Chapter 282 Found Shen Wanxue

Xia Juanjuan arrived at the farm gate and showed a forged letter of introduction to the old man at the gate, saying that she was there to visit relatives.

This letter of introduction was also prepared with the help of Dahei when I was in Beijing.

The letter of introduction she got from the village was for her to visit her relatives at the troop station here. If she had brought a real letter of introduction directly, if it was checked, it would be easy to trace it back to Li Zhan, so it would be safer to use a fake letter of introduction.

The old gatekeeper stared at her suspiciously.

It was snowing heavily and it was the end of the year, but it was really strange that someone would come to visit the people in the farm, and it was a pretty young wife.

"Your name is Dong Juan? Who do you want to see?"

"Is there a girl named Shen Wanxue who just transferred here in July or August this year? And her man, his name should be Rong Zhenbang." Xia Juanjuan said.

The old man at the gate asked, "Who are you to them?"

Xia Juanjuan naturally couldn't tell the truth, so she said, "This is my distant aunt. I'm here to visit my uncle, and I came to see this aunt. Excuse me, are they at the farm now?"

The old man at the gate no longer had any doubts and said, "Then wait, I'll ask for you."

Having said that, he took the letter of introduction and left.

After a while, the old man came back and said, "The two people you found went out to herd sheep three days ago with dry food. They are going to send the sheep to a nearby pasture that can keep the sheep warm. According to the time, it is estimated that it will take another two days for them to return!"

Xia Juanjuan's heart sank. According to the situation in her dream, Shen Wanxue and Rong Zhenbang had indeed been trapped in the blizzard for several days.

She had originally imagined that it would be best if they hadn't set out yet when they got to the farm.

If you have already walked for two or three days, you will not be able to catch up no matter what.

Therefore, the only way to find out the direction they are going is as soon as possible so that we can find them as quickly as possible!

She asked quickly, "Is that so... Then let me ask again, where is the ranch they are going to? I have a map here, please tell me the address and I will go directly to the ranch to find them..."

The old man at the gate glanced at the map she took out and said, "I don't understand this. It's about 50 kilometers from here to the south. If it's not snowing, you can get there in a day. But it's been snowing heavily these days, so it's good to walk ten miles a day!"

After hearing this, Xia Juanjuan thanked him and hurriedly walked towards the south.

The grassland was endless and it was difficult to tell the direction. Fortunately, she had a compass, so she didn't have to worry.

Even when the temperature was nearly 10 degrees below zero, it was really unbearable, but she still used the space. When it was very cold, she would go into the space to hide for a while and then come out. She also had a thick down jacket and a fur coat wrapped in three layers inside and outside. Moreover, the off-road jeep could not move, so she got a mule out of the space and walked by herself. Even so, it was very difficult to walk.

Xia Juanjuan was getting more and more anxious. According to the old man who was watching over the gate, Shen Wanxue and her friends had been out for three days. Even if they had brought enough dry food, they were exposed to such low temperatures for a long time, and their lives were in danger at any time!

However, no matter how anxious she was, she could only search bit by bit. Until the day of the 29th of February, she searched all the way to the ranch, and even when she arrived at the ranch, she didn't see anyone!

Xia Juanjuan is going crazy!

Then I thought, maybe Shen Wanxue and the others got lost in the snowstorm and went astray!

If that was the case, then the area was too large, any direction was possible! How was she going to find it? And... time didn't allow it!

Xia Juanjuan closed her eyes and forced herself to calm down.

She remembered that in the dream, Shen Wanxue and Rong Zhenbang hid in a small hollow surrounded by rocks on three sides. Because of the obstruction of the rocks, the wind was not strong in the hollow and it was much warmer than outside. Otherwise, they were so old and lacked clothes and food, it was impossible for them to hold on until the horse thieves appeared!

Thinking of this, she told the ranchers about the appearance of the rocks she had seen in her dream and asked them if they knew where the place was.

After hearing this, the people on the ranch immediately blurted out, "Oh! Are you talking about Sanshi Mountain? That's what we call it here. Although it's just three big rocks, they are piled together to form a shelter. Some herdsmen have blocked the leaks with mud and felt, and put animal skins inside. If a herdsman encounters a blizzard while grazing, everyone will go there to take shelter if they are nearby..."

Xia Juanjuan was so anxious that she interrupted the man and asked, "Then... where is this Sanshi Mountain?"

The ranch people said, "Just go west from here for about ten kilometers and you will see it."

Xia Juanjuan quickly ran towards Sanshi Mountain again.

This time we had a definite destination, and we saw the three large rocks from a distance that evening.

However, at night, the snowstorm that had never stopped was even stronger! Xia Juanjuan and the mule she was riding were almost blown away by the wind, and they were almost in a state of taking one step forward and three steps back.

There was no other choice but for Xia Juanjuan to hide in the space and wait until the severe snowstorm passed.

It was not until the second half of the night that the heavy snow finally stopped and there was even a tendency for the sky to clear up. The dark blue sky that had just cleared from the snow was even filled with stars. It was so beautiful that it seemed as if it had never been raging and had never been ravaged by snow and wind.

Xia Juanjuan did not dare to delay and hurried out of the space. She looked up at the sky and continued on her way.

Even though it is only the 29th day of the lunar year and there is still one day left, we should find them as soon as possible and then hurry back to the farm or the nearby ranch to be completely safe!

We walked for another half the night, and early the next morning, we finally arrived near the three large rocks.

Xia Juanjuan put her down jacket back into the space, but did not put the mule away. She also took out cooked eggs, beef jerky, cheese, fried rice and other dry food from the space, as well as two blankets made of wild deer and rabbit skins. She wrapped them all in a bundle and put them on her back, then hurried towards Sanshi Mountain.

The bleating sounds of sheep could be heard in the distance. When Xia Juanjuan went around Sanshi Mountain, she saw a dozen sheep almost blending into the snow. They were huddled together and hiding behind the rocks. Outside of them was a wall made of snow, probably a human fence, just like the igloos built by the Eskimos, to block out the wind, snow and cold currents as much as possible.

Xia Juanjuan immediately spotted two gray-haired old men in the flock.

"Mom!" Xia Juanjuan suddenly felt a sour sensation on her nose and cried out.

Shen Wanxue was stunned for a moment and looked in the direction of the voice in a daze. Rong Zhenbang did the same, looking at Xia Juanjuan in surprise.

How could a little girl suddenly appear in this icy and snowy place? She even called me "Mom"? Could she be the daughter of a nearby herdsman family who came here to look for her mother?

The conditions here are much more difficult than those in Qingshui Village. Shen Wanxue's eye disease has recurred recently, but fortunately, if she looks carefully, she can still see people clearly.

When she saw that it was Xia Juanjuan, she didn't believe it in her heart.

Am I...about to die? That's why I had hallucinations, as if I saw Juanjuan?

However, the illusion shouted "Mom!" again, and then ran towards them clumsily!

When Xia Juanjuan came closer, she grabbed Shen Wanxue's hand and choked up, "Mom, I finally found you!"

Shen Wanxue couldn't help but raise her hands to rub her eyes, looked at her in astonishment, and asked: "Juan...Juan?"

Xia Juanjuan nodded quickly and said, "It's me! Are you all right? Do you have any frostbite?"

Rong Zhenbang looked at Xia Juanjuan and couldn't help asking, "You... are Juanjuan?"

Of course, he had heard from Shen Wanxue that their long-lost son had already started a family, his wife was called Xia Juanjuan, and that Xia Juanjuan had taken good care of Shen Wanxue in the past two years.

However, he never dreamed that he would meet her at this time!

Xia Juanjuan glanced at Rong Zhenbang and opened her mouth, but she didn't dare to say hello. She just nodded shyly and said, "Yes. I am Xia Juanjuan."

Shen Wanxue's shock turned into sobbing. She patted Xia Juanjuan's hand and asked, "Juanjuan, how...how did you find this place? Is there something wrong with Li Zhan?"

Xia Juanjuan said quickly, "Mom, Lizhan is fine! Don't worry about it. We'll talk about this later. I brought a lot of food with me. You should eat some first and then you can rest. Oh, and here are the animal skins. You can wrap them around yourselves to keep warm."

As he spoke, he wrapped the two of them in animal skins and gave them cheese, beef jerky, and boiled eggs to eat.

When the two of them went out, they brought five days of dry food, which was originally enough for the round trip. Unexpectedly, they got lost and encountered a snowstorm. They were trapped here for several days. The two of them could only eat the dry food sparingly, so they were starving!

So, seeing these being eaten, I didn’t care about being polite or anything, I just picked up the egg, peeled it and started eating.

Although they were obviously very hungry, the way they ate looked a bit hasty and wolfish.

Xia Juanjuan couldn't help but admire him in her heart. It was obvious that he had received a strict education since childhood, otherwise he wouldn't be so destitute, yet he still maintained such a temperament.

Xia Juanjuan handed them the water bottle, feeling distressed, and said, "Drink some milk tea, it will cool you down. And the beef jerky will also help you resist hunger."