Wrong Changhuan

Lin Changhuan left the main hall without knowing it, and unknowingly approached a crabapple tree facing the east wing.

The branches and leaves are bald and lifeless, but they are tightly wrapped in thick cotton cloth.

Chang Huan just stared blankly for a long time, until Xie Baitang waited anxiously and found out the house.

"Why stand here and not go into the house?"

"Aniang, tell me, even if the tree looks like this this winter, will it sprout and bloom again in the spring?"

"Four seasons reincarnate, this is its destiny."

"Aniang, what about you? Do you feel lonely when you're alone?"

Xie Baitang was stunned for a moment, wondering what Jing Jiuge had said to her that made her ask this question.

The winter night is dark, and the stars are small but bright.

Xie Baitang took Chang Huan's hand, pointed at the spot of light, and said, "What did you see?"

"That's the Big Dipper. The handle of the dipper points to the north, and it's winter all over the world."

"That's right... In Jiangdong, people who go fishing at sea rely on the Big Dipper to find their way and find their way home." Xie Baitang turned to look at Chang Huan, and said affectionately, "Xiao Nuan, when I look at you , and I saw my way home."

The faint smile on Xie Baitang's face deeply touched Chang Huan's heart.

"Aniang--" Chang Huan gently wrapped his arms around the person beside him.

That body with a faint medicinal fragrance seemed to be the hottest existence in this winter night.

"Aniang, you don't want to stay here, do you?"

Xie Baitang quietly kissed Chang Huan's hair, and murmured, "Xiaonuan, real wealth is contentment... and real strength is patience. Auntie has a way, and it won't take long, and I will take you in a few days leave here."

Chang Huan didn't know what method Xie Baitang was talking about, but she just reconciled with Ah Cuo, so she didn't want to leave so quickly.But Xie Baitang's torment and kindness, she has seen it in her eyes, how could she bear to dismiss it.

Chang Huan only hoped that Ah Cuo could leave with them this time.

In the dead of night, on the bed in the east wing, Chang Huan couldn't fall asleep. He held the bead emitting white and warm light from the pillow in his palm, and then slowly fell asleep with that beautiful expectation and fantasy.

In the early morning of the next day, when An Cuo heard some movement and pushed the door out, the first thing that caught his eyes was a snowman in front of the window of the East Wing, and the back of the purple-clothed figure squatting on the ground next to him.

The half-person tall snowman is facing the plum tree, and it seems to be admiring the plum tree quietly, which is a bit funny.

An Cuo approached quietly, touched the nose of the snowman made of carrots, smiled slightly, and said, "Is this what you piled up?"

When Chang Huan heard the sound, he stood up abruptly, but he didn't expect his eyes to go dark, and he staggered and almost fell, but inadvertently fell into a clean and soft embrace.

"Ah wrong...you're awake?" Chang Huan blushed slightly, and when he stood firm, he lowered his head shyly and said, "This is not due to me alone, Man Qiu helped me pile it together... I want to give you a surprise... Are you happy to see you?"

An Cuo smiled helplessly, and said, "Well... what is that you are holding in your hand?"

"When I was building a snowman just now, I saw it lying in the snow and was injured..." Chang Huan gently opened his folded hands, revealing a little sparrow with slightly bent legs inside.

Man Qiu crossed the wall with the medicine, and was about to step forward excitedly, when he met Shang An's cold gaze, and then stopped.But only for a moment, he stepped forward bravely, nodded and said, "Master..." Seeing that An Cuo glanced at himself, he handed the medicine bottle in his hand to Chang Huan, and said, "Miss Nuan, the medicine you want ..."

"Give it to me...you pass the breakfast..." An Cuo took it, then turned to Chang Huan and said, "Go into the house...put it by the stove, maybe it will wake up later..."

Chang Huan followed An Cuo into the main hall, then quietly watched Ah Cuo's slender fingers stroking the bird's hair, gently applied the medicine and placed it on the lower side, and moved the stove closer.

As far as the eyes can see, that peaceful appearance has already melted the heart, and I can't bear to move away for a second.

"Have you seen enough?" The banter in An Cuo's words still made Chang Huan blush.

"I'm sorry…"

An Cuo blinked his eyes amusedly, roasted his hands by the stove, and then unexpectedly grabbed Chang Huan's hand and held it in his palm, and said softly, "Aren't you afraid of cold hands when playing in the snow early in the morning?"

Warmth came through the white and slender hands.Chang Huan only felt a hot current gushing out from the bottom of his heart, and then it went all over his body without reservation.

"Ah Cuo...it's really you..." The person who once said that he can warm his feet and bed is back again.

"Are you always crying like this?" An Cuo freed up a hand, gently wiped the corners of the eyes of the person next to him, and said, "It seems that we need to prepare more handkerchiefs in the future... one to wipe tears , one to wipe your nose...and another to bind up the little thing you took in..."

Chang Huan smiled through tears, and said, "Ah Cuo, you still love hurting people so much, you will bully me..."

After Man Qiu took the servants to breakfast, An Cuo ordered her to prepare the horses.

Chang Huan was a little surprised, and said, "Are you going out?"

"It's not that I'm going out, it's that we're going out together... After breakfast, I'll take you to the place..."

Chang Huan kept adding vegetables to the bowl on the opposite side, and said a little disappointed, "Isn't that why we can't talk about the past?"

Seeing this, An Cuo picked up the bowl full of vegetables, smiled with satisfaction, and said while eating, "Another place, the same thing..."

Thinking of getting out of Mingyue Tower, Chang Huan was very happy, and suddenly changed his expression, saying, "Then...do you want to go somewhere far away?"

"You'll know when it arrives."

Chang Huan was so excited that he couldn't wait to finish his meal, and looked at Ah Cuo eagerly, like a well-behaved little rabbit, waiting to go out to see the world for the first time.But before leaving, he had concerns again, and said, "Then what about this little sparrow?"

An Cuo then called Man Qiu to come forward, and said, "I give you a task, take good care of it, only live, not die."

Surprise suddenly appeared on Manqiu's face. This was completely opposite to the previous instruction that only those who died would not be left alive, so he couldn't help but pout his lips and agreed.

An Cuo took Chang Huan to ride a ride each, out of Mingyue Tower, and headed northwest.

The sky in the northwest is far and wide.The high mountains and thick soil have raised a sturdy but simple people.

Lin Changhuan only felt that Ah Cuo didn't look like someone from here, but he wasn't from the graceful and graceful Xiaojia Biyu in the south of the Yangtze River. Where did he look like?

Chang Huan looked at the man in white on a black horse riding slowly in front of him, and couldn't think of the answer for a while.Then I thought about it again, no matter where it is from, as long as it is my sweetheart, it is enough.Thinking of this, Chang Huan couldn't help but smile secretly.

The horse's unhappiness caused street vendors to stretch out their hands and yell.

"The freshly baked biscuits, girl, do you want some biscuits?"

"Delicious candy - licked to the heart... Whoever eats it will know..."

There is no shortage of small vendors anywhere, just as there is no shortage of people working hard to support their families.

"There are so many candy sellers..." Chang Huan was delighted, looking at the colorful candy stalls passing by along the way, exuding bursts of sweetness, he couldn't move his eyes away.

"Tomorrow is the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, and we will sacrifice to the Kitchen God." An Cuo turned around and explained, but he didn't slow down.

As the cries faded away, An Cuo took Chang Huan and turned into a quiet alley facing north. The surrounding houses were obviously much dilapidated than those along the way just now.

After leaving the alley, the two got off their horses, walked westward for tens of feet, and tied up their horses at the entrance of an old alley.

Four or five children in old clothes who were clean up, about five or six years old, were originally playing on the street, but after seeing them, they all ran back to the nearby house.

Seeing Chang Huan looking around, An made a mistake, "North City is not as good as South City. There are more poor people, and here is the poorest place in North City...Let's go..."

Chang Huan didn't understand why Ah Cuo brought her here, and without asking any further questions, he followed into an old house, which was the place where those children ran into just now.

The door frame creaked and twisted, as if it might fall apart at any moment.The low walls and broken walls show that this family is not rich.

Chang Huan suddenly thought that if a thief came, wouldn't it be impossible to guard against the thief.But then he laughed in his heart that he was worrying too much.Such a family, even thieves would not patronize it.

But Ah Cuo, why did you bring yourself here?

Before he had time to think about it, Chang Huan followed him into the hospital when he saw two half-grown children, a man and a woman, supporting a blind old lady with gray hair on the left and right, and greeted them.

The boy reminded, "Mother-in-law, it really is that fierce sister, and she brought a not fierce sister..."

After hearing this, Chang Huan glanced at Ah Cuo. There was no joy or anger on that cold face, and he was obviously not moved by the words.

"Didn't I tell you, I want to call Sister An..." The blind mother-in-law's voice was full of vicissitudes, she stretched her hand forward and said, "Miss An... are you here?"

Although An Cuo hated contact with people, he still reached out to support her and said calmly, "It's me..."

Chang Huan was originally curious about where this place was, but when he saw the small heads poking out in twos and threes in the courtyard, he counted about a dozen children, so he made up his mind.

It turned out that this was a sales home.

"Miss An, I haven't seen you for a long time... Why didn't you say in advance that you are coming, hurry... Come in, it's too cold outside..."

Chang Huan followed into a room that looked like a main hall, and saw a few old square tables here, and when they were put together, they became a long flowing table.

There were no chairs beside the table, only a few long benches. Some of the legs were obviously repaired and replaced recently, and the color was different from the others, so it was a bit eye-catching.

As soon as An Cuo entered the door, he realized that it was not much warmer than outside, so he asked, "Is there no charcoal stove?"

The boy who was helping the side just now interjected timidly, "Grandmother said, this year's charcoal is too expensive. If you make charcoal, you will be hungry."

"Xiaoguang, you talk too much..." The blind mother-in-law complained helplessly, and after being helped to sit down, she said, "Their children are very angry and run around all day. They can eat enough, but they can't freeze... To survive this winter..."

The little girl I saw just now brought a steaming but rusty iron pot from the kitchen without waiting for orders, and entered the room with two clean old bowls in her arms.

Seeing this, Chang Huan hurriedly took it, and said softly, "Let me do it..." He put the bowl on the table, poured water again, glanced at the shy little girl, and asked curiously, "How much do you want?" How old is it? What's your name?"

Hearing this, the little girl quickly lowered her eyebrows, not daring to make eye contact with Chang Huan, nor did she dare to speak.

The doorway of the house was crowded with small heads, seemingly full of curiosity, looking in from three floors inside and three floors outside.

The thick-headed boy named Xiaoguang said, "She's called Stupid, she's shy of strangers, and doesn't like to talk. She's the same age as me, she's eleven.”

Chang Huan said with a smile, "Then you are not afraid of life?"

"I'm not afraid. I'm a man. If you want to protect them, don't be afraid..."

Chang Huan looked at this young boy with the stubbornness and tenacity on his face, which aroused her admiration and pity at the same time.

An Cuo looked at Chang Huan, and said softly, "Sit down."

The blind mother-in-law turned her head following the voice, and said, "Young lady, you're not too old after hearing the voice, right?"

"Grandma, you can just call me Xiaonuan. I am fifteen this year, and I will be 16 after the new year."

Xiao Guang grinned and said, "Xiao Nuan, this name is good, it makes me feel warm when I hear it..."

The blind mother-in-law ignored Xiaoguang's words and said kindly, "Miss Xiaonuan's accent doesn't seem like a local..."

Chang Huan replied with a smile, "Grandma, you have really good ears. I grew up in Jiangling."

"Be good... Although my old lady can't see with her eyes, she can hear with her ears... You can tell when you hear the sound, Miss Nuan is also kind..."

An Cuo looked at Chang Huan, and said softly, "Yes, she is very kind."

"That's it... Miss An never brings anyone here, this is the first time... Come to think of it, the relationship between Miss Nuan and Miss An is extraordinary..."

Chang Huan blushed slightly, did not respond, just picked up the bowl on the table, bowed his head and blew in small mouthfuls, but his heart was as sweet as eating sugar.

Seeing this, An Cuo smiled in Taohua's eyes, untied the small package he was carrying with him, handed it over, and said, "Mother-in-law, this is 50 taels of silver. I still need to prepare some quilts, it’s cold in winter, let’s also buy some charcoal to make a fire..."

Xiao Guang's eyes were bright, he couldn't help reaching out to touch the bulging package, and said excitedly, "Mother-in-law, it's a big bag of money... We have money, can we buy candy for our brothers and sisters?"

"I think it's because you're greedy for sweets..." the blind granny teased.

An Cuo took out a small piece of broken silver from the side, handed it to Xiao Guang, and said, "Go buy it, everyone will have candy in the future..."

"Miss An, your money didn't come from a strong wind...It's good for them to have something to eat, but you can't spoil them..."

"Mother-in-law, it's natural for children to love sweets... You don't know, there are some adults who also love sweets..." An wrongly glanced at Chang Huan, and the corners of his mouth slightly curved.

There was something in the words, Chang Huan knew that Ah Cuo was talking about himself, and accidentally choked on the water, coughed lightly, and his face flushed instantly.

Xiaoguang held the silver in both hands, his eyes sparkled again, and he couldn't wait to ask, "Mother-in-law, can I go buy candy?"

"Remember how I taught you the rules?"

"Thank you, Sister An...and, thank you, Sister Xiao Nuan..." After Xiaoguang finished speaking, the children who had been surrounded by the door of the house happily ran out of the courtyard.

A burst of noise obviously filled with excitement and joy came from the courtyard into the house.

Chang Huan saw that only the blind mother-in-law and the stupid girl were left in the room, one couldn't see and the other didn't speak.So he and Ah Cuo looked at each other, feeling a little embarrassed.

An Cuo sensed Chang Huan's uneasiness, but she didn't know whether it was because the room was too cold or Chang Huan was not used to such an atmosphere, so she said, "Mother-in-law, I have something to do today, so I won't bother... I will come to see you again in a few days." .”

Chang Huan got up by following An, and walked out of the yard to the street amidst the blind mother-in-law's persuasion and gratitude.

The two walked eastward slowly.There is still some distance to go to the market, and there are very few pedestrians on the road.

"Ah wrong, I thought before that you don't like children..."

"I don't like it, it doesn't prevent me from wanting them to live..." An Cuo paused, and continued, "I just want to use not-so-clean money to support a group of clean people...that's all. I often think, if...if someone had helped me back then, I would definitely not be like this now..."

"Ah Cuo--" Chang Huan reached out to hook An Cuo's hand as he spoke, and comforted him, "It's good that you are like this now... Didn't you listen to what my mother-in-law said, you are a good person...a very good person..."

An Cuo didn't answer the call.

Chang Huan said, "If that's the case, maybe I won't be able to meet you..."

An Cuo smiled helplessly, and said, "So, being a killer is not all a bad thing..."

"A mistake, you are a good person."

An Cuo let go of his hand, stopped laughing, looked forward and said, "Today, you have seen another side of me...but if you saw the red-eyed side of me, you wouldn't say that."

"I've seen... I've seen you desperately..." Chang Huan couldn't restrain his sore nose, and his words trembled slightly.

Ah Cuo, I saw it when I was in Xiaoguan, you were red-eyed, but you were desperate for me.

An Cuo stopped suddenly and was stunned.She did not expect Chang Huan's answer.

"Since you've seen it all, then... you should know that I'm not a good person... As for who I am, I don't know myself... If you quit now--"

"I won't quit, Ah Cuo, the person I love is you." Without thinking, Chang Huan interrupted An Cuo's words, and then looked at the slightly surprised fair face, silently staring dumbfounded.

There was a rustle, and a man with a sword rushed out from the narrow alley on the south side.

In the blink of an eye, An Cuo had already drawn his sword to meet the attack, and exchanged hands, but he did not forget to protect Chang Huan behind him.Then the Zichan Sword with Silver Wings was pointed at the man's chest.

Seeing this, Chang Huan exclaimed, "Ah Cuo, don't hurt her... Aunt Rong is not a bad person..."

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The author has something to say:

Corrected various typos and incoherent places. . .

I'm sorry everyone, the new project was launched recently, and it was not in time. . .I bought a new laptop today and tried typing. The keyboard is really easy to use, and the backlight is turned on at night, which adds a layer of excitement and motivation.So I coded a chapter and gave it to everyone.a ha ha ha.I really am a lover of the new and dislike the old. . .The three old notebooks at home are about to be put on the shelf by me. . .