Jiang Ling didn't mind Li Shanren's words and nodded in gratitude.
Seeing that he couldn't change Jiang Ling's mind, Li Shanren could only swallow back what he wanted to say. Due to the heavy snow and cold weather this year, Li Shanren needed a lot of cotton, and in the end, Jiang Ling only bought about 100 jin from Li Shanren.
Although it was only 100 jin (50 kg), it was enough to solve the problem of keeping many refugees warm. Jiang Ling and Jiang Yaojie then went to the cloth shop and bought all the coarse cloth in the shop.
They sped off towards Lujia Village, pulling a cart full of goods.
The snow continued to fall, and the carriage occasionally slipped on the road, but Jiang Yaojie managed to avoid it each time without serious injury.
Jiang Ling sat inside the carriage, lifted the curtain and looked outside. Everything around her was covered in white snow, a beautiful sight indeed.
But Jiang Ling's mind was not on this. The snow was beautiful, but it had become a disaster. Just as Jiang Yaojie was driving the carriage to the entrance of Lujia Village, several thunderous roars suddenly came from the surrounding valleys.
The sudden sound startled Jiang Ling. Just as she was wondering what was going on with the thunder in the middle of winter...
The rumbling sound reached Jiang Ling's ears again, followed by a sharp and terrifying whistling sound.
As Jiang Ling watched the slabs of snow on the hillside begin to fracturate wildly, an ominous premonition gripped her heart.
"Oh no! It's an avalanche!!" Jiang Ling was about to shout, but she instinctively covered her mouth, worried that her voice would trigger something even more terrible.
Jiang Yaojie, who was sitting outside the carriage, had never seen such a situation before. At this moment, his face was pale, and although it was the cold winter, his clothes on the back were already soaked.
"Mother..." Jiang Yaojie called out tentatively.
"Don't talk! Hurry! Hurry! Make the horse run faster!" Jiang Ling whispered a reminder.
Jiang Yaojie gritted his teeth and fiercely lashed the whip, making a "crack crack crack" sound as it struck the horse.
But it was too late. The merciless snow slid down at an extremely fast speed, swallowing up Jiang Ling and Jiang Yaojie in just an instant.
Jiang Ling felt dizzy and her body slammed uncontrollably against the inner wall of the carriage. The intense pain terrified her. Although she tried her best to stay awake, she fainted after a sharp pain in her head.
Jiang Yaojie, who was sitting outside the carriage, was in no better shape. The immense weight of the snow made him dizzy and disoriented, and he collapsed to the ground.
Just when Jiang Ling thought she was about to die here, Hu Yue'er, who was heavily pregnant, witnessed everything that happened not far away.
Startled by the avalanche, she fell to the ground. A few seconds later, as if she had thought of something, she scrambled to her feet and ran toward the village chief's house.
The noise gradually reached Jiang Ling's ears. At this moment, Jiang Ling felt unbearable pain all over her body, and her forehead was burning with pain.
Jiang Ling let out a soft groan and dazedly opened her eyelids.
"Ah! Madam! Madam, you're awake!!" The scream almost pierced Jiang Ling's eardrums, and she subconsciously frowned.
"Oh my god! Girl, you're finally awake! You scared me to death!"
"My goodness, Sister-in-law Jiang! You're awake!"
"Mother...mother...wuwu mother..."
A series of noises followed, and Jiang Ling drowsily watched the figures gradually become clearer in front of her.
"Huh? Erleng's wife? Lightning's mother? Hu Yue'er?... And Suihe? Nianci?" Jiang Ling suddenly opened her eyes when she saw the last two people who were already crying their eyes out.
"Mother! You're awake! Waaah! Mother, you scared me to death!" Jiang Suihe and Nianci threw themselves on Jiang Ling and burst into tears.
At this moment, Jiang Ling's head was still a little dizzy. As soon as she moved slightly, she felt dizzy, lightheaded, and a little nauseous.
She lay helplessly on the bed, frowning as she looked at the things in front of her, and said in a hoarse voice, "Wh...what's wrong?"
"Jiang Shi, my God, you and Yaojie encountered an avalanche on your way back!" The village chief said with a frown as he stood to the side.
"Yes! Yaojie! Where is Yaojie! How is Village Chief Yaojie?" Jiang Ling panicked at the mention of Jiang Yaojie. She tried to sit up, but as soon as she moved her body, the feeling of nausea swept over her again.
Jiang Ling quickly asked in a hoarse voice.
"Don't panic, Yaojie is fine. He just suffered some minor injuries. Doctor Zhu is applying medicine to him right now!" The village chief was worried that something might happen to Jiang Ling, so he quickly comforted her.
Hearing that Jiang Yaojie was alright, Jiang Ling felt relieved. Suddenly, she remembered the cotton and coarse cloth in the carriage and frowned anxiously, asking, "How are the cotton, coarse cloth, and the carriage?"
"Jiang, don't worry. The cotton and coarse cloth were only wet from the snow. We dried them with fire while you were unconscious. There was a problem with the carriage canopy, but I've already fixed it!"
Hearing that everything was alright, Jiang Ling finally felt relieved.
Just as she relaxed, perhaps due to a major emotional upheaval, Jiang Ling's stomach churned violently, and she couldn't help but vomit.
Seeing this, everyone hurriedly brought out Doctor Zhu. After taking Jiang Ling's pulse again, Doctor Zhu determined that there seemed to be something wrong with Jiang Ling's head.
With his medical skills, he could only prescribe some common medicines to relieve the symptoms, but it would be difficult to cure the disease. He still suggested that Jiang Ling go to the county town to find a doctor.
"What...what's wrong with me?" Hearing Doctor Zhu's words, Jiang Ling frowned and looked around at the people asking questions.
The village chief sighed helplessly, glanced at everyone, and said to Jiang Ling, "You encountered an avalanche when you came back. Hu Yue'er happened to be at the village entrance. If she hadn't seen that scene, you probably would have been in grave danger! It took us all a lot of effort to dig you out of the snow!"
"At that time, you and Jiang Yaojie were both unconscious, and there was blood on your forehead. We were all terrified!"
Speaking of this, the village chief patted his chest with lingering fear, seemingly unwilling to recall that scene.
Jiang Ling was also terrified. If she hadn't been lucky, she probably would have really died there.
"Mother...Mother...Mother! How are you?" Jiang Yaojie's anxious voice came from outside.
Jiang Yaojie appeared before Jiang Ling with red eyes, and almost burst into tears when he saw her pale face.
"Silly son, I'm fine. I'm just glad to see you're alright!" Jiang Ling smiled and patted Jiang Yaojie's head to comfort him.
At this moment, Jiang Ling's gaze fell on the village chief. She looked at him and said, "Village chief, I need to ask you for a favor. I bought those cotton cotton from Li Shanren, and there's also some coarse cloth. Could you find a few skilled craftsmen in the village to help make a batch of winter clothes? They'll cost 10 copper coins each. The weather is so cold now, and I'm really worried that those who don't have winter clothes will catch a cold!"
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