Chapter 231 Sealing the Mountain
After taking a scalding hot bath with the firewood burning in the brazier, Suning felt his body, which had been numb from the cold, recover.
He quickly changed his clothes, dried his wet hair, and opened the closed door after everything was ready.
Yan Bei stood straight under the eaves outside the house. He turned around immediately when he heard the noise. He couldn't help but frown when he saw that the ends of her long hair were obviously wet.
"Don't blow the cold wind, or you'll get a headache. Ningning, sit by the brazier and warm yourself up. I'll go get you some water."
With the corners of her mouth slightly raised, Su Ning revealed her cute dimples. She nodded and went back into the house with Yan Bei.
Fu Jiaming, who had disappeared somewhere while she was taking a shower, rushed out upon hearing the sound.
"Suning, how are the people?"
"They were all rescued. The old man took people to send them to the hospital."
Reaching out his hand to warm it by the fire, Suning thought about what had just happened and finally understood why the aunties watching said that when choosing a man, one should open their eyes wide and not only look at the man but also his father, mother and sister-in-law.
Wang Quezi's wife and husband are not very good, but the mother-in-law is really nice, and there is no sister-in-law who causes trouble. I don't know whether to say good or bad when encountering such a situation.
"What are you thinking about?"
"Nothing. By the way, have you swept the snow off the roof?"
"Sweep it, sweep it all."
"While we were waiting for you, we cleaned the roof of your house first. Then when Yan Qi and I sent them back, we cleaned our own house, including the cowshed and pigpen where Old Liu and his family lived."
Fortunately, each brigade attached great importance to these livestock. Not only did they build cowsheds and pigpens, but they also made roofs with the strongest beams and tiles.
Fu Jiaming fiddled with the firewood a few times, turned over the burnt wood covered with a layer of white ash, and threw in one or two new pieces.
After pouring the bath water and putting the big wooden tub back to its original place, Yan Bei quickly returned to the kitchen and sat down next to her.
In just a short while of pouring water, a layer of snow had accumulated on his head and shoulders.
It can be seen that the snow outside not only did not stop, but also showed no signs of getting smaller.
Wu Meng and her mother followed back to the team, feeling embarrassed to disturb them any further, and moved into the health room as soon as they arrived.
We only met briefly and exchanged a few words when I got the medicine box.
It’s snowing so heavily. I wonder if the two quilts we moved over will be enough?
"Ningning is back?"
"Godfather, why are you dressed like this? It's cold, go back to the house and don't freeze!"
"Hey, I was worried because I didn't see you coming back, so just come back!"
Pulling his military coat tightly around him, Zhang Fuxiao explained, and seeing that the man was relieved, he turned around and went back to the house at his persuasion.
When he walked back, he happened to meet Zhang Qi who also stood up to see what was going on. He heard his father say that the three young men were talking by the fire in the kitchen.
After thinking about it, Zhang Qi decided not to go over to disturb him, but went back to their respective rooms.
"Uncle Zhang really treats you like his own daughter!"
"Of course."
Glancing at her expression that said, "Are you talking nonsense?", Fu Jiaming couldn't help but smile. He scratched his head and there was a hint of naivety on his smiling face.
Yes, if she didn't really treat them as her own family, how could she have cared so much about her family's affairs? Besides the kindness of the Zhang family themselves, what she cared about most was her face.
"If the snow keeps falling like this, I'm afraid the roads in and out of the mountains will have to be closed?"
"Based on this situation, I think they will enter the mountain closure period early."
The crackling sound of burning firewood blocked out the severe cold outside.
The three of them sat around the brazier, chatting while roasting the fire, feeling rare and comfortable.
After talking a little about the sudden snowstorm, the topic turned to business.
"Wang Xu, who was secretly guarding my uncle's side, sent back the news. They really couldn't hold back and took action."
Speaking of this, Yan Bei had to be thankful that he had listened to Suning's advice at the time and let Wang Xu go to the farthest Northeast first instead of choosing the nearby Northwest.
Return from the northeast and then turn to the northwest, and have people stay there temporarily.
otherwise…
He clenched his fists hard, and the knuckles made crisp sounds along with the sparks that suddenly flew out.
"How are Uncle Yan and the others? Are they okay?"
"Fortunately, they were found in time, and the rescuers were militiamen formed by the brigade. They only suffered minor injuries which were not fatal."
"Although Wang Xu seems to be a lazy guy at ordinary times, he is quite reliable when he really gets serious about something! It's a good thing you didn't let him come back first!"
Setting a trap and attracting wolves, this old man from the Tong family is really heartless!
If they were not discovered, not only Yan Zijin's family would suffer, but everyone who was breathing around would be killed.
At this point, one has to sigh that Yan Zijin's family of five, including two teachers and three office workers, are all "weak scholars". Even if they followed Yan Changrong's advice and did not give up exercising, they only learned some fancy moves to strengthen their bodies.
If it were Yan Ziyu's family, even Yan Xi's female Tyrannosaurus would not have suffered such a great crisis and was almost wiped out.
But if the situation were really reversed, Yan Zijin's family would have to endure the hard labor in the Northeast.
In the final analysis, this is all the fault of the Tong family and the old man...
Fu Jiaming frowned, the suppressed anger in his heart swelled violently, burning more vigorously than the firewood in the brazier in front of him, "Damn it!"
"We can't let our guard down. We may have a backup plan. Let's not let that kid Axu come back for now."
Yan Bei nodded. That was his reply, but Wang Xu had to trouble himself. He was afraid that he would not be able to return home and would have to spend the New Year alone.
Since the Tong family has not yet achieved their goal, judging by that person's style of doing things, they will definitely not stop easily.
unless…
He lowered his eyes and looked at the orange flame unconsciously.
It is impolite not to reciprocate. We should also give them a big gift so that they don't have the time to ask for more.
"Ningning, you need to prepare a few more doses of your medicine for me."
"Well, okay, I'll find time to do more in the next two days."
…
The next day, the sky still did not clear up and heavy snow continued to fall all night.
The snow piled up in and outside the yard was already as high as an adult's calf.
Hu Yingtao was making a fire in the kitchen and cooking, while Zhang Fu and his son Zhang Qi picked up their tools and started shoveling snow and breaking ice.
Wrapped in two thick cotton-padded jackets, Xiaoqiu looked like a chubby duck and couldn't help swaying as she walked.
Worried that she would catch a cold and get sick, Hu Yingtao wrapped a knitted long red scarf around her neck, with two circles around her neck covering half of her face.
Only his round grape-like eyes were visible, rolling around, filled with joy at seeing the heavy snow.
"Auntie!"
“Hehe~”
Suning slept late last night and got up late. When he left the house, he found that the whole family was already busy.
Even the little guy who was waving his claws at him made a big snowman with the snow that Zhang Fu and the others had shoveled aside.
"The snowman Xiaoqiu made is so pretty!"
"But you can't play in the snow anymore, do you still want your hands?"
My ten fingers were frozen and turned red and swollen like little radishes.
He held her two little paws in both hands and brought them close to his mouth, blew a few breaths of hot air and rubbed them. The itchy feeling on the palms of his hands made Xiaoqiu giggle like silver bells.
Zhang Qi turned around and saw this heartwarming scene, a smile appeared in his eyes, and he stopped sweeping the bamboo broom in his hand.
"Ningning, take Xiaoqiu back to the kitchen to warm up first. Breakfast should be ready soon."
"good…"
“Ningning!”
Hearing the shouts outside the door, Su Ning straightened his bent waist, holding Xiao Qiu in his hands instead of holding hers. As soon as he stood up, he saw Su Jianqun running into the yard with a big breath of white air, "What happened to you, little brother?"
"Ningning, Grandpa asked me to tell you that the snow is too heavy and there may be more snow, so we have to close the mountain in advance!"
As expected, the mountain was closed in advance and no one was allowed to enter or leave.
"Thank you, brother. I understand. Have you had breakfast? Or..."
"I'll go back and eat later. The milk is ready. Ningning, I'm leaving first. I still have to notify a few families!"
"Little brother, slow down and be careful not to fall."
"Hey, don't worry!"
It was not until he ran out of the door and disappeared that Su Ning raised his eyebrows and looked at Zhang Qi, "Brother, I think you and your godfather and godmother should stay with me to celebrate the New Year."
"If the snow continues to fall for days and nights, I'm afraid I won't be able to think about it!"
Zhang Qi's frown relaxed upon hearing this, and he replied with a smile, "At worst, I can use up all my vacation time in the next few years in advance and have a truly relaxing New Year."
"Hahahaha, I think that's great! Let's do it!"
Zhang Fu, who came in from the door, stomped the snow on his feet hard. When he heard what his son said, he immediately expressed his full agreement.
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