Rebirth of Shuangshu

Chapter 42 Bad News

Not long after Lin Xiaoxiao left, Shen Wu found Axiu's father.

"Miss Lin is gone?"

"Just left, benefactor has something to do with Shannv?"

"Nothing. Why do you call her 'Mountain Girl'?"

"Everyone says that she is a mountain girl who descended from the Kunlun Mountains," said Axiu's father with awe in his eyes.

Axiu's family has the most contact with Yangshou Mountain and Niu Shou Mountain, and they have heard a lot of legends about Lin Xiaoxiao's mountain girl.

The reason why Lin Xiaoxiao trusts their family is also because they have already been recognized by their family in the reputation system.

In other words, Axiu's family is a staunch supporter of the mountain girl Lin Xiaoxiao.

"It's so, she is a mountain girl"

Shen Wu still can't believe that Lin Xiaoxiao is a so-called god, but her identity as a mountain girl can explain many of her irrational aspects.

Back then when Lin Xiaoxiao took everyone to Xiao Kunlun Mountain to search for Gui Chao and his party, and used a lot of strange equipment, Shen Wu felt that Lin Xiaoxiao was not like ordinary people, but the urgent situation at that time made him have no time to take care of it.

"She lives in Tancheng?"

"No, Shan Nu lives next door at Niu Shou Mountain."

"When I recover from my injury, I will personally thank you."

Before Lin Xiaoxiao knew about it, Shen Wu became interested in her.

As the saying goes, the sense of security is given to oneself, not to others.

Lin Xiaoxiao still decided to improve the security defense of Niu Shou Mountain.

The ice wall continued to grow higher and thicker.The tunnel digging project in Taoyuan cannot be stopped, and part of the winter supplies are transferred to Taoyuan.The village organizes patrols.

Every job is carried out in an orderly manner.

There are 76 people in the whole village, including the elderly and children.

Zhuang Laoli went to Taoyuan to dig holes every day.

The elderly with handicapped legs stayed in the village to cook.

The youngest children were led by an older child to deliver meals to everyone.

The able-bodied children followed Lin Xiaoxiao to strengthen the ice wall.

At night, Fang Meiya led the patrol with the energetic children.Don't expect them to kill the enemy, the point is to send a warning when a stranger is found going up the mountain.

There are a lot of firecrackers in Lin Xiaoxiao's warehouse, and some of them are used as signal flares.This is the joy of living in a small city on the [-]th line, and there are no restrictions on firecrackers during the Chinese New Year.

The sound of firecrackers can not only wake up the villagers, but also frighten Xiaoxiao.If Lin Xiaoxiao wasn't the kind of ambitious person, she would have tried to make gunpowder.

In short, the entire village has entered a state of defense in full swing.

However, a few days after the first snow, the second snow came.

This time it took two consecutive days.

During the two days when the project was suspended, Lin Xiaoxiao was still not idle, organizing everyone to make simple sleds and snowboards.

The temperature dropped even more after the second snowfall.

Reinforcement of ice walls has been made easier.The height seemed to be over two meters, so Lin Xiaoxiao had to find someone to make some ladders.

"Shannu, how high should the ice wall be?"

"The taller the better, and the thicker the better."

In case the temperature rises, the ice wall will melt, so of course try to be as high and thick as possible.

Lin Xiaoxiao is not sure if Hua Country has entered the cold season this winter, or if it is just like this in Hua Country.But it can be clearly felt that this winter is colder than previous years, and there is more rain and snow.

For ordinary people, every cold winter is a challenge to survival.

Sure enough, the third snow came only four days after the second snow.

The third snow fell for three consecutive days.In order to prevent the snow from crushing the roof, each family has to clear the snow from the roof every once in a while.

There have been three snowfalls at the beginning of this winter, each time getting colder than the last.

The wooden house is really not good in winter.If it wasn't for the electric heater, Lin Xiaoxiao would have been frozen to death at night.

Some people in the village couldn't hold on anymore, so they simply moved into the cave in Taoyuan.Living in a cave is warmer than living in a wooden house.

The snow finally stopped, and everyone went out to clear the snow.

Lin Xiaoxiao brought a group of children to the ice wall and watered it with snow to reinforce it.

Lin Xiaoxiao climbed up the ice wall along the wooden ladder.

Erya followed her up the ice wall and almost fell because the wall was too slippery, but Lin Xiaoxiao grabbed her.

Feeling the effect of the ice wall, Lin Xiaoxiao felt that she would continue to increase the height and width, preferably to the point where the thieves were too lazy to make ladders.

"Mountain girl, look over there, someone is going up the mountain." Erya suddenly shouted.

Lin Xiaoxiao put her hands on her eyebrows and looked towards the sun.

Sure enough, there was a figure riding a donkey wandering up the mountain.

"It's Axiu from Yangshou Mountain. She should have come to see me. Go back and tell Mrs. Jiang to make some ginger soup."

The person who came was indeed Axiu. After drinking a bowl of hot ginger soup, Lin Xiaoxiao brought her into the house.

"It's really cold, my hands and feet are numb." Axiu said while rubbing her hands.

Lin Xiaoxiao took a blanket and let her cover her legs, and put the charcoal basin at her feet.

Lin Xiaoxiao drank a cup of hot tea to warm her throat: "How did you come here in such a cold day?"

"Well, Dad taught me to deliver things to Shannv. The swordsman left this dagger for you."

Axiu took out a sheathed dagger and handed it to Lin Xiaoxiao.

"Swordsman Shen Wu?" Lin Xiaoxiao took the dagger, and the moment she pulled it out, she was blinded by the pattern on it.

This is not an ordinary dagger, it probably came from the old Hu Wangting.

"he's gone?"

"On the first day when it snowed, I walked against the wind and snow," Axiu lowered her head and mumbled, "My brother walked with him."

Ah Chai followed Shen Wu?Went to the rivers and lakes?
"Didn't your father stop your brother?"

"My brother said, 'A good boy has ambitions anywhere', but my father didn't stop him, he just said, 'If you don't want to hang around outside, you can go home'."

This is the ancient chivalrous feelings.

"Did Shen Wu say anything else?"

"He originally wanted to come over and thank you personally, but he seemed to be in a hurry to find someone, and he was afraid that the road would be blocked by heavy snow, so he asked my father to hand over the dagger to you."

"That's all he said? Didn't he say to find someone?"

"I didn't say it."

"He didn't look like he was in a hurry before, why did he suddenly want to find someone?"

"He said that this winter is too cold. He is afraid that someone will freeze to death. The person he is looking for also lives in the mountains. He is worried that something will happen to them, so he must go and see."

The person Shen Wu is looking for is most likely the former prince who returned to the court.

But looking at Shen Wu's attitude changes before and after, could it be that they parted ways?Otherwise, as soon as he woke up, he should rush to find Gui Chao.

Now that Shen Wu is gone, it is always a good thing.

Lin Xiaoxiao thought of another thing and asked Axiu: "Is the winter in Huaguo always as cold as this year? Or is this year especially cold?"

"It wasn't this cold in previous years, but this year is especially cold. If it wasn't for the charcoal bought from Niushou Mountain, my family wouldn't know how to get through this winter."

"Then is your family short of food?"

"It wasn't enough at first, but my brother left, and the food left at home is barely enough for Dad and me."

If it's just cold, ordinary people will try to stay at home.But if there is a shortage of food, it is difficult to say.

(End of this chapter)