This thing is easy to make. It has two skateboards at the bottom and a wooden frame on top where people can sit.

Thinking that Xiuxiu would also be going, she made it even bigger.

By the afternoon, she had finished most of her sled and was just waiting for reinforcement.

After finishing tomorrow, she plans to take Xiuxiu for a walk on the grassland and let Xiaohua and the little Tibetan fox learn how to hunt.

Seeing that it was getting late, she asked the little wild donkey to stay with Sister Shufen in the storeroom while she and Xiuxiu prepared to go home.

Once on the main road, she looked east and saw that the snow on the road had been shoveled away by the soldiers, and it stretched as far as the eye could see.

She's now hoping it won't rain anymore, otherwise the soldiers will have to endure another hardship.

"Sis, it's too cold, let's go quickly."

Xiuxiu covered her mouth and nose, feeling freezing as she tried to breathe.

It's not cold when it snows, but it gets much colder when the snow melts.

"Let's go."

Lu Fangfang pulled Xiuxiu along and headed home.

She was also a little worried about Zhuang Mingcheng, wondering where he was now. Walking in the snow in such cold weather must be very difficult.

Once home, the two ate a little something and then quickly went to sleep, as the heated kang (a traditional Chinese bed-stove) was the warmest spot at that time.

...

"Dazhuang, go tell the soldiers behind us to hold on a little longer, we'll be at the First Company soon."

"yes."

Zhuang Mingcheng looked up and then continued walking forward through the deep snow.

Once we reached the vicinity of the company's garrison, we finally found a passable road and no longer had to tread through the snow.

Soldiers on duty nearby saw Zhuang Mingcheng and his men arrive and quickly went to greet them.

"Commander, what brings you here?"

"I was worried, so I came to check on you. With such heavy snow, how is your company? Have any of the houses collapsed under the weight of the snow?"

"Commander, our company is fine. Our political instructor has been having us shovel snow from the roofs. Apart from a storage room that collapsed under the weight, everything is normal."

Zhuang Mingcheng breathed a sigh of relief and called for his men to quickly enter the company.

He was freezing cold after walking for so long, so he slept at the company headquarters tonight.

Having been in the Qilian Mountains for so long, this was the first time he had ever seen such heavy snow. Tomorrow, he would go to check on the remaining outposts in the mountains.

He wasn't worried about the large number of garrisons, as they could help each other if something happened.

He's currently worried about those outposts that are organized into work teams. He needs to lead his team to inspect them all before he can feel at ease.