Because it was too far, and they were carrying too much stuff on their sleds.
Even in the afternoon, the wind picked up, and the sky grew increasingly dark.
This is not a good sign.
Everyone sped up, but with so many people and two large sleds, they couldn't go much faster.
In the afternoon, around three or four o'clock, the temperature dropped lower and lower, and fog began to rise in the mountains and forests, indicating that it was about to rain.
He Fengmian made a quick decision: "Let's find a cave to rest first, and see how things go tomorrow before we leave."
At that moment, she couldn't care less about anything else.
He ordered the shadow guards hiding in the shadows: "Find a cave, a water source, and firewood."
"Yes, Master."
Neldonaghi and the others were surprised to see a shadow flash by in the dark, but upon reflection, they felt it was perfectly normal.
The great general might have simply gone to their tribe alone.
They didn't feel offended; on the contrary, they secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, they didn't have any ulterior motives, otherwise their lives would be in danger now.
The shadow guards were naturally very fast.
A short while later, He Fengmian heard the sound of the sentry.
“Let’s go this way.” He carried Shulan on his back and strode forward, with the others following closely behind.
After walking for a while, they found a cave. The cave was quite large, and even after several people went in, there was still plenty of room to move around.
They hurried into the cave and quickly searched for dry branches nearby.
A bodyguard also delivered a large bundle.
But that's not enough.
The temperature is low now, and it will be even colder at night. In addition, a fire must be kept burning in the cave at all times to scare away wild animals.
Nardonaji and the others asked He Fengmian to protect Shulan, while the rest of them hurried off to find tree branches and edible wild fruits.
Fortunately, they brought meat this time and knew that the temperature would drop sharply. They brought not only earthenware pots to cook some hot food, but also blankets and warm clothes.
The shadow guards led them to a water source, and they stored more water in the cave.
Just as they entered the cave, a thunderclap sounded outside, followed by a torrential downpour.
Fortunately, everyone had prepared their things and the fire was already lit.
The entire cave was very bright and warm.
Everyone here is a barbecue expert, so let's start grilling the meat.
In this regard, Shulan could only watch them busy themselves, after all, Dr. Shu's hands were for giving acupuncture, not for grilling food.
Before long, the entire cave was filled with the aroma of roasted meat.
Even Neldonaghi and his men brought some wine to keep warm.
Because they were afraid of wild animals at night, they didn't need to keep watch at night; instead, they had shadow guards.
But in the end, I didn't dare to drink too much.
Shulan dared not drink it; it was baijiu (Chinese liquor), and she was afraid that if she drank too much, she would make a fool of herself.
After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, Shulan felt a little sleepy.
Naldonagy gave her all the animal skin blankets they had brought, since she was the only girl and wouldn't be able to withstand the cold.
Shulan quickly waved her hand: "No need, one is enough for me."
Even He Fengmian said, "I can share one with her."
He took a larger animal hide and, before she could react, took her hand and said, "Let's digest our food first before we go to sleep."
"oh."
Then Shulan and he moved around, and it was completely dark outside, while the heavy rain was still falling.
The group remarked that it looked like it was going to snow in the next couple of days.
Even Neldonaghi said, "I didn't expect the snow to come so quickly."
Shulan thought of the vast fields of crops and muttered, "I wonder if everyone has harvested their crops yet."
But there probably aren't that many.
No, there isn't.
When the temperature dropped sharply, everyone knew it was bad, so they sped up their efforts, some even staying up all night to rush the harvest.
However, with so much land, everyone except those who couldn't harvest went to the fields and the soil.
It would have been enough to finish collecting them tonight if I had just spent a little more time.
Unexpectedly, in the afternoon, the weather turned cold, a clap of thunder sounded, and a torrential downpour began.
The rain came so suddenly that everyone was caught off guard, even those in the border town were a bit bewildered.
But the rain was so heavy that people couldn't open their eyes, and it was impossible to cut them again.
Not only were the common people saddened, but even the soldiers cursed God for harming them, but there was nothing they could do.
Fortunately, the grain that had been drying outside had all dried, and most of it had been stored in the granary. As for the remaining grain, most of it was salvaged and stored indoors, preventing it from getting wet.
He Fengling was wise enough to tell everyone not to remove the sorghum ears yet, but to first transport all the sorghum ears back to the camp and pile them up in the house.
Therefore, even if there was damage, only a small portion was not collected in time.
"Damn it, there are only a few plots of land left, why don't they just let us take them back?"
"That's right, and we also know how much less soybeans are needed."
"There's nothing we can do about it. We'll go check when the rain gets lighter and see if we can manage to get it back."
"OK."
Even though it was raining heavily, everyone was still busy.
Sitting inside the house, one person held a wooden board and vigorously scraped the pine stalks dry, causing the sorghum grains to fall into the basin with a clattering sound.
Using this manual threshing method, the ears of grain are removed, and while the weather is still not too cold, they are dried as much as possible to prevent mold growth.
Fortunately, Huang Dou had an indoor martial arts training ground, which came in handy at this time.
Everyone took flails and started threshing soybeans, kicking up dust, getting covered in dirt, and coughing constantly.
This is uncomfortable even outdoors, let alone here in the martial arts arena.
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