Chapter 62: In the Wind and Snow
When I woke up the next day, the first thing I did was to open the cave door and see what was going on outside.
I was extremely expecting in my heart that the blizzard had stopped and the sky was clear.
This sudden wind and snow brought us great suffering and disrupted our own plans.
However, what makes me feel uncomfortable is that there is still the howling cold wind outside the cave, and there are still endless snowflakes.
Even the snow seemed to be getting bigger. Looking out, I could hardly see anything, and my eyes were blurry white.
There is no sky, no earth, no woods, only irritable wind and cold snow.
Moreover, what is even more troublesome is that the snow at the entrance of our cave was piled up very high, and it blocked half of the gate of the cave!
This made me very alert.
If I sleep a little longer, maybe the gate of our cave would be buried.
Once this happens, the situation will be very troublesome.
Although these snow is soft now, it will become hard ice in the future.
And even if this ice layer is smashed with a fire axe, it is probably difficult to smash it open.
Once the cave gate is frozen, we may have to suffocate to death. Even if we don’t suffocate to death, food and firewood will become problems and eventually kill us.
It seems that the raging wind and snow have added a brand new labor project to us: clearing the snow!
In our hands, there is a engineer shovel that can be used, but if we do it alone, the amount of labor must be too great, and we still need to make some tools.
Because I was going out to hunt, I had to leave this job to a few women.
Although this work may not be easy, there is no way to do so.
In the early morning, everyone had a meal, we discussed the next action, and everyone performed their own duties and became busy.
"Brother Zhang, don't worry, go hunting. Leave the matters in the cave to us, and we must do the things properly!"
Qian Ke waved his hand at me, looking like a housekeeper, and Xiao Qing looked at her several times.
While I was hunting outside, several women were not idle either.
Sweeping snow is a job, and they must collect trees near the cave and store firewood.
The snow is getting heavier and heavier. Some places with low terrain and even the entire forest are buried by snow. It is not easy to find enough firewood.
Of course, these tasks are much easier than hunting.
After talking and joking with a few girls, I also entered the forest again.
The continuous snowstorm made the world completely bleak. I simply thought I had arrived at the wasteland of Siberia, rather than the vibrant isolated island a few days ago.
I followed my memory and found the woods where I caught bugs yesterday, but unfortunately, I gained very little today.
The bugs in the woods were almost completely caught.
It seems that this thing cannot be used as a long-term diet, but can only be used as a temporary delicacy. I must find a more stable source of food.
Unfortunately, today I worked hard in the snow and snow all day, but found nothing.
It was getting darker and darker, and I really had no choice but to go back without getting anything.
Seeing that I had no gains, the girls did not blame me, but their expressions began to worry.
I don’t know how long this blizzard will last. Can we stick to it?
Such questions began to linger in our hearts.
Of course, luckily, Sister Man caught a big fish from the spring where Eve left today.
Perhaps because the flow rate is very fast and it is located underground, the weather is so cold that the spring water has not frozen.
Sister Man’s fish, coupled with some of the cured meat we had left before, gave us a full meal.
If we save money, we will not have any problems with our food in a short period of time.
But this is definitely not a solution.
While eating, we gathered our minds and talked about where to go to find food.
At this time, we didn't know that this blizzard brought us not only a food crisis, but also an even more terrifying thing that was quietly approaching us.
Because of the blizzard, there was a strange visitor in this forest...
That night, because we were too tired, although Sister Man and I still slept next to each other as we did yesterday, we were in no mood and had nothing to say all night and slept until dawn.
The snow still didn't stop.
When I pushed open the cave door in the early morning, I held the gun in my hand tightly and couldn't help but take a deep breath.
"It's a new day, I hope you can get something today!"
I don't believe in religion, but at this time, I can't help but pray.
This is the third day after the blizzard came.
I firmly believe that the snow must stop soon.
This deserted island used to have so many flowers and plants, such a bustling forest. If the wind and snow rage for too long, those trees and creatures would be frozen to death even if they hibernate, how could they emerge in the spring of the next year?
So, the snow will stop and the sun will come.
I kept silently reciting in my heart, as if this would make me warmer and have more strength to walk.
In the vast wind and snow, my lonely trekker seems to have disappeared, and only I am moving forward tiredly.
The places you see look almost the same. No matter how far you go, you have an illusion that you are standing still.
The pain of gaining nothing makes people suffer.
A sense of despair arose. For countless moments, I even wanted to give up and collapse in the snow and never get up again.
But whenever I think of several cute girls waiting in the cave for me to return with a full load, my body seems to be filled with strength again.
I want to live, for myself and for the responsibility on my shoulders.
Everyone gave me the only snowproof jacket and gave me all their lives. How could I give up easily?
Just like this, I don’t know how long it took, but finally, my persistence seemed to have received a reward!
What I never thought was that when I walked past a raised snow bag, I stepped over, but felt the touch under my feet was a bit strange.
When I dug it out curiously, my eyes lit up.
There were actually several animal corpses buried in these raised snow bags!
Although I only had a little fur exposed and couldn't see clearly what animal it was, such a good thing made me feel surprised to yell.
I think these poor guys are probably as hungry and cold as me.
The difference is that they were frozen to death in the snow.
I cleaned up these snow bags with my hands and feet. When I looked carefully, I was very surprised. My scalp became numb and I felt very horrible!
Chapter completed!