bestfiction Chapter 174 Snow Disaster
Chapter 174 Snow Disaster
"Ah! What are you doing!"
Su Li screamed in surprise, her vision was completely blocked by the cloak, and the unique scent of Pei Heng filled her heart.
She was so engrossed in it that she tore open her cloak to reveal half of her head, and stared at Pei Heng's perfect profile in a daze.
"I told you that Madam isn't afraid of the cold. It really makes me sad to see you standing at the door waiting for your husband to come home!"
Pei Heng looked down at his darling wife in his arms. He saw some snow on her hair, her little face was red from the cold, and her eyes were bright as she stared at him like a puppy. He couldn't help but laugh.
He lowered his head and rubbed her forehead, smiling:
"Madam is in a daze again!?"
"No way!" Su Li hurriedly explained, but the heat on her face still betrayed her.
Oh, what should I do?
This monster is really something I can never get tired of looking at!
"Put me down! So many people are watching us!" Su Li struggled to get down.
"Don't move!" Pei Heng blew gently in her ear, "Who's watching?"
Su Li turned her head and looked.
Qin Chuan, who was accompanying him at the gate of the mansion, gave an order:
"Turn around! Lower your head! Close your eyes!"
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a loud noise and all the soldiers moved in unison, turning their backs. Even the maids and servants at the gate and inside the mansion turned around, lowered their heads, and closed their eyes at the sound of the order.
It's totally indecent, don't look at it!
“…” Su Li was speechless.
This……
It’s called military orders are as heavy as mountains!
"Haha!" Pei Heng flexed his lips and smiled, striding into the mansion.
Pei Heng carried her all the way back. When they entered Nanshe, Li Ma saw them from a distance and thought something had happened to Su Li. She was anxious to go forward. But she saw Song Tao and Song Zhi following behind Su Li from a distance, waving at her.
"This young man! He's really playing around!"
Nanny Li smiled knowingly and left with some old wine and roast chicken to reward Doctor Fei.
Pei Heng finally let Su Li down after they reached the room. He angrily struck the sturdy man with a hammer and a punch, and Su Li began to remove the armor from his body.
"Why are you back so late today?"
Embracing his wife and kissing her hair, Pei Heng said, "I've been inspecting the four camps in the east, west, south, and north these past few days to oversee the distribution of military rations and winter clothing. Fortunately, they were all delivered to the soldiers before the heavy snow."
A total of 100,000 troops were stationed in the Jingji Camp, guarding the safety of Shengjing City. This year's winter was particularly cold, and the first heavy snow fell particularly early. Pei Heng worked for several days to distribute military rations and clothing to ensure that the soldiers could have a warm and well-fed winter.
"Well, I have taken care of the mansion, the farm, and the shop." Su Li shared the family affairs with Pei Heng.
"With Ah Li taking care of the family, I am relieved."
Once the armor was removed, Pei Heng felt lighter, revealing his sturdy figure beneath his cotton robe. He hugged Su Li, wanting to be intimate, but his wife ruthlessly pushed him away, "Go take a shower! The children are waiting for you to have dinner together."
Hehe, Pei Heng smiled and said with his long arms:
"together."
"Don't make trouble!"
Su Li smiled and pushed Pei Heng into the bathtub next door, closing the door.
She was really in no mood today.
The scene of the Ninth Princess being trapped in Fangfei Garden kept appearing in front of her eyes, making her unable to calm down.
Soon, Pei Heng came out of the shower, his body still steaming. Su Li wiped him clean with a warm towel and helped him get dressed.
Seeing that his wife was in a bad mood today, Pei Heng pinched her face and said with concern:
"What's wrong? It's too cold, are you feeling unwell?"
"No."
Seeing that Pei Heng had finally packed up, Su Li pulled him aside and told him everything he had seen and done in the Marquis' Mansion today. After that, he angrily said:
"I never thought a princess could be treated so harshly! Pei Yan and the Marquis' wife are simply inhuman! Prince Jing hasn't even ascended the throne yet, and they're so impatient to persecute her. Do they really think the throne is already in their pockets?"
After hearing this, Pei Heng's eyes darkened, and he said after a while:
"I will never let people like this succeed."
"Yes! If such a person becomes emperor, wouldn't the world be in chaos? Husband, I support you!"
"Baji!" Pei Heng kissed Su Li on the lips. "You can be angry, but you still have to eat. Didn't you say the children are waiting for me to eat? Let's go! I'm starving!"
……
It snowed heavily for two days in a row.
It was unknown how many houses outside the city had collapsed, so Pei Heng dispatched two battalions of soldiers to help the people repair the damaged houses.
When Su Li heard the news, he called all the accountants.
"Take out all the cotton-padded clothes from the clothing store's warehouse, and have people make cotton-padded clothes and quilts overnight."
"And medicinal herbs. Take out all the herbs for treating colds in the shop."
"Take another 1,000 dan of grain from the grain store."
"These are all on my account."
"Yes!" Several big shopkeepers wrote down her arrangements one by one and went out to make the arrangements quickly.
Su Li called Qian Da again.
Qian Da was in charge of the caravan. After returning to Beijing, he and his brothers used Su Li's money to eat and drink well. They were all bored during this period. When they heard Su Li's summons, they immediately came running.
"Madam, what do you want to tell me?"
"Qian Da, call the brothers to follow me out of the city to deliver supplies."
"okay."
Qian Da and his brothers in the caravan traveled far and wide, and all of them grew up to be strong and healthy, and all of them had martial arts skills.
The mistress was generous. When they returned from the caravan this year, she gave them a huge red envelope, more money than they could earn in three years. Not only that, but two days ago, she also gave each of them an extra set of cotton clothes and shoes, and two coins for charcoal.
Being able to follow a master like this is something you have earned through several lifetimes.
I heard that the supplies being escorted this time were paid for by the master out of his own pocket to the disaster-stricken people outside the city. Everyone walked with their heads held high and their backs straight.
It is covered with snow and covered with ice for thousands of miles.
As soon as you leave the city gate, you will see the scenery of the northern country.
As a young girl from the south, Su Li's initial excitement wore off, and she lost interest in this icy world. It was so cold that even water froze. Even dressed like that and holding a hot water bottle, she still felt cold, let alone the poor people.
There was no roof over my head, only thatch.
Now even the thatched houses have collapsed. I don’t know how many people have frozen to death in the past two days.
Thinking of this, Su Li hurriedly urged the team to move faster.
Around noon, we finally saw a devastated village in the distance. Most of the houses had collapsed under the weight of the snow, and the few that remained were teetering on the edge of collapse, making them uninhabitable.
A group of civilians in rags were sawing wood and beating mud with a group of soldiers, while the old, young, women and children were sitting in the snow, twisting straw ropes.
Pei Heng was climbing a ladder to cover the roof of a thatched house that was about to be completed.
"Ali?"
Pei Heng was very surprised to see Su Li.
When I saw the long line behind her and the bags of supplies in the car, I understood why she came.
"It's so cold, just ask someone to bring it over. Why did you run out here!" Pei Heng jumped down from the ladder and grabbed Su Li's hand and held it in his arms.
Seeing Pei Heng only wearing a cotton robe and armor, without even a cloak, Su Li said distressedly:
"I'm worried about you. You've just recovered from your illness, and you can't get frozen again in this icy snow. Haha!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he sneezed loudly.