Chapter 145 Heavy snow blocks roads
In the cold winter, heavy snow fluttered down, and the sky and the earth were covered with white. The heavy snow seemed to cover the whole world with a thick quilt, making people feel endless coldness and silence.

The road was covered with snow, like a huge white dragon winding through the mountains. Every step for pedestrians walking on it was full of difficulties and obstacles.

The biting cold wind made people shiver, and their faces and hands were frozen red.

They wrapped themselves tightly with thick clothes, but still could not resist the severe cold, so they had to stop and find a sheltered place to rest for a while and wait for the wind and snow to pass.

"Damn it, God! Why doesn't He just rain down silver?" Such weather is a nightmare for those traveling far away.

It was a sunny day just a moment ago when they set out on their journey, but within just half an hour, it became cloudy and snowing heavily, and the group was suddenly stuck in a place where there was no village or shop nearby.

It was really frustrating. A big man with a scar on his face, who was less than 40 years old, kicked the snow pile next to him, but he kicked a stone. "Oh my God!" He jumped in pain.

"Your mother is not dead yet, what are you crying about! You'd better save your energy so that you can carry the child on the road later." A tall and thin old lady in her sixties, wearing a thick flowered jacket, grabbed a snowball and threw it at her eldest son.

Even after traveling for most of the day, the old man still looked quite energetic. It was obvious that he was used to doing farm work and was in good health. He could live for another few decades without any problem.

The tall man shivered, not because of the cold, but because he was scared, "Mom, mom, what do you mean by going on the road? Please be careful with your words.

Your second son is very lucky in Beijing and is waiting for you to enjoy great wealth and honor." So they moved their family, but they were blocked on the road by heavy snow.

Those who fled from the wilderness might as well stay in their hometown. They have endured for several years. God will not always refuse to rain for them, right?

Besides, the capital is such a damn place, with high-ranking officials everywhere, it’s hard for ordinary people like them to survive. It would be better for them to stay in the countryside in the south of the Yangtze River and be free.

Yes, the people on the road were Song Qingwan’s relatives from her hometown, including her grandparents, uncles, aunts, and a whole family of more than twenty people.

Of course, we also have to add my mother Ye Qiuniang’s parents, adopted son, old servants, etc.

Liu Zhongyi, Jiang Ling and Xiao Huatian helped the two families solve the problems in Jiangnan and then took them to Beijing.

However, the road was not peaceful, with natural disasters and man-made calamities constantly happening. Fortunately, the three of them had brains, medical skills, and kung fu.

That was why they were able to walk safely to a place about 200 miles away from the capital.

You know, among the group, the youngest grandchild is only five or six years old, and the oldest elders are in their fifties or sixties. It was really not easy along the way, but they still made it through, so how could they give up halfway?

The big man's words made an old man with a loud voice laugh, "Hahaha, are you kidding? Song Lao Er is just a small sixth-rank official, what kind of great fortune is that? You should think about your family and where in the capital city it is easier to beg for food."

The person who could say such words must be the father without a doubt. The old man, who was in his fifties, looked much younger than the old lady. He sat on a bundle leaning against a tree trunk, swinging his crossed legs.

She looked extremely relaxed, and didn't seem like she was worried about having no food to eat if she went to live with her son.

"Hahaha, Dad, you must have forgotten what your second brother looks like when he cries. How are you going to comfort him then?" Fourth Uncle Song couldn't help but laugh out loud, his impression of his second brother still stuck in the past. Old Master Song's body stiffened, and he suddenly remembered the troublesome aspects of his second son. He secretly glanced at his old wife, thinking it was all because of this woman's spoiling.

A grown man tried to raise her into a scoundrel, but it was all right. He was the boss and everyone had to give in to him.

Besides, Song Lao Er is already an official and has seven children. How can he still have the nerve to cry and make a scene with his father? Does he have any shame?

Old Master Song didn't take it seriously, but when he received the old lady's sharp gaze, he shrank his neck and turned his head to look at the endless snow. "Although the snow is heavy, it's very beautiful."

This is a henpecked husband. If his son goes to his wife to complain, he has to give in.

When the others saw this, they burst out laughing, but they were tactful enough to turn their gaze elsewhere, otherwise it would be very miserable for the old man to punish them.

The Song family are actually all optimists. They are not afraid of the difficulties ahead at all. They believe that things will work themselves out when the time comes, and if the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up.

The Song family was having a great time here. The children snuggled in their mother or father's arms, watching the adults talking. They hid under umbrellas or raincoats and were not wet by the snow.

The Ye family, on the other hand, was unusually silent, looking uninterested and worried.

The Song family went to seek refuge with their son, but the one that the Ye family was going to rely on was their daughter, with whom they had severed ties for many years, which was somewhat improper.

Plus, it was very frustrating to have an adopted son with whom they had an awkward relationship. The two old people were very nervous along the way.

They also didn't expect that their adopted son had secretly kept a mistress without telling the two elders. Well, it wasn't really a mistress, he just didn't let anyone know. In fact, he had a wife and they had two grown-up children.

But for many years, the two elders of the Ye family always believed that their daughter had let down their adopted son, so they never had any contact with him. As a result, they were betrayed by their adopted son and their only daughter was disappointed.

Moreover, if it weren't for their daughter's help this time, the foundation of several generations of their Ye family would have been destroyed by their adopted son.

Even so, when they fled, they had to take their adopted son and his family with them. After all, he had been filial to them for many years, and they had developed some feelings for him. Besides, he wasn't that bad, just too stupid.
But in fact, is the adopted son really stupid? Or are the two elders of the Ye family blinded by a leaf and unable to see through it, and will not turn back until they hit the wall?

After Liu Zhongyi looked around, he exchanged a glance with Jiang Ling and lowered his head silently. Everything in the world needs to be tested, and all they have to do is to protect these people.

Fortunately, they will soon complete the task assigned by the girl, but they should be more cautious at this time.

Soon, Xiao Huatian, who had gone to explore the road, came back. He shook off the snow on his body and said, "The road is correct. We will go along the front and there will be a county town in 30 miles. It's still early, so we can wait until the snow stops before we continue our journey."

The only thing I’m afraid is that the snow won’t stop falling and that all of us will be stuck on the road, which would be really bad.

But they had to leave, because they had already spent all the 50,000 taels of silver that Song Qingwan asked them to bring on handling the Ye family's business.

Now the money they had was running out and was not enough to cover the expenses of so many people outside, so they had to rush to the capital.