This Damned Thirst for Survival

Lian Xue and the other three were completely rookies. Hearing Jiang Luo say that the blizzard would be in an hour, everyone was so nervous that they were about to cry. They looked at Jiang Luo anxiously, "Then what should I do, brother."

Jiang Luo looked up at the clouds for a while, and said casually, "Let's do divination."

He put down the schoolbag on his back and took out three copper coins.Before shaking the hexagram, he had to clean his hands, Jiang Luo grabbed the snow and wiped his hands.The other three crouched beside him, watching without blinking.

After the divination, the result was the Qian Gua, which was in the northwest. Jiang Luo put away his things and took out the compass, "Let's go."

The four of them buried their heads and walked to the northwest. Half an hour later, the sky became dark and gloomy, with strong winds and thick clouds covering the top, which were indeed the characteristics before a snowstorm.

Lian Xue and the others were convinced by Jiang Luo's words, and the senior brothers shouted sincerely, and Jiang Luo's smile became extremely stiff, and goosebumps arose.

Another half an hour passed, the snowflakes were fierce, and the cold wind howled the entire mountain.

The coldness suddenly hit the sky and covered the sky, the three boys were fine, but Lian Xue's complexion was pale from the cold, and it became extremely difficult to walk in the thick snow.

Jiang Luo used his fingers for divination for a moment, then turned around and shouted, "We're almost there, hold on."

After saying this, he coughed a few times.

Every time I said a word, cold wind poured down my throat, making my throat sore.

Lian Xue's spirit was revived, and she regained the strength to move forward.

After the blizzard came, my eyes were so gray that I couldn't see anything clearly.I don't know how far they walked, a few warm lights suddenly appeared in their eyes, fluttering in the wind and snow.

Lian Qiang said excitedly: "There is someone in front!"

With the light on, my legs and feet suddenly gained strength.Several people buried their heads in the direction of the light, and an exquisite wooden villa appeared in front of them.

Jiang Luo knocked on the door first, and asked Lian Xue in a low voice, "Is there a wooden house like this in the mountains?"

"Yes," Lian Xue leaned against the wall, "in summer, some people will come to the mountains to escape the heat. They built a lot of small villas, and those who can build villas in the mountains are from superior families, so we are saved."

As soon as Lian Xue finished speaking, a slightly old voice came from inside the door, "Here we come."

Several people stood up quickly, and the door was opened. The person who opened the door was an old man in his 50s dressed like a housekeeper. The old man had a smiling face and deep nasolabial folds. "Who are you?"

"We encountered a snowstorm when we were climbing the mountain. Can you take us overnight?" Lian Xue asked.

The old man looked at them, then at the wind and snow outside, and took a step back knowingly, "Of course. Come in quickly, children."

After entering the room, the warmth rushed towards them immediately, and they felt as if they had come to life. Qiqi shuddered, and tremblingly took off the clothes half soaked in snow under the guidance of the old man. Wet down jacket.

In the mountains, there is no convenient heating in the city, and the oldest way of heating is still the stove.In addition to the old man, there were two other groups of people sitting stiffly on the sofa.

One group was an old couple sitting next to each other. They had kind eyes and kindly helped Jiang Luo and the others to hang their clothes by the stove, chatting about the sudden snowstorm.The other group consisted of four young students, two men and two women. Their down jackets were also taken off and placed beside the stove to roast.

Four students waved their hands and greeted them, and a curly-haired girl said familiarly: "Are you also here to collect scenery on the mountain?"

"Ah?" Lian Bing couldn't figure it out, "What scenery is there on the Snowy Mountain?"

"It's just because it's snowing," replied the man in the hat among the students who kept his head down and fiddled with the camera. "It's been a long time since we've had such a heavy snowfall so early. The four of us came here to take pictures."

Another old couple sat back with a smile and poured hot water for them, "We two old guys are also trapped here. When the snow stopped in the morning, they rushed to deliver firewood, but the snowy road was not enough. It’s easy to go, our legs are useless, just climbed up to deliver the firewood, the blizzard came, and thanks to Steward Yan for allowing us to escape the blizzard here.”

Housekeeper Yan hung up the clothes meticulously, went to the kitchen and brought two plates of snacks, and then smiled: "Thank you for coming up, but you can stay here until the end of the snowstorm. Our host is a good person, and he is most enthusiastic about entertaining people." guest."

As soon as these words came out, the air relaxed visibly to the naked eye.A group of people are easy to get along with, and they quickly exchanged names.

The four young students belonged to a photography club in a nearby university. The man with the hat named Du Ge was the president of the club.The curly-haired girl is called Qin Yun, and she is the vice president of the club.The other one, a man and a woman, are members of their club. They should also be a couple, and they are not very talkative. The man is called Duan Zi, and the woman is called Li Xiao.

They are all about the same age, so it is reasonable to say that many topics can be discussed together, but the three of Lianjia's seniors and brothers are completely question marks about their chat topics. They don't know the current popular memes and hot topics at all, so they can only sit beside them in embarrassment. Laugh along.

The four students didn't care, but looked at Jiang Luo many times from the corner of their eyes.Boys with long hair are rare, and even rarer with such good looks.

Du Ge pointed the camera at Jiang Luo, "Can I take a picture of you?"

The sofa couldn't fit so many people, so Jiang Luo simply sat cross-legged on the carpet. The long-haired young man glanced at his camera boredly, the corners of his mouth were raised politely, but his mouth was merciless, "It's best not to."

Du Ge put away the camera regretfully, but did not give up, "Okay, but I hope you can change your mind and let me take a picture before parting."

Qin Yun's smile became stiff. She tugged on Du Ge's sleeve and reminded half-jokingly: "Didn't you agree to let me be your next model? I have been waiting for you for a year, and you haven't given me any I took pictures."

Du Ge's expression remained unchanged, "Qin Yun, inspiration comes as soon as it is said, and I can't control it."

He retracted his arm, and the sleeve broke free from Qin Yun's hand.

Qin Yun felt extremely embarrassed for a moment, just as Steward Yan came out of the kitchen, Qin Yun asked first, "Grandpa Yan, is the master here too?"

Steward Yan said gently, "Yes. Our husband has just come back and is resting in the master bedroom. Please don't worry about our husband's rudeness."

Qin Yun quickly waved his hand, "Don't care, don't care."

Between questioning and answering, the previous embarrassment was brought over.Qin Yun became curious again about the host that Butler Yan was talking about. This was the first time she had seen the so-called butler in real life. She actually wanted to ask more questions, but no one else said anything, and she also Sorry to continue.

Steward Yan continued to ask, "I'm preparing dinner, do you have any taboos?"

Everyone quickly shook their heads in thanks, Jiang Luo stretched out his hand, "Sorry, I don't eat fish."

Butler Yan smiled, "There will be no fish for dinner tonight, don't worry."

After rejecting everyone's request for help, Steward Yan entered the kitchen again.It's nothing to do at leisure, Jiang Luo's occupational disease happened, he got up and walked around on the first floor.

The second floor is the master bedroom and the guest bedroom. Without the guidance of the strict housekeeper, he can't go up rashly.After looking around, Jiang Luo came to a conclusion in his heart, the owner of this villa must be someone who has a very high dress standard for himself or is extremely narcissistic.

There are large and small mirrors that can be seen everywhere, roses that are still budding and blooming in the corner of the wall, and an elegant black gentleman's hat and a wrinkle-free dress hang on the hanger at the entrance. coat.

Even though there were so many people walking back and forth in the room, the carpet by the door was spotless.This 50-year-old housekeeper is more agile and comprehensive than the young man.

Jiang Luo stood at the door and watched for a while, then went back with a smile.

There is nothing wrong with the layout of the house, the villa is big enough to accommodate people like them.

Steward Yan came out of the middle, saw that they were bored, and found two cards for them.

An hour later, dinner is ready.Steward Yan took a piece of food alone and went up to the second floor. After a while, he brought the food back as it was.

He sighed, didn't say anything, but greeted others: "Everyone use it first."

The dinner was rich and delicious.Everyone in the room was so hungry that they didn't have time to talk when they were eating, and only praised Butler Yan's cooking skills when they were full.

Steward Yan shook his head and smiled, and made them a cup of easy-to-digest scented tea.

The scent of scented tea is wafting, and the wooden house firmly blocks the blizzard and howling wind outside.There is also a TV in the cabin, but no one turns it on, because everyone knows that in such a snowstorm, the TV may not be watchable.

After the meal, the elderly couple went back to their room to rest first.But the young man was not sleepy yet. Du Ge fiddled with his phone for a while, frowned and sighed, "I still don't have a signal here, do you have a signal?"

Everyone took out their mobile phones to check, and Jiang Luo also took out a mobile phone that he hadn't used for more than ten days, but his mobile phone also showed that there was no signal.

Stormy, confined space, unable to communicate with the outside world.

Jiang Luo thought, this is like the beginning of a murder case.

Sitting is too boring, and soon someone suggested to play a game, "There happens to be poker here, how about playing the game of kings?"

Lian Xue and the other three had never played before, so they listened to the rules carefully, "The person who draws the king card can order the other two cards to accept the order at will, and he will be punished if he fails to do so, right?"

Qin Yun is very familiar with this game. There are eight people at the table, and she draws nine cards, "Yes, the one who draws the ghost card is the king."

Jiang Luo joined in with the flow, propping his chin to watch Qin Yun's red nail polish fingers shuffling the cards.When Qin Yun was about to hand out the cards, Steward Yan who was sitting beside him suddenly stood up, and respectfully said to the second floor, "Sir."

Everyone was taken aback, and looked up to the stairs.

On the second floor, next to the handrail near the stairway, a man stood at some point.

The man was wearing a black bathrobe that fit his figure, and he was looking down at the person below, "What are you playing?"

His voice was a little hoarse after waking up, and the corners of his lips were raised.On the handsome face, from the full forehead to the high bridge of the nose, an unpredictable split was cut by the shadow of the corridor on the second floor, "Your voices are too loud, and it disturbed me a little."

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