The little man on the apex

It was as if she didn't sleep that night, Yan Heyi didn't remember when she went to bed, when she closed her eyes, and when she fell asleep.

In my dream, I was a scholar rushing for an exam, lost my way in the mountains, met a handsome man, was obsessed and confused by him, was mercilessly squeezed out of my energy by him, and then kicked off the cliff, just like this Floating down, swinging, desolately and anxiously, there is no end, until I wake up panting heavily and startled and sit up, this body is considered to be in the real place.

Sitting up to catch her breath, she couldn't remember anything in her dream. Yan Heyi rubbed her arms, feeling cold, and burrowed into the quilt. It was a big quilt, newly made when they got married. I only covered a narrow strip, and I didn't know what I was hiding at night, so I shrank into the bed.

Maybe he was looking for something too.

In short, the quilt and pillow are all chilly.

Yan Heyi sat and thought for a long time before she understood the key points. She knelt down on the bed before she could put on her clothes, raised her hand and opened the cabinet next to the bed, took out a brand new mattress with a soft cover, and lifted the bed sheet again. , spread out the mattress.

Winter is coming very quickly, it seems that Yuanxi was still complaining about the heat a few days ago, and she held on to the bamboo mat on the bed, saying that she would lay it on for a few more days. Thinking of this, Yuanxi's unreasonable look seemed to appear in front of Yan Heyi's eyes again, He bowed his head and laughed out loud.

There is really nothing to do with him.

As far as appetite seems to be contagious, when Yuan Xi was around, as long as he yelled that he was hungry, his stomach would immediately start to yell accordingly. Now that this person is gone, it's already skyrocketing, Yan Heyi is not hungry, she just feels her belly swells Yes, even a little nauseous.

The torn note was still on the bedside table, Yan Heyi picked it up and read it again, then quickly stuffed it under the pillow, trying not to let these words stay in the mind too much, and went in whole , come out whole, but can't help but think about it.

He felt that he had to keep himself busy, and besides, it was already winter, and there was a lot of work to be done at home. Now that he was married, he would not be as bare as before, but he must not make do with it.

He fed the chicken with the soaked millet, and stood there staring blankly at a few "babies" fighting for each other, laughing in his heart that they didn't care about their worries, one of their masters ran away, and their appetite was still so strong .

Look at other people's tuanzi.

It was rare for Tuanzi not to go to the chicken coop at night to make trouble. Taking advantage of Yan Heyi's closing time, he squeezed in through the crack of the door, nestled beside the bed and slept quietly with Yan Heyi, and followed him all the time when he woke up early. He didn't make any noise, just kept a distance of half a foot.

In order to reward Tuanzi for being human and joyful, Yan Heyi didn't eat anything by herself, but went to the kitchen to light a fire and boiled two eggs for Tuanzi to eat.

The winter radishes planted in the vegetable garden in the backyard should also be harvested. Yan Heyi rolled up his sleeves and worked for a noon, then opened the thatched cover at the door of the cellar next to him, lit a half-burned candle, went down the ladder, and put the radishes inside. After tidying up, I put the radishes in again and again and arranged them neatly.

After finishing all this, it was already afternoon, Yan Heyi didn't think of any other work for a while, she walked around the yard with her hands clasped for several times, Tuanzi sat at the door of the main room, looked up at him, her eyes rolled around. stop.

Looking up and seeing the swing frame, all the gourds planted next to them were picked and lined up neatly on the window sill. Before the gourd vines could be picked, the dead leaves were limp and drooping.

The gourd is a kind of thing that grows and grows in the same year. After the gourd has grown, it will wither. It is not good to be entangled on the swing, and it is difficult to grasp. The dead vine must be cleaned up.

After sweeping the floor clean, Yan Heyi took out a soft cushion with four corners sewn with cloth strips, carefully tied it to the swing board, sat down and tried it, and it was soft and just right.

After finishing this, he put on his jacket and went to the town, searching every place that Tong Yuanxi had been to.

After that, for three consecutive days, he went to the town to look for it, and almost searched the entire Lanxi town quietly.

Yuanxi doesn't know many places, except for Ping'an Village, which is Lanxi Town. Yan Heyi went to the pier to ask. There have been no boats out in the past two days, not even cargo ships. Where are you hiding?

On this day, he met Zhou Hongxi on the street. He was dressed in a policeman's uniform with narrow sleeves and pinched his waist, and was leading a group of yamen servants in the same uniform as him to search people from house to house.

Zhou Hongxi saw Yan Heyi, so he came over and said a few words to him.

Yan Heyi glanced at the several portraits clutched in Zhou Hongxi's hand, and asked casually, "Is this the group of Northland merchants with 30 taels of silver?"

Zhou Hongxi nodded and said "yes", and then handed them to him one by one, "Does anyone look familiar?"

Yan Heyi pinched one of them, on it was a picture of a brother, handsome in appearance, somewhat similar to Yuan Xi, especially those round eyes.

Seeing Yan Heyi staring at him, Zhou Hongxi thought he had seen it, so he patiently explained to him, "This brother's surname is Ruan, he is the young master of this family, and he has nothing to do with him, but he is with his parents. If you escape, you have to be arrested."

Yan Heyi nodded noncommittally, and only heard Zhou Hongxi continue: "Now that the two countries have opened up business, this matter has increased. I can see that I will be busy for half a year, and it will be fine when it is cleaned up."

"Get through business?" This is a big deal, Yan Heyi pulled out from the portrait, raised her head and asked.

Zhou Hongxi immediately explained: "Yes, the Northern Kingdom has not dealt with us these few years, and there is no peace in them. I heard that several princes fought for the reserve position, and their officials also It's not easy, if you stand in the wrong team, you will be full of disasters when you turn around, but..."

He took a breath, and continued: "However, the dust has finally settled in the first half of the year. I heard that a benevolent prince won. He first rectified the internal struggle, and then sent envoys to our place. Last month The official document just arrived, saying that it is a north-south trade deal, made all the yamen nervous."

"It's finally over," Yan Heyi was really happy about this great event, "The two countries will not fight each other, the common people will earn money, the business will be well developed, and all industries will prosper. It will definitely get better and better."

"That's true," Zhou Hongxi rubbed his head, "It's just the beginning, and we haven't managed everything well. We've been very busy these days."

Yan Heyi suddenly had an idea, and asked again, "Is this merchant's surname Ruan?"

"Yes," Zhou Hongxi nodded, "very sensitive, and I don't know where I got the news in advance. The business was done before the official document of the trade was issued. The result was not honest, and the goods were mixed with sand."

"At this stall, the envoys from both sides had just happily negotiated an agreement, but he couldn't wait to shame the merchant from the Northland, and both sides clamored to arrest him."

Yan Heyi held the corner of her mouth and smiled, "It's also stupid."

The other yamen servants next to him suddenly shouted, saying that they saw someone, Zhou Hongxi said something hastily, and followed him.

Yan Heyi held those portraits and stood there in a daze for a long time before walking home.

After walking and stopping all the way, when they came to the magnolia tree at the entrance of the alley, Yan Heyi suddenly figured it out.

In fact, for so long, Yan Heyi has vaguely noticed that Yuanxi's eating habits are completely different from those of the people here, but similar to the northerners written in the book. Many flowers and trees are unknown, so she picks a banana leaf. I made cattail fans for him, and he was so rare that he would ask this and that.

However, during this period of time, Yan Heyi seemed to be dazzled by joy, even though she had so many thoughts, she didn't bother to think about them.

If Yuan Xi is from the north, then it is reasonable to say that he escaped after he appeared here and was hunted down.

To put it bluntly, Yuanxi's many abnormal behaviors all started when he was at Zhou Hongxi's house on Yu's birthday that day, when he heard him talk about arresting the Northland businessman.

When we first met, the swordsman Han Peng once said that they were businessmen from the capital. The capital may have lied, but the businessmen seemed like it.

From this point of view, he should have escaped, and he fled with his family, so that he can match the characteristics of the wanted businessman.

At that time, Zhou Hongxi didn't elaborate, and Yuanxi didn't see the portrait, so he probably thought that he was the one to be arrested in the town, so he ran away in a hurry.

What an idiot, Yan Heyi scolded him secretly in her heart.

Fu felt warm in his heart again, this man was in a hurry to run, probably because he was afraid of hurting himself, so he took the jade plaque away.

The more Yan Heyi thought about it, the more reasonable she felt, and suddenly she became worried. Did the little ancestor know about the trade between the two sides, and did he see the portraits of merchants posted in the town?

If he wanted to take a boat, he had to go to the pier in the town, and then he learned that the passenger boat would take a few days to leave. Should he find a place to hide, or stay in an inn?

This person is not very courageous, what if he hides and doesn't see the posted portrait?

Yan Heyi made up her mind, thinking that tomorrow she would go to the town to guard, and then shout around with the businessman's portrait, maybe they could be called out.

It was completely dark before Yan Heyi cooked some porridge for herself, but she lost her mind while lighting the fire, and the porridge was a bit mushy.

The first time Yuanxi cooked porridge, the porridge was mushy, with a slightly burnt smell, and the taste was quite special.

The little ancestor's mouth is different from other people's, and all kinds of habits have to be memorized, but he didn't deliberately memorize it, so he can tell a lot with his fingers.

Determined that Yuanxi was still in the town, Yan Heyi was very happy. She seemed to have lost her soul these few days. She didn't bother to take a bath, so she boiled a pot of hot water and washed it carefully.

When she was tossing around, Yan Heyi looked at the gate of the courtyard again with her jacket on, and saw that it was wide open, so she turned and went back to the house.

Going to bed and getting under the covers, Yan Heyi didn't expect to fall asleep right away, so she took a book and flipped through it by the candlelight on the high place.

There seemed to be a wind blowing outside, the courtyard door rang once, Yan Heyi raised her head in a daze, and suddenly heard an erratic "brother".

In the past few days, he could always hear Yuan Xi calling him, silently raised the corners of his mouth, rubbed his eyes, trying to dispel this haunting illusion.

"elder brother--"

There was another sound, although it was faint, but it was very real, and it seemed to be audible. The person who said this sounded a little tight because he didn't know whether it was nervous or cold.

Yan Heyi's chest throbbed violently, he threw away the book, got out of bed, pulled on his shoes and went out.

The wind was blowing outside, Yan Heyi was only wearing an underwear, and unconsciously hugged her shoulders and rubbed them.

He should have heard the sound of him opening the door, and a figure by the window walked towards him timidly, and when he got close, he called "Brother" softly.

Yan Heyi wiped her face, wiped away the tears that shed at some point, and stared blankly at the person in front of her.

Tuanzi suddenly rushed out of the room, circling Yuanxi's feet enthusiastically, screaming "Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo"

The dog was making noise, and the two of them looked at each other without saying a word, and they both stood quietly in the same place.

Yuan Xi's clothes were torn, his face seemed to be covered with mud, and he was holding the big cloth bag in his arms, which was so deflated that he must have eaten all the steamed buns.

After a while, Yan Heyi said slowly: "Are you willing to come back?"

Yuan Xi seemed to be relieved when he saw Yan Heyi taking care of himself. He curled his mouth and said in a hoarse voice, "Brother, it's cold."

Yan Heyi's heart softened immediately, he squeezed his arm, and said bluntly: "Brother crossed it out."

Yuan Xi half understood, and called "Xianggong" tentatively.

"Xianggong is also crossed out, and his name is Yan Heyi."

Yuan Xi understood in an instant, raised his eyes and stared at Yan Heyi, rubbed his feet a little bit, and slipped into Yan Heyi's arms with a shy face.

Yan Heyi avoided him without saying a word, turned around and entered the room, and shut Yuanxi out of the door with a "bang".

Tuanzi ran over quickly, jumped up vigorously, and scratched the door panel with his claws.