Suri changed into the long cloak that Liuli had prepared for her, the cloak was made of fawn skin, and it was covered with a thick layer of mink fur to keep the wind out and keep warm.

Liuli knew that Su Rui was from the south and was afraid of the cold, so she took a small stove for Su Rui to hold, which could not only protect her hands, but also increase the heat for her.

Su Rui looked at the snow that had been falling outside with a little worry, it had been raining a lot since last night, and it stopped for a while this morning, but it had been raining since noon, and by now, it was already snow-white outside, and it was completely impossible to tell where the road was.

"How long will this snow fall?" Su Rui stood at the window and watched the vast snow of goose feathers floating down from the gray sky outside, seemingly boundless, and there was no time to stop.

"Generally speaking, it doesn't snow so much in early winter." Ruri walked over and stood side by side with Suri at the window, looking up at the dark sky.

"If this goes down until tomorrow......" Su Rui suddenly thought of a question, "our Zhuangzi and the outside road will be blocked." She turned her eyes to look at Liuli, "How much grain is there in Zhuangzi?" ”

Liuli was also shocked when she heard Su Rui's words, and she saluted Su Rui, "The slave maid will go check immediately." ”

Suri's worries are not unreasonable, this year's climate is unusually abnormal, with a severe drought in the spring, and now it has just entered winter, and it has such a heavy snowstorm.

The high mountains around the valley have blocked out a lot of strong winds, and if the snow in the valley has accumulated so thickly, I am afraid that the mouth of the valley will be even worse.

And the snow doesn't seem to stop at all. If this continues, by tomorrow the road to the valley will be sealed. Liuli knew this in her heart, she had always grown up in the Northland, and such a big snowstorm was rare even if she could remember. Ten years ago, there was such a big snowstorm, and as a result, Hu Guo froze to death and starved to death countless times that year.

The princess was right, and Liuli sped up her pace when she thought of this.

Liuli took inventory of all the warehouses, including the wine cellar, but the situation did not allow her to be optimistic.

Sikong Jin has not been here for a long time, and there are not many people left to guard the villa, so the things in reserve are not rich enough, and many things are bought after Su Rui came.

Now there are forty servants and guards in Zhuangzi, plus the old lady Hua, Li Yan and Su Rui, who were rescued accidentally, plus ten entourages brought by Feng Ling'er, about sixty people. There are also two horses at the lodge.

The ingredients in the Zhuangzi are barely enough to last for three days.

After Liuli finished counting, he trotted back to find Suri and report the situation.

Su Rui pondered for a moment, "Go find two carts, put the horses in Zhuangzi on the sheath, and find a few strong and trustworthy guards, and immediately go out of the mountain in the wind and snow, and go to the nearby market to buy ingredients for at least half a month." ”

"Yes." Ruri immediately went to arrange this matter.

But not long after the people were sent out, someone came back and said, "Mrs. Hui, it's not good, the road leading to the outside of the valley has been blocked. The wind outside broke off several large trees, which fell and blocked the mouth of the valley, and rolled down with some rocks and snow from the mountains. ”

Su Rui stopped, her face turned slightly pale, and she stood up, "If you want to clear which way, how long will it take?" ”

"The snow is too big, and the wind in the valley is too strong." The guard's face was already red from the cold, "Don't say it's unblocking, it's difficult to get close." ”

Is this the way to go? They're going to be trapped here.

"Gather all the food." Su Rui settled down and said, "In the future, the amount of food for all the people will be reduced to one-third of the original." Eat together at the same time, you are responsible for distributing the food, and the rest is taken care of by the believers. Don't let the people in the Zhuangzi make any trouble first. ”

"Yes." Liuli nodded, and was about to walk out, when Su Rui stopped her again, "Wait, don't treat Madame Ling badly, let her eat enough." I'll just go with you. ”

"But ......" Liuli was stunned, and just wanted to persuade, but was stopped by Su Rui with her eyes, she could only nod.

After Liuli left, Su Rui walked out of the orchid building, and after a while, she had already been dyed into a snowman by the heavy snow falling from the sky, and Su Rui hurriedly retreated and shook off the snow on her body.

She found an umbrella from the room, held it up, and then walked out.

The road covered with snow was unusually difficult to walk, and the snow had piled up to the depth of Su Rui's calf, so Su Rui walked to the medicine house in the backyard of the villa and knocked on the door of the small building.

"How can it be so cold?" Suri put away the oil umbrella and frowned when he entered the door.

Xiao Zhuli is almost as cold as an ice cellar, and the old lady Hua's hand can't be stretched out, he wrapped two cotton jackets on his body, and he was still shivering from the cold.

"Miss Liuli came here just now and said that the carbon in the Zhuangzi is not enough, and it is necessary to ensure that the ladies use it first. So the stove can only be lit at night. The old lady Hua was a little trembling when he spoke, and he looked at Su Rui worriedly, "Is the road to the outside blocked?" ”

"Yes." Su Rui nodded, she looked at the inner room, "How is Li Yan?" ”

"Bear with me." Dr. Hua stomped her feet to keep warm, and said, "I've covered him with all the quilts I can find." ”

"I'll go see him." Suri walked in. This inner room doesn't have to be much warmer outside, it's still cold to death.

Li Yan was covered with three layers of thick quilts, but his face was still white and blue.

Seeing Suri come in, he barely remembered.

"It's too cold in here." Su Rui raised his hand and touched Li Yan's forehead, which was cold and cold. Not to mention, Li Yan is seriously injured now. Even the old lady can't stand such a cold at her age.

"If Madame gives us permission, we can go to the water pavilion, there is hot spring water over there, and it is much warmer than this." Doctor Hua said tremblingly.

"Nope." Su Rui wanted to nod, but after thinking about it, he immediately categorically denied this mention.

"There is a cliff over there, and if the snow on the mountain slides and rolls down, it will definitely hit the water pavilion, in case there are people inside, and the top of the water pavilion is smashed through, the consequences are unimaginable." Suri said.

Doctor Hua was also shocked when he heard this, why did he forget that there was an avalanche. It's still Suri who thinks about it.

"In this way, you move to Orchid Xiaozhu." Su Rui said decisively. "It's also close to the back mountain, and if there is really an avalanche, I'm afraid it's not safe here."

"Absolutely never." Lady Hua shook her head again and again when she heard this, "No, no." We will damage the reputation of Madame. ”

"Oh, when is the master? What else do you say is not reputable? Su Rui's eyes widened, and he said hurriedly, "When do you think this snow will stop?" If you freeze to death and freeze to death, what else do you want that reputation to do? You can't eat it, you can't use it as firewood! ”

"This ......" Old Lady Hua was still hesitating, and Su Rui had already summoned the guards standing at the door, "You help carry people to my orchid building." Suri said.

The guards looked at each other, "Madam, what do you carry?" ”

"Just take the door panel and lift it!" Suri yelled.

"Yes." The two guards immediately rubbed their frozen hands, removed the flashing door panel of the inner room, and then carried Li Yan to Lanxin Xiaozhu.

The old lady also followed with his medicine box.

"Go and call Ruri." Suri said to the two guards.

"Yes."

After a while, Liuli ran back, and when she saw that there were two more people in the room, she was shocked, "Madam...... They ......"

"Don't be surprised." Suri said, "Did you break the heaters in many people's rooms?" ”

"Yes." Ruri nodded, "Carbon isn't too much. So it can only be used at night. ”

"In this way, tell everyone to pack up their things and move here, there are six rooms in this Orchid Building, each room is as warm as spring, it's too wasteful, I can't live alone, you call ten of them to make a bunk on the floor, and men and women are separated. In this way, there is no need to light the stove at night in other places, wouldn't it be more economical. ”

"It's good to be like this, but ......" Liuli's face was embarrassed, "the dignity of the lady's status...... Isn't it ......?"

Before she could finish her sentence, she was glared back by Suri. Liuli's heart warmed, and only Yingying bowed, "Then the slave will thank you for everyone, Mrs." ”

"No, I don't. Let's do it. Suri waved his hand.

"By the way, the ...... of the Heart Cultivation House on the other side" Ruri asked.

"Cut off the charcoal fire in other places, leave only the stove of the main sentence, and let the two people brought by Mrs. Ling'er live in the main residence with Mrs. Ling'er." Suri thought for a moment and said.

"Yes." Ruri immediately commanded.

As Su Rui expected, before she could wait for a stick of incense, Feng Ling'er knocked on her door with the support of the two accompanying palace maids.

"Eighth sister-in-law." Suri opened the door and smiled as she entered.

Feng Ling'er's eyebrows were a little aggrieved, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw the old lady Hua and Li Yan who were placed in Su Rui's room to rest, their eyebrows were slightly raised, and the corners of their mouths drew a disdainful chuckle.

It's just that the chuckle is fleeting, and when she turns around, a faint mist has risen in her eyes, and I feel pity.

"Eighth sister-in-law, is this wronged?" Su Rui asked with a smile.

"Brother and sister, did your sister-in-law do something wrong to make you unhappy?" Feng Ling'er asked timidly.

"Where?" Su Rui smiled, "Eighth sister-in-law is going to ask why you broke the charcoal fire in the other rooms you have there." ”

"Yes." Feng Ling'er nodded lightly.

"Eighth sister-in-law. Heavy snow closed the road. We don't have enough reserves in Zhuangzi. Suri patiently explained. It's also convenient to have the two of them live in your house to take care of you. ”

What the? Heavy snow road closures? Feng Ling'er obviously didn't expect this, she just thought that Su Rui deliberately made things difficult for her.

Now that Su Rui said this, Feng Ling'er also panicked a little, "That'...... Are we not going to starve to death here? ”

"Not really." Su Rui comforted her, "If the snow stops early, we have nothing to worry about, if it keeps falling, the eighth sister-in-law can rest assured, I will definitely ensure that the eighth sister-in-law has food and clothing." ”

That's good. With Su Rui's words, Feng Ling'er only felt that her heart had returned to her stomach, and she was still this ugly stranger.

But...... Her eyes flickered and fell on Li Yan's body, what is the matter with this man? Is he going to live here?