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"It's so cold in the north!"

On the street, several people, covered tightly with their hands in their pockets, were walking on the street.

Officially, they are Zhou Laoer and his wife, and Zhou Lingling and his siblings.

It was Zhou Laoer who expressed his emotion.

Zhou Lingling, who lived in the capital for several years in her previous life, deeply agreed with this.

"Mom and Dad, let's stop shopping. The wind is blowing like a knife. Let's just buy something and take it back!"

If Chen and Zhou Laoer hadn't wanted to see Wushuang City, Zhou Lingling would never have come out.

The temperature was close to zero, and even Zhou Chi couldn't maintain his composure.

Although he was also one of the people who wanted to see the customs and culture of Wushuang City.

But the street is sparsely populated, unlike the south where there are many vendors. There are only shops here, and there is only one door that is wide enough for one person to pass through, which is covered with thick felt. You can only judge what is sold inside by the flags outside.

Zhou Lingling's space had everything she needed, but the family still quickly found a shop selling steamed buns and pancakes and bought all the goods.

Cloth and salt are too expensive here, but cotton is okay. Chen gritted her teeth and bought some.

"Zhuqing will be one year old next year. Let's buy him some fine cotton cloth to make underwear. Children have delicate skin."

Zhou Lingling took her arm and said with a smile, "My mother is beautiful and kind-hearted!"

Chen glared at her and said, "You're the only one who's always acting so carefree..."

The smile in his eyes couldn't be hidden.

The cloth shopkeeper, who had been observing the family, smiled and said, "Madam, you are so lucky to have both a son and a daughter. I would also like to have a smart and clever daughter to be close to me."

The thing that Chen couldn't stand most in her life was someone praising her daughter.

Hearing this, she started chatting with the person without caring that the other person was a stranger.

"How can my daughter be considerate? She's even more naughty than that boy!"

"Look at my hat, with all the ears and horns. They said they were worried I'd get cold, so they insisted I wear it. What kind of nonsense is that..."

The shopkeeper was also a smart guy. How could he not hear Chen's implicit praise and criticism?

"Oh, Madam, I just thought your family's attire was unique, but I never thought it was your ingenuity. This really... makes me even more jealous."

Zhou Lingling frowned and thought to herself, are you envious of her or the hat on her head?

As soon as they entered the door, the female shopkeeper looked them up and down, with a gleam in her eyes.

As expected, before he had spoken to Chen for a few words, the shopkeeper started asking:

"Madam and her family are from the south, right?"

Chen nodded.

The shopkeeper smiled and said, "It's cold in our northern region. People rarely go out in the depths of winter. The wind is so sharp that it can bite your face and even freeze your ears off. Madam and I get along well, so I won't keep you in suspense. Today, everything you buy in my shop is half price. I just want you to tell me how to make this hat. Is that okay?"

Is this... because you like their hats?

Chen then looked at her daughter.

Zhou Lingling, who was staring at several wolf skins hanging on the other wall, also turned her head, and a gleam of light flashed in her eyes.

"Everything we buy here today is half price?"

The shopkeeper nodded and said, "Yes, young lady, I, Sai Jinhua, keep my word."

So Zhou Lingling pointed at the wolf skins and asked her, "Are these also half price?"

Sai Jinhua was stunned, "This..."

She pursed her lips and gritted her teeth, "To be honest, these wolf skins are not from my shop, but are consigned here by a hunter. The man wants ten taels of silver for each wolf skin, and I take 20%. If you want to buy it, I can give up the 20%, but if it's any cheaper..." That wouldn't work.

Zhou Lingling raised her eyebrows and actually had some favorable impression of the female shopkeeper.

It's just a hat. Anyone who does this business can tell everything about it at a glance, but this person insisted on asking them.

Just when the shopkeeper thought the young lady would not agree and was about to give her a little more profit, he heard her say:

"Okay, I happen to have an extra one here, I'll give one to the shopkeeper!"

"There's no special technique to this hat. It's just a little deeper than an ordinary hat. It has ears on both sides and a mask in the middle that covers the neck, ears, and most of the face."

"By the way, it would be best to choose sheepskin or deerskin with velvet. If you don't have that, cotton will also work..."

The shopkeeper took the hat that Zhou Lingling took out of the small cloth bag and looked at it over and over again, with admiration in his eyes.

"The young lady is indeed very clever. We have hoods and scarves, and not only are they heavy, but they're not as warm as this hat!"

"Then there will be more young ladies. Come on! Madam and the young ladies, feel free to choose whatever they like..."

The shopkeeper was a good person, so Zhou Lingling and Chen didn't hesitate to buy him two pieces of dark cloth and a few wolf skins.

I just came out to buy some things, but I didn't expect to have such an unexpected gain.

The family came out of the store, and Chen stopped Zhou Lingling's suggestion to find a place to store the things in the space.

"We're going to need these in the future, so it's better to put them out in the open."

Brothers Zhou Laoer and Zhou Chi also agreed with this.

So Zhou Laoer held a pile of cloth in his hand, Zhou Yun held a wolf skin, and Zhou Chi also held the things he had bought earlier.

Chen and Zhou Lingling held hands affectionately, and the family returned to the inn.

the next morning,

The sky was gray.

They packed their luggage and prepared to continue their journey to the northern border.

Wushuang City is less than three days' journey from the northern border.

It was just this section of the journey, and only Tie Yuan and his family, along with the Zhou and Tang families, walked together.

Last night, Xiao Yan seemed to have received an urgent report. He hurriedly said something to the Zhou family and left with Fei Yu.

With Tie Yuan and the others around, going to Northern Xinjiang is like going home, so Zhou Lingling and the others are not worried.

On the way, Tie Yuan came over to the Zhou family with some concern and said, "There might be a snowstorm in the next few days. We need to speed up."

snowstorm?

Zhou Lingling's expression was solemn. "Then we won't rest during the day. Let's find a place up ahead to boil some hot water for everyone to take with them. We can all make do with the food for now, and then we can take turns resting at night and continue on our journey."

This is what Tie Yuan meant. He was worried that the elderly and children, big and small, along the way would not be able to bear it.

"You have to endure it even if you can't! If you get caught in a snowstorm, that would be fatal."

Zhou Lingling was firm.

With her words, Tie Yuan felt at ease to inform others.

The Tang family's carts have been replaced with covered horse-drawn carriages, and the supplies on Dahuang have also been unloaded.

After traveling thousands of kilometers, even the young and strong Da Huang felt a little lethargic a few days ago.

Zhou Laoer was afraid that Dahuang would be too tired, so he moved all the things on the ox cart to the horse carriage, and Dahuang just had to follow them.

The group traveled day and night.

Finally, on the morning of the third day, we arrived at the main city of Northern Frontier.

Anbeicheng.

And the blizzard,

They also arrived after they entered the city.