Wen Fei is right that the winter in Beizhou is very long.

After the winter, the heavy snow was blowing, and after falling and stopping, stopping and falling, the snow almost never melted. There are people who clean the snow on the roof regularly, for fear of crushing the house, the snow in the courtyard is not often swept.

It's useless to clean it once, a snowfall will soon accumulate again, unless you keep sweeping, wasting manpower. Secondly, when Chu Xi came from the south, it was rare to see such thick snow. Occasionally, looking out from the doors and windows, the white snow was considered a scenery. In addition, there is a long corridor in front of the house of the General's Mansion, which is enough for people to walk around, and there is no need to walk through the courtyard.

So unless the snow in the courtyard is dirty, you don't need to clean it. Sometimes the maids and servants get free, but they will play in the snow for a while. It's not that you don't work anymore. It's common to just catch the snow when you pass by and play around.

Time passed quietly in this snow, and when it entered the twelfth lunar month, the weather became colder and colder.

Wen Fei has gone to the barracks less these days. On the one hand, the colder the weather, the thicker the snow, which made it inconvenient to travel. On the other hand, she was busy for more than a month and finally handled the important military affairs. It just so happened that Chu Xi also cultivated for a while after he recovered from illness. Now that her body has completely recovered, she wants to make time to spend time with her daughter-in-law.

That evening, the two of them used dinner as usual while holding **** jujube tea, while roasting the fire and smelling Fei, said: "A Chu, you have been in Beizhou for a few days, and you haven't been out much. It happened to be free these two days. May I take you out to play?"

Chu Xi also lives behind closed doors, but the family atmosphere at this time is not harsh for girls. Enjoying flowers in spring, visiting the lake in summer, picking chrysanthemums in autumn, and admiring snow in winter, they always have their own fun, and they are not really stuck at home. So Chu Xi has been trapped in the house these days, and Chu Xi is really depressed. Hearing this, he nodded and said: "Okay, where to go to play?"

Beizhou City is not small, the garrison is outside the city, but the General Mansion is obviously in the city. Chu Xi thought that when he first arrived, Wen Fei wanted to take her around the city, but Wen Fei knew that there was nothing good to see in the city.

The border city is not desolate, but it is definitely not rich, and it is incomparable with the prosperity of Chang'an. The only thing that can be seen is that it is different from Chang'an, and the vastness of the north is different from the south of the Yangtze River... Besides, it is snowing in the winter, and the snow on the street is knee-high. There are not many pedestrians, and there is no business in the shops. The doors are mostly closed and only opened when the guests knock on the door.

What can I see when I go to the streets at this time?

Since Wen Fei mentioned this matter, he had a plan in his heart, so he said to Chu Xi: "There is nothing to go shopping in the city. If you want to go shopping, you have to wait for the weather to warm up after the beginning of spring. Why not take you out of the city to have a look. You must have never seen it before."

Chu Xi was really interested, her eyes lighted up a bit, then she looked out the window and hesitated: "The snow in this courtyard is thicker, the snow outside the city is thicker, right? At this time, where It’s easy to get out of the city. Be careful not to come back after you go out.” After speaking, he paused, and said in compromise: “Otherwise, I will play in the mansion. You said before that I would play in the snow with me.”

Wen Fei didn't care, and blinked at her: "Don't worry, since I said I will take you out of the city, it's no problem." After speaking, he drank all the **** and jujube tea in his hand, and then put it down. Kong Zhan stood up and stretched out his hand at Chu Xi again: "Well, take a rest early tonight. Tomorrow I will take you out of the city to experience something new. By the way, you can also play in the snow outside the city."

Hearing what she said confidently, Chu Xi naturally didn't refute, reaching out and holding Wen Fei's hand expectantly. The latter pulled her up with a slight effort, and then the two of them washed together and rested early.

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It was a little late in the morning of winter, but today's General Mansion was already lively.

Wen Fei used to get up early. She had to rush to the barracks early in the morning and refused to disturb Chu Xi's dreams. So every morning she would wake up quietly, and the noise should be as small as possible. But today is different. Today is the young couple going out of the city to play together, so the genius is overwhelmed, and the whole mansion wakes up and gets busy.

The people in the yard waited and washed, the people in the kitchen prepared breakfast, the people in the stables prepared their carts and horses, and the accompanying people were busy packing up. It was not until the daylight was bright that everything was ready.

After breakfast, Wen Fei and Chu Xi went back to the room to change their clothes.

Because of the cold winter and the twelfth moon out of the city, both of them wore quite thick clothes. Wen Fei is better. He has long been used to the cold climate in the north, and he has to run out of the city to the military camp every day, so he is not very afraid of the cold. However, Chu Xi is adding clothes one by one. She is a very thin girl, wrapped into a ball abruptly, and finally wears a fox fur cloak outside, and she has to raise her hand after she wears it.

Chu Xi moved his hands and feet and looked at the culprit helplessly: "This is too much to wear. How are we going to get out of the city? When riding a horse, I can't even get on the horse, and I don't have to wear so much when riding a car."

Wen Fei looked amused at the chubby daughter-in-law, bends the corners of his lips slightly, and coughs back to hold back: "Then don't ride a horse. You can't ride a car. The snow outside is too thick, and the wheels are almost buried. I can't leave either." After finishing speaking, I stared at Chu Xi for a while, and then I didn't know where he took out a pair of rabbit skin ear protectors, and put them on Chu Xi's ears.

Chu Xi hadn't worn this thing before, and reached out to touch it, but Wen Fei thought she didn't want to wear it, so he hurriedly stopped and explained: "It's too cold here in winter. If you don't wear this to keep you warm, your ears are easy to get frostbite."

When she said this, Chu Xi stopped touching, and asked: "Then how do we go if we don't ride a horse or ride a car?"

Wen Fei smiled: "You'll know when you come with me."

It just so happened that both of them were dressed, Wen Fei pulled Chu Xi and ran out. The young couple was originally young and light in posture, and they look good when they run hand in hand. Only now, Chu Xi was almost wrapped in a ball, and now she swayed when she ran, which was inexplicably funny.

However, neither of the parties noticed this, and they didn't run fast. When they came to the stables in the backyard, all they exhaled were white steam.

Chu Xi glanced at the stables and was a little confused: Didn’t you say you don’t ride a horse or ride a car?

Wen Fei didn't wait for her to ask, and quickly greeted people to prepare-of course, horses are raised in the stables, and the stables in the General's Mansion will not be idle. There are more than ten good horses. This was Wen Fei alone, and the guards' horses in the mansion were kept in another place. However, there are more than just horses in the stables. Vehicles used for traveling are also stored here.

Following Wen Fei's order, the servants of the stables also got busy. It was true that someone led the horse, but in addition to that, someone drove the warehouse aside, but it was not a horse-drawn carriage.

Chu Xi looked at the low and uncovered vehicle, hesitated for a while, and asked, "This is... a sled?"

Wen Fei gave her a surprised look: "Hey, does A Chu recognize the sled?"

Hearing her confirmation, Chu Xi frowned almost imperceptibly, and immediately explained: "I have seen it in Chang'an. The lake is frozen in the coldest time. Some people like to go skating on the lake, and some bring sledges. Go play." After a pause, he continued: "Just let the servant pull the rope and run in the front, and the master sits in the back, swinging the whip like driving a carriage."

Wen Fei also grew up in Chang'an, but she really didn't know this. Because the young general has been strong since he was a child, he worked harder after clarifying the future path, and he had no chance to get in touch with these dude tricks at all.

Now, as soon as Chu Xi explained, she also understood, and she knew why the other party was frowning. So I couldn’t help but feel soft, with some emotions, but hurriedly explained: “No, this sled is not pulled by humans. We don’t walk on the ice. With such thick snow, I don’t know how slow it is to pull it with humans. Easy to ride."

When Chu Xi heard the words, her brows were loosened, and she asked, "Do you use a horse?" But the horse is too high, and the sled is so short.

Wen Fei stopped selling at this time, clapped his hands, and some servants brought more than a dozen big dogs over. These dogs are born tall and have thick fur, and there is no problem with running outside in a snowy day.

At first sight, Chu Xi knew that this was for the dog to pull the sled. She had seen people pulling a sled in Chang'an, and had never seen such a big dog pulling a sled. She was not worried that these dogs would be badly tamed and would throw her off. On the contrary, she was very curious to see those big furry dogs. Several times I wanted to stretch out my hand to flirt with fur, but was afraid that he didn't dare to move.

Wen Fei could see through her thoughts at a glance, and his eyes swept to pick out the familiar ones. The dog also knew her, and when she saw her, she jumped up and down with joy, barking loudly, even standing taller than anyone else, and it was a little scary when she leaped over.

Fortunately, these sled dogs were carefully selected and tamed. Wen Fei gave a low drink, and then the dog sat back obediently, with the big fluffy tail wagging behind him, giving away all the snow on the ground. Sweep away...a bit stupid and a bit too enthusiastic, but everything else is fine.

Wen Fei felt relieved when he saw the dog obedient, and went to hold Chu Xi's hand on the big dog's head and let her touch it. The big dog was also quite honest, his ears were pressed down obediently when the owner touched his head, and he raised his head slightly, a little bit coquettish.

Chu Xi licked the dog for a while, her eyebrows were stretched out, and she seemed to like it.

The servants of the General's Mansion also moved quickly, and within a short while they cleared the sled, and dozens of big dogs were tied with ropes one by one. When everything was cleaned up, he drove the dog and took the sled out through the side door of the carriage.

The guards were still riding horses, and Wen Fei also hugged Chu Xi on horseback. At least for this part of the city, the two of them rode away on horseback. After all, there are horses and people walking around in the city, the snow on the ground has melted a lot, and the sliding of the sledge is not so convenient. So they let the dozen dogs drag the empty sled until they were out of the city, and they were all snow-white, before they actually reached the place to sit on the sled.

Wen Fei jumped off the horse first, then hugged Chu Xi down again. He didn't please, and the latter gave him a fierce look-it's all because of her wrapping up people too thickly, and saying that she should ride a horse. I still rode it, and it turned out to be hugged to get on and off the horse. What a shame!

He could probably guess why the daughter-in-law was angry, Wen Fei could only pretend not to see it, and hugged him directly onto the sled.

Dog sledding is still a bit new to the people in the south. The dozens of dogs in Wen Fei's mansion prove that she has also played, and may even like it. So it's easy to sit in the front and drive.

The dogs are very clever and understand the orders. At the order of Wen Fei, the dozens of dogs ran away, which was not very messy.

Chu Xi was a little caught off guard, her body leaned back inertially, and she was frightened to hug Wen Fei from behind. There was a whistling wind in my ears, and the rest of the voices were not really heard. I felt the chest tremor of the person in front of him, and realized that the other person was laughing. So I was annoyed, and secretly twisted the man's waist, feeling that the other party's body was stiff and he was satisfied.

Sleigh rides are different from horse-drawn carriage rides, and even more different from horse-riding rides.

More than a dozen dogs ran fast in front, and even the speed at which they carried the sled forward, and the guards who were riding in the back were barely thrown off. But at such a swift speed, the sled gliding on the snow was considered stable, only the oncoming cold wind howled, blowing people's temples chaotically, and their faces were freezing.

Chu Xi embraced Wen Fei with both hands, first put her face on her back, and opened her eyes to watch the scenery on both sides receding quickly. Although most of the eyes are snow-colored, the mountains in the distance and the shrubs near by are different everywhere.

After a while, after adapting to this speed, she straightened up and stuck her face out of Wen Fei's shoulders, and then she supported Wen Fei's shoulders and gradually sat upright, and then gradually knelt and sat up until she exposed most of her upper body. ... Wen Fei sent out instructions to make the dog pulling the cart run slower when he noticed it, and at the same time urged Chu Xi to sit back, so as not to accidentally get sick by the cold wind again.

It's just that it's windy outside, and Chu Xi didn't know if she heard it. After all, she didn't obey and hide behind Wen Fei. She still held Wen Fei's not generous shoulders, feeling the oncoming cold wind, it was very cold, but her mood was more relaxed than ever.

Feeling that the speed of the sled is not as fast as before, Chu Xi patted Wen Fei on the shoulder and urged: "Why do you slow down so fast? You let them run faster."

Wen Fei heard this sentence in the wind, a little helpless, and looked up at her: "Aren't you cold?"

Chu Xi pulled up her plush collar to cover her face, but her eyes were smiling, and she slapped her shoulders again and urged: "I'm not cold, run faster."

Emotions are probably contagious. Wen Fei could clearly feel Chu Xi's joy and invigoration, so she didn't say much, and as the sled accelerated again, she seemed to feel the pure joy and invigoration.

The cold wind howled, and what was engulfed away was the joyful laughter of the two.

The author has something to say: Wen Fei (seriously): Seeing that this dog is not, the hair is so thick, you don't necessarily have to take a bath in a winter, so just touch it twice.

Chu Xi (it's hard to say in a word): ... I seem to smell a little sour?