Chapter 143: Nasty hands!
No one expected to be so lucky to find such a big cave when the blizzard was at its worst.
Because of the blizzard outside, they couldn't continue on their journey, so they could only stay in the cave to rest.
Everyone was several meters apart, cleaned the ground, and then sat down to rest.
It was very warm in the cave, not at all like a blizzard.
Everyone had a rare chance to rest and immediately relaxed.
Although they could occasionally hear the howling of the wind outside, they were no longer worried or afraid.
Xu Tian and other yamen runners found some dead branches and lit a bonfire, but they found that there were not many dead branches in the cave, which means that wood has become a scarce resource.
Fortunately, it was not cold in the cave, otherwise, on a snowy night without fire, who knows how many people would have frozen to death.
Therefore, Xu Tian and others could only use the limited fire to cook food. When they finished cooking the food, the flame would flicker and then go out.
After they distributed the food, the light in the cave became much dimmer, and it seemed obvious that it had also become dark outside.
But no one cared. They went to bed early after dinner. They couldn't sleep at all in the snow these days.
Even if they followed Chen Xue's advice and dug a snow cave, they would still feel cold, but not here.
Everyone went to bed early, and Chen Xue and her family also returned to the space to rest. Of course, they had a meal before resting.
For dinner, of course, we have hotpot.
Eating hot pot in winter is the most enjoyable thing.
After eating and sweating, everyone will no longer feel cold.
"We need to stock up on more wood, too!"
Mr. Chen picked up a piece of pork belly and said, "Chen Xue had collected a pile of wood from home before, and they haven't stored any wood since then."
But he had been cooking in the space these days, and seeing that there was no wood to burn for heating in the cave due to heavy snow, Lord Chen felt that wood should be stored, the more the better.
Chen Xue also nodded. She had seen a lot of wood in the space before, but then she thought that it didn't snow in Nanman and there were plenty of trees there, so she didn't continue to store the wood.
But now she felt that she was overthinking it.
Cooking with fire consumes the most wood.
Moreover, not all trees can be used as firewood. More importantly, even if they can be used as firewood, they must be dried before they can be burned.
So, next, they still have to find a way to store more wood.
In fact, Chen Xue also planted a lot of flowers, plants and trees in the space. Basically, she would dig up some of the ones she saw outside and plant them in the space.
However, it would take several years to wait for those trees to grow up and be burned as firewood. Even if the growth rate of trees in the space is faster than that in the outside world, it will still take several months.
After deciding to collect dozens of tons of wood, Chen Xue and others continued to eat hot pot.
Now, there is a blizzard outside, so if the team wants to leave, they can only wait for the blizzard to stop.
Early the next morning.
As soon as Chen Xue and her family stepped out of the carriage, they saw Xu Tian coming over.
"What's wrong? The snow has stopped outside."
Lord Chen thought the snowstorm was over and Xu Tian was planning to set off with the team, so he came to find him.
Instead, he was told that he planned to take a few people out to look for wood.
"Although the cave is big, there is no wood and we can't even start a fire." Xu Tian felt helpless.
"There's a blizzard outside. What if something happens when you take people out?" Lord Chen frowned. "If something happens to you, what will happen to this team?"
Without a leader, the prisoners will be like monkeys trying to escape, running around wildly.
"Aren't you here, Lord Chen?" Xu Tian said a little embarrassedly. He thought that even if something happened to him, Lord Chen was still there to take charge.
"you……"
Lord Chen was speechless.
"There's a blizzard outside, where are you going to find wood?"
Chen Xue curled her lips, then sighed, "Forget it, we still have some wood in the carriage, you guys can go there!"
After all, Xu Tian helped them a lot, and Chen Xue was not an ungrateful person. It was just some wood anyway. At most they would have to work a little harder and save more in the future.
Chen Xue came to another carriage, lifted the curtain, revealing the wood inside, and then got off the carriage and asked them to move it.
“How can this be possible!”
Xu Tian waved his hands quickly. If he took it away, what would Lord Chen and the others use it with?
"Just take it when I tell you to. Why are you talking so much nonsense?" Lord Chen glared at him, pretending to be a little angry.
Seeing that Lord Chen was angry, Xu Tian had no choice but to do as he was told.
With these woods, you don’t have to go out and take risks, and you can last for a few days.
The days that followed were very peaceful.
Maybe because everyone hadn't had such a quiet rest for a long time, they really enjoyed this opportunity.
After all, no one knows if there will be such an opportunity in the future, so take the time to rest.
Even after the snowstorm finally passed, everyone was reluctant to leave.
"Get up quickly!"
"Let's get going!"
Xu Tian urged everyone, as they had been delayed for a few days because of the snowstorm.
When we went to Nanman, we were definitely delayed.
A delay of a few days would be fine, but if it were delayed for ten days or half a month, not only would these yamen runners be held responsible, but the prisoners would also be severely punished.
At the mildest, they would be subjected to the punishment of tattooing, with words carved on their faces.
In serious cases, you will be forced to do heavy labor, which means you have no rest. You only have a few hours of rest in a day. You are forced to work day and night until you die of exhaustion.
This is for criminals. For yamen runners, the lightest punishment is deprivation of their status as yamen runners, and the worst punishment is throwing them into prison or even beheading them.
Therefore, the yamen runners urged everyone to hurry up.
But because everyone was used to being comfortable, they didn't want to leave when they felt the cold wind outside. Some even said they would wait until it was warmer outside before leaving.
Some people even prayed to Xu Tian to let them stay for one more day.
Xu Tian looked at these people kneeling and begging, and his heart softened immediately. So he said, "This is the last day. We must set off early tomorrow morning!"
Everyone was immediately delighted.
Upon hearing this, Lord Chen shook his head but said nothing. Xu Tian's character could only be changed after he suffered setbacks. Simply listening to other people's advice would not change his character.
“So boring!”
After being beaten up by everyone, those ungrateful people hid in a corner to recuperate.
After finally recovering from my injury, I feel very bored.
They began to wander around the cave, and as they walked, they heard strange noises coming from deep inside the cave.
Several people put their ears to the stone wall and listened for a while, becoming even more curious.
So, several people picked up stones and threw them at the stone wall.
Bang!
Soon, the stone wall was smashed.
Buzz buzz buzz!
A loud noise was heard by everyone, and then everyone saw a dark mass of unknown creatures pouring out of the cave.
"Oh my god, help!"
Those people screamed in fear, and then crawled away to other places. Others who saw this scene also turned pale with fear.
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