Xia Zhi followed Zhou Zhengan closely. Her pace was not slow, and her load was not lighter than others.

This is what they must do. Machinery has no role here at all, and they can only rely on human power to do this.

This kind of thing was done a lot during the summer solstice in previous years.

Accustomed to this kind of silence, I silently look for traces of cattle.

I don’t know how long they walked. According to their route, it took at least five hours.

Finally, a vague whine led them to a part of the cattle stuck behind a snowdrift.

There are only about thirty or so.

Zhou Zhengan immediately used a shovel to dig a gap behind the snowdrifts.

The cows that were stuck behind the snowdrift finally came out from behind.

and came eagerly to ask them for hay.

The two young comrades put down the licorice on their shoulders, and the cows immediately started to eat it hungrily.

Zhou Zhengan counted the number of cows.

His face was tight.

Everyone knows that the number of these cattle is a drop in the bucket compared to those herds.

There are only more than 30 cows, and there are still more than 400 cows that have not been found. Who knows how many parts of the herd the snowstorm has divided.

Zhou Zhengan asked the two comrades who had no hay to go back first.

Following them with bare hands will not be effective.

They continued walking for almost an hour.

There is a small pond in front, and several cows are scattered in the snow hills beside the pond.

Zhou Zhengan counted six dead ones in total.

And there are probably some cows buried in the snow that can't be seen at all.

Everyone's expressions were ugly. If this continues, you can imagine the number of people who can be found.

The carcasses of these cows cannot be thrown here, otherwise it will be an advantage to the wolves.

Zhou Zhengan sent people back again to find other people to pull back the dead cows.

Now there are only four people left.

A cow was lying on the ground struggling weakly, and beside it lay a calf.

Xia Zhi hurriedly pulled out the hay on his back and handed it to the cow and calf so that they could fill their bellies.

The accident happened at this time.

A bull appeared out of nowhere and charged towards them with all its might.

Apparently seeing hay.

The extremely hungry bull now had red eyes, barked crazily, and charged towards Xia Zhi in front of him with two sharp horns.

It's a completely indifferent attitude.

Xia Zhi has never seen a cow look crazy, and now this cow's eyes are obviously red from hunger.

Xia Zhi instinctively recoiled in fear.

Zhou Zhengan and three other comrades hurriedly took off the hay on their backs and shouted crazily at the bull.

"There is grass here, come here quickly."

They shook the hay in their hands desperately, hoping to attract the bull's attention.

But obviously the bull was hungry and anxious by now, and had already identified the summer solstice.

Xia Zhi kept retreating, but the bull was very fast, and he watched the bull rush towards Xia Zhi.

Once hit, Xia Zhi knew that he might be hit by the bull.

Xia Zhi dropped the hay in his hand and stepped backwards desperately.

At this moment, Zhou Zhengan's frightened warning was suddenly heard.

"Don't retreat anymore, there's ice behind us."

Unfortunately, the bull didn't even notice that Xia Zhi had no licorice in his hand. Instead, he lowered his head and knocked Xia Zhi into the pond behind.

Zhou Zhengan suppressed his exclamation and hurriedly ran forward to the edge of the pond.

Near the ice floe, he could no longer move forward and saw Xia Zhi emerging from the water.

But the distance between him and the summer solstice is at least 5m.

It looks like it's 5m, but in fact there's nothing they can do now.

The ice under my feet was already making a creaking sound. If I took another step forward, I would probably fall into the water again from this direction.

Zhou Zhengan warned the comrades behind him.

"Don't come over here. If you come over again, the ice will collapse. Throw the rope over to me."

The two comrades hurriedly stood on the spot and slowly stepped back. Obviously they also knew that Zhou Zhengan was right. When all three of them fell into the water, it would not be a good thing.

Connect the ropes tied around their waists to the rope tied around Zhou Zhengan's waist.

Zhou Zhengan crawled on the ground and used his body to increase the area and reduce the bearing capacity of the ice surface.

Move forward slowly, grab the rope in your hand and throw it forward.

"Summer Solstice, continue!"

Xia Zhi was already holding onto the edge of the broken ice with her hands to hang herself there to prevent her heavy clothes from dragging her into the water.

Hearing Zhou Zhengan's voice, she tried to raise her hand to grab the rope.

But the water temperature was too low. She was shivering from the cold, and her movements began to become slow and clumsy.

The rope fell into the water.

Zhou Zhengan wanted to move forward with all his strength. As long as he grabbed Xia Zhi's collar, he could drag her ashore.

But the ice beneath him began to scream in protest.

Zhou Zhengan was anxious about the milk powder. He knew he had to get Xia Zhi out immediately. In two minutes, Xia Zhi would be so cold that he would go into shock.

Even if he wanted to drag Xia Zhi out by then, he might not be able to catch anyone.

"Xia Zhi, can you hold the rope?"

Xia Zhi's face was as white as snow, and his whole body was trembling in the ice water.

I tried my best to reach for the rope in the water, but my hand always missed the rope.

And the teeth have begun to fight violently.

Zhou Zhengan slowly crawled towards Xia Zhi step by step.

When Xia Zhi raised her head and saw this scene, she shouted in horror.

"No, you must not come here. Don't do this."

Zhou Zhengan had slowed down as much as possible and spread his limbs to spread his weight on the ice.

But even so, he could still feel the ice cracking under his body.

Just an arm's length away.

Just an arm.

As long as he stretched out his hand, he could grab Xia Zhi's collar, but in fact the distance seemed like a chasm.

The two of them were separated in two places.

The ice cube Xia Zhi grabbed sank directly as the ice surface shattered. She felt the heavy cotton coat dragging her toward the bottom of the water.

At this moment, Zhou Zhengan struggled forward, increasing speed and sacrificing safety.

Almost at the moment Xia Zhi sank, Zhou Zhengan also jumped directly into the water from the ice.

He grabbed Xia Zhi by the collar, and the weight of the two of them caused more ice cubes around him to break.

Xia Zhi's weight dragged Zhou Zhengan down, but Zhou Zhengan struggled to slide his arms with Xia Zhi, and abruptly emerged from the bottom of the water to the surface.

"Xia Zhi! I'll pull you out immediately."

Zhou Zhengan's teeth also began to chatter, and the cold invaded from all directions, and his whole body seemed to be frozen into ice in an instant.

He picked up the rope from the water and put it tightly around Xia Zhi's waist.

Xia Zhi's lips have turned blue and her limbs have become numb.

In her two lifetimes combined, she had never been so cold.

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