Upon hearing this, Grandma Zhu was puzzled and took Xixi to check the well. Sure enough, she saw water bubbling up from the well.
"My goodness, how come there's water? Is Mother's eyesight failing?"
[It's not Grandma's fault, it's Xixi's little magic trick.]
Xixi smiled broadly at her grandma, her eyes crinkling, and waved her chubby little hands at her.
After Grandma Zhu realized that it was Xixi who did it, she lowered her head and tapped Xixi's nose.
"Sweetie, are you hungry? Grandma will make you some rice cereal."
No sooner had he finished speaking than a small tornado suddenly swept up not far away, bringing sand and a cold front towards the courtyard.
"Oh no, a sandstorm is coming!"
While carrying luggage, Jin Fu noticed a sandstorm sweeping rapidly toward the group and waved for everyone to quickly go inside.
Upon hearing this, Old Lady Zhu handed Xixi to Liu Shi and shouted to her son and daughter-in-law, "Quickly, get a bucket to fill with water."
The Zhu family members, who were carrying their luggage, also saw the rapidly approaching sandstorm and quickly handed their belongings over to the escorts.
He turned around, picked up a bucket, and went to the well. Wang Haocheng, seeing this, also hurriedly led his guards to the well to help.
Pei Sining then led her men to move the camels and carriages behind the house and tied them tightly with ropes.
With the help of several people, each carrying a bucket of water, they quickly walked into the house.
Just as everyone entered the house, a sandstorm swept into the yard, overturning the fence and carrying away all the firewood and straw from the surrounding area.
Grandma Zhu and the others stood at the window, looking at the mess outside the courtyard, panting as they surveyed the environment inside the house.
The room was completely dark and airtight. Old Mrs. Zhu's eyesight wasn't very good, and she felt panicked when she saw what was inside.
She quickly reached out for her son and daughter-in-law, "Second son, third son, quickly light the torches."
Only after hearing his mother's voice did Zhu Chenfeng snap out of his panic and hurriedly take out a tinderbox.
In the dim light of the fire, everyone was finally able to see the situation inside the house.
The house is a large single-story building of more than 200 square meters. In addition to the main room, there are two small rooms on the left and right.
The room was too dark to see anything at all.
Wang Haocheng and Chen Xiang thought of the zombies Xixi had mentioned, and turned to look at each other at the same time.
"Manager Wang, why don't we check separately and make sure everything is alright before settling in?"
"Okay, you go check the houses on the right, and we'll check the houses on the left."
Wang Haocheng shared the same thought and nodded solemnly to Chen Xiang.
Then, the two men, each holding a tinderbox, separated and checked the rooms on either side.
A moment later, the two groups of people came out of the room and nodded to each other.
"Manager Wang, I have no problem."
"Lord Chen, we have no problems here either."
After both sides confirmed that there was no danger in the room, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and went to look for the oil lamp.
With the help of the oil lamp, the originally dim room instantly became bright.
At this moment, heavy snow began to fall outside, covering the entire courtyard.
As the temperature inside the house dropped lower and lower, everyone quickly put on their clothes after being tormented by the fluctuating temperatures of the past few days.
Many people in the group had caught a cold and were shivering uncontrollably.
"Madam, my brothers are in trouble with you."
Many members of Wang Haocheng's team caught a cold, and upon learning that Sun was skilled in medicine, they had no choice but to shamelessly ask Sun for help.
Not only did Wang Haocheng's team members have problems, but even some of the guards had a persistent high fever and fell into a coma.
Seeing the dire situation, Chen Xiang could only stand behind Wang Haocheng and sigh incessantly.
At this moment, Sun was wearing a mask and gloves, looking around at the surroundings, and giving instructions to Wang Haocheng and Chen Xiang.
"Have everyone put on gloves and masks, and then the sick people should gather in the same room, while the rest of the people should stay away from the sick people, especially children."
Having experienced the battle in Lujia Village, she now knew how to prevent further infections and that the only way to avoid this was to separate patients from healthy individuals.
Only in this way can the spread of the virus be stopped and the safety of other people in the team be guaranteed.
Wang Haocheng had never heard of this before and raised some concerns, asking, "If all the sick people are put in the same room, who will take care of them?"
"With them around, we can detect anything that happens in time."
Chen Xiang, having experienced the Lujia Village incident, naturally understood the intention behind Sun's actions.
He smiled as he took the mask and gloves from Ms. Sun and patted Wang Haocheng on the shoulder to comfort him.
"Lord Wang, you can rest assured. Madam did this to prevent others from catching a cold and to protect everyone."
"The situation outside is unclear. If everyone gets sick, we'll be at their mercy when danger strikes."
After Chen Xiang's explanation, Wang Haocheng finally understood Sun's intention and nodded thoughtfully.
Although the room was spacious, there were at least twenty people in the two groups, half of whom had caught a cold.
So Wang Haocheng and Chen Xiang decided to place the person with the cold in the room on the left.
The men who were not sick rested in the main room, while the women and children were all gathered in the room on the right.
Since the women were all concentrated in the room on the right, cooking and other tasks naturally took place in that room.
After settling her luggage and the ingredients she had, Grandma Zhu and her daughter-in-law set up the stove to cook.
Tao was in charge of taking stock of the current quantity of ingredients. There were so many people eating that they were worried there wouldn't be enough food.
Liu tied Xixi to her chest and joined Tao in checking the ingredients, looking at the bags of potatoes.
She felt much relieved. "Sister-in-law, you're pregnant, so please don't go out later."
"I went out with my mom to deliver food to the people in the team."
When the topic of children came up, Tao looked worried, glanced down at her belly, and sighed repeatedly.
"Sister-in-law, do you think this child came at the wrong time? We don't even know if we'll be able to reach the border."
[Silly auntie, having a child is a blessing from heaven; this child has come to repay a debt of gratitude.]
Tao, who was initially worried about being a burden to the team, felt much better after hearing Xixi's words of comfort.
Liu agreed with Xixi's words and held Tao's hand to comfort her, "Sister-in-law, you've been married for so many years, and it's not easy to have a child, so cherish it."
“I and Mom will take care of things with the team, so you don’t need to worry too much. If you feel unwell, just tell Jiayan. Don’t be shy.”
Hearing such heartwarming words in such a difficult situation immediately brought tears to Tao's eyes. With her nose red, she nodded, trying to hold back her tears.
Grandma Zhu was very happy to see how well her two daughters-in-law got along, after setting up the framework.
She placed the iron pot on the shelf and turned to look at the people walking against the wind and snow outside the misty window.
Overwhelmed with mixed feelings, she exclaimed, "Compared to the people outside braving the wind and snow to get to work, we're doing pretty well."
"At least I can have some hot soup, a warm coat, and a house to keep out the wind and cold."
"Things will only get better in the future. As long as our family is united, nothing can defeat us."
Upon hearing her mother-in-law's words, Tao became even more unable to control her emotions and lunged at her.
"Mother, being able to be your daughter-in-law is a blessing I earned in my past life."
Grandma Zhu never expected that her usually energetic daughter-in-law would become so sentimental after becoming pregnant.
He chuckled and pulled her into his arms, gently patting her back.
At this moment, the elderly couple outside the house were leading their camels forward, and Zhu Yanyan on the camel woke up amidst the jolting.
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