The village chief led the villagers to collect supplies, but after receiving the things, he did not leave in a hurry.
Only after everyone had received the gift did they, led by the village chief, kneel down together and kowtow to Sang Jueqian and the others.
Looking at these people kneeling on the ground, Sang Jueqian moved his mouth, but ultimately did not stop them.
They are just ordinary people whose lives are already very difficult and they cannot offer any other rewards.
In order to put their minds at ease, we had no choice but to let them kneel down.
After they got up from the ground, Sang Jueqian asked, "Where is the nearest village to yours? How long does it take to get there?"
"In reply to the goddess, the nearest village to ours is to the west. Normally, it would take half an hour to walk there. But now it's freezing cold, and there's snow everywhere. It's difficult to walk on the road, and we'd be lucky if we could get there in an hour or two.
It's getting dark now, goddess, why don't you rest in our village and go again tomorrow..."
Sang Jueqian shook his head and rejected the village chief's kindness. "It's not completely dark yet. We have a car, so we should be there in less than half an hour. We should be able to get into the village before dark. We won't stay here any longer."
The village chief's mouth moved, and he glanced in the direction of the Qingxue Cart in shock. "Goddess, you have this magical object, so you can move freely. Thank you, Goddess. Thank you very much."
Only the goddess would care about the lives of these poor people.
The goddess was rushing to the next village so late at night, surely for the sake of the people there.
They must be afraid that if they go too late, someone will die of hunger, cold, or illness.
The goddess's compassion for the world moved everyone present.
They stood there and watched the snowplow go away.
Only when it was completely out of sight did he reluctantly look away.
The village chief looked at everyone and said, "Alright, don't stand around outside. The goddess didn't send you supplies just to keep you out in the cold. Everyone, go home and spend this winter well. Next spring, we'll definitely build a temple and statue for the goddess and offer incense every day."
Everyone responded in unison, then reluctantly walked towards the village and returned home.
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Sang Jueqian and Li Junyan sat side by side, both looking at the white ground in front of them with a bit of sadness on their faces.
The Great Zhou was a vast country with countless villages of all sizes.
If I only rely on them, I don’t know how long it will take to walk the whole way.
But if we didn't go to each village one by one, who knows how many people would have lost their lives in this snowstorm.
Even though the process is more difficult and takes longer, Sang Jueqian and Li Junyan have no complaints.
The snowplow cleared the snow on the road as it moved, and the road gradually became visible.
After more than half an hour, it was almost completely dark and they finally saw the village.
Compared with the previous village, this village is larger, and smoke is already coming out of the chimneys on the roofs of some houses.
It was dinner time, and he was making dinner every day.
However, there were not many houses with smoke coming out of their roofs. I don’t know if it was because other families had already eaten, or if there was no one in those houses making fire to cook.
Sang Jueqian felt a little heavy-hearted, but the car did not stop and drove straight into the village.
The noise of the snowplow is quite loud. It should attract a lot of people after entering the village.
They had been in the village for quite some time, but every household in the village still had their doors closed.
There was clearly the smell of cooking smoke and the aroma of food in the air, and there was someone in the house, but no one came out.
Sang Jueqian frowned, not quite understanding what was going on.
"Why don't they come out to see what's going on? Do you want us to go in and take a look?"
Li Junyan's expression was also very serious. "Lin Qi, take your men down and knock on a door first to ask about the situation."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Lin Qi agreed and immediately got out of the car with another guard.
The car lights were still on, and by the light of the car lights, one could clearly see Lin Qi and his guards walking to the door of a house.
Smoke was still rising from the roof of this house, so there must be someone in the house.
But Lin Qi knocked on the door for a long time, but there was no movement from the person inside.
Lin Qi hesitated for a moment and prepared to jump over the fence.
There are no high walls or large courtyards in the village. Every household has either a fence or a low yellow mud wall, which is not even as tall as a person.
Standing outside the yard, you can clearly see what is happening inside the yard.
There was light coming through the window of the room, but no one was moving around inside.
It seems strange no matter how you look at it.
Lin Qi hesitated for a moment and prepared to jump in to see what was going on.
At this moment, the door of the house was opened, and someone wrapped tightly and ran over with a hunched back.
"Who... who is it?"
As he spoke, he opened the gate.
"Gentlemen, we really don't have much food left at home, and even firewood is running low. We really can't give you any more. Please give us a way out."
The person who spoke was a man, probably in his twenties or thirties. His voice was low and full of pleading.
But when Lin Qi listened to his words, he always felt something was strange.
Lin Qi didn't think much about it, but said kindly, "You don't have to be so scared. We are not here to ask you for food and charcoal."
When the man heard Lin Qi's words, he looked at Lin Qi in surprise, "Really?"
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