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Chapter 380 Winter is coming and heavy snow is coming

"Do you know that Si Ningning has been waiting for you here for a long time!"

"Why don't you say anything? They clearly said that you are going to get married, but what's going on between you?"

"Speak!"

Hegu was annoyed and asked repeatedly, but he didn't get a single response from the beginning to the end. In the end, he couldn't stand being made angry by Huo Lang and cried.

He stood under the eaves and stamped his feet, crying in anger, but he did not forget to warn Huo Lang:

"You are not allowed to bully Si Ningning. Go find her and make it clear to her!"

Hegu cried very loudly and became very angry. After crying a few times, Hegu's face turned red and he began to cough uncomfortably.

Huo Lang finally took steps, walked under the eaves, put down the things, held Hegu's head and brought Hegu into the house.

Hegu was still crying, but Huo Lang had already found a dry towel, wiped the sweat off his head with a hood, and then lifted Hegu, took off his shoes, and lay quietly in bed.

Children are usually lively and lively, but their bodies are never as strong as adults. In this cold weather, they can easily get sick when they sweat and get windy.

Hegu continued to struggle, Huo Lang held him down and said:

"It's nothing, your eldest brother is incompetent and is too embarrassed, okay?"

He Gu paused, lying on the bed with tears still streaming from the corners of his eyes, but he looked up at Huo Lang with a bulging mouth and a speculative gaze. After a long time, he finally stopped crying. It was neither crying nor smiling with his mouth pouted.

He said:

"It's really useless."

Huo Lang twitched his thin lips, patted Hegu's forehead, and said with a smile: "Yes, you are the most useful."

Hegu took the opportunity to hold his hand and said:

"A man is a true man. Once he makes a promise, it is hard to follow him. Whoever lies to others is a puppy."

"Don't worry, I'll tell you when I'm ready."

He Gu felt relieved, sniffed, and got into bed to keep warm.

"Lie down and sleep for a while, I'll go cook."

"You don't need to cook." He Gu poked his head out of bed and explained: "Si Ningning has already cooked it, and there is something specially reserved for you in the pot. Brother, you can just go and eat it!"

Huo Lang's movement to stand up paused again. After a while, he said "hmm" and walked heavily towards the kitchen.

Waiting for someone to stand in front of the faintly steaming stove, his eyes suddenly turned red from holding back his breath, and he couldn't reach out his hand for a long time...

Huo Lang told Sanae Hegu that this year's winter is coming, and he needs to prepare everything for winter before the weather gets really cold, such as winter clothes, firewood, and enough food, so he will be busy for a while and let the two of them get ready.

The little one is obedient.

The two little ones believed in his words so much that they did not find it strange that the Huolang people seldom lived in the house for a while.

But Sanao Hegu is Sanao Hegu, and Si Ningning is Si Ningning. She is a girl with sound limbs, normal thinking and rationality. If she didn't find anyone after looking for Huo Lang once, twice, and three times, she just couldn't find anyone.

Don't you think it's strange?

Yes, of course.

Precisely because she is rational, if she doesn't understand something, she has to ask and explain it clearly to Huo Lang in person, but Huo Lang doesn't give her this chance.

Huo Lang avoided Si Ningning, so even if Si Ningning fell into an embarrassing situation, there was nothing he could do.

The stalemate lasted for a week. On another Monday, the test papers for the literacy class were marked out. When Si Ningning was rolling up the test papers and going to class to give a lecture, a person barged in outside the door as soon as he came out of the room.

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It's Mo Bei.

He was wearing a long military coat, with the collar buttons buttoned up. He must have been in a hurry, and the collar of the shirt underneath was rolled up.

He stopped in front of Si Ningning, with his broken hair hanging randomly on his forehead, and shouted anxiously: "Si Ningning!"

"...Mo Bei?"

Si Ningning shook his head blankly, "What's wrong?"

Seeing Mo Bei's anxious look, Si Ningning clenched the stack of test papers in his hand and couldn't help but become nervous, "Did something happen? Don't be anxious, speak slowly!"

Mo Bei shook his head vigorously, took a breath for a long time, and then said:

"It's not me, it's not anyone else, it's Huo Lang!"

"What?"

"He left, taking the two children of the Chen family with him."

The test paper in Si Ningning's hand fell to the ground, and she was swaying a little. Mo Bei supported her and continued:

"You've been in a very bad state lately. I'm not sure if you know this, but he's carrying a bag, so I think I should tell you."

Si Ningning's face suddenly turned pale, and she was so excited that the hairs on her back suddenly stood up. Her eyes were filled with panic, and she asked Mo Bei with trembling lips:

"Where is he? Where was he when you saw him? When was it?"

"Just now, he was on the mountain road outside the production team!"

After Mo Bei finished speaking, Si Ningning had no time to reply, so she stuffed all the remaining textbooks into Mo Bei's arms, and Si Ningning immediately ran out the door.

"Oh, Si Ningning..."

The sound of footsteps outside the door faded away, and inside, Mo Bei stood blankly in the center of the main room holding his textbook.

Mo Bei stretched out his hand and slowly lowered his eyes to look at it.

He just...

He wanted to catch Si Ningning.

But……

Just like he missed Si Ningning countless times, this time, he still failed to grab Si Ningning's hand...

never mind.

Haven't you expected it and made up your mind a long time ago?

From the moment you decided to reveal the news to Si Ningning, you decided to give up, right?

So now, what are you struggling with here?

Mo Bei suddenly withdrew his hand and clenched his fist.

On the other hand, Si Ningning ran straight outside the production team.

The cold winter wind hit her face and filled her lungs with air-conditioning. Her eyes and nose were red from the wind, her throat was dry, her stomach was cramped, and she was in so much pain that she felt like she might faint at any moment.

But even if her legs were weak from running, she would never stop even if she took up the step once and no matter how difficult it was to take it up a second time.

If according to what Mo Bei said, Huo Lang was already on the mountain road away from the production team more than ten minutes ago, then she would have fallen a long way behind Huo Lang.

If we stop again, maybe...

There may be no chance again.

Speak clearly and clarify everything.

And...a chance to save.

"Holang..."

Si Ningning's throat was dry and her breath was like a gossamer. But just for a moment, her eyes suddenly filled with mist, her steps became a little faster, and her voice became louder, "Huo Lang!"

In the winter, the mountain forest is dark and inky, with the whining wind passing through it. People walking on the dense forest path suddenly stop.

He Gu stood on tiptoes and refused to move forward. He frowned and turned his head to look behind:

"Brother, have you really told Si Ningning? I thought I heard Si Ningning's voice just now."

"As I said, it was the wind."

Huo Lang also glanced behind him, but at that moment, he quickly reacted and took Hegu's hand and gave her a strong tug, "I've already agreed with her that we'll go there first and wait for the New Year's Literacy Class later.

It’s a long vacation, I’ll come back to pick her up.”

"Walk faster or the train will leave."

He Gu said "Oh" and walked forward again, "Brother, will the train really move? Will it not wait for us?"

"The train is very big and long. There are many passengers on one train. The departure time is fixed. You will not be waiting alone."

"But there are three of us."

"That's not okay. The station has station rules. When we take the train, we need to abide by the train rules and not cause trouble to the station or other passengers."

"Wow, the train is really harsh, even more harsh than Si Ningning."

"Okay, stop talking, save your saliva and energy and walk faster."

"oh!"

The three of them walked forward slowly on the mountain road. After a while, a hazy voice came from behind again, and this time even Sanae heard it.

Sanae glanced behind him hesitantly, and seeing that her eldest brother had no intention of stopping, she hesitantly shouted: "Brother..."

Huo Lang didn't say a word, but he held the two little ones, and his pace subconsciously quickened.

He heard it.

That was Si Ningning's voice.

When he left, other than saying hello to Zhao Hongbing, he was well hidden enough.

He left Zhao Hongbing the key to his home and asked Zhao Hongbing to hand it over to Si Ningning in a few days. He specifically told Zhao Hongbing that it could not be Zhao Hongbing's anger at Si Ningning.

However, Si Ningning did indeed follow.

Why did I choose to leave without saying goodbye? It was because I didn’t know how to explain or say anything, so I chose to leave quietly. If Si Ningning followed...

Huo Lang didn't dare to think about it, so he could only carry the luggage on his back, shoot the bow left and right, and try to throw Si Ningning away with the two little ones.

While you were chasing after me, the snow I had been longing for was long overdue at this moment.

With a heavy heart, Huo Lang looked at the gray sky and dense snowflakes in the canyon and sighed mockingly.

I used to look forward to this snow so much...

He waited for almost two years.

He always thought that the day when the snow fell was the day that he and Si Ningning were reunited.

But I never expected...

When winter comes and heavy snow comes, it’s time to say goodbye.

Huo Lang took a deep breath, and a burst of white mist suddenly appeared in front of him.

After all, he was afraid of confronting Si Ningning, so he simply bowed down, holding one under his arm, and started running through the mountains like a tiger.

But Si Ningning in the rear never gave up and followed closely behind. She called out Huo Lang's name. Every few minutes, the sound heard by Huo Lang became louder. It was enough to tell that,

During this journey, how determined she was and how persistent she was and refused to let up!

Huo Lang's heart became heavier and heavier, and Hegu and Sanae, who could still be fooled at first, began to become less easy to fool after gradually hearing Si Ningning's clear voice.

"Brother, it's Si Ningning, I heard you!"

Hegu kicked his legs randomly and struggled, "You put me down and I will follow you, but I have to say a few words to Si Ningning first!"

Sanae also said: "Brother, Sister Ning is chasing us. Please let us down. Maybe she just wants to say a few words... and then go back after she finishes."

Instead of letting Si Ningning run so far, work so hard and be so tired, why not stop and see what she wants to say?

Maybe you just want to tell them to be careful on the road?

Huo Lang kept walking and only told them two words repeatedly:

"I heard it wrong, it's the wind in the mountains."

"You lied!"

Hegu sensed something was wrong and plopped hard.

The two little ones were quite heavy, and Huo Lang carried them for a long distance, plus Sadness and a large bag of luggage, so he couldn't control himself and let him break free all of a sudden.

Hegu's legs landed on the ground. After he stood firm, he immediately turned around and ran back. Huo Lang reacted quickly, grabbed his collar, and pulled him back without any explanation. Without any explanation, he forced Hegu to continue walking forward.

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Hegu couldn't stop Huo Lang's footsteps, so he cried hard in anger, holding Huo Lang's hand and scratching and biting it, but to no avail.

For a moment, the only thing heard in the valley was Hegu's impatient crying.

The cry echoed and reached Si Ningning's ears from behind.

Si Ningning paused slightly, staggered and almost fell. After regaining her balance, she followed the cry and silently calculated the distance to Huo Lang. After estimating that it was not far, she took a deep breath.

Tibu started running desperately.

Finally, the moment Huo Lang and his party stepped onto the rope bridge, she turned around the bend in the mountain road and finally saw them.

Si Ningning was delighted, "Huo Lang!"

She called Huo Lang's name, but even she didn't notice that her voice was trembling.

There was crystal clear snow in her hair, and the wind and snow that continued to drift in the sky always threatened to drown her hesitation.

She couldn't run anymore and could hardly walk, but she still tried hard to walk towards the rope bridge.

On the rope bridge, Hegu continued to cry. Huo Lang knew that Si Ningning was behind him, and his steps were uncontrollable and he paused for a moment. But in just that moment, he picked up his steps again, like a tall and burly body on the side of the stalwart.

Without even turning around, he walked straight towards the end of the rope bridge.

At the end of the place, there was a military green old Soviet pickup truck parked, and Shan Mantang had been waiting there for a long time.

When she saw that Huo Lang hadn't stopped and saw the car waiting in front of her, Si Ningning finally started to panic.

She rushed to catch up, but fell heavily on the swaying rope bridge.

My throat felt so uncomfortable that it felt like someone was pinching it, and my legs were so weak that I didn't even have the strength to get up.

So close, Ming Ming, Ming Ming almost caught up with him.

Si Ningning was unwilling to give in.

"Holang..."

"Holang."

"Holang!"

Huo Lang never stopped. Si Ningning lay on the ground, feeling the coldness of the earth and the coldness of winter in the palms of his fingers. He watched helplessly as Huo Lang opened the car door, stuffed Sanae Hegu into the car, and stuffed his luggage into the car.

car, and finally he even got into the car.

Si Ningning finally couldn't hold it any longer and lay on the ground crying.

She thought it was over, but the cable bridge that had calmed down swayed again amidst the howling wind, and a pair of half-length and majestic black military boots settled in front of her.

She twitched and slowly raised her head, meeting Huo Lang's gaze condescendingly staring at her.

At that moment, Si Ningning thought that she was in a panic.

Very embarrassed.

Her always pampered temper in front of Huo Lang and her strong-willed mentality made her raise her head in tears and ask fiercely:

"Didn't everyone leave? Why are you coming back?"

Huo Lang only looked at her and said nothing.

In the end, Si Ningning was afraid, afraid that everything in front of her was an illusion, and afraid that she would never be able to catch Huo Lang again.

She twitched and took the initiative to act coquettishly, "What on earth happened?"

"Holang, can we explain it clearly?"

"There is nothing that cannot be solved. I can understand everything. We are adults, and we are all adults. This behavior of leaving without saying goodbye is very immature..."

"Can you tell me if you have something to say?"

Huo Lang silently bowed down and pulled Si Ningning up from the ground.

But facing what Si Ningning said, he didn't respond at all.

"Holang..."

Si Ningning pulled Huo Lang's sleeve with nostalgia and called Huo Lang's name in a low voice: "Am I too anxious? Did I scare you?"

"Am I annoying you?"

"Am I bad, Huo Lang... It doesn't matter to me, it really doesn't matter to me. It's okay not to get married, just keep it like this, but please don't do this, okay? Huo Lang."

"Please...Holang."

Si Ningning was humbled to the core.

She is very rational, and because she is rational, she has always known and understood clearly what she lacks and what she needs.

She lacks love and needs someone who loves her.

But at this moment, she couldn't get any response from Huo Lang, so she felt an unprecedented sense of powerlessness, both physically and in her heart.

But she doesn't blame Holang.

Because she is self-aware and always absolute, it is her own fault.

Not good enough, not perfect enough, can't keep the people she loves, and can't keep the people who love her.

Huo Lang looked down at Si Ningning.

He turned around just to let Si Ningning go back.

But now that he saw Si Ningning, he couldn't say anything about the decisive thoughts in his heart at this moment.

The bruises under Si Ningning's eyes were obvious. Not only were there bloodshot eyes, but the upper eyelids were also severely swollen. This was the sequelae of not getting enough rest and being blown by the cold wind after crying.

There was still mud and snow on her body. It was obvious that this period of time was not only a torment for him, but also for her.

Of course, Huo Lang couldn't bear to see the girl he held dear to his heart, so he relented.

His big, thick hands touched Si Ningning's haggard face, and his thick fingers rubbed away the tears from Si Ningning's eyes. His voice was sad and hoarse like never before:

"You're fine."

“Exceptionally good.”

"It's me...my problem."

"Don't cry, don't cry, Si Ningning."

"You are so young and have countless possibilities in the future."

"The road ahead is long, and you are full of energy. You should look forward, at the mountains, the water, and the rising sun, instead of looking at me. I am getting old."

Huo Lang softly comforted Si Ningning, but what he said had no actual meaning.

But how smart is Si Ningning?

Seeing that Huo Lang was talking a lot, but none of them focused on the point, she immediately thought of something.

"Are you going on a special mission?"

"It's an unspeakable task, right?"

She burst into tears, but her brain was working rapidly, thinking about other places where battles had occurred in modern times.

"Vietnam? Khmer? Or India?"

"You don't need to tell me explicitly, you just need to reveal a little bit...I told you that I will not be a stumbling block for you. I can understand, I support you, and I am willing to wait for you to come back."

Huo Lang was surprised at how quickly Si Ningning's mind was working. After a brief silence, he sighed softly: "You are very smart."

"But don't wait for me."

He gave Si Ningning a gentle push. Si Ningning was unprepared and was pushed back a few steps.

Huo Lang also took two steps back in the opposite direction to Si Ningning, and said decisively:

"Si Ningning, just stand there and don't come over again."

"Just be quiet and listen to what I have to say."

"I gave the key to my new house to Uncle Hong Bing. You go back to him to get the key. That is... the dowry I left for you."

"I will take Sanae Hegu to the capital city. Before I leave the capital city, I will write to you the address. When you have the opportunity to return to the city in the future, you can go to see them at any time if you want."

"Did you hear that? You are smart and will understand what I mean."

"Take care of yourself...don't cry, it's not worth it for me."

Huo Lang turned around slowly, and his last words were almost whispered, carried by the wind and passed into Si Ningning's ears.

Si Ningning's eyes were filled with tears. If she didn't know it, she could make trouble unreasonably or even beg Huo Lang to stay.

But now, she knows that Huo Lang has a mission on his shoulders, and his reason and the words he once promised are constantly reminding her in her heart and ears.

Can't.

He is a soldier...

Have your own persistence, your own ideals, and your own mission!

He can give up his ego and achieve success for everyone, but she cannot destroy his ideals and aspirations just for herself.

That would be too selfish.

However, looking at the person he likes, the figure of the person he loves gradually disappears in front of him. Life and death are unpredictable in this life. He doesn't know whether there will be a chance to meet again in the future. Si Ningning feels that he has a heartache.

It hurts so much.

Is this selfless?

Is this great love?

No.

Si Ningning couldn't care about other people's feelings, but she couldn't ignore Huo Lang's feelings.

She stood alone on the rope bridge, watching Huo Lang disappear in the swaying wind. Even though she was in great pain and found it unacceptable and intolerable, she did not say a word to stop him.

Is the love between two people really about to end here?

If so, then it is really a pity.

Shan Mantang sat in the car, watching the situation of the two people calmly under the whimpering sounds of the two little ones, until the car door was opened and Huo Lang sat in.

"Comrade Holang..."

Shan Mantang spoke slowly, but for a moment, he didn't know what to say.

Huo Lang was silent for a while, then said seriously: "Let's go."

"Are you leaving just like that?" Shan Mantang hesitated, "Why don't you send Si Zhiqing back... It's snowing. As a girl, she always doesn't..."

"Walk!"

Huo Lang shouted coldly, and Shan Mantang immediately stopped talking. He glanced at Si Ningning on the cable bridge again, turned the steering wheel, and slowly turned the front of the car.

Hegu realized their intention and cried louder. Not only did he cry, he also lay on the seat and looked at Si Ningning through the rear window.

"I don't want you, you are not my eldest brother! I want Si Ningning, wuwuwu... Si Ningning!"

But no matter how noisy Hegu was, Huo Lang chose to ignore it.

Huo Lang was also in a bad mood. He was not only uncomfortable, but also in pain. As Hegu became more and more violent, screaming and acting like a pig, Huo Lang finally couldn't bear it anymore.

He grabbed Hegu by the collar and pulled him towards him. His eyes were scarlet and he gave a painful and forbearing warning:

"Yes, I am not your eldest brother."

"But now that your hair has not fully grown, you must listen to me."

"You want to find Si Ningning, don't you? Then grow up quickly and be better than me! If you want to find her, you can go find her anytime!"

(End of chapter)