Because no one knew when the snow would stop falling, in order to save firewood, everyone agreed to only light fires at night to keep warm.
Then Lin Feng took out the map he carried with him. He had to look around to see if there was a place nearby where they could stay.
The howling of wolves last night was probably because all the wolves in the mountains came out to look for food because of the heavy snow. He had passed by this place with a caravan before, but he had never encountered such weather. Now that the mountains are blocked by heavy snow, if the wolves can't find food, they will probably target them.
Lin Feng, Monkey and others carefully studied the nearby terrain, hoping to find a safe place to stay.
At night, everyone lit firewood, baked cakes and boiled snow water by the fire to keep warm. After filling their stomachs with simple food, they went to bed next to each other. However, everyone had something on their mind and could not fall asleep.
Soon, the sound of wolves howling could be heard in the forest. It was very creepy in the quiet night sky. Everyone who heard the noise suddenly sat up.
Lin Feng made a gesture of silence, signaling everyone to stay calm. Everyone stared at the movements outside the cave with tense expressions. Fortunately, there was no danger and the wolves did not discover them.
In this way, everyone was trapped in the cave for two days. During these two days, they fell asleep accompanied by the smell of mule feces and urine. Li Yan couldn't help but sigh at people's endurance under extreme circumstances!
The wind and snow outside the cave had been blowing non-stop for the past two days. As they watched the snow falling, anxiety slowly grew in their hearts. They knew that staying in the cave might not guarantee safety, and they needed to leave this dangerous area as soon as possible.
Tiezhu: "Brother Feng, when will this rain and snow stop? We're almost out of firewood!"
Monkey: "Right now we shouldn't worry about when the snow will stop. We should think about how to get out now. The snow is so deep that even a mule cart can't pull the goods!"
Everyone was silent in tacit understanding. Everyone had been worried about this matter in their hearts for the past two days.
At this time, Li Yan suddenly said, "Uncle, we can make a sled. With this thing, it will be much easier to pull the mule cart!"
Lin Feng slapped his head. Yes, why didn’t he think that when he was in the north and encountered snowy weather in winter and it was difficult to travel, people would use sleds to transport goods.
The monkey smiled and said, "Miss Li is really smart. Even so many of us didn't expect this!"
After everyone unanimously decided to adopt this suggestion, they quickly took action. They trudged through the snow to find suitable trees. After searching for a while, they finally found a few relatively sturdy trees that were suitable for the sled's crossbars.
So, everyone worked together, took out their tools and began to cut down trees. The sound of felling trees echoed in the cold forest. No one slacked off at all. They knew that time was running out and they had to bring the necessary materials back to the cave before dark.
After much hard work, they successfully felled the trees and cut them into lengths suitable for the sled beams. Next, they began looking for wood suitable for the sled bottoms. Despite the extremely cold weather, everyone was still enthusiastic.
Lin Feng led everyone in trimming the wood into a flat shape. At the same time, they found ropes to make ropes for tying the sled.
After several hours of hard work, a simple but sturdy sled was finally completed. Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Next, they had to make two more simple sleds to haul the goods.
Several people worked until late at night and finally completed the sleds for the three mule carts.
Tiezhu looked at the finished sled and said excitedly, "It would be great if the rain and snow stopped tomorrow. We wouldn't have to stay in this damn place anymore!"
Lin Feng: "Alright, everyone has worked hard today, go to sleep, I'll keep watch!"
There were constant howling of wolves outside the cave. Perhaps because it had been a busy day, everyone was not as fearful as yesterday and gradually fell asleep.
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