life and joy

On the southbound train, there were only a few people in the entire carriage, and He Huan sat upright without any sleepiness.Yao Qi dug out a book on biology from his suitcase. After studying it for many days, his eyes were broken, but he couldn't figure out why.

When he looked confused, he couldn't help but think of the heavenly swallowtail butterfly that He Huan took to chase him. He turned around and asked He Huan, is the green butterfly I accidentally received good-looking?Like the one you carried last time.

He Huan's gaze was focused on the Kindle in his hand without raising his eyes, and he said calmly, that is the Cupid butterfly, not a species.

Yao Qi was resentful, but he still insisted on saying that they look so similar, and you can tell them apart.

He Huan was still looking at the e-book, but the corner of his mouth raised a shallow arc. He said, some things are not convenient to say, but second young master, my education can indeed crush you.

Yao Qi wanted to refute, but when he thought about the postgraduate admission notice that was delivered to his home a few days ago and his high school education, it was horrible.

He could only smile with a face on his face, and said, I am tolerant, I am tolerant, and I can tolerate it.

He Huan looked back at him and said, in fact, I am not very professional in academics, but Heaven Swallowtail and Eros Swallowtail are lover butterflies, so it is easy to remember clearly.

He said casually, and in return Yao Qi asked enthusiastically: Do you have thoughts about me for a long time, and if you don't say anything in your heart, you are waiting for me to speak first.

He Huan looked at him quietly with his back to the sun, without saying a word.

His brother and sister-in-law died a few years ago when Yao Qi was ordered to take them home. He walked this way, but at that time he was flying a plane, looking at this almost desolate vast world from a distance.The mood at that time was the same as that of this land, except that it was desolate and cold.

The further you go southwest, the closer you get to the mountains and the wilderness.They changed cars three times, but they still couldn't avoid being trapped in the wilderness on the night of the third day. They had to call the nearest village for help.

An hour later, a ray of light broke through the darkness at the edge of the vast land and came towards them.For no reason, He Huan remembered that many years ago when he went back to Yao City with his mother's ashes in his arms, Yao Qi came across mountains and mountains to find him.He didn't tell Yao Qi that at that time he saw the starlight behind this always willful man.

The two of them huddled together on the hard bed of the village committee in the small village all night. He Huan, who had always been a good sleeper, tossed and turned very lightly because of his discomfort.Yao Qi kept leaning against the wall for fear of making noise, and the next day his back hurt and he was only ten cents away from being useless.

"Look at how good my husband is to you. He can suffer all kinds of crimes because of you. Why don't you give me a kiss and make up after you get back." He Huan, who was supporting Yao Qi when he was taking advantage of the opportunity to run the train with his mouth full, suddenly Stop, seriously, you shouldn't be here.

Yao Qishun put down the hand on his waist and said solemnly, I'm fine, I just lied to you.

Yao Qi's trembling appearance inexplicably made He Huan laugh, he shook his head helplessly and took the patient's arm again.

Going further to the southwest, there are barren mountains covered with snow all year round, which look like ice fields from a distance.He Huan's woolen overcoat was covered with a sweater, which he had prepared before coming, but it was completely vulnerable to the cold weather on the ice sheet.

Yao Qi hugged the man with purple lips into his arms and put his cold hands into his neck. He Huan twitched and let him go without breaking free.

At the edge of the horizon, at the junction of gray and white, some strange protrusions gradually appeared, neither like stones nor like snow, and it was only when we got closer that we could see clearly that they were corpses, the corpses of deer.Along the way, I would occasionally see a hill made of white bones, and sometimes, I could vaguely see a small corpse encased in a large skeleton.

Bones underground, bones on the ground.

These elves on the wasteland and the country's rare animals floated in such a casual posture in the wilderness, piling up into mountains.

"The interests are too heavy, and the poachers are too strong." said the driver who had been taciturn.

The driver is a local, one of the few people in the area who can endure the severe cold and not move down the mountain.Guarding this mountain is like guarding your own home.

"Where's the ranger? What about the Wildlife Conservation Organization? The state doesn't care?"

The middle-aged man with a ginger-red face who has been exposed to the cold wind all year round glanced at Yao Qi from the rearview mirror, his eyes filled with contempt for you being too young and too happy, he said, the sky is high here and the emperor is far away, and all the things that are called outside are far away. It's a gimmick.Nobody really cared if the deer lived or died, not even the rangers.

When he said this, Yao Qi had no choice but to keep his mouth shut, because this place was indeed too remote, and even if someone wanted to control it, it would be beyond his reach. What's more, the outside world couldn't see the situation here, so it's no wonder that he was outside the rules.

Back at the driver's original residence, there was a shotgun hanging on the wall, the handle of which was worn very shiny from being held in his hands all year round.

The driver casually explained that it was for self-defense.

He Huan turned around and took a closer look at the house in front of him. It was really a barren house.

"The one next to yours is a cold room. No one has lived in it for a long time and it hasn't been burned." The driver said, "Firewood is always very precious in the mountains. You can only burn cow dung, and cow dung can't be given to you casually. You need to pay more."

As he said that, he put down the warming water glass in his hand and was about to go out. Yao Qi stopped him and said, you have calluses on your hands that have been holding guns all year round. If I guessed correctly, you should be a forest ranger.

The man looked back at him, leaning forward slightly as if he was about to strangle Yao Qi's neck the next moment.He said, since you know that I hold a gun all year round, why don't you guess that I am a poacher?

Standing behind Yao Qi, He Huan found a stool and sat down without hesitation, looked at the middle-aged man and said, "Although it's offensive to say this, I still can't help explaining his true thoughts, because he feels that poachers Don't let yourself be so poor.

Along the way, Yao Qi, who kept He Huan, who was about to freeze, in his arms, felt that he was Mr. Dong Guo, and if he did good deeds, he would inevitably be bitten to death. With a stiff face, he said to the man that the money issue could be discussed.

The man didn't think much, just glanced at the logo on Yao Qi's coat and knew that the two people in front of him would not treat him badly, at least not in terms of money.

It snowed heavily at night, Yao Qi had never experienced this kind of weather, and woke up just before dawn.When I walked outside, I realized that the man was not there.He wrapped his clothes and pushed open the door, stepping on the deep snow.It snowed all night last night, and it hasn't stopped yet. There are still fine snow flakes falling in the air, making people unable to open their eyes.

At the end of the line of sight, a rough-faced man wrapped in a thick cotton coat was kneeling in front of a stone pile, carefully clearing the snow on it, and re-placing the stones on it again. When he was finally satisfied, he took out a dried flower from his arms and placed it On the stone pile, I watched silently for a while, then turned and came back.

Seeing Yao Qi, he didn't say a word about what happened just now, he just said, I'll cook.

Due to the weather conditions, it is impossible to drive into the mountain, and there is no signal in the deep mountain, so the time suddenly slows down.He Huan took out his Kindle, and Yao who was beside him protested, Do you have me in your heart?

He Huan was silent for a while to adjust his mood before leaving without turning around, leaning against him and watching the snow next to him.

The snowflakes have been drifting for a long time, and the stone pile at the end of the line of sight will soon be covered by heavy snow again.He Huan didn't know who cleared the snow there, and he didn't know why he did it. He just said to Yao Qi next to him in a low voice, how many people have done things in vain, and they didn't get anything after hard work, and they got nothing after asking.

Before Yao Qi could reply, he heard the man who had been sitting beside him fiddling with cigarettes speak. He said, that is my wife, and she was pregnant with Liujia when she died.

The man was actually sitting on a small stool, facing the closed door.In other words, you can't see out of the window at all.But he kept staring straight ahead, as if everything was in front of him.

"I was trapped in the mountains and couldn't make it back in time. The doctor arrived before me but couldn't save her. I have made her suffer all my life, and I have a thousand sins on my body. If one day I die, I hope to be able to To be buried with her, and our children."

"My wife is about to give birth, why don't you stay with her?" He Huan endured and endured, and finally couldn't help asking.

The man paused and said that the herd of deer is her life.

As soon as he spoke, the room fell silent.Quiet as if you can hear the sound of snow falling.

After a long time, Yao Qi walked over and patted him on the shoulder without saying anything.

He understands the sense of despair and emptiness of losing a loved one, and also understands the determination that life cannot stay together, and death will reach eternal sleep.That fall off the cliff, He Huan was seriously injured and rescued him, and he experienced the despair in the world overnight, and he never fell behind.

After the snow stopped in the afternoon, the three of them gathered around the house to warm up the fire. Because they were not talkative people and the purpose of the trip was hazy, the atmosphere was even more dull.

Because of the cold weather, He Huan went to bed early.Xu Shi was dreaming again, clutching the quilt tightly in his hand.Yao Qi moved to the side and gently hugged him into his arms, so that He Huan could sleep more peacefully.

A low sigh sounded in the darkness: Since I can't even sleep well without me, why do you keep thinking about running away.

In his arms, He Huan had fallen into a deep sleep, unable to answer.

In the middle of the night, someone stepped on the snow and gently opened the dilapidated firewood gate, and went straight to the man's room, only to find that there was a fire in the stove next door.The group of people who had just entered the door became suspicious instantly, and the two sides had a dispute.

After a while, the movement subsided, and the man led them out of the door.

In the long quiet night, Yao Qi slowly opened his eyes, his eyes were like a black panther waiting to attack.

In fact, the group didn't go far, they followed the man to the back of the firewood pile, and followed the man's fingers to take out hundreds of deerskins and antlers from it.After counting, it must be transported away overnight, even if it relies on the most primitive manpower.

In just an instant, the muzzle of the black hole pointed at his temple.Looking up, the six people who just arrived were all in sight.The man suddenly remembered that he forgot to take the gun when he came out.

"It's quite easy to guard and steal, know the law and break the law, isn't it, respected ranger?"

The author has something to say

There is also a main chapter and an extra chapter, which will be released after eleven o'clock.There will be a Chapter 2 extra on Sunday, and next week there will be a final chapter extra.As for where to put the extra chapters in the next two chapters, let’s put them together with the extra chapters of Chapter 1.A chapter has a capacity of [-] words, so it's no problem to fit three chapters.