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Chapter 154 Snow Disaster
"Dad, these two sleds need to be bigger."
Lin Shu walked around the newly built sled, touching it here and there with a curious look on her face.
"Little sister, let's try harnessing the horse," Lin Hongyi suggested.
"Okay!
It's snowing heavily and there are few people on the road, so it's a good time to go out for a stroll." Lin Shu nodded in agreement.
I haven't gone out for two days and I'm feeling a bit bored.
To prevent freezing and slipping, wrap the horse's legs with fur to keep them warm.
Of course, we will not forget to install horseshoes with anti-slip nails on the horse's hooves.
We jumped onto the new sled and shouted as we drove out of the inn.
...
It was snowing heavily and there were hardly any pedestrians on the white streets.
The shops were closed as if they had received a notice, and there was not even a peddler carrying poles.
Ding~ding~dang~
A sleigh was running happily through the streets and alleys, and the people on the sleigh were all wearing sheepskin clothes.
A big black dog with strong limbs, wearing a white sheepskin coat.
Running happily in the snow, frolicking back and forth.
From time to time, it rolled over in the snow, and a small gray thing on its back would squeak and squawk in fear, as if it were cursing someone.
People hiding in the house to keep warm, standing by the window with their necks hunched, spying on the happy people and dogs on the street.
"Whose dog is it? It's so fat."
"Slurp, stewing dog meat in a pot is so delicious that it will kill you."
……
The sled keeps moving forward, leaving behind a lot of sour words and delusions.
The sled stopped in front of the closed city gate, leaving a mess of footprints on the white snow, with a little mud.
The soldiers who were being paid were warming themselves by the fire inside the sentry post.
"Eh~Eh~"
The neighing of horses woke up the soldiers who were warming themselves by the fire, and they spoke impatiently outside.
"The city gates will be opened for one hour at the beginning of the Chen hour, and will not be opened at other times.
Go back to where you came from, and do not linger at the city gate."
"Thank you for telling us, sir. We will leave now." Lin Erzhuang jumped off the sled and bowed.
He turned the horse around by the reins, jumped on the sled and drove away quickly.
"Where did this fat dog come from? What a pity." The soldier guarding the city said with regret as he looked through the crack in the door at the big dog running away.
"Except for the rich and powerful, who can afford to keep a dog? People are almost starving to death." Soldier B said dissatisfiedly.
"Damn it, why don't you come to change the defense? I'm almost freezing to death."
"Yeah, I don't know what happened today. It's been more than half an hour and no one has come yet."
"You only know how to bully us. We must find a way to pay it back next time."
The two men were cold and hungry and complained a lot. Seeing the last piece of charcoal fire burn out, they had to take down the stools to keep warm.
...
outside the city.
Heavy snow for two consecutive days blocked the porridge distributors' progress.
The refugees who were deprived of food supplies wrapped themselves in all the clothes they had and hid in the shacks, shivering to keep warm.
The flimsy shack made creaking sounds.
‘Boom~’
The shack could not bear the weight of the snow and eventually collapsed to the ground.
The creaking shacks collapsed one after another as if they were infected.
Screams, shouts, and running sounds.
The refugees hiding in the shacks rushed outside.
Pushing and trampling, the weak ones become stepping stones for others once they fall down.
Can't get up anymore.
The flying snowflakes watched quietly these tragic scenes.
Behind the tall walls of the county town, it became the only lifeline in the eyes of the refugees.
"Bang, bang, bang~"
'Papapapa~'
There was a violent knock on the door, which frightened the two grumbling soldiers into jumping up.
He nervously picked up his sword and looked at the closed city gate through the sentry post.
The sturdy city gate was seen shaking slightly as the refugees pounded on it.
The sound of the doors slamming was like knocking on the soldiers' hearts.
Neither of them dared to move, let alone open the door.
"What should we do? The refugees are rioting." Soldier A said with trembling lips.
“No, we have to inform the captain.
Xiao Yi, you stay here and watch, I'll be back soon."
Soldier A opened the door and rushed into the snow and fog.
Soldier B had no time to react and looked at the man running farther and farther away with his mouth open.
"Ku~Ku~Ku~"
His teeth chattered without his permission, and his hands and feet began to tremble as well.
He closed the flimsy door of the sentry post tightly, propped the only table against the door, and kept muttering.
"Can't see me, can't see me..."
...
Dozens of people pushed the heavy city gate together. The creaking sound became louder, but the city gate still maintained its dignity.
"God of Heaven, please save us!"
"Open the door! Open the door! The snow is crushing us!"
"Woo woo, there is no way for us to survive."
……
A group of old and weak people cried out in a rhythmic manner, while a group of young and strong people banged on the city gate in an organized manner.
For two consecutive days, no one came out to distribute porridge, which made the refugees who relied on the porridge to survive feel resentful.
It makes them feel that something that belongs to them has been taken away by someone else.
The resentment accumulated in my heart is burning more and more vigorously.
Once ignited, it will cause a volcanic eruption.
...
"Squeak~"
A few mice were moving hurriedly along the wall.
The rat in the wet was playing with Baozi, its pointy ears trembling.
It quickly caught the sound of its own kind and jumped out with a whoosh.
The fat little guy stood on his hind legs and stood in front of the moving mice.
"Squeaky~" (Where are you going!)
"Squeak, squeak, squeak~" (Refugees outside the city are rioting, run for your lives!)
"Squeak, squeak, squeak~" (What? Refugee riots? Is that accurate?)
"Squeak~"
"Squeak~"
Rat chattered about his discovery and before the Drowned Rat could say anything else, he scurried past him.
Even the food he was carrying fell down, and he didn't have time to turn around and pick it up.
They are afraid that if they are a step slower, they will become food for the refugees.
...
The sled went in through the back door of the inn. Lin Shu jumped off the sled and waved to Baozi.
"You are in hot water, come inside and warm yourself by the fire."
"Wang~"
Baozi stood at the door, shaking his head and wagging his tail, but didn't move.
Lin Shu didn't understand what this guy was doing, so she went forward to look for it, but found that the rat was gone.
"This guy hasn't come out for a long time. I don't know where he went to play."
"Woof woof woof~" Baozi shook his head, indicating that he didn't know either.
"It's cold outside, hurry up and go upstairs to warm up." Lin Erzhuang reminded before going upstairs.
"Got it." Lin Shu looked outside and said.
"Squeak~"
At this time, a little gray guy shot towards Lin Shu like an arrow, and she quickly stretched out her hands to catch it.
"What are you doing? There's a ghost chasing you!"
"Squeak, squeak, squeak..."
The rat in the wet was dancing with joy and chattering non-stop with its sharp mouth.
Lin Shu said blankly that she didn't understand and had to ask Baozi for help.
[Master, Luotangshuai said that the refugees outside the city are rioting and are trying to break down the city gate.]
【What!!!】
Lin Shu really wanted to slap herself. What was the difference between her mouth and that of a crow?
"Hurry, go upstairs." Lin Shu shouted anxiously.
"Uncle Wang, I have something to discuss with you upstairs."
The distorted sound permeated the entire inn, and some people rubbed their ears uncomfortably.
"Dad, the refugees outside the city are rioting. Notify the team members immediately." Lin Shu rushed into the house and said hurriedly.