With less than two days left before the Chinese New Year, Fang Ning and his parents finally got on the phone again, and learned that several people froze to death in the mountains of Yuezhou, because of the lack of winter supplies, many people fled the mountains and lived in counties and towns, waiting for the government's disaster relief.

Fang's father said on the phone that they had also arrived in Yuezhou City, and it was expected that they would be able to rush to the railway station in Mishi County this afternoon.

As for why not take the bus back, it is because the Beijing-Zhuhai Expressway has been closed, the 107 National Highway is jammed, all in all, the car stopped, fortunately, the railway station built and laid by the country is still relatively strong, but look at the heavier and thicker snow, the train should not be able to run for long.

This time, it was Fang Ning and Fang Jiefang's grandfather and grandson who went out to pick up their parents, and their sister and grandmother stayed at home to keep the house.

The heavy snow blocked the road to the village, and it can be said that it was isolated from the rest of the world, and it was difficult to get out of the mountains on both feet, even for the most experienced hunters.

Fortunately, Fang Jiefang knew that someone had a way, Fang Longxing's family raised a kind of miscellaneous dog, which is a mixed offspring of Tibetan mastiff and pastoral dog, this kind of dog has the physique of Tibetan mastiff, and also has the endurance of a native dog, and has a docile temperament, and can come and go freely in this mountain with a dog saddle and a sleigh made in the countryside.

So the heavily armed Fang Ning and Fang Jiefang stumbled along the way and drove the unskilled sleigh to the village.

Fang Ning swore that he had never been so embarrassed, he had at least fallen a few times on the way here, his collar and neck were covered with snow, and even if he put on cotton shoes with several layers of cushions, his toes were still frozen and almost unconscious, as for his fingers...... All ten fingers were frozen like carrots.

"This hellish weather is really terrible!" Fang Ning complained a few words.

The situation in Yunzhezhuang is not as good as in Fang Ning's village, the roofs of the two rows on the village are covered with snow, the ice ridges are hanging under the eaves, the figures inside can be seen through the glass, and some people go out wrapped in cotton clothes, and they are in a hurry, there is a family of three who go to the disaster relief place to receive disaster relief materials, the adults carry rice, and the teenagers who are about the same age as Fang Ning also carry honeycomb coal, accompanied by the snowflakes that continue to fly, gradually go away, and finally only a few faint footprints remain.

They stopped a taxi to the county seat, but the price was several times higher than usual, and they were very reluctant, after all, it is very difficult to get to the county seat.

Fang Ning and the others took two and a half hours to arrive at Chengguan in Pinghai County, and when the car was still seven or eight miles away from the street, the driver kicked the tires tied to the iron chain with a gloomy face, and finally had to walk over.

On the streets of Pinghai County, the People's Liberation Army troops are shoveling snow 24 hours a day, young volunteers are organized to help people with disaster relief, mobile business halls provide power sockets for people to charge their mobile phones for free, and some private car owners spontaneously organize a "green ribbon" action, tying a green ribbon to the left rearview mirror of the car to pull the stranded people on the way for free.

The situation here is different from that in the countryside, everyone is full of enthusiasm, and the thick snow can't hide the burning heart.

This is the will of the people!

Unite as one, work together to overcome the difficulties!

Fang Ning and the two continued to take a car to Mishui County at the old bus station, and it took nearly an hour to arrive after a half-hour drive, because there was an overpass on the road that could be reached, the bridge deck was icy and had been closed, and the bus went around in a big circle.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Fang Ning arrived at the Tears Railway Station.

The weather was cold, the south was full of ice and snow, Fang Ning raised his eyes and looked around, quite a feeling of loneliness, after a day of tossing, he was really tired, but he hadn't received his parents yet, so he had to cheer up and continue to hold on.

The inside of the railway station is much warmer than the outside, the fully enclosed structure can shelter the wind and cold, there is an old lady boiling a pot of brown sugar ginger soup in the station commissary, the ginger soup is poured into the iron bucket, it is steaming, the white mist can penetrate people's sight, this is provided for free, many people take the plastic bowl and line up in a long line to scoop ginger soup in the iron bucket to drink, although the ginger soup is not worth a few dollars, but drinking can warm the body, it is better than being frozen in the waiting room.

The steel dome at the top of the railway station is as deep as ever, and the people who come and go on the train come and go, and they come and go, everyone looks panicked, and there are many people who are blocked on the way home.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, a frustrating voice came from the station radio, "All trains will be temporarily suspended before one o'clock tomorrow, and there is a special refund channel at the window, please refund the ticket as soon as possible." ”

More than ten minutes later, Fang's father called and told him that he would arrive in Mishi County in a while, and it should not be late. It was only at this time that Fang Ning breathed a sigh of relief, and his clenched fist slowly loosened, as long as the person arrived home.

At 4:35, the train from Yuezhou City to Tear City County entered the station, and the endless stream of tourists came out of the exit of the station.

Fang Ning and his grandfather had already gotten the news and were waiting for them at the exit.

Fang's father, Fang's mother, grandmother, and little cousin appeared with the dense crowd, and they saw Fang Ning from afar, raising their hands and waving them.

Outside the dome hall of the railway station, my grandmother and my little cousin were wearing brown cotton jackets, Fang's father was wearing a bulging gray down jacket, and Fang's mother was wearing a red down jacket with a big scarf, and she kept stomping her feet, both hands were red from the cold, and she kept rubbing back and forth.

"You're finally back. My mother-in-law is here too, it's hard work on the road!"

My grandmother was a short rural woman, honest and a little reserved, and said: "It's okay, it's okay, but there is no food in the mountains, I can't stay, my daughter wants me to come here, I'm sorry for you." ”

Fang Jiefang greeted him, "It's all one family, don't talk to two families." ”

Fang Ning took his father's luggage and said, "Mom, Dad, this snow has been falling intermittently for four or five days, and it hasn't stopped, the temperature is getting lower and lower day by day, and it's so cold that I can't bear it." There is also a power and water outage at home, we can't watch TV, and we can only light small candles at night, but fortunately, our daily necessities stored at home are enough, so we don't have to worry about anything else. ”

Dad Fang sighed and said, "How many candles do we still have at home?" Candles in Yuezhou City are sold for fifty yuan a pack, and a pack was only two yuan in the past, who will pay attention, but now it has become a rare commodity!"

Fang Ning smiled and said, "Our family wants as many candles as we want." ”

"That's good. Dad Fang couldn't stop nodding.

Fang's mother asked Fang Jiefang, "Dad, shall we go back to the village tonight or stay in the county seat for a night?"

Fang Jiefang looked at this situation, it was almost five o'clock, and it was impossible to get out of this bad weather, "I can only stay in the county for one night." ”

PS: My head was groggy, and I didn't come to my senses until nine o'clock, and I barely wrote a chapter.