Chapter 409 - Chapter 409: Chapter 409: Catching a Cold _1 (1/2)

Chapter 409: Chapter 409: Catching a Cold _1

While the men were shoveling the snow, Wei Ruo and Xiumei, who were left in the shed, were not idle.

Because there was a cluster of bamboo forest not far from the path that everyone had dug, Wei Ruo and Xiumei cut some more and brought them back.

They expanded the shed with these bamboos and built a bamboo bed on the ground, about a meter wide and two meters long, large enough for an adult man to lie down.

After being covered with a blanket, it was certainly more comfortable than sitting directly on the icy stones.

It was a small place, only enough to build such a bamboo bed, but at least everyone could take turns to sleep for a while.

On the fourth day, they still couldn’t leave this place, the weather was still very cold, and there was no sign of the snow melting.

Fortunately, Wei Ruo was able to cook for them for every meal, so no one was hungry.

And the work of shoveling snow and digging the road was still ongoing. Apart from the time for eating and sleeping at night, everyone was working without stopping.

It had been four days, they must hurry up. Once the food and charcoal were consumed, their lives could be at risk.

Every time Wei Ruo took out food for everyone, they all felt like a huge load had been lifted off their shoulders.

They really didn’t expect that Wei Ruo’s carriage contained so much grain and flour.

Although Wei Ruo told them that she always carried lots of grains and cooking utensils because she often traveled to remote farmlands where she couldn’t buy food, they were still surprised by the amount of grain she carried. It was a lifesaver!

On the fifth day, an unexpected situation occurred. Mr. Tan fell ill with a fever.

Mr. Tan didn’t tell everyone at first, even his four personal guards were unaware.

It wasn’t until dinner time when he stood up to take the bowl Wei Ruo handed him, and he collapsed as soon as he stood up.

Luckily, his house servant caught him quickly and laid him on the bamboo bed.

Mr. Tan was already a bit delirious with fever and his four house servants were immediately panicked.

“Ada, Aer, you two look after the master, and I will go with Aer to find a doctor and get medicine,” Ada gave orders to the other three.

“Brother, the roads are blocked by heavy snow, where are you going to find a doctor? Although we have been digging for two days, we should still be quite far from the city gate,” Ada asked.

“Whether far or near, we have to go. We can’t let anything happen to the master!” Ada insisted.

The other three had no better idea, so they agreed.

“Brother, come back as soon as possible!” Ada reminded him.

“Don’t worry about me, take care of the master!”

After that, Ada and Aer were ready to depart.

Xiu Fengyuan, Lu Yuhong and others saw all this, but they had no better suggestions at this time.

“Wait a moment.” Wei Ruo called to the two men who were about to leave.

“Miss Wei, what’s the matter?” The two stopped and looked at her.

“Mr. Tan seems to have caught a cold. I have some medicine in my carriage,” Wei Ruo said.

“Miss Wei has medicine?”

The news surprised and delighted everyone.

Not only Mr. Tan’s four servants, but also Xiu Fengyuan and Lu Yuhong were taken aback.

Isn’t Miss Wei’s carriage a treasure chest? It has everything in it!