"It's alright, the temperature is dropping pretty quickly, and the north wind is picking up too. How much is left? If not, I'll keep it; don't load it onto the plane."
"This is the last trip. Let's pack up and leave. I've already put the rest in my spatial storage."
"Beijing has provided a lot of good stuff this time, not only cold-resistant seeds for grains, but also many newly developed high-tech products."
Xiao Lingfeng spoke with excitement on his face, this trip to Beijing was definitely worthwhile.
"I'll go back and get the suitcases, so let's not delay any longer," Jian Ning said, then went back into the base, picked up the suitcases the two of them had brought, and quickly walked out.
Everything had been packed up. The soldier who led them over shook hands with the two of them.
He urged, "Everything's done. Be careful on the road and hurry up before it gets cold."
"Okay, see you again sometime!"
Xiao Lingfeng pulled Jian Ning onto the plane, which flew straight into the dark night sky.
"I'm in such a hurry to get back because I'm worried that our base might not have known about the cold wave and might not have been prepared. If some soldiers working outside suddenly get cold, it would be a huge loss."
While flying the plane, Xiao Lingfeng explained to Jian Ning why he was in such a hurry to go back.
"Is a cold wave really that scary?" Jian Ning died young in her previous life and had never experienced one.
"Think about it, it's like suddenly turning on the freezer mode of a refrigerator. A person outdoors definitely couldn't stand it."
Even indoors, if the heating isn't working properly, you'll freeze to death. In my past life, I personally witnessed many people freeze to death because they didn't prepare for the cold in time and underestimated the power of cold waves.
“I understand what you’re saying. Then let’s not fly the plane. Flying back on a sword is just a waste of spiritual energy, but at this critical moment, every second can be a lifesaver.” Jian Ning became anxious upon hearing this.
The older brother and sister-in-law, mother-in-law and sister-in-law in the villa are all very close relatives.
Although there are enough heating supplies, what if a cold wave comes while they are sleeping? The stoves in the house will be smoldering and not providing a continuous temperature, so they could easily freeze to death.
"Okay, let's go."
Xiao Lingfeng found a flat spot to park the helicopter, then stored it in his spatial storage. He and Jian Ning held hands and flew away on their swords. They were incredibly fast, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
To conserve spiritual energy, Xiao Lingfeng first carried Jian Ning, and then the two switched places. This method was much faster, and Jian Ning, being at the Golden Core stage, could fly for significantly longer than Xiao Lingfeng.
They only exchanged places once, and in less than an hour, the two returned to the vicinity of the base.
The wind was already blowing very hard, and if it weren't for the air resistance, they could have gotten back even faster.
Xiao Lingfeng took the helicopter out of his spatial storage, and the two of them got in and flew back to the base.
After getting off the plane, Xiao Lingfeng instructed the soldiers who came to investigate to put everything on the plane into storage, and then rushed to the regimental headquarters.
Jian Ning went home by herself. When she entered the house, she found that the living room was only slightly warm. It was a little warmer in the bedroom, but it was only about sixteen or seventeen degrees Celsius.
"Mom, we're not home, but you and Tian Tian can't get cold. Don't be stingy with the fire, it's so cold outside, and the temperature is going to drop again."
"We haven't tried it yet, but it's fine to sit on the kang (heated brick bed) inside the house." Aunt Wang felt that there weren't many people in the family, so burning so much firewood and coal would be a waste.
"Why are you back so soon? I thought you'd be staying out for a few more days."
"Have you eaten yet? I'll go cook some dumplings for you." Aunt Wang said, putting on her shoes on the kang (a heated brick bed) to get out of bed. Jian Ning stopped her.
"Mom, I've eaten. Ling Feng hasn't come back from the regimental headquarters yet. We heard from Beijing that a cold wave is predicted to come and the temperature will drop."
I was worried that they wouldn't light a fire at home and that you'd all get cold. And when I got back, I was right. Please don't come down. I'll light another fire inside."
"It's already below minus seventy degrees Celsius, and they're still going to lower the temperature? Are they trying to kill us ordinary people?"
Aunt Wang muttered to herself, but she persisted nonetheless; she was a person who couldn't stay idle.
Together with Jian Ning, they lit all the fireplaces in the house. With the roaring flames, the temperature in the room quickly rose by several degrees.
Jian Ning took the walkie-talkie and told Jian Anping about the coming cold wave. Soon they heard people coming out of their house and carrying coal into the house.
A short while later, the base's loudspeaker blared out, reminding the people inside that a cold wave was coming.
Try to avoid going out and increase the heating power indoors. Hang in there for the next two or three days, and once the cold wave passes, you can return to normal life.
After hearing the announcement over the loudspeaker, the base immediately became lively.
People quickly came out and carried things they could use for firewood into the house. Luckily, this place was surrounded by mountains; there was nothing else but plenty of trees, branches, and twigs.
Every household stocked up on these. Now they've come in handy.
After a brief period of noise outside, things quickly quieted down. It seemed that everyone had their doors and windows tightly shut, and following the base's instructions, they had stored up supplies for starting a fire, waiting for the cold wave to arrive.
About half an hour later, the wind outside suddenly picked up and howled sharply. Snowflakes began to fall heavily.
Just then, the courtyard door creaked open, and a moment later Xiao Lingfeng, his head covered in snowflakes, opened the door and walked in.
Jian Ning quickly went over to help him brush the snowflakes off his body.
He asked with concern, "Is it cold outside?"
"It's cold, the kind of cold that chills you to the bone. It's a bit better now that it's just snowing, but the temperature will probably drop by at least ten degrees tomorrow. The regimental commander has already given the order that the soldiers at the base don't need to stand guard anymore."
In this cold weather, no one or animal will come near; they would die anyway.
"And all outdoor activities at the base have been suspended."
"We told everyone to stay home, and we cadres were on standby. We weren't worried about anything else, but we were concerned about the quality of the houses that were built later. We worried they might collapse under the weight of heavy snow."
"Go warm up by the fireplace. It's okay, we were prepared this time, we'll definitely get through this."
Jian Ning pushed Xiao Lingfeng to sit down in front of the fireplace. The fire was bright red, and soon Xiao Lingfeng felt warm all over.
Hearing Xiao Lingfeng's voice from inside the house, Aunt Wang came out and went to the kitchen to cook hot dumplings for the two of them.
"Come on, have some more. Lingfeng, drink some hot dumpling water to warm yourself up."
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