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Early the next morning, the trees were covered with frost.

Chen got up early, gathered firewood and lit the fire again, and warmed up with two rounds of punching, and the coldness of the night was almost gone.

The tea stand is also very early, freshly baked buns and pancakes, although simple, but also very delicious on such a winter morning.

People who were on their way woke up one after another, and the side of the avenue suddenly became lively and full of life.

While waiting for the two people in the carriage to wake up, Chen Da talked with people. The place he was going to was called Mu Cang County. There was a Zhuse Mountain there. It was said that it was the destination.

After questioning, Chen Da learned that Zhuse Mountain in Mu Cang County was on the border between the two countries, but it was not on this side.The border between Hongguo and Yanguo is long, and they actually took a long way around.It's hard for Chen Datian to say, the people in the carriage are all delicate and can't stand the bumps. There are not no shortcuts to Mu Cang County, but most of them are difficult to travel on the mountain roads, and it's winter, so they gave up that road at the beginning.

Xiang asked about the road in detail, and the man smiled and said that it was not too far away, and he must be able to get there before the new year, in time for the Chinese New Year.Chen Da didn't think much about celebrating the New Year in Yan Country, but it would be great if he could send the two of them to the house before the year and reunite the two young ladies at home.

The winter sun came out late, but as soon as the light came out, the frost gradually receded, and the temperature slowly rose. Chen Da and Ms. Chen and the others reported their upcoming itinerary, and then continued to follow the team.

Yan Qitong finished her breakfast and was studying her golden sand hourglass.The crystal hourglass bottle was dug out by craftsmen with a very small entrance, from which the gold sand flowed in, and the entrance was blocked by a crystal stopper, so that no grain of gold sand would leak out.

They passed through many places along the way, and in the better inns they stayed in, many of them had copper pots and drip hoppers.After she figured out how to use and knew how to convert the scales on the arrow shafts of those clepsydra, she was always doing experiments, not only to correspond to the 1 minute in her own impression and experience, but also to coincide with the scale points on the arrow shaft. She finally succeeded in the first big county town that Yanguo fell behind.

Now every time the gold sand in the crystal bottle is turned upside down, it is a quarter of an hour, and four quarters of an hour is an hour, which is half an hour.With this golden sand hourglass, Yan Qitong finally gained some confidence, and the days of being groggy and not knowing the exact time passed.

She was very happy in her heart, so she held up the golden sand hourglass to show Sangzi.

Sangzi was nestled in a recliner in the guest room, seeing her turn the hourglass bottle upside down, the golden sand in it flowed like water, it was indeed a bit beautiful, but with such a precise time by her side, I am afraid she would only be bound.

But Yan Qitong said: "You don't know, this time is neither long nor short, it's enough to be in a daze, and if you grasp the time, you won't waste it."

Sang Zi said, "I don't feel that every day is wasted, and I even feel that winter is very beautiful. Without your hourglass, wouldn't it be just as well?"

After hearing this, Yan Qitong glanced at her.I wanted to make an hourglass, but I only said it once. It was Sangzi who paid attention to it, and she was the one who prepared everything, but she was not happy.Yan Qitong thought for a while, put the hourglass gently next to Sangzi's ear, and said, "Listen."

Slowly closing her eyes, Sang Zi really listened.The sound of the flowing golden sand is quiet and quiet, if you don't catch it carefully, you will almost miss it.It is neither urgent nor slow, just like the most peaceful blood flow, it is the vitality of the first birth, full of infinite possibilities.Just because she closed her eyes and imagined boundless, Sang Zi returned to the carriage beside the road in an instant, her mouth was full of the smell of beef and wine, and her eyes were full of those seemingly infatuated pupils.

After the two of them woke up, neither of them mentioned anything about drinking.

After waking up, Yan Qitong just groaned and complained of a headache, so Sang Zi gave her acupuncture and moxibustion. This time, she seemed to be more drunk. After she felt better, she fell asleep again.That whole day, Yan Qitong slept without opening his eyes, while Sang Zi sat beside her and watched her the whole day.

She thought to herself, if Yan Qitong woke up immediately, I would jokingly ask why she started eating tofu again; then she thought, if she opens her eyes now, she needs to be reminded to remember; in the end, Sangzi thought faintly, In fact, it's best not to mention it to anyone. You can't do things right after drinking, such as sympathizing with the temptation of flowers. No one wants to admit that they made a mistake, let alone it is still so shocking.

In this way, the page was gently opened.After waking up, Yan Qitong was as usual, and after thinking about it, Sangzi was still so taciturn and gentle.

Yan Qitong saw that Sangzi didn't open his eyes for a long time, so he let the sands flow, and didn't open his eyes until everything fell through.

"I understand what you mean," Sangzi murmured, "I understand."

Yan Qitong was slightly startled, there seemed to be a thousand words in Sangzi's words, she shook the golden sand, and for a moment didn't know how to speak.

Naturally, Sangzi would not tell her to stay here dryly, so she got up from the recliner: "Let's go out and have a look."

They are currently staying in a large county in Yan State, and Mu Cang County is under the rule.As the year approaches, the county town is more lively than ever. Today coincides with the temple fair, and more people from all around the city enter the city, and the whole city is full of noise.

Sangzi and Yan Qitong walked in the hustle and bustle, and the faces of the people who crowded shoulder to shoulder were all beaming, and they were also infected, cheering up and watching with interest all the way.Those acrobatics were full of tricks. Although Yan Qitong had seen more advanced acrobatics performances, he was not there in person. Within a few steps, he watched the piles of bowls piled up one after another, and the little girl standing on one foot on top of others had to do golden rooster independence, etc. The many actions are indeed a bit thrilling.

When Yan Qitong saw the next fire-breathing juggler, he said to Sang Zi, "It's not that they can breathe out fire with one breath, but they have something flammable in their mouth, and there are flames on the wooden stick." After the combustibles are sprayed, the fireball will be produced." She then pointed to the person who swallowed the fire next to him, "He didn't swallow all the fire in his stomach, but blocked the air in his mouth, and the fire burst into his mouth all at once. It's off, but it's very difficult to practice..." Going forward, there is another one who is putting a sword upside down/inserting between his teeth, "As for the swallowing sword," she whispered in Sangzi's ear , "The sword is retractable..."

Hearing this, Sangzi couldn't help laughing, and glanced at her: "Where did you know this?"

Yan Qitong hurriedly said: "Didn't I say that I have read some miscellaneous books, um..."

Sangzi shook her head, she didn't expect that she would be interested in studying street juggling, and she spoke proudly as if asking for credit.Fortunately, her voice was not loud, and the surroundings were lively enough. If someone overheard her, it would be a good thing to ruin her job.Hearing what she said, the one who swallowed the sword only had a hilt left outside his mouth, but now it looks very funny.Swallowing the sword was not difficult, but the acting skills were not bad, and both of them laughed immediately.

There are many people, crowded, Sangzi is walking forward with Yan Qitong's shoulders half-closed, I feel more and more that this is very good, ordinary people and ordinary things are enough to be lost in all living beings.

After cramming for a long time at the temple fair, Sangzi finally couldn't bear it anymore, the two returned to the inn and ordered the shopkeeper to bring the water to boil.It is said that if you go further down, there will be no big place, so you have to take this opportunity to take a good bath and change your clothes to prevent future inconvenience.

After taking a shower behind the screen, Sang Zi turned back to the bed and saw Yan Qitong sitting cross-legged on the bed, his eyes swept to the side.Sangzi was curious, so she leaned over and spread out a piece of clothes on the bed, said it was clothes, but it was different from the ones she was familiar with.

In fact, this dress was also woven by her watching.

When she was still on the territory of Hongguo, Yan Qitong didn't remember which city she was in. Anyway, it was very big, the market was very prosperous, and there were some foreign goods. She took a fancy to several of them at a glance at the dazzling stalls. ball of wool.The wool looks very familiar, and it is very similar to the wool that she knows can be knitted into sweaters. After hearing the introduction from the stall owner, it is said that it is from the hands of nomads in the grassland far away, and it is mainly wool. It is mixed into this filament, because the locals only know how to weave thin threads, such things are very rare, but because of this, they have not been sold.Seeing that she liked it, the stall owner readily sold it.

Yan Qitong watched her mother knit sweaters since she was a child, and she used to imitate it with a small bamboo basket and two bamboo needles, but she hadn't touched it for many years. She only remembered how to knit flat needles. It is always better to wear Sangzi close to the body to keep out the cold than commoner clothes to keep it cold.

Holding the ball of wool in his hands, Yan Qitong bought four strings of candied haws in one go, but the strings on them were red dates and green fruits, which were not sweet enough, but the strings of bamboo sticks were unexpectedly large and slender, and they were used for knitting sweaters. Just right.

From then on, in the long carriage, apart from pondering over the crystal hourglass, Yan Qitong slowly picked up the weaving method of the sweater.Sangzi also asked about it, but she just smiled and didn't say it out. You must know that her mind was still fuzzy at the beginning.She was so mysterious that it reminded Sangzi of the time when she was making a backpack.For Yan Qitong's whimsical ideas, Sangzi was no stranger to it, so he just let her go.

Unexpectedly, Yan Qitong immersed himself in the whole journey, and finally got it in front of him.

"Try it." Yan Qitong picked up the sweater and gestured in front of Sangzi.At that time, she weighed it and wondered if it would be enough to weave a coat. Now it seems that they calculated the quantity and sold it. Because Sangzi is thin and small, there is still a lot of wool.

It wasn't open, and there was no ribbon. Sang Zi looked at this weird dress and said with a smile: "If the shopkeeper of Qiu Ying's family sees it, I wonder if he will be tempted."

Yan Qitong shook his head, feeling a little embarrassed.Because this sweater has been disassembled many times during the knitting process, and there is not really only one thread from the beginning to the end, so there will be some knots, and it is only a flat stitch. If this sweater is placed in front of her mother, I don’t know. To what extent, I'm afraid it's better to put it at the bottom of the box and don't take it out to see people. How can I take it out and teach others.

Sangzi stroked the clothes lightly, it felt very soft, not like the usual warp and weft weaving, it was very beautiful.Although she hadn't worn it, it was not difficult to understand. Sangzi took off the thick fur, put on the middle coat, and put her head into the collar.Yan Qitong helped her tuck her hands in from the sleeves, and flattened the hem. It looked close to her body, even if the corners of the stitches were a little uneven, Yan Qitong was still very satisfied.

Every stitch is Yan Qitong's heart, I don't know if it's because of his warm heart, or because the clothes really have a miraculous effect of keeping out the cold, Sangzi just feels warm all over.

"You are so thin, even the fur coat you bought temporarily is still a bit big even with the thick fur. You are so afraid of the cold, it will be better if you wear this next to your body." Yan Qitong put on the fur coat for her, and caressed the clothes inside. Fuzz Road.She just felt that there was not enough time and the conditions did not allow it, otherwise she would get out the down jacket, and Sangzi would be more comfortable.It's ridiculous that I went to this world, and nothing else changed, but there was something left on my clothes.

Sangzi looked at Yan Qitong silently, there was clearly nostalgia in her gaze on him, but there was no such thing in her words.There are yin and yang in the chaos of heaven and earth, and human beings also have yin and yang, not only in the internal organs of the body, but also in the heart.Sometimes she felt that she had seen Yan Qitong's plain side, but also at certain times, those who were hiding in the dark and did not want to be discovered by her would inadvertently poke their heads out.Now Yan Qitong's heart seems to be entangled with yin and yang contradictions, what is the reason for all these struggles.

"Qitong..." Sangzi said slowly, "Do you... have anything to say to me?"

Yan Qitong was shocked.I heard from Chen Da that Mu Cang County is coming soon, and Zhuse Mountain will also be there. If she can really find "My Heart of Darkness", if she can really go back, she won't have to hide it from Sangzi all the time. But, how should I say it? , how should I say that I am leaving, and, never come back, you will never see me again.

Seeing her biting her lip again, Sang Zi smiled: "You are hesitating, it's always because of wavering, when you really want to tell me, you can talk about it, just because of the clothes I don't know the name of, I'll listen to whatever you say."

Yan Qitong sighed: "This dress is called a woolen sweater, and it's the only one in the world."

"Well, this is the only thing in the world, you gave it to me."

Ten days later, Chen Da finally drove his carriage to Mu Cang County. At that time, there was a heavy snowfall in the local area. They were afraid that it would snow and block the mountains, so they rushed forward without stopping. Before a fork in the road, Chen Da did not know what to do. direction.Just as a young man was walking towards him with a burden on his back, Chen Shi hurriedly jumped out of the carriage and asked, "Brother, how can I get to Zhuse Mountain?"

The little brother turned his head and pointed behind him and said, "Turn around the crossing in front, and you will see Zhuse Mountain." He looked at them curiously.The Zhuse Mountain in front of this place has long been owned by a mysterious person. There are not many people traveling to and from the mountain. I don't know who this is, who is sitting in the carriage, and what is the relationship with that mysterious person.The little brother was thinking miscellaneously, seeing the coachman thanked him and drove the carriage over, he suddenly remembered that today was the New Year's Eve, so he also quickened his pace to go home.

Sure enough, the trees at the crossing are all withered, and the winter scenery is all gray and white, while at the crossing, there is a high mountain surrounded by bamboos and greenery, overlooking the four directions, it looks very majestic.

"Miss, Doctor Sangzi, Zhuse Mountain is finally here!"