(Sorry for the late update. I went on a trip out of town today and had a great time before returning.)
Zhang Hongcheng had never seen such heavy snow in March in his two lives.
The carriage could no longer be moved and the wheels were completely stuck in the snow.
The large carriages and excess luggage were forced to abandon where they were.
Ma Ping distributed a small bundle of firewood from the cart to each person and stuffed a handful of hay into each person's arms to start the fire.
Making sure everyone had enough matches and matchboxes, the group led their horses and trekked northwest through the heavy snow.
"I heard that the Second Division built a small house near here last year to store fuel."
"Later, the road construction team changed the route, so they moved the tents dozens of miles away."
"I hope they don't tear down that house..."
Ma Ping's hope is also everyone's hope. If the second division demolishes the house, then we can only report to Lao Ma...
In the heavy snow, Zhang Hongcheng and his group had no idea where to go and had to rely on three big horses to lead the way.
It’s not because the horses know the way, but because only by following the path created by the horses can they avoid getting stuck in the snow.
Zhang Hongcheng took another sip of wine, feeling filled with worry.
He knew that drinking was just tricking the body and couldn't really warm anyone up.
Two of the three horses have begun to stagger, obviously reaching their limit.
But the legendary little house is still nowhere to be seen.
It was already five o'clock in the afternoon, and both men and horses were on the verge of collapse, but the heavy snow showed no sign of abating.
The wind even got stronger.
The wind blew the hair and beards of both the man and the horse white.
"house!!!"
Feng Xuexiu suddenly pointed into the distance and shouted.
Everyone looked in the direction she pointed, which was two or three hundred meters to the left of the group.
There was an inconspicuous snowdrift.
A large piece of snow fell from the corner of the snow pile, revealing a wooden eaves.
Everyone cheered and immediately turned around and headed towards the wooden house.
Li Taoran might have drunk too much, as he laughed loudly in the wind and snow.
"No wonder we couldn't find it after searching for so long. It turns out the hut was already buried in the snow."
Perhaps because they saw hope, all living things were the same. The three horses gritted their teeth and struggled to wade through the snow, rushing towards the cabin.
The people were so excited that they didn't notice that they had changed from a long snake formation to a fan formation as they advanced towards the wooden house.
Anyone with marching experience knows that when marching in terrain such as snow, desert or swamp, it is necessary to keep moving in a column.
Li Taoran, who was walking too happily, suddenly felt the snow under his feet become soft, and half of his leg instantly sank into the snow.
Fortunately, Chu Miaohong, who was walking beside him, quickly pulled her up.
Li Taoran stumbled back to the snow path trampled by the horse, but because he exerted too much force, one of Chu Miaohong's feet had sunk into the snow pit that Li Taoran had just fallen into.
"Don't come over here!"
Chu Miaohong hurriedly waved his hands to stop the people who were about to come over to pull him away.
The next second, the three or four square meters of snow around Chu Miaohong suddenly sank!
Li Taoran, who was still in shock, cried out at this time.
"It's empty down there!"
There was a chaotic sound of branches breaking and ice and snow flying everywhere.
Just when Chu Miaohong was about to be completely swallowed by the snow, Zhang Hongcheng suddenly slid across the snow and grabbed Chu Miaohong's sleeve.
Chu Miaohong's body was hanging in the air.
Noticing the groans of branches around her unable to bear the weight, Chu Miaohong hurriedly shouted to Zhang Hongcheng.
"No, let go!"
But by the time she spoke, it was already too late.
The sound of branches breaking suddenly was heard, and a larger area of snow collapsed, taking Zhang Hongcheng and Chu Miaohong with them.
A large black hole was left in the "snow" that disappeared out of thin air. Only then did everyone realize that this area was not snow at all, but the top of a small forest on the edge of the cliff!
It turned out that this place was close to a cliff, and there was a small forest growing right next to the cliff.
The continuous heavy snow covered the upper part of the cliff and the top of the woods with a layer of snow, which looked like an extra piece of snow from a distance.
While falling, Zhang Hongcheng suddenly felt his whole body tighten, and a girl hugged him tightly like an octopus.
Perhaps thinking he was going to die, Zhang Hongcheng simply hugged the person in his arms tightly.
It's not a loss to give her a hug before dying, after all, she is the heroine... It's just a pity that I didn't see what Chu Miaohong looked like before she painted herself ugly...
Chu Miaohong subconsciously hugged Zhang Hongcheng tightly in fear, but before she could feel embarrassed, the other party also hugged her tightly.
The falling process was very fast. Zhang Hongcheng had just hugged Chu Miaohong tightly when they both came into contact with a large layer of snow.
It turned out that the bottom of the cliff was filled with soft leaves and snow powder, forming a gentle slope.
It was like a perfectly placed air cushion, offsetting the impact of the two people.
Zhang Hongcheng reacted quickly. As soon as he touched the snow, he immediately exerted force with his waist and rolled with Chu Miaohong to relieve the excess impact force, so as to prevent both of them from getting injured.
The two of them hugged each other tightly and turned over seven or eight times.
In the end, Zhang Hongcheng was at the bottom and Chu Miaohong was at the top.
When the impact on their bodies completely disappeared, they both breathed a sigh of relief.
Chu Miaohong, who survived the disaster, lay powerlessly on Zhang Hongcheng's chest until their breaths touched each other.
In the darkness of the forest, Chu Miaohong's face turned red invisibly.
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