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Chapter 246 It’s Snowing (please subscribe and vote monthly)

Just as I was getting ready to go to bed, I heard a knocking sound on the side of the wooden house.

Qingyan was startled, she thought some wild beast was coming, she probed out her consciousness, and found that it was a big bear.

She asked Chou Chou with some confusion: "Why is the big bear knocking on the wall? Didn't you feed it fodder?"

Chou Chou directly sent a message to Big Bear to ask, and then said to Qingyan: "It's snowing outside, and Big Bear said it was cold and wanted to come inside."

Qingyan sat up, took out the spirit stone to light up the room, and said with some embarrassment: "There is no room in this room, the big bear is too big."

Chou Chou jumped off the bed and walked around the room, then directly put away the tables, chairs, benches, cupboards and wardrobes.

Then he turned to Qingyan and said, "It should be fine now."

Qingyan looked at the door of the wooden house again, Chou Chou waved her hand and said, "I'll bring it in directly, instead of going through the door."

As soon as he finished speaking, the big bear appeared in the house.

Daxiong's big eyes were confused for a moment, and when he saw that he had changed his environment, and then saw Qingyan and ChouChou, he became excited, stamped his hooves, and snorted at them.

Qingyan put on her clothes and got up and wiped the snow off her body with a cloth. There was also a temporary shed outside, which only covered the top and bottom. It was hollow in the middle, so the snow was all on the right side of it. Soon Just wipe it dry.

After wiping it, he patted its head and said: "Don't stomp your feet, and then you will leak the floor, you are really talented, and you know how to knock on the wall.

You are in the house tonight. If you poop and urinate, it will make a squeaking sound. You cannot do it in the house. "

The big bear stood obediently, tilted his big head and blinked, then nodded and rubbed her hand again.

Qingyan threw the cloth towel aside and climbed onto the bed again, and said to Chouchou: "It will definitely get colder and colder in the future, it's better to walk around during the day, the temperature is lower at night, and the bear will definitely be cold outside, but it's always crowded like this It’s not a solution. It’s fine when I’m sleeping, but it’s troublesome when I’m cooking and eating.”

Chou Chou said indifferently: "That's not easy to handle. Just make a wooden house in the space. Then put it door to door with this door connected to this side, and the temperature should not be too high." It’s too low, just right for the big bear inside.”

Qingyan's eyes lit up. This was really a solution. The two-room wooden house could have been dismantled into two separate ones. The only disadvantage was that there was no bottom underneath. If the stone kang and furniture were put in, every It’s troublesome to take it out in batches every time.

It's okay to put only half of it, and it won't affect the wooden house.

After finding a way to deal with it, Qingyan fell asleep quickly. Today was considered a day of driving. There were always people on the road, and there was no way to let the horse run by itself. She was resting in the car and was already sleepy.

When she woke up the next morning, she felt that it was extremely bright outside the window, and it could even shine through the sheepskin she hung up yesterday.

She got up and got dressed. She first raised the curtains to make the room brighter. There was a thick layer of breath on the plastic sheet, so she couldn't see outside at all.

She went to look at the stone stove and found that the coals were still burning. No wonder it wasn't cold in the room at all.

"I added some charcoal two hours ago. It snowed yesterday, so it must be cold." Chou Chou also got up, sitting on the kang and said to her.

"Let me tell you, this charcoal can't last all night. Thank you for your hard work."

Qingyan poured some water into the wooden basin, brushed her teeth and washed her face before opening the door and going out.

As a result, he was frozen back again, and he said to Chou Chou: "Hurry up and get me thick cotton clothes. The temperature is dropping at any time. It feels like it should be several degrees below zero."

As soon as she went out, she felt her face hurt from the cold, and the temperature was definitely below minus five degrees, so she couldn't blame the big bear for crying out for the cold yesterday.

She put on a thick cotton coat and cotton shoes wrapped with a layer of cowhide and walked out. Once she got out of the wooden house, she could no longer see the steps. You must know that their wooden house was dozens of centimeters above the ground, and now the snow was even with the floor. , it can be seen that it is really not small.

Of course, it may also be related to the fact that this is a low-lying area. After all, the northwest wind is strong and it is very likely that the snow will be blown in.

She looked around with her spiritual consciousness, and it was indeed true. The snow at higher places was much shallower, only about ten centimeters.

Qingyan returned to the house, closed the door, and said to Chou Chou: "We have to leave quickly before the snow is compacted and the road is not so slippery, otherwise we will not be able to enter the mountain."

Fortunately, the snow has stopped now. If it continues to rain, I may have to find another place to live. The snow is too thick and the carriage cannot go up the mountain.

Chou Chou nodded and stood up immediately.

Qingyan removed the stone slab beside the stone stove and let the fire start. She poured the water out of the pot, poured in a small pot of mutton soup, and heated up a few steamed buns.

There was no need to set the table, she and Chou Chou ate directly by the stove.

After feeding Richie and Big Bear again, we put the wooden house away.

Chou Chou took them into the space together, and then let them out together with the carriage after running onto the road.

Fortunately, there was no one on the road at this time, maybe it was still early, or maybe it was snowing, but it just gave them time to operate.

At the roadside, the carriage was hitched to the big bear. Before putting the hitch on, he was covered with a layer of sheepskin, which could keep him warm and reduce the force of the rope's strangulation.

After finishing these things, Qingyan put on a big cloak. She couldn't help but feel the pain on her face and hands caused by the snowflakes blown by the northwest wind. Only then did she realize that the difference between imagination and reality was too far.

She originally thought that she would save this sheepskin cloak for the coldest time of the twelfth lunar month, but she didn't expect that the snow would be a bit unbearable now. She really couldn't imagine what it would be like if it was colder.

The road up the mountain went smoothly. Fortunately, the mountain road here has been used for I don’t know how many years and has become very mature, so it is not very steep.

Otherwise, even if the snow is not compacted, the wooden wheels of this carriage will not scratch the ground like the rubber wheels at the back and will easily slip.

A relatively gentle uphill climb like this is still possible, plus the strength of the big bear is stronger than that of an ordinary horse.

Apart from the sheepskin mattress underneath, there was nothing else placed on the carriage. Even the frames previously hung at the front and rear were retracted into the space, just to reduce the weight.

The carriage is not very strenuous when moving, and it is even less strenuous than on the ground without snow. After all, the snow can reduce friction, making it faster to slide forward.

Feeling the occasionally slipping wheels, Qingyan suddenly thought of something and said to Chou Chou: "If the snow gets heavier in the future, we won't be unable to walk. We can change the wheels of this carriage into a sled, which will be faster than wheels." It's more suitable for walking in the snow." Chou Chou also agreed, "It's true, but just use a carriage to modify it. That would be too wasteful. It's better to go to the next town to customize one.

The snow here in winter might be ready-made, but even if not, as long as we tell you the style or draw a drawing, a carpenter can probably make it. Don't underestimate the wisdom of the ancient working people. "

The journey up the mountain took a day and a night. At dawn, the carriage reached the top of the mountain, and lunch was also served in the carriage.

The charcoal stove was used to heat the stewed meat directly in the carriage, and then the ready-made hot sesame cakes were taken out and eaten.

Qingyan asked Chou Chou to put those cold steamed buns and sesame pancakes aside and eat them hot when she stopped to rest. Now she can just eat the ready-made ones when she is on the road.

In fact, the stewed meat before was not cold in the space, but it was definitely not like when it was first made. They were all eaten and then put into the space, so heat it up, and it tastes better when it is a little hot.

They didn't meet anyone on the way. Maybe even if someone had rested in the mountains before, they would pack up their things and leave as soon as it snowed, for fear of being snowed in the mountains.

We walked for a day and arrived at the top of the mountain in the middle of the night. Yes, it was the top of the mountain, the highest point of the mountain.

Once here, you can see the scenery on both sides even without using your spiritual consciousness.

Although it was completely white after the snow fell, they could still see a village not far from the foot of the mountain in the direction they were going down the mountain.

They live in cave dwellings with layers of layers at the foot of the mountain. You can see people, cattle and sheep moving around in their yards.

Qingyan wanted to continue on her way, but she had been walking for a day and a night. Even if she and Chou Chou were not tired, Big Bear couldn't hold on for that long, so she could only rest here.

The sky didn't look like it was going to continue to snow. It was already daytime on the second day, there were no clouds in the sky, and the sun was about to come out, so I felt relieved and found a flat place to rest on the top of the mountain.

Let Chou Chou use his spiritual consciousness to look at the situation on both sides of the road, and found that there were people walking this way on the road, and there were people on both sides, so he didn't take out the wooden house, so he used straw curtains and oilcloth to surround the carriage. got up.

Because it is on the top of a mountain, it can block the wind blowing from both sides. Then the carriage is unloaded from the big bear and the shaft is placed on a short tree branch.

Then he built a fire pit with stones in the middle and lit the fire with charcoal so that the big bear would not get too cold. He also fed it water and fodder so that it could rest for a while.

Qingyan, Youqian and Chouchou were lighting the charcoal stove in the carriage. Since there was no chimney, they did not dare to block the curtain in front of the carriage, leaving only a crack.

The direction in which the carriage was parked was good. It faced the southeast, with its back to the northwest wind. Although some air conditioning came in, it wasn't too uncomfortable.

Qingyan was wrapped in a big cloak and hugging Youqian.In addition to the stove, the temperature was not bad, and I fell asleep in a short while.

She wasn't worried about the fire outside going out. Chou Chou would add charcoal to it from time to time.

Because of the snow, it's hard to find dry branches on this mountain. Whatever you get out of the snow will have some moisture and will smoke when burned, so you might as well use charcoal in the space to burn it.

Although there is not such a big flame, the temperature is not low, even higher than an open flame.

The space around them is relatively large, so the big bear can turn around in it. It will bake one side and then the other, otherwise the other side will get cold.

Anyway, stopping like this is considered a rest, and you can sleep for a while.

The same goes for Qingyan. Although she also slept in the car last night, after all, it is a mountain road like this. Even if there is snow at the bottom, it is quite bumpy. She is uncomfortable sleeping no matter what, and wakes up countless times, so now she can sleep well. Quite comfortable.

Until she was awakened by a burst of noise, she opened her eyes in a daze, used her consciousness to look out, and saw a motorcade walking on the road not far away.

The convoy used bullock carts, ten of them in total. The carts were pulling something. The bullocks were struggling to move, and they were mooing as they walked.

There was no shed on the car, it was just covered with oilcloth. Qingyan looked inside curiously and found bags of food under the oilcloth.

There was a lot of unmelted snow on the oilcloth, and they must have braved the snow to come here. I don't know if it was the merchants or the court who were transporting food in this snowy day.

The reason why it was said that there was noise before was because of the braying of the cows and the scolding of people driving the cows.

Maybe they were thinking of rushing before the snow was compacted, so the team quickly reached the top of the mountain.

He didn't stop when he saw the barrier on their side, so he just looked towards them.

Qingyan didn't think it was strange either. There were probably not many people resting on the top of the mountain. There was also relatively plain flat land halfway up the mountain, which was leeward from the wind.

Also, you may wonder why they brought so many straw curtains and tarpaulins with them when they only went out, and they were able to surround the carriage, which was enough to fill the carriage.

The people in the motorcade just took a look and went straight past. Seeing this, Qingyan stopped paying attention to the other party, and just lay down and fell asleep.

Until noon, she woke up purely from hunger.

I don't know if anyone passed by here again, but they walked over without making a sound.

After getting out of the car and doing some exercise, I saw that the fire in the fire pit was still burning, but not as big as before. The temperature at noon had risen a lot with the sun, and it wasn't that cold even without the fire.

Chou Chou asked the big bear if he had rested well. Knowing that the big bear was almost rested, he got him some fresh fodder and warm water. After lunch, he got into the car and set off again.

Before they left, they completely extinguished the fire candy, even collecting the remaining charcoal that was not fully burned, leaving no sparks, otherwise it would cause a wildfire.

Going down the mountain was much easier than going up the mountain. Although it was a little slippery, it was okay. Big Bear was strong and could still control the car.

In addition, Chou Chou also helped control the carriage with his spiritual consciousness from time to time, so they soon reached the foot of the mountain.

It took a day and a night to go up the mountain, but it only took half a day and a night to get there. They rested for two or three hours on the mountainside before continuing, otherwise they would have arrived in the middle of the night.

When we arrived at the foot of the mountain, we didn't rest in the village at the foot of the mountain. After all, the village was not big and there were no shops. There was no need to stay in other people's homes. It was better to find an open space and take out a small wooden house for comfort.

It is better to seize the time and rush on the road, find a town or county with an inn and restaurant to rest for two days, replenish some things, and see if you can make a sleigh to prepare.

(End of this chapter)