cold.The north wind howled, and the icy cold wind cut pedestrians' faces like knives. It was so cold that everyone couldn't help pressing the brim of their hats again and again, but it was just to block the ravages of the cold wind.

Sitting on the horseback, Third Brother Hua looked at the path blocked by the snowstorm with an unhappy expression, he was uncertain whether to move on or not.

They had already delayed their trip because of the sudden blizzard.Now it's hard work, the snow is a little smaller, if I don't leave, I don't know how much time will be wasted.

But looking at the situation ahead, the road has been completely covered by snow, and this is an extremely dangerous section of the road. Usually, one must pass through it carefully, lest one accidentally fall off the cliff.

Now the snowflakes are flying, the visibility is extremely low, and the road is slippery and difficult to walk.Third Brother Hua was naturally unwilling to let his subordinates take risks, but the delivery time for this batch of goods was approaching.

His Hua family has always paid attention to credit in business, and there has never been a delay in delivery. Is it because of him that he will make an exception this time?

If it's other goods, it's fine, if it's late, it's late, and the Hua family can still afford it.But this batch of goods is different and must be delivered on the agreed time.

Third Brother Hua was at war with heaven and man in his heart, and the hand holding the horse rope faintly exerted force, the veins on the back of the hand burst out, but his whole body seemed to be frozen, motionless.

Seeing the third young master like this, the others didn't dare to speak, for fear of disturbing his decision-making.

Anxi has also heard a lot of news recently, and he knows the importance of this batch of goods.

This is an order from the magistrate of a county to the Hua family.

Although this county is located in the south, its location is extremely bad. It is very cold and humid in winter. Every winter, many frail old people and children freeze to death in the county.

The county magistrate is a good official who cares about the poor and the weak. He has long wanted to solve this problem. He has thought of many ways, but the results are all mediocre.

The county magistrate is a northerner, and he knows that there is a kang in the north, which is an artifact to keep warm in winter.He personally taught the people under his rule to make heated kangs, and it did have a certain effect. The people had a lot better in winter.

However, the number of deaths did not decrease as the magistrate expected.

Because in the north, in order to prevent the cold, people basically don't go out in winter.But the south is different. Whether young or middle-aged, elderly or children, people want to survive and have to go out every day.

Even if there is a warm kang, it can only be used at night, and during the day, they still have to go out to work against the cold wind.

And the environment in this county is too humid, and the cold wind howls every day. After going out for a while, the clothes will be wet.The common people have thin clothes and are more susceptible to cold.

So there are still so many people who get sick and die.

The county magistrate was cruel, took out the money from the treasury, and approached the Hua family, hoping that the Hua family could help purchase a batch of low-priced, but warm and practical leather from the north.

The leather is well peeled, which not only keeps warm, but also prevents moisture from infecting the clothes inside.

The Hua family was very concerned about this matter, and sent Brother Hua to run around.

Third brother Hua visited for several months, his mouth was worn out, and he even gave out several favors before negotiating this batch of furs at an extremely low price.

According to the statistics of the county magistrate, there are more than 3000 elderly people over the age of 50 in this county, and only 1000 or two hundred children under the age of 6.

The Hua family secretly subsidized some silver by themselves, and the furs they bought were enough to make a piece of clothing for each person.

Originally, it was only late autumn, and there were still two months before the real cold in the south. The furs were sent there, and there was no time to make clothes.

However, they didn't expect the winter in the north to be so unexpected this year, and there was a heavy snowstorm so early, which caused their trip to be delayed again and again.

Anxi looked at the sky, it was already mid-afternoon, if he really passed through this section of the Valley of Death, it would be too late to reach the next town.

When the time comes to sleep in the wild, the group of them don't know how many people will suffer from frostbite.

After all, among the people led by Third Brother Hua, half of them are people who don't know martial arts. Even Anxi, who has cultivated a little internal strength, is a bit too much, let alone an ordinary person.

"Brother Hua, let's go back and figure out a solution." An Xi tried to persuade him.

Brother Hua took a look at the people under his command. Most of them were freezing and their lips were purple.If this continues, you will get sick.He closed his eyes, as if he had finally made up his mind, waved his hand, "Go back!"

Orders and prohibitions, the subordinates heard Hua Sange's words, immediately took action, they retreated methodically, and retreated to an open area in a short while, and then quickly formed a team, and soon the formation was changed from the original one.

They had to go back to the inn where they were staying before dark, so they traveled faster than they had come.

Fortunately, today they waited until noon and found that the wind and snow had subsided before setting off. The journey was not far away, otherwise they might not be able to make it back.

Anxi saw that Brother Hua was frowning all the time, riding a horse and walking at the front of the team. While admiring him, he couldn't help but want to help him.

Not to mention how Third Brother Hua helped him before, but the matter of fur is also for the good of the people, and he will do his part no matter what.

As the speed increased, the carriage was not as stable as before, but swayed, Anxi sat upside down, and felt uncomfortable in his stomach.

Anxi knew that he was motion sick, but he resisted it and forced himself to calm down and think, what can he do to help Third Brother Hua.

Maybe it was really dizzy, and I couldn't come up with a good solution after sitting for a long time.

Anxi was a little frustrated, and opened the curtain of the car to see where he was, but saw a black figure jumping towards the way they came at a very fast speed.

Obviously, that person wanted to pass through the famous valley of death in such bad weather.

Anxi became interested and wanted to ask Hua Sheng who was driving, but considering that he was concentrating on driving, it was better not to disturb him now.

After Hua Sheng gave the information to Hua Manlou, he sent him to look for Anxi again. The name was to help Anxi drive, but in fact it was to protect his safety.

Anxi was moved by Huamanlou's thoughtfulness, and accepted Huasheng's umbrella.Now Hua Sheng no longer belongs to the Hua family, but his subordinates alone.

When it was so dark that they couldn't see at all, the group of them finally arrived at the inn where they lived before.

This inn is located in the outskirts, not far from the town, on the main traffic road, pedestrians who come and go will rest here if they need to, and there is no need to go to the city.

Because of the blizzard, many caravans were blocked here, and those who were not in a hurry went into the city.Those who were thinking about leaving stayed at the inn, so it was overcrowded now.

But this inn is also big, even if there are many people, it can still have a yard.They checked out the room at noon, and no one lived in it yet, so they moved in again.

The first thing Anxi did when he returned to the yard was to have someone bring hot water and take a good hot bath.Although he has internal strength close by, he is still afraid of catching the wind and cold, so it is always right to take precautions.

After he came out of the shower, a waiter from the shop brought a night of hot ginger soup, which was specially ordered by Hua Sange.

Anxi couldn't help sighing that Brother Hua, like his younger brother Hua Manlou, was extraordinarily careful.

After drinking the ginger soup, Anxi remembered the previous person again, got up and went out to find Hua Sheng.Because there were not enough rooms, he lived in the outer room of Anxi, and it was very convenient to find someone.

"My lord, that man is strong in martial arts, so he is not afraid of the wind and snow, so there is no need to worry." After listening to Anxi's question, Hua Sheng answered it as a matter of course.

Anxi's eyes lit up, "Then can you pass safely, and how many of us can pass?"

"I can." Hua Sheng's tone was very indifferent, as if it was not a big deal, "In the team, besides the third young master, there are three other people who can do it."

"That's four people," Anxi muttered to himself. Four people are not enough to deliver goods, but sending messages is no problem.

Because of the storm, the Flying Pigeon transmission had been suspended, and the news from this side could not be sent back, and the news from that side could not be transmitted either.

It is very troublesome if the news does not circulate.Now it seems that it is still possible to spread the news.

In this case!

Anxi's eyes suddenly brightened, and he thought of an idea.

He heard Huamanlou mention that his family has a restaurant business, and the materials used in the restaurant are all provided by his own village.

He has eaten at Hua's restaurant, and the duck is a must. According to his observation, the restaurant sells dozens or even hundreds of ducks every day.

This shows that the Hua family actually raised a large number of ducks.

Moreover, depending on the power and financial resources of the Hua family in Hangzhou, it is possible to collect tens of thousands of ducks in a short period of time.

After thinking about it, Anxi still felt that this method was feasible, so he put on his cloak and went to Sange Hua's room.

Brother Hua is checking the account books. Although he is worried about the goods, he is not a casual person. Since the goods cannot arrive as scheduled, he must make preparations early.

He checked the account book, and also wanted to see where he could get out a batch of cotton clothes, and send them there for emergency treatment first, and at worst, he would pretend that Hua's family didn't arrive on time to make amends.

But after looking for a long time, he didn't find the right one.

The Hua family also has a cloth shop, so they must have bought a batch of winter clothes, but these days, cotton clothes contain a lot of cotton, and few people replace them every year, and only a few buy them.Therefore, there are few cotton cloth dealers, and most of them are thicker fabrics.

This is difficult, because there is so little cotton, even if all of it is embezzled, it will be a drop in the bucket.

Brother Hua was having a headache, when Anxi came over.

Brother Hua calmed down and asked Anxi with a smile, "Brother An, what do you lack when you come here? You can send Huasheng to say that it's getting late and it's cold outside, so don't go out."

Anxi smiled, "Thank you, Brother Hua, for your kindness. I came here so late to discuss something with Brother Hua. Didn't I bother you?"

"How could that be?" Third Brother Hua laughed, "You are Qi Tong's friend, so feel free to talk about anything."

"it is good!"

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