Traveling through ancient times to survive

The village chief's kind expression changed: "Grandpa knows. Thank you Qingya for coming here in the cold wind to remind Grandpa. Boss, you beat the gong and patrol the village to inform everyone in the village."

Zhao Chengsong set off wrapped in a thick blanket.

"Attention, attention! In case of a sudden drop in temperature, keep the braziers burning at night! Keep the braziers burning!"

Someone opened the door and asked with his head lowered: "Dasong, what's going on?"

Zhao Chengsong replied impatiently: "Brother, just listen to me and don't ask me anymore. I'm busy."

The sound of the gong echoed throughout the village. Most people obeyed and did as they were told, but a few families didn't care.

In a house of a man surnamed Zhuang, the family was getting ready to go to bed. The firewood in the brazier was almost burned out, with only a few flickering flames left.

"Master, the fire is almost out, put some firewood before going to bed."

"Why are you setting it off? You haven't been lighting the brazier these nights, but you've been sleeping well!"

"But I just informed you..."

Before she could finish her words, the man interrupted her forcefully: "We have a lot of firewood at home? You go chop it after it's burned?"

Two days later, the night was calm and several families stopped burning firewood with curses.

On the last day of October, something unexpected happened. That night, the moon was bright and the wind, which always whimpered, stopped.

An invisible ice dragon quickly spread over from afar, and the trees that were swallowed were instantly covered with frost, and ice flowers formed on the branches and leaves.

The alert creatures smelled the danger, and the animals that were originally in a predator-prey relationship put aside their past grudges, gathered together and fled south.

The animal that fell behind suddenly froze while running and fell to the ground. The huge kinetic energy drove its body forward on the ground covered with a layer of ice crystals. The stiff corpse still showed the posture of running when it was alive, but the eyes were no longer bright.

The small animals hiding in the holes in the ground huddled together and shivered. At some point, their shaking bodies suddenly stopped and they lost their breath.

When the cold wave raged, white elves in the sky jumped and spun in the moonlight, attracting more and more companions, coming in overwhelming numbers, presenting a silent dance drama to the world.

In the room, the flames in the brazier were as weak as a seriously ill patient. Zhao Qing opened his eyes suddenly, and the cold air was like a needle piercing into his bones and flesh. Turning his head, he saw the person next to him with a pale face, purple lips, and body shaking unconsciously in his sleep.

Zhao Qing immediately got dressed and stood up, shaking people and calling out, "Dad! Mom! Wake up! Big brother, I can't sleep any more!"

Zhao Chengchuan seemed to hear his daughter's anxious voice in his daze. He opened his eyes with great effort, his mind was dull and he couldn't think straight.

The four people woke up one after another. Zhao Qing took out all the clothes and quilts in the closet, piled them on the bed to cover the four people, and lit four braziers again.

The temperature in the room gradually rose, and the four people came to their senses. Zhao Qing reheated the water in the kettle in the corner and gave each person a bowl. Everyone held the bowl with both hands and lowered their heads to drink tea.

Zhao Chengchuan put on his clothes and was about to go out: "I have to go out and wake up my parents and the villagers."

Zhao Qing stopped him coldly: "Dad, don't go out! It's too cold outside!"

Zhao Chengchuan was anxious: "If he wakes up now, he can still be saved."

Wang Mei rushed over and grabbed the corner of Zhao Chengsong's clothes tightly, "No! Dad, I don't care whether others live or die, but you are not allowed to go out!"

Zhao Chengchuan had a painful expression on his face: "They are all my friends and relatives who grew up together. I can't just watch them freeze to death. I can't bear it!"

Zhao Deyan advised: "Dad, I'll go!"

Zhao Qing sighed and said, "Dad, I'll go."

Wang Mei turned around and shouted: "Go to hell! Who dares? No one is allowed to step out of the door today!"

Zhao Dezhang's eyes were filled with tears: "Dad, I'm scared, don't leave."

Wang Mei roared: "Zhao Chengchuan! Do you really want these two children to go out and die?"

Zhao Chengchuan hurriedly defended himself: "Nonsense!"

Zhao Chengchuan watched Zhao Qing and his sister pretend to open the door and hurriedly stopped them: "Hey, hey, hey, I won't go out."

Seeing that Zhao Chengchuan had given up the idea of ​​leaving, Wang Mei comforted him, "The village chief has already notified us to light the brazier at night. Everything will be fine."

After moving the brazier to the bedside, the five of them squeezed onto the bed again and stared blankly.

Confusion, panic, and worry were tugging at his heart, and time was getting longer and longer. After a long time, in the silent house, Zhao Deyan suddenly asked, "Is it daybreak outside?"

Zhao Qing carefully pushed open the window, leaving only a crack. Heavy snow covered the entire world, reflecting the light of the moon, making it as bright as day.

Close the window: "Brother, no, it's still snowing heavily outside."

The sun rises and the moon sets, snowflakes cover the sky, and the sky is gray.

Although I didn't know the exact time, I could guess that it was almost noon because my stomach was rumbling with hunger.

Zhao Chengchuan couldn't sit still any longer: "You must be hungry, I'll go to the kitchen and get some food!"

Zhao Deyan: "Dad, I'm strong, I'll go get it."

Zhao Qing: "Brother, I am more familiar with the kitchen. Let's go together and get more."

The two of them wrapped themselves up like bears and opened the door. The cold air blew in and Zhao Deyan shivered, his teeth chattering from the cold.

Zhao Deyan suddenly thought, this is still indoors, it's so cold, it must be frozen into an ice sculpture outside, fortunately his father didn't go out.

The two men walked through the hall and entered the kitchen, where they took out a bag of rice, pots, bowls, seasonings, a bucket of completely frozen water, and the remaining meat and vegetables in the kitchen.

After a cup of tea, the two came back. Zhao Deyan was shivering all over. He squatted in front of the brazier, wishing he could hug the brazier to keep warm.

Wang Mei looked at the smoked chicken that Zhao Qing brought and suddenly remembered the animals in the backyard. She stamped her feet anxiously: "Oh no! Our cows! And chickens!"

The four of them stared at each other with wide eyes. Oops, they forgot about the cow! The temperature inside was so cold, so you can imagine how low the temperature in the yard must be. The cow would definitely not survive.

Wang Mei wanted to go to the yard to look after the cows, and Zhao Chengchuan advised her: "Mei Niang, look at the eldest brother. He went to the kitchen and didn't go outside. In a short while, he wanted to fall into the brazier. The cow must be dead. Let's not go."

The meat was as hard as stone and the vegetables were frozen through. Wang Mei cooked a meal with difficulty, but it didn't taste very good.

Zhao Chengchuan looked unhappy and said with a sad face: "Alas, I wonder how the old house is doing?"

Although they have already torn their relationships apart, they are still parents and brothers after all. No matter how partial his parents are or how ruthless his brothers are, Zhao Chengchuan still worries about his relatives in the old house.

After Zhao Deyan finished his meal and warmed up, he started to smile again: "Dad, I think grandma is in better health than mom. When she scolds people, her voice is very loud. So is grandpa. He can even chase us and beat us. She must be fine."

Zhao Chengchuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and reached out to give Zhao Deyan a slap: "You little bastard, how dare you tease your elders like this?"

Seeing that his father was relaxed, Zhao Deyan's expression became serious: "Dad, we can't go out in such a mess outside. It's useless to worry. We might as well think about how our family will survive."

Zhao Dezhang nodded in agreement.