Lord Highlander

   Chapter 656 645. Winter Mountain Village 2

  Life always seems to change inadvertently, but there are always people who like to trace the past beauty along the road of memory.

The yard was cleaned very clean, and there was almost no residual snow. In the stable, there was only a black and white cow grazing in a wooden trough. Suldak led the horse into the stable. The old resident was very dissatisfied, and kicked the horse's hooves restlessly. The cow was grazing quietly, and didn't care about the clown-like performance of Gu Bolai's horse.

  Rita came out when she heard the movement, and quickly helped Surdak unsaddle the horse so that it could stay comfortably in the stable, and kept stroking its head to make it quiet.

   "Going out for so long this time?" Rita poured a basket of fodder into the trough, then brought a bucket of water over, and said to Suldak.

Suldak hugged little Peter, stood by the pillar next to the stable, and said to Rita: "Um, I went to Bena City, and I went to the sulfur mine on Pubbump Mountain to do some things. The road from Er Village to the sulfur mine has been repaired, and I can take you for a walk when I have time, so that I can see my territory."

  Rita looked north, with a hint of awe in her eyes.

For many people in Wall Village, Bump Mountain is considered a dead place. The black sky above covers a large area of ​​barren land, and the volcanic ash is sealing everything up. There is no water source in the desolate and dry place. The gray rock iguana can't get close to the edge of the volcano, and the sea buckthorn grass and the thirsty phoenix are buried in the volcanic ash, slowly turning into dead branches and rotten leaves.

Rita curled her lips, and said with some disdain: "What's so good about Pustule Mountain, where middle-aged people are covered by a black sky, and the sky is full of volcanic ash, there is no man's land in the barren land, no one can be there Life, if we don’t have face masks, I’m afraid we wouldn’t dare to go in, I heard that the mountains over there are full of fires?”

  Rita's eyes are very long and full of curiosity.

Suldak hugged little Peter, followed behind Rita, and said, "There are rivers of lava everywhere, some are exposed outside, and some are lurking underground. It's hot everywhere, but it's not like what you said. It’s so exaggerated, it’s really not very livable, compared with those, Wall Village is simply a paradise.”

Rita followed Surdak with an empty wooden bucket. She was not tall, and she wore the jacket that women here often wear in winter. She had a well-proportioned and vigorous figure. Chi Shuiba said with some emotion: "Yeah, the Wall Village looks like a paradise now. I kind of forgot the taste of multigrain pancakes."

  Peter, who was stuck in Suldak's arms, said to Rita who was following with a childish expression: "Auntie, if you are going to Pustule Mountain, remember to take me with you."

  Rita walked up with a smile, scratched Peter's nose with her little finger, and said with a smile, "If you can guarantee that you won't cry even when fire rains down on your head, then take you along."

  Little Peter nodded vigorously believing it was true, and said childishly, "I'm sure I won't cry..."

There are two wooden figures by the fence in the yard. There are shallow knife marks all over the oak wooden figures. It seems that little Peter insists on practicing basic swordsmanship every day. There are two archery targets hanging on the wall next to the wooden figures. There are also a few messy feather arrows stuck on it.

  Outside the yard, you can just see the fifth-level reservoir, which is covered by thick snow, and layers of dams are built on top of the head. The dams and mountains are integrated in the snow, which looks very magnificent.

  Suldak walked into the house with little Peter in his arms. Old Sheila was sitting on a rocking chair by the fireplace, slightly closing her eyes and warming herself by the fire. There was a thin blanket covering her knees, and she seemed to be asleep.

Natasha has already brought a plate of steaming broth to the dining room, and she has put two hard wheat cakes next to the fireplace, so that the wheat cakes will become fragrant and crispy after toasting. , I still remember that when I returned to Wall Village last summer, the whole village was starving, and the thatched hut of old Sheila’s house leaked very badly. Fortunately, spring is always a dry season, and it was not affected much.

At that time, apart from some miscellaneous grains, there seemed to be only a little chestnut noodles in the house. The hard life slowly disappeared from the appearance of this man who lowered his head and gnawed on wheat cakes in silence, and he also changed from an apprentice knight He was promoted all the way to become a noble baron. Although this title is not yet hereditary, it is already the only one in Wall Village, which does not even have a canonized knight.

   Today, he is still silently guarding here, guarding Wall Village, guarding this barren land.

Natasha sat down on the chair next to Suldak, watching him eat tenderly, Little Peter climbed into Natasha's arms, and Natasha looked at Suldak with a dusty face, covered in dust. They were all covered with volcanic ash, so they said to him: "I'm going to boil some bath water..."

  Although there is already a cook at home, Natasha still likes to do everything by herself. She and Rita are the kind of hard-working women who are used to it.

Natasha was wearing a long cotton dress with a belt that cinched her waist very slenderly. She wore a sweetheart-neck sweater made of woolen wool that was very close to her body. Her milk-white neck and collarbone were all exposed. Her long blond hair was covered with a handkerchief. The back of her head was tied into a ponytail, perhaps because she hadn't seen her for a long time, but Suldak felt that Natasha's back was also extraordinarily soft.

   After filling the stomach, the body also relaxes.

Suldak was lying in the warm bath. He closed his eyes and felt the rippling water around him. His perception rippled along with the ripples of the water, which gave Suldak a very wonderful feeling. Then The sleepiness from the journey welled up, and he rested his head on the edge of the bath...

Thinking about how to tell his family about his proposal at the Marquis Luther's Mansion in Bena City, Suldak felt that it was difficult to tell the truth when he faced Natasha. Maybe he should talk to old Sheila first. Let's discuss it, but he doesn't want to face old Sheila alone. When those eyes stare at him, he always feels a little guilty.

   Then he began to plan to form a cavalry battalion in winter no matter what. Whether it was horses or cavalry, it was an urgent matter to be resolved immediately.

Hearing the sound of rushing water, Suldak woke up suddenly from his dream, and found Natasha squatting outside the bath for some reason, her face flushed with shame, she lowered her head and dared not say: "Did I take you away?" woke up?"

Lying in the bath, Suldak wiped his face with his hand, raised his white chin with his index finger, licked her bright red lips, and said gently: "If you didn't wake me up, I might Will sleep until tomorrow morning..."

Natasha pressed Suldak's dishonest hand, and whispered to him shyly: "Don't stay here, Uncle Brett is still waiting for you outside, it seems that he has something to discuss with you, Andrew and Samira I heard that you are coming back, and you are all waiting outside!"

   Gone today

  (end of this chapter)