Chapter 1276: Snow Heading South

Changle took Ayuduo to the Hospital for a check-up, and the doctor indeed gave accurate news: Ayuduo was already pregnant. However, it was still early days and the fetus was not yet stable, so the doctor informed Changle of some precautions. This would likely be Baifeng's second grandchild; although not the eldest grandson of the primary wife, it still had to be treated with importance and handled with care.

Suddenly knowing he was going to be a father, Changle felt a bit dizzy from the excitement for a moment. Grinning, he took his wife and unborn child to go see his mother immediately.

As for the cat, it was temporarily detained by Baifeng. Mainly, Xiaobao also liked Baifeng very much, and Baifeng knew best how to tease the cat, so the cat found another human it liked even more and insisted on staying by Baifeng's side.

Of course, it might just be because Baifeng's room was warm enough; no matter where it ran, it was warm and comfortable. If it followed Changle, even in Changle's arms, it wouldn't be as warm—it was drafty and shaky, making it not very comfortable to sleep.

The Snow was still falling, but the current Snow was not as urgent, and there was no strong wind; it just fell steadily, and the whole Heaven was filled with falling Snow.

Because the road had already been built—very flat and wide—it did not affect walking, so there was no need to stop just because it had snowed. Plus, since it hadn't melted and refrozen, the surface under the Snow was the road, not ice, so it wasn't slippery, and walking was still very steady now.

It was just that the team led by Yishang was a bit fearful; they were terrified that Yishang would fall ill again. Although they were only two days away from Huaxia, Yishang's body was too weak now. If Yishang fell ill once more, they were all afraid they wouldn't be able to bring Yishang back to Huaxia City alive.

So after discussing it, everyone decided to make a sled for Yishang. Using wood and rope to tie it together was relatively easy. After it was tied, they put Yishang on it, let Yishang lie down, and everyone pulled Yishang along.

Yishang was unwilling in every possible way, believing this was humiliating, and that Yishang's body hadn't reached such a poor state yet.

But after everyone's earnest persuasion, Yishang had to agree. This was not a humiliation, but simply because everyone was worried about Yishang's health. Yishang was also unwilling to let the Soldiers bear risks because of Yishang, so Yishang went along with them.

Lying on the sled was actually quite nice; wrapping oneself up tightly, especially the head, bundled up thickly, not a bit of wind could blow in, so naturally, it wouldn't hurt.

The sled was also effortless to pull; it only required people to pull it. Because the cattle didn't have specialized harnesses, they couldn't pull the sled; their cattle were only used for carrying things.

Cattle were not like humans, who had hands and could change into a comfortable posture at will to pull a rope. Cattle couldn't; the place where cattle exerted force was the shoulders. Without a suitable harness—and a soft, padded harness at that—the cattle couldn't exert force.

If the size was not suitable, it was also a torment and torture for the cattle. Many cattle used for spring plowing would have rotten shoulders after a season of plowing; unsuitable tools combined with high-intensity labor would grind even the thickest skin until it rotted.

Therefore, the Agriculture Division had always required people to build suitable harnesses according to the size of their own cattle. It wasn't a very complex thing; making a human-shaped frame out of wooden sticks and putting it over the cow's neck was enough. The main thing was to have a protective layer to avoid grinding the cow's shoulders.

And Yishang was very light, so it was very easy to pull in the snow. Two people taking turns pulling Yishang was enough; it was easy. They had already carried Yishang out of the mountain forest on a stretcher, so how could they not be able to pull Yishang on flat ground now?

Yishang also slowly got used to it. Anyway, it was only two days left, and Yishang didn't make any more promises to others, like "After you bring me back to Huaxia, I will give you so much grain, I will give you Meat Tickets," since Yishang wasn't at a life-or-death crisis point now.

As for the things promised earlier, Yishang would definitely fulfill them for those people, and Yishang would not break a promise; after all, Yishang could still afford that grain.

The Snow blew all the way south from the north and also blew to the Xuanyuan Tribe. The Xuanyuan Tribe also began to snow. Xiong, who had already stayed at the Xuanyuan Tribe for several days, finally felt anxious, because this snowfall meant that Huaxia's Large Ship could not come over, and they could only walk back themselves.

But waiting for the Dahe to freeze over would take too long. Could they leave now? It seemed it wasn't impossible; perhaps as they walked, the Dahe might freeze over, and they would just happen to turn onto the Dahe halfway and then walk on the ice.

But no one was sure when it would freeze every year or how solid it would freeze. After all, there was no definite number for this kind of thing. Maybe this year would be colder, or maybe next year would be colder. If it were a warm Winter, even if the Dahe froze, it probably wouldn't be very solid.

Chai saw Xiong's anxiety and persuaded him: "Alright, there's no rush for these few days. We can wait until the Snow stops before leaving, right? I've been here for a year, and I still have to stay here for this Winter. I can only leave after the King sends the guard Soldiers next spring."

"Why are you the one guarding? After all, you are a great engineer. Isn't there a place for you over at Huaxia City?"

Chai sighed helplessly and said: "There's no way around it. Although it is said that the overall work is finished, the acceptance work has to be done by us ourselves, so we are the ones designing, building, and managing the acceptance."

"Although I believe in my own craftsmanship and skills, after all, this place is too important, so I still have to take a good look and inspect it."

"After a whole Winter, if there are any problems, we should be able to see them. Plus, the furniture and such here are not quite enough, so only we people can be left behind."

"This is already quite good. At least the place we are living in now is so nice, right? Look at you all; you've lived in Tents for this past year, exposed to the wind and sun. On the dozens of days back, you can only sleep in Tents on the road, which must be uncomfortable. Compared to you, what is this for us?"

Xiong looked Chai up and down: "Oh my, I didn't expect your ideological awareness to be so high. It seems I underestimated our Huaxia people."

Chai's face turned slightly red: "Heh, that's not entirely it. After all, I've been working here for a few years. From the design until now, I haven't left a single step. Now that it's finally time for acceptance and merit evaluation, I can't just abandon it and run away."

"Besides, the King's punishment for me is still in effect. I just want to watch over this place to see if I can exchange it for merit and use my contributions to offset my crimes. I already know I was wrong, and I can't just wait these few years for nothing. I have to continue taking exams to move up, otherwise, it will be harder to take the exams as I get older."