Chapter 487 It’s Snowing
When the carriage was halfway through its journey, heavy snow suddenly began to fall from the sky.
Fubao leaned on the car window, looked out, and shouted in surprise: "Sir, it's snowing, it's snowing heavily."
Jia Yanbing also looked out the window, and sure enough, he saw snowflakes fluttering down like pieces of paper.
With such heavy snow, everything will be covered in less than half an hour.
They are now still more than half an hour away from the next county town, but this is only true if the weather is not extreme.
Now that it is snowing so heavily, it is very likely that they will take longer, probably at least an hour.
Wan Laoer also looked at the sky worriedly. It was really a bad time for snow to fall.
Fubao was extremely happy, she thought the snow was really nice.
Along the way, she found that a lot of the ground was dry and cracked, which meant that it had not rained in the pass for a long time.
This heavy snow can at least solve the livelihood problem next year.
When Heituan saw his little master climbing onto the bench and looking through the car window, he became so anxious that he turned around on the ground.
"Woof woof..." Heituan barked at Fubao twice.
Fubao quickly turned his head to look and found that Heituan also wanted to come up.
Fubao climbed down from the bench with great effort, picked up Hei Tuan and put him on the bench.
"Heituan, do you want to see it too? Have you never seen what snow is?"
Heituan had indeed never seen snow. After all, it was only one month old, and it had never snowed in the pass since it was born.
Even though Heituan had climbed onto the long bench, he still couldn't see outside and kept scratching the carriage anxiously. Fubao hurried to comfort him. This little guy was very small and had a very bad temper.
Wan Laoer wanted to drive the carriage faster, but the wind and snow were getting stronger, making it difficult for him to open his eyes. Even the horse could not see the road clearly. If he increased the speed any further, something would definitely happen.
Wan Laoer slowed down the speed. At this time, a group of cavalrymen suddenly rode up and one of them shouted loudly: "The carriage in front should move to the side."
But the wind and snow were so strong that the sound was instantly drowned out by the wind and snow, and Wan Laoer in the front didn't hear it at all.
Fubao heard it, and she quickly looked up and saw a group of soldiers moving quickly behind them. It was obvious that their carriage was blocking their way.
Fubao quickly called his dad, "Daddy, please move over, someone is coming."
Wan Laoer heard it clearly now, and quickly drove the carriage to the side to clear the road on the left.
The cavalry galloped away without stopping, as if they were in a hurry.
Wan Laoer suddenly remembered that they seemed to have entered Texas territory.
"Fubao, do you think those people who just passed by were soldiers under your elder brother?"
Wan Laoer said to Fubao with excitement.
Fubao tilted his head and asked, "Dad, is this Texas?"
"Yes, we are now in Texas. Do you think we will run into your older brother?"
"Wow, I want to go find big brother. I haven't seen big brother for a long time. Fubao misses big brother so much."
Fubao jumped up excitedly.
At this time, Jia Yanbing suddenly asked: "Girl, what's your big brother's name?"
"Wan Quan, my older brother's name is Wan Quan, and he's the General of the Central Army of Dezhou." Fubao puffed out his chest proudly.
Jia Yanbing was extremely surprised. He didn't expect that the newly appointed General of Dezhou was actually this girl's brother.
They are now in Texas, which is Brother Fubao's territory, and they will definitely pass safely along the way.
Jia Yanbing's eyes flickered, "Girl, we will arrive in Dezhou in five days, maybe we can really see your brother."
"Really? That's great. Fubao will get to see his big brother."
Fubao happily hugged Heituan and turned around, but the carriage suddenly bumped, and Fubao and Heituan both fell on the quilt. Heituan rolled on the quilt and got up. Fubao also rolled on the quilt like Heituan and giggled.
The carriage was instantly filled with joy and warmth.
Wan Laoer passed some villages along the way and found that those villages were much more lively than the villages he passed yesterday. It turned out that everyone was celebrating the arrival of the heavy snow.
Some people are clearing snow from their roofs, fearing that the thickness of the snow will cause the roofs to collapse.
When Wan Laoer saw this scene, he also thought of his own home. He was not at home, and there was no man at home. He didn't know if it snowed at the border. If it snowed, who would clean the roof?
Wan Laoer felt a little homesick. He thought that he had been out for more than half a month and had just entered the customs. It would take more than a month to get to the capital, and it would be the New Year by then. If it continued to snow, they might have to celebrate the New Year on the road.
The sounds of children playing and adults scolding in the village were often carried by the wind to the ears of Wan Laoer and Fubao.
Wan Laoer missed his warm home very much at this time. No matter how strong the wind and snow were outside, they could sit on the warm kang at home, chatting and arranging some fried snacks. They didn't feel bored even after sitting there for a whole morning.
Before he knew it, the outline of the county town appeared in front of Wan Laoer.
He couldn't help but speed up. At this time, the snow on the ground was already above his calves, and the carriage could not move fast in the snow.
It was such a short distance, usually just a whip's length, but it took nearly a quarter of an hour to walk.
However, they originally planned to arrive at noon, but now it is almost the end of the afternoon.
The officers and soldiers at the gate of the county town were rubbing their hands, stamping their feet, and standing in a shed nearby to avoid the wind and snow.
Wan Laoer showed his pass and the officers took a look and let him pass.
This county is called Yunshui County, which belongs to Dezhou. It is surrounded by mountains and is the only way to get to the capital.
But it is at the very border of Texas, and it is still four or five days' journey from Texas.
Wan Laoer entered the county town and hurried to find an inn. There were several inns in Yunshui County, and Wan Laoer planned to find one to stay in.
Jia Yanbing's voice came from inside, "Go inside, turn right at the first intersection, enter a small alley, turn left again, and when you see a place called Ruyi Inn, stop there. We'll stay there."
Wan Laoer didn't ask why and quickly followed Jia Yanbing's instructions. Sure enough, he saw an inn with three floors.
It looked like a luxurious inn. Wan Laoer couldn't help but pinch his wallet. This must cost a lot of money, right?
It was also the first time for Fubao to see such a tall building. She excitedly ran out of the carriage and raised her little head to look at it curiously.
As soon as Wan Laoer stopped the carriage, he saw a waiter coming forward with his neck shrunk.
"Sir, are you staying at our hotel? Can I help you park your car? We have space to park in the backyard."
There was no one on the road that day, and he had finally caught a customer, so he couldn't let him go, so he was very attentive.
Wan Laoer jumped off the carriage, glanced at the entrance of the inn, and seeing that there was no one there, he nodded.
"Yes, stay at the hotel."
"Okay, please come in."
The waiter quickly called Wan Laoer to go inside.
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