GBP Chapter 121: The sky is getting dark, the snow is dancing, and the mountain road is difficult to tra
Chapter 121: The sky is getting dark, the snow is dancing, and the mountain road is difficult to tra
The biting cold wind and heavy snow kept blowing, covering their faces and hats with cold snowflakes.
Snowflakes kept falling on everyone's shoulders and melted into water droplets. The cold wind blew painfully on our faces, and soon our eyelashes felt wet, blurring our vision.
The mountain road was steep and rugged. Although it had just come down not long ago, it was already covered with a thin layer of snow. Every step had to be taken carefully, for fear of slipping down the hillside next to it.
The ground under my feet was extremely slippery, and every step was accompanied by a squeaking sound, which was the sound of the soles of my shoes rubbing against the ice and snow.
Shen Youyou picked up a wooden stick and called out, "Pick up a wooden stick if you see one on the road. Use it as a crutch. It's safer."
Li Jingshu was anxious: "I know, you better keep an eye on the road and watch your step."
At first there were only a few snowflakes, but soon the snowflakes began to fall heavier and heavier.
Shen Youyou didn't even dare to look down the hillside. If she slid down now, it would be very difficult to get up.
If someone tumbles down, he’ll be dead if he’s not careful.
Some people accidentally slipped, but people nearby who were quick-witted would help them.
Aunt Mazi complained: "This snow is really messing with us. Once it snows, the icing on the trees will disappear, and the pine nuts under the trees will also go bad."
"Yes! At least wait until we get to the cave. The snow came too suddenly."
There are quite a lot of complaints like this, and some people are not afraid of walking on the mountain road, but they are worried about losing the icing sugar and pine nuts.
The snow under my feet has now formed a thick layer. It's happening too fast. Shen Youyou felt that it was very thin just now, just like a layer of white chocolate powder on a cake.
Now her rubber shoes have thick soles, and luckily they are all wearing rain boots, and Shen Youyou's soles are also designed with anti-slip design, otherwise this mountain road would be even more difficult to walk on.
In fact, it was already difficult enough to walk, and it was getting harder and harder. Shen Youyou didn't look back this time, but encouraged directly:
"Everyone hold on, our cave is not far away and we will be there soon."
It’s really not far, usually only half an hour’s walk, but now it feels like it takes twice as long.
In the wind and snow, everyone supported each other and moved forward step by step.
Shen Youyou's little hands were frozen cold, and it felt like the fingers holding the wooden stick were about to freeze off.
If she had known that the snow would fall so suddenly, she would definitely not be so greedy and let everyone go back early.
There is no need to walk so carefully and keep slipping like now. It seems that the soles of these shoes are not anti-slip enough. I will study it more when I have time.
She held the stick tightly in her hand and slipped every few steps. Her eyelashes were covered with snowflakes. Shen Youyou used her other arm to wipe the water droplets from her eyes, but she fell on her butt without paying attention. It hurt so much.
Li Jingshu and her aunt Song hurried over to support her.
Her mother gave her the medicine, and her voice was trembling as she spoke: "Hey, how are you? Did you sprain your ankle? Can you still walk?"
She felt pain in her buttocks, but her feet were fine. However, in order to prevent everyone from stopping and waiting for her, she forced herself to say, "It's okay, it's okay. Let's go. Don't waste time."
At this time, there was another "Ah!" in the team. It turned out that someone fell down again. Shen Youyou endured the pain and looked back. It was the widow Li Xiu'e who fell.
Grandpa Gao's two daughters-in-law hurried forward to help him.
Seeing that it was not a serious matter, everyone did not stay there for too long. It was true that one person in the team would fall down from time to time, and everyone was kind of used to it.
Li Jingshu's feet slipped. The things on her were too heavy, and she was the weakest among the women.
Because she has never done any work except for this escape from famine! She used to be a rich lady.
When she fell, Shen Youyou instinctively tried to pull her, but ended up pulling both herself and her aunt down.
It's so sad. Now everyone is really cold and hungry, and they are in pain here and there after falling.
Shen Youyou's pain wasn't just in her buttocks, her knees were also hurting, and she felt like her skin was all bruised and peeled.
When I fell in the second game just now, I happened to kneel on a small rock.
But she didn't dare say it, as she didn't want to cause more trouble at this critical juncture. Besides, among all the people in this circle, most of them would have fallen a few times and had some bruises and scrapes.
Li Xiu'e was not feeling well either. She fell down mainly because she wanted to go back as soon as possible. She hadn't seen her son for almost a day.
Although she felt relieved because the elders were watching over her, as a mother and her child was still young, she felt like a long time had passed since she last saw him for a day.
I fell down because I was in a hurry. I felt my ankle was sprained and I was limping a little when I walked.
What she is most grateful for now is that she can go back and spend the winter in a cave instead of continuing on the journey. Otherwise, it would be even more difficult for her to take care of her son by herself!
This was the case when everyone helped her carry her luggage, and sometimes her grandfather even helped her take care of Ping An, but she couldn't just not take anything!
Besides, even Shen Youyou, the darling of the team, would not leave empty-handed, let alone her and her son, who are the burden of the team.
Ping An was too young to carry things, so she needed someone to carry them for her. Sometimes she carried them herself, and sometimes the men in the village helped her carry them.
She was already very grateful and just wanted to be able to take more and do more.
When we were almost at the cave, the snow was already very thick, and it made a squeaking sound when we stepped on it.
Now Shen Youyou didn't have the energy to shout, let alone look back to see who had fallen. It was a blessing that they covered the icing sugar tightly, otherwise it would have spilled all the way down.
As long as you hear the person behind you start walking again, you know it's nothing serious, so just keep walking.
The cotton-padded jacket on my body was blown through by the cold wind, and snowflakes flowed down my neck into the jacket.
"Hey, are you cold?" Li Jingshu felt so distressed when she saw her daughter's pale face from the cold.
Shen Youyou replied that she was not cold, but her voice was trembling with cold.
Li Jingshu's tears were welling up in her eyes, she was so heartbroken.
But what else could he do? He couldn’t just rest there, or he would freeze to death. He could only go back and cover his daughter in a quilt to keep her warm.
Shen Youyou thought to herself, she knew that wild cotton's warmth-retaining effect was questionable. She was wearing thick wild cotton socks on her feet and rain boots on the outside, but she still didn't feel warm at all.
Now she was thinking: Shen Youyou, you are wearing a real cotton coat, and many people are wearing clothes made of wild cotton wool. It's unreasonable that you are still so squeamish. Don't embarrass yourself, just hold on.
At this moment, she was even more worried about her father and the others. The place where they dug kudzu roots was far away from the pine forest, and they had to push a cart, and the kudzu roots were so heavy.
In fact, it was not just Shen Youyou. Many people thought of this place and were anxious to go back and take a look. They couldn't walk fast and were all very anxious.
"Yo yo, Daya and Erya! Peach Blossom!"
"Miss, little miss!"
At this moment, Shen Youyou heard shouting coming from afar. It was the voices of her grandparents.
This is to pick them up.