Chapter 181 Heavy Snowfall
After closing the window, Zhou Xu sat in front of the stove, threw a few coal balls into the stove with a worried look on his face, and then started to light a fire to keep warm.
He originally designed the house to survive the hot summers and cold winters, so of course he had thought about lighting a fire indoors to keep warm in the winter.
So from the very beginning, he designed a stove and chimney for the house.
Later he thought about making a kang, but he had no bricks or stones after all, so the stove was made of bamboo boards wrapped in a thick layer of mud.
But if it is made into a kang, it has a hollow design and has to be covered with mud. When he lies on it, the kang may not be able to withstand it.
The potential risks made Zhou Xu give up this idea, and he just used the stove to burn coal for heating.
During this period, as a modern person who once relied on heating to survive the winter, Zhou Xu had very limited knowledge of coal.
Coal is something that takes time to settle. Young coal has a high water content and produces a lot of smoke when burned. The older the coal, the lower its water content and produces less smoke, or even no smoke.
Zhou Xu didn't know that what he dug out from the black forest was extremely high-quality anthracite. It was thanks to the movement of the earth's crust that cracks were formed, exposing the minerals buried deep in the earth, which allowed him to dig it out. Otherwise, it would not have been so easy for him to get it.
After the fire started, the temperature in the room began to rise noticeably.
Afterwards, Zhou Xu quickly placed the kettle on the shelf of the stove and boiled a pot of hot water at the same time to avoid wasting the firepower.
After finishing what he had to do, Zhou Xu, who had no intention of going to bed for the time being, wrapped himself in a quilt and moved to the chair by the stove. Seeing this, Qiansui jumped onto his legs swiftly.
For a moment, it was windy and snowy outside, but he was leaning on a recliner in the room, warming himself by the fire, rubbing Qiansui in his hand. It was really comfortable.
But Zhou Xu was not in a relaxed mood. The snow was getting heavier and heavier, which was not a good sign.
In this season, the cold weather itself affects work efficiency, not to mention the snow.
Not to mention the tribesmen slipping and getting injured…
In the next few days, the snow fell heavier and heavier. One night, a commotion outside the house woke Zhou Xu from his sleep.
Without time to think, he quickly wrapped himself in his rabbit fur coat and prepared to go out to see what was going on.
At that moment, Zhou Xu pushed the door open and felt the cold wind blowing in his face like a sharp ice knife, scratching his cheeks so hard that it hurt!
During this period, a large amount of wind and snow poured directly into the house, causing the temperature inside the house to drop by several degrees.
The snow is still falling and there is no sign of stopping.
The snow that was shoveled away in the morning has now piled up even thicker because the snow is falling heavier.
When Zhou Xu saw this, he went back into the house, put on a straw raincoat and a bamboo hat, then raised a torch and went out in the wind and snow.
The residential areas and houses in their villages are arranged in a regular pattern.
The residences of people like Ye Jinghong, Zhou Chongshan and Li Ce are more spacious and closer to Zhou Xu's residence.
As soon as Zhou Xu went out, he ran into Ye Jinghong, who was also wearing a straw raincoat and a hat and holding a torch in his hand.
Unlike him, Ye Jinghong had already gone out to confirm the situation.
I came here specially to report the situation to him.
"Jinghong, what happened?!"
The cold wind was howling non-stop that night, making a lot of noise. If they didn't speak louder, they couldn't hear what each other was shouting.
"It's over there in the dormitory. The snow on the roof is too thick and it has collapsed the thatched roof!"
Due to technical reasons, the roofs of their houses are basically made of thatched roofs.
Taking into account the problem that strong winds might blow the thatch away, they added a wooden frame on top of the thatched roof after laying it, and also put some stones on it.
Unexpectedly, the wind did not blow the roof away, but the thick snow piled up and collapsed the thatched roof.
"Is anyone hurt?!"
"Three people were injured by the falling rocks, but the house didn't collapse, so it's not a big deal. Doctors were called in to treat their injuries, and they were temporarily arranged to squeeze into other dormitories. It's too dangerous at night. We'll clear the snow and repair the roof after daybreak."
Ye Jinghong, who has been in charge of many internal affairs in Caoyuan Village for a long time, has long possessed the ability to stand on his own.
With the added bonus of his natural abilities, Zhou Xu doesn't have to worry about anything when it comes to doing things.
The restless night seemed a bit difficult to endure. After being awakened in the middle of the night, the worry and anxiety in his heart made Zhou Xu sleep uneasily in the second half of the night, and he hardly slept at all.
The next morning, the wind and snow outside made his closed windows rattle. Zhou Xu opened his eyes, which were bloodshot. He was completely woken up by the noise. As for how he fell asleep yesterday, he had no recollection of it.
The noise outside the window made Zhou Xu's body tense up. He immediately sat up, put on his coat, and walked out of the house.
As soon as the door opened, Zhou Xu's expression was stunned for a moment. He saw the snow flying wildly in front of him. The snow was so heavy that it almost blocked his vision and made it impossible to see the road clearly.
In just a short while, the wind and snow that rushed in almost drowned him.
Zhou Xu came to his senses and quickly pushed the door to keep the wind and snow out. Only after the door was successfully closed did he finally breathe a sigh of relief.
He shook off the snowflakes on his body, still looking a little dazed.
Before the time travel, he had only seen snow this heavy once.
At that time, a heavy snowstorm occurred, causing a snow disaster.
After a snowstorm, heavy snow blocked the roads, paralyzing traffic in the entire city. Since that day was the day of his college entrance examination, he was deeply impressed.
Faced with this kind of natural disaster, even a country with a fairly developed civilization suffered setbacks. Now they are just a small village living in the primitive era. Living in such an environment, they can basically only allow themselves to be slaughtered.
The howling wind outside the house seemed to be tearing at his doors and windows, making them make constant noises, further exacerbating Zhou Xu's anxiety.
Just then, there was a sudden knock on the door outside the house.
Zhou Xu perked up and ran to open the door.
At this moment, who else could appear outside the door except Ye Jinghong and the other three?
This was also the main reason why Zhou Xu immediately returned to the house. He was afraid that in such a heavy snowstorm, if he ran out, Ye Jinghong and the others would come and the two sides would accidentally miss each other, which would cause trouble.
Before coming to find Zhou Xu, they had already patrolled the village and confirmed the situation. At this moment, a layer of white snow had fallen on their straw raincoats and hats.
After shaking off the snow on their bodies, the three of them quickly went into the house.
Before he could even catch his breath, Ye Jinghong had already started reporting...
"Chief, we are in big trouble. The roof of our granary has been blown off!"
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