Chapter 19
They were not needed for the night watch - they were prisoners, and Officer Li Jie automatically excluded them from the night watch.
With fire, they were not afraid of any fearless beasts chasing them in the middle of the night, so Li Jieguan, Li Si and another officer took turns on duty, letting Gu Ran and the others find a place to spend the night.
How can we spend the night in this heavy snow?
Looking at the thick snow, Pei Liuniang was at a loss for a moment. Gu Ran remembered that in his first life, he climbed a snowy mountain with the people in the studio. Once, he didn't have time to return to the camp and had to spend the night outside. He found the trick to keep warm, so he went to Li Jieguan to ask for his sword.
"Knife, what do you want a knife for?"
"Just dig a hole to keep warm and sleep well." Gu Ran explained.
She had to dig a hole, but she had no ice axe or ice shovel, so she had to make do with a machete.
Li Jie stared at Gu Ran for a long moment, and Gu Ran stared back without a trace of guilt: "Master Li, you don't want to see our frozen corpses tomorrow, do you?"
Li Jieguan pursed his lips, said nothing in the end, and found a knife for her.
Gu Ran searched for a location near the cave with a knife, and finally found a low-lying area with the thickest snow on the right side of the cave.
"Gu Erniang, what do you want to do?" asked Pei Liuniang who followed.
"Find a place to sleep."
After finding the right location, Gu Ran recalled and, based on his vague experience, began digging in the thick snow with a knife.
In fact, Gu Ran could not remember many memories of his first life, but he still vaguely remembered some unforgettable experiences, such as spending the night in the snowy mountains. After all, his first and second lives combined only amounted to about sixty years old.
Compared to the life span of modern humans, her life was relatively short. She only lived for a short time. In terms of a monk's life, she was still a baby!
Although the snowy area in this mountain forest is not at a high altitude and the snow is not as thick as that on the plateau, they only need a place to spend the night. They don't need to consider a snow house that is high enough for squatting. It should be feasible to dig a snow cave for lying down, just like the pits that snow wolves dig mainly for keeping warm.
After measuring the size, use a knife to start digging a hole from the ground. Since the snow layer is not thick, the hole does not need to be too deep, about fifteen inches, about the height of an arm's length. A layer should also be left on top as the outer wall of the snow cave.
After digging down enough for Gu Ran to squat in, she jumped in and moved forward with the knife.
Except for the loose snow layer on the outside, the snow layer underneath has become hard and difficult to dig.
"Gu Er Niang, let me do it!" Pei Liu Niang looked at Gu Ran for a long time, vaguely understood what she meant, reached out and held her.
After a period of hard work, Gu Ran felt hot all over and her breathing became rapid. She finally dug out the loose snow and pushed it to the exit. Pei Liuniang's expression became much more relaxed when she looked at her. She didn't know if it was an illusion, but her originally cold voice also became gentle.
Perhaps it was because of what happened today that she completely confirmed the fact that Pei Liuniang was an accomplice. Even if she reported and exposed the crime in the future, she would not escape severe punishment. This made Pei Liuniang certain that she was an accomplice and would not harm others or herself.
Gu Ran was tired, but he didn't refuse. He handed the big knife to Pei Liuniang, climbed out of the snow pit, and asked Pei Liuniang to jump in and continue digging the snow forward. He gave instructions from time to time, and at the same time dug out the snow blocks and snow foam to get out of the hole and piled them up about five inches away.
When the snow accumulates enough, it can form a small wall at the entrance of the cave, which can also be used to block wind and snow.
When Pei Liuniang took over, the speed was indeed much faster.
Gu Ran lay down and watched Pei Liuniang digging the snow effortlessly. Thinking back to the time when he saw her twisting someone's neck quickly and powerfully, and then lifting him up the slope with just her hands, he finally understood.
At that time, she guessed that Pei Liuniang was quite strong, but she didn't expect that she was so strong beyond her expectations.
Very good, this way the snow cave should be dug soon.
The noise they made attracted the attention of the police. Li Si came over, looked at the snow cave that was about to take shape, and asked in surprise: "What is this?"
"Sir, this is where we will spend the night." Gu Ran responded as he dug out the snow from the cave.
Li Si squatted down, stretched his neck and looked into the hole, curious: "How do you use this pit?"
"Sleep in it and use it like this."
"Can you do it?"
"It has to work even if it doesn't work."
Li Si scratched his head, looked at it for a while, then walked away scratching his head. He returned to the campfire in front of the cave and squatted down, muttering to himself. Gu Ran ignored him.
There is no cave or tent. In order to keep warm at night, we have to lie down in the snow cave we dug.
One of the principles of keeping warm is to retain the heat emitted by the body.
The snow cave is small, and after lying down in it, most of the heat emitted from the body can be retained in the cave, making you naturally warm.
Finally, the snow cave was dug and a small snow wall outside was also built. After Pei Liuniang climbed up, Gu Ran took the knife and walked to the other side of the campfire to find Li Jieguan.
"Master Li, we're sleeping in a cave, but we're worried it might collapse while we're asleep. Could you lend us this knife for the night?"
When sleeping in a snow cave, you must have tools for digging snow, just in case.
Li Jieguan glanced at the snow cave they dug and said nothing.
Gu Ran then returned to the snow cave with his knife in hand, placing it on the side of the cave entrance where he could easily reach it. He then sat down, took off his wet cotton shoes, and placed them upright on the outer wall to dry in the air. Just as he was about to lie down and move his body, he saw Pei Liuniang still squatting outside and called out to her, "Why are you still staying outside? Aren't you going to sleep?"
Pei Liuniang was stunned, and she stretched her neck to look at the face exposed at the cave entrance: "You, let me sleep in?"
"You dug this hole, why don't you sleep?" Gu Ran asked curiously.
Pei Liuniang pursed her lips, looked up at the dark and snowy mountains and forests, and her eyes swept over the campfire. After a moment of thought, she jumped down like Gu Ran.
Gu Ran had already laid down flat.
She stretched herself a bit and took a few breaths. It was okay. She didn't feel suffocated or oppressed. As for keeping warm...
Gu Ran began to take off his outer cotton autumn clothes and put them underneath.
Pei Liuniang, who was watching Ran taking off his clothes, was startled: "You, what are you doing? Take off your clothes?"
"I just took off one coat. Generally speaking, the less you wear, the warmer the snow cave will be," Gu Ran explained. "Besides, sleeping directly on the snow isn't warm either. Taking off some clothes and spreading them on the snow will help you stay warm."
Pei Liuniang looked incredulous, but since she had already come, she also managed to stand up half way like Gu Ran and lay down. She looked at her coat, hesitated for a moment, and finally took it off. She spread it down like the same way and then lay down.
The space in the snow cave was limited, so the two people had to lie close together.
It was the first time for Gu Ran to share a blanket with someone - no, to sleep in the same cave. It was also the first time for him to experience Aunt Mai and her daughter sleeping so soundly while snuggling together.
Originally, humans could keep each other warm by sleeping in each other's arms. Now there was another person lying next to him, an extra source of heat. Gu Ran immediately felt much warmer than sleeping alone in prison.
And Pei Liuniang didn't know what was going on, but her body was very hot, like a stove that was constantly heating up.
"Pei Liuniang!"
"Um?"
Pei Liuniang lay down, her body originally very stiff, and did not dare to move for a long time. Then she slowly relaxed. When she heard Gu Ran's call, she became nervous again.
What does she want to do now?
"Your temperature... your body is hot, are you cold?"
If she got a high fever from the cold, it would be troublesome in this desolate mountain area.
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