Ningxia put Maomao's leg coverings on it. Maomao was also docile and let her play with it. He even accepted the funny ear coverings on his head.
"Have you packed the seasonings?" Ningxia had some extra seasonings, so he replaced them with a lot of them.
"Stop pretending, sister. Go ahead and leave. Be careful with the traffic! Wow, sister, this cloak is really nice!" Xiao Zhang turned around and saw Ningxia's gorgeous cloak with his eyes full of amazement.
"It's made from the fur I exchanged from you. Sorry to trouble you again, Xiao Zhang. I'll treat you to a good meal after the cold month is over!"
"Okay! I have a business deal with you too! Let's talk later! I'll plan it carefully first!"
Ningxia nodded and straddled Maomao's back, pulling open the wide cloak to cover much of Maomao's exposed body. When they went back, the luggage was much lighter, and Maomao carried her more easily.
"Okay! I'm going to close the shop and go home, so be careful on the way!"
Ningxia waved her hand and disappeared in the snow.
Walking along the avenue, Ningxia was observing the road conditions while brushing off the snow on his body.
It was already dark before Ningxia left the highway. Strangely, the two checkpoints she passed were both quiet.
The snowstorm only grew stronger, and her exposed eyelashes were covered with water droplets. Just as she was about to hurry on through the night, a figure emerged from a nearby sentry post and waved vigorously at her.
Ningxia also wanted to see what was going on, so she directed Maomao to go over there.
"Brother Liao! What happened? You are injured!"
When Lao Liao saw the person coming, tears almost fell from his eyes. "Ningxia! Oh my God, come in quickly!"
"Xiaojie! What happened to him!" As soon as Ningxia entered the warm room, she saw Xiaojie lying unconscious on the bed, with his underwear soaked in blood beside the bed.
"We were ordered to help the brothers in Forest District 2 drive away wild animals. We didn't expect that District 2 was full of wolves. District 2 is right next to City District 3! We had no choice but to fight. During the fight, Xiaojie and I got separated from the main group.
I came to the sentry post and called for help from the brothers there. The brothers at the nearby sentry posts had all gone to rescue the squad leader and the others, so the two of us planned to go back to the camp and continue to ask for help.
Who knew those beasts would hold a grudge and attack us the moment the guards left."
Old Liao's eyes were filled with hatred when he said this, and when he turned to look at Xiao Jie, he turned to regret, "I shouldn't have brought him out... This kid was seriously injured. I was going to take him back to the medical station, but who would have thought that the blizzard would come at this time!"
Ningxia carefully checked Xiaojie's injuries and applied some external medicine and bandaged him. When she looked back, she saw that Lao Liao was also seriously injured, with one arm covered in blood.
"Brother Liao, have you applied the medicine?"
"No, there's not enough medicine... If this kid dies in front of me... He's only seventeen years old..."
"Brother Liao, stop talking nonsense," Ningxia took out some trauma medicine from her bag and threw it to him, "Treat your wound yourself." After that, she tied the crossbow to her sleeve, took out her gun and put it on her waistband.
"What are you going to do?"
Ningxia helped Xiaojie up and stuffed a piece of ginseng into his mouth. Having a careful master can really save lives at critical moments.
"Brother Liao, will those wolves come after us again?"
Lao Liao shook his head. "I don't think so. Four of them followed us when we split off, and they all died outside. The rest probably didn't have time to find us."
"Okay then! Xiaojie, come home with me. Brother Liao, you go back to the medical station to heal your wounds first."
"What?!" Lao Liao's eyes widened.
Ningxia skillfully put Xiaojie's clothes back on one by one.
"The snow outside was getting stronger and stronger. You were seriously injured and couldn't carry him back at all. He died on the way. I wasted time escorting him with you and I couldn't go home either.
Brother Liao, I have two children at home waiting for me to go back. If I can't go back, they will die too!"
"Or...send it to Lei Lao Hu..."
"Do any of them know medicine? My neighbor studied medicine, and you've all seen how good he is at making medicine. Only if Xiaojie comes home with me can he have a chance of survival."
Lao Liao gritted his teeth and said, "Okay! I'll do as you say!"
Xiao Jie was tied to Maomao and made to lie on his stomach. Ningxia took off her cloak and covered him from head to toe. A chill instantly hit her, and she shivered.
Ningxia then discovered that there were several corpses around the outpost, but the blizzard quickly covered up some traces and smells.
"I'm leaving, Brother Liao! You should leave too, or you won't be able to come back if you're late!"
Old Liao's eyes were filled with tears. "Ningxia... Ningxia girl... I really don't know how to thank you... If Xiaojie... don't blame yourself... It's my fault..."
Ningxia raised her eyes and looked at the other person seriously, "He will be fine, and you will be fine too. I'll wait for you to come pick him up after the cold moon."
Old Liao nodded vigorously, and the 1.80-meter-tall man choked with sobs and couldn't say a word.
Time waits for no one, Ningxia took out a high-intensity flashlight and rushed home with Maomao.
At this time, the snow had already buried Ningxia's feet. After walking for a while, he felt his feet were so cold that they hurt.
She didn't have the time nor the courage to check on the boy on Maomao's body, so she could only concentrate on her journey, praying to go faster and faster.
At daybreak, Ningxia took Maomao back to the familiar courtyard gate, and her cold eyes finally regained a bit of warmth.
The snow was already up to the knees, and the flashlight ran out of battery in the second half of the night, so Ningxia almost had to crawl to find it.
She nearly fell into the icy river during the journey, which made her break out in a cold sweat. She also had many wounds on her body, but fortunately Maomao and Xiaojie on her back were safe and sound.
After dragging the man into the master bedroom, Xiao Jie woke up once, mumbled a few words and then fell silent again. He was now suffering from a high fever.
After swallowing the fever-reducing medicine, Ningxia ignored the mess on her body and ran to the kitchen to boil a pot of water. She also lit two fire buckets in the bedroom. Then she hurriedly took Maomao out the door.
She had to send Maomao to Mu Yuanqing's house. She definitely wouldn't have time to take care of it in the future. She also took a quick look and found that this great hero of the family was not injured.
"Oh, you're back. I was wondering...how did you become like this!" Mu Yuan's expression changed halfway through his words.
"Master, come with me to rescue people."
"What's going on?" Liu Ximu also heard the noise and came out.
Several people walked into the house
"Xiao Jie is injured. He has a 30-centimeter crack on his back, a high fever, and a large swelling on his forehead. He's been unconscious all night!"
Liu Ximu frowned and said, "Wait!" Then he went into the room where he was tinkering with medicinal herbs.
Mu Yuanqing knew the seriousness of the situation, "We don't know when Xixi will be back, I'll take Qingtian with me."
Ningxia thinks so too.
"Go and wake up the children and get them dressed. I'll go pack up!" Mu Yuanqing said and ran away, taking the obedient Maomao at the door with him to the shed. The messy pile of food in the shed must be kept clean, otherwise it would be cold by the time they came back.
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