But no matter how expensive it is, at least they have a place to stay, which is better than sleeping outside.
Although Uncle Sun took them in for one night because of the money, it was clear that he didn't want to have much to do with Shiyue and the other person.
He seemed very hesitant.
During the meal, the two tried to inquire about the cadre school, but he only talked about the things that everyone already knew. If they asked anything more in-depth, he would either mumble or shake his head vigorously, looking like he was trying to avoid the topic.
Seeing this, the two stopped asking questions.
But at the same time, both of their hearts felt even heavier.
The next day, around 7 a.m., Uncle Sun led them on their journey.
At seven o'clock, the small town was still pitch black.
If it weren't for Uncle Sun carrying a lantern, it would have been pitch black.
It started snowing again outside sometime ago, and the tire tracks left on the road when I came back yesterday have completely disappeared.
Neither of them knew how Uncle Sun knew the way.
Anyway, all Shiyue saw was a vast expanse of white, with no trace of a path at all.
The two of them sat in the car for almost two hours, until they were completely frozen.
Shiyue's scarf became stiff from her breath freezing, and she couldn't even feel her face; she felt completely numb.
Uncle Sun stopped the mule cart, then jumped off and stomped his feet hard.
Then he called out to the people behind him, "We're here, get off the bus."
The two of them pulled off the blankets covering them.
They awkwardly gathered up the blankets and helped each other out of the car.
Shiyue was stunned as soon as she got off the bus.
She looked around and then asked in confusion, "Uncle Sun, where is this? There isn't a single house around here, it's the middle of nowhere. What kind of place did you bring us to?"
Uncle Sun was displeased when he heard the doubt in her tone.
He snorted and then looked at He Lixuan: "I told this student yesterday that the cadre school is in Linwa, and that area is all swamp in the summer."
Even though everything is frozen solid now, the mule carts dare not go there. What if they accidentally get stuck in a ditch?
I told this kid yesterday that I would only take you to the edge of town, and you'd have to walk the rest of the way yourself. Why are you blaming me now that we agreed on something?
He Lixuan nodded helplessly: "It's agreed."
But when he said it, he didn't realize that the area was so vast that he couldn't find his way at all!
He could only apologize: "Uncle Sun, it's my fault. I didn't explain things clearly to my girlfriend beforehand, and she didn't know the situation."
But which way should we go now? There's not even a road here.
Seeing that he didn't join in the blaming, Uncle Sun's expression softened.
He pointed directly ahead where they were and said, "There's a road to Linwa. Our soldiers have already repaired it. Just follow this path, and you'll see it's a gravel road, easy to walk on!"
Also, did you see those stone pillars wedged together every so often? Those are pointing the way for you.
Follow the stone path and keep an eye on the stone pillars; you're guaranteed not to get lost!
He seemed afraid the two would try to extort money from him, so he waved to them and said, "You go ahead now, I'll watch you until you're on the right path before I go. Don't worry, I promise you won't get lost!"
Since things had come to this point, and the two knew there was little hope in this person, they simply picked up their luggage and started walking towards the so-called stone road.
The snow was too deep, and her feet were so cold they were almost numb, so Shiyue couldn't feel any stone path at all.
However, they could see that not far apart, there was a standing stone on each side of the snowfield, some of which had iron rods stuck in them and traces of flags remaining on them.
This discovery finally put their minds at ease.
A gust of wind blew by, swirling up snowflakes that flew straight into their faces.
The snowflakes, frozen for who knows how long, were like tiny knives, cutting into Shiyue's already frozen face and causing her to feel a sharp pain!
Shiyue didn't consider herself a delicate person, but she just couldn't stand this awful weather and these roads!
She started frantically asking for supplies in the group: "@Everyone, looking for winter gear for the coldest weather! Masks, hats, everything! The thickest ones, who has any, I need them now!"
Her mind was completely frozen; the desire to buy had become an obsession, to the point that Shiyue herself didn't know how many times she had posted it.
The entire group was shocked by Shiyue's actions!
"@Shiyue, what's wrong?"
"@Shiyue, were you stunned when you got off the plane?"
"Haha, I suddenly remembered that November when I went to Heilongjiang Province. I was wearing a down jacket and snow boots, and I thought I was dressed very warmly! But when I got out of the taxi, I was freezing! I didn't even have the courage to go out and buy clothes."
"Stop talking, have pity on Shiyue, oh dear, the child is freezing."
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Perhaps it was because Shiyue's post on Weibo alerted too many people, or perhaps it was because spring had already arrived and some small businesses still hadn't had time to completely clear out their inventory.
Soon, links to various products related to the severe cold weather flooded the group chat.
Because you have to send out red envelopes first when selling information in a group buying group.
Moreover, these small businesses are well aware that only Shiyue will see the group-buying messages they send, which would be a disturbance to others in the group, so the red envelopes they sent today are generally quite large.
The minimum was five or ten yuan, and some people even gave twenty yuan.
Now even people who weren't interested in buying are snapping them up, and nobody is unhappy about it.
Some people even started creating travel guides for Shiyue on their own initiative.
Shiyue has no time to look up travel guides.
She felt that if they continued walking like this, even if they didn't get sick, they would definitely get sick from the cold.
Even if it's just that my face is frostbitten, I can't explain it back to the production team!
So, while she was still relatively clear-headed, she picked out several important items and bought them all.
Shiyue herself never imagined that one day she would be doing a large-scale shopping spree in such a harsh environment!
When she finally felt she had bought enough, she stopped and tugged at He Lixuan, who was protecting her.
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