Vientiane Throne of Civilization

Chapter 181
After closing the window, Zhou Xu sat in front of the stove, threw a few briquettes into it with a sad face, and then started to light the fire to keep warm.

When he designed the house at the beginning, it was to survive the scorching heat and cold winter. For this reason, he certainly thought about lighting a fire indoors to keep warm in winter.

So he designed the stove and chimney for the house from the very beginning.

Later, he thought about building a kang, but now he has no bricks and stones, and the stove is made of bamboo boards wrapped in a thick layer of mud.

But if it is made into a kang, the hollow design will have to be muddy. When he goes up, the kang may not be able to withstand it.

The potential risks dissuaded Zhou Xu from this idea, and he honestly used the stove to burn coal to keep warm.

During this period, as a modern person who basically relied on heating for the winter, Zhou Xu's understanding of coal was very limited.

Coal is something that needs to be precipitated over time. 'Young' coal has a high water content and smokes when it burns, while older coal has a lower water content and less smoke when it burns. no smoke.

Zhou Xu didn't know that the anthracite coal he dug out in the black forest was of excellent quality. It was thanks to the movement of the earth's crust that formed a ground fissure, exposing the mineral deposits buried deep in the ground, which allowed him to dig. Otherwise, it would not be so easy for him to get it.

After the fire was lit, the temperature in the room obviously started to rise.

After that, Zhou Xu quickly put the kettle on the stove shelf, and boiled hot water along with it, so don't waste the firepower.

After finishing what was to be done, Zhou Xu, who hadn't planned to go to bed for the time being, wrapped himself in a quilt and went to the armchair by the fire. Seeing this, Chitose jumped onto his lap nimbly.

All of a sudden, it was snowing heavily outside, and he was leaning on the recliner to warm up by the fire in this room, with Chitose in his hand, it was really comfortable.

But Zhou Xu was not in a relaxed mood. The snow was getting bigger and bigger, which was not a good sign.

This season, the cold climate itself will have an impact on work efficiency, not to mention snow.

Not to mention tribe members slipping and getting hurt...

In the next few days, the heavy snow fell more and more heavily. One night, a commotion came from outside the house, which woke Zhou Xu from his sleep.

Without time to think about it, he quickly wrapped up his rabbit fur coat and prepared to go out to see what happened.

At that moment, Zhou Xu, who pushed the door open, felt the cold wind blowing on his face, just like sharp ice knives, making his cheeks hurt!

During the period, a large amount of wind and snow poured directly into the house, causing the entire temperature in the house to drop several degrees.

The snow was still falling, and there was no sign of stopping at all.

The snow that was shoveled off in the morning, because the snow is getting bigger and bigger, is now piled up thicker.

Seeing Zhou Xu, he went back to the house, put on his coir raincoat and bamboo hat, and then raised the torch and went out against the wind and snow.

The residential areas of their villages and the location of houses are all regular.

The residences of Ye Jinghong, Zhou Zhongshan, and Li Ce are not only more spacious, but also closer to Zhou Xu's residence.

As soon as Zhou Xu went out, he bumped into Ye Jinghong who was also wearing a coir raincoat and a bamboo hat, holding a torch in his hand.

Unlike him, Ye Jinghong had already gone out to confirm the situation.

At this moment, I came here on a special trip to report the situation to him.

"Jinghong, what happened?!"

The cold wind was howling non-stop at night, it was really noisy, their voices were not loud, and they couldn't hear what the other was shouting clearly.

"It's over there in the dormitory. The snow on the roof is so thick that it collapsed the thatched roof!"

Due to technical reasons, the roofs of their houses are basically thatched roofs.

Considering that the wind might blow the thatch away, they specially added a wooden frame to press the thatch roof, and pressed some stones at the same time.

Unexpectedly, the wind didn't blow the roof away, but the thatched roof collapsed after the snow piled up thick.

"Is anyone hurt?!"

"Three people were injured by falling stones, but the house didn't collapse, so it's nothing serious. The wounds were treated by a doctor, and they were temporarily arranged to squeeze in other dormitory rooms. It's too dangerous at night. Wait until dawn After that, it’s time to clear the snow and repair the roof.”

Ye Jinghong, who has been in grassland village for a long time and is in charge of many internal affairs, has long since possessed the ability to take charge of his own affairs.

Coupled with the bonus of natural ability, Zhou Xu doesn't have to worry about doing things at all.

The restless night seemed a bit difficult. After being awakened in the middle of the night, the worry and anxiety in his heart made Zhou Xu not sleep well in the second half of the night, and he didn't even fall asleep at all.

Early the next morning, the wind and snow outside rattled his closed window. Zhou Xu opened his eyes, which were bloodshot. He was completely woken up. As for how he fell asleep yesterday , He has also lost his impression.

The movement outside the window made Zhou Xu's body tense, and he immediately sat up, put on his coat and walked outside the house.

As soon as the door opened, Zhou Xu's expression froze for a moment, and he saw the wind and snow flying wantonly in front of his eyes. The snow was so heavy that it almost obscured the vision and made it difficult for people to see the road clearly.

In just a short while, the wind and snow pouring in almost drowned him.

Zhou Xu, who came back to his senses, hurriedly pushed the door to block the wind and snow from the door, and finally heaved a sigh of relief after the door was successfully closed.

Shaking the snowflakes on his body, he was still in a daze at the moment.

Before crossing, he had only seen such a big snow once.

At that time, there was a blizzard directly, forming a snow disaster.

After a blizzard, the road was blocked by heavy snow, which paralyzed the traffic of the whole city, and since that day was the day of his college entrance examination, he was deeply impressed.

Faced with this kind of natural disaster, even a country with a fairly developed civilization has suffered setbacks. Now they are just a small village living in the primitive era. In this environment, they can basically only let it be slaughtered .

The gust of wind outside the house seemed to be tearing at his doors and windows, causing them to make non-stop noises, which further aggravated Zhou Xu's anxiety.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door suddenly from outside the house.

Zhou Xu regained his energy and hurried to open the door.

At this moment, who else appeared outside the door besides Ye Jinghong and the three of them?

This is also the main reason why Zhou Xu returned to the house immediately, because he was afraid of such a heavy snowstorm, he ran out, Ye Jinghong and the others came to find them, and the two sides accidentally staggered, and things became troublesome.

Before they came to find Zhou Xu, they had already patrolled the village and confirmed the situation. At this moment, the coir raincoats and bamboo hats on each of them were covered with a layer of snow.

Shaking the snow on their bodies, the three quickly entered the house.

At this moment, Ye Jinghong had already started to report before he could catch his breath...

"Boss, we are in big trouble, the roof of our granary has been blown off!"

"..."

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