Chapter 187: Ice Transport 1
When Qin Chuchu ran out of the tent, she saw Butler Liu about to ride away on a tricycle, so she hurriedly called out to him.
"Uncle Liu, where are you going?"
"Princess, this old servant is going to Dongping Town to buy ice."
Following the direction of Butler Liu's finger, Qin Chuchu frowned.
"Aren't there plenty of mineral water in the warehouse? Why do we need to go get some ice?"
When she entered the warehouse yesterday, she saw many large barrels of mineral water inside. She really didn't understand why they had to go get ice.
"Princess, the water is for us to drink, and the ice that the old slave brought is for us to wash and use for the livestock."
Butler Liu pointed in the direction of Dongping Town. The water used for washing was melted ice brought back from the river.
The water in the warehouse is so precious that we can't bear to waste it.
"Oh." Qin Chuchu nodded.
She really didn't know about this and thought that the water everyone used was taken out of the space by her.
Seeing that Butler Liu was about to leave, Qin Chuchu hurried to catch up with him.
"Uncle Liu, I want to go with you too!"
Since I'm free anyway, I might as well go for a walk. I've never seen what shaved ice looks like.
"This...but the carriage has already been driven away by the prince!"
Butler Liu glanced at his tricycle, looking embarrassed.
It's so cold, if the princess takes a tricycle, she will be frozen to death.
Seeing what Butler Liu was thinking, Qin Chuchu waved her hand.
"It's okay, I'll go back and change into some thicker clothes. Please wait for me!"
After saying that, he ran back to the tent, didn't even eat, put on the thick cold-weather suit, put on the dog-skin hat, and wrapped a scarf around his neck.
Originally Linglong was going to follow, but Qin Chuchu didn't take her with her.
It’s so cold today, I’m afraid the child will get frozen.
Dongping Town is the town closest to the Far North, where there is a clear river that stretches for thousands of miles.
Qin Chuchu was wearing thick gloves and sitting next to the tricycle with her arms folded.
Even though I had a scarf around my head, I still felt the cold wind blowing through me.
Fortunately, Linglong didn’t come with me, otherwise I would have frozen to death by now.
In order to gather more heat, she squatted on the tricycle with her arms folded, hiding behind Butler Liu, and felt a lot warmer with the wind behind her.
Looking down at her own attire and elegant posture, she even felt that she was no different from those aunties in the countryside in her previous life.
So down to earth!
“…………” Feng Qi narrowed his eyes.
From a distance, he felt like there was someone behind Butler Liu. When he looked carefully, there really was someone. It had to be his princess.
"Master, the princess is here!"
Following the direction of his finger, Han Muchen frowned tightly.
This stupid woman actually followed me in such a cold day.
Feng Liu, who was standing by, was also staring with a frown. Looking at the princess's outfit and posture, he was simply too tired to complain.
But come to think of it, when has his princess ever paid attention to her image?
"Princess, why don't you come down?"
When he came up to her, Feng Qi looked at her in confusion. Why was the princess still squatting there when they had already reached the ground?
"Stop talking nonsense, come and help me, my legs are numb!"
Qin Chuchu grinned and stretched out her hand. It wasn't that she didn't want to get up, but her legs were numb and she couldn't move.
If I had known this earlier, I would have moved around halfway.
Looking at the hand extended by the princess, Feng Qi and Feng Liu hesitated.
How dare they touch this ancestor? They would be stabbed to death by the prince's glare.
She wisely stepped aside. The man walked over with dissatisfaction, pinched Qin Chuchu's arm, and pulled her down.
It’s so cold, and this stupid woman is here. What if she catches a cold?
“…………”Qin Chuchu.
She pushed her dog-skin hat up in dissatisfaction and glared at the man fiercely.
Can't you be a little gentler? It's like you have a grudge against me.
Could it be that he still holds a grudge against her for being deposed?
My mind was wandering when a sweet voice came.
"Your Majesty, there are so many fish there!"
“…………”Qin Chuchu.
Only then did she see Liu Qing standing behind the man.
I didn't expect that she would come in such a cold day.
I don't know if it was to show off, but she didn't even bring a scarf, and now she was grimacing with cold.
This makes the ladylike appearance seem a bit funny.
When he saw Qin Chuchu, Liu Qing was more respectful than ever before.
"This commoner greets the princess!"
"Huh?" Qin Chuchu was stunned.
I've never seen this guy treat me with such respect before, and I always feel like something is weird.
But he was only stunned for a moment and then nodded at her.
"Well, Miss Liu is here too!"
No matter how respectful she was to him, he still couldn't feel good towards her.
When she looked towards the river, she suddenly became energetic.
"Your Majesty, why are there so many people there?"
She pointed at the people by the river and said, "It's so cold, why don't they stay at home and come here?"
"They are here to get ice." Han Muchen followed her gaze and looked at the people by the river.
"So do they get their drinking water from here?"
Qin Chuchu frowned and looked at those people. It was really not easy for them to come here to fetch water in such a cold weather.
Hearing her say this, Feng Qi frowned tightly.
"Princess, there has been drought for several years. The well at home has no water. Almost everyone within dozens of miles has come to this river to get ice."
If not for this, the crops in the fields would not be uncultivable, and there would not be so many refugees starving to death or fleeing.
“…………”Qin Chuchu.
Her brows furrowed even more tightly. It was so cold, and it was too difficult to come here from dozens of miles away to get ice. The people here lived such a hard life.
While I was thinking about it, Liu Qing's voice came to my ears again.
"Your Highness, there are so many fish over there. Qing'er saw the villagers catch quite a few!"
Liu Qing looked at Han Muchen with affection and pointed at the ice hole by the river.
She didn't care how many fish there were, she just wanted to find an excuse to get close to the man.
Following her finger, everyone looked towards the river. Indeed, two villagers were holding two fish, weighing about one or two kilograms.
Looking at that happy look, I think he should save it for the New Year’s Eve dinner.
“…………”Han Muchen didn’t say anything.
His eyes also turned to the river, but his focus was on the people who were desperately smashing the ice with hammers.
I've been standing here for a long time, but I haven't seen them break off a piece of ice.
Qin Chuchu also noticed this and turned to look at Feng Liu beside her.
"Can they smash through such thick ice?"
Looking at the ice hole, the ice was more than two meters thick. How could they possibly break it with the small hammers in their hands?
"It definitely can't be smashed!" Feng Liu said and glanced at his master beside him.
Isn’t it just for this matter that we invited the master here today?
"Yeah." Han Muchen nodded at Feng Liu, indicating that it was okay.
Feng Liu, Feng Qi, Feng Er and others quickly came to the river and waved to the people in front of them.
"You guys step aside first!"
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