beyond the horizon

Hazabu's stature jumped again, Luo Yunxi folded his arms, walked around Hazabu solemnly, and looked at him carefully from head to toe.Hazabu felt embarrassed after being stared at, and couldn't help but smirk under Luo Yunxi's probing eyes.

What made him grow so fast, goat milk, or Wu Rimo?Or is it that Hazab can grow as tall as a tree as long as he is exposed to the sun?It doesn't seem right, no matter what it is, Hazab can eat the weight of three people by himself, as if eating is the most important thing in his life.Luo Yunxi thought, if he hadn't received state subsidies, he would have taken Hazabu and Wodele to wander and beg on the grassland.

"You have to change into new clothes. Let's go to the market today." Luo Yunxi sighed and said, Hazabu's trousers were a lot shorter, and both ankles were exposed. He followed Luo Yunxi's gaze and looked down. , awkwardly lifted one and rubbed against the other.

After this period of time passed, Luo Yunxi had to admit that he regretted the decision he made on the spur of the moment.He originally thought that he just had two more "resident students". You must know that Luo Yunxi has taught more than hundreds of residential students. There are more than 30 students in a class. Any student who is a little lazy can't escape his eyes-they all say that Mr. Luo is a god, and he can read people behind their backs.But now he only felt that his eyes were too few, how could a person only have two eyes?How can two eyes be used?

There were sixteen kids in his class, which was one of the few comforting things that happened.When teaching students during the day, Luo Yunxi not only talked about the cultural lessons prepared in the lesson plans, but also told them about Beijing, where there are many high-rise buildings, heavy traffic, and drinking soybean juice under the big shed-what is soybean juice?Asked by the children, he racked his brains, and finally described weakly, it was the milk tea of ​​Beijingers.The children roared with laughter.Most of what he said still required Hazab or Wardler to be translated by the side. The probability of Hazab would be higher, because Wardler could never be found.And where did Wardler go?This is also one of the reasons why Luo Yunxi feels that his eyes are not enough.The three of them took turns cooking, and when it was Wardler's turn to cook, he was never absent.The little time left in the day was used by Luo Yunxi to learn Mongolian by himself. He played the tongue so well that his tongue would tie up. He told Hazabu, Hazabu looked confused, and Luo Yunxi was discouraged.

Going to the market this time, in addition to buying some new clothes for Hazab, he also needs to buy some daily necessities. If possible, what he needs most is a motorcycle.The grassland is so vast that it is almost impossible to walk without means of transportation.

"Wodele is also with us." Hazab emphasized.Luo Yunxi gave him a strange look. He always felt that Hazabu had been relying on Waodele recently. He had to ask the teacher several times a day, did you see Waodele? Luo Yunxi only regarded them as brothers. "Of course." Luo Yunxi said.

Hazab turned his eyes away guiltily.He didn't want to lie, but he had promised Wardler.

He was determined not to leave Wardler alone, he was worried that something bad would happen.

In the late winter, the cold is making its final counterattack on this land, and the air is so cold and hard that it seems to scratch the windpipe.Luo Yunxi was wrapped in the thickest cotton coat, but the tip of his nose was still red from the cold.Before going out, he put a red scarf around Hazabu's neck, which made Hazabu look beaming and funny, and he could go to New Year's Eve immediately.He was very satisfied with his work, and patted Hazab's broad shoulders with a smile and bent his eyebrows. Of course, he also tried to tie a scarf on Wardler, but Wardler refused coldly.

They hitched a ride with the neighbor next door. The male owner happened to be going to the market to buy cattle. While driving, he enthusiastically acted as a half-tour guide for Luo Yunxi. His daughter also attended classes with Luo Yunxi. The first thing he did when he came home every day Just to report to my parents what interesting things the teacher from Han said today.He told Luo Yunxi which store he should go to if he wanted to buy something, the calf soup boiled by Batu, the milk tofu dried in Erige, and the girl with the best embroidered cigarette pouches is Qingqing. In two and a half sentences, I looked at the two brothers again, sleeping soundly with their heads folded, even more hopeless.

Even in such weather, the market is very lively, and people's enthusiasm for life will never change with the seasons.After getting out of the car, the neighbor went to the market where animals were traded, while Luo Yunxi took the two brothers to the place where daily necessities were sold.The sky is high and far away, very blue, and there are ropes stretched across the market, with colorful streamers tied on them, fluttering in the wind.Hazabu and Waodele came alive as soon as they saw the wind, like two birds that had just escaped from the cage, they flapped their wings and disappeared in the crowd in the blink of an eye. Luo Yunxi subconsciously reached out to stop them, but even their Not a single piece of clothing was found.

He caught no one.He looked at his empty palm, and was instantly hit by this familiar scene.

The past turned up untimely, and the pain leaked out from the bone seams.He clenched his fists and forced himself to calm down.

Fortunately, Hazab is tall and stands out from the crowd.The boy looked left and right excitedly. In fact, it was just some basic daily necessities, but he felt novelty about everything around him.He has never been to this kind of place. He and Wardler didn't have enough money to buy these things in the past. Sometimes he just wants to come here to have a look, but the shabby clothes and embarrassed face make everyone full of vigilance .They think he is dirty, and they are even more afraid that he will steal their money and goods.He didn't feel sad, but looked at the excitement that didn't belong to him from a distance, and felt a little regretful in his heart.

Luo Yunxi moved in his direction with difficulty. He felt that he had brushed the shoulders of about 81 people.The last difficulty is usually extremely difficult. When Luo Yunxi passed 5 and was only one step away from Hazab, someone stepped on his heel, lost his balance and threw himself forward.

To a certain extent, Hazab can be regarded as his great apprentice, just like Monkey King is always the one who saves Tang Seng at the critical moment.Hazabu lowered his head and looked in surprise at Mr. Luo, who had plunged into his arms.He was really light, and he didn't have much strength when bumping into him. He just fit into his arms completely, as if he belonged there by nature.Hazab suddenly thanked God for his blessing, allowing him to grow so healthy and strong.

Luo Yunxi was inevitably embarrassed.He patted Hazab's hand that supported him, indicating that he was able to stand still—oh my God, Hazab is so tall, he almost lifted himself up just now.

In the depths of the market, there is a temporary altar surrounded by many people.There was a round of fresh snow a few days ago, and there was still a layer of white on the low circle formed by the stones. The surrounding land was bare and the dry grass was withered and yellow, making it look particularly bleak.A man in a dark blue Tibetan robe was standing by the altar. He looked about 50 years old, with profound features, his eyes were tightly closed, he was holding a handful of burning wooden branches in his hand, and he was muttering something, kneeling neatly in front of him. There were a few people, and there was a burnt smell in the air.

Luo Yunxi and Hazabu passed by, and Hazabu sneezed like a puppy.

"What are you doing?" Luo Yunxi asked suspiciously.

Hazab glanced at it, and gave the answer without any surprise, "Healing."

"What?" Luo Yunxi thought he had heard it wrong. It might be more appropriate to say that this scene is a dancing god, "That wizard——"

"It's a doctor." Hazabu corrected Luo Yunxi solemnly. Luo Yunxi tried to find traces of him joking on Hazabu's face, but there was none.So he understood and decided not to worry about it.You can't shake a person's perception of the world with just a few words, this process needs to be done step by step.

"...Let's go over there and have a look." Luo Yunxi wanted to take Hazabu away, but before leaving, he couldn't help but look back.The kneeling ones were probably patients, and they worshiped the light smoke drifting into the sky, firmly believing that as long as they were devout enough, the gods would heal their illnesses.But patients shouldn't kneel on such a cold land. There are decent clinics in the pastoral areas. They'd better go there to see real doctors. If this continues, it's easy to delay the illness——Luo Yunxi couldn't move, he stood in place, Looking at the altar very tangled.

He is a foreign teacher from Han. If he speaks, will anyone agree with him?

"Teacher?" Hazabu called him suspiciously. Luo Yunxi probably didn't notice that his brows were tightly frowned, and there was a vertical mark of sorrow between his brows.Dad said before that animals can smell people's emotions, and dogs can tell whether their owners are happy or sad just by their noses. Hazab sniffed his nose in the cold wind, but he couldn't tell what emotion Luo Yunxi's face was. Smell the aroma of scones.

Then, "Gululu." Hazab's stomach expressed its unique opinion.

Hearing the loud sound, Luo Yunxi turned his head and raised his eyebrows to look at Hazabu.Hazab covered his belly with one hand and grinned, and he laughed too.

"Okay, let's go, I'm hungry too, let's go buy food, and then find Wardler." He shook his head slightly, driving those savior spirits out of his head, he came to support education, not here Purdue sentient beings.

They walked one after the other in the crowd.Now Hazab is wearing neat clothes, no one will avoid him, and everyone shows him a friendly smile, but surprisingly, Hazab does not feel how happy he is at the moment deep in his heart.

"Hazab."

He heard Luo Yunxi calling himself, because of his height, he bent slightly and leaned close to listen.

"If you or Wardler feel that you are sick one day, you must, you must come and tell me." He said three "sures", and each word was very strong, and Hazabu nodded quickly in agreement.Although he didn't understand the reason for this serious order, but Mr. Luo knew so much, so what he said must be reasonable.

"Hey, what am I talking about." Luo Yunxi whispered again, "You will definitely not get sick." This time, he bit every word very hard.

When the two of them found Wardler, Wardler was chatting with a girl by the lake next to the market.

The surface of the lake is covered with thick ice, and the surface is cracked with beautiful white patterns.The sun was hanging at the highest point, and the light was pale and dazzling. It fell on the two people, like a layer of crisp shell, making the skin of boys and girls glow with luster.It's rare for Wardler to see such a lively look, at least Luo Yunxi hasn't seen it these days. His canine teeth are exposed with a smile, his eyes are full of brilliance, and he is lively and handsome.Listening to him was a girl who was about his age, with a thick black braid hanging down her chest, and bright red agate stones on her earrings, and she smiled from time to time because of Wardler's words.

Hazabu opened his mouth to call Wardle, but Luo Yunxi covered Hazabu's mouth with his quick eyes and hands.

Hazabu looked down at Luo Yunxi in puzzlement. The bridge of the boy's nose had small scars from sunburn, leaving a little light-colored mark on the wheat-colored skin.His eyelashes are thick and slender, gently covering his amber eyes, his pointed chin is buried in a soft and festive red scarf, and his warm breath is trapped in the small world in Luo Yunxi's palm.

"Shh - don't make a sound, or your brother will beat you soon." Luo Yunxi said in a godlike way, his cheeks were blown a thin layer of red by the wind.

Hazab was a little hypoxic, and nodded in a daze.

Tonight's night sky presents a pure and clear blue, the sky is full of stars like rain that has not yet fallen, thin clouds cover the crescent moon, the hazy moonlight sprinkles the vast grasslands, and the blue mountains sleep peacefully in the wind. middle.The temperature dropped below minus twenty, but the tent was still warm, and a milky white soup was slowly simmering in the small stove.

"Sayin?" Hazabu asked back, "Did you just meet today?"

"...Yes, we met by chance."

During dinner, Wardler took the initiative to mention the girl in the market. He said her name was Saiyin Chaogula, and she came to the market with her father.

"She is very beautiful." Luo Yunxi praised appropriately, and added another bowl of soup to the two of them. He still bought the calf soup, but it is unknown if it was not made by Batu, but it tasted pretty good , "Does she live far away? Maybe she can come here for classes too?" he suggested.

Wardler's eyes lit up, obviously very tempted by this suggestion, but after a second thought, his eyes dimmed again, and he pressed his thumb firmly on the edge of the bowl.

"No, she said that she is not in good health and needs to recuperate at home."

"Then you can wait until spring, when the weather will be warmer and her health will be better, you can go to class together." Luo Yunxi said with a smile, Wardler coughed in embarrassment as if he had discovered some secret, and picked up the bowl He took a sip of the soup—and then stuck out his tongue from the heat.

Luo Yunxi stirred the milk soup with a wooden spoon, and the shadow of the campfire danced in his eyes, making his eyes full of mellow heat.Due to the force, several blue tendons emerged on the forearm, which made his skin look fairer, and his slightly longer hair was pinned behind his ears. Hazabu observed him carefully and found that he could not read. out of his age.

The grassland is vast, and the wind and sand make people older than the years. It is not uncommon for a 26-year-old to look like a 36-year-old here.

"Ms. Luo," Hazab held the bowl in both hands, and moved a little closer. His face was hot from the fire, and his nose was covered with a thin layer of sweat. "How old are you?"

"32, what's the matter?" Luo Yunxi said patiently, his voice was like moonlight flowing along the river, the up-scaling ending turned a corner, smashed on the cobblestone, and the moonlight splashed into Hazabu's heart.

Hazabu gasped, Luo Yunxi looked up, waiting to see if he had any crooked ideas.

"Soup," Hazabu concealed, stammered, and talked about him from left to right, "It's hot." To prove it, he opened his mouth and showed Luo Yunxi a small portion of his red tongue in aggrieved way.

"...You two are really brothers."

The sun and the moon rotate, and the mountains and rivers are eternal, and they will never grow old.It seems that Mr. Luo will never grow old. He hopes that Mr. Luo will stay on the grassland for a long time like the mountains, rivers, sun and moon.

That night, Hazab slept in the middle of the bed as usual. When he was half asleep, he heard the sound of someone getting up, and then something touched his wrist. He turned over and fell asleep again without opening his eyes.He had a dream. In the dream, he was driving the flock of sheep to the house. The beautiful Eji was guarding by the tent. When he saw him coming back, he gently held his wrist. The door curtain was opened, and his brother and father were waiting. Have dinner with him.

It was just dawn, and the sun pierced through the clouds and plunged into the cold, permafrost.Hazab woke up slowly, raised his hand and rubbed his eyes, and found that there seemed to be something extra on his wrist.

It was a bracelet made of five-color silk, and every child who grew up on the grassland knew its meaning-white clouds, blue sky and earth, red flames, and green life, tightly twisted into one strand, used by parents I pray to the Changshengtian that my children will be healthy, smooth and safe throughout their lives.

——"You will definitely not get sick."

Teacher Luo's words echoed softly in his ears, and Hazab sat up, and sure enough, he saw the same one on Wardle's wrist.

He stared blankly at the bracelet, and then at the dazzling burning sun slowly rising from the horizon.Luo Yunxi's sleeping outline was dyed with a thin layer of gold by the light.

There is a secret in Hazab's heart that cannot be told to Mr. Luo. He promised Wardle, and he cannot go back on his word.He silently made a decision.

The weather on the grassland can change in a blink of an eye. Luo Yunxi finished class early for the children, and it looked like it was going to rain outside.

The sky was very low, and the leaden gray clouds were full and heavy, rolling and pushing, rumbling overhead with lightning and thunder.The wind carried a damp earthy smell, the goshawks were circling, the wolves were restless, and their green eyes stared at the shadows at the end of the earth.

A storm is brewing.Luo Yunxi looked at the sky anxiously, Hazabu hadn't come back yet.

A bolt of lightning fell, and there was a deafening echo in the valley, and his heartbeat resonated accordingly.In the distance, he saw a vague shadow walking towards the direction of the tent, and tiny raindrops began to wet his cheeks.

That was Hazab, the horizon was vast, and the dark clouds rolled up like a wave, like a bloody maw trying to engulf him from behind.Luo Yunxi called him loudly, and Wardle also came out of the tent upon hearing the sound.

The raindrops fell more and more urgently, falling from the sky and falling into a river. Luo Yunxi looked at Hazabu through the bottom of the river, but couldn't tell whether it was the water shaking or the people shaking.

Hazab finally staggered to the front, "It's raining heavily," he smiled weakly, "Teacher."

The entire prairie seemed to be daylight for a moment, Luo Yunxi opened his mouth slightly, and the rain slid into his mouth along his soft lips.His mind was blank, only the tip of his tongue tasted cold.He raised his hand, put it on Hazabu's forehead, and wiped it along the side of his face.

The thunder came long after, and the ground shook, and Wardler rushed to support Hazab's fallen body.Luo Yunxi was still in a daze, the blood in his palm was washed away by the rain, turning pink and dripping down his wrist.

Hazab's blood is viscous, hot, and dazzlingly red, and it melts into the yellow land that gave birth to him along with the rain