"Yes, that's me!"
"We were sent by the Wenmeng official to deliver something to you." They didn't specify what it was, not wanting others to hear.
Bi Qiaoan nodded knowingly and let the person in. Then, looking at the three boxes, she said, "This is too much!"
"Yes, it's quite a lot. The roads were blocked by heavy snow, so it wasn't easy for us to go to the herb garden. That's why we took a little more. Don't feel bad about it. Use as much as you can, and leave the rest."
Bi Qiaoan smiled and said, "Okay, I'll try to match as many as possible."
"Okay, then thank you for your help. We'll come over every afternoon at 4:30 to check on things. If you need any medicine packets or ointments prepared, you can take them and use them."
"They're not giving me a chance to rest," Bi Qiaoan said with a smile.
"No, no, it's just that I'm afraid of delaying the brothers' treatment." The leading guard said somewhat awkwardly.
Bi Qiaoan heard the key word: "illness," and she asked, "Someone is already sick?"
"Yeah, quite a few. The temperature outside is too low. It's okay to stay there for a while, but working for more than ten hours straight is unbearable even for the strongest person. But for the sake of the planet's environment, they all toughed it out. That's why they all fainted as soon as they got back, and they all had high fevers."
Bi Qiaoan's heart sank. "Alright, I'll also prepare some fever reducers to hopefully alleviate their symptoms."
"Okay, thank you on behalf of the brothers."
"Hey, no need to be so polite, we're all brothers and sisters."
After seeing off the guards, Bi Qiaoan opened the box and began to examine it. The medicinal herbs delivered this time were of slightly better quality than usual, indicating that the powerful figures were probably quite anxious.
After thinking for a moment, Bi Qiaoan replaced some of the medicinal herbs with those grown in her space. This way, the resulting medicine packets would be more effective, but not so miraculous as to attract attention.
Moreover, since they've all been ground to dust, it's unlikely anyone would notice anything amiss.
"Oh, Mom!"
An'an and Nuannuan watched their mother holding a pile of dry leaves, lost in thought, and couldn't help but remind her, "You still have a little baby to comfort."
Bi Qiaoan put down the Chinese medicinal herbs in her hand, picked up her two little ones, and reasoned with them: "Mommy has to work today, so why don't you two play with the goose like yesterday?"
I don't know if the two kids understood, but their eyes lit up and they clapped their hands: "Big!"
Bi Qiaoan smiled, reached behind the sofa, and summoned her goose from her spatial storage. She then put the two children on the floor to play, asking the goose to watch them, before going off to work.
Time passed little by little, and the heavy snow fell for three days and three nights before it finally stopped.
The snow on the road had just been cleared when a thick layer fell again. To keep the roads open, the snowplows had no choice but to keep working non-stop.
As for the guards, they also roughly covered the area they were responsible for. Of course, this was only a general overview and was limited to the main roads.
Of course, the guards responsible for clearing snow in the city also spread the word about the sudden icefall.
Although they presented the information they knew in a very objective manner, those who had experienced the energy rain had a special enthusiasm for it.
Fearing this was a windfall they might miss, they spread the word, mobilizing family, relatives, and friends to collect the ice. They hoped it would one day come in handy and bring them a small fortune.
The cleanup work in the city is in full swing, but the suburban villages and uninhabited wilderness forests have become neglected areas.
After discussion, the escort team decided to leave only a small number of people to be responsible for snow removal in the city, while the rest would be dispersed to the countryside to help the people solve the problem of snow accumulation, and at the same time, collect ice.
Shen Yanming and his group were assigned to a place called Sigou Village. As the name suggests, the village is located at the foot of a mountain. Topographically, it really does look like it's in a gully.
Because of the low-lying terrain, the snow here is very deep. You could say that an adult could walk out in snow up to their waist.
Despite the difficult mountain path, the group did not complain or show signs of fatigue. They carefully cleared the way with their tools, while also searching for ice lumps in the snow.
It's fair to say that the task was extremely difficult.
Even so, it's still considered relatively simple. The terrain assigned to others is much more complex, and a slight mishap could be life-threatening.
Li Gangtie led the way, emphasizing: "Be careful, everyone. Don't worry about how much ice you can collect; the most important thing is your lives."
The group felt a warmth in their hearts after hearing this, but their arms and legs were so frozen that they didn't want to talk.
Li Gangtie didn't mind, and he shoveled the snow one shovelful at a time, clearing a path about a meter wide that led straight to the village.
Several hours later, they finally arrived at a villager's house.
Hearing the commotion, the family went outside to investigate and saw the guards clearing a path. Overjoyed, they hugged Li Gangtie, laughing and crying. Li Gangtie was at a loss for what to do.
"You're here! You've finally come! If you hadn't come, my brother would have been driven mad by the fever!" A girl cried so hard she could barely breathe, but in such cold weather, the tears only managed to squeeze out of her eyes before freezing onto her eyelashes and cheeks.
"What happened? Don't worry, tell me slowly." Li Gangtie pulled the girl away and comforted her, "It's so cold, don't cry, your face is all chapped."
The girl stopped crying upon hearing this, and then sobbed, "The heavy snow blocked the mountain pass, and the temperature plummeted. We were caught off guard and all caught a chill. My younger brother is young and has a weak immune system; he developed a high fever and became delirious."
The snow outside is too deep; we tried several times but couldn't get him to the hospital. If you hadn't come soon, he might have become mentally impaired from the fever.”
The girl and her family clung to Li Gangtie like it was their last lifeline. But Li Gangtie was starting to panic, because he hadn't brought any medicine with him on the mission.
"Quickly, get them to the hospital. We have a car; we can carry them out of the village and onto the main road, then we can drive," Li Gangtie said urgently.
"Yes, yes, we can't delay any longer. Xiaohan, quickly put a thick cotton-padded coat on Xiaohang, we'll carry him to the hospital." The girl's parents said as they walked into the house, preparing to put on another thick coat.
At this moment, Shen Yanming took out a plastic bottle from his bag, which contained a few pills.
"Uncle, Aunt, I have some fever reducers here. Please give them to Xiaohang first. It will help control his temperature and buy us some time when we get to the hospital."
Upon hearing that there was medicine, Xiao Hang's parents grabbed it without a second thought and ran into the house, without even asking why the pills were different from the tablets or powders they usually took.
"You brought medicine with you on your mission?" Li Gangtie asked, scratching his head.
"Oh, you know I always carry a first-aid kit with me."
"Oh, right, look at my memory!"
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