novelaction Chapter 348 Frost Cover
Chapter 348 Frost Cover
Lu Tianming felt a chill all over his body, and he shivered unconsciously all over.
He tried hard to control his upper and lower teeth from chattering, but his heart was beating violently uncontrollably.
He forced himself to control himself, grabbed a handful of straw and threw it into the stove, while shouting behind him:
"A cold wave is coming! Shuhe, keep an eye on the fire!"
As a handful of wheat straw was thrown in, the fire in the stove burned up again.
Lu Tianming suppressed his discomfort and quickly threw flammable firewood into the several fires around him.
At the same time, his eyes moved back and forth between the several fires around him.
There was only one thought in his mind: this fire must not be extinguished!
Lu Tianming and Lu Shuhe were so focused on tending the fire that they didn't notice the frost creeping over their heads.
At this moment, Cui in the tent saw the layer of frost appearing on the top of the tent, and her heart felt like it was suddenly grasped by a big hand.
At the same time, a chill pressed down from above his head.
With trembling hands, she pulled her quilt over the heads of the two people beside her.
As the quilt fell, she held her daughter's head with one hand and her daughter-in-law's head with the other, making sure that all three of them kept their heads down.
The moment the cold air came down, the three of them felt that the quilts above their heads were icy.
Lu Yuanfang felt his mother's trembling hands and was extremely frightened, but he didn't dare to make a sound.
She can't help at this moment, but she can't be a hindrance either!
In the darkness of the quilt, the three heard the sound of shattering outside, perhaps tiles, or perhaps objects like jars in the house.
After a while, the sound of shattering gradually faded away.
At this moment, the rapid breathing of the three people under the quilt became more prominent.
Cui groped under the quilt again and held the hands of the two men.
The three of them had trembling hands, but after holding each other's hands, they seemed to gain strength, and even the fear in their hearts faded a little.
By this time, the frost had spread across the house, covering everything except the area around the fire.
The intermittent crackling sounds had died down, and the flames in the fire were no longer suppressed.
But even so, Lu Tianming and Lu Shuhe did not dare to let their guard down.
The two men kept an eye on the several fires around them to ensure that they could add firewood in time.
After an unknown amount of time, Cui, her daughter, and daughter-in-law's legs were numb as they sat in the tent.
Next to the fire, Lu Tianming spoke only after the firewood he had dragged over was almost burned out:
"Shuhe, you watch the fire, I'll go over and drag the firewood!"
As he spoke, he took a small and cautious step away from the fire.
Fortunately, the situation I was worried about did not happen. It was just a little colder here.
Lu Tianming took another tentative step forward. Seeing that there was nothing unusual, he took the third step to the firewood pile.
At this time, a layer of frost had formed on the pile of firewood.
When Lu Tianming hugged her with both hands, even through the cotton coat, he still felt like he was holding a piece of ice.
He suppressed his discomfort and ran back to the fire in two or three steps.
After putting down the firewood, he ran several times in a row.
He didn't stop until he had moved all the firewood in the house to the fire and walked around it in a circle.
When Lu Tianming started to drag firewood, the three Cui family members in the tent heard the noise and raised their heads.
As he raised his head, he heard a crackling sound from his neck joints.
They had maintained that position for too long just now. They didn't feel it when they were nervous, but now that they relaxed, they just felt sore and painful.
Cui forced her numb legs to move and knelt to the entrance of the tent, where she saw Lu Tianming and Lu Shuhe still adding firewood to the fire.
At this time, except for the area around the fire, the rest of the room was covered with a layer of frost, and the clay pot on the wall was cracked in two.
'Tick tock! '
Following a slight sound, Cui turned her head and saw a small stream of water droplets falling from the side of the tent near the fire.
This place is very close to the fire. It should be the water droplets produced by the alternation of cold and heat just now. They froze when the cold wave passed, and now they are melted by the fire.
However, this was the only place in the entire house that showed signs of thawing.
The rest of the place was still covered with a layer of frost, and it looked like the temperature was extremely low.
Seeing the always dignified Cui sticking her head out with messy hair, Lu Tianming felt pity for her and soothed her softly:
"Madam, this cold wave has passed. Please stay in the tent and don't come out yet."
Cui Shi didn't agree. Seeing Lu Tianming's exhausted face, she said with concern: "Come sit here at the entrance of the tent. I'll go get some more firewood!"
As he said that, he climbed out of the tent, grabbed Lu Tianming's arm, and forced him to sit down at the entrance of the tent.
At this time, Guan and Lu Yuanfang also climbed out of the tent and called Lu Shuhe to go and rest.
The three women took over the two men's work without any explanation.
After Lu Tianming sat down, he let out a long breath.
They finally made it through this!
However, no one can be sure whether there will be another cold wave next.
A few of them sat by the fire until it was almost dark, and there was no second cold wave.
At the same time, the frost that had covered the area near the fire in the house slowly melted, and the sound of dripping water could be heard from time to time.
Lu Tianming tilted his head to listen carefully to the noise outside. The wind outside the house had stopped for a while.
He stood up and walked to the door, lifted the mattress that had been frozen hard, and was about to open the door when he heard Cui's anxious voice from behind.
"Husband, please wait a little longer! We don't know what's going on outside!"
Lu Tianming turned his head and saw Cui's face full of worry in the light of the fire.
“It’s okay, I have to go out sooner or later.
Besides, we don’t know if there will be any more problems at night, so we need to prepare more firewood to be at ease!"
As he spoke, he shook the door hard, pushing the frozen door open a crack.
The moment the door opened, even though he was wearing a thick scarf, Lu Tianming still felt the pain on his face from the cold.
I breathed through the scarf and instantly felt the cold from my nose to my lungs.
Tears flowed uncontrollably. Lu Tianming touched the corners of his eyes, then covered his nose with his hands and looked towards the yard.
The entire yard was covered with a layer of crystal clear ice, from the cart at the gate to the pile of firewood on the right, all covered with a layer of frost.
Looking outside through the high wall, a layer of frost had condensed on the branches in the distance, and the whole tree stood quietly in the distance.