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Shoveling snow and digging all the way, she dug directly to the door of the village chief's house. The village chief's house is one of the few houses in Lijia Village with a courtyard wall. The others are simply fenced. Gulan knocked heavily on the door of the village chief's house.
It would take strength. The north wind was blowing with wind, rain and snow. Sometimes the wind whistle was even louder than her knocking on the door.
"Dazhi, do you hear someone knocking on the door?" The village chief's wife looked at her eldest son in front of the brazier in the house.
"Is there?" Village chief Li did not have good hearing as his wife. Except for the sound of the wind, he seemed to hear nothing.
"Absolutely," the village chief's wife nodded affirmatively.
"Someone really knocked on the door." Li Youzhi listened carefully when he heard his mother's words, and he really heard a faint knock on the door.
"Dazhi, go out and have a look." The village chief hurriedly said, coming to him on such a day, there must be something wrong?
Li Youzhi quickly opened the main hall door. For a moment, the father and son were both shocked by the thick snow in the yard. They waded through the snow and walked to the door, only to find that it was Gulan.
"Gu kid..." The village chief was a little surprised.
"Quick, quick, hurry in, it's snowing outside." He said, making way for the three people at the door to come in.
Gulan nodded and quickly followed the village chief into the house. The wind and snow outside were so strong that every time he spoke, he felt the cold wind carrying snowflakes whizzing into his mouth.
Inside and outside the house were really two different worlds of ice and snow. At this moment, the village chief's family stayed in the main hall, sitting around the brazier.
"Gu kid?" The village chief's wife also looked at Gulan in surprise. She said that and pulled Gulan to sit in front of the charcoal brazier, but was rejected by Gulan.
"What happened?" The village chief was not as polite as his own wife. He couldn't wait to ask as soon as he closed the door. If there was nothing wrong, Gulan would not come in such a big snow.
Gulan didn't waste any words and immediately said, "Uncle must have guessed it. I came here because of the blizzard outside. The snow has been so heavy for so long and there is no sign of slowing down. If it continues like this, I'm afraid something will happen. I think it's better to remind uncle and make preparations early."
Village Chief Li had been worried before and had this consideration. He didn't have the experience of snowy days here, but he had experience. The snow was really a bit outrageous. It piled up in pieces. If it continued like this, it would be easy to get into trouble. He
was still hesitant, but when he saw the snow in the yard just now and Gulan said so, the village chief no longer hesitated and nodded immediately.
The impatient village chief didn't dare to delay for a moment, and called his son to take the gong and go out with Gulan.
"Old man, don't worry, take the hat." The village chief's wife took the hat hanging by the door and walked a few steps quickly to hand it to Village Chief Li.
The eldest son who went out with him seemed to have selectively forgotten.
Li Youzhi: "..."
Alas! Other families love their sons, but their mother only has the father in her heart. Even if she has gotten used to it, she still feels a little depressed.
He glanced at his mother with resentment, but then there was a bamboo hat in his hand, which was handed to him by his wife. Li Youzhi felt healed instantly. Who doesn't have a wife to love?
Seeing his mother Li Youzhi revived with full blood, he took the gong and followed his father into the flying snow.
With the golden pillars and stones leading the way, they soon arrived at the center of Lijia Village, and the gong was struck hard in the wind and snow.
The harsh sound of "bang bang" was still piercing even in the strong wind, and it was heard far away.
Then, even though the wind and snow were raging outside, people kept coming out of their houses. They
waded through the snow with difficulty and arrived at the center of the village with the sound of the gong.
Every time the gong sounded in the village, it meant that something big had happened, and no one dared to be careless.
Even the few families who were cleaning the roofs quickly asked their family members to come and see what was going on.
The two brothers, Li Shun and Li Li, who were taking care of the elders of the Yong tribe at home, also came over in the snow. The
two brothers looked at the raging blizzard and were very grateful. They listened to Master Gu's words in the morning and went to the city to ask for a doctor without delay, otherwise their father's condition would definitely be delayed.
Although the doctor did not see the doctor in the end because of the snow and the distance, he also asked about their father's symptoms and prescribed medicine according to the symptoms. He had already taken it once at noon, and now he is in much better spirits than before.
Soon everyone gathered at the place where the gong sounded, and surrounded the village chief and Gu Lanli in three layers.
"Village chief, what happened?" Someone in the crowd couldn't help shouting, and then tragedy struck. The next moment, a mouthful of snow and wind filled his mouth, followed by a violent cough.
With this previous experience, the others immediately closed their mouths tightly and listened to the village chief.
In an instant, not to mention talking, even whispers disappeared, leaving only the whistling wind around.
The village chief tried to slide through the crowd one by one through the snow and wind.
Fortunately, people from every household came, even the original Xishan Village.
The snow was too heavy, and Village Chief Li didn't waste any words. He covered his mouth with his hand and shouted loudly.
"I called everyone here for no other reason than the snow that was falling. Everyone has seen how heavy the snow is. I came here just to tell everyone to gather their families to clean up the snow on the roof after returning. Although we have a new house, we can't take chances. We have been through strong winds and waves all the way, and we can't lose in this snow."
The village chief's words set off a wave in the crowd. Everyone was worried about this, and the village chief's words made them more careful. The
village chief's words touched their hearts. They had come through so much hardship on the road, not to mention how much it cost to build a house. If they were not careful, it would cost lives, and they couldn't lose it in their luck.
Thinking of this, looking at the roofs of the houses closest to everyone, the thickest part was as high as an adult.
The snow was light, but it couldn't stand the large amount. Looking at the snow that was more than one person high, no one dared to take chances and nodded heavily.
After returning home, the family members will have to work harder, but they will feel at ease and sleep well at night.
Someone immediately shouted, "Don't worry, village chief, we will listen to you and shovel the snow when we get back."
... Then there was a series of echoes.
Seeing that everyone had no objection, the village chief breathed a sigh of relief and urged everyone to go back quickly without delay, saying,
"Okay, now that you understand, let's go quickly. Go back and clean up the snow, but you must pay attention to safety when shoveling snow, okay?"
"Don't worry, village chief," everyone nodded.
Everyone quickly dispersed while talking, and they were all in a hurry to wade back as they came.
In the time it took to talk, a thick layer of snow had fallen on the traces they had waded out before.
The speed of the falling snow made everyone even more panicked.
Looking at the figure that gradually disappeared in the risk, knowing that everyone had listened, Gulan breathed a sigh of relief and prepared to go back.
Gulan took a deep breath and said, "Uncle Village Chief, I'm going back too."
The grey fox fur coat that was still quite conspicuous on his body was no longer recognizable in that moment, as if it had merged with the snow and completely changed color.