震耳欲聋的“万岁”欢呼如同春雷，在简陋却炽热的工棚内轰然炸响，几乎要掀翻厚重的顶棚，直冲铅云低垂的天际。那匹承载了北疆血泪与希冀的灰白色呢绒，厚实而温暖，在跳跃的火盆光芒下流转着内敛温润的光泽，被夏紫月稳稳托在手中。沉甸甸的，是无数人命运的分量。
“暖！暖！”女儿霜儿在她怀里兴奋地蹬着小腿，粉嫩的手指头直直指向那匹灰呢。她周身逸散出的细小光点，比平时更加明亮活跃，如同夏夜流萤，轻盈地飘向厚实的呢料，悄然没入其中。一股难以言喻的、仿佛被阳光烘烤过的蓬松暖意，无声无息地自呢绒深处弥漫开来，驱散了工棚角落最后的寒意。
“暖！”儿子泉儿不甘落后，也咿咿呀呀地学舌，小手胡乱挥舞。一股极其清淡、带着雪后山林般纯净气息的湿润微风，应着他的动作凭空拂过。微风扫过，角落里残留的最后一丝若有若无的羊毛膻气被彻底卷走，只留下混合着洁净羊毛与皂角清香的独特暖香，清新地充盈在每一个角落。
钱有德涕泪横流，布满老茧的手一遍遍抚摸着工坊镇坊之宝的边角，泣不成声：“活了……北疆的羊毛，活了！百姓……有盼头了！”
夏紫月环视着一张张因激动而通红、因希望而熠熠生辉的脸庞，从牧民到工匠，从流民到府兵。她心中滚烫，北疆刺骨的严寒似乎在这一刻被彻底驱散。她正欲开口，将这燎原之火推向更广阔的天地——
“报——！！！”
一声凄厉到变调的嘶喊，如同冰锥，瞬间刺穿了工棚内沸腾的热浪！
一匹口吐白沫、汗如血洗的快马猛地撞开工棚外围的人群，马背上的驿卒滚落在地，泥雪沾满全身。他挣扎着爬起，脸上是极度的惊惶，声音嘶哑破裂，带着血腥气：“陛下！急报！牧原三县……数万牧民被人煽动，持械……持械正朝工坊涌来！沿途……沿途已砸毁三处收毛站！为首者……高喊……高喊‘夏紫月断我活路，夺我祖业’！距此……不足三十里了！”
死寂。
刚刚还冲上云霄的欢呼，瞬间被冻结、粉碎。工棚内，上千张脸孔上的狂喜如同潮水般褪去，只剩下惨白和难以置信的恐惧。温暖的空气骤然降至冰点，沉重的呼吸声和压抑的啜泣在死寂中蔓延。绝望，如同瘟疫，再次扼住了这些刚刚触摸到希望之人的咽喉。
“赵天霸的余孽！定是他们！”钱有德脸上的泪水未干，瞬间转为咬牙切齿的愤怒和深切的忧虑，“陛下！工坊新立，护卫不足……这……”
恐慌如同实质的阴影，开始吞噬人群。有人下意识地后退，有人紧紧抱住身边的孩子，妇人的低泣声再也压抑不住。工棚外，风雪似乎更急了，呜咽的风声如同催命的号角。
夏紫月抱着两个孩子的臂膀没有丝毫晃动。她甚至没有低头去看那惊恐的驿卒，目光依旧沉稳地扫过陷入恐慌的人群。怀里的霜儿似乎被这骤变的气氛吓到，小嘴一瘪，晶莹的泪珠在大眼睛里打转。夏紫月腾出一只手，温柔却无比坚定地抚过女儿柔软的额发，指尖在那温暖的灰呢上轻轻一点。
奇迹般的，霜儿眼里的泪光收了回去，她好奇地伸出小胖手，再次触摸那厚实的料子。点点微光，比先前更加柔和，如同细小的星辰，随着她的触摸，缓缓渗入灰腻的纹理。
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