Chapter 92 Snow Falls and Encounters Smoke from Cooking

Thinking about going out to seek medical treatment, Li Yaoguang kept paying attention to the sky outside.

It was around 9:00 when we hid from the rain. After some trouble and having a meal, the sky outside was still dark, but the rain was gradually getting lighter.

Li Yaoguang was delighted, thinking that once the rain stopped completely and the road was dry, he could go out of the mountain early tomorrow morning to look for people and find a doctor. However, he watched the rain stop and then get lighter, and then the sound of the rain changed from crackling to rustling. Upon closer inspection, he saw that the rain had turned into snow and then into salt particles.

Look at the dark sky. It seems like the snow is going to be heavy and it doesn’t look like it will stop soon.

Li Yaoguang subconsciously took out his cell phone and looked at it. It was just past one o'clock and there was still some time before dark. They still had a chance.

Fearing that heavy snow would block the mountain and prevent him and his family from leaving, thus delaying the treatment of his uncle's leg injury, Li Yaoguang ran back to the cave and urged his family to set off.

"Aunt and uncle, get up quickly. It's going to snow heavily now that the rain has stopped. We have to get out of the mountain before the snow blocks the mountain. Otherwise, we won't be able to get out."

Cheng Su and Yu Meixue also knew that the matter was urgent, so they did not dare to delay and quickly started packing their things.

Because it was a temporary transition, there was actually nothing much to pack in the cave, and during the escape, Li Yaoguang had developed the habit of taking things as needed and putting them away after use. Outside, there was only the yellow pottery basin with charcoal still burning in it, and the two dry quilts on it. As for the wet quilts and clothes that had not been dried, Li Yaoguang collected them as well, and would deal with them later when he had time.

Li Yaoguang placed her uncle, cousin and the wounded on the mule, put away the wheelchair, and told her aunt to have everyone in the family wear cloaks, even the unconscious wounded. Then, Li Yaoguang put out the fire next to Shen Yue and made sure it would not ignite. Then, she led the BMW and her family out of the cave.

Looking at the salt snowflakes rustling in the sky, Yu Meixue, who was walking side by side with Li Yaoguang, couldn't help but worry: "My son, in such weather, neither you nor I are familiar with the road. Can we find a doctor in the human habitation area before dark?"

Li Yaoguang nodded to her aunt in a soothing manner, "Don't worry, aunt, I have a plan. Didn't we just pass a mountain stream before the rain? Let me tell you, the mountain stream is the highway. It will definitely lead us to find human habitation quickly. We just need to follow it, hurry up, and we will definitely find human habitation." Once we find human habitation, we can find out where the doctor is. "And we don't have much time to go into the mountains, so we probably didn't go too deep, so don't worry, aunt."

Cheng Su, who happened to be behind him, nodded after hearing this, "Well, Guangjie, what you said is right. When I was studying, my teacher often said that people go to high places and water flows to low places. This is indeed true."

Yu Meixue was relieved and rejected Li Yaoguang's invitation to ride a BMW. She kept saying that she wanted to exercise and insisted on following her niece on the journey.

Yu Meixue walked stumblingly on the mountain road that was so rugged that there was no path in sight. She gritted her teeth and persisted without complaining or feeling tired. Fortunately, mules and donkeys could not walk fast on such a road. She did not fall behind everyone else, leaning on a crutch that her niece had kindly given her.

As they walked, the salt particles falling from the sky turned into small snowflakes, and the small snowflakes turned into goose feather snowflakes. Everyone was covered with a layer of silver. Before the last ray of light faded, Li Yaoguang finally saw the village at the foot of the mountain.

The village that had not yet been completely covered in silver looked quite large, with many houses, interconnected paths, smoke rising from the roofs, and the occasional barking of dogs. It seemed to be peaceful and tranquil, with no sign of being plundered by the Hu soldiers at all. Only then did Li Yaoguang feel at ease to take his family down the mountain.

They did not dare to go too deep, and they all stopped at the end of the village at the foot of the mountain. Dajing has a baojia system, and General Shen himself did not know whether she had an identity certificate, but as for his family, except for himself and his uncle, they did not bring their household registrations, because they did not split up, and their household registrations were all with the Zhenwei Marquis Mansion. What's more, they all had no travel permits!

When a situation like this occurs, the local people and militiamen will certainly be cautious, and even if they reveal their true identities, someone has to believe them.

Li Yaoguang was overwhelmed by the thought, but he still had to find a way to contact him.

He took out his ID card and copper fish talisman, but was careful not to take the household registration sticker. He asked his family members to wait by the side while he knocked on the gate of a house at the end of the village with his ID card and copper fish talisman.

In the mud house with a thatched roof, an old woman wearing reed-cotton and linen shorts was huddled in front of the stove, stirring the mixed grain, millet and bean porridge in an earthenware pot with a long wooden spoon.

Hearing the noise coming from the gate of her house, the old woman was puzzled and muttered, "Who would come to the door at this time?" But she still leaned into the house and shouted, "Da Lang, there is someone knocking on our door outside, go and take a look."

Unexpectedly, there was no movement in the house for a long time. The old woman cursed and dropped the wooden soup in her hand. She turned down the fire under the stove a little, leaving only embers in the stove hole. She wiped the tattered apron on her waist, whose color could no longer be seen, stood up, opened the door, and went out in the heat.

"Here it comes, stop knocking, stop knocking..."

As the door creaked open, Li Yaoguang saw the old woman appearing inside. He smiled and bowed, "Hello, madam. Sorry to bother you."

The old woman looked at Li Yaoguang who was politely bowing to her, and then looked at the group of people not far behind Li Yaoguang who were all unfamiliar faces. The old woman showed a wary expression, "Who are you?"

Li Yaoguang hurriedly took out the copper fish talisman and registration card that he had prepared earlier and asked for help.

"Auntie, we came from Kyoto to visit relatives, but we were robbed by bandits on the way and unfortunately lost our family servants. We managed to escape from the bandits but ended up wandering into the woods. We walked for two days and two nights before finally arriving here. I am so shameless to come and ask you if there is a clinic or doctor nearby. To be honest, a loved one of ours is injured and needs urgent medical treatment."

After hearing what Li Yaoguang said, the old woman glanced at the copper fish talisman and the registration card in her hand, then looked behind her. Seeing that the man on the mule's back looked bad, she believed it to 70%. However, the joint guarantee system made her dare not take it lightly.

"Why is it your ID card? Where are the people behind you, young man? Why are they nowhere to be seen?"

Li Yaoguang looked embarrassed and bitter: "To be honest, I was just trying to escape when I met the bandits. Not only did I lose my household registration pass, but I also lost most of my belongings. The bandits saw that I was young and didn't ask me any more questions. Otherwise, I would have lost the copper fish with my household registration pass."

"Oh, so that's how it is..."

"Yes, yes, don't worry, ma'am. We are not bad people and we will not embarrass you. We know the rules and will not enter your house or disturb the peace of the village. Can you please tell us where the nearest town is? We are in urgent need of a doctor to save our lives, ma'am."