Chapter 317 Cold Wind
It was still dark outside, but the snow had stopped.
Zhao Yeqing had just picked a bunch of Chinese chrysanthemums from the basement yesterday, intending to make some hotpot. The weather was calm when she went down to the basement, but when she came out ten minutes later, a gust of wind hit her hard like a brick thrown at her.
The moment she flew out grabbing a handful of Chinese spinach, her mind was confused and shocked.
Who understands? I was walking and was blown away by the wind.
The wind was so strong and fierce, as if it had a physical body, and it caused her face to hurt when it blew her away.
Fortunately, she fell into the snow nearby. The snow was soft without rain, but the wind made it impossible for her to stand up.
While Zhao Yeqing was trying hard to get up, he had to avoid the tiles falling from the roof.
The crudely constructed structures in the yard were blown away, such as a simple clothesline with a wooden support.
When the wind blew over, Zhao Yeqing saw herself and the wood flying up together, and the wood brushed her face and was blown away.
Fortunately, the other end of the clothesline tied under the eaves was quite sturdy. Zhao Yeqing endured the dizziness and pain, raised his hand to grab the rope, and used the leverage to barely support himself and crawl back under the eaves.
The wind was blowing from north to south, and Zhao Yeqing was unlucky. If she had taken two more steps to the side of the house, she would have been fine.
But she happened to be standing in the most open space in the backyard, facing the wind.
Normally, the two of them would enter the house from the front door, and go through the back door first to the dog's room. In this weather, the dog's room smells a bit strong and is not well ventilated, so generally the two of them would not go through the back door.
Mu Xi was chopping meat in the house and heard the sound of the wind outside, but he didn't expect the wind to be so strong.
When he saw Zhao Yeqing limping in from the back door, he quickly wiped his hands and went over to help her.
"Did you slip and fall?"
Zhao Yeqing shook his head, his face frozen with coldness, and he was unable to speak for a moment.
Mu Xi closed the door and quickly raised his hand to rub her face to warm it up. After a while, her facial muscles regained feeling, and she mumbled, "It was blown away."
Mu Xi was stunned when he heard this. He was chopping meat in the house just now and only heard the sound of wind. He did not open the curtains to look outside. After helping Zhao Yeqing sit down by the fire, he opened the curtains of the window facing the front yard and saw that the yard had been blown into a mess.
Most of the tiles fell on the snow, and the fallen buildings and things that were blown away also fell on the snow, making almost no noise.
But the wind was too strong. Although there were no lights on in the yard, the snow had stopped now, and wherever the light shone through the house, things were constantly blown away.
Even the snow on the ground was blown to the door. If it continues like this, the door will probably be blocked.
"Why is the wind so strong?"
As the only victim, Zhao Yeqing felt that he had a say. His body gradually warmed up and he could speak fluently. Hearing this, he couldn't help but complain, "It's not only big, but also very cold. It hurts when it hits my face, like an ice brick."
She didn't even need to go out and feel it to know that the temperature must have dropped a lot again.
It's like a person who has tasted something spicy can still feel the spiciness when eating something new, which proves that this thing must be much spicier than the previous one.
She has almost adapted to the temperature of minus 40 degrees Celsius recently, but she can still feel the chill. You can imagine how cold this cold air is.
This was the first time after the temperature dropped that I clearly felt that I had no control over my body and muscles, and I was completely frozen.
If she hadn't endured the pain and cold and quickly got up, and forced herself to go back to the house, if she hadn't succeeded in standing up and had to lie in the snow for two more minutes, she would probably have died outside.
This kind of cold was something she had never experienced before. It was different from an attack by a wild beast, which was an obvious danger and you could still find ways to resist.
But if you fall down in the snow and your body is frozen, you can only feel your consciousness gradually becoming blurred, and then you die silently.
She couldn't imagine what would be waiting for her if she hadn't stood up and was knocked unconscious. Mu Xi thought she was still in the basement.
Zhao Yeqing said with lingering fear: "Recently, you should stay at home if possible. Try not to go out. The livestock in the basement only need to be fed once a day. It's okay if they eat less. At most, they will become thinner."
This made her feel more like death was approaching than the last time the wolves appeared in the yard.
Mu Xi knew that she was really scared this time, so he took off his apron and walked over to her. He raised his hands to hold her in his arms, gently stroking her back to comfort her.
"Then let's not go out and just stay at home."
He now clearly felt the difference. The wind outside was still blowing, but not as strong as at the beginning. The room was definitely not ventilated, but he could always feel the cold air coming in through the wall.
The temperature of the entire room dropped noticeably.
Originally, the floor heating was on, and with the fire turned to the maximum, the temperature in the room could be maintained at about ten degrees.
The fire on the stove was still burning fiercely. He glanced at the numbers on his watch and saw that the indoor temperature had dropped to 4 or 5 degrees in just over ten minutes.
As long as the wind outside doesn't stop, the temperature will tend to continue to drop.
The wind blowing from north to south generally does not last too long. It is not the usual sea typhoon that blows from south to north. Normally, only typhoons may last for a longer period of time.
But the two men underestimated the endurance of this north wind. The wind was not that strong, but it was persistent and long-lasting. It seemed as if there were ice chips in the wind, and it blew for three days.
The snow on the ground was blown into round snow beads by the wind, and the snow that was not blown into snow beads felt harder and more solid.
When the two opened the front door, they felt extremely cold. There was already a lot of snow piled up at the door, almost half-covering it.
They used a shovel to shovel away the snow that had slid in from the door, cleared a small opening and walked out. They were prepared for the whole yard to be a mess, but they underestimated the temperature outside.
Zhao Yeqing just felt that if she stayed outside for a while longer, her body would probably be stronger than the one who had been dead for three days.
Without even looking back, he immediately went back into the house.
Normally my teeth would chatter when it's very cold, but this time when I went out, just like the last time the wind blew and my facial muscles became stiff, I couldn't even chatter my teeth.
The two men went into the house and closed the door. Without saying a word, they immediately took off their shoes and ran to the fire.
The alternation of hot and cold made Zhao Yeqing shiver. He couldn't help but complain, "It's so cold, so cold. Did you check how high it was outside just now?"
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