Chapter 180: Nature's Power

Nothing happened that night. Zhou Xu got up on time the next morning, still wrapped in his animal skin blanket. He then gently opened the window a crack, intending to circulate the air in the room properly.

Although this will cause the room temperature to be lost to a certain extent, the problem of poor air circulation possibly breeding bacteria is undoubtedly more serious.

As a result, as the cold air poured in, Zhou Xu looked around and saw a vast expanse of white...

"Is it snowing?"

The white snow on the ground was so white that it was blinding. Zhou Xu looked away and quickly put on his rabbit fur coat and went out.

It’s not that he was excited to see the snow, but the snow seemed to be a bit heavy.

I pushed open the door and saw that the snow outside the eaves was at least ten centimeters thick. It must have started snowing in the middle of the night and there was no sign of it stopping yet...

During this period, the tribal members who also got up undoubtedly discovered this situation.

They were obviously not unfamiliar with the thing called "snow". Anyone who had survived a few winters had basically seen it.

In the past, at this time of time, they could only huddle in tents or crowd in front of the fire, shivering with cold.

And worried about what to eat next.

After all, every time this season comes, it becomes extremely difficult to obtain food.

You never know one night, you might fall asleep and never wake up again.

This year, they not only have a house that can shelter them from the wind and rain, but also warm rabbit fur vests.

Combined with this fur-and-leather rabbit skin vest and wrapped in an animal skin coat, the warmth was beyond their imagination.

At the same time, since they had already stockpiled enough food before winter, they don’t even need to worry about food problems at the moment.

Things like this were something they would never have dared to dream of in the past.

During this time, standing in front of his own gate, Zhou Xu was staring at the snowy sky in a daze.

At this moment, Ye Jinghong, Zhou Chongshan and Li Ce, who were wearing straw raincoats and bamboo hats, came over one after another on the snow.

"leader!"

Needless to say, Ye Jinghong came to inquire about the next arrangements. The heavy snow was still falling, and considering the snow accumulated on the ground, many things would be affected.

"Give the order to make breakfast first. After breakfast, have everyone help to clear the snow in and around the village. Then start working. It doesn't matter if you work slowly. Safety is the most important thing."

"yes!"

With a response, Ye Jinghong turned and left, busy arranging things.

Li Ce saw it and quickly stepped forward. After bowing to Zhou Xu, he spoke...

"Chief, we are here to ask if the soldiers should continue training in this weather."

Zhou Xu understood what Li Ce and Zhou Chongshan meant. It was indeed troublesome to maintain training under this situation.

But what if the snow keeps falling, or falls every few days?

If these soldiers in rattan armor don't have a few good training sessions during the winter, won't they be useless by the spring?

Therefore, this training mission must continue.

"Well, first ask the soldiers to help clear the snow. After the snow is cleared, continue training. Of course, you can appropriately reduce the intensity of the training to maintain the condition. Be careful not to injure the soldiers."

"clear!"

Despite his repeated warnings that safety was the top priority, many people still slipped and got injured due to the slippery ground after the snow and ice turned into ice and the huge workload.

Some of those whose problems are not serious can continue to work, but some who have sprained their limbs can only take some medicine and rest for the time being, so as to avoid being forced to work, which would worsen their injuries and cause irreversible consequences.

Moreover, this was only the situation in Grassland Village. News from Black Moon Village, Salt Lake Village and Desolate Mountain Village had not been brought in yet, so Zhou Xu naturally had no way of knowing.

Sitting at his desk, Zhou Xu frowned after listening to the report on this matter.

This winter snow was like a warning from nature, making him feel like he was off to a bad start.

Looking at the snow outside the house, he fell into deep thought.

At the same time, the snow shoveling work is of course still going on. The area of ​​Caoyuan Village is not too large, and even if the surrounding areas are included, it won’t take much time for the whole village to work together to shovel away the snow.

What is more troublesome now is that the snow is still falling. If it keeps falling, it won't be long before the snow on the ground piles up again, and then they will have to clean it up again.

Unless the snow stops, this is an unsolvable problem.

The latest novel is published first on Liu9shuba!

"Hot water is coming, hot water is coming!"

Outside the camp, several tribal members came over with clay pots filled with hot water and invited everyone who had just finished shoveling snow to drink the hot water and warm themselves up.

Ever since the symptoms of a cold first appeared in the tribe, the tribesmen, under the influence of their leader, gradually developed the habit of drinking hot water.

After the winter came, Zhou Xu emphasized this matter.

After all, don't forget that winter is the peak season for influenza. He has asked the medical department headed by Ye Yan to stock up on herbal medicines in advance, but even so, preventive work must be done.

The simplest way is to drink more hot water.

The weather is cold now, and the water temperature has dropped a lot from the time it was boiled to the time it was served, but it is just right for people who need to drink water.

After each person drank a bowl of hot water, they all felt a lot warmer. After a short rest, it was almost time to start working.

Because of the snow, there was an extra job of shoveling snow in the morning, so their leader appropriately relaxed the work requirements.

In Zhou Xu's opinion, in the current situation, safety should be the top priority and other things should not be forced.

Theoretically, the relaxation of work requirements should make their work much easier, but in reality, this is not the case.

Their leader did relax the work requirements, but because of the weather, their work efficiency has also decreased, and it has become more difficult to do things.

So after all this, not only did they not feel much more relaxed than usual, they even felt more tired.

Faced with this first challenge after winter, everyone in the tribe is still adapting.

In this way, a day passed quietly. It gets dark early in winter. After nightfall, everyone who had finished dinner hurried back to their rooms.

During this time, the strong wind outside was howling continuously, like the cry of a ghost.

It has been snowing for almost a day and a night, and not only has it not stopped, it has even started to snow heavier...

Update is here, thanks to book friend '永恒星辰-Da' for the reward!

(End of this chapter)