In front of the North Gate

Chapter 17

The scene stagnated strangely for a few seconds.

A few seconds later, Shi Jichang suddenly laughed without warning.

I don't know if this area is soundproof or it has been tested as a safe area. Shi Jichang laughed loudly and presumptuously, laughing so that Lou Huaiyu, who was already terrified, became even more frightened and looked around.

Shi Jichang also stopped quickly, but with a smile on his face, he first explained to Lou Huaiyu: "This is the outskirts of the city, and it has been gradually infiltrated by us in the past few days. There are no patrols, so it's okay."

Then he said, "It's not what you think."

Shi Jichang spent half an hour explaining this operation with Lou Huaiyu in detail. Firstly, he wanted Lou Huaiyu to familiarize himself with the route so that he would not make any mistakes when he escaped. I will not go back.

Lou Huaiyu heard that the expression on his face got better, but suddenly felt a little pity, and let out a dragging sound.

"Then are we going back now?" Lou Huaiyu asked with his eyes open.

Lou Huaiyu's eyes are big, round almond eyes, with a circle of black curly eyelashes. When asking questions, they blink up and down, touch each other, and then leave again, just like the ones Shi Jichang saw in Western shops when he was a child. Girls love to play with dolls.

When Shi Jichang used to see Lou Huaiyu laughing at himself, or acting coquettishly at Shankou or others, he would often think that those eyes seemed to be naturally luminous, so bright that no one could resist his request.

It wasn't until later that Lou Huaiyu got angry with him and stopped smiling at him, and Shi Jichang knew that it wasn't true, his eyes would be dimmed, as if he was completely disappointed in him and was not interested in anything.

In those few days, whenever Shi Jichang stopped his work, his mind was full of these eyes, and sometimes his heart would suddenly tighten as if he thought of it in a hurry.

He couldn't figure out the reason, but there was always a voice in his heart that told him no.

In order to brighten up his eyes again, Shi Jichang tried many methods, bought many things, climbed over many walls, but none of them seemed to work.

But today, Lou Huaiyu's eyes seemed to light up again.

Shi Jichang couldn't tell the specific feeling in his heart, but it seemed that something that was pressing on his chest was lifted, which made him feel greatly relieved and indescribably happy.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Lou Huaiyu thought it was true, and couldn't help feeling a little resentful: "Then just tell me, why run so far..."

Lou Huaiyu lowered his head and muttered, not noticing the subtle sound of Shi Jichang stepping on the snow.

The next moment, a small piece of oppressive heat fell from the top of his head.

Lou Huaiyu is not tall, but also cute. From childhood to adulthood, many men and women have touched his head, which is a feeling he is very familiar with.

But Lou Huaiyu still didn't believe it, and looked up in surprise.

Just when he saw Shi Jichang turned his head sideways, his hand was still on Lou Huaiyu's head, and he rubbed it mechanically left and right very unskillfully.

Shi Jichang's face was visibly cramped, and when he put down his hands, he pretended to cough.

"Build a snowman?" Shi Jichang said.

Lou Huaiyu still hadn't realized it: "What?"

"They're all out," Shi Jichang coughed again, never looking at Lou Huaiyu, and said, "There's no need to go back so soon, just play here...you'll be fine in a while."

When it came to playing with characters, I probably felt that it was a little weird out of time, so I paused.

The uneasiness in Pingcheng has been so overwhelming that no one dares to laugh anymore. Children are protected at home by adults, and they can't wait to stay at home, let alone have no one to play with.

Every day there are gunshots, screams, begging for mercy, every day people die.

Lou Huaiyu looked over, and there was a wide river behind Shi Jichang, shimmering under the moonlight, and on both sides were large white and shiny snow fields. There were no leaves in the north that could survive the winter, and all fell, leaving only the curved The dense branches reflect the round and far moonlight in the sky.The whole picture is also beautiful and deserted.

Shi Jichang was already so tall, even standing inside, he looked small.

And between Shi Jichang's eyebrows, there was a new scar that came from nowhere.

Lou Huaiyu had an indescribable feeling in his heart. He remembered what Shi Jichang told him about a country, saying that the country is very big and the world is bigger.

Lou Huaiyu's understanding of big is very simple, only knowing that it is a long way from the south to Pingcheng when he was a child, and this is big, but Shi Jichang said no, he said more than that.

Lou Huaiyu suddenly seemed to understand today.

He understood why Shi Jichang looked at the sky and sighed, why he suddenly felt unspeakable sadness when he said that the world was so big.Probably feel small.

And I am smaller.

Shi Jichang looked at him: "Don't want to pile up?"

"No," Lou Huaiyu shook his head, he couldn't express his feelings, and finally said, "Let's pile it up!"

So Pingcheng, where everyone is in danger, finally has two people playing.

This time, Shi Jichang didn't make another mistake.

He first piled up a bunch of cone-shaped snowdrifts, and then easily squeezed a round snowball.

Lou Huaiyu, on the other hand, was not used to activities in the middle of the night, and the snow by the river was especially wet. The snowman he made was smaller than Shi Jichang's, and his movements were slower.

Shi Jichang didn't say anything, but acted like a child showing off, walking away to have a look if he took a good step, or making some sounds like coughing or approving.

Lou Huaiyu thought it was funny, so he really laughed a few times, gently and secretly.

The two made a snowman step by step, and added some stones to make ornaments.

Lou Huaiyu made the eyes and mouth, and Shi Jichang put a row of buttons on his big snowman.

"It looks better than the ones made in the yard." Shi Jichang said after looking at it for a while.

Lou Huaiyu agreed with him.

The two watched for a while, and Shi Jichang took the initiative to talk back.

Lou Huaiyu told him to wait.

As the night deepened, the moon rose from the sky to the top of the head, and it became brighter and brighter.

Lou Huaiyu picked up an unused branch and wrote Shi Jichang on the big snowman, and Lou Huaiyu on the little snowman.

After writing the last stroke, I heard Shi Jichang say: "You still remember."

Lou Huaiyu hummed, and joked, "I can only write these few words, of course I have to remember."

These words seemed a bit difficult to answer, Shi Jichang was silent for a few seconds before answering him: "No, you will be able to learn after a while, you are quite smart."

Lou Huaiyu thought in his heart that maybe no one would teach him anymore, but he didn't say anything, but stretched out his hand again, and drew a horizontal line running through the snowman's two eyes.

Shi Jichang didn't understand what this meant at first, and subconsciously reached out to touch his eyebrows, and he didn't react until he touched the scar.

Lou Huaiyu had already dropped the branch and stood up.

Shi Jichang put his hand down, and didn't explain how the scar came about, he just said: "It's a small injury, I almost forgot about it."

Practice makes perfect always applies.

They went back much faster than when they came out, Lou Huaiyu climbed up the wall in one go, and jumped to the last few, Lou Huaiyu even felt that he could go down without Shi Jichang's help.

He thought so, and when he reached the last wall, he squatted on it to try his best, and whispered to Shi Jichang, "Don't pick me up, I'll jump and see."

Shi Jichang obviously showed a distrustful expression, but Lou Huaiyu seemed eager to try and full of confidence, and they were already in Lou Huaiyu's small courtyard, which was relatively safe, so after hesitating for a while, he took a step back, leaving enough space for them to fall A distance from Lou Huaiyu.

"Be careful." Shi Jichang said.

And almost as soon as his voice fell, a strange question came: "Is anyone there?"

The inquiries were not loud, even very light and far away, not necessarily calling them, but in such a quiet and dangerous night, it was enough to startle people.

Lou Huaiyu was startled, her body trembled, she couldn't control herself and leaned forward, she couldn't keep her balance after waving her hands twice, and fell straight down.

He tried his best not to scream, and his eyes were tightly closed.

Shi Jichang took a step forward with quick eyes and hands, but it was still too late, so he only shared some of Lou Huaiyu's momentum and supported him.

The two of them managed to avoid falling to the ground, Shi Jichang lost his strength, and both of them leaned against the wall, Lou Huaiyu was pushed against the wall with all his might, and couldn't help hissing.

The moment he stood firm, Shi Jichang immediately withdrew his strength, but instead of retreating, he pulled Lou Huaiyu towards himself, wanting to see Lou Huaiyu's back.

"Are you okay?" Shi Jichang asked anxiously.

Lou Huaiyu finally smelled the faint scent.

Shi Jichang didn't seem to have any other clothes, and he was wearing the same one that Lou Huaiyu bought underneath.

Lou Huaiyu didn't see it, but smelled it.

Because one night when they were going to sleep, the two of them blew on the lamp first, but Shi Jichang didn't pay attention, and knocked over Lou Huaiyu's box of fu powder, spilling it all over him.

Lou Huaiyu had no choice but to light the lamp and get up again, making Shi Jichang take off his clothes and shake, and was even read by Du Juan the next day.

The clothes were shaken clean, but the smell couldn't be shaken off. When I smelled it closely, it was full of fat powder smell.

Lou Huaiyu couldn't help laughing, instead of answering Shi Jichang's question, he asked him instead: "Is there no one outside to wash your clothes?"

Shi Jichang was visibly stiff, and he probably realized that he almost hugged Lou Huaiyu tightly, let go of him in a panic, and took a small step back.

Lou Huaiyu suddenly felt in a good mood. He was in a good mood all night, but this moment was the best moment of the night.

He was still laughing, Ji Chang patted his back in the tone of Xueshi, and said in a low voice, "Small injury."

Lou Huaiyu thought it was a bit funny that he was elated, but he didn't hear Shi Jichang's laughter for a long time.

Looking up, he realized that Shi Jichang was looking at him in a daze.

"What's wrong?" Lou Huaiyu also smiled.

Unexpectedly, Shi Jichang didn't even hear these words, and still stared at Lou Huaiyu in a daze.

Lou Huaiyu was a little embarrassed by him, but the moonlight is always the moonlight, not as strong as the sun, and it also has the unique function of hiding shame. Lou Huaiyu asked again: "What do you think I am doing?"

Shi Jichang's mouth twitched, he didn't speak, but raised his hand, and suddenly poked Lou Huaiyu's face.

Poked a deep hole.

Shi Jichang said: "I used to think, you are so thin, how can you have so much flesh on your face, so soft."

Lou Huaiyu felt that his face was slowly burning.

Shi Jichang had already retreated.

He stopped staring at Lou Huaiyu, but avoided him, wondering what he was looking at, and asked, "Does it really hurt?"

When Lou Huaiyu said it didn't hurt, Shi Jichang nodded and said, "That person didn't call you just now."

He cleared his throat: "then I'll go first, you go back."

After finishing speaking, he turned over lightly and easily crossed the wall.