Chapter 287 Snowstorm Begins

Who are you angry at?

Her second sister will be given fifty lashes each!

"If you complain, I'll complain too! Then neither of us can escape!"

"I'm not afraid, I have thick skin and I can handle it." Agou looked nonchalant, like a piece of meat on a rolling pin, making people want to bite him!

Gu Ping'an's face turned green!

This person is not only shameless, but also extremely shameless!

Agou was calm and composed, and he pressed Gu Tang's head slowly and calmly, not afraid at all. He was playing a psychological game, and whoever felt timid first would retreat first.

In the end, Gu Ping'an, who was young and inexperienced, took a step back.

He went to the kitchen with a dark face and a gloomy look on his face.

Watching his departing back, Agou secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that it was easier to fool him since he was young.

…

Gu Tang slept for about an hour. When she woke up, there was no one else in the room except her.

There was a pot of hot water warming on the stove next to me, and a small basin of cold water on the table. After adding hot water, I could use it to wash.

Lifting the blanket off his body, Gu Tang stood up and stretched, then picked up the kettle and poured hot water into the basin.

Her hair was all loose, and Agou didn't comb it for her. Gu Tang casually tucked it up a few times, fixed it with a hairpin, and started washing it with the warm water in the basin.

After tidying myself up, I went to open the door.

The moment the door opened, the scene outside really shocked Gu Tang.

She had never understood what the snowflakes in Gu Ping'an's mouth meant before, but now she understood.

The word "snowflakes" is not a metaphor or exaggeration, but a real description!

The snowflakes falling from the sky were as big as a baby's palm!

No wonder it is called "snowflakes".

A lot of snow was blown into the corridor. Judging from the traces on the ground, it should have been swept once, and now there is a thick layer of snow accumulated again.

Gu Tang walked close to the wall, not daring to step on the snow for fear of falling.

She went to the main room first, and strangely, there was no one in the room.

She also checked the east and west rooms, but there was no one there either.

Thinking back to what Gu Ping'an said before, her father went to help rescue people. Could it be that her third uncle went too?

Coming out of the main room, I caught a glimpse of a head popping out from the kitchen.

Turning around, it was Gu Ping'an.

Gu Ping'an also saw Gu Tang at this time, and came out with a smile and waved to Gu Tang: "Second sister, come quickly! There are delicious things!"

When Agou in the kitchen heard this, he quickly put down his spoon and walked out.

Gu Tang was already walking over here. "What delicious food can you cook? Oh, where are Dad and Grandpa? There's no one in the main room."

Gu Ping'an opened his mouth and was about to answer, but was interrupted by Agou who came out a step later.

"Uncle went to help rescue people and hasn't come back yet. Grandpa was worried, so he went with him."

"What are you doing? Why are you interrupting me? Second sister is asking me!" Gu Ping'an immediately shouted in dissatisfaction.

Agou blinked, remembering to be harmless in front of Gu Tang, and immediately apologized in a good mood.

"I'm sorry, I didn't know you were going to speak. I heard my cousin ask about this, so I spoke up subconsciously. If you don't like me speaking before you, I will definitely wait until you finish speaking in the future."

Gu Ping'an looked suspicious and stared at him in confusion. Why did this man suddenly become so easy to talk to?

Earlier in the West Wing, he didn't give in at all!

Under Gu Ping'an's stare, Agou looked nervous and kept looking at Gu Ping'an, as if to see his expression.

Gu Pingan was disgusted by his behavior: "What do you want?"

Agou didn't say anything and continued to behave in the same manner.

Gu Tang was speechless after seeing this scene.

She walked up to the two of them as if nothing had happened and asked Gu Ping'an to go back to the kitchen to serve her some food because she was hungry.

"Okay!" Gu Ping'an ignored Agou and happily returned to the kitchen.

After everyone left, Gu Tang stepped on Agou's foot and scolded him in a low voice: "Where did you learn this from? Neither of us is a good person, we both know each other! Who are you pretending to be a green tea little white flower for?"

Agou put away the trepidation on his face and replaced it with an innocent look: "Let me show you."

Gu Tang: "...I know what kind of person you are, and you think I will believe you?"

"I don't believe it, but what if? There's always a chance of something happening."

Gu Tang choked and didn't want to pay attention to him anymore.

She rolled her eyes at him and replied with one word: "Get lost!"

When she stepped into the kitchen, she saw Gu Ping'an using a spoon to scoop meat for her.

Gu Tang glanced at the large coarse porcelain bowl next to him. There was no soup in it, only meat.

Gu Ping'an was still adding meat to the bowl.

Gu Tang's eyelids twitched, and he quickly told him to stop fishing: "I don't eat meat, I just want some soup. By the way, have you boiled eggs? I want to eat eggs."

"It's cooked and simmering on the stove." Gu Ping'an took another bowl, scooped out half a bowl of soup and brought it to the small table.

The bowl of meat was also brought to the small table, and the eggs were taken out of the earthenware jar and placed in a small basket, all placed in front of Gu Tang.

"I almost forgot!" Putting down the basket, Gu Ping'an went to the stove, opened the lid of another pot, and took out a bowl of porridge from it.

"This is yam porridge, cooked by Gu Sanlang. We have all eaten it. This bowl is left for you."

Gu Tang took it and tasted it. The temperature was just right, so he ignored the soup and meat and started eating the porridge.

When Agou returned to the kitchen, he felt relieved to see that she liked the yam porridge.

"I didn't know if you liked it, so I didn't leave more for you. If it's not enough, I'll cook more for you."

"One bowl is enough."

A bowl of porridge, an egg and two pieces of meat would make a satisfying meal.

After Gu Tang had eaten and drunk her fill, Agou brought a comb to comb her hair again. She found that using a hairpin to tie her hair was not suitable for her age.

Agou combed her hair into a bun and pinned a green-calyx plum blossom on her head, which made her look lively and delicate, and very pleasing to the eye.

"What kind of flower is this? It looks real." Gu Ping'an looked curious and wanted to reach out to touch it, but was hit on the back of his hand by Agou.

"Don't move! If you get it crooked, you'll have to re-pin it!"

Taking out the bronze mirror, Agou asked Gu Tang to look at it for himself to see if he was satisfied.

I don't know where Agou got this bronze mirror, but it can see people's faces very clearly, and it is not much different from a mercury mirror.

Gu Tang looked at himself in the bronze mirror and was stunned: "Why is this flower green?!"

"This is a green-calyx plum," Ah Gou explained. "It's a rare variety of plum blossom, very valuable, and highly sought after."

She knew about green-calyx plums, and she also knew that green-calyx plums were precious, but what she was dissatisfied with was the color!

"Change to a different color! Not green!"

Sorry, as a soul from the 21st century, she refused to wear anything green on her head because it would remind her of a certain word and a certain thing.

Although Agou didn't understand why he had to change, he didn't ask a question. He just gently picked the green-calyx plum blossom and brought the dressing box beside it to Gu Tang.

"Take a look, is there a color you like?"

Gu Tang reached out and rummaged through the flowers, then selected a pair of orange and pink gradient peony velvet flowers.

"That's right."

"This is a good pair! The colors are so bright!" After taking the velvet flowers, Agou started praising them.

Gu Ping'an was full of questions. If this pair was so bright, why didn't he choose them just now?

Gu Tang was already accustomed to Agou's praise. Without blinking an eye, she told him to put it on quickly as she had other things to do.

Agou put on the velvet flowers one by one and asked her curiously if there was anything else.

"Someone died in the village. I'm going to check it out. I'll also go see my dad and grandpa on the way. They haven't come back for so long. I'm afraid things are really troublesome."

While talking in the mirror, Gu Tang shook his head from side to side, carefully examining the velvet flower on his head.

After hearing what she said, Agou felt disappointed. At this time, she was still thinking about seeing the dead?

Gu Pingan became happy: "Let's go together. I heard that someone caught a rabbit at the foot of the mountain yesterday. It fell into a snow pit and was too frozen to run! Let's go and try our luck!"

Gu Tang was not interested in this, she just wanted to go out and see what was going on in the village.

We are already experiencing a snowstorm and the situation will continue to worsen. I just hope that things won’t be too bad in the village.

This is just the beginning. If the snow does not last longer, under normal circumstances, it will not thaw until February after the New Year.

During the nearly three-month snowstorm period, if things get out of control, no one knows what will happen.

The only thing to be thankful for is that Agou has settled down here, so if a riot really breaks out, there is no need to worry too much about his safety.

Before leaving, the three of them went back to the house and put on their hats.

The weather is too cold. You don’t need to wear a hat at home because there is a stove. If you go out, you must wear a hat.

Gu Ping'an and Agou's hats are both made of rabbit fur, but Gu Tang's is not. Her hat is made of brown fox fur.

This was given to her by Agou. It just covers her ears when she wears it.

Even as he was putting on the hat, Gu Ping'an said with a look of regret, "It's a pity that the velvet flower is covered. If it were spring, summer, or autumn, and my second sister went out for a stroll wearing the velvet flower, all the girls in the village would be envious!"

Gu Tang rolled his eyes at him and said, "Being too conspicuous is not a good thing."

After feeling along the brim of the hat to make sure it was not askew, Gu Tang wrapped a scarf around his neck.

This one is also made of fox fur. It is very warm when you put it on.

Gu Ping'an followed suit and took out a rabbit fur scarf and put it on.

Agou originally didn't plan to wear a scarf. The temperature was okay at the moment and not too cold for him.

But after Gu Ping'an put on the scarf, he looked around and found that he was different from Gu Tang. Gu Ping'an's dress was very similar to Gu Tang's.

He went back to the house silently, took out the scarf from the bottom of the box, and wrapped it around his neck without saying a word.

After putting on their hats and scarves, the three of them put on wide-brimmed hats, then took the keys and locks and walked out of the yard one after another.

The places where the houses collapsed and people froze to death were all at the end of the village. As soon as the three of them left the yard, they saw traces of footsteps on the village road.

These traces were half covered by the newly fallen snow, and the three of them followed the traces to the end of the village.

The snow on the road has already exceeded Gu Tang's knees. If it continues like this, it will soon reach his thighs.

In such conditions, walking was very difficult.

Some of the snow is frozen hard and can withstand the weight of a person when stepped on. Some of the snow cannot withstand the weight and is still hard when stepped on. But as soon as you exert force, you will sink into it with a "plop" sound!

The little bit that wasn't frozen solid was soft from the outside to the inside.

This one is even harder to do!

If Agou hadn't supported her, she would have fallen into the snow.

Even this didn’t end well, as my lower body from the waist down was covered in snow!

Fortunately, the cotton trousers they wore were also made of leather. After the snow stuck to the trousers melted, although they were wet, they could not soak through the inside.

Walking was so difficult that Gu Tang regretted it not long after she went out, but she had to have some dignity. She had come out here making a fuss and couldn't give up halfway.

You have to persevere no matter what.

It’s just that Agou is too annoying!

He was like a fly, buzzing in his ears non-stop!

"The snow is too deep and it's hard to walk. Let's go back?"

"Not going back? Then can I carry you on my back?"

"You won't let me carry you? If you keep insisting like this, you'll definitely feel uncomfortable when you get back."

…

Gu Tang was too tired to talk, but he kept nagging in his ear!

Fatigue and irritability caused the resentment in her to fluctuate, which frightened Agou so much that he immediately shut up.

Without Agou nagging in his ear, Gu Tang felt better and continued to move forward.

I don't know how long I walked before I heard a noisy conversation.

Looking in the direction of the sound, I vaguely saw a black area not far ahead.

"Are we there?" Gu Tang looked hopeful.

"We should be there. Let's go over and take a look." Gu Ping'an took the lead, panting and moving towards that side with difficulty.

Agou supported Gu Tang and walked behind him. Not long after, the three of them entered a small courtyard and saw a group of people covered in snow digging something in the wind and snow.

Everyone was wrapped up very tightly and covered in snow, so it was impossible to tell who was who.

Gu Tang listened carefully to the voices. It was the voice of Uncle Gu Liu and the voice of Gu Dazhu.

As for her father's voice, Gu Tang didn't hear it clearly. She seemed to hear it, but also seemed not to hear it.

Agou beside her suddenly pointed at a figure and told Gu Tang: "That's your father. I just heard him talking."

Gu Tang looked in the direction Agou pointed and indeed saw a tall figure.

But no matter how she looked, she still couldn't be sure whether that man was her father.

The backs of the people looked similar, and their clothes were covered by the snow, so it was really hard to tell them apart.

Gu Ping'an found the old man in the corridor in front and happily asked Gu Tang to follow him: "Grandpa is standing in the corridor in front, and the clan leaders and elders are all in front. Let's go over quickly!"

"A corridor? Isn't the house collapsed? What corridor is there?"

"This is Gu Dumiao's home. His main hall is made of bricks and tiles, while the east and west wing rooms are made of adobe. It was the east wing room that collapsed today, while the main hall and west wing rooms did not."

Gu Du Miao? !

Is this a name or a nickname?

Gu Tang looked through the original owner's memories, but did not see any memories about Gu Dumiao.

She suppressed her curiosity and followed Gu Ping'an to the corridor of the main hall, and appeared in front of her third uncle, shocking the old man so much that his eyes widened!

"W-Why are you here?!"

"We haven't seen you and my father come back for a long time, and we were worried, so we just came here to look for you."

After saying this, Gu Tang turned around and greeted the clan leaders and elders.

In addition to the clan leaders and elders, there was an old woman in her forties or fifties and a young girl at the very edge. Judging from their appearance, they should be mother and daughter.