On November Day, heavy snow.

The big one is prosperous, and the snow will be prosperous at this point.

A simple and simple carriage drove out of Chang'an territory, heading northward toward the barren and desolate northern border.

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At the intersection of northern borders and neighboring states, there is an ordinary small village called Xiaoshi Village.

Although Xiaoshi Village is located on the border of the northern border, it is not a necessary road to the northern border. In addition, this place is deserted and there is a large black forest full of dangers, so many caravan tourists are unwilling to pass by Xiaoshi Village, which makes Xiaoshi Village even more isolated.

Early that morning, the big cow from Xiaoshi Village carried a hoe and a bamboo basket, and walked out of the village one step deep and one step shallow.

It snowed heavily last night, and in the winter of northern Xinjiang, the heavy snow fell and it didn't melt at all. I could only watch the snow get thicker and thicker. The thatched roof of the Daniu family was pressing against heavy snow. If it weren't for their experience in the years and knowing that they would get up in the middle of the night to clean up the snow on the roof, they would probably have been pressed under the roof and thick snow piles when they woke up early this morning.

"Hey, it's been snowing for so many days. If this continues, if there is too much snow that cannot leave the village and cannot enter Dahei Forest to dig wild vegetables, the whole family will be afraid that they will have to starve to death." Daniu sighed all the way.

This is not his unfair concern, but something that actually happened in their village last year!

Lao Tietou, who lives in a buzzhead, used to be a carpenter and made a living by making furniture for the people in the village. A few years ago, Lao Tietou's family lived a good life. He could make his life comfortable by just bringing some furniture to others. However, in the past ten years, everyone has been in a downturn, and their lives are very tight. It would be good if they could have a bite of food. Who would be willing to spend the spare money to make furniture?

Lao Tiotou, who has no source of money, is getting worse and worse. He is hungry with his wife every few days. By last year, there was no grain of rice at home, so he had to follow the big cow to dig some wild vegetable roots in the big black forest to fill his stomach.

It's said that the disaster never comes alone. Once, when I went to the big black forest, Lao Tietou broke his leg and couldn't go out to find food for a long time. One day, the villagers saw that Lao Tietou's house was crushed by snow in the early morning. Everyone was busy digging Lao Tietou's family out, but found that they had been out of breath.

Not crushed or frozen to death.

But starved to death.

Before the house was overwhelmed, the Lao Tietou family was starved to death.

In addition to Lao Tietou and his wife, their family also had a hungry young son.

The villagers helped to bury Lao Tietou's family near the Daheilin, hoping that they would be able to eat every day in the next life. At the same time, they sighed and said that Lao Tietou is too stubborn and that since the whole family is unable to support it, they should say a few soft words to the villagers. For the sake of the same village, even if they squeeze through the gaps of their teeth, they can help their family of three get through the difficulties.

The big bull at that time didn't say anything.

Because he knew that everyone just said casually after Lao Tietou's family ended up in a miserable way. If Lao Tietou really asked the villagers for help, would they really help?

At least the big bull can't guarantee it.

At that time, even their family was too busy to take care of themselves, so who could still care about others?

Even Lao Tietou may have asked someone for help, but the other party has not agreed...

"This damn thief, I really don't want us to live!" Da Niu spitted and cursed several times, and felt sad again, fearing that God would let him go to Da Heilin to return empty-handed because of his disrespectful attitude, so he apologized in his heart.

After finally leaving the village, the border of the Dahei Forest could only be seen from a distance, and the Daniu was so tired.

The snow on the road is too thick, so it's very difficult for people to walk, let alone cars.

No wonder Daniu could see some people passing by a few days ago, but today he couldn't see them at all.

...Huh, what is coming from afar?

The big bull stopped curiously, and looked at a small black dot in the distance gradually approaching, becoming bigger, and finally clearly showed his appearance in his eyes-

It was a green-paned carriage, which was a bit strangely thin and simple. Because it was cold in the northern border, most of the carriages in the northern border were covered with thick cloth or fur, but this carriage did not.

And the horses driving the car... Daniu swore that he had never seen such a majestic horse in his life. His hair was shiny and smooth, and his big eyes were bright and energetic. Daniu was very happy to see it, and he felt sorry in his heart that he would never have such a good horse in his life.

In front of the carriage, there were two young men, one big and one small, chasing the carriage.

The big one was wearing a hat with a hat covering half of his face. He was dressed very thinly and held a broken iron sword in his arms.

The small one wrapped in thick fur nests formed a ball. The big bull was shocked from afar and thought it was a bear sitting there!

"This big brother." The boy wearing a straw hat raised his head, revealing his tight pursed lips and a knife-like chin.

The dazed big bull realized for a long time before he realized that he was calling him, "Hey... Hey? Are you calling me?"

The boy in the hat nodded and poked the young man beside him with the iron sword in his arms.

The young boy glared at the boy with a reluctant desire, jumped off the carriage slowly, and almost sank into the thick snow, but he didn't know what method he used, his legs trembled and he actually stabilized on the snow surface.

The big bull opened his eyes in shock.

This young boy...is still a master?

"Brother, can you ask if this is Xiaoshi Village?" The young man stepped forward in person.

One of his face was still wrapped in thick fur, but when the big bull saw the young man bowing his hand, he showed a pair of white and tender hands that were obviously pampered and frowned and was a little confused.

"What are you looking for Xiaoshi Village to do?" Daniu asked vigilantly.

These days, there are many bandits and thieves. Could it be that they came to their Xiaoshi Village to check in advance?

"We are going to Yuanzhou, and we plan to take a break in Xiaoshi Village in the middle of the way." The young man answered fluently, "Is the eldest brother a member of Xiaoshi Village?"

"There is a better road to Yuanzhou, so why do you have to pass by Xiaoshi Village?" Daniu thought he was smart, so he was not so easy to fool.

The young man was not irritable and patiently explained, "Because we had something to pass Ningzhao County halfway, we could only take Xiaoshi Village to Yuanzhou."

Daniu is also a little knowledgeable. The best way to Ningzhao County and Yuanzhou is two directions, but it is the same as Xiaoshi Village. If you arrive in Ningzhao County, it is indeed the closest way to pass Xiaoshi Village and then to Yuanzhou.

Seeing that the young man was organized and spoke clearly, the big bull believed most of the time.

"That's right, this is Xiaoshi Village." Daniu nodded.

The young boy breathed a sigh of relief, "Great! Brother, we have been traveling for a long time. Can we rest in Xiaoshi Village for a day before leaving today?"

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Chapter completed!