After retiring, she went to the countryside and was doted on by rough men

Xia Zhi followed closely behind Zhou Zhengan, her pace was not slow, and her load was not lighter than others.

This is what they have to do, where machines have no role at all and can only be done by manpower.

This kind of thing was done a lot during the summer solstice in previous years.

I am used to silently looking for traces of cattle in this silence.

I don't know how long they walked, but according to their route, they walked for at least five hours.

Finally a vague whine finally led them to a part of the cattle blocked behind a snowdrift.

Only about thirty or so.

Zhou Zhengan immediately dug a gap behind those snowdrifts with a shovel.

The cows that were stuck behind the snowdrift finally came out from behind.

And eagerly came to ask them for hay.

The two little comrades put down the licorice on their shoulders, and the cows immediately ate it hungrily.

Zhou Zhengan counted the number of cows.

The face is tight.

Everyone knows that the number of these cattle is a drop in the bucket compared with those herds.

There are only thirty or so cows, and there are still more than 400 cows that have not been found. Who knows how many parts the snowstorm has divided the herd.

Zhou Zhengan asked the two comrades who had no more hay to go back first.

Following their bare-handed walk won't help.

They continued on for almost an hour.

There is a small pond in front, and a few cows are scattered in the snow mound beside the pond.

Zhou Zhengan counted and found that six of them died in total.

And it is likely that some cattle are buried in the snow and cannot be seen at all.

Everyone's faces were ugly. If this goes on, one can imagine the numbers that can be found.

The carcasses of these cows cannot be thrown here, otherwise it will be cheaper for those wolves.

Zhou Zheng'an sent people back again, and asked other people to come and pull the dead cows back.

Now there are only four people left.

A cow is crawling on the ground and struggling weakly, while a calf is lying beside it.

Xia Zhi hurriedly pulled out the hay on her back and handed it to the cow and calf so that they could fill their stomachs.

The accident happened at this time.

A bull that came out of nowhere rushed towards them desperately.

Apparently saw hay.

The extremely hungry bull now has red eyes, screams frantically, and rushes towards Xia Zhi in front of him with two sharp horns on his head.

It's a completely disregarded situation.

Xia Zhi had never seen a cow go crazy, but now the cow's eyes were obviously red from hunger.

Xia Zhi instinctively backed away in fright.

Zhou Zhengan and the other three comrades hurriedly took off the hay on their backs, and shouted frantically at the bull.

"There is grass here, come here quickly."

They frantically shook the hay in their hands, hoping to attract the bull's attention.

But it was obvious that the bull was already hungry and anxious, and he had already identified Xia Zhi.

Xia Zhi retreated again and again, but the bull's speed was very fast, and he saw the bull rushing towards Xia Zhi.

Once hit, Xia Zhi knew that he might be run over by a bull.

Xia Zhi dropped the hay in his hand, and desperately backed away.

At this moment, Zhou Zhengan's terrified warning sound was suddenly heard.

"Don't retreat anymore, there is ice behind."

It's a pity that the bull didn't even notice that Xia Zhi was out of licorice, but instead lowered his head and knocked Xia Zhi into the pond behind him.

Zhou Zhengan suppressed his exclamation, and hurried forward, running to the edge of the pond.

Near the ice floe, he could no longer move forward, seeing Xia Zhi surfaced.

But the distance between him and Xia Zhi is at least 5m.

It looks like it is 5m, but in fact they are a little powerless now.

The ice under his feet was already creaking. If he took another step forward, he might fall into the water again from this direction.

Zhou Zhengan warned the comrades behind him.

"Don't come here, come here again, the ice will collapse, throw the rope over to me."

The two comrades hurriedly stood where they were, and slowly backed away. Obviously, they also knew that what Zhou Zhengan said was right. It would not be a good thing for all three of them to fall into the water.

Connect the rope around their waists with the rope around Zhou Zhengan's waist.

Zhou Zhengan prostrated himself on the ground and used his body to expand the area to reduce the bearing capacity of the ice.

Move forward slowly, and grab the rope in your hand and throw it forward.

"Summer solstice, continue!"

Xia Zhi had already hung herself there by holding onto the edge of the broken ice with her hands, so as not to be dragged into the water by her heavy clothes.

Hearing Zhou Zhengan's voice, she tried to raise her hand to grab the rope.

But the water temperature was too low, and now people were shivering, and her movements began to become slow and clumsy.

The rope fell into the water.

Zhou Zhengan wanted to move forward, as long as he grabbed Xia Zhi by the collar, he could drag her ashore.

But the ice beneath him began to cry out in protest.

Zhou Zhengan was impatient for the milk powder, he knew that he had to get Xia Zhi out immediately, and Xia Zhi would be frozen in shock in 2 minutes.

At that time, even if he wanted to drag Xia Zhi out, he might not be able to catch anyone.

"Xia Zhi, can you hold on to the rope?"

Xia Zhi's face was as white as snow, and he was shivering in the icy water.

I tried my best to reach out to the rope in the water, but my hand always missed the rope.

And the teeth have begun to fight violently.

Zhou Zhengan slowly crawled towards Xia Zhi one by one.

When Xia Zhi looked up and saw this scene, he shouted in horror.

"No, you mustn't come here. Don't do that."

Zhou Zhengan had already slowed down as much as possible, and stretched out his limbs to spread his weight on the ice.

But even so, he could still feel the ice breaking under his body.

Just an arm's length away.

Just one arm.

As long as he stretches out his hand, he can grab Xia Zhi's collar, but in fact, this distance seems like a natural moat.

The two of them were separated in two places for life.

The ice block Xia Zhi grabbed sank directly as the ice cracked, until she felt the heavy cotton coat dragging her to the bottom of the water.

At this moment, Zhou Zhengan struggled forward, increased his speed and sacrificed his safety.

Almost at the moment Xia Zhi sank, Zhou Zhengan also jumped directly into the water from the ice.

Grabbing Xia Zhi's collar, the weight of the two of them caused more ice blocks around to shatter.

Xia Zhi's weight dragged Zhou Zhengan down as well, but Zhou Zhengan tried his best to slide his arms to carry Xia Zhi, abruptly protruding from the bottom of the water.

"Xia Zhi! Pull you out immediately."

Zhou Zhengan's teeth also began to fight, and the cold invaded from all directions, and his whole body seemed to be frozen into ice in an instant.

He picked up the rope from the water and wrapped it tightly around Xia Zhi's waist.

Xia Zhi's lips have turned blue, and her limbs have started to go numb.

In her two lifetimes combined, she had never been so cold.