Blessed Daughter

"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 them, feeling that these people didn't trust her and her young lady very much, and 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 servant with a peaceful face: "You can't disappoint this kind of wine, so don't disappoint this girl's kindness. Today is a special situation and I allow you to drink."

"But sir, we still have to protect your safety..."

"Just drink some to warm up, so you won't get drunk, it's okay." The man said, then ordered in a serious tone, "This is my order."

The four servants could only bow their heads and say yes.

Seeing this, Xiumei went to fetch the wine jar with some wine left and gave it to the four of them.

The four took turns drinking two sips.

It was getting late at this time, Wei Ruo and Xiumei returned to the carriage, and they covered themselves with blankets and lay down comfortably.

It was still snowing outside, but inside it was as warm as at home.

In contrast, 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 warm clothes. It's not that she doesn't bring so many supplies in her space, but 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 make people suspicious.

Wei Ruo and Xiumei slept comfortably this time, but the next morning, when Wei Ruo got off the carriage again, he saw that the snow outside the shed had doubled in thickness.

Their shed is still strong, and the snow on the roof and around the shed has also been cleared.

Immediately afterwards, we saw that Wei Yichen, Xu Fengyuan and others were obviously tired. It seemed that they had not had a good rest all night.

After Wei Ruo and Xiumei came down, they immediately set up the mutton soup pot last night, poured in the remaining water in the leather bag, and poured in a cloth bag of rice.

Now that there are more people, this cloth bag of rice will be enough for everyone to eat once all the rice is boiled.

Seeing Wei Ruo take out the rice, everyone's eyes lit up involuntarily.

They didn't know how much food was stored in Wei Ruo's car, but they subconsciously felt that even if there was more, it was impossible to have that much.

So whenever Wei Ruo can come up with new food, it can surprise people very much.

Lu Yuhong couldn't help but said, "Miss, do you still have food in the car?"

"Well, there are some more, I hope they can help us survive this snow disaster." Wei Ruo said.

In fact, people like Wei Ruo couldn't finish eating the food and water stored in the space even if they lasted until the Chinese New Year.

"That's really great!" Lu Yuhong said happily.

The faces of the rest of the people were also full of joy. The snow had not stopped last night, and they were really worried that they would die here.

Now with Wei Ruo's words, they felt a little relieved.

Immediately afterwards, Wei Ruo put some dried minced meat and preserved eggs into the pot.

The preserved eggs are freshly peeled, chopped up with a dagger in the palm of the hand and thrown in.

Finally, add a little salt and pepper to taste.

"Miss, what are these?" Lu Yuhong asked curiously again.

"Preserved egg and lean meat porridge doesn't have fresh lean meat, so some dried minced meat is used instead." Wei Ruo explained.

It's not that there is no fresh lean meat, but it's not easy to bring out fresh meat and vegetables, which seems a bit unreasonable.

Dried meat and preserved eggs are easy to preserve, and it is relatively reasonable to take them out.

Immediately afterwards, Wei Ruo smashed the extra preserved eggs, added some soy sauce, and made a simple side dish.

In addition, some pickled pickles were brought out.

After cooking, Wei Ruo served everyone a bowl with some side dishes.

It was the same as yesterday when drinking, there were four less bowls, and the four guards of the old man surnamed Tan stopped eating first, and then washed the bowls and refilled them to eat after the others finished eating.

A simple meal of preserved egg and lean meat porridge with side dishes, but everyone felt that it was particularly delicious.

I don't know if it's 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 has been a little smaller than yesterday, but it is still falling.

The snow was already one meter high, and the temperature was very low. There was no sign of the snow melting at all, and the bottom layer was still frozen, which was completely frozen.

It seems that they don't want to leave today.

Since they couldn't leave, everyone could only stay in the shed.

In addition to sitting around the fire to keep warm, the men will do some things within their ability: shoveling snow, strengthening the shed and so on.

Especially the snow on the roof of the shed must be cleaned up in time.

Even if there are two braziers to keep warm, the snow will still accumulate due to the severe snow and cold outside.

Wei Yichen, Xu Fengyuan, the six of them, and the four servants of the old Mr. Tan took turns to remove the snow to ensure the safety of the shed.

For the rest of the time, everyone chatted around the stove to pass the time, sometimes reciting poems, sometimes discussing national affairs. The most discussed was the impact of the snow disaster on Taizhou Prefecture and the subsequent disaster relief measures.

This heavy snow has so far been heavier than last year's snow.

Last year's event was rare in a place as far south as Taizhou, let alone this year's event.

It can be seen that this year's snow will bring great harm to Taizhou Prefecture, and the people affected by the disaster are likely to be far more than last year.

Then there will be more problems correspondingly. Everyone started discussions on this and imagined many disaster relief methods.

Old Mr. Tan was listening to everyone's high-spirited talk, with a kind and appreciative smile on his face.

On the third morning, the snow finally stopped, but because the snow was too thick, everyone still couldn't leave.

Fortunately, the height of the snow has not been higher than the shed, and has not threatened the safety of everyone in the shed.

At the same time, the snow at a height of about one and a half meters was like a wall built up around the shed, largely blocking the wind and cold for everyone in the shed.

In this way, everyone does not have to keep burning two braziers to keep warm, save some charcoal fire, and only burn some when Wei Ruo needs to cook.

After eating the breakfast that Wei Ruo cooked for everyone, everyone began to dig a tunnel outside.

First dig a passage for only one person, and then dig a wider road after digging three meters away.

This is done to retain the snow around the sides of the shed and keep the inside of the shed warm.