The worst is the next cousin

By the time Mao Xiaofei stopped, he had come to the end of the verandah. In front of him was a large lake. Now this lake was frozen, like a large piece of intact jade lying on the ground, bordered by vermilion rails.

The cold wind brought by the cold wind passing through the ice made Mao Xiaofei wake up a lot.

Mao Xiaofei made a beautiful leap, jumped onto the railing, held the cold and hard crossbar in the palm of his right hand, and turned down the lake.

The ice surface did not make a sound when I stepped on it, and it was very frozen. The further I walked to the center of the lake, the more clearly there was a re-frozen ice hole in the middle, and the spider web-like cracks were covered by new ice.

Standing above the ice hole, Mao Xiaofei was stunned. Fu Dong fell from here.

He squatted there, let out a long breath, his legs went limp, and he fell to the ground.The ice surface remained motionless, and the bone-piercing cold seeped through Mao Xiaofei's wet trousers, and he felt that his entire buttocks were about to freeze hard.But the cold made him feel at ease.

After sitting on the ground for a while, Mao Xiaofei stood up unsteadily, took off his shoes, and wanted to skate.The winter in Shangqi is colder than this, the snow is heavier than this, and the ice is thicker than this, but there is no money to buy skates.Mao Xiaofei skating twice on the ice, he didn't know what he was doing, he just thought it was too comfortable.

The day when the snow is melting is much colder than the day when it is snowing. Taking a sharp breath is like swallowing a mouthful of ice slag, just one word, cool.

And the extreme cold also left Mao Xiaofei no extra brains to think about the things that would give him headaches. He slid faster and faster on the ice, and when he couldn't stop, he rolled to the ground.

After struggling for half an hour, Mao Xiaofei finally lost his strength.

He was lying on the ice, and the shining white sun was far away. Every muscle in his body was sore and unbearable, and he had no strength to get up again.

Chen Song kept following him not too far away, and when he saw Mao Xiaofei lying on the ice, he immediately sent someone over.

The person sent came back and reported, "I fell asleep, butler, what should I do now?"

"Bring the man back to the room, be gentle with your hands and feet, don't disturb him." Chen Song sighed, and turned to find the doctor.

This time Mao Xiaofei slept very deeply, and it was two days after he woke up, he was woken up by hunger.

"Brother, you're awake!" Bo Shanxi got up abruptly, grabbed Bo Shanjue's shoulder and shook violently, "Awake! Porridge, where is the porridge, brother, go get the porridge. Qingtang, go and call that old man over , people woke up!"

First, Bo Shanxi waited and drank a glass of water. Mao Xiaofei's mouth was dry and the cup was too in the way, so he lifted the teapot and poured it directly to his mouth. He felt better after drinking more than half of the pot of water.

My stomach growled too.

Bo Shanxi chattered like a monkey jumping up and down: "Brother, you don't know, you have been sick these two days, and a great person came to the house." Seeing Mao Xiaofei's sleepy expression, Bo Shanxi talked to himself He continued: "It's that great painter, Kang Zihong! One of his paintings has been sold for 100 taels of gold in the market. Since he paints here, before we leave, ask him to paint a few more and take them out as gold. It's sold, what do you think?"

Kang Zihong?

The appearance of this name gave Mao Xiaofei a little brainstorming.Kang Zihong came, bringing the answers he had doubts about.In fact, he didn't want to know that much anymore. When Mu Canshang chased him to get along with him, he really doubted it.Mu Canshang didn't look like a master who would like men. In the barracks, he was just a small soldier who couldn't be more inconspicuous. There was no reason why the major general would personally intervene.Now that everything is clear, Mu Canshang began to pay attention to him, probably because he saw the wooden sign Dongmen Yue gave him at some point, no wonder no one else had it, because it was a signal, instructing this person to invite you casually Play.

Mao Xiaofei smiled indifferently, but that smile was full of sadness.

"Brother, what do you think?" Bo Shanxi tugged Mao Xiaofei's arm and shook it. Unexpectedly, his body tilted and pressed directly on the half of Bo Shanxi's body. Bo Shanxi hurriedly straightened him and let Mao Xiaofei sit down.

"Brother, are you okay?" Bo Shanxi asked worriedly.

Mao Xiaofei regained his composure: "It's okay."

Bo Shanxi touched Mao Xiaofei's forehead involuntarily, and said anxiously: "It's okay, it's so hot, I said you two are okay to skate, you can't do anything, you can't do anything, sick It’s all the same. Brother, if you have something on your mind, you can tell me. If you don’t enjoy staying here, let’s go back to Shangqi, and we won’t die of hunger, isn’t that what you said?”

Mao Xiaofei couldn't help laughing.

Seeing Kang Zihong and listening to his words, Mao Xiaofei was no longer in the mood to laugh.Now looking at this brat in front of him, someone running up and down for him always warms people's hearts.

"When Fu Dong and I recover from our illnesses, we will go back." Mao Xiaofei's throat hurts as soon as he spoke. It should be that Xuefeng ate too much and his throat was damaged.

He was really dizzy that day, and ran outside to go crazy for a little love.

Mao Xiaofei laughed again.

Such a forced and absent-minded smile made Bo Shanxi uncomfortable. He grabbed Mao Xiaofei's arm and asked Mao Xiaofei to look at him: "Brother, you can treat me as a younger brother or a follower. Can you treat me as a friend in the future?"

Mao Xiaofei was at a loss, he didn't have much energy to think about things now.

"You helped protect my horse. I know that you are different from them. You are the same as me. We are all ordinary people who want to strive for a better life with our own hands. Of course, you are not the same as me. Same." Bo Shanxi paused, "You are chasing after those truly remarkable people, and you are very remarkable now, you have saved thousands of people in Jielin, you are already a hero among ordinary people..."

Mao Xiaofei moved his shoulders, trying to break free from Bo Shanxi's grip, but he was very tired, like when he woke up from a high fever for several days when he was a child, he didn't have any strength at all.

"I'm not, don't flatter me, what are you trying to say?"

"I want to say... I want to say... princes and nobles have their own way of life, ordinary people have their way of life, and brother, you are so good at martial arts now, let's go back to Shangqi, do a business, walk darts, and serve as a pawn for others." It's not difficult to look after the hospital, or even find a job as a yamen servant. He makes you feel uncomfortable, so you don't have to make trouble here, I feel uncomfortable when you look like this." Bo Shanxi said with slightly red eyes.

Mao Xiaofei pressed his temples hard, and said, "What do I look like? It's too cold, I just catch a cold, and I'll be fine after taking some medicine to reduce the fever. It's nothing, don't be nervous, am I so fragile?"

"Of course you are not vulnerable to others, but you are a glass man to Mu Canshang. Anything related to him can make you mess up. You knew clearly that night that we brothers should not be allowed to act alone, or Tell us to go, don't you want to bring Mu Shenshang out and worry that your son will have an accident if you can't get the medicine? And if you see him during the day, you're not right, you just look in the mirror and you know what you are It’s useless for you to look like you are out of your mind.” Bo Shanxi wanted to stop in the middle of speaking, but the more he spoke, the more excited he became, these words were held in his heart for several days, and he would explode himself if he continued, “反正，你不应该再搭理那个混蛋，那天他来我是不知道，我要是知道我就揍他。他都要娶妻了，还来找你干什么?”

Even Bo Shanxi, a brat, complained about him? It seems that he is really embarrassed now.

"I won't meet him again." Mao Xiaofei sighed helplessly.

"That's right, when you recover from illness, we will set off to return to Shangqi."

At this time, Bo Shanjue came back with porridge, and Bo Shanxi was eager to try feeding Mao Xiaofei, but he looked very depressed after being rejected by Mao Xiaofei.

But he is a big man with good hands and feet, he is not severed due to wind and cold, so he really can't accept being fed by others.

Padding his stomach, Mao Xiaofei felt much better. The doctor came to see him, and the two brothers, Bo Shanxi, went to decoct the medicine in person, and they didn't want to pretend to others.It can be seen that the two of them don't trust the servants in this mansion very much.

Just when Mao Xiaofei was drowsy and wanted to get under the quilt, the door was pushed open, and he shouted crisply: "Father!"

The soles of Fu Dong's feet were still a little weak, but he insisted not to be hugged, and walked over holding Qingtang's hand, raised his buttocks and climbed onto the bed, and threw himself into Mao Xiaofei's arms.

Qingtang said: "I woke up a day ago, but in the end, you are not awake, son. I visited you several times, but you fell asleep, which made him anxious."

Fu Dong grabbed Mao Xiaofei's clothes and crawled along the pole, his small body lay on Mao Xiaofei's chest, he stretched out his arms to hug his neck and did not let go.

"Why did you sleep for so long? I've already woken up and you're still sleeping!" Fu Dong complained dissatisfied.

Mao Xiaofei's shoulders trembled slightly. The child had lost a lot of weight, but overall he was still fleshy. He patted Fu Dong's butt lightly: "Did you sleep longer before? I was so worried. Did you take the medicine according to the doctor's advice? You boy, if you are so naughty and worry me so much, I will find you a stepmother to take care of you."

"Didn't you already look for it?" Fu Dong muttered, "He gave me back the money, so I'm not afraid of him. If he wants to sleep with you at night, he has to coax me, otherwise I will cling to you every day, and he will be annoyed." died."

Hearing this, Mao Xiaofei knew who he was talking about, and there was a girl standing beside him, so Mao Xiaofei was a little embarrassed.

Qingtang tactfully said that she wanted to go out to see medicine, and closed the door for the father and son.

"We broke up. I think he likes you very much. If you want to live the life of a young master, I can entrust you to him." Mao Xiaofei stroked his son's buttocks. After losing weight, this is the place where the most flesh is, and Fu Dong Afraid of being beaten, my whole body tensed up when I touched his buttocks.

"I won't follow him! You are my father, I will only follow you, no matter how much money he gives me, I won't change it." Fu Dong leaned his head over and kissed Mao Xiaofei resoundingly on the cheek.

"Go, go, don't slobber my face, it stinks to death, stay away from me, just be right, don't let me catch the cold again."

Fu Dong raised his skirt suspiciously and sniffed it carefully, curled his lips: "I don't smell bad, don't find me a stepmother, find me a stepmother, and I'll bite her."

Mao Xiaofei was still feeling uncomfortable. He tried not to think about Mu Canshang, but he was really amused by Fu Dong's childish words. He raised his hand to pat Fu Dong's cheek, and shook his round fleshy face twice: "You No teeth, who do you want to bite?"

Although the child was unwilling, Mao Xiaofei still asked someone to take him out. He was still having a fever, and after taking the medicine, he felt drowsy and wanted to sleep.Only sleeping can make him feel at ease, otherwise, as long as there is no one in front of him, he can't help but think of what Kang Zihong said.He didn't want to get into a dead end, but it wasn't something he could just say he didn't want to. He finally overcame his fear and took out the most ordinary and humble sincerity. Now it's impossible to put it back. .

And memories are like a storm that doesn't know when it will come, always turning your face when you say it.