"What is this?" Grandma Zhu took out the packaging and looked at it curiously from side to side.

[This hand warmer, just tear it open and stick it on your body, and you'll feel warm.]

[Instructions are on the back of the bag; follow the steps to keep warm.]

Liu looked in the direction of Old Lady Zhu when her daughter's voice made her look. She picked her up and walked over, taking the package from her mother-in-law's hands.

"Mom, there seems to be some instructions on the back of this bag."

Tao and Sun, having overheard their discussion, also came over with a gossipy attitude.

The group huddled together, chattering about how to use the packaging.

In the end, it was Ms. Liu who tore open the packaging and took out the white cube.

"The packaging says it will generate heat when you stick it on your body?"

Sun was very curious about the unknown, so she turned around and showed her back to Liu, saying, "Sister-in-law, press your face against me."

Seeing this, Liu followed the instructions, peeled off the thin film, and stuck the heat pack on Sun's back, looking at her nervously.

"How are you? Are you warm?"

Mrs. Sun frowned as she felt the warmth emanating from the cube. After a while, she shook her head in disappointment.

"No! I don't feel anything."

[Silly auntie, it'll be warm soon, like carrying a heater on your back.]

[It's so comfortable, Xixi wants to have it applied too, snuggled up in the warm blankets.]

Upon hearing her niece's words, Madam Sun began to feel the changes in her body again. Suddenly, she widened her eyes and looked at Madam Liu.

"Sister-in-law, it's so warm, so really so warm."

After hearing what Sun said, everyone else curiously gathered around her. Tao even put her hand inside Sun's clothes and found that Sun's clothes were exceptionally warm, like a heater.

"Mom, my sister-in-law's patch is really warm."

"So amazing?" Old Mrs. Zhu put her hands inside Sun's clothes with some skepticism and found that her originally frozen hands instantly warmed up.

She looked excitedly at her son and daughter-in-law and told them, "This thin patch is really useful. Everyone, quickly stick a few on yourselves."

Upon hearing what Grandma Zhu said, Zhu Wen curiously trotted over, revealing a fawning smile, "Grandma Zhu, could I have one of these to stick on my body?"

"You've decided to come with us to the border?" Old Mrs. Zhu turned around at the sound of Zhu Wen's voice, staring at him with a cold face.

It wasn't that she didn't want to share the things with the guards; she just felt that if everyone were to separate, these things should be kept for their own use.

If they decide to go to the frontier together, then they're all in the same boat, and there's no need to hide the good stuff.

The news from Anqing yesterday completely dispelled Zhu Wen's idea of ​​separating from the team, especially considering the unknown future.

The desert route was relatively familiar to them, and with Grandma Zhu having supplies, they were better able to survive.

"Yes, we brothers discussed it and decided not to leave."

Grandma Zhu nodded in understanding, took out some hand warmers from her package and handed them to Zhu Wen, saying, "Two for each of you first, and then add more as the temperature gets lower."

"I know, thanks." Zhu Wen excitedly took the hand warmers from Grandma Zhu and happily distributed them to Lao Liu and the others.

Old Liu reluctantly accepted the hand warmer, then glared at Zhu Wen, who was wearing a fawning smile.

"Old Zhu, is it really necessary? Why are you being so polite to a few prisoners? Why not just snatch it from them?"

Zhu Wen stuck a hand warmer to his body and laughed self-deprecatingly, "If it were a few months ago, I really wouldn't have been so polite to them, but after this experience..."

"I understand now. Grandma Zhu and the others are no ordinary people. Whenever we encounter difficulties, we can overcome them smoothly by following them."

"If we offend them, do you think we can reach the border smoothly with just a few of us?"

"Why not? We've traveled this border road countless times. When have we ever had a problem?"

Old Liu felt that Zhu Wen was exaggerating a bit about the Zhu family. It wasn't that mysterious; they were just lucky.

Zhu Wen was too lazy to argue with Lao Liu; he believed that these things could only be understood through personal experience.

"You've seen quite a bit along the way. If you still think that way, I have nothing more to say."

Old Liu, who never believed in ghosts or gods, pouted unconvinced and handed the hand warmer to Chen Xiang.

At this moment, Chen Xiang was staring intently at Zhu Xixi, straining his ears to try and get more information from her.

Xixi was lying on the carriage, nibbling on her toes, happily enjoying her mother changing her diaper.

As a result, when she turned her head, she met Chen Xiang's eyes. She was stunned for a moment and awkwardly put her toes down.

To show her childlike side, she forced a smile and clapped her hands, calling out "Aba aba".

What are you looking at? Haven't you ever seen a beautiful baby before?

Instead of admiring pretty babies, why not think about how to deal with the man-eating vultures in the desert?

Besides the vultures, they also have to contend with scorching heat and sandstorms during the day, and blizzards and dropping temperatures at night.

Ugh! This is practically a place no human being can live in.

He heard it! Chen Xiang had been observing Zhu Yanyan for several hours when he finally heard her childish voice again.

The information we heard was limited, consisting mainly of words like vultures, high temperatures, and blizzards.

He pieced together this information, frowning as he pondered, wondering if this snowy day would coincide with the scorching desert.

"It's over!"

Just as Old Liu walked over, he overheard him muttering to himself in a daze. "Boss, what are you saying?"

Chen Xiang didn't have time to explain too much to Lao Liu, and quickly went to Zhu's side and said anxiously.

"Grandma Zhu, if it snows at this time of year, won't the desert experience both high temperatures and snow?"

"Oh right! How could I forget? The desert is scorching hot and sunny."

Grandma Zhu had heard people mention before that when traveling to the border, one had to pass through the desert.

Many prisoners die on this stretch of road when they cross the desert.

This is because the desert is full of scorching sun and high temperatures, and there are also man-eating vultures.

If these are the problems, the supplies she prepared can barely keep her going.

However, if it is both scorching heat and freezing snow, those with weak constitutions may not be able to withstand such weather under the double pressure.

"Lord Chen, what brilliant idea do you have?"

Thinking about all this, her mind was in complete turmoil, and she wanted to hear Chen Xiang's opinion, since he had experience with this route.

Chen Xiang had never encountered such strange weather before. In the past, as long as he prepared enough water, he could get through the desert.

But now there's this bizarre weather like a blizzard; this is the first time he's experienced such a stark contrast of ice and fire.

Thinking of this, he took out a map and placed it in front of Old Lady Zhu, pointing to the post station on it.

"We have plenty of water, so we can continue our journey during the day and rest at the inn at night."

"The only problem is that each post station is five or six hundred kilometers apart. If we can't reach our destination before dark, we might run into trouble."