It rained all night and only stopped the next morning.
Seeing that the field was completely flooded, everyone disregarded the cold weather and began to scoop out the soybeans from the water.
They'd try to salvage whatever they could, muttering to themselves, "It's really weird. The previous heavy rain was one thing, but it's almost October and it's still raining heavily."
"That's right, I think winter will come particularly early this year."
"yes."
As they chatted, they tried to salvage the soybeans in the paddy field. They knew there weren't many left to save, and they were all worried, hoping that this winter wouldn't be too difficult.
Meanwhile, Shulan slept soundly in He Fengmian's warm and safe embrace.
They were awakened by the aroma of meat. Neldonaghi and the others got up early and had already started preparing breakfast.
I cooked some porridge and grilled some meat to warm myself up for breakfast.
After they finished eating, they began to pack up their things, completely extinguishing any open flames in the cave to prevent any fires, before leaving.
Because the road was even more muddy due to the rain, He Fengmian wouldn't let Shulan get out of bed at all: "The road is difficult to walk on, I'll carry you on my back."
Shulan didn't try to be strong and let him carry her on his back.
Looking at this itinerary, it's estimated that it will take a lot of time.
Fortunately, apart from him, everyone else was very experienced with the muddy terrain in the mountains.
The trip was definitely delayed a bit, but fortunately it didn't take too much time.
In the afternoon, she finally arrived at the place where she often dug for medicinal herbs.
Shulan said happily, "We're almost there."
"Mmm." Hearing her excited voice, He Fengmian's steps became even lighter.
Shulan asked, "Should we put me down?"
He Fengmian said, "It's alright, I'll walk faster, we're almost there."
After saying that, he quickened his pace, simply wanting to take this opportunity to get closer to her.
After walking for a while longer, they were even happier to see Qu Ming and the others coming to greet them.
Qu Ming and the clansmen who stayed here were also overjoyed.
Especially after learning that the old priest had recovered, everyone was extremely grateful to Shulan.
Shulan asked them to stay another night so that she could prepare medical books, prescriptions, and even some medicine for sprains and bruises for them.
The elders were even more excited when they learned that there was a medical book, and they didn't know what to do.
They weren't idle either; they taught everyone how to hunt, how to make traps, and even how to use the venom of the Antiaris toxicaria tree to make poison.
The atmosphere was very harmonious, and everyone was a little reluctant to see Naldonagy and his group leave the next day.
He Fengmian prepared seeds for grains and vegetables, as well as medical books and other items that their tribe could use, including three sleds.
As I waved goodbye to them, snow began to fall.
Perhaps because she had witnessed the weather in this city change so quickly and strangely, Shulan was not too surprised when she saw snow falling.
He simply told them, "Be careful on the road."
Naldonaji smiled and said, "The elders said that next spring we would like to invite the General and Doctor Shu to visit the tribe. We hope you can come."
He Fengmian said, "Okay."
I watched them disappear into the wind and snow.
After leaving, they also had to return to their military camp, since they had spent too much time there.
When he returned to the barracks, wearing a padded jacket and a tiger-head hat, he looked even more like a chubby little ball, feeling extremely aggrieved.
He seemed to be thinking, "I clearly went with my aunt, so why do I have to face my father every day?"
He held onto Shulan tightly and wouldn't let go, immediately abandoning his father and only showing his back and little bottom to him, which was extremely cold and ruthless.
He Fengling was already used to his son's habit of neglecting his father once he had an aunt.
She was just talking to her younger brother about the losses caused by the heavy rain.
He Fengmian didn't care; he had anticipated the heavy rain when it started.
Compared to a few years ago, they now have a much better supply of food.
He said, "We will strengthen patrols in winter. If there are people who really need help, we can lend them grain, which they can repay during the autumn harvest. We can also help them reclaim wasteland to repay the debt."
He Fengling and Liu Moyang nodded; they thought so too.
By the time the discussion was finished, the ground was already covered with a thick layer of snow.
Looking at the increasingly heavy snow outside, if we went back any later, the snow on the road would be too deep, and the carriage would have a hard time traveling.
Looking at Shulan who had come to deliver the medicine, he asked, "Are we going back to the clinic now?"
Shulan asked, "Can we go back?"
There's nothing much going on here anymore; after all, I have a clinic there.
"Yes, it's better to go back before the snow gets too heavy."
She nodded: "Okay."
He Fengling, who was already able to sit in a wheelchair, was sitting there lazily.
Wearing a thick fox fur coat and covered with a clean white blanket, its smiling eyes made it look even more like a fox.
Seeing her younger brother's reluctant expression, her smile gradually softened, and she said, "You've all worked hard these past few days. Jianxing, go back and rest for a few days. See if there's anything you can help with at home. Uncle Rong is getting old, and Xiaobao is still young. You should stay home for a few more days. We'll take care of things here."
He Fengmian knew what his brother meant and nodded: "Okay."
Despite the heavy snow, He Fengmian didn't ride a horse; instead, he got into the carriage with Shulan.
Sitting inside the carriage, large, fluffy snowflakes danced in the air.
As a southerner, this was the first time she had ever seen it with her own eyes.
"Auntie~~"
The sweet, childlike voice pulled her back to reality.
Inside the carriage, there was the chubby boy who had been being held by his uncle.
He was wriggling his chubby little body, and the tiger-head hat on his head made him look like a tiger cub.
Holding a small pastry in her hand, she longed to be held by her aunt.
Even He Fengmian didn't hold him and almost fell down.
Just as he was about to pat the little bottom to make him behave, Shulan had already reached out with a smile and taken him away.
Before the chubby boy even reached her arms, his little mouth was already kissing her.
He gave his aunt a kiss on the cheek, grinning from ear to ear, repeatedly saying, "Little Bao likes Auntie."
Looking at his rosy cheeks and sweet little mouth, Shulan couldn't help but give him a few kisses.
The two of them took turns kissing each other.
He Fengmian, who was sitting next to him, was very envious of his nephew.
I even had an urge to become the nephew and receive that kiss.
The chubby boy didn't sense his uncle's resentment.
With my aunt around, my father and uncle don't seem so appealing anymore.
Holding a small pastry in her hand, she wiggled her little bottom, looking as happy as if she were about to take flight.
Amidst this joyful atmosphere, the carriage sped through the snow.
At this moment, the world seemed to be covered in white, and there were no pedestrians on the road, as if only horse-drawn carriages were moving.
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