[Ting Yu] Abandoned in the wild

63. New weather in winter

When Chen Ting and the others went back, they didn't pay attention to the ingredients along the way like they did when they came. The itinerary of the few people should have been shortened.However, Han Niu couldn't cross the mountains and ridges, so Chen Ting could only choose the route in the plains to detour back to Yanxi, and the journey was even more delayed.Fortunately, the child brought back was used to living in the wild, and he was unambiguous in driving. When he was in a hurry, Chen Ting would let the hyena tiger support Xiyu. The group walked in a hurry for more than 20 days, but they still kept walking. There is no escape from the first heavy snow of this winter.

By the time the ground began to accumulate snow, they had already missed the Chita tribe near the canyon.Chen Ting didn't want to delay the journey because of the snow, so he found a cave in the mountains to stay temporarily.The heavy snow brought even colder weather, and he told the little guy and the hyena tiger to stay with Xiyu in the cave, so he went out to look for food and firewood at ease.The resources near the cave were quite rich, and just picking up the dead branches on the ground was enough for them to light two fires in the cave.A few people sat in the middle of the fire and felt warmer.Looking at the speed of the snow falling outside, Chen Ting knew that they would not be able to leave today, so he just calmed down and dug out the remaining ingredients in the rattan basket to make a dinner with the feather chickens that had just been hunted. They went to bed early, hoping that the snow would stop tomorrow so that they could hurry back to Yanxi.

In the next five days, the rustling snow never stopped, and several people braved the wind and snow all the way.The sweat cart was also much heavier due to the falling snow, and the old cow began to have difficulty walking, so Chen Ting pushed behind.The little guy didn't have suitable shoes on his feet, so Xiyu let him sit on the hyena tiger, and he followed Ah Ting and helped push the cart.

On the morning of the sixth day, the snow suddenly became heavy.Seeing that there was still half a day to go back to Yanxi, Chen Ting really didn't want to delay.In the end, he simply carried the little guy on his back, let the hyena tiger carry Xiyu on his back, and the old cow stepped on the thick snow on the ground, stepping deep and shallow, and finally rushed back to the gate of the tribe at sunset.

After being notified by the gatekeepers, Lueshang and the others who came over were deeply relieved to see them returning safely.They have been worried since the snow started, thinking that if they had not set off at that time, they might not be able to return this winter; but if they were already on the way, they would worry that they would come back in the snow and wind .

Ah Zhan, who had been anxious for a long time, ran out of the newly built classroom all the way when he heard the news of his parents' return, and threw himself into Xiyu's arms.

"Father!" Before the words came out, Ah Zhan burst into tears, "Why did you come back, Ah Zhan misses you so much."

"Ah Zhan." Xiyu hadn't seen his precious son for many days, and Xiyu missed him very much.Looking at his son who has grown a lot in just over two months, he was both happy and distressed, "Are you hungry? Are you obedient? Does Ah Zhan miss Abba?" Xiyu asked a series of questions He looked up and down at his son.

"Yes, Ah Zhan, be good, listen to the words of the sorghum, and write well." The little baby obediently rubbed against his father's arms, absorbing the temperature and warmth that he had missed for a long time.

The little guy who came back was originally held by Xiyu, but as soon as a little furball-like little Budingding appeared, that person stopped holding hands.

"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh..." He angrily got between Xiyu and Ah Zhan, and was about to push Ah Zhan away with his hand.

"Abba!" Ah Zhan, who was pushed for no reason, looked at the big brother who was unfamiliar in front of him in a daze. Seeing him walking in Abba's arms and acting like a baby, he immediately became unhappy.

Abba belongs to Ah Zhan and cannot be taken away!

"Abba." Ah Zhan stretched out his hand towards Xiyu.

"Ahhhhh..." The little guy stood in front of Xiyu, waving his fists at Ah Zhan.

Xiyu quickly hugged him with one arm from behind, and pulled Ah Zhan into his arms with the other hand, "No, this is my younger brother." He said to the little guy.

"Ah?" The little guy didn't understand the meaning of these two words at all, he only knew that when this little fur ball appeared, that person would not always hold his hand.

Xiyu smiled, and turned to look at his son, "A Zhan, this is my brother, the brother my father brought back to Xiyu. My brother is very poor, and no one has been taking care of him. A Zhan wants to help my brother."

"Brother?" Ah Zhan tilted his head and pouted reluctantly.

He doesn't like this elder brother who can't even speak, but shakes his fist at him as soon as he meets him.

"No, Ah Zhan." He hugged Xiyu's neck and buried his face in it.

"Ahhhhh..." The little fellow learned to hug Xiyu's shoulders when he saw him like this, and buried his face in it.

He wants a hug too!

"..." Xiyu looked at the two children, sighed helplessly and pitifully, and had no choice but to hug the two children tightly with his not-so-strong arms.

Here Xiyu was busy comforting the two children, while Chen Ting unloaded all the things from the car with the help of everyone.

"It's good to go out this time." An Yichen patted him on the shoulder.

The back cart was full of twenty cans of grain wine, not to mention other people, even a person like An Yichen who retained his memory was a big surprise.

"Ah Ting, this water smells weird, what is it?" Lue Shang took a sniff at the mouth of the sealed jar and asked curiously.

"This is the unique white wine of the Limo tribe. Drinking it will make people's body warm, and it will activate blood and blood, which can protect against the cold."

"Such a good thing?" Lueshang and the others expressed surprise.

Chen Ting nodded, and said, "Have someone move it down and put it in the tribe's warehouse. Except for the tribe's winter festivals and big celebrations, the rest will be shared by the tribe members on night watch and patrol every day. They drink it when they feel cold. .”

"With this, there will be a lot more people guarding the city wall." Mike couldn't help admiring, while directing several clansmen to start moving the wine jars.

Chen Ting looked at the direction they left, it was not the old location of the tribal warehouse.

"Where are they going?" he asked suspiciously.

Sanliu gestured to the side with his eyes, and said, "Didn't you notice any difference between the tribes?"

After he said this, Chen Ting realized something strange.From the moment he entered the gate of the tribe, he felt that the place on the right was much smaller, and not far away there was an extra stream out of thin air, and a row of sycamore trees were planted on the left bank of the stream.Now because of the arrival of winter, the leaves on the trees have already withered and fallen to the ground, leaving only the bare branches stretching wantonly.The white snow fell on it, which looked like a row of white barriers from a distance.Looking further into the distance, there is a stone bridge on the north side of the creek, and a fence gate made of bamboo is set near the left side.

"What's this for?" He frowned and asked inexplicably.

Sanliu sighed, and said, "Let's talk about it when we go back, the old priest is still waiting for you at home."

Chen Ting suppressed the doubts in his heart, handed over the ingredients brought back to the people in charge of the tribe and moved them to the warehouse, then took Xiyu and the two children and followed the crowd to the center of the new tribe.

The further west he walked, the doubts in Chen Ting's mind had vague answers.To the west of the creek, a new tribal pattern seems to have formed. The people left by the three tribes built houses here, reclaimed land, and raised livestock.The grove on the south side near the wall was also cut in half, and the vacant place was Yin Laxin's tribe.And Deka chose the place at the foot of the mountain to the north, where the ecological environment is more like the canyon they used to live in, and many elderly people feel more used to living here.The rest of the Yanxi people chose the center of the new tribe.Just like the houses built by Chen Ting and the others in the first place, bright windows were erected in every household. There is a cooking stove under the eaves outside the house, which is connected to the kang separated by a wall inside.No matter how cold it is outside, the house is still warm as spring.

The carpentry workshop, iron-smelting furnace and kiln were moved to the foot of the mountain near the old house of Xiyu’s family, the three osmanthus trees were removed, and now there are many dug ores piled up beside the stream waiting to be refined.The classroom where the children learn to write is placed not far from the perennial fire in the New Tribe Square. The newly built stone house is solid and solid. According to the method recorded in the book, Sanliu built a fireplace at the end of the classroom. The children learn to write. When I was writing, I lit the fire in the stove, which made the whole room warm.As long as the adults see the tall chimneys outside the classroom start to smoke, they will know that the group of little troublemakers like crazy monkeys have started to study obediently.

"You did it?" Chen Ting glanced at Xiyu who was walking behind and was busy comforting the two children, and lowered his voice to the side.

Before the other party could speak, Lueshang over there laughed first, "This has made Handa completely honest." He said, and glanced at the other side of the creek, "Since the two sides separated, Handa followed his father and still used the old-fashioned way to hunt. Although the harvest was not small, it was nothing compared to ours. And the group of people who had been bullied for a long time left, and the rest There will always be people who will be bullied. I see that every time it starts to snow these days, there will always be people standing at the door of the house looking at us from afar on the other side of the creek."

Chen Ting's eyes darkened, "It seems that during the time Xiyu and I were away, they really couldn't hold back."

"As soon as they woke up, they were eager to regain their rights. How could they have the patience to wait?" An Yichen said as he walked.

Listening, Chen Ting pursed his lips even tighter.

"The old priest has been waiting for you. He is actually not very willing to do this. For Priest Youya, it is the most uncomfortable thing for him to split a tribe." Having said this, Sanliu frowned. , "But Handa's group, if they don't do this, they will cause even bigger troubles sooner or later."

"I understand what you mean." Chen Ting nodded.

While speaking, they had reached the center of the new tribe.Looking at the five newly completed houses in front of them, both Chen Ting and Xiyu couldn't help being surprised.Five houses independent of other buildings are built on the south side of the Tribal Square, forming a circle facing each other in a pentagonal pattern, and the houses are connected with courtyard walls in the middle.

Push open the courtyard door and walk in. On the left is the house where Lueshang and Mike live, and on the right is the house where Zhiyuan, Yunchao and Sanliu live. Going forward, there is a newly dug well near the right , A wooden potter's wheel is placed at the mouth of the well, and a wooden barrel next to the well is connected with a hemp rope.Next to the merchant is the house where An Yichen lives alone, opposite to him is the house of Lingyue and Tusu brothers, and the innermost one facing the courtyard gate is the newly built home of Chen Ting and Xiyu.

"A Ting, aren't we going home?" Xiyu stood in front of the house, wondering why he didn't go home first, and curious about the different layout of the new house from before.

This house is more spacious and brighter than the previous home. Outside the door of the house is a roof made of thatch and bamboo. The cooking stove is moved out of the house. There is one on the left and right sides, respectively connecting the two rooms inside and the west. The kang inside.Open the door and walk to a spacious living room with dining table, chairs and two simple cabinets, with a room on the left and right sides.Pushing open the door on the right, all the things in Xiyu's previous house were placed inside, and the warm animal skin quilt on the kang by the window had been laid out a long time ago. The difference from before is that there are two windows inside this time. The 'small door' that opens.When the wind blows, the cobweb screens outside can no longer resist the cold, so the wooden windows inside can be closed to block the cold wind.The room on the left is much smaller than the one on the right, and there is an animal skin curtain hanging outside the door.Open it and walk in. Inside is a slightly smaller Kang, a table and a few chairs. The only wooden cabinet is full of A Zhan's toys and clothes.

"Here..." Xiyu looked at the room in surprise.

"This is our new home." Chen Ting lowered his head and kissed his partner's face, and said softly.

"New home?" Xiyu was taken aback, "Don't we want our previous house?"

"It's not that I don't want it, but let someone else live in it. We live here and are neighbors with Zhiyuan Sanliu and the others. Is Xiyu happy?"

"Xiyu is happy." Upon hearing that a good friend was next to him as a neighbor, Xiyu immediately nodded happily.