"Sister, did the fortune teller tell us how long this heavy snow will last?" Liu Shuting asked.
"That's not what he said. Judging from his tone, it will probably rain for a long time. Besides, it hasn't reached its peak yet. It will probably get even colder in a few days." Liu Shulin said.
"Will it get even colder?" Cai Junze frowned.
"Yeah. So, I made such preparations, which should be enough to deal with this heavy snow." Liu Shulin nodded.
Afterwards, Liu Shulin prepared food and entertained Li Fangming.
Cai Junze quietly asked Li Fangming if Yuan Xiaoe had contacted him recently.
Li Fangming said that he had looked for him, but he avoided him.
Cai Junze told him what he had confessed to Yuan's mother before, and Li Fangming was slightly surprised.
"After that, I haven't had any contact with their family." Cai Junze said, "I don't know what their family's current situation is."
Li Fangming sighed and said, "I never thought this would turn out like this. I hope everything can end here."
"Brother Fang Ming, I know that this matter has become a problem for you because of me," Cai Junze said. "If Yuan Xiao'e and I didn't have this kind of intersection, perhaps this matter would be much easier for you to handle."
If it weren't for him, Brother Fang Ming wouldn't have had such concerns, right?
Li Fangming said calmly, "Brother Junze, you're too serious. This matter is a bit troublesome, but it's not unsolvable."
After sitting at Cai's house for two hours, Li Fangming stood up and said goodbye.
"Brother Fang Ming, my family has burned a lot of charcoal, you can take some back!" Seeing Li Fangming bringing a few servants over, Cai Junze planned to let him take some charcoal back.
He felt that the Prince's Mansion should have no shortage of food, cold-resistant items, etc., but it was hard to say about charcoal.
Li Fangming saw that the Cai family had indeed burned a lot of charcoal, which filled the entire storage room. Since Cai Junze said so, he asked the servants who followed them to take some back.
Another day passed.
It's getting colder day by day.
Cai Junze was playing in the snow in the yard yesterday, but today he has no energy at all.
It’s cold!
What the hell!
He just wanted to curl up in bed or squat by the charcoal stove.
The same was true for other households, all sealed in their quilts or beside the charcoal stove.
"Oh my, this damn weather is too damn cold, isn't it?"
"If it keeps getting this cold, I'm afraid we won't have enough charcoal at home..."
"Oh, it's never been this cold before. We never had any thick clothes at home. Now I'm going to have to endure..."
"We haven't stored much food, and the vegetables in the fields have all been frozen by the heavy snow. These days, it's difficult..."
"I didn't think it would be this cold, but unexpectedly, it snowed. This is truly a once-in-a-century event..."
"It's cold, but the key is that there's no end in sight. I don't know when it will end..."
Seeing the heavy snow falling with no sign of stopping and the weather getting colder, the villagers gradually realized the seriousness of the situation.
If it keeps getting this cold, the problem will only get bigger and bigger...
"Why does the snow never stop falling?"
Looking at the snow still falling outside, Niu Li frowned.
We have limited supplies at home, and this kind of snow is really unbearable!
"Didn't you say before that you were going to add salt? With so much salt, why don't you continue collecting it?" Lu Qingyan was also idle, so she couldn't help but make fun of Niu Li to pass the boring time.
After hearing what Lu Qingyan said, Niu Li's face suddenly turned bad. She glared at her and said, "There are many people in the village who mistake snow for salt, and I'm not the only one. I've never seen snow and don't recognize it, so is that okay?"
Lu Qingyan chuckled.
"Stop laughing. It's already late." Niu Li said calmly, "If the snow keeps falling like this, we're going to freeze to death. We don't have much charcoal left at home. It won't last for a few more days."
"What should we do then?" Niu Jiashi couldn't help but look worried.
"What can we do? We can only endure it!" said Lu Qingyan.
Given the current level of snow, it is no longer possible for them to go into the mountains to chop firewood and bring some back.
There is firewood for cooking at home, but it is all used for warming the fire... There is no need to cook later, so the firewood cannot be moved.
"Qingyan, is there any charcoal at your mother's house? Why don't you go and ask?" Niu Jiashi said.
"Who has charcoal at a time like this?" Lu Qingyan didn't think her parents had any. "No one expected it to snow like this. I guess few families have charcoal ready. It's useless to ask."
Besides, it was so cold outside that she didn't want to go out.
"How do you know there is no such thing if I don't ask?" Niu Li interrupted.
Then he said, "What if there is one? Any information I can get is helpful."
"Yes!" Niu Jiashi also agreed with his mother, "Yan'er, you should go and ask."
"No!" Lu Qingyan refused directly, "If you want to go, go by yourselves!"
Niu Jiashi tried to persuade her a few more times, but to no avail.
In desperation, Niu Jiashi had to go alone.
As a result, not long after, he returned in disgrace.
"What happened?" Niu Li asked.
"The Lu family said that they don't have enough charcoal themselves, so how could they lend it to us?" Niu Jiashi spread his hands helplessly.
Niu Li's eyes fell on Lu Qingyan, and she said, "Qingyan, I think you have to take charge of this matter. After all, they are your family. If you ask, they will probably give you some charcoal. After all, you are their daughter! If they don't love you, who will they love? As for us, you have seen that we can't ask them. Even if they have it, they will say they don't have it."
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