In the wax moon, the snow is falling in Yinlong Lake.

In Qingyan Village by the lake, there are only about 30 households. The heavy snow fluttered for three days, making this neighborhood truly become "the trace of thousands of people".

The snow falls silently, and this quiet little village is even more independent.

However, on this day, a man and a woman stepped on knee-deep snow, and approached the east end of the village with one foot deep and one foot shallow.

They were all in their early twenties, tired with tears written on their brows, and their faces were almost as white as snow. When the two men walked into the village, they saw that the doors and windows of the house were closed, and only the light was faintly revealed.

It was great that there were people in the village, and they breathed a sigh of relief.

At this time, a wooden door in front of him creaked open, and two men came out to pour charcoal ashes, and when they looked up, they happened to see the two of them, and they couldn't help but smile: "Spend the night?"

The man and woman snorted, "Ah, yes. Somehow, the smiles of the two men reminded them of the grinning wolf that flashed through the woods, and the woman hid behind the man in fear.

The men said enthusiastically: "Come in, our house happens to be vacant." ”

The men were born strong, and the pair hesitated. Could it be that the sheep are sent into the mouth of the tiger? In case the other party has bad thoughts...... But they were so tired and sleepy that they longed for a place to stay, or they would not wake up the next morning after sleeping in the wilderness on a snowy night.

Just when they were in a dilemma, another family opened the door more than a dozen feet away, and an old woman looked out.

She was in her sixties, with silver hair and a bit of a rickety back. When she saw the man and woman, she immediately smiled and said, "With such a heavy snowfall, there are still people coming?"

The man and woman were overjoyed: "Old lady, can you stay at your house for one night?" Compared with the two strong men, the old lady seemed much more friendly and safer.

The old woman was dazzled, and when she looked at the scene, she understood what was going on, and pondered, "Spend the night?" ”

The woman waved her hand again and again: "It's okay, as long as we have a place to spend the night, we can sleep in the kitchen!"

The old woman was silent.

The man was more clever, and when he saw the two strong men on the side, he shrank his head and closed the door with displeasure on his face, and he also knew that he had offended others, so the old woman had to say it here. He took out five copper plates from his sleeve and handed them over: "I ask the old lady to be accommodating." ”

Sure enough, there was no money to make the sweet words, and the old woman was not embarrassed, so she smiled sideways and said, "Come in." ”

The fire pit in the house was burning brightly, and the two of them walked in from the ice and snow and almost melted here.

There was also an old man in the house, thin and thin, who was napping by the pond. When the old woman came in, she sent him to the back kitchen to cook some hot food, and then asked the young couple, "Do you want to eat noodle soup?" ”

You must know that a bowl of noodles in the city is only two yuan, and it still takes a little half a day to boil the bone soup base, even if you add meat and vegetables, it will only cost three or four yuan.

But they also understand the truth that strange goods can live. In such a remote area, how easy is it to eat a bowl of hot food?

The man swallowed: "This, this ......"

The old woman was understanding, and before he finished speaking, she smiled and said: "There are two big sweet potatoes buried in the stove, and they are still hot, so it's okay to charge you two cents for one?"

The couple quickly nodded.

The padded jacket was already frozen like a popsicle, and it took a lot of effort for the two of them to take it off and squat down to the pond to roast the fire. It was half an hour to roast like this, and the cold air in the bones was roasted out a little.

At this time, the simmered sweet potatoes came, steaming hot. They were so hungry that they didn't care about burning their hands and mouths, and they even ate a few bites before praising it: "It's so fragrant." ”

The old woman brought them two glasses of warm water before sitting on a chair on the side: "Are you husband and wife?"

The two nodded: "We are from Meicheng." ”

Sweet potatoes choke, this water is just in time. The young couple was thirsty and took a few large mouthfuls of it.

When people are hungry, they don't care about their image.

"Our village is usually rarely visited, what kind of wind blows you here?"

The man smiled bitterly: "There was a war in the southwest, and the fight came to Meicheng, and many people died." We couldn't reach it, and the neighbors fled together. Originally, there were two or three hundred people, but when there was a snowstorm on the road, we got lost, and we walked for more than half a day to get into this and this ......."

"Qingyan Village. The old lady made up for him, and asked, "Do you still have any people here?"

"Then I don't know ......," interrupted the man, pulling at his clothes, "why do you ask this?"

The old lady smiled and said, "If you still have companions, I will prepare more food, so as not to be in a hurry." This weather, alas, will freeze to death. ”

The two of them finished eating sweet potatoes in three bites, and at this time their stomachs were solid, and their bodies were warm, and they had been running around against the wind and snow for most of the day before, and the sleepiness came up for a while, and the upper and lower eyelids seemed to stick together.

Seeing this, the old woman said, "If you are sleepy, you can sleep, I have no extra room, you can sleep in the hall." ”

The man thanked him gratefully. There was no couch in the hall, but it was warm, much better than the kitchen.

"I'll bring you two mattresses. Before the old woman could finish speaking, there was a knock on the door outside the courtyard, and it was smashed hard.

"It's coming, it's coming. The old woman answered.

After a while, the sound of heavy footsteps came, and then the door creaked open, and the cold air followed the three figures in.

The first two were the big men who had just been rejected by the young couple, and the old woman followed behind them, complaining: "What's the hurry, it's not time yet." ”

This room is already narrow, and it is even more cramped to squeeze in two more people. The little couple's faces changed slightly, and they looked at the old woman: "This, this is?" As soon as the two walked in, they also felt that something was wrong, but their minds were dull and they couldn't raise their alertness.

The man shook the snow and said with a smile: "If you take medicine, you can't move." What does it matter if it's a moment earlier or a moment later?, but why is food wasted on these two people?"Sweet potatoes are also food for the winter.

The old woman was dissatisfied: "Haven't you heard an old saying, I can't bear the wolf with my child?"

"These two can only be wolves?" one of the big men walked over and lifted the woman's chin, "It's not too watery, but it's okay." ”

The husband tried to knock off his wolf claws, but his hand was only halfway out, his eyelids rolled and he fell limply. The woman was weak, Rao was desperately trying to open her eyes, and drowsiness was overwhelming. At this time, how could she not understand that the two of them had fallen into a trap, and mustered up the last strength to say to the old woman: "Please, please let ...... go" Before she finished speaking, she also fainted.

"Be patient next time, don't be so reckless. The old woman glared at the two men, took their bags and groped for them, and took out all the worthless bits and pieces, and couldn't help but be a little disappointed.