a relatively well-to-do family.The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were laughing and cooking in the kitchen, the old man and his son were sitting in the hall chatting, and two half-sized children were having a snowball fight in the yard.

He Gu didn't know what kind of stimulation she had received, she snorted coldly and jumped out of the courtyard.She raised her hands, and the two children fell silently into the snow.Hua Manlou hurriedly asked: "Gu He, what are you going to do!"

"Shut up!" Aunt He said coldly.She flew into the room, quickly touched the acupuncture points of the old man and her son, and went to the kitchen to do the same.

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law all fainted.Aunt He walked back and forth in the kitchen, inspecting the prepared meals, as if this was a small courtyard full of flowers and she was still the housekeeper of the courtyard.

He Gu picked up a bowl of rice and picked up some vegetables and started to eat.Seeing Hua Manlou staring at her, she said with a smile: "Seventh Young Master, would you like to try it? The sausages made by this family taste very good."

Hua Manlou said, "Can I drag the children in the yard in?"

He Gu said leisurely: "You'd better not leave my sight."

After the hard cake at noon, Hua Manlou may not have eaten for a long time.At this time, smelling the rich aroma of food, I can't help but feel hungry.He felt like he had never been so hungry.As the son of the Hua family, he has never skipped a meal, but he can't take it without asking.What's more, now that he is wearing a worn-out padded jacket that he got from somewhere, it's impossible to leave any money behind.

Looking at the chicken, duck and fish, Hua Manlou couldn't help sighing secretly.

He Gu snorted coldly, and said: "Has the Seventh Young Master never been hungry? Pfft, I shouldn't ask you this, I know it best myself."

Hua Manlou didn't understand why He Gu became so aggressive, but once she realized the hunger, the hunger became more obvious.He had no choice but to look up at the roof instead of looking at the table full of food.

He Gu said: "I advise you to eat something. Go back, don't even think about having anything to eat."

Huamanlou thought of Lu Xiaofeng when heaven and man were fighting.If Lu Xiaofeng was in this category, how would he choose?If it was him, he would definitely eat it without hesitation!Hua Manlou's heart lightened, and he immediately felt grateful to Lu Xiaofeng, and walked to the stove and lifted the lid of the pot.The heat is blowing, and rice cakes made of white rice flour are stuck on the side of the cooked rice.Hua Manlou picked up a rice cake with a shovel and held it in his hand, it was so hot that he couldn't hold it.

Hua Manlou changed hands while blowing, smelling the sweet aroma of rice cakes, she was very happy.He silently wished the family a good harvest in the coming year.

Just as he was about to take a bite, there was a stabbing pain in the back of his hand.He Gu popped out a chicken bone, and the pointed bone hit his hand.Hua Manlou was taken aback, and let go of her hand suddenly, and the rice cake fell to the ground in an instant.

He Gu said: "Seventh Young Master, you have to cherish the food well! This is not Huafu, so waste like this cannot be tolerated."

Hua Manlou glared at her angrily. Seeing him angry, He Gu was even happier, laughed a few times, and started eating again.Hua Manlou suppressed the anger in his heart and picked up the rice cakes, which were already covered with a layer of dust.

He knocked off the ashes and was about to take a bite when he saw Aunt He walking over with a small package in her hand.He waved to Huamanlou, took out some bottles and cans from the package, and a human skin mask, and said to Huamanlou with a smile: "Seventh son, we have to change our appearance so that we can go on the road."

Seeing the mask, Hua Manlou instinctively wanted to retreat, but He Gu grabbed hold of it tightly and made up her face.When it was finished, Gu He took out a mirror and took a look all over the building, and saw that the child in the mirror had a yellow and thin face, sunken cheeks, and two eyes that looked bigger.

Gu He patted Hua Manlou's face: "Good boy, this is what I like."

Hua Manlou couldn't help but ran out and vomited.

Aunt He snorted coldly, and when she came out, she was already a poor woman, wearing shabby and thin clothes, a turban on her head, and her eyes were empty and lifeless.

She pulled Huamanlou over and said, "Son, we should go, this family has already treated us very well."

Being pulled by her, Hua Manlou felt a chill and felt uncomfortable all over.Seeing the children lying in the yard, he begged: "Gu He, you can unlock their acupuncture points!"

Aunt He grabbed it casually in the snow and formed two snowballs. She hit the two children with her hand.

The child whose acupuncture points were unlocked moved in the snow.Hua Manlou was quickly dragged out of the courtyard by He Gu, and she could no longer see what was going on inside.

Aunt He put on her white cloak again, and left the village with Huamanlou in her arms.This is the busiest time, as long as there are people, there is joy, and red paper is flying everywhere.It was getting darker and darker, and He Gu and Hua Manlou were on the main road again. No one knew that there were still people walking in the snow on New Year's Eve.

It was snowing heavily.Hua Manlou fainted at some point.When he woke up, there were many figures in front of him, and he couldn't see clearly.Hua Manlou rubbed his eyes, and it took a long time to gradually understand.

I saw many people gathered around the fire.Most of these people are skinny and naked, and they don't talk or laugh around the fire. The children lie on the adults' laps and stare weakly.

Snowflakes kept falling overhead.There is a statue of Guan Gong standing in the center of the room, but Guan Gong has fallen, and a young scribe is sitting in front of the incense table, feeling the pulse of a thin old man.The young scribe gave some advice, wrote a prescription, and asked the old man to fetch the medicine.

There were several fires behind the young man, each with a big pot on it. Someone was stirring in the pot with a big shovel. Some pots smelled like medicine, and some pots smelled like porridge.

Hua Manlou sat up with his head supported, and heard a voice asking with concern: "Are you awake?" He raised his eyes, and saw a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy looking at him brightly.

Hua Manlou nodded.The boy handed over a bowl filled with porridge that could count grains of rice: "Let's drink something first!"

Hua Manlou looked at him.

The young man was puzzled at first, but suddenly he understood, and said with a smile: "I got this for you, I have already eaten it, you can eat it at ease!"

Hua Manlou shook his head.

"Oh, you child!" The boy said urgently, "What I said is true! That aunt asked me to take good care of you before she left. You don't have to be too grateful for the kindness of this bowl of porridge!"

Hua Manlou searched among the crowd, but she did not find He Gu.Seeing that the young man spoke sincerely, he wanted to thank him, and opened his mouth, but found that no matter what, he couldn't make a sound.Hua Manlou became anxious, but he found that no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't make a sound.

The boy looked at him pityingly.Hua Manlou stretched out his hand to grab his throat, and the young man held his hand and said, "You don't have to worry, not being able to talk is not a big deal. There are people here who are more pitiful than you." Hua Manlou grabbed him hand, trying to tell him by writing that he is not dumb.But he found that his hands were shaking uncontrollably, and he couldn't write a word properly at all.

He was panicked, and then he found that his legs couldn't exert any strength.

Only then did Hua Manlou understand why Gu He left him here alone.He must have poisoned himself so that he could not speak, write, write or move his feet.

After thinking about this, Hua Manlou was not in such a hurry.He calmed down, let out a long sigh of relief, and smiled at the boy.

The young man patted his head: "Good boy, although you are indeed miserable, but it's not a big deal, is it?" The young man said, "Anyway, you still have one eye that is not blind, right?"