Chapter 408 Sharing Wealth and Wealth
"We don't drink." One of them replied, and the other three nodded in agreement.
Seeing the resolute attitude of these four servants, Xiumei stopped persuading her. She felt that these people did not trust her and her young lady very much, and she always felt that they were going to poison them.
However, as a domestic servant and guard, it is understandable to be so vigilant, and Xiumei can understand it.
The man looked at this scene and said to his servants with a peaceful face: "Such a fine wine is not worth it, so don't let this girl down. Today is a special situation. I allow you to drink." "But sir, we still have to drink.
" To protect your safety..."
"Just drink some to warm yourself up. You won't get drunk. It won't be a problem." The man said, and then ordered in a serious tone, "This is my order." The four servants just
said Be able to bow your head and say yes.
Seeing this, Xiumei went to take the wine jar with some wine left and gave it to the four of them.
The four of them took turns to take a few sips.
It was getting late now, Wei Ruo and Xiumei returned to the carriage, and they covered themselves with quilts and lay down comfortably.
It was still snowing outside, but inside it was as warm as at home.
In comparison, the situation of the eleven men outside was much miserable, with only a few thin cloaks and blankets to keep out the cold.
But Wei Ruo can no longer bring them clothes to keep out the cold. It's not that she doesn't bring so many supplies in her space, but that she can't take too many things out.
She had already taken out a lot of things before, and they didn't know how long they would be trapped here. During the period of being trapped, Wei Ruo had to take out a lot of food every meal.
If she brought out a few more quilts for them, no matter how spacious the carriage was, it would still make people suspicious.
Wei Ruo and Xiumei slept quite comfortably. When Wei Ruo got off the carriage again the next morning, she saw that the snow outside the shed had doubled again.
Their shed was still standing, and the snow on and around it had been cleared.
Then I saw the faces of Wei Yichen, Xu Fengyuan and others with obvious signs of exhaustion. It seemed that they had not had a good rest all night.
After Wei Ruo and Xiumei came down, they immediately set up the pot where they had cooked the mutton soup last night, poured the remaining water in the cowhide bag into it, and poured a cloth bag of rice into it.
There are more people now, and if all the rice in this bag is cooked, it will probably be enough for everyone to eat.
Seeing Wei Ruo take out the rice, everyone's eyes couldn't help but light up.
They didn't know how much food was stored in Wei Ruo's car, but they subconsciously felt that even if it was there, it couldn't be that much.
So every time Wei Ruo comes up with new food, it can be a huge surprise.
Lu Yuhong couldn't help but said: "Girl, is there anything to eat in the car?"
"Well, there is still some. I hope it can help us survive this snowstorm." Wei Ruodao.
In fact, Wei Ruo and the others couldn't finish the food and water stored in the space even during the Chinese New Year.
"That's great!" Lu Yuhong said happily.
The faces of the other people were also full of joy. It snowed non-stop last night, and they were really worried that they would die here.
Now with Wei Ruo's words, they felt a little more relieved.
Then Wei Ruo put some dried minced meat and preserved eggs into the pot.
The preserved eggs are freshly peeled, chopped into pieces with a dagger and thrown in.
Finally, add a little salt and pepper to taste.
"Girl, what are these?" Lu Yuhong asked curiously again.
"Preserved egg and lean meat porridge, but there is no fresh lean meat, so some dried minced meat is used instead." Wei Ruo explained. It's not that there is really no fresh lean meat, but it's hard to get fresh meat and vegetables out, which seems a bit unreasonable.
Dried meat and preserved eggs are both easy to preserve, so it is relatively reasonable to take them out.
Then Wei Ruo crushed the extra preserved eggs and added some soy sauce to make a simple side dish.
In addition, I brought out some pickled pickles.
After it was cooked, Wei Ruo served everyone a bowl and paired it with some side dishes.
The situation was the same as yesterday when we were drinking. There were four bowls missing. The four guards of the old man surnamed Tan stopped eating. They waited until the others finished eating, then washed the bowls and started eating again.
It was a simple meal of preserved egg and lean meat porridge with side dishes, but everyone felt it was particularly delicious.
I don't know if this is because of Wei Ruo and Xiumei's excellent craftsmanship, or because of the current environment of lack of food and clothing.
After breakfast, Wei Ruo sat on the carriage and looked at the sky outside.
The snow is already lighter than yesterday, but it is still falling.
The snow is already one meter high, and the temperature is very low. There is no sign of the snow melting, and the bottom layer is still frozen tightly.
It seems like they won't be able to leave today.
Since they couldn't leave, everyone could only continue to stay in the shed.
In addition to sitting around the fire to keep warm, the men would do whatever they could: shovel snow, strengthen sheds, etc.
Especially the snow on the roof of the shed must be cleared away in time.
Even though there were two fire pits to keep warm, it couldn't withstand the heavy snow and cold weather outside, and there would still be snow accumulation.
Wei Yichen, Xu Fengyuan, the six of them, and Mr. Tan's four servants took turns removing the snow to ensure the safety of the shed.
For the rest of the time, everyone spent time chatting around the stove, sometimes reciting poems and writing poems, sometimes discussing national affairs. The most discussed topic was the impact of the snowstorm on Taizhou Prefecture and the subsequent relief measures.
This snowfall is already heavier than last year's snowfall so far.
Last year's event was already rare in a southern place like Taizhou Prefecture, let alone this year's event.
It can be seen that this year's snow will bring huge harm to Taizhou Prefecture, and the number of people affected by the disaster is likely to be far more than last year.
Then there will be more problems correspondingly, and everyone discussed this and conceived many disaster relief methods.
Mr. Tan was listening to everyone's talk, with a kind and appreciative smile on his face.
On the morning of the third day, the snow finally stopped, but because the snow was too thick, everyone was still unable to leave.
Fortunately, the height of the snow was not higher than the shed, which did not threaten the safety of everyone in the shed.
At the same time, the snow with a height of about one and a half meters was like a wall, surrounding the shed, blocking the wind and cold to a large extent for everyone in the shed.
In this way, everyone doesn't have to keep burning two braziers to keep warm. They can save some charcoal fire and only burn some when Wei Ruo needs to cook.
After eating the breakfast cooked by Wei Ruo for everyone, everyone began to dig a passage outside.
First dig a passage that is only for one person, and then dig a wider road after it is three meters away.
This is done to retain the snow around the shed and keep the inside of the shed warm.
(End of chapter)