Chapter 273 Snow Disaster
Just when I was waiting for the envoys of the Song Dynasty to come from the sea with hope, I didn't expect to receive the second news from Posaishu, that is, although the envoys and supplies of the Song Dynasty had already arrived on the ship, they could not leave the sea because the harbors in the north were often frozen in winter, and now all the ships were frozen in the harbor. In addition, even if they went out of the sea, they would probably not be able to rely on the coast of Wanyan tribe, because it was further north and there was also thick ice on the beach.
As the saying goes, disasters never come alone. On the second day after the Sei Libo received the news that the envoy of the Song Dynasty could not go to sea, a huge blizzard suddenly fell on the Wanyan tribe. It was said that the weather this year was very strange. In previous years, it would snow after autumn, but this year, it was not snowing here in the Wanyan tribe this year. As a result, the sudden heavy snow seemed to have poured down all the snowflakes accumulated before. In the blink of an eye, the whole world was already white, and the entire Wanyan tribe could only tremble in the power of the world.
A clearing of an open space in the middle of Zhao Yan's tent, and a fire was raised on it to keep the temperature in the tent not too low. Yelu Si sat in Zhao Yan's arms and was hugged tightly by him. Zhao Yan was wrapped in two thick fur quilts outside. Only in this way can he feel a little warmth.
It was not snowing when I had lunch before. When the bones had just washed the dishes, large flakes of snow began to float in the sky. As a result, it was only an hour. Not only was there half a foot deep snow on the ground, but the temperature also dropped sharply, and people could not stand outside at all. So now the entire Wanyan team is quiet and everyone hides in the tent to keep warm.
But at this moment, Zhao Yan suddenly heard footsteps coming from outside. Then Zhou Tong, who was covered in wind and snow, broke in and reported to him: "Prince, the snow is too heavy. I want to clean up the snow on the roof of your tent, otherwise the tent may be crushed by the snow."
"Okay, don't forget to help Mr. Gu and Bottom clean up!" Zhao Yan nodded after hearing this. Gu Tianjie was paralyzed and Bottom was a thin girl again. It was definitely not easy to clean the tent.
However, as soon as Zhao Yan finished speaking, Yelu Si in his arms smiled and said, "Your husband is talking too much. Even if Guard Zhou forgot to clean the tent for them, he would probably not forget to clean the tent for bones."
When Zhou Tong heard Yelu Si's joke, he couldn't help but show an awkward expression and was even a little shy, which surprised Zhao Yan. He was about to ask what was going on, but then Zhou Tong bowed and went out to work. Finally, he had to ask Yelu Si: "What's going on? I just heard what you meant, it seems like Zhou Tong and Gutou had some personal relationship?"
"Hehe. Husband doesn't know anything. Guard Zhou seems to have some interest in Guard Zhou, and Guard Zhou also likes Guard Zhou, and even secretly told me that if he marry Guard Zhou, he will not have to worry about hunger in the future, because he can always catch a lot of prey, which is much better than you, a lazy prince." Yelu Si rarely showed a naughty smile at this time.
"Hey, I admit that I am not as good as Zhou Tong and the others in hunting, but I don't say I'm lazy, right?" Zhao Yan protested with some dissatisfaction when he heard this.
"Hehe, this is not what I said, but what Bones said by themselves. If you want to blame her, go blame her." Yelu Si smiled again when she heard this. She also seemed to like Zhao Yan's disappointed look.
"Look for bones? Then forget it. I won't be able to get along with a little girl." Zhao Yan said helplessly when he heard this. Although bones are already sixteen or seventeen years old, because they grew up in a place like Wanyan tribe, even with Gu Tianjie's teachings, they are also influenced by some ideas of Wanyan tribe. For example, in her heart, only a man who can bring back enough food is the one who can entrust his life. Zhao Yan is obviously not as good as Zhou Tong and the others.
Seeing Zhao Yan's helpless look, Yelu Si let out a silver bell-like laugh again, and then comforted Zhao Yan: "If you don't have to care about bones, she is a wild girl in the mountains, so she naturally has no knowledge. Although your husband does nothing every day in Wanyan's tribe, he actually struggles with Silibo. It is precisely because of his husband that we can save our lives in places like Wanyan's tribe. This is much better than Zhou Tong and the others."
"Haha, I love hearing these words. Sier, do you still have them? Let me say a few more passages to make you happy!" Zhao Yan said with a laugh after hearing this. Although Yelu Si's words were a bit exaggerated, he thought most of them were still pertinent. However, Yelu Si was amused by Zhao Yan's shameless look and laughed out loud again.
While Zhao Yan and Yelu Si were joking, Zhou Tong and He Li were talking outside, and then the two began to use tools to pull down the snow on the tent. Originally, Zhao Yan's tent was not very big, and the roof of the tent was also high in the middle and low on four sides. It was soon able to pull down the snow on it. However, after cleaning up the snow on the tent roof, Zhao Yan heard Zhou Tong and He Li busy outside, and didn't know what they were doing?
When Zhao Yan heard the movement outside, he was also a little surprised. He whispered a few words to Yelu Si, asking her to sit by the fire and not move. He stood up and left the tent. Only then did he realize that Zhou Tong and He Li were cleaning up the snow falling around the tent. As for Xu Shan, he had been staying in the tent because he had broken an arm and his injuries had not completely healed.
"You two don't need to clean it up. Go and help Bones and others clean the tent!" Zhao Yan immediately spoke when he saw this. The snow around the tent was half a person deep. Zhou Tong and the others might think that too much snow would make the tent very cold, so they planned to clean it up. However, Zhao Yan knew that the snow accumulated around the tent actually had a warm effect.
Hearing Zhao Yan's order, Zhou Tong and the others were strange, but they didn't dare to ask any more questions. They agreed and turned around and left. Zhao Yan looked up at the sky and found that the snow was getting bigger at this time. Large tracts of snowflakes filled the entire world. After more than ten meters, they could no longer see the scene in the distance. It seemed that the heavy snow would be impossible to stop for a while.
Just as Zhao Yan felt that it was so cold outside, he was about to go back and sit by the fire, he suddenly heard a "boom" sound not far away from the side, and a scream mixed with it. It sounded like a bone, which scared Zhao Yan. He hurriedly ran to the tent where the bones and the others lived, but found that the tent of the father and daughter of the bones had collapsed. Zhou Tong and He Li were busy saving people from the snow.
Seeing this situation, Zhao Yan didn't bother to ask. Zhou Tong had already found her place along with the screams of the bones. He grabbed the leather on the tent with both hands and competed with each other. He actually tore a hole in the tough leather, and the dusty bones inside were exposed. When he saw Zhou Tong, he immediately cried and threw himself into his arms.
When Zhao Yan saw that the bones were fine, he was relieved. Then he heard Gu Tianjie's cry for help from the snow pile, which made him and He Li run over immediately. Only then did they realize that Gu Tianjie was also covered by the tent like the bones. At that moment, He Li also imitated Zhou Tong and grabbed the tent and wanted to tear it open. Unfortunately, although he was not very strong, he did not have Zhou Tong's finger strength and arm strength, so he tore it a few times but didn't tear it open.
Fortunately, Bottom also reacted at this time and hurriedly begged Zhou Tong: "Brother Zhou, hurry up! Save my father quickly. He is in poor health and doesn't know what's going on now?"
Zhou Tong did have a good impression of bones. When he saw the tent collapse, he stood there on the spot. Then he went crazy and wanted to save bones. Now he saw that bones were safe and sound, so he felt relieved. However, he also knew that it was not the time when children were in love. Seeing that He Li could not tear open the tent, he immediately ran over to help him and carried Gu Tianjie inside.
"Try it to my tent quickly, there is hot water inside!" Zhao Yan saw that although Gu Tianjie was not injured, his whole body was trembling with coldness, so he immediately ordered that the other party was already sick, and if the condition worsened due to the cold, he might really not be able to hold on this winter.
Hearing Zhao Yan's orders, Zhou Tong immediately rushed into Zhao Yan's tent with Gu Tianjie in his arms, which shocked Yelu Si inside. Then Zhao Yan rushed in briefly introduced the situation to Yelu Si, and then asked Zhou Tong to put Gu Tianjie by the fire. Yelu Si also poured him a bowl of hot water. As a result, after Gu Tianjie trembled with his hands, he felt better and his face returned to a little blood.
"What's going on? Didn't I ask you to clean up the snow? Why did the tent collapse?" Zhao Yan finally had the opportunity to speak.
"Prince, it's not a fault for Brother Zhou and the others this time." Gu Tianjie, who had finally recovered, suddenly spoke, "The main reason is that our tent has been used for too long, and the wood supported has been eaten by insects. With such heavy snow, Zhou Xiaoke and the others have time to clear the snow on the roof of the tent, our tent was crushed."
"Yes, it's not up to Brother Zhou and the others. If they hadn't rescued my father and I in time, we would have been crushed to death by the heavy snow." At this time, the bone drinking hot water also spoke, and as he spoke, he looked at Zhou Tong from time to time. His caring look could be seen by anyone.
"So that's it, I blame you wrongly." Zhao Yan smiled at Zhou Tong and He Lidao, and at the same time he also conspired to be glad that Gu Tianjie and Botou were lucky. Although the tent fell down, they were not injured. This was a blessing in disgrace.
But at this moment, I suddenly heard another noise outside, as if another Jurchen tent had been crushed. Gu Tianjie couldn't help but say to himself when he heard this: "This snow is so heavy, and in the end I don't know how many people in the tribe will die in this snow disaster?" (To be continued...)
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Chapter completed!