Shu Yue finished the water in the cup and counted the days. "It's almost there. Just hold on for another month and spring will be here!"
Shuxin didn't say anything, but her whole body was hoping that time would go faster and faster. She was fed up with this kind of life!
The females in the tribe were already frozen and wilted. They huddled on the kang and chatted with their friends under their quilts.
Looking closely, their expressions weren't as bad as Shuxin's.
Instead, he felt contented, "This year is really good, I didn't get sick from the cold~"
Another female agreed, "Yeah, I'm not sick either. Kang is really great. As long as there's firewood burning, it can stay warm all the time."
Even if they were hungry, they were still warm.
This time of year was the most difficult in previous years, as they were cold and hungry. They watched their friends and relatives starve to death or freeze to death right in front of them. They could only watch helplessly, feeling lucky if they could protect themselves.
This year, not only do they not have to suffer from the cold, but they can also get a small piece of meat every day. They can really wake up smiling in their dreams.
Only after experiencing those dark years do we realize how precious our current life is. We are grateful to the Shuxin sisters from the bottom of our hearts!
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The cold wind was howling, and the biting wind was like a knife scraping on the body, causing pain. The snow stopped half a month ago, but the snow in the forest did not melt.
The sky and the earth are covered in white. If you were not in it, it would be such a beautiful place.
However, the natives here do not think it is beautiful. They even curse all the time, cursing in their hearts because their mouths are frozen.
Barron, who was playing with the little kid, was called out by his tribesmen.
"Chief, a group of foreigners came from outside our tribe. According to the leader, they want to join our tribe." The orc who came to report covered his face with white air when he exhaled, which looked a bit funny.
Barron frowned. "In this kind of weather, they didn't freeze to death?"
The orc said, "Even if they haven't frozen to death, I think they're almost there. They're all sick and can't hold out for a few more days."
Barron sighed and said, "Let's go out and take a look."
"Go find a few people to clean up the cave and give them a place to hide from the cold."
"Yes, Chief!" The orc went to get busy.
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Bailing is the daughter of the chief of the Dadan tribe. She is wrapped in the best and thickest furs of the tribe, and her feet are tied with three layers of animal skins. Even so, her body has long been frozen and numb.
If this tribe no longer takes them in, they can return to the arms of the Beast God.
Perhaps the prayers worked, as the chief of the tribe came out. He was wearing thick animal skins and strange things on his feet. His exposed face was rosy and his eyes were bright, and he did not look like he was suffering from hunger and cold.
Afterwards they were taken to a large, warm cave. Thick animal skin curtains kept the cold wind out, and a fire was lit inside the cave, making the surroundings warm and dry.
The tribesmen reached out to the fire tremblingly, feeling the temperature that made them want to cry.
Bailing was stuffed with a bowl of hot water with a special taste. They said it was ginger soup and drinking it could drive away the cold.
Having not eaten for two days, they drank several bowls of ginger soup with trembling hands until the blood circulation in their bodies resumed.
Dadan tribe leader Lao Hei looked at Barron gratefully, "Thank you, thank you!"
"Can you give us some more food?"
Barron looked troubled. They were running low on food, and they could still get by if they saved some, but with these more people...
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