Chapter 127 Winter Solstice
That night, Lu Jiu placed three large pieces of firewood in the fire hole of the bedroom, and the temperature of the fire quickly warmed up the entire bedroom.
It is now 23:59, and it is almost early morning.
She walked barefoot on the soft carpet, leaning against the floor-to-ceiling window in the bedroom and looking outside.
At this time, everything in the city was silent.
She used the temperature-adjustable function of the protective cover, and when she got up and went out tomorrow, she would adjust it according to the actual temperature she felt.
Jump to December 1st.
Lu Jiu didn't feel anything special indoors, but the land outside the city began to freeze, and even the giant trees seemed to be frozen. When the wind blew, the whole tree swayed gently.
There are no wild monsters in the wild now, and all the trees are bare.
All the grain and vegetables in the fields outside the city gate withered in an instant, waiting to be refreshed after a month.
The cold wave covered the whole world in an instant.
Winter has arrived.
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Three sticks of firewood burned all night, keeping Lu Jiu's bedroom warm.
After waking up, Lu Jiu rubbed the warm quilt with his chin, "Ah... I don't want to get up."
Although the cold winter wind had not yet blown, she already sensed what she would face next.
She stretched out one arm out of the quilt and felt good, she didn't feel cold.
She carefully got out of the bed and went to the fire mouth to take a look. There was still a small half of it burning. Thinking that it would take time for her to get up, she added another pile of straw.
Straw burned faster, but that was what they collected the most.
She walked to the floor-to-ceiling window and opened the curtains. The world outside had completely changed. It was all white. Snowflakes as big as goose feathers were still falling, occupying her entire sight.
"Oh my God..." Lu Jiu couldn't help but sigh.
Yangshan City is located in the middle of the north and south, and has four distinct seasons before the end of the year. Although there is winter, the snowfall is not heavy.
She had only seen such heavy snow during a nationwide snowstorm one year.
Although the protective shield could not completely block the falling snow, it had filtered out most of it.
She put on a specially made thick nightgown and fluffy slippers, both of which had warmth-retaining properties.
After getting dressed, she quickly opened the door and went to the living room. Even though she was wearing a warm nightgown, she still shivered because the temperature difference was quite large.
"Hiss—" Lu Jiu hugged himself who was shivering, and lit a piece of firewood in the fire channel in the living room.
The living room is like an ice cave and needs to be heated.
By the way, I sent an email to two teammates, asking if they would like to go out for a walk today.
It is estimated that the stalls may not be doing business today, but Chengbang’s own shop will not stop operating.
In the house next door, Shen Jufeng had already gotten up and was making tea for himself. The tea was picked by the collection team sent by Lujiu and roasted by the restaurant manager NPC. It was not currently sold to the public.
The dark green tea leaves expanded in the hot water, and I looked at the world outside with snowflakes flying everywhere. This was the first time after the apocalypse that I could enjoy the scenery in the room so leisurely.
[Lu Jiu: What are your plans for today? Do you want to go out for a walk with us?]
Shen Jufeng took a sip of tea and replied: Yes.
Just one word, he is so frugal with words.
After getting up, Zhuang Yun went to see his daughter first. The child was sleeping soundly, so he slowly closed the door and replied to Lu Jiu that he was willing to go out for a walk together.
Before leaving, I sent an email to my daughter, telling her to let him know when she woke up.
After receiving replies from two teammates, Lu Jiu started to pick out clothes. Now that it was officially winter, those clothes that did not have warming properties had to be put in the bottom of the closet.
Finally, she wore a pure white basic extended down jacket with snow boots of the same color.
This is the set of clothes with the lowest warmth-keeping attribute value, after all, it is only early winter.
When she opened the door, Shen Jufeng was just going out. She stretched her head out and said, "Good morning."
Lu Jiu looked at him and felt that this old man didn't put on more clothes. He wore a pure black thick woolen coat over a turtleneck sweater, which made him look even taller and more handsome.
Lu Jiu: Damn, why didn’t I realize this guy was so conceited before?
Shen Jufeng was still wearing black leather gloves, made of the deerskin they had hunted. In his left hand, he held a folded black umbrella. He glanced at Lu Jiu, who was wrapped tightly, and said, "Good morning."
The two of them stand together, one looks like he is going to attend a fashion show, and the other is wearing ordinary home clothes.
Before he could say anything more, Zhuang Yun also came out. When he saw the two of them, he was stunned when his eyes moved to Shen Jufeng. Are they from the same channel?
Seeing Zhuang Yun simply wearing a down jacket, Lu Jiu thought this was just right. "Good morning, Brother Zhuang."
"Good morning, have you eaten yet?"
"Not yet, let's go to a restaurant and have something nice together."
Shen Jufeng closed the door and said, "I'll treat you to chicken soup."
The raw materials for the chicken soup they drink are all made from brown iron-level wild chicken monsters, which are fat and plump.
Lu Jiu thought about the stewed chicken soup, sprinkled with some chopped green onions, it was perfect for this day, "I also want to drink pork rib soup for lunch."
Shen Jufeng glanced at her lazily and said, "It's up to you."
The three of them went downstairs. Outside, the snow was falling heavily. However, inside the city, the snowflakes were falling more scattered.
Shen Jufeng opened a black umbrella to block the falling snow from his body. Lu Jiu held a light yellow oil-paper umbrella. Zhuang Yun was a bit rougher and simply put on the hood that came with his down jacket.
They got up quite early, and the snow crunched under their feet. Lu Jiu seemed to have thought of something, "Should we shovel away this snow?"
The snow is still soft now. If it freezes, they will probably all be skating.
Shen Jufeng raised his umbrella slightly and looked at the restaurant in front of him, "I think so." Anyway, it was their decision, so they would decide on it when they got back.
The restaurant was already open. The three of them liked the second floor, so they went upstairs and found the window seat they had sat in yesterday.
In the end, the three of them ordered three servings of chicken noodle soup and a few desserts.
Two whole chicken legs are placed in the clear chicken soup, with long thin noodles piled on the side and sprinkled with green chopped green onions, which looks very appetizing.
Lu Jiu: "This chicken noodle soup with the quenching fruit seasoning is more delicious than before."
Zhuang Yun nodded and said, "I also asked the store manager here to make some Quenching Fruit powder for me. It tastes great when you grill meat at home. You can try it."
Shen Jufeng paused for a moment, but soon returned to normal and continued eating his breakfast.
He will ask the store manager to make some later.
While eating, Lu Jiu did not forget to appreciate the scenery outside the city. "It seems to be windy outside. The tree is swaying so violently."
The other two also looked over and saw that the huge bare trees in the forest were slightly bent, and then it seemed that a gust of wind blew from the opposite direction, causing them to start swaying from side to side.
"The wind is quite strong. Luckily we have protective shields, otherwise we would be too cold to go out."
Lu Jiu bit the tip of the chopsticks, narrowing her almond-shaped eyes. She wondered what the other city-states were like. Could the protective shields of the second-level city-states block the cold wind?
Suddenly, a tree outside the city seemed unable to withstand the invasion of the cold wind. The highest part of the tree was relatively thin, so it was directly blown off and branches fell from the top of the tree.
The tough winter has just begun.
(End of this chapter)
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