It hasn't snowed much this winter, but now the belated heavy snow has finally arrived. The snowflakes in the North are as big as mats, and in a short time, the entire land is covered with silvery white.
After realizing that it was snowing heavily, Ding Yuluo and Ding Hao immediately took action to wake up the guys who had just rested. No matter how reluctant they were, they used both soft and hard tactics to get everyone up and on their way.
The snow was heavy and the sky and the earth were vast. At dawn, strong winds blew again. At first, there was still warmth, and the snow was sticky, standing on people's bodies and wheels. Now the warmth is gone, and the wind blows snowflakes straight towards people's faces.
It was drilled into the neck collar, which made people feel chilly to the bone. From a distance, the group of people and horses turned into moving snowmen.
There was heavy snow on the ground, and the wheels were twisted and it was difficult to move forward. The cart drivers and the strong men who escorted the carts were driving the mules and horses desperately with whips on their shoulders. By noon, everyone was exhausted.
It was difficult to take another step, and the entire convoy finally came to rest in the wilderness with no village in front and no store behind.
The bright but devoid of warmth sun hung high in the sky, and the sunlight shone on the endless snow, making people's eyes dazzled by the reflection. The guys who hid next to the cart and ate some dry food in a hurry looked exhausted, and let Ding
No matter how much Yu Luo, Liu Shiyi, Li Shouyin and others instigated and even offered huge rewards, they refused to take another step forward.
Ding Hao's voice was hoarse. He kept going back and forth in a hoarse voice, still trying to persuade everyone: "Brothers, there is not much way to go. We have climbed thousands of mountains and ridges, and we can still lose at this last step."
, if we use more force, Guangyuan will be in front of us..."
An exhausted Minzhuang leaned on a cart and said feebly: "Manager Ding, the Ding family pays us three days' wages a day and treats us well along the way. We all have a steelyard in our hearts, and the boss is in control.
We can tell if we are not righteous. If we can still walk, you don't need to tell us, we will sacrifice a hundred pounds, but... we really can't walk."
Feng Dazhang whip stepped on the thick snow and came back from the front. His eyebrows and beard were blown white by the wind and snow. If the bloated sheepskin jacket were dyed red, it would be like
A Santa Claus.
When he saw Ding Hao, he sighed heavily, shook his head and said: "Xiao Ding, don't make it difficult for everyone. Even if you are willing to risk your life, it won't work. The rest of the road is not easy to walk.
When the heavy snow comes, we can no longer even see the road. We are now lost in the wilderness. If we continue walking, it won't take long for the axle to be broken."
"Then we can send people to explore the way. Although it may be a little slow, it is better than sitting still and waiting for death."
"Exploring the road? Even if we can find the road, this car carrying such a heavy load of grain will not be able to move at all in the thick snow."
Ding Hao glanced at the wheels of the cart. The wooden wheels were less than half as wide as a car tire. The cart was carrying a heavy load of grain and was completely stuck in the deep snow. The mules and horses had limited strength and could only pull it under normal circumstances.
To move so much food, even if the number of mules and horses were doubled, it would be difficult to drag the cart out of the thick snow.
Ding Hao looked blankly at the twisted convoy and the exhausted young men, and couldn't help but look confused. Maybe he didn't care so much about the future of the Ding family, but he had put so much effort into this matter, and now... it's all over
?
After a long time, his Adam's apple twitched slightly, and he asked in a hoarse voice: "Where is the eldest lady?"
People around looked around, but no one saw Ding Yuluo. Just now, Ding Yuluo was still here with the stewards, trying to persuade everyone, but at this moment, no one noticed where she was.
After a long time, Xue Liang said: "Ah-Dai, just now... I saw the eldest lady went over there."
Ding Hao looked in the direction pointed by Xi Zhu'er, and saw a sky in front of him, intertwined with the white snow of the earth in the distance. The heavy white snow bent the reeds, and the reeds were bent into a bow shape, with their tips buried in the snow.
, the reed poles were fluffy, like fox tails, and there were a line of deep footwells in the thick snow. Ding Hao pulled out a long whip from the shaft of the cart and used it as a crutch, and followed the lines of footprints.
It was a slope. If it weren't for the "fox tails" arched by the reeds, just looking at the snow patterns blown by the wind, the snow slope would be like a beach on the seaside, more like the waves of the desert, desolate and desolate
.
Ding Yuluo stood alone in front, just standing there. Ding Hao walked to her side and stood still. He saw that her face was very white, just like the snowflakes on her shoulders. Her pale face was lifeless,
Making her look like a sculpture.
"Miss..."
"I asked Feng Dazhangbian..."
"What?"
"He said that even he didn't notice such weird weather in advance. The snow won't fall early or late, but at this time... it blocked our way and our way of survival..."
"Miss..."
Ding Yuluo suddenly chuckled, and the snow on her shoulders fell softly: "This snow... seems to have fallen specially for my Ding family..."
"Miss..."
Ding Yuluo turned around slowly, and a single snowflake floated down. It was blown to her face by the breeze. Her long eyelashes did not blink. Her eyes looked at Ding Hao, but those empty eyes were floating.
After passing Ding Hao, I seemed to see overlapping peaks and rivers in the distance...
"Dai, you are supposed to be my second brother, but you have to call me eldest lady. The Ding family has been rich and prosperous for thirty years, and you have never enjoyed a single cent. Fortunately? Or unfortunately? In the past, it was unfortunate.
, looking at it now, it is a great blessing that at least this catastrophic disaster for the Ding family has nothing to do with you."
"Miss..."
"If the heavy snow does not melt, food and grass cannot be transported to Guangyuan for a day. This is the death of my Ding family. The strength of the Ding family...is exhausted..."
Ding Yuluo's eyes flashed for a moment, and finally he focused on Ding Hao, with a smile on his lips: "In the peaceful and prosperous times, it would be nothing if the grain truck was robbed, but this is the food and fodder for the frontier army, and the Tatars in the north
We are harassing the border, and the Ding family has caused such a catastrophic disaster. No one can save us. I think...Dad will be very happy. Fortunately, he has always regarded you as a passerby, because his cruelty has actually given rise to Ding.
A ray of incense was left behind at home. The ancients said that good fortune lies where misfortunes lie, and misfortune lies where blessings rely. Now that I think about it, it is absolutely true..."
She was in a trance, and her face turned bright red. That weird look made Ding Hao feel a chill in his heart. After Ding Yuluo finished speaking, he quickly pulled out the shining weapon from behind his shoulder.
Jian: "Since Yuluo can't save the Ding family, now she just wants to die cleanly so as not to be humiliated alive..."
Before Ding Yuluo could finish a word, he turned his wrist quickly and wiped the sword from his neck.
At this time, there was still a distance of more than two feet between the two of them, and the ground was covered with heavy snow that was as thick as the knees. Even if the Taoer Bisu who met in Qinghe Town was as light as an ape, he would never have time to jump.