Chapter 408： Sharing weal and woe

Chapter 408 Sharing weal and woe

"We don't drink alcohol." One of them replied, and the other three nodded in agreement.

Seeing the firm attitude of these four servants, Xiumei stopped persuading them, feeling that these people didn't trust her and her young lady very much, and always felt that they were going to poison them.

But as a domestic servant guard, it is understandable to be so vigilant, and Xiumei can understand it.

The man looked at this scene, and said to his servant with a peaceful face: "The wine is so good, don't disappoint this girl's kindness. Today is a special situation and I allow you to drink."

"But sir, we still have to protect your safety..."

"Just drink some to warm up, so that you won't get drunk, and it's okay." The man then ordered in a serious tone, "This is my order."

The four servants could only bow their heads and say yes.

Seeing this, Xiumei went to fetch the wine jar with some wine left, and gave it to the four of them.

The four of them took two sips in turn.

It was getting late at this time, Wei Ruo and Xiumei returned to the carriage, and they covered themselves with quilts and lay down comfortably.

It is still snowing outside, but inside it is as warm as at home.

In comparison, the situation of the eleven men outside was much miserable, with only a few thin cloaks and blankets to keep out the cold.

But Wei Ruo can no longer bring them warm clothes. It's not that she doesn't bring so many supplies in her space, but that she can't take too many things out.

She had already taken out a lot of things before, and they didn't know how long they would be trapped here. During the period of being trapped, Wei Ruo had to take out a lot of food every meal.

If she brought out a few more quilts for them, no matter how spacious the carriage was, it would make people suspicious.

Wei Ruo and Xiumei slept comfortably this time, but the next morning, when Wei Ruo got off the carriage again, he saw that the snow outside the shed had doubled in thickness.

Their shed is still strong, and the snow on the roof and around the shed has also been cleared.

Immediately afterwards, we saw that Wei Yichen, Xu Fengyuan and others were obviously tired. It seemed that they had not had a good rest all night.

After Wei Ruo and Xiumei came down, they immediately set up the pot where the mutton soup was cooked last night, poured in the remaining water in the leather bag, and poured in a cloth bag of rice.

Now that there are more people, this cloth bag of rice will be enough for everyone to eat.

Seeing Wei Ruo take out the rice, everyone's eyes lit up involuntarily.

They didn't know how much food was stored in Wei Ruo's car, but they subconsciously felt that even if there was more, it couldn't be that much.

So whenever Wei Ruo can come up with new food, it can surprise people.

Lu Yuhong couldn't help but said, "Miss, do you still have food in your car?"

"Well, there are some more, I hope they can help us survive this snowstorm." Wei Ruo said.

Actually, people like Wei Ruo couldn’t finish eating the food and water stored in the space even if they lasted until Chinese New Year.

"That's really great!" Lu Yuhong said happily.

The faces of the rest of the people were also happy. Last night, the snow didn't stop. They were really worried that they would die here.

Now with Wei Ruo's words, they feel a little more at ease.

Immediately afterwards, Wei Ruo put some dried minced meat and preserved eggs into the pot.

The preserved eggs are freshly peeled, chopped up with a dagger in the palm and thrown in.

Finally add a little salt and pepper to taste.

"Miss, what are these?" Lu Yuhong asked curiously again.

"Porridge with preserved egg and lean meat does not have fresh lean meat, so some dried minced meat is used instead." Wei Ruo explained.

It’s not that there is no fresh lean meat, but it’s not easy to bring out fresh meat and vegetables, which seems a bit unreasonable.

Jerky and preserved eggs are easy to preserve, so it is relatively reasonable to take them out.

Immediately afterwards, Wei Ruo smashed the extra preserved eggs, added some soy sauce, and made a simple side dish.

In addition, I brought out some pickled pickles.

After cooking, Wei Ruo served everyone a bowl with some side dishes.

The situation was the same as yesterday when drinking. There were four less bowls. The four guards of the old man surnamed Tan stopped eating first, and then washed the bowls and refilled them after the others had finished eating.

A simple meal of preserved egg and lean meat porridge with side dishes, but everyone felt that it was particularly delicious.

I don’t know if it’s because of Wei Ruo and Xiumei’s outstanding craftsmanship, or because of the current environment of lack of food and clothing.

After breakfast, Wei Ruo sat on the carriage and looked at the sky outside.

The snow is smaller than yesterday, but it is still falling.

The snow is already one meter high, and the temperature is very low. The snow shows no sign of melting, and the bottom layer is still frozen, which is completely frozen.

It seems that they don't want to leave today.

Since they couldn't leave, everyone could only stay in the shed.

In addition to sitting around the fire to keep warm, the men will do some things within their ability: shoveling snow, strengthening the shed, etc.

Especially the snow on the roof of the shed must be cleaned up in time.

Even if there are two braziers to keep warm, the snow will still accumulate due to the severe snow outside.

Wei Yichen, Xu Fengyuan, the six of them and Mr. Tan's four servants took turns to remove the snow to ensure the safety of the shed.

In the rest of the time, everyone chatted around the stove to pass the time, sometimes reciting poems, sometimes discussing national affairs. The most discussed was the impact of the snow disaster on Taizhou Prefecture and the subsequent disaster relief measures.

This heavy snow has been heavier than last year's snow so far.

Last year’s event was rare in a place as far south as Taizhou, let alone this year’s event.

It can be seen that this year's snow will bring great harm to Taizhou Prefecture, and the people affected by the disaster are likely to be far more than last year.

Then there will be more problems correspondingly. Everyone started discussions on this and imagined many disaster relief methods.

Mr. Tan was listening to everyone's high-spirited talk, with a kind and appreciative smile on his face.

On the morning of the third day, the snow finally stopped, but because the snow was too thick, everyone still couldn't leave.

Fortunately, the height of the snow has not been higher than the shed, and it has not threatened the safety of everyone in the shed.

At the same time, the snow at a height of about one and a half meters was like a wall built up, surrounding the shed, and largely blocking the wind and cold for everyone in the shed.

In this way, everyone doesn’t have to keep burning two braziers to keep warm, save some charcoal fire, and only burn some when Wei Ruo needs to cook.

After eating the breakfast that Wei Ruo cooked for everyone, everyone began to dig a tunnel outside.

First dig a passage for only one person, and then dig a wider road after digging three meters away.

This is done to keep the snow around the shed and keep the inside of the shed warm.

(end of this chapter)